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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1850
Page
3
A newspaper piece argues for secret voting in elections to protect liberty and prevent oppression. It urges the council to adopt ballot voting, resist religious endowment demands, and push for broad franchise and annual elections while noting agricultural harvests and crop conditions. It warns against premature measures and emphasizes representatives' accountability.
Report from the South Astralian League notes that two Council members said the Government plans to extend the aid to December 1851. The piece recalls the original three year grant and mentions the April deadline and possible extension to the December following, amid public purse scrutiny and opposition to further funding.
Advertisements for December auctions include E Solomon and Co at Port Adelaide offering 100 bales of fine fleece wool and various cargo remnants at Monceith and Co stores. Sanson Wicksteed and Co at the Mart auction soldiers coats and other goods, while land allotments in Hindley Street fetch prices up to 10s per foot. Town allotments on Hindley Street realize nearly 1000 pounds. Fire at Tanunda public-house destroys the building. other fires threaten local artisans and farmers as banking season nears completion.
The weekly South Australian Political Association gathering at the Black Horse Leigh Street heard Owen Smith criticise the public nature and lack of advertisement of meetings. Speakers defended ballot voting, state endowment concerns, and urged a new constitution while opposing religious influence in politics.
The Supreme Court heard a December session with youths and adults convicted of varied crimes. A 16 year old received three months hard labour and solitary confinement. several others were jailed up to a year with hard labour and private whippings. Transportation and warnings were noted for different defendants, including a case of theft from a dwelling and burglary linked to young offenders.
A chaotic police court session delivers transportations and imprisonments. Burke receives fifteen years for burglary while other defendants face prison terms for wounding, theft, and fraud. The judge condemns violence and urges mercy, detailing testimonies from clerks and police witnesses about the November offenses and related assaults.
The report details multiple court actions, including a warranty denial, damages for paddock loss, and a financial set off. It records witnesses, judgments for plaintiffs, and mentions a defendant’s failure to pay. The outcomes show damages, costs, and limited transfers of shares as part of proceedings. The narrative also notes a New York Herald item on California gold and large families in San Francisco.
In a Port Adelaide local court session Dor 4, MPCarzivery sues for 30 pounds claiming nonpayment as damages. Captain Wood and others face assault allegations during a quarrel on the docks. witnesses describe blows and a clash aboard a vessel. Defense cites difficulty with wages and working conditions aboard the ship.
A dated 1850 letter from M. Wigley of Clarke's Buildings requests space for an insertion and discusses related matters. Another fragment shows a Walter or J. W. Bennett signature, with several unclear lines referencing Couper and Lorne and gratitude towards the editor.
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