Year: 1871

OF Plus TX. to the enjoyment OF his temporal throne
the clerical Journal hnparztdle Of to-day declares
that ever since the pr0mulgatiOn by 1.-THE holy and
beloved Pontir' OF the dogma Of the Immaculate
conception Of the Virgin Mary a lively faith and
mans 'that Mary has in especial projection the
venerable Pontiff, her own Pontin whO In the eyes
oi the world added the brightest star to the royal
diadem OF the great Mother OF God, and that she
viii not leave this Plus to weep long over the caan-
tiles OF Zion. nor permit the holy old man to close
the Church." Similar language held for some
time 6y clerical journals, and some confident
csSeo 1Srs S n RSs y yas s I, ss o
superstltious idea that Plo Non6 had been assured
OF supernatural Intervention OF the Madonna, ana
his Italian oppressors and restore him to ful tenn
poral dominion and civil sway on this very day, the
rest,val st OF ner Immaculate conception.


In concordance with this suppOsitiOn an imposing
demonstration OF Papa partsans was to have met
on the Piazza OF ST. Peter to shout homage TO the
Pontiff. and a spontaneous ana universal lumina-
tion Of the city was to demonstrate to the world In
the words OF the ilpdrztdie "tnat the Holy Father
has party IN Rome and that this party is strong"
weather has been so intoerable all dav and Is still
80 this evening that both the demonstration and the
was, indeed, an attempt at q meeting under the
cOOnnades or ST. Peters about three O'Clock this
81 sh mae entry 70 the around the gates
was crowded with individuals, who certainly did
not all belong to the same party for they soon began
umbrellas-harInless weapons with which the rain
had necessarily armed them, but which were not the
teInan whom met canning hastily out Of the crowd OVID
told me that he had been tempted to force his way
fSrward, expecting to get into the Vatican or see
felt the sharp prick OF stiletto in his side, and
wished to know whether the wound was dangerous
stranger in Rome, to the hospital Of St. Giacomo
where there are always surgeons on guard and left
a 70 G G as as @ Sd
He described the struggle as being between parties
favorable and hostile to the Pope, and doubt the
republicans were there to smash the Papani,
but had 1t even been otherwise, and the weather
had invited more numerous attendance of clerical
sympathiZers, the police authorities were prepared
TO prevent them from becoming TOO damonstrative.


Ii S stated that the learned Jesuit astronomer
Father secchi has been ordered by his spiritual
periors to resign the chair of professor OF asron-
0my In the new university which he had previously
accepted, the fact OF the adherence OF so distin-
regime being considered by the Jesuit Fathers as
unbecoming the principles Of their order. The
and state that the scholars inscribed-about 500 in
number-are more thar half Jews. The radical
Journals, on the other hand, laugh at the Jesuit
devotees for collecting remnants Of the stone
escutcheon OF their order chiseed of the facade Of
the Roman College, to make room for the arms OF
Savoy and expecting that miracles may be wrought
by such precious relics.


The Roman municipality is not yet In very har-
monious working order which is to be regretted, as
much OF the future condition of the city depends on
that body The Council Is divided into two parties
one old and slow, the other young and active A





Joint programme In the great work OF enargng and
improving Rome are hoped for II Prince Dora can be
persuaded to accept the office Of mayor of the city,


The archaeological interests Of Rome are likely to
be well looked after In future by the commentators
Rosa who since 1860 mas directed the eXcavarion of
the palace OF the Caesars for the Emperor Napoleon.
These ruins situated that parl or the Palane
Hill called the Orti Farneslanl, which the Emperor
purchased OF the King OF Naples ten years ago. The
property has just been bought by the Italian govern
ment and as Slgnor Rosa has likewise commenced
the excavation OF the Roman FORUM the topographI-
Of
Rome towards each other will soon be laid before
the students OF such interesting questions.