The New York herald., 1874-09-12
PERU.

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Congregational and Church Conflicts with
the Exccutive-First Assault ON the
Ministry-Action I'm Regard 70 Cuban
observation-disclosures OF the Britt
Ash Squadron.
LIMA, August Is 1874.
Since my last despatch OF the 5th inst, Congress-
has been very busily employed in the uninterest-
ing labor-to foreign readers-of examining the
credentials OF the newly elected Senators ana
Deputies ana, 80 far, It must be said, that the
government holds the advantage Nevertheless,
the Chamber OF Representatives elected yester-
day, by marked majority. the opposition candi-
date for the department Of Ayacucho, son Of
Colonel Herencia zevallos, who 1t will be remem-
bered, was shot on attempting to escape
from hts guards early In 1879, while ON
an enforced voyage to the Upper Amazon.
This incidental victory does not appear to have
disheartened the supporters OF the administers
tion. So far the confict has been conducted in
the most amicable manner, and were it not for q
suspicious cloud that Is now apparent on the gen-
era political horizon OF Peru, If that term s allow
able the prospect would be satisfactory to an ex-
treme. The bellicose people Of Arequipa, the
fountain head OF all disturbances in the Repub-
lie, again are ON the rampage. s
THE CHURCH QUESTION.
It was made known TO the readers OF the HERALD
9 lew mails since. that the government had 10
sued two most important DEGREES bearing directly
on religious matters, the rock OF danger IN Peru.
One OF these ordinances was to the erect that, in
accordance with the prescriptions OF q law passed
In 1855, no Jesuits should be permitted to remain
within the limits Of the country, and few OF these
heroic teachers, to whom Peru owes much
Of her present prosperity, were ordered to leave
their little college established In Huanuco, town
far in the interior from Lima. The second de.
cIo rod that Of dA.
| partment bordering on the famous Lake Tticaca,
! had ds0beyed the laws OF the Republtc-had re-
fuseA ~. Re0oGnasess its ,sovereignty-and conse-
quenty should be brought to trial for his offences.
| As Tar % executing the existing regulations. no
question be made as TO the perfect right Of the
President IN these proceedings, but at the mo-
ment 1t might nave been remembered that BY tenn
sreas @ Deal Of Of trouole Would have been
avoided. The last news from Arequipa Informs uS
ps Of that city, on the receipt OF The
Intelligence relative to these decrees, arose ia
strees s stoned the windows Of several III houses ana
clubs supposed to be the headquarters OF tho
o. nv ne
ensconcea < battalion Of troops wil shortly leave
Callao for the scene OF disturbance, and. doubt,
onicers, VIII Immediately put . stop 70 the mensc-
their train number Of reckless adventures.
eager to improve any opportunity from which
class Of citizens il Arequipa nave kept aioof fro4
this movement and are loud In their denuncat
ations OF such senseless procedure. 4 lf,Dis.
CONGRESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE. $3.50
Peru seems to be Following the example Of tho
Versailles Assembly in the way Of interpelations.
Minister OF Finance to the bar the other day, and
demanded the reasons why and wherefore the
with the express purpose OF looking into tne ac-
counts OF the former consigntng companies Of
n ussess sauaoSss a 70 seniority and
authority ~ The Minister gave lame excuse,
and the senator had not sufilcient acumen TO at
the house OF Dreyfus, always well abused, was
accused OF having been principal par
the depreciation OF Peruvian securities abroad.
This gave the House an occasion Tor the puDlica-
np ms sHs
~ psIs q holders I q bonds; having puIsSss:a
e sons Sss7y GCs' oss on nGss s
fs idea among the Ministerial party that no ONE q
warranted IN making money save those who may
commercial establishments even acting under con-
interest on very considerable advances should put
only endeavor 70 ala the Prcsldent in his audsDlo
endeayors to arrive ct the desirsd-for equilibrium
seem to be somewst absurd, but from q careful
perusal or tine Journals ostensibiy supper ung tho
administration II is the sole deduction that can be
made.
RRLATIoNs TOWARDS ouBA.
News reached us by the steamer before last fr0m
Panama that the patriots In Cuba had agreed
upon compromise with the Spanish authorities
Of the island, offering to surrender under certainly
most humiltattng terms. The report was not re-
cetved with credonce here, and the proof Is that
bill was introduced In Congress, signed BY the
leading members OF the opposition and govern
deliberate upon the best means for securing CUBAN
Independence, and In the meantime authorizing
the Executive to aid she patriots materially with
the very respectable sum OF one million OF nara
dollars Tho resolution was referred to COM
mlytee, and has not yet been reported upon.
/ BRITISH NAVAL hOvEMENT6.
The English squadron In the fecnc Ii 0onceus,
tratinR ct San Jose do Guatemala. The RepulsN
q British corvette, arrived In Calla0 on the 10Th
from OoQuimbo, and, after taxing In coal, pro-
|, ceeded under fun speed 70 Join her consorts ae
UNIVERSITY EDucArToN
The Minister In Paris advises the government
thst he has contracted for term Of years for tho
Pradior Fodere. who viii soon arrive In LAMA to,
employ mis- talents In the Arrangement of several
sections OF the University Bellies fettres, &C.,
and the same representative communicates the
pleasing intelligence Of at last having been en-
abled to induce six skilled masters Of schools to
proceed to Peru In their professional capactties.
This II IN accordance with law OF Congress-, and
the professors Will receive liberal salary.
THE BoYLST0H BANK ROBBERY.