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Lyttelton Times, Volume 1, Issue 1, 11 January 1851, Page 8

THE WIDOW AND HER CHILDREN. AS it is generally believed that many **• persons iiave been debarred by circumstances from hearing or fully understand"^ the distressing facts connected with, the death «Vthe late John \V .lwams, and the hopes which are entertained-of the prospects of Sis deserving fimuly, it is hereby intimated, that the S 2 scKtPTiON which was set on foot at thetime if he calam.tous event has not yet closed, a .7thaf the following gentlemen are ready to receive donations, and to give infonnatio/on the ?uo! The Accountant or thb Cant.ebukv Association. • ■ The Rkv. Edwabd Puckm. TuEopoas Wiuuhs, Em. r£O SAIL THIS DAY, weather per. {T t ™lUin&'the schooner •« Henhy," for WeiFor freight and passage apply on board. T^? ON, MONDAY, the 13th fart., -1- the " Alpha," for Wellington.' Has good accommodation for passengers Apply to A.J.Alpqbt.Amt,* *JXJ!S ™formation °f ou' waders who may not already be aware of it, we are happy to sute Friday, after Evening prayer, for the practice of the music used in the service of the Church in the room at present appropriated to Divine worship; which is open &* allp erson wishw to take part in the same, mwung In a boole published called "Charities of London, it ip stated that between one and two millions of pioney are actually expended by Societies alone.. How much more by occasional and voluntary almsgiving? M. Sotek's Lilliputian Stove.—At the ball given on the evening of Her Majesty's departure from Castle Howard, one of the greatest attractions was afforded by M. Soyer's cooking various dishes on the supper-table with his Lilliputian magic stove, surrounded by lords and. ladies, not a little surprised to see, for die first time, part of their supper cooked in a ball-room. The Favourite dish among the ladies present was let cßufs au tniroir, half-a-dozen of which seemed done every minute with the greatest ease. We do not know whether any of these stoves have been brought out, but we should think it a very desirable addition to the colonist's kitchen. A monthly communication has been established between New York and Oregon, by way of the Isthmus and. California. The first mail came tnroujrh by the last steamer, and was delivered in thirty-nine days. The cost of transmitting despatches between New York and Boston by magnetic telegraph is reduced to 2c. each word. The distance exceeds 200 miles.