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 1877 he was again re-elected, and retired by effluxion of time. In the present year he was returned for Grey Ward, and held the position of councillor at the time of his death, which took place in Adelaide on October 30, 1885. Mr. Raphael's eccentric speeches on what he considered popular subjects will not be speedily forgotten, nor the remarkable exhibitions of platform oratory with which he enlivened many a dull meeting. He was always a strenuous advocate for the rights of the citizens, and advocated what to him appeared their best interests.

John Ellis, ETTER known as "Captain Ellis," arrived in this colony by the "Buckinghamshire," on March 22, 1839, in company with the late Capt. Wm. Allen, and in conjunction with him made large purchases of land, conspicuous among which was the Milner Estate from Mr. G. M. Stephen, which occupied such a prominent position in the Courts at that period. Mr. Ellis entered extensively into pastoral pursuits; and his stations extended from the Little Para to the Hummocks, which country was first stocked by him. In August, 1851, he was returned Member for Flinders in the Legislative Council, and after some time sold a portion of his properties and returned to England. He died in London, March 22, 1873, aged 70, leaving a widow, the eldest daughter of the late Rear- Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh, and eight children by a former marriage.

Dr. John Walker, J.P., COLONIST of many years' standing, died at Adelaide, Sept. 26, 1868. He carried on practice at Strathalbyn, and took great interest in all movements connected with it. In 1861 he held the position of Protector of Aborigines. 