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France. Traupmann's trial caused great excicement. J5,000 applications were received from persons wishing to be present. He was pronounced guilty and condemned to (death.. Spain, Prim obstinately adheres to the candidature of the young Duke of Genoa. A commission has been appointed to enquire, during the Christmas recess, into the disappearance of the Crown jewels. * Italy. Considerable excitement has been pro/Hsuced by,the dissolution of the Congress at Naples, held in opposition to the (Ecumenical Council.
Forty lives were lost at Pisa by an inundation of the Arno. Santa Maria has been totally destroyed bg an earthquake. The (Ecumenical Council was opened on the Bth, amidst the pealing of the bells from 360 churches The Council was inaugurated by a discourse from the Archbishop of Iconium, a Benedictine. There are reports of dissension and intrigue among the Fathers, and strong opposition on the part of the French, German, and American bishops, to the dogma of the Papal infallibility. Subtle measures were taken by the Pope and his Jesuite advisers to stifle discussion by remitting obnoxious subjects to safe committees. A Bull, communicated at the second meeting, occasioned surprise and indignation. If the infallibility project is persisted in, a great disruption is probable. The Council is expected to sit for six months. The French Ambassador has warned the Pope of the probable consequence of his high-handed proceedings. Another cardinal is dead, and it is conjectured that Archbishop Manning will be the next Pope.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 107, 26 February 1870, Page 5
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242CONTINENTAL. Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 107, 26 February 1870, Page 5
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