ADELAIDE.

West Coast Times, Issue 306, 15 September 1866, Page 2

ADELAIDE.

- Tuesday, August 28. Parliament met to-day. . Messrs Angas and Bonney have.resigned their se,&ts in the Upper House. - Mr Charles Bonney has been appointed joint* valuator of runs with Mr Goyder. The Ministerial policy is as follows : — An amendment of the Construction (?) Bill, a criminal reformatory bill, a bill for the relief of destitute and deserted children, a bill to amend the marriage laws, a bjll to amend the law of divorce similar to that in force in England, improvement of pdrt., of Adelaide, ■ and the increase of the number of members of the Lower House. William Patrick Auld has been acquitted on the charge of murdering a blackfellow. Thursday, August 30 Boord, the auctioneer, has declared himself insolvent, with liabilities amounting t6 > about LSOOO. Telegraphic communication was established to-day with Port Augusta. Sales of first-class brands of flour were made to-day, by telegram, to Melbourne house?, at Llo per ton. The Hon. Samuel Davenport has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council, in consequence of the abuse neaped upon the squatters by the members pitting in 1 opposition, Q\\m resignation?, for-

~- " Friday, August 31. The new Constitut'on Bill was read a first time in the Assembly this afternoon. Rain has fallen steadily for twenty -four hours' at Paratoo, in the far north, on the East Plains. ' \ The Sydney police have captured Peter M'Donald, the absconding squatter from ; South Australia. .- | Mr Strangway's bill legalising the flog- | ging of garotters, was read a first time tonight. Two bills were read in the house this evening, one for the first time, and the other for the second time, the primary pbject of which is to prevent s Judge Boothby from presiding at the next Criminal and Civil Sittings of the Supremo • Court. A meeting of the creditors of Mr Joel Lyons, provision merchant, is called' for to-morrow. Monday, September 3. The corn market is easier. A small sale of wheat is reported at 5s 9d. The market has apparently a downward "tendency. Flour without alteration. . Mplteno, the infant musican travelling with, the Lancashire Bfellringers, died # yesterday morning, of low fever. The Wen-ilia Station, Port ' Augusta, Port Lincoln district, was offered at auction, and withdrawn ; highest bid, 16s per head. Numerous failures of up country storekeepers are announced. The Kron Prinsen has "awived, with a cargo of timber from the Baltic. She is 1 ordered on to Melbourne. Tuesday, September 4. Business is very dull. To-day has. been, the worst 4th of the month known for many years. Country storekeepers are all requiring assistance to meet their bills. The corn mariet is very quiet. No transactions, prices nominal. Wheat, 5s 8d to 5s 9d. Flour, Ll3 5s to Ll4 10s. Arrived. — Ernestine, with Government immigrants; Alexandra, from Mauritius, for .orders ; Sea Nympb, trom Mauritius, with 2000 bags sugar, to be sold to-mor-row ; Coorong, from Melbourne. Commander Hutchinson, who is a passenger by the last steamer from England, via Panama -(the Kaikoura), is coming here to resume his position as head of the Survey Departments this colony. v Wednesday, September- 5. Messrs Philip Levi and Company have called a meeting of their creditors for Friday next. Their liabilities to one bank alone are said to amount to L 130,000. Thursday, September 6. The Government Estimates show a great increase in departmental expenditure, and propose to raise by loan LI 47,000 for the formation of new roads. Later news from the Darling is to the effect that the flood has not been, so great as was anticipated. The action against Ministers for sitting as judges in Courts of Appeal whilst members ojtParliament, is abandoned. There is no business doing, except some small sales of wheat at 5s 7d. Flour is much depressed ; no transactions. 'Messrs Philip Levi and Co.'s liabilities are estimated at L 274,000. . Skies of wheat were made to-day atr 5s 7d, but buyers now offer only 5s 6d.