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roll, who had been the Cardinal Score
tary of State under Plus VII, was ex
clnded by the veto of Austria. Cardi
mai Albani interposed the veto, hui
his specific authority to this having
been questioned by the Cardinals who
desired the election of Seyeroli, the
Austrian Ambassador, Count Apponyi
came forward, and, as representing
the Apostolic Crown of Austria for
mally excluded Cardinal Severoli from
the canvass. This led to the election
OF Cardinal Della Genga, who took his
seat as Leo XII, by vote 80 sudden
and unexpected that no time to inter.
cept it was given to the two French
Cardinals. Lafare and Clermont, who
had been charged by France to veto
Della Genga himself. Eight years af.
forwards, in 1881, Cardinal Giustiuiani
was excluded by the veto of Spain
He had come within eight votes of an
election when Cardinal Marco v Cata1
Informed the Cardinal Dean that he
was charged by his Most Catholic Mai
esty, Ferdinand VII, to Exclude His
Emirence Cardinal Ginstiana from the
Poncifical throne" The actual Head
of the Church himself narrowly es.
capped being shut out from the chair OF
st. Peter in a similar manner. Cardi-
nal Gaysrnck, Archbishop of Milan,
was ordered to the Austrian Court to
proceed to Rome and veto the election
Of Cardinal Martha FerrettI. The Car.
dinal-Archbishop act out to perform
this disagreeable duty, but he travelled
slowly, there being no railways lead
ing to Rome, and reached the Eternal
City only the morning after the formal
proclamation of Cardinal Mastai- Fer
reti as Plus. The conclave had been
one of the shortest ever held in mod
ern times.
As soon as elected, the new Pope
will be clothed in the white pontifcal
habit, the "fsherman's ring' will be
placed upon his finger, aud after the
chanting Of the Ecce Sacerdos Magnus,
the first cardinal deacon will make a
public announcement of the family
name of the elected cardinal and the
ponti6cal title chosen by him. After
bis installation, bunch of fax will be
lighted publicly in his presence, and
the master of ceremonies will say, as
it fiickers and dies, "Holy father, thus
passeth the glory of the world" The
tiara, or triple crown, will then be
placed upon his head. 1t is a high
cap or hat of cloth of gold, encircled
with three coronets, terminating in 8
gold ball surmounted by a cross
Two embroidered and fringed pend
ants hang from it, like those from a
bishops mitre.
The official title of the Pope il
"Bishop of Rome and Vicar of Jesus
Christ, Successor of St. Peter, Prince
of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the
Universal Church." Since Gregory
the Great, he subscribed himself Ser.
vus Servorum Dei-"Servant of til.
Servants of God" The popes were
formerly chosen by the clergy and the
people, the same as other bishops; bnt
owing to the dissatisfaction and dis
turbauce which this method occasion.
ally produced, the electoral body was
diminished, and in 1859 a decree is.
sned by Nicholas ii limited it to the
cardinals. By the constitution OF
the Sacred College then adopted, the
old method of election was recognized
but in form only; the cardinal bishops
representing the bishops of the Roman
Synod, the cardinal priests represent.
ing the parish clergy and the cardina
deacons representing the heads of the
popular electoral districts of the city
| of Rome. This constitution is the ba.
sis of the existing law, under which
the successor of Plus TX will be
chosen.