SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [From the Hobart Town Courier.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 187, 15 May 1847, Page 2

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [From the Hobart Town Courier.]

By the arrival of the Timbo we are placed in possession of South Australian journals extending to the sth April. The Appleton from Swansea and Bristol Bth December (being the first direct arrival from the Bristol channel), and the Phccbe from London, with emigrants, 22d December, had arrived at Adelaide. The latter had made a passage of ninety-five days, and, with the exception of a single adult and two children, had landed 230 persons in perfect health and safety. The Appleton was built expressly for the foreign copper ore trade, and has been engaged some time in that branch, She is to be followed by other consignments from the same quarter, so that her arrival may be considered of the utmost importance. The Heloise, from Bremen 12th October, arrived on St. Patrick's Day with (wo hundred and four German emigrants of a very superior class, comprising farmers, miners, and artizans, with their wives and children, and many respectable unmarried females. It was expected that emigration would take place on a very extensive scale, and that the inhabitants of Northern Scotland would participate in free passages to South Australia. A private letter states the total sales of ores from South Australia, at Swansea, from the Bth July to the 11th November inclusive, were 831 tons Kapunda, aye; aging £20; 577 tons Burra Burra, averaging £19; and 132 tons Montacute, averaging £15 : 13s. A deputation of the London Australian Mining Company had an interview on the 17th December, with Earl Grey, at the Colonial Office. It was supposed that the Royalty question, which had been warmly discusseJ at a meeting of the Company, originated the interview. -The South Australian Register gives as an undobted fact, the promotion of Captain Grey to the Governor Generalship of New Zealand, and his vacation of the Governorship of South Australia. It had been rumoured that Major Robe would, in consequence, become Governor in his place ; although it was not considered improbable he would be transferred

to the Mamitius, Sir W. Gomm, having received a high appointment in India. A committee has been appointed from the body of the leading commercialists, to build a new Exchange in Adelaide forthwith.