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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3875, 31 May 1881, Page 2

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A Berlin despatch says, the Czar of Russia still resides in the .chateau of Galschina, and guarded by six cordons of soldiery. His Majesty is never seen out- \ side the inner circle of the Aotischoff Palace. The town mansion has been entrusted to the guardianship of 300 inenh of the Paulowski Guards. A Nihilist manifesto, announcing the approaching... death of Alexander HI-, has been received by the Russiaa Ministers•. and Court officials.

Ever since the assassination of the Czar, the Empress hts been suffering from severe hysteric attacks. She has; been threatened with death of », horrible detcription should Sophia yPieoffiiki md' Hesseg Helfmann, tbe two women implicated in the assassination be executed. She made : the most atenuous efforts to •-. obtain their pardon, and received a promise to that effect. She did not discover the deceptive character of this promise itattl ••■- ---after the execution of Pieoffskr, and .the discovery threw her into violent paroxysms. # .;■■•:■■■'■■>*;<\W.-. The debate over the promised introduce tion of the Oaths Bill was of a -very heated character. The chancess are that the discussion of the bill will furnish the most irritating features of the session. The Conservatives oppose it, mainly for the reason that the passage of the bill will admit another member of'the Minis* i terial party. Bradlaugh ssid rhat if >th« bill should fail to pass he woutd present himself at the bar of the House erery^ day and offer to take the oath, aud con- ' tinue to do so until imprisoned" or.his seat declared vacant. In the latter case, he should jearry his oase lo his constituents, and keep this up till he should worry the House into giving him his seat. The Koyal Commissioner* report a d*». pressed condition of Great Britain, partly • produced by the unfavourable weather, American competition, local taxation and. its exacting conditions, and the increased price of labour. Estimating the entire pro* duce as of the value o£ £260,000,000 for the a last five years, the deficiency is now fully £200,000,000 which was entirely expended abroad, and therefore loit'to the oouatry. Consequently the - entire - manufacturing, < interests are severely depressed. During the debate in the 'Reichstag on the bill restricting the municipal house tax *' in the case of the Imperial employes, fixing the maximum, Kichter'attacked the bill. . . Bismarck, replying, safd be intended to move at the next session for fhe removal of. ■ the German and Prussian Governments to ' some other city more equitable in her demands, and less likely to influence Parlia- • meat and officials. It would then be seen ; r what value Berlin attached lo the preseooe of the central authorities. -- ''