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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2124, 25 October 1875, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning there was one charge of drunkenness on the charge sheet, but the delinquent was on bail and did not appear, so the amount of 20s was forfeited. We hear that 28 bouquets were sold on Saturday at Parawai Gardens, the proceeds 14s, were.given to the secretary of the hospital. The ready sale the bouquets met with will, we hope, induce Mr Spencer to repeat his donation. The Tauranga cutter Blonde, owned by Mr T. D. Wrigley, reported missing some days ago, has been picked up by the revenue cutter Ringleader and towed | into Mercury Bay. She was found on her beam ends. There was no sign of the crew, and it is feared that they have perished. A meeting of subscribers to the Thames Miners'.Accident Relief Fund is called for this evening, at the Warden's Court House, Grahamstown, at half-past seven o'clock, to receive the half-yearly report and balance sheet, and to elect officers and a committee. It is unfortunate that the meeting should be called for this evening, and we would suggest an adjournment of the business if practicable, as a long meeting might seriously interfere with the Hospital benefit. The Hospital and the Accident Kelief Fund are so nearly allied in their objects that it would be a pity a meeting of the latter should interfere with the success of n concert got up for the benefit of the former.

Tuebk was a rery good house at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening to see the farewell performance of the theatrical company. The play chosen was the well known drama "The Colleen Bawn," founded partly on the novel " The Collegians," and partly on facts, by Dion Boucicault. The'piece depends so much on scenic effects that to represent it with justice with only one day's preparation in which to get scenery and dresses and hold rehearsals would be a matter of impossibility for any company. _ Taking into consideration these difficulties the piece may be said to have gone off fairly well. Miss Carry George was the heroine Eily O'Connor, and with Mr Lawrence acted as usual well, as also did Mr Collier, who is very much at home in pieces of this nature —witness his acting in " Arrah-na-Pogue." Mr Poole as Myles-na-Coppal-leen was painstaking and comical, and did much for the piece ; his Irish anecdotes of McGuffin were very amusing to the audience. Miss Lizzie Morgan played Anne Chute, and gave the well-known song of "Barney O'Hea," and in answer to the inevitable encore her song of " Silver Threads among the Gold," which is now so celebrated and popular down here. Yfe must not forget the

acting of Mr Sweeney, which was a decided, hit and told well with the audience throughout the piece. Thus ended the short season of this company. Wo wish they had been able to stay longer, as they were just beginning to be properly appreciated when they went away. Wo could well have enjoyed another week of Mr Lawrence and Miss Carry George, with Miss Morgan's singing, and Mr Poolo, who has acted consistently well throughout; but we have had so many indifferent entertainments at the Thames lately, that it was hard to convince people how good this company really was.

These is too much reason to fear that the ship, Strathmore from London to New Zealand has been lost. The telegram, published by us the other day of the hull of an iron vessel being seen, with the letters " M O R." visible, would seem to confirm the worst anticipations. The "Strathmore left Gravesend on the 20th of April, and there is no word of her having been spoken. The following is a list of tho passengers :—Chief cabin : Messrs Percy and Spencer Joslen, Mr and Mrs Alfred Walker and child, Mr flylton Kerth, Mr Thos. Henderson, Miss Henderson, Mr F. Bently, Mr G. D. Crombie, Mr Chas. Wordsworth, Mrs Frances Wordsworth. 2nd cabin : Mr and Mrs James Kiddel. Mr Jumes Blair, Mr and Mrs Theophilus Maville, and Mr H. C. Sinnock. The Auckland Star says :—We are sorry to state that the Mr and Miss Henderson referred to in tbis list are the son and daughter of Mr J. Henderson, C.E., and representative of the firm of Brogden and Son in JSTew Zealand. Miss Henderson, who is described as nearly 18 and an extremely lovely girl, had only joined her brother in London a few weeks before the started, after completing her education at one of the German seminaries. Mr Thomas Henderson had been studying his father's profession in London. Both were now comiue to Now Zealand to rejoin their father. There is unfortunately too much reason to fear that the reunion is not likely to take place in this world Mr Henderson's friends are many in Auckland, and they will one and all join us in condoling with him in his present affliction.

The Auckland Star tells the following " strange story :" —In connection with the recent dangerous cases of cargo broaching on board the City of Auckland the following extraordinary story has reached us. Last week a gentleman well-known in Auckland was travelling on a steamer on the West Coast. One day he overheard a conversation going on between two persons on deck, one of whom had, by his talk, come out by the City. This man was relating to the other the full particulars of the way in which the cargo was got at. He said it was not generally known, but it was a fact, that while the fellows were crawling over the kegs of powder the candle, which was an ordinary tallow one, fell from the hand of the person carrying it, and went down between twa of the kegs. It still continued burning, and as the interstice was too small for a man's arm to reach down to it they were at a loss in what to do. At length Gulliver's method suggested itself, and the dangerous flame was extinguished. The yarn must be taken for what it is worth, bu' it has reached other persons besides ourselves.

In reply to Mr Bridges' personal explanation, Mr D. L.Murdock, Inspector of the Bank of N^ew Zealand, writes as follows to the Daily Southern Cross :—To the Editor: Sir, —I notice in your paper to-day a letter from Mr John Bridges, who has recently made himself so conspicuous throughout the colony, commenting on a recent article in the Herald, and taking advantage of the opportunity to disgorge a little more of his spleen against this bank. He has already enshrouded himself with such a halo in connection with his statements about the Bank, that I may well leave him to the enjoyment of it. My sole purpose is to notice his bold attack on Mr Thos. Eussell, who, fortunately for Mr Bridges, is sixteen thousand miles away. Mr Bridges is wonderfully courageous in attacking absentees, and in this case there can be no more fitting reply than the recent decision of the Public Accounts Committee with regard to his allegations against another absent object of his venom, •' that they are totally without foundation and wholly unwarranted."—l am, &c, D. L. MuuDOCff.