The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-23

easy hereafter to put special taxss on these
funds, or plumber them by deducsing charges
for their administration. Perhaps this 10 sne
Oface to ackno wledge and maintain the foreign
character of these institutes. The Italian
Foreign Minister, who at first wrote TO recog.
nize the British nationality of the several
British and Irish colleges in Rome. finding no
opposition from Sir Augustus Paget, proceeded
to gain a formal declaration from the Glad
stone Ministry that the colleges sho0iS S nave
quently, as Italian institutes, they may oe
plundered at leasure.
PREPARATION OF SUNDAY.
The increasing proclamation of the Lords Day
in Rome has induced the Catholic societies TO
endeavor to check the spread of an evil which
is of recent introduction. The Voce della pertta
publishes in French. German Snd English the
following notice :"We beg all Foreigners who
tions of the Lords Day v 18th public work, not
as done by the Catholics of Rome, but as .
subject of grief to them, and OF .deteststlon TO
all classes of the population The Corso Is
| full of shops kept by Jews, who keep them
open on Sundays with impunity. some OF them
| impudently sty ling themselves "Eng 'isb w are
| houses" But when the Government sets the
example of violating the sanctity OF the Loro
Day who can blame the tradssmen who follow
| the conduct of their superiorsf His Emlnence
Cardinal Patrjz, the Cardinal Vicar OF the
Pope, wrote q letter to the Syndlc oil Rome,
Ventura, demonstrating againt the increasing
proclamation of Sundays by the public WORKS
carried on by the Municipality, and showing
| that the municipal authorities cannot SHIFT the
blame of such PROCLAMATION from their OWE
shoulders to that of the contractors.
would be easy, of course, for the CorPoratioi
to provide for the insertion OF q clause IN ri
contracts STIMULATING that NO works were TO o
done upon Sundays or holy days. Cardina
Patrizi mentioned also that even frotestah
countries respect the laws of God and tn
Church, and prohibit public labor on sunday
4 and holy days. The letter of Cardinal Fatri7
was dated December 10, but no answer ma
II been yet vouohsafed by the Syndic to his EN-
, nence.
Il SENATORIAL RESERVATIONS
n Several senators of the kingdom of Italy hav
lately resigned their posts from motives OF COZ
scienee. as thew now see that open war betwee
: the Church aud the State in Italy is meant =
the Government. A large annual stipend
attached to the exalted office OF senate
' Giovanni Battists Piazzoni, lately senate
o has written to the newspapers requesting tne
4 to nublish the letter by which he made b
rssi0 natiou, that no mistake may exist regar
u inc his motives. That letter is as follows:
% Ito his Exoellency Count Francesca Mar
t. Sierra, Vice President of the Senate OF the KID
dom, in Rome.
"E.oellenoy,- lpray you to receive M my !
Kingdom, which have been induced to mai
by reasons of conscience, since the dlscord
the Church with the State has passed into op
. war.
Q, ..Receive the profoundest sentiments
10 esteem.
m "Your Excellency's most devoted servant,
" "GIo. BAIT. PIAZZoNI
re "villa d'Adds (province of Bergamo), Ju
10 "a, 1875"