Cooke's, Zoyara's and Wilson's Equesiriaa Tronp have arrived in town, and are an nounced to give their Srst performance this, evening. For some days ca-peniers end laborers have been busily employed in tfaa buildi.-g known as the Victorian St*bie, High gtrce*-, which his b:-en transformed into a commodious and c:mf>rtable circa?. Co;ta2C3 on each sido of the right of-Kay leading from the stables have he-en removed, to increase the size of the buvdir.g, u\i the

preparations made are on & ir.o^t -ixs.n;iTe scale, th^ rir.g being of anu?ua! dirnsfcrlons. The buiHsng vriil b3 brilliantly lighted, a. gasslitr of forty j;13 hiving been provided. The troun have been prrforming in Hhkui^a, af.d Chr;3tchureb, and bricg v?lth Ifaem a high reputation for the attractiveness and variety of their entertainmstt. la the com panj are s'rTeral old favorites—Madame Tournear, Sic-^or Raphael and otb?r*. An attractive progrimme is announc:d; for this evening, and there will doubtless hi a large

attendance. < We are indebted to M> Wiie, of Princes stre t, for a c-py vi a tvork by Mr James Busby, on '' Gar Colonial Empire and tha case of New Ze?Jatai." It 35 a neat octato volura?, of J94 p;ige^ published by Williams sod Norgate, of Lon-jos and Ediab^irga.., Mr Susb}- Cfi33.r:b=3 bicqself in the title, page as Her Ms.jestv'9 resicett at l-icv? Z&iland from 1832 to 1849, awl ajSetder t';ere since tba? period." His experience therefore entitles Ms opinions to a fair esat»ir najioD. We have not had time to give tts work tho patient at tention necessary to speak of its merits, but judgiag by the- preface, Mr Busby stroagly dis3ppro7e3 of responsible Government as ap plied to the Colouie?.; We shail refer to the work more at lecg h it a future time.
