The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-22
LETTER FROM ROME.
THE POPE.

THE POPE.
ROME, January 24.-His Holiness receive
on the 18th of January, in the Throne Cham
Der OF the Vatican, deputation of the noble
ana gentry of Naples, headed by the Marches
Iommasso The parochial clergymen of Rom.
were admitted to audience by His Holiness or
the 22d.
THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
The adjourned session of the Italian Parlia
ment re-qpeped on the 10th of January. There
| were rumors of q modification of the Cabi net
but they have not been verified. The attend
ance OF members of the Chamber of Deputies
was small.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN ITALY
Inc Dill for compulsory education now be-
lore the Italian Parliament is probably drawn
up according to Prussian model. Parents
and guardians are to be obliged TO send all
children of both sexes under their care, who
may be OF the age of six years, to public
schools for elementary instruction, unless they
can satisfy the municipal authorities that ade-
quate instruction is afforded at home or in pri-
Vate schools. Heads of factories must also
send the children to the public schools or SUD-
ply education in the factories. The penalty
for not sending children to school, or for
neglect in ensuring regular attendance, varies
from two to ten lire. Half the fines will be
set aside TO purchase books and school reoui-
sites for the poor. The municipality is bound
to supply sufficient schools. If the munich
panty rails to do its duty, the province will
intervene. If the municipality and province
are found wanting the Government itself will
establish the requisite schools at the cost of
the local commune or municipality. After the
lapse OF one year from the passing of the new |
Act' no citizen who may be unable to read and |
write viii be admitted to any salaried o6ce
under the municipal, provincial, or Govern
nent authorities. After three years the mar
mage dowries and the benefits of several char.
table foundations will be given only to persons
able to read and write
F. sECcH1.
Father Secchi has consented to remain in
harge OF the Observatory at the Roman Col
ege He will have an allowance of 5000 lire
yer annum and the use of large apartment,
onslsting of the several rooms in the upper
tory. BY this arrangement the chamber &C
upied by st. Aloysius will be in Father Sec ,
his custody. Under these circumstances the
distinguished Jesuit astronomer has thought
better to decline for the present the over
ures made to him on the part of the Irish
atholic University.
THE CoNcLAvE AND vIscoNT1 vENosrA.
circular has been sent, it is rumored hv :
lie Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs to the /
uropean Governments concerning the Com I
ave. This circular is a categorical reply to a
lie apprehensions caused by the declared in c
ntlons of the Vatican Court to modify partly I
e tormalities of the voting and those regard d
g the place selected for the election Of the Il
Nho
IS not called forth this circular, for it was y
'ned before the appearance of that document a
the Gazette of Cologne. But the circular is II
spontaneous declaration of the ideas of the {"
llrin1l Cabinet on this grave question The pr
caslon OF the recent nomination of Cardinals ~ ~
10 seized by Visconti-Venosta to express the &C
slres OF the Italian Government, that the yc
cessity for new election to the Pontifical in
rome might not speedily arise. Italy, &C. ca
ding to this circular, comprehends perfectly sill
1t all Europe possesses a great interest in en-
uring freedom to the Concave, SO that no M M
luence whatever from without should be in
ought to bear on the election of successor 81
Plus TX. Accordingly, the Roman Govern f..
MT will not only accord but will gcarantee ret
the Conclave liberty, without limit, in of
ateVer part of Italy it may choose to assem- n ln
These guarantees have been already, it is gel
j. acknowledged by Foreign powers to be hit
pie; and thus, it is said, all those fears and -
rms, which caused the adoption of changes
he mode of holding the Conclave, are rem DO
ed futile and without foundation. The to
ue Of guarantees given by Italy to the Pope de-
been long proved. They are about as hon WI
as the Convention of September, or the
lges of Victor Emmanuel and his Ministers the
aspect the integrity Of the Papal Dominion fell