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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4314, 28 October 1882, Page 2

A MAN named John Macnamara, keadrmn at the circular saw, Tairua mills, was admitted to the Hospital at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, having injured his left hand at noon the previous da; while at work. The doctor fund the flesh in a very bad state, and the bones disorganised near the wrist. After consultation with Dr Huxtable the hand was amputated.

The email steamer on the stocks at Mr B. Stone* yards, Shortland, will be launched at about 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning. She will be christened by Miss Cox, daughter of one of the Lincolnshire farmers..

Two cricket matches were played thi* afternoon—one on the Waio-Karaka Flat between a team picked by Mr Braesey and the AllComers team which .played against the Civil Servants last Saturday. The other, between teams pickrd from the Union and Hauraki Clubs, was played at the Parawai Gardens.

Up to yesterday Mr Eobert Graham hod eerved no notice relative to any claim at the office of the Prince Imperial Company. The opinion in well-tnformed quarters is that that, gentleman has no foundation for making one. It is further stated that very high legal authority had spoken in terms entirely adverse to his allege! preterit ion. It is to be regretted that Mr Grnham, for the sake of his own reputation, did not go to work in a business-like way, and lodge his claim,- if he intended making one, a f. the company's office. At this conjuncture, it whs inevitable that such a rumor getting abroad would hare an effect upon the chare. market, and Mr Graham should have taken the earliest opportunity of stating his full intention in the matter, or contradicting the report. The rumor was availed of to the fullest to ' bear' the market. Last night the local market was operated on by a class'of persons more felt than respected, whom, if they were characterised as they deserved, would have unparliamentary language devoted to them. They managed to get the shares down to 32s Sd without any cause wha'e?er.

At the Thames Rifle Bangrra competition Sergeant GHbbs whs highest for the silrer cup, his score being 67; for the cruet stand, Le Manquais was top scorer with 57 points.

A CantBBBTTBT Exchange says: —On a /iorlhe m run it has been discovered that wild piga are very destractire to lambs. One boar beiog killed and opened contained no less than 20 lambs feet, and another nlso showed tl»at it had been feeding on that delicate dish.

Wb understand that the Rev. T. L. Davits, pastor of tbe Baptist Church here has handed in to the Church Committee his resignation of his pastorale, such resignation to take effect from March next. A* such a long not ice is not in accordance with the rules of the church, it is probable a meeting of the officers will shortly be held to consider the subject. The learning, catholicity of spirit, and broadness of the views held by the rev?, gentleman are such that his removal hence will be greatly felt by his congregation.

Ik the Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening, the Rev, Mr Neill will deliver .the last, of his present series of lectures on Life. At the Primitive Methodist Cburoh the services, will in consequence of certain repairs not being completed, be held in the open air opopstte thsjchurcb, and the subject matter of Mr Barley'• discourses, is published in another column. Mr E. H. Taylor also no itles his service at the. Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening. MkMBGBB of the Naval Brigade und Cadet Company are reminded of their usual monthly eburcb parade to-morrow morning.