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Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1661, 27 April 1874, Page 2

In a report of the Magistrate's Court on Friday last, on the civil side, the case " Goldwater t. Barty" should haTe been "€toldwater t. Bowley."

Thebe was a sad case this morning, when a lad about 11 years of age was charged with stealiog a watch. The boy belongs to a respectable family, and Mr. Sub-Inspector Bullen gave testimony as to the care of the parents in the bringing up of their children. The parents attended, and were deeply distressed. The boy seemed to haye been suddenly tempted, and gave way to it.

The Rev. Celia Burleigh made a new and telling point against the stylo of feminine attire in the New York Congress. Woman was originally created a biped, she said ; •. the Creator doubtless intended her to remain a biped.. But at present, thanks to her swinging!'trailing, cumbrous dress, woman w»s forced to make use of her hands in " locomoting" through.any narrow passage way up or down stairs, and so wob virtually reduced to a quadruped.

We are informed that a meeting of till the local School Boards will be held in Rowe's buildings to-morrow to interview the Thames M.F.C.'s. as to the best means to.be devised, towards carrying out of tho Education Act in its entirety.

This evening a dramatic company will make their first appearance at the Theatre Royal for a short season of. six nights. The opening piece will be the tragedy of " Medea," with Miss Clara Stephenson us the heroine, after which Mr. GK W. Collier will appear as O'Cillaghaa in " His Last Legs." Some »f the company arestrangera to the Thames.

Thebe was a crowded lower house at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, when Messrs. Vivian, Tye, and W. H« Reed sustained the burden of an entertainment of a variety nature. The company was rather ;\veak, but the singing of the comiques and 'tho versatile talents of Mr. Reed kept the audience amused for over two hours. Mr. Reed's local song "Images" was unanimously applauded. ■>

i The Greek Church directs that the wed-sding-ring should be placed on the right hand ?of the bride, and in former times the custom ■•was in vogue in England. Rastell, in his counter challenge to Bishop Jewel, mentions •it aB:a! novelty iof the Reformation; " that hhe man should put the wedding-ring on the [fourth finger of the. left hand of the woman, and not on the right hand, as hath been many hundredo of years continued."

A Frenchman, whose English wa3 still rather imperfect, waß one evening in company 'where two parties were playing the same game. A gentleman of one party happened to observe, with resppct to the score, " We are two to two." "Tv-tv-tv!" muttered the Frenchman; " what datmean ?", "Two to two, are you?" replied one of the other party; " why, we are two to two, too." "Tv-tv-tv-tv!" exclaimed the Frenchman; " what a language! It Bound like de horn of my native land."

Ik a recent number ,of the Otago G-aardian we find the following complimentary reference to an old Thames favorite, and a member of the company opening at the Royal to-night:—A pleasing ceremony: took place yesterday morning on the stage of the Queen's Theatre, on the occauion of the departure of Mr. James South, the highly popular comedian, when the company /assembled, and presented him with a very handsome gold locket, as a token of their regard and esteem. Mr. South, who proceeds to Auckland, takes with him the best wishes of numerous tciends.