The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-25 00:00:00

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC OBEDIENCE
• IN 1860.

A correspondent sends us the following statis-
tids respecting the present state of the Roman
Catholic Ilidrarchy in all parts of the world,
which he has tai ion. from the Correspondance de
Rome:—
The Catholic world compre'hend's 11,007 bishoprics or
prelatures, possessing episcopal jurisdictibit under divers
titles, vicariats apostolic,, abbatial jurisdictions, or terri-
tories .without dioceses: These 1,007 dioceses or cireum-
scriptioes of territory, which bear one name or another,
are subdivided in the following manner :-681 for
Europe, 128 for Asia, 29 for Africa, 147 for America,
and 28' for the Oceanic Islands.
Europe possesses 2 patriarchs, archbishops, 484
bishops, 45 cathedral's, /5' abbots or priors with quasi-
episcopal jurisdiction, 6 military chaplaincies, 18 vicars
or delegates and prefects apostolic.
There are in Asia 6 patriarchs, a archbishops, 54
bishops, 65 vicars and prefects apostolic.
Africa
has 10 bishops, and 19 vicars and prefects
apostolic.

America has 22 archbishops, 115 bishops, and 9 vicars
apostolic.
The Islands in the Ocean, including Australia, have
2' archbishops, 12 bishops, 8 vicars apostolic, and 1 pre-
late apostolic.
The following figures shewthe ecclesiastical geography
of Europe, as far as the Roman Church is concerned :
patriarch, 47 archbishops, 215
Italy possesses 1
bishops, 44 concathedrals, 11 abbatial territories, and
1 military chaplain,
Spain has 9 archbishops, 45 bishops, I concathedral,
and 4 military Chaplains or prelates peculiar.
Portugal has 1 patriarch, 2 archbishops, and 14

bishops.
France has 16 archbishops, 65 bishops, and 1 military

chaplain.
Belgium and Holland have 2 archbishops, 9 bishops,
and 1 vicar apostolic.
The Austrian Empire has 16 archbishops, 48 bishops,
1 abbot, and 1 military chaplain.
The German Confederation has 6 archbishops, 18
bishops, and 3 vicars and apostolic delegates.
The Trnited 'Kingdom of Great Britain has 5 arch-
bishops, 38 bishops, and 3 vicars apostolic.
The Sorth of Europe has 2 archbishops, 14 bishops,
and 2 vicars apostolk,
Malta, Greece, and Turkey have 6 archbishops, 14
bishops, 8 vicars apostolic and prelates under different
titles.

Switzerland has 5 bishops, 1 abbot, and 2 prefects
apostolics.

GARIBALDI ON THE PRESENT AND
FUTURE STATE OF EUROPE.

The following is a sort of memorandum pub-
lished by Garibaldi in the Indipendente of Naples,
the new journal of Alexandre Dumas. It is
entitled " The present state of Europe, and what
it Might be for the benefit of governments and of
popuktions :"
It is knawn' to all men of intelligence that Europe is
very far from being in a normal state, or in one which
suits its populations.
France, which :without contradiction occupies the
first rank among the European powers, maintains for
her internal security 600,000 soldiers under arms, one
of the finest fleets in the world, and an immense number
of functionaries. England has not the same number of
soldiers, but she has a superior fleet, and perhaps a
greater number of functionaries for the security of her
distant possessions. Russia and Prussia, to maintain
themselves on a level with the otheri, also require to
pay immense armies.
The secondary states—if only from a spirit of imita-
tion, and, so to speak, to pay their right of presence—
ate obliged to keep themselves proportionally on a similar
footing.
I will not speak of Austria and the Ottoman Empire,
which are condemned to come to an end for the happi-
ness of the unfortunate populations which they oppressed
for so many centuries.
We may, however, justly ask, why does this agitated
and violent state of Europe exist ? Everybody speaks of
civilisation and progress! It seems to me that we do
sot differ much—luxury excepted—from primitive times,
when men made war on each other to seem e a prey.
We pass our lives in menacing each other continually
and reciprocally; and yet the great majority in Europe,
not only of meta of intelligence but o common sense,
perfectly understand that we might pass through this
poor life of ours without that perpetual state of menace
and of hostility one against the other, and without the
necessity—which seems fatally imposed upon nations by
some secret and invisible enemy of humanity—of slaying
each other with so much science and refinement.
For example, let us suppose one thing—that Europe
formed a single state. Who would think of disturbing
her ? To whom, I ask, would come the idea of troubling
the repose of Europe, the sovereign of the world ? In
the supposition we have made there would be no more
army, no mare fleets ; and the immense capital which is
almost always wrung from the wants and the misery of
the people, and is prodigally spent in murderous and
unproductive services, would be converted to their
advantage, into a colossal development of industry, into
the amelioration of roads, the building of bridges, the
cutting of canals, the foundation of public establish-
ments, and the erection of schools, which would rescue
from misery and ignorance so many poor creatures, who,
in all countries of the world, whatever be their degree
of eirilicatinn, are conderrathti. to a state of brutishness,
to prostitution of soul and body, by the selfishness, cal-
culation, or bad administration of privileged and power-
ful classes.
Well, the realisation of the social reforms which I
mention depends simply on a powerful and generous
initiative ; for, I ask, in what circumstances has Europe
ever more than now presented chances of success for
these humane measures ? Let us examine the situation
as it is at the present moment.
Alexander 11. in Russia, proclaiming the emancipa-
tion of the serfs ; Victor Emmanuel in Italy, casting
his sceptre into the field of battle, and exposing
.his
person for the regeneration of a noble race and a great
nation ; in England, a virtuous Queen and a generous
and prudent nation, which supports with enthusiasm
the cause of oppressed nationalities; and France called
to be arbitress of Europe by the mass of her concen-
trated population, by the bravery of her soldiers, and
the recent prestige of the most brilliant period of her
military history—to which of them will be the initiative
of this great enterprise ? To the country which marches
as the advanced guard of the revolution!
Is not the idea of a European confederation. which
has been put forward by the chief of the French Empire,
and the realisation of which would cause the secnrity
and happiness of the world—is it not better than all the
political combinations which daily agitate and torment
the poor people ? The prospect of the atrocious destruc-
tion which a single combat between the great Western
Powers would occasion, must cause to shudder with
terror the man who should even think of ordering it,
and probably there will never he one so basely coura-
geous as to take the frightful responsibility of it.
The rivalry which has existed between France and
England from the 14th century down to the present day
still continues, but with far less intensity at present, and
we mention this fact to the glory of human progress ; so
that an arrangement between the two greatest nations
of Europe—an arrangement whim would have tur its
object the welfare o humanity—can no longer be
regarded as the dream, the utopia of generous minds.
The basis of an European confederation is therefore
naturally traced by France and England. Let France
and England but join frankly and cordially, and Italy
Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece,
and Roumelia will come of themselves, as it were in-
stinctively, and range themselves around.
Lastly, all the divided and oppressed nationalities,
Slavonian, Celtic, Germanic, and Scandinavian—
gigantic Russia included—will be unwilling to stand aloof
from the political regeneration to which the spirit of
the age invites them.
I am aware that a very natural objection may be
made to the project here propounded.
What is to become of the innumerable mass of men
at present employed for warlike purposes by sea and
land ?
The answer is easy : With the disbanding of these
forces nations would be delivered from oppression and
injurious institutions, and the mind of Sovereigns
ceasing to be occupied with schemes of ambition,
conquest, war, and destruction, would be directed to-
wards the creation of useful institutions, and would
descend from the study of generalities to that of families
and even of individuals.
• Moreover, by the extension of manufactures and
the security of trade, the mercantile marine would
immediately absorb the active portion of the military
navies, and the incalculable odantity of work
produced by peace, association, and security, would
afford ample occupation for all the armed popu-
lation, even were their numbers double what they
are. War being next to impossible, armies would be
useless. But it would still be advisable to maintain the
people in warlike and generous habits, by means of
national militia, who would be always at hand to repress
disorder, and whatever ambition might attempt to
infringe the European pact.
I ardently desire that these words may come to the
knowledge of those to whom God has confided this holy
mission of doing good, and that they will indeed do it,
preferring to a false and ephemeral grandeur the true
grandeur based upon the love and gratitude of nations.

The R.M.S. Prince Albert sailed from Galway on
Tuesday, at one o'clock p.m., for St. John's, N. F., and
New York, with mails, latest telegrams, full cargo and
seven hundred and eighty passengers.
THE CURRANT CROP.—A letter from Patras (Greece)
states that the crop of currants is unusually abundant
this year, and of good quality. The produce of the
Morea is estimated at 36,000,000 kitogs., and that of
the lonian Islands at 1(3,695,000 kilogs. Sales to the
amount of 4,770,000 kilogs. have been effected at Patras.
At first the price was 35 colonats (189 f.) per 1,000 Vene-
tian pounds (477 kilogs.), but it gradually declined to 20
colonats, and seemed likely to fall still lower. Most of
1, the currants are exported to England and Germany, the
former country taking from 25,000 to 30,000, the latter
from 5,000 to 6,000 tons. The crops this year having
-far exceeded the usual consumption, much of the land
will next year be devoted to other crops.
CONSUMPTION, COMM, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURABLE.
—"I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound
and Aniseed (as prepared by Mr. Martin, of 22, Copperas-
hill, Liverpool,) will prove of more value, in cases of bron-
chitis and incipient constemption, than any other remedy
extant. It relieves the most irritating cough feta few minutes ;
and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces
sound and refreshiny sleep, soothes the nervous system, and
restores the healthy action of the lungs." Recommended above
all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see Thomson'
Materia Medico, page 175, vol. 2. The following is from Dr.
-Brett, the eminent chemist :—" I consider the balsam of bore-
.hourid and aniseed, as prepared by Mr. Martin' an elegant
and efficient cough remedy, and I fully agree with. Sir Alexan-
der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson, that, in conjunc-
tion
with cod liver oil, it is an admirable remedy for Con-
sumption and delicate constitutions."—R. H. Brett, Ph. Dr.,
M.R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical Jurispru-
dence, Liverpool 'loyal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound
and aniseed is pr 'pared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, Cop-
peras-hill, Live po )1; but, owing to its great and increasing
sale, agents ha. a been appointed in all principal towns and
cities. It can be procured wholesale from Raimes and Co.,
Edinburgh and York, from Sutton and Co., London, West-
maeott, Manchester, and wholesale and retail from the manu-
facturer, as above. Price, Is. lad., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d, each.
The lozenges in box at Is. 4(17 free by Post* is. 6d.