The Emperor of Germany has ennobled the only son of
Dr. Falk, late Minister of Public Worship, for the "great ser- vices" of his father, in passing the Falk-laws against the Roman Catholics. Dr. Falk himself declined this honour in favour of his son, who is a lieutenant in the Army, and there- fore, we suppose, a more suitable object for an honour conferred on the Church Militant. Usually, however, the Church Mili- tant is understood to be disposed to court persecution rather than to inflict it, and we should have supposed a brave soldier who is professionally eager to face danger, would have been unwilling to gain distinction by the zeal of his father in making an honest belief dangerous to other people. However, since it is when the campaign is over, that the honours are distributed, we may hope that Herr von Falk, to whatever manner of cause he owes his nobility, will date it from the time when his father'a misdirected efforts had become obsolete.
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