, 1875-10-22

Ii. DufYot.
GERMANY.
PRINCE Fn111 AND OUR CENTENNIAL.
DEntiN Oct 21.-prineo Frederick William
has not yet arrived at auy decision in regard to
ILLS visit TO tho Pbitadolpbta Exhibition next
year. ...
THE DAYARAN DIET DisaoLyED.
MUNICH, Oct 2l.--A Koyai Decree has been
isaucd adjourainx the Bavoriap Diet until fur
tber notice.
HER1rH. Oct. 4.-Tho North German Gazette
OF this evening statoH that the coinage reform
IN GcrnIuny haR been making good progress
since tho beginning Of July, from Which date the
banks weso forbidden 10 issue uotes below tho
value Of 90 lnarks. Tho circulation Ut bank
noteH has decreased during the uonths Of July
aud August bY 10, 702. 9a7 narks, aud tho with
drawal Of nosus below lU0 marks llaA bcon uoar-
" completed. The dlminutfoM Of tito bank. nots
circulation, continues tho ta.fttf, is tho intended
and expected result OF tho transition to the
goId standard. On tho 18th Of September bank
nosea Intended for withdrawal to the amount Of
1fo.o10,5o8 marks wnre Htltl in circulation of
which noteB to tho value Of 43378. .OU0 marks
only were notea Of tho r,1lHHuu Bank, and thnt
amount las a!ready Doen reduced aince. III tho
event Of tho pru4nian Bank having iu circu!a-
tion notea OF thc value Of 100 marAA and up
wards amounting to sum exceeding the wants
OF commerce, tho notoo In exceaa will have to bo
exchanged bs the baak for gold cosn.
N0AK AHTI-u0AAH LEGISLATION.
Tia bill Tor tue revision OF tho 1mpornl Penal
Code will. besides tho two now oIa.,ses necessi-
tatct by the DuchesDe t11al ut Lego mud the
Amin trial at DeElio, receive third important
addttion, consisting Of 4 clause for tho puulsll-
mont Of persons WHO. by publishing acts OF for
excite tlisob0dienca To tho Laws OF tho country,
to sovereign declpoB, OF to ,noasureH Ut the a,1-
thofittes or who may represent such dtBobedi-
cnco % being praiaewor!hy and meritorious.
n ft t.nF q ID
IN rNCss1A.
Fat Nut &aktske,
It appears. 1t We may trust tia Cologne CD
seite, that now ecclesiastical measute ID in con.
The new blll is to be All abolition Of patronage
bill, somewhat similar to that passed by
tho tho EIng'la1 p.fl!ament the b., year be-
patrons for The rights they arc to 10 asked to
surrender. by tho seventeenth article OF tho
prussan Constitution tho proapect Of re-
vision OF tho law Of patronage was kept In view,
the intention into effect. In tile whole OF
Prussia there are, IN connection with tho
Catholic Church. ovor l.ooo eccIosisstlcA OIL
GERS i'll tho gift Of private patrons; about
or $500, arc iu that Of tho bishops. The abol4-
tion Of clerical patronage would, therefore, bo
equivalent to revolution III the Church. Wha&
Ia PROPOSED is to substitute election by tho cou-
rlDHhktQG 4UF t44 pEEHGGl2Ll0n Qy Q{iFAk8
patrons aud tho State, whllo tho former will
be relieved FROM all burdens il conuection
with the maintenance OF tho churches
II m rossrdt to n.tp episcopal rrroass. i,
but soaa &c so 1ss sasd has % sssaas
shaiI not Take effect without allowing to tue cou
gregatons concerned the right of objection,
which soemR something like tbs veto law. which
vas 20 long tbs cause OF controversy in the
c!se cneet the objections OF tho congregation ars
intended to hava; but it must be sup
posed that thoy azo designed il not
obyiatoa 70 ,prsvsnt the episcopal pteeen-
tho Cologne Idzette ~ q measure Of policy but
1t IL mot asuied that II ~ another blow aimed at
tho independence Of the Catholic Church. I1,-
decd. 1t Ii claimed that the State IL entitled In
Seli-protscslon to disasm la enemies aud 10
weakea them by al tho meAnb 10 its t,onor. 30
that the author, or those who sfe suggesting
such a measure. contemplate the intansinoAtlou
Of tho struggle hotwson Church and Htate.
EPKCJE-PAYAEhTS.
London Etofsomat.
Wo observe from the the long and ablo report
Of Ii. Wolnwakt, in tho uAEns OF the Comtu,s-
a1on ou the Budget OF 1870. that one Of u. Says
proposals in tho Finance law axs4 definitely the
dats Of tho return to speele payments.
That mas tho tntsntiou 70 b gain
ored from tho language OF II. ssy's 70.
Whom tho advance 10 tbs Btste BY ths Ii isank Of
Franco. in Virtue OF the laws Of Juno 10, 1871,
and Aug. 4 1874. havs bean reduced to GA, 000, :
Uoo. Art 2 Of The IaW Of Aug. II, 1870. viii be
and will remAin abroRatod aud the notes Of tho
Bank Of F1sncs vii! ts payable Oh de-
mAnd." Tho date, according 10 tho pro-
Rralnu1o now arranged for repayin8 the bank.
when ths iebt to It viii hara bean reduced to
El4, o0o, 600. = the 1ss Of January. 1875, aud
that Ia accordingly the dAte p<opossd. Bus II,
- seems not improbable, from tic growing sur-
plus OF teyeaus 10 Fr4oos, tho sspayuenta 10
The bank arc mads scouer. spseae payment may
b resumed IN adrance Of this dAta. The amount
ths lsst weak OF Two. u already f4duo&d to about
E2A, 0oo. 900.
SPAIN.
THE cok1Ma 10 BE CoNY1KHp,