dants have been honored with similar marks of favor.-The Univers announces that 709 His Holiness the Pope has signed an amnesty, comprising about thirty persons, for the most part condemned for the affair of November 16, 1849. This act of grace is to be published on the occasion of the inauguration of the monument in memory of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The same journal confirms the intelligence that the Sultan has presented to the Emperor of the French the sanctuary and church of St. Anne, detained by the Turks since the capture of Jerusalem by Sultan Saladin. — The Augsburg Gazette states that three ecclesiastics have arrived in Rome from Wurtemberg, with a view of negotiating a concordat between that country and the Holy See. The Holy Father had accorded them a most kind reception.

SARDINIA. During the last month nothing of special importance has transpired in this kingdom. Persecution against the ecclesiastical bodies still continues, while encouragement and pardon are extended to rebels. On this subject the Northern Times has the following language:

"The words of heavy import have been heard in Piedmont-the one of pardon, the other of persecution. The minister has said to the exiled rebels of Genoa, return; but to a number of monks and nuns he has said, begone. This inhuman order has been intimated to the Fathers of Scuole Pie, to the Benedictines of Asti, to the Augustinians of Genoa, to the nuns of the Sacred Heart of Chambery, and to divers other religious communities throughout the state. privations which this barbarous decree is sure to entail upon these unoffending religious, It would be difficult to imagine the sufferings and who now behold themselves without a home, and forced to seek in other lands a shelter as they best may. Certain it is, that it will cost the lives of many. And what an amount of maudlin philanthropy is there not current in this world of ours at the present time. France and Enlgand project an expedition to the Bay of Naples, which is joined in by Piedmont, for the purpose of teaching the king humanity in his treatment of conspirators and rebels, who have only received their deserts in chains and dungeons; yet whole communities of helpless men and women can be tossed out upon the world, and exposed some of them to certain death; all of them, more or less, to privations, and not a whisper of reproach is heard from the humane nations. The embarrassments of a miserable Tuscan bible-reader were sufficient, some years ago, to rouse our country to strenuous interposition-but England approves of ejectments, and monks and nuns are not fit objects for her to waste humanity upon.

FRANCE. Six Trappist Monks lately arrived at Marseilles, accompanied by the Rev. Francis of Assisium, titular prior of the convent of Aigubelle, Department of Drome. These monks embarked immediately for Algeria, where they will join the company of about one hundred of their Order who are engaged in carrying out the agricultural establishment of Staseulli, which has acquired a wide-spread reputation. Five brothers of the Christian Schools left by the same steamer for Algiers to join those of that order already established in that colony. The Rev. Abbe Ratisbonne has also embarked, accompanying several nuns of the Order of Sion, who are going to Jerusalem to direct the Schools of Charity and Instruction which that ecclesiastic has founded near the holy places.

"We rejoice," says the Univers," at now being able to announce that the hopes we expressed the other day have been fulfilled. His Majesty, the Sultan, has made a present to France of the sanctuary and the church of St. Anne, at Jerusalem, which are built in the very place on which were the house and the cradle of the Queen of Heaven. Saladin had converted it into a Mussulman school, and it had long been deserted. The Turks, nevertheless, deserve great credit for having ceded it to us; in the eyes of the Moslems, in the first place, it is an alienation of a spot almost of as rich religious character, and invested with the reminiscence of their greatest monarchs; secondly, in the eyes of the schismatics of the empire, and of the Russians, it is a cruel favor accorded to their adversaries, and consequently according to the ideas of the Orientalists, a great check to themselves. The donation is presented to the Emperor of the French. This will cause a great sensation throughout the East, and above all in the Holy Land. In Europe also, and over the entire world, the prayers of Catholics will ascend to God for the sovereign who desired, and who knew how to obtain it from the chief of the Mussulmen, to be restored to the Church the venerable sanctuary where was accomplished the Immaculate Conception of Mary."

ENGLAND.-The Queen and her Court have returned from Balmeral, Scotland, to London. The chief subjects of discussion in the English journals are the Neapolitan question, and the policy of the French and Russian governments. The course adopted by Her Majesty's Government towards Naples does not, it would seem, meet the approbation of the people, especially of the manufacturing districts. In Sheffield an association has been formed with the design of informing the Government of the opinions of the manufacturing classes on the subject. This association has addressed a letter to Lord Clarendon on "the present convulsive movements in Naples," in which it tells the minister very plainly that, for England to engage in a revolutionary struggle with Naples would be tantamount to murder-that by no law or right can this country, which refused to assist the Hungarians and the Poles, interfere forcibly in the internal affairs of Naples. To the threatened occupation of the Bay of Naples by an English and French squadron, the Sheffield Committee give the proper name "piracy," and they earnestly entreat the noble Foreign Secretary to take no further step in the matter previous to the publication of the correspondence of the British Government with France, Austria, and Naples, with reference to the present convulsed state of the Neapolitan territory.

It is rumored that England seeks a close alliance with Austria, with a view of counteracting the friendship that exists between France and Russia. The English journals are beginning to speak in harsh and disparaging terms of the French government; this has called forth sharp rejoinders on the part of the journals of France.

Dr. Manning, the distinguished convert, formerly Archdeacon of Chichester, is about to build a very handsome church in London, close to Victoria street, Pimlico, and nearer to Buckingham Palace, to be served by a new religious order, of which Dr. Manning is to be superior. The exclusive duties of the order will be to supply the places of those priests in the archdiocese of Westminster, who may be incapacitated for duty by sickness or over work. It is at first to consist of about eight members, and gradually to be increased from converts to Catholicism. Dr. Manning is brotherin-law to the Bishop of Oxford, and to Henry Wilberforce, editor of the Weekly Register and Catholic Standard. He is very much esteemed by those who know him. It is necessary to get the sanction of His Holiness the Pope to his new project, and for the attainment of that end he is shortly to start for Rome with some of his future colleagues.

IRELAND. The work of building churches and other sacred edifices still progresses in Ireland with a zeal worthy of the true children of the Church. Recently a spacious and beautiful church was dedicated in Dublin under the patronage of St. Joseph. The ceremony was performed by the Most Rev. Archbishop of Dublin. Another new church was dedicated to St. Patrick at Magheracloone, by the Most Rev. Archbishop MacNally. At Fairview, near Dublin, a handsome church was dedicated to the service of God, uuder the patronage of the Blessed Virgin, on the 12th of October; and subsequently the new church of St. Mary, at Clonmel, was solemnly consecrated. The most active zeal is also manifested for the completion of the beautiful Cathedral of Ossory. A collection was lately taken up for that purpose throughout the diocese of Ossory, which showed a liberality almost unprecedented even in Ireland. In the city of Kilkenny alone it amounted to £1,800. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Walsh contributed £600 towards the same laudable purpose. The Irish journals make mention of many conversions recently, and among them is Mr. Cliffe, of Belview, with his son and two daughters.

HALIFAX, N. S. From the Halifax Catholic we learn that the Very Rev. Jas. Dunphy, of Dartmouth, during his recent visit to Europe, was appointed Dean of the Archdiocese of Halifax, by His Holiness Pope Pius IX, and that within the last few days he has made his solemn profession of faith in the hands of the Archbishop at St. Mary's, according to the injunction of the papal rescript. Dean Dunphy is one of the oldest missionaries in this part of North America, having commenced his ministerial career in Halifax nearly forty years ago; visiting his native country once in that time.

1. ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE.-Redemptorist Mission at Washington, D. C.-The exercises of this Mission commenced on Sunday, 2d of November, in St. Patrick's church in Washington, and embraced the services usual upon such occasions. The mission was conducted by the Rev. Fathers Walworth, Hewitt, Deshon, Baker, Butler and Bradley. Members of the other congregations were not allowed to participate in the mission in this church, yet at the morning and evening exercises the church was filled to its utmost extent, and the piety, zeal, and eloquence of these holy fathers brought many negligent Catholics to the discharge of their duties, and many converts were made to our religion. The fruits of the mission were too evident to pass unnoticed, and the gratitude of the congregation was substantially exhibited to the fathers. It was a source of universal regret that the church was not large enough to accommodate half of those who desired to attend the mission, and the necessity of a new church in Washington, of great size and magnificence, was never before so plainly shown, and it is now understood that an immediate beginning will be made for the erection of a mammoth church there upon the site already selected, and presented for that purpose by the late Father Matthews. It does seem proper that there should be at the seat of government of this great republic, a church edifice to compare favorably with the national public buildings at Washington, and every Catholic in the country will be glad to give something towards the erection of such a building, to which he could look and point with pride and pleasure.-A Correspondent.

2. DIOCESE OF DUBUQUE.-A new church was dedicated at Eddyville, Iowa, on the 28th of October, by the Rev. John Kreckel, of Ottumwa, who is pastor of that place. Until recently there was no church in Eddyville, and the Catholics in the town and vicinity were but few, but through the strenuous exertions of the zealous pastor and the liberality of the faithful, a neat frame church is now erected, which is attended by a comparatively numerous congregation.

3. DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN.-The Rt. Rev. Dr. Laughlin, Bishop of Brooklyn, aided by the clergy of his diocese, is now collecting a fund for the purpose of erecting an asylum in that city for male orphans, where they will receive a sound and practical. education, in connection with thorough moral and religious instruction; and where also they will be taught useful trades, whereby they will be able to support themselves independently, on leaving the institution. The enterprise is one that cannot be too highly commended; it appeals to the sympathies of all who wish well to religion and who feel an interest in the spiritual as well as the temporal well-being of the friendless orphan.

4. DIOCESE OF NEWARK.-On the 1st of November, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Bayley laid the corner-stone of the new German Catholic Church of St. Mary, corner of William and High streets, Newark. The Rev. Father Haslinger is the present pastor.

5. DIOCESE OF PORTLAND.-On Sunday the 12th of October, St. John's church, at Bangor, Me., being nearly completed, was solemnly dedicated as an altar of the living God, in the presence of about four thousand, including many respectable and intelligent Protestants, whose reverential demeanor on the occasion spoke well for their hearts and understandings. The dedication ceremonies were performed by the Right Rev. Bishop Bacon, of the diocese of Portland, assisted by several other clergymen.-On Tuesday the 14th, Bishop Bacon administered confirmation to about one hundred at the Indian Mission, Old Town, Me. He also preached to them in French and English, and Father Bapst addressed them in the Indian language.

6. ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI.-Ordination.-From the Telegraph we learn that on the feast of the Most Holy Redeemer, 23d October, at an ordination held in the Seminary chapel by the Most Rev. Archbishop Purcell, Mr. Bartholomew Langlois, of the diocese of New Orleans, received the four minor orders; and Rev. Mr. John M. Duffy, of this diocese, subdeaconship. On the following day, feast of the Archangel Raphael, Mr. Langlois was ordained subdeacon; Rev. Mr. Anthony Durier, also of the diocese of New Orleans, and Rev. Mr. Duffy were ordained deacons; and on the feast of the holy Apostles Simon and Jude, the two last mentioned were ordained priests in the Ca

thedral. A new orphan asylum has just been completed about four miles from Cincinnati. It is on a farm belonging to the St. Aloysius Society, and under the care of the Germans. There is a fine chapel connected with it.

7. ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK.-A fair upon a magnificent and extensive scale is now being held in the Crystal Palace, New York, for the benefit of St. Vincent's Hospital. Seventeen churches are represented, having together about fifty tables. The scene is enlivened each evening by a concert from Dodsworth's celebrated band.

8. DIOCESE OF RICHMOND.-A fair was recently held at Portsmouth, which realized twelve hundred dollars. The money is to be applied to the building of a parochial residence. A monument is to be erected to the memory of the Rev. Father Devlin by the citizens of Portsmouth, without distinction of party or creed. It is to be nineteen feet high and of Italian marble.

For the want of space we have been obliged to curtail our Record for the present month. The most important omitted items will appear in the next number.

OBITUARY.-It is with feelings of deep,regret that we record the death of the Rev JOSEPH O'MEALY, who departed this life at Springfield, Ohio, on the 20th of October, in the 47th year of his age. The lamented deceased was born in Limerick, Ireland, and came to this country while yet a youth. He pursued his ecclesiastical studies first at Mount St. Mary's, Emmitsburg, then at Cincinnati, and afterwards at the Propaganda, Rome. After his ordination he labored zealously for eighteen years in the duties of the holy ministry. Not only did he discharge the duties of an exemplary priest, in watching over the spiritual welfare of those committed to his care, but his pen was also employed to edify and instruct them. For years he was editor of the Pittsburg Catholic, and the readers of the Metropolitan are indebted to the deceased for many edifying and instructive articles. He has therefore a special claim upon our gratitude and our prayers, and upon those of our readers, which we are sure will be cheerfully and fervently given.

On the 26th of October, the Rev. D. DOLAN, of Portageville, N. Y., departed this life in the 28th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Mount Jennings, County Mayo, Ireland.

Brother JOSEPH TRIEDLE, a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, died at the house of the order in Pittsburg on the 25th of October.

DEATH OF M. R. MCNALLY, Esq.-This esteemed and venerable man departed this life on the 28th of October, at his residence in this city, in the 72d year of his age. The deceased was one of the oldest and most respected of our adopted citizens. In early life he took a prominent part in the rebellion of '98; and after that unsuccessful effort to free his country from oppression, he departed for France, and held an important position in the army under Napoleon I. As an Irishman, he was devoted to the interests of his native country;-as an American citizen, he was warmly attached to the land of his adoption;-as a Catholic, he honored his religion by the practice of its precepts. May they rest in peace.

SECULAR AFFAIRS.

1. The most important event in a national point of view, that has taken place within the last month, is the Presidential Election. The three candidates were Messrs. BUCHANAN, FREMONT and FILLMORE. The contest was warm and exciting, but finally terminated in the election of Messrs. BUCHANAN and BRECKENRIDGE to the office of President and Vice-President of the United States. The vote in the electoral college stands (all the States except California being heard from) Buchanan, 170; Freemont, 114; and Fillmore, 8. The latter gentleman received the support of only a single State, that of Maryland. The election was comparatively quiet; there was no unusual excitement and but few scenes of iot and disorder except in the city of Baltimore. Here rioting prevailed to considerable extent, and fire arms were freely used. During the reign of disorder several persons were killed, or have since died of their wounds, and over one hundred and forty were wounded, and many of them severely.

2. Terrible Collision at Sea.- The French steamer Le Lyonnais left the city of New York on the first of November, having on board a valuable cargo, and over one hundred and thirty persons, including the crew. On the night of the second, when about sixty miles northward from the light on Nantucket Shoals, the steamer was run into by an American Clipper and more than one hundred of those on board met with a watery grave, or perished with cold and hunger.

Now that the election is over, we shall not be accused of any partisan design, if we call attention to some of the elements which have been evolved out of its antecedent struggles. In meteorological phenomena, the calm is said to precede the storm and to indicate its advent. In political affairs, the reverse of this order obtains. The shock of contending parties is felt on the day of a popular election. All the devices known to political tactics are previously used in framing the popular mind to meet the exigency, supposed to be involved in the ballot-box. As the day of election approaches, the fervor of partisan zeal intensifies; and at last finds its culmination at the polls. Victory and defeat alike combine to calm down the fearful energies that had been evoked out of the struggle, in the same manner as opposite currents of water, rushing wildly into contact, recoil for the moment and produce the comparatively tranquil eddy. It is during the prevalence of this calm that we address ourselves to the duty of considering some of the antecedents of the late election, and especially of the religious element with which it was intimately connected.

Hitherto the movements of parties in this country indicated, besides the struggle for power, some line of separation between contending forces, on issues of political principles and maxims of government. The frame of our polity rears itself too distinctly out of the constitution to admit of much disputation on questions of fundamental law. Variances of political creeds were, therefore, the reflex of opinion seeking through theory the truth of certain political ideas, rather than problems of government whose solution might necessarily innovate on constitutional rights and immunities. Hence, though the contest might appear fearful for the time, and violence and disorder portend serious political disaster; still, the triumph achieved, victor and vanquished alike felt and yielded to the restraining and beneficent influences of the constitution. The victor durst not go beyond it; and the vanquished, covered by its panoply, could rest inviolate in his person, his property, and in all the cherished rights secured by it.

It remained for the present times to inaugurate and give form and consistency to an order of ideas sectional in politics, aggressive and intolerant The late election revolved on these ideas. In some form or other, either of dissent or approval, VOL. IV. No. 12.

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