... official quarters. - Notwithstanding, there is no material reason for improve- n ment-which seems merely due to the Christmas and 1- New Year festivities, as well as probably to the 1 absence of alarmist articles. Of course military io precautions in Germany ...

... amount of attention to the sacred books of Sacscrit literatare. A new psriodicaI is to make its appearance with the new year. It is to be called the Practicajl gagazine, and will be an illustrated cyclopradia of industrial uew4, inventions, and improvements ...

... position of the new Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant are formally set at rest. The difficulties of the Government for the coming session are increaed by their having to meet Parliament with a new First Lord of the Treasury, a new Chief Secretary ...

... of the Noble Duke, are void of foundation. Senor Olozaga, the Spanish Ambassador, intends leaving Paris to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays here. AMERICA. (BY FaEuno Avwnma 0nLu.) WArHNqoTox, Dec. 23. President Grant has dgued the Reconstruction ...

... fallenl As to new clubs, I have not -very much to say. The Turf Club, at the corner of Clarges-street, with its new and ornamental read elevated trout, promises, when quite finished, to be a great improvement to Piccadilly. A scheme for a new club in Victoria- ...

... early number of M acmllan'o. Of new books the two that will be moat eagerly antici- pated are the Dorg edition of Hood's poems and Typical London, which Mr. Bianchard Jerrold has written, and M. Dore will illustrate after joint travels with Mr. B. ...

... MORNING'S NEWS., TO.SDAY'S LONDON PAPERS. M1EROURI-OFFICE, Wednesday, 5 a.m. MR. TREVELYAN AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN. The Daily Zews remarks that the speeches of Mr. Trevelyan yesterday at Kelso and Mr. Chamberlain at Wolverhampton strikingly illustrate the conformity ...

... Supper was given by several of the leadiug ladies of the city. AN AMERICAN NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION.' The Hon. Thomas M. Waller, United States Consul- General in London, held a New Year's Rec6piloo, at St. Geajr-e's Cluu, Banover-square, yesterday. The com- ...

... the barque, which, it is believed, sank. NEW INDUSTRrES IN JAPAN.-Consil Troup, in his annual report, dited Hyogo, June 10th, savs-A tolerably good gauge of what is being done in the vway of the establishmont of new industries here is afforded hi-vthe Industrial ...

... OFFICE NOTICE.-The Christmas numbers of the e Illustrated London News, ?? Graphic, Gardener's 11 Magazine, I llustrated Sporting and Drainatic News, it Pictorial W~orld, 'Whitehall Review, World, :e Penny ...

... ITHIS MORNINGSNEWS. I ?? TO-DAY'S LONDONPAPERS. MR. GLADSTONE INTERVEW. (D.AiY NEWs TxEaaiU.) 'PARIs, Friday Night.-Mr. Philip Daryl visited Mr. Gladstone. yesterday morning. Speaking about Ireland; Ur. Gladstone suddonly warmed up and asked, Do you ...

... in Yorkshire, to BritishColnmbia. Mr. Young told several anecdotes illustrating the sincerity of the Indiana after conversion.: Mr. Young intimated that he was about to proceed to London to take part in the Exeter Hall meetings. He promised to return to ...