And this brings us to another re markable movement in Europe. The destruction of the temporalities of the Pope was unheeded amidst the thun ders of the bhttles between Germany and Fiance, and the new Kingdom of Italy at last assumed possession of the ancient capital without a hand being raised against them. This followed the promulgation of the dogma of the per sonal infallibility of the Pope, which would have made greater noise in the world but for the war. And now we have a new schism in the Church. The Old Catholic Church has been formally inaugurated at Munich ; and Catholic Bavaria declares that it will protect and recognise them as Catholics, and “ that the dogma of the Pope’s infalli “ bility is a danger to the State which “ has altered its relations to the Roman Church.” The adherents of the dogma are held to be schismatics by Dr. Ddllinger and his friend. A union between the Greek and Anglican Churches and the Old Catholic Church is spoken of, and is not improbable, at least in degree.
Meanwhile, in England social ques tions agitate the public mind, and threaten civil commotion at no distant day. The friends of civil order are alarmed, and willing to make conces sions. The longer a settlement of the education and other questions is de layed the greater will be the danger to the State. Wo have our own troubles in New Zealand, but they are not so great as those of other countries.
On making enquiry at the Warden's office yesterday afternoon we were informed that the new (ioldfields Regulations have not yet been received. It is certainly time that they were made known, now that the new Dis tricts Rill is in force.
