The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-07-10
Foreign Intelligence.

Foreign Amtenftgence.
The Pope. according TO one Of bis medical ad.
visers, is In perfect health hRs'no iDaImiues. and
may live Tor many years. lie now sabmlts himself
willingly 70 prescriptions, which be did not do
formerly.
The Duke Of EdInburg Is the only one OF Queen
Victoriais sons who Is not n member Of the Ma
sonic order, and his father-in-law, the Emperor Of
Russia. Is one OF the few sovereigns Of Europe
who oppose Masonry.
II President Grant should 20 and bang himself
those supernRturally acute Democratic organs
would call IL a mere blind-R case OF suspended
animation, IA Il were, and insist that he would
turn up again as a live candidate In 1877.
An intelligent letter writer In Italy points 10 the
fact that public opinion la that country is tending
more and more strongly toward the secularizaton
Of the schools and the complete exclusion Of eccle.
siasiiclsm from popular education. -Four years
ago no schools existed In Rome which were not
under the control uf the clergy to-day there are
In that city more than $4,000 children In the pub
lie schools. which are conducted BY the civil
authorities without the assistance OF the Church.
A Washington letter says; The President. In
conversation to-day about General Sbefman's me-.
moirs, remarked that bio had nearly completed a
close reading of IL, and found II 10 many rrspecn
a very faithful and interesting narrative Of the
Generals military career and campaigns. He
thinks II a very good book and open TO lees cfiti-
cism than be bad expected, judging from what be
had heard about IL. Some Of the statrnisntr. he
thought. might appear 20 demand authenticstion
from the Official records. but that General Sherman
was generally careful 10 his assertions. He thought
many persons would combat some Of tbs state.
ments Ia matters of detail, shaped perhaps by per.
sonAl pride or pique.
TRANSMISSION OF blood Is becoming popular since
the success attending the experiments upon Gen.
eral Blair. Mr.. Edmund Pinero. OF Pegue and
Pinero. one OF the leading law nrms OF 81. Louis.
was completely helpless with rheumatic govt a
fortnight ago. TRANSMISSION was tried with him one
day last week. his partner. n stout. healthy gentle
man, supplying the life current 10 the extent Of
two Ouncse He fmnFOVpd ranl1ly after lho fraua.
fusion, and is now able 20 cit up. He will receive
another contribution from bis obiiging partner soon.
The Boston flower mission commenced ius work
for the season. Although this mission bias bean 10
existence Tor seven years, comparatively lew per.
sons are familiar with its work. IL has no Presi.
dent or managers, but In composed Of cultured,
Christian ladies', young and old. who begin tbcir
work with the advent OF the Covers Ia spring. and
continue II until the froste OF fall put al end 10
their philanthropical task. Twice q week they
meet at their headquarters In Hollis Street Church
chapel. arrange their bouquets. and then siit the
hospitals and homes Of i~nyaiids. the private rooms
Of the benevolent Institutions and workshops 10 tho
city, placing by the side of each cot. on each table
or bench a bouquet OF fragrant flowers. making
glad the hearts OF the suffering Invalid or the
weary toller.
BY the arrival Of the steamer Alaska, from Hong
Kong and Shanghai. az San Francisco, II IL learned
that a Chinese irigate will start on q cruise round
the world In Septembe next. THIN the most
powerful subject 10 the empire. the Viceroy Of the
Chill provinces, petitions tho throne 20 Introduce
foreign studies Ia the schools Of China, and 20 ro-
qiure candidates for Office 10 be examined In Tho
sciences as taught abroad. and the Fcking govern
ment, IL is stated will not venture 10 resist the ap-
peal. In the matter OF political intrigue. too, the
Chinaman IL quite equal 20 some Of the Europeans
of a century or 30 ago. IL has already been stated
that the death OF the late Empress waa the result Of
a conspiracy. The news brought by this steamer
confirms the suspicion, and IL IL openly avowed
that the circumstances Of Der death have awakened
the idea that fear Of complications 10 casc her ex-
pected child should be q son led 10 the sacrifice Of
her life.
A new scheme has been devised for perpetuatlng
the union between church md state IN Great Br-
tain. 1t consists In proposal 10 abolish the tianic
In livings. and 20 vest Ia the parlshloners the Ina
lienable right Of presentation when n vacancy &C.
ours. Among the promoters OF the scheme are men
of profound sagacity and prominent position.
Even public characters so diyerse 10 their eccle-
s~Iastical leanings as Lord Shaftesbury and Lord
Selbourne. and the Archbishop Of York ard the
Duke Of Marlborough, are said 70 View IL With so
prevail. 1t may. therefore, be assumed 10 have
some strong reason In lite favor or some ialr proba-
bility Of success. So far as the proposal goes Il
may answer well enough. II touches two Of the
weakest spots In the English Church Establish
ment. The sale OF bene6ces by private contract
or public auction, with all the accompanying cir
cufnstances and scenes Of advertisement, nsRotia-
ton, intrigue, competition, Is a crying evil. To
deny TO members Of any parish the power of elect
ing their OWL minister. and 10 compel them 20 re-
ceive the minlstrations Of any clergyman whom q
patron a hundred miles away, and without any
knowledge Of the state Of the parish. may choose
TO appoint, IL 10 perpetuate an anomaly which can.
not be otherwise then injurious 10 the church by
which IL is sanctioned.
THE PoPE AND THE FREENAsoSs The Bishop Of
Orleans has received the following letter from the
Pope. congratulatiOg bin on bis pamphlet against
Freemasonry
Venerable brother: Salutaiion and apostolic ben.
ediction. In this war waged on all sides against
the Catholic Church by tho Masonic sect, your
publication was most useful and opportune. espec-
tally because this sect. long secret, has now UNI
masked itself IL avows It's designs. and In a GER
tain country. not under the pretext Of public
rights. bat 10 It's own name, does guilty battle with
the Church. II Is useful because the nefarioue
character Of the sect being Known. there u 90 bon.
est man who mEst not turn from IL With horror,
and perhaps many members who do not know the
secret mysteries will now withdraw. What 10 par
useful Is the perspicacity With which You i.
demonstrate 70 all attentive minds The real tend
ency Of the taking words. +" Fraternity and EaUAi.
ity which have deceived aud seduced 40 man.
and the true origin and object Of The mucbboastsd
Of conscience. Of public worsbIn. and on
The press- Alter reading your work EoboGy can
doubt that all this came from Freemasonary 20
%oyerturn civil and religious order. and conse.
quently the Church has wisely condemned those
who practice and defend sach liberties. IL 10 man
ltest that all partisans Of these liberths. albeit an
known 70 themselves. favor the Masonic sect, and
the more honest they are The more d~Issslrons 10
their support 70 such principles. We therefore wish
you many intelligent readers, for it is no email cd
vantage TO perceive the snare. and ne a pledge Of
DIVINE iaVor and our special good will. we give
you, venerable brother, from the bottom Of our
oi;aon' In the tsenty-ninth year o. onr Ponld-