, 1877-02-21
THE VATICAN.
THE rorE'h HEALTH.

NIpattAss 10 L0nA1H 7fn4<k
ROVE, Jan. 3l.--1After un unusually mild win.
ter, tie weather changed about fortnight ago,
and The Pope, feeling afl tllo symptoms OF an
invinfcnt cold, kept hi* room until they had
passra away. Two days later his Holiness was
taken suddenly III. antl tainted while talking TO
sumc Of the Cardinals III Lis Cabinet. At tho
time II el,auced that the issue which las for
lung time been ar,lhelal'y kept open In Its leg
eloscd, and medical aid md rcpoho Ii,
bcti became requisite 10 ro-estatlish tho
issue. By the sth, however. he had COM
nictcly segained hIs accustomed health, and on
that day Enyc audience TO a number of ladies'
aud gentlemen, BY one nf whom vas told the
sauna rrcnfug how we'll Il. lookcd, how conf
iortahly warm Ills tut hati felt, how fresh and
healthy his color was, how scr,ipulousIy neat
anl clean both his dress and person were, fnw
easily he n,oyed, anl lo" seemlngiY unneccs-
sary his sttck was to hin. "Whils he sskel
and toltf u that We aI.o were bIs children. he
took out his blue-checHed linen pocketllan.lkrr-
chief, deliberately unfoidcA it aud shook It With
t0th hands. and then wsut on to make Us i IT.
H. se 'pss I Of s sbs ,oe CHI, " t y T. ' tr y *ls Is
ltone. lie was suptx'rte.l By uod, who had sald
thst tho Church waa founded upon rock.
a2ainst which tue galcs Vt hell sloul! not pro
s o!. Fa1.Ssa f s svsk s IL. SnE sr. to ss r Sa. b..
abolish It foreser.''' Ths following dass tic
Pnpe gave other audiences, and ihe fatigue cou.
sequent upon attention gisen 10 multiplicity
has for many years t~en subject to-anothcr
fatutinR tt-afd hr VIZ. within . little Of
falling full lengtll upon tia 1ooI. Monssguore
klesf spI.ng forward ;.a 1td sa,'ght bin ~ time;
upon ths Pope. .tar1nat Mestel and Monsls.
nore Ssnlmluiatelll aided in placing hia ao'uess
upon : sta, a,Ml tuesaci'sers were 1Luakttd II
rfgalnel coneciolss.lsrs, and their all MAS nut
required further Than 10 urge nir0nxly upon
biM The nece.slty for repoAe. TIE rore re-
t!xIned qu!etlv 10 hts apartment until .yestcr-
dar When, II iatonned you lAst night, lie gave
audience 10 y leput&ti0n from thu tcApofita au
society Of bt. Aiphopto.
No doubt ths state OF the Pope's health has
beer! much Influenced BY lbe ANNOYANCE and
di..pl.asuso he has ielt 1t shc passing Of the
bill against the abuses practicrsi BY the clergy,
AUDIENCE 70 PILGRIMS.
FAHIa, Feb. 1.-The Popa gave m atld!enco
io-iay ~ pilgrims fronn Hssuncvn, headed by
their Bishop. Replying IN French To their u4f-
dress, be spoke Of tue consolation Atforled him
bY such cagcFtess OF tho faithful TO visit Lirn II
the very moment nhc1l lio was ~ pained by tho
impictIes uttered IN the Chamber In sl,e debates
he said. hsd Leen attacked fsu,n the Tribune;
but these blasphsn!ts would not pills uupuu.
Ahed. The blasphenlcrs deserved thu title Ut
"seents ot Ecll.", After blessing France With
much fcErur, to blessed Italy, Spain, Austria,
auta the whole Catholic world.
TUE FuICRE COHCLArH.
RoNx, Feb. l.-i1us X. has u,ain referred
10 \ congregation OF Cardinals tbs solution Ut
the question whether, taking Into consideration
the circumstances Ut the tf,lles aul tho actual
conditions Ia WHICH the Church IL placcd with
Fcsps<t to the States OF Eulopc, 1t may not he
advisable 10 take somt preliminary steps with
tho Intention of insusing tue liberty Ut tho
future conel4ye.
NEW SPANISH CARDINALS,
The popo has decided on creating two uer
Spanish Cardinals a. The uew Coutistory Ia tho
pesseus of the Atciblshops Of kasgossa and
SantA;o.
Tue FRENCH PILGRIMS.
RoNx, Feb. c.-Ths French ptItfims from
Besantvn who were received hv tElu pot,u yes.er-
day presented tho banuer Of Franehc County to
hla lfoliut.s. with s5mboitcal purse containing
lGO, ,0tOf. Tho Pope. who WIS muchcd pleased.
:ali he would hare the Tag preserved In the
v.tssn. 40 address - presented by The Ach,
feeling Of lvf1 existing between Etxuche