The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-06-23
FOREIGN ITEMS.

spain.-The Cortes has determined in favor of a
Regency at present. and has elected Marshall Ser
rano to that office.
Great Britain-The bill for disestablishing the
Irish Church which passed the House of Commons
BY large majority, 1t was thought would be de
feated in the House of Lords But 1t has passed
second reading, which is equivalent to Its adop-
ton.
France.-The recent elections indicate growing
opposition to Louis Napoleon, and much excite
ment and uneasiness exist. Popular demonstra-
tions in Paris, threatening riot, have taken place,
but were promptly put down by military force.
No Religious Newspapers are no "reigi-
Gus newspapers in Ireland, as we understand
that term. The Rev Hamilton Magee, of Dublin,
publishes a small religious and missionary maya
zine, called "Plain words, whose specially Is It's
fitness for circulation by cOlpOrteurS aud others,
among Roman Catholics, treating as 1t does, each
month, in a kindly and Christian way, upon some
point of difference between Catholics and Protes-
tants. Those in the United States who would like
To circulate such literature among Catholics would
do well to address Mr.. Magee.
The Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland ad-
iOurned Tuesday morning, June lst The report
of the Committee on Reunion was presented by
DIR. Buchanan It stated that the negotiation;
were practically concluded but proposed that there
should be year of delay for prayerful dehberatior
and fraterna conference preliminary to hual action
After keen opposition by Drs. ii. Bonar, Begg
Gibson and others, and debate of thirteen hours
the report was adopted by vote of 429 to SO. The
opposition has therefore fallen off about p votes
during the year.
Messrs. Green and Brown, of the famous London
publishing firm of Longmans, Green, Brown X
IOngman, died recently at very advanced age
each leaving large fortune. Mr.. Brown was ovel
ninety years of age. His fortune was el50,0OO
and he left lcgacies to all his old clerks.
The COnvOcation of Canterbury at its next meeting
IS likely to have an interesting discussion on the
temperance question Some of the most prominent
ministers of the Church of England, belonging tt
all of the several theological parties, have drawn
m report on the subject, which will be submit
ted to the eOnvOcatiOn. Having received returns
from magistrates eOrOnerS, clergy, and others, Tho
signers Of the report recommend two classes o
remedies-nOn legislative and legislative. Among
the former are the payment of wages on Fridays
better education, and more comfortable DWELLING
for the working classes. Among the legislative
remedies which are proposed, we find the CLOSING
of public houses on Sundays, and their earlier
closing on week days,
The Rev. Or. Jonas King, missionary in Greco,
for the A. B. Q. f. NJ, died in Athens on thu
22d Of Nav. He was graduated from Williams
College in iSl6, and thereafter became studen
in AndQver Theological Seminary, aud having
been made Professor of Oriental Literature a
Amherst College, he went to Paris to fit himSel
for his new position. The missionary at Jerusa
lem having died, Or. King was sent to fill tn
vacancy In 1927 he became the American Mis-
sionary in Greece, and was prosecuted and i'm
prisoned by the Greek fanatics, who confscate
the little property he had bought in Athens. IL
married in Smyrna and reared a large and inter
esting family in Athens. Three years ago he re
turned to America to recruit his health, and hav
ing been much improved, returned to Athens abOu
eighteen months ago.
The late Tauchnitz edition Of the English Ne
Testament is remarkably popular 1t is Kin
james version, annotated from the three best manu-
scripts. p, 600 copies have already been sold.
forms volume 1000 Of the Tauehnitz repubheatiO
of works in English.