18 May 1850
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 18, 1850
Page
1
Weekly Country Edition of the Times offers English news, shipping, mercantile, law, police and general intelligence in abridged form. Price sixpence per number. six shillings sixpence per quarter. seven shillings sixpence credited. Sold at Adelaide Times Office and booksellers.
The Taglioni from England arrived January 7 and sent a splendid cargo, with her shipper bound for Honolulu and the Mauritius. The Johanna Catherine from Gottenburgh arrived via the Cape of Good Hope, with a timber cargo.
A Sabha of the Gazette and Mining Journal argues against public figures and critics who denounce officials like Hed dom and Mr Edward Stephens. The piece defends motives, accuses rival editorials of misrepresentation, and accuses the contemporary of biased judgments about road board actions and port line disputes. It decries personal rancor and urges focus on official conduct.
The Gazette and Mining Journal discusses Parliament’s power to tax colonial settlements, arguing it rests on authority from Imperial Parliament during early settlement. It claims the people’s consent is not needed until a colony can pay its own government costs, warning against the view that taxation always depends on representation.
A late 19th century letter discusses the ballot as essential for universal suffrage, arguing secrecy protects voters from coercion and that open voting should occur in legislative assemblies. It critiques qualifications for office, suggests salary to enable free candidacy, and emphasizes electors’ control over representatives. The text cites parliamentary debates and concerns over bribery, secrecy, and the duties of members.
The Arabian arrived on Tuesday from London and Plymouth consigned to J. B. Montefiore and Co. with seventy three passengers. No news or incidents are reported from the voyage and no tidings of the Royal Archer have been received, keeping us anxious.
An African Agricultural News summary relays Me T. B. Bailey of Caledon describing Aragua wheat from Avegua near Caracas. Trials in a warm climate show rust resistance and strong yields on poor soil with manure, suggesting it could outperform local wheats and spread widely through the district.
January dispatches describe Colonel Lawrence’s 2500 troops quelling an uprising near Peshawar after tax resistance. Botanists Hooker and Campbell reportedly detained and released by Bajal hE Sikkim amid rising Black Acts agitation. Dartmouth burned in Bombay harbour. incendiary suspicion cited. Governor-Central under a progress tour. Sir William Gomin reportedly returning home.
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