South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), Monday 29 July 1867, page 5


XII-MISCELLANEOUS.

EXPORTS OF THE LAST QUARTER. The following is a report of the value of South Australia produce shipped during the quarter ended June 30, 1867. The

total value is £521,936, of which £-19^89? went from Port Addaide. Hia ImL amount includes £237,693 worth <_f Imail stuffs and £137,483 of mineral*. ]\afc Bobe exported colonial produoe to Ham value of £3,092; Port MacDaonelL. £6,107; Port Wallaroo, £24,7687^3-lunga, £12,663; Yankalilla, £9,118; Port Victor, £12,658; Goolwa, £2,625 ; Milang, £32; Mannum, £1,383; m_L Blanchetown, £687. The whole ■wiii-Tb to £621,926, and the following an tt? items:— Staple Pboq-ct of South Amruiu. Exported D-Braa thk Qoabtsb Botmed Iftnt J0he.1867.

Animals—Homes, 2 £90 • • Bark, 1,006 tons 6,948 • • Bones and Hoofs, 26 tons 88 • • Butter, 25 cwt. HI • • Corn—Flour, 9,886 tons 107,408 • • Bran and pollard, 44LJ tons 2,083 • O Meal, 30 tons 310 • • Wheat, 76,975 qrs. ...129,5-2 0 • Barley, 125 qrs. 256 • • Oats, 3 qrs. 6 0 O Begs 1,632 « e F_&— Dried, 210 cwt 306 • • Fruit—Fresh 7S7 0 • Dried, 6 cwt 10 • • Glue. 87 cwt 2? • • Gum, 1,-09 cwt l,«a • • Hay.-SSl-ons 743 • • : Hooey. 2. cwt SS • • Hams 91 • • Jans. 36,205 the. ... ... IfiU • • Leather. 76-4 cwt 3.2S0 • • Metel-Copper. 33.177 cwt ... _2?.797 • • Sflv-r lead. _52 cwt ... 7? • • Bismuth, 1 cwt 100 • • Ore—Copper. 441 tone .„ ... «,S_6 • • Silver lead-20 tons 310 • • Plante • • • Potatoes, 1 ton ... 7 • • Soap, 1 owt ... 3 • • grew man. 7? • • T-_ow.32ewt ... ._ ... 43. • • Wax. 70 cwt 380 • • Wine. LASS gaBons 21« • • Wool(l.430 b_l_.),446^70I__.-.. 24,887 a, m Unenmnented 421 0 • rwrBon-Ammals—Hones, 12 180 • • 8heep, 3,496 UBS • • B_rk.6to_r^!: ... .„ m • Potato^ 2 cwt ... .„ ... I « • S-i-?-_d hides ? • • Woel,7Sh_-_---l0^00___. .„ 1,480 • • Fob K_cDom__— Ootn Floor. 73 tecs .„ ... 788 • • Wheat. I7.2_.qi_. ... ._ 8*801 • • _-«.37«fir "? • • Leather. 101 owt __ f f 8e-ds__dni-U ~ __? • • Sb_a_ and bides .- ... — *3B • • Tallow. 10 cwt - !■ • • WwA.72b-W--5._HnM ._. M? • 4 Ponx WALta-OO— _____ __ _ 3_etel-C_i*e-,*W0«wt, __. MM • •

A branch of the South Australian Benefit Society was opened on Monday evening, Jnly 15, at tlie Catholic Schoolroom, Gawler. The District Officers, Mr. 3. 3. Cronin (Chairman), and 3. Kemp Penney (Corresponding Secretaiy), were in attendance, and initiated about 30 neinbers as the founders, and 10 other members were proposed. Tbe following officers were then appointed:—Messrs. O'Shea, Chairman; Hynes, Vice-Chairman; O'Brien, Secretary ; Puroell, Assiatant Secretaiy; aud Key. O. A. Reynolds, Treasurer. After the election of Trustees, and the appointment of minor officers, the meeting closed with a vote of .thanks to the District Officers for their attendance. From the interest manifested by the Catholic community of Gawler, there is no doubt but this branch will pQive a prosperous addition to the Society. The registered births for the month of June last were 658, tbe rate per cent, being '383. The deaths were 296, the rate per cent. -73. This shows a smaller percentage of births than in any corresponding month for the last six yean. The percentage of deaths in June, 1864, was '197, and in June of last year '178; for the other years Bince 1861 the percentage for June was much lower than for that month in this year. The registered births and deaths for the iuarter ended June 30 number respectively ,808 and 827, and exceed those of the previous gnarter by 303 and 53. The amount of births i less than that of the corresponding quarter of 1566 by 33—the deaths also by 70. The average number of births for the quarter ending June 30, during five years ending 1866, was 1,658 "8. The rate per cent, of births for the quarter ending 30th June last is 1058—the smallest percentage during tbe last six years. The percentage of deaths for last quarter was '481, Doing less than the percentage for the corresponding quarter in lfy34 and 1*57. We very deeply regret having to record the decease of Mrs. Stow, the widow of the late Rev. T. Q. Stow, the pioneer of Congrega-tionalism -in this colony. Mrs. Stow was an American lady by birth, being a native of New-foundland. She emigrated with her husband to this colony nearly 50 years ago, and reached here in the ship Hartley on October 16, 1837. She of course was associated with all the early toils and privations and dangers which her hus-band so bravely endured; and she encouraged and aided him by her counsel and sympathy. In April, 1843, Mr. Stow settled on the Torrens, at Felixstow, where Mrs. Stow died on Monday afternoon. For several years past the infirmities of age had kept Mrs. Stow very much at home, and the loss of her revered husband, in July, 1862, was a great shock to her. Her decease, however, was somewhat sudden, and took the family by surprise. On Friday last she was seized with a prostrating illness, and gradually her strength failed her till life ebbed away. Mrs. Stow was in the seventyfirst year of her age when she died. The remains of the above lady were interred on Wednesday, July 10. The cortege left the deceased lady's late residence at Felixstow, Payneham, about 2 o'clock. It consisted of a magnificent hearse and five mourning coaches, besides other vehicles containing the following chief mourners: —Messrs. R. I. Stow, M.P., J. P. Stow, A. Stow, M.P., and W. Stow (sons of the deceased); Messrs. C. Sabine, E. Sabine, Rev. C. W. Evan, Messrs. S. Tomkinson, A. Brodie, Sen., Henry Giles, James Smith, R. G. Bowen, Thos. Graves, A. Brodie, jun., —Myles, W. Bakewell, Rev Mr. Hodge; Messrs. M. Goode, C. Smedley, Alex. Hay, &c The funeral procession passed along the Glynderoad, Botanic-road, North-terrace, Pulteney and Rundle streets, up Freeman-street to the Stow Congregational Church. Here the coffin was borne into the Church, and a solemn and impressive service was conducted by the Rev. C. W. Evan (the pastor of the Church). From the Church the procession passed along Franklin-street and West-terrace to the Cemetery, where a short service was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Hodge. Amongst those assembled round the vault we noticed the Very Rev. the Dean, Revs. Jas. Jefferis, Chas. Manthorpe, John Gardner, R. Haining, Messrs. W. C. Buik (Mayor of Kensington and Norwood), P. B. Coglin, M. P., W. Bruce, Robert Stuckey, Joseph Stuckey. Wm. Giles, A. Macgeorge, James Macgeorge, John Davis, E. T. Smith, John Kelly, James Frew, R. Frew, E. B. W. Glandfield, J. L. Young, W. Palmer, H. Dean, and a great many others. Along the line which the procession took, especially in Rundle-street, the shops were partially closed as a mark of respect to the deceased lady, whose name, connected with that of her hus'band, is so closely associated with the early religious religious history of this colony. The funeral arrangements were directed by Mr. Conigrave, ot Rundle-street. The following is a comparative statement of transactions in the Lands Titles Office during the month of June :— 1866. 1867. Applications 71 69 Transfers 187 140 Mortgages 140 132 Leases 28 29 Transfer of mortgages ... 5 8 Discharges 69 71 Caveats 7 2 Powers of Attorney ... 4 3 Encumbrances 1 — Transfers of lease 1 6 Surrender of leases 3 10 Transmissions ... ... 2 4 Declarations of trust ... 1 — Withdrawal of caveat ... 5 3 Certificate of death — 1 Total 526 480 Pees of Office £537 $ 8 £430 8 8 Value of land brought under the Act ... £75,346 £25,880 A meeting of ladies interested in the collection for tbe statue of Niobe, took place as advertised, at the Institute, on Wednesday last, ffhe weather being very unpropitious, the attendance was small, but most ef the promoters were present, including Mesdames Ayers, Turner, Benson, Wilson, aud Hargrave. It wa_ found that tho subscriptions and collections amounted together to more than £50, and after some minor arrangements, it waa agreed that tho?e ladies who were collecting, but did not attend the meeting, should be requested to send their subscription, to Mr. F. G. Waterhouse, ?t tho Institute (wbo bas kindly consented to receive them for the above purpose), before the 24th inst. It is proposed to place the statue beside that of the Amazon, already in our Botanic Garden. On Friday evening, June 28, the annual meeting of the Adelaide Educational Institution Old Scholars' Association was held at the new schoolroom, Freeman-street, the Presi- dent, Mr. H. Bickford, being in the chair, and upwards of twenty gentlemen being present. The Secretary (Mr. J. F. Conigrave) read the annual report as follows:— "Your Committee have called you together to receive their annual report, and to engage in the election of officers for the forthcoming year. They have little, however, to report. Their income during the year, including last year's balance, haa been £46 4s. 5d., and their exjienditure. £43 12s. lOd., leaving a balance of £2 lis. 7d. This balance will, however, be reduced by expenses incurred in convening this meeting. Last June the Treasurer had a balance of something like £6 in hand, but the increased expenditure this year is principally accounted for by the extra expense to which the Committee were put with respect to the annual dinner. The dinner was held in the Town Hall Buildings, on September 14, when there was a very good attendance, and the proceedings passed off with great good feeling and cordiality. The Old Scholars' prize was, according to custom, awarded at the December Examination. It consisted of a handsome writing-desk, and was presented by the President to Mr. C. C Kingston. The number of members on the roll is 112, being an increa.se of ten over last year. This number, however, is not in proportion to the many old scholars who are in the colony, and the Committee would take this opportunity of again urging those who recur to schoolday reminiscences, and wish occasionally to renew schoolboy friendships, to join the Old Scholars' Association. Its objects have been often explained. They are to promote kindly feeling amongst the old pupils of Mr. Young now that

circumstances have separated them, and to pro-vide a means for their assembling together once in the year to meet each other and Mr. Young in a social and friendly manner. The Committee wonld gladly welcome any new members of this Association, which it is hoped will be-come as permanent an Institution as that with which it is associated. The whole of the Committee retire this evening, and it will devolve uponthe the present meeting to elect their successors." The Treasurer (Mr. A. K. Whitby) read the balance-sheet On the motion of Mr. C. Hack, seconded by Mr. G. Bean, the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following officers were then duly elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. C. W. Babbage; Secretary. Mr. M. S. Clark; Treasurer, Mr. L. H. Sholl. Committee —Messrs. Chapman, Conigrave, Bickford, Finlayson, and Auld. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers was passed and duly acknowledged, and the meeting terminated.

Die-Copper, _,224 tons 16,7« 0 0 Pobt Willuhua— Bark, 400 tons 1,800 0 0 Oom—Flour, 663 tons 7,688 0 0 Bran and pollard, 115 ditto 575 0 0 Wheat, 1,251 .re. 2,500 0 0 Pobt Y_s_____~a— 3om—Floor, 698 tons 8,148 0 0 Bran, 76J tons 189 0 0 Wheat, 484 qni 775 0 0 Pobt Victor— __rk, 12 tons 70 0 0 _orn—Flour, 417 tons 4,484 0 0 Wheat, 4,946 qrs. ... 8,082 0 0 rVine, 54 gallons. 22 0 0 Goolwa— Seer, 1.078 gals. HI 0 0 3orn—Flour, 139 tons 1,455 0 0 Bran, 4 tons ... ' ... 25 0 0 •Wheat, 2 qrs. 4 0 0 Oats, 151 qrs. 262 0 0 fruit, dried, 10$ cwt. 35 0 0 Bay, 20 tons 89 0 0 rams, 22.550 lbs. 632 0 0 . otatoes, 20 tons 112 0 0 Ml LANG— Bay, 2 tons 12 0 0 .otatoes, 4 ditto 20 0 0 Mamndh— Jorn—Flour, 123 tons ... ... 1,230 0 0 Bran, 3 ditto 15 0 0 rams, 1,036 lbs. 36 0 0 _?v, 10 cwt 2 0 0 B-A-TOHBTOWK— Jeer, 400 gallons 40 0 0 ilorn—Flour, 40 tons 420 0 0 Oat%36qrs. 57 0 0 lay, 4 tons 21 0 0 rams, 2,400 lbs. 90 0 0 'otatoes, 3$ tons 35 0 0 7nenumerated 24 0 0