The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-20
News from Rome.

The Roman correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer furnishes the following para
graphs He does not estimate very highly the
good manners of his countrywomen, will be
seen by the first two:
Rush for Seats at St. Peer's-The ceremonies
in the Church of ST. Peter, in the Sistine Chapel
and in the Loggia, at the Cena, Pilgrims
Feast, are occasions where curiosity gets the
better of courtesy, and there is a struggle for
places which is only equa.led by what one sees
tres on the evenings when some popular actor
ia to make his appearance. Last Holy Thurs
day the unfortunate Chamberlains, in their
black velvet cloaks, doublets and high Iufts,
looking like grave Spanish cavaliers of the
times of Philip the Second, were nearly driven
to distraction by the refusal of some 300 wo-
men-ladies, / should say-to evacuate the
Loggia for five minutes during the Pope's pas
sage. They had got in before their time, and
they were promised re-entrance; but they were
obdurate and declined to leave, and laughed in
the chamberlains' faces until one of these last,
in despair to effect his end politely, simply or
dered the Swiss Guards to form line and eject
by main force When they gSt 6aSk ii AGAIN 4a inc
the backs of the tribunes, and executed feats
of ground and lofty tumbling, principally the
former, which you scarcely witness out OF q
circus. The consequence of all this is that
tickets have been abolished, and if the ladies
do not get seats hereafter they alone will be
responsible for the disappointment. The first
come will be the first served-they will find
they have not risen early enough.
Crords atthe Recepiion-Rudeness of some Tist
ors.-After the Pontifcal army came the French
General>Dnmont, with his staff, then the exiled
Princes OF Naples, Tuscany and Parma, and the
Empress of Austria, and the Prince of Orange
this last was but twenty -four hours in Rome,
yet, although Protestant he carefully obtain
ed an audience at the Vatican last of all were
the Ambassadors, and this closed the list of
great personages The others came i'll shoals,
of all coors, ages, nationalities and creeds; at
our reception there were $50, and scarcely one
adv w n lOal of oh n n et n
for the Papal benedctiOn. These audiences
are horribly fatiguing for the Pope, who is not
always treated with the respect due to his age
and his position as sovereign; some people
seem to forget that their invitation to the Vat
lean is of their own seeking and wantonly in
suit one who has Just granted them favor.
These evidences of ill-breeding are not, how
ever, very common, and are peculiar TO Eng
lish and Americans; other nationalities whose
| religious or political prejndices run counter to
| the Papacy simply keep away.
PARDON of an er- Garibdldian.-The correspon-
dent tells of a visit received by the Pope from
q we'll known ex-Garibaldian, who, in 1867, had
been one of the most violent adversaries of the
Roman Pontiff:
81 almost hesitated," continued the venerated
Pope. "when the Duke of Sforza Ceasarini
threw himself at my feet, but l remembered
thatsI was only the servant OF a. God of mercy
| and pardon, and l bade him rise and go his
! way, and sin more" Duke SfOrza is one of
| the great vassals of the Church, and hut for
kindness of Pins TX. would have seen the con-
fiscation of his Immense estates but his return
| to grace is considered to be very significant of
weakness among the politicians whom he had
joined in Florence, and has much disheartened
the so-called National party, as he and the
| Duke Piombino at present a Senator of Italy,
were the only respectably-connected Romans
| who rebelled aud advocated annexation to
Piedmont. All the Others, who have been
most blatant, mere time-servers, in the
| style of those who affected to be Southern
sympathizers during the rebellion, bnt who
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lives and more precious property. by taking
any active part In favor of their friends.