... CORRESPONDENTCE. WHAT IS A WHITEBAIT? To bie EDITOR of fie PALL MALL GAzETTE. SIR,-The interesting letter which Mr. Francis has published in your paper of Tuesday opens up a 'question of much scientific and of considerable national importance. The subject of the zoological relations of the whitebait is one to which I have from time to time given some attention, and I am glad therefore to find ...

... A special despatch to the Nevw York Evening Post states that the members of the Judiciary Com mittee now declare that the majority of the conlymittee favour impeachment, and are confident that the project will receive the approbation of a majority of the members of the House of ?? This statement is made, according to the 77-ibune, upon the authority of Judge Lawrence, a member of the committee ...

... The news of this morning is that Garibaldi has been defeated. He was. attacked on Sunday by a large body of Papal troops, with artillery, betweea Tivoli and Monte Rotondo. After a long and obstinate engagement, with many killed and wounded on both sides, Garibaldi was compelled to retreat, carrying- away his wounded with him. It is stated that he has been arrested, and that the Government will ...

... HIS TORICAL CRITIC/Sir. IT is one of the distinguishing characteristics of our age that in all depart- rpents of research men are learning the necessity of rigorous Criticism. T hat this necessary and novel application of the light of reason to traditions, this weighirig of evidence in lieu of indolent acquiescence, should lead to a ccmplete reversal of numerous historical judgments, and an ...

... ThUrsday, 2 o'clOck. Chid Obtniuq'd Otb3d- RE UTER'S TELEGRAMS. ITALY AND THE ROMAN QUESTION. PARIS, Tov. 7.-The MAoniteer of this morning says that, according to intel- ligence received by the Government, i0,ooo Garibaldians took part in the battle at Montana. Their loss was Boo killed and wounded, and they left 2,000 prisoners, 5,oco or 6,ooo rifles, and six guns. The loss of the Pontifical ...

... THE ROMAN DIFFICULTY. The Tives has little hope of any good coming from a Congress on the Roman question. It is doubtful even whether one could be got together. The Congress must either be European or Catholi6.- As a lay State the Papacy exists in Europe by the treaties of i815-treaotes which did not prevent the fall of Naples or Tuscany, of Hesse or- Hanover, or the dis- membeirment of the ...

... 11 A Cbibelline writes to the Time's to propose that, as Lord Denbij7s is gettinga 1' a fund for the Papal volunteers, a counter subscription should be opendc for the sick and wounded among the Italians in arms against the ?? power. He offers Jrioo to start the subscription. The United States is showing considerable alacrity in paying respect to e wishes of Msiexico. Soon after Mr. ...

... FRANCE AND ITALY. The Timtes holds that there is no reason why France should claim to have more business at Rome than Italy. The September Convention had stipulated for non-intervention on both sides. If both Powers, no matter for what reason, could not be kept out, there was no good reason why both should not step in. It is undeniable also that the September Convention was to be the starting ...

... OCCASIOAL NOTES. Since the departure of the French fleet for Civita Vecchia unusul. acti-ity as been obseryed in the arsenals of Venice. The commandant Jf the aryillery there has received instructions to arm all the forts and other oulfs in the town and its vicinity as speedily as possible, and the gan- .toxder factories are busy day and night preparing ammunition. The naval rseral ais also ...

... TH7E UNION OF S TYEDEN AND NOR IA Y. AFTER two years' labour a joint committee, appointed in i865 by the King of Sweden and Norway, has agreed upon the terms of a new political Union to be entered into between those nations. The existing Union, -which is to be superseded by-the scheme in question when it shall have ieceived the assent of the Swedish Ciaambers and the Norwegian Storthing, was ...

... It appears that there are not less than 152 cases for'trial in the Divorce Count. It is suggested that, considering the frequency of these proceed- ...

... Tuesday, 2 o'clcA Thid Obruitvq'd OeWd- RE UTER 'S TELEGRAMS. ITALY. FLOtRENCE, Nor'. 4.-The 1aliea says that a council of ministers was held to-day, when a note in reply to that of the Marquis de Moustier was discussed. General Cialdini has been recalled to Florence by telegraph. The Corriere Itdliana states that Garibaldi was marching in the direction of the Abruzzi with 3,cco men, when ...