ARRIVAL OF THE MARIPOSA, WITH THE English and American Mails, VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (Per R.M S. Kaikoura.) [From our London Correspondent.] London, Dec. 3rd.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 January 1886, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE MARIPOSA, WITH THE English and American Mails, VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (Per R.M S. Kaikoura.) [From our London Correspondent.] London, Dec. 3rd.

No one will be very sorry when the Elections are over. The past fortnight has been a period of bustle, turmoil, and political excitement, of sitting up till all hours waiting for the polling returns, of drinking numerous healths, and of rising dry and "chippy" next morning in consequence All together, a demoralising time. From my article on the results of the con test, and from some notes referring es pecially to the Australasian and Anglo Australasian candidates further on in this summary, it will be found that though the Liberals were routed almost everywhere, colonial candidates (by which I mean gentlemen more or less connected with Australia, or New Zealand) have proved wonderfully successful. Never before, in fact, have the Antipodes been so strongly represented in the Imperial Parliament as they will be in the new Hou?e of Commons.

The Bry ce-Rusden Libel Suit. The ill-advised action which Mr Bryce is bringing against old Dresden for libel will, I fear, cost him dear. Instead of getting any satisfaction out of the man, he'll simply advertise his history and give its sale on the serond hand book stalls a temporary filip. I have not been able to interview Mr Bryce yet, but tosomequeriesof mine, he writes :— " There i« really nothing new in my action. I had hoped it would be on by this time, but my opponent has been fertile in finding pretences for delay and the state of uncertainty etill remains I nevertheless entertain hopes that the case may be heard before the Christmas vacation, but these hopes, are becoming fainter than they were The briefs, I believe, on both sides, are almost ready for Counsel, but I fancy that in view to the uncertainty as to the time of trial, they have not been finally engaged But in that, as in all other things connected with the case, there appear? to be an uncomfortable degree of uncertainty. Clearly Mr Bryce is not in love with our English law processes. Depend upon it he'll be still less so presently.

Frozen Meat Market. A little frosty weather ha 3 served to promote a rather brisk demand for meat of all kinds, and frozen mutton has, in consequence, benefitted slightly. The market for dead meat is, however, not strong, and any increase of the supplies would probably cause a reaction The Arawa docked yesterday. She brings large consignments of both tinned and frozen meat, neither of which can be said to be wanted. On the other hand, I am glad to say that the frozen beef which came from New Zealand recently has done very well, and will do better still nearer Christmas Current rates for frozen mutton : — New Zealand mutton, 3s Sd to 3s. Melbourne : None offering. River Plate : 2a Sd to 3s. Scotch :43t0 4s Sd. English :3s4dto 4s 4d. Dutch : 3s 4d to 4s.

Special Items. Mr Gerald Magsey has returned home with renewed health from his visit to the Australian Colcnie?, and full of the glorie=, generally speaking, of life at your end of the world. He means to serve up his impressions and experiences in a series of lecture*!, which will be delivered firstly through the provinces. Sir F. D Bell is busy arranging for the despatch of another consignment of English fish to NTew Zealand waters. A trial will, it is said, be made soon to acclimatise that king of salt water fish the herring. It will be a red letter day for colonial gourmets when the tasty bloater and the savoury "kipper" are obtainable for the breakfast table. Amongst the * 4 on dit " current at the Empire Club just now is one to the effect that a well-known Australian knight, hitherto supposed to be prodigiously wealthy, has been prodigiously hit on the stock, and is trenching largely on his capi tal. The information comes — or is supposed to come — from a noble lord who has been courting the colonial knight's daughter. It seems that when giving his lordship permi«!sion to address hi* daughter, the knight indicated that his affairs were in a somewhat unsettled condition, and that he should not be able to afford his child such a large dowry a« he had hoped. The worthy young peer was at first struck dumb with surprise, but ro?e nobly to the occasion. He thanked the knight cordially, and commiserated him on his bad luck, observing, as he rose to go, that he should of course postpone his proposal to the daughter till her father felt more comfortable about his affairs !

Shipping and Passenger Notes. The following are through passengers for New Zealand ports per P. and 0. steamer Tasmania, sailing from London this day (December) 3rd:— For Auckland: Mr L Palmer. For ISew Zealand (no port stated): Mr M. Walter, Miss Hawkins, and Mr O. C. Coombes. Passengers per R M.S. Doric sailing from London to day : First saloon : Mies M. Biglin, Mr Algernon Brown, Mrs J. F. Bigg, Misses Biggs (2), Mr James and Mr William Bigg, Mr H. and Mips Blofield, Dr. Gressey. Mr J. H. Ceck, Miss J Gordon, Mr G. J. Hamilton, Mrs Hardy and son, Mr F. E Bollond, Mr Robert Harrison, Mr Hervey, Miss Homer, Rev. J. Lymburn, Mr Wm. Libray, Mr S. G. Oliver, Miss A. Parker, Mr H. Pulford, Rev. P. Ramsay, Mr Walter and Mr A. H. Turmbull, Mr A T. Thew, Rev. H. H. Williams, Mies Williams, and Mr J. R. Watson. Second saloon : Messrs Atkinson, Berkley, Dawson, Drew, Hallow, Jas. Hay, R. Lamb, C. A. Mainwaring, J. W. Mills, Ogg, Theo. Pieese, H. Simpson, Edmund Tattersall, S. H. Wood. Wilcoxson, Mr and Mrs Bernett, Mr and Mrs Le Huguet and family (3), Mr and Mrs McCulloch, Miss Scully, Miss Smith, and As is 8 West. Mr Thomas Huguet, a native of Jersey, wbere he was shipbuilder, will sail for Auckland by the Doric to-day with his wife and three children, to try bis luck following his craft in New Zealand He has some means. Mr Huguet was intro duced to Mr Quick, of Auckland, before they sailed, and his first work in New Zealand will probably be put together for Mr Quick the two steamers which Captain Ashby has been commipsioned to send out. Mr Kend«rdine, of Auckland, brother of the worthy doctor of the same name, died last Thursday, I regret to hear, of cancer in the throat. The great increase of this fatal complaint of late is put down by many of the faculty to excessive smoking.