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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2178, 21 October 1875, Page 2

The Secretary to the'Th'times BCospital begs to acknowledge the receipt of ten shillings from Mr W. Carpenter, being the amount' received by him as fee juryman lia .the District Court, and given as.a donation to.the ospita,.

Tke.endhas come at lost. Parliament; will bo prorogue°d,|to-day at three o'clock, and we [shp more of the eloquent speeches of jourJreprese]\tatives. Some of themp jwui into, obscurity, and will probably not] Let us hope thati|ilrin|l [the years the electors ] -haVe advanced in intelligence as well as'iu'nuni';] bers, and that at the coming elections a better's olass ef men may be returned to the House ofHepresentatives, and especially for the goldfields.

We learn by a telegram from Wellington that the Goldfields District Amendment Act was passed yesterday,lml willliomVirito'operitioT' when assented to by tho Governor., Tip fias been passed as drawn by Mr WhiUker, and jt embodies, tho. amendments suggested to Sir Qeorjje Grey at a conference, jimes, . The Public Accounts Committee have brought • up tiieir report, and tbey suggest that the banking arrangements of the Government should be revised and tenders invited from all the banks .for the account. This seems to be only'fair now that there are three local institutions, and the recommendation was adopted. i by,thß ( {H(^sD , .o)S[r Brs%]tl&is BtarYtf tbe"tfanlring world, has come to rather sudden and [unexpected grief. The committee virtually tell that gentleman that he has not been speaking the truth, and that his statements are not reliable. After this Bevere]censure by the Assembly, it is scarcely .probable that Mr Bridges' directors will trust him very long to conduct the extremely delicate affairs of a large banking institution. Ail emergency meeting of the Masonic Lodge of Light was held at their lodge-room, Queen-, street, eveAing(/j MeUvemn|,A very! gratifying '"presentation'- war made to 'BrO. W. Glimo, P.M., in recognition of the many important services rendered by him to the lodge during his membership. Mr Climo was tbeirst brother initiated in the lodge who attaW;jtoontion tion or a very handsome ! Past Master's jewel. It is made of Thames gold, and was by, Mr, Copkson, pf Willian^on--Btreet|'iipon 'whoni 'the' ? rtfl^cls great credit, . We may take this opportunity of stating that the Masonic Hall, the meeting •place of tlieiljoflge'ijf JLiglifcJ gonej extensive repairs and improvements, which have added much to its appearance and comfort,' r r in IVU: lis : IBil'ii f Uaiil I<,UO "[Laugh and grow fat," says an old adage, and jcertainly if those present at the Theatre proportion to the jsughter indulged'in, I 'doctorrfrill be 'at'fi' discount. From first to last there was nothing. but enjoyment, of the kind that gives recreation to bkh'ffiiiid M'<Pl&ying|tflth Firoi'.': is ndw to us, but it is written by a masterly hand, evidently. The piece was well played fronl beginning to end. Miss Carry Qeorgo4^: the pry soul of comedy; her laugh 'is' con-' tagiouSi ; and as Mrs Dr Savage she achieved : anotper success. Mr Lawrence never appeared to sij much advantage as last" night. His Dr Savage was a complete and masterly impersonation, Miss. Lizzie Morgan introduced the song of "Tell me, liirdie," very successfully, It fijirly delighted,the audience, and in answer to ah encore she substituted ''.Twilight.ia the Park" with equal effect.'*' In fact, thij atrafci regretted that this charming vocalist's powers were not again in requisition during the re-' mainder of thd piece, < ifeCollier; as.iHorberl •Waverly was decidedly successful, ana we may say b£ the company engaged in the piece that they may congratulate thenaaelyewn its-succeast " Little" Game' 1 ' 'concluded'' the entertainment, and sent the audience home delighted, To-morrow evening, for the firsj time, we will witness l ' Mr fiighlyi successful mythological comedy, in three acts! entitled "Pygmalion and Galatea," The story is of a statue J; eildo,wed' r and j reason by the gods." Gifted with'speech, jet ;thoroughly unsophisticated, we can easily imagine what .amusement, and wonder.she would create being bast among 1 the' inhabitants of this wided world. The comedy is highclass, and was performed in London for upwards of sjoo nights.' Miss'Lizzie'MorganuWelundef: stand, will sing (by particular desire) "Silver Threads among, the Gold " between the pieces, and {from its unprecedented success on .Monday evening/ we are e'ertainit'ivill'help' to sweil tlie receipts of the treasury. The farce of "The Happy Man" concludes .the entertainment is set! fifparM for the J b'6tiefit i'of thatalready established favourite, Miss Carry ■George. The piece selected is "Love's [Sacrifice," and is td? ( be ourj fellow-townsfolk.