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All the telegraphic accounts from Rome speak of the Pope's

health as rapidly failing, and he has fainted of late when engaged in ceremonial offices. It must be remembered, however, that the Romans have a strong interest in the Pope's death, that he belongs to a family notoriously long lived, and that at his Holiness's age it is possible for a man to give public signs of weakness and yet not be at the actual point of death. We are assured that the Emperor Napoleon has forwarded to Cardinal Antonelli an assurance that in the event of a vacancy in the Chair his troops will continue to protect the deliberations of the Conclave.

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