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Evening Star, Issue 4103, 21 April 1876, Page 2

Contractors and daymen in the Corporation employ mustered in strong numbers at the City Police Court this morning to hear the charge against the man Thomas of assaulting Mr Inspector Barnes. The case occupied the whole day. Mr Bartou again complained that accused, who, it appeared, had held some large contracts under the Corporation, was described in the information as a laborer.

A seaman named Sanderson Shields was received in the gaol to-day from Balclutha, escorted by Constable Aitcheson, The prisoner is under committal by Mr Maitland, R.M., for trial at the ensuing sessions of the District Court, Tokomairiro, charged with attempting to commit an unnatural offence. Also, James M'Leaii, an old offender, sentenced at Oamaru on the 19th inst.,' by Messrs Sumpter and Fenwick, J.P.’s, to six weeks’ imprisonment with hard labor for vagrancy and drunkenness in the Oamaru district.

It was with feelings of general regret that theatre-goers received the announcement made early this morning that the De Murska concerts had been postponed till Monday. For the second time only during her long career Madame has been obliged to forego her engagements through illness. On Wednesday evening she caught a cold, induced by the draughts for which the approaches and passages in the Queen’s Theatre are famous, which left her this morning in a state of hoarseness that shut out all possibility of her being able to make an appearance for a couple of nights. The disappointment is no doubt great, but it must be put up with

till Monday, when we hope to see Madame convalescent. Meanwhile the dramatic company will perform, and to-night appe&r m the “ Lady of Lyons ” and an afterpiece. One of the oddest sights to be seen occasionally in Melbourne just now is a woman, whoso eccentricity lakes the form of parading the streets with her face corked in the most approved Ethiopian style. The ‘ Echo’ tolls us that her first appearance was on the Ballarat racecourse, at the last meeting, when the coarse jokes and rude curiosity to which she was subjected would bo enough to deter any respectable woman from a repetition of the freak It does not seem to have affected her to any great extent, however, as she subsequently occupied a front seat in the dress circle of the Opera House in Melbourne, where the brazen effrontery of the woman was the subject of general remark, and the sooner her identity is established the better. At present she is a mystery, and no cause has been assigned for her unladylike behavior. She dresses in the height of fashion.

The postponed match of the Dunedin Football Club between sides chosen by the captain and deputy captain, will take place to-morrow on the S-uthern Recreation Ground when a good muster of player is expected. The bal : will be kicked off at 230 s arp. A match will be played tomorrow afternoon on the - orth round between the cotch and English members of the • nio’> ( lub, provided the members put in an ap earance punctually at 2.30 p.m. J

i he concert advertised to be held in the For•esters Hall, Port Chalmers last evening drew togetuer a very large audience. Unfortunately, however the (conveyance containing the Lawrence vocalists did not arrive, fter some delay a tehgram was rece ved from Mr Woods, an noun dug that a mishap had occurred near th • i) unction Hotel and that the party had to return to town. Under those circumstances it was thought advisable to postpone t:,e concert until oaturday evening, when *he committee will have the train at their disposal.