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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1787, 24 September 1874, Page 2

. Thebb was a cleam sheet at fcho R.M. Court this moraing.

Fob readiness to take offence commend me to a touchy Highlander, sayi iEglea. A gentleman named Stuart, -who is chairman of an educational board of advice not far from town, had a letter addressed to him by the secretary, and, unfortunately, the name was misspelt. It waß written as "Stewart." So resentful was he that he tendered his resignation, and, by way of reprisal, addressed Mr. Vonables as " Mr. Vegetables, of the Board of Fducation."

JE&ixs, in the Australasian says 2 —A gentleman addicted to greyhounds cot into the South Yarra train the other day. One of his dog» attempted to follow him, and he peremptorily forbade the intrusion. A young lady was just entering the railway carriage-as my friend, with the emphatic accent of command, said, "Go back, Sal. You mustn't come in here." " Well, I'm sure," eaid the lady, as she retreated, astonished at the rudeness of one of the most polite men in the world.

The Thames Naval Brigade evening party was held in the Hall of the Company last. night. rlhese enjoyable dances—which the stewards have deemed to dignify with the appellation of ball—have always been very successful, and that of last nigho was'no less so. The programme of dances was selected with cxcelk-nt taste, and the music being in equipoise quality with all the arrangements, the result of the dance was necessarily satisfactory. The party broke up at an early hour this mornicg.