The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-18
FOREIGN CLIPPINGS.

Tire Pope and the LGdics.-A communion
ton from Rome says:-A number of princesses,
duehesses, and countesses-German, French,
and Italian-were received by the Pope few
days ago in order to allow them to pre-
emit to his Holiness n picture of the fight
between the Franco-Italian forces and the
Garibaldians, when the late invasion took
place. The ladies came to the Vatican in the
half-undress bolettes of the ballroom, and
with little artistic additions of color, whilst
they made themselves remarkable by adding
the fashionable long ringlets to their own h1JIe
crops supplied by nature. Pho Mono, when he
entered the room, found all these fine ladies
Frustrated to receive him. Their sparkling
Jewels, lace, and rich robes, shocked his
Holiness, but when the Holy Father looked
down on their bare shoulders he turned round
TO one of the gentlemen in waiting, and with a
benevolent smile, requested that their shawis
and cloaks might DO brought in and thrown
over them.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, who had been
out sightseeing, was arrested amongst mob
of rioters in Paris last week, needless to
mark, by mistake. Much astonished, he gave
his name to the police commissdires who replied
counts, marquses, and dukes, and even as
sumed diplomatic rank, stating their pccupa-
ton to be those of ambassadors from Tartary
ministers plenipotentiary from Otaheite,
and desired his subordinates to take him up,
needles of the barons coronet Mr.. de Roths-
child had to send for friends to prove his
identity, and, none being near at hand, the
time before he released. This adventure
recalls the temporary incarceration in mad
house of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland,
who, wishing to Judge of the condition of a
| lunatic asylum of which he had had an I'M
favorable report, drove thither in hired
vehicle at an hour when his visit was not
expected, and asked admittance. On the
! porters steady refusal he gave his name Gs
Chancellor of Ireland. ooh, then, step in at
once; we have seven of you already, and one of
you have come back of your own accord"-at
the Same time summoning batch OF warders
| to take him in charge. Like Baron Alponse de
Rothschild, his lordship was only released on
| sending for his secretary to identify him.
Correspondent of the Star. -.--
| h Visit-Fifty or sixty Prussians, amongst
them several professors, artists, and pastors,
| have lust passed through Rome, on visit to
the chief cities and historic grounds of the
Italian peninsula. They were for the most
part accompanied by their wives. OF course
! they brought with them extremely queer
religious and political notions. Having asked
| an audience to the Pope, his Holiness, with
customary benevolence, granted it. Once in
his august presence they We're embarrassed by
| the introductory ceremonial. Ihey were too
| Protestant at the first blush to go through that.
| The embarrassment did not last long. Once
! the sweet and touching face of Plus TX. was
| turned on them, the whole company Frustrated
! themselves before him, and men and women
alike, their ewes suffnsed withStears, embraced
and kissed the feet of the Holy PontiH One
! of the gentlemen exclaimed, "Ihere Is only one
! great man in our time, and he is the Pope !!
! Another observed, "Tes, but then the Pope is
| something more than great man." And this
latter observation was made by a Prussian
! Professor. -.s--
Religious services have been celebrated by
the Protestant Bishop of Limerick, in his ca
thedral, with the object of invoking Divine IN
SEPARATION for the House of Lords in their de-
liberation on the Church bill. The bishops
prayers appear to have been not intellectual
though the result was hardly what he antici
pated.-COrk Examiner.