New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27

person the true condition OF affairs both as re-
49,, me relations % the French hierarchy and
50 win me state and on the subject Of eccesi-
"sHcal administration n France
on learning OF this the French government i'm
I'''@'e's informed the Holy Father that on no
I 3ooou"l "oula Cardinal vannutelH be permitted 10
- It any Such visitation and inspection on
u -1iS HohnesS, and it drew his attention
10 the lact mat the stpulations Of the Concordat
or treaty regulating the intercourse between the
vatican and the French government and between
me latter and the French church explicitly state
'lI'-' no Fopal Nuncio, delegate envoy shall ex-
e'lae any ha OF jurisdiction IN France as regards
matters either Of spiritual or temnoroI affairs 81
the French church. the duty Of the nuneios being
restricted exclusively to the carrying on Of diplo
matte relations between the Holy See and tho
French government
So jealous IS the French ro,err,,or, about ,b,.
that when in the reign OF Napoleon III the PapaI
Nunclo Prince Chigi and. later on IN the early
years OF the third republic Monsignor Ferrata
tooA on themselves 10 address circular letters to
the French bishops and archbishops they were
at once called TO account, and were coupelled nm
Ger threats OF receiving their passports and be.ns
sent out o. the country AT once 70 withdraw their
circulars
Should Cardinal VannutelH venture to attempt
the fulhiment OF the mission of visitation in
trusted 20 him by the Pope. he is quite as likely
as not 10 be forcibly expelled from French terri
tory by orders OF Prime Minister Combes. who
having beenformerly an able is like most of those
IL
losing 70 opportunity 10 subject It to demonstra-
tons Of hostility.
What has rendered tho French government still
more irTitatod against the Vatican about this mat
ter is that Pope Plus X should have chosen. Of
al the members OF the Sacred College. precisely
Cardinal Vincent Nannutclli. who has within the
last few months accepted The role Of ''protector'
OF league formed in France for the defence Of
the various religious interests there against the
state
Is it coincidence or is it fate? But the ,act re-
mains hiatt the anniversary Of the death OF tho
first Napoleon a. St Helena IS the one md the
only day in the year when the setting sun appears
framed within the curve or archway OF the Arc
de Triomphe at Paris. The other day, when the
eishty-thrd anniversary OF the great Emperor's
death was being commemorated the phe-
nomenon appeared, and witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd which had assembled TO see IT in the
Champs Elyscees. the spectacle from tie Place de
la 'onoorde being particularly beautiful and
striking one.
II is now all settled that Sir Francis BERTHE pro
bounced 'BarueD at present British Ambassador
At Rome. will succeed Sir Edmund Monson as Am
herself at home. having been born at the British
Embassy at Paris when her father Lord CowIey
WAS ambassador there in the days OF Napoleon
III. Sir Nicholas O'Conor. who for a time frst
secretary and charge daffaires at Washington
and who married n niece OF the Duke Of Norfolk
is 10 succeed Sir Frank ambassador at Rome
a welcome change from Coustantiuople. where he
has been stationed envoy for several years. Sir
William Goschen, now minister at Copenhagen. Ia
TO be promoted 10 the smba ssadorship at Constan-
iinople. AARQUISE DE FONTENOY.