10 Aug 1850
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1850
Page
1
Advertises the Weekly Country Edition of the Adelaide Times offering English news, shipping and mercantile notices, and general intelligence unabridged. Encourages country residents to purchase, with price details and sale locations in Adelaide.
The Times reports on opposition to the Road Act Amendment Bill and a proposed water project for Adelaide. Critics warn of a 40,000 pound public outlay funded by future rates, with Governor-appointed Undertakers to manage Brownhill Creek works. They question guarantees, future costs, and administration under official versus municipal control.
Long-drawn account details the April return of the Pope to Rome, the vast public ceremonies, and the French army's role in the triumphal entry. It captures crowds, lanterns, bells, and the papal procession from St Peter to the Vatican with vivid, period-voice description.
The report surveys Parliament debates and ministers resisting reform while promising tax cuts through Stamp Act measures. It notes Malta letters about Sir William Parker, Greek affairs, Spain’s unrest after Saragossa, and a cathedral tower explosion. It ends with literary gossip on Martineau, Grote, Carlyle, Thackeray, and Irish anecdotes.
A lengthy letter from the Adelaide Board chair to the Colonial Secretary is cited on amendments to the road bill. It argues against centralizing control, warns of costs, and urges keeping district rate powers, the Dray Tax, and local boards, with plans to return collected rates to districts and avoid weakening local governance.
The vessel left Plymouth on March 26 and arrived on Tuesday bringing fifty four passengers and a large cargo. Full shipping particulars will appear in our shipping columns. The Cryson Tins had two deaths at sea, Mr.
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