(From star London Correspondent.)

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 183, 18 December 1886, Page 9

(From star London Correspondent.)

London, November 4. The Imperial Institute. Several meatiugs have been hold with regard to the affairs of the new Imperial Institute since I last wrote. At; the first of them, which look pUce in the Fxuibition Council Chamber* on Sunday week, the Prince met the Commissioners, and mado a lengthy statoraent, without, liom ever, giving any definite informarion aa to manage merit and other important del ails. The Agnesg >ncs - Gei-eral then got up in turn, and prorai ed must, of their respective Governments' collections at the Colinoies for tho Imperial Institute, as well as many private exhibits. Sir Franci* B*!l spoke «eeond. Ir was half expected be would day something about the Buller collection, but, he didn't, 'ienv expressed a vi*h that the pre-ent Victoiian exhibits J-hould go to Adelaide Exhibition, and an entirely now lot be got together for the Instate. A slight divei'Mon was created through one of he Commissioners observing that his colony would provide an anuual subsidy if it was required, upon which the Princo interjected, •' Certainly it would be required." TnereuponTuppor, tho'/anadian Commi^ionor declared Canada would not approve tho Institute unless it wat> s-elf-eupported. The mueic, electric lighting and evening fdres oueot to be ontiuued ?o tha* the Institute's takings uould pa> expense.-. A suggestion by the Prince t.o the ollV-ot that upon the ope dug o' \ht h:stuuti- the business office* of the Agents Gcna;al should be removed from Wcstnrirbrer to tho South Ken^iugcon thow wa« hi-mly and sensibly opposed by Sir Suul Samuel. On the following day Sir Philip Cunliffo Owen met some of the Cotncni&iionevs at Berry's offices, ana explained that tho surplus ot Iho " Colin cue? " would mom than mccc the expense of aiming the exhibits for the Institute duiiug the winter, and that the colonie■would not be called on for any coin titt u-?xt soring It, was at tbid little rtunion SiV P'^Hip Ov,en throwout the hmfcrelathe to Yon [laa.<i becoming curator of the Institute. w^ruuSi-eqaently swellei into truch a, rumour. On Tuesday it w-.s d p'.ucd ih.< Princo hud absolutely ottmed the j o-t co Sir Juliu--, aod whd-i poiiple rmnt_-übi.reJ tlu' :a i .nr shown h\m b rii by mo Q kvh n >-* H and the api. hr\pS tl U-^ei.d rt, hi- Jv.vin^ a3 a b.iy pared he Ut* lam-ivcd Pnnc-6 Consort from dio v, n<r, th,.y -waliovfc~t ihy story v.holes^le. >h F.- owl i BM, on bt-Jiij; queatione,^ ab^ut .ho l. X, ho.^vor, tai.l he didn't believe a wuici ol k, -homing >t thtj same time tha- bo di.'nV T-.ur io Pc says Sir J. has been etip-attLu 1 by Lhn to *\, U inn a month after ihj clu.ii.g of tho ", o Kndies "to auporintcn-t p cki.,g, u nd that subsequently he f*oe^ to >at Cou'-U'cnt to collect curios for tue Chr»«-rchuich museum. On his return he vv ill remain a shot time to superintend tne op-niug of the 3S'ew Zealand section of the Institute, but he i-i dueatChrisrehujch by August next bir Ju'dus himselt, I am told, when questioned about tho rumour, roWy said he had beard nuthin^ as yai. The truth is now believed to be hat the Prince instructed J°ir Phiiiu Oweu to thruw out u hint about -he appointment, in order to eao how it would be received, at d that a* tho unpopularity of such a nomination ha* bean made manifest, it will not be persove.ei with. The fact that Sir Julius happen? to be a German is alleged w the chief reason why the rumoured appointment cju^d great irritation at tho Comn.ii-fit.neif,' Club. Sir Julius has new; b.'en popular with h;? brethren at South Kensington T!kj vcio jealous of the continual notice t: 4 k<_n ot him by Royalty, and his De s son;il manners nor being conciliatory, d;dn't mend matters On Wednesday the commissioners afc the C^lendies met, and pasted vote 3 >.: thanks to the Prince aucx Sir P Ov.e^. for their services, and to the BrM'h pubi;c . for its hospitality to the colonial vi^irore. A great many effusive cumpliinenta woie exchanged, and tir P. Owen made the Bigmacant temark tuab tho Prince hopea the Institute wouH bs? under the same management a» the '• Colinoies.'' The Chamber of Commet ce has formulated a plan for an Imperial Commercial Muneutn in the city, which will be carried out in opposition to South Kensington unless tho Prince consents to combine it with his scheme. This, co rar, ho has shown no inclination to do. The " Times " and tho "Daily News" are both enthusiastic supporters of the city scheme (which ix fully formulated in my letter), and urge H.K.H. in the strongest terms to accept it in full' abandoning even the South Kensington site. fo '• Pendragon" saw more drunken men and women reeling about tbo streets in Auckland than in any other colonial town he visited, Our correspondent sends full accounts by mail of the meeting of the Eastern Telograph Extension Company, at which Pender announced that the directors had resolved to raise the cable rates between Sydney and New Zealand 2s a word just to show Vogel and the New generally that a company which had done 90 much for the colony didn't mean to be trod upon. The « Pall Mall Gazette " expressed a hope that thie high-handed act may knock another nail in the coffin of cable monopolies. The Company which Beaton is getting up for the laying of a British, American, and Australasian cable has resolved to make Brisbane the point of connection in Au3 tralasia, and not Auckland, as everyone expected. Professor Judd lectured at Toynbee Hall last Saturday night on the recent volcanic eruption at the Hot Lakes of New Zealand. Mr James Mills, of the Union Company, returns to the colony by the 'Frisco mail steamer carrying this epistle. He left Liverpool by ths JEtruria on the 23rd ult. in company with Mr W. Lic 6 ons, of Duneam. The "Magazine of Art for November contains an appreciative article entitled "Art in New Zealand," on the New Zealand pictures at tha Exhibition, by J Arthur Blake. It is illustrated with engravings of works by John Gibb, Kenneth Atkxoß, and Eugene Yon Guerard Mr Geo. Talbofc, o? New Zealand, has been elected a Fellow of the Colonial Institute. The deaths are announced of Miss Violet Boulfcon, granddaughter of Dr. Charles Knight, late staff commandant of Audit in New Zealand, and of Mra Henry Cook, erstwhile of Christchurch, New Zealand. I also note the marriage of Miss Mary Watta. daughter of the late Fowell Watts, of Nel ■on, to Mr Harry Sweet, of Lymington, Hants. An enthusiastic gentleman, who was mnch struck with Mr Vesey Stewarts descriptions of the sneeotw of his special settlements at Katikati and Te Puke when speaking before the Balloon Society the other evening, has had his ardour somewhat ■damped by being recommended to consult

the settlors at Katikati and Te Puke themselves before blowing Mr Stewarts trumpet any loudor. Tallerman, the proprietor of the Colonial Kestauraut at the Exhibition, gave a dinner to a number ofanfluektial people last Saturday evening, tho menu of which was made up entirely of colonial produceCanadian fibh, Australian mutton, fruit and wive, New Zealand rabbits, and Indian ! tea Tallerman paid the Colonial Restaurant hod served upwards of 600,000 moals, tuid been a great auceosa. Beach, writing from Naples, indignantly denies Banian's right to assume the championship by vil hue of his (Bench's) retirement, and u^ecs to row him for £500 on the Parramnfcta. NTattereon alpo volunteers to row Hanlan for .6500 if he visits Sydney. ' VY. G. George, the pedestrian, saila for the colonies on Saturday. He will probably tackle Maloiio whilst at the antipodes, but iho tiip is mainly a ploasun? one. Mr Pulker, Superintendent of the Emigration Buroau, cays personal inquiries during the three weeks the offices have been open have exceeded 1,000 per diem. Carpenters, many of them in great distress, have b6on tho most numerous applicants amongst ths artisan class. The Universal Exhibition at Paris in 18S9 will, the French hope, be the biggest " boom "of the kind ever known. Every inducement- will be offered to the Australias to exhibit.. W. and A, Gilboy, the leviathan wine merchants, entertained the remnant of " coloni.ils " still in London, togethor with bum dry newspaper men, at lunch on Tuesday. Mr Bo j i"to replied with character istic modesty to the foast of " Our Guests," and Sala, looking wofully ill and oul of ports 1 , nevertheless managed to make- an amusing little speech.