Last evening the "Victoria LoFfcus Troupe concluded their short season at the Theatre Royal. Miss Le Fevro sang some favorite ballads, which wore deservedly applauded. The jokes were racy, and ; the acting as vivacious as ever. *-"• ' ;

The following pithy' 'description by tho Post^i 'Mr Hutchison, ono'6f'the candi- ; dates for Wellington City, will fit a good . many of our colonial v patriots" :— " In snort He is ever ready 't'o shed the last drop of his brother's, blood for his" country, "but; he "'take's remarkably good care only to talk' about spilling his own."

A postal curiosity has been handed to us ( JVcllhiffton PoH)in tho shape of aletter which was posted at Greytown on the 14th July and only reached its destina tion — Sydney-street, Wellington — after having occupied. 38 days in transit. It boars no fewer than seven post marks upon it, and has apparently been twice to S3 T dney, besides making prom iscuous calls at various townships in xlustralia whose names are not very decipherable. Tho letter is very legibly addressed, and why. the Post Office officials should have thought it necessary to send it to Moolony — which is one of the postmarks it boars— is a dark un fathomable mystery. Fortunately " a happy thought" seems to have struck one postmaster in New .South Wales, to whom the unhappy missive found its way, for in ono corner of the envelope WO find the Words, " Try Now Zealand."

The annual value of the things loft behind in London cabs, and given up to the police by the drivers, is said by the Chief Commissioner of Police to be of which umbrellas figure for £-1000, and bags and shawls for £5000.
