Tho Princo of Wales and tho Colonios. The Anglo-Colonial community in London mustered in great force at tho meeting of the Colonial Institute on the 16th met, when 11. K.H. the Prince of Wales took the chair. The Princes ;jHall, Piccadilly, is one of the largest lecture rooms in the West End, but its spacious auditorium was quite inadequate to accomodate the crowd of Fel lows and their ladie3 who desired to be present, <md many had to be turned away. Arriving rather late, 1 seemed likely to share this fate, but the Honorary Secretary opportunely turned up, and with his help 1 was presently able to secure a corner behind the " big- wigs" on the platform. Immediately in front of me sat Prince Albert Victor, who had accompanied his father; and adjacent, in a semi-circle, were ranged the Marquis of Lome. Lord Derby, Lord koaebery, Mr W. E. Forster, M.P , Sir F. Weld, Sir Henry Barkly, Sir Thos. Brassey, and all the Agents-General for the Australasian colonies, rfith the exception of Sir Francis Dillon Bell. The absence of the latter was, no doubt, unavoidable, but many of the New Zealanders present com plained about it, as likely to give colour to the slanderous rumours which aver that your colony was unwilling rather than unable to join issue with the Australias and offer troops for .service in the Soudan. The lecturer of this notable occasion was Sir Napier Broome, who gave a fairly inter : esting paper on " Western Australia," a colony of which he predicts great things by-and-bye. The Prince of Wales listened with marked attention, as did Lord Kose bery, but Lord Lome kept shu filing about uneasily, and tho Secretary of Stato for the colonies (Lord Derby), clasping one hand over the other and closing his oyes, as if meditating, slumbered peacefully. The lecture over, a biief discus-ion fol lowed, in which Sir F. Weld, Sir A. Blyth, and Captain Colomb took part. Then the Prince of Wales got on his legs, and, as he usually does, fruid the right thing nicely. After observing that he was isure the vote of thanks which he had to propose would be received with acclamation, he said : •' Everything connected with our qr s j at Colonies,and more especially with our Aus tralian ones, cannot fail to be of interest to the English people. 