The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-20

alone excepted was iung wide opcn This course
has been adopted, am told In every one OF the 8e5
with the solitary exception OF ST. Louis des Fran.
cas-, which can be entered only by side door.
But every other church h qtorno; even the GO.
swung back to tho uttermost on their hinges.
do not know whether this development OF OPEN
defiance. IL may mean, Come and see how au-
gust and beautiful are the churches OF Rome. Come,
Come eu an % 70 Sa aser -
universal uns0ting and unbarring, This folding
back or screens and drawing up OF curtains, may
come and plumber. fne vessels OF gold and silver
are on the altar; the rich votive offerings hang all
around; the coronals OF the saints are full OF rare
gems. Come, satiate your rapacty, and then, II you
will, STAY the priest on the altar steps and burn the
temple 70 the ground y certainly DO not think II
last invitation were anything OF the kind implied.
There are rogues, OF course in every army Protest
ant as well AZ Catholic. Bardoiph was Catholic,
yet he stole pyx and In the cathedral OF Pueba In
Mexico, after the bombardment In 1868, the French
zouaves carefully sclaped every atsm 81 gliding
port The great porphyry pulpit.
But while the doors OF ST. Peters stand WIDE OPEN
the Pontlilce Massmo sits in an upper chamber win
can are all Theoretically closed. No Apollo Belye
dere, no LAGOON, no Vatican virgil no noz1e niu1
up. The Sst.ne Chapel l. close locked NO Mlcnael
Angelo for the sconuncatn me SWISS 9aafl y nas
their simple faces blue eyes and tawny mustacnes,
! their canary and naniingo costume, ana tne
with their medieval garb. The lacqueys ana
positions, in their quaint g arn ana PRO pro
IN tRer scarlet ras panepy oddly reminding Of
English deputy leusenants the fantastic creatures
In doublets and hose, IN runs ana spanish cioahs,
Gilt pokers on their shoulders and performed all
manner OF weird gambadoes around the sedan OF
the Pontil-all are lying snug somewhere, but the
light CT day behods them not. The Camerleri Sc
GREET keep themselves very secret indeed, and since
the 10Th OF SeptemDerOt0la0 Jdusto! cry the ltal-
ians giorao d'orrOyeI mutter the Papalini-no
pro ane person has the red pettic0at OF cardi
mai or so much as the purple stockings OF mon
When the Tsar Nicholas palace at Petersburg was
burnt down, thirty years ago. It was discovered that
the enormous edlce had given refuge 10 crowds OF
persons OF whose bare existence the master or the
place and his majordomos had been Ignorant Whole
families OF poor people were dsoaged rom Deneath
the eaden roof, where they had lived and died. had
reared children, and kept cows and sheep so,
were tie Vatican from roof to basement thoroughly
explored, what marvellous relics OF latent Papalism
might not turn up there Theodore Hooks ianced
'.stable where the Pope kept his bulls" might
in reality be disentomoed dark closets crammed
vcaled Apostolic cursor5 might pop from
behind sliding panels, and Famars OF the Holy IN
QUESTION be discovered asleep in the coal cellar;
While, deep hidden In an oaken chest, might be
found the complete edition OF the works OF I'll Sig
more Paolo Iii Kock,n that Jolly old Gregory XVI.
had bound In white yeum with black labels, under
which gulse the romances OF the vivacious, but
naughty Gaul passed muster as collection OF the
appearance in the streets Of Rome; and secure
Anne'' and 'Moustachen can be bought at a nun
dred bookstalls. The Index EXpurgatoruso IS out
Of date; and while Strauss and Renan can be pur-
chased IN the Piazza al Spasna, the smaller book
shops TEEN with the chefs d'du0Tes OF Feydeau anc
Ponson du TerrGu.
me Pope, they say is waiting; but what his Ho:i-
ness may be expecting is question somewhat dili-
cult to answer Is he waiting for Prussia TO be con-
yer,ed 10 Catholicism; Tor France TO vanqu15l Prus-
sla, and return triumphant TO her ascendancy at
Rome; for England TO abrogate the Act Of Settle
ment, and invre his Holiness to Lambeth Palace;
for the schsmatc Gar offer the kremlin at Mos
residence for the deIhroned PontlfT; or for
the Emperor OF Austria to persuade his Hungarian,
Bohemian aud Slayonian subjects TO combine In ia
vor or the P0pe2 Perhaps Pio Mono waits in the
full but fond expectation that the suspension
of business at the Vatican must necessarily In the
course OF O few weeks, bring the whole world to u
standstill, and that the stoppage OF the mechanism
of the Datar,a, the Propaganda, the Cancelera and
the other Pontfcal congregations, must throw all
human society out OF gear.
1t Is easy TO understand the lamentabe perturba-
ton Of Plus the Ninth and his dread OF the formid
able rival who Will be Installed IN the city OF
the Caesars. Constantine and the Pope, Charlie
magne ana the Pope, agreed capltally but Consian-
magne preferred AK la-Chapee TO RENE, Victor
Emmanuel at the Quirinal would be perpetual
thorn In the side OF Pho Mono his successor at the
Vatican. That the firm intention OF the government
OF Florence Is to treat the Holy Father with all pos
sble generation and generosity ia indubitable. In
theory seems possible the noble aspiration OF
Cavour--'a tree Church in free Stnteh-might be
realised but now could 1t be reduced to practice
q problem wholly dlilcult to solve. There Is, Tor
example, that cruz OF the Leonine City.
The committee appointed to apprise the King
of Italy or the result OF the DlebiScue, which CON-
prises Several members Of the Provisional Giunta-
notably the Duke Gartlni, the Duke SfOrza CesaT1n,
Prince Ruspoli the Advocate Tancredi, Prince Pr
ombino and the Duke Badassare Odcscachl, ave
Rome tonight for Florence The reception OF the
delegates win be OF course OF the most splendid
description; and the Crown Prince Umberto. with his
beautiful bride, the Princess Margherita, Of Savoy
ana Prince Amadeo, have arrived In Florence TO be
present at the audience OF the delegates, who will
proceed to Milan and Turin, there TO he Jeted to
their hearts content.