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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2120, 20 October 1875, Page 2

We notice that a meeting of members, and those- who are J desirous of becoming members of the Thames Boating Club will be held in the Queen's Hotel, Grahanistown, to-morrow evening, at halfpast seven o'clock.

Ox the names of the twelve gentlemen summoned to attend yesterday at the District Court being called over, it was discovered that one of their number, John Campbell, -was absent. At the close of the trial John Brookes Mason swore to delivering tho subpoena requiring the attendance of the absentee, at his boarding house, in Coromandel street, on Friday last.; His Honor fined the absentee £5, remarking that if he were able to give a pood reason for his non-attendance, the fine would be remitted.

In the District Court yesterday the case Bennett v. Cassin was brought to a conclusion. Mr Tyler put Cassin in the box to speak to the nature of the arrangements made between himself and Benuett, and to show that the Gardens were being carried on at a loss ; that he (Cassin) had no more money available. to carry them on, and to show that he had given Bennett into custody in the honest belief that'a felony had been committed. Mr Macdonald characterised the apology tendered as a cold-blooded speech, totally insufficient to efface tho wrong Cassin had done to Bennett. His .Honor, having summed up, the jury after a short interval returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the £10 paid into Court. The Judge reserved the question of costs.

A play of-Shakespeare's, "The Merchant of Venice," was acted at the Theatre Royal last night. Considering the wet and unpleasant state of tho evening the audience was a very fair one. The play was put on the stage as well as could be expected, considering the limited time at the disposal of the company, and with certain eliminations was played to the end, the fifth act as well as the rest. It wculd have been better had all the actors been letter perfect in their parts. Shakespeare depends so much on the language in which it is written, that the interpolation' or omission of a single word does much to destroy the whole-

effect it is intended to pi'oduce. This blame cannot, however, be laid to tho charge of either Miss Cnrrie George or Miss Lizzie Moi'gau, who as far as wo could tell mado no mistake, and only changed a single word between the^n. -Miss Carrie George was a very efficient Portia throughout, and Miss Lizzie Morgan again'sang, and sang well, as also did Miss Emma Kogers. 'To-night Mr i)c J-ias .intends reducing the prices of the first and second seats; this should secure a largo attendance and wo believe will, as we ourselves heard of many who have hitherto kept aloof on account of what they considered exorbitant prices. Mr Do Lias certainly deserves to be success-ful-—ho first of a 1 briugs down a company considerably better than we have had for some time past, at a great expense to himself, and then lowers the prices of admission which were the same as he had charged in Auckland, at the request of the public to suit their convenience. Tonight two pieces will be played—" Playing With Firo" and " Woodcock's Little Game. 1' Miss Carrie George plays in both and we hear Miss Lizzio Morgan is I to sing.