McCloskey thought he had answered McFarland's letter of February 22 with the draft for 45 francs but seeing no date of answer he presumes that he has not. Mr. Hart entered on his retreat for deaconship yesterday and will be ordained May 1 and priest on May 21. McFarland will find him with a fair share of theological knowledge and disinterested. Emperor Maximilian arrived there the beginning of the week, coming expressly, say the diplomats, to get the blessing of the Pope and left two days ago. While there, he received a visit from the Pope with whom he already had had an audience. The vote of the House of Representatives on the Mexican question came by telegram while he was in Rome. If his acceptance of the crown will bring peace to that country McCloskey says Godspeed. The season of lectures is now fairly opened. Yesterday he heard Cardinal Guidi on "Progress." In the evening McCloskey heard Marshal Duke Saldanha, the Portuguese ambassador, on Roman history. The health of the Holy Father is as good as might be expected. He assisted Sunday at the consecration of the new confession at Santa Maria Maggiore. Of the appointments, he has heard Bishop McCloskey for New York and Spalding for Baltimore. Perhaps their appointments have already gone to America. As to his own house he is worried about financial matters and has debated the utility of a trip to America to obtain ten or twelve thousand dollars. That would put them at their ease until the war is over. He is not well acquainted in New York. Something could be done in Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Boston. He asks McFarland what he thinks of the idea. He has another idea. Unless they fill the unused wing of the college it is in danger of getting into other hands. The Archbishop thought he had combated this and thought he had succeeded. :: I-1-b A.L.S. There may be a missing page 4pp. 8vo.