Artic Expeditions

-Eight Artic peditions aro being tittod out on tno continent of Europo. The ibrcinost of these ie Austriau, under tho loadi-i ship of Lieutenant's Weyprecht and Haycr. Tho remarkablo resulta of tho trial voyago mado by these explorers last season havo oxcited such an interest in the polar quostion in Austria tliat, from the Eroporor, the government and societies ilmvnward, all t-lassiw havo oagevly coutributtowards the fitting out of a moro completo oxpedition, A sum of about ,L17,fittO has already been náMdi ft scrow steim vussel htvs been purjiosely built af Bremen, and everything is in readuir' for the start ftt the end of Juue.