ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 14,

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 388, 27 July 1889, Page 5

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 14,

In Hie list of recipients of mathematical honours at Cambridge this year, 1 notice the name of Mr Bloom field, of Clare College, who, it i.s suggested to me, hails fiorn Auckland. Hus place is amongst fcho " junior optimea," laracketcd 88th (on the whole list) with tour others. Sir William Jorvois is ?aid fco bo anxious to go to the Capo as High Commissioner, a& tho climate would suit Lady Jervoß Tho " Spectator " of .Saturday lusfc contains the first really eulogistic review of Voxel's "A. [). 2000" I ha\o seen. It says — " We do not know whether this is Sir ilulius Voxel's first oilort' in tho purely literary line, but we hope it will not be his last. With all ics shortcomings — partly incidental to the subject and partly to the way the subject is worked out — he has done that which is the sovereign test of merit, ho has produced a readable book. Indeed, when ono compares Sir Julius's effort with certain recent terrible attempts on the same subject (the results of woman's rights and modern scientific developments) by well-known authors of novels, one cannot but admit the infinite superiority of the professed politician to the professing litterateur." " Australian Progress in Australian Art " is tho title of a monograph which Mr Chevalier is busy preparing. Tho British exhibitors at Paris entertained the press at a very fine dinner last week, at which I'm told Sir F. 1). 801 l .spoke. .During his stay in Paris this time, Sir Walter JBuller was the guc-t ot L'linee Roland Bonaparte, who is a gioat ethnologist and ethnographist, and lias one of the finest geographical libraries in tho world. He spent tho be-<t pait ot a day displaying its treasures to the appreciative eyes of Sir Walter, who sayf. the number of Austialian and New Zealand works is wondciful enough, though far outdone by a unique collection of books in all language? on New Guinea. Dr. Grace has given up the idea ot visiting Paiis, and will probably biinghis daughter straight to England by sea. "Advance Auhtiaha," said one of Mra Campbell Pracd's guests, reading the motto on her programme last Sunday evening, " Well, I mu*t =ay those Australians do j/o ahead. Pri\ ate theatricals on the Sabbath is advanced, distinctly advanced, even for London." Sentiments ot this sort were, I fancy, pretty geneial amongst Mis Praed's guests. Not that the theatricals amounted to much. Mr Nutcombe Gould and two young ladies acted a little comedietta, written by Justin Huntly McCarthy, called ''The White Carnation," in the drawing-room, after which vaiious people recited. Naturally, numerous Australians were amoncst the company, which included Mr Piitchard-Morgan, M.P., the Kendall, Mrs Lynn Lin ton, Charlie Chambers, Mr and Mrs Frank Hill, Broughton, 11. A., Mr and Mrs Joplin-Kowc, and many others. The Pacilic Steam Navigation Company have just added two new steamer* ot 6,000 tons uross to their ilcot, vi/., thcOiuba and the Oratava. They are improved versions of the Ori/..iba, and grandly fitted in all respects. The Oruba, on her tiial tiip. v. cntfiom 15 to 18 knots an houi, under unta\ouiable circumstance.-*. Bfth boats will, in all probability, be chartcied by tho Oiient Company. The unexpected letirement of Sir Hercules Robinson fiom the Governorship of Cape Colony, has occasioned much surprise, and (amongst South Africans) ueon l egret, lb i-5 now prefcbv certain that Sir Hercules will be ollercd Victoria. Lord Hardwicke is, I learn in many quarters, likely to have the refusal of New South Wale?. He will not, howovcr, go there. It would be too expensive. The '• Financial News," by the way, goes hammer and ton^io for the Queen Chailotte Sound Gold-mining Company in an abusive article, the drift of which seems rather Im/y. Tt blames the Nc»v Zealand Antimony Company, apparently, for trying to make a good bargain, and hints that the ; mine's ore will, in all probability, prove too refractory to xepay working. I see Sir LlobeitTSbout'sname figures prominently in the glowing prospectus of Mis,? Alice Cornwell's British Australasian Mining investment Company. This energetic lady has no fewer than three now compaivcs on the bcocks just now. She {jives an "at home" on Wednesday in Koland Gardens in conjunction with Lady Maria Spearman, whoha.s become her guide, philosopher, and friend nee Phil llobinson, depopftd. Both Sir F. D. Bell and Mr Kennaway spcut Wliitsuntide in Paris. The former returned on Thursday, leaving the latter in charge of Now Zealand interests at the Exhibition. Sir Walter Bullor lias been there lor tho greater part ot the week, su pot intending the erection and arrangement of tho model Maoii group, which, when complete, will bo quite the mo.->t efiec tive fcatiuo of the New Zealand Court. Even now there is such a ciowd round about it that the gendai mes have to be continually moving people on. The (iguies ate life &i/o, and in full costume. Bar thLs gioup, the New Zealand Comt has icw attiactions, as the exhibits are principally cases ot minerals and kauri gum. The Prince of Wales who is in Paris, visited the Australian section of the Exhibition on Tuesday. He was received by your AgentGeneial and Sir W. Buller, and paid tho latter a well-merited compliment ancnt tho eflcclivenesa of the native gioup. Jbf.il.K. also visited the Australian wine pavilion in tho grounds, and sampled porno lioisling, which lie pionounccd excellent. Air Montgomery, 1Y1.H.i1., returned to London on Friday, feeling much chagrined tit the way in which he and the rank and rile of the colonial commissioners to the Paris Exhibition have been ignored by the French autnorities. He profes&es to consider it a slight to the colony he represents. Mr Montgomery was in Paiis for two months, and was not invited to any sort of function or aven permitted to take part in the opening ceremony. Sir Francis Bell's explanation of this is that there are over 300 commissioners from foreign parts, and that it was a question of inviting all or none. Tho authoiitiestherefore resolved to confine their invitation strictly to the Executive Council, which of itself numbers some 500 gentlemen. Mr Charles E. Haughton, of Dunedin, is in Paris en route for London, which ho expects to loach at the end of the month. He spent some timo in Rome on his way from Brmdisi, and did all fche sights thoroughly, including the Pope, who gave the enterprising Now Zcalander a special audience. Mr H B. Morton, of Auckland, arrived n England la&t week.