Our Wellington Letter.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3813, 18 March 1881, Page 3

Our Wellington Letter.

(fbom our own cobbespondentO

: Wellington, March 7th, 1881. EXPECTED ARKIVALS. Sir E. W. Stafford and the Honorable Thomas Eussell are expected to arrive in the colony about July. Probably one of the Eothschilds may accompany them in view of home bank interests. The Honourable James Williamson, President of the Bank of New Zealand, also goes home by the April outgoing mail steamer. AN OPPOSITION JOURNAL, The commencement of Parliamentary business will, I believe, herald the announcement of an opposition journal which is badly and sadly wanted in this rotten field of journalism, and should, as is likely to be the case, that Mr G. M. Eeed will be the editor, we will have both sides of public opinion. The morning paper is believed to be entirely under the thnmb of a certain institution, and as the proprietors of the Post are desirous ©f selling out, they must apprehend a change in Government patronage. If Mr Eeed tabes charge of the new organ. I should not like to be in the place of the four Auckland rats during the sessional campaign. MAORI PjBISONEBS DETENTION. The Governor has received despatches commenting very unfavorably on tbe conduct of his present advisers with respect to their action re the West Coast, political ploughmen. It is doubtful if their contents will be included in the Home despatches to be laid before both Houses, but there is no doubt that the Cabinet have got a good wigging over their illegal conduct in not sending the native fencers before a legal tribunal in Order that their innocence might be established or their guilt proved. Ministers are sure to be questioned about the receipt of these despatches on the first occasion after the Governor's speech is delivered.

A IETTBK from France to a Wellington resident bore the following complicated direction:—" A Monsieur A , a Wellington; lie Te Ika a Maui; Nouvelle Zelande; Oceania." -i •■■...;■