The New York herald., 1871-11-01
FOREIGN TOPICS.

Conflscntions al the Cenycn,s mt Romc-
Driving the Nuns Into ahc Open stree ..
The Rome correspondent Of The NEW YORK
HERALD, writing under date OF October g. gives the
following account OF the expulsion OF the nuns from
their colveais in the Eternal City,
There lisa general law OF the kingdom suppress
maned dead letter In KOme where converts
religlous institutions and orders pululate only
to show ior the Holy Father and ,he Holy see.
There have been exceptions to this general indul-
gence. The authorities appropriated the Cuiriaal
lutely needed to run the new machine here. and TO
the great disgust of the monks aud nuns although
drawn aud paid out OF the national treasury. The
lraternltes looked npon Italy ss bad payer and
power turned sSem Out Of ,' their iH's propersy
ana ,, they Were forced to make the best
dav expro oriation ieil Spon p''T the Two
converts already mentioned; their buildings were
wanted for military hospital purposes, and so tho
public force went to take possession OF them. AS
early as halfpast SIX in The morning slumbers OF
the nuns were disturbed at the Convent OF santa
opening by the pastor or the establishment tie gov
ernme It commissioners accompanied by a posse OF
all these operations the government sends notary.
on the idea that me thing must De done IN accor1.
sorongy smacks OF piece OF ireny 70 rAe ousted par
ties, who declare that confscation law Is no law,
but mere mighl. Tue invaders OF other peoples
houses being introduced In the parlOr priest asks
their business and informs them that he has been
charged with the direction ana the keeping OF the
himself by POSITIVE anu direct orders lrom the vaJi
can. Those orders are for the occupants 10 De put
to any mere calm walking away. In this
we have an mixing OF that strong. unc0mprO-
sway over the city ana which animatcs still the
spiritual sway over the faithful Three nuns, COM
cnons a5H e to rere ana
private rooms, where the balance OF the sisters are,
and TINS thsy ,b nsd m proceed 70 DO after
are to go and wait To be showed out Of the house;
nor do they have to wait long, for the mere lnspec-
efectualy drives the pious ladies' into banlshment
into the outer world or the streets, priests fol-
a process-verbal OF the operation, and 10 Victor
Emmanuel has another convent but without any
nuns. No one can tell where they Went, VINO
took them IN. weary and abandoned; but it is gen.
erav believed that they scattered and took refuge
other converts which have not yet been ssexpro-
priated." A similar operation was gone through
with at the monastery OF St. Antonio Abate.
Another Great TunneT in Prospect t-syvltzcr-
land and Gormmny HEnG In Hand.
the correspondent Of the NEW YORK HERALD In
Frankfort writing under date OF October IL has che
10ll0wing:- '
The convention between Switzerland and com,
bination OF German banks and firms tor the con-
grant a subsidy OF 5000, ,OoOr; the company
70 ma the remaining 10000, ,000l. IL Is
momentous risk for there is tunnel to be dug
twice as large as the Mont Cents Tunnel, and there
Is very dangerous point with regard to the water
AT the height OF Andermall. Rich people may
risk II, but those oi small means must keep
alOof rne promoters rely on the subsidy
or S5. 600. .00Oi and the opponents turn the cards.
saying the risk must lie fearful II Prussia and other
governments prefer riskn2 their money altogether
than doing the work themselves. 1t reminds me OF
Q conversation between Mesdames Won Stae and
Recamer when both exies at London; the first llk.
ing English life. the second longing for the Parisian
saloons. "What a miserable place London Is where
there are Al, 900 pckpockets ~ SAID Nine. de Reca
mler. Nine. Won Stael retorted, "What place Lon.
don IS. where 900 pickpockets are enabled to get
O living n All depends ON the view taken OF such
an undertaking; still the experience made with re-
gard TO costs at the Suez Canal ana the Mont Gems
Tunnel ought 10 deter from investments therein.