The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-12


over, at the present junct1re, would have been
PERSONALLY DIsAGREEABLE TO THE HOLY FATHER.
But much deeper lying motive for keeping any
serious maady. or still more. the demise OF the
present Pontii1 as much and as long out OF public
cognizance as possible, is attributed 10 the Jesuit
cal and uitramontane party. 1t Is suspected that
they would be glad TO have their hands Tree and
their heads clear to arrange for the election OF the
new Pope before IL should be positively known that
the old one was no more. and the Official recogni-
ton OF the corpse and the subsequent formalites
customary on the occasion should be entered upon.
COMPOSITION OFTHE SACRED COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
IL has been frequently asserted that Plus TX has
extended his authority to post,mortem provso
mary form, preseate caddUere but there is no
plausible foundation for such report. In fact
hended in the selection OF the next Pontin, nor is
the limited number OF f0rty-hve cardinals, VINO
regular and valid election for just seventy three
years ago only eighteen cardinals met in concave
at Venice and elected Plus w, who was cele-
ing resistance to Napoleon L. aud whose rghtiul
nomination was never for an instant questioned.
1t Is therefore not ut all probable that Plus TX
viii create any new cardinals at present. He is
understood to have stated that he should
hands OF the Italian government and it is not Tie
interest OF his advisers TO persuade him, because
the votes OF the already existing cardinals may be
safely reckoned upon to return Pope OF Italian
birth and OF thorough ultramontane principles. IL
Is evidently the interest OF these clerical states
men who nope for restoration o! the Church's
temporal power to ensure the election OF an
Italian Pope, in order not to furnish antagonist
Cal ulplOfnatstS Win sucn u plausible preteXt
refusing that restoration as they would possess i
French or German cardinal were to be invested
with the tiara. There are now twenty-five vacant
cardinal hats, and II foreign prelates were TO
come in for their proporonate share of the purple
In the next consistory. their votes IN conclave
might very possibly disturb the calculations upon
which are based the almost certain predictions
respecting the nomination OF
Plus ks SUCCESSOR
These predictions gravitate upon three candi-
dates-one Neapolitan, one Scilian and one Roman.
mention them in the order OF their promotion TO
n NJ nrl o. Gicrn Htari fney
Archbishop OF Naples, was born in that city on the
9Th December, 1910, and created cardinal by Pope
which he died and was succeeded by Plus TX.
Cardinal Anton Maria Panebanco, OF the order
q Minor was born sds at IN
Cardinal BY Plus TX. in September, 1861. :,
Cardinal Capati was BORN IN Rome and was pro.
SsS as Taas Say H also nu
he has lately been struck of the list. He is now
sxsae years old and has been cardinal for
WHERE WILL THE ELECTION BE HELp9
SO much for the probable personality OF the
future Pope. With regard to the place OF his elec-
ton, the great question is whether the next con-
claye will be he'd in Rome or abroad. The policy
OF the Holy See being to demonstrate that 1t pos
sesses no liberty OF action in Italy, would urge the
selection OF some foreign town, free from local
pressure. have been assured that such spot Is
Afforded by Italy herself in the little principally
OF Monaco, between Nice and MentOne, which is
still independent and unannexed and that the
town OF Monaco would be preferred by land-loving
necesSitate voyage by sea.
on the other hand it is affirmed that the conclave
will be held quietly IN Rome, where the ample
cdnO1tca or chapterhOuse Of st. Peters, which
afforded lodgings TO so many preiates summoned
to Rome for the Ecumenica Council will fully suf-
fee for the accommodation OF their eminences, OF
whom not more than thrty-nve or forty out Of the
forty-fve will probably attend the conclave. In
this case 1t will be the interest of the Italian gov
eminent not to interfere in any possible manner
CONFLICT OF CHURCHSA STATE.
There are already too many subjects OF antago-
nism between the Church and State. There is the
permanent grievance OF the Religious Corporations
Suppression bill. The government is bound to
carry 1t through, OdOus as 1t may seem TO infct
such a sting on the heart or the invalid POntn.
tees amendment OF their bin rather than risk their
portfolios, but it would have been more delicate to
defer the entire proposition until after Pho Nono's
demise.
There is also the pilgrimage grievance to keep
up the natural ranc0ur between liberals and cer-
icals. The latter have been organizing monster
pigrimages to certain celebrated shrines more as
political protests than religious observances. The
local authorities are prohibiting them on this very
account.
The first to have come of was to the sanctuary
church To be closed, and forbade any concourse OF
pilgrims from Friuli.
Assist, is next on the list, but the liberals OF the
province OF Umbra have vowed to disperse the
pilgrims by force, and the project OF Perugia has
received Instructions In consequence rom Prime
Minister LAMA to prevent any such conflict Mean
while the clericals OF LOmbardy have announced a
pilgrimage to the Madonna OF Caravaggio, on the
4th CT May and those OF Florence to the Sanctuary
OF lmpruneta on the 18th. conclude this tier by
assuring your readers that the Pope continues to
improve, and gives audience every day to some
diplOmatist or dignieary, but private Individuals
are not yet admit ted to his presence and even the
eloquent and witty Irish Dominican Father Burke,
who you may recollect went to America to antago-
nze and neutraZe the effects Of FrOude's lectures,
has just left Rome without being able to have a
farewell audience OF His Holiness.