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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3776, 3 February 1881, Page 2

Mb J. H. WAtSH, the pioneer butcher, drew Badsworth (No. 8.4) in Abbot's sweep on the Wellington Cup. ; Mr Lawless was lie agent.

We ore requested by Mrs M. H. Payne to publish the following list of subscribers to the Hospital and Old' Men's Refuge Christmas and New Year's dinner:—Dr Kenderdine 2s 6d, A Friend 2s 6d, Mr Mears ss, Rev. P. O'Reilly 10s, Dr Hustable ss, Mvs Murray ss, Mr McCullough 2s 6d, Mr Lamb 2s, Mr Ahier ss, Mr Wilkinson ss, Mrs Lush 2a 6d, Mr Frater 53, Mr McGowan ss, Mr Marshall 2a 6d, Mrs Dean Sg, Mr Hennelly 2a 6i, Mr Ehrenfried 10s, Mr Speight 10s, Rev. Mr Eeill—Dr Payne 10s, Mrs Aitken 2s 6d, Mr Mulligan .2s 6d, Mr Comer 2s 6d, Mr Hall 2s 6d, Mr McGregor 53, Mr Osborne sa, Mr Pearce 2s 6d, A Friend (J.R.) 2s 6d, Empire 2s 6d, Mr Symington 10s, Mr Sawyer 9s: Total, £7 16 6d. Mr Veale fruit, for puddings, Mr Townsend roast of beef, Mr Healey tin of biscuils, Mrs Hume two large cakea and a large tray of small pastry, Mr Hogg one dozen ale and one dozen stout, Mr" Grant two • cakes, Mrs Carpenter basket of flowers, Mrs Marshall, basket of vegetables. Expended: Mr Symington, half-a-dozen wine £1 10s, Mi* Ehrenfried one dozen ole 12s,.Mr Forgie eggs 3a 9d, Mr Maddock goose 5s 6d, Mr Arney four fowls Ba, Mr Healey fruit ss. (3d, Mr Townsend meat 13s 2d, Mr Meara groceriss and ham £1 13s 6d, Mr Buckland one bottle brandy 6s 6d, Mr McG-owan ham £1, Mr Sawyer lemonade and ginger beer 18s, Hospital donation box 7d. Total, £7 16s 6d.

The yield of amalgam for the week ended Friday January 21st from 165 tons of stone raised from the United Alpine mine, Greymouth, and crushed at the battery, was 3020z8. The returns from this mine are excellent having regard to the vast body of stone and general facilities for working the mine and crushing the atone.

\ On the evening of October the Ist last, an emaciated starving woman tottered up to the door of the workhouse at Poplar, London, and earnestly-rbegged for admission. A pauper who. acted'"a's_ gate porter three times refused to admit her," because she had no order, and told her to " stop outside and die." And she stopped outside and by the morning she had died. Such, is the English Poor Law and its " red tape " regulations.

Speaking- of the vacant portfolio and the resignation of the Honorable Mr Bryce,'the special correspondent of the Wairarapa Standard at Wellington telegraphs:—"lt is understood that Atkinson strongly .supported Bryce's idea-regarding au advance upon.^aud occupation of Parihaka with_ e&pture^ofTe Wbiti, butjaftk-jJEepareti"to -relifn upon the point. "The Ministry are much embarrassed as to appointment of successor to Bryce; J. <jJ. Richmond has beea mentioned . but not entertaifled,"'l»<rJQQt being a member of the House. ; Pollen fs^also ..talked of. Bertie SaVerna wants the billeE7ba<|l.y.r^ ~~ ''"