ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 2, 4 January 1892, Page 3

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(FROM OCR' SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

London, LORD CARRINGTON. I hear thab Mr Gladstone was greatly struck with the excellence of Lord Carrington's speech ab Bristol, and that at the Reform Club His Lordship is now universally admitted to be the only possible Liberal Colonial Secretary. Lord Rosebery, who of course goes to the Foreign Office when the G.O.M.'s day comeß (if it ever does. I'm doubtful), is particularly well pleased with his relative's progress in popular estimation. Years ago when the world looked upon Lord Carrington merely as " the coaching Johnny, who horsewhipped Grenville Murray," Lord Rosebery recognised alika, Carrington's remarkable administrative abilities and tact. It was he urged him to accept an Australasian vice-royalty, and qualify for the Colonial Secretaryship, and it is to him even now tho ex-Governor always goes for advice. When Lord Roseberry frowned on Carrington's " reminiscing" notions the latter at once gava his book up. I thought then, you remember, a little unconscious jealousy of his relative's numeroug successes might in this instance have inspired Lord Rosebery's advice. That supposition learnt later was absurd. Lord Rosebery is now Mr Gladstone's only foreign secretary, and 'tis believed in many quarters thab some time ago he intimated to the G.O.M. that his acceptance of office would be conditional on Lord Carrington's being appointed Colonial Secretary. His exExcellency's speech last week at any rata "chipped in" just at the right . Even the Conservative journals admit it's extreme cleverness, bub that only makes them the more.angry. BUTTER. 3 The Orient liner Cuzco which?arriveddasb week, had on board 100 tons of Australian butter. The whole consignment proved to bo of first-rate, quality, and has been entirely absorbed ab very good prices, ranging from 110s to 124s per cwt. The effect of the Antipodean article being put on tha markeb was to lower the price of Normandy butter twopence per , pound. No New Zealand produce is to hand as yet. Last season the average of your best class butters about 15s per cwb below that of fine Danish, but it is expected thab the difference of average between-tha two condiments this season will •not'Siba more than 10s. BISHOP SELWYN RESIGNS.. The colonial episcopate suffers a greau less through the resignation of Bishop Selwyn, which was announced last week. The bishop, though in a fair way to recovery from his serious illness, considered it) impossible for him to regain health sufficiently to carry on theMelanesianSee, which requires a man of robusb constitution above all things. "During the fourteen years T>r. Selwyn had charge in Melanesia he exhibited," says the "St. James's Gazette," "much of his father's power of work, and also his capacity for dealing with native races. lb is hoped that a field may be found for him in England so soon as be is restored to .health." It /is nob yet known who will succeed Bishop Selwyn, nor have 1 heard amy person's name.mentioned in this connection. FROZEN RABBITS-SELLING WELLFrozen rabbits are not inviting to look at, but this drawback notwithstanding, the New Zealand importation is coming into favour in the lower quarters of London on account of the low price (6d to 7d) per carcase. As boiled rabbit and pork is*a favourite alternative to beef and mutton with the working classes, and the prices of Belgian and English " bunnies " rule nigh., just now, the frozen rabbits .Bell pretty > rapidly.

I regret to record the death at the early a«e of 49 of Wm. Steuart, L.R.C.P.S.E., formerly of Black Mount, Wiaou, New Zealand, who departed this life at Edinburgh on the 16th November. The widow of the late Edward Chetham Strode, of Silver wood, Dunedin, New Zealand, was united in the holy bond of matrimony for the second time on the 16th of November. The cererrtfftiy took plaoe at St. Giles's, Reading, the" Yen. Archdeacon Farler officiating, and the "happy man was Mr Richard Moody Ward, 8.A., M.8., Oxon, physician to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. -. The two New Zealand Shipping Companies carrying the direct mails via Plymouth have intimated that it is entirely owing to the colonial Government's stinginess thab the service will be put a stop bo. They would rather, they say, run their steamers untrammelled than accept the paltry remuneration ofiered for carrying the mails and be troubled with all the restrictions of a contract.