The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-05

down on the bedroom aud study tn nc
cords ance with his wishes. This 10 the nIe'
| time wood floor has been seen az the
| Vatican, aud some of the old inhabltaDts
Of the palace regard il as a straIge inno-
| walton, The Pope desires that All poihP
and ceremony shall bs observed 10 reIig-
| ious matters; for instance, the Cohs'story
| was held with the same forms uSeo oeioie
1870. But be wishes to live as private
| individual. He and his Csmerlengo, Car
dinal di Pietro, are alike IN TINS, ana ,cn eaen
desiree to have the success OF reigion
rather than politics. When you read Car
diBal di Pietro's reply to the Pope's ailocu'
ton you see this spirit pervadipg 1t: the
great work for the Church Ia to make
Christians; that is the key note. both
the allocutson and pastoral letter announc
in q the establishment of the Catholic Ger
archis in Scotland are temperate diecourses;
but for all that, you See plainly In the
arm passage alluding to tue loss OF the
temporal power that the present Pope
stands just where the preceding one did.
Because he is silent and prudent, gives no
reason for any to encourage the hope that
he accepts the present state OF Italy as % un
fait dccsnspH. 1t is not certain that His
Holiness will go to Castel Gondolfo this
summer, but It is certain that he will leave
the Vatican and Rome during the hot
months A good deal of curiosity is felt
as to whittier he is going, and good deal
of specn lation is indnlged in, for Il the
Pope should take 1t into his head to leave
Italy he might not return, and that would
complicate matters most unpleasantly.
An entertainment was given on Sunday
evening by the Spanish Ambassador de
Csrdepas, the ono who is near the Holy
See. 1t is the first grand official reception
of the Vatican Court that has occurred
since the winter of 1869. The party was
given in honor of King Alphonso's wedding,
oDA 20 how tak AEh of
February, but was put off to the 3Ist of
March. 1t was q very splendid affair. The
Princess del Drago, the Spanish Kings
aunt, received the gueste. This lady is
the daughter of Q1een Christina of Spain
and Munoz, her morgaDatic husband, the
Duke di Riapzares. The Princess del Drago
was dressed superbly, and was dazzling
with Jewels. Tie Princess Massurio, sis
ter to the Count de Chambord, was there,
and the Princesses Orsini, Altieri, Rospig,
liosi-in short, all the grande DANES of tue
Papal Court, who have not enjoyed such q
gaiety for eight long years. And what made
the affair more significant was that there
were Cardinals present in grande tenue, and
several Monsignori and prelates with
crosses and decorations. Not only Cardinal
Howard swept his scarlet train through
the salons, but q much more important
personage-the Cardinal Secretary of State
Franchi. The Cardinals were received
with all the old time splepdor, at the door
of the palace, with torches blazing. This
reception and the presence of Cardinal
Franchi at it is regarded as q concilatory
sign. 1t is the first time since 1870 that
Cardinal Secretary of State has gone out
into society officially. How strange it will
be to have two courts reigning in Rome,
what q brilliant place it will make of the
old city. But before next winter who
knows what changes may not take place
The Pope may be far away from Rome, all
Europe in blaze, aud Italy in the middle
of the strife.