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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3463, 30 January 1880, Page 2

We learn that Mr S. Gribble has been put in charge of the unsold Big Pump securities by the County Council.

- It is stated that Messrs Workman and Cameron are reported to have repegged the Golden Crown mine, aud intend testing the right of the County Council to dispose of it under their deed of mortgage.

By telegram we learn that Parliament has been further prorogued till tbe 22ad of April next.

A match at cricket will be played to morrow afternoon at 2 p.m., Parawui Gardens, between Colonials and Outsiders or other nationalities. Colonials: — Egginton, Grey, Spencer, Gellion, Harrison (late Union Club), Baxter, Tregonning, Lough, Young, Buttle, Carrick, Hudson. * World :—Lawless, Turner, Crump, Bayldon, Steedman, Munro, West, Maclean, Beere, Johnson, Murphy, Heron.

Wk shall be pleased to hear that our local banking institutions will act us liberally as the National Bank at Wellington did, and forward the amount to be sent by the Irish Distress Fund free of cost.

The monthly inspection of the Thames Volunteers will take place to-morrow. In our advertising columus, the members of the Scottish Battalion, Bangers, Engineers, Naval Brigade, and Scottish Cadets are reminded of the fact.

At a sitting of the Warden's Court this morning, the case of Mcllhone v. Bennett, which had been adjourned last court day, was withdrawn at the instance of the complainant, defendant having taken out a timber license.

Owing to the Academy of Music being engaged by Mr Bachelder's Pantascope next week, it has been found necessary to alter the date of the Ensor Concert, which at first was to be given on Wednesday, the 4th, but will take place on Monday evening next, the 2ad February, not Monday week, as tre stated in a previous issue.

At the Eesident Magistrate^ Court today, one drunkard was dismissed with a caption, having been locked up all night, H. Kcnrick Esq., £.M. occupied the bench.