New-York tribune., 1876-08-05


him, they were pardoned and reinstated. But Eono
the less has the absurd incident served To show the
sort of have taken TO be ruler set III
authority over us. And thi7, it must he remcm-
bered, is one who all his life has been bawng
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" We viii sup
pose that his entire ignorance of public and official
lie may 10 some excuse for mistakes IL the soIt
of discipline which it behoores him to maintain
among his subordinates. But anything approaching
to the feeling of gentleman would have prevented
the commission of such blUndcr as that rocounted
am very much afraid that We are going to lave
bad harvest in Italy. The extraordinarily late and
sunless Summer has been such as to lead to UnaVor-
able andcipations. For some time past we have
been hearing bad account, from the silk districts.
Now the prices of bread and zine beginning to
creep MP, in anticipation of defective returns of
corn and tho unfavorabe appearance OF the vine
yards There is time for the latter to improve, bat
fear that it is but too certain VIC shall have
greatly deficient wheat harvest.
There is considerable distress among the laborng
classes especially cXcavatOrs, masOns brickldyer,
and tho connected trades. Very large numbers Of
such worhmcn were attracted to Rome by the eX-
pectation of the vast quantity of work 20 be done
there a consequence of the city becoming the
capital of Italy, Vast quantities of work have been
done and more than az much more remains to be
executed Bat lis is invariably the case III such lha'-
tcrs, the numbers attracted by the bait were far
larger than the bat-hg as it was and Isis caicu-
lated to satisfy. And in free Italy TIE workmen are
beginning to initiate their fellows in other free
countries. / told you OF meeting which had
been held by the men, We have since that
had another And last Sunday were TO have had
n monster demonstration" But it was avercd
by the persuasion of persons to whose authonty
the leaders of the workmen gave ear and partly by
the promises made TO adepatatiOn OF the trades by
the Minister of the Interor-prOmises which, fear,
trenched very dangerously near the position OF the
Communistic "right-to-laborD principle. These
promises, however were all TO take effect after
the recess"-next November, that is to say. And
the Minister probably felt that there was no saying
whether by that time, loaNos of bread might not he
found growing on the hedges ready baked; or, per-
haps that it was even more likely that he might be
out Of Office and his successor left to deal with the
deluded operatives.
Thursday last was the thrtieth anniversary of the
Pope's election to the Papacy. And of course the
occasion was one of great rcjocinrs at the Vatican
A huge pilgrimage arrived from Germany, and
the nil grims were all received and blessed TO their
hearts content. The College of Cardinals
proceeded in collegiate form to the Vatican
to offer their congratulations to His llol-
ness. And both pilgrims and Cardinals were
treated TO long addresses, which were duly printed
in the clerical papers, and delighted tho hearts OF
the faithful As for what His Holiness said, 1t can
be pretty well told in half dozen words Dreadful
bad times! Enemies aad prosecutors Of the Church
rage against her more and more! Get their deserts
however now and then, instanced bS this that,
and the other potentate, who behaved badly to the
Church. and died after it! Nevertheless, churchmen
must stick to their colcrs, and remain faithful, in
| a., ,l,. ttts1as X gn
tine Popc and his friends shall enjoy their again,
etc. etc. Meantime His Holiness is in excellent
health; well ana chirpy discourses of the dreadful
nquitics OF the time and the terrible trials OF the
Church in the checricst and joliest manner and
seems determined at least far as he Is concerned
| 10 wait till time " brings in his revonges.'
| 4. 4. TEOLLOPE.