As soon as McCloskey received McFarland's letter of August 18, he went to see Cardinal Alexander Barnabo who said that he would attend to it at once. It was only yesterday that McCloskey received the Cardinal's reply that the two rescripts of the Propaganda of January 25 and August 16 granted, through Archbishop John Hughes of New York, an extension of the faculties the Holy See usually grants to Bishops of the United States for ten years and that this included the faculties of the Bishop of Hartford. This must include the 4 faculties McFarland seeks because the Cardinal said McFarland should have the faculties without delay. If there is any difficulty McCloskey asks that McFarland notify him immediately. Noticing the date of the rescript, August 16, McCloskey was surprised that the Cardinal spoke of going to the Pope for faculties already granted. He encloses the reply of the secretary for McFarland's satisfaction. McCloskey has heard nothing of Bishop John McCloskey of Albany. He is either at Brussels or Paris with Bishop John Fitzpatrick. If they hope to move the old General, Father Joseph Carriere, they are mistaken. For some reason he seems determined not to send the Sulpicians to take charge of the Troy seminary. Father James A. Healy has not yet reached Rome. McFarland's men are well. Hart, subdeacon, took the oath for the missions of Hartford. ` P.S. The See of Baltimore will probably be vacant for some time. Bishop Martin J. Spalding of Louisville is spoken of as one likely to be transferred. He is also the choice of Archbishop John Baptist Purcell as he wrote to one of his seminarians. Poor Maguire is pretty hard up. He was obliged this morning to leave the convent and go into Rome for a place to stay. McCloskey will keep an eye on his old commander in chief. He thanks McFarland for the photographs. He asks for more for Prince Massimo and for the college. ` A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo. ` Enclosure: