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New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 207, 23 March 1877, Page 15

Almost the whole of the private fortune and official emoluments of Cardinal Patrizi found their way into the pockets of the poor Sixty thousand lire were assigned by him yearly to various Sxed charities in Rome, and twenty thousand were given to the CardinaTa diocese of Velletn, besides which another sum of twenty thousand was spent in various casual largesses to occasional applicants Tha Cardinal was accustomed very often to visit the poor in their homes to ascertain personally the condition of those who claimed his pecuniary assistance. w "* t? - Q « A lady wit £|f fl>o . m P^s *° tke 'Chicago Times' says that in France women of the highest rank post themselves at theStdwrs of the churches, after service, with an enticing little bag, ia which they supplicate you to invest. This is part of the duSes^f tffi church membership. The writer adds, "I have seen Patti on he? knees on a praying chair at the great door of the Madeleine S Pans, begging those leaving the church for contributions Si °t£ poor. I noticed that the stream of outgoers passed her way so m to have a good look at the charming diva, and her reticule beSnt full so soon tnat she was obliged, to send for another.