The result of the inquiry was that seven or eight of the students, who whether justly or unjustly were regarded as ringleaders in the demonstration, were either expelled or suspended from prosecuting their studies.  Amongst the expelled students was the son of the medical Professor, Dr Maturani, who, considering his son unjustly used, resigned, or rather was obliged to resign his post.  The Pope then made a state visit to the college, but was very coldly received, and held out no hopes of the offenders being pardoned.  The partizans of the Government talked much about the good effect produced by the Papal visit, but within a day or two the students assembled in a body at the Sapienza, and demanded of the rector that the medical professor should be reinstated in his office, and that the sentences of expulsion should be rescinded, as all were equally guilty or equally guiltless.  On receiving these demands the rector requested the students, as a personal favour, to make no further demonstration till he had had time to lay their sentiments before Cardinal Roberti, the president of the Congregation of Studies, which he promised to do at once.  The students thereupon retired, but on their return next morning received no reply whatever.  The following day was Sunday, when the college is closed, and on Monday the new medical professor was to deliver his inaugural lecture.  It was expected that the students would take this opportunity of venting their dissatisfaction, and the government actually resolved to send the Roman gendarmes into the lecture-room in order to suppress any expression of feeling by force.  At the time this act was considered only a piece of almost incredible folly, but the events of St Joseph’s day shewed clearly enough that the Vatican was anxious to bring about a collision between the troops and the malcontents.  A little blood-letting, after Lord Sidmouth’s dictum, was considered wholesome for the Pope’s subjects.  Fortunately the intention came to the knowledge of the French authorities, who interfered at once, and said if troops were required they must be French and not Papal ones, as otherwise it was impossible to answer for the result.  On the Monday therefore a detachment of French troops was sent down to the college.  The lecture-room was crowded with students, who greeted the new Professor on his entry with a volley of hisses, and then left the room in a body.  The French officer in command was appealed to by the authorities to interfere, but refused doing so, and equally declined receiving an address which the students wished to force upon him.  His orders he stated were solely to suppress any actual riot, but nothing further.  Some 400 of the students then proceeded to the residences of Cardinal Antonelli, of General Goyon, and the Duc de Gramont, and presented an address, a copy of which they requested might be forwarded to the Emperor.  These were the words of the address;