, 1879-02-13

Rahss CnrFfsuh TifeHrr laHsiIa S!IHttHrJ,
Three apartments arr appropriated to tlle saln
Of tir effects Of tile late Plus IL. Anywhere
else they xould bu vast SALOONS. Measured by
iln' scale uf The Vatican, they are orllnary-azcd
ruotsia. LII thu ccntT,! one to which yi5ftora aro
first admitted. is largu quantity OF The most
intulerahly wrctchcd oIl-pa!ntinss which Il was
ever my lot to SEE CuttIeret togcthrr IN ane
p!urr. They asc All sacred subjccts, with tllc
exception Of n srr+s Ut pictures representing
lie Pope going In procession To various putnls Of
1sosnc.-S'. Jom Latcran, the Via Sacra, the Col.
osseun., ctc.,-anL ihry appear to bu copies Of
copies Of Gap!cs fur The must part. III particular
/ tpserycd version vi Rnnhael's "alatunua
ue1A 8sgglOln," /" tue wclt-kNlwn picture III Flur-
ctvc. wtrll was enough tu make Tic spirit Ut
slle Grrut ArtfSt-t llu tIaunts llr scrnes Ut his
earthly lr1uu1plls--1lGu away In hurrAr lroul
thuso walls liz lIns made glorious with branty.
All thrte prtuscs are catAos,led AIul numbered
But saw W otc make ilic lu.Ntest approach tn
nsxt1!g the prize OF hns Ut tlrin. III 1sit hanla
tupeatry hung on THE wall. 'l'lIcss arc not fur
sule, but ihey arc Scry precious lust now tu the
sis!ar. III arJrllnE rest mud relief to tle cyu,
utter liz exdDtion Of works of nrt ~ ranged
Muns!snot {sl'o had hrcn detalnr,l IN eonse-
guuNtc ot lIavlllg to witt on his Jl0si0css) up
pcurei, mid Ms!lcrri lie assembled cs'tIi pany
liItO arso,a Eoonl. The saf. rttnpany was not
SGEt Ail& t4lltlt4EA AltHUtk EAEIlslfG-
1y ii 1a.Iics, n.M almost entirely uf Foreigners.
4 great many lcrctlc bunk .notes i,ayo hui the
h0nur ot being exchanged fnr met'orIalR uf Fopu
l'!ut IN, tullME tl'ts" lnttcr days: Ills lsoyal
llgIlless the Crtwu Prince Of Swcden has
nlade unc Or two hat.lsoiau purchases, and
Nuntrrous other Pr0testanls nt Nutl.rcgal runk
have tlona tin same. At present the bulk III
t1lt most lreci"us objects have beca dlsposcd
lhInus lu le bud. TIN collection fB Of the
Must c.lrousiy ynrled sort. Among tbs articles
which src.ir to my nicH,pry, lnay take at run-
4DIt several nairs OF eM1roidtred shippers, an
cusnls1on muslin n,i ,nacassars. Diamond cross
with gold GllaiI., ruluretl blndtnE for furniture,
set of silver sllt sattsponns, anil sumo blankets!
l'n" hc,I told beiorsln!nl ulat .!e articles
tlnd to b. qnllu accurate a. regards all lhe
things, Bur a,n inclined tu believe tl,at the
EcalIy prerfuua obtects, such us gold alll gems,
rtr, were clcai'cF III proportlun than tls cot,l-
mon 0lcs- There '!as becn sums tine old lara to
ba llMl, Tut TINT la now nearly nli goac. ru-
Inar@ch, too, y crimson velvet acapulary. may
niecntly embroidered III goId; Il pastoral rtns,
et,nta!n!nE an enlrEall q largu szc, and several
Eadest; but thu lacs which tr!,llnru Il was
neither antique ll0r valuable. l'rshaps koIne
u tllo most aya!saa!o articles Tor ths
Gehetat public wore collection Ut fragments u
ald inscribed ~ rcd letters. III iol!nws: "tfa0-
meaiun4 Llp'diys E<netri, CaIistl Tor limit
!ii<, ~ tho casr luay ri. !t;e iK:. l0"s. .naf.
Satft. l'rias. DIM. -INFliL" 'Ihcsu Are not
.l!ey aru nearly all uis,ose.! o. One feature
u this sair, which, a.seeatiy distinguished It
fro,n any uttsrr species Ut conI,nersial oprrA-
t!0M ilAv2 eyer wllnesael III llaly. WAS tue ill.,
ttvlu IL plainiy narkcu III u catalogue. ,whctl
Mgr peFlcui lcU!,s in his uwlt lla!Iis, ulIl frul
wtlrll, whrn yo!l tull him the nan!lcs al'lxsu To
t!le object YOU wish tn purcilase, hs rcads out
IPIn1I fFnf
altl III, less; ulI II your purse Dc i.ut lpus
en0uEh u AilotM II, YOU gracnt,ltLv retire and