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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2178, 28 December 1875, Page 2

Numehous as are the perils of newspaper proprietors, we do not remember of one being threatened with an action for a printer's error. "Yet," saya the Kyneton Observer, a paper published in Victoria, "the proprietor of a journal circulating in the northern part of the colony has been served, through a Sandhurst solicitor, with a summons, claiming the amount of £250 for printing the word "John " instead of "James " in a notice of application for a publican's license. The result of the misprint was that the license was refused."

The following paragraph from the Bruce Herald affords an insight into the land monopoly prevailing in the Middle Island: —It is currently rumoured throughout Southland that the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's fine estate of Edendale is about to be put in the market for lease, subdivided into small farms, and to be given on long leases on favourable terms. We are credibly informed that Mr Brydone's— the Company's manager—trip to the home country was mainly caused by his desire to urge such a course upon the lucky owners of the many fine properties in this Colony possessed by this powerful proprietary, and we earnestly trust that he will succeed in his mission, as they own on the Mataura Plains alone as much of mother earth as would support in comfort many thousands of small farmers, each working sufficient land to maintain a large family, with the prospect of improving their position.

The annual installation of officers of the Lodge of Light, 1.C., will take place at the Masonic Hall to-night at half, past seven o'clock. Visiting brethren are invited to be present.

Me Alice O'Brien and other amateurs gave an entertainment of a Christy Minstrel character last night at the Theatre Uoyal. The attendance in the pit and gallery was very large, and the audience decidedly appreciative. The first part of the entertainment was given by Messrs Doran (tambourine) Trewheela, R. White, Catran, Daviesand Alick O'JBrien (bones) in stereotyped Christy Minstrel style, though we could not help thinking that if it is absolutely necessary to blacken faces in order to sing songs it would be as well for the performers to blacken their necks as well, for otherwise got up as they were last night, they look very much like imitations of the leopard boy formerly exhibited at the Thames. Mr Catran in the first part sang very nicely. The second part was of a mixed character, and was chiefly noticeable for the neat and clever way in which Mr O'Brien executed his dances. These were loudly applauded, and well deserved it, as they were unique of their kind. A nigger farce, in which. Mr P. Doran did much to amuse, brought the performance to an end.

An accident happened on the race course to-day to Master Thomas Baxter. It appears he was riding round the course when by some means or other the saddle came off, and he was thrown; Whilst on the ground he received a nasty kick on the back of "the head. He was carried into the Imperial Hotel, where his head was bandaged up, and afterwards he was sent home in a cab. No serious consequences are anticipated.