The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-20
Corning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY, APRIL 90. lla'
LETTER FROM ROME.
DEPARTURE OF STRANGERS.

Rome, March 2l.-Since my iast 'ettea
almost all strangers of any Importance nave
left Rome, few caring to remain . ior . uiiI
Week now that it is known that there Wllt
DO no ceremonies in st. Peters ana Shat
tho Vatican ia practically closed. fhose
who wish to hear the beautiful Mtscreres
must wait for better times, or run the
chance of some concert Of sacred music AT
tempting to give oneInevef however AZ
legri's-with more or less success, but be-
reft of all the accessories of time, place,
occasion, and surroundings, which addsd
30 much to their solennity and not little
to the music itself. Besides, the thermon-
eter has s4veral times been up to seventy
in the middle OF the day, and winter cloth
ing ia then oppressive, though still nsces-
sary in the mornings and evenings. Many
are going TO Naples and Egypt, and are
Joining the French and Austrian, and the
Italian piiRrimages to Jerusalem to sPehd
the Holy Week there, and in fact the whole
travelling population seems to be more or
less on the move.
The Holy Father receives some scores of
people nearly every dey, the most impor-
tapt reception having been that of the
Bishops in the immediate neighbourhood
of Rome. These prelates, headed by the
Bishops of TivOli, presented an address to
the Holy Father on Monday morning. 1t
was signed by thirteen Blshops, and con-
tanned an energetic protest against the pro
jeoted dissolution of the Religious Orders,
as we'll 40 against the vexations to which
they themselves and their diocesan semin-
aries have been latterly subjected. s The
Holy Fathers in reply thanked them for
this additional testimony of their fidelity
to the Holy See, and observed that during
existing circumstances they should follow
the counsel of the Holy Spirit, "non c6andds
sermonen' ubi non est auditus,"! that 10 to
say, not to apply for justice to those, who
ruling Italy at the present time, trample.
justice under foot, and who, when prct"n-
ding moderation" are only seek'". the
greater humiliations Of tho Church. He
concluded by giving to them and to their
hocks the Apostolical benediction.
VICTOR EMMANUELs ntRrnDAr.
Tho celebration of the birthdays of Vic
year, and of Prince Hunbert. who ON the
same day completed his Goth, was a
very poor affair indeed. The King
left Rome the night before for hunting
box in Tuscany, at which the Liberia, the
semi-ofiicial paper, grumb'ed and said
LAMA ought to have advised his Mejesty
to stay in Rome for the occasion. In q
matter Of this kind. however, most people
think Victor Emuanuel knows his own
mind, and as he notoiiously detests, being
in Rome, nothing but u political necessity
would be likely to induce him to furego
his field-sports for the sake of d meagre
display offukewarn s'enthu sias M. J" And mis-
and there In Or over the coffee shops, and
the "duty" ones of the public offices made
up all the show. The municipality lighted
n few Genes of gas in the Corso Mt night,
and there were u few paper lanterns in the
windows, in the Government offices. Prince
Humbert reviewed a regiment or two, and
the absence of all bat the little boys and
ragged collection of "patriots''s only made
the affair the moro disiearteninS, Toe
Liberia says it was MI owing to the threat
eniDg appearance of the weather, q slight
shower having physically as well as moral
ly damped the enthusiasm.
THE EARTHQUAKES.
Tho only other excitement, indeed the
only topic of conversation all the week, has
been the earthquake, which was. felt very
strongly In some parts of Rome and not in
others. AT tho Hotel dos lies Britanuiq ues
there was great swinging of chandeliers. In
the campRnili of two churches the great
bell gave sound, not very loud, but suifi-
oiently 60 tn astonish the inmates of the
adjoining monastery, ana the shock was
felt more or less all over the left bank of
the Tiber. In the Trastevere it was scarce
~ pcrceptibie no one 10 tho Vatican felt
it ut all. 1t appears to have been violent at
Spoleto, and In come parts OF Umbria two
shocks were felt, the one about nine, which
mas been felt almost every where. and an
other, slighter, about ten minutes past
eight: Tho Italian paper are. full of scien-
tito details on the subject.
ST. JosEPH's DAY!
On Wednesday, the Feast of st. Joseph,
there were two very opposite demonstrations.
The churches were very full and oil the
shops in tho Corso, except those kept by
Jews, were closed. The appearance Of the
whole city was that of q n ell kept Sunday.
The Sermon at tho Gesu was rewded, and
hear that the ATTENDANCE was also very
numerous at the Minerva, st. Augustiue's
and all the principle churches. In the af-
ternoon there was n demonstration of q
totally different kind. Tricolourei flags
from many windows, red ones in few. 10
one open window saw Ebast Of MasEipi
with ~ flag hanging out on eAch side, and
at night there were groups of patriots goi nE
about singing ehorussee in praise Of MAJ
xini and Garibaldi, for these theroesr " ere
both named Joseph, and 30 tho republicans
keep holiday In their honour. It is true
they are, generally speaking, OF a lower
class of SOC iety, but there is no doubt that
republication, lift is not spreading, is be.
coming holder, and We must not forget
fkak OiSta and