The Colonial testimonial to the Prince of Wales recalls the memory of the celeb< ated Turnerelli wreath, raised by halfpenny subscriptions for the glorification of the ingenious pro moter and so ignominiously re jecti-d by Lord Beaconsfield. We believe that throughout the Colonies there exists a warm appreciation of the services which his Eoyal Highness has rendered to us by his exertions in initiating and carrying to a success ful issue the Indo-Colonial Exhibi tion. Perhaps all colonists are not aware of the extent to which the Prince has personally laboured in this matter, but that his interest and in fluence have been the main elements of the success of the undertaking is thoroughly understood. Nor are we un mindful that the Prince was one of the iirst of the Englishmen living in the Old Country to recognise the import ance of the outlying portions of the Empire, and that long before the present Exhibition Aye have had in him, if we may be allowed to say so, a friend ab Court. But we have too much sense of what is due to our own position and to that of his Royal Highness to be parties to a proposal which must inevitably be most displeasing to a Prince who has the reputation of being an unfailing arbiter in matters of good taste. We can well understand that the Prince's kindness of heart makes him unwilling to give offence by taking objection to what he deems the vulgar effervescence of well-meant loyalty, but some means should be taken of bringing it to his ears that the gentlemen who have initiated the proposal do not represent the feelings of the colonists at large in this matter. There has already been a painful dis play of colonial " snobbishness " in con nection with the Exhibition: unfortu nal ely it alwa;. s rises to the surface in the presence of Royalty, who do not know how much genuine self-respect and honourable loyalty really ex ists here. It is too bad that a subscription list should be sent round every borough and county council in the Colony for a testimonial to the Prince of Wales just t;> enable a few colonists at Home to make social capi tal. 