The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-27
FOREIGN CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

ROME, JAM 2s.-The Counci1.-The Council
sat on Monday for the dispatch of business,
Alemany, Archbishop of San Francisco. CAL,
celebrating Mass in the Aula. The sitting was
resumed on Tuesday morning.. Mgr.Lavigerie,
Archbishop of Algiers, has gone to Paris :, on
business connected with the condition of his
diocese, and which necessitates personal com
munication with the new ministry. The Na=i-
knows better, however, and sees in this
very simple step mission of deep Importance
from the Pope to the Emperor Napoleon. We
are assured on the same irrefragable authority
that Mgr. Dupanloup Is on the point of leaving
Rome.
st. .4nthonys Day.-The blessing of the horses
has been an unusually brilliant spectacle this
year. In addition to the magnificent display
of the Papal and Senatorial Studs the Pontifi
cal cavalry went in full gala 20 be blessed.
The splendid "black squadron" of Gendarmcrie
was especially admired, as were the dragons.
Many of the Roman and foreign mobiles also
sent their carriage and saddle horses, and
| among the crowd might be noticed several
specimens of that humber and less Intelligent
| animal whom st. Francis hailed with the greet
| ing, "Salve, Frater Asine." Whether the above
| named examples might not more fifty take
rank with Bully Bottom" than with the arnia-
BILE beast apostrophized by the Saint of Asaisi,
we will not speculate, but limit ourselves to
the expression of faint hope, that the effects
may be visible in the more Christian and vera
cious tone of the letters of 'Our Own," "OnI
Special" and "Our OccasionaP Correspondents
I'LL
ST. Anthony is as nauGht, and that there is nc
virtue in your hyssop and holy water
Latest.-Mgr. Suarez Peredo, Bishop of Vera
Cruz, died this morning in the Via delfAran
clio. His death was announced to the Fathers
assembled in the Aula by Cardinal de Angels
who requested their prayers for his soul. Mgr
Planter is ont of danger, and went out driv
ing this afternoon, to the establishment o
receiving the last rites of the Church with thu
greatest piety and resignation. He will, it il
supposed, be replaced by officer of TIT
French army, of high reputation and standing
Death OF Bishop-Mgr. Muller, Bishop o
Munster, Prussia, is dead, after long illness
at his Episcopal residence, He was raised t,
that see i'll 1S4f.
Secrecy.-A note on the secrecy of the Coun
Gil has been distributed to the Fathers. TIL
Bishops are not sworn to secrecy, as are tn,
officers of the Aula, but the same obligation il
implied, and it was in order to recall and eX
plain this that the note was distributed. 1
the secret is not kept, it is more probably be
trayed by some of the lower officers, notaries
advocates, etc, but on the whole very little j
known, and that little may all be traced to on
common source, the correspondence of the Ma
rione, which is copied with variations by TIL
whole staff of hostile correspondents in Rome
Italy.-Everything points to the utter disor
ganization of the new cabinet and its pro
, gramme the meeting of Parliament
Lanza, Sella and Minghetti have had freqhen
f conferences, and Rattazzi, the only capable
man in the Chambef, as well as one of the mos
INSCRIPTIONS, is biding his time for return t.
Office The King, whose health has greatly i'm
proved since his return to Turin, intends to re
main there until his presence is absolutely re
quired in Florence for the opening of the Cham
beers the 9TH of March. The Duke ant
+ Duchess of Aosta also forming Piedmon
/ tese Court in Turin, and intend remainin;
there and rallying around then the ancien
Piedmontese nobility and that of Lombardy
1t is wise policy, and may serve to retaiI
some remnant of loyalty in the minds of til,
ancient subjects of Piedmont The Court ap
pears to observe the obligations of religion
and both the Duke and Duchess show an ex
cellent example by going publicly to Mass an,
/ the Sacramento. Victor Emmanuel is said ais
: to be much changed for the better in religion
respects since his illness.
Ndples.-In Naples the Court does all it cal
to sanction all that is evil; Prince Humber
attending the most disgraceful exhibitions a
the theatres, and neutralizins the little goo
hisNwife might have the courage to Go. Whe
the Princess went the 9th to the Duomo t
return thanks for her safe delivery, not ha
was Faised as the Royal cortege passed, nor n
"erriUd" heard. On the other hand al Maple
was illuminated for the birth of Francis III
child Gatibald is engaged in finishing ser
sation novel, which is to appear immediatel
ut Milan publishers, with an English transls
ton.