The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-12 00:00:00

- - I THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

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GERMANY.

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The Roman Catholic clergy in Austria have been
endeavouring to get up a persecution against the Pro-
testants, and have been "snubbed," in consequence,
by their superiors. The Prussian Staats Anzeiger,
under the date Vienna, April 6, gives the following
account of this affair :

" Complaints having been received from the Roman
Catholic clergy that persons of the Protestant communion
publicly and audaciously carried on the most menial em-
ployment on the Roman Catholic holidays, openly slight-
ing the services of the Church by their contumacious
conduct, and likewise treating the priest with such dis-
respect as not even to take off their hats when they pass
him, the Minister of Religious Affairs sent the following
reply :—That he deems it right that persons professing
the Protestat religion are not bound to honour
the festival of any other Church, sad that,
consequently, they are at perfect liberty to perform their
ordinary work; but that any acts which are openly
offensive and occasion disturbance must be put down.
The Minister of Religious Affairs, however, thinks It
wonld be desirable for Evangelical Christians to abstain
from such public ordinary works which openly interfere
with the quiet eta holiday, and that in those places espe-
cially where there is a mixed population, it is very
desirable that a good understanding should not be vio-
lated by any unseemly conduct on either side.
The Stadholdership of Upper Silesia, in trans-
mitting this rescript to the respective pastors, sub-
joined the following remarks :
•• Your Revel dice must be so fully persuaded of the
necessity and importance of a good understanding, as
well as of the mutual respect due to religious services,
that I am convince.' you will do your utmost endeavours
at once to put a stop to the discord ehich has arisen be-
tween two parties professing the Christian religion, il-
lative to the differeuce of their religious services, and
see that a reciprocal respect be paid to Divine worship.
I shall send a similar request to the Vicar-General, and
desire him, for the attuinment of the object which he
has in view, to unite his efforts wita those of the prin-
cipal inhabitants of every district, who, in case of any
it,terruption of the religious services or offered insults
to the clergy on tither side, shall, be empowered to in-
terfere."

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Colonel L'I::PINASSE has presented a proposition l')
i,i)to the National Assembly which is a directAttattc 44
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and contravention of, the principle of universal ;ant* -..--)/
frage. the proposes that two years' residence be re, :----'
quired of electors in the commune in which,be-vO4l 4 0- '7.-.; M.--
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that all persons not in employment, or living Ibikird3l4
be excluded ; that workmen claiming to vote must
produce certificates of having been employed a year
previously at their respective trades; that all crimi-
nals, civil and military, be deprived of tbe right of
voting ; that the votes of the army and navy be COB*
founded with those of civilians, and not published
separately ; finally, that all persons entitled to vote
must exercise the franchise under pecuniary, penalty ;
that no person shall be proclaimed representative who
dues not obtain an abolute majority of,, the votes
given, and that the vacancies occurring in the Na-
tionLi Assembly ,hall nut be filled up until ;the num-
ber of representatives shall he reduced to 700. The
proposition has been referred to the Committee of the
Initiative, who must recommend that it should not
be discussed, as it is clear that the present Assembly
has not legally the powt rto entertain the questions
here raised, which can only be dealt with by a Con-
stituent Assembly.
The Minister of War. , has made a report to the
PRESIDENT of the Republic, pointing out the neces-
sity of reducing the different adinioi.trative sem ices
in Algeria, in consequence of the tranquillity through-
out the colony, and the reduction of the military
forces, and recommending that a general extraordi-
nary inspection should take place to carry out this
measure. The PRESIDENT, on the above report, has
appointed General RAMBAUD and M. DUFOUR, sub.
military intendant, to the above mission.
A domiciliary visit was made a few days since at
the residence of a priest of the French church, in
the commune of Roches-sur-Rognon (Haute-Marne),
and at that of his assistant, and from 600 to 700 balls
of different calibre were seized. By order of the
authorities the church was closed, and seals affixed on
the doors, and judicial proceedings have been corn.
menced against the above individuals. •
Dispatches received from Mayotte to 11th-Decem-
ber announce the death of M. Mozoinr, Bishop of
Madagascar, who had recently arrived from France.
His death was caused by an attack of fever brought
on from the damp and unhealthy state of the dwell-
ings belonging to the Missionaries among • whom he
had taken up his residence. His funeral had taken
place with the usual military honours.
The Committee of Inquiry on the duty on potable
liquors is actively following up its investigations, in
order to present its report to the Assembly as early
as possible. M. GRETERIN, director-general of the
customs, M. ADAM, director-general of the indirect
taxes, and M. TEMPLEUR, chef-de-bureau of the same
administration, have fUrnished the Committee with
information as to the nature of the duty, the com-
plaints of producers and consumers, and as to the
modifications of which the tax is susceptible. Dele•
gates of the Chambers of Commerce are also to hem•
amined on the same subject.
PARIS BOURSE, APRlLll.—Latest Prices—Five per
Cents,, 89f. 45c. ; Three per Cents., 55f. 60c. ; Bank
of France, 2,160 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-!daCHANGE, APRIL 11.
Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Central of France (Orleans and
Vierzon), 12 i,2 - East Indian, 55,L —Luxembourg, 3/4—Ditto,
I%—Namur and Liege, 7—Northern ofFrance, 1214 Or-
leans and Bordeaux, 214—Paris and Rouen, 191 A—Paris and
Strasbourg, 51/2—Sambre and Meuse, 214.