The natural history of man implies that human nature is not a thing, a gift, a quality, an essence, a quiddity, plauted in every creature of the race ; not a transmitted principle which holds its own, preserving its indentity through all changes; but is in bulk a product, the result of innumerable ages of think ing, feeling, groping, reaching, endeav ouring, experimenting, struggling bat tling, winning, losing, acquiring, con solidating, transmitting, creatiDg, and preserving.
EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.
[redter to press association.] WOOL. London, May 8. At the wool sales on the 6th and 7th, 17,600 bales were offered. Cross-bred showed a slicHitly improved tendency. Consols, 98|. " FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IN WOOL. The New Zealand Loan and Mer cintile Agency Company reports as follows : — The wool sales opened with spirit on the Gtb instant, and will comprise about 315,000 bales ; 18,000 bales have been sent to tho manufacturing dis tricts direct. Cross-breds are firmer. Home buyers are purchasing freely. There is an active demand on German account, but French demands are moderate. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Calcutta, May 8. Yakoob Khan has arrived at the British camp, and has asked that his arfival should be annonnoed to the Governor-General. The Ameer ex presses a desire for the establishment of friendly relations between himself and the Indiin Government.
AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.
Sydney, May 9. Advices received from the Solomon Island report the murder of a white man and a native boy by a war party of savages from theGudakawa Islands.
N EW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.
