The Express. — London, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENI/(0. At the banquet given by the City of Beauvais, in returning thanks to the Mayor for proposing his bealth, the President pronounced tho following speech: Gentlemen,—The honourable Mayor of Beauvais will 1 Mirdon me if I limit myself to a plain expression of thanks for the liattering words which he has just addressed to me. In replying to them I should be afraid of altering the mil pious character of this festival, which, by the commemo- ration of a glorious feat accomplished in this city, offers a , high historical lesson. It is encouraging to think that in extreme dangers Providence reserves often to a single being the privilege of being the instrument of preservation for all, and in certain circumstances has even chosen that instru snot from among the weaker sex, as if by the frailty of the envelope to prove still better the empire of the soul over human affairs, and to show that • cause does not perish, when it has fur guides an ardent faith, an in spired devotion, a profound conviction. Thus, in the 15th cen buy,with a few years' interval, two women, obscure in origin bat animated by the sacred tire, Jeanne &Are, and Jeanne Hachette, appear at the most desperate moment to fulfil a holy mission. The one has the miraculous glory of deliver ing France from a foreign yoke ; the other inflicts the shame of retreat upon a prince, who, notwithstanding the splen dour and extent of his power was only a rebel wager of civil wee. And yet to what do the actions of these women reduce themselves ? They did no more than to ahow to the French the path of honour and duty, and how tomareh in it at their head. Similar examples ought to be honoured, perpetuated. Accordingly I am happy to think that it was the Emperor Napoleon, who, in IW, reestablished the ancient usage, long interrupted, of cele brating the railing of the siege of Beauvais. I. or in his eyes France was not a factitious country, born of yesterday, maned in the narrow limits of • single epoch or a single party: but she was the nation great by eight hundred years eif monarchy, not less great after ten years of revolution; labouring 'tor the fusion of all old and new interests, and adopting ail glories without exception of time or of cause. We have all inherited these sentiments, fur I ace here repre sentatives of all parties; they come with me to render ho mage to the warlike virtue of an epoch—to the heroism of a woman. Let us drink • toast to the memory of Jeanne Hachette. It appears that the President has been satisfied with the nature of his reception at Beauvais, and somewhat consoled for the coldness of Poitiers and the indignities of Chatellcrault. The telegraphic despatch received from Beauvais this afternoon states that the President was quitting the city at mid-day amid signs of the warmest enthusiasm. It were to be wished, for the success of his cause, that a spark of thissympathy which has been evinced by the popu lation of the Norman city could be communicated to the inhabitants of Paris, who have just allowed the President's cohche to return along the Boulevards to the Elysee ungreeted, save by here and there a cheer to the Republic. The chief subject of conversation to-day has been the decidedly imperialist manifestation which was mode by a portion of the population at Beauvais. The cncs of " Vive l'Empereur !" were heard in greater number, and uttered with more boldness than on any occasion since the review of Satory, in October last. The Assembly was a good deal agi tated to-day by the talk which prevailed on this subject. The committee on revision met this morning to hear M. de Tocqueville's report, the reading ofwhich lasted one hour and a half. The report seems destined to give rise to vehement debates in the committee. At the commencement of the sitting, the Minister of the Interior ---- Juestioned ou the subject of the was tp petition movement. In answer to the attacks of MM. Base and Char m, M. Leon Faucher replied that certainly he was desirous of revision, but that he had done nothing to give an impulse to the movement. I understand that M. de Tocquevillc, in his re port, has limited himself to a digest of the debates which had taken place in the committee, and kept oat of bight his own peculiar views. The report is expected to be presented in the Assembly to-morrow at the day alter. The eon iiii ittee on the Municipal Bill will hold an extraorditiary bitting to-morrow, to consider the propebil of the Minister of the Interior for the ad journment of the debate till the 21st inst. The Assembly, in its sitting of to-day, adopted in "accession several articles of the Mediterranean Packets Bill. In the of the sitting M. Cassel, who presented a petition against the unconstitutional act of May, was called to order. The President will visit Saumur in the middle of August for the inauguration of the railway from Angers to Nantes. The Patric announced last evening that a serious collision had occurred on the Lyons Railway, near Tonnere ; that nearly all the carriages had been upset, and that fifteen persons were so severely hurt as to be obliged to remain at Tonncre. The:Von/ern:. of this morning allays the alarm caused by this news, stating that the accident VAIS nut attended with any serious harm; several passengers had received con tusions, and the train was slightly delayed. The accident was caused by collision with a locomotive, whose driver was asleep. The motion for proroguing the Assembly has been approved by the committee on leaves of absence. The prorogation will be proposed from the middle of August. SPAIN. In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies on the Ist, M. l'idal and others proposed that the government should be required to make known its resources for paying the state creditors in the event of the adop tion of the government bill for the regulation of the debt. M. Fidel delivered a long speech in support of the motion. The president of the council, in a brief reply, stated that he calculated on the increase of taxes and on reductions of expense, and he for mally announced that he did not intend to propose new taxes. M. Fidel's proposition was rejected by 127 votes to i 6. In the sitting of the 2nd, the Chamber, after disposing of some election matters, resumed the debate on the bill. M. Conga Arguelles, one of the committee, defended the measure. M. Joe& Sanchez Ocana, director-general of the public treasury, has been nominated under-secretary of the department of Finance, and M, Rodulfo, Inspector of Finance, has been appointed to replace him in the directorship. MADRID, JULY 2. To-day Canga Arguelles, a member of the commit tee on the bill for the settlement of the debt, spoke in favour of the bill. Su a s Lozano, one of the col leagues of M. l'idal in the former cabinet, opposed the bill, and was left wsid&ig when the post closed. The debate is ex Is be ariedl next week. SWITZERLAND. The Federal Council of Switzerland has drawn up a decree for the execution of the railways prop os ed by Mr. Stephenson. One line is to traverse the country from the lake of Constance to Geneva, pass ing by Zurich. A branch lino is to run from this trunk line to the Basle Railway, to unite with the German and French lines. Another line is to pro ceed from the lake of Constance to Coire, in the Orisons, to be prolonged afterwards across the Alps by l.uckmanier into Lombardy. The total length of these lines is to beS3Okilometres(4o6l Enfilish and the expense 102,123,000 fr., or 13.,1121r. per kilometre. FLORENCE, JULY I.—General Laugier is cx peetcd to be red— in the ministry of war by Colonel de Ilenct the organiser of the Tuscan gendarmerie. In the absence of the Duke de Casig liano, which is expected to last fifteen days, the port folio of Foreign Affairs is to be confided, dd interim, to M. Balilusseroni, president of the council. YOVSG SAILORS IN 1831.—A correspondent says : An instance of the improved tastes and habits of the young sailor of the present day has just occurred. About thirty boys of her Majesty's ship Excellent, at Portsmouth, en receiving their wages obtained leave of absence to visit London for the purpose of seeing the Exhibition and other eights. They arrived at the Sailon' Home, Well-street, on Tuesday rooming, and returned to Portsmouth on Satur day. In this short period they managed to devote two days to the Crystal Palace, and also found time to visit We•tmin+ter Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, Greenwich Hospital, the Polytechnic, the Tunnel, Viyld's Globe, the Tower, and, through the kindness of the Duke of Northumberland, they were also admitted over Northumberland House. In their perambulations they were accompanied by the schoolmaster; their conduct was most admirable, and they appeared delighted with the in- L•resting objects thus, for the first time, brought to their astioe. THE KAFFIR WAR. ARRIVAL OF THE BOSPHORUS. The screw steamer Bosphorus, Capt. Hall, arrived at Plymouth yesterday at 6 p.m., from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left on the 31st of May. The aspect of affairs seems to have taken no definite turn in favour of either party. It was expected that by the time of the departure of the next packet some more decisive movement will have been made by . Sir Harry Smith. The following is the monthly summary of the Cape Town Mad of May 31: During the past month no military movements of great importance have taken place, but the war has been gradually assuming an unlavourable aspect, which has given rise to much anxiety. Sir Harry Smith has remained during the month at King William's Town, from which place he has continued to send out patrolling columns in different directions, con stantly harrassing the hostile Ketfirs, driving them from their strongholds, destroying their kraals, and occasionally capturing some of their cattle. Except in one instance, the liatlirs have avobletlan engagement With the troops, having been rendered by frequent dekats more cautious than they showed themselves at the commencement of the war. _ The latest intelligence from head-quarters comprised in our summary of last month, was of April 23. At that date Major Wilmot, with a force of about 1,000 men, was en gaged in patrolling the country along the left bunk of the Keiskanima, near its junction with the tmdezini. Ile destroyed several kraals, and carried off sonic stores of grain belonging to the hostile Kaffir's. The latter appeared at a distance along the line of march, and attempted to cut off some of the levies; but, observing that Major Wilmot was preparing by an ingenious manoeuvre to draw them into an ambush, they precipitately retreated, and escaped with the loss of a few killed. The Hottentot levies, in the course of this patrol, evinced a considerable improvement in point of steadiness and discipline. On the 28th of April, Colonel Mackinnon, with a force of 2,000 men, moved from King William's Town into the fast nesses of the Amatola mountains; and Major Wilmot, with about 700 men, proceeded ag sin towards the Kieskamma, near the junction of that river with the Chuntie, in order to effect a diversion, by occupying the attention of the Kaffir, in that quarter. Both of these movements were completely successful. Colonel Mackinnon entered the mountains at two o'clock in the morning, and, taking the Kettles by sur prise, captured about 400 h ead of cattle. The enemy, ex- &operated by the loss, attacked the column with great fury, engaging fur a time at close quarters. Alter a short but desperate conflict, they were repulsed and routed with heavy loss. About 250 were estimated to have fallen. The loss of oar troops was rather severe, being three men of the 73rd regiment, and one Dingo killed, and twelve men of the 73rd, one of the 6th, three of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, and two of the levies wounded. The dead were brought on to the bivouac and interred with military honours. On the let inst. Cul. Mackinnon again entered the mountains, and burnt the kraal of Sandilles brother. The Kaffir+ col lected in considerable force, but could not be brought to an engagement. On the following day Col. blackionon re turned to head-quarters. While these operations were going on, Major Wilmot scoured the banks of the Keiskamma, near the Chumie and Fort Wiltshire, and for five days kept the Kaffir, in that quarter incessantly on the alert. Two =Art skirmishes took place, in which more than thirty of the enemy were killed. Of , Major Wilmot's detachment only three men were wounded.' On the Bth and 9th inst., Col. Mackinnon and Major Wil mot again left King Willi am's Town, with strong detach ments, in different directions. The former proceeded to the Kei River, which he reached on the 13th. The enemy as sembled along the line of march in considerable force, but usually dispersed on the approach of the troops. In two skirmishes, however, several Kaffir were cut off by charges of cavalry, and slain ; and about 380 head of cattle were captured. The troops, in accordance with the commandet in-chiefs instructions, did not cross the Kei, although large herds of cattle were seen on the other side of that river, having, as appeared by the traces, been driven across it. The column returned to King William's Town on the 16th. Major Wilmot, at the same time, advanced into the Ama toles by way of the Kabousie River, traversed the mountains in various directions, and reached the Keiskantma Neck. The 'mountains were covered with snow; the cold was ex treme, and the Kaffirs appeared to be cowed. They only fired a few shots and tied before the troupe in great num bers. Major Wilmot, after a succession of lung and arduous marches, returned to King William's Town on the 13th. While these movements have been going on in British Kaffraria, a sudden change of weather has occurred followed by important results. On the ith inst., the drought which had before nrevailed in and beyond the frontier districts was succeeded by heavy falls of rain in some places, and of snow in others. In and about Culesberg, the Orange River Sovereignty, and the mountainous parts of Katfirland, the ground has been covered with snow, and the weather has been extremely inclement. The cattle and sheep in Albany and the neighbouring districts have perished by thousands. The Amatola mountains have been covered with snow to their bases, and the Kaffir+ have been compelled to leave them and drive their cattle to the low grounds. Some, it would appear, have proceeded eastward, across the Kei; others have driven their herds northward, into Tainbokie land ; and a considerable number have entered the colony across the Keiskamma. Marauding bands of Kaffirs, more numerous and daring than they have before shown themselves, have within the past month spread over the frontier districts, from the Orange River to the sea. Several farmers have been killed in the district of Albert ; others have been obliged to quit their farms or camps and retire into the in terior of the colony. In Albany, several farm-houses have been burnt, in the vicinity of Graham's Town some waggon. trains attacked, and numerous depredations committed. The Kat River district and the adjoining country have been again occupied by the Kaffin and rebel Hottentots, who have re-possessed themselves of Fort Armstrong. A body d them was attacked and routed, with considerable loss, by a moll force under Captain Fisher, the officer commanding at Eland's Post. Major-General Somerset himself subse quently moved into that district, with about 900 men, and took past in the Blinkwater, and afterwards at Philipbar', in the Kat River settlement, but found himself still strahlol to cheek the ravages of the numerous hordes of maravelmel by whom the country was infested. The colonial patrols had also been active and frequently successful in pursuit of the plunderers, but were worn out by the incessant:andja borious exertions required of them. In Lower Kaffmna, immediately round King William's Town, bands of hostile Raffles have become numerous and daring. They have twice cut off the mails between Gra ham's Town and King William's Town, have vigorously attacked convoys of waggons proceeding to the latter town from the port of East London, and have fired upon Captain Maclean, the Slambic Commissioner, and Captain Blanekly, of the 6th regiment, when returning from King William's Town to Fort Murray. On the 22nd inst., Field-commandant Joubert was assem bling another force of burghers in the Colesberg district, to proceed against the Tambookic marauders. This will be the fifth expedition of this brave and indefatigable leader, with the burghers of Colesberg and the neighbouring dis tricts, against the enemy, during the present war. In the sovereignty beyond the Orange River, the state of affairs has become extremely critical. Hostilities have broken out among the native tribes, some of whom claim the protection of the local government, on the ground of services rendered to it in suppressing other disturbances last year. The principal tribes engaged are the Korannae, under the chief Gert Taaybosch ; the Barolongs, under Moroko, the Lighoyas, under Molitrani ; and, it was feared, the nu merous tribe of Basutus, under Moshesh. The course which Major Warden, the British resident, would take was un certain, but apprehensions were entertained that much dis order and bloodshed would ensue in that province. From Natal, intelligence has been received of the advance of Mr. Shemtone (the superintendent of the native* is that colony) at the head of a considerable body of Natal Zulus, towards the north-eastern frontier of British Kaffraria, where it was expected he would co-operate with the forms under the commander-in-chief. He is reported to have reached the vicinity of Kreili's habitation, where that chief, since the rout of his people at havens', has been residing quietly, and professing peaceable intentions. 11.31.5 t. Vulcan arrived in Simon's Bay on the 12th inst. from Queenstown, bringing the 74th Regiment. After coaling, and landing the women and children, the steamer ed immediately to Algoa Bay, where the regiment barked on the 17th. This fine body of whose manly appearance and excellent state Vl= have excited much admiration, had orders to join General Somerset's division, which was greatly in need of each a reinforcement. The soldiers who arrived in the Singapore, about 300 in number, were sent up to East London in the termer Ike, and arrived on the 13th at head-quarters, what they were received with great satisfaction by their menrades of the various regiments in the colony. A report has prevailed to the effect that Sir Harry Smith was about to repair to Graham's Town, for the purpose at General Somerset, and arranging with that - dike, seine psan of combined operations against the enemy. *her positive, however, s known respecting his intentions. On the 21st instant, his excellency was still at King Wil liam's Town, and was preparing to hold a general review of the troops on her Majesty's birth-day. Major Wilmot, with a detachment of 900 men, hid been sent to open the communication with:Graham's Town, by the Westleyville Ford, where the malls have lately been twice out off. The court-martial on the Hottentot mbeb has been in session at Fort Hare, and no less than Aftrthres priesnees were tried in one week. The muteness had net been made known. A dewed' from Earl Grey was received by the Velem, dated a aw days before the isdb outbreak was known in England, and reed the removal ef the seat of go vernment to Grahame. Town, as a more esatral position. The su g geeden Ime awakened muck surprise sad indigna tism as the telentits earrider that tin quietism el the mom enbable amt _ pmemnent is one odd* the tame colonial bgbdagem dinaM amide. There is no doubt that the great :It:',the labsbhants of the colony would be in &mar it:Town, which combines numerous advantages poi eased by no other localiq and is, moreover much nearer to the come of the come Bas of the eakmay than any other linra i ht. The prembee piths sistemsat brwever, in emt lbe Ems Comosas. se as WA been seat sellsomee Ow suggested esowevel, has (Meted the dblinlinnt wile JA WA less excited by the renews respest dssbwhich bee been generally expearel the the at alsothriss to inqui into the mum r is ila i rdos aeon a portion of wa re hook: 110/Istls4l THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1851. has been responded to on the part of the local authorities I by the nomination of four highly respected gentlemen, the Hon. W. Porter, Esq., attorney-general; lion. W. Hope, I IRA.. auditor-general ; F. R. Surtees, Esq., H.M. arbitrator in the Mixed Commission Court, and li. E. Rutherfoord, Esq., of the firm of Rutherfoord and Brother, Cape Town. The only ground of objection which has been urged against this commission is the large preponderance of the official element ; the inquiry, it is considered, being in fact a trial, in which the government is a party concerned. The royal mail steamer Bosphorus arrived in Table Bay on the 24th inst., in 40 days from Plymouth. This ipassage is !hotter by a few hours than the former one, in which this fine vessel commenced the service of the Screw Steam Com pany on this line. On the present occasion, the steamer was delayed nearly four days at Sierra Leone, by soma difficulty in coaling. But for this detention the passage would have been easily made in 36 days. With the large steamers of 1,700 tons and 300 horsepower, making a direct course to the Cape, without touching at Sierra Leone, it is thought probable that the passage will hereafter be ordinarily made in little more than a month. A letter in the Cape Town Mail, dated Graham's Town, May 17, says: It is stated that Kreili seems averse to plunging any far ther into the proceedings of the war party. He bad been making excuses for his late conduct, stating that the colo nial forces had first entered his territory. From tome hints and remarks that had fallen from his Excellency, it is now feared that some hollow kind of a peace will be patched up Cr, long; in which case the colony will be left to a renewal of the lute scenes and disasters iu the course cf a few years. Another, of the 20th, says : Kreili is reported to be still more disposed for peace, some of the lam patrols having had a wonderful effect upon him. Ile has been heard to say " Gaika's house is ruined." The following is from the summary of the Cape Mali Monthly Despatch : - - - CAPE TOWN, FRIDAY, MAT 30. The aspect of the war has undergone little altera tion since our last publication, and we regret to say that we have still no decisive success to record, or in fact anything that would lead to the conclusion of a speedy termination of the present disastrous state of affairs. The system of patrols has been continued, the Amatola mountains have been repeatedly penetrated, and their fastnesses explored by the British troops, who have endured great fatigue and displayed all their usual energy and gallantry; but the enemy, like the children of the mist, vanish on their approach, driving off their cattle. Is fact; as :Sir H. G. Smith observes, we have to deal with a foe who acknowledges neither front,. flank, nor, rear, and whose movements arc too rapid and eccentric to he calculated upon. A fall of snow had occurred on the Winterberg and other mountain ranges of the colony, which extended to the Amatolas; the number of plunder : ing parties of Kaffir, within the colony have greatly in creased, probably in consequence of the privations which they suffer in the bush. Fortunately the 74th regiment landed at Port Elizabeth and proceeded to Graham's Town, so that there will be a larger military force than heretofore within the colony, to second the efforts of the burghers and the faithful coloured inhabitants. The 300 men who ar rived in the Dee, have joined Sir H. 0. Smith at King William's Town. These reinforcements are, however, inadequate for the purpose, looking at the extended line of frontier along which operations must be carried on. A couple more regiments of infantry, one of light dragoons, and above all, some companies of the rifle brigade, with proportionate artillery, will probably be required before the half-bar barous tribes in our vicinity can be sufficiently impressed with the power of Great Britain for any lasting and satis ' factory peme to be conclude& As we have before observed, the sooner a sufficient force can be brought into the field the better; the necessity is inevitable, and further delay may increase the disorder and h'oodahed in our newly-acquired territory and the sovereignty, and augment the cost of this harassing warfare. Whatever conciliatory measures be adopted, and whatever alteration in our Kaffir policy is contemplated, they should be preceded by a display of the power of Britain to subdue and crush auy combination of the coloured tribes in the vicinity of the colony. The reports from the north-eastern districts and the so. vereignty, even if somewhat exaggerated, arc sufficiently gloomy to cause the most serious apprehension for the safety of the fanners and of the numerous flocks and herds of the colonists which have been driven in that direction as a place of safety from Kaffir incursions, and there is a pro bability of our having to assist our ally Moruko, beyond the Vaal River, as be is threatened with en attack by the Ba sutus. The fidelity of Mushesh is considered questionable, and the Kaffirsare becoming more daring ; five farmers have lately been killed in the Albert division. Two successive mails between King William's Town and Graham's Town have been intercepted by the Kaffirs • a waggon was plun dered and the oxen driven off on the high road within three miles of Graham:s Town, and several farm-houses in its . . vicinity burnt. Fort Arnistrong and the Kat River dis trict are again in the possession of the enemy. As an illustration of the state of the Frontier, we may mention that we are informed that two officers of the 91st lately arrived, who wished to go to Fort flare from King William's Town, a distance of 14 miles, were compelled to return to Buffalo mouth, and t-. proceed by sea to Port Elizabeth, whence they marched to Graham's Town, UM miles, escorted by Fingoes, and then had a dangerous journey before them; thus making a detour of dOO miler. The road from the Buffalo mouth to King Town is no longer secure, strongly escorted waggons having lately been attacked. On the other hand, the arrival of the Natal auxiliary force under Mr. Shepstone is daily expected in the Tambookie country, and may effect a favourable diversion in that quarter. The following is from the Graham's Town Journal of May 20 : An express came in this morning from Fort Hare, bring ing the intelligence that the Kathrs and rebel Hottentots are in great force in the Kat River, and that Fort Arm strong is again occupied by them. Captain Carey, with a strong party of Cape Mounted Rides, was sent on the 12th inst., with despatches to Captain Fisher at Eland's Post, and had much difficulty in getting back, a great effort being made by the enemy to intercept him. Every available soldier has been ordered to join Major-General Somerset at Kaal Hoek, whose force, about 900 strong, was considered far too week for the work before them. The arrival of the 74th regiment was most anxiously looked for. COL. MACKINNON'S REPORT. Sir,—l have the honour to report that, according to your Excellency's instructions, I marched from this station on the Bth Hay, with the following force:— 2 companies 6th Regt., 4 companies 73rd Regt., 200 Cape Mounted Riflemen, 75 of the Provisional Mounted Levy, the Swel lendam, Genadentlid, and Fingo Levies. On the Bth in stant I bivouacked near Dohne's station. On the 9th lastaat I proceeded to Toise's kraal (Panel's old station), lw the Kalusi. Oa the 10th instant—sending my supply :Crto the front of WiadvogeLibcra-1 marched at 2 a.m. in the direction of the Thomas and Doom Elvers. About two hours before daybreak, I detached the whole of the cavalry under Lt.-Col. Napier in advance, sad proceeded with the infantry to the junction of the Doom and Thomas Rivers, where I was shortly joined by the cavalry. A good many spoors had been seen both by the cavalry and infantry, but no cattle. The spoors were of the previous morning, and went in the direction of the Kei liver. The country was so utterly impracticable for men and bones that it would have been a waste of time to follow ow spoor unless it had been very fresh. I joined the near the Windvogelsberg late in the evening, ' boll sats~ and horses ve ry . much fatigued. On th e 11 t h instant I returned to Tom's kraal by the road which the Ingres bed taken the previous day. I directed Lieute nant-Colsmd Napier with the cavalry to make a detour to the right, sad to sweep the country at the northern hue of the Kobsests mountain range. Lieutenant. Colonel Na pier reeeded. at his rejoining me, that he had met with no K BAlhe, but that he had communicated with a Cst.whYli your Excellency had sent out under M a j or Cu the 13th instant I proceeded to our former UMW WIN Debra's station. On the 13th instant, leavl: Ilhatialpvi anise a strong guard of regulars, infantry, rely, essagmffiied by Captain Faunce, 73rd Regt., at the Wens rase Mime's, I proceeded, at 1 o'clock a.m., in the direstion Mao Bela River, which falls into the Kei. Some hem behre day -break I detached the cavalry, under Lieu tenant-Colonel Napier, to the left, with iniructions to pro seed towards the Kei to a point about six miles above the ed the Bola with that river, whilst I proceeded wafttlry to the Bola. A ft er halting some hours on the Oda, I marched towards the Kei. Some mounted *An amend on our right, and I directed Ensign Dams ill them with a detachment of 40 of the Cape Batmen, which 1 bad retained. This service was we sealed out, and several Kaffir, cut off and killed. A bolls of Kafka then appeared in our front, and seemed Owed to bold some strong hills through which our path htilLat they diporeed on our approach. On reaching the above the Lei we saw large herds of cattle grazing •716 side * mad the spoor evidently indicated that *of rah Mar elm ever from our side. Your excellency's instructions were, hmeover, that I should not cross the Kei, and I therefore refrained from any further pursuit of them. It being evident that secattle remained within our reach on this side of the Kei, I proceeded to form a bivouac on the Bola. After dark I was joined by Lieut.-Col. Napier with the cavalry. They were in possession of about 300 head of cat- tle. Lieux-Colonel Napier reported that about 100 of these' oath had been captured by a party of the Cape Mounted Billsmen, under Lieut. Studdert, some distance from the KM liver, and that the remainder had been most gallantly eiyameed is the bed of the Kei River (on this aide) by the mewled lleej wader Captain Robertson and a serjeant's gos. of 111 amp, Mounted Riflemen. Captain Robertson's purl/ hod Was warmly attacked, and had lost 3 horses by this foe of the army, and 3 shot from fatigue • they bad also ems tea Invaded. Lieutenant and Adju tant Crouch, of the nip hen, accompanied this party, and rendered most saint service by his knowledge of the country. IdestemnwhOinael Napier reported that large droves of earls bad mewed the Kei from this aide in front of the eavuft._ Oa Me 14th instant, I returned to the bleat's, near Dimes. Oa the 15th instant, I proceeded homewaids and tivesodued near the Kamelm River. On the Ms instant, I returned to this station. I ham every reason to be satisfied with the exertions of the officers and men during these operations. The marches have been long and harassing, and both men and horses have suffered severely from fatigue. I NW to thank Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, commanding the 73rd Regt. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Napier, commanding the Cape Mounted Riflemen ; Captain Crowder, commanding 6th Regt. ; Captain Robertson, commanding the Mounted Levy; and Commandant Aylitf, commanding the Provisional Levies, for the zeal and ability they showed in their respec tive commands. Lieutenant Stokes, D.A.Q.11 -Oeneral and Field-Adjutant Croker, were most talon and active in the I discharge of their duties. I hare aim to thank Limit*. mint and Adjutant Crouch, of the Fiera Levy, for the effi ciency with which he acted as guide to the cavalry. I have great ?lemurs in noticing the cordial co-operation of the Chief roles and about 40 of his men, who accompanied me during the whole of the operations.—l have, &c., (Signed) Ono. MACKINNON, Colonel.—Lieut.-Gen. Sir 11. G. W. Smith, Bart.. 0.C.8., &c. MAJOR WILMOT'S REPORT. Bir,—Having received instructions direct from the com mander-in-chief to patrol the Lower and Eastern Amatola ranges, so is to divert the attention of the enemy from the Windvogelsberg, and to intercept any cattle which might be driven from the line of Colonel Mackinnon's patrol, I have to report that the force, consisting of 1,060 men under my command, marched at 6 o'clock on the morning of the 9th May, halted for 21 boom during the day, and b.vouacked for the night on one of the spruits of the Kabousic. On the morning of the 10th I marched at 3 o'clock, and halted for 21 hours on the Kabousie River then resuming my march, I crossed the mountains to the eastward of the Kabousie Neck, meeting with but slight opposition in this difficult pass. I halted fur the night at the base of the mountains on the Buntelsok Flats. Perceiving the fresh spoor of a larger number of cattle in the direction of a secret hiding-place belonging to the Chief Ants, on the morning of the 11th , at 9 o clock, I marched, and followed the spoor for some distance across the flat until I met the cavalry, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Napier, Cape Mounted Rifles, of Colonel Mackinnon's di vision, to whom I pointed out the spoor, and told the pro bable hiding-place of the cattle. I then re-cro.wd the Amatohis by the great cattle pass leading from the Thomas River into the Keiskamma Hoek. I crossed without op position, and from the high ground perceived several herth of cattle grazing on the skirt of the dense kloofs near the Keiskamma lloek. I sent Captain Darnell with his troop in pursuit of the only herd which could be intercepted from the position I was in (Lieut. Iloskins, R.N., and Lieut. Whitmore, Cape Mounted Rifles, accompanying this party), and was seceesaful is capturing filly head. I bivouacked for the night at the mouth of tho pass. On the morning of the 12th I marched at six o'clock, and halted for three hours in the Keiskamma Neck. The enemy collected in force on different hills, but would not give me an op. portunity of attacking him. I halted for the nigkt at the base of the Kabousie mountain. I marched at half past six o'clock on the morning of the 13th, and halted near Murray's Krantz for two hours. During my descent into the open country, the Albany levy, under Captain Griffiths, had a slight skirmish with the enemy. I arrived at King William's Town at about 7 o'clock p.m. I have to express my satisfaction at the cheerfulness and willingness of the non-commissioned officers and men, both regular and levies, notwithstanding the colds and the pre cipitous nature of the country through which I marched. I have to exprese i pay thanks for the co-operation and assist ance during the patrol, to Lieutenant Knox, commanding 73rd ; Lieutenant Campbell, commanding Royal Artillery ; Lieutenant King, commanding 6th Regt.; Lieutenant Pasley, Royal Artillery, in charge of the Royal Sappers and Miners; to Commandant Davies, commanding lst corps of levies, fur the useful assistance I derived from his experience in the country; Captain Darnell, com manding Armstrong's Horse; Captain Shaw, commanding Clanwilliam levy; Captain Griffith,, commanding Albany levy ; Captain Badman, commanding Riversdalo levy ; Captain Barnfather, commanding Cape Town Levy. Lieut. Hoskins, R.N., A.D.C. to his excellency the commander in -chief, and Lieut. Whitmore, C.M.lt., commanding the escort of his excellency, who accompanied me, a ff orded me every assistance I could wish. I have, &c., If, EAnDLEY WILMOT, Major, Royal Artillery, Commanding Patrol. Lieut -Col. Clocte, C. 8., K.IL, D.Q.M. Gen. GENERAL ORDERS. Head-quarters, King Williams Town, May 14. The patrol under Major Wilmot, Royal Engineers, com posed of about 1,000 men, ordered by the commander-in chief to march on the 9th inst., and to remain on patrol until the 13th inst., reached head-quarters last night. The great object of this patrol was to penetrate the Ama tola range by Murray's Krantz, threaten the Kciskainma Hoek, the Kabousie Neck, and, if opportunity offered, to communicate with Colonel Mackinnon, thereby creating a most important diversion, and preventing the enemy driv ing their cattle out of the reach of Colonel Mackinnon, moving on the Upper Kei. Major Wilmot has effected his object in the most soldier like and enterprising manner, penetrating some of the strongest holds of the enemy, following the spoor of large droves of cattle, which he gave over to Lieutenant-Colonel Napier, commanding the Cape Mounted Rides, of Colonel Mackinnon's division, upon the Bontebok Flats, and bring ing in with him fifty bead of cattle. He describes the enemy as cowed ; only a few shots were fired upon him, and the enemy, though in great numbers fled before him—even in passing the mod difficult cattle tracts, over the upper Amatola range from the Thomas River, never before penetrated by British troops. The commander-in-chief cannot find terms to express his admiration of the truly energetic manner in which Major Wilmot has performed this most intportant service—thereby creating great alarm to the enemy, a most favourable diversion to Major Mackinnon's movements, and also to Major-General Somerset, now engaged in operations near Eland's Post and the Blinkwater. The troops 17areMatleiaili1Mig and arduous marches over mountains, with a cheerfulness which reflects the high est credit upon them, and the Commander-in-Chief fully concurs in the merits of the eulogium Major Wilmot, in his report, passes upon Lieut. Knox, commanding 73rd; Lieut. Campbell, commanding Royal Artillery ; Lieut. King, com manding 6th Regiment; Lieut. Pusley, Royal Artillery, in charge of the Royal Sappers and Miners; Commandant Davies, commanding Ist Corps of Levies, from the useful as,istance derived from his experience of the country; Cap tain Darnell, commanding Armstrong's Horse; Captain Shaw, commanding Clanwilliam Levy; Captain Griffith,, commanding Albany Levy; Captain Badham, commanding Riventiale Levy; and Captain Barnfather, commanding Cape Town Levy; Lieut. Hoskins, R.N., Naval A.D.C. to Lieut. Whitmore, C.M. Rifles, commanding the escort of his Excellency.—A. J. CLOETE, Lieut.-Col. D.Q.M. Gen. GENERAL ORDER. Head-Quarters, King William's Town, May 17. The commander-in-chief has received Colonel Mackin non's report of his operations between the Bth and 16th instant, from head-quarters to the Windrogelsberg, the Upper Kei, &e. These long and arduous marches were as well made as they were necessary to effect the service re quired, and energetically were they sustained, and with every vigour and perseverance by the troops. 300 head of cattle have been wrested from the enemy in his strongest holds; and, which is of great importance, he has been taught that while one column of her Majesty's troops can penetrate through the most difficult passes of the Amatolas, even to the Rontebok Flats, another can, by a simultaneous movement, sweep round the mountains and threaten the 'Trans-Keian Kaffirs, spreading terror thereby among them, as well as showing the Gaikas the insecurity of their present position. Colonel Mackinnon expresses his satisfaction with the exertions of the officers and men, and his thanks for the aid he received from Lieutenant-Colonel E 73rd Regt. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Napier, Cape Mounted yre Rifles; Captain Crowder, 6th Regt. ; Captain Robertson, of Armstrong's Horse; Commandant Ayliff ; Lieutenant Stokes, D.A.Q.O. and Field-Adjutant Croker, and also Lieutenant and Adju tant Crouch, of the Fingoes. The colonel commanding also notices the cordial so-opera ton and services of the Chief Teite, which the commander in-chief most fully and warmly acknowledges. A. J. CLoET!, Lieut.-Col., D.Q.M.-Gen. TAMBOOKIE FRONTIER, hair'. Affairs are in a very sad state up here. There are only about 700 men to protect the whole of this frontier, about 70 miles in length, and these consist principally of Kamas' people and Fingoes. The Tambookies are becoming every day more daring. They have lately successfully attacked several small Jaeger'; and the Been are now seriously talking of trekking off altogether from the frontier—indeed they are already doing so. You will know what effect such a step would have on the minds of the Kaffirs. We hear of Col. Mackinnon and Major-General Somerset marching about with " patrols," consisting of 2,000 to 3,000 men. We think ourselves well off if we can get as many hundreds to send out ; and yet I doubt not but we have as formidable foes in our vicinity. We have the whole of the Tambookies, including Mapassa, the Amagslekas ; vast numbers of (Mikes and Hlambies, and • great many rebel Hottentots close upon our frontier ; and I feel satisfied that if Major-General Somerset, or some one else, does not come here very soon with a large force, the consequences will be most serious. The Kaffir* up here are just now busy reap ing their corn, which is the cause of their coming out just now in large numbers. You must remember that there are no posts in this part of Kalarland, like there are in British Kaffraria, to harass and prevent the enemy from rushing into the colony. You will also remember that most of the stock has been removed from the lower country, and • great deal of it has been sent up into these parts in hopes of finding a place of safety. The Kaffir, have found this out, and the general rush is now in this direction ; and as there is scarcely anything to oppose to the Kars they are but too successful. If the major-general would only come up here with 3,000 men for one short fortnight, he would do a great service, by preventing the total devastation of the Crndock, Albert, and N. Victoria districts, which I feel certain will soon take place, if some general attack be not made on this part of Kafilrland. Gaiku, &c., are now c*- centrating in the Kei, near the Thomas's River, and about the Windy elsberg, and might easily be reached from hence ; 3, 11 1 men, besides what could be mustered up here, would be quite enough to do the job well. Kreli was present in person at the fight at the Imvani (Storm Kraal) the other day.—Graham's Town Journal. THE SOVEREIGNTY. We (Prield;iikei0;;;;;;;t;)h;;; just received the following painful intelligence from beyond the Modder River: May 9th.—Report, apparently authentic, tells of a fight having_ taken place yesterday, between the Korannu of Out Taaibesch and the Lighoyu of Molitzani, in which twenty men were killed, sixteen on the side of the Lighovas and six on that of the Korannu. Many cattle were captured by the victors. Last night a number of Moroko's cattle poets to the eastward were swept of their stock by the Lighoyu and Betan, the people of Molituni. Four men were killed, and a fifth so badly wounded that he did shortly after in trying to make his way to the nearest habitations. All the people in that direction are panic-stricken, and flying for their lives; even the residents on the Lokuala Mission station do not feel themselves safe, one of their number, la steady, quiet man and a Christian, having already been murdered, they are preparing to tail back upon Thaba 'Mts. A party of Barolongs, who had been beyond the Caledon River to buy corn, in returning home yesterday, were attacked by the Baramakhali of Vicrooct, near klekuatling. i They tired amongst them so as to endangei their livicilifd seized their pack oxen with the corn. The victims in this ease were totally unarmed, having nothing in the shape of a weapon, except their travelling sticks. A ball passed eh the kaross of one man, missing his body by a single The Busutos, whom their chief sent to chop the ground the other day, are collected in great numbers within the territory of Ikloroko. The Barolongs, who have no pressing call for their help, would gladly dismiss them to chop east of the Caledun, or, at least, within the limits of their own country. Two midshipmen, Messrs. Pendleton and Wil loughby, in returning from the Castor to other ships in Simon's Bay, were drowned by the upsetting of their boat. The body of only the first-named officer had been recovered. Arrival in Table Bay, May 23, 11.111.'s steamer Hermes,from Simon's Bay. Arrivals is Simon's Bay, May 11, H.3l.'s steamer Vulcan, from Queenstown ; 12, H.M.'s ships Fan tome, from Rio de Janeiro; 15, Pandora, from Ply mouth ; 16, Calliope, from Rio de Janeiro ; 23, lice (steamer), from Algoa Bay ; 26, Vulcan (steamer), from Algoa Bay. Arrivals in Algoa Bay, May 7, 11.M.'s steamers Dee (put in fur repairs, &c.), from Table Bay; 16, Vulcan, from Simon's Bay. The dates for the voyage of the Bosphorus are : Outward—St. Vincent, 28th April ; Sierra Leone, May sth ; Cape, 23th. Left Cape, May 31st. ; ar rived at Sierra Leone, June 16th; St. Vincent, 23rd, ' Plymouth, 6 P.M., 7th July. Near Ascension passed H.M.S. steamerVoleano,steering to southward. At St. Vincent, ltoyal Mail steamer Severn, from England to Brazil. Signalized also to north of St. Vincent, Haverdine and Salacia, English barques. At Sierra Leone, the French steam-frigate Commodore. The Bosphorus was full of passengers out and home. The freight home included a large quantity of ivory, gold dust, wool, and wine. Among the passengers arc the Rev. Dr. Griffiths and the Rev. H. Renton, Colonel Arcker, Captains Scott and Buckland, and Lieutenant Berry. FATAL RIOT IN SHOE LANE. Yesterday Mr. Wm. Payne held an inquest at the Red Lion Tavern, Shoe-Lute, City, on the body of John Hogan, aged 20, of No. 28, Plumtrec-court, Holborn bridge. who had met his death in a riot in Shoe-lane (as stated in yesterday's Express). The jury having been sworn, made an inspection of the body of the deceased, and on their return heard the follow ing evidence. Mr. Williams, of No. 28, Plumtree.court, said that he knew the deceased, whom he saw about half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning, in the same court, perfectly sober, and sitting on the ground under Mrs. Longs shutters. Witness asked him if he was going upstairs to bed, when he replied, No, for ho was going out. ' Ile then went and changed his coat, and he saw nothing more of him until half-past four o'clock the same morning, when he was awoke, and found deceased dressed and lying on the bed, and making a strange noise with his mouth. 11c culled his mother-in-law, who came and pronounced deceased to be fast dying. Wit ness then put on his trowsers and went for the doctor, and he came some time afterwards, and pronounced life quite eatinet. Ile knew of nothing more than what he had been told that led to deceased's death. . . John Long, of No. 6, Plumtree-court, said that he had known the deceased by sight for a fortnight or three weeks. On Saturday night, a little before 12 o'clock, witness, the deceased, a man, and a female were sitting at the end of the court near Holhoru.bridge, when some words ensued between the police and deceased, as to the mason of his sitting there. lie then heard the deceased say, " What am I doing more than the others are ?" Witness then left, but deceased remained behind. Soon afterwards he saw de , ceased running up the court and a policeman chasing him. The policeman then came up, turned his lauthorn on, and said that he would have him before the night was over. The deceased went up-stairs, and having taken his blouse off, ho put a coat on, and some time afterwards he saw him eating some bread and meat, when Policeman No. 48.3, came up and laid hold of his collar, and he then saw the officer strike deceased with the staff which he held in his right bawl, whilst he held him by the back of the neck with his left hand. The Coroner : What part of the head did the policeman strike ?—Witness: It appeared to me that he hit him under the right ear.—The Coroner: Where was the deceased at that time?—Witness: In his own passage. Ile also struck him over the body whilst in the court. The deceased got away front the constable in the court, but he followed hint, and whilst in the passage struck him several times. A juror : Did the deceased make any resistance, or at tempt to strike the policeman ?—Witness: None in the least. _ . _ The Coroner: Did deceased say anything ?—Witness : Ito did; he cried out, 0 For God's sake, don't kill me, I will go up stairs and won't come down again to-night." He (witness), however, continued to hear blows inflicted by the policeman's staff. Ile then told the policeman that he ought to be ashamed of himself to a man so badly.—The Coroner: What then occurred ?—Witness : Another policeman came up from Shoe-lane, who turned his bull's-eye on, and he could see the deceased still on the floor, and the policeman gave him another blow on the head. He then told them that they ought to be re ported for their conduct, when one of them told him if he did not go away he would serve him in the same manner. _ Mary Lyons, of No. 8, in the same court, gave corrobora tive evidence, and added that the deceased, Mrs. Long, herself, and three or four others were standing talking together, when the policeman took deceased by the collar, at the back of the neck, and, having pushed hint down, said, making use of a beastly expression, " I will do for you ;" at the same time she saw deceased struck by the policeman's staff. Elizabeth Lung, of No. 6, in the same court, also swore to the violence inflicted on the deceased by the policeman. She thought he struck him about half-a-dozen times with his staff on the right hand shoulder and the side of the head. She also heard the policeman say " I will do for you." lie then struck him apparently on the right car, and pushed him into the passage. She believed the policeman received no provocation for using bad language or fur striking him. She was certain deceased did not offer to defend himself. John Warn, of No. 23, in the same court, proved that his sister made a disturbance, and that he took her home; but she becoming more noisy, two policemen took her away, but 846 remained in the court, and afterwards ran after the de ceased. Ile remained in the passage about eight minutes, but he did not see what transpired. Mr. W. Tapping, surgeon, of 205, Fleet-street, said that on Sundaymorning last he was sent for to see the deceased, and on his arrival found him lying on the bed quite dead, and had been so about half an hour. lie found several bruises on the back of his neck, likewise on his arm and right wrist. Blood was also issuing from his mouth. Ile could not detect externally any fracture of the skull. The Coroner.—Are you in a position to state what was the cause of deceased's death? Witness said that in the absence of a post nutrient exami nation he should be inclined to say apoplexy, which might be caused from natural causes or by violence. Wm. Loekyer, No. 264 of the City police, said that on Sunday morning he saw deceased and several more persons standing at the end of the :court, when he said, " Now, my lads, you have been standing here long enough, it is time for you to disperse." lie then saw deceased and two more men ge to No. 28, and he saw no more of him till 4 o'clock when he met two young men who had been with deceased, and who asked him where they could get a doctor. Ile then went and found him dead. The Coroner—Are you the officer who stood at the door and turned the lamp on ?—The officer replied in the negative. The witness Long spoke positively to his being the man. The Coroner said he could not tell who was telling the truth, but whoever they found was speaking falsely should be indicted for perjury. Mrs. Long, ou being re-called, also said that Lockyer was the man who turned on the light whilst the other officer was ill-using deceased. Benjamin Cole, No. 845, was then sent for, and as he ap proached the house where the inquest was being held, was greeted with the groans and yells of the crowd in the street. Ile denied that he had ever drawn his staff, or had treated deceased with any violence whatever. The coroner then adjourned the inquest, but bound Cole over in the sum of 501. to appear at the adjournment, and added that any witnesses he could procure he should be happy to hear them. As the policeman was leaving, the mob followed, pelting and hooting at him, and when he got into Farringdon market it was found necessary to take some of the ring leaders into custody. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CITY.—Tho follow- I ing orders and regulations have been issued respecting the admission of the members of the corporation, visitors, and their ladies, into the Guildhall to-morrow : That no person I be admitted without a ticket. That no ticket be transfer- ' able, under any circumstances. That no lady be admitted in a black dress, nor any gentleman in a black or coloured stock or cravat. That the Guildhall be opened for the ad mission of Visitors at half-past aix o'clock. That no person be admitted after the arrival of her Majesty. That every gentleman admitted into the Guildhall, if not wearing an official costume, or a naval or military uniform, or a court suit, most be in a full evening dress. 'het all carriages, after setting down the company, be directed to go through the new street in the Guildhall-yard, down Basinghall-street, into Fore-street. That no servants be admitted.—The whole of the Royal Artillery company, instead of only a guard of honour, has been ordered to attend at Guildhall. Every member is requested to attend at head-qaarters at 7 o'clock, p.m., precisely. Full dress. THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—Yesterday the number of visitors to the Crystal Palace rose once more to 61,670, and the receipts at the doom amounted to 2,11621. 2s. For the first time since the opening no season tickets were sold. Among the visitors were about 500 men and boys in the employ of Messrs. Clowes, the printers and part contractors for the official catalogue. Mr. Gladstone treated 50 of his poor a nd fellew them -parish la their ioners to su a view of the interior, and ac compm. THE BISHOP OF LONDON AND SIR B. HALL. (From tbe Daily New.) THE Bishop of LONDON has republished a letter addressed by him twelve months ago to Dear Mr. GOULBOERN " (who has since been made an ecclesi astical commissioner with 1,0001. a-year, in addition to his pension of 2,0001. a-year), in which letter ho assures that gentleman, and, through him, the coun try, that his septennial returns are "strictly correct, and contain an exact statement of the income of my bishopric in the years to which they relate." Our diocesan has not, he begs the world therefore to understand, revenues greater than from 13,8791.35.5 d. to 24,2721. 13s. Bd., in addition, of course, to London House and Fulham Palace. Mr. l'itltAP MILES, too, has announced, on the part of the Bishop of GLOUCESTER and Baistois friends, that Dr. Mom: is at present on the eonti neat (when he ought to be attending to his legisla tive duties at Westminster as a lord spiritual), and that it has been thought best by them to wait " until a clear and distinct refutation of the charges brought against him can be obtained," a reply very needful to protect the Bishop's honour and honesty ,• and a task not, we may usefully observe, by . way of parenthesis, to be accomplished by informing the public that the 11,0001. produced by liorticld lease was laid out in building a great house for the Ste ut Stapleton. The force of public opinion being . thus recognised by the bishops and their friends in this important matter, it is quite clear that the question of episcopal property cannot be allowed to rest where it now does, but that proper steps must be taken to relieve the public frum all doubt and suspicion as to its value, and to protect it from the possibility of abuse. But how is it that the septennial returns made by the Bishop of LONDON have been discre dited ? How is it that Dr. BLOYFIELD'S statements in setting forth his income have been doubted ? Front 1629 to 1850 we have returns of the proceeds of the see ; and their accuracy has very generally been disbelieved. This is a painful state of things, which ought to be reproved or confirmed on autho rity beyond all dispute ; and this we take the liberty of saying the more emphatically, because we have never joined in the expression of any such doubts, and because, when they were first ventilated, we made an opportunity of fully explaining the interest that the see of London had in the Paddington Estate, out of which they have chiefly arisen. Nevertheless, the Bishop of Losnus has, wo must say, himself and the Ecclesiastical Commission en tirely to blame for this scepticism; and though there may be nothing wrong, there is, we must add, a great deal that ought to be explained, and much that is very suspicious in his septennial returns. The Bishop of LONDON iv the freeholder of the Paddington Estate; but the representatives of the Frederick family are its leaseholders for a very lung term. lu their original leases there was not, however, any power to grunt such sub-leases as would induce builders to erect houses thereon. So to acquire that power, they agreed that the freeholder should re ceive one third of the ground-rents reserved in all sub leases made for building purposes. What the Bishop of LONDON is, therefore, entitled to out of the Padding ton estate is substantially one-third of the reserved rents ; and they, of course, as the building leases tall in, will gradually yield an enormous revenue to his see. At present, however, it is obvious that, as the estate has only lately been built on, the ground-rents form a very . small part of the rack-rents paid for the noble mansions that are covering Tyburn's. it seems, by the lust septennial return made by the Bishop of LONDON, and which was only ordered to be printed on the 16th of June last, that his " share of the Paddington rents" has risen front the sum of 6,596/. 7s. 11d. in 1844 to the suns of 6,9411. 16s. lid. in 1850—figures which certainly do appear disproportionate to what the supposed value of such a city of palaces might be reasonably sup posed to yield. But the doubts and scepticisms and disbelief have not arisen out of these figures or out of any corre sponding items in the Bishop's.two former septennial returns. They had their origin in the absence of any such particulars in the returns made by him in 1b35 and 15-14. The item "share of the Paddington rents," tee., appears in the return made in 1851 fur the first time. And when people saw that the average of the income returned by the Bishop for the first seven years, con siderably exceeded the average returned tor the se cond seven years, whilst concurrently they witnessed mansion utter mansion, street after street, square after square arising, during the latter period, in Ty burins, it is not surprising that they did, and still do, come to the opinion that the returns are not to be depended on. And, in truth, even now, when this new item is, for the first time, introduced, these returns are quite unintelligible. We don't doubt Dr. llisinrthlas word; but we hope he won't think it ungracious or impertinent if we add, we can't comprehend his figures. They are lumped together in a singularly confused manner; worse, far, than, any of Mr. lieu- SON'S railway balance-sheets, and they are quite tin vouched. What audit, or enumeration, or prepara tion, or manipulation they have undergone, is not stated. They are Hung on the tables of parliament with this note only : 1 do hereby certify that this return is correct. V. J. LONDON. Now C. J. LONDON may be a most exemplary Bishop, and yet a very bad accountant; and as the first doubt that was ever cast on his returns came neither from Sir B. HALL nor Mr. HOILSNAN, but from the Ecclesiastical Commission and its officers, and was expressed to a committee of the House of Commons, it is, we respectfully submit, due to the Bishop, to the Ecclesiastical Commission, to its officers, to Sir B. HALL, and to the public who have a deep pecuniary interest, after Dr. BtonFtELD's decease, in the property of the see, that these ac counts, from 1829 to 1830, be at once audited and avouched. We propose, therefore, to call in QuivrEn, BALL, and CO. What says our diocesan? Less than this won't satisfy the yo fitment vulvas, either in or out of parliament ; and by republishing his letters to "dear Mr. GODLBOVRN " (equally dear in our humble judgment to the Bishops and tho country) Dr. BLOMUELU has at least shown that he for once does not despise or contemn public opinion. But now that he has roused it, he must go further and satisfy it. The following aro the letters referred to in tho foregoing : - - The Bishop of London presents his compliments to the editor of the Times, and in order to show that the bishop has not "contented himself with a contemptuous denial, and that only by implication, of the charge brought against him by Sir Benjamin Hall," he requests the re publication of a letter addressed by him to Mr. Goulburn, and read by that gentleman to the House of Commons on the 15th ot July, IS,O. Reference was made to that letter in the bishop's correspondence with Sir B. Hall, published in the Times in March last. Fulham, July 5. " London House, July 11. "My dear Mr. Goulburn,—ln the Times report of tho debate on the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill on Monday Right Sir Benjamin Hall is stated to have said that 'the present income of one of the bishops—the Bishop of London —was 50,0001. a year. It was quite absurd to adopt the bishop's own returns on the point.' " The absurd exaggeration contained in this statement it is, perhaps, hardly worth while to notice. But the imputa tion cast upon ray honesty I think it right to repel, although I trust that my character is not such as to render such an imputation credible. " I should be much obliged to you if you would take an opportunity of assai the House of Commons that the re turns towhich Sir B. Hall referred were strictly correct, and contained an exact statement of the income of my bishopric in the years to which they relate. " Sir B. Hall seems to think that I receive the wholo rents of the Paddington estate, whereas it is only one-third of the ground-rents which is paid to the bishop, the other two-thirds being paid to the representatives of the original lessees of the estate. " Believe me, my dear Mr. Goulburn, yours most truly, " C. J. LONDON. " The Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, M.P." TO THE EDITOR OP THE rums. - ---- Sir,—llaving read the leading article in the Times of this morning relative to the Bishop of Gloucester and Bris tol and the Horfleld estate, I beg to inform you that I hays it in my power to contradict many of the assertions made by Mr. Herman in the House of Commons; but, as the right rev. prelate is detained on the continent by illness, it has been thought best by his friends to wait until a clear and distinct refutation of the charges brought forward spinet him can be obtained. I shall feel obliged to you to publish this in your next edition. am, w' your obedient servant, Bristol, July 4. Paws W. 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