ADELAIDE

West Coast Times, Issue 387, 19 December 1866, Page 2

ADELAIDE

December 3.

Mr Fuller, M.P., has been elected mayor by a majority of 255 over Mr Towuseud, alter a very exeiing contest. The result of the East Torrens election will not be known till to-morrow.

The exhitdiion of the Society of Arts opened to-day. It is far superior to all previous exhibitions.

The dispute about the the ownership of this year's clip of wool in Messrs P. Levis and Co.'s estate will be brought before the Supreme Court shortly. The failure of W. Younghusband, jun., and Co. has made a givat sensation, an the firm stood very high. The heaviest liabilities are in England. The Rev. F. Needham, of Mount Gambier, died yesterdy ol paralysis. The Brilliant, with timber, from the Biltic, has been ordered on to another market. The corn market is not so firm. The millers offer 4s 6d for wheat. There are no export orders. Flour is nominally at atLll 10s to Ll3. The female voters mostly favor Mr Fuller, and his success was celebrated by his being taken through the city in a carriage drawn by the citizens. The Albert bells have also I'een pealiug from the Town Hall in honor of the e^ent. Another dividend of L 5 pei share in the Moonta Copper-mining Comp my will be' payable on Monday next, and there 13 every prospect of a further divide id for the same- sum on the Ist of January. December 4. At a special meeting, the Chamber of Commerce decided to petition the Government to enquiie into the claims of the Northern squatters, with a view of legis.ation thereon: Mr R; I. Stow has been elected for East Torrens, by a majority of fifty-eight. Mr Parkin has been elected for the Legislative Council. Mr G. Young, of the firm of Younghusband and Co., has resigned his appointments as Land Titles Commissioner and Governor of the Savings Bank. Mr De LN-er has burveyed the Great Australian Bight, from Fowler's Bay to the boundary of Western Australia. December 5. The Select Committee on ttailway- Extension advise the immediate laying down of a loop hue between Dry Creek and the Port. Public feeling has hei-n aroused by the discovery of the fact that Mr C. S. Heare, superintendent of convicts, was in the habit of releasing prisoners before the expiration of the time of their sentence without the knowledge of the Government. A public meeting is to be held, to consider the proposed addition to the Governor's salary. The corn market is without animation. Old wheat, 4s 6d ; new, 4s 3d to 4a 4d. Flour, LI 1 toLl2 10s. December 6. The meeting of creditors of Messrs Youwrhusband jun , & Co., was held today. The liabilities were L 65,000; assets, L 17,000. It appears they have been hopeles ly insolvent for ten years past Seve*' ral old settlers are utterly ruined by this failure. The estate is to be wound up under inspection. An important meeting of Catholi'S Is called for to-night, to protest against the new Marriage bill. It is reported that legal proceedings are to be taken to quash the late election lor the mayoralty. December 7. A bill is now before the House of Assembly for the preservation of the fisheries, more especially that of oysters. The foundation-stone of the new Ma-sonic-hail is to be laid on the 28th December. A meeting of creditors of Charles Hacket has been held. The failure has been occasioned by tiie drought in the north. There was a large attendnnce at the meeting of Roman Catholics Lat night. A stroug p-tition to Parliament was agreed upon against the proposed alteration in the marriage law. The corn niaiket is easier. The highest quotations are — old wheat, 4s 4d: new, 4s 3d; flour LI 1 10s to Ll2 10. December 10. A parcel of 2000 bushels of malt, for ihe Melbourne market, was quitted to-day at 7s 9d for cash. The v South Australian Advertiser" of to-day says that the failure of Messrs Younghusband and Co.'s firm has added materially to the general despondency, and that the very bad state of affair.s disclosed at the meeting of their creditors leads to the fear that other disasters may follow. December 11. Heavy remittances have been naived from Melbourne, for the purpose of purchasing produce. The novernmeiit is willing to send delegate^ to represent the colony at the proposed Postal Conference, to he he d in Melbourne, if the other colonies are represented. There 3re no signs of the English mail. A public meeting will be held at the Town Hall to night, to oppose the increase o* the Governor's talary. A meeting of Protestant ministers will be held shortly, on the subject of the Marriage Law Amendment Bill. Eight of the eleven tenders for the survey of the Northern Territory are from Victoria and New South Wales. There is no change in the corn market. Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 4d , flour, Lll 10s to LI2 10s. ArriTed.— .Evening Star, wltb timber, from WferaeJ.