23 JANUARY 1875, Page 3

The Prussian Landtag, which has just met, is told that

it is to consider a measure for giving Roman Catholic congregations complete authority to deal with the property of the Church. " It is very urgent," says the Address from the Throne, "that Catholic congregations should be enabled to look after the ad- ministration of Church property, and entrust the same to persons elected by themselves. A Bill on this head will reach you as soon as possible." That will test fairly the disposition of the laity. If they obtain real power and use it in the Roman-Catholic sense, they will defeat the Feick laws yet. If they secretly favour the Faick laws, this measure will be a new blow at the power of the priests,—as, no doubt, it is intended:to be.