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A GLANCE AROUND AMONGST THE NATIONS.

Sweeping the political telescope over the horizon abroad, we find nothing very striking for description, although there is movement in all quarters—a storm either subsiding or brewing—France and Morocco lie upon their arms reposing, but not reconciled. Spain is reconciled to her African allies; but is now busied with some revolutionary murmurs at home. Italy trembles at the stifled sound of insurrection. In Egypt, Mehemet Ali has used the panic caused by his mad escape to make his ministers confess some delinquency in their rule, and in penance to mulct themselves for the benefit of his treasury. British India has no war upon her hands, but only a mutiny, and the distant sounds of barbarian contest in her slumbering car. China is threatened with more intrusive negotiations; American and French; like boys who have seen one of their number rob an orchard the American Frenchman will noisily step in even at the risk of spoiling the sport of all. Fiscal differences have set the Governor and people of East and Western Australia by the ears. All this is matter that little concerns us in England at present; but it promises to make incidents for the journals some dry.

London Spectator.