... TH7IE Governor of the Cape Colony is as far as possible from being an alarmist. Most persons, indeed, who are acquainted with his public career would be inclined to say that he leans to the side of optimism in politics. He has a high reputation for tact, for prudence,. for moderation in language and purpose, and he is not in the least likely to cause unnecessary embarrassment to the Government ...

... PARIS, Wednesday. CuR latest news concerning Count Andrassy is that he does not consider there is a sufficient basis in the Russian proposals concerning the Con- ference, and that he is preparing a counter-proposal. Convinced that the immediate meeting of a Conference can alone prevent war, Count Andrassy will permit Prince Gortschakoff to preside if he will only come to Vienna, and if the ...

... FIRST EDITION, 2.30 p.m. TIHE BRFTISH FLEET AT CONSTANTINOPLE. (,FluOM '11i1: SECOND EDhITION OF' 'itHE clicMFS:,) (ha. I'ni ll Sit : I, leb. 14.-That the Government has received intel- ligence of the arrival of the British fleet at Constantinople is certain, bat I do rot knrow whence the intelligence was derived, and, consequently, cannot lud c of its authenticity. (I ItCQM A SI'L:( IAI. ...

... Y7I l N, 4TIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. Tim, short debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday on the sub- ject of the National Portrait Gallery served to illustrate some of the evils that flow from our present incoherent system of art administration. At the close of the discussion Mr. Mitchell Henry protested, and with good reason, against the waste of public time involved in thus inviting the ...

... FIRST EDITION, 2.30 p.m. RE UT E R'S TEL E G R A M S. EVACUATION OF ERZEROUM. Sr. PETERSBURG, Feb. 22.-It is officially announced that the evacuation of Erzeroum commenced on the 17th inst., in accordance with the conditions of the Armistice. On that day a first detachment of the garrison, consisting of ten battalions of infantry and six batteries of artillery, including eighteen field pieces ...

... PARLIAMENTARY RE VIEW. HOUSE OF LORDS. IN the House of Lords yesterday Lord Granville called the attention of the Government to the fact that only one of two sets of papers had been laid upon the table of the House last night in reference to the Eastern Question, whereas both sets had been laid upon the table of the House of Commons, and had been published in the newspapers. He thought that ...

... CORRESPONDENCE THE NEXT DEMONSTRATION IN HYDE PARK. SD /)11R of t11e PALL MALL GAZETTE. SIl-The power of well-meaning enthusiasts to bring about dis- ?? by persisting in airing their opinions at the wrong time and in tie grcng place has been more than once shown in our history. Will you aflo me~to ask] Mr. Auberon Herbert to consider quietly, or to consult cme sober friend whose judgment he ...

... oCCASIONAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE QUESTION OF THE DAY. IVul N politicians like Sir GEORGE CAMPBELL feel that they ho e a duty to themselves -and such pious egotists have always a duty to themselves-no consideration in the world is likely to find'er them from fulfilling it. Therefore we may expect that many a precious hour Nvill be consumed in the delivery of speeches against the address to the ...

... claim O?taiuql? Velud. 1-. .(GLAND AND RUJSSIA. i I et-ta'ch I. Ieing (discussed all over Europ-e. A Rcuiter's i .t 1; , ?? s.as: All te \Vicnna papers, comn-en in upan Lord Pir t(, Match, prort cut the ai ceiment existin betweel Austria : Ia-' tI slols.1ips 'lainmi- drcritieisni of the Treaty of .O1 e tcts 1ccit:ssaiy to ?? t itn interc ts of bath St ltci. ii ei, exp ~e ss th. coniiction th ...

... Steps are already being taken, it seems, for introducing a Russian administration, with Russian as the official language, in Bulgaria. A letter from Jassy, dated the 16th inst., in the Po/itischc Correspondenz, says:- The emigrant colony of Bulgarians here has greatly diminished in numbers during the last few weeks. Nearly all its younger and more intelligent members have proceeded to ...

... THE INNOCENCE OF DIPL OMA CY. THE history of the peace negotiations between Russia and Turkey has already probably done a good deal to shake the extraor- dinary theory of diplomacy which seemed to find so much favour a little while ago. The secrecy in which these transactions have been enshrouded, and the tortuous ways pursued throughout by one of the negotiants, must have had their effect ...

... VEHA T THE PEA CE COMES TO. pEACE was signed at Constantinople on Saturday, and there are great rejoicings at the Russian capital. Its inhabitants pro- ?? know no more than we do of the precise conditions of the treaty; but they see enough to justify their triumph, and Ko do w e. We need not wait for official information to knrow that, whatever the articles of the peace instrument may be, ...