The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-23
LETTER FROM ROME.
Correspondence London Tablst.l
THE VATICAN.


400 in number, headed by their Bishop,
Mgr. dc Cabrieres, were received on Tues- |
day the Goth of April. His Lordship read
the address. On the day following various
Sisters of Charity lately arrived in Rome
from Mexico, whence they had been harshly
on the 22nd the Bishop of Montpelier and
the ecciesiastics attached to the French
pilgrimage. to the number of 65, took their
farewell audience. On Monday the 18th,
some foreigners, among whom were several
English, were received by the Pope in the
loggia on the left of the hall of the Swiss
Guards. At this audience an incident oc
cured which has created much annoyance
at the Vatican and caused much regret
among the English residing in Rome. A
gentleman by his extraordinary conduct
occasioned the notice of those who accom-
panied the Pope. He was observed stand
ing while the others knelt to received his
Holiness. During the Benediction he act
ually sat down. His Holiness was unable
to overlook this breach of decorum COM
mitted by person who apparently had
come for the purpose of insulting the Holy
Father in his own house. The Pope asked
him whether it was a gentlemanly thing to
sit down while all the others were either
standing or kneeling. The offender was
then conducted out of the loggia by Cava-
liere, and Major Schmidt, the sub-Lieuten-
ant of the Swiss Guards, who informed
him he was the worst conducted English
man who had ever appeared in the Vatican.
Monsignors Stouor and Kirby were present
| at this painful scene, and inquiry was made
to ascertain who was responsible for hav-
| ing obtained admission for such person.
The offender turned out to be o graduate
of Cambridge, who had been for come years
| a resident in the family, and in the en-
ployment, of Sir Augustus Paget. 1t ap-
pears that he had obtained his audience,
not through the recognized channel by
of
but through an Italian layman, gentleman
who has charge of the Tapestry Depart
ment at the Vatican. An English clergy
man and his wife who were at the same
audience were indignant at the insult Of
fered to the Holy Father, and told the
| gentleman they were ashamed of his con-
duct. An address expressing regret for
the untoward occurrence was drawn up
| for presentation to the Pope, and was Sign
ed by all the English at the audience
excepting, of course, the offender and the
persons whom he accompanied. Sir Augustus
Paget, when he was made acquainted with
this extraordinary behaviour, was much
distressed. He waited upon Archbishop
| Howard, and requested him to represent
to His Holiness the regret which he felt
at the behaviour of this gentleman. Mgr.
Howard, on the day following .(Tuesday),
made this communication known to the
Pope through the Maggiordomo, Mgr. Pac-
ca. The Pope was duly sensible of the
courtesy of Sir Augustus, and said he was
deeply panied that Protestants should seek
to make him an object of vulgar curiosity.
| The address of those present at the audi
ence was signed by eleven persons, namely,
Lieutenant Colonel lines and his wife, the
| Countess Kearney, the Rev. G.. Smythe,
Mrs. Smythe, Miss Taylor and Miss Besley,
and the members of Mr.. Smythe's family.
The ladies who accompanied the gentleman
in question, and who behaved as English
| do
sions, that is with perfect propriety, were
not, of course. asked to sign this address
condem natory of their companion. Before
it was known that the gentleman in ques-
ton was no longer in the employmept Of
| Sir. Augustus Paget, the address had been
signed by Lord Talbot de Malahide, Sir
Vincent Eyre, the Rev. Mr.. Luke, and
| several other Professionals, but it was sub
| sequently considered that the signatures
should be limited to those actually present
at the audience, all of whom excepting one
lady are English Professionals. The address
is as follows:- "We. the undersigned
English visitors in Rome, feeling deeply
panied by the act of disrespect shown to
your Holiness on the occasion of an audi
ence given at the Vatican on Monday, the
| 10Th inst, at which we had the honour to
be present, beg to take this method of
respectfully expressing the regret aud in
] dignation we all of US share, that any
Englishman, soliciting the favour of an au
dience, should 80 far forget the duties of
courtly etiquette and the respect due to
your Holiness" This address was intrusted
| to MoDsignor Stonor for presentation.
THE NUNcIo TO SPAIN.
Mgr. Simeoni, the new Nuncio to Madrid,
| left Rome on the 10Th. Senior Benavides,
| in the name Of his Government, placed at
the Nuncio's disposal a ship of war to con-
vey him from Bayonne to Santander,
where he will disembark on Spanish soil.
FRENCH PILGRIMS.
Four hundred pilgrims from the diocese
| of Montpelier in France are now in Rome.
They went to the Chiesa Nuova on the
morning of the 18th, where Mass was cele
| brated and communion administered by the
Bishop of Montpelier. The subterranean
church of San Clemente was illuminated
for the benefit of the pilgrims on the Goth,
and Benediction was given by the Prior
Gather Mullooly) in one of the under
ground chapels, function which had,
r Al.