The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-04-28

HIS ThFOme-BlRaaed by His HOli.
ness after the Investlture with the
Concerning the ceremony of con
firming the new cardinals at Rome.
the correspondent of the New York
Herald, on the spot, writes: The
ceremonies connected with the
preconization Of the new cardinals,
yesterday and to day, were more
interesting than I had anticipated.
The consistory was held in the
Vatican on Monday morning. at
about 10 o'clock. when, in the pres
ence of the four new cardinals, who
were in Rome, his holiness read the
allocution, which I transmitted to
you on Sunday night As soon as
this ceremony was over in the
Vatican, messengers were dispatched
to the residences of the four cardi-
nails, with the official notification or
bigletto announcing the creation to
the new dignity. Since there were
no ceremonies whatever connected
with the preconization of Arch
bishop McCloskey, that prelate
began in New York, I must content
myself with giving you some &C
count of the solemnities connected
with the case of the Archbishop of
Westminster. At the English
college, in the Via Monserato, a
goodly number of English ecclesi
astics and members of the English
nobility, as well as representive
clericals of Rome, had assembled.
There we're present among others
Mgr. Howard, Mgr. Stoner, Gen.
Eyre, Lord Beaumont, DIR. Bradie,
Count RAYMOND, Mr. Grissell,
the Rev. George Stevenson, the
Rev. DR.. o Brian, Dr. O'Callan and
and the Very Reverend William HI.
Manning, the rector of st Charlie s
college, Baywater. At a bout half
past eleven the carriage with mes
sengers from the Vatican rolled up
to the door, bringing Mgr Cataldi,
Mgr. Romaniolo. then the secretary
of Cardinal Antonelli and Mgr
Ricci. The English guests were all
assembled in the apartments of the
new Cardinal. Mgr. Cataldi intro
duced his companion, and the
secretary of Cardinal Antonelli
presented the bigletto to Arch
bishop Manning. It was then
handed to Mgr. Howard, who read
its contents, announcing the fact
that at the consistory held that
morning his holyness had promoted
his grace the Archbishop OF West
minister to the dignity OF Cardinal
One of the monsignores then fur
Their announced to the new Cardi-
nal that his presence was requested
at the Vatican, at the apartment of
the Cardinal Antonelli, at 10 o clock
this morning 1.-THE 10Th J, in order
to go through the ceremony of
taking the oath of allegiance, and
afterward to receive the berretta
from the hands of his holiness the
Pope. Cardinal Manning then
made brief address to the compa
ny present, and then the messen-
gers from the Vatican took their
leave. in order to go through the
same ceremony with the three
other new cardinals present in
Rome The rest of the day
was devoted by the new cardinal to
receiving the congratulations of his
friends. Alto o. clock of the morn
ing of Tuesday the four cardinals
Manning, Gianelli, Dechamps and
Bartolini-had assembled in the
apartment. of Cardinal Antonelli, by
whom they were led down to the
hall of the consistory, where there
had been an altar prepared. Before
this the new cardinals knelt for a
moment, and then they were con
Quoted close up to the altar. and
standing on the predella, the little
platform upon which the priest
stands while saying mass), the
senior cardinal, Gianelli, recited
the oaths after which the others
made the declaration that they
gave assent thereto and swore up
on the gospel Cardinal Manning
was second to take the oath; he
was followed by Dechamps and
Bartolini These ceremonies were
performed in the presence of the
Cardinals Patrize, Casoni, Antonelli
and Petri, representatives of the
three orders of the Sacred College.
A few English catholic ecclesiastics
also witnessed the ceremony. The
new cardinals, after the above sol
emnity was over, were then con-
Quoted to the ante chamber of the
Throne Room. In few minutes
they were led into the presence of
his holiness the Pope. The senior
Cardinal, Gianelli, read an address,
of affection and fidelity to the holy
father in the name of his colleagues,
and the Pope, who was seated on
his throne, responded, saying that
the church had cause to rejoice in
the accession of worthy men to her
councils, for she greatly needed
them in these times of her great
tribulation. The new Cardinals
then knelt down to receive the
apostolic benediction. This is the
last time that etiquette requires
them to kneel on such an occasion.
Henceforth they receive the Pope's
blessing standing, with the bowed
head. The witnesses of the cere-
mony then Withdrew, and the new
cardinals were left for while alone
in the presence OF his holiness.
They then received from the hands
of an attendant the scarlet berretta.
Taking leave of the holy father the