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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3367, 20 November 1872, Page 5

A sensational actress from America is expected in Melbourne before long, She is announced as " Lot'ta, the Pet of the Pacific Slope." The story of an actress s pet cat has afforded some amusement to Parisian newspaper readers. A certain actress Ikd from Paris before the approach of the (Germans, confiding her cat to the care of Mans. Sansfoucbe, who keeps a hospital and general homo for animals. In vain did M. Sausfouchesend in a bill for £G for the keep of Lucifer; he could not recover his money, and so brought the present action. Mademoiselle appeared in her own defence, and asking triumphantly what had become of Lucifer, a sepulchral voice replied that he was dead. The court in vain asked for M. San-foucbe's Iwoks, the skin of the cat, any tangible proof, to show what had become of Lucifer. Several witnesses for the defence proved {much to the horror of the peoplu in court), th it the .plaintiff, during the siege, parted with a large number of cats and docs, which had been-confided to bis care. Although they had no recollection of the cat in question, the Court found for the defendant, who was also informed that she would be able to lecovcr damages if she sued the plaintiff