The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-23
PRUSSIA.
What is.Understoodb by Religious Liberty.


The AUenir, Of Berlin publishes a letter from an
inhabtant OF that town giving singular idea of the
manner IN wcn me pegiOus M npep.y is qnderstoOd d ZOO IN
born TO the writer who resolved not to have it bap
tzed; but as, according to the Prussian law, Chris
tan parents cannot deprive their children OF that
rite the father made declaration to the effect that
he left the Church. The Censistory, however OBJ
jected that as the father was Christian at the
moment of the BIRTH the parent could not escape the
obligations in question; the case went before tri-
bunal which gave Judgment in favor OF the Consis-
tory and decided that the ceremony should be per-
formed, Notwithstanding the opposition of the father
as soon as guardian could be found. Some weeks
later an individual, complete stranger to the
family, presented himself in that capacity and de-
clared that he would exercise all the rights which
the law conferred on him as legal protector of the
chlld. The father energetically refused to submit,
and now informs all whom it may concern that he
marks in terminating his letter, that there is little
dhierence between the abduction OF young Mortara
at Rome, and the arbitrary act with which he is him
self menaced in the estate OF Intelligence" as the
Prussians love to designate their country.
sWINDLING IN FRANCE - The Paris Figaro
gives an account Of a charge OF swindng just tried
before the Tribunal OF Correctional Police. Count
Raynold de Choiseul engaged IN 1863 M. Bosch to
raise for him a sum Of 100000 francs on mortgage
and at the same time promised to leave with the
TO found clearinghouse, and on which interest at
the rate of 10 per cent. was to be paid. Bosch pro-
it. probably thinking the conditions too onerous, aud
the project was not carried out However, some
anne ne to seS as S o the en- Si of
francs to get discounted, but from that moment he
never able to obtain either the cash the
turn OF the securities and took the present pro-
ceedings to recover the one or the other. Bosch
maintained that the $4,000 francs were part of the
So 900 francs which the Count had undertaken to adj
vance, and that money to that amount had been
already expended in the preliminary outlay for the
establishment of the proposed association. The Tri-
bunal considered that no fraudulent intention had
been proved, and dismissed the case.
REVERDY JOHNSON.-The following note from
Reverdy Johnson has appeared in the Boston
Post
''BALTIMoRE, June 10, 1s69.-My Dear Sir:-I have
your note Of the 10th, and thank you for it, thinS
shall write upon the Claims Convention; but if
do shall certainly not offend diplomatic proprety.
Mr.. Summers unjust and unkind inslnuatiops in his
speech as to the motives Of Mr.. Seward and myself
in Fastening the negotiations, l cannot suffer TO be
unanswered. Nor can l fail to let the public know
what his opinion upon the subject was when was
appointed. II write anything, will send you
copy. l am gratined to know that my course in
England has your approval, and remain, with sin
cere regard, your 0bedient servant
''REvERDY JOHNSON.
"George w. Searle, ESQ.,, Boston,