ADELAIDE. (From the Correspondent of the Melbourne Argus.) August 30th, 1853.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 851, 28 September 1853, Page 3

ADELAIDE. (From the Correspondent of the Melbourne Argus.) August 30th, 1853.

The principal topic of interest here at this time, is the so far successful attempt to open up the navigation of the Murray, by Captain Cadell. The navigation of the Murray is now in a fair way of being made something of, and a great affair it will be for this colony. The settlers* on. the Murray fully expect their wool to com©' down by the steamers this season,, but as yet they know not on what terms, or how it has to be managed, as tlie steamer would only bring it to the Goolwa, it

Judge a'Beckett's arrival in England. — We doubt not that very many of our readers will be glad to learn that Sir William a'Beckett arrived with his family in England, by the Northumberland, in good health. A singular circumstance, which occurred to him upon his landing at Portsmouth, has been related to us, and we fancy that it will somewhat shake the nerves of those colonists who have been absentees from the mother country for any considerable length of time. On Sir William's landing, he was assisted into a fly, to convey him to his hotel, by a stranger, who coolly ensconced himself in the same vehicle. On requesting an explanation of the intrusion, he found that his companion was no other than his brother, Mr. Gilbert a'Beckett, so well known to the world as one of the most racy contributors to Punch and other periodicals. It seems that Mr. a'Beckett was acquainted, probably by description, with his brother's appearance, and had thus presented himself togreet him on his arrival. — Melbourne Herald*