The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-18
Mornlng Star and Catholic Messengers
LETTER FROM ROME.
THE VATICAN.

to 60 through. Or the 18th Cardinal Guid
presented TO the Holy Father sixty tw
Young persons belonging to the diocese o
first communion by making spiritual re-
treat. The arch-priess Of the Frascat
read an address in the name of thos'
young men and Of the Frascati member
Of the Society for Catholic Interests
st. Maria del Popolo, to the number o
some hundreds, were permitted to have au
dience OF the Pope on occasion Of their re
ceiving frat communion. The chief main
tsineIs Of these schools are the Pope, bis
Chief Almoner, Monsignor saD%iniateiii,
gentleman gave clothes and other necesss-
ries to over hundred of these poor girls
VENERABLE CLEMENT MARIA HoFBAUER
The Holy Father issued a decree on the
l4th of May to recognize the virtues in the
heroic grade of the Venerable Clement
Maria Hofbauer, priest of the Congregation
of the Most Holy Redeemer. Father Hof-
in l75l, and died in Vienna in 1920. The
cause of his beatifcation and canonization
has been some years proceeding, being pro-
moted by Cardinal BiliO, and postulated
by Father Mauron, the General of the
Order of Redemptorists. Present at the Issue
of this decree were Cardinals Patrizi and
Bilio, Count Paar, the Austrian Ambassa
dor, Monsignors Martinucci and Nardi,
Count Braudis, Monsignor Jannig, rector of
st. Maria delP Apima, and the General and
Fathers of the Redemptorist Congregation
in Rome.
THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
The new Ministry seems active in the ap-
pointment of commissloHs to inquire into
various matters. According to the ideas of
tho present Government every department
requires Investigation, and even the statis-
tics Of immortality are to be collected with
q view to regulate the social evil. One
million and half of lire was voted for the
civil list without opposition, and Ministers
refused to promise to introduce law to
put the civil list in future under the con-
troll of Parliament. This shows how differ
emily men speak when in Office, and when
in opposition. None were 30 loud when
out of Office as the present administrators of
the Government in demanding that sums
allocated for the Royal expenditure should
be disbursed by officials whose accounts
should be subject to Parliamentary investi- |
CATION. But now the language is complete
ly changed. They cay the King is the worst
paid sovereign in Europe, and has deserved |
too we'll of the nation TO have the income |
placed under control. Several deputies |
who supported the late Ministry have been |
promoted by Signor Depretis to be sena
tors. This has been done partly to secure |
the forbearance of the former Cabinet and |
partly to I'LL the Cham Der with Democrats.
for Depretis is quite able and willing to
avail himself of the powers which the Min
istry possesses, to obtain the return of Gov
ern meDt candidates. The number of new
senators is twenty Ave, and among them
is an ex priest named Abignente. aud two
Hebrews, namely, Signors TulIo Massarani
and Isaac Artom. The Senate lately re
jected the Bill for abolishing the religious
portion of the oath to be taken by witnesses
IN civil and criminal courts. Perhaps after
the addition of the new Senators that Bill
will be introduced with q different result.
ITALIAN UNITY.
In recent speech before the italian Par
Lament the Deputy Minervini derided the
action that the unifcation of Italy had
been secured by the recent changes and
annexationS of the former Italian States to
Piedmont. Apostrophising the bench of
Ministers Signor Minervini exclaimed
" You have misgoverned and divided
every where, but You have united only the
parts of this country" Everywhere pre-
walls lamentation. People bewail the ex-
cessive taxation, which makes prosperity
impossible. They lament the want of pub
Tic faith, the continual breaches of faith
committed by public officials, who embes
public security, the frequent highway rob-
berries and assassinatiOns, and the prevail
enee of brigandage. "Tbe country laments
and cries out for reform, retrenchments,
ana the restoration OF justice and morality"
Minervini proceeded to say: LIVERY
where we see iamentation for the present,
distrust in the future, and longing desire
for the past, that past which We have de-
strOyed by all manner of sacrifices, which
were certainly not made with the intention
that We should now have to say, We scere I
better aVhen Toe we're eO0rse." Deputy Miner
vini seems to fear that the liberty of COM
planning, like the liberty of teaching, will ,
be taken away by the present Liberal Gov
eTnment of Italy. He adjures the Minis
try ' to leave us the constitutional privi- Q
lege of expressing our grief before the i
country" Deputy Minervini is not MEM c
Dor of the Clerical party, but is Democrat, /
and member of Parliament in which no I
good Catholic will accept seat. Yet he =
is dissatisfied with the conduct of his Lib 9
eral friends, and expresses sentiments
which are common to most Italians who
have smarted under the lash of the Liberal
Government.