The Express. — London, England, 1851-02-15 00:00:00

- _ TO NOSLIKEI GVITLIALS OT INFLIANCTL THE JUNIOR TAT'I ERBA LL'S ASBOCIA rum mod COMM T.—Provi.koally rerleiered peneele le . 7 St S %Muni. esp. 110. CapitaL—S6o o ,o o n h 10, , M "bum Plo4,lldllerb of this teepee:net va.pany be may In •by =lAttlifS. met el! preliminary matter% lo be eieneeed be D. Um, Si the temporar) dam, VI. Juni womb-stmt. Chateepose. Loedeo. 'INTERPRETERS' REGISTRATION SOCIErY.! 1 --A body of Intepreters, t. kDDIFI2 both tot!' bnte-torprrvand other. 11 loodun 36d cresol. h , 4 to to the public that they have totatgintwd • tiItATCIIOIIII Ittlit,lttlttTlON orb air to. report. requiting interpret" . .. w hrtnteprerre desiring employ ment. Thir snevty will admit no pence an its bunks but thaw of nwpeetabvnty and tap veity. Par par lolly , ' Kw! , ta /Westerlle. Melee. Actuary, M. Leiewborwq , CH ~ §U RV KYING , A Wit ITECTURR, IeiGINERR- i ISO. 1,...m.r. Draithor. 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THE EXHIBITION EXPItE 66, tun a 4 a Daily Sarnia( linable Paper, V. ant' 11..1.5 . 131, Malawi* every ramble init. maCle. relative le lb• ttithat i.IIIIIIIII I /N 01' Its Validlitocie Pn.yau intended rooters* Arrears** App. &ranee, rro.trma, poet and future. 1111. 011.1116 , .. elector of ret.rflik 10,..11 . 41 in the Inetherivilag limot ILatailettnei at the W,,14. ludo may Immure htil.ertn had no emerventatare in the perm - r. paper authetently Wry, aM sub eirsi.amma ..ampeeltere.are entail' in n army end earmpllty ▪ lhorbeistme 'nth Maimrthy m grad ea fora tbe natant tars at Pe IX lit lam determined arm Malap, eve .y looturelay attervem. a doable start if limt epee, to moats lite taltivt and latent Infon relative la tea Cateibitloo, together lath a mans W at er matte, We tbe multitude a yervona interested miner a general and = is imamiitemara sad rmer taro a nombero at in.. 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Tan h./ -*mama Triessaew —llldielog. 1L Saws. .—....1111en005, h. UM LONDON, B.I7I'I:DAY, FEBRUARY 15. MR. lbstt %EU Is nut making progress. Ili. mi nority af 251 votes last year against 273 has swelled, to one 4 267 against 281. But of these 267, a scare or more were the vetoes of Irish malcontents. who in, supporting Mr. ',ISRAELI Were in nowise thinking, of either free trade or protection, but. some of them, at least, well assured that the former would take, care of itself, swelled Mr. Itisast.t.i's numbers' merely to punish Lord hurt RUSSELL fur extending his anti-papal legislation to Ireland. Such vote and sack conduct were scarcely fair on the part of these Irish gentlemen, who thus jeopardied the p o licy of England's best statesmen , p achieved and followed out for years. in order to stow their power and indulge in a temporary pique. The policy, too. whirl' they thus did the i r utmost to reverse and to destroy. was that of the best friends of Ireland, of Roman catholic emancipation, and of Irish equality. The policy was that of liberals and whigs and mialerate eonsenatives, of in fact every shade and degree of progress. and by throwing all of whom into a minority. these Irish members avowedly risked their ejection front office, and their being replaced by the most inveterate enemies, of Ireland, of toleration, and of Roman catholicism. We fear much that the Irish liberal members, although they fortunately failed in this their strenuous efforts to bring their hitchrate enemies into power, will have produced ulterior results highly prejudicial to themselves. The large majority of 395 against 63 fur the Anti-Eapal Bill is the first result. It cannot but sink into the English mind that if the industrious classes of this country have been saved from a relapse to dear corn and scanty provisions in Isdl, they owe them to a nar row majority of fourteen, their Irish brethren, who hitherto supported the good cause, having been found ready to abandon it, in order that Father 14.11 tie might sign himself Tuam, and Car dinal Cuu.rst enjoy the spurt of proscrib ing Irish education front the chair of an epis copal synod. It is lung since we declared that the cause of free trade—however secure in the country, that would never give it up without a struggle - was still by no means consolidated in par liament. And we have all along urged an extension of the franchise. and a fairer apportionment of it amongst the industrious classes, as the only way of procuring a parliament directly represent s z public opinion Lard and in full sympathy with it. Jowl RUSSELL and his colleagues have too long trifled with this real and clear necessity. They have preferred leaning on the unstable votes of Irish members, who must make their obeisance to the idol of Rome ' instead of trusting what is so much an English ques tion to the fairly enfranchised masses of the English people. hot only, in truth, has this lukewarm liberalism, this stationary policy of the whips, put it in the power of a wore of Trish defectionists to jeopardise the whole policy of the counter, but it deprived the free-trade cause in the hour of danger of several of its natural defenders. We noted some stanch liberal names in the list of the minority, flung there by no tenderness for the Pore, but in the belief that free trade had of late been converted into a mere cloak for convenient conservatism. The wonder, indeed, is, that more liberals were not flung into fatal re sistance from the same disgust. We must do Mr. DtsitAELl the justice to say that he angled adroitly for them, that he at least did his utmost to display his motion as anything but a pro tectionist maticeurre. No one could have more frankly flung overboard the superannuated nonsense , of his party. No one could have promised fairer to most Weald antagonists on the ground of inquiry mad mind ansawkipi. Whilst so poor was the CM IS t.%%`• PF:k / - THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1851. millions in the provinces. The account-current of the Treasury has increased 34 millions, the present amount being 29,973,596 fr. Private accounts-cur rent in Paris have declined 51 millions, and in the provinces have increased half a million, the amount lot the former being 73,008,111 fr., and of the latter 22,230,333 fr. The whole amount of the metallic reserve at present is 4981 millions to 320 millions of notes in circulation. The price of flour at the Halle rose yesterday . from 125 fr. 44c. to 26 fr. Mc. the metrical quintal. In consequence of this the price of bread, which was ex pected would have descended to 25c. the kilogramme for the second fortnight of this month, will remain at 26c. M. Charles Dupin has given notice to the contri butors to the London Exhibition that no articles can be received at the terminus of the Northern Railway later than Feb. 26, which is the new ultimate term fixed for delay. Two years ago a vast deal of railway scrip was bought up at six or nine per cent. A company of bankers later offered to undertake the construction of the line from Paris to Avignon on onerous condi- tions, among which was the recognition of the lines which had been the object of speculation. The con • sequence was that the scrip in question rose to 25 I per cent. Several millions of francs were realised , by the speculation, and the railway was abandoned. A scheme of this sort appears to be set on foot , again. and so vague the demands that he put forward, that ministers, one would think, might have accepted the ; motion and the committee, moat certain that the hnn. member for Bucks on opening his proposals in detail would break down in their elucidation even more completely than in his last year's scheme. But Mr. Insavut is the only diplomatist of his party. He alone plasma" that vocabulary . of double meanings, which TALLEYRAN n says, was given mankind to conceal their thoughts; and thus, how ever disarming and seducing were his representa- I lions, they were soon followed up by the GRANBYS and the Bonamts. Then all the trickery, the rneretri cioua robes and ornaments with which the mover I had veiled the statue of Protection, were torn from around it; and there it stood, revealed in all the savage coarseness of nudity that the hammer of Mr. YorNo or Mr. FERRAND could have wrought. From the moment that the contest took this turn, neither free trade nor whir minister,' wanted cham pions. The baronet of Netherby stepped forward boldly to the rescue, and in words so memorable that they can scarcely fade from a British statesman's sight. The old colleague of PEEL informed the mem bers on his left that the bold man who would have protection back, must snatch the bread from the mouths of men not likely to part with it. To take it from the peasant, the artisan, and the soldicr,would require something more than the pluck of STANLEY, even when aided by that reflective wisdom which the protectionist leader wants. As for Mr. DisitAt:ii, he might have cheered every sentence in which Sir JAMES OlivitAst exposed the folly of the protec tionists, for the opinions were his own. More generous than even Sir JAMES, Mr. COBDEN came in all sincerity and vehemence to the rescue, adjuring his Irish friends to allow no temporary ex citement to lead them to desert a banner in which they had found succour and safety. The reply of Mr. DtsnAr.ii was as smart as his opening speech was plausible. Both displayed great power, and a skill which would in all probability have been crowned with success, could his followers have adopted his tone, and confined themselves within his limits. But the protectionists are a party of irre gular horse, which rush on without discipline, each flinging his javelin, one wounding the other, and achieving after all nothing but the brilliant confusion of a 1704. Never in any debate do we recollect protectionist instances arguments so futile—nay, in many so palpably absurd. Never were more complete and merwhelming refutations given than by Mr.Contwx , r. LABOUCIIERE, Mr. CARDWF.LL, and Sir JAMES OILUIAM. Yet all these names, united with that of Lord Joins Itessr.it, produced no more than a majority of fourteen. The fact is undoubtedly weak ening to ministers, discreditable to parliament, and disgusting to the country. removal of stock will be immense. As a 'ample, it may be ! had the desired effect upon him, in which case the mentioned that Mr. Howse, since the 21st of last month, s peedy settlement of the pending questions may be has lost more than one thousand sheep—he cannot say bow.. ently expected. confi Mr. Jobblar, who resides near Ki n g William's Town, A cor io has ms ndent from Baviaan's River writes l a tely had his premises broken open by Kaffira,end his guns . '.‘ d a nd ammunition stolen. It is said that Sandilli had several " The family of the Bothas have all trecked. The w eeks ago given the word to his followers to stop traveller. crops are ripe. and they had commenced cutting their and steal guns and powder, and we have little doubt that a w h ea t . The hills mid mountains on Wednesday, , late attack upon the waggoners near King William's Town, between the Kowic and Doom Kloof were white I . was the result of this order. Varioua families have taken refuge wits sheepand dark with cattle. I hear all the in in this place, which howe v e r is not considered b y the in- ri . " * P habitants to be quite safe. On Sunday wee k the Gaika ' habitants, both English and Dutch, have left 1 /oorn Commissioner arrived there, it is said to report to the cos - Kloof,— and other Dutch farmers, as well as some mandant that the fines for the rescue of cattle from the o f t h e English, are preparing to move from the field police could not be inforced. Within the colonial border cornetcv of liaviaan s, leaving their crops on the field the farmer; continue to remove their stock ; and several near who had before trecked, and who, trusting to te governor's lye. wesuranee of safety, had returned home, have again ;ben- It was understood that most, if not all, the troops dotted their homes. There will be, no doubt, many farms stationed in Graham ' s Town w ill almost immediate ly for sales. Several Dutch farmerhave already determined be removed to the frontier , an d that the inhabitants to sell, if possibl, and abandon the frontier for ever. T he trill . have to undertake the duty Kaffirs, a few nights since, went into the pre mises of Mr. • of providing for Kelly, at the Picric hush , some ten miles from King their own defence. Local militia were being enrolled William's Town, and robbed him of his gun and for self-defence in all the towns of the eastern willKaffir',, be ported, arc making assegais and refd schoenen every - taken in Orange River , So verei g nt y , and Natal. where. The Katfirs have began to drive their cattle A postcript to the Graham's Town Journal of the over the Kye. Kreili, we understand, has lately said that although he is aware of the power of the Euglish, he latest date (Dee. 14) says: must still assist Sandilli, as he and that chief are one. The The intelligence from the frontier, revolved yesterday and following came to hand this morning, the 10th. and is given as to-day, is no further important than as showing that his a "signor the times." Many Kettles, it is wellknown, talked excellency the governor is energetically concentrating his in a similar strain during the last war:—" December 9, forces near the Amebae mountains, the stronghold of the 1850.—T0 the Editor, &c.—Sir,—On the enclosed slip of insurrectionary chiefs. It is affirmesl, however, that among paper is a statement made by my two Kaffir herds (of Ma- the Gaika clans there exists much disunion, and if so, affairs como's tribe) to my overseer yesterday, in reply to some may perchance be very speedily settled. Rumour says that questions which he put to them. One of these men a short the whole of the fines demanded have been paid, anal that a time since sent his women and children to Kaffirland; and willingness is expressed to make everyconcession that can be they both stated, not long since, that they were afraid of required of the refractory parties. This report, however, war, and should move towards titenhage in event of a wants confirmation—it not being even mentioned in any Kaffir invasion. They now declare that they are of the communications from Kaffirland which have as ready to fight, and seent to speak of the prospect of yet reached our hands. Yesterday the Cape Mounted Rifles killing women and children, and capturing waggons and marched out of Graham's Town, en route for Fort Hare. cattle with considerable glee. It seems they enter- Many of the farmera have not removed their 'tack, and are' tam no doubt of their catching ' and doing with their families awaiting the turn of affairs in very pain something more than deposing him and allowing hint to go ful suspense. They f0..el that everything will depend upon home to his mother." What the Kaffirs intend to do : To the step; which may be taken at the outset. All have great make war, and such a war as they have never made before ; faith in his excellency, but they are also alive to the crab such a war as the English will rue. They will kill women nest of the foe against whom he has to contend. We and children, and burn everything. They will attack wag- await with anxiety the tam of alTals, when the guns and even houses to obtain supplies of food, besides frontier colonists may either resume their ordinary occupa taking all the cattle and sheep. They will catch' Smith,' Lions, or prepare themselves for along and arduous struggle. , and first torture him, then they will heat hint all over with Lty a correspondent, upon who*, information we have great kirks till he is nearly dead ; they will keep him iu this state reliance, we are informed that the Gaikaa are evidently not for two days, and then they will cut his throat." inclined for war at present, and that Saudilli, although he We have just received a letter from Mr. T. H. Bowker, sees the governor assembling troops to hem in his country, stating "that he has certain plans and opinions upon the is not making any preparation to secure his defence or re subject of self-defence and the furtherance of public seta- treat ; that none of his people have driven off their cattle, ray and promerity, which he shall personally propose to all and do not intend to do so; and further it is particularly hi; friends and acquaintances along the whole line of the mentioned that this chief is willing to submit to any terms frontier. The opinions, wants, and wishes of every one that Sir Harry may impose upon hint, even to his personal shall be carefully recorded, in order that public meetings surrender! Under this view it is highly probable that may be held and a system of general measures be adopted, there will be no hostilities. The present proceedings which shall not only lead to and meet the heartfelt wishes of the governor, so far as have transpired, do hint tho of the public at large, but also be highly satisfactory to highest honour. With a handful of troops, he is holding government." the sceptre over a multitude of fierco enemies, and if the future steps of Sir Harry Smith in this painful matter he A letter from the immediate frontier, written on characterised by the same amount of decision, prudence, the 6th of Dee., states: and thrbearance as has thus far distinguished his course, "During the last few weeks the Kaffirs have been very there can he little doubt of a satisfactory ad j ustment of our insolent, but seeing preparations made , such as blockin g u p Kaffir relation.. We leave our readers to their own inter windows, leaving port-holes, patrols moving about at night, guns handed to the inhabitants that have avian- pr e tation of this statement On the night of the 9th, some Kaffirs, supposed to be leaving the colony, stole from teered to defend their own property ; seeing these things, I am now disposed to think that they ha v e been admonished were Coega 42 head of cattle. On being pursued , the cattle were retaken, and une Kaffir shot dead. of their true position in relative to the colony, and that this week there is evidently a shrinking from the demeanour exhibited during the last fortnight. This feature is not of course to be depended upon, but it has given us a hope that we are not now iu such a danger of being attacked as we hare bean. " One other point may be mentioned ; the Kaffirs see the cattle removed far away from their reach, and a strong lowly of Fingras betwixt them and the cattle. This is of course of itself discouraging to a Kaffir, whose darling scheme is to increase his store as cheaply as possible. You may not, therefore, be much surprised to hear that the (hake.; will, immediately on the governor's arrival, assure! hint that all is peace, and yield to any demand he may malts' upon them, as I said already, until by and hycwhen amore eoonvenient season shall present itself. lam fully of opin ion that such will be the case at this moment, and that they will not fight unless they are forced to do it—of course I may be wrong in my opinion—one day may change it—• but such it is this moment. The question about the danger of the farmers I would say is fully answered by every day's occurrence. Their danger is as great as ever it was, because I firmly believe that if anything will avert war that re mains in our hands, it is the remittal of the flocks out or the way. When the flocks return the desire for war will be revived, unless such a forte is exhibited along the frontier line, as would render an attack hopeless." The Graham's Town Journal of Dec. 14 says: It is quite obvious on the very surface of the ease, that a stern necessity is laid upon the government to deprive the Kaffir' of the power to excite commotion, which is only in some degree less calamitous in its effects than an actual in burst. This state of affairs is now to be remedied. Pro perty must not be left in this jeopardy—life must not be deemed insecure, and the CII:Illee% of a war be dependent on the caprice of savages. Such a state of things must not he permitted to exist in deference to any government, or to suit the purposes of any man or set of men, whose opi nions of colonial affairs may, however pretty in theory, be alike dangerous and absurd when applied to the sober realities of actual life. Still, in making these remarks, let us not he classed for a moment amongst those Who would fain make it appear that our course is a downward one, and that our embroilments with the native tribes on this border arc without a parallel in colo nial history. Take any work on this country, from Kolben to the present day, and it will he found that as a commu nity we have made immense advances. It is true that the old pioneers of colonisation in this country have had, as it were, to hew out their path through the wilderness; to do battle inch by inch for their possessions, and to endure hardships and privations innumerable. ut still, despite of all this, their course has been an onward one. They may have been stopped for the moment, but the difficulty, what ever it might have been, has been overcome, the obstruc tion removed, and the results we now sec in the spread of civilisation, and the general but sure amalgamation of the natives in the general population of the colony. The same process is still going on, and though the native tribes with whom we are now brought into col lision may feel the pressure, and struggle to re shit it, every effort will be in vain; or, if apparently successful, will only give increased force and momentum to the superior power. Resistance will ultimately be swept away, and the advancing tide of colonisation will o'erspread and render fertile the comparatively barren land. In conjunction with the foregoing account it should be observed that the commandant of British Kaf frnria had forwarded to Colonel Somerset the follow• ing communication : DREADFUL MASSACRES IN DAIIARALAND. A letter has been received from the Rev. Mr. Huhn, missionary of the Rhenish Society, stationed at New Barmen in Damaraland, giving an account of the horrible atrocities which have been committed in that quarter, by the notorious Narnaqua plunderer, Jonker Afrikender, and his people. The date is the 6th of September : "The whole country is in a ferment, and the excitement has risen to a higher pitch than ever. Our mission among the Ovaherero is on the brink of destruction. The 23rd of last month Jenks rAfrikander 6 11 upon the Kahitjane (Weeeizt). who lived on Mr. Kolbe's station, Schuslen's Erwartung. Numbers were killed, and cold-hearted cruelties committed, to which you will find seemly any parallels in the history of the most barbarous nation+. Feet of defenceless women were cut off, as well as the hands of helpless children; of other children, they struck out tbo eyes; and some babies were ripped up. For many hours Mr. and Mrs. Kolbe were kept in dreadful suspense, not knowing whether the next moment would not bring their turn to fall into the hands of these monsters. The Namaquas shut indiscri n.iatitcly upon the rich and poor Owaheroro. JA I * Jonker's son, dragged a pour sick man out of Mr. Kolbe s premises, and flogged him with his sambock. All the houses of the pair were destroyed, and the few things they possessed were either taken or spoiled. At last the horde left the station, taking up their quarters in the neighbourhood. There re mained no alternative for Mr. and Mr. Kolbe but to flee, which they happily accomplished, with our assistance. Kahitjene hireself made his escape. Jonker, alter his return to Concordiaville, killed nearly every individual of Katjinenga's tribe, and took everything away. From thence he went to his residence in the mountains, and mur dered all the Ovahercru, their wives and children, who lived with him. Only a few made their escape, and came to this station. Before Jonker committed these atrocities, be hail already fallen upon K amaharero,Katjamaka's(Koopervoct's) son, who, on his flight from there, murdered in the' field three Berg Damara women, belonging to this place. Previous to this deed, Jan Jonker robbed and mur dered a captain, living with Katjlnenge, whose a ane I do not rememlwr. Ido not suppose you will ask for the cause of all these dreadful arts. You know, sir, as well us I do, that looker and Cornelis do not want, an d seek for, pre texts to shield their expeditions. The crime of the Ovahis rem, in general, is that they arc rich ; and of Kahitjene in particular, that he once dared to oppose Jonker. We have been informal that Jonker has fully made up his mind to annihilate our two remaining mission stations, and the Ova ' herero nation." The station of Mr. Kolbe is in the interior, north-cast of Walwich Bay. He had received intelligence of the arrival of an exploring party (Mr. Galion's) at that bay, but not of their having left it for the interior. Caps Town Mail. " King Willial Town, Dec. 9, 1850, 7 p.m. " Sir,—The accounts which I continue to receive from the Gaika country tend to confirm me in the opinion which I expressed in my letter to you, of the sth instant, that the war party have failed in their endeavours to excite the people. The people who rescued cattle from the Kaffir police have sent in the fines demanded, but, as they are unaccompanied by the fire-arms which were demanded, they had been refused. No communication will be held with the suspected chiefs till the instructions of his Excellency the High Commis , stoner arc received. " I have the honour to be, Sir, &e. Oro. MACK INNON, " Col. Comm. and Chief Com. Kaffraria." On the 11th of December a proclamation by the governor, calling upon the inhabitants to enrol them selves for the general defence, and directing Colonel Somerset to superintend the same, was promul gated. This was followed by a numerously attended meeting of the inhabitants, at which it was resolved to enter upon the necessary organisa tion immediately, and to tender his excellency . the services of the inhabitants for the requisite garrison duty during the absence in the field of the regular troops. Information was simultaneously received that the inhabitants of Alice, Fort Beaufort and Cra dock, had promptly responded to his excellency's first call, and were prepared to unite in defence of their respective localities. It was also understood that the farmers—or at least all who can be be spared—will be prepared to take the field, provided it be under stood that it is the intention of the government to I deprive the authors of the existing commotion of the means of disturbing the peace of the frontier in time to come. The accounts from Kaffirland, along the coast, agree as to the tranquillity of the Kaffirs on that line. From East London his Excellency travelled to King 'William's Town in a mule waggon, without escort, cheered enthusiastically by the Kaffirs, who met him in groups along the road. There seems to be no doubt whatever of the fidelity of Puto, of his eldest son Delema, who exhibited great bravery in the last war, and of Tois. The rea -1 diness with which these chiefs have come forward, and declared themselves in favour of the co lony, and the zeal they manifest to aid the government in the maintenance of peace, and the punishment of evil doers—is a bright fea ture in the present commotion, warranting the indulgence of a hope that tranquillity may be restored. Umhala and his adherents were perfectly quiet ; they were pursuing their ordinary avocations, cultivating their ground, Ac., but still there was sus picion that the chief had been tampered with, and that his fidelity depended upon circumstances. " A successful move on our part, says one of the Cape journals, "makes him our friend; an untoward event will take him over to the war party." This was the opinion at the date of the Governors arrival ; it Is possible that crc this the sudden appearance of his F-xoellericy and display of British power may have SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 9th announce that the inauguration of the railroad from Madrid to Aranjuez took place on the Bth; Queen Isabella, the King, and all the royal family, the members of the diplo matic corps, and many other distinguished person ages, went by the first train to Aranjuez, where a splendid breakfast had been prepared for them. The Count of Revilla Gizedo is appointed Political Chief of Madrid. The Military Governor of Madrid will be either Gen. Ortega or Gen. Armero. PORTUGAL. A telegraphic despatch from Paris, dated Friday morning, states that at 2 on the morning of the 3rd instant the Queen of Portugal gave birth to a princess, who died almost immediately. The child had received the name of Dona Muria. GERMANY. The " Pree-trado " Assembly at Berlin have passed four resolutions in favour of the free trade principle. , 1. That this principle is the only foundation for the sound and fruitful development of material interests. 2. That it should, without delay, be brought into operation throughout all Germany. 3. That duties should be imposed merely from financial necessities. ' never for the protection of trade. 4. That the Austrian project for a 'Loll Union should be rejected. The protectionists agreed to this last resolution. In Ile,ise Cassel. Count Leiningcn having inquired of the War Minister if Hessian troops are to be relied upon to execute the commands of the Diet, the War Minister, in order to be enabled to answer this question, has called upon every officer to declare in writing within 24 hours whether he is willing to promise unconditional obedience to his superiors, and to acknowledge the ordinance of September. The officers are thus placed in the most cruel position, especially those who formerly solicited without oh taming their dismissal. The time allowed them to decide is nut sufficient to admit of their consulting together on the subject. The ministerial organ of the Munich press has an article in which it declares, with reference to the Hesse Cassel question, that to treat men as criminals because they have refused to break their oath, is a shocking iniquity, such as was never before wit nessed in Germany. The police authorities of Hendsburg and Altona have published an address to the people, commend ing their orderly and peaceful conduct during the late agitating events, and exhorting them to perse- Veit in the sawn), under the threat that their ' liberties will be abridged should any demonstration of popular feeling take place. Letters from Hamburg and Kid announce the return of Count Spanneck, who, it thus appears has made a second visit to Dresden. The Danish plan for the settlement of the relations between Denmark and the Duchies, by an assembly of notables, is said by a letter from Kid to be defini tively determined. COLONIAL. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have Cape Town and Graham's Town journals, each to 1 ke. 14. Her Majesty's ship Arab, Commander Morris, arrived at Spithead yesterday. She left the Cape lon the 23rd of December ; but we have not received any papers of that date. Apprehensions of war still prevailed. Hue Excellency, whose departure fur the frontier was announced in Tuesday's Express, arrived at King William's Town on the WI. The substance of the intelligence from that post is given in the Cape Frontier Tittles, of the 13th, as tulluws : The Kafiri, had been very qui t for the last few days. It is stated by different parties, who arc moving about the country, and who can speak the language, that the spirit and daring of the war party are much on the decline. San dliii is much alartneil,and skulking in the bush. This chief is at present in the bush on the banks of the Goolah stream, a few miles above its junction with the Keiskamraa river. lie has few followers with him, mostly young men, headed by Ante, who is warlike and daring. The desire for war is as yet confined to the Gaika Katfirs. The Slambie tribes are very quiet. The chiefs Pato, Toisc, and Seyolo, loyally profess their allegiance, but Umhalit, it is said, is somewhat more reserved. The accounts from Keel's country are rather conflicting. The people of this chief have, however, it is stated, offered obstruction to the Kaffir police in the execution of their duty. It is supposed that his excellency's first demand will be the full payment of the tine demanded fur the rescue of the cattle, which it is sup posed, will be satisfied. When this part of the business shall have been closed, it is then supposed that a reward of • large number of cattle • ill be offered for the persons of Sandilli, Anta, tee., and a smaller quantity for the disturb ers of the public peace of less rank. By this step it is sup posed his excellency will be enabled to feel the public pulse in Kalfirland. All the posts in this country are well sup plied with all necessaries. The same journal has the following on the state of the frontier: It seems positive that Kreili will join Sandilli in an attack on the colony, should one be made—although it is believed that some of his chief councillors do not countenance his warlike propensity. We understand that this chief has sent away Faku's daughter whom he lately took to wife, and did not slaughter cattle for the messengers who brought her. This circumstance may probably embroil him with Faku, and thus be favourable to the colony. The Ama panda chief should at once be conciliated, and it might be worth while for the governor to send a special message with that view. There is probably a well-grounded apprehen ' sion that the Tambookies will league with the enemies of the colony. These tribes are discontented with the conduct of the governor towards them with respect to their land, and it might be well if all ground i for animosity could be removed before the Gaika tribes were attacked. The Tambuokies in service in the Cradock district have all left. The numerous letters from Iliitish Kaffraria which we have seen, and of which we have beard the contents, are all written in the same strain. They all speak of war as being inevitable. It is certain that plots to invade the colony were concocted without the knowledge One British authorities in British Kaffraria. But it is i satisfactory to know that their eyes are now wide open, and trey are taking every precaution which prudence dictates. We confess we cannot look upon the Kaffir police without peat apprehension. We always objected to the employ ment of these men as a police ; and when at a time of danger Ike the present they are employed in patrolling the country between the Gaika district and thecolonial fron 't . Melte can not help distrusting them. We sincerely hope that they may prove faithful. But supposing Sandilli, resolved on war, were to send officially to them to know what course they intended to take in the approaching contest, would it not be natural for them to answer that they were Katfirs and not Englishmen, and that they would join their countrymen ? The public will, however, be glad to learn that many, we believe most, of the police, at least those belonging to the second division, have removed their cattle from British Kaffraria into the colony for security. This is undoubtedly a 'rood sign. The districts immediately on the border are being fast denuded of inhabitants, who are re moving their families and stock to a place of security. The country in some parts is said to be covered with sheep that are unable, from fatigue and exhaustion, to keep pace with the flocks. In some places, we are in formed that as soon as a flock has made its appearance on a farm, the proprietor assembles his people and causes the animals to be driven to the next farm, from which they are litin• in the same manner. The looses incurred by this FRANCE. PARIS. Tv!snAY Evrwrso. It is reported from good sources that M. de Castel bajac, the French minister at St. Petersburg, has been recalled, and is to be replaced provisionally by M. Merei; that General Auptek is to go as ambas sador to London; 111. His. de Butenval to Constan tinople ; M. de Lavalette to Turin; and M. do Morny to Madrid; and that M. de Ilourgoing is to he placed on the retired list. It is added that M. Dubois do Saligny has been recalled from the .., Hague. . The Moniteur contains the bill drawn up by the Conseil d'Etat on communes. The reaction which set in the day before yesterday at the Bourse has continued to-day, in a measure still more sensible. he Fives closed at 95.50, with a full of 30c. on yesterday-. This decline of securities was attributed partly to some cries of " V ire l'Empereue." " A has l'Aortemblee !" uttered by the considerable crowd which gathers daily about the Ely-see to watch the egress of the President. Another motive assigned wan the article which has appeared in the Debols, respecting the entrance of Austria, with all her states, into the Germanic confederation, notwithstanding al leged protests on the part of France and England. The proposition of M. Creton, for the repeal of the laws of proscription against the Bourbons, _begins to be talked of again as likely to be presented without delay. TO-day the Assembly adopted, without diseu,ssion of any interest, the law of supplementary credits, the debate on which began yesterday. The house then passed to the law of mortgage-reform. The debate of yesterday in the Assembly was highly instructive, not only as to the real state el Fieneh finance, but as to the artifices adopted by plausible ministers to give their annual statements the varnish of a prosperity which they are really far from possessing. On the 7th inst. M. de Germiny came forward with the budget for 1832, which IL Fould had left all ready in his desk. On the same day, M. Etienne prevented the report of the com mittee on supplementary credits. No two views of the same object can b e more opposed than those taken by the minister and by the reporter of the financial state of France. M. Fould sees all en couleur de rose, M. Etienne en WWI. In the meantime the able speech of M. Pussy sets all in its fair light. The moral of his conclusion is, that if a free rein be given to such illegal and irregular operations, as those of which M. Fould has been guilty. the inevitable result mutt be a deplorable state of financial confusion. Fould justifies his operations by their success, which is no answer to the charge of illegality. The reporter estimates the probable deficit of the budget of 1850 at 79 millions. M. Pussy states that a later exami nation demonstrates that the real deficit is 91 mil lions. The excess of the estimate of the ordinary expenses over that of the ordinary receipts was 12 millions. The unprovided expenses of extraordi nary public works amounted to 91 millions. Add to these sums 32 millions for supplementary credits, and we get a total deficit of 135 millions. prom this sum two deductions must be made: one is the excess of the real over the estimated receipts, amounting to 25 millions. The other deduction is 38 millions, re sulting from the sale of the rentes proceeding from the liquidation of the savings banks and from the Lyons Railway. effected on the 31st Dec. last; whence M. Passe concludes that the real deficit amounts to 91 millions. This would coincide with the deficit announced by the government but for two circumstances. which need explanation. In the first place, M. Fould has applied to the reduction of the deficit of 1850, 15 millions proceeding from the sale of bonds of the Rouen Railway, which he had no right so to sell or to apply without the authorisation of the legislature. In the second place, M. Fould had neglected to apply to the reduction of the same deficit the 38 millions proceeding from the sale of rentes, which he was bound according to the law of the budget so to apply in its totality, whereas he had only applied 9 out of the 38 millions to that object. If the deficit is not more con siderable this result is due to the sale of these rentes. But thereby the floating debt has been re lieved at the expense of the consolidated debt • for by the sale of the rentes the state is now obliged to pay annual dividends to the amount of two millions, which before were saved to the treasury. Then, again, the revenues of the sinking fund, the action of which is now stopped, amounting to 71 millions, have been applied to the reduction of the same de ficit ; and, besides this,other extraordinary resources, amounting to 13 millions, consisting of ten millions proceeding from bonds of the Northern Railway, andl three millions from the arrangements made with re gard to the inheritance of Madame Adelaide. Thus the state expends in reality at least 150 millions a year above the sum furnished by the regular and permanent sources of revenue. "One of the principal coach-makers of Paris," says the Patric, "has just received an order from the Egyptian government to build 50 diligence-omni buses, for the transport of . passengers across the Desert. These carriages, which are to be constructed on a new model, will combine comfort and solidity. The line which they will have to serve has been completely established, and the number of travellers which take this route to India considerably increases even year." The metallic reserve in the Bank of France has increased 41 millions in Paris, and nearly I in the provinces. The discount-accommodation has de clined 11 millions in Paris, and 31 millions in the branch-banks, the amount of the former being 58,679,639 fr., and of the latter 83,667,098 fr. On the side of the liabilities, the notes in circulation have inarsmsd 2 millions in Paris, and declined 1} BRAZILS. By the arrival at Liverpool, this morning, of the Titania, advices have been received from Rio Janeiro to the 4th ult., Bahia to the 10th ult., and Pernam buco to the 16th ult. At Rio Janeiro coffee Was in good demand, at 3,500 to 3,600 refs for superior, 3,300 to 3,400 refs for good first, and 3,152 to 3,254 regulars. The stock is 50,000 bags. Freights firm, at 511 s. to 60s. for the Channel and Mediterranean. Exchange firm, 301 to 307. At Balua, stock of sugars large, but demand good. Whites bring 2,000 to 2,100, and browns 1,600 to 1.700 reis. Cotton firm, at 6,600 reis per arroba. Freight firm; 555. to 60s. were the last rates to Channel and United Kingdom. Exchange firm at 30. At Pernambuco, there has been a good deal doing in sugar since our last, principally in the fairer qualities of whites and Muscovado, both of which are very scarce and dear. Prom Buenos Ayres we have advices to the 7th December. Freights ruled very dull, there being a large amount of shipping in port. The Robert Clive, from London, and the Tiger, from Marseilles, arrived on the sth December. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. BOW STREET. EMDRZZT.TMENT or Erosrc Hu x uaxn FOUNDS:A. W. I Dear, aged 32, was charged with embezzling various sums of money, the property of his employers, Messrs. Robins, auctioneers, of the Piazza, Covent-garden. Mr. Edwin Robins said the prisoner had been in his em ploy for some time, as auction-room and cash clerk. He was deputed to receive money after property had been sold and to pay it into witness's bankers every slay. If the money was not paid at the time property was purchased, it was his duty to enter it into books kept for the purpose, and to make up his accounts every evening. On the 10th of January a sale by auction took place in the rooms, and Mr. Forbes, of the India-house, purchased 14 lots, which amounted to 301.155. 9d. The money was paid two days afterwards,but the prisoner never accounted to witness for the possession of the money. On the 23th of the same month a similar sum was paid the prisoner, who never accounted for it. On Thursday last the prisoner made several false entries in the books, and then suddenly absconded. Witness afterwards ascertained that the prisoner had embezzled monies to a very serious extent. The whole of his defalcations amounted to nearly 1,0001. Mr. W. Wellahm, clerk to Mr. Robins, provi:d 'the pay ment of Mr. Forbes' account to the prisoner. A solicitor to the prisoner said the misguided young man had lent the money he had embezzled to various persons who had given him security for the money. He now held those securities or vouchers. Sergeant Thompson said when he apprehended the pri soner he made a statement in effect that he had lent the whole of the money he had embezzled, and that he had securities fur the money. The prisoner also said he had not touched one farthing of the money, Atter some conversation the prisoner was remanded. 11/OIIWAY ROBBERY AND NEW TRICK.—As Mr. Jackson, of Sherwood Foundry, was returning home about half-past 9 o'clock on Thursday night last, when between Messrs. Greenhalgh's mill and the Talbot, on the Notting- ham-road, he saw two men approaching him, who, on near ing him, separated, apparently to allow him to pass be tween. Suddenly he was thrown from his legs most vio lently on the ground by a rope, which it appeared the men held between them. One of the scoundrels then pinned him, while the other rifled his pockets of 131.—Notts Mercury, MONEY MARKET. THIS I►AT. Two o'CLonc. The market for the home funds has worn a some what improved aspect to-day, although there is not much movement, and prices were at one time quoted nearly above yestenlay's business rate. At present, however, the tone is rather less firm, and prices have receded a trifle. Consols opened 96! for money, and 96! for ac count, speedily became buyers at those prices, and then touelwd 964 for time ; but the quotation has since moved hack to 96 1 , to 1 , and 96: to 4 for the 11th of March, at which it now Flanda. 'rile official list of husine , .. is OR follows: Three p e r Cent. Consols, 96!,1; do. for ',mount, 96;, ; Itedutrd Three per Cents., 971, 1 ,, ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 99'4,1, 99; Annuities of 44) years, exp., 1639, 71, 9-16. Bank Stack remains straidy, but NIS not been dealt in to-day. The market for the flouting debt is still unsteady. Exchequer Bills, LOOK, have been transacted at Ceas. prem.; ditto 5001., at .)2.. and 545. India Bonds, 1,900/., mark 635. and 6th. pron.; ditto under 1,000/., 64)5. prom. The foreign stock market is steady, with very few transactions. Both Spanish and Mexican are better, as will be seen front the following list of the day's transactions :—Bruxilian Old Five per Cent. Ilona'', 92; ditto Small, 93”. Belgian Four-and-a-112H per Cent., 911,. Mexican Bonds, 334, Peruvian Four-and-a-half per Cents., 1819, Bt4; ditto De ferred, 36. Spanish Active Five per Cents., for the account of the 28th, 191 ; ditto Passive Bonds, 41. KNOLIB/1 11/11118.—Tool W.. , Idiat *gook, 114} 154 , IS pot 41.1'n0 Arc.. 91 . 1 1 3 tor Ct. KW. All. , P 7 * 311.6 r Ctot. :di :0 3 tor Ct. Con. Ann. , 961 I istebover lolls, 51.. to 53 . . .01tEION 81 , 111/4. tot Ct. Austr to 110:..1.. 1 vor Ct. Granada 13.10.. 17 18 It tor Ct. Bold. k100a..14 3 Groli.wh. Itotorrod Pd. 31 4 14 per Coot" 5 per Ct Me.. 1341.. 171 d ), tor Itt. Mall , . 114., ..!! 4 ti por I-t. Po-or.v. ltd, . 488 1 IPA. N co. t 4 I 1 ott.IICUM Contertol 33 4 .. .. per t t. Hueows Ayres. 51 3 Cour Cl.l,lllllst. Dan., lu4 tf INtbst,ol b. Def. li . . Ot - >IZIII:W...Ior Rd,. 31 3 t Ct. IlanoN 1t.10.. 78 80 24 per 41. DatcL ILIA.. :3/ per Ct. Dote+ arm.. 84 LATEST FOREII II put et. It U IE4 14 lltto epaulet, Wk., 1143 1.4) 3 vo CL 1 4 4rillsis 371 Ut Dzieircd 141 r.. I'.eir• iMlw, 41 3 me Ot. Venezuela 30 3 ',mem...4 Velem , . Nvis, 11 12 lON EXCHANGES, PARIS, F. Poe 1 , Nosey. !,‘ For Account. ,t)prittepilligliest.l Lente+ti Chloe. 3 per Cants. 5 per Cents .... ._ 1 96 33 I 96 75 96 73 96 I 5 96 II per C 4 not. New Lam 46 20 ' ... 94 40 ... ... i per Conte. Do 1.. I ... ... 4 ver 4:anti. t ... ... ... Exchange oft London : at ‘l6lO, 24 9,.4; 90 der, 24 PO. Llelgtan. 5, 16131 1011 Dopey. I Plaplen Itentea I).. 5, 19.9...... _- 7 ... Roman Loan, 1950 Do. Dn. 2i ISSO Piednunst p. Cent'. 93 20 Ik do. ISSO Treorury B II k rkozeo - ... 2230 ... • Butt its n.—Vermille+ (left Lank), 16 , 5 ; Patin awl Orleant, e;; 50-I•urim and Konen, 664 25 Kmuen and Ilarre, 277 SO-- Mars:dies and Avignon, 195 titrimbourg a',d Bale. IGO—Oentr• Vienna), 417 SO—Orleans and Korn, nun, 4 , 0 Northern, 477 30— Parts and litrasurg, 3/81—Tun and \ante•, 232 50 Mont/ram awl Thom o—Dieppe and recatup, :82 tO—Grand Combe, 863. BRILLIN, Frs. 13.—Voluntary Loan, 106} ; New Lout. Four-and-a-Half per Cents.. 100 ; National Debt, Bif ; Com mercial Marine Society's Prernium,l2B,l ; Bank Shares, 97. Visms•, FEU. 12.—Fire per Cent. Motalliques, 97} ; Four-and-a-lialf per Cents., ditto, 11.3 i. Bank Shares, 1128. Exchange on London, 12.37. BAIL WA YS. THIS DAT. Two o'CLooz. The share market has had a considerable amount of business to-day, most stocks being still in good demand, and prices are in nearly every instance well supported, whilst in several eases a further rise is to be noted. Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshires, Brightons, and East Lancashires, amongst others, have realised higher rates. Scottish Centrals are also 1/. higher. The instances of de pression are Caledonians and Aberdecns, both of which have weeded. London and North Western stock has not been affected to any extent by the pub lication of the accounts, and the announcement that the directors will recommend a 5; percent. dividend; the stock remains firm at former prices. The following arc this day's sales : Aberdeen, 131 1; Amberytute, Nett., Batton, and East ern JUlleti.ll, ; Caledonian, 121 11 ; Cheater and Holy head, 201 1; ditto l'reference, ISI 16 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, . 12 1; East Anglian, 2d/., ; ditto 181., 21; East ern Counties, 71 A ; ditto New l'reference, 6 per Cent., 11( j; Eastern I.num, Scrip Guaranteed 6 per Cent, 18 ; East Lancashire, 141 131 (IL di, ; East Lineohishire Onar. 6 per Cent., 331 4 ; Edinhuraii, Perth, and Dundee, 61 ; Great Northern, 181 18 ; ditto Halves. A Deferred, 61 1 ; ditto halves, 11, 6 per Cent., 111 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Pre ferenee, 13j 1; Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 421 31; Great Western, 90} 1; Lancaster and Carlisle, 73; Lancashire and Yorkshire. 581 91; ditto Fifths, 4j; London and Blackwell, 71; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 971 7 8 ; London and Greenwich, 11l ; London and North Western, 1321 3 ; ditto New 41 Onarters, 22i 3; London and South Western, 901; Manche-- ti r, Buxton, and ldatlock, 1: • Man., Sheft, and Lia., 33 4 ; ditto shares, No. 1, 126; ditto New £lO l'ref., 111; ditto E 6 Prof., 21; Midland, 621; ditto 501. Con. Pref., 104 ; ditto Con. Bristol and Binning. 6 per cent.,l2o; N. British, 91 1; ditto Pref., 51 ;N. Statfurd.,lll 11 ex d.; North and South Western Junction, 11. Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton, 19 181; Scottish Central, 171 y Shrewsbury and Birnxingltam (Chou A), 51 dis.; ditto (11 41 1 Ws.; Shrewsbury and Oswestry, 121; South Staffor - shire, ; South-hie:tern, 26 ; South Wales, 261; Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 431 4 ; York, Newcastle, and Bernick, 21 201; ditto Extension, 15t ; ditto G. N. E. Pur. or Pref., ; York and North Midland, 211 1; ditto ditto, Preference, 8/. Foreign: Boulogne and Amiens, 9'„. Central of France, 17; Namur and Liege, ; Paris and Strasbourg, 101 11. SMITHFIET.I) HAY MAItKET.—THIS DAY. llieurs.Cooper and Davis report trade very dull, at the fol lowing quotation, Prime u low Hay, 756. to SOL ; inferior ditto, GO.. to 664. ; Rowen, 606. to 636. ; Clover, 706. to 800. ; 2nd cut, ON. to 70,4 Straw, 23.. to Ma. WOOL MARKET.-THIS DAY. The first wriest of eolonial Wool Sakti for the present year commenced on 'L'hursday. There was a large attendance of both home and foreign buyers, ;sad the whole quantity offered changed hands at un advance of fully LI. per lb. on the November auctions. The sales are to be continued daily till the 24th inst. The quan tity advertised is 20,000 bake, of which 14,000 bales are colonial, and the remainder East India and foreign. The private contract market is very firm, at extreme quota tions. 'this week's import., are 20 bales from Hamburg, 500 from Taganrog, 36 from the Cape, 29 from AntwerPs and 894 from ltuueu. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. There has been less business done this week on the spot, and holders have been more inclined to sell. The value of fine new Y. C. is 375. 9d. to 3115., and old, 37e. 6d. per cwt. Sales also have been upon a limited scale, and a further re duction is looked for. For d, livery not much has been done, and 375. 91. is the value for neat two, and 395. for the lust three months of the year. Home-melted, however, has been in good demand, at 375. nett cash, but there is a fair supply. Other sorts of Tallow arc less in demand, and late rays are not to be• obtained, as the market is well sup plied. The stock is still much larger than last year, and rates rule under that time, whilst several parcels are near at hand from Sydney and South Amcnca. Fat is not cheaper, but there is a dull demand and a large supply. My toutoe" SIIIPBUILDINO.—The "Blunderer ' was ono of those peculiar vowels, a " fir thirty-two; " which clam of vessels had this odd peculiarity, that they could neither stand up under canva°, nor sail. Fancy an umbrella that would neither shut up, nor keep out wet, and you have a good notion of the utility of a fir thirty-two. The " Blun lerer," sir, was made of raw fir gummy, sir, po sitively We used to expect to see her leafy in spring time. She was as cranky as a parasol in winter weather. Half our time was spent in wishing we dare set the top gallant sails. She was us liable to capsize, as a boy's boat on the Serpentine. One day, I had the watch, and set the top-gallant sails iu a fresher breeze than usual. A squall came, and the masts went over the side. The Ad miralty made me pay for them out of my pay; and poor Emily had to sell her piano to make up the difference. I left the Blunderer a mate (she afterwards was taken aback, in a squall, with the mainsail on her, and went down stern foremost), and joined a twenty-eight gun-ship. She was also a peculiar ship, belonging to another strange class, that could neither fight nor run away. I was made an acting lieutenant in her; shortly afterwards I joined one of a really fine flora of brigs. Will the reader believe that the authorities took the whim of putting a third mast in her, which spoiled her; and did the same to a dozen, before finding out their mistake ; For this is a standing principle with the naval authoritiel— always "to go the entire animal " (I am too polite to say what animal) and to multiply a blunder in arithmetical pro gres--iou. One foolish experiment makes many ; and each bad vessel protium% a whole set of them—aa the fox that had 10-t his tail sought for companions. Accordingly, our beauti ful eighteen-gun-brig, the " Violet," had a third mast put into her, and was spoiled. And the same process was gone through with several others at a cost of nine hundred pounds each. This process of addition, I may say, is as sensible as it would be for a man with two good legs to add a wooden one by way of improving his walk !—Dickeess's " Boost/ad Words.'