If so, you have the key to the so-called 'savings.' When on his inspection tour, if he found a lamp or a stool that had become broken, and useless (thrown aside), he had it rescued from the dust heap or lumber-room, and forthwith entered it on his list, and its original value when new, and of course he was thus able, in the course of time, to show on paper a goodly sum which he darned to have 'saved.' If the truth were known, his savings have cost the Colony a pretty penny. It would pay to pension him off, if by so doing he could be kept from active mischief." About 200 persons assembled on the Friendly Societies' ground, Geelong, to wit ness "Pentecost, the New Zealand pedestrian, run ten miles within the hour, but were rather disappointed at seeing him run only about nine miles in that time. By the style in which he ran, however, it was the opinion of n^any present he could have done the ten miles had he exerjjed himself to the utmost. Carr and P. Smith ran a dead heat in a 200 yards race, both starting from scratch. ~ A mile race was won by J. Henderson, who received 90 yards start, beating P. Smith with 120 yards start. In some remarks on the colliers strike at Newcastle, the Wellington Independent says: If the annoyance only resulted in attention being concentrated upon the Grey coal de posits, we might have occasion to thank the New South Wales co/lijers for compelling us to mine our own coal. A little capital and energy wisely expended at once jn esr tablishing a coal trade at the Grey would soon ensure a fortune, and be the means of saving an incalculable amount of money to this Colony. 