The Empress Au g usta, mother of the German Emperor, died in
Berlin, in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 7th inst., of the prevailing epidemic. The Empress. who was seventy.; eight years old, was hardly a political personage, but she wan well and favourably known to the people for her interest in benevolent undertakings, and especially in the Red Cross Society. She was originally a Princess of Saxe-Weimar, and retained all her life the impress of her own family, with its interest in literature and liking for men of genius and knowledge. She is said to have been strongly opposed to the politics of her husband, and she detested Prince Bismarck, who on his part made no secret of his dis- like of her Majesty, especially as protectress of Count H. Arnim. With her death a link passes away between old Germany, the land of many divisions, many Courts, and much thinking, and the new Germany, with one Court, many corps d'armee, and thoughts chiefly devoted to the development of military strength. The old Germany was the pleasanter to all savants, all strangers, and probably to the Empress Augusta.
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