ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1591, 18 March 1875, Page 2

ANCHOVIES AND TOAST.

(Prom our London Correspondent.)

THE NEW SPANISH KING. Spanish affairs have taken a nsw turn by the sudden proclamation of the son of the ex-Queen Isabella as Alfonso XIL The country, the army, and ie is said many of the Carlists bave welcomed the pronunc.amento,- and at any rate the name is a lucky one in the history of Spain. The young fellow who baa been called to the throne *a a staunch Catholic, and has hinted that he will be at the beck of the Pope, rind this is bis only weak trait. He has studied the military profession in England, and has shown good average abilities. He was born in 1857, and is 40th in direct descent from Don Pelayo, who raised the Christian Standard in Galicia in 716. There's a pedigree for you ! But there are nine female representatives in it. However, there are precious few either kings or commoners, in these degenerate days who can show anything liiie half the distance with all the aid of males, iemales, and changes of name and arms they can muster. It is said there are not a hundred families in Great Britain who can really boast of a pedigree beyond tbe Stuarts that is not mostly bogus.

PHILADELPHI. A EXHIBITION. England has changed her mmd, and has decided to go in for the Philadelphia Exhibition. I suppose your colony will be well represented there. As far as the Exhibition is itself concerned, I don'c suppose many Englishmen will trouble it We have been nauseated with such things, bub it will be a good chance of seeing tbe States cheaply, as there will bj a reduced scale of ocaau passage fares. TriE POLAR EXPEDITION.

Captain Nares, who is command of the English Polar Expedition, which is to leave our° shores in the spring 13 the right man in the right place. He has Been lots of service. ] When mate, he volunteere i for the polar expedition of 1852, on board the Kesolute, umler MeCliiitock. ASterwards he served on board tha Glatton, floating battery, in the Black Sea, and subsequently in the Conqueror, in the Mediterranean. When first luff of the Illustrious training ship he published his celebrated naval officer's manual, which was adopted by the Admiralty for the use of Cadets. As Commander he bad charge of H.M.S. Boscawen, training ship, and H. M. S. Salamander on the Australian station, tie surveyed the North East coasc of Australia with the last named vessel, and on his return home was appointed to the Mediterranean survey. Since thea he has commanded the Challenge in her scientific voyage round the world. He is about 42 years of age. The Germans are not going to be beaten if they can help it, and are going to send out an expedition at the game time, so there will be a friendly race for the NoriJb Pole. Gkees STONE.