New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-18

l...M AN q. Pr. AoiNNAL CO 'otlLN I'll
ROME June Isl read in an American
newspaper at Gle Rev. L. A. Grimes, co'oIed clergy
oi jhe Baptist Church I'm Boston, has received q
great many Gifts and remembrance from his ConEre-l-
ton ON tho 2Jh anniversary. of-how near came to
writuc-"li- accession 10 the pOnUhcol Chair! To q
curious oobcr3n at the sdcshows Of this most delight
fu world, how odd seems that such fuss should be
made The fact that the Pope Of Rome has been %
years In his Office. while, IL pennyaner had not
boon driven 60 desperation in his search for item to
put into his Personal Column, one outside of Bos-
would have known that the excellent Mr. Grimes has
lust brought close his years Of faithful service
say outside of Boston, but doubt Mr. Grimes Is
well assured that there Onea long way from Boston
who is Just much interested in him as He is in Pho
Mono:
EE Sa ,oo. s cR e2' or sY fa IS ,' Of '
INTERESTING EVENTS.
Rome has been interesting place during The past
fortnight. Great changcs-how great. stranger cannot
fully comprohend-arc going in every direction, so
cally politically, materially. Sunday, the 4h inst, was
Constitution Day. and this year celebrated for the
first time in Rome looked for good deal OF pleasure
in being here on so remarkable an occasion; and if
had uoen disappointed. must have been hard to please
If any Rome in these days, and looking at
things with his eyes, doubts that the change OF
Government has been made with the hearty consent OF
the greater part of the Inhabitants he must at least adj
nit that their way Of mauifesting dislike to the
order OF things is snguarly Ike the way other people
have Of expressing joy How many noble and rich peo-
PIE shut themselves M IN their houses the great Holt
dav or RETAINED from putting ont banners, refused to
illuminate their houses, cannot tell but they too
few to make their withdrawal felt The sun that
day upon gallant sight for every street was bower Of
faos each proprietor putting ont az least one, ana many
not content with less than one at every window With
the exception Of the socaled palaces of the mobiles
10 must D. To find whole house occupied by single
family. Every story represents proprietor and it
may Doe, more than one; so, with ardent patriot
each fat fancy the result in green rcd and white bunt
ing. There was no opposition nlg-nyng; that would
not have been allowed maiotcs being intolerant in
italy as lct say, i'm America, and The least that
could DO without the risk Of running up glaciers bill
10 abstain But there plenty Of auxiliary bunt
ing American English, and great the number
Of flags that If there any wanting, they not
missed The Capitol Hin was cloud Of banners ana
sreamers the bISt of Victor Emanuel was placed on
lofty pedestal canopy Of crimson velvet and the
two being opened freely that day TO every
body, there unusual throug Of people Another
attraction the sight of the great marble tablets,
which up with ceremonies early in the morning
on the Capitol wall concentrating the visit Of the
King Rome at the time of the recent overflow Of the
Tber, and the other on the wall of the Capitolne,
Museum recording the entry of the italian troops into
Rome.
All day long there came and went healthy, handsome,
honest crowd. which epthet need not be sncl at be-
OF accomplished ingenious CI1ppcs,
Engshmen in KnckerbOcker breeches, and with bandit
hats and storekeepers who scattered through the
press The Roman crowd is more than orderly-apa-
thetic would be appropriate word. So long the
people are COntentcd with what is going on is not easy
for q stranger TO detect any feeling; but, when
they are not peasedI told they threatening and
dangerous suspect they are like their Italian rivers
their own Tberofen there is white waste of sand and
pebbles without teaspOonful Of water, tracking the
country between the bright banks that the ruin
the river makes when swollen by the rain, is almost III
credible The stains on the walls of Rome and the fire.
oueu little marble tablets inscribed with the Flood OF
ISL" TO say nothing of the bridges built for buwarks
prove that how much life may take the place of this in
sntou vet | am sure any who wandered over Rome
In places low and high through all that June day would
hardly have believed that the flags above them were
waving in honor of the greatest day Rome has
seen in modern times There no noise,
no disturbance, there were arrests for even
slight matters; a little uQ-country New-Engand village
could not be queter I'm meetng-tme than Rome was on
the 4th Of June saw the review of the National Guard
and Of the Regular troops by Prince Humbert and the
Princess Margherita and, though the Prince was well
received and the Princess cheered along the whole
line by the people there nothing rousng in the greet
ng To ears accustomed TO home hurrahs the rrds
seemed like damnng with faint praise. The Prince is
ike his photographs the expression Of his face, but
they do represent him slight as he really is one
bears side that he is very proud, revengeu,
his father forgotten but there those who speak
,eenty Of him. and declare him to be a true Prince in
mind and manners He has an earnest almost a
ook and his Acknowledgements to the crowd were made
Gerry stiiy, but with certain sincerity that made his
manners seem II they sprang from awR-
wardness or shyness than from pride He made
very pleasant impression Of earnestness and simple
ty though think it likely he has passionate temper
was not unwilling after had him, to believe the
good things that told me Of him by very enhusi-
astic lady As for the Princess Marguerite, we can
believe all that one hears there lovely lady
so loved as She all the people in Rome excepting the
anti-annexatiOniss Aud the blacks tor the old
names Bianch and Ner in full vogue today, or anti
aunexationist 10 believe the chTOnicers only
waiting for the Pope to die join the popular party,
they too may 90 to the pleasant balls at the Qulna.
HLUMINATIoNs
During the Winter In Florence, 1 had seen so many
portraits Of the Princess in all sorts OF dresses and at
tudes with the famous baby and without him, that
thought should know If 1 met her under any circum-
stances Either the Sun the that touches up the
negatives has tried his hand at atterng for the Prn
cess elegantly dressed and in her staeearrage was not
so fair as she represented by nnumerable edresde
rise she is very pale and her has that fatal inch
too much Of length that prOverbal wisdom depreciate
But she looks amiable, and womanly, and unaffected
and as she drove along the immense line stretching
from the Piazza del PopoiO TO the Piazza Bdrbni the
soldiers side and the people on the other there
was plenty OF goodwill and cordial feeling manifested.
The Examinations the evening were beautiful; and as
drove about the city to get view Of the
whole | wished this Italian fashion OF illu-
minating might be learned at home IL
"a both effective and cheap; although the hand
soonest illumination costs but little the poorest house
hold may make pretty show next to nothing. The
oldtme stately way, stu kept up by some of the old
houses was TO set large wax-candles in the iron
branches that make part Of the external fitting of the
old palace this is costly fashion and not so effective
"a the popular lantern These are made In great