SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 321, 26 August 1848, Page 2

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Tlie barque Sibeila, Captain Coleman, ' left Plymouth on the sth April, anchored safely in the port of Adelaide on Sunday morning last, and was brought to the wharf ou Monday, having made the passage in one hundred and one days. She has brought emigrants from different parts of England and Scotland, consisting of married aud unmarried of both sexes ; sgn.

cultural labourers, miners, stonemasons, bricklayers, carpenters, artizans of different trades, 'domestic servants, &c. Frqra tf<e accounts given by the passengers wp should collect, that tbe convulsive struggles of the nations of Europe are far from having reached their termination. The thrones of Europe are shaken, and absolute power will become a dream of the past. More enlightened systems of government, in which the people will have their due and proper influence, will rise up. We may except from this general convulsion the government of our own country, that land of the free, and the throne of our beloved Queen. The genial influence upon mankind will be shewn by future events ; meanwhile it is pleasing to know, that the constitution of our own country seems to have attracted .the attention of foreigners, and deputations have arrived from foreign parts, especially from Germany, to study our laws and constitution as an example to govern their proceedings. The unfortunate state of Ireland, however, continued to engross the anxious attention of our rulers, France was enjoying, by the last accounts, .a calm ; but most persons of reflection hv that country, as well as in Englaud, seemed to be of opinion, that this pause in the wheel of revolution was but momentary, and fears were entertained, that scenes of a more &2rious nature would be enacted, the effects of which upon France and upon Europe itself could hardly lie foreseen. With respect to commercial matters, they still continued extremely depressed ; but we trust from the proverbial energy and indomitable elasticity and perseverance of our brethren in the mother country, that the disastrous state of excitement will gitdually subside. Certain it is, that in the~ history of Great Britain a shock so severe as that which has recently occurred to trade and commerce is without example. The effects of the late tremendous failures have been felt in most quarters of the globe ;" and if we may except any, these colonies, we. say it with pleasure, may probably form that exception. Sir Henry Young was induced to forego his intended passage in the Sibella in consequence of a contracted matrimonial alliance with the only daughter of Charles Marryatt, Esq., of Parkfield Potter's Bar, Herts, niece of Capt. Frederick Marryatt, R.N., and standing, in the same degree of relationship to our excellent .Bishop. They were to be married fbout the 15th April, and to. embark a Jew days after, at Plymouth, on board iheForfarshire. We understand the accomplished bride elect was in her twenty-second year, and is distinguished i y virtues which are likely to reuder her a blessing to this community. The dinner to Sir H. Young in London was followed by a South Australian soir4e t at the "Albion Tavern," on the 29th of March, when a brilliant party of ladies and gentlemen assembled. We cannot find any confirms ion of the rumour prevalent on the arrival of the sibella, that a rebel force had obtained possession of D'lblin. Lord Clarendon seems to have acted with consummate prudence in reference to the late demonstration on St. Patrick's Day. His Lordship did not attempt to hinder the meeting by an armed force, but sending a Government reporter, managed to obtain such evidence of sedition" that the principal offenders (Smith OBrien, Meagher, and Mitchell) were arrested and held to bail for trial. — South Australian Register, July 19.