If we may trust the Paris correspondent of the Times,
Prince Jerome is already courting the aid of the Church for his rae as future head of the Imperial party. He has attended ther mass solemnised for the Prince Imperial, and thrice during the mass he threw himself on his knees, placed his head between his hands, and appeared overcome with emotion. He has posi- tively denied the scandal that he once gave a great meat dinner on Good Friday, by way of defiance to the Church. He represents his anti-clerical speeches as the outcome of political necessity, and not as representing settled opinions ; and he declares himself ready to reassure Catholic consciences. This is the true role, no doubt, of the head of the Imperialist party, but it is one almost comic in Prince Jerome. Will the Catholics trust him or only fear him the more, as becomes to offer his expiatory gifts P
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