We are in mourning agai next three weeks all loyal subjects will put themselves into sombre hues in respect for the memory of the King's eldest sister. Although it was known that the Empress Frederick lind at most but a few days to live, the end came sooner than was expected, or the King would certainly have been at the bedside of his favourite sister, Accompanied by the Queen he leaves London for Croubeny to-day to: ittend the funeral. 'The Enypress was, in the opinion of all who' knew her, undoubtedly the ablest of a family of able men and women; and all Germany to-day Dears testimony' to the womanly grace and tenderness of heart of the Princess, who was at one tine bitterly assailed and reviled by a vere large section of her fellow-cor.ntrynien. But we must not be too severe on the Germans for the hostility toa Princess whom they believed to be thoroughly English and therefore duti-Cerman in her sympathies, when we reniemberthat her father from whom she learnt her love of liberty and her devote to free institutions of th British type, hud himself to encounter in this country a strong feeling of antipathy based on his supposed German sympathies. As Princess Royal the Empress received from the British Exchequer a sum of £40,000 and an annuity of £3,000, which of course expires with her death. Although she was little more than seventeen years old when she left our shores she never ceased to be regarded with affectionate interest by the people of the country, and she is now sincerely mourned. The whole history of her almost lifelong struggle with Prince Bismarck has yet to be told; and when it is told in full it will probably be found that Prince Bismarck's triumph over his Royal opponent was not complete as is generally supposed.
The " Guillotine."
Mr. Balfour has this week introduced and carried an amendment of what, is called the "guillotine" resolution and has thereby incurred the indignant wrath of the Opposition leaders. The rule with regard to Supply which lus been for some time in existence has been that twenty-three days of the session shall be devoted
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