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0 e:ar.ava ..ee .. loo.............a0 ... -sal ,- fn . rvo Ar- . s ar p. e i.. - a - c.O ,20. ihi.. stree o-h wear pe rhat et dmtyesft arllowed on the above rats th. -eek oa nrtes.to ihi dietento , anofabo UDat.PT. qaemi.TR . aLnI t. ~"re'hr~, o. l~t. ThvedUaa ere. e . MA o.-ok e etaL jtr letar. ----. F. . e, aGo e5t, 20 Dauphine street, TMobile. o. D. call , eoorm r Market and Twenty-r JSecond 9trd!!(,aiy5ton. and that hurriedly writ ten one from Father i Ryan this week owing to ha deotention, for want of a boat, at Plaquemlne. Tired and sick and worn out with fatigue, he'reached the city on Thursday night at twelve o'clock. His failure to keep his appointment to lecture in St. Terem's Church, on last Thursday evening, disappointed a very large assembly. It was not his fault. This (Sunday) evening at 7 o'clock, he will deliver his lecture in" St.. Teresa's Church, and we hope that even a larger crowd will be present than that which led-it to repletion on last Thursday. ia sub S eertiwon be, as heretofore, announced, "The iD in Human History." "Tarn Poeo CurAax."-We had the pleasurei of ra call from MrP ernard Hughes, the agent nfor the Poor Clares of Newry, Ireland. Mr. Hughes will remain In the city for several E days, and, we hope, will meet with success in his undertaking, as the Sisters are heavily in c debt and deserve the assistance of those who a -may be able to help them. The Mother Abbes has sent ous the following card for t publication : Thaksks.-The Mother Abbess and Community of Poor. Clares, High street, Newry, Ireland, beg to return their grateful tbaksd to Mr. Bernard Hughes, who Is collectlnjgffr thems America, for his untiring end self-srifein. exertions in helping to liquidate the still heavy debt incurred by them in the erection c -of their large poor schools, wherein several hundred children are fed and clothed. They also desire to express their deep gratitude to all those who arekindly assisting him in his charitable undertaking. The prayers of the Community are daily offered for all those who c contribute to this pious work. DEATII OJ Vmi. itsrATIiCTK RowAN.-As we go to press we learn of the death of this most o excellent Ch istian gentleman. Ihes funeral w il tako place this evening at 2 o'clock, from No. 99 Cns taoce street. Tho e membes of the Society of St. Vincent do Paul, of which he was a most active null exemplary member, having been for sunny years Vice-President of St. Patrick's Conference, are invitld to attend. Tis Conach .--This evening at 7 o'clock, liss Theresa Cannon, assisteod biher cholir and saov.al pirom inent amateurs, will give a concert tn thd Fellows' HIall. This concert forms one of a series of ent rtninments to be given at the lcsll during the aiter for the lonme now Ieim g held there, to aHake it as at tractive to the public as possible. The pro. grammie promseso a great musical treat which none should smien. RaTo.Rv. J.Pa.s (,inshru.-Tlhe many friends of this distinguished psrelate will be pleased tolearsr that Ih is it pre ent in the city on a brief visit. Though ins excellest health, he Slooks somewhat thinner tbhatn when here last; the effect, eviently, of his arldous labors in the new ani vtens thve Diocese of North Camro linr, of whiech h is the Vicar Apostolic. Next Sunday, (Decemiber '1d), he will preach in St. Joseph s Cst h, Commson street, sit 7 o'clock . .ro r. .oJay Cooke's i lr mtr was named Eleuter os. He lost a tileric once (beo reprinted ballots weere ivsrse.) it is said, eclus anot one voter in five cole spell insam right. Tosave hisnt boys frons a siissilar nmisfortuse, isl case they were pa iced i, sithnilar circmsstances, h - namedi them Pitt, Jay and leinr ry. A certain man made a vow in his youth not tO look into a mirror for twenty years. C He kept hi resolve, but in the meantime he grew old. Passing through a friend's holsa a few dayI beforel the expiration of the twenty yealrs, he saw hmelf reflected in a looking-glass, but, .pasing out, lie was only heard to exclaim, "Poor old Thoughst eetle ah never malligu their ox aminatien of conslience aiJrttlally, are like they fall to recognise themselves in the gosipel mirrer. • " | : No heart is insensible to wdrdu of praise h or the -kindly smile of approlatlon ; Iad O , none are utterly above being afectedy by l narly-ensitive in thnis respect. Nothing I turts t a child more than a spirit of fanlt r nef lac.; en perhaps, nothing can exert • nore cef mInfluence upon both parent , - etry man would reform himself, the 0 world's reformation, would be accomplish. - " eJ philosophe obe uw bie useless. u •n a +.. gk, bfprg ah i Psetogl Lette f the $ io te de on otbr des. k, l the Pastoral a Letter of the Bishops of the Protestant I Episcopal Church, whboately assembled In Convention at Baltimop. Though not of a tsileato. whom the letter has been ad-' - dressed, we have taken the liberty of read r lag it--arefully and, if eritically, certain |ly in no unkindly'spirit;--and now we take the further liberty of giving our "opinion" of its contents. The writers of the Iatter claim to be successors of the Apostles-and as such, claim the right to teach their flocks Truth and to guard them against error. All Pro testant denominations outside the Episco pal church, and all Catholics, who are still farther outsrde that church, deny the Apos tolieal Succession claimed by thosq gentle men; qnd believe that they have no more special right to teach religloin-than any other=man who hafpens to take a notion to teach It and has the fortune to find a flock to listen to him. - - All Protestant Churches and the Catholic Church, widely and essentiglf as they differ, are a unit, upon this point, against the Episcopal Church. That is,-nine tenths of all the Christians in the world deny the credentials of the teachers in the Episcopal Church. An overwhelming majority-that. However we waive, for the present, the discussion of their claims in order to dis cuss their letter. They are gentlemen of high standing, of unquestioned social position, of admitted intellectual attainments, of vast influence. In wealth, in elegance and in culture, if not in numbers, the Episcopal Church stands, confessedly, first, in this country. To such a Church, by such ministers, the Pastoral letter is addressed. It is issued at the close of a solenin council and it treats of the solemn interests of immortal souls. - -- Considering, therefore, those who wrote thei-etter, thous to whom and for whom it was written, the circumstances in which it was composed, the subjects which it treats and the objects at which it aims,-we must expect and we do expect that the Letter will, in every way, be eminently worthy of its-Apostolic origin, its Apostolic end and its Apostolic aim. EU-Blessed are they who expeot not because they shall not be disappointed. In-this strange w-rld what is-is seldom what oughtto be. So we are disappointed;--and yet, at sec ond thought, we are not disauppointed. For in the Catholic sense, that Protestant Epis copal Pastoral letter is just what it ought to be; and it ought to be just what it is! Its first, patent, merit is its brevity. Brevity, you know, kind reader, is the soul of wit. 'Tie always a blunder to say too much. But it is sometimes something worse than a blunder to say too little. Brief as it ia, that letter bears upon its face the awkward look of blunder for having said too much-about the Catholic Church. And brief as it is it bears the still more amusing ly awkward expression for having said too little-about the Episcopal Church. " When men do not exactly know what to say ;-whien they have many opinions about any one subject and they do not like to commit themselves to'any "opinion" that might contlict, seriously to their own interests, with somebody else's opinion, . thelbest policy is to say nothing at all-or to say so very little as to mean almost no thing at all. In such a quandary Silence is the safest, but if something must be said,-why,- " the least said the soonest mended." t The Bishops had to say something about u themselves. Their peculiar position and a their opinions cautioned brevity. And they were brief. The Bishops had to say something. I t was thecir duty to say a little. It was theif danger to say too much. And yet they blundered in their duty of saying a little by saying- too little; and, by some unac countable fatality, they also fell luto the very danger they strove so hard to avoid and they said too much. That i'--they said too little about themselves-aud too much about their Catholic neighbors. Too little about themselves. They did not defineo anything. They did not com- a mand, under pienalty, anyone. They did not say to their people: "You must do this d or you are no longer of us." They gave no law, by authority. Theydid not settle, c at once and forever, any question which C has beesor is Agitatihg their Church. They did not speak as those having au thority. Their letter meets opinions with opinions;-soothes opinions by opinions,- h presents opinions against opinions. Their * letter is an opinion about opinions. An Ie opinion is too little for those who want a belief. And yet to their-credit be it writ- Ii ten even by oar Catholic hand that they a manifest a chivalric courtesy in not too n strongly forcing their strong opinionson the d acceptance of their brethren whose opin- cJ lons happen to differ from theirs. Here is one of their opinions with a run- a ning commentary of their own opinion. They are speaking as to .their declared opinion that the word Regenerate does not determine that a moral change is ii wrought by Baptism-and they say: "This y aosjýtdnse t ih . eseimgM us d forer bei V, ." (bohew en. psiere'oplinon, Swhicb may not be the, right opinion--and, In right or wrog--It still only opinion-free I Conscilfenoes8 ) U"yg5ss fare ispressions which - have been prevaolenl. (false impressions .have then prveqiled against the truth with them) "o oncersing the teachings of the e ClTrek" (false impressions prevailed ,, against the teachinge (i. e. opinions) of the Church I), "as respects spiriteal religion" 0 (what other kind of religion is there but , spiritual -religion 1 Is there physical re h ligion?) "and personal piety"-who ever heard of impe-rsonal piety )). • " We exhort you, brethren, to-beerer mind ful of the tender love of our Master, Christ, for the little children and to think highly of the privileges to which these are admitted whomn through the agency of His Church, he still takes into his arms and blesses"' (what privileges Are they spiritual t If spirit ual-is there no " moral change "T If Christ takes them in his arms and blesses them, does he not work some change in' them Is his blessing fruitlessl) " W entret you to regard them as his own cMldren, -by -adoption and grace" e (what is the meaning of these words? They have it not-because there is no moral change wrought) "as heirs of God." (Be fore Baptism thgy were not heirs,--fter Baptism they 'aro heirs, - and yet no change !!) «iet them not suppose that the faith and the prayers and the obedience of 1 little children" (Imagine a little child of bne year saying prayers and making acts of obedience to mama and papa! w tt i precocious little darling it most be!) O'are lightly recarded by the Father of MLrcies' And so forth. Here is the Pastoral letter's opinion of Ritualism. " What is known as 'Ritualism' is-mainly a question of taste, temperament and constitution until it becomes the expres sion of doctrine." In the same way-we say what is known as "L~ow-churchism is also mainly a question of taste, tenipera ment and constitution until it becomes a suppression of doctrine. Extreme Ritualism is condemned by the Bishops, though no ecclesiastical censure is attached to the acts of those who will still act against the condemnation. Indeed great latitude is left to those, whose "taste, temperament and constitution" urge them to the practice of what is novel in the Episcbpal Church. As soon as the Bishops reach the subject of Ritualism, they begin-to say too much about the Catholic Church;-and in saying top-miclch theyevinece their profound ignor- t ance of the central Dogma of Christianity. As soon as they touch Catholic tenet they assume, (heaven knows by what right) the tone and authority of Jedggs ;-while, when they speak of their own tenets they merely give gentle, mild and equivocal opinions. That is-they fear to say little t or iothing about their own doctrines-buht they pretend to possess full power to say what they please about the doctrines of I other people. That is,-they mind other peoples' busi ness better than they mind their own,-a t course of conduct which,to say the least, is very questionable; and, to say the iuost, is not very charitable. Here is another extract which, of coulse, is only an opinion of theirs, and yet they deliver that opinionin the tone of Judges. The doctrine which chietly attempts as yet to express itself by ritual in questionable and dangerous ways is connected with the Holy Eucharist. That doctrine is emphatically a 1 novelty in theology. What is known as Eu charistical adoration is undoubtedly inculcat ed and encouraged by that ritual of posture lately introduced among us, which finds no warrant in our "office for the administration of the Holy Communion." Although men may, by unlawful reasoning t on Divine mysteries, argue themselves into anl acceptance both of the practice and the doc trine which it implies, these are most certain- c ly unathorized by Holy Scripture, entirely aside from the-purposes for which the Holy I Sacramen-was instituted and most dangerous 'intheir tendencies. To argue that the spirit ual presence- of our dear, Lord in the Holy Communion for the nurture of the faithful is such a presence as allows worship to him thus and there present is, to say the very least, to e be wise above that which is written in God's Holy Word. For the objects of this Holy Sacrament, as therein revealed, are first, the I memoriable before God of the One sacrifice for sins forever1 and secondly, the strengthening and refreshing of the souls of the faithful. I Moreover, no one can fail to see that it is im possible for the common mind to draw the line between the worship of such an undefined and mysterious presence and the awful error of a adoring thuetleints themselves. Wherefore, if s teacher suggests this error by act br pos ture he places himself in antagonism to the v doctrine of this Church and the teachings of God's Word, and putas in peril the souls of men. In the presence, therefore, of this danger, we a call upon the ministers and members of the Church.to bear in mind that while they should always cherish and exhibit that true and 0 genuine reverence which devoutly recognizes t the dionity ef the holy mystery and the great perl of the unworthy.receiving thereof,' yet itis the bounden dtfujy of each one to deny t himself the outward expression of what to d him may be only reverence, if that expression even seem to inculcate and encouragesuper- o stition and idolatry. p The "doctrine of the Holy Encharist p is emphatically a novelty in Theology say these taehers of opinions !--GeOntle men, please, be not too emphatio. That o doctrine is very much older than your $t church. And if any of yon gentlemen Ir wish to argue the points with us, we are i at your service. You appeal to Holy p Scriptures. ti Who made you judges. Have yonu the e' " mind of Christ ?" And if you have, what tl is the reason that on all points special-o c your charch you are powerless to give al s pel te seami ee4d itoe opinions 5 yog , peoptri i'5t" the extrea needs i msenta It a~uniditly proves at thee a gentlemen do notapretend to es or ex b erele: any jurisdlition as J ges qpve or a points which lie altoget r outside the i Protestant Episcopal C6hicl. That is: s Bishops iand suacessors f the Apostles as I they .claim to be, they/'are only givers oe opinions within the /spbhere of their owe doctrines, and they peserve their power of t Judges for the sphere of the doctrines of other people. r Gentlemen, if you cannot tell decisively what your own dear church teaches aboul a certain word ; how can you. tell why an other phurch teaches such or seich a doc r trine ? B gut for this week, readers, this is enough-though it is not half of what we intend to say. A. J. n. The Anniversary Mass. Last Friday morning, an event, which has been looked forward to with great interest occurred, at St. Anne's church of this city. We refer to.the solemn High. Mass, which was there celebrated in honor of the twenty/fifth anniversary of the ordination of three among the most widely known priests of this city. Twenty-fve years before, Rev. Fathers Jeremiah Moynihan, Flaniagan and Tumoine had been ordain ed to the sacred ministry, and for that ,length of time they have been laboring truly and faithfully in this the scene of their ordination. The Most Rev. Archbishop was present in his robes and the sanctuary was filled with a great number of the beloved clergy so well known to our people. The cele brant at Mass was Rev. Father Jeremiah Moynihan, Rev. Fathers Tumoine and Cornelius Moynihan, assisting as Deacon and sub-Deacon. The body of the Church was crowded with worshipers, week day t~--li iTC wasa fact evincing in the most striking manner the very great interest taken in the event by the faithful. Rev -Fathers Durier and Ryan, in French and English respectively, addressed the people in language which our limited space does not permit us to reproduce, and to the force and eloquencb of which an abstract would not do justice. The music for the occasion was splendid. St. Anne's Church, though considered y many as somewhat suburban in its loca tion, rejoices in the possession of a most excellent choir. Its directress, Miss The resa Cannon, a musician of remarkable ability and skill, bad left no pains untaken to provide a musical festival for the occa sion worthy of its high importance. With the assistance of .t. Theresa's choir in_. body, among whom we remarked Miss Gelpi and Mr. Ilartung, of Messrs. Davis and Krebs from the Jesuits, of Mr. and Mrs, Dubos, of Mr. Bertrand of the Opera troupe, Mr. L. Grunowald and other highly skilled singers, she and her choir succeed ed in givinga really delightful treat in the line of music. The Massewas Curto's beautiful comnposi tion dedicated to the Immaculate Concep tion. This eminent composer was present himself, and even presided at the organ at moments when Miss Cannon was engaged in singing duets. A beautiful solo "liegna Terra~" by Curto, was sung in a style worthy of it, by Mrs. Witham. " Tu .ex Gloriac," a duet, by Misses Waguer and Cannon; " 0 Salutaris," duet, by Mrs. Dubos and Miss Wagner, and an "Arce Naria," duet, By Mrs. Witham and Miss Fleury were also very beautiful. After the Mass Father Tumoine invited clergy and choir to a sumptuous collation, at which he nnexipctedly found his 'hospi tality equalled in munificence by r. coupie of splendid presents, provided for him in ocopliment to the occasion, one by his par'.shioners, the other by his-choir. Honest Government. Dshonesty in public office is the crying evilof the day. We of the South are apt to tlink that the whole system of- public plunder is located in our region and is excliaively operaterdby arplroibaggers. Recent exposures at New York, however, and It many other places in the North, paaw hat dishonesty is the rule both North and South, with carpet-baggers or old citipera for officials. It is true that their villainies are far more stupendous and im pudent among those of the States which are hell as conquered provinces by the UnitedStates Rhthorities. The broad flag of a b'ion's ptwer covers enormities here that wmld insure an application of Lynch law to bie perpetrators in any section of the country recognized as loyal. But the demorasipation, though differing in degrees of boldiess, it universal, and the great problemnow exercising the minds of tax payers, h how to insure honesty in the ad -ministralion. Varion are the plans which have been originatel by ingenious patriots to effect a this end,the latest of which that we have seen is on ventilated in quite a favorable style by ;be l2msas of last Friday. That paper sayi that a "Correspondent," is en titled to ;he credit of the invention, but t evidently hinks that there may be some- t thing in i( The plan is simply to get the c consent oft number of gentlemen to fill all the resWnsible offices of city ahd State, c from Admlinstrators up to Governor, with out salary. It is ssppoied tiat ish pubt spirited and unoelflh act of self-sserific on their part will be conclusive evidence of their capaeity and honesty. t For our part we have no doubt that many of the parties who now ill the.b-offics Swould gladly continue to hold thenp with a out say pay. Indeed- thy ymight afford to laugh sporofully at their meagre per diems or quarterly warrant, in ,view of the Simposing. figure to which the stealages f amount. !fow.for instance, it a legislator, governor or city administrator going to grow suddenly rich ·-pd roll it wealth on t $8 per day oa a trifling annual ineome of - five or eight thousand dollars? The power of bestowing public moneys, whether State or municipal, is wdrth far more than any official salary, to men who know how and are willing to profit by it. Another objection to this pretty scheme is found in the error which supposes that rich meft are necessarily virtuous and patriotic. Only the rich could honestly hold office on the condition of receiving no pay, and all the vast element of citizens who must exert themselves for a support would be put out of the question in our search for hone'st officers. The very best and most worthy portion of the community wdould thus be rendered ineligible as a field for.finding proper candidates. This principle would also rapidly merge in that of arsstocracy, where the few govern the, many simply by., reason of their wealth, No! the Tiumes will have to l int up a better panacea than that for th_ political ills of the day. In fact we miglt as well make up our minds to the fact th t a great majority of public servants will Te rogues in spite of all we can do, and simply labor to adjust some efficacious plans of cLecking their headway. The power to disburse public money by a bare majority, when we know that majority will be corrupt, must be abrogated. The power to give away public lands and donate valuable prerogatives and the power to create debts against the State or city without the direct vote of the people ought to be entirely withdrawn. Rogues often make very good officials when kept within boiands. A "No-PorERY" LECTURER BROUGHT To GRIEF.-Deputy Marshal Bowles; of Lowell, Mass., arritved in that city on the 13th, having in charge Rev. Mr. Smith, alias Samuel Seymoerrand half a dozen othbr aliases, who is held to answer for forging the name of Rev. N. C. Mallory, of Lowell, on an order for a ticket to Detroit valued at $16 50. Hesttes that he is a native of Greenfield, Saratoga County, N. Y., and was educated at Union College and Hamilton College, New York. He says that he is a licensed preacher, but that af ter occupying the pulpit two years in Mlichigan hie health failed him, and he af terwards pursued the vocation of teacher several years in that State. He expresses the trust that his case here will not be pre judiced by sensation rumors elsewhere, and says that the offences he has committed are attributable to straightened circumstances and infatuation from the eontrolling power of a young lady. lie was before the Police Court on the 14th, and ordered to give bonds in one thousand'dollars to anwer the tlrge of forgery, and in the same amount for obtaining property by false pretences. " Rev." Devlin next, and "Edith" after. Boston -Pilot. DEATII of MI. D. . GI.A>)y.-We are pained to announce to our readers the death of Mr. D. O. Grady, which sad event occurred on Saturday, at Jackson Springs, in Clarke county, whither lie had gone to seek, in vain, relief from the ravages of that sure and unrelenting disease, consump tion. 'Mr. Grady was a native of Ireland. but had lived in Mobile for many years, where by strict integrity and a careful attention to business, he had succeeded in amasinga I respectable and cosy fortune. He was a I kind-hearted, honorable man, a useful citi- 1 ze', was well known and liked, and thor- t oughly identified with Mobile and her in- I terests. His remains were brought to the a city yesterday morning by the steamer t Clara, and the funeral obsequies will take e pla 'e this morning at 10 o'cloc-T, from the Cathedral.-JMobile Register, Nov. 21. 1 SERnvED HIM RIGHT.-A correspondent relates this story of a citizen of. Corry, Penn. "Several years ago a Mr. A. failed, and compromised with his creditors by turning over all his personal property and t -eale-stater-paying--twenty cents on the dollar. He pulled offhis coatand went to work, and has accumulated an immense fortune, and has paid off every cent of in debtedness with interest, save ene creditor to -whom he owed two hundred dollars; Said- creditor at the time of his failure met a son of Mr. A. in the post-office, and be fore a large'crowd of citizens abused the d father to the boy in the most shameful d manner. As soon as Mr. A. had-paid off all his creditors he visited his two hundred dollar friend, and taking a large sum of money in bank bills from his pocket said d to him: "Do you see that mney ," "Yes. ,, " I owed yon two hundred-ollare when I failed _ " "Yes._sir," very pleasantly. "I have patid every dollar I owed, with inter est, but your claim." "I know that, Mr. - A., ell, sir, putting the money in his Voeket,'yours I never will pay. After I y tad assred yon I would pay every cent you attacked my son, a mere y, an abused and mortified him for a t 'ug over which he had no control. Good morning." The verdict of all who knew the circum sta~cees if "served him right." A California eceentric, John Russell, has lived for q number of years near the month of the Sacramento river without kinsfolk or neighbor. He says he is fascinated by the beautiful scenery thereabout. He cul tivates bees, follows trapping, and makes :onsiderable money by sending honey aMd skins to the San Francisco market. He is tnown in the'Golden State as the lone man c f Tw;itchell's Island. h. - t14SCfl1,I le "to a r a so ad Fi.ac. Oct. *l.l m *mo., wio sf ere h of-Paris; Tours, c slad Auertee -ad thhe Bishop of o ey hods ,one his Po the, Bishopo of Ar galol the resit asso theal Thas mess. h"- ureoft he Holy Fatbeg h iredy been rd criticised by eertsamuealous Catholicas'e a sort of oomprdpise wi the Italian o.e wi h ernent, and ' oan eipi Itl ai eptatlen of the he famous obaranteeo- This erronegus idea es will be dispelled by. r otianloution which will precede the nomilnatlo, is which the tHoly Father will eoare, in very strong terms, that he has never secepted these so on called guarantees,, and that he appoint the0 of Bishops in his own right, urged by th' * pressing necessities of the various chur es, some of which have been without Bish. te ops very many yeara. Every one knows y what takes place in a diocese wbioh.is left Sfor a lontl time without its spirjtual leader. Dowbtlea the new Italian Bishops will not have recourse to Government for the "exe se quator," but probably a mock geierosit wt ill be displayed by granting it rnroleaite The Government will be only too glad to trumpet through the King's speech at the Ii_ opening of Parliament, that here is the 10 best proof of the liberty of the Church and of the Pope, and that there cad be no bet. a ter argument to prove that. the temporal it power was in no way necessary to secure Sthis liberty. This is, of course, a mere so. st phism, as every one knows that the pres. ent position of the Pope'is very precari. y one, and that every thing dependsont Id good or bad will of the dMeisters in power. Bishops were appointed by Popes when e hey were obliged to hide in the Catacombs, and they were not more free for that; an w besides this is not the only duty and ad. ir ministration of the Church, butr there are innumerable others equally Importsnt, whch require ,for their due exercise to a supported by external means, and not to be - l sucbject to the changing dispositions of any 11 Government. To each of the new Bishops the Holy Father has given some token of Shis liberality, and I am informed that every one of them will receive from him a sum of 10,0rank. He00 fracs. sedhie few of thet Bishops elect are t w in Rome, and will S con red- by -the Cardinal-Vcared: "o Sthe rst undayom inNovembaan to see e Thenorre I leav the. Shope eceived all rheor Majesty the Queen of Holland with the fornmaities due to her f ugust rank. He expee for tre expropriatiod his regret that a he was not able to retur her visit as wasof Isto. ary. The Queen repliedb: "Holy SIather, I. shall come myself again to see you before I leave." r giving Holinfteen djoys mot excell of thent Shealth, and all rsmors to the contrary are without foundation. Theis appearance is healthy and vigorous, and In my opinion - the reations in it a remarkable absence of the r defects which usually accompany old age. f The decree, for the expropriation of the a noesuit prenovicate attachedssing of the Church of St. Andrew on the Quirinal, waspublished a about a fortnight ago in the Ojieal Gazette r giving only fifteen days'notace of the in. f tended seizure, and as I write I hear -that t the Government has taken possession. Ithe Sa told also tsanctioney are about to seize upon the Catacombs. The generals and ouheads of various religious orders and con with no gregations have sen ont protest to the - Ambassadors and Miistpees accredited to the-Holy See, bet I am afraid that this will not prevent the passing of l.he law of sp Thpression of all religious establishments, in Rowhich is to be proposed at the very open ilg of Parliament.ic This law, and the other already sanctioned, subjecting Reli clerious and clerics to the conscription with no exemption, will be most inou exis to the Catholic Church in Italy, if it should not please God to put a speedy termination to its time of trial. The language of the anti-religious press in Rome is intolerably loathsome. The editor vilest calumnies are spread against the moast respected individuals among the clergy. On the other hand, the Catholic puss is- so hotly persecuted 'that it is al mont impossible to keep- it in existence. The Osservatore Cattolico, of Milad, was sequestrated ad bfallenought p for trial three times within fourteen days. The editor has been arrested an sea ftenced to a heavy flue of about 6000 francs with many , months' imerisonment, simply for defend ing th.e cuse of the Pope. A similar treatment has fallen to the lot of the Voce della "erita, in Rome. The editor has been condemned to pay a fine of 2500 francs, with ten months' imprisonment, for liarifg.spoken of the lairs with contempt. In this last instance the trial was a mere mockery, and- occasioned so much derision and tumult that the president was obliged to command silence in Court in order to ome is very empty. Among the few visitors, however, who are here, is Dean Stanley. Since his arrival he has preached -wice to his Protestant friends in their usual place of assembly. We hear talk of new Protestant churches in the very centre of Rome, and that Ford Shaftesbury and the Missionary Societies are exerting their utmost efforts for this object. They will not obtain a single convertto Protestant ism, though they may succeed in increas ing the number of unbelievere. If these zealous Protestants could fully appreciate the actual effect of their labors, they would find themselves engaged in a very unholy undertaking. The Osseroatore Romane published some days ago erroneous intelligence of the death of Monsigneur Angelini, Archbishop of Corinth and~ the Vicegerent of Rome. The mistake arose from confounding him with his brother, also Monsigneur ; who died lately at Albano.-Tablet. TuaE GREAT CATHEDRALS Or EUROPE. Dimensions of the principal European cbrches, and the number they can con tinj allowing four persons to every square Milan Cathedral...... 5 000 9,0< 5 St. Paul's at Eome..... 32,000 8,00 St. PauFl's, London....... 25,600 6,00 Florenoe Cathedrarl..... 6,uiO Antwerp Cathedral....... 24,000 6,000 St. 8oEth0 a Constantinople 23,000 5,20- - t. Jo hn L ate r n . ...... . 23,900 6,725 Nuotre Dame, at Paris.... ,00 5,250 Pisa Cathedral-----. ..12,000 3,250 St. Stephen's, at Vienna.. 12,400 3,100 St. Dominic's at Bologna. 11,400 - 2.850 ----------athe----e11..... I,000 2,750 S7ark's, atVenice..... 7,000 1,750 The ears and the eyes are the mind's re ceivers; but the tongue is only busied in expending the treasurr-lved- .