The New York herald., 1868-05-09
ROME.

The Fashionable Season Ended-Civic Decora.
tions In Holy Week-The Pope Out Oi
D0ors-Assurances Of the Faithful-Hoped
for Conversion of England-The Papal
Army.
ROME April q, 1858.
The festive period Of Easter, with all its grand
ceremonals having come to its conclusion, foreign
visitors have been leaving Rome during the last
week In great crowds arrived here before Palm
Sunday. The illuminations commemorative of the
double anniversary Of the 10Th April fixed to take
place the 10th, so much damaged by torrents
Of rain and stormy winds that all the transparencies
and allegOrcal pictures, stucc0 facades and statues
SO plentifuly erected on all the principal piazzas
Of the city, were rendered unseryiceable and
were only repaired by the evening OF the 18th,
which, being as fine as the preceding days had
been FOUL allowed Of the brilliant display coming or
successfully. It would be supernuous to innct on
your readers detailed catalogue of all the archtec-
tural and pyrotechnical devices employed on this
occasion to magnify the virtues and heroism Of the
reignng PontiG, but it may be interesting to them
to know that the prevailing spirit displayed in the
pictures Inscriptions and religious invocations which
adorned the temporary monuments was one Of tri-
umph at the defeat OF the Garibaldans who, in the
inscription to the Immaculate Conception on the
Piazza del Clementno, were styled "modern Mussul.
mans" and Of the confident expectation of similar
approaching successes.
The Pope, who had driven in the afternoon to the
church Of St. Agostino to inspect the recently COM
peted restOratiOns OF that venerable temple, drove
through the city towards nightfall, observing the
decorations OF the principal paZZas, among which
was a colossal statue Of himself on column hanked
at the base by allegorcal statues OF Faith, Hope
POrtitude and wisdom, erected on the Piazza del
Sant Ap0stoli which gave rise to some satircal re-
marks on the part OF the inc0rrgible Romans from
the circumstance of the POpe's efigy being tied
ri In r
by four cords liked to the four sides OF the piazza,
precaution the more necessary as In the preceding
storm the colossal mass had been blown down, kill
ing one man and injurtng another II the fatal report
TO that effect IL not merely continuation OF the
Tiber just as the Piazza Pia triumphal arch was
being Illuminated, aud re-entered the Vatican amid
the applause of his faithful subjecJs Of the Borgo II
being perpetuay on the go in all sorts Of things be
any proof OF robust health, that Of PO Mono need
give his friends no apprehension just now, for his life,
both public and private, Is one continued round OF
activity.
Thursday his Holiness received at the vatican the
pr0iestations OF devotion and admiration OF two hun
dred Catholics OF different nations, headed by NJ. Be-
mott day, to whom his Holiness addressed In return
touching DISCOURSE which he concluded by request
Ing their prayers In favor OF his enemies rs well as
his friends. l.t a-..t4,- to
On the same afternoon the Pope honored the Duke
and Duchess OF Callcse with visit ut the Atemps
palace to visit the chapel and revere the relics OF ST.
Anicetus discovered III the catacombs Of St. Calix-
tus in the beginning Of the seventeenth century, and
presented by Pope Clement VIII. to the Duke q. An
gelo Altemps who chose St Anicetus for the protect
ing saint OF his family and built gorgeous chapel
for the reception OF the martyrs remains
IL was remarked on the evening OF the illumina-
tons that the Austrian embassy on the Piazza d We
nezia, was In complete darkness, and II Is inferred
from that Uncompinentary mode OF proceeding that
diplomatic relations between his Holiness and his
Apostolic Majesty still in danger OF total extinc-
ton. all
The Correspondence de Rome condemns ~ an i'm
puient invention the letter from Plus IX. to the En-
peror Francis Joseph, reproduced In come OF the VI
journals: bat II the court Of Rome Is dssatis
fed at the course OF ecclesiastical events IN Austria
it is equally and unexpectedly delighted at the
prospect Of getting rid OF the state Church
Ol England establishment which has for 40 many
years weighed like an incubus the necks OF Irish
Catholics. The CriltO Cutt0tiCd, the OsseTrUtOre RO
the Roman polemic press are now as laudatory Of
.'Sir Gadsone'' they were formerly abusive, and
predict in confident terms the proxnate extirpa-
ton OF hercsy and the speedy and complete return OF
the Anglican church into the bosom OF the Alma
Mater Of Rome. Recent conversions TO Catholicism
In many Protestant countries give apparent conflr
nation to these prophetic aspirations, while the n
luX Of volunteers from all parts or the continent,
many OF whom are content TO defend the Papa
throne at their own expense, presents reassuring
prospect with regard 10 the material support OF the
Holy See. ..
some idea of the present strength and condition OF
the Pope's army was Afforded to the thousands OF
spectators who nocked out on Sunday afternoon to
the meadows beyond Ponte Molle to witness General
Kanizler's review OF the troops In garrison In the
Eternal City. IL was splendid day and the troops
presented very effective appearance, consistirg Of
three companies OF gendarmes artlllerymen aud en-
gineers on foot, two battaons OF native chasseurs
four oi ZouavcS. three OF native infantry, one OF
foreign chasseurs, four OF the Antbes legion, two
batteries Of rned guns, one squadron OF horse gen.
daruies and two Of dragoons. The foreign element
was decidedly in the ascendant, nine OF the four
teen battalions Of infantry being composed OF Ultra
montane volunteers.