Grassi takes advantage of the trip of Father Miguel to visit Francis Beschter to send these lines in answer to Bruté's letter. In the newspaper appeared an advertisement for "The Catholic Question in America with a Short Account of its Subject." A new edition of the "Pious Guide" has been announced by Dornin. He agrees with Bruté that changes should be made in the book and he asks Bruté to write the improvements he thinks should be made. Grassi will send them to Father Francis Neale and get a new edition. Neale is absent. Grassi will ask him to put in the front a short explanation of the ceremonies of the Church. Father Lavadière received Bruté's letter in New York. He was at Georgetown last week for a visit and has returned and will soon sail for France. He hopes to arrange in New York for a monthly or at least a quarterly Catholic publication. Their school at Stonyhurst suffers from Protestants and from jealousy with 230 boarders. In the last discussion of the Catholic bill several invectives were sent their way and even visitation by a committee was hinted. :: II-3-n A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., 2