ADELAIDE.

West Coast Times, Issue 324, 6 October 1866, Page 1 (Supplement)

ADELAIDE.

Wednesday, Sept. 26,

The Beatrice arrived this morning from the Northern Te^ritoryy bringing as passengers Messrs M l Kinlay, Edmunds, and Glen. M'Kinlay's exploration had proved a failure, owing to heavy flbod^. The party had to kill their horses for food, and' finally returned to Escape Cliffs by descending the East Alligator Biver in boats made of poles covered with horseskins. They endured terrible hardships. They found the natives friendly. At the 'settlement all was well. Surveying was .at a standstill.

Considerable attention is now beiug given to the question of the drainage of the city. The elections for the Council are creat"ing but little excitement. Messrs Fiveash and Stow are spoken of as likely candidates for the vacant distiict of Flinders.

Messrs Tomkinson, Fuller, the Crown Solicitor, the Police Magistrate, and the Mayor of Adelaide, have been appointed a commission to enquire into the pjcesent state of the Police Force.

The corn market is very dull ; ss. Id. is is offered r for wheat, and refused. There is no change in flour. Arrived : Albert and Pakeha, from Ntw Zealand; Orina, and Jane Bell, from Mauritius.

Judge Boothby's report is very satisf..ctor3 7 - „ ' Two companies of infantry, are coming here from New Zealand.

Wildmari, who was convicted the other day of embezzlement, has refunded L 640 to the Government, said to be the amount of his defalcations, Arrived : Goolwa, from London. Thursday, Sept. 27. The banks have raised the rato of exchange for sixty day bills on London to three per cent. Tf ;s rum. -red that they zinteud raising ■<'•• . +■ f Lsconnt.

The new-, fio.u me X.n t,.ern Territory causes considerable excitement. Holders of land orders are agitating for the t rc-co-jevy of their money from Government.

Mr M Kinlayjs reported to have found a good port, and fine country, on An.son Kivei

The police enquiry is to ho conducted privntely. There is no alteration in the corn market. Wheat is worth ahout ,5s ; floirf is dull at Ll2 10s to Ll3 10s. Dairy is rapidly rising in value, owing to the scarcity of good cows, which are worth L2O.

Friday, Sept. 28. Major Warburtoa , has returned to Levi's outstation in the Far North for provisions' He has traced a large river

running- into Lake Eyre, 100 miles from Mount Margaret. lie ran it up for 300 miles north. No doubt -this is the river-

mentioned by'Jervis last year. lie dis Icovered some magnificent country. lie intends, after a week's stay at Mount Marearet, to start for the Great Australian Bight, and thence across the continent. Major Warburton obtained Reliable information from a native respecting the fate of Leichardt's party.

The result of M'Kiulay's expedition in the "Northern Territory creates general dissatisfaction. Air M'Kinlay's pirty discovered Stuart's track at the head of the West ' Alligator. The bauks are buying at par, and ch&rge for drafts on -London three per cent. Flour, Ll2 to Ll3 ; wheat, 5s to os Id. The Debate on the Constitution Act Amendment Bill, for an increase of members; &c, has been adjourned till next Tuesday. Arrived. — Hangalira. s.s., from Melbourne ; aud Sarah, from Mauritius. The Government are organising a new detective force. The Mistletoe left Mauritius for Auckland on the 23rd of August. The following sales are reported to day : —Thirty tons of Duhn's flour, at Ll2 10s per ton ; and fity tons of Stevens', at Ll2 5s per ton.