31 OCTOBER 1846, Page 2

The first formal recognition of the new religious movement in

Germany, to the extent of official regulation, must soon take place in the dutchy of Nassau, Hitherto the objection against permitting the " Christian Catholics " to form separate and re- cognized communities has been, that the Act of Federation con- tained no provision for such reforms. In the dutchy of Nassau, however, permission has recently been granted to the Emperor of Russia to found a Greek chapel, in which, contrary to all Ger- man usage, requiem masses for the soul of the deceased Dutchess are to be performed during seventy years. No objection was made to this arrangement, though i though it involved the consequence that Russian priests should acquire property and perform reli- gious ceremonies,. for which also there is no provision in the federal treaties between the German states. Amid the bustle and martial air of Berlin, the parallel furnished by a similar case was not perceived; but in a small town like Wiesbaden it is too close and obvious to be overlooked. It remains to be seen how other German Governments will view the question.