The New York herald., 1878-02-21

slowly. and with significant gesture. he
walked to the chair Of Cardinal Pecoi.
Upon seeing this his supporters rose and
advanced with him. They numbered ten
or eleven. Cardinal Franchi slowly bent
his knee before Cardinal Pscci; his support
ers also knelt, and the act created Cardinal
Pecci Pope and successor to Plus TX. 1t
was the election by adoration.
LEO XIII.
The baldaquins Of all the cardinals were
lowered. The oldest Cardinal present asked
the elect what name he would be known
by, and he answered, in q firm voice,
LEO" The Pope, after his election. as
sumed the Pontifcal robes and received
the homage of the cardinals in the Sixtine
Chapel.
PETERS PENCE.
Count Segur Immediately informed the
Pope that he purposed to present him with
1000, ,000f as the first donation of Peters
pence from the French Episcopate.
PRocLAIMIxo THE POPE.
At quarter past enc o'clock there
were not many people remaining before
the Vatican. Cardinal Caterini. the
Oldest Cardinal Deacon, appeared on
the grand gallery OF the Vatican Basilica
and announced in the customary formula
Cardinal Peccis succession to the Papacy.
The crowd cheered most enthusiastically,
and concourse numbering &c, 900 soon as
sembled, densely thronging the open space
before the Vatican and the approaches
thereto.
THE FIRST BENBD.cTIoN.
at half-past four the newly elected Pope.
surrounded by all the cardinals, ap-
peared in the inner gallery of tho
Basilica. The crowd vociferously shouted.
'Long live the Popow The Holy
Father at length made signal
for silence, then intoned the "Bene-
dicite" and pronounced benediction. After
this the cheering was renewed and con-
tinued until the Pope withdrew.
Only a portion of the crowd was able
to hear the benediction, as the inner GAL
lery from which it was pronounced looks
into St. Peters.
uLrRAwoNrANr rrrRy
Tho ultramontanes are furious at the re.
suit of the election.
RINGING THE BILLS.
As soon as the result OF the election be-
came known the bells in oil the churches
of Rome were rung and the diplomats went
to the Vatican to congratulate the new
Pope. The cardinals will remain in the
Vatican until tomorrow. Perfect order
prevails everywhere.
THE rAPAb IsoLATrox xxpED--rnz NEW POPE
AcczrrABLx TO yHA,sx AND GERMANY.
[Bx CABLE TO THE HEBALD.1
LONDON, Feb. 21, 1878.
The Roman correspondent Of the Times
draws attention to the fact that Cardinal
Pecci, when he was camerlingo, ordered
the Pontiical carriages to be prepared for
the new Pope to drive out on . solemn
progress. The correspondent adds that the
myth of the Pope's captivity is thus ex.
ploded.
BrsMARcx SATISFIED
The Standards correspondent at Berlin
says Prince Bismarck considers Cardinal
Pecci's election to the Papacy the most suit
able one possible at thepresent time.
FRANCE PLEASED.
The Times Paris despatch says:-'fhe
election of Cardinal Pecci as Pope has made
favorable impression here"
SKETCH OF THE NEW POPE.
Tho Catholic world is peculiarly fortunate in one
TACT IN relation 10 the eminent osclesias,ic who has
boen elevated to tho Supreme Ponsncate--the visible
head Of the and Vicar OF Jesus Christ on
esr,hnamely that his life has already given proof
OF the qualities be may be expected exhibit 10 his
exalted sphere. For the first time In eleven hundred
years newly elected Pope npds himself without trace
Of temporal power and without any prospect OF gaining
IL Tho relics Of the conflict which ended in tho
shrnkagc Of the late Pope's secular dominion 10 tho
dmsusIpns Of the Vatican arc . legacy that must
evitnby impede his cudeavors to strike out a now limo
Of policy, II such DO his intention. All, therefore,
tnas can shrow light upon the man chosen for this
great office In Ne day Of reconssructiou must provo
interesting.
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