SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [From the Melbourne Argus, September 20.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 863, 9 November 1853, Page 4

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [From the Melbourne Argus, September 20.]

Our files from Adelaide teach to the 12th inst.

The chief subject of interest was the successful 1 navigation of the Murray for upwards of 600 miles, by Captain Cadell's steamer Augusts, and her tender the Eureka, and by Messrs. Randall's steamer the Mary Anne. This magnificent' river, which reaches the sea on the southern coast of South Australia, is understood to be navigable for 1500 mires, for more than half of which it acts as a boundary between New Seuth Wales end Victoria, thus intimately connecting the three colonies. Some of its tributaries alsoare kuown to be navigable, and the whole will form a means of internal communication of vast extent. The success of Captain CadeJl's enterprise is therefore an event of no ordinary importance. We gavTe yesterday, from the South Australian papers, full details of his proceedings. The South Australian Council had met, and were proceeding with the Parliament Bill. They had declared against the ballot by a majority of three. The news of the declaration by this Government in favour of an elective Upper House had not reached Adelaide. We subjoin a few extracts : — The steamer Mary Anne was at Wigley's station on Wednesday, the 24th August ; Charnbers's Station on Saturday, the 27th ; remained at Chapman's on Sunday, the 28th, and left there on Monday morning. The Mary Anne is provided with a large lug-sail,, and whenever the breeze becomes favorable, which happens oftener from the winding of the river than the veering of the wind, the little vessel glides through the current at a greatly increased rate. — S. A. Register.

Murders on the Murray. — Corporal Coward, who returned from the Murray on Saturday last, reports that the murder by the blacks, to which we referred a short lime since, took place beyond the boundaries of our territory ; that two of the murderers had been captured by the authorities of New South Wales ; and that, in attempting to escape, (hey had been shot. Before Coward arrived at Moorundee, Mr. Scott, the Sub-Protector of Aborigines, had left to inquire into the circumstances. Coward proceeded up the river, and met Mr. Scott at Paringa (Mr. Chapman's Station), where another black belonging to one of our own tribes, who is also implicated in the murder, had been apprehended, and sent forward under the charge of a policeman, in the Lady Augusta, to be delivered over to the nearest New South Wales Magistrate. This native is called " Spring-cart Gully Jemmy." He was in the employment of Mr. Chapman, and has been in Adelaide. It appears that the unfortunate man who has lost his life was killed for the sake of his blanket. The place which was the scene of the murder is called Moorona, and is about thirty miles beyond M?» Bagot'sStation. — S. A. Register.

Our Gold-Fields. — Mr. Bonney started this week on a visit of inspection to Echunga goldfield. He will, before he returns, ascertain the extent of the reported discoveries at Macclestielri. We are informed also that an individual is now in town to negotiate with the Government ?or a reward consequent on his divulging the precise locality of an auriferous district said to have been discovered l>y him a hundred miles north of theBurra. — Register