... OUR NAVAL ADMINISTRATION. The Times remarks that the state of our naval administration, which Mr. Childers properly abstained from discussing before his constituents at Pontefract, is likely in the coming session of Parliament to receive a full share of public consideration. It is to be hoped the discussion may not degenerate into a partisan struggle. What the country wants to know is whether ...

... SOMIE interesting information as to the political tendencies of the chief Italian newspapers is given by the Roman correspondent of the Scilessische Zeiitzg.- The principal organs of the clerical party, he says, are the Units Catofizca. which represents the interests of Catholicism in general; the Osscrvatore Rocmano, which receives direct communications from the Pope himself; the Ioce delct ...

... The Permanent Commission of the French National Assembly held a short sitting yesterday. The President, M. Grdvy, stated that he had received, in addition to the protest from Prince Napoleon and his complaint to the Procureur- General, a letter, signed by MM. Rouher and Maurice Richard, requesting that the Commission would deal with the expulsion of Prince Napoleon as a gross violation of the ...

... trlfa ?? !twd# I THE DECISION IN THE SAN JUAN QUESTION. tRElT'B8 TOLGREAS.) BERLIN, Oct. 24.-The award of the Emperor William in the San Juan Boundary Question declares that the claims of the United States fully accord with the true interpretation of the Treaty of the i5th of June, 1846, and that the boundary line has, therefore, to run through the Haro Channel. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-A telegram ...

... 'arTvid ObtuitTald Actud. THE OVERLAND MAIL The news brought by the mail which left Bombay on the 14th of October is Of very little general interest. The Bombay Gazette publishes the following items i In a resolution lately published, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal announces that 'the great object of the Government now is to extend primary education among the ]na'ses of the people. The ...

... THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN PRUSSIA. The Times holds that the importance of the step taken by the Prussian Lords in rejecting the Government scheme of local reform cannot fail to be at once appreciated. So stubborn a vote does, in truth, provoke a sus- picion whether, after all the protestations to the contrary, there is not some- thing behind to account for it. It is not easy to believe that an ...

... MR. GLADSTONE ON STRA USS. I ONE half of Mr. GLAbSTONE'S speech-if it should not rather be called his sermon-at Liverpool consisted of a set of remarks upon Dr. STRAUSS'S last book, Der Alte und der Neue Glaube. In every respect they are eminently characteristic of one and not the best side of their author's mind. In advocacy, in the management of details, in the power of appealing to ...

... THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. The 7ires contemplates with the utmost reluctance the possibility that the reference of the Alabama claims to the Geneva tribunal may come to nothing; and yet this may possibly be the end of our rejoicings last summer over the reconciliation of ourselves with our kinsmen. An abortive end of the Washington Treaty must provoke great regret on both sides the Atlantic; but we ...

... THE 'iNe7S of this morning contains a report of a speech made by Mr. Froude at New York, and a leading article on it, which we think does less than justice to an eminent man whose countrymen ought not at all events to disparage, even if they do not think it worth while to encourage, his attempts to influence American public opinion in their favour. The matter is very simple, and stands thus. ...

... THE ITALIANMASTERSAT THE ROYAL ACADE-MIY WE have said that the genius of Italy is less prominent than it has heretofore been, or than some eager tastes would have it, on the walls of the present winter collection at Burlington House. Nevertheless, there is enough to say about those examples in which it is represented. First in name, as in price (per inch), we have, between two Holbeins in the ...

... CYPRIAN ANTIQUITIES. To the EDITOR of the PALL MALL GAZETTE. SIR,-It was with much pleasure that I perused lately an article in your journal drawing attention to the important archaeological acquisitions of General de Cesnola in Cyprus. I join with you warmly in regret that that collection could not be secured for our country. The value of antiquities must, however, largely rise in England ...

... TEE Zimes lately published two columns of closely printed matter purporting to be the translation of a memorial presented to the Chinese Government by Mr. Hart, Inspector-General of Customs, respecting the changes which increased intercourse with foreigners have rendered necessary. It is not to be wondered at that Mr. Hart, in the responsible position he occupies in the Chinese service as the ...