New-York tribune., 1872-07-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The bill for legaliZing marriage with a de-
ceased wfes sister introduced into the British House
OF Commons by Sir r. Chambers has been withdrawn
that member perceiving that 1t would be impossible to
carry il this session.
According to the Pans Constitutional, the
Italian Government has already opened negotiations
with Germany Austria and France the subject of a
TO Pope Plus lX, its object being 10 bring
about n agreement among the European Powers
to exclude from the Papacy candidates whO IL would
be hopeless TO expect would be favorable 10 recJhe
tiOn between Italy and the Holy See.
Up to July 2 the lockout in the London
building trade still continued The masters as a body
showed signs Of giving way, although two in
divlduals had accepted the terms of the men, Every
preparation made for prolonged strike. Central
Committee OF Delegates the different trades locked
out forming TO collect subscriptions, all amounts re-
ceved to be aterward divided among the trades accord
ing to the number Of men locked out in each Many OF
the had left London having found work elsewhere,
and numbers Of laborers, especially, daily going
into the iron districts where labor is in much demand,
owing TO the great activity in the coal and iron trades
advance of wages have been pretty heavily fined for
leaving their masters employ without just cause or
but it being only signed by tue Committee Of the Labor
ers Union, and not by the themselves, it was held
nights wages in each case, paid by the Union.
Their solicitor tm tied that in future more care would
be taken IN serving the notices.
The treaty between France and Germany,
providing an earlier evacuation of the territory,
signed June 20 Versailles by Count Arnim and NJ.
Timers. 1t contains the following conditions: The
treaty shall he ratified both sides within eight days
One halfmiaId shall be paid within two months after
the ratification In Is days after such payment the De-
partments OF the Marine and the Haute Marne shall be
evacuated second hamillard is to be paid March
l, 1873, but will not be attended by any further
evacuation. One milliard is to be paid March
l. 1874, and such payment will be followed by the
alton of the Departments OF the Ardennes and the vos
ges The third miard and the accrued interest will be
paid on March 1875, to be followed by the evacuation
of the Departments of the Meurthe and Meuse and OF
the fortress of Beor Germany remains at liberty to
retain in the non1Deraed departments the WnOe OF the
present occupying force and the charge Tor the mate
of that force will not be diminished unless Ger
many shall reduce It's strength before the Is OF march,
1875 France is not to keep the liberated Departments
and the foTresses situated therein greater military
force than is necessary for the maintenance OF order
Until the same period France may not construct repair
which have been may be liberated. After the pay
OF the first two miards, France may, by agree
tees for the territorial guarantees but such
must in that form the subject of fresh treaty
A Paris correspondent of THE TRIBUNE,
writing under date ofJune g. says the French Protest
Synod, that five days previously, this mperfectly
representative Assembly OF the Reformed Churches and
Protestant Congregations Of France came TO vote
the main question Qmplying all Others in debate in that
Assembly, Of declaring rejecting confession OF faith
for the whole church. by purely parliamentary secular
machinery. The prolonged quarrel conducted courte-
ously throughout, finally came 10 temporary Official
end-not by any to coneluslOn-under pressure
the orthodox faction, ably led by NJ. Guizot in the
following form sxty-one clerical and lay gentlemen
voted the face and cOnscences OF IS other clerical and
lay gentlemen that what the 81 regarded the minimum
saving belief the confession Of faith OF the church.
To make faith Is cOmical for scaut majority
to impose it large minority the faith OF church,
which every admits Is imperfeeuy represented in
this synod large part If not more than half the MEM
bers OF which repudate the formula Is farcical Until
the French Protestant reOrmed Church is legally sep
arated state, this synOda vote for supernatural
is for miracles the essential proofs OF Christianity
can have no Immediately material effect. But the
separation Of church from state (Which NJ GuzOt abest
chief OF the orthodox, much deprecates, and which is
GOMEZ arrive to-day then the voted confession OF the
faith of all the Protestant (efOrmed) French Church.
would become the synthetic sign, proof and CONCLUSIVE
argument OF schlsm that already morally exists,
every one knows"