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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1929, 12 July 1869, Page 2

Revision Court. - The court for the revfsion of the citizens roll was held at tire Council Chamber to-day at noon. There were present —Councillors Griffeu (in the chair), Carriek, Fish, Simpson, and Thoneman. One hundred and thirty applications by persons wishing to have their names inserted on the roil were allowed ; and the names of two persons who had not paid their rates were struck off.

Princess Theatre, —The nautical drama of the “ Mutiny of the Norc ” was produced on Saturday evening. On the whole it was fairly pi aye ', but in the early scenes the acting was sinr ly dis jrac- ful, and the fall of the curtain at the end o r the first act was accompanied by unmistakable signs of disapproval on the part of th« audience It required all the energy of Mr Bayner who sustained the character of William Parker vry creditably, to keep the piece ft ora “ dragging” through the other two acts. He was well supported by Messrs Howard, Joyce, and Forde. The gentleman who played the character of Jack Adams made a complete farce of it. Mrs Jackson as Mary, and Mrs Howard, and Miss Gassy Matthews, were good in their several character?), The burlesque of “The Field of

the Cloth of Gold,” which hardly possesses a single redeeming feature, concluded the performances.

Accidents. —It again devolves upon us to record a case of sudden death at Alexandra, the victim this time being Dr Lor i, one of the oldest residents in the district. The doctor had been unwell for some time past, but it was little expected that his time was so short ; the melancholy event which has cast a deep gloom over all, took place on Tuesday last in the Royal Mail notel at the dinner table. On Wednesday an inquest was .held before Vincent Fke, Esq., Coroner for the district, the jury, after examining the body, and hearing a vast amount of evidence, returned a verdict of “ Died from natural causes.”—A very painful accident occurred to Mr John Dickie, storeke-per, of Orybread, on Friday last, the 2nd inst, through the bursting of a gun, from which lie received such injuries to the left hand as to render amputation necessary, With all despatch he was conveyed to the Dunstan District Hospital, win-re the operation of amputation was s iece<sfully performed by Dr Niven, assisted hyDrs Shaw andCor.se, who were most fortunately at Clyde at the time. The patient we believe is progressing favorably up to the present time. Dunstan Times. A Brave Young Officer.—The death of poor young Travers, who fell in the tight on May the Bth, is thus described by a corresponds n of the Southern Cross : “ The gallant Captain Travers refused to tak ■ cover, hut kept offering on his men. He had just snot a liauhauwho made himself very conspicuous, when he received his own death wound. He was struck about the waist, the biT.let severing the aorta. He gave his men a cheer, said ‘ Good-bye my boys ; stick to them, stick to your colors ; I’ve stuck to mine,’ then sank down, and resting his head on his hand, the next instant he was dead.”

The regular monthly meeting of Lodge St. Clair, No. 490, will be held at theNrw Masonic Hall, this evening, at halfpast seven o’clock.

The adjourned meeting of the Hand and Heart Lodge, ALU. J.0.0,F , will take place at the Odd Fellows Hall, to-mor-row (Tuesday) evening, at 7- 30. The Provisional Committee of the Philosophical Society meet this evening at 7.80, in the Provincial Council old Library Room, the most convenient entrance to which is from Liverpool street. “ Good news for gas consumers." On and a ter the Ist proximo, the lessee of the gas works will supply gas at 20s per 1000 feet, “ to all those emisumers who pay their gas accounts on or before the seventh day of each month.” It will be seen from our advertisement columns that the Horticultural Society of dtago wall hold its annual meeting at the Athemeum, on Wednesday evening next, at half-past seven o’clock. It is intended to submit for the approval of the meeting an entire set of new rules. We have had an opportunity of comparing them with the old rules, and think them a considerable improvement in every respect.