ADELAIDE.

West Coast Times, Issue 601, 28 August 1867, Page 3

ADELAIDE.

Saturday, August 17. The funeral of Dr. Bayer was attended jy between 500 and 600 persons, the procession of carriages being nearly one mile long ; the shops were all shut, and the town may be said to have been literally in mourning. A discussion too place in the Assembly yesterday as to the removal of the troops from the town, in consequence of the asserted increase of immorality. There is no increase in general business. The corn market is unaltered — no transactions. Monday, August 19. The state of the poll for the Council elections has just been announced. Crozier, 4413; Morgan, 3169; Solomon, 2809 ; Venco, 2295 (?) ; Rounsevell, 1870; the rest are nowhere. There was a large meeting of miners at Moonta to-day, and they demand L 2 5s per week wages ; a strike is inevitable. Mr A. Blyth introduced a bill into the Assembly, which comprehends a division of the entire estate of persons dying intestate, in accordance with the existing law for the distribution of chattel property — thus abolishing the law of primogeniture. It has been finally decided that Prince Alfred shall land at Glenelg. It is proposed to erect a monument to the late Dr. Bayer. The working men are agam agitating for the redress of their alleged grievances by the Government. The New South Wales Government have refused to allow South Australian sheep to cross the boundary. Courra has been shipped for Melbourne to run for the Melbourne cup. The Corn market is very dull. Tuesday, August 20. Mr Alexander Hay tabled a motion in the Assembly, that it is expedient to offer greater facilities for the settlement and occupation of the waste lands for agricultural purposes, and requesting the Government immediately to amend the laws regulating the sale of waste lands. An indignation meeting was held at the Port last night, to protest against, the landing of Prince Alfred at Glenelg, and to take measures for ensuring that the Prince shall first set foot in the colony of South Australia at Port Adelaide. At a meeting of squattprs, with reference to the breaking out of scab ampng the flocks here, an influencial committee was appointed to confer with the Government on the best means of eradicating the disease. The report that scab had broken out at Pekina is without foundation. The corn market is unaltered. Arrived.— Migrator, li-om Mauritius; Marquis of Argyle, from London.

HOJJSEHOEDEHS WHO " COMPOUND." Druggisfcs.—" Punch." 6 The voice of nature is the only voice that cannot speak blasphemy,

We give publicity to the following items of Masonic news which we believe will prove interesting to the members of the craft. This evening a lecture on the tracing board on the second degree will be delivered at the meeting of the members of the Kilwinning Lodge, by P.D.P.G.M. Lazar, of the Otago and South Australian Districts. Application for a warrant to open a Eoyal Arch Chapter, has been sent to the proper authorities, and we trust soon to be in a position to report the inauguration of the Chapter. On the 16th inst., in Sydney, Thomas Isaac Eyan was tried for the manslaughter of Mr Charles Goddard. The latter unfortunate gentleman was an engraver, and the defendant a chemist. Mr Goddard being unwell, had sent his apprentice to purchase four ounces of " tormentil root." Eyan supplied the lad with a substance which he took from a drawer, wrapped in paper, labelled "tormentil root;" but which afterwards proved to be aconite. Mr Goddai'd took the root, and shortly afterwards died. The scientific evidence for the defence of Kyan was conflicting, and it appeared that there was much difficulty in distinguishing between the two substances, Mr Weekes, a chemist, pronounced one parcel of root exhibited to him as tormentil root ; while Dr Elliott, of Elliott Brothers, general importers of drugs, pronounced the root to be aconitum feros. Other medical evidence for the defence showed that it was difficult to tell the difference between aconite and tbrmentil, except by taste. Sir William Manning put in affidavits to prove that the prisoner was not aware he had aconite on his premises. Eyan was acquitted. The " Empire " of the 17th inst., says : — " During the trial of Eyan yesterday, the scientific evidence showed that, externally, there was a great resemblance between the two roots, though medicinally aconite was an active narcotic poison, while tormentil was merely an astringent. Of j course, since the death of Mr Goddard, some chemists have overlooked their stock more carefully ; for it is of the utmost importance that no such mistakes should again occur."

No plant so much as man needs the light and air. A Standing Dish at Utah:. — A spare rib. —"Fun." He who has most of heart knows most of sorrow.

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