The New York herald., 1869-09-17
ROME.


Progress in the Old Worid-The Port Of
Ostia and Commercial Regeneration Of the
Tiber-Thc Council.
ROME, August %. 1892
The heat has returned as fercely as before the
rain. and consequently a languor overspreads the
Eternal City and her inhabitants. with the exception
OF the Holy Father who is as active as ever and ire
quenty affords his surprised subjects ocular proofs
Of his pedestrian powers by ahghting from his car
rage and taxing long walks IN and about tue CITY.
No precise period Is yet fixed for his gong into
the country, ana as the month of August may be
said to be over he will probably stick to the
Vatican and continue hts preparations FOR the
Council, with the exception Of occasional day or
two's excursion. The first OF these trips Is to DC
next week, to Anagni OF the chief towns in ihe
Southern provinces OF MS Holiness dominions,
where Pho Mono has promised to inspect sugar
manulactory the only one his States. Beet root
is the saccharne matter employed. but although
free from duty 1t cannot compete with the imported
cane sugar, as sweetens much less although the
price is about two per cent lower.
The ObseyratOre Romano OF the 26th has an arti-
Gle entitled Progress of Catholicism In the United
Statesr chiefly extracted from the Monde Of Paris,
in which 1t is said that 'the Catholics Of the United
States furnish to their fellow citizens OF every creed
q manifest example OF the vitality ana 1ecundity OF
the Church. Not week passes without the journals
relating the blessing Of new church, OF the laying
Of the first stone Of Catholic temple" long list
OF ceremonies of this kind follows, specifying the
different localities and dioceses, concluding with the
blessing OF the bells of the Cathedral OF st. Joseph
at Buffalo, by Bishops Ryan and McQuaide. With
such q movement in the direction OF ecclesiastical
architecture some of the Popes marbles, discovered
ings just now to Catholic bishops in the United
States, but although doubt not that his Holiness
generosity will be extended across the Atlantic in
due time do not yet see any American recipients
registered among those whom the Pope has favored
with these precious gifts.
are being restored or decorated with ancient mar
bles presented by the Pope. Some Of the principal
St. Peters st. Paas santa Maria IN TfasteVere
and some national churches, such as st. Clara
and 81. Denis, of the FRENCH st; 81 Thomas. Of the
Holiness has also enriched many provincial churches
In his own States and in Italy with similar gifts,
well as churches IN France, Germany and switzer-
land.
severa, journals have inoulged in fancliui de.
scrpions@ @ OF them she insults encountered oy General
through Florence towards Baden, his native place.
the General has not yet left Rome he cannot have
been nsulted BY the populace at Forence nor Is IL
likely that he Will venture that route when he
avails himself OF his leave Of absence. volunteers
for the Pope's army continue to arrive weekly at
Ciyita Vecchia from Marseiles chiefly Dutchmen
and Flemings for the corps OF zouayes
The proposition for reprstinatlng the classical old
the Tlber. which Tor twenty-three centuries re-
sounded to the maritime hustle Of ancient Rome, il
Charms Of historical and pecuniary interest. The
practical part OF the prospectus informs us that
Sgnor Fihppo Costa has obtained the necessary
concession from his Holiness and has deposited
100000 lire as caution money In the government
bank. The capital OF the company Is fixed at
1000 0OO divided into 900 shares OF 500 lire EACH
to be paid up nstaments In i've years. the money
bearing per cent interest. beside the dividend
as it is paid up. the port to be opened 70 mer-
Ito ole i'm q flr Ia rQ
sufficiently advanced to insure their safety. This
privilege would allow of q dividend Of eighteen
twenty per cent, the return commencing alter an
OUTLAY OF 6OOO0 000 instead OF the whole O000 900
| lire. The committee OF directors is composed Of
| Princes Aldobrandni. Chlgl, CampagBanO COlOnna,
| Del Drago Odescalchi Pallavicinl; Dukes MasslmO
| and Finno. Marquses Cavaletti and Patrizl Count
R dega nno Ssa
Gabet aud Gut, Chevaler Costa, Slgnors Castellani
| and Piacentini
the port Is to be the canal system. O. 900 metres
long and 100 wide The ngress 100 metres wide, aud
the depth to vary from seven metres In summer to
eight winter apprOachaple with dve-slxths OF the
winds; situation half way between Leghorn and
Naples, anu distance from Rome lwenty-nine k0-
metres about half an hour by rail- The grant Of
the free administration Of the port and railway Is
for ninety. years from their opening to the pub
nc-ali government dues are ceded to the company,
who are allowed also levy special anchorage and
| landing duties They may erect docks and hold
| them In perpetu. They may organize steam trans
ports under the papal dag, and are exempted from
duty all materials IRON abroad required for the
| construction and successive manatention Of the
the estimates for the repristin alton OF the port
amount to 44s6 922 lire, and for the railway "a per-
feet leveD 0stia TO Rome 3.973,659 lire; making a
total OF s,470, $751; in round numbers nine millions
The annual tonnage Of Shipping entering and
leaving the present Papal ports 0t Civita vecchia
and Fiumicno averages 230900, of which it Is cal
culated that at least twOthirds will be deviated to
be ready TO receive vessels The net annual returns
OF the port are calculated at 63555s lire and those
OF the railway Al LOGS. e25 lire. making total Of
This would give dividend OF about nineteen per
cent on the maximum estimates OF nine millions Of
lire and thirty-twO and half per cent on the min
mum estimates OF five and quarter miliIons.
Nothing can be more aurlng to capitalists than
such results, especially as they are founded
| upon the present condition OF commerce OF
Rome and the Pontncia provinces, and 1t
only remains to be hoped that they will
| turn out true. But upon the same SCALE ever
the Eternal City becomes the capital Of Italy, or
sufficiently amicaD.e nsOdls vUendi Is established
between the Roman and Italian governments to
| allow Of the removal OF customs barriers at the
frontiers OF their respective States the prospects Of
the ostian Port and Railway Company will become
The preparations for the Council are continuing
| actively In st. Peters. Either in consequence OF
secret warnings received by the police or as mere
| prudential precautions gendarmes on guard
night and day around the Council enclosure, and the
most scrupulous care has been taken In the selection
! Of the workmen employed. In fact everything ls
being done 10 avert the possibility OF cOnnagra-
ton, whether malicious fOrtuitOus and that the
! Danger Oh SUCH y catastrophe happening tnrOugn
| atmospheric agency may be diminished the light
ming conductors on the great cupola are being tho
| roughly repaired His Holiness Ia occupied with
the future material comforts OF his episcopal guests
and is visiting the palaces and monasteries in which
apartments are beiug prepared Tor them.
great ponp for the repose Of Count Gabriel Masta,
SOUL and IL IL justly observed by Roman paper tha
'If the brother OF his Holiness did not enjoy during
life the temporal advantages which his exalted reia
tionship might have procured him that atonshiI
| viii have insured hum far more considerable spir
itua advantages after his DEATH"
! ITALY.
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