ARRIVAL OF THE MARAROA. WITH THE English and American Mails, VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (From "Star" Correspondent.) London, March 25.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 154, 15 May 1886, Page 6

ARRIV AL OF THE MARAROA. WITH THE English and American Mails, VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (From "Star" Correspondent.) London, March 25.

The directors of the Australian and New Zealand Land Mortgage Company, at their board meeting on the 16th, declared a dividend of 5 per cent, for six months ending December 31, making 10 per cent, for the year. Un&r the title of " Her Majesty's Colonies,** Mr Trendell is engaged on four handbooks to illustrate the colonial courts at the coming Exhibition. •Scarcely a day passes without the movements of Rear-Admiral Tryon being recorded in the naval and military intelligence in the "Times." Tho " World " asks, "Who pays for this momentous information, and whom can it interest ?"' The failure of Henry Victor Guesslich, described as a •• colonial merchant," for £15,000, is recorded. A new company is to bo started to work I tho Kapanga Gold Mine ; capital, £185,000, in 155.000 shares at £1 each. The Thames Foreshore Geld Recovery Company has been duly registered. I notice that the first subscribers are none of them colonists or Anglo colonists. I The death is announced of Prebendary Jackson, of St. Paul's Cathedral and Stoke Newington Parish Church. He wae, you may remember, at one time designated Bishop of New Zealand, but ultimately declined the appointment. j Undeterred by the fate of the Empire Club (the noble supporters of which are being both jointly and individually sued by irate creditors), the " European Mail " advises colonists to join another brand newventure of ths same Eort— the "Imperial Club," in Chancery Lane, which, in addition to all the attractions of an ordinary establishment of the kind, provides "residential I chambers " for colonial visitors. Captain Pike, an old Australian, figures as promoter in chief of this little " spec." Lord Dalhousie, who is expected to arrive by the N.Z.S. Co.'s steamer to-day, will fill one of the forthcoming vacancies in the Cabinet. At the levee on the loth, Mr Oliver (erstwhile Minister of Public Works in New Zealand) and Surgeon-Major Ahearne were presented to the Prince of Wales by Lord Granville. Sir F. D. Bell, Sir Saul Samuel, and Mr Henniker Heaton also attended the levee. Tne s.s. Coomonderry, a comfortable little river steamer, built under the superintendence of Captain Ashby (the well-known N.Z passenger agent) for Mr J. B. Hay, of Auckland, starts for Sydney immediately. She has been dismantled and rigged a-9 a J Bchoocer, and will go out under sail. The Coomonderry is to be uaed for river traffic in New South Wales. Mr Henry P. Cobb, M.P. (member for Rugby), has given notice that he means to ■lask the Colonial Secretary some questions with regard to the conduct of Governor Qprdon in certain matter? recently made public through the law courts * The Kaikoura made the run home in 37 dpys 1 hour 30 minutes. Among the passengers were Lord and Lady Dalhousie, General Sir Patrick and Mr? AJcDougall, and the Hon. Mrs Egerton, all well. The Benguela, homeward bound from New Zealand, went ashore in a fog the %other day ioat beneath the South Foreland light. At low tide she was high and dry beneath a precipitous cliff. The Benguela had previously been in collision with a schooner, which carried her jib-boom away. The Macduff, from Melbourne, also went ashore here, but wa3 got off in a few hours. The Court of Chancery is advertising for the nearest living relations of the late Samuel Stephens, of Nelson, N.Z Mr Pennefather, a New Zealand barrister, has been 'elected a Fellow of the Colonial Institute. The "Pall Mall Gazette's" suggestion that the Queen should give two or more colonial garden parties at Buckingham Palace during the Exhibition season will not improbably be acted on. Presentations will te made through the Agents-General. Owing to the sudden buret of almost summer weather, frozen mutton haa declined somewhat in value. Current rates : — New Zealand mutton, 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; ditto lamb, 4* 4<i to 4s 81 ; River Plate, 33 6d ; Scotch, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; English, 3s Sd to 48 8d ; Dutch. 3s 8d to 4?. Mrs Gibb3 and five children, and Mrs Stone and six children, are through passengers for Dunedin by the P. and O. s.s. Massilia, leaving to-day. Booked for Auckland per P. and O. Valetta on April 8, Mr and Mrs Jas. Shand, three daughters, and maid, Mr F, S. Bird.