The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-23

week I would hardly exhaust all religious
Rome in doing honor to her Sovereign
Pontiff.
Deputations, Addresses and PRESENT.
Their Eminences. the members of the Sa-
cred College were the first to pay the visit
of congratulation to the Holy Father, pre-
senting Him, at the same time, with an Of
fering of 10000 lire.
Ne less than 1000 messages of congratu-
lation reached his Holiness, notably among
which was one from Theirs. All the mem
bers of the Bourbon family sent their fell
citations. His Majesty the Emperor of Aus
tria sent spe cial envoy In the person OF
Prince Constantine Hohenlohe, who was
received in a private audience, and pre-
sented an autograph letter from the EN-
peror to His Holiness. Next day this
Prince attended the Holy Fathers Mass In
his private chapel, and received Holy Com
munion from His hands; as did also the
other personages who had come to his
Holiness. His Royal Highness Don Miguel
of Braganza had an audience to congratu,
late the Holy Father. To him succeeded
his Serene Highness the Prince d'Isemberg
The Queen Of Sweden, and almost all the
sovereign princes OF GuioPe, Seno enSiA
good wishes. To add insult to injury, the
communicated King Of Italy sent Gener-
al Bertole Viale to congratulate the Holy
Father, but his good wishes were politely
declined. No admittance 70 Plus TX. for
| messengers from the degenerate House OF
| Savoy! -
The German delegation numbered over
| 800, composed OF priests, laics, and ladies'.
Among the priests were many wears gener-
| al, canohs, and professors, and among the
| lalty were the Prince of Lowenstein and
Isemberg, whS IL married to one of the
Austrian grand Snchesses. Every diocese
from Culm to Spires, from the Baltic to
Lake Constance, was represented, and sent
| its own address.
or all the Populations that have come to
Rome the German ones have had the most
success, because they are made up OF all
priests, princesses, peasants, farmers, and
even messengers, and daily working men,
and it is quite delightful to hear of their
doings and fervor.
In the evening of the 10th, at the very
hour when His Holiness was elected Pope,
He received the Populations from Naples
and Sicily, presented by his Eminence Car
dinal Riario Sforza; they presented Him
with the gestatorial chair and two habelli,
and from Naples $1,000 francs in gold.
From Sicily also a larger sum. There were
also numerous other presentations OF par
/ -
the Pontifical Court presented an address
of congratulation and a beautiful present
a gold temple ornamented with precious
stones, and containing relic of the Prince
of the Apostles. The Camerieri Segreti
also gave q siphon. Then glorious little
Holland came forward with the magni6-
cent donation of 925,0O0 sterling in gold ;
this after having already presented hand
somely to His Holiness on the 10Th of April
and the expense of taking home all their
: Zouaves and providing comfortably for
their wounded! There was large and re-
Count Won WAL. All honor to the good
Dutch The Noble Guard offered to His
Holiness valuable ring, presented by the
Duke of Castel- Vecchio, their commandant
and Prince Viano.
Finally in the Cousistorial Hall the Ro
man nobility presented to the Holy Fathe
the gold medal they had expressly coinet
: in honor of this glorious occasion and 1OO'
, of the same in silver.
+ The Belgian deputation have given no
only the tiara, but there were 30 many val
. liable Jewels over and above what wer
necessary sent in, that they have brough
r boz Of precious stones to his Holiness
!, and also an album, one page of which con
i tains bank notes and the other side tn
q names. Many private individuals hav
q sent large sums, and the sum OF none.
I collected by the UnitG CGttolicG is yer,
: large in one fortnight in Turin alon
9 SC, 600 francs were given.
The editor Of the Register collected an
a sent to the Holy Father o box Of jewels.
/. An address and offering from Bomba
n and also from the Republic of Equadol
: brought by a deputation,. were also received
o The telegraph brought messages froI
), several dioceses and towns in America, frol
e England, Scotland, France, Germany, Be
10 GUM, The whole number received
70 three days being 1900. From the Dioce!
% of Breslau the Holy Father received IL
70 gift of $4,000. Thirty-three cases of pre-
It ents were also received from Turin. III
70 Dutch address, spoken-of above, bore 8
i. hundred thousand signatures.
n Besides the Jewels Belgium sent Sl2,Ot
IL Malines alone having contributed G60C