NEW GUINEA.—A recent number of Il Movimento contains a letter from the Italian traveller, D'Albertis, dated from Thursday Island, in Torres Straits, on January 8 last, in which some account is given of his last expedition into New Guinea. Leaving Port Somerset on May 3, 1877, in his steam launch, Neva, it was not until the 21st of that month that he succeeded in entering the embouchure of the Fly River, where he was well received by the natives. But such was not the case when the Neva had advanced a little further up the river, for on June I a sudden and unprovoked attack was made on the vessel, and one of the Chinese crew seriously wounded. These attacks were frequently repeated during the further ascent of the river, though always successfully repelled without casualties. In July and August, when far in the interior, the expedition seems to have been unmolested, but on the subsequent descent of the stream the banks were found again beset by daring and hostile parties of warriors, whose efforts to hinder the return of the expedition brought on frequent skirmishes. Signor D'Albertis was also much inconvenienced bv the dissensions of his crew, the greater part of whom deserted him, leaving only five to manage the vessel and to repel the attacks of the natives. Two of these also left him on returning to the mouth of the river, leaving him to accomplish the dangerous navigation of Torres Straits with only the engineer and one sailor. Eventually, however, with aid received from the native teachers on some of the islands in Torres Straits, he succeeded in reaching Thursday Island—now the calling-place of the Queensland mail steamers—on January 4 last. As regards the results of the expedition no details are given in this letter, but from certain expressions employed it would appear that gold in some quantity was obtained. Of this we shall, no doubt, be duly informed before long, as also of the zoological discoveries in which Signor D'Albertis has on former occasions been so successful.