Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1892-12-03 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THE CZARINA'S BIRTHDAY.  Saturday was the 26th, the birthday, and yet the 26th was not the birthday, of the Princess of Wales's second sister, the Czarina ; for according to the old style, which is still in use in Russia, Saturday was not the 26th but the 14th. When the Princess Thyra of Denmark married the Cesarewitch in 1866, she not merely changed her religion from the Lutheran to the Greek Church, but, as people in lower grades do on their marriage, changed her name. It was not the surname, however, but the Christian that she changed, and Thyra Amelia Caroline of Denmark became Marie Feodorovna of Russia. The earlier years of her married life, despite Nihilists and Nihilist plots, were happy enough, till the awful murder of Alexander 11., in March, 1881, brought her and her husband to "that splendid heritage of woe," the Empire of All the Russias. Since then she has lived a life to which no account of the horrors of gorgeous misery can be adequate. Going in dread of perils by poison and explosion at home, and railway wrecking and assassination abroad, she looks 10 years older than the 45 sPe reached on Saturday. Only when once a year, for a true aryl literal holiday, she escapes from that magnificent prison at Gatchina to visit her father and mother at Copenhagen does she get any real pleasure in life, and there have been years in which, it is said, that even there she and her husband have not been free from the threats of their implacable enemies.  Mr. Aleaxnder Brogden, a retired ironinaster and formerly a member of Parliament for Wednestmry, was sitting by the fire, and in attempting t,) poke it fell forward against the grate, receiving severe burns, to which he succumbed.  For the loss of her lover Miss Eva Frear is suing the New York Central and Hudson Railway Company. She claims 50,000,1(.1. damages. Miss Fr(ar alleges that the death of her lover was caused by the carelessness of the company. By his death, however, she is deprived of support. He had promised th marry her, and would have kept his word.  Mr. Gray, the British Vice-Consul for Marsala, has been attacked by brigands whilst driving out In the country. The robbers stopped the carriage and shouted, "Your money or your life." They only obtained 10f., but they threatend to shoot Mr. Gray. Some people, however, coming from a distance disturbed them, and they made off. The column under Captain Presgrave which was sent to destroy Pinipi has returned to Fort White. Only the smoking remains of the village were found, the Chins themselves having burnt it. The march, says the Times Rangoon correspondent, was long and difficult, and several attempts were made en route to ambuscade the column, which was repeatedly fired on. A force of 100 men and 150 coolies with rations for Tiddim have left Fort White under Lieutenant, Bellamy.  IL inemourne they nave now a new name for a nail. penny. One of the colossal "land-boomers," Mr. B. J. Fink, ex-M.P., recently failed for a million and a half, and offered his creditors a composition cd a halfpenny in the pound, which was duly accepted. Hence in Melbourne halfpennies are now called "Finks."  - ----• Since the great earthquake of last year, 1,110 and 2,626 shocks have been experienced iu Nagoya and Gifu respectively.  graiiMINIMS