New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-04
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Nrw GERMAN CHURCH.-Lette-a from Berlin
under date of December 18th tina; the approach
,-g.sc,nb OF Ecclesiastical deputies from all the CO.
man States which expected 10 take place tognrd
the beginning az the year, furnishes food for the
religious agitation Wnlcn sun exists though in
,rAst moderated form. Nothing certain il kno-n re-
s,ecng the subjects b. diherste,! upor bv this
Congress Much ia said ot the formation Of State
church on the model OF The Anglican Church What
eives occasion to TINS Tumor, is the Wei known prede
LECTION for this form OF The King and some high person
ages !; il said that NJ Stshl "a pupil Of n Scheius)
one Of the competent authorities in the political
and religious affairs OF PrJsss' sas taken himself
4rnonsf.te 10 n. Congress IN memoir in the u-es
-a.,nn f which hs is employed all tho advantages
which would arse from the establishment of State
Church common all the Protestant countries OF Ger
many.
Tho dissenting Protestan;s of KOu;nrsburg have 20,
s,uled themselves into distinct Community in order
TO escape the rigorous measures 70 which they have
been subjected BY The civil authorities They hope that
this community By virtue OF the laws now in force will
ne acknowledged by the State, soon as the copmu
rjty have drawn Up profession Of faith which will dis
tinguish them from other dissenting sects.
SILVER MINES ~ PoLAHD-Two Bankers os
Warsayy Messrs Fraenke and Steinkeer haze inst ob
tanned from tee Government authority 10 work inc Sill
yer Mines which stuaied near tie village OF Oikourz
These rnncs which the richest in Poland made for
n,erly part of the domain Of ts Kings Of that counrv
and al The epoch Of the second partition Of Poland
fl7q3) when The Austrian troops were compelled 10
.vacuate the Polish territory their guard 10 prc.
vent the mines in question from being worked filed
now remain The gentlemen engaged IN this work have
sent 10 the sDo powerful steam gncs for the purpose
Of drawing The water from these Olkourz mines
The SILENT FAMILY.-The Journal dcs DeJats
gives an account OF singular family reading st n mill
between Beauvais and Foruere, who have made VOW
never to answer the least question Ii nbewidered
traveller comes 10 inquire the way of them he finds he
mad better have trusted 70 his own inspiration for if he
persists In his questions il the hope OF obtaining an 81.
swer they become angry. and sczing up sticks and
topgs threaten TO attack hun with them Ii appears that
this obstinacy in refusing TO speak caused by the
orders OF village cOHurer VINO mad abused their credu
Iitv with the promise of future treasure These I'M
fortunate creatures have soemnly bound themselves to
nlaDtan silence FOR nine years They have not yet full
fied half their contract The shepherd cOnjurer had
been consulted by them respecting the annual fracture
OF the shaft OF their mill, and he had promised in con-
sheraton Of sum Of money paid down, that the shaft
should never break again He forbade them the use of
speech even in their family Tns complete Introduction
appearing little rude to the wife and daughter Il
coniurer allowed them favor, not being able TO de-
stroy the effect OF the agreement, speak of the
bounds of The department ia which they lived Gour.
nav being oil this department and the
in the adjoining one every Friday family may be
there who during eight days having been deprived
the use of their tongues MAKE active compensation for
the loss at the Gournay market