The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-04-12
LETTER YReM ROME.
APPOINTMENTS.

merly one OF the Cousultors to the Special
Congregation of the Propaganda for ORR
entail Rites, and is only Gfty- five years
old. He was at one time Nuncio in Spain.
Monsignor Ludovico Jacobini, formerly
Secretary of the Propaganda in the Orien-
tai Rite Department, has been made Apos-
tolic Nnncio at Vienna. Monsignor Pier
Francesca Meglia, Archbishop of Damas-
Gus, and formerly Nuncio to Bavaria, has
been appointe ted Nuncio at Paris.
MoSsIGSoR CArEL.
The four sermons preached by Mgr.
Capel in st. Andrea della Frate, were very
we'll attended, in spite of the bad weather
which on Tuesday and Thursday (the 10Th
and 18th of March,, kept away several
persons who had Intended to be present.
Most of the Anglican and Protestant clergy
men in Rome went to hear tie celebrated
Catholic divine, whose former sermons in
st. Maria in Monte Santo, have gained him
great reputation as an exponent of Cath
olic truth. Among the Anglican clergy
men present at these lectures were to be
noted the Rev. DR.. Grant and Rev. II. L.
Ware, ministers of the English Protestant
Chapel the Rev. Henry Burney, of Bath !;
Rev Malcolm MacColl, of London and
the Rev. Arthur Paine. The Protestant
missionaries were also listeners, and Ad-
miral Fishbourne and the Rev. James
Wall "a Baptist) occupied prominent posts
of observation. Mr.. Nevins, the American
Chaplain, once, it is said, Commander of
Sevinss Brigade in the American War,
was among the congregation. Several re-
porters took notes Of the sermons, of
ably poor analysis. At the close of
the Tuesday Lecture, the Baptist minister,
the Rev. James Wall, stood up, and, in
loud tone of voice, demanded liberty to
put questions publicly to the Preacher.
Mr.. Wall, who was of course aware, being
an English Dissenter from the neighbor-
hood of Stroud, in G!oncestershire, that his
conduct would be deemed "brawling," and
render him liable to summary election by
the churchwardens if the offence were
committed in an English church, received
quiet and gentlemanlike answer from
Mgr. Capel, to the purport that discussions
were not permitted in Catholic Churches,
but that he would be happy TO converse
with him, either in his own house or in
that Of his interrogator, if he wished fur
ther information. Mr. Wall probably de-
sired an opportunity for publicly ventila
ting his own peculiar views, and being in
this object disappointed, held DO further
communication with Mgr. capel. The
congregation showed no sympathy what
ever with Mr.. Wall, who seemed stranger
to all but Admiral Fishbourne and few
Of the proselytising agents. Many, from
his accent, which was not that of an edu-
Gated Englishman, took Mr.. Wall for an
American, to the annoyance of the respect
able Americans present, who promptly re-
pudiated any connection with the offender
against decorum. 1t would be impossible
to give an adequate summary of the focr
lectures Of Mgr. Capel in the space allotted
to your correspondent. 1t is enough to
say that they were clearly and distinctls
delivered, and seemed to make a deep i'm;
preston upon the audience. Mgr. Capel
appears to deperd for his influence in his
sermens rather on his peculiar teaching
power than on any graces of oratory. Facts
ana weighty arguments, now and then
Illustrated in striking and forcible man
ner, form the staple of his discourse. His
epithets are few but happily chosen. His
action Is not that of a trained orator. In
fact the nearer feels convinced, when lis
tening to Mgr. Capel, that his assent is
invited, not by tricks of rhetoric, nor by
imposing display of theological learning,
but by simple and plain enunciation of
Catholic verities, repeated again and again
with variations of application and illustra-
ton. These ever recurring truths, with
line upon line and precept upon precept, |
at last produce conviction. To this talent |
OF presenting truth perpetually, but with |
ont monotony or itksomeness, may be at
trlbuted the singular success of his preach
ing.
sEQUESTEATIOE.
The .O>>cyrat0re KomGno and the Toce
80" tIt'' ncIc eequestEateu on the eve
ming OF Tuesday, the 10th of March, for
Offending against the laws of the State.
The article complained of in the Toce was
one contrasting the condition of Rome
under the Popes with that of Rome under
the Italians. The article was not couched
in terms which implied insult to the auth
critics. 1t merely said with perfect truth
that religion was respected while the Pope
Teigned. Crosses were not removed and the
Inscription of the name of Jesus was not
hacked off the facade of the Roman College.
The Pope maintained no excessive military
force. His troops were not numerous
enough to keep at bay the Piedmontese,
who, trampling under foot the most solemn
Gaths and treaties, overpowered the small
Fontitcal army. No political oath was
ezactcd from employees under the Papal
rule, nor was there any goddess education.
he finance was better managed under
PIus IL. than it is under Victor Emnan-
uel. Plus TX. restored balance to the |
treasury after lc49. He had no forced |
paper currency at any time. Whereas |
' lctor Emmanuel, in spite of the confisca-
ton of the Church lands, the sale of the |
railways, and of the tobacco monopoly,
has nothing but forced currency of pa
per, and is ever on the verge of hanLrupt