While the smoke of lialtli l hangs in the air, iiml llie excitement uttciicltiijr the birth of llic Australian Coimiioiiwcultli hus not subsided, mid while public opinion is us yet unformed nhout llic rcliitiuns of the pint of the Empire to the whole—it is impossible to forecast the domestic results of the great move ment of Imperialism, lint the position is intensely interesting, and the move attention is devoted to it everywhere, the ({renter llic probability [hat the plan of administration will he worthy of the best traditions of British freedom and constitutional growth and stability. It is of the first importance to ascertain whether the political education, training, and experience of the British people are such as to justify us in believing that the new expansion will be attended with success. Our education has been in sular, and this has its advantages and its drawbacks. It hits inspired us with a certain confidence in ourselves and a certain disdain (or international relations, also a masterfulness aiidcnlor prising spirit, How far this home training was calculated to fit our race for expansion has already been pretty well demonstrated, in the success and growth of nor colonial areas. The sons of our islands, if their creed was narrow had learned self-reliance and self-re straint. Their history shows how these qualities were acquired and fostered. The gratifying result was that the sons who had wandered away to the re mote parts of the earth, and founded new homes, were content to conduct them after the model of the parent home. In due' course responsible nml representative government was adopted with splendid results. And all this evolution went on without weakening the lie Of loyal alTcction for : the Mother Land. Nor is there any sign that the now generations will reverse lliis;sl(t!c of things. May tvo not, there fore; fairly conclude that so for as unity and loyalty of sentiment and relation are concerned, we arc prepared to assume tho'trcmendous responsibilities oftho new position. The qucstloYi to be solved is whether a satisfactory and permanent rclntiou with the Mother Country will be established, now that community ot interest has become the dominant factor of llie situa tion. And the two chief subjects with which the Administration must concern itself are commerce and defence. There are many considerations that will prob ably lead to an adjustment in the former. 