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SUBIACO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1878.
No. s6.-VoL. V.
Centtial Cuttings.
on Wednesday morning, at Madrid, in The the Church of San Francisco. sacred edifice was entirely draped in black velvet, fringed with gold lace and ornamented with the arms of the Houses of Bourbon and Orleans. The nave, which was occupied by 4,000 persons, was lighted by 400 lustres and 1,000 candles. In the centre of the nave a
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they should be, probably from a misAn Irish Dominican Father writes to taken idea which largely prevails that Some months they afford an additional attraction to the Rosary Magazine The Italian journals are given their ago a man of respectable position, who the electricity, and so endanger the safety serious attention and devoted long had been ad.licted to habits of intem- of the vessel. articles to the cession of Cyprus to perance for years, came from a distance England. The act is looked upon with to me, and I gave him a small bottle of much disfavour. The Kings of Sardinia catafalque with three supports, sur- water from the fountain of Lourdes. PETER THE GREAT. title of have for a long time enjoyed the mounted by heraldric statutes, with When given to him I put him on his Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem, and in arms of the Middle Ages. The urn knees, and asked hie' to take the pledge. With reference to the will of Peter the long list of titles that heralds be- was draped with the Queen's mantle, He said that he had done so often before, the Great there is in the July number stow upon King Humbert this has no upon which was placed the royal crown, but had never kept it two days. I then of the Nineteenth Century an article by meaning. The history of the island is encircled with flowers from the various repeated the form of the pledge for him, Mr. Thorns, in which he not only shows given at length, and the rule of Italy cities of Spain. Among those present but he said he felt convinced that he that Napoleon the Great was not the over it is insisted upon. The Congress were the Presidents of the two Cham- would have some stimulant before two author of the will in question, as which has jest concluded its labours bers of the Cortes, together with the hours. I gave him the small bottle, Berkholz at one time endeavoured to has not pleased the more fervent grand dignitaries of the State, in a and told him while yet on his knees to say prove, but gives good grounds for Italians. It has bestowed no interest place specially allotted to them at the a Hail Mary and to take one drop of believing that Berkholz's pamphlet was upon them. Hence a meeting is to be foot of the altar, and they were sur- the water. He did so, and upon the inspired by the Russian Government, held soon in Rome with the object of rounded by the Ambassadors of foreign instant he said he was convinced that and that the publicity which has lately censuring its acts, and at the same time countries. Eight other special tribunes with the protection of the Blessed been give to his views is due to the of expressing the popular, or rather were occupied by the ladies of the Virgin he would keep the pledge. He same influence. It is a matter of still radical feeling for the provinces under Court. The Archbishop of Toledo, was at that time in a shattered state of greater importance to note, however, the sway of Austria. assisted by nine bishops, celebrated the constitution from drink. He went that in this paper Mr. Thorns demonRequiem Mass, which was chanted by home, and in the course of ten days he strates that the will is much older than a choir of fifty professional singers. wrote to me in good spirits, saying he Napoleon's time, Frederick the Great THE REUNION OF CHRISTENDOM. The funeral service was of a most had kept his pledge, and was quite of Prussia having been told by his strong. He paid me a visit last week ; Minister Podowils that the Russian A meeting of those interested in the majestic character, responding to the he was the picture of health and Envoy Kaiser line had admitted having reunion of Christendom was to be held at profound sorrow caused by the Queen's happiness, and said that from the seen it (the will) in Peter's own handthe Westminister Palace Hotel yester- death. The funeral oration was demoment he tasted the water he had writing. For this, it should be observed, day (Friday) evening with the Bishop livered by the Bishop of Salmanca. lost all thirsts for stimulants." n conclusion, and for similar evidence, of Fredericton in the chair. The folMr. Thoms is indebted to the relowing resolutions were to be proposed : searches of Dr. Koser among the Berlin -Resolution 1. " That the advances of COUNT SCHOUVALOFF. archives. movement throughout infidel the VIGOROUS DENUNCIATION OF A DEEurope, and the actual or threatened An amusing but scarcely probable MORALISING DRAMA. dissolution of the relations of Church story has recently caused much merriand State, constitute a fresh call on all ment among the Diplomatic 'Corps in Loathing and nausea, the Athenerunt EXTRAORDINARY CONTENTION BEsincere believers to pray and labour Berlin. At a dinner given by the protests, are the feelings provoked by TWEEN LORDS SALISBURY AND DERBY earnestly for the reunion of Christendom Countess Karolyi, the wife of the the dramatic version of Charles Dicken's IN THE HOUSE OF PEERS. Resolution Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, Count " Oliver Twist," called Nancy Sikes, in one faith and one fold." 2. " That the accession of Pope Leo Schouvaloff, suffering from the heat, which was produced at the Olympic on During the course of the noble MarXIII. and the reawakening life of whispered to a gentleman intimately Tuesday week. A tiresome caricature quis the Foreign Secretary's speech, he Eastern Christianity afford at the pre- connected with one of the British Pleni- in the opening scenes, Nancy Sikes said, in allusion to the speech already sent moment special grounds for re- potentiaries, " how he should like some developes iu the later into a brutal and delivered by the Earl of Derby, " We newed energy and hope." Resolution B. and S. (brandy and soda), but for degrading melodrama. It is a play the have had to-night a repetition of that 3. " That the serious obstacles to Heaven's sake don't betray me to our whole effect of which is depraving ; which we have frequently witnessed in mission work at home and abroad caused amiable hostess !" The Countess, who and if ever the interference of authority recent times-a revelation from the by the diviSion of Christians render it noticed that some remark had passed in to prevent the employment of the stage dark interior of the Cabinet,. (Laughter). incumbent on all persons to labour as reference to herself, questioned the Eng- as a means of national debasement could In fact, whenever my noble friend well as pray for the restoration of lish diplomatist as to the wishes of be justified, it would be justified with speaks lie has a new instalment of revevisible unity." Count Schouvaloff. In order not to regard to such a work. A spectator in lations to make. (Laughter). I think expose the Count's peculiar taste the whom the hot ri'ole details of massacre at this is the third speech which he has gentleman evasively replied " that his the close of the play do not inspire delivered since he left the Cabinet, and THE ORANGE EXCITEMENT IN CANADA. Excellency merely referred to Beacons- nausea must have strong nerves. The everyone of them contained a revelation. The Mayor's action fortunately field and Salisbury," the first letters to whole exhibition is about as healthy When Dr. Oates brought forward sucsucceeded in averting a collison on the whose names correspond to those of the and as much of an entertainment as the cessive fragments of his Pict, and was Art is reminded that he had said it before, he 12th July, between the Orangemen beverages so ardently desired by the sight of a public execution. and the Catholics, and quiet was re- Count. Count Schouvaloff interposed, wholly unconcerned with the produc- replied that he did not know how much stored in the town before midnight. however, and turning to the Countess tion of the piece, and morality is con- the public would endure. (Laughter.) When the Orangemen came out of the said, "Pardon me, madam, I must have cerned only so far as to utter a protest. There is a great deal of inconvenience hall in the morning, intending to parade been misunderstood, for I wanted We accordingly give neither analysis in these revelations from the interior of the town, the constables enrolled by the Batoum and Sofia." These casual words nor criticism, nor will we pillory actors, the Cabinet. I should like to know as Alayor arrested several of them and significantly denoted the cardinal points some of whom are capable, by connect- broadly and as completely as he has ing them with a work for which in stated to the world if persons who hereprevented a line being formed. The of tie Congress. mercy we will wish a speedy oblivion. after serve with my noble friend in a police were supported by the military, who, with fixed bayonets, formed Cabinet must be prepared to find that across the street and divided the crowd, everything that passes is to be produced ultimately-in spite of privy thus frustrating its efforts to attack the DEATH OF LORD BYRON'S GRANDAN ICE SHIP ON FIRE. Parliament. Orangemen. The latter finally abancouncillors' oaths DAUGHTER -IN-LAW. A very remarkable incident occurred (Chem.) In the present case the doned their endeavours to get into Lady Wentworth, who had been in on the voyage of one of the ice ships statement of my noble friend, to the and returned to the Orange Hall. The Mayor subsequently directed the arrest declining health fur the last two years, lately arrived at Bombay from America. effect that a resolution had been arrived of Mr. Grant, the Orange County rose on Saturday morning at her resi- The vessel was struck by lightning, at to take the island by surprise and to Grand Master, and of several other dence in Norwood and breakfasted as and the electric fluid, passing into the possess the coast of Syria by a secret At sunset the usual, afterwards she complained of body of the ship through the foremast, expeditiou, and that that was the ground leading Orangemen. crowds dispersed, and the Orangemen extreme lassitude, and at the request of pierced a hole some 10 ft. in diameter on which he left the Cabinet, is a statehad all left the hall in cabs under an her medical adviser retired to her through the iqe, melting about 30 tons, ment which, as far as my memory goes, escort of _police.' The Mayor has de- chamber to lie down. On her maid and setting fire to and slightly burning is not true." (Cheep.) Lord Derby : clared that the arrests are merely formal, entering her room at half-past eleven some of the beams of the ship in its "I must ask my noble friend whether and made solely to test the legality of o'clock, she found her mistress dead passage. It is seldom that we hear of he intends to impute that I said that the Orange organisation and procession. upon the bed, life having passed away ships being struck or damaged in this which I knew not to be the truth." General Smyth has ordered the troops without the slightest convulsion. The way. This is the more remarkable as (Opposition cheers.) Lord Salisbury : back to their quarters, and the special deceased, Fannie, Lady Wentworth, thunderstorms at sea are frequently of " I will say the statement is not corconstables have been discharged. Only was third daughter of the late Rev. intense violence, and the tall masts of rect." Earl Granville : " I must reone man was wounded during the day, George Heriot, of Fellow Hills, county an iron vessel would appear to offer a mind the noble Marquis that in whatBerwick, and vicar of St. Anne's, New- great attraction to the lightning. It is ever statement he makes he will act and this case was due to an accident. castle -on -Tyne. She married on August possible, however, that such catastrophes according to the common usage of this 25, 1869, Lord Wentworth, grandson are more frequent than is imagined, and House, and not use unparliamentary of George Gordon, sixth Lord Byron, that ships the lost§ of which has never language." (Opposition cheers.) Lord QUEEN MERCEDES. the poet, and leaves issue by her mar- been explained have been struck and SalislAtry : " The statement was unThe Solemn Obsequies of Queen riage, the Hon. Ada Mary, born have been so seriously injured as to precedented, and the answer must be Mercedes were celebrated at nine o'clock February, 1871. have gone down in deep water without also to some extent ,unprecedented. I CYPRUS AND ITALY.
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