ADELAIDE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3886, 4 February 1870, Page 4

ADELAIDE.

January 21. The Hon. J. Baker is to move m the Council, on Tuesday next, a vote of want of confidence m the present Government, Captain Edgecombe, the Governor's aidecamp, is promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. January 23. Von Dadciken'b calendar says that the copper market is dull. English raw and nnmanufaotuied unchanged. Australian sold at lower rotes "Burra and Wallaroo at i75 10s, ; Cinh bais sold at a GO 10-?. to £65 13s , now quoted at £(J7 : oie and ie"-ulus, £13 3s. January 24. (General business is frightfully dull ; the the corn market is also xtvy ruuct ; wheat, ."is. to 5,s. 1 d. January 23. The Treasuiy stopped payment until after the passing of the Estimates. The Hun. Mr. Baker's want of confidence motion lias been carried against the Government in the Council. It is stated tlmt this will lead to the reconstruction of the Ministry, Theie aie floods in the jN'oi-fhei n districts and some of the mails are, in consequence, overdue ThoTreasmei' stated, in the Assembly, that the Govern nent are in favour of tiie removal of all impediments in the wn\ of the commevcut uiliMcoui'se of tho olo-'ies, and will endeavour to get an Tult'ic ilomal Ounlcieme | arranged for as ciuh ,h p> Jmoo liado «ith S'irtoi i i is mojt liailicularl} deMied (Jai r ° motion lias been eirned aflinning that (he Government shoiddjoin tlu> Governments of Yicbjna, Tasmania, and Western Australia, in guaranteeing 5 ', percent on the outlay r.o any company thai, nwy establish telegraphic communication between the coIouk'3 and King George's Sound January 26. The motion against lighting the city by gas was canued at a maetmg of citizens last night. January 27 The motion of want of confidence, by Air. John Baker, in tho Legislative Council, ended ■with being passed without division. An attempt to defeat it by moving the previous question was negatived by the casting vote of the Piesident. Com market very firm, but no tiansactions repoitod.