SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Issue 1297, 23 August 1870, Page 3

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

His Excellency the Governor has received a telegram from Lord Monck, chairman of the British Telegraphic Company, stating positively that the cable will be landed at Port Darwin. The telegram does not mention that any arrangement with Queensland is contemplated. A bottle has been picked up at Lacepede Bay, which had been thrown overboard from a United States frigate, to ascertain the course of the currents. The hon. Mr J. T. Bagot, solicitor, and late Chief-Secretary, died very suddenly on the sth from asphyxia. i The Assembly has the Land Reform Bill under discussion. It has bean resolved that all lands left unselected after having been offered shall be sold by auction, for the future, and not by tender as formerly. At a meeting of the Philosophical Society, held last night, His Excellency, fcb^-q v . umm' xoa J artnief aCUU HiII' W HtCn he had received of the doings of the " Forest Expedition," from "Western Australia. It confirms entirely the account of the country given by Mr Jjjyre, who so many years ago explored the land inland from the Bight. They found no permanent water, except at the one spot stated by Mr Eyre. They went inland a distance of from 30 to 50 miles at places. They had always plenty of feed, but no water. When they reached the Great Australian Bight they had travelled 130 miles without a drop of water, and yet they brought every horse they started with to Fowler's Bay. A deputation, headed by Captain Bagot, has waited upon the hon. the Treasurer, and urged upon him the desirability of closing public houses on Sunday, and stopping the issue of night permits. The hon. gentleman expressed general sympathy with the 'movement, but said he could not go so far as the deputation seemed to wish. The prospectus of the Tweed Manufacturing Company is advertised with a strong list of names as promoters of the undertaking. The capital is £15,000 in £10 shares. The survey party sent some 12 months ago to fix the boundary of the colony have returned, having undergone great privations. A petition, signed by 11,000 persons, has been presented to the G-overnment against the opening of public houses on Sundays. A return just published shows that the total amount of land sold in the colony is 3,983,153 acres, and that the average price is 255. The Government have forwarded stores for the telegraph expedition to Port Augusta, and. an overland party starts for Mount Margaret on the 12th Mr Todd leaves in about a month, to decide the route, and start the expedition. "Wheat is very firm, and p sale is rumored at 5s 9d.