SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 3 February 1863, Page 3

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, 16tb January, "he remainder df Stuart's par<y having arrived, as been decided to giv-o them a reception and session on Monday. Tho Mayor and Corporai, BSjisted by many of our leadingcititens, are aged making tho necessary preliminary arrangeAdelaide, 19th January. ji important mineral discovery has been made ho Stanley Mine, belonging to the Northern leral Association. Ore bas been assayed conling 72 percent, of bismuth. Adelaide, "SOfli Jawtmry. he revpnuo returns for the year 1882 have been iliahed, from which it appears thero is a defilcyof £10,000 belowthe previous year. Although :e was a deficiency of £16,000 last year over previous one in land eaVos) "that sum wa3 made from ctber Fonrces. peakin? cf tho large increase in the Yictotisn enue, from tbe sale of lands, the Register says: — hanks to Duffy's land Act, speculation and lbling in agricultural sections have been highly Stable to the Victorian Government ; but little manont good can bo derived frdtn this mode of ng the Trenstfry. Tho public lands are tho mVs Capital-, &ad ft -ought not tc be Ftjuandered tv." )neoftho Itavilnh steerage •p.tssen^evs ■nureod ics Gaffney is missing, and is supposed to have iped or fallen overboard whilst coming round, was a passenger on board tho Marco Polo from 'land to Melbourne, and his age was thirty rs. He appeared in a desponding state on bortrd, eh favors the supposition that h*3 has -committed ide, j Adelaide, "Ist January. 'ho demonstration in honor of Stuart was very :essful, and tho greatest enthusiasm prevailed. 3 'thing appeared to give way to it. The volun- *, tho lodges, and various public bodies, and colonists generally, to a lar^e number, Formed ocession half a mile long, with from 13,000 to )00 spectators. Various compliments were paid tfr Stuart. Addresses were presented to him a (he public bodies and others which were suitf responded to. The Foresters placed a wreath aurel upon his head. The Governor received i at the Treasury, and complimented him on hia was. Mr Stuart was several times mostenthuR'cally cheered. The remainder of his party, i have just come in, formed a singular part of procession, presenting, with their fati-iuod IE3, a regular bush appearance. Mr Stuart Continues weak from the effects of his arduous rney, although his health is restored, ler Majesty's stoamship Orpheus i 3 expected at i station shortly. "he scheme of Mr Todd, which he had advoed Jor some time back, has been revived, nelv, — to establish an overland telegraph to or r Cwnden Haven, and connoct India and Ausia. lessrs Grant and Stokes, of Conallo, have pursed the Balalio and Pinda runs, near Mount martaWc, with 18,000 sheep, for the sura of 1,500; the stock and stores at the home station ke taken at a valuation. The vendors were 3ars Xaslin, Agara and Co., and the proprietors he Register nowspaptr. "raasaetkms in wheat have takon place at Id, at which figure 13,000 bushels have been ■— - I