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Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 832, 13 February 1861, Page 3

Championship.—-The original-belt of the Champion of England has been duly presented to " The Infant," Sam Hursti of Staley-bridge, who lately won it in his fight with Paddock. He is now, challenged by Mace* and one or two others; He must keep the belt against all comers for three years, in order to be entitled to it and the " Chant' pioiiship of England" for life.; It appears that the original belt was in the possession of Tom Sityera, who was rising it in a starring tour in the prpvinces fo? which Messrs. Howes and pushing pay him £55 a week. He has now.surrendered the belt. The Exhibition of 1862.—The names of the guarantors of the Exhibition of 1862 have been published. Several distinguished men have put down their names for £2,000 and upwards. The Prince Consort figures for £10,000. The banking* house of Messrs. Glyn is down for £1,500, besides separate guarantees from other members of the Glyn family. As a general rule,-the bankers hold aloof. The'railvvays, as most likely to profit, figure for a large sum (£80,000), of which the Nqrth-Wsßterii undertakes. £15,000. The entire amount of; the guarantee, as at present advertised, is £340,00. The council state that they have received a letter from the commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, to the effeqt that they are willing to appropriate a portion of their estate at South Kensington rent free; to reit a certain portion of the ground in the Society of Arbf, subj'ecttp the^conditionthat£^o,ooo is expended ip. buildiriff, and reserving the remainder for tlie International Exhibition of 1872, provided £10,000 be paid tliem oiit of the profits of. 18j62,---J?»vK?A jßdjaer. '.''-:; :}:-h^: -. ':: \':'■'■■.; /^■^V;v^^v ' - Cu?iOßiTiß3o?Ai)TßßTisiNO.^^e extract the following;; advertisement from the columns of an English religious ne\yßpaper;—" An unfortunate woman wants a home where contact^with believefti would be an attendant circumstance. A line i6*'A Sinner Saved,' Pdst-bfiice, Briatpl, will be called fp^, and gratefully acknowledged.'' 'l';'''' M!S '