New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-09


yet secure, rather there IL deternlnhon 20 mhe
IL So for Rome II to be strongly fortified Foi tDs p
pose the Committee OF the Defense OF the ot1e ha w
pointed sgnori della ROcca, Ricci and CerrQ 70 carry
out TINS lnte0n The resolution Is pruueh'' D"' ~ W
IA His Majesty does not make his entrance into
Rome before the beginning Of next year, 'o tb
event will have time on IT. hands To recon-
slider and modify some Of its recommenaau4hs. ~
members presented their report 10 the Ginna t5 "ecn
according TO which the King was TO arrive at tho t
way stat ION, and thence proceed 10 the Qnrina Wlc.
satisfy the Romans their representatives who desire
that he should enter by the Porta del POpolo and pro-
subjects It must be allowed that his arrival by railway
within stones throw OF his palace would appear very
ordinary affair and rs II Royalty were being smuggled
into Rome and 1t Is not improbable that the wishes 0
the Romans viii be accedcd TO. The Municipal Council
have voted 100000 lire for the fetes which will be ON
magnificent scale They to continue for four days,
and on the fifth day grand hunt - 70 be prepared for
bourgpGlsic of Rome somewhere 10 Is said I'm the neigh
borhOod OF Cyita Vecchia Every one who has spent
Nominations which are got up there; but
on occasion Of the coming t1tes they are
splendld fountains To- DE Illuminated, after fantastic
fashion, with electric light. In short nothing mat
give the King OF italy reception That VIII never DC Tor
gotten. ,.,. A.. ,,,.o 49,,
ied fbeir nr nrvilcgps "a freclncn-that is 20 say,
they elected their Municipal C0uncilOr-and her Cnoce
has fallen, for the most part OF in2pCI@yJ al,
VI good augry Tor lhe iC.ult vi e., 1,,i nv mo-
when events OF such decacy are pending iy p{ ie 10
wants men who VIII he Ieauy 10 run a mum 90
the questions OF the day, az 700 many III III fJ me
but men OF steady principles and s0uud 9stoig. ELL
number Of registered electors is 1000, hub out o. lE
about 1900 presented themselves ON ue 3 ~
administrative vote, sufficient 10 SNOW lnat 'iV 80,
- ~ those Who have actually voted 10 the electors
has never exceeded, believe ohe-hai, WHlIc III
II has not been h4e ti ~ UTe,. are In earnest
Among those who abstained from voting are w 8 cac
lated many no doubt WHO dd 80 ro' caUscr The vast
army Of eccesiastics that exists IN Rome @ho
received orders not to have any nctons nv an ex
unholy thing the administrative eleclos ]s i e
preston OF public feeling, may be regaideu % si'"
Thn PncsItion and duties OF the Municipal Councillors
will be- at the present time perhaps, more w. t,
than were those OF the Deputies TO- PaIaueh lor gg
great house in order commission has been ee
for the purpose, and very TO has been
already laid before the Guinta nut no 9eClot,h , tIa
made as vet part of the project VIII ne, OF
formation Of new Quarter near }e ara by
some Of the most rcInarklDc recs 81 aHVs az NJ
dey Rome There are me runs al oar m1ercenfible
niche OF which is built one OF me lTEesI nv, ti
Rome-santa Maria degn An9e aouedncs which span
the Campagna and which, 50 one Willis ~ -, ,6ir
goaI The Ournial Is close at hand, ana neWly-cut
road runs down TO Santa Maria MaggOe, DESTINED 10 uC
borever 10 one now fallen from his high estate not %
saw bat TO the genius Of Mousgnore de Mer9de once
~ the poston and much that has already Dcgh Iohe
there. New houses have sprung up, auu nc" ~ ~ tl
DeU The necessary excavations discoveries have
been made showing what care and Judgmht WI az re-
oured while creating Rome, to aYOld tne ueSIuc
ton of all traces OF the past rms mas lleet nco
seen and TO "a certain extent PROVIDED Iof D tLe az
,,I} If a suuerutendcut Of the Excavations or Anti
nnity and the guardianship and preseryatloh OF
the monuments OF Ancient Rome hoyatlUn "
tbe city which failed TO respect the monIihehls
Of old Rome would be a sactilegel WINE d
savish regard for them, which stood rne WIZ
these two Objects the Government mas decfu 70 l t
TO
tore Rosa who deserves much gratitude hot IRON t
auti0arg and the diettante observer Tor Ihe dt4HS
he has cheated in the Ort Earnest better known as the
Palace Of the Casars There can be niue
nronhesying that i'm n generation the population Or
Po,e vii, 10 more than Coubed-for besides the ncces-
sarv influx of vast numbers connected with Government
eges there will be peri etual stream flowing in from
ali parts Of the world The population at present taking
me tod AZ rs & and i'm ISL 1852 showing an
between ls47 ana 1857 OF 1850 persons. Small rs
this was however it was fictitious as the deaths IN As
1850 ISL exceeded the births by l,8Oand in TIE pre-
cedipg wears the births were very little superior
10 the deaths. The increase noted above then,
must DO attributed to the immigration OF for
oieners and especially of the French, who,
having strong support during the military occupation
of Rome hronged there in great numbers ana engaged
in various trades From the increase OF the
population 356O2 but as the census was taken at
Easter and the or the Cures TO note all who
their parishes IL cannot be relied on posi-
tive dimunon took place in the number Of IsIaeltes
during the Ia It 20 years having fallen from 5000 to $50
n very significant fact, while equally significant IS the
fact that the ecclesiastical population has nearly doubled
shall not pursue these statistics any further. They are
taken a work carefully prepared by my friend,
Cav Silvagn, and serve 10 throw much light on the
practical influences OF the Pontiical Government As |
have already Observed the population may be expected
increase RAPIDLY both from immigration and natural
causes dependent improved social conditions and the
municipal body will have enough to do to provide resi-
Tho Vatican Museum was opened to the public, after
having been closed for nearly three months, the 10th
Of November But even then was regarded as almost
the private property OF His Holiness some journals
state that permito were obtained rom the Magglors
Duomo or the Pope IL such was really the case 1t would
appear II the project OF the Leonne City really
To be carried out and as it, the Museum forming part
under the control Of the Pope Yet in opposition to this
1t was entered ana taken possession OF ny Cen LAMAR
mora last month There confusion I'm these proceed
ings which it is difficult 10 explain 1t hoped that
PrOtestants would have had their claims allowed mme
diately on the Inauguration OF the new Government
but yet nothing has been done 70 relieve them from
labored You are, OF course aware that we Protestant
heretics were prohibited from worshiping within the
building we could find outside the Porta del POpOlo.
During the residence OF Gen. Nnng In Rome and that
his predecessor, Americans had neat and cOmmodious
the Legation, Americans. like the English, were
driven back slums Of the city Lately an appca
ton was made to the ceroy for the free exercise Of
public worship by PrOesantS but FOR some ncXpcable
reason His Excellency refused to give IT, The hesita
ton however, take for granted can be but temporary
In city where Bblestas are permitted and under
Constitution which guarantees liberty to every form OF
denied the privilege Of having their churches any
house they can procure Strangers are coming in very
slowly, and far depends the strictly foreign
element the Is not likely to be good Alas for the
artists whose name Is Legion and who suffered much
year. As yet the studios paved with only good
intentions Work has scarcely begun, and there is little
to be said Of art II may interest the American public
however, to know that Miss Winnie Ream has completed
the statue of President Lincoln OF colossal heroic size
and will shortly accompany IL across the Atlantic Isaw
Il frequently last Winter before il cast, and predict
for IL an honorable reception Those who in posi-
ton to judge declared it 10 be an admirable likeness
A PROTEST FROM CARDINAL ANTONELLI.
The following is a textual translation of
Cardinal AntOnells protest against the occupation Of
the Quirinal: