, 1876-12-17

the time OF the scrutiny are placed m The altar:
a!so oo1 M wtta s in the lid, and lock aud key,
Of their invalid colleagues carry round. lacked to
the cells ct the latter, md into the Slit in which
tne sSs Casa,na's put their folded papers contain
the altar there is little IRON aze-nIacs
. with tube chimney communicating with the
outer ai5 At thc close Of each scrutiny in which
no election has been accomplished towing to the
requisite number OF votes not having been given to
one single Cardinat> all the voting papers are
eratn whch is then serted IL the iro n atoTe ynss
and the whole is set on dre by u mitch lighted from
i i1des6ox %. 50 that the burning creates dense
Is informed that election has taken place at that
days two sctutinies. This is the celebrated
- 'ssfumata OF which 20 much has been heard. and
on which so many bets have been decided, It
serves also signal TO the artiIIerymen who ore
on the witch at Castle St: Angelo, ready to fire
their guns as soon as the election shall have been
: made; and further to the workmen, also on the
watch, 10 pull down the walliug-up Ut the great
balcony from which the new Pope WILL immediate
. y on bis ELECTION, give his first beuediction-
'urbl Ct urbi "--on the instant that an election
Rhall have been consummated Every possible
care Is taken to prevent the Cardinals from com
are - administered # separately by a dapiieT" "
"a bringer Of the teast>, by whom each Ca1inal is
attended The dinners are severa}ly examined BY
an official before they are taken into the cells, to
is conveyed In the yiands. ANY letters which may
come IN from tie outer world gre hr:t read BY
AIo0AN VI tEtAkes Qt4O&E kuG AAEQ1n1Ia can nave
them, and the most scrupulous care Is
taken in every way to prevent all COM
municaton with the outer world. gil the Officers,
duties under solemn VOWS and oaths Three hours
after sunset. at the last ringing Of signal bc the
junior master Of thG re ceremony calls out I'm Get,
all retire again to rest 1t Is nut necessary to de-
scribe the cchnicalitcs OF writing upon tbe voting
papers the names Of ths Cardinals set forth by ihe
voters for election. They nre not unlike modern
ballot papers, with the exception Of some lines of
Latin and certain regulations for folding ind aeal
ing the vote Only one name is written, and when
the paper is filled up, and folded and sealed, euch
Cardinal walks from his place to the altar carrying
the schedule, Or gote held high between his finger
he rneea and 9ea n the 4teR Of The aa nc
oath: ~ call TO witness Christ our Lord,
who shall be NJ. Judge. that am e1ectny him
whom before God think ought to be elected, and
the sumo as to the vote which I shall give at the
''accessN." On the altar there is large chalice,
or urn, covered with patina; and the eiector,
paper on the patina, and, tnEing that in his hand
throws tic vote into tie cbacc with it. II sick
Cardinal cannot do this the ceremonial Is gone
through for him by y scrutator. For those who
cannot leave their cells. there is very elaborate
system Of assistance and substitution BY the sworn
otticials. When nli thy votes have been placcd in
the chas1ce the Senior ScFutator mixes them togeth
er. The Junior then tAses each ynte from the
cha1icc and drops it into another similar
receptacle Then comes the scrutiny. it.
self. The three Scrutators sit at the large
table with their bucks to the altar
SO that they may be seen by all present The first
Of thsm y takes voting paper from the challce md
motto Of the voter intact "opens the other folds and
reads the name Of the person in whose favor the
vote is given. He then passcs i to the second
scutator, who also takes note OF tho person voted
for, aud passes 1t on to third, who declares the
vote IN loud voice: and each Cardinal Us the vote
is declared, marks it on register before him.
When all the registers are marked. the schedules
Or voting papers are threaded on ole BY the Junior
serntator;; The two ends Of the thread are then
the who tb sa % the
ease an election has been accomplished,
ssa sff @ @as counting Ct tss s'tf
ricogntori," and third, the burning Of the votes
ton has been achieved. the last portion of the
seven 'aets, OF which the DIST Is the s'accesst"
nal can be voted for by accessit uucss he has had
Ut least one vote previously. Nor can IN elcctor
give an accessis M ioE the same person for whom he
voting twice for the same person. The mode in
which this method OF the "accessit" operates, !
and the nature Of the motives which will INFLUENCE
the electors In proceeding to it., sufficiently
intelligibie II 4 for whom yon have voted, alal,
be shown to have received four Or five votes
it win become a delicate question whether YOU
will transfer your vote to one Of the latter, and II
50, to which Of them: It: failing your own favor
lte candloaLe, WHO mas been Known TO laSe no !
chance. you contented to hnvc G, your course |
Is clear. You ''accede" to him. If he IL objcc- |
tionablc to you, you mey still prefer to accede to
him il it shall to you that his election Is In
eyitabIe. II would content you, and you think |
he has chance yon aecede to him. II your main
object Is to prevent II possible tie election OF
either Or c, you Accede to some other Cardinal in
The hope that the votes given to him, IT not suf
cient to elect him. may at least IN conclave Ian
snsge, gve an exclusion @ to j and g: i e.. prevent
1t will thus be that the 'acccssft" requires
for its management come Of the most delicate and
aexterous play Of any portion of the conclave |
operations.