MAIL ITEMS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3384, 27 October 1879, Page 1

MAIL ITEMS.

An inquest wa3 held on Friday, at the Bell Inn, Walthatn, on the body of Miss Elinor Payne, aged 17. of Maze Villa, Waltham Park. On Wednesday night one of the servants heard screams pro* ceedinp from the drawing-room, and upon going there found the deceased in flames. She died the next day, but before death made the following statement:—l had just lighted the candle to go to bed. The piece of "lighted paper burnt my fingers. I tried to throw it on the floor, but it lodged on the flounces of my dress, and it biassed up immediately. I tried to put it out, but could.not." Tho jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death by burning.' 1

The amnestied Communists disembarked at Port Vendrea, from the Yar, on tho Ist instant. Their arrival in France creeled no extraordinary excite* ment. Their behaviour was <juiet; and there were no cases of inebriety, notwithstanding the freely-proffered hospitality'of the inhabitants. German military manoeuvres hare tnken place at Konigsburg, at which the Emperor William and a number of distinguished officers from other European Powers were spectators. Military manoeuvres hare also been held at Warsaw, at which the Emperor of Russia wai present The display made by the troops on both occasions was highly satisfactory. The German Liberal party in the Austrian Seicb stag hare held an Assembly at Linz, in which an unanimous agreement has been come to as to the basis of' the Opposition to the new Ministry. The, party adopts the principles of upholding < the Constitution, decreasing the military expenditure, and supporting the free laws sod institutions of the country. An official decree has appeared in the Monitor Egyptian appointing Mr Baring to the Controller-Generalship of Receipts, and M. de Bligoieres to that of Accounts < and the Public xJebt. Biaz Pasha has arrived at Cairo, and was warmly reeeired by the Khedive. A meeting of the German and Banian Smperors took place at Alexandrovna, on the 3rd iustant, and it is described as being more than usually cordial, and impressed the spectators present as a solemn, and, in a political sense, a most momentous event.

Count Tornielli has been entrusted by the Italian (government with » special mission to the court of Servia with the object of still further strengthening the friendly relations already subsisting between the two countries.

The Portuguese African explorers,* Ivens and Capello, have reached & district called Duque de Brog&uza. 'It has been stated at a meeting of the Geographical Society that the explorers are , stopped for want of funds, A telegram from Stockholm states that the Swedish Arctic Expedition has shecessfully made the north-east passage from Europe to Japan. The Viga his s arrived at Yokohama, It is stated from Madrid that although the Conservative journals Fay that only 9000. troops will leave Spain for the colonies, and those only in the form of the annual relief,-the/proprietors of the' Lopez line of mail steamers have been advised that the transports will be required in the autumn for 18,000 men, including artillery. - The latest news from, the colony is that the Liberals of Havannah are every day advocating more decidedly the idea of an autonomy similar to that enjoyed by Canada. It is said, however, that only a small band of Badicals in the Spanish Parliament would approve of such a project. The Marquis ftf Bath presided on Monday afternoon over an important meeting at Bridge water in connection with the Somersetshire Drainage Act, which has been obtained for the more effectual drainage of lands within the county, and for the prevention of the annuailr-recarring floods that of ■ late years liave proved very destructive. It is intended that moro than 90,000 acres shall be brought under the jurisdiction of 1 the newly formed body of commissioners. Works of arterial drainage are also to be undertaken, including, it is understood, the widening and deepening of the river Parrett, and a new cat through the Sedgmoor district. The Rev Canon Wilberforce has granted the rectory grounds of Sfe Mary's, Southampton, next Sunday for tho performance of a Sunday afternoon band; ' Obiiuaht.-—Lady Fox, widow of Sir Charles Fox, the civil engineer, aged 71; Mr Longman, the last of tho original partners in the well-know firm of publishers which bear the name, aged 74; Mrs Cumming, wife of the Hey. Dr Gumming aged 73. A man named Jonathan Gaydon, charged on his own confession with having murdered Miss Mary White, a lady 72 years of cge, on the 21st of June, 1857, at Chingford, was brought up for examination at the Police Court, Waltbam Cross, on Tuesday, and was remandedf^On tho same day, William Walter Wcitcri was committed for trial, at Maidstone, on a charge of having wilfully murdered George William Drewry. The St. L&ger was run for at Dencaster yesterday, and was won by Count Lagrange's Uayoa dOr, Mr Hbulds- \ worth's Kuperra being second, and Mr Blauton's Exeter third. Seventeen horses ran, and the race was run in 3 mm. 21aecs. Ilayoa dOr, who, with Kir Bevys, the winner of this Derby, was favorite at starting, led all the wny. itnd won in : a canter by five lengths. Eleven horses ran for tho Great Yorkshire Handicap on Taes- - day, when Dresden China won by 30 lengths, Carillon bein^ second, and Attains third.

The street oollciitions made last Saturday for the benefit of the Loariou liospitntt amounted to £'101S 7s od. As Mr P. H. Edlin, Q.U., AssistantJudge of tho Middlesex Sessions, was leaving the court on Tuesday, he wa«

pelted with, mud by a woman, one of whose friends had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for robbery.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was present on Monday afternoon at an openair gathering near Exeter, the principal object of which was to hear an address from,his son, who is a candidate for the representation of Exeter at the next general election. The right hon. gentleman expressed his sympathy with the rictims of the outrage at Oabul, hut acquitted the Ameer of any complicity in it. He did not doubt but the English troops were by that time for on their way to the city. He subsequently referred to the work of the past session, and said the Hjeagrenesß of legislative enactments was due to the policy of obstruction pursued by some members of the House. He claimed for the Government that, since they had been in office they had reestablished the prestige of Great Britain in the councils of Europe. They were endeavouring to nioet the agricultural and commercial depression by a full and searching inquiry, but it would be impossible to resort to reactionary measures m order to provide a remedy. The Solicitor-General, Sir H. Giffard, M.Pi, addressed his constituents at Launceston on Saturday evening. The lion, gentleman defended the foreign and financial policy of the Government. Colonel Willis and Captain Dunn hare resigned tho joint mastership of the Craven Hounds, on acconnt of the committee having failed to make the full payments which they had promised.