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Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 52, 9 November 1870, Page 4

To-day being; the: nmrivoisary of t tie 1 birth of the Prince of Wa:es, the liank and the Court-House will remain dosed. A scratch ' cricket iilattdl is to be pb.yvd in the afternoon between two " elevens '' chosen on the ground E from among the members of the Cromwell Club. '■ This will be the tirst match of tite season played 1 here, and we hope to see ;i good mnstcr of | erieketers on the ground. Wickets will be § pitched at one o'clock sharp. A sixth share in tiie Star of the East i quartz reef, at Smith's l Gully, was sold by Mr fE Copings, the bailiff, on .Monday, and realised . £2B. Mr John Jlalliday was the purchaser, and f it is reported that he afterwards disposed of the I share for £SO. A meeting of the School Committee was 1 held on Monday evening, when the following | members were present, via :—Messrs Marsh (president), Wright, Whetter, Preshaw, and Matthews. Mr Maekellar, the acting honorary secretary, read the minutes of the previous | meeting, held on the 2.3 th August, and these j ! were confirmed. It was reported that the 1 se'.iool fees had fallen considerably into arrear ; |" and, after discussion, the committee resolved - j; " 'that the teacher he reo nested to furnish monthly a statement of school fees paid anil in f. arrear." TheinsutKcient accommodation ailorded ' by the present sehooidiouse formed the chief topic of discussion ; and the committee unani- I mously expressed themselves in favour of the i erection of a now building. Messrs Wright and 1 Marsh were appointed a sub-committee to report [, On the present state of the school-buildiims, and i to procure an estimate of the probable cost of a • school-room adequate to the requirements of the I town, the report to be brought up at a meeting i to be convened for next Monday evening. L The Loyal Cromwell Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U., was formally opened by P.P.G.M. J Bro. Rogers at Kidd's Concert-hall on Thursday \ evening last. As wo were not furnished with a I ticket of admission to the supper that took placing after the ceremony, we are unable to give av*y v account of the proceedings. fr A public meeting, having for its object [j the formation of a Temperance Society, is to he Si held in the .School-house here on Friday evening, 1 the Uth inst. We understand it is in contem- i plation to establish a Band of Hope in cornice- | tion with the proposed Society. It is reported that a rich quartz reef has | been discovcaod at Uonroy's (dully, near Alexan- 1 dra ; but as we are not in possession of any t reliable portieulars, we refrain from giving pub- i licity to the glowing accounts that reached'l Cromwell yesterday afternoon.

The residents in the vicinity of Moi'ven Ferry lately petitioned the Chief Postmaster for the establishment of a post-office at Mr 11. D. Owens' hotel, and we are glad to learn that, the request has been acceded to. We understand that Mr W. J. Barry is at present engaged in preparing a Whue, which he proposes delivering at Kidd's Concerthall in about a month from this date. ' The subject lecture is, " Forty years' Colonial Experience," ami will embrace some accouut of the checruored and adventurous career of our Versatile townsman. A small charge is to be made for admission, and Mr Barry states his intention of handing over a portion of the proceeds to the Treasurer of the School Committee. Mr Charles Sykes gave an entertainmmit of a pleasant and varied character on Wednesday eveuing,'2nd hist., at Kidd's Con-cert-hall. There was a very fair attendance, , *b]though the boisterous state of the weather no doubt prevented many from being present. Mr Sykes's pianoforte-playing was much admired, and his "somatic conjuring" was exceedingly clever. He was ably assisted by Mr J. Dixon, a negro delineator and dancer of considerable ability. It is with regret that we have to announce the fact that for the present all prospect of having the Dunedin mails brought through to Cromwell within two days is at an end. The following letter from the Postmaster-General's 0 trice will show the reason assigned for depriving us of the benefits of a rapid mail communication with the metropolis. We also take occasion to direct attention to the letter as an admirable specimen of official composition:— "General Post Office, "Wellington, 20th Oct. IS7O. " Sir, —Referring to your letter of 25th Aug., 1 am directed to inform you that as the alteration of the days of arrival and departure of the Dunedin and Cromwell mails cannot be altered, as proposed by you, without considerably increasing the cost of the service, the PostmasterGeneral regrets that he cannot alter the present arrangement at present. " T have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, "W. Gray, " For the Secretary. " The Town Clerk, Cromwell."