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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2040, 19 July 1875, Page 3

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A letter froni : ;;Chamberj; says :—" The Tillage of Poignant (cavoj) has been destroyed by the imprudence of two young children Mvhorwerc amusing; themselves * in^ wM withjlncifer (maJtehcJsi I habitants were all in the fit-Ids when the fire broke out; the flames soon spread to the adjoining houses, and in twenty minutos the village was annihilated. Lives were saved with much difficulty owinglto- the' faU^nJf roofs./; 5 Severn If lipad of caLttie^risliedv=an(d n Quantity 6f wine, corn, potatoes, forage, linen and furniture, were also lost. Wty-two persons are left without food or«hdme.'" Prince Leopold was present at an emergency mcc.ting of the Appllo ( (Uuivcrsity) Lod&eObl^riedraalonsidii lA.pr.il h7,\ when his JKoyal Highness and his secretary, Mr R. H. Collins, M.A., of Lincoln College, were raised to tiTe degree of-Master. Mason. At the conclusion of the ceremony, P.rince .Leopold took jhisjplacets Senior Warden 1 ?df the' Hodge, 'id ~ which' office he was a short time ago appointed. ■ A Germai „p.apejc. T gives 7; 3n account of what it doscribedas'4-Russian Tichborne case. A wealthy man, advanced in years, married a girl of r jiumble rank. The marriage proved unhappy, and she soon returned to her relative?, while the husband obtained- a T divorpe. % r r Meanwhile a son had be'eii'BoVne,' whom' he "refused to acknowledge, and the court,decided in,bis. favour on-this "point.,,/ The mother thereupon removed to Eischinew, "where she soon , -disappeared^, j Many years, ?havß--■in(fe el%3cd;;-% l wphe^ as.nelt'of kinr Jias been in possession of a colossal fortnne,i!but ra.nian has: now com© forward claiming- to/,b,e tho ; son,of .the deceased. He has been in the army and has gained theiirarik-/, of/ .se ; rgc;ant:. i; Pie \ first; court before which his claim was brought rejeetgdfit*'but a.superio^courtbas awarded? him half the inheritance.„ ■ v A gunftictory; in ;Fp. per; Austria is. said' to be making 250,000 rifles for Germany. Ifc ! ha«'§ieliver.e<l ISOjOOO, and hasireceived, a further order for 75,000. A Vienna fijcmi'-isVrjreported; g ioi be;; executing a> German order for 30,000,000 of cartridges fordellTeryrinlJune. '.7<- r :: The New York Herald of June 16 says, tMatj iLbder andaPHcd,sitlie A two ' hip-> holsterers who, it is alleged, were eycwitiiGSses:.'to' 'improperKcbriducfc between* Beecher and Mrs Tilton, appeared at Jildge j3Morri*'s'«l^o®cd« -yesterday, ••■■' in' answer to subpoenas, and made affidavits dbiifif ming<th%"stat reinents ;iaade !bytU&mfand. published on Monday. ,Both men ei^less their ■willingness to- take 'their stand and tell all they „know. Judge Ealfe'tton/itfi's said] will'tb'-mbrrpw make: a, motion to r ,r,e-jppeii..the,. c^ase. . The driiggiit, ':Lietz; *Ms be:eh shimmbried by Tilt»n's cpunsel.to be in Brooklyn., :t tTh^ ;rofficial S?G^etJt;e^'commenting oh' Earl Derby's, statement, in the .British House of'-Lards, admiß that thWibcrekso of the French army created a certain amount"' rof 'uneasiness,' which' Vas not attended, however, .with warlike resolves dr rdeliberatioiis' jin The ideaV of requesting Prance, to reduce her forces or discontinue' heir * military * organisations waSj.never^entertainedpr'meiitipned. _, 11 A^pecW'fmm Berlin ;tb the Morning' Postj.referring to the rjUmour pf a foiendly;, tfttderstanding between England and Russia up^^be^Gentra^l Asia gues.tionj.says^it is "reported tnafa" ■'suggestion of a neutral tpne«.has. b,een r,evjyecL and is,fayourably,; reccived"dh Both' sides. ''"**"

> The Garden, o |wiituig: on the, Phormium tendx, recently made the following remarks -itt People vi^ax e-r.littlft • idea; of: the great value of ttie New" Zealand flax as ajLi.ciutjdppr; prnanjent. : . r ln. London jwe value it highly for the conservatory or wiater;ngardejnii jort^rKroomdpcoration;) but, however well-grown it may be in .pots orsubs, we'neVieriget frpm these /ja/ good idea of the fine aspect of the plant when well; grbwix. in the open air and in a favourable climate. In the South and West of England^this flax is frequently, hardy out-of-doors, but the finest plants we have seen'-are in Ireland/.where ittthrives rej^markably. ..Last autumn, in Lord ?s''garden'atißtilruddery, Wicklow, ■ we saw a very fine plant of it. Mr Turnerjl writin^to uafromKilrtiddery \' staies that the plant is twelve feet high and fortyeight' feetMn: circumference, one leaf measuring fourteen feet in length. : It is Stated "that^ "the l lmperial- Crown Prince of Germany, who has just, paid a visit tb lKing Vibtor Emmanuel at Naples, was entrusted with a, missipnpf a.pplitical, character. In two long interviews bet\Veeri His Majesty and the Prince politics . formed partly the topic of conversation. If, as we have nor reason, ;to dpubt, tho news furnished to us is cprrect, the existence of a complete understanding and mutual confidence was made manifest at these interyievrs, :;,;;(:;;.,■ .•!: ;i ' Tho North German Gazette, .in, an article welcoming [the Emperor ■ of Itus'sia to Berlin, says>r—'lJEis i^ajesty returns to Germany as her best friend,, the same as he has been for many, years.past.; His faithfuli friendghip,..w,hich has stood the test •of'joy a,nd,iSPrrpw,,fortune and misfortune, watching-ourhardstruggleswith kindly sympathy, .ancl; pur victqries and rise-]as,a nation with.^sincere!,;,ungrudging pleasure, renders him dear and precious to us. Jn unison with the rest of the world we award him our respect and admiration for his wisdom and energy, but he has a•• further claim upon us as Germans. Ingratitude has never been our natipnal failing-" . A great Fenian- dempnstration took place at Dublin on May 9, on the burial pf a well-known Irish-American Fenian named Joseph Mullens, whp held the s rank of lieutenant in the American army. The funeral procession was about half a. mile in length, and about 4,000 tradesmen walked four deep., ; They were fqlldwed by about .fifty carriages. . At the burial an eminent-Nationalist pronounced a funeral oration.