The Portland daily press., 1875-03-09
FOR E IG N.

LONDON. March 8.-the Times special des-
patch states that the Pope permitted the Aus
TRAN bishops to comply with the law compell-
ing them to notify the authorities OF the names
of priests appointed to livings. This is consid-
cred in Berlin as evidence that the Pope is ac-
tuated by political motives, as the resistance
which he encourages of the Prussian bishops
to similar law is the principal cause of the
present troubles with the Roman church.
Arthur Helps, the English author, is dead.
[Sir Arthur Helps was born in 1917, and was
educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, gradu-
ating in 1888. He entered the public service as
private secretary of Lord Monteagle, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, and was appointed
Commissioner of French, Danish and Spanish
Claims. Alta subsequent period he acted as
private secretary to Lord Morpeth during his
Office as Chief Secretary for Ireland, and con-
tinued in Lord Morpeths service when he be-
came Lord Lieutenant. In 1859 he succeeded
Hon. w. L. Bathurst as clerk of the Privy
Council, and remained i'll that position to the
time of his death. His work "Friends in Coup
Gil, published in 1S47, established his literary
reputation in England, and since that time he
has published large number of works which
have been widely read. He assisted in compl-
ing Queen Victora's Memoirs of Prince Albert,
a work for which he was eminently fitted, not
less ON account of his literary attachments than
from the fact that he enjoyed the warm person
al friendship of the Prince during his life
time and has always been held in high regard
by the Queen herself He was made civic
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
in 1872. His published works are eighteen in
number.
The French Cabinat.
PARIS, March Sit is reported Duke Dau-
d'ffret Pasquier has accepted the Ministry of
the Interior, and the Cabinet will be composed
as follows: M. Buffet, Vice President of the
Council; M. Duaure, Minister of Justice;
Duke Daudilfrett PaSquier, Minister of the
Interior; Duke DeCazes, Minister of Foreign
Affairs; NJ: Leon Say, Ministerot Finance; M.
Wallan. Minister OF Instruction; General De
Cissey Minister of War; Admiral De Monting-
nac Minister of Marine.
The Virainius Convention Signed by the
Spanish Government.
MADRID March 8.-The convention between
Spain and the Unitee States for the settlement
Of the Virginus affair has been signed.
Foreign Notes.
Claude Louis Matthew, the French astrono-
mer, died yesterday.
The archblshops of Canterbury and York, and
all the English bishops except two have issued
a charge, congratulating the clergy and Iaity
on the progress of the church, and strongly
admonishing the former against illegal ritual
istc practices which tend to issolate the clergy
from the people.
The Herad's Spanish correspondent reports
that there is great difficulty in preventing
young King Alfonso's Indicating in favor of
the Due de Montpensier.
Cardinal Lorenzo Barde, born at Ancona in
1901 is dead
Archbishop Sedochowski, who was expelled
from the See OF HOSeu. to ha cd q
Cardinal.
Advces from Figueras, on the Spanish from
tier, report that an engagement has taken place
between Carlists and Alphonsists near hat for
tress which lasted hours. The Alfonsists
lost 300 in killed and wounded. The Carl lists
ara bombarding the town uf Ors