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 and during his residence here contributed in a practical degree to our viticultural literature. In addition to this he wrote and published several interesting pamphlets on the wine-producing interests, olive cultivation, and kindred subjects. M. Bourbaud was indefatigable in his endeavours to promote commercial relationship between South Australia and his native land, and to a certain extent he was successful. His death took place at Adelaide, February, 1883, in his fortyfifth year, and he left a wife and four sons.

James T. Turnbull, J.P., ORN in Leith, Scotland, August 28, 1830. Arrived in the colony in 1856. After being a short period in the Port Adelaide establishment of Messrs. Elder & Co. he visited New South Wales and Victoria, returning from Albury to Goolwa, some 1,700 miles, by way of the river Murray, in company with the late Capt. Cadell. Entered the employment of Messrs. W. Younghusband, jun., & Co. in 1857, and in 1865 went for that firm to America and Europe. Returning to the colony in the year 1867, he began business on his own account, and continued same until the end of 1882, when he was joined by Messrs. J. Gilbert Boothby and William Little. In 1870 he was appointed Consul for the Netherlands, and shortly afterwards Consular Agent for Italy; the former appointment he still holds, the latter he resigned in 1878. On his arrival in Rome in that year. His Majesty the King of Italy, in recognition of Mr. Turnbull's services at Adelaide, conferred on him the Cross of Chevalier of the Royal Order of the Crown of Italy. Mr. Turnbull has visited the old country four times; once in 1865, via San Francisco and Panama; once in 1878 through America and Canada, and twice by the ordinary overland route in 1874 and 1883. It may not be out of place to remark that Mr. Turnbull is an ardent lover of the fine arts. 