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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3024, 24 October 1878, Page 2

A Melbottbne correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes:—Well, I think, for a genuine eye-opener, there was never anything in Melbourne to equal Madame Lotti Wilmott's Sunday evening lecture, ait the Opera House, on the Social Evil; before a respectable audience of about 1000, including, perhaps, §0 ladies, these including some who would be denominated the young girl species, although not one of the demi-monde. It would not do to w rite all Madame Wilmott unblushingly •poke, and she looks a youngish and handsome woman, too. Charges of admission to lecture: Dress circle, Is 6d; stalls, Is; upper circle and pit, 6d;, gallery, only 3d; and it was the best place in the whole House, to see a throng and hear a sermon which would hare almost surprised Victoria Woodhull. At some penny readings recently a cockney was attempting to recite a part of Baillie Nicol Jarvie, but with indifferent success. A brawny Scot in the audience, indignant at the ruthless murder of his native tongue, bawled out, " Whaur's yer awksent, mun P" "Why, you're got it," answered the cockney to the intense delight of the audience. Literateurs and Beauty.-—The Graphic publishes the portraits of 36 prominent Ohio educators. As a rule they are not handsome men. It is only a question of time, however, when the Graphic will get around the Ohio editors. Then look out for Venuses rising fttom the ocean.—Oil City Derrick.