New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-16

caps of anteduvian formation waving back ward
and forward. There was vast crowd assembled,
hut not by any means so large as at the opening of
the Council on the Sth Of last December. The swal-
lows were flying south ut that season many have
now gone n0rthward moreover, the idea y Council
which had then been Just awakened after slumber of
300 years. and was invested with an air OF romance,
mas now become common enough Inside as do t
Royalty or Diplomacy. With birds, and gaily
painted birds. too of that feather boxes on either
side of the hall above the Fathers were well
crowded. A kind of terrestrial limbo these boxes
appeared to me to be- from which no masses willever
deliver their unhappy occupants r. There was
Grand Mass said the occasion In St Peters, Tor
the Fathers chose rather to have snug little service
of their own within the Council room, and immedi-
ately proceeded TO business At o'clock they met,
and il was nearly 2 O'Clock before they were hber.
ated that their patience and strength were well
wearied ont. The forms to be observed have been
long published and distributed and arc similar to
those which have been used on former occasions OF
like character. The CanOns regarding the Dogmata
of Faith read in loud shrill voice elevated I'M
were you already know. They form four chapters
only Of the Schema de Eide Cathotcd, which in its
entirety consists Of IS chapters. On the conclusion
of the reading of the canons and DEGREES, each of
the Fathers was called upon by his name and titles
to declare whether he approved of the DEGREES and,
rising from his seat and taking of his niteI ne ut
might be. On Sunday all said, without any reserve,
Pldcd.D What was the expression on the
faces Of the Archbishop of Paris or of Haynald,
of many others, it was impossible to detect. was
too far distant to see clearly Eight Prelates acted
Scruneers, four on one side and four on the other
Of the Hail. and these were accompanied by notarles.
But their office awakened no curiosity for the result
was already known. There followed pause after the
interval Monsegneur Fessler. the Secretary of the
Council and the Scrutineer presented their report
of the proceedings to the Pope. Six hundred and
in favor of the DEGREES 4 few, perhaps not more
than o." says an official but believe there 20,
absented themselves. The total number OF Bishops
logf tod
to 754 many, it is known have left So that the y
or 33 not present on Sunday must have ahsented
themselves with view 20 declare their ron
plaoet" Ii only remained for the Pope to give his
final sanction to the DEGREES, which he did IN words
of which the following is translation The De-
crees just read have been approved by all the Fathers
without dissenting voice; and we, the Holy Coun-
Gil approving, do also decree, determine, and sane
ton them according as they have been read, His
Holiness then addressed a cd few n words an 70
concord. The Gospel for tho day enjoined
love and harmony, and he, the unworthy
their union. He warned them against unruly and
uniformed tongues. and continued for short time
longer in the same strain; one OF the most ll,
was the chanting of the TIE Deum the old Ambroslan
Hymn, which has kept its hold on the hearts and
devotions of the members OF me homan Cahoiio
Church for so many centuries. How many millions
now in the land of spirits have been raised
almost into the very presence OF the Deity by
those sweet and solemn notes! Not word is chanted
when most Protestants may not adopt, and felt 1t
pleasant now, as l have done OIL many similar oc,
CaSiOns, to be able to swell the general harmony and
worship with men Of far different creed. The
choir first ntoned it, then all the Fathers took 1t up,
while the masses without the Council all joined III,
and vast body of delicious harmony rose androlled
throughout the building. A PRAYER and benediction
uttered by the voice of Plus IN. then closed
the proceedings OF that day.
After having been prohibited for upward OF ten
years. the Artists Spring Fete celebrated yester-
day morning and all turned out of Rome TO witness
it. 1t is believe, of German origin and dates as TAR
back as 30 years more. All who are actually men,
bcrs go in costume and the properties of the theaers
George and the Dragon carried the inquire
of large dragon on his head, while another
Who represented 1T might be b 9ay bos ana
H and the e0i moon and stars on his back Many
of the Italians appeared in military garb OF the
medieval cut. There were beside many honorary
members who received Baiocchi ~ distinctive
decoration, and wore it at the button-hole The
trusting place was at Tore, short distance from
Rome, where the President met them and addressed
them in short speech All then proceeded TO the
Gyotte d CerarG, some old ruins about six or seven
miles from Rome and h, with tn ad fsas aw5S
games were announced, and donkey races were a
part OF the programme every donkey IN me ne ign
Toward the conclusion there was fight between
two allegorcal figures Spring and Winter; Spring
lity had been disturbed when the President replied
he had led his subjects there for days re-,
jOcing. But forth from the crowd dashed
Winter and assaed Spring in vigorous con,
test Spring, however, vanquished her enemy. And
so ended a day which may be numbered among
the festive antiquities of this ancient city, For some
distance outside the walls to the center of the city,
the road was lined with carriages filled with the
beauty and nobility of Rome to witness the return
of the artists by torchlight. AS spectacle 1t was
most striking and original and fete which has the
happy effect of uniting the representatives OF art OF
all countries passed of most joyousy, without even
awakening the delicate susceptblties OF the Pom