Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-11 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

A few facts and statistics bearing pon the material
progress of the colony may be summarised as follows:--

1. IMPOECTS.—In 1842,- the total imports into South
Australia were £169,493; in 1849, £599,518 ; in 1853,
no less than £2,336,290; in 1855, £1,370,938; and is
1858, £1,769,351.

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2. Exronrs.—ln 1842, the value of the exports of :A
colonial produce was valued at only £29,079 ; in 1849,
373,842; in 18-53, £713,640 ; in' 1855, £686,953 ;
1856, £1,398,367; in 1857, £1,744,184; and in 1858, 1
£1,355,041. •

3. POPULATION.-At the end of the year 1850, the-
number of the population was officially stated at 63,700 ;.
in 1855, 96,982; in 18M; 104,7e8 ; and it the end of
1858, 1184p._

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4.—AGItAITLTURE.--In:1842, the number of-acres or
land in cultivation was 19,790: in 1850, 64,728 ; in
1854, 129,692 ; in 1857, 235,965 ; and in 1858, 264,462.
s.—SToci.—ln4B43, the number of cattle in the
colony was 20,000 ; of sheep and lambs 831,4)00; and
of horses, horses, 1,576. • In 1850 the figures were respectively,,
100,000; 1,000,000; and 6,488 ;_and in 1858, 375,507
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cattle ; 3,108,501 sheep ; and 34,629 horses.- -The pro- '
gress has been wonderful: ' - - •
6.—Mrspra.—The mineral wealth of this colony. is
known to be enormous, and -to afford one- of the fine3t
possible fields for the judicious outlay of _capital:_ They-
name of the Burra Burra Mine_ is_ familiar to all as one
of the " wonders of the world." The last half-yearly
report of the directors reccommended payment of two
quarterly dividends, each of £5 per share, or 100 per
cent., being at the rate of 400- per • cent. per annum_
The £5 shares in this undertaking are quoted at between
£B5O had £B6O. The lead mines of Glen Osmond, about
four miles to the eastward of Adelaide, have also yielded
richly. At 'Present attention is chiefly turned to the
rich discoveries of copper to the north ; and as tending-, A
if successful, to encourage a steady influx of British )7
capital into the colony, the . operations of the North
Rhine and Great Northern Copperjlining Companies
are watched.with great interest. - South Australia also- :i
contains deposits of -gold, bui the_ superior attractions
of the Victoria . fields -have -hitherto thrown them into-
the shade. , , f'

Many other facts and statistics might be cited in proof
of the solid progress of this young but prosperous and
promising colony.—..etustrahius

AUSTRALIA-TWO-DAB'S LATER.

We (Standard), have been favoured by the Hon. Mr.
Foster, who has just arrived overland from Adelaide, •
with the following- news, which was transmitted by inter—
colohial telegraph to Adelaide, and is two- days later:
than thatbrought by the mail :-
- - ADELAIDE, Saturday, Nov.
The following telegrams, have just been received . •
VICTORIA.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 10. • , "
Flour steady. Adelaide 'brands, £l9 to £2O ; Tas—
manian, £lB 10s.; £l7 to £18; barrelrflour,
335. to 445. ; Colonial and dalifornian wheat, 9s. ; oats.
diffichlt of sale—foreign, 35.-2 d. to 3s. 10d. ; colonial,
4s. to 4s. 6d.

The criminal sessions are unusually heavy. A remark—
able
,trial took place yesterday. Edeson, an hotel-keeper,
of most respectable' reputation, at Prahran. -was found
guilty of robbing a lodger in his house. - A large num--
ber of first-rate testimonials to character from. residents
at Melbourne and Sydney we're prOdUced. Edeson was-
sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, but sentence
will not be enforced until after decisiLrn of_a demand for
a new trial on a technical point.

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