The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-20

the Capital by rail only-withoat taking
into account pilgrims from Other parts of
the country, and those who :used other
modes Of conveyance-the railway COM
pany reports that % 900 travelled to. Paray
on that day. 1t is calculated that ON the
feast 10000 pilgrims arrived there, and ON
each day during the month an average of
2,OOO. The famous procession of the VOW
at Marseilles was celebrated with unusual
ec1at, and though the municipality refused
decessors. in I72S, tho Chamber Of Com,
merce took its place. it's President offering
the great taper, emblazoned with the arms
OF the town, in the church. Of the Convent
OF the Visitation. The procession with the
statue OF Notre Dame de la Garde was2also
received BY the Chamber instead of by the
Municipality, and the repesoir for the
Blessed Sacrament was erected at the
Bourse instead of at the Hotel de Vile.
At least 10000 persons are reported to
have followed the procession, and the i'm
mense crowd afterwards veciferously APP
plauded the Project and the General COM
manding the forces for having taking part
in this venerable solemnity. -, "a.
Fotiue Church of the Sacred Heart.
have before now mentioned the national
subscription in France for the erection of o
Votive Church to the Sacred Heart. The
matter has now come before the Assembly |;
the Archbishop of Paris made the formal
application, for the necessary legal powers
some four months ago, and NJ. Batbie has
now brought in the bill, having lost NO time
since his accession to Office. In the lettor
of the Archbishop to NJ. Jules Simon,
which is now published, it is stated that
the site selected ia on the hill of Montmar-
tres doubly appropriate spot, as the scene
of the ma-tyrdom of the first apostles of
France, and as an eminence which is viii
BILE from almost every partof Paris. The
Archbishop is careful to state that no sub
vention is asked for. He simply demands
legal powers to buy the site on grounds of
public utility, SO that%it may be expropri-.
ated if necessary, and that, as the church
will not be parochial, the ownership of it
may be for ever vested in the Arch bishops
of Paris. The bill drawn up by the Minis
ter of Public Instruction and Public Wor-
ship is precisely in harmony with these pro-
posals and provides that the exact site
shall be settled in concert by the Arch
bishop and the Project of the Seine.
GERMANY.
Theological 1Semiaaries in Germany.-The
Bishop of Paderborn first, and then the
Archbishop of Posen and the Bishops of
Fulda and Treves have excessively replied
in the negative to demands that the pro-
gramme of studies in their theological Sc
minaries should be- submitted to the Gov
eminent for approval. The Prussian Gov
eminent has accordingly put forth a notice
minary will be eligible for Prussian be-
nefice, blow which will in all probability
be inflicted on all the seminaries in success
sion. At the same time Government Of
fetal has been sent to inspect the institu-
ton.
Prospects of the "Old Catholics."-We
believe that the Jansenist See of Harlem
VI ,nf or fhA 81 xha
Archbishop, 80 that the hopes of an episco-
pal succession for this schism, as well as
for the Janist T" schism in Germany, de
pend entirely on the Bishop of Deventer.
1t 10 said that this prelate will be the new
Archbishop, and that he has promised to
eonseorate Or: Reipkens, who is to fix his
residence at Bonn. The statistics of the
sect, however, are not very imposing; only
thirty five priests, instead of the thousands
of whom DR.. Doliinger spoke two years
ago, are forthcoming throughout the whole
OF Germany. And the Neue Ffieie Prose-
acknowledges that now, with or without
Bishops" Alt Catholicism "has no future
whatever before it,"
Prince Bismarck and the German Liber-
ats-Prirce Bismarck, in introducing his
law concerning the. press, has brought
hornets nest about his ears. Almost all
the provincial press, and twenty six Berlin
papers, have taken up position of decided
hostility. Herr v. Windthorst has brought
before the Chamber rival motion, intend
ed to be provisional, by which the caution.
money and the stamp are abolished, the
other provisions of the existing law being
left in force, and though Prince Bismarck
declared with some warmth that the Fede.
raj Council would never adopt this scheme
the Assembly gave leave for it's intro
ductlon, and placed it on the order book.
Nor are the relations between the Chan
.cellor and the National Liberals, who
have hitherto supported him through
thick and thin,. at all what they were
the Bill on the press has profoundly
dlsquieted that party. There was quite
passage of arms the other day between NJ.
Lasker, their leader in the House, and the
Prince. The former complained that the
government took no account of measures
initiated by Parliament, and the latter re-
torted that the Parliament did not receive
with sufficient respect Bills which emanat-
ed from the Federal Council" that is,
from the Emperor.
ITALY.
The Religious Orders Bill the Ministru