The Panama Shbvice.—The following, which we extract from the New Zealand Ad vertiser of July 2, will be interesting to our readers:-'*ln a loticr from tho Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, dated the lfltli ultimo, to the Colonial Secretary of this colony, tho former gentleman claims equal rights with this colony in everything relating to the Panama line; nays that'it is fully in tended to carry out the resolutions passed by the Legislature of New South Wales on the 2oth April, I8G5; objects to any of the non subsidizing colonics sending mails by way of Panama, oxcopt first through Sydney; and is willing that the date of departure should he altered from that at present observed, as ' this date is certainly not favourable to New South Wales.' Articles of agreement, pre pared by the law advisers to the Crown in that colony, are to bo forwarded to our Go vernment by next steamer, and the letter closes with the following satisfactory re marks :—' In the meantime, I beg to assure yo.i that no step will bo omitted by this Go vernment to support the undertaking now commenoed,it is believed under fair auspioes; of success, and to render assistance to New Zealand in ensuring the completion and per manence of a service from which so much has been hoped by the people of both colonies.*"

Tub Ltttblton Horn,— This, an we luivo previously pointed out, is one of the few houses In Christchurch which possesses a history, It has been a privato residence, public ofllces, and is now a hotel, In which character, though under another name, we hope It will long continue to giro satisfaction to tile public. A few months ago, Mr. G. Oram, who Is as well known as the oldest colonist in the province, first from his con nection with the club, and later as the lessee of the Carlton Hotel, purchased the property known as the Lyttclton Hotel. Mr. Oram's ambition was to transform the old place into a flrst-clnss hotel, regulated and ordered on the principles which huvc made the old family hotels in London such comfortable places of resort. He lias added very largely to the original building, and it is only neces sary to say that all the interior arrangement! are in accordance with Mr. 