Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, OCTOBFR 20, 1872.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 155, 29 October 1872, Page 4

Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, OCTOBFR 20, 1872.

We have before us the “ Report of the j )1 'fields Royal Commission of Inquiry,! 1871, New South Wales, appointed to inquire into the working; of the present Goldfields Act and Regulations of New 1 South Wales, and into the best means of securing a permaient Water Supply fur the Goldfields of tie Colony.” The names of the Conimisdoiers are ;—J. G. Long lanes, Ksq., Wristir-atdaw; Ed. Goombes,; Esq., C. E. ; E. A. Raker, Esq.. M.P.; lij A. Thompson, Ksq. ; and Richard Frappell, Ksq. The rejort, which is of a very vulu ninous ch iracttr, was originally framed for presentation to the Governor of NewSouth Wales ; hut the copy before us is a reprint by order of the House of Hepr ■- s “utatives, and we i tee L from the hj mds of the Govcrumeiitpriuter in Wellington. The latter division of the inquiry.—that relating to the subpet of water supply.— jis not, to tts in Nev Zealand, p tsscssed ol ; much interest : theiiroumstances in regard ot obtaining a sappy are in the two Goto 1 nies so greatly dive.se. th it. the facts noted ; id suggestions mu e i>v tic 0 mimissione s ! are in no way, nr i asm V de r■ ■, a » 1 i cable to our G.«l 1 Heels. But if is d.llmvnt j as regards the form.r division of their in j quiry. Much of whit is advanced by them j a fleets questions an! matters frequently | arising and discussd in connection wi;h jour mining hws anl regulations ; and we j make no apology br placing before the j public the follow in- extracts, which are perhaps partie.ularly pp .site at the present ! time, seeing th it mud interest ins recently been aroused among he mining p »pul uiun | as to legislation alrbting their interests, ! by means of public nestings, and so forth, jin connection with tie Gold Mining Bill I which was brought tefore the House of j Representatives the rther week.

11l what may lie tn-iimi tin* preface to their report, in shor hj staling: l he opinions entertained !iy them :s to the fundamental principles upon whia mining legislation should he based, the Commissioners sav

In the first place, we consider it aim >st ns a se'f-evi lent propositi mth at the hold Kiel Is of the l job »ne —at ad evuts, upon the unalienaucd la.ids of the Colonr-aro the pnperty of the entire e immunity, aul should he legislated for with a view to the general prosperity, an 1 not for the etehisive or fvm special henelit of auv jiartienl ir class. A very If,tie om-alention of the vi;ws frequently mu icuted by nniiy who profos« to he the le nhu of pn-iln opinion will shovv th it. axiomatic is ins oroposiM n is, it is not seldom oraciic illy i jime 1. Therefore it is th a at ther.sk of icha; carge I with uttering something verr like a m ire '.nnsm. we think it well to plm.i thi. principle irinnuen.dv on rcc ad.

Sec cl liy. we think i- shoal I he 1, »;-no in min 1 in t toe aunt m ms tlcpisfs of the < olon r c mtaiii inr.heuiselycsjiii. e riicnt of great atlnc-i m to hhour and e iterpri*, an I that ha s wi. ii reference to such depo.-itsshould he so fr un -1 as to render them really am. practically a means of attrac ily,' to the hum* a large influx of desirable bum,grants.

i ; basic, population for the working of our hold Fields being Supposed, the grind end and aim of minin' legislation should be the thorough develop-

mnt of the mineral wealth of the Go'any, vtith s -gj^ oeclai regard to ecmm’cal and efficient toorkk \s of all u her fields of openation, it 13 essentia pjah true of mining that there shonM he no untied c tKrJl sary expenditu eof labour or capital. 3uch.[ s *-4 instance, as putting two men upon ground tty ’.Oll Id be eficiently worked by one, or the 3U pro] Eng of half a loz n shifts where oncf-would i. mon hj. gain, the efficient avo king of the R4 gac ] 511 mid, as far as possible, be seen red ; for j{ » L- aiin be, in the first place, inefficiently worke, a ' lC ' this alternative evil follows of necessity, schf et.e ■ the ground must be worked, twice <4 adi ail this you have a wasteful expend! u 6j labour—or there remains an absolute loss of ferial wealth, inasmuch as much auriferous ,1, 110 I posit which might profitably have lieen ex remains in the ground. It is we 1. too, to the ■nit here, both to those who, on the one tyg c imagine tliat to mere monied Companies wsmai p 1 10k for the development of the Cold 0 to those who, on the other hand, are of opkj, beei that Companies are to be rigidly excluded fr (jJ mis the Cold Fields, as tending to undue moiiopj, 0 f 0 and to an unfair interference with the rights \ the individual digger, that in our un unia-Dj “V* opinion we cannot look to companies for theg. rough development of the auriferous wealth i the Colony, but that for such development* gni-i must Ixll inly rely upon the labouring m i os .' m jn Fair eue mrageinent should no doubt be invents reqi Co npanies for the expeu liters of capital; ty kno Companies. merely as such, with unlimited whi of hiiimg lab mr, have not the p over We to deve op the Fiel is : the miner, as distii in guishe 1 from the hi re I labourer, can alone ikg,. on 1: out io is only bv raising the digger to the 1%! cipb tiou of the miner than you can exp- c: this dev*, exte lopmeut. And the eon lition of the digger cj the lie so beneficially affected only by giving kty Eace la-ge and liberal areas for his working,—by j v , gala ing him great encouragement for prospectin'/.. E } by-giving him secure tenure of his holding-jH, • fine, b .'putting him by these means upon ing to mike e<| nil terms with the monied cip,B ves; t ids s or. in o her words, putting 1 vbour, in 1 skill, aul enterprise, upon fair terms with ttS \ c :p tal of Companies. || Onf* of tin first matters treated offoHund tin C munissioners is the necessity f»r gB teni tiblishing, in connection with the politie, t |B 8;ltl goycrament of the Colony, a Departintß of Mines. The sunn necessity for -Neißcon Z ’aland was noticed by Mr Wapkrh d,'SE,B &:iCf the Premier, in his Ministerial Stalerner.;BI 1 ' to tin Upper House; but Mr Vogel, c.dleague, lias since declared that the Otßiiaz veruaient have no intention of addingjßp r « ; Minister of Mines to tin Colonial C.ihiae« tei£ However, we observe again tint \! : 1 1-1 Waterhouse has promised, in reply toBI deputation of goldfields members, that tliijp l^*! 1 matter shall receive the reconsiderationcß- 011 tin Government. The Commissioners het:| W^ We unanimously recoin men I that not on!;®** should a distinct Dep irtm ,-ut of Mines he foriH I’**® 1 ’**® with established, but also that a Minister gHjpt.'o lines be placed at the head of that Departmeme-wh Tills Minister should of cense be a poiitklßy... o.ricer directly responsible to Parliament; auiß his main duties iu especial reference to dI.BP' 10 milling, shoul I be, to b irrow the words of Vico.iau Conruisdoners of 15, 52, “to wardß over 1 he internal management of die Cold Fields,Bl their legislative re.|uirein >uts, and the e Hckitl 1 idniiiiisua.ion of their laws.” Bp< •Speaking of the good results tvliid »Thi would follow upon the establishment o(Khe such a 1 h'p.u'tmcut, they sav : B|au An 'the" gla. rig dcfec’ of our present systemß ’f is. the imp issi'dlity of obtaining reliable iaf-üßt , 111 im in Sylivy as to the con lition of tie B, 10 . mines. It. is obvious tint the existence of mH nvi ■1 five in wiii.di inf u- 11a ion can he ob'ainel thitßro cm be re illy dcpva led noon, with reference t-ißret die c ai lid on of ininiug atfi rs of particular Ixi-* fities. would m itei'iilly conduce to the employ.® neat or c-cdta! and energy in such matters. \ 1 ■'iic > an office as we r . minuend should he tbs -Jtyj, ■.'li isitory of tire o Me -il statistics of the boll Fid.ls—as in Iced of all mining localities; and I \ by the pormdii-i! puhficati >n of these statistics. CC! lutoninrion woul I be authoritatively furnis tel p*t w’l-ch woual either warrant the embarking A |ssbi cooibiice 1 cipii ii an 1 of individual energy in I | ni ii'ng enterprise. or prevent the wasteful ex- I pen d are o’ mo,icy in baaine companies, and she dm fruitless j u nc rings to profitless fields by imli- Pmi vi hi d m>ncr3 who can ill afford to throw away k,, di'ie an lab-air. Su ;h an office would ditfnse i„. ■‘>:nnl in format ion, and would, without unduly iutertering with private agencies, operate as a t salutary ciicck upon the delusively glowing re- *‘ lu prrseiuafioiis of professional puffers. The im- i*f t perfect and c; ig ;o-..te I accounts of new disco- [rj vciies, which a--o furnish > I by iu-ereste 1 jnrties, I, not uufiepi 11 ly cause greit exc’tc.neut, giv.ug *‘“ l rise to hopes only doomo 1 to disappointment, fiia and to expo-r.-itions never to be realised. Siei A-g-fi i, such a department would be unde a | eK valuable storeliouse of inf >rmation. will regard j not only to ge (logical discoveries ten- ling b | throw light upon aid guide the operations of d e j/rosp ctois, hot. also to the most recent improve- *>m meats in 111 ic'ahiery. modes of working, treating Itr gol 1, an 1 orher such p irticula’s. An Ino only lit] wimlii this information be easily accessible to | av such of the public as could attend petsmia'lyat E idle o-fice, but by perio.lic 1 publication, suchas t we Inve bet ire liiute I at. the Dcpirt ncnfc could be m 1 le tin- meins of diss uniuating largely and at in Ist beneficially this useful knowledge. In the rj neighbouring (.‘ohm; of Victoria, whose mining ; legislation mid afioiiiiistradm are so far in ad- lir Evince of ours, and whose material prosperity is fil bv conse picnce so much greater th m ours, (u d- art 1 with scan ting tint the mineral wealth of this [ e; I -loa-.- in metals "ther thin gold is f>r in excess :of any known in Victoria, and that the area over . j which our gdd de. -osits extend is much la'gebl the ibivcrnmaut lias established a most valuable to ; museum i-i connection with ths Department; re- re- ■ ill r is are c dice e I from eveyy district, and r e ‘ | pets published frmi the mining surveyors qusr* j terlv ; a sumiiiv yof the mining work of the a iyeir is published, and from time to time tn# ” I department issues maps of the more important i mining dis.riots ; new Fields are examined ana Ji i reported upon by the .corapelent otiicers, and i i those reports published ; and under the iffl.® 8 ’; 1 fiiate supervision of Mr Brough isiaytb, tbe-Sw

retopy f ir Mines for that Colony, a most a Ule ami comprehensive work upon the (i|>ld eldsanl Mineral Districts of Viktoria has been compi'ed and published. ■ , \

Upon the question as to who are the proper persons to frame mining regulations, or what the best method of having such framed, so as most effectually to conduce to the satisfactory working of any scheme of Gold fields Management, there is a diversity ot opinion amongst the Commissioners. And they state that “ upon no part of the whole subject of our inquiry more than upon this question,—to whom the duty of framing the regulations should be deputed,—is there a greater difference of opinion amongst the witnesses who have been personally examined before your Commissioners”; .and that “the same variety of opinion is apparent in the written communications which have been sent to us.’ The majority of the Commissioners state:— We desire to express our opinion that the m >st gnhahle persons to frame Regulations are the miners themselves. We think tha; in matters requiring for their settlement a pnrelv technical knowledge, persons are required as legishtors win have been educated in these technicalities. IVe cannot recommend that there should he, as in Victoria, a number of Local Bidies legislating on mining subjects, hut we think that the prineip’e oc vl self-government might, to a certain extent, be adop el. by Parliament authorising the gold miners to elect representatives to sit as »central Mining Board to frame one code of Regulations for the whole Colony.

Mr Innes and Mr Thompson, however, tliiuk that the wiser course would he to vest the power of framing such regulations in the Mining Department; and remark:—

At the same time, we feel assured that unless the Mining Department be well organised and under the direction of some thoroughly competent permanent head, there can be no hope of ntisfactorv Regulations emanating from such a source. And in recommending the giving of this power to the Department, we only do so in the contideut hope that it will lake every means to ascertain authoritatively the real state of circuit)-g'-mre* upon and requirements of the Cold Fields,—and no*-., as has unfortunately been too tuaH frequently done hitherto, adventure upon hap io-B iiaz rd legislation, upon the untrustworthy rej;l presentations of parties having either selfish inK ■ * e:e3ts serve (>r a merely superficial acquainI tinea with the subject.

I Our extracts from this repprt have already extended to a length beyond our ' of * original intention ; and at the present time Iwe must therefore conclude. But in our re ßn«u issue we shall nuke a few further ■ extracts, chiefly having reference to the I necessity for a more secure tenure to the • property of miners, — in connection with am,B which matter defects in the present New .b|B Zealand laws make themselves felt, to a J Jitter or less extent, upon our Goldfields tie I almost every dav.

lent S The Committee of the Cromwell Jockey ■ flu'ure summoned to meet in the Town-hall on ]ich|lhßH.iay evening, to arrange a programme for tof Btlie Animal Races, and to consider other impor- ■ hut business.

fc'rß The anniversary of the Loyal Cromwell theß^’ 6 Id-Fellows is to ha celebrate Iby an { m■> llv i‘ation ball on Friday. Bth November. We that Hverequested to state tint those wishing to he hca°■' reSen " 011 fbe °ccasion will receive invitation )!oy . ■‘wfc on application to any of the brethren, to. I An iron-roofed tenement situate on the '«hi ■ I ° nsfail a little below the Hos[»ital, and and ■ feu Pi e 'l by a miner named Joseph Young, was itirs, ■ lcc: 'kutally burnt on the morning of Friday' s ieil H“t. This is said to be tile second occasion on ? p l ' Young has snlFcred a similar calamity. , V ex . lln the Resident Magistrate’s Court on I the Bkiirsday last, 0. and W. (’oldough v. G. A. imli- •with, (which had been adjourned on the pre‘fise ■* 3a3^our t day for proof of service of summons) duly oa 'v ease for hearing. Tlie defendant as a ■’t appearinsg, judgment was given for the full ’ re ' c'aimed, £l2 35., together with 38s. costs im- •'Court.

l'ie3, ■ Redirectors of the Lucknow (Into Coliv.ng ■|p u ol') Quartz Mining Company seem deter* ient > to infiHc fresh vitality into the develop--1 a their undoubtedly valuable reef. Tendril ■ i ‘ 3lre no " r invited for cutting 103 feet of a rto B unne '' which, by all competent authoii ios, is is e3S3M tial to the proper working of the rove- ■'•in. This necessary operation completed, and only lT lmWay laill ,bnvn fc() connect the workings le to the crushing-machine, the company will, we i]v at y ßlio doubt, spec lily achieve a degree of succh as that will cause the mine to be regarded as joild •(of the m ist valuable properties of the kind 1 and •*ae Province. 3 the rpi ining I ne contractors for the formation of the , a ,l- •(them approach to the Kawarau Bridge are '(ant- K?” P r °o ress in the removal of the this ■' W °, rk ' A lar ° e water-race belonging to scess •_'^ rs Ha .ves and (lonnan, of Kawarau Gorge, over • ® e n extended so as to command the ground, ff alrea< iy a very considerable breach has been rg 3 . ij. ln bank. The workmen are now d re ‘ K'? UP an remov ing a heap of huge boulquar* ■, * have accumulated near the embjixchure f ths I 119 rea ch, and which temporarily impede 3 th ® • o ° rOOBSi3 of sluicing the hank into the river, fond K k 636 obstructions are removed, the water and K ft to bear on the detritus, mine* .B e “osemeu will be enabled to carry on i&r f rapidly and effectively.

Thft Stun of the Fast Company cleaned up, after twelve days’ crushing, oh Frilay last the quantity of gold obtained being 102 ois. 13 dwts. , 1

Messrs O’Brien and Glover’s Royal Dramatic Troupe are announced to appear at Qa.artzville on Thursday evening, an I at Kidd’s Con-cert-hall, Cromwell, on Frilay and Saturday.

We regret to hear that a serious mishap occnrrel to the pumping-machinery at the Clyde coal-pit early yesterday morning. It appears that the large cog-wheel became damaged to such an extent as to necessitate a complete stoppage of

■ ““***'■ wuoiuera:-ie nine, ami tuat tne mine also sustained other damage (the particulars of which we have not heard/ which can only be repaired at great outlay. The October number of the Illustrated .Vtfit' Zealand Herald came to hand yesterday. The frontispiece represents a tragical incident of the Peruvian Insurrection—viz., the “Burning of the Brothers Gutierrez” in the p'aza of Limn Among the other illustrations are several engravings of exquisite bits of New Zealand Australian, and Polynesian scenery. Mr U. T. Wheeler, the proprietor, is now making a tour of the Gold-fields, and we have no doubt will lie glad to receive the names of fresh subscribers.

A slight inaccuracy occurred in onr remarks in last week’s paper reflecting the properties of the water used at the Swan Brewery. It appears that the water con lucted from Firewood Creek by the medium of Messrs Barker and Straban s race is remarkably “soft,” and> being so, is of course well adapted for almost all purposes except brewing. The water used at the Brewery previously undergoes a process of natural filtration in passing through a deposit of “drift” immediately below Messis Barker and Strahan’s lower reservoir. This drift is believed to be highly ferruginous, and hence the difference in tne quality of the water, and it? pecu’iarsuitability. after undergoing the percolating process, for brewing purposes.

We direct the attention of the mining community to an advertisement (published ii; our present issue) emanating from the Arrow District, Miners’ Association and suggesting the appointment of .a delegate io represent the Cromwell district at a conference proposed to he held iat Lawrence early in December. The matter is j worthy of oumest and immediate Consideration, j We trust that the invitation will be promptly responde 1 to, and that a pt‘»lio inerting will be called without delay to conader the subject. The existing Acts and Reguktimiv relating to the mining industry are susieptible of very extensive alteration and iuorovement; and it is mainly with the view o’ longing under -the at tention of the Colonial On em übiu sucii as are most urgently required it this portion of the (•old-fields, that the meeting of delegates from the principal mining centra has been suggested. In connection with this adject, we refer our readers to the valuable extracts from the Report | of the Nca South Wales (hi i-ficlds C nnmission I whic)l appear in our loidny co umns of to-day. The body of the unfortunate John M‘Donald (who was repo ted to bo missing at the Nevis a few days agd was found by some Chinamen in a bend of He river a short wav j above the British Stores. The circumstances j under which the fatality cenrred were elicited j at an inquest he I on Thunday last at the Shamrock Hotel, Nevis Township, before E. H. Carew, Esq., Coroner, am a jury, of whom Mr Hugh M'Kmie was forema. From Mounted- | Constable Wa!-h, who ws present at the in- | quest, we have gleaned thefoilowing pirtieulars : ; Tne deceased was a niior. and lived alone in I a house opposite Seal y an. Starkey’s slaughtcr- { yard, about half a mile abve the township, oa ; the other side of the lier. He went to the | township on Saturday, tfe 12 hj. and remaine I j until aboiiu haif-jiast six n the following Mon- | day evening, when he res/ved to go home. Mr 1 Starkey cautioned him tiat the river was up, | and ad vis. d him to be ceful in cr ssing. To this M‘Donald replied iht lie word i go to ;h j ford and sec how the mr looked, and if dan | o er(, us he would not atfeipt to cross He then j left, and was not nga n sai alive. Mr Starke j sated in his evidence tlnvthe man had had some j liquor, but appeared to b qni e capable of tak- | iug care of himself. other use v. itm ss would not j lia\e a.io\vC-I lum to go towards the erossin'- r j Dn the next, day, Refer I‘Arthur and Ceorge j Stratford., his mates, he.dug that he had left I Starkey's to go home, snyceted the tnidi, and left wo’.'K to go in sear hj 04 he body, o-intinuing | the quest for two days nunecus?fully. Las 'Rueslav. a Chinaman went!. iM‘Arthur’s hut and said he knew woe-re theb iv was —.(florin , at t.ie s i,me time, to punt or the pi icc “ for a consideration’’ Mr AlWrljnr, finding it useless to remonstrate with -ha mercenarr-mimie ; heathen, gave him a pound tim e,—the sum de-1 mauded,—and went along vuh him to the sn-it where the body was discnnvd. It had been 1 carried aoout si.x miies dowt the river, and was found lying in shallow wate close to the bank. ‘ The jury, after heirine the yidenee. returned a | verdict that the decease.l >as found drowned, 1 but in what manner therevas no evidence to show. M‘Donald was a Hihlandman, .‘l4 Years of age, an I unmarried ; an had been resi.imt at the Nevis for at lease seen years. His remains were iuterre 1 in the fromwell Cemottry on Friday, in the presence nhbout a score of i.s I old friends and • neighbour. The Ilev. Xr Drake performed the funeralservice.

The Otago Waste Lands Bill has passed both Jtousea of the Assembly.

The,,, Clyde tire-bell has been placed in position. Its weight is 50 lbs., and the Times savs its warning' - notes will be heard for two miles.

Our contemporary the Lake Wakatip Mail is threatens I by the trustees in the estate of Boult, Mackay, and Co., with legal proceedings for an allege I libel upon a deserted sawmill ! The Mail very properly declines to submit to such intimidation.

At the Resident Magistrates Court, on Saturday, (before his Worship the Mayor and J. B. Lake, Esrj., J. P.), Patrick Sweeney, a visitor from the Nevis, was fined os. for being drunk ami disorderly on the previous night, and 10s. for assaulting the police. He was also directed to pay 2Js. for damaging Constable Walsh’s uniform.

The working survey of the railway line from lokom liriro toiawrence has been commenced. Iho Clyde people are agitating in favour of the line recently reported on by Mr J. Millar, F.S.A., from Popotunoa via Tapanui to lloxburgh, and thence northwards. The / don’t want to “ play second fiddle to Lawrence” or any other of the gold-fields townships. A dinner was given to Mr Stafford by the members of his party on Wednesday niji last, and was a great success. Every member o: the party was present, with the exception of those who had left for the South by the Nevada, and two or three who had business in the Hons Mr Sheehan was among those present. The whole party, we understand, are firm and united, and have adopted the name of the “ New Zeal and Party,” with the motto, “ Progress with Prudence. "—Daily Tim*,.

In the IK ih dip M nil of the 23rd inst,, we observe a report of an inquest held Ihe dav before, touching a fire that occurred that dav week at Mr liowirth’s farm, Half-way Hay, Lake Wakatip. By this lire, four and a hilf stacks of oa s and one of barley were destroyed value lat from £350 to £4OO. The Mail see ns to be of opinion that iucen.liarU.-n had someth'ug to do with its origin ; but the juiy r . turnelan open verdict, to the effect-that ‘-no evidence of the origin of the said lire doth appear to the jury.”

| A fire occurred in Queenstown on Sutur diy morning, the 10th inst., at one a.m. It originated in a house owned and resi led in by Mi James Scully, and this and a huge two storied house, owned by Mr Huff, and occupied us : store and dwelling-house by Mr Wilson, wen burnt to the ground in a very short spice oi time. A strong wind was blowing, and had it nut been that a heavy downpour of rain had com me need a short time before, there is no doubt that the lire would have spread to a much largci extent. An inquest was held, and the following verdict was returned That the fire originated accidentally” ; but they added a rider 1 1 tae effect that g eat carelessness was exhibited by Mr and Mrs Scully in not seeing that all the lights in their house were out before they went to bed. As a result of this fire, we see th.a movements are being made to re-organise the Queenstown Fire Brigade.

On Saturday afternoon an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Colleen Baivn Quartz Mining Company, Registered, was held at the company's ofllcc, Cromwell, to appoint directors and pass bye-laws. All the shareholders were present or represented. Messrs J. t>. Mulford, f. Logan, d. MTversie, I!, lb-id. an! hi. Murrell were elected directors, Mr Mnl I f'»rd being chairman. A draft copy of bye-laws u;is considere 1, and. several bye-laws were con I aimed, but the final adoption of them was postpone.! till an adjourned meeting to bo held next months. A meeting of directors was aftcrwnls held, at which the ordinary busin.ss of the eo npany was disposed or. The call of one shilling per share was reported to have been fully raid prompt'y pai i na. I' m current liable* ies were ordered to be ascertained and set led. The workingyuanager reported tifcy tons of stone as ■ready for crushing, but it was resolved not to crush tess than 1(K) tons. [ A’e have since been . i .for.ae.l on reliable authority that the s one 1 u)ks exceedingly well, and wid not _i\o- Jess than an ounce to the t >u. Th • last misaimr, i. will be remomberc i, exceeded this.] -ihe Auc.\l;in:l Sf.-'tr says A ru-.t mo has wi itieu to us making a complaint a -ains one of our runner-boys, an ! whims ns to <1 is ch irge the lad. He states Hi it list ui.h , while passing up Ldw irdcs-s’reet, ha saw the boy oi the o her si le of the way. He tdd lorn to brio • him over a paper, bus instead of dung so he called out, “ 'hi, sugar me all over, you’ve got a better pair of boats than I have.” Our cones pon lent then crossed over to him. .and found that the lad was baref » >te 1. He tsndere I him h-alf-a-crown as pay imut as ho had no smaller change, to which the boy reinvrxi-l, “ Oh, y >u want t> d > the bounce, do ve ? If y i.ihl let ma keep it till to-morrow. I'll give yon two and eleven-pence for it.” To tins lie dissented, so the boy answere- 1 , “1 ain’t the king of Japan, you know ; 1 don’t carry the mint about in mv pocket.” Having thus delivered himself be went mt whistling. We promise our correspondent that we wid enquire into the matter, and if we tin I the culprit will talk to him like uuto a father.