The New York herald., 1870-01-18
ROME.

The IIfalliSility QuestiOn-OpeninE 0r the
Opposition Fire-AItitudo of the French
Prelates-American Episcopal Opinion-Car-
dInnIs' Hafs-Fetes Of Tun,bied Down
Royalty.
ROME, Dec. &c. 1859.
Bishop Dupanioup Is becoming more hostile 10
the dogma OF infaubility ana H gaining ground
against the champions Of the same Two weeka
ago 1t was like opening an oyster with eggshell
to get word about the same from bishop or priest
IL Is not to-day. Many oisprove OF the business
entirely and use no money In speaking OF the zealots
who have rushed into print IN its favor but the
adhereDea OF the doctrine are picking their teeth
sans sOust ana are Wide awake.
There Is q proyerb which says that cardinals
always die by three. Two have died during tho past
week-Reisach and PantinI-and all the others are
looking out for number three. You have no idea OF
the influence OF proverbs over the actions OF the
Italians. For that matter there few nations In
Europe but have their adaxes, proverbs, sayings,
&C., but Italy Ii wonderful place for proverbs, and
the people believe In them, cardinals included
Should another hat be left at the disposal Of his
Holiness, he VIII have eighteen to bestow. An the
scarlet hat IS big prize there viii be considerable
figuring for me seventeen hats now locked up In the
Popes dressing room.
1t Is pity the good Bishop--Arcabishop, mean
OF Baltimore cannot wear red hat and stockings OF
the same color. The Archbishop OF New York would
look well with the rouge cappa, SO would Archbishop
PurceIl-but your republican bishops cannot be car
dnals without special act OF Congress ren0uncing
their citizenship. This Ii unjust We ought to have
a. many cardinals as Germany Why not inves IT,
gaze the matter and the HERALD TO lend its influence
90 have at least four cardinals in the United States
one at New York, san Francisco, st Paul and New
Orleanst little American blood in the Sacred
College would do the members In general Q deal Of
good. Let there be an American cardinal named
tomorrow and wager you Will see an American
Pope Of Rome and Father Of tne great Catholic
church before 1885, Recommend, by all means,
Americans IOr cardinals.
The bishops OF ltay are following In the wake OF
caucus They meet AZ the house Of Cardinal Tre-
vasanats, Patriarch OF Venice. This caucus busl-
Father dent ike them; but the Americans intro
duced the STYLE and 1t is becoming very populM
and fashi0nabe.
The bishops have nothing to DO at present but
visit the dfferelt churches, which, at this season,
have services pecniiar 10 each one. To-day being
the feast OF st. Thomas, Archbishop OF Canterbury,
there was very respectable attendance in the
church attached to the English Colleges as this Ia
preached at the end Of the service. ' A
l have just returned IRON the Farnese Palace.
One OF those litte-in our days very lIttle indeed
incidents took place that hfty years ago were the
occasion OF grand Jstes pomp ana show, but nova
days are US dull almost az alderman's reception.
The latest addition to the house OF Naples was
baptized this afternoon in the old Farnese Palace,
and received from her Iustrious sponsors, Plus TX.
and the Empress Dowager OF Austria, the former
being represented by Cardinal Antoncli, the latter
by Elizabeth, Empress OF Austria and Queen OF Hum
gary, the following respectable name:- '.Cristna-
Pa-Maria Guieeppa- -ElsaDetta- Ferdnanda Natalina-
Efsla." The ceremony was performed by Car
dinai Patrizl, and the witnesses were the ato
Neapolitan Nuncio, the Archbishop OF Minac0, and
the Bishops OF Sinope and PatrassO. All the formal
tties OF royal baptism were observed, but will DO
long day before the babe in whose honor over 800 Of
she Neapolitan nobility assembled In the FarneSc
Palace wears the crown OF Naples. The attendance
~ lhe Oaptlsm was very large; all VINO c0ndoie with
Bomba over his lost Kingdom were present In all the
pride OF brilliant colors, and felt Jolly considering
their prospects TO get chance at the exchequer OF
Naples, and the poor old fellows who would put
BACK tho world 200 years the apostles Of reaction,
sans teetn put unable to carry cut their plans for
keeping themselves in power. The usual kissing,
bowing and scraping was INDUCED in by wholesale;
u Wa5 almost nve O'Clock before the laat carriage
bad left. The mother s in good health and the baDy
u taking Its rstons like any other baby whenever 1t
can. There B feeling of nneasneSs among the
cardinals that H highly relisned ny the people.