The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-06
THE NEW ENGLISH CARDINAL.
a Great Day at the viiis Newroni -Poptincni
Messengers Speech Making.

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ROME, March l2.--The attention Of all the
English. Professionals ns well as Catholics. was
concentrate on the villa Nrgroni, whore Car
dinal Howard now occupies the palatial apart
mcnt once nhabltcdb 10y that celebrated CARDINAL
Frlicc Perctti. who became Pope Sixtus V. For
very long time this villa. the historical. ro-
mnntic, and tragical associations connected
with which would fill good szrd volume. has
been tcnnntlcss. except when the celebrated
American sculptor. Crawford, occupied the soc
und iioor. some years ago.
The Cardnal-cleci stood Just Within tho door
way of the first Of the series of splendid draw
Ing rooms. to receive all who came and by his
whom hc was unacuuaintcd. BY half pnst II
the rooms Were thrungcd 10y lndi,s. gentlemen,
one nnmc. that of Col. Howard yysr. who some
years ago was Captain OF that troop in the Soc
ond Life Guards 70 which Lieutenant
Cardinal Toward hclongcd. As midday ap-
preached. Monsignor Howard took up his sta
ton in the Ihrun" room. where all who could
make their way in also gathered. and soon after
the gun had rcsoundcd from ~. Angelo II voice
was heard annuun ing \ messenger from the
Sacred Palace" and way being made. Monsie-
secretary OF the Cardinal Secretary of state
and an official from the Canrcllcria Appsolica.
II wing made u profound reverence. Monsig.
nor Cataldi. with all that cuurtly language Of
ceremony in which he is 50 we'll N"rsed an
nounced the object of his mission. expressed
the happiness he felt in being the means Of con-
vryinE to his Emincnrc the intrlli genrc OF the
sublime dignity to which the Sovereign Pontiir
had been pleased 60 raise him. and Informed
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock to confer the be-
retta upon him. His Emincnre then broke the
seals OF the official communications and after
the complimentary letter from Cardinal Sine
oni und the more formal document from Cnrdi-
nal Anlat had been read Cardinal Howard
thanked the messengers. and expressed his
deep feeling Of graf tulr To- the Holy Father.
who. In the bounty II his heart and with the in
t"ntinn 81 advancing TIA" interests Of the Church,
had seen III Ia crratc in him another English
Cardinal. and To honor that nation where there
existed So much religious fervor-a nation
which. although separated from the Church,
granted liberty to the clergy to the efforts
OF the hierarchy. which had produced such H.
ustrious examples ms the lat" Cardinal WISE
man, and. in these lnt"r years. Cardinal Cullen
AMI Cardinal Manning.
The Pontlil al messengers then departed on
th"lr round. tn" many pre- sent pressed forward
hand and offer their congratulations. and then
the members of the Sacred College began to
np'k in To- welcome thor now brother and give
MIN the Kiss of p"a,r. Later caIno the new
cardinals Sharrriti. Nina. and De- Fa!louN. to
interchange congratulations. After the cere-
muny. If i may T.. called such. was over. the
company fingered some time. wand ring ut
thoir leisure throush the splendid suite 81 rooms
and admlrln thor appointments. The library
books from end to end and from npprto ceiling.
On" room only. u" private chapel, was nrun-
pletr. Il awaits the furniture thn English Cath
oil in .om.'-l mix say ia. English general
~. Tor many mont atnui = have ~ulS ribbed are
about to pros NJ Ia the Cardinal together with a
handsome chni'".
Cardinal Howard Is the first English Cardinal
permanently r'siicnt ia Rome since the days Of
Cardinal Weld ami Cardinal Acton