The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24

mated that IS 600 births are yearly left an
registered, the parents imagining that the
doing 80 would purport an unlawful rec
ognition of the actual order of things.
The Guarda Sigilli consequently finds him
self forced to excOgitate some penalty
against the clergy and their recalcitraut
focks, and therefore seeks exact informa-
ton Of the state in this respect OF their
provinces from the last projects.
A Times correspondent, in recent letter
called attention to some other consequent
ces of the political changes in the PENN
sular. 1t is quite true that while public
money is squandered wholesale on the
erection of theatres and the like, over
taxation is reducing the lower section OF
the middle classes to the verge of starva-
ton. The GasettG TItalia recommends
the Times to discharge its "Own Correpon-
dent" forthwith, and to get new ones less
troubled with that characteristic Anglo
Saxon malady known as the spleen. Little
praise is due to the Times and It's ietlo"s
for occasional and partial rectifcations OF
former msstatements. The catastrophe Is
approaching too rapidly to allow of its
friehtful symptoms being dissembled even
by the oldest aud most thoroughgolng
allies of revolutionary Italy. Still, II 1t
be true, as is no longer denied, thaS .h 10
paruenu Kingdom of Italy is on the eve OF
bankrup tcy, that no mans life and prop
erty are safe from the brigand and the as
sassin. and that while tho ~weh-to- do are
borne to the ground by tyrranicat e3ac.
tions, tue poor are dying OF hunger, ~
: NAV fairly be asked what yet Is wantlne
to give the lie to all the false prophets
who, with promises of material prosperity
urged Italy on to the commission VI 'ls
greatest national crimesf an,
The Opinione, in it's number of the 2otl
! instant, gives its Compromised rectinca
u ton of the educational statistics puoiishe'
last July by the Cavour Club. lime AM
pains have been taken, but as the Lloera
y press itself is nearly unanimous in allow
II inp. the relative positions of Government
and clerical schools remain nearly I'll
y same. The Opinione, or rather the ourea
u from which it is inspired, takes on one 30 .
N two thousand from the estimated 1879
:, bows and girls frequenting Catholic schoo'
ii and brings those who resort to Govern
" ment and municipal establishments up
= 37Ol. Still the difference is toe Slarins
~, 10 leave the unpopularity of the latter ma
y ter of doubt.
1t is very long since made any mcntlo
n of the "Evangelical Missionaries Sci
ls, from England and America to the rescue
Au our benighted Papist population. Inc
=! fortunately make little stir In Komo d,
q with the exhaustion of foreign funds, Il
70, number of proselytes is steadily dWindiit
' ' away. The fasco is now nearly comp'e'
DE- Most of the establishments opened ia
eo wear for school aud preaching purpos
70 have been closed; and in some cases I
uo benches, hassocks, ETC., were seized for
III rears of rent. There is every reason
iGe hope that before next spring the heterod
gu. Sunday services in the Holy City Will
'on again restricted to the second floor roo
OF outside Porta del Popolo tolerated unt
mo the Pontifical rule.-London Register.