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THE WEEK'S NEWS
The Town Hall On Thursday afternoon His
Worship the Mayor of Adelaide met between 60
and 70 of the metropolitan and mounted police at
the Town Hall, where tliey were conducted over
the building. While assembled in the Hall, His
. Worship addressed the men, and expressed his
j great pleasure at the admirable manner in which
| they had carried out the arrangements for pre
i serving order on the previous evening. It was not
his intentiou to have mentioned it. hut it lud been
intimated to him that the police wished to see the
bunding, and he would therefore say that it was
his iutention to invite thcin over before hearing of
such a desire on their part. (Cheers.) It gave him
great pleasure in offering them a view of that
magnificent building, wbich he would remind
them could not have been brought to a successful
termination without the cordial co-operation
and combined efforts oi all concerned. He
might be permitted, therefore, to say that
as such a beautiful work bad becu thus
raised it was the same in immaterial mat
ters, and combined action and co-onerclion
amongst themselves would raise them to a height
of perfection otherwise unobtainable. He again
expressed his pleasure at seeing them there.
(Cheers.) Mr. Inspector Peterswald, on behalf of
the police force, returned His Worship their
sincere thanks, and said if their actions had
given satisfaction they required no other reward.
Anything they could do to promote comfort and
good order on any occasion would be done by
them with pleasure. The company then went into
the gallery, where an abundance of wine and
biscuits was discussed, and the healths of His
Worship and Inspector Peterswald drunk with
great enthusiasm. His Worship replied in a
humorous manner, and the visitors, having had a
look at the bells, were formed into rauk in the
passage below, and marched back to the police
J'ard.
Victoria Theatre.—The attendance at the
Theatre on Thursday evening was very good. ■
Dion Boucicault's two-act drama, "The Irish
Diamond,"' being placed on the boards. Sir. W. I
O'STeil as Audy Blake was exceedingly good, con- j
vu'.sing the house with his comicalities iu the part j
of a " ragaboue" son. 3Ir. Jioble, as the General j
afflicted with the gout, and consequently bad
tempered, played his part well, especially in con
nee iou with liis niece. Lady Mount joy (Mrs.
Holme.-,). Sir. SIcGowan was very amusing in the
character of Mulroouey, an irascible old gentle
man, always predicting a bad end to Andy, whose
exuberance of spirits led him iuto perpetrating
numerous tricks npon Alulrooney at couvenient
opportunities. Miss Quinn played Mary, and did
her part well. Miss Emily Woods appeared in a
Highland dance, which she executed to perfection,
and had to submit to an encore. The comic drama
"Born to Good Luck" succeeded, and here Mr.
O'Xeil as Paudeen O'Eafferty was irresistible, and
kept the house in a roar from beginning to end.
The parts of Count Manfredi, by Air. Ireland,
Carandino, Air. Woolfe, the Countess Alolinga,
Airs. Kay, and Nina. Aliss Quinn, were well taken.
Adelaide Scottish Volunteers.—A meeting
of the Adelaide Scottish Volunteers was held at
the Black Bull Inn on Thursday evening, when
there was a large attendance. Air. John Claik, on
being voted to the chair, stated that the object
of the meeting was to give an opportunity for
gentlemen to join the company, so as to make up
the required number. Fifteen then came forward
and were enrolled by Colonel Biggs. Their names
are as follows:—Win. McKay, George Gordon
Bryce, David Speuce Robertson, Jolm A. Heagli,
Andrew Scott, Win. Aimers, David Heddle, Wm.
McGregor, Wm. McDonald. John B. Graham, I
John AlcDonaid, Thomas Watkins, James 1
Eraser, Jolm Smith, and James Logan. The
total number who have already joined is 56, only
four being wanted to form the company. Any
one wishing to enrol can do so at the Volunteer
Office.
Meeting op the Hindmirsii Rifles.—A meet
ing of the members of tbe late Hind marsh Rifles
was beid at tlie Joiners1 Arms, Hindmarsh. on !
Thursday evening. About a dozen persons were
present, and ex-Lieutcnant Hartshorne presided.
The Chairman, in initiating the proceedings,
explained that the object of the meeting was to
consider what should be done with the funds in
hand, and whether or not it was advisable to form
a company under the new regulations. Amongst
other things which required attention was the
making up of the deficiency which existed to the
extent of between £S and £&. Several defaulters
required being looked up in respect to their pecu
niary liabilities to the late company, and he sug
gested that the)' should be waited "on accordingly
The suggestion met with the concurrence of "those
present, and a Committee was appointed to perform
the proposed duty. A Committee was likewise
appointed to effect the sale of the musical instru
ments belonging to the band of the late corps.
It was decided that the bugle presented by
Dr. Lane sh<uld remain in the hands of
ex-Captain Trapmanu, aud in the event of a new
company being formed it should be placed at its
disposal. It was resolved that a further meeting
should be held a fortnight lience, when the two
Oomittces should produce their reports. With
respect to the formation of a new company the
Chairman said lie did not mean anything offen
sive, lmt he thought that it could not be com
posed entirely of the old" members, as many of
theui were disgusted with the manner in which
they had been treated. Captain l'rapmann said :
he thought it very desirable to form another I
company, which he believed would be joined by
a sufficient number of persons to make it a
strong one. He moved that several members of
the late corps should consider the question, anu
bring up their report at a convenient oppor
tunity. The prop'isition was carried without a
dissentient, Some disparaging remarks were
made in respect to the conduct of the Govern
ment in disbandiug the volunteer force when it
was iu a comparatively satisfactory c-.ndition.
Hardly a titlic of the old members bad joined
under the new regulations. An opinion was also
expressed that if it had not been for the action
the Dress liad taken with reference to the new
foice m uiy deseiving members who had served
their full lime would never have received their
arnisiio which they were so fally entitled. Agentle
liiau present regretted to see the sad falling ofi'in |
the attendance of persons who originally enrolled
themselves with the late company. Tlie want of
spirit which had prevailed for soma time past he
a tributed to the apathy of the Government and its
cheeseparing conduct. A pro position was then
moved and carried unanimously—' That the
Secretary write to the Staif-Ufiice to ask if tlie
authorities would appoint ail early tlav for attend
ing at ilinduiarsh to r< ciive tlie arms"and aminu
u -ion which had not yet been gin n up." A vote
of thanks to the Chairman aud tae Dress termi
nated the proceedings.
Paris Exhibition.—A meeting of the Pastoral
Sub-Committee was held at the Institute on
Thursday aftcmooa. Present—Mr. It. B. Smith
(iu the chair) Air. H. K. Hughes, lion. T. Alagarey,
and Air. J. It. Browne. The Chairman men
tioned that he 1 ad made arrangements with the i
Secretary, and received his promise thai the re
quirements of that Committee in the shape of |
funds should be attended to. A discussion took
place as lo the specimens of wool to he sent to
the b'xhibition, and it was decided that no pure- j
bred fleeces should lie shown, aud that in tlie
event of there being samples sent in excess of tlie 1
number required the Committee reserve to itself |
the right to select those which were considered
best. A list of names of persons likely to send j
samples was drawn up. The Chairman said he
had seen Air. Deh.icy aliout tbe cases necessary to
put the fleeces in. and be lied promised to attend '
thai meeting and explain his plan of making
tlicm. Mr. Debney did not attend, and the matter j
was allowed to stand till next meeting.
Pigeon Shooting.—A party of gentlemen from ]
Adelaide and the Port met on Thursday afternoon
at AYoodiiiie for a social contest with the fowling- 1
piece, the competitors being Ales sis. K. H. White,
Ladd, Robinson. Christopher, and Howe, of Ade
laide; and Messrs. Newman, Reynolds, Hall,
jun-, and R. and W. Blackler, of the Port. The
firing was not so successful as is usual, the birds
(which had been brought from Strathalbyn for the
occasion) being remarkably strong and vigorous on
the wing. Owing to that circumstance, and the
fine bracing air of yesterday, several of them have,
no doubt, by this time reached home in perfect
safety. The scoring, omitting names, was,
however, very good, notwithstanding the re
markable power of flight evinced by the birds
] which was said by old sportsmen of the mother
! country to he unprecedented. The spectators from
Adelaide and the Port, as well as the sportsmen
j had tlieir physical wants attended to by Mr. R.
Blackler, of the Port Admiral Hotel, with his usual
amplitude and care.
Tumby Mining Company. — The following
Captain Henkel's report to the Secretary (Mr.
Peter G. Harris):-"stuckey's Shaft is now four
fathoms four and a half feet deep. The lode has
so much improved during the last two days that I
I feel satisfied I am not far from a good bunch of
ore. I began work with one of the men to east of
Stuckey's Shaft, and in six feet have come upon a
good course of ore of high percentage, of which
by your son I send you samples, and trust, in the
course of a few weeks, to forward you several tons
as the first shipment from the Tumby Mine."
The Steamer MURRAY.—Some time ago Captain
Johnstone, of the Murray-steamer trade, went to
England to superintend the construction of a
steamer to trade between Goolwa and Port Ade
laide through the Murray-mouth. Messrs. Jos.
Stilling & Co. received a telegram from Captain
Johnstone on Monday to the following effect:—
"Got the steamer Murray into Victor Harbour
yesterday. One hundred and seventeen days out.
waiting a fair wind to bring her to port." She
reached Port Adelaide on Tuesday night,
Enrolment of Volunteers.—Five persons were
enrolled at the Armoury on Friday, viz., John
McDonald, Alexander Train. John Henderson,
and John Saunders with the Adelaide Scottish
Rifles; and Thomas Rodwell with the Artillery
The former corps now numbers 66 men.
The Actions against Messes. Blyth and i
Milne.—We believe that the defendants in the
two actions Hyrdess v. Blyth and Hyrdess v.
Milne will be represented in the Supreme Court by
Messrs. Stow, Q.C., Inglebj-, and Way—Mr. Mann
acting as attorney.
The Country Mails.—Subjoined is the Post- ]
master-General's answer to a memorial from the
residents on the North-East-road. praying for the :
departure of the mails from Adelaide at 1 30 during
the winter months:—"General Post-Office, Ade- |
laidc, J"une 12,1S3G.—Gentlemen, I have the honour I
to acknowledge the receipt of a memorial, praying I
that the usual winter arrangements in reference to J
the dispatch of the mails from the General Post
Office may he reverted to. In reply, I have the
honour to express my regret that an arrangement
which is so beneficial in some respects should he
productive of inconvenience to country residents; '
but I would respectfully remind the memorialists ,
that the inconvenience cannot be so great as it was 1
two or three years back, and when the mails left
Adelaideat 2.0 p.m. The only reason for dispatch- j
ing the mails at 2.0 p.m. was the bad condition of |
the roads, and I have long looked forward to the
time when the improved state of the roads and con
sequent increased rate o[ travel would enable ine to
make the dispatch at cne uniform hour the year |
through. This time I consider has arrived, and as
the convenience is certainly great to the com
mercial community, I am reluctant to make an
alteration which would. I th nk, meet with the dis
approbation of the majority, and as it could not be
done without due notice being given, the shortest
days would he over before it could be carried into
eficct. 1 must therefore claim the kind forbearance
of those who feel any temporary inconvenience,
and trust that experience will show that they arc
fully compensated for it by countei balancing
adiantages. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
your obedient servant, J. W. i.EWis, Postmaster- !
General. To Messrs. Greed, Moyle. Caust, Bowden.
and tiie other gentlcuicu signing the memorial."
The Volunteer Force.—C-loncl Biggs attended :
at the Lsudon Inn on Tuesday evening, June 19,
and immediately after the meetiug of the members
of the late West Adelaide Rifle Company, men
tioned elsewhere, he proceeded to enrol members |
for the new company. Forty-seven had already
eurolled, and on Tuesday evening IS were added,
making a total of C5. This is the first company
formed under the new regulations, and will there
fore rank as the No. I Company.
| The Late West Adelaide Rifles.—A meeting
of the members of the late West Adelaide Rifle
Company was held, pursuant to advertisement, at !
the London Inn, Fiiuuers-street, on Tuesday even
ing, June 19. There were about 49 persons preseat,
and the Hon. J. Baker, late captain of the com
pany, occupied the chair. The assets and liabilities |
of tlie late company were clearly explained to the
meetiug, and some discussion took place as to the
disposal of the funds in hand, but eventually the
matter was postponed for a week, when another |
meetiug will he held. In .the meantime a com
mittee of thiec was formed to cudeavour to obtain
the euUitandiiis subscriptions to the late company.
Central Road Board.—The usual meeting
of the Central Road Board was held on Tuesday,
June 19. A considerable amount t f business,
including several special reports from tlie Superin
tending Surveyors, was gone through. Aleugthy
report from Mr. Ashwin relative to the proposed
deviation in the South-Easferu-road was read, and |
the consideration of it postpone.!. Another report
by Mr. Margrave respecting the proposed devia- j
tion in the tlourii-road at the Horseshoe, was
adjourned for a month.
Telegraph to Wentworth.—A deputation
waited upon the Commissioner of Public Works
on Tuesday, the iSth instant, to present a requisi- 1
tion signed by several of our leading Adelaide
merchants and others interested in the trade of 1
Goolwa and Victor Harbour and the Murray River I
traffic generally. The deputation represented to j
the Commissioner that as the telegraphic line is
now completed to within a day's joarney of Went- ]
worth, it would he very desirable that an operator j
should at once be stationed at the furthest point at
present reached. It appears that the line is c jiu
plete as far as the iun at Salt Creek, kept by Air.
liainett, who is willing to supply a rocm to be used
as a telegraph station, and undertakes to provide j
horses to keep up the necessary communication i
with Wentworth. It was also pointed out that in
dependent of tiie importance to cUr local trade of
promoting speedy communication between Ade
laide and Wentworth, the adoption of the plan
proposed would divert all telegraphic communica
tions from the latter place to Melbourne from their j
present course via Swan Hill. To this place it is ]
two days' journey ftom Wentworth, and if the
South Australian Station were within one clay's
journey, all messages for Melbourne would doubt
less come that way. The Commissioner received
the deputation very favourably, and promised to j
give the suggestion early consideration.
■ Pauis Universal Exhibition.—A meeting of ]
the Miscellaneous Sub-Committee was held at the i
Institute on Tuesday afternoon. In addition to i
the Chairman (Jlr. H. H, Turton) there were pre
sent Inspector Hamilton, Drs. Mayo and Sellout- ]
burgk, and Messrs. W. S. Douglas, 11. D. Ross,
and F. G. Waterhouse. The Chairman read a i
letter which had been sent by Mr. Mellor, of ]
Franklin-street, containing aa offer to supply
specimens of siieaoak, peppermint, and bluegum. j
with the bark on; pink, white, and red gum with
out the hark; and also to give a blackwood tree
gra'is. Accompanying the communication was
an offer from Mr. W. C. Holt, of Hurtle-square, to
polish 25 pieces of the woods just specified without j
chaige, and to perform the same work for any
additional pieces at a reasonable charge. It was
decided that both offers be accepted with thanks.
Two letters were received from Mr. C. Lowe, of |
Port Elliot, containing suggestions for procuring
specimens of the various objects of natural history
with which the district in which he lives abounds.
Among other things lie men ioued coral forma
tions, whistling tea!, "coffin" fish, hippocampus, a
number of sharks" jaws with the teeth, aud skins i
of lish. It was decided that Mr. Lowe should ;
he communicated with, aud that he should
he requested to collect specimens of the objects to
which iie referred. Dr. Scbomburgk suggesied j <
Unit botanical specimens should he obtained <
fr.un the country districts. He mentioned that J
tiie sassafras plant could be procured at Moo- 1
rundee, the swamp-gum, myall, raspl>er;ywooJ. J
and sandalwood at Mount Remarkable. It was i 1
resolved that steps should be taken to get tbe
specimens mentioned. A letter was receive t :
from Mrs. E. Funic. offering to sv-nd a collection
of seaweed. 1. voided, that Mrs. Poole be requested
to send '.he seaweed to I)r. Schoraliurgk for the
purposes of imperiion. Whiie liiis cumniunica- j
tion was under consideration, Mr. Waterhouse I ,
referred to thr fact that as another collection of
seaweed had been sent from Guidten Bay, the
South would he well represented, and he hoped
that an attempt would he made to procure speci- j
mens of the same axiiele from Tort Lincoln. It j
was agreed that a collection of specimens of 1
colonial flo-a, kindly placed at tiie disposal of the I
Sub-Committee by Mr. T. o'Hallorau, should be '
inspveied by L-r rchomlmrgk. A correspondence j
had taken p'ace between Ijr. Schoinburgk and Sir.
F. I'rovii, of Port Lincolu. with reference to pro
curing wombats. The reply of Mr. Provis was
received and read, in it ne stated that-he should
experience great difficulty in eaiehiug the animals,
but, iS possible, he would get half a dozen. Those
present expressed themselves in favour of pro- I
curing that number if it were practicable. Mr. J. 1
Moody, of King William-street, wrote respect
ing a quantity of tomato sauce which he
was in a position to exhibit. He estimated that i
he should tenu re a space of about two feet square,
aud he asked what the probable expense would he.
Referred to tlie Manufacturing Committee. 1).-.
Mayo mentioned that he bad two specimens of the !
stone plovers tLE lecnemus nunierineuH which he >
was desirous of sending. Mr. IVatcrhouse j
reported that since the last meeting he had
received a remarkably tine specimen of a Murray
cod, ami several interesting specimens of birds
collec i d by Mr. F. W. Andrews, w ho lie was in
formed had prepared some wombat and other i
skins which he would shortlv forward to the Com- j
ir.it tee. in addition to a large collection of birds
procured at Lake Alcxandrina. After the dispatch
of the ordinary business the Chairman remarked'
that lite meeting had next to consider the finanti il
position of the Committee. Of tiie amouut placed
at their disposal by the General Committee £2u0
had already been voted away, and hardly a lithe
of what tucy were desirous of doing had as yet
ed,
tion, an-1, mat the General Committee he requested
dace tb.itsum to tilecrediioi the ifbcelianecus
to place tb.itsum to tilecrediioi the -Mi eelkinecus
CviUiiu'-." The ptopusition war carried uuani- |
mo'.islv. The meeting then dissolved.
Wheal > itsci-ks Mine.—A large number of !
persons- shareholders and others—interested in
tlie Wheel Xifsclikc .'line visited it on Wednesday,
June 2-t, in accordance wil l; an invitation from the
Directors. Lunch was provided on the ground, and
a number of toasts proposed and responded to.
Several of the ;Liters went down into the mine,
inspected tiie vsr.ous let els, and expressed them
selves fully salisllc i at the promising appearance
presentei by different lodes. A .jUinbiy of ore
dressed, and v.ndrcssc J at gross was also very highly
spoken of.
Concert at Nor.wood.—A concert of vocal and
instrument::! music was given in the Town Hall.
Norwood, on Monday evening, in aid of lire funds
of St. Ik-rlkoio'iirew's Church. Hie room was
quite filled on the occasion, and the result, so far
as the proceeds are concerned, mutt be higbiy |
gratifying to these who Lave exerted themselves i
in the matter, airs. WUIiart and Sir. J. J. Watson !
were tire principal vocalists, and Mdlle. Lindslroia
and Miss Morris, in - evit;.1 fantasiascn the piano- i
forte, were deservedly applauded. A comic reading •;
was also given by Mr. E. W. Hitehiu, which !
caused great amusement After votes of thanks
had been accorded to the Rev. D. J- H. Jbbeison,
who presided, and the ladies and gentlemen who
assisted in the concert, the proceedings closed with j
the National Actliem.
The Northern Territory Commission.—It is !
understood that Mr. Frank Rymill. who conducted
tbe case for the Government in the late Northern
Territory enquiry, is to receive about £50 as aa
acknowledgment of his services.
Beighton, Glenelg, and Stubt Agricul
Horticultural. and Floricultural
Socieit.—A meeting of the Committee of the
PreJpn?0 he,d June 14' at AIr- Ottaway's.
ST. ~^\WirR FeatIle^tone. Vice-President,
Oa the chair); Messrs. H. Meek, W. Heeds, J.
Hay wood, T. Johnson, P. H. Brockmeier, K. Hull,
and F- Fearce, the Secretary. The
?, C?PJ 01 lelter thut he had for
f ldl ts the Chief Secretary's Office, applying
added ta fl^n3 ' The foliowinc gentlemen were
AlAi d I ^eaimittee:—Messrs. H. Moseley, H.
KlrneV r Mi rSrUS??' ?' P" Jones- Thomas
rW Dr .e , 3"' £' Crackncii. J- N. Tapley, J
ThJ'r> ' 8 " Edward®.aud J- J- Hobinson"
ihe Ummittee then proceeded to consider the
i-" 5,uud,y alterations and additions to last
JSZed «u«?ested by Mr. Hull, and it was
agreed teat at the next meeting it should be finally
oM«^re, and aJo')ted- The Secretary was re
quested to procure the necessary papeis forsub
Smeetin^thi' W3S- ak<? dscided at the
f S , e question of theeusuing ploughing
di-sin«l ™ - considered, and the Secretary was
to those gentlemeu who ha«
au acUv,e Pa" in Promoting former
mau-lies, and request thetu to attend.
<-^,BLE '-onduct op a Maom Chief—The
*omern Cross correspondent, writing from Alex
?.ar , „^pper WaLkato> on the 6th instant, says:—
iiitcl.igence reached camp this nioruiug of a
m t*n?U ri:JS Ueen brought ts the house of
j , ; iurner* ahout lour miles from this camp
and left tucre in a state of high fever. The facts
of the case, which I have obtained from au
authentic source, are these :-A few days ago three
white men le.t Taranaki to walk overland to this
camp. Not far from the White Cliffs they were
met by a party of Maoris. The white meu were at
amis 'rhC(.aa?insawhite.flaS' and were without
anus. Ine £laor:s met theui ivich cverv e\nrf»s
won of anger, and their lives were threatened the
Maoris seizing them by the hair of the head, and
tomaha"'k them- At this juncture
i {■- u eri ca™e forward, aud, piaciug their
hatsou.hishead, said that if a hair ot their heads
Jnif? 1D-,ure Ile would have to take up the fight, as
they came peaceably and unarmed. The custody of
them Iffaf hiVuded ov« to Weteri. He brought
1 ' f,ai Hokau, wlien two of thein, las
rhnmh » L graces of the Maori females, went
mm Cm' Uli'1",y ,of ,,ra!tlnS romid the pots.
w,'h their better-halve--. Tiie
Vfcf- F1 brought the remaining man (Duncan
1 belicie, by name, formerly carter ta Olr. Thorpe,
at le Awamutu) as far as Mr. H. Turner's, a three
days' journey, lending him a horsl Havfn®
brought him there, Weteri refused to come into
to v!m TP 1 e n®H* delivered over the Uian
to you, aud have kept my word.' The man Duncan
w U have to be taken into hospital here."
_Ham-lev Coal Oil.—On the subject of the
, 'leij coal- od the Sydney Morning Herald ot
the JBth ultimo says—"The richest cannel coal
jet discovered in Australia is beia^ transmuted
{F°. S,me of the first produce from the
ixartley Company has been received in town, and
its Quality is in every respect satisfactory. The
crude oil is produced from the coal by the process
ot retorting. At present only nine retorts are set
up; they are producing at the rate of 1,200 gallons
per wee,:, hut they are not worked up to their full
capacity, and ean be made to produce 2,000 gallons
per week. Eighteen additional retorts of larger
capacity have been sent up, and will he in positron
in and at wori about six weeks. The productiveness
r (llle Vi°r,cs t'.le" be at the rate of from ei»ht
to ten thousand gallons a" week. This, of course,
mav he indefinitely increased by the erection of
additional re oris and stills. To produce ten
mS-S3f g 1,1S 9 0il wi" not require ouehundred
HartW cau,;F ,of the richness of that found at
Sv m tor"t,-il i ,"flate. of consumption tlie
them i - tin a- a3 fora long time. The seam
tuere ib tino^, and a single acre wilt furnish
Ifhim b- 5 a supply at the rate of
fbnndred fc'Us a day. It has besu found iu ring
laud that oil distilled from coal has more power
in it aud burns longer than an equal quantity of
firm^/h '!'? F -?';is peculiarity is quite con
nil UG. results of experiments on the Hartley
Tin jufonned that a given quantity of it
will euro nearly one-tlurd longer in tune than the
f, ."" quauiicy of imported American oil; and if so
it is of course by so much the cheaper. And now
¥artle>"ic is -'Iso safer than
L. V -5? ? ; u,e b'tter is inflammable at a
To! PnT tn o 1,0"n1U5° to The Hartley oil
does no. Cii,ch fire till it is heated to a temperature
T 4' -Lil,13 's important to a country like this
where in tae heat of summer the thermometer
ofien ranges above 100. The consumption of
I kerosme uituese colonies must probably amount
T3° m,i n SJ"°i-ls, Per annum, and the rate of
consuiiiption is steadily on the increase, even icav
oTrTT0* account any probable demand for steam
j'T'? -there is, therefore, a large local market,
e"gorrin-Ve alW trade that maybe done by
The Petroleck Wells in New Zealand.— j
™ raraimi-i Herald says:—"The stimulus
winch the discovery of petroleum has supplied to
the drooping energies of this place has not by any
means diminished iu strength during the past
id^"vh,'>tp°ntllecc??lral5'' £as increSJei anSIs
lifti i %aie'unt tbe que<tiou of quantity is
settled dehmteiy one way or the othen Beside
the original Company (Messrs. Carter & Co.) two
other Companies are being raised to work other
weibafar ^f-strve. Both the new Cotn
ao,v> . believe, are already sending for borin^
fh£ -; ani^ P"' ?Qe, 13 bound to spend £l,Ouo
Ir/PdV d,0l,bc 'be thing wiU be fairly
tried. And from the same journal we take the
I fell i™R:~7 .?,AiW Weh j8 now over jQ.j
teet ceep, about JO feet more having been made
during the week, notwithstanding some unaToal
able de,ays in respect to boring macliinery. We
T-p J t'le st.rat;l how being passed through
are very vauable, changing trom hard to soft every
«n\Tfi-iet,.i f,s I conous fact, if true, that the
oil is ahected hy the changes in the atmosphere,
Sc^ld weather?" V1Sible 1U ths tubc ia ^ than
The Ovekland Postal Service.—Wc under
stand that a eommuuication from the Govern
ment of New South Wales to the Imperial Govern
iiient uras j osied by the Jast homeward mail, inti*
n^tUugthattliepaymei^tofthesubsuiybyNe-ivSouth
-s I,0;vl,lr: s 'be overlan ! mail service would
terminate at the_rxpir.:tion of the m.tice required
by"? ter"ls the coutract, namely, two years
and three inontlis—the three months bring allowed
the iC« ra^ ".lust necessarily elapse between
the da.c of the notice given here and the receipt
IilTf i yi °'lvctnmcnt. We also im
Jirim'1?-?- ?• the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Parkes
, ,•« .'iv.oom.1^ wiiii ute v ictona-i liovern
nient, m reference to the determination at which
the Government < f tlii3 colony had arrived in re
«» J'eifornred by the P. A 6.
Company. Syxacy Montmg Herald.
Poisoning bv Castoeoil Seeds—We extract
the toliowmg from the medical news of the Lancet
o. March and tiust the infurmation mav prove
useful to our readers—"On Saturday evening.
Marc.il,, Sir. Joshua Allen, fe?i ling at 9, Patli
^.ie«.,£i0'l!l.r*. was -ctt'l'l cd'1 violent vomiting
and purging accompanied with burning pain iu the
aT;T- / stomach, aud aii the symptoms of
Prtl orl i p1' 1 Kctnot, surgeon, cf
k '.n i" I iras immediately sent for, and
im?. him suhenng ,rom an irritating poison.
Yinai.iC be ha 1 been persuaded by
j ijiau in tile docks to eat a few ca-storcil s»ed,
The"'•8\,Tn?..revcaieJ, tbe. cause of the ilhiess.
rnnd:,-VV„ir!U!i,"u maa '-CS 1:1 a Very lamentable
con(.,n.!>, |,is recovery is extremely doubtful. It
rario;riT!M1,T°>a V'?tt-"e ?8l;ds '""I! which
- c:'-Lrac1te-'l contain m iv.c einhrvo a very
F"'0'"- ',"-"1'1 "mt a few of t.bem are sufficient
to F-odtice violent purging and death."
Colonial -M.vnufactuee—There is to be seen
cow at J!r. l£. Wariiurst's m.mufaetory, Stuit
sticet west, a new and substantially built railway
carnage made for the Kndina and Wallaroo
E-ii. way Company. It is entirely of colonia
manufacture, and is the first of the kind made in
the colony. It is much larger than tho-e used on
toe Adelaide line, and is capable of carrying about
£2 passengers. Ifce framework is built of hlsck
wood with iron panelling hue ! with New Zealand
pine. There are two compartments, a first and
second-class, beautifully padded and decorated
nisiue. i here arc lies des the seats inside a row of
seais at each end of the carriage outride; each
seat currying six passengers, and two nyue rows
of seats running lengthways along the top of the
carriage. IS here are also t wo large luggage boxes
under ine seam at the cud of the carnage capable
ot catrj in? aoout a ton besides two mail boxe® It
was built from a design by Mr. H. Hill, of'the
firm_ ot IIill re Co. It is nicely painted and
finisued, and J-S a credit to the builder Mr. H'aibirrst
\ isit to this rcaur Miss.—A pent'eman in
town nsss sn.?;>neii vritli the following notes of a
visit to this new mining localityDeft Adelaide
the 11th Jane, per Lnbrg, fur Port Lincoln, and
arti.cd there on the 12th, at noon. After some
delay in getting horses, started for the mine.
Camped that ni_'jit at Poouiu.iie; pot an earJv start
and arrived at the mine on the Kith, at 3 p.m. (hi
tVie.H!i!1 cx;;mitv-d 'he mine, and found more work'
done than L expected. Captain Hen rid bavins bad
only three men ;.t vnik fl)l. f„ur The
?0niine'4 Section No?
To^l; i - e bide is raniimg tbrough the
' lien:mg nearly <ast aud" west aud in
Mb!3 £!ila . cf:'«""i«-pits on the lode copper
aBd'bere is brtle donhLwS
down neatlv perpendieffi^r, with hm^in-and^fori
i?t?i "^0fre• "-ria"!- s'f;iUte
pn make, in ■ »»d
Lw f.itj.oms smsing. ibe twice given in- ri'ikin™
thTsJri?rif',MC7.''; ~-;pfr '-tt'ioin. To the cast of
iii'S opeucd a cut till" IS feet
v1the ore is f.mndh"
t-!t-Whole length, varying from 12 to 15 inch-s in
I evc-yanrJ-r"n?'Wld>fhish-P?rM"t3"e' 3011 b^
' ™ J1 aP|-e-r«h--c ',1 its contnuifition fo the e.vt
ii'.!t at- 'be end of the curtfng.
v— •■ aiui ruu varus on the lode
fourlet worked fhaab°U|
doubt it will become a "ivalde7ode. One o?fb!
benefits to he derived from the posit?on ol
ilVii?Vne 1S ,e—'i transit of ore, being „uly fi,J
mi.es from a bluppmg poit. The cost of cZiim
cannot exceed Ss per ton. It is one nttu ifS
b^h loads I hare traveVstl The section is lS>iSS
Sho* Vi'",?!? fo-r mining purposes. There w
wh^n I left the mine soma three tons of ricW^
Poet Adelaide Flection.—During Friday re
quieitions to Messrs. J. W. Smith and EL K.
Hughes were carried about the Port, and the
friends of those gentlemen are exerting themselves
to secure the return of the respective candidates.
Last evening (Friday) Mr. Smith was to address
the electors at Wallaroo, and on Saturday an elec*
tion meeting will take place at the Port. The
nominations will be received on Monday.
Supeehe Coubt.—This being the last day of
Term, the Supreme Court will sit ata quarter past
11 o'clock.
KryER News.—The following are extracts of
letters received tn town yesterday. A gentleman
writing from Kulnine, under date June 16, says:—
JI have now the pleasure to inform you that the
Murray has risen between two and three feet, and
the steamers at Wentworth are preparing to make !
a start. The Queeu is to start on Monday first;
the Alburv is loading wool, and I suppose will start
coon. I have also to inform you that we have had
some fine steady rain, which lias relieved us from
much anxiety abjut stock, as the ground is now 1
sufficiently seated to bring on the fted f r the
lauibiug, and there is now every prospect of a
fair season; and I think the river will uow
continue to rise so as to open the naviga
tion again. Your Government ought to do
something about the drawback on ad valorem
duties, or you surely will lose your trade with
the river, as the farming of the river duties by
Victoria is again revived. The only satisfactory
way to adjust the collection would be for South
Australia and New South \Vale3 to collect up to
the Murrumbidgee, and pay Victoria a sum —which
they can now ascertain—for anything that would
be landed in Victoria to that point; and for Victoria
to collect above that point, paying over to New
South Wales a sum for goods sent into that colony.
Such an arrangement would be the most popular
h rre. If Alt. Todd comes up and makes a slir in
the matter of the telegraph, it is quite possible for
the line to Wentworth t$ be opened in a month or !
six weeks. If it was open at ouce to Salt Creek !
(the boundary) yon cculd send a message tr-- us in
day. There is no prospect of a rise in the
Daraiig. Another letter, dated Menindie. June
12,186tJ, says41 Kaiii has set in here: at least it
has been raining all day." Captain Eandell writes
from Wentworth, June 16:-"! am glad to say
the Livers Murray and Murrumbidgee are now
rising steadily, and if they continue so for auother
week (winch I think they will) I shall be able to
get down to Goolwa. The river has already risen
1.1 inches wnere the Bo-zan and Moolgewankc are,
but we want another foot before we can get over
thesandbjrwhichheshetweenusaad Wentworth." j
Adelaide Local Court.—Five cases came
before the Adelaide Local Court (Full Jurisdiction, I
Civil) on Friday. In the first, that of Honey v. i
Py well, the plaintiff was nonsuited. That of Field |
v. Taylor and Others was adjourned to next Court- j
day, for the purpose of enabling the plaintiff to
amend his bill of particulars. In Farr v. Shadrack |
judgment was givex for the plaintiff by consent.
In Trucman v. Turner, an action for slander,
judgment was finally given for the plaintiff,
damages £5. That of Simpson v. Blotzer was I
adjourned till Monday next, to procure the atten- j
dauce of an important witness.
ADELAIDE POLICE COURT. — On Friday the
Court was again crowded with persons anxious to
hear the charges against a prisoner called William
Dymond of having stopped Mr. Elijah Gooden, of
Norwood, on the Kent Town-road, on the evening
of June 20, and of having fired at and attempted
to stop Mr. Carsten Luhrs at the same time and
place. A valuable draught mare belonging to Mr.
Luhrs was severely wounded in the neck by one
of two pistol bullets fired at the owner. The
prisoner was remanded on both charges until the
following day. The deposition of Mr. Gooden as
to the identity of the prisoner was strong and un-
hesitating.
Volunteer Arms and Accoutrements.—O r
readers in Kapumla, Mount Barker, Nairue. Tea.
tree Gully, Modbury, Finniss Vale, and Yanka
lilla trill find iu to-day's paper an advertisement
from the Volunteer Office, intimating that the
arms and accoutrements of volunteers in these
districts will be collected on certain dates beginning
with the 25th inst.
Primitive Methodism. Alma Plains.—The
foundation-stone of a new Primitive Methodist
Chapel was laid at the above-named place on
Monday, the 18th. by Miss Janet Caldwell. A
large number of people attended to witness the
ceremony. A document containing the doctrines
of the Connexion, and the names of the trustees
and ministers of the circuit, having been placed
under the stone, the Rev. S. Raymond gave an
interesting address on the rise and progress of the
Primitive Methodist Connexion. He said that,
it was rapidly advancing, not only in other
parts of the world, but also in this colony. The
friends then retired to a large and commodious
tent, where they partook of tea provided by the
ladies. The tables having been cleared, a most
interesting public meeting commenced, presided
over by Mr. Isaac Hutton. It was addressed by the
Revs. W. Jenkin and S. Raymond, and Messrs.
John Bush and George Robinson.
SuD Australische Zeitijng.—Our German con
temporary, in entering on the seventeenth year of
its existence, has enlarged its borders, and now
claims, with justice we think, to be the largest
German paper that is published. It is the same
size as the Olscrver without Supplement, and may
soon be able to challenge comparison even with
the Australasian. It would make four of the
ordinary dailies or weeklies t9 which its readers
had been accustomed at home, and even in
America, that hotbed of journalism, it is doubtful
if they would find anything so large. There is
only one German paper published in the other
colonies, namely, in Victoria, and it is but a fourth
of the size of the Sad Australische. The latter is
consequently a keen competitor to ir, and has a
large circulation not only in this colony, but
throughout Australia. It is creditable to us that
our two German papers thus constitute two-thirds
of the periodical literature of that lauguage pub
lished in the Southern Hemisphere. In both of j
them a very good digest of continental news is j
always given, forming a useful supplement to the
somewhat meagre accounts we receive via Eng
land. The Slid Australische has, among other j
things, changed its day of publication from Friday
to Wednesday.
South Australian Total Abstinence |
Society.-The twenty-sixth anniversary of the
South Australian Temperance Society will be held
to-day in \\ bite's Booms. In the morning the
annual conference of delegates from the various |
Societies wiil take place, and a public tea in the
afternoon will be followed by a meeting in the
eveniug. at which the annual report is to be read, j
and addresses delivered by a uumber of ministers \
and oilier friends of the cause.
School EnamlvatiOX. — The distribution of |
prizes to the pupils attending the Classical and
Mercantile Schoo', conducted by Mr. J. Bath,
Ward-stiect, North Adelaide, took place ou Mon- j
day afternoon, in the Temperance Ila'I. Mr. C. H. '
Goode, M. P., presided. There was a considerable
number of the parents and frieuds present, and the
proceedings were of an interesting character.
Db. Carey.—We observe from another column
that a very gra-ifying address was presented by
the officers, passengers, and crew of the ship City
of Adelaide, to Mr. S. O. Carey, 6urgecn of that ]
vessel iu her recent voyage to England, Dr. Carey l
was formerly residing at Ar.ga.iton, and v.c under- |
stand that it is probable he may return to resume
the practice of his profession in this colon}'.
Petty Thefts in the Suburbs.—Numerous
petty tlicfis and acts of pilfering have frequently
hem reported as having beeu committedat Hilton |
and the sutrouudiug Iccality; aud although one cf I
the.delinquents some time since was detected, and j
suffered two months' imprisonment for an ofieucc
of this sort, this salutary punishment dees not
appear to have been sufficient to curtail the klep- ;
tomaniacal prnpeusities of those who do no
believe that honesty is the best' policy. On one
occasion a lady's bonnet, perfectly new, disappeared
from a bedroom, and months afterwards its owner
found it on the head of a street-walking girl, who
was made instantly to doit" it. This she did, of
course, affirming her innocence and endeavouring
to place the guilt upon other shoulders, Mr.
John Pa'V.l, who resides near Hilton, reports
having had three geese stolen from an outhouse on
his farm 011 Friday evening, aud discovering that
they had actually been plucked a few hundred
yards frem the place whence they were stolen. He
traced footsteps towards Thel-arton aud Cowan
(hlia.
Stall-fed Beef.—Messrs. Bailey & Craig exhi
bited at their shop iu Bundle-street, on Friday,
some very fine fat stall-fed beef. The three animals
from v/hicn it was obtained were reaied by Mr. J
Eandell, of Gumeraeha, and weighed iu the aggre- j
gate between 1,500 and 1.7W) pounds.
Wallaroo Ore in Victoria—The Ballara
Ecening Post, June says:—"We were showu
yesterday several very beautiful samples of copper,
purchased by Mr. J. E. Grundy, of Main-street,
from an Adelaide miner who has just arrived from
the mines at Wallaroo, aud are now exhibited iu
the window cf his tobaccowarchouse. The largest ]
is a specimen of absut three pounds in weight, and j
estimated to contain at least 20 per cent, of mctaL '
Four specimens of erystalized copper in limestone '
are of exquisite beauty, the crystals sparkling in j
every ray of light, while the pun y of the limestone
in which they are partially embedded form an
admirable setting to the continuous and ever
vancu llash of tiie crystals. There are three speci-!
mens 01 the carbonate of conp.T slioiviuc two f
distinct and very lieautlful colours, viz., a deep
nob u,tramarme and a most delicate shade of light ]
green. Auaher specimen of virgin cooper exactly
rcsemb.es a dwarf shrub, of somewhat stunted ,
growth, and with the others form a very pretty \
ornament for a uiantlepicce. A very pretty spoci-'
men of xnainchitc is aLo exhibited. The speci- ]
mens haye been slightly cut into with a tile to test
Vi^1" comparative richness, and are intended by
Mr. Grundy for the grand Exhibition in August,
when they will be surrounded by about one
hundred stiver and copper coins, both ancient and
modern, collected by himself during tlic past few
years. 3 he similarity of some of the pieces to
nuggets of gold are very striking. and the case Mr.
Grundy intends furnishing trill doubtless command
. a very large amount of public interest and atten*
1 two."
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