Germany.

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Germany.

The suggestion that Samoa bo annexed finds no favour in high quarters, and the German Cousul-General has been instructed t« abstain from meddling with internal affairs.

There are marked symptoms of estrange ment between Germany and Russia.

Mautenflel assumes the Governorship of Alsace and Lorraine in August. The Reiclistadt finally voted the Protection tarifr, July 12-217 against 117. Bismark then read a decree closing the session. Seventeen National Liberals announced thoir seccßsiou from that party. It is understood that a second courtmartial, relative to the ironclad Grosser Kurfurst, have condemned several of the officers to two years' arrest in the fortress, and to be dismissed from the service.

Government contemplates augmenting the number of recruits for the army by 23,000 yearly. This will require an additional expenditure of 27,000,000 marks. Admiral Batsch, having been sentenced to six months' imprisonment by tho Grosser Kurfurut court-martiaj, has tendered his resignation, and Captain Clansa has given himself up to serve a mouths' imprisonment. Admiral Yon Hock, chief of the Imperial Admiralty, will be forced to resign for defending Batsch in the Reichstadt. A cannon burst on board tho gunboat Renown at Wilhehnshausen, killing five and wounding twenty-five persons. Detectiveshave been ordered to Kissengcn for the protection of Prince Bismarck.