The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-31

AESSENG Gu, SUNDAY, DECE]
Mass having been said, General Ducrot, in
the course Of some remarks, declared that
peace might have been made ON the day
after Champigny, and that history would
some day say why 1t was not then conclud-
cd. A young man who began speech by
maintaining that the failure Of the French
officers refused Q hearing. There
were some faint cries during the ceremony
Of Vive Ia Repubhqme :" and Vice Ia
France !" but no other demonstrations OF
political character.
GERMANY.
The Prussian Var Budget.-The Prus-
sian Parliament has just voted the military
amendment to reduce the term to two
years being rejected by 100 votes against
"a, and the Ministerial proposition carried
by $50 to 1874. M. Delbruck gave as the
political reason for the law, that it is high
~ important to make sure that, in 1874,
when France will have finished paying off
the indemnity, Germany shall be as well
armed and prepared for war as she is a.
present. In reply tho France declares that
Prussia must know very we'll that France
will not be ready 80 soon, and that the
armaments which are professedly defensive
against France, are really intended to be
aggressive in some other direction.
SPAIN.
The Spanish Elections.-The elections for
the appointment of the Municipal Council.
lors have been held in Madrid. The
seventy five districts, the Republicans in
twenty, and the Ministerialists only in
Ave. 1t is probable that the Radicals will
return their candidates in the provinces,
as in many places there are no Government
candidates, in consequence of the Govern
the matter, not considering that these cleo
tions have any political character.
Opening of the Italian Parliament.-At
the opening of the Italian Parliament the
following diplomatists were present: the
Ministers Of Bavaria. Belgium. Brazil,
Portugal, Sweden, and the United States
and the Charges d'Affaires of England,
Austria, France, Germany and the Re-
public of Uruguay. 1t will be seen that
no great Power, nor even any Power of the
second class, has protested by its absence
over right and international law.
The Ne,c Prelates.-At the Consistory
held on the oath inst, his Holiness was
pleased to make the following appoint
ments of Archbishops and Bishops:
Observation-Disclosures, Cardinal Mori-
chini; Capua, Mgr. Apuzzo; Sorrento,
Mgr. Ricciardi (; Sassari, r. D. Marongio j;
Oristano, R. D. Soggio.
5saoR' clsta d c eas Gnf e. r Mo,a d.
Chi Fossano, Mgr. Manacorda Borgo
San Domino, R. D. Buscarini Lodi, r. p.
Gelmini Alghero, r. D. Fila Ampurias
and Tempo. R. D. Campus; o. liastra, D.
D. Serei; Bisarchio, R. D. Corrias.
Provisions BY Brisf-AIEehbishops.-se-
Bishops :-Acantha lin partibus) Rev.
Hugh Conway, parish priest of Skreene to
be coadjutor with succession to Right Rev.
Or. Feeny, Bishop of Killala, Ireland.
CIaudiopolis lin partibus) Rev. F. McCor-
with succession to Right Rev. DR.. Durcan,
Bishop of Achonry, ireland. Echinus I'm
partibus) Rev. James Ryan, parish priest
| of Nenagh, and V. G., to be coadjutor
with succession to Right Rev. DR.. Elan
merry, Bishop Of Killaloe, Ireland. The
ceremonies Of the Consistory being con-
Guided, the Holy Father made an allocu-
ton to the newly appointed prelates, the
substance of which is given as follows by
the Voce della Verita: There can be no Mis-
sion more holy than that which is now
committed to you by Almighty God, to
feed His flock and to lead it in the paths of
!
from all those evils which now more than
ever are spread over the face of the earth.
1 earnestly wish that you may enjoy all
the consultations of your work and office.
Ii as is but too possible, the rapacity of bad
men rob you of the means of keeping up
the outward dignity of your rank, trust
in the Lords mercy that He will aid you.
And now 60 to your dioceses. You will
know how to discharge the duties of your
sacred ministry in that strength to which
even the devils are subject. You will
strengthen the good, you will reclaim the
wicked, you will teach the penitent to wash
away their sins in the tears of penance.
Put your trust in the Lord Who has chosen
you to this work; He will give you the
power to work greater miracle than that
of raising the dead-to reclaim sinners
from evil to good. And-now 1 invoke
upon you the blessing of the Lord, that the
the journey you have to make in order to
reach your dioceses. Carry this benedic-