3 LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, 1836-1857.   PARLIAMENTS, 1857-2007 TABLE B Table Showing the Dates on which the Legislative Councils and Parliaments have been Opened, Prorogued, etc., under Successive Governors and Administrators ______________ LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1836-51 - Wholly nominated (Letters Patent, February 23, 1836). Summoned, presided over, and adjourned by Governor, Capt. John Hindmarsh, R.N., K.H., 1837-38. Summoned, presided over, and adjourned by Governor, Lieut.-Colonel George Gawler, K.H., 1838-41. Summoned, presided over, and adjourned by Governor, George Grey, Esq., 1841-45. Summoned, presided over, and adjourned by Lieut.-Governor, Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Holt Robe, 1845-48. Summoned, presided over, and adjourned by Lieut.-Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, 1848-51. Council adjourned sine die February 21, 1851, date of passing Ordinance for new Council. ______________ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1851-55 - Partly nominated (Ordinance No. 1 of 1851) - No. I.  (The Governor ceased to preside in the Council) First Session, 1851-52 - Opened Aug. 20, 1851 Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young Prorogued Jan. 2, 1852. Second and Special Session, 1852 (Summoned to pass the Bullion Act) - Opened Jan. 28, 1852 Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young Prorogued Jan. 28, 1852. Third Session, 1852 - Opened Sept. 1, 1852 Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young Prorogued Dec. 2, 1852. Fourth Session, 1853 - Opened July 21, 1853 Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young Prorogued Dec. 9, 1853. Fifth Session, 1854 - Opened Aug. 2, 1854 Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young Prorogued by Commissioners (Boyle Travers Finniss, Colonial Secretary) Dec. 16, 1854. (Richard Davies Hanson, Advocate-General) Dissolved Aug. 15, 1855 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1855-57 - (under same Ordinance) - No. II.   First Session, 1855-56 - Opened Nov. 1, 1855 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued June 19, 1856. Second Session, 1856 - Opened Nov. 11, 1856 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued by Commissioners (Boyle Travers Finniss, Chief Secretary) Dec. 11, 1856. (Richard Davies Hanson, Attorney-General) This form of Council ceased to exist on February 2, 1857, pursuant to “The Constitution Act”, the date of issue of Writs for the election of a Parliament. ______________ PARLIAMENTS FIRST PARLIAMENT First Session - Opened Apr. 22, 1857 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued Jan. 27, 1858. Second Session - Opened Aug. 27, 1858 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued Dec. 24, 1858. Third Session - Opened Apr. 29, 1859 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued Sept. 1, 1859. House of Assembly dissolved - Mar. 1, 1860 SECOND PARLIAMENT First Session - Opened Apr. 27, 1860 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued Oct. 17, 1860. Second Session - Opened Apr. 26, 1861 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B. Prorogued Dec. 3, 1861. Third Session - Opened Apr. 25, 1862 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Dominick Daly Prorogued Oct. 21, 1862. House of Assembly dissolved - Oct. 22, 1862 Governor-in-Chief, Sir Dominick Daly