ANGLO-COLONIAL BREVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3807, 21 October 1882, Page 2

ANGLO-COLONIAL BREVITIES.

(FROM OUR LONDON CORREBPONDBNT. \ The Poktoffico report for tke jear ending March 31 shows tbat three and a, ha]f ! million Utters and newspapers were receivod from Australia and New Zealand in ! the twelvemonth, and six millions despatched thereto. A siller to the famous Foxhall (by King Alfonso out of Jamaica) lies been sold by Mr J. K. Keene to go to Australia. A theatrical paper says that J. C. Williamtou is negotiating with Gilbeit and Sulliran for the right to produce their new opera ("Princess Pearl") in Australia and New Zealaud. Captain Ashby has now quite recoveteiJ, and looks none the worse lor his tioubles on the way home from N.Z, Somehow or oth«r the Australian Eleven are not at all popular iv cricketing circles, and their defeat a; the Oval by the Players garc great satisfaction. Mr mnd Mr* Falknor were passengeis for Taranaki, New Zealand, by t*es.s. Teheran, which sailed en the lGth August. It will, I expect, hare been cabled to you tbat the Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend at the rate of 16 per cent, per annum. A sporting paper, commenting on the lack of stamina now apparent in tbe majority of English thoroughbreds, bewails the loss of Musket, and suggests that it would be wonh tho while of tomo big stud company to re-purcbaae and bring the horse tuck to the old country again. Commander ildham, who entered the navy in 18G0, was a midshipman in the New Zealand war, and pot hid lieutenancy in 18G8, has been promoted frem fir»t of the flagship "Triumph " now ou lur way from the Pacific. tir John Pope Hennessy, wbo, it is antlcip*ted, will shortly be appointed Governor of iV«w Zea'and, recurved a deputation fom the Aborigines Protection Society the other day, which presented him with an address thanking him for the course be pursued in administering the affairs cf Hong Kong. Mr William Arthur Nel.on, who went to New Zealand in 1875, and leturned to this country in 1877, has> just obtaißed a decree nisi tor tbe dissolution othis marriaae, tin the giound of his wife's adultery with one Abbotts, at Leamington and Westgate-on-the-Sea, As tbe House of Commons his risen, the debate which tbe Government promised should take place on New Zealand natire affairs will hare to stand over till n«t teuton. Mr Cawardino lms soU hi* yearling bull Chippendale for exportation to Now Zealand. Mr D. C. Morgan ha« been elected a director of the National Bink of New Zealand, in place of Mr Dallas. Sir George Bowon is in Germany, suffering irom indiflerent health, aid his resignation of the Governorship »f Mauritius is expected daily.