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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1850
Page
3
A Times report details internal strife among league members over election tactics and candidate tests. Disputes span party lines and influence, with calls for impartiality and warnings against intimidation. The piece lampoons partisan chatter and hints at broader constitutional questions.
The Cape colony faces a political stir as members of the Legislative Council resign over representative government issues and alleged gov ernment influence. Sir Andreas Stockenstrom resigns citing disagreement with the council’s approach after a heated debate on public finance and constitutional questions. The governor provisional ly accepts the resignations while leaders of the popular party assert strength and continuity amid the crisis. The report also notes the funeral of Mr Edward Stephens and maritime movements affecting the colony.
This Day Monday December 2 auctions include K Silomaq and Co goods at the yard in Gawler Town. Tuesday December 3 features F Soluuira and Co on the Ground with Tormenta in Brighton. Wednesday December 4 lists Samson Wickstead on the wharf and Henry Calton at New Tun Bebary. Port Adelaide sale at City Auction Mart covers 10 Burra Burra shires in total.
James Richmond Cowell and George Shepherdson face the jury over forgery and uttering fraudulent money orders. Trials detail handwritten accusations, witness identifications, and the judge's lengthy summing up with verdicts of guilty and deferred sentences for the two men.
William Bates and William Bennett faced the Weymouth Street and Wright Street dog cases. Bates was fined 10 shillings for allowing a ferocious dog to run loose on October 29, with witnesses describing dog attacks. Bennett similarly fined and ordered to keep his dog under control. The proceedings reflected stern local enforcement and warnings to dog owners.
A meeting of the South Australian League for the Maintenance of Religious Freedom discussed government plans to extend or modify church endowment grants. Members debated opposition strategy, potential three year vs immediate action, and whether to keep politics out of the discussion while opposing state aid for religion.
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