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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 24, 3 November 1871, Page 3

Theatre Royal.— There was not a verylarge attendance at the Theatre Royal last night; but, notwithstanding this drawback, an attractive bill of fare was placed before the audience. The performance commenced with Watts Phillips’ original drama, in three acts, entitled, ‘‘ Lost in Loudon,” which was very well performed. Madame Weber, a recent arrival from Melbourne, made her first appearance, and sang, “ Put me in my little bed” in good taste. The popular extravaganza of the “ Enchanted Isle” terminated the evening’s entertainment. The usual weekly drill of the Thames Ride Rangers Cadet Corps took place in their drill-room, last evening, when Mr Robertson moved that for the future the corps would consist, of two divisions—the right and left; the right division to consist of cadets above 4ft. lOin. in height, the left of those beneath that standard. The following gentlemen have agreed to become bon. members, viz., Cap!.. Eraser, R.M.; Capr. Sou ter, Capt. Murray, T.S.V.. A. Brodie, Esq.; John Brown, Esq.; Edw. Thomas, Esq.; Wm. Rowe, Esq.: M. Hanuafonl, Esq. The corps is making excellent progress in their drill, and deserve every encouragement. There is a long list of cases at the It. M. Court to-morrow, but probably some of them will melt away, as they often do, before being called on. We acknowledge the receipt of Nos. 14, 15, and If), of the Hansard ; also several Parliamentary papers, from the Government Printer. We find that the total quantity of gold exported from the Colony from Ist April, 1857, to 30th September. 1871, was 6,119,2130 z.. valued at £23,756,684. Duiing the quarter ending 30th September last, the total export was 221,3040 z., valued at £838,507. Of this last, Auckland contributed 126,2290 z., valued at £458,207. The Cross of yesterday states, “ The present session of the General Assembly will, according to our Southern advices, probably terminate in a fortnight’s time. We have heard it stated on good authority that the Auckland Provincial Council will be called together on November 22nd, so that the Auckland representatives who arc members of both legislative bodies will not yet be altogether relieved from harness.” When the report of the Gold Fields Committee ou the Gold Fields Bill was brought up in the Assembly the other day, it was found that it suggested that the Bill he dropped for this session, and another one be brought in next year. The fact is, the Bill was so very badly drawn that the Committee would have nothing to do with it. The task of supplying deficiencies of the Bill, of erasing unnecessary excrescenses, of renewing stock, lock, and barrel of it, should scarcely be thrown upon the Committee or the House, and the Committee felt this. The Government can scarcely feel gratified to find that a third important Bill which has been brought in by them was rejected by the House.

A figure of Mr Walter Montgomery has been added to the collection of celebrities at the Melbourne Waxworks. The tragedian is represented as Hamlet in the graveyard, soliloquising upon Yorick’s skull, but the resemblance of the counterfeit presentment to the features of the original is but distant and general. Mr Montgomery's face was not one which presented a good opportunity to the wax-modeller, as his features were not strikingly characteristic in repose.

On the 10th August, an inquest was held at Mossley, on the body of Daniel Berry, Unitarian Minister, who had been bitten by a eat. Mr G. H. Brumwcll, a surgeon at Mosslcy, concluded from the first that the symptoms were those of hydrophobia from the bite of an animal. He had occasionally severe paroxysms or convulsions of the muscles, and other symptoms, and a constant dread, or fear, or anxiety, with a special aversion to cold water. He had no doubt that the deceased died from hydrophobia, and Dr Fletcher was of the same opinion. He did not know any natural disease which would produce the same symptoms in their entirety. The jury returned a verdict of “ Death from hydrophobia.”