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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2176, 19 October 1875, Page 2

The Southern Cross excuses the post, office authoritier in Auckland, Our contempOi)ary says the mails from the South on Thursday did not arrive in Auckland until 10.47. That is not what we complained of, The mails might have been in Auckland an hour earlier had the post-office clerks troubled their heads about the matter.

Wo are requested by. .the Dispenser, of the Thameß Hospital to acknowledge the receipt of a large parcel of illustrated papers from Mrs J.S.M,, Auckland, for the use of the patients,

A" Waterloo .veteran, Robert' Boycroft—the only one resident in this district—died yesterday at Punga Flat at the age of 77 years, The battle of Waterloo wasi fought 60 years ago, and the number of survivors who took part in that memorable event can almost be counted upon the fingers. •..■,,.- ■'

A meeting of those interested in raising funds for the relief of the unfortunate mail John'Walls,.in.his preseut.bereavement, and to enable him to leave' the Thames to go 1 to his friends in Australia, was held last night'at the Governor Bowen Hotel. There was a. pretty fair attendance, arid Mr John' Watson was called to the chair, Mr H, Sobinson was appointed secretary. Mr 0. A, Comes, who had a number of subscription, lists printed for distribution, laid them before the meeting; Mr JJonfieldj who had taken early steps to canvass his friends, paid in £13, which he had collected, and a vote of thanks was accorded to him for his exertions. It was decided to form a strong committee to raise subscriptions and canvass the district. ■' It was : ! also decided to pive a portion of the funds to Mr Walls for his immediate necessities, and a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs ;Watson, Comes, Schofield, McCormick, Boyle, Hewitt, and Robinson, was appointed to manage the fund and carry out all matters of detail in connection with it, Messrs Watson, Hewitt/Comes,'arid were appointed to deal with the funds now on hand; Mr.-Hewitt was appointed treasurer; and the meeting then adjourned for.:a fortnight.

" School" is a great comedy, and why it has not been played here Before is a marvel. Robertson's "Caste" we thought unsurpassable, but he has excelled himself in "School.'' It abounds, with Bparkling wit and repartee; the language, though in a manner plain and homely, is full of meaning and beyond all question brilliant. ■Of the acting—well we will not call it acting, everybody seemed so much at home, so easy, that the whole worked like a piece of exquisite machinery. To say the audience were pleased would but ill convey .the expressions of approval bestowed on the artists last evening. From tragedy to comedy is a bold.move;—but what of that? Miss Carry' George, as Naomi, was' even more successful than as Leah, The happy'hearted, almost childish, heiress was depicted to the life; the facial expression was Bimpty perfection; in fact one could not help but think that, as far as MiBS George was concerned, we were not in a theatre atall, but in the. school ; or. woods, so; striking and so elegant was her assumption of the character. ,* Miss Lizzie Morgan made her first bow to ,the Qrahamstown public as Bella Marks, the orphan, and we certainly have seldom'seeu so genuine and enthusiastic a success ;—her acting was free from all conventionality—artless and, graceful—and she proved herself fully equal to the task. As regards her singing we cannot speak in terms too high: possessed of a young, fresh voice well undo'r cohtro l , she at once thoroughly established herself as a vocalist of no mean order: She received a most emphatic encore, and substituted for ?'Silver Threads"among ther Gold," " Whip. Poor Will," which narrowly escaped the same fate, Regarding the first song the air strikes pleasingly upon the ear, and ; the words—well, we leave our readers to judge for themselvef. The following is the first verse :—

Dar'ing, I am growing old, : Silver threads among the gold 1 . Shine upon my brow to-day,— :: life is fading far away; Hut, my darling, you will be—will bo '" Always fair and young to mo; ...Yes, my darling, you will be ■■■ '" ■ Always fair and young to me. -Mr (J. W. Collier played Lord Beaufoy, and hia acting was fnlly appreciated. by : the audience. As Jack Poyntz; Mr']?, W. Lawrence quite fulfilled the author's intentions, and was honoured by ,& call before the curtain; he will become a' great favourite'here. The usher, MrKrnx, rather a vinegar-class of individual, by Mr Poole, was a marked success. We did not like Mr Burton's Dr Sutcliffe; he seemed slightly ignorant of the meaning of the words written by the author. Miss Kmma Bogerß,' whom we welcome back (the more so as she has improved in so marked' a manner Bince her last appearance here), played Tilly in a; truly artistic manner. '7 This" young lady has a promising future before her. Miss Patty Holt and the other ladies acquitted themselves ably; though perhaps MrsSearle would have been more, euccossf ul had she paid a little more attention-to make-up and. dress." We are always glad to see Mr Searle, as he ia'a truly conscientious actor; his Beau Farinto-h was a well-studied: performance. Tonight Shakespeare's play of the " Merchant of Venice" will be performed. Mr E. N. Lawrence as Shylock, Mies Carry George as Portia, Miss L ; «zieMorgan and Miss Emma Sogers as Lorenzo and JessicAj-in which characters they, will introduce a duet and some songs. We under-, stand none of the pieces will be repeated during this season, . r - T {

of as a probable candidaVfoY,Maredou at tho forthcoming eleptiouß. - v . . c . ■-..,. ■.".•

The,3Vi6««e;thinkß Mr Btoat's early return from ;tb|o BessioQ has saveda week to Farlia- ' ■'".■. ■VMrW; tho owner of the hdrlesa horse, and Jus wife, -havo died of yellow fever irrCiibai-'; ■ •

The following is a list, of passengers for tho South on Saturday: — Per ' Taranalri * — Messrs Hartman, G. Hopcroft, H. Hopcroft, Captain Bymonds, Messrs Brodio,-Tyes, Thompson, Mr and Mrs Bell and family. Steerage, 6, and several others booked at Onehunga.— Per 'Taupo'—Messrs J, Harkins, A. Stewart, Malßon,j Tregear, -Warren, < Hanna,\ Barker, Whittaker, Col'iaon,.- J. Williamson, Filz, ifPhbmag, Mr land jtiitt, Buaden,|Miss l WiJ»on, Mr and Mrs league,' Captain Ahken,' Mea<M Prosser, Cruiokskank, Solomon, J. Thoma?, J. T. Williams; T.Bowdep,: "MynotV'li; T, Williams, Johnson/:'Steerage, 12.

Two more old colonists, both, mon of mark in the past Watory bl' Auckland, hep: gone to their rest since the vma of our Jast.publiojtionr Yesterday' aiternoW 1 $r: Archibald' Clark,' who had been ,; siigtitly r ailin# hi 'soM days past, expired suddenly whilrßitting up in his bod talking with, his Jneijiqd Dr Philson, it is' from an apoplectic M. tMr Clark had,.-however,, arrived v at'fteta)ioted span of human life, three the last 27 of which had been spent ln latfd. ;: ' As a'aan and'&B u private citizen, Mr Clark' was deservedly respected for his integrity : and' ; high * biijral oharacter. He was not altogether unknown to publio life, 'having 1 'City' Kast K in ; lhe General Assembly, and held a seat in the Auckland Provincial Council;'as well 'aV ; having been the first' Mayor of- Auckland;'eiected *ften in foimer days a City Council was.. established, which, howeyer,,was but a short-lived .institution, By strict attention tb : business andh&ridurablo dealings, Mr Clark raised himself from a comparatively ; Humblo , posiUb'ri 'to'that of one of the leading.snd wealthiest merohants of this city, -On Saturday, &t 9' o'clock,' Mr Joseph Cochrane expired at the residence .or* his brother-in-law, Mr Thomas •Macky/of-Hepburn-atreet, after a painful andilingering illness., At tketimo of his death MrCochrane held the;appointment of Olerk of the. Besident, Magistrate s,Court; at Corpmandel,-,but baa been for the last tlirte months residing. ia t6\vn for the benefit of medical attendance. u The disease to 'whicih he succumbed was that of dropsy, The news of Mr Cochrane's deathiwiU be read.bymany with regret, J3e was himself in years, ago mth'his brother, Mr : Samuel : Cochrane, 1 and subsequently in the* same line of business on his own/account,; and was as widely respected as he.wasknown,-Ciw. \' I ■ . ■..■^;!-j;

The following is the state of :ihe Tiiamca Goldfields Hospital for the week ending 16th October 'IT;/ admitted, 8 { discharged,:.2;; died'o.},> remaining, 23, The ■■ diseases ■are.'aslifollovfsj-Fovor, 1; rheumatic fevery 2;-vrounds andiinjuries, 1 j pbtbiais,l; eczema, 1 j urinary fistula, 1 ; ulcer of legs, 2j.cerebral,,disease, lj.utcrine dis. ease, 2; pneuuionia, I;.pleurisy, ,I;"debility, 2; abscess, 1; morbus 1; erysipelas, 1; rheumatism, 1;-cataract, '1;: fracture, 2. Remaining—Males, 10; ; females, 4; total, 23, Out-pittients/86., ':':''- ''.:";■"■. .-..,, Another villanpus case of-ldo'g poisoning has occurred at PorfcChalmers,: the victim;this timo being a handsome black retriever dog, the prope'rty.of'Captain Liisher,,' The dog, ari'intojli* ! gent,; faithful '.creature,' : could--boast' of antecedents very far above : thVcommoii iittVbf dogs.; 'Saiicho,'for Bubh waß his name, had aaved life on three occasions—once at Auckland, ■when.his master, having fallen eff ; the. Pipr into the sea, the dog plunged in and' resciicd iiim from drowning; and on. two previous occasions he saved the lives of children, once at Newcastle and again at Sydney. - ;• •;.v-';.-,4 :;