The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-06-30
VOLUME Y.
srnlng Star and Catholic Messenger
LETTER FROM ROME.
THE VATICAN


PRONE. June The Holy Father is in
alth, and is giving almost daily re-
ptions. and audiences to. numerous
: putations and foreigners of distinc-
~. Last Friday Count Kalnocky,
Austrian Plepipotentiary;; presented
letters of recall Count Won Trautt.
hnsdorf, the late Ambassador, did The
me on Monday. Baron de Kubeck, the
ID presents his credentials to-day. The
unit de Bourgoipg, the new French Am
ssador, seems sensible man, and sim
rely well disposed tewards the Holy See.
be other day, an assistant secretary of the
ench Embassy, N. de Hennessy, was
porting aSpanish lady, the Countess de
valquinto, to the railway-station, and
en there he met Prince Humbert and his
#te. A complaint has been lodged
einst M. de Hennessy that he neglected
make the customary salute to the Prince,
p kept walking mp and down smoking
cigar, upon which tWosaidee- camp
the Prince, remarked audfbly, "C'est un
becile." The affair has been arranged
81 process verbal, in which M. de Hennes-
declares that he did bow and did NOT
|kr the offensive words, which on their
t the aides de.camp retract. q
1.1s1oUs ORDERS AND THE ExEoUATUR.
Dn Monday last tAlay 27) the Italian
rliament was occupied with debate
on the abolition of the Religious Orders
"a the erequ0sur Of the Bishops. Some
ets came out which are worth noting.
= WAS stated by the, Minister, Di Falc0,
allan Sees, 81 had SAINT in to tie Govern
aept official noti6cations of their appoint
ent; fourteen had omitted even thisnimple
fmality. The 'e9cguafur had been ap-
He'd for by two only. They were the
3 tchbishop of Yercelli, aud the Abbot of
fOnte Casino, who possesses episcopal
2risdiction. Both Prelatee, however, ex-
Esained that the applications had been
Aade by The Chapter in the case of the
tshop, and by the monks in that Of the
4bbot, and without their. knowledge in
pth. The Minister promised to bring for
ard Bill on the subjeet; o pledge less,
1hlikely to be redeemed within a reason
BILE time than another Bill promised by
De same Minister and by LAMA on the
hbject of the abolition. of the monastic
rders,, and the extension to the Romas
Fovinces of the. alseady existing laws Of
be Italian kingdom in reference to Reh-
J is effected, will dare cay, be complete
pough; but the truth is TINT those now
the head of the Italian AFFAIRS fancy that
hey have the monks and nuns, their prop
rty and interests, so completely at their
Aercy, that they may -diepanse with all
prry in devouring their prey. - s:as,
RffaeIogsFUNcTloNs - '72eI@
The Month Of Mary" ysas Gel lebrated
bis year in Rome with particular devotion
y the Romans, and the churches were
9ell filled at every service. No public
eremony or procession took place on the
FEAST Of Corpus Christi or during the Oc5
Aye. The vile insults constantly oftered
b the images and sacred places show how
eedful was this precaution. We are
pmetimes asked how we reconcile the
opposed piety of the Romans with these
utragee. No doubt there are some bad
mes even among the real citizens, but the
rue explanation is to be found in the large
population Of Piedmontese and, Lombard
Eorkmen and employees who have settled ID
Some since the usurpation, and who are
5pwards of 30,00Oin number a large pro-
ortion of them are brought here by the
contractors for the new buildings, Eho are
hemse1ves chiefly Piedmonteso ana Ianf-
eards. Most of these people are, at lsast
,R regards the men, deeply imhued, with
probationary and freethinkipg opinions. :.
NEW BUILDINGS. -.
New building schemes are put out every
Jay, bat as yet nothing has been dones
Fith the exception of finishing the houses
bat were begun by Mgr. de Merode near
he railway station. To do the Govern
bent Justice, however, they have entirely
ebuilt tie Serristofi barracks, which were
lown up by the Garibaldians in 1867, by
hhich act a number of.Zouaves were killed.
oDti and Tognetti were afterwards eye
lted for this Wholesale murder, but the
esfchief and fgstigator of the plot escaped,
md is nova deputy.in the Italian Chamber;
FEAST OF TIE STATUTE.
Next sandas, the festival Ct the Statute