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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1790, 28 September 1874, Page 3

Puomptee.—The.man who comes on the stage exactly at his cua is prompt, but the man who does not come on at all is prompter.

; The Editorial Abdication. —The editor pro tern, of the Yreka " Union" in the last issue resigns the tripod in the following terms r-^-With this , issue of: the Union we resign the position we have so ably filled during the past four months —that of chief of the editorial corps of the Union. ; We are aware this will be deeply regretted by the numberless readers of this paper in all parts of the world ; but deeply as we deplore the pain it will cause, we cannot avoid it. The ruthless hand;: of :time >,rplls .on ; kingdoms and empires are built up and overthrown; monarchs are made and unmade ; and the California Legislature has been adjourned by constitutional limitation —consequently " we have got to •slide." "VVehave received reliable information thjat the' proprietor (and the editor when nl is at home) of this paper, will return to Treka by Monday'a stage. In order to avdid the demonstration of excessive joy he is likely to make on again meeting with us, we have placed a ladder at the back window of the office, by which we will go out as he comes in the front door. It, may be t insinuated), that we have takei these precajiti4ns|purjply put of selfish considerations for ourse'lf, but such is not the ease; it is entirely for the benefitof "that other fellow." Any person who may have been displeased or who considers himself insulted by any article that has^ appeared, in ,this paper during the past four .'months, can demand satisfaction of the editor any time after next Mqnday evening. Any friends conieniplatibg presenting the editor vith any little tokens of their appreciation need not wait till then bat can do so immediately. ;,• ■ : ■ ;

Financial.—A young lady who has been studying finance, wants to. know if the day rate of sold affectg the nitrate of of silver.

Stkakgb if Teue.—An accidont of a most usual character recently happened to a commentator on Shakspcare—he stuck to the text.

A Large One.—A reporter once aptly called an unsuccessful printer's strike a " typographical error." There is a dog on Angular-street, a Scotch terrier, that cannot be induced or compelled to eat meat, raw or cooked, in any form. He is dead.—American paper. Ait the Candour of Youth. —Aunt Bella (who has just read out aloud 'The Burial of Sir John Moore")—" Now then, which of the verses do you like best?" Jack (with alacrity) —" Oh! I know—' Few and short were the prayers we said.—' " —Punch.

Ceuei.—At Dieppe, in France, the following notice has been issued by the police :-*--" The bathing police are requested, when a lady is in danger of drowning, to seize her by the dress and not by the hair, which oftentimes remains in their grasp."