Ult.

your letter of the 21ˢᵗ ult.

A correspondent in Shantung sends us the following note, under date the 23rd ult., and adds that "the subject is of vital interest for commerce, especially if this action of Germany's contemplates the opening of Chingtao as a port in the near future. It is well known that such has been their desire for some time past."

Sir,—In the Agricultural Journal of the 16th ult. appears a lengthy letter signed by Mr. Andrew Smith, treating on the symptoms and remedies for Milt-sick Blood-poisoning.