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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1851
Page
3
An item notes a lien dated the 26th inst relating to the infant Umar Betegut Eid. Details are fragmentary but indicate a legal encumbrance tied to a guardianship context.
The Times reports that a Ballot Association has formed in Adelaide seeking broad support across regions. It argues the ballot ensures order and impartiality at elections, while warning non-official council members, mainly large landowners, could block reform. The piece critiques anti ballot rhetoric and urges clearer public endorsement.
Domestic news item lists scheduled sales by Samson Wicksteed and Co at the City Auction Mart and other venues from January 29 to February 8, including stock in trade, furniture, farming implements, and cattle. It notes a revived circus under Rowan Armrraratee with improved facilities and a large imported stud from Van Diemen's Land. Also reports a burglary at Mr Bargwanath's butcher shop with £4 18s stolen, and aPolice pursuit description of the suspect.
A large gathering under the Mechanics Institute in Peacock’s Buildings advocated Vote by Ballot. Speakers urged secrecy, freedom from coercion, and protections against bribery, proposing a South Australian association to press for Ballot adoption, petitions, and branch groups across the colony.
In Monday court James Wright faced a charge of writing above King William street in the morning. The bench, noting his distress and illness, discharged him after questioning. Moses Frith, charged with allegedly lipsey theft near King William Street, was linked to a back-alley break-in at the Southern Cross, with officers detaining him as drunken onlookers described the scene. The court heard witnesses on a private passage between Mrs Allen's house and Dea premises and discussed the roles of Mr Parker and Constable Hanwork including Frith’s attempted entry and the state of the premises. Supposed thefts and other charges followed, with various witnesses and remands addressing the matter at length.
A Sydney Morning Herald based analysis shows Australians appealing to British emigrants as a better field than Canada or the United States. From 1825 to 1849 about 2,285,184 left the UK, with 1847 to the United States, 408,740 to British North America, and 85,386 to the Australian Colonies including New Zealand. The American stream mainly drew the lower Irish, while Australia attracted higher skilled migrants, a trend echoed in last year's American sea and cabin passenger figures.
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