The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-12-01 (Birmingham, West Midlands, 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 r econd sister, the Czarina; for accr.rding to the old style, which is still in use in Russia, Saturday was got the 26th but the 14th. When the Princess Thyra fi,nniark married the Cesarewitch in 1566, she not merely changed her religion from the Lutheran to (ho Greek Church, but, as people in lower grades do on their marriage, changed_ her name. It was  not the surname, however, but the Christian fiat the changed, and Myra Amelia Caroline of Dentn,rk learns Marie Peodororna of Russia. The earlier years of her married life, despite Nihilists and silulmt plots, were happy enough, till the awfill murder of Alexander 11., in March, 1881, brought her and her husband to "that splendid heritage of Woe." the Empire of All the Russia.. Since then she has lived a life to which no account of the horrors of gorgeous misery can lie adequate. ti,dyr.; in dread of perils by poison and explosion at hen", and railway wrecking and assassination abroad, she looks 10 years older than the 45 she reached on Saturday. Only when once a year, for a true and literal holiday, she escapes from that magnificent prison at Gatchine to visit her lather and mother at Copenhagen does the get any real pleasure in lire, 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. Aleaander Emden, a retired ironmaster and forinerly a member of Parliament for Wednial tary, was sitting by the lire, and in attemi flog t • it tell forward against the grate, receiving severe burns, to which lie succumbed. For the loss of her lover Miss Eva ',rear is sui. g the New York Central and Hudson 8a11a...), Company. She claims 50,000.101. damages. Miss Fri or alleges that the death of her lover was caused by the carelessness of the company. By hi,. death, however, she is deprived of support. He lied pininised to marry her, and would have kept his word.  Mr. Gray, the British Vice-Consul for Mursala, I,as been attacked by brigands whilst drivingeut ii the country. The robbers stopped the carriage and shouted, "Your money or your life." They nly obtained 10f., but they tlireatend to sh'o't Mr. Gray. Some people, however, coming from a difdance disturbed them, and they made off. The column under Captain Presgmve which was s..tit to destroy Piinpi has returned to Fort White. anly the smoking remains of the village were found, the Chins themselves having burnt it. The march, says the Tim. Rangoon correevindent, was long and difficult, and several attempts were made en route to ambuscade the column, which was repeatedly tired on. A force of 109 men and 160 coolies with rations for Tiddim have left Fort White under Lieutenant Bellamy.  Dimling: "Why did you leave the lecture platform, Petted?" Pelted "Well, I was egged on to take that step."  Magistrate: "You are accused of not supporti4 your wife." Prisoner: "But, your helmet:, yot kon't know my wife. She is insupportable." "My wife is very sick, doctor." "Is she sufferint much?" "Suffering? Well, I should say so. Why, s!le Ins such a bad cold she can't talk."  •—• Patient: "I am very miserable, Oo( tor ; I hay( no app fite whatever." Doctor: "You are in bill luck, cow that everything has gone up in price."