The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-01 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

FRANKFORT, Nov. 22.—1 n a late sitting of the Legislative
body of this city, Dr. Blum read his proposal respecting " the
celebration of mixed marriages without regard to the question
in which religion the children of such marriages were to be
educated, &c."

The proposal is in the following terms :—" It often occurs
in this free city that the Catholic priest refuses the nuptial
benediction to mixed marriages, when the parties have made
an agreement, that the children of such marriages shall be
educated in the Protestant religion. In such cases the parties
are obliged either to renounce the celebration of their marriage
according to the forms of the Catholic Church, or to have re-
course to an altar out of our own territory. This abuse of eccle-
siastical authority is equally offensive to both religions, and is
equally inconsistent with the maxims of humanity and the
liberal character of our Government. The Consistories
appear not to have the power to remedy this grievance,
for the cases are of too frequent occurrence, and I therefore
think that it is time for the legislative authority to take de-
cisive measures as have already been adopted on this subject in
other states. Though, as far as we know, no Protestant cler-
gyman has hitherto given cause for such complaints, it may,
however, be advisable to make the law general, and to draw it
up in something like the following form Every clergyman
of this free city and its territory is bound, in the cases of
mixed marriages, on application being made by the party be-
longing to this church. to celebrate such marriages without re-
gard to the faith in which the children are to be educated.'
I should likewise be inclined to propose another enactment,
providing for the cases in which the parties concerned have
made no agreement respecting the religion in which the chil-
dren shall be brought up. It should seem reasonable that in
such cases the sons shall follow the religion of the father, and
the daughters that of the mother ; and I therefore propose that
the law shall contain an enactment to that effect, subject, how-
ever, to any voluntary subsequent resolution of both parties to
the contrary."

After the discussion was ended, the mover withdrew the se-
cond part of his motion, and the President having put the
question, whether the first part should be referred to a com-
mittee of seven members, it was resolved in the affirmative, by
a majority of 60 to 11, and a committee of seven accordingly
chosen by ballot.
MuNicn, Nov. 27.—Since the return of the King, the bu-
siness of Government has resumed its usual activity, and his
Majesty yesterday presided at the Council of State.
The publication of the resolution of the Diet for a Tribunal
of Arbitration, in case of differences between the Prince and
the Estates on certain points, is, so far as we know, generally
considered as in no way contrary to our constitution, because
the application for such a tribunal is to be optional, and the
Government and the Estates must first be agreed on it. But
whatever can be done to reconcile interests, without infringing
the constitution in the rights of Sovereignty, on which it is
founded, is undoubtedly conformable to the spirit of public jus-
tice, and must be gratefully acknowledged.--Frankfort Pa-
pers, Nov. 26.

An explosion took place on Tuesday night last in
the Fellingshore coal pit, on the banks of the River Lyne, by
which accident three of the pitmen unfortunately lost their lives.