The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-22

copy, which quite accidentally fell ia my way.
I trust, however, no such misfortune rs that
depicted win befall the worthy Count and
Monsignore. The former is most agreeable
gentleman, and will win esteem and hearts,
being, ] believe, still unma rricd and not
under any VOWS Of celibacy.
AN AUDIENCE AT THE vAIIcAN-HIs HOLINESS
GRANTS THE PRIVILEGE OF AN INTERVIEW no
HERALD coRREsPoNDENr-HIs LOVE AID AID
uRATIoS FOR CARDINAL II cLosKEY;-coN-
vKRsATroN WITH CARDINAL AEroNELLE--THE
GARDENS OF THE VATICAN.
ROME, April l, 1875.
1t is not such an easy thing nowadays to
procure an audience at the Vatican His
Holiness the Pope suffers considerably; he is
not at all strong, and the rectors Of the various
colleges and other persons who have the per-
mission to procure audiences now present
only very limited number Of persons. And
this is well those that really have an earnest
desire for an audience are not refused, while
those who wish to 60 simply to crafty
curiosity are, for the most part, excluded.
Nevertheless, day after day the long audience
room is crowded with people Of all tongues,
and among them are usually a good
number of English and few Ameri-
cans. Some very wicked people assert
that some Of our worthy countrymen have not
conducted themselves with the necessary
amount Of grace; have indeed committed
great breaches of etiquette; have refused to
bend the knee when His Holiness deigned to
address them and to give them his benedic-
ton, and have, thereby, caused no little dis
comfort and modification to the persons who
presented them. But am assured this is not
50, and am told that very frequently persons
OF another nationality are mistaken for Ameri-
cans, upon whom oil the unpleasantness has
to rest. The Pope likes to see Americans, no
matter Of what faith. and I think there are
few Of Us who 90 to see him who are not will
ing, even if We are not his spiritual subjects,
to submit to the etiquette prescribed by the
rules Of the Papal Court.
APPLYING ron AUDIENCES.
There arc few Catholic Americans visiting
Rome who omit to make the pilgrimage to the
Vatican. As rule they apply to Dr.. Chatard,
the rector Of the American College, who,
although his tims is, as we may well suppose,
pretty well occupied with the duties connected
with the institution over which he has charge,
ia always ready 10 assist those who apply to
him. owe him thousand thanks. On oil
occasions he has kindly impaired to me his
time and his knowledge, as he does to SO many.
Through HIM was granted, on Wednesday
last, semi-private audience with tho Holy
Father, to which I have the intention to
devote this letter. Ny wish in applying for
an audience was not Tor the sake Of pro-
curing what is generally styled an interview,
but TO thank His Holiness in person
for the favor shown to the HERALD o few
weeks ago in furnishing you with an advance
copy Of his Allocuhon containing the nomina-
ton Of the new cardinals. Not only did His
Holiness show on that occasion peculiar
mark Of his appreciation Of America, but o
deep interest in the workings Of o great
the sort ever granted BY His Holiness to any
Journal not strictly religious, though, to tell
the truth, halo Of pious glory has gathered
about the HERALD, its proprietor and its repre-
sentatives ever since the difficulty you had
with Prince Bismarck in Berlin, about which
nearly every ecclesiasic to whom spoke had
heard.
TEE AUDIENCE.
The general audiences at the Vatican arc Of
various classes-public, semi-public or semi-
private and private. The forner ore given in
ono Of the long log9ie, the second in the hall
Of the Arazzi, Immediately adjoining the
Throne Room. The lattor is His Holiness pri-
vato studio. The great public collects in the
loggid while the members OF nobility, dis
tinguished persons and clorioala, assemble IN
The room next to too Hail Of the Throne. 10
the latter group tho Holy Father gives pro-