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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2177, 20 October 1875, Page 2

Later English and Australian telegrams will be found in our. telegraphic columns. Thore is a Ministerial crisis in Victoria, and the Berry Ministry seem disinclined to give up the loaves and fishes to Sir James McOdllougbi inhere l& also a wonderful story about discoveries in NeV Guinea which must bo taken cum grano taM :m The.anniversary soiree of the Grahamstown We'sleyan Church was held in the schoolroom at the rear of the church a good attendance notwithstanding the unpropitious weather, and about 200 people Bat down to awelkpread tea. After all present had enjoy«d tea, they adjourned to the church. Tlie Rev J. Crump occupied the chair, and after some singing by the choir he introduced the Rev Alexander Beid, who proceeded to deliver, a ivery 'interesting fectute on J "'WonfanV Influence." In the course of his remarks the rev lecturer contended that keeping soldiers in barracks and farm-servants in"lodgihgama hurtful to the parties concerned.' It might he urged that such things were necessary in the present day, but if they were aecfssanr thev,, were necessary evils. The influence of female' Eoijiety was absolutely necessary to prevent men from becoming brutish in their habits. Where thfey grew from boyhood to manhood amongst men alone they became -bearish in their manners, and this was why there vere sol many brutal husbands—men upon whom the softening influence of woman would be wasted, ; who coujd, net understand ,They, learned- to 1 rough/fain'mirfc Mjs Inanona. ine' would even advocate having btys and girls in the same schools, notwithstanding that it was strongly opposed in many quarters. It was in harmony with God's providencec U-They would mutually correct each other's faults. The brothers and sisters would be in the same seminary, and ,it vould, be the, nridp of the brother to protect bis tiater 1 . If the object of school was to enable boys and girls to take their part in life, it should be an important object to make school as like life as possible. The rev lecturer then read a selection from John Ploughman at which the audience was intensely amused. At the close of the lecture a Toto of thanks to the rev, lecturer was

moved'by CapMOichard?, and enthusiastically acfeorded; v "Tho Chairman then announced that in consequence of the unfavourable weather frlio would desire to bo w&edaable to .atteud, and it bad been deemed adviiabli to jadjourn until to-morrow ■ (tbis) evening} ;j?hen •„there would bo tea aud a public JRev Mr whom so much pleasure, had consented to 'remiin, and he would address the yineeting on ah important and Very interesting 'subject, and ho hoped the weathor would bo such that all the friends would be enabled to attend and enjoy the treat in store for them.

Tho adjourned inquest on the little girl Mary Anne Walls, one of the victims of the recent tragedy, will bo held in the Warden's Court at ' *2" o'clock"to'day.""' We announcement for. .the of inducing a 'hiimber l of people • tWattcnd' * who- (flight beiOr. better employed elsowhere. We were astonished, and Tather.- disgusted; -to observe- during- the previous inquest the amount of. morbid curiosity exhibited by crowds cf inenj and women too. Many of the latter attended the Court, and etooif for hou/s'li'sUfiiiig'ibHhi hiflilib tlHtflij ■ of how woman, slaughtered lier innocent children". Tljby siiruy be mu'cti' 1 1 bettor employed'in lli'eir hoinis,' (xr'at'tendjng to Ihoiij duties. . I ;.Ai a mark of respict tothome'tfory of the' late Robert Roycroft, an old Waterloo vetepinj, whose death waslre'cor'ded id jtesterdayfr-pajjor,. Major Cooper has called his monthly inspection^'jp of Companies f^1.15,p ( nit this day, ,„\j in order that they may. .acetyl ,tho Tile Theatre Royal, notwithstanding the watering-pot '.6fo Aquarius,' was'iweli': htkttdc'd u last evening, and this fact surely proves tlmfcbiM the Thames- '-public, 'aro ; . atoxious to patr{)nis6;ja!ifirßt.classjfint"ertailihie'nti) .fthakoifficare can ncver_die—at. .lerist .not while the imgfish langunec is spoken. _ The "Merchant of VenicaJ' ill«a}d.'a Sd<LL«. will be so until the end jf the chapter. Tho" reasms are obvious. ,;,Tfco,piece, la Bedded' witl bo many " gemp,') and the characters aro ajl e ) forcibly and powerfully, drawn /udience is attracted by .thQ, "of*(genius to listen wasihimself an genius. - Of the per.*, fbfnjanco evening, we have, to roaiark tha| If Miss Carry George the palm. She Hag l '' so strong a'Mh'df'comedy ih 'fier composition,, tjpmibined with a Well trained mind, that it not to' be wondored if she gave a complete and effective y*pse»tygl jof, jPorlia, . 3-he " quality of mercy "' speech was given with J tliS fini#'%l 'a< 'fltudiM • astiste,i and! jthß/.y part was dressed to perfection. Pertapa theti' ja jo Sbakesjeare's ro« (quit ng so little power, yet jo I much,tee kno fledge and artistic taste as .the lock. Mr Lawrence was quite jocoaiion; tQl^.w^^ forn ance proved that he has been trained in a, higl -class sett 15 He, teiilft well and Mi 4' ulilLie Morgan had'WnttlstyatiS)mpllsh as Lorj nzo, the Sines. This 'Jadf Md Mini EmfcWftogiitf sanj that time-honoured Tiuet _" 1 know a Ban [,'» with great -SUcoeii- 1 ; 1! tWit blended admirably," and tho ■ audienoe'rdemai ded an encore, which was given. Mr Satf 1 Poo e appeared'as Launcelot Gobbo,itlfe, .olowtf ■ ' of t te comedy, and amused his audience jamja<? ingly,. Bas?anio, at one time thfy,,.-ij leading man of the theatre, was performcd r /tt an easy ' ana effective manner': bf-Sffff; %"** Collier, the casket sceiie being gooi). The other characters call' for no especial merjtion, but all were fairly played, and tho-—-lastjaqt for -rig whjj it is generally omitted m, are at a'loss to 1 ' imafcise, This evening ''payinMith Fire," a comedy that was'bo successful & f • few weeks ago, will be : produce I;* to lowed by " Woodcock's' Little De Lias, always desirod^ ; tori y for all classes, has reduced the prices to the ifront sealft-tc'threoshilljligs; ahd'the t'jptr circle to two shillings," Wo-heMtily wish the pluiky lessee every success. ;. m t u'^uWU

Mr k' S; Qra'hiimj'thfl'Aaiklay lhankgoif Of'T the [ Norwich; Unibai Insurance l CoWpanyj i hfus£ signified the estimation iniwhicll<the.Grahams-! i.n. ? town.'.yoluuteen Fire,< Brigade, i§.hejd ;by company, £s.iWor.th • the bsea'j-established nccjion with this' brigade,' Tlier'e are in all about 40 books in this handsome donation,"' literatuVei >' ][}olii'ded'ata' l y l 'l complete ofjGhasv Dickens,') aud fomj ~of ■ f the' best 'novels' of ilisa'Braddon,' Oliarles Beade, Mrs Elliott,' i;- F.' other weU-known iUthor?. The library which • this l ■>o.t .brigade has already; collected 'ia.nowr pretty extensive one, : comprising, about 140 volumes, besides a number'of illustrated-papew, the English Mechanic, Public. Opinion, itc. Wo are : reminded,by. the Superintendent of tho brigade, who has been most actirjp in the at*' rangement of the library and that -there is .still amplo room on the shelves for farther donations of bookTjj whicH" , those who wiaii to'encourage the movem'entmiy " ' feel inclined to present,' '-

The Auckland iSta* makes Hie. following 're-,, maip. upon the raurder oase!—" The siokening ' acojuat of' thd' ilorfljle'iiinrder at the Thames haa|ita owb hottible led'ott of'tho' evils of that souj-ce ofhuman-sorrow—strong drinks-: That insanity in some form, .whether, piomentarj or .... Bettjed; mstlave firfea 1 toe^ottier's Mid 'to * such a deod'ofiHonor is %oM /qWatio'd.l' But 1 ' • 01; ooijfir/njd, of jeasoft 1 is very 1 naturally explained in tho.. intonation that for the past unllappy .^omatt : had .indulged) -a passion for,,-/ drink, It cannot fcV'aemea |ut in <uch.an: : incident the defenders, of principles of- totalsabstinence have V terrible truth of their position' The wofilii 'foßk*'. ( to have borne a respected character until,this | V detponfrom the bottomless pit obtained ascenV daiicy; and'ditobtless in her better moments ebe'bad as fond and teiider affeciion's foMieV ' tw<j little children as any {that any mother ,|n the province. And we have as little doubt that had 'sis, at the first approaches of' the tomptef,''' ever thought that 1 - indulgence-ttould-1 ead to the stifling of-that---; strongest of all mother's lpve—or i evei led- to anything in any degree injurious to Let children, she would have shunned it as the death. But the hfjrrible .incjdent, phowa from ,y?hpt small and innocent beginnings the moatand a lilt atration of what domestic l wo'e and horror this direst curse of social, life ,generally ; brinea U\ train." ,l " ; £s yet no, ciue, ;hag »bppn:obtainedito tho mysterious amalgam robbery at Coromandel, or 'ratlier sufficient information is not in the liajtds of the police to enable them to mako anl arreati When, the theft v officer went to Coromandel to makojl / inquiries, aftd returned without much success ij •„!, and during "tho present wetk the inspector under the Arms Act . ; also.; propeeded !().,. ( t the district to institute an inquiry; &e also came back, and matters remain in' quo. We have a fair knowledge of tho diij'rict, and-, we. feejl pretty .certain? that itii| local police there will very shortly run tho perpetrator to earth; -but so lonp aa now men go'into a small placo Coromandel for the jjjurpose of tracing out'enme, 1 they are Bure to be; well watched both >y principals fences, an 1 as the bringing of.pffendere to justice will not'he accelerated,' ' I We'l[e'el certain, that,in, a Keek qr"so, »o,maUer what, , mlasuKs 'ttie 1 tnidVes W/'lkj if fie 7 th i'iliitfcK 4f thtflaW^Aubklknd'fife' '• "Snyder" aaks for liiformatibJ!' ''fli'Sayk' _J« Wd read that, the B<jns, of t F«edom Gold 'Mining Company"at has been w< uni. uprrthat .is to aay it fag atopneJ., When a clock is wound up it goes. * What anj eccentfjc language tbe BogM is to bo sure! ..Why wai'this mitie ballecH the So'ris of I Freedom ? pWh® was Ffeedpnj; tfn^hjwjmwy.' - 1 sons had ho to be wound up |" j , The Otago Guardian saysJ' ( the, first time for a considerable period there'ii a falling off in the Customs revenue at' *tHis ,: |iort, as shown by the quarterly returns. The figures for the past quarter are £85,363, while those •'! for the corresponding quitter of last year aria I XD4,2l2—a difference of - £5,849, or 94 per I cent. Tbe returns for the rest of the Colony... ! are not yet before us. .. t .-. . \