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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 136, 18 June 1872, Page 5

The piogramme of the B:innockburn Amateur Concert—to take place next Tuesday—appears in our advertising columns. —The Cromwell Entertainment has been postponed in onsquenci of the inclement state of the weatber.

A crushing of G4 tons from the John Bull claim (situate in the right-hand branch of Smith's Uully) was finished at the Royal Standard battery on Friday week, with the result of 80 ozs. of retorted gold,—the average per ton heinH 1 nz. 5 dwts. A dividend of between £lO ami £2 • has since been paid to each holder of a sixth share in the claim.

It is reported that a numerously-signed petition has Ivjen frame 1 recently to get a line of railway c mst"ucteil from the ('lutha through the Tapanui district, thence to Roxburgh, and, ultimately, to th.3 Dunstan and Cromwell, and on to Lke II uvea. Thi line, it is alleged, would run through the largest po-tion of unsold agricultural laud in the Province, capable of settling 00,000 souls.

The sale of Mr Shanty's stock-in-trade and premises attracted a large attendance of buyers, including some of the lea ling merchants (if Arrowtown, Clyde, and Alexandra. The whole of the goods were cleared at- fair prices. The freehold business premises, including store, stone stable, &c , were knocked down in one lot to Mr James Hazlett, of Clyde, for the sum of

f3OO. We believe Mr llazlett intends starting a branch of his busin 'ss as general merchant in the premises above mentioned.

At a late meeting of the Arrow Miners' Association, a letter was read from Mr Oswald Curtis, Superintendent of Nelson, expressing Ins

gratification on learning that the course he took in reference to the suggested introduction of Chinese labour for the execution of public works hail met with the approval of the Association, and accepting with pleasure his enrolment as an hj mnrary member. Another letter was also read, from miners at the Carrick Reefs, stating that the " ten hours" dispute had been arranged by an agreement to work nine hour shifts with a half-holiday on Saturday ; but calling attention •'<> the fact that at Bendigo the ten-hour system Btill prevails.

The following extraordinary and unique effusion was left at our office a few days ago. We are unequal to the task of elucidating the meaning or intention of the writer ; but as his name i-appended, any of our readers desiring an explanation are recommended to apply to himself:

-"To the Editor of the Cromwrll Argus banickhurn June the 8 1872 As we live in this Would the wourld knowea us not because we hear not for the would the would is destryed by man the cause sin the crop outgrow the land get hot with the sins of ages the great earthquake is four inches high true New Zealand Otago folic as it rose the sins of generation is left on this coloney the divel is on this country will get liberty in short at all places he is sealed to rise when called on the great wrath them that has faith when that foils on towns it will destroy people let faith be ready that it will get clear of the wrath that will foil on man the divel will be left on his people the land that he is left on will be destroyed by the earthquake the burning mountains foils true even to the old wculd great beat will 1m heard of this year and felt where evil is so heat will burn that man will know that the pour of Cod is stronger than the divel whom man has brought the anger of God to foil on his bead let the faith of our lord them whom it has smoke no tobacco also drink met likes eat litle anamel food when the wnth foil all anger in the air is from smoke all plagues is from beasts all

Weakness from drink lie that is clean inside he is Clean outside make shure Prepare and be clean the time is short as I am called by my lord I tell the truth from the hand of Alexander Berny to the Editer of the Cromwell Argus Please find pleace in your Paper for those lines the wonrhl will thank you for those lines as the are truth."

A Chinese doctor has commenced practice in the Chinese Camp at Tuapeka. He advertises himself as being "licensed as a duly qualified surgeon by the British authorities of Hong Kong."

The Southland Times is pleased to learn that the Rev. C. 3. Eoss, late of Alexandra, has received a unanimous call from the Presbyterians at Riverton, Flint's Bush, and Gummie's Bush, and that there is every probability of the call being accepted. The church at Riverton they have no doubt will maintain its wonted attractiveness under the able ministration of Mr [Joss. We hear with regret that, through some purely technical objections, the lawyers opposed to Mr Smythies, sen., have managed to upset his petition to the Judges sitting at Wellington ; but as it is only through technical objections, we hope and believe that at the next session of the Assembly an Act will be passed which will do justice to Mr Smythies, and enable himonce more to resume his profession as a barrister and solicitor of the Supremo Court. As the Assembly meets on the 16th of next month, Mr Smythies will not have long to wait.

The Tunpeha Times is responsible for the following :- -" The story related of Sir Isaac Newton that when a tire before which he was once sitting became disagreeably hot, he called a servant to remove the lireplace, has been surpassed. A party of jolly good fellows one evening met at a hotel in the Tuapeka district, and, as i 3 usual on such auspicious occasions, Glenlivat circulated pretty 'reely. When argumentativeness had supervened upon hilarity, one of the party, rightly thinking that he had imbibed a sufficient quantity, got up and essayed to leave the room. Despite, however, a most careful and repeated search, he could not find any mode of egress. Finally he gave up the search, and sat down in despair. Suddenly a bright idea seemed to strike him. and he bawled out in stentorian tones, " La'dlnrd (hie), bring me a door, so that I can get out of this infernal room.''

A public meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor, was held in the Town-lull on Saturday evening, with the object of devising means to afford pecuniary assistance to Mr W. Ooodall, of liendigo, whose premises were totally destroyed by lire on the night of Wednesday, the 12;h inst. The Mayor was voted to the chair, and explained that the meeting had been ea'led at the instigation of Mr Hcbdeu, a neighbour of Mr doodah's, who had informed him that subscriptions to the amount of £GO lf>s. had been raised on Mr OoodaU's behalf at llendigo. It was proposed hj; Mr Maelvellar, seconded by Mr Grant, and agreed to by all present—Tha f Messrs Marsh, Harding, Wright, Fraer, and Jolly be elected a c unniittee to prepare subscrip-tion-lists and receive contributions for the object above stitel. Mr Wright was appointed lion. treasurer, and Mr Jolly hon. secretary to the committee. The sum of £l3 12s. was subscribed in the room before the meeting dissolved.

A meeting of directors of the Carrick Range Water Supply Company, Registered, was held at the Junction Commstcial Hotel on Friday evening, 14th inst. Messrs Stuart, Taylor, Mar

shall (directors), and Mr Smythies (legal manager), were present. Mr Taylor presided ; and reported that in accordance with instructions Mr Wilson bad surveyed the course of the proposed race between the two points known as " Duffer's S while" and the "Royal Standard Saddle,'"—a distance of about six miles and a half. The re salt of that survey was perfectly satisfactory so far as the questi in of "fall" was concerned : i had established beyond a doubt the practicability of conveying water, with a fall of nine feet to the mile, from the highest part of Duffjr's Saddle to the spot where the ceremony of " turning the first sod "took pi ice Mr Wilson had not furnished a written report of the survey, bu, hj ; (the Chairman) believed he was quite willmg t) furnish one, and he intend--1 asking him to do so. The total cost of Mr Wilson's survey ws £.19 lis—lt having been mentioned that only thirteen out of the twenty original promoters of the Compmy had paid the secon I call, the Manager was directed to settle up accounts witn the promoters, and to have the various waterrights, So., transferred to the Company.—Mr Taylor tendered his resignation as treasurer, there being no further necessity for the office ; and a vote of thanks was accorded him for the efficient manner in which he had performed the onerous and troublesome duties.—The Manager mentioned having received a copy of the new legnlations lately issued by the Government respecting the granting of subsidies to Water Supply Companies. Those regulations, as compared with the old ones, presented several very favourable features. Many of the restrictions had been lightened, and under the altered conditions, he thought it extremely advisable for the Company to apply for a loan.—After discussion, the Manager was instructed by resolution to write to Mr Haughton asking for information as to whether the Government would undertake to pay the cost of the periodical inspection (of works in progress) mentioned in the new reflations, licfore carrying this into effect, however, it was agreed that the Chairman of Directors, along with the Legal Manager, should wait upon Mr "Warden Carew and endeavour to ascertain from him whether it is probable the Government would undertake the survey of the proposed race and the preparation of the necessary plans and specifications connected with its construction.—-Some routine business having been disposed cf, the meeting adjourned sine die.

Sir David Monro lias been returned to ' ' the House of Representatives for the Waikouaiti district. The Daily Times of Thursday last gives tin number of the votes polled for each candidate as follows :—Monro, 218; Webster,/ 52 ; Preston, 41 ; Hutcheson, 1(5; Cutten, 7 ; Thomson, 4. The returns from Macraes had not then come in ; but, as will be seen from our Dunedin telegram, they have only lessened Sir David's total majority by four The Times eon- : gratulates the electors of Waikouaiti on having ' chosen so valuable a representative ; and the ' Colony at large on the fact that it will now have : the benefit of Sir David's acknowledged ability » and long experience of New Zealand politics. I