The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-29

or AUTHORISED ny LAW.
Niles. amount
Great Britain. 353 14O7,52O ondea acts OBTAINED
The concessions of
De'S'" mot mot H included year are
Unloading $50 miles
France sno as,s,s 1 'Ss w fhSai:''s SYSTEM
DO half Of a SIS Se' plo ssa's e fnS S4 q
America ssa sseaoo n mot isd% !" ,s any
Total. .Is,s,a1l 4,2sssso
Showing that the railways now commenced, or tor
which legislative acts have been passed, embrace
1924 miles, the estimated cost of which will be
l64, 269, 6ML without including any of the pro-
ects in this country which have yet to go to Parlia-
ment, and independent OF all the projections in Anne
RIGA, Belgium and Germany, in 1874 and lS45 many
OF which are either begun or on the OF being
This sum, however, includes all the recent conces-
sIons IN France, and the further concessions
which will be made in accordance with the law of
1872
Progress OF the Religious Reformation I'm
Continental Europe.
We have received from our German cor
respondent the following communication re-
lative to the religious agitation in Saxony-
Our readers will probably recolect that immediate
ly after the delivery of the Kings speech upon the
opening of the Saxon Chambers it was proposed to
form a committee for the consideration of the reli-
gous questions which had led to so much excite
ment, as testified especially by the fatal riots at
LeIpslc. To this committee was also referred the
question OF German Catholicism promulgated by
Ronge. Upon the latter question, with regard to
which the public mind throughout Germany is so
deeply affected, the COMMITTEES have returned re-
port, the main features of which will be found de-
scrlbed in the following paper forwarded to us by
our correspondent
1t results from the report made by the select COM
mittee of onr Chamber of Deputies, that the latter
approves Of the temporary regulations which have
lately been issued by our ministers concerning the
German Catholic church and its members, with the
addition, however, OF some particular privileges
The report begins with the following general obser-
vations. The movement which has lately taken
place in spiritual things, and more especially in those
which relate to religion, in the whole of Germany,
has been folowedb by series of events, which could
not but interest every thinking mind well as the
governments OF the various countries in which they
occurred. One OF the most prominent and also most
important OF these occurrences is however, the Sc
paration Of considerable number of Catholics from
the Roman Catholic church, and the formation Of a
German Catholic church, the communities of which
are continually increasing in various parts of the
country. This new church Is not only different with
regard TO lts dogmas and church organization from
that from which it has separated ITSELF but also from
all the other churches and communities of Germany
protesting, however, at the same time to be Chris
tan church. Our government had therefore to keep
in view, with regard to the new church and its
MEMBERS which are now become verv numerous in
our country, first, the principle of religious liberty
as adopted by the constitution of our State and Sc
condly, the right and privileges granted to the other
Christian congregations and according to these
considerations the ministershave thought it advisa-
BILE to decree the following temporary regulations
with regard to the German Catholic church and its
communities, and which are-l That in all such
places where IN consequence of the great number of
German Catholics or other local circumstances, the
ALLEGATION of particular place of worship should
become necessary, the use of an evangelical church
should be permitted to the new community with
the exception, however, OF the permission of ring
10 nf nj " IL,
preached by the ministers of the new church must
not initiate against the constitution of the State
8 The ministers OF the new church are permitted to
perform In their communities the ceremonies of
baptism, marriage and burial, on the condition, how
ever, that Protestant clergyman be always present
on the occasion, but that the latter shall not be oblg
ed to afford his attendance. The committee is Of
opinion that, considering all the circumstances, and
IN order that these temporary regulations shall be
more effectua, the ministers of the German Catho.
lie church ought to be allowed to perform In their
communities the ceremonies of baptism, marriage,
and burla having only to indicate tho same to the
resident Protestant dlvines and that with respect
to marriages, the former should only perform the re-
ligtOus ceremony. The committee points further
out the following two OBJECTS for the future considera
ton of the Chambers and the ministers, viz first
whether the members OF the new Church will have
to continue to pay in the meantime church rate to
the Roman Catholic church! secondly, whether they
will continue to enjoy the rights and privileges
as before the separation!
the government to allow all the new Catholics to
maintain for the present their political and munich
pal rights. This analysis will show that the legisla
ture and the government Of Saxony attach consde-
rable Importance to the religious movement in Ger
many, and that spirit Of concession is already ma
infested by them on certain points which have hlth-
erto given rise to much discomfort
Our German Catholic church In Schueidcmuhl
Will shortly be under roof, and we most heartily
wish that the reformation festival the first held un-
der the new impulse, which is to be solemnzed in
II IN the middle OF October next may assemble he re
all those valiant champions who were raised by the
cry Tor help, which once went forth from this lit
tie place IN order that they may thus receive the
thanks OF the liberated, and that they behold the
first erected German Catholic place OF worship
which is destined to consecrae to future genera
lions their heroic achievements
The Leaders konge, arrived at Frankfort on the 4th
inst, from Ofenburg amidst the acclamatons OF an
immense crowd. The German reformed church
was placed at his disposal. AT Offenburg he was
Obliged to celebrate service in the open air 1t as
serted here that the Senate Of the city has refused
to forbid Ronge preaching in public-such prohi-
bon having been made, ii is said, without effect,
by the president OF the Germanic Diet, Count Munich
who Is still here.
The ministerial journal, the Epoque, formerly the
Globe, states that M. Ronge having intimated his
intention OF visiting France, received a communi-
cation throughthe French Charge dAfaires, that he
might travel IN France as n private individual but
would not be allowed to celebrate worship accord.
ing to the forms OF German Catholicism.
To sum up the whole matter, the latest accounts
tell us that the new reformation in Germany is
spreading rapidly The Gazette of Elbersfeld states
that the conversion of Roman Catholic priests is
daily increasing. converted priest has been cho-
sen pastors at Saarbruck. AT Bresau. in Silesa a
most important meeting had been held to discuss
he new movement, at which deputies attended from
more than W Sieslan communities. AT Frankfort,