SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 238, 24 September 1862, Page 5

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, 10th September; The Governor has returned from- his Northern tour highly sratified at the manifestations of lo^altr he experienced. ; .*. "

In the Legislative Council the select committee on Church Incorporation report that Use preamble hid not been proved, and tie bill therefore falls to the ground.

Tlie Assembly has resolved upon the abandonment of the publication Hansard.

It is believed that M'Kinlav is on the western shor»- of Late Eyre, and getting short of*.p!v>vi«oris. In the Legislative Assembly, the vote of £4000 for Armstrong guns has been struck out.

A bouus of £150 has been passed for the compilation of statistics in aidition to the usual salary appertaining to the office. ~ .": **

A vote of £52 was passed for reprinting tL-3 Gazette notices, in the German newspaper, in "the Greriuaa language. , / .■:.

A large meeting lias been held at Kapunda, and a very unanimous fee-ing was espre-«ed in favor oi a tramway from that place to a point adjacent to the north-west bead of the rivor Murray.

The Melbourne news is unimportant, We make the following extracts: — Oi>KxiS(i of Another Postios of ins Rulwat — -t ihp Porenv.-ne to-day (Sept. 9) a gran.i fete toA j)iace lor tiie purpose of the arrival of the first engine thus far on tlie way to Beiidi^o. About one hundred were present, a lar^e portion bein^ frota Sandhurst, and the remainder frorn~CasUeniuiue\ >!:-. Leslie occupied ths elirar. Mr. Bracj. ;n a ?'N?t C h which was warmly app'audci. stated'the line to Sandhurst would, without fcal, be opened br-f-,r=> Christmas. Everything passed o2 well.— Herald Telegram.

The Tcbal Caix.- -The sole survivor of the crew of the Tubal Cain is, we Iwlieve, utterly without money or clothes. The poor fellow is a Swale (a carpenter by trade,) an 1 we believe that he has hsen unable to meat with employment.; His case is eertuinlv one of those which should immediately commend itself to the sympathies of the benevolent, and we are assured that it will do so.— Herald*

Lahce Ncgget at Bcsolly,—A large nu.sget was reported as having been found at Maryborough, and some excitement was caused thereby. * In reierence to this the following telegram appears in the Herald of 10th September:—''The nugget announced as having been found near Xlarv borough, was discovered on Monday near Little Chinaman's* two miles east of Bnnolly, by Madges and parfy. v it weighed 296 ounces nett,*aud was sold at Mary boron*b. to-day. NugSttts weighing 40 ounces were* brought in from Wilson's lead.

Another Trafalgar Heeo.—One of the heroes of Trafalgar, who has been residing at Owen?viH* Glen Kira roasl, In the vicinity of Brighton, for s=Yeral years past, died on Sunday afternoon last. He reside! in a wooden shanty, his only companions being two dogs. How he obtained a livim? no ore knew, as he was never seen to beg, nor till about ten days ago was it known who he was or what ha bad been, as he always declined to give any information respecting himself, and passed in the neighbourhood by the general name of Oid John. Alsout ten days ago he was missed by the nei-'I,^ -;r^ and inquiries were then made respecting him. On lus shanty being visited, he was found lyio<* on a heap of dirty straw, and in a state of uUcruestitution. He stated that he had been in that coudi tion and unable to rise fur about four «ays. sir George Stephen, Sir.- Page, Mr, Eason, and i>i\ Yak Hetnert, and Mrs. Baxter immediately concerted measures to render him more comfortable, especially as he positively declined to be removed to the Hospital. In the course of last week he informed Sir George Stephen that his name was John Paunis that he was 76 years of age, and in eavly life was a man-of-war's man, and was in one of Nelson's ships at the battle of Trafalgar. He also said he had an only son living in England and requested Sir George Stephen to write to him. It was then that he discloSjd his history.—Melbourne Herald, Sept. 10. «.%*' £. WAT-—M<*t of our .readers will remember Beechworth by knocking down some LISOO, was lately committed at Benalla to take his trial at Beechworth on the charge of pbtaining money under false pretences. The gentleman was duly locked up c B,W a c?? 6 * is a comfortable brick butfding lined- with wood, but liking better free air. he by some means procured a knife or saw, cut down some of the boards, pulled* out a hundred bricks from the wall, and absquatulated after taking one of the best police horses from the stable. Mr. Pluramer was always a connoisseur in the matter of horse trappings, and, true to his principles, he disregarded the usual heavy bridle used by troopers, and seieeud a nice light snaffle. Mr. Cobham, the inspector in charge at Benalla, feels particularly hurt at Mr. Plugoaner's neglect in not leaving his P.P.C.— Qvaia Constitution