Catholic and thirty-nine Protestant: of the latter one third are Presbyterian. The number of medical schools is thirty-one; of law schools ten; of colleges one hundred and three, twelve of which are under the direction of Catholics, ten belong to the Baptists, five to the Episcopalians, eleven to the Meth4,300,000 odists, and eighteen in the New England States are principally under the influence of Congregationalism. The most of the others 1,011 562 1,300,000 Christians, 46 Six principle, 16 10 1,000 800 300,000 Congregationalists, 1,300 1,150 1,400,000 belong to the Presbyterians. The population Disciples of Christ, 15,000 540,000 of the United States is 17,062,566. ROME. The following account of the annual publication Notizie per l'anno 1841, Rome, is taken chiefly from the London Tablet. This small work, usually called the Cracas, is the official directory of the court of Rome. It begins with a chronological list of the Roman pontiffs, of whom the present pope is the two hundred and fifty-eighth. His present 3,1063,000,000 Holiness, who before his elevation bore the 12,000 Dutch Reformed, 197 192 Episcopalians, 950 849 450,000 400 12,000 New Jerusalem Chur. 27 Unitarians, 6,000 30,000 180,000 600,000 There are in the United States fifty-seven theological seminaries, eighteen of which are 653 317 This statement, with the exception of what regards the Catholic Church, is taken from the American Almanac. The last columa contains rather vague estimates. name of Maurus Cappellari, was born at Belluno, on the 18th of September, 1765, and was elected pope in 1831. The sacred college consists at present of 64 members. There are six vacant hats. The number of patriarchs in the church is 12; of archbishops and bishops, 818. A great portion of the directory is devoted more particularly to Rome itself, containing a list of the members of the various › congregations, or officers, by whom the pope is assisted in the management of the affairs of the church and the government of his states. These bodies are ecclesiastical and civil. Of the former, some are engaged with the business of the church in general, whilst to others are entrusted the various departments of the administration of the diocess of Rome. The public institutions are : of the Catholic Religion, for the defence of the church and its institutions; the Arcadian, Tiberine, and Latin academies for literary purposes; the Lincei, for natural philosophy; musical and dramatical recitations. Several libraries are open to the public:the Vatican, Casanatense, Angelica, Alexandrine, Lancesian, and Corsini. 1. The Monte di Pieta, under the superintendence of Cardinal Tosti, and the celebrated antiquarian Cardinal Campana, who is at present in England. 2. The Apostolical Almonry, ) and the Philharmonic and Philodramatic, for under an archbishop. 3. The Commission of Subsidies, of which Cardinal Brignole is president; it has twelve deputies in the different wards or rioni of the city, and a branch committee for the direction of public works, styled the Beneficienza. The Ospizio at the Thermæ of Dioclesian, which gives employment to many poor children, and contains an establishment for the deaf and dumb of both sexes. There are congregations of charity for the relief of poor families, giving doweries, relieving persons confined in the public prisons, and defending the cause of the poor. The institutions for the residence of members of the secular clergy are 17 in number. Besides these, there are Hospitia for pilgrims, Jews, members of different nations, &c., 19. Hospitals, some public, others for individuals of specified nations or professions, 29. The chief institution for education is, of course, the Roman University or Sapienza, of which Cardinal Giustiniani is chancellor. The various boards of examiners consist of the theological college (19 members); the legal college of the consistorial advocates (12); the medical and surgical colleges (18); philosophical college (16); philological college (12). The professors are, of theology, 8; civil and canon law, 8; medicine and surgery, 17; philosophy and philology, 14. In the hospital of San Spirito there are museums of anatomy and natural history; and in the university there are museums for chemistry, philosophy, natural pharmacy, zoology, materia medica, and mineralogy; and a botanic garden belongs to the same institution. In the Vatican Palace are situated the celebrated Vatican Archives, and in the Roman College is an astronomical observatory, under the care of the fathers of the Society of Jesus. (Their observations on the state of the weather appear regularly in the Roman newspapers.) For the protection and encouragement of antiquities and the fine arts there is a board, under the direction of Cardinal Giustiniani, as Camerlengo, with the advice of sixteen assistants. In the second place ranks the papal academy of St. Luke, which, besides a body of directors, has schools of painting, sculpture, architecture, geometry, anatomy, history, and mythology. Amongst the academicians are the names of several distinguished foreign artists, of whom John Gibson, Esq. is one. The papal archeological academy consists of a president and thirty members. The artistic congregation, styled de Virtuosi, is composed of three bodies of counsellors, with a committee of directors. The object of this congregation is to promote the arts to the greater splendor and glory of the Catholic religion. Every year there are six competi The other leading establishments are, the Roman Seminary and the Roman College, the latter being under the direction of the Societytions, or concorsi; two in each branch, paintof Jesus. There are, moreover, 24 colleges, the members of which frequent the public schools of the university, Roman college, or seminary. There are, besides, public schools for ele- gation sits at the Pantheon, where it has a mentary education. The literary and scientific associations, or academies, confirmed by the Congregation of Studies, are the Theological, for dogmatical, and the Union of St. Paul for moral theology; ing, sculpture, and architecture, and every second year a grand concorso takes place in all three, which is styled the Gregorian, from the name of the present pope. This congre gallery. The two public museums are the Vatican and Capitoline; each of which has a gallery, as has also the academy of St. Luke. The provincial government of the papal states is administered by six legates, who are cardinals, one president, and fourteen prelates, who are styled delegates. Each of these is assisted by several advisers. The population of Rome at Easter, 1841, was 158,868, including 3,718 ecclesiastics, of whom 32 are bishops, and 1,478 are secular priests. The number of inmates in the 25 houses of religious women, is 1,581. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. some of our difficult doctrines, he read his profession of faith in the chapel of St. Mary's college, Oscott, on the 27th of October, and had the happiness of receiving from the bishop the following day the blessed Eucharist. [Limerick Reporter. The Rev. Dr. Wackerbarth, of Queen's college, Cambridge, has followed the example of Mr. Sibthorpe, of Magdalen, Oxford. Several conversions are expected speedily to follow; and we are enabled to state that the ROME. The sovereign pontiff, who has re-greatest uneasiness on the subject prevails in ceived from Mehemet Ali, as a present, twelve › this university.—Oxford Chronicle. magnificent columns of alabaster, which are to adorn the basilick of St. Paul, intends to reciprocate the favor, by sending the following articles to the viceroy of Egypt: 1. Two large circular tables, ornamented each with a representation in mosaic: one will be a brilliant collection of flowers, the other will exhibit the fronts of the principal buildings in Rome, having that of St. Peter's in the centre. These tables will be adorned at the border with Arabic inscriptions in gold lettering, and will be made in the richest style by the most skilful artists. 2. A collection of all the coins and medals that have been struck under the pontificate of his present holiness, each one enclosed in a case. 3. A collection of miniature prints from the pencils of the most celebrated Italian, French, German and English masters. Mr. Harris, of Alford, Lincolnshire, a talented dissenting preacher, last week added another convert to the Romish faith.-Cheltenham Free Press, 28th Nov. LIBERIA MISSION.-The very Rev. Edward Barron, D. D. and Rev. John Kelly, sailed from Baltimore, Md., on the 20th of December, for their destination, the coast of Liberia. They were accompanied by thirty colored persons, five of whom are Catholics. The Protestant Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians and Episcopalians have extensive missions in this country, which has a population of 2,500 colonists. "They spend annually," says a Protestant paper, "not less than 60,000 dollars, in missionary operations." ST. DOMINGO. Our holy Father, the Pope, solicitous for the welfare of his flock spread throughout the world, has appointed the Rt. Rev. Dr. Rosati, bishop of St. Louis, his del4. Two splendid copies of the work re-egate to Hayti. This venerable prelate will cently published by the distinguished orien- sail for his destination, by the earliest opportalist Michael Angelo de Lanci, on the tumu-tunity. lary inscriptions in Cufic and Arabic characters, that are met with in different parts of southern Europe. This publication, consisting of two large volumes in atlas form, one of which is of plates, is the fruit of the travels and investigations pursued by Mr. De Lanci for the space of twenty years. DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. BALTIMORE. It is highly gratifying to be able to state, that Mr. Th. Geddes of this city, confined to his house by sickness, having solicited a visit from the very Rev. Dr. Deluol, superior of St. Mary's Seminary, this respected clergyman called to see him on the 16th November last, and after due preparation, administered to him all the consolations which the Catholic Church imparts to her children at the ENGLAND. We have the gratification of being enabled to announce another important and remarkable conversion to the ancient faith in the person of the Rev. Mr. Sibthorpe, of Ryde, fellow of Magdalen, Oxford, the broth-close of life. We mention this circumstance, er of the celebrated ultra tory member for not because the abjuration of Protestantism Lincoln. After being satisfied by Dr. Wise- is a rare thing in our community, but on man and the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Spencer as to account of the extraordinary contrast be ninety-four persons, of whom thirteen were converts to our holy religion, and of these five were baptized during the retreat. We learn from the same paper, that the See of the diocess of Kentucky has been translated to Louisville. NEW-ORLEANS.-On the 14th of Novem tween the sentiments of Mr. Geddes in his last moments, and the part which he took in 1835 against the distinguished clergyman whom he now considers his warmest friend and truest comforter. In a pretended Religious magazine published in this city in November, 1835, a niece of Mr. Geddes, who had gone to St. Joseph's, Emmitsburg, for theber (twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost,) purpose of becoming a sister of charity, was re- the Right Rev. Dr. BLANC, Bishop of New presented to have been clandestinely removed Orleans, laid the corner-stone of a new church, from her relatives, and principally through in that city-St. Claude Street, Suburb Rivue. the agency of Dr. Deluol. Mr. Geddes who was active in furnishing this information to the editor of the Magazine, now acknowledges that the most glaring injustice was done to the Rev. Mr. Deluol, and on the point of appearing before his God, he could enjoy no peace until he sent for the injured clergyman, and acknowledged his fault in the accents of sincere and deep repentance. So much for the edifying and elegant tales that are circu-extract is from a letter to the editor of the lated in our Religious and Literary Magazines!! Ex uno disce omnes. They who meet hereafter with such pious and beautiful narratives, will not fail to remember the words of the inspired author: "iniquity hath lied to itself." SIGNOR CASTELLI.—In a letter addressed to the most Rev. Archbishop Eccleston from New York, Signor Castelli makes an unqualified retractation of the publications relative to Bishop Résé, which appeared in several of the public prints. His letter is dated the 18th of December, and states that on the 24th he was to embark, in the ship Ville de Lyon, for Europe, where he would endeavor, by works of penance, to repair the scandals which he committed in this country. He also requests the Archbishop to give publicity to his recantation, in any way that he may deem advisable. The ceremony was attended by all the clergy of the city, and several other clergymen, from various parts of Louisiana. An immense multitude covered the ground, long before the ceremony commenced.—An eloquent sermon was preached on the occasion, by Rev. Mr. Anduze. The building will be 100 feet long, and 60 in width.-Cath. Adv. DIOCESS OF NASHVILLE.-The following Catholic Advocate :—"Since the bishop's return from West Tennessee, where, we understand, he has made arrangements for the erection of two churches, he held an ordination in our city, the first ever witnessed in the diocess. On Saturday, 29th of November, three of the young men of our Seminary, Messrs. John O'Dowd, William Howard and John Schact received the tonsure. Messrs. O'Dowd and Howard then received the four minor orders. On the Sunday after, (first Sunday of Advent) Mr. John O'Dowd was promoted to the holy order of subdeacon. On the Tuesday following, (feast of St. Andrew) the same Rev. gentleman was raised to the holy order of deacon; and, on last Sunday, he was ordained priest, in our humble cathedral. OBITUARY. ST. ROSE, Washington co., Ky. The CathOn the 13th of last November, the Rt. Rev. olic Advocate states that the retreat, lately PETER MARY COTTRET, bishop of Beauvais in conducted at St. Rose by Rev. Messrs. Evre-France, in the 53d year of his age, and the 18th of his episcopacy. mond and Patit, has been attended with the most beneficial effects. It continued eighteen days, and during all this time the fervor of the congregation was unabated. More than eight hundred and fifty approached the holy communion. At the conclusion of the exercises, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Flaget administered the sacrament of confirmation to one hundred and On the 16th of the same month, at Paris, Mr. PICOT, who for twenty seven years conducted the Ami de la Religion, in a manner highly creditable to himself and most conducive to the honor of religion. He was universally esteemed, enjoyed the confidence of the French hierarchy and clergy, and had received from the Holy See equent testimonials of its most flattering regard. male Academy, Ky., Sister SOPHIA CARROL, in On the 28th of the same, at the Nazareth Fethe 28th year of her age. THE 4029 RELIGIOUS CABINET. February, 1842. From the Dublin Review. DR. HONINGHAUS' PROTESTANT EVIDENCES OF CATHOLICITY. Das Resultat meiner Wanderungen durch das (tury, shook the entire fabric of Christianity, Gebiet der Protestantischen Literatur: oder, and, in later times, has well nigh uptorn its die Nothwendigkeit der Rückkehr zur Katho- lowest foundations. With the exception of a lischen Kirche, ausschliesslich durch die ei-brief analysis prefixed to each chapter, the genen Eingeständnisse Protestantischer Theo-work is altogether composed of testimonies logen und Philosophen, dargethan. Von Dr. (from the most eminent philosophers, historiJulius V. Höninghaus.-The Result of my ans, and divines, in the several schools of ProWanderings through the territory of Protest-testantism, selected with so much judgment, and Literature; or, the necessity of return to and arranged with such consummate skill, the Catholic Church demonstrated, exclusively (that, did not the reference at the end of the from the confessions of Protestant theologians passage constantly occur to undeceive the and philosophers. By DR. JULIUS V. HöN-reader, it would be impossible to suppose that INGHAUS. Asschaffenburg: 1837. it was not an original and continuous work. But its best merit is its unquestionable sin IE very copious title of Dr. Höninghaus cerity. Dr. Höninghaus' Wanderings is no Twork at relieves us from the necessity) fictitious narrative, he is not a casual travel. of explaining its object or its plan. It under-ler, describing, as he passes by, the character takes, as the words imply, to demonstrate, and appearance of a foreign country. Profrom the confessions of the interested party,testantism was his native land. He has exon the one hand, the insufficiency of Protest-plored every province and every district withant principles to discover or maintain the in its jurisdiction; he is perfectly familiar truth; and, on the other, the clearness and consistency of the faith professed by the Catholic Church, the scriptural and traditional › evidence of all her doctrines,—the wisdom and holiness of her institutions,-the peace and security which her principles of unity prodace, and the necessity of returning to that unity, whose violation, in the sixteenth cenVOL. I.-No. 2. with them all. Nor is the arrangement of his tour the result of fancy: it is the order of his own clear and systematic inquiry; the journal of his own anxious wanderings in search of truth, through the extensive domain of Protestant literature. When we add that his book is but the index of his own practical convictions,-that he has himself found a rest I |