Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. Cromwell: Tuesday, January 21, 1873.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 167, 21 January 1873, Page 4

Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. Cromwell: Tuesday, January 21, 1873.

L.R,G.5.1.~-The case being still sub judice, we cannot with propriety give insertion to your letter in the present issue. We have to thank the Government printer for the first volume of the " Appendix to Journals of House of Representatives," in connection with last session. The weekly mails from the Nevis, Carrickton, Quartzville, and Bnnnockburn, now arrive at the Cromwell Post-office at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesdays, instead of Wednesdays as hitherto. Mr David Todd, who Mr MacKellar as Master of the Crom.voll School, arrived here from Balclutha yesterday morning, and was present at the re-opening of the school in the forenoon. We are glad to hear that a large number of scholars were enrolled. We observe that tenders have at length been invited for the necessary fittings and furniture for the new Court-house. It is several months since the builder's contract was completed, and we trust there will be no further unnecessary delay in making the Court-house available for its legitimate uses. A crushing of 59 tons from the Caledonian claim was completed at the Poyal Standard battery last Tuesday. The result, we are told, was satisfactory—that is to say, the yield of gold obtained was sufficiently large to be remunerative. Mr G. T. Stephenson is now the sole owner of this and the adjoining claim. According to the official time table for 1873, the next European mail via San Francisco should arrive at Port Chalmers on the 2nd February proximo. The outward mail by the same route leaves Port Chalmers on February 13. 'Clie inward mail via Suez is due at Sydney on the 17th inst., and at Dunedin about seven days later. The meeting convened for last Saturday evening at the Bannockburu School-house with the object of forming a Miners' Association, was but thinly attended, and it was deemed advisable to postpone the election of president an 1 committee until Thursday next, when it is hoped every miner in the district will make it a point to be present.

The Town Council held a meeting on Thursday evening last. The Mayor and Councillors Marsh and Wright were present. The assessment book was submitted for the approval of the Council. During the meeting, his Worship expressed regret that the Councillors, with the exception of Cr. Dawkins, had not attende i the special meeting re the Governor's visit. The meeting was adjourned to Thursday evening next.

The Illustrated N.Z. Herald for January contains what appears to be a remarkably good view of the town of Nelson and its surroundings ; a kind of pantomimic representation of the enjoyments and inconveniences of "Mr Homer's Christmas Holiday"; a couple of Christmas scenes ; a couple of scenes of Melbourne's early days ; and several other illustrations. On the whole, a very interesting number is the one just como to baud.

A Bannockburn correspondent informs us that on Friday a considerable flood occurred in Smith's a«d Pipeclay Gullies. There appeared to have been a very heavy fall of rain in the upper portions of the gullies, for the water came down in one vast body, and carried away everything within its reach. The freshet lasted only about an hour, and by dusk there was no more than the usual quantity of water running. Happily, the flood did little harm to mining property.

The changeable and unsummerlike weather still continues. Yesterday was ipaite an early spring day ; and on Sunday most of the hills in the neighbourhood received a coating of snow. However acceptable a change from the previous very trying heat may have been, its length is beginning to render it tiresome. But the miners are well pleased with it ; and we suppose we " of the city" must not complain,—or rather, must by no means pray for a recurrence of weather to suit the season.

Mr S. A. Potter, for some time a resident in the neighbourhood of Cromwell, became, about eight months ago, an inmate of the Wakatip Hospital, where he remained almost continuously until last week. His disease was of a very painful character, and caused him a deal of bodily suffering. Under the skilful treatment of Dr Douglas, the hospital Surgeon, the malady at length disappeared, and not the slightest symptom of it now remains. Mr Potter desires us to express thus publicly his heart-felt gratitude to Dr Douglas for having been instrumental, under Providence, in saving his life. He also wishes to place on record his testimony to the excellent management of the institution, and to its incalculable utility as an asylum for alleviating the sufferings of poor humanity.

'i > We take the following from the Ttiapehu Times : " Never outside a knacker's yard did. we see such wretched old screws as the horaeg the police rode when escorting His Excellency Sir George Bowen from Havelock to Lawrence, Thore is not a horse belonging to the police ij the Tuapeka district worth more than the valu 6 of lua hide. A horse had to be hired for the trooper who escorted the Governor to the Toviot as the Inspector could not trust one of those b«. longing to the force to go the journey—a distance of four and thirty miles. When will the Com. missioner learn sense—that cheese-paring parsj. mony is not true economy. Should it be necea. sary to ride after a criminal, we do not believe a horse belonging to the police department could be found in the province able to do half a day'j journey in ordinary time. A heavy responsiii. lity rests on the police authorities should justice be defeated through this cause."—ln connection with the Governor's tour through this district an incident has occurred which proves that the above remarks are applicable not only to tie Tuapeka district. Sergeant Cassels was ordered to accompany the party as far as Timaru ; but his own horse was quite unfit for the journey not by reason of any recent heavy work, or any. thing of that sort ; but simply for the reason that old age and the effects remaining of two or three former founderings, rendered him perfectly incapable of performing it : in fact, we believe the Sergeant has refused to ride the animal again on- the ground that his life is in danger if he does so. The police authorities had therefore to hire another horse for the trip ; and as the Sergeant is likely to be away at least a fortnight, the hire. money would go a good way towards the pur. chase of a decent animal. Indeed, it is hioj time a clearing-out sale of the old screws were undertaken ; they are a disgrace upon public occasions, and are utterly useless for a journey. Reilly, who in company with Hartley discovered the Dunstan gold-field, is at present in Punedin. During the past few years, he has travelled over a great portion of America, and visited nearly all the gold-mining districts of Australia. He expresses his opinion that New Zealand is a far better country for an enterprising colonist than any part of the world he has visited, and that rich gold-fields yet to be worked exist in it. Mr Keilly contemplates giving practical proof of his faith in his belief of the existence of undiscovered auriferous deposits, by starting on a prospecting tour. What partoi the country he intends to devote his attention to, we do nob at present know. Tuapeka Times. The case Mace v. Cotter was decided at the last sitting of the district Court at Clyde. The parties to the suit are resident at The action was brought to recover damages sustained by piaintiiF through the death of one horse, and injuries to others. These damages, it will be remembered, were occasioned by 3 heifer, belonging to the defendant, which had I been knocked up while being driven in a nidi, and which bad been left by the roadside iii consequence. While the plaintiff's waggon was passing at a subsequent date, the heifer charged the horses ; and the dnmage don', was estimated by the plaintiff as fol'ows : Value of horse , kille I. £~>o ; damage to another horse, £lo ; repairing watrgon, £24. The plnintiff conducted his own case ; and Mr F. J. Wilson, assisted l>y Mr Barton, of Queenstown, appeared for defendant. His Honor Judge Gray gave judgment for piaintiiF for £7O, —with costs u ITS 2s. 6d. A tremendous gale of wind swept over . the Mount Ida district on Tuesday morning, the 14th inst. ''At the Pigroot the gale w-s so violent," says the Chronicle, " that one of Messrs Cobb and Co.'s coaches was carried away several ! hundred yards, winding its course through a ; number of waggons laden with wool, and finally precipitating itself over a bank ten or twelve let! high, breaking the pole, smashing one of the wheels, and causing other damage. Great efforts I hid to l>e made to drag the disabled vehicle from ; its position. We hear that the damage to the gardens is considerable. In the afternoon the wind changed, ami rain fell heavily for several hours, with occasional showers of hail." The following instance of woman's v,ii j is related by the Neio Zealand Herald (Auck- * land): —"A little episode occurred in Wyndhamstreet on Saturday afternoon, which has its amusing as well as its saddening features, and 3 in which the plaintiff in a late assault and battery case figured somewhat conspicuously. His 'better half had, it appeared, become 'deeply 1 agitated with benzine'—hot words ensued bee tween the pair, ending in her prompt ejecti'n e into the street. She again returned, again to be forced from the threshold, to which she firmly clung, with all its 'hallowed associations.' But V when did woman's wit ever fail her in her hour e of need, or at her last shift ? A new idea flashed - upon her mind ; promptly rushing in, the fail ~ Milesian whipped off her dress and robe de tndt and triumphantly defied him to put her out! Baffled an 1 disgusted, the irate husband gave up ■ the struggle after some incidental acts of vioy lence." n In an article tipon the composition of -. the new Waste Land Board, the Tuapeka Tint* s has the following :—" We believe we are within the mark when we state that three-fourths to four-fifths of the proceedings of the Board wi! s pertain to the gold-fields. Yet we look invaffl if among the list of members for a solitary repreit sentative of the interest which will be principally 0 affected. Such contemptuous disregard of tfe interests of a large and im| ortaot portion of tfe community, while on a piece with previous Pro i- vincial Government actions, far transcends thein , in audacity. It demands a strong expressionol opinion from the various gold mining centres. l " Here is a matter which falls within the leeiti." '"mate scope of the district mining associations, y and one which the Central Committee might to y bring before them without delay. Prompt, de>r S cisive action may he use'ul. At any rate, itw , i show that we are resolved to kick against * I justice." 1- .—•_——«•—____

0 Air nnd Exercise.—A young man should W" 0 in the open air six miles every day. A youn* ;r woman three or four. When still we use ft' > s inches of cuhic air in a minute; if we walk a' t + the rate of one mile an hour, 800 ; two miles a" . hour, 1001); three miles an hour 1(500 ; W miles an hour, 2300 ; if we run at six miles a» ie hour, 3000 ; trotting a horse, 1750 ; oauteriu* 1500.