The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-25
The Emperor Napoleon and the
Ecumenical Council. -.
The FRENCH POLITICAL SITUATION.
The Sale Of tho Danish West India
Island to the United States. 7a
ENGLISH TRADES UNIONS.
ROME.


Unreliable Statements Regarding the General
Council-Positioa u Napolcsn-Prinso Ho-
heuIohe,s Circular Criticised by the Pope
Another Announcement About the With.
drawsl Of French Trosps. ~-is
g1oo1u Roxs, July 8, 1899.
No question has been 30 much debated OF late
With regard to the approaching Ecumenlcal Ooun-
Gil, a. whether the French government has OF has
not taken any steps to assume the protection Of the
meeting and to insure the tranquility and liberty VI
its deliberations believe can assure your readers
thas more faith to be attached to the assertions
OF several Italian Journals that France 10 showing
herself every day moro hostile to the council, and
that the Marquis de 10 valete has decided to oppose
1t openly, than to the contrary accounts furnished
by Roman journals Of the French Emperor's bene-
violent overtures through the Marquis dc Banneville
1or facilitating the convocation OF the Council and
guaranteeing Its discussions from all external Inter-
yuption or bias. is5Jl
II conclave were to be held instead of a council,
and successor to be named to the immortal Plus
TX. instead Of dogmatic definitions Of his nfalli.
billy no doubt Napoleon Ill. would make his In
nuence to DO felt by the Conscrlpt Fathers and
throw the weight Of hts sword into the trembling
scales OF inspired election. iA Ha
But hitherto whatever curiosity the French govern
mept In common with other European govern,
object Of the Council ana the mode in which It's dis
oussons will be carried on and It's decisions emitted,
the most reliable Information obtainable In Rome
does not justify the declaration that the Emperor
Napoleon has made any advances to the Court Of
Rome either In favor OF or in opposition 10 the Ecu.
menicai Council.
The only important negotiations which have Of
late be en- pending between the French and Roman
T0veynm ents through the Intervention OF the French
ambassador here, Marquis do Banneville, re.
late to the mixed schools established last
year at COnstantinople, or rather ct Galata
serai, by NJ, Duruy, under the protection Of
the French government Catholic and united Arme-
MAN residents in Constantlnople having applied to
the Supreme Pontin Through their respective bish-
ops anu patriarchs for authorization to have their
children educated in this school, which Is daily as
summing more importance and has now 400 pupils The
grounds, from the French Ey ceun, no special reI
gous instruction being provided there account OF
Greek or FrankisS pupils admitted ' The French
government, anxious that 6lur should be cast
upon an institution destined to extend French in.
uence In the East has obtained permission from his
holiness 70 authorize the attendance OF the children
or members OF the Latin and united Greek and
Armenian churches az day scholars but not board
ers, IN the presumption that they will receive reli-
XiOus instruction when they return evening to
In the Pope's aiocution at the late conslstory of
which gave you the substance In my last letter. the
allusiOn to the Steps taken by Prince Hohenlohe,
Prime Minister OF Bavaria, to induce the Powers OF
Europe either to act IN concert with respect to the
opposition. This proposition was alluded to by His
Holiness as henOus attack upon the liberty OF the
Church aud upon the freedom Of the supreme Pom.
tlt's actions. This paragraph was already printed
In the speech at the Quirina secret printing ONCE,
but the day preceding the consistory the 2th IL
was suppressed us being demonstration savoring
OF mprudence on the Pope's part:
Journals or Florence. assure their readers that the
french Emperor has promised Count Menabrea to
Withdraw his troops from Ctvita Veccha before the
convocaton OF the Council and this report acquires
some probability from the circumstance thai the
usual contracts for the supply OF forage for three
months at time have not yet been renewed by the
can hardly believe however, that on an
occasion OF such universal interest as the ap-
preaching Council the French government will
abandon position i9s 10 central itay which
moral, in the peninsula. The French General Du
mont Is in Rome to-day, having come to attend the
funeral service OF the Count de Ia Guiche, Burguu
dian nODleman OF wealth and ancient family. serving
In the Pope's army az stan captain, who died Of
scarlet fever on the Sd inst All the members OF the
diplomatic body and the principal military authori-
with great pomp this morning at the church Of San
GiacOmO In the COrsO.
The P0ntifcai corvette immaculate Concep.
ton has gone to Touion for REPAIRS and VIII return
Chig from Marsellles 10 Civta veccha That prelate
comes to Rome to be made cardinal In the Consstory
81 the 2lst September He Will be succeeded In the
PARIS nunciatura by MonsignOr Negroni now Minis
ter OF the Interior In Rome.
The ex-Queen Of Spain'a Franciscan cOnfess0r,
Father Claret Is now In convent In this city,:
Tbe Correspondence de Rome afirms that the .as-
gassn OF MAJOR LobDia has been arrested In Che
Trastevere quarter In Rome, but the assertion ap-
pears 10 DO unf0unded. Deserti0ns are rather fre-