The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-13 00:00:00

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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By the Omagh, from Port Adelaide, via Sin"'
pore, advices have been received from Adelaide
to July 15. The legislature was to re-assemble ft_t)f
the-dispatch of business on the 21st of the months
and questions of great colonial importance were to
be brought fa-ward—amongst others, the Waste
Lands, Postal Communication, and Education
Bills. The discovery of fertile lands and fresh:
water lakes between Lake Torrens, and Mout':
Serle, which are represented as forming a perfe°
paradise, is confirmed by Captain Freeing, R.B'f
and announced in the Government Gazette;
General satisfaction was expressed, and tll
colonists seem to be in a state of great exultattoi!
in consequenCe. Railway extension was a subjecb
of general discussion by the colonial press and t1:1
public, and a portion of the. journals argue OP
government should offer guaranteees of 7i per cent.
to private companies, as an inducement to capitalist°
to invest their money in the construction of OW
undertakings. The line most desired is said to be
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that from Adelaide tothe Murray River. The aw.l,
of each mail from South Australia brings ftes,
evidence of the great extent of her mineral deposits
'
by the discovery of copper mines. Another is men.
tioned on the present occasion, but, at the same
time, it is stated that hands suite for this descriej,
tion of labour are inadequate to the demand, and it
is recommended that the superflous mining pope,
iation of Cornwall and Devon should emigrate t°
these localities, where high wages would be gives°2
and the mineral resources be effectually developed'
The copper mines of South Australia are well knoll
throughout the world for their great yield and riff'
ness, ytt many, such as Port Lincoln and others,
remain unproductive, in a commercial sense, frogl
the difficulty of obtaining miners. The Burra Barr!
shares are quoted at 1301. on 51,
paid, which is
great temptation to mining enterprise ; and simil
results, it is said, would attend the working Oci
many other deposits, if efficiently carried on, 311„
which the want of hands alone retards._MinslY
Journal, Oct. 10.

THE RAILWAY FROM SMYRNA TO

AIDIN.

On the 22. d ultimo the foundation stone was lalo,
with great ceremony at Smyrna of the terminus 01
the railway that is to run from that city to Aiditt•
This line commences at the Caravan-bridge. Mug"
tapha Pacha presided over the festive scene ; th°
Turkish flag floated gaily above his tent ; all the
local authorities and the consuls were present ; the
honours were done by the Messrs. Wilkin andlyere-
dith (the engineers), in their joint capacity as prin"
cipal conductors of the undertaking. One of the
Messrs. Wilkiu handed to thegover nor a'silver nada
and made him a speech, which his Exellency. we°
supposed to understand, for he answered yen,'
courtk ously, and then filled a mahogany wheelbar-
row with the earth he had dug ; and thereupon)
like a true "navvy," he raised the mss with a
heave, and *heeled it to the appointed spot. There
,was a loud shout at this performance from all the
The garrison 'had struck up the
and the troops fired a volley. .44"
supaetelotantaoletymn,
grand salute of 21 guns followed, and the ont-of-
door ceremony was concluded by the slaughter of
sheep. These did not form part of -the collation,
which was already prepared, and in the course of
which several toasts were given more Anglican°.
In the evening there were fireworks and a ball,
which were kept up till 2 o'clock, by which tune
supper was needed. it had not been forgotten, and
as soon as it had been discussed the governor was
escorted home by a torch-bearing procession.

The Pays has received a letter from London of the
9th, etating that two agents of the East India Compel*"
were to leave for Alexandria on the following day, with
full powers to make all necessary preparation for the
passage of English troops across the Isthmus of Suez.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 12,—The-Vice-Chancellor has great
pleasure in announcing to the Senate that the late John
Disney, Esq , of the Hyde, Essex, to whom the Univer-
iity is intlebted for the foundation of the Disney profes-
sorship of archaeology, and for the Disney collection of
ancient marbles, has further shown his regard for the
University, and his desire to promote his own favourite
study, by bequeathing to the chancellor, maters, and
scholars the sum of 2,500/. Three per Cent. Consols as
an augmentation of the Disney professorship of arclano'
iogy for ever. The (xamination for the certificate of the
regius professor of. laws will be held on Monday, the
26th day of October.

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