The New York herald., 1868-05-22
ROME.

ROME.
Pho Mono In Holy Week-Democratic Kisses
and a RiOt-POlitIcal PrisOners-GnriDaiMan
Stratogy-The Observation-Disclosures Tak'
'As "o-so' ROME April 20, 1858.
The Easter ceremonies are over, and the Pope per-
formed his arduous part In them throughout the
week with yiror which completely proved the inoor
rectness of some reports lately In circulation respect
inc the failure of his health. He delivered his
benedictlon from the balcony Of St. Peters to the
| troops and the assembled multitude below with q
voice as robust and gestures as impressive as ever
The applause which greeted his Holiness In return
was not altogether unanimous for group OF roughs
mounted on the steps around the obesk ventured to
hiss and added some observations which led to their
immediate arrest One Of them observed to his COM
panions, ''Now would be the proper moment for an
Orsini bomb" and another had the impudence to
utter "Viua pItalta Una ~ A party OF s0trr1 or
plain clothes policemen, who had apparently been
watching the party, pounced upon them the moment
they heard this seditious cry, handcuned three of
them and took them on to prison. From the ques-
tons these so put to their captves 1t resulted that
the latter workmen and natives Of the quondam
Pontifcal provinces Of Romagna and Bologna and
had therefore been formerly subjects Of his Holiness
which rendered their offence the more unpardon-
days will be spent within prison walls in company
with their political Offenders.
There are still In confinement about $50 individuals
arrested at the period Of the October tumus the
evidence against them is hardly conclusive enough
to warrant their condemnation rebels. Yesterday
the chief engineer OF the gus works examined at
length by one OF the criminal judges who seemed to
suspect that the employees OF the gas oliice on the
Piazza del Ara Cue must have been In league with
the rioters because the latter on account OF the posi-
opposite the ascent to the Capitol, made IL their
headquarters during their nocturnal attack on the
corps de gdrde there the 23d Of October. Nothing
| can be more absurd than such conjecture for had
the gas people wished to side with the rioters they
city into darkness instead OF applying for an extra
| guard at the works, as they did.
continual danger is Of course always jealousy alert
| and the military and police authorities are always
| Ridiculous rumors have been circulated, and be.
leyed too OF visit lately paid to all the new fort
cations In Rome by Garibald himself, disguised
hermit In order to discover the best point him to
attack In his next campaign against the Eternal
City. But 1t is fact that Colonel Pirerl, command
under arrest by order of General Kautzer for giving
permission to visit the castle which was made use
OF by suspected individuals
The Illumination Of the facade, cupola ana colon
made OF ST. Peters at Easter excited the usual
amount OF admiration, and 1t Is indeed spectacle
only to be witnessed In Rome, but the Oir0ndOd
last night did not gain in public estimation for hav
Ing been transferred to the Janicuum most Of the
the eject Of the fireworks On the Plncian hii Of at
the castle OF st. Angelo give decided preference to
people were much more scattered about the lofty
parts Of the city to get view Of the gtrandoa while
the police authorities prefer to having them aggo-
merated In dense masses on the Piazza del PopOl0.
Before the French troops again leave the defences
Of the sovereign pontir to the vaor Of his own SOL
the financial dinicuity existing between Italy and
Rome should be satisfactorily regulated allude to
share Of the pontnca debt corresponding to the ex
tent and population of the provinces taken from the
Pope and annexed to the kingdom OF Italy: SO long
reux, discussed the matter here with the Italian
missioner, Signor Mancardi under the auspices Of
made by which about two thirds of the papal debt
would be transferred to the debit Of Italy, tho hold
ers OF such numbered cdreNe certificates should
be drawn by lot becoming creditors Of Victor Eman.
ue instead Of Pio Mono About the end OF July Man.
card took the plan to Florence to be ratified by Sig
nor Ratazzi but before he returned to Rome the
| French ambassador had left for Paris. The subse-
| quent autumn troubles prevented the affair from
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The convention will be transacted between the French
ambassador for the Popel and the italian commits.
negotiations prejudca to its own rights II is pro.
vided that any holders Of pontihcal stock whose
numbers are drawn but who prefer remaining cred
itors OF the pontifcal government may transfer
their credit the Italian exchequer to the pontihcal
government from whom they WIN receive new certih-
People are leaving Rome already in great mum.
bers Mr.. Biersadt, the celebrated American land
scape painter closes his studio and goes by Florence
and Venice to Vienna, whence he will proceed to
London.
Ultramontnne Opinion Of Mr.. Disraelps Church
| Policy.
[Rome (April 25 correspondence OF London Post.l
observe from the letters OF several of your cor.
respondents that the ntrlcacies of Parliamentary
tactics on the Irish Church question not better
understood in other Continental countries than In
| Rome where, from total want OF any such know l.
edge, the ecclesiastical journals round In their
criticisms OF the speeches OF conflicting orators to
| the most opposite extreme.
The OSseIrdt0fp Romano, which recently lauded
Mr.. Dsraeli the hero OF the syllabus now heads
translation Of the Premers letter to the rector OF
| Addngton with the following paragraph:-A letter
OF the Disrael head OF the British government, to
| t!e Rev. Baker, accumulates so many contradiction
ana absurdities that II IA surprising how many Of
| them can have been said In 80 few lines.
In an article on the same subject In its preceding
number, the same journal says-Signor Disraeli dis.
plays in his fury fasey-tempered patriotism.
| - But let him rage as much as he likes, the
real English feeling will not be slow In manfesting
| ITSELF Catholicism Is the most ancient constitution
Of Great Britain, and the most national; all the Eng
lsh customs are derived from 1t, and preserve its
| spirit although they have rejected its principle.
ITALY.
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