Cromwell Argus. TUESDAY, MAY 23 1871.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 80, 23 May 1871, Page 4

Cromwell Argus. TUESDAY, MAY 23 1871.

To Correspondents.—Owing to great pressure oil our Space, we again issue a Supplement, and are compelled to h6ld over our leading article and much other interesting matter; ' . . wine* The First Number of ‘'The Ahr> v Advocate ” will be published- ait Buckingham Street, Arrow town, on Friday afternoon next. ■ & - “The Goldfields Permaincnt Freehold Land arid Building Society’’haa just been formed at' Clyde. Shares, £6O; entrance fee, £1 ; monthly payments, 5s per share, Mr V. Fyke made an excellent inaugural speech.

lhA Cbli&'mdn employed -byva : M&rokeepor at the “Nevis recently met wL^‘-*wi,i ■JljSpßjnt by a kick in the face from a .<£w|pß he was frioliahly attempting to oatypt^f!''. .the; &1 1 “John” was sent to thosD^^n 1 aniharjigce;,returned'; : but 1 bWiW: VtbmplimatbMhw head ia“ welly tore.” ■ ; X writing front* the Arrow,, 1 e£ya;r;— We ate all looking forward with to the appearance of the First NumbetMth? “JLnoa Advocate; and if this interest may be regarded as a foreshadowing of its prosperity, the new journal will certainly be a success. But we were somewhat amused when we heard that there was ‘ another Richmond in the field,’ —fhat another paper was projected. The second paper is to assume the title of the VArrow Observer : why not the ‘ Advocate Extinguisher'? for the extinction of its rival would seem to be the only motive of any one starting a second paper here, the Held has been long enough unoccupied, and the support of all the Arrow people will, without doubt, be given to those who first Stepped in to supply the want so long felt, —especially as it is believed that the Proprietors of the Cromwell Argus will produce a Newspaper worthy of the District." The action Goodger v. Joel, in the Clyde District Court, before Judge Gray, resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for £25, with £8 18s costs. The Royal Standard Quartz Battery is Still employed in crushing for the Heart of Oak claim. A partial cleaning-up took place on Saturday night, and the result was considerably over 150 ozs. of gold. The quantity of stone put through up to Saturday evening was about SO tons, and as the tables were only roughly cleaned up, much of the gold remains on the tables.. The exact yield from the present crushing will be known in the coiirae of a week. A valuable and important discovery has been made at Bendigo Gully within the past few days. Messrs Murray and Halcrow recently applied for and obtained an extended claim of two acres of ground which had been worked for a considerable tinie, but unsuccessfully, by Geer and party. The present holders of the ground had scarcely begun operations when they Had the good fortune to discover an alluvial glitter, 15 feet in width, arid Haviilg indications of extending through a large area. The prospect obtained was Over a pennyweight to the dish of wash-dirt. Geer and party have since applied for permission to take up the unallotted grorind between Alldread and party and the Claim in Which the discovery above recorded was made ; and we trust their enterprise will be well rewarded.

Mr 0. Hastings has taken the contract for kerbing, channelling, etc., in Melmore-ter-i;ace. The contract is about £7O. “ Taken to the Pound ! ” Thirty-one liorses were yesterday morning driven from the Mount Pisa Station td tHe Clyde Pdtind. We are not going to miiiment mi this unseemly proheeding. The fact is its own commentary. The Station-holder probably supposes he is justified ju taking such an extreme step ; but we should like to see the point tried in a Law Court. This impounding Of poor people’s cattle is simply the result of the residents not having secured, in days past, adequate Commonage. It is not too late, however. Let the subject be discussed at a public meeting. Let us agitate for Commonage Sights, and remain no longer at the mercy of gentlemen who are themselves mei ely pastoral tenants of the Crown. It is only right to state that hitherto Mr Loughnan has evinced a very liberal spirit. Has he adopted impounding cattle in self-defence ? The Nevis miners appeal* to be highly gratified at the election of Mr Marshall as delegate to the Mining Conference. It will he seen, by referring to our condensed report df the profile lings of the Conference, that Mr Marshall ia doing the District good service in Dunedin; and, in conjunction with Messrs Mouat and Roberts, lias been appointed to undertake the highly important duty of considering and reporting what provisions arid bye-'lawd of the Victorian Mining Statute should be adopted by the Gdvernment. When Mr Marshall returns from the Conference he should he invited to give a public “account df his stewardship.” The Donkey Dilemma has not, we hear, been solved at Alexandra. Never before did donkey create such a sensation. “ Balaam and his ass ” was nrithing to the Alexandra donkey and its rival owners. It is truly a wonderful quadruped ; and we should riot be surprised if a heavy law-suit resulted about him. Perhaps Perhaps Neldy may yet be introduced to;the Supreme Court, where he might bray aloud at judge, jury, and witnesses. We do not know which to admire most—the harmless ass, or those who make so much fuss about the possession of a donkey. He seems to be something like a pendrilum, oscillating between Clyde and Alexandra ; but his rightful destination ia said to be Alexandra. The anniversary of the Queen’s Birthday will not pass this year in Cromwell without some fitting celebration. The day will, of course; be observed as a general holiday. The Mayor, find other public-spirited gentlemen, have collected a sum of money which will be distributed in prizes for athletic sports, find otherwise for the amnsemcrit of Adults arid jriveniles. For particulars we refer our readers to the advertisement. We desire to call the attention 6f the proper authorities to the state of the Cromwell Bridge. To say nothing of the very noticeable dip” in the structure, several of the planks are in a very worn condition, and require renewal. The “dock-planking” is usually in a very clitjjp and neglected State ; the attrition fcauaedCjmkcoumulafcio'ns of gravel and manure ccrtaiuW tcnda to destroy the planking of the’ bridge quickly than necessary. It is not fair wear and tear. The bridge o'light to be swept clean regularly twice or thrioe every Week. A coating of coal-frir wenild serve to preserve the wood-work from the effects of wind arid weather. Perhaps Mr Bews, the District Engineer, will make a note of these suggestions.

The-Cromwell Quadrille Assembly will meet, this week, on Wednesday evening in consequence of the Banriogkbura Ball taking place' oto Friday;

. We are glad to learn that, as the result -of the recent agitation, Mr Pyke has made arjjjßwemente.to hold Courts here weekly in future, pfttThuradays, commencing on Juue 8. Courts afiil.be held, however, on Wednesday, May 31. ij Mr W. J. Barry hold k most successful amotion sale at ArrowtoWjn, on Monday, last week, including about 14i)?|Uad of Mr R. Lancaster’s cattle ; a lot of hkpt*-; a buggy and pair ; 120 steers averaged bead!; a lot of draught horses, from Oatnaro, realised prices ranging from £45 to £6O; soni| drays, etc., were also sold, —the whole realisin/'goud prices.

The Foresters’ annual Ball and Bupper, Court Royal Oak of Kawarau, will take place on Friday evening, at Richards’s Bannockburn Hotel, and bids fair to be very numerously attended. Mr Clias. Pretsch, late of the All Nations Co., Bannockburn, announces by advertisement his intention to commence business in Cromwell as a painter and decorator. We wish him all success. The case of Smitham v. Marsh came on for hearing in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Clyde, on Friday. Mr Wilson appeared for the complainant; Mr Marsh conducted his own case. After taking some evidence, and hearing argument, the case was adjourned to next Court-day at Cromwell. A handsome new Court-house is being erected at Wanganui (North Island) : when shall we get one in Cromwell ? Echo answers, When ! It is not improbable that the Hon. Mr Sewell, Minister of Justice, and Acting Post-master-General, will shortly visit this district, and the Northern Goldfields generally. He was recently at Hokitika on an official visit. Another stage of the celebrated Telegram Libel Case has been reached. The rule nisi, obtained on behalf of Mr Barton (now of Queenstown), calling upon Mr Strode, R.M., to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to him compelling him to proceed with the information against Mr Lemon, Manager of Telegraphs, for a breach of the Telegraph Act, 18(55, pas been discharged by Judge Chapman. The learned Judge hsu? decided that the information discloses a breach p| the Telegraph Act; but is of opinion that he ought not to compel Mr Strode to proceed on the information, as the case comes iriore properly within the jurisdiction of the R.M; at Wellington, This is a monstrously wearisome case; we imagine that all parties concerned must be heartily sick of it. Our sympathies are strongly with Mr Barton. The Bruce Standard throws out an excellent suggestion “We have no doubt that the accusations brought against the Government by Mr Barton will be of signal service, and in whatever way the case may end, the public should signalise their approval of his bold denunciations of Government wrong-doing, by some tangible proof of their sympathy. Why should not the entire Pres* of the Colony subscribe to a Bartoii Testimonial and Defence Fund, and thus prove the genuineness of our sympathy with, and admiration of, , our persecuted confrere. We shall gladly cooperate in any such movement. (Since the above was in type, we learn by telegram that the Government have abandoned the prosecution.)

The Wellington Independent, an ultraMinisterialist organ, is in a perfect phrenzy of enthusiastic delight over the arrival of the Nevada, and the successful negotiation by Mr Vogel of the New Zealand Debentures for £1,200,000. The following is an extract from a leading article which appeared in the Independent of May 9“ But if there is one thing truly sublimely ridiculous, it is to heat Mr Stafford profess to know Mr Webb’s steamboat business better than himself, and Mr Richmond, whose only financial experience has consisted in drawing £IOOO a year in Ministries of which he was the weakness and the blot, giving gratuitous advice to the millionaires of Lombardstre'et, and pretending to know the value of security better than the habitues of the Stock Exchange ! If the eminent financiers whom Mr Vogel has induced to invest in New Zealand securities on even more favorable terras than Dr FeatHerston anticipated—if they do not know their own business better than Mr Richmond, it would be but charity on his part to go home and enlightdrt them. He could there make a supreme effort (for we see no further chance for him here) to carry out the dearest wishes of his heart, viz., to disparage the reputation of Mr Vogel, and the resources of New Zealand !” A new coal-pit has been opened at the Kyeburn, by Messrs Brown, Collingwood, & Co.