, 1874-04-04

6Stlcal measures aWaUlng the sanction OF the Ger
man Parliament, addressed a joint memorial to the
Roman Catholic clergy and laity in Prussia, of which
a German correspondent forwards the following sum-
mary -
The Archbishop of Posen has been imprisoned
merely for refusing to sacrifice the freedom of the
Church and to deny the Catholic truth. The charge
brought against them Of being rebels to the State the
bishops deny. They have ever preached obedience
in all humility to the temporal power in all THINGS in
which it can be ~rightfully claimed. There is. how
ever, a point where such obedience must cease. for
the Scripture saws, i" We ought to obey God rather
than men," The bishops take credit for having
sought to avoid the conflict which they are accused
of originating. They foresaw that it must come
along with the ecclesiastical laws passed in Nav last.
They consequently earnestly impore the Crown to
withhold its sanction. The laws were, however,
passed. and that without the bishops being consulted,
Rather were the apostate heretics who STYLE them
selves " Old Catholics and are Protestants consulted,
who have no conception of what the faith and lite Of
the Catholic Church consists in. Now, conscience
dictates refusal to obey those laws, That, however.
is not rebellion. Again the bishops have been charged
with giving up the Church, by their persistent oppo-
sition, to utter destruction. That, again, is not true.
Should the church be destroyed it will be owing to
a%nothers fault, and sooner must they run this risk
than deny the truth and thus desecrate the Church.
Sooner may the Church perish in lis purity than be
perverted through the faithlessness of its pastors
Christ founded, not " National Churches, :" but one
Catholic Church. He did not consequently entrust
1t to the care of temporal chiefs, but TO that Of His
apostles and their successors, and in order the better to
preserve its unity He placed the supreme power over
1t in the hands Of one man, Peter, and his success sors,
the Popes.
LONDON, March 2O-5 80 A. NJ.
The Daily Telegraph has the following special
despatch from Berlin -
The ViscOunt de Gontaut-Biron, the French
Ambassador, is about to resign in consequence Of
unpleasant relations with Prince Bismarck.
An adjournment of the Reichstag is probable
on account Of Bismarck's illness.
FRANCE.
PARIS, March 6.
An order has been issued by the Minister of
the Interior prohibiting the sale of photographs
of the Count de Chambord.
In the Assembly to-day NJ. Christophe. a radical
asked why the government tolerated the Figaro
(newspaper), which advised McMahon to execute
q coup d6tat. and treated with SO much rigor
Dir-Neureme Steele for its remarks in regard
to the President of the Assembly.
The Duke de Broglie replied that the Figaro
supported the conservative policy, and had
promptly disavowed the Objectionable article.
In the vote which followed the Assembly sup
ported the government by 336 yeas to 81 nays
PARIS, March 10, 1874.
In the Assembly yesterday NJ. De KGratray pre-
scented a petition i'll which N. Gambetta is accused
of having sacrificed the national defence to politi-
Ntl NNSlSAAS'
The Deputies Of the Right have resolved to de-
mand the immediate consideration of the petitions.
NJ. OLIVIER AND THE ACADEMY.
NJ. Emile Olivier will probably be admitted
to the French Academy without Il public recep-
ton.
PARIS, March l6.
NJ. de K6ratray was examined by q commit
tee of the Assembly to-day in reference to the
charges preferred against N. Gambetta.
He testified that NJ. Gambetta, while mem
Der of the Government of National Defence,
purposeIy refused arms to the Bretons that
they might suffer defeat and be unable to fight
the Commune, the rise of which was already
anticipated.
LONDON, March 10.
The UaiUers (newsraper) has resumed publica-
ton, the term for which it was suspended having
expired. 1t signalizes its reappearance by pub
fishing a letter from the Pope denouncing the enc
mics of the church.
INDIA.
LONDON March S.
Dispatches from Calcutta report that the dis
tress among the famine-stricken people in East
ern Terhoot is increasing.
In one village alone eighteen persons have
starved to death within the past four days.
PUBLIC WORKS RELIEF.
The number of applicants for employment on
the government relief works has increased from
$4,000 to 10000 within q week.