The Sun. — London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

Do. xxx i. COVENTRY AND .1.172 N LIEETINGS. &c. RTING No 'ES. CREMORNE GA [DENS. NOVEL, AND STARTLING PERFORMANCE. The wonderful and unprecedented feat performed here on Monday evening by Edouard Boutellier, one of the Italian brothers, whose gymnastic exhibitions created so much interest at Drury-lane last year, and have excited great enthusiasm in the circus and ill the garden at Cremorne this season, will be re peated to-morrow, as though resolved to outdo all that bit of been previously attempted. The trapeze (a light thcif wood, about an inch and h a lf i n thi c k ness an d ree feet long, suspended by two cords twelve feet t r e g). is fixed beneath the car of the balloon, and as th e gigantic machine rises majestically into the air, and m dar ing athlete (accompanied by Mr. Chambers h an „ -- `, r . L. Mermead, the intrepid aeronauts), is seen hie6ing by his feet, and . so continues, swinging with he ad downwards , until the balloon attains a con siderable elevation, when he swings himself up, and, aelt , i ng himself upon the bar, commences his amazing Though he with the same fearlessness and skill as i, lo ugh he had been performing in a drawing-room, - rtead of being some thousand feet perched up in air. The balloon on Monday took an easterly course, thus traversing the greater part of the metropolis, and eventually made a safe descent in Victoria-park. The intrepid gymnast continued his bold and startling evolutions throughout the whole of the aerial voyage, an d, as th e b a ll oon never atta i ned a very great eleva -I_4°ol be was seen b y myr i ads i n all parts of London, and the cheers of the multitude evidently nerved him th e - more ror his daring achievements. He ascended into the ear just before the descent of the balloon, and reached the gardens between nine and ten o'clock, in time for his customary performances in the circus. We need hardly add that his reception on his return, by the thousands that thronged the gardens, was such as Englishmen are always ready to give to those who display such courage as he had done. Of all feats that have yet been attempted this is the greatest, and to appearance the most daring and venturesome, but the great muscular energy and strange presence of min . ! of the intrepid performer take away the feeling of fear, and make that certain success with him Which it would indeed be dangerous for others to . at tetn-t P We have no doubt the gardens will be c rowded to-morrow to witness the repetition of his u ° 4 l and daring ascent. DREADFUL THUNDER-STORM AND Loss 114. Ma MANCHESTEA.—Yesterday forenoon Manchester OF LIFE r l an E d 11,,eighbout hood were visited by a severe thunder-storm, h , navce o74lPanied by heavy showers, which, it is teare , m -•:a,ioned great damage to lite and prort. Among the vs,ai c onsequence s s already known are the death of four men 11 , ,(1 the serious injury of another, who were employed at a or° building in Ridgway -street. The blackened corpses of ge four unfortunate men present a horrible spectacle in the e ; 11 : 111 ,_ Yard public house, near the scene of the calamity. U named ho'oe deceased was a tine young man, aged re of il lits Dowd, an apprentice to a mason. The I sa 9 s , hes and Vo o f the building were shattered to pieces by the deatruc- L• 0 element. , T II b . 1, Oy th-e''L MILITIA.—On Saturday orders were issued the , ord-Lieutenant of the county of Middlesex, and by Nte .- I cr d - Lieutenants of other counties, to their deputies to ill o,l!ttriediate steps for raising the required number of men todi`e,r respective districts to serve in the militia, to be eta- Or pae..4,,i0 accordance with the Act passed in the last session litilte"lament, and during the next week general courts of th e k i l 'atioy will be held in most of the counties throughout ° l gglotn to settle the preliminary matters. the A ARTY OF PLEASURE FOR AUSTRALIA.. Assi s orp, eogers who went out to Australia in the mail steamer ttpti°sai which left Southampton on Saturday, W ere two Fliod i,?rlen of that town, who went out in her on pleasure, titi„tod returning to England immAiately. One of the gia n;•"'en took his wife with him; the other only made up 'le oti ttl , 4 to go in her a day or two before she sailed, and as berthas no did so went and paid his 90 guineas for a first-class Dod and , • r 't el., e .,,, 3' . men going on a ple . asure . trip to the enti rely uu gettin g to the end of their vo3 age in 10 w . eeks! keia ti w ri live in an p e „ 1 -oh ea is of con id age of marvels. The fact that is just r, o Da St . s erable significance, ._ vol., e beginning to think that a voyage to Australia is vAstiiib,4,iitigateivifiti'or,t, after all. as it shows that betweenA u s tr a ao„ ;,,,,,, . c (Company's steamers bin to , ei. • 411 d Sydney a man with s ix months' holiday Next year,.w ben runthe and the in hi s , .. , a . t o Pocket reap go round the world and live splendidly If tiny one had t lli "le of the 1%11: cent ur3 l • ° ag w o d h y e . would have been placed in a madhouse. 144 t,,, pate O F W . YACHT prognosticated such a Ifr o s -u of thALES CLU B .— ill.- fourth ,y tt i th l;l„ kw e a s i e l a t s o on G c ra aine off vest ,i - -- '' r- aY• The first class sailed rJr e V alentine, Mr. B ve . s ‘ l' V nd a' " s d There and the race was . won I)lltitht2l_entideonri , ace, l . G een which wasili fro re competitors. wall to . 01,7..." hack, there were three starter4l N to be the Calliope, lUr• W. 1' 11 0, 17 ;1 1 f: 11 d the winner TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slit,—The colt by Stanootn, out of Verb rig, improved upon his running in Ireland by winning the Chillington Stakes at W o l verhampton yesterday very easily. It is true enough that he had nothing ol cons, quench to be"; but, considering his travels lately,and, cclisequently, some what deficient work, his victory is very creditable to him. Ile is a horse that will make some noise in the World before he closes his racing career. The Patshuil Handicap was won wry cleverly by Paddy Bird, who found himself perfectly at home over his own peculiar length —a mile aed a half. Morning Star, receiving 151bs of the winner, and 32!bs of Young England, managed to beat the latter for second honours. Grief, who won the Free Handicap last year with the top weight up, jut contrived to ditto that performance. Sh e has evickinly improved in form during the pre,ent spring and surnm,r, and not inaproh.biy may enable her noble owner to pick up a thing or two with her in the course of thi - ! autumn. Galashism, about whom there has been so much said in panlic of b ate. was brought out yesterday, and the Cleveland Cup from Trifle and Clothworker. The latter, evidently stale, had to concede some three stone to the winner, and his chance, in cons , quence, was out from end to end. This daughter of the Doctor and Shadow is a fine sla,hing filly ; aad being a very jai, proving animal, will, late in the autumn, or next spring, if not over weighted, do a .‘ good thing." The only stake at Coventry that the public seem in clined to bet about is the aptly, though strangely, named Peeping Tom Handicap a three-qulriers of a mile spurt; out of an entry of eighteen it will have a third, or more, at the post, wi,h THE KNIGHT cF THE THISTLE, or BULLFINCH the winner. At the Lynn m,etiog only two races are likely to create speculation in town. For the first, the West Norfolk Handicap, a two mile run, SURPRISE and KING OF Taov, to my thinking, will be first and second; end for the other race, the Stradsett Hall Stakes, SCANDAL is reported to be as good as any thing. Both these meetings come off to-morrow. The betting was not very brisk last night, nor is it so this morning; the principal investments were on the Ebor Handicap and St. Leger. The following were the latest quotations :—Reading Stakes-5 to 4on Vaultreas, sto 1 cgst Michaelmas Maid. Innkeepers' Stakes-5 and 6 to 4 ags Kilmeny, the latter odds takce freely; 4to 1 each agst Tneoreln and Eurus. Peeping Tom Handicap -6 to 4 agst the Knight of the Thistle, take 2to 1. Ebor Handicap -6 to 1 agst Wea,thergage, taken freely; 7 to 1 agst Little harry; 8 to 1 agst Vol tigeur; 12 to 1 agst Sir Rowland Trenchard; long odds elLreci egst Nancy. Great Sr. Leger -3 to 1 agst Song, stress; 4 to 1 agst Stockwell, taken freely; 5 to 1 ags' Daniel O'Rourke; 40 to 1 agst Lapidist; 100 to 1 agst the Major.—l am Sir, &c., Aug. 11. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—TIIESDAY. The Patshull Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 30 added. One mile and a half. (17 Subs., 5 of whom declared.) Mr. Meiklam's Paddy Bird, 3 yrs, Est 51b ...(Carrol) 1 Mr. Shelmerdine's Morning Star, 3 yrs, 5s 41b Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, 4 yrs, Bst Mr. R. Denman na b g Young England, 5 yrs, 7st 81b 0 Mr. J. S axon ' s C our i er, 6 yrs , 7 st 61b Mr. Gifford na Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs, Est 31b The Cleveland Cup, by subs. of 10 sovs, each; second to receive 20/. out of the stakes. Three miles. (7 Subs.) Mr. Foley na Galvanism, 3 yrs (Carrol) 1 Lord Lewisham na Trills, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Bigneli's Clothworker, aged.... The Chillington Stakes of 10 sovs. each and 50 added, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71h; fillies, Bst 51b; winners once 3lbs extra. T.Y.C. (12 Subs.) Lord Caledon's br cby Simoom—Verberia (White) 1 Mr. J. Merry's Desdemona 2 Mr. Halord's f by Assault—Newton Lass Mr . T. Shepherdson's Pastrycook ... 0 Mr. Plintoff's Whalebone... 0 The Borough Members' Plate of 60 sovs., added to a s weepstakes of 5 sovs. each. One mile-and-a-half. (7 Subs.) Mr. Monntford's Thunderbolt, 3 yrs, (501.)...(C1if) 1 Mr. Bartlett's Tancred, 4 yrs, (301.) 2 Mr. Brown's Lucy, 6 yrs, (301.) 0 Mr. Dawson's Miss Truth, 4 yrs, (301) 0 The Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 3 tt, with 30 added, for three yrs old and upwards, the second to save his stake. Lord Warwick's Grief, 6 yrs ...(Crouch) 1 Mr • Fi• , .„ • intoff s The Reaper, 4 yrs ~.cur. Sparrow na Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs ..;I,rr• Hargrave's Osbaldeston, 5 yrs V . Bignell's elorhworker, 6 yrs 7. J Adey's Liberty, 5 yrs 0 ''r• Holdtorth's Wilmont, 5 yrs „, GREAT YARMOUTH RACES.—TUESDAY. h 4 :he Vauxhall Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added, b:ats, three quarters of a mile, were won by Chorus r s ,, ll ting Sabra, and Miss Sarah. The Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap of 10 sovs. each, 5 it ,,_ ft, and 3 only if declared. Two miles. (6 Subs.) ", - L,r i ; C. Boyce's Ingratituds, 4 yrs, 7st 51b...walked over. 40,, &r.,, with rwo Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sovs., 5 ft, 61 c w -, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 2lb ; li,... l . rran ra ci : l e r x d t e r r a. T.Y.C. (l 5 Subs.) Mr, p c°Br°ll •T,s Placid 2 The B o Wen by a length ad a half. an , _ rourph , 6 Members' Plate o p t 50/, for three yrs old - n " u7w ' r js, heat 4 one mile and a quarter, was won by I gratitude he • heat,, one Bp r , lie Urbanity. Ta ct; AT MANCHESTER.—TnEsDAY. W e , ,: G—E4 T EBOR HANDICAP (YORK).--8 t o 1 ags r iva '... , rg4ge (t), 12 t., 1 agst Haricot (t), 100 to 6 ags i m , eint „ ll (t), 100 to 6 age, Sir Rowland Trenchard (t) ._•- . '4E GREAT YORKSHIRE STARES,-2 to 1 agst Stock, well (0, 2 to 1 east Songstress (t). ~, ST.:" LEGER -3 to 1 agst' Songstress (t), 4 t o 1 ags Qte ck 9 ssell (t), 5 to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke (t). gin. OP 7 u tonif tiff 2ibllC/6 )0 oc i ioodsY'. o o qu°tauis 2° 0 stea oee iod; Psm 3d £O3 01 1# E S LPO ) TUE SUN, LONDON, THE lAA FIR WAR. " The amount of risk we run by employing natives, whether Hottentots or Fingoes, several suspicious in stances seem to prove. It will be remem b ered that Cap tain Bevil, of the Levies, was shot accidentally by a Hottentot of his party, and that doubt still bangs over Major Wilmot's lamented death , w h ether or not it was by Fingoes of his own party. Two or three (several during the month) of the Rifles also have been wounded, either by the awkw ar d prec i p i tance of the Fingoes, or by their being mistaken for Kafirs. Such friends are little less dangerous than enemies. " May 26.—Some Kafirs from Waterkloof visited Colonel Napier's camp at Blinkwater, and took 27 oxen out of the kraal. On the following morning a patrol started off and captured in reprisal 51 Kafir women, who were safely lodged in Beaufort Gaol. It is very desir able that these women should be prevented hereafter from carrying back ammunition and ictelligence to our enemies. The complaints made of the successful espion age of these viragos are quite vexatious. The p%ilan tbropy which c,,nnive s a t th e cunn i ng practice . occasions the loss of na,:ey a waggon, an d exposes the life of many a brave soldier and colonist. Our humanity is, there fore, exercised at the price of blood. We are glad to see that the Commander-in-Chief has, by an ord-r dated May 30, prohibited the practi ce among the Levies of selling their ammunition to the Kafirs under pain of " May 29.—Eleven waggons, belonging to Mr. Pohl t and others, were attacked near De Bruin',i Poort while bringing produce to Graham's Town; Mr. Humphries was mortally wounded, and 27 oxen and two horses were driven off. Mr. Pohl was attacked three several ti me s before emerging from the bush into the open country. The death of Mr. Humphries is one of th ose events that rivet public attention upon the miserable details of the war. His family had been previously in comfortable circumstances, but hav ing lost nearly all they possessed, the deceased and his brother became waggon drivers. The same mail ac quaints us with the death of Mr. T. Phillips, Justice of the Peace, another victim to this slow, consuming war. `Like hundreds of others,' writes one of the frontier papers, he had been forced to become a houseless wanderer,' until at length he sank under the effects of hardship and exposure. "June 2—About half-past 11 at night a body of Hot tentots, under Uithaalder, attacked the cattle-kraal be longing to the Missionary Institution of Mount Coke. Seven men of the place were killed and nine wounded; but the cattle cut from the waggons would have been preserved, had not a large mounted reserve appeared. The firing was heard at Fort Murray, and Genera! Yorke dispatched a squadron of Lancers and Cape Corps, under Major Tottenham, who joined in the pur suit as far as Debe Neck. June 3—From Eland's Kloof, four miles east of Gra ham's Town, four spans of oxen and other cattle, worth 3001., were driven off and secreted in one of the bushy valleys at the confluence of the Kat with the Fiah River. "Concurrently with these depredations, the news from the remote districts bordering Tam bookieland tell of suc cessive forays;—from Domo Stein, of Mooi Pleats, 500 sheep having been taken. " June 13.—The rebel Hottentots attacked five wag gons while proceeding from Graham's Town to Fort Beaufort, though guarded by a detachment of 31 Sappers and Miners, under the command of Captain Moody. The rebels on this occasion had posted themselves in the thick bush of the Konap-hill, and as soon as the small convoy appeared they opened a sudden volley, by which the leading mule-waggon was disabled, and seven of the small convoy killed. During the contest, which lasted for some time, nine more were wounded, but the re mainder were brought off in good order by the cool gal. w w a h g i g e o h n i s at e t o e n r t w ai e n r e e d , ec)me uni !entry o t f i C on ap a t n a d in m M in o l o 6 d how ever,ammunition rendered useless by the precaution of removing the nippl es . my.uskTehtse, On the, 15th, 40 "On the same day, the mail from Graham's Town was seizcl near the lleka station by ten rebel Hotten tots, but was again recaptured by Tiabai (Uwkei's) san. June hout s place, Highlands. oxen were taken from H. Beauiden exed supported by Colonel Michel and Colonel Eyre, mar was Yorke, with a large force, again the camp of the rebel Hottentots, which was r A Capee next morning (a day before the Hot tentots_peoted to be attacked). Our success was signal part of the atnnaunitio immediately Corpuors sergeant, who hanged, found. Among the slain who had a gold watch was Three of the Minis rifles, and n lately taken at the Konap were iaclosed a Cape Corps deserter, pouch full of soverei and chain ; and a soldier found a the mode of replenishing the stores of the enemy. Fort Beauf,,rt, who dFns. A Kafir boy was taken in In a thde sunning, women, car rying wool, enters the town y o e brou nremain s till 10 at night, ladenh with supplies. aotytewho wh i, e T n otehelyastmmanaaiigheatso laelas the sickening in telligence of a brutal murder at (Itifta Elo h ek as . ft J . l h en is i i n s of ntots within ten the second victim of wanton barbaritnt's this place by the hands of rebel no ra tice for a days, but we trust that the reig n humbug is drawing to a close, phaanthrophic We purposely reserve our concluding review of General Cathcart's dispositions and but we feel our inability to detail plans knuavarc'sce,"l era ; himself, and which will receive their first laistoricnalydeto lineation in the field. We are persuaded that the Co . marider-in-Chief has not been idle. His judicious w e n : - sures have already impressed the enemy with wholesome awe, and we perceive in the capture of Toise merely the cumbrous device of a bewildered rebel to convey a letter to his Excellency. "In the Sovereignty, affairs were really brighte n i ng, for Pretorius had found matins to persuade the Yolks. rand to confirm the p eace ful compact which had been entered into between the War Council and her Majesty' s the fact of procuring gunpowder from this chitf. Assistant Conamissianers. Moshesh still pursues a v ery equivo ca l p o li c y. App r ehended rebels have be tray e d " Whil e , e write, our he:-.rts are saddened and our prospects cl,tideti by the melancholy tr ieu g ,." ' V l "'h• Thi,,, gentlernan'A c lonia' .experience, tiding. , of Aaj-r ,•,,, nt ( ;J , u 'lgEnent and prudence, qualified him in tic t'mi nat•rit or t Al h" e. withouuetgreo or , the 'a-k. whien he hid und-rtaken. untimtay • I feel eursc.ves ' ' o l ' 4 ghtest . intention of disparaging the u en, his surviving colleague, we ye , t , rprno, a at stifi. d in pm- 4 0 111 ,6, g Major Hogge b ClUiet lainitY• Thv retw ,n ouch a crisis, to be a public ca his s,,rrowing W id ow 11 _ 1 s )fiaparhy of all classes with "In Natal all waa aeco our shores. Enplanes her departure from 4,000/ of the hut-tax hld been cull (-T. ed The p 0 ,,,L as shown by the success of ilitY " t itatiuf.cturing sugar, Mr morewood's experimen; PLvatouTir, TUESDAY.—The Gereral Screw Steam Shipping Company's steam-ship Propontis, Comman der Thomas W. Glover, arrived here last evening, about seven o'clock. The intelligence by this mail is far from satisfactory. Disorder and danger exist all along the border, and it is feared that the enemy is establishing himself in the mountains and forests near Uitenhage and Fort Elizabeth. General Cathcart has commuted the sentence of death on Cornet Audries Botha, the rebel Hottentot, into transportation for life with hard labour. Head-quarters continue At Fort Beaufort. Colonel Eyre, of the 734 Regiment will, from ill health, be obliged to quit the field, at least for a short time. .Msj-,:r Rogge, one of her Mjesty's Assistant- Commissiont rs for settling affairs on the frontier, died at Bloom Foutein, Orange River Sovereignty, on tree 9th of June. He left England thirteen months previously, and lost his life through fever, caught by exposure in the rain at a meeting of chiefs in Mo sheh's country. The following monthly summary of proceedings on the frontier is taken from the Gape Town Mail, of the Ist ult. : " Our last was published on the 29th of May, bu' subsequent m a il s f rom some of the remote cltstric,s brought intelligence of much earlier dates. Thus, from Whitile..ea a letter of M a y 3 reports the circumstances. Captain Tyld en ' s camp, an d the apparent mustering of the e,leiny in the neighbourhood. Tne difficulties of an English officer commanding native levies consists not so much in long and laborious marches over a rugged country, as in getting their coloured squads to stand the tug of war.' The native, whether friend or foe, is but a ' trembling coward,' if without the cover of a rock or tree to serve at ones as embrasure and breastwork. Hence in amhuaeides the deadly precision of their attack while aiming at some unsuspecting wayfarers. "From Lynittlesea a letter, dated May 11, states the Kafirs to be getting troublesome. " May 14—From Mr. Sydserff's place at Eildon 600 sheep were carried off. Three men from Lyndoch joined in the pursuit, and after various expeditions the sheep were found on the 18th, near the boundary of Somerset and Cradock, when 400 were re-taken. May 15—At Fort Cox the Kafirs surprised and murdered one of the 2d Queen's, who had been cutting wood not 300 yards outside the fort; and a few days after three of the 6th were wounded at Mount Macdonald similarly engaged. " May 20—A letter from Waterk/oof reports that re gular attacks are made twice a week by the Rifles, who are encamped there. " May 22---Mr. Robey's cattle, on Manley's Flat, were attacked. Two of the herdsmen were shot on the first fire. Ono of the survivors (a native) then ran for help, leaving the fourth (an Englishman) to provide for him_ self and the cattle. The prompt arrival of Mr. Robey rescued him from his perilous situation. On the same day, in the Addo, two waggons belonging to Mr. Whit ing, on their way from Port Elizabeth to Graham's Town, were attacked by 40 Hottentots. Captain Pullen directed Commandant Hurter, also of the Levies, to co operate with him in pursuit of the robbers. But in the twilight indistinctness of the following wet morning, Captain Pollen's men mistook their comrades for the enemy they were seeking, and fired into their rear, wounding four men. The spoor of the retreating Hot tentots was traced to the Zuurberg, towards Z wane Hoogte, and into Slagtboom; then five spoors were seen leading to Enon station. Tee missionary there denied having seen any but two friendly visitors! Thus far the guerilla escaped detection and pursuit. " Same day.—Fifty Hottentots surrounded the kraal of the chief Toise, who is friendly to us, stripped his wives naked before his face, and carried him off as a prisoner to Sandilli. Reports are conflicting as to the precise disposition that was manifested towards the cap tive by the two parties, K a fi rs and Hottentots. Some as cribe the atrocity to the H ottentots alone; others allege that Sandilli commanded the Hottentots to kill Toise, and that they ref use d . The whole may have been a premeditated ruse. Toise brought back a letter from Uithaalder to the Commander-in -Chief, reading him a grave lesson of peace without consulting his Kafir allies. This, we have reason to believe, was the real aim in view. on a small scale, bad excited the attention of all the in habitants. " .SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. WEDNESDAY EVENING, The events of this week are of a checkered character —the dark squares, however, having greedy the predo minance. Two more colonists have been murdered by Hottentot bandits, and a third seriously wounded. One of them, an Englishman, was waylaid in Oliphanee Hoek, stripped naked, and had his brains beaten out with a bludgeon. The other, a man of colour, was shot dead whilst resting in his own cottage in fancied secu rity after his day's toil. The wounded man was return ing to his home, and was shot from an ambuscade, but may, possibly, escape with life. " It the information from Uitenhage be correct, which computes tho rebel banditti in the Zuurberg at from 250 to 300 strong, then it follows that the main body of the Hottentot rebels on the Buffalo must have been when attacked by Colonel Eyre and the gallant men of the 43d, weaker than usual, though then estimated at from 500 to 600 men. Should this be so, then it very plainly marks the formidable character of the rebellion, and the im portance of the whole country being aroused to a sense of the necessity of the immediate end effectual suppres sion of the insurrection. If this be not done with a strong band, the safety of the whole colony will be jeopardized, and the most disastrous consequences may I ensue_ " The spirited attack on the rebel camp on the Buffalo, by Colonel Byte and the 43d Regiment relieves the dark features of the pie ure, and by exciting hope affords matter for coegranlation The attack was well designed, and would, there can be no doubt, had the dif ferent c limns arrived at the concerted time, have been eminently successful. But in this country, to insure ac curate time in a night march from different points, is a movement of extraordinary difficulty, and especially where there are men who would consider it as a mi-fur tune to he last, arid indeed it reproach not to be first, in the presence of the enemy." The Cape Mien Mail, in a leading article, says : " Peace, accompan i ed by such security from danger to life and property as is consistent with residence upon a barbarian border, is all that is hoped for by a large body of the colonists from the present unhappy hostilities. Such is also the sole aim of the British Government, who, on the colony's behalf, are at this time incurring the vast expense of these hos tilities. Both bodies, the Imperial Government and the colony, have t o co - operate in endeavouring to attain this object. Without their perfect co-operation it seems impossible that anything final can be done; and before they can co-operate cordially, each must know the policy which guides the conduct of the other, and both must see clearly what measures are best to be adopted before the great end in view can be attained. " .Elow, then, are they to work together under present circumstances? How can the British Government com municate with the colonists? War was declared, and the Queen's representative called on the colonists to rise en masse, and exterminate' the enemy. From the very manner in which the object of the war was stated doubts arose. Was it right to exterminate the Kafirs, in the ordinary sense of the word used in the proclamation? If they deserved such a fate, was it necessary? Or, to propose a third view, was it necessary but not right? if, indeed, God will ever permit human beings to argue anything to be necessary that is not right. " What the war arose from is of less importance than the question—how must it end? The intended exter mination, originally proclaimed, of the enemy, has since been diminished to his banishment beyond the Kei. Is this indispensable? If indispensable to the extent of security which we think to be necessary, has it been rightly earned by the Kafir people at our hands? It indispensable fur our present security, if just, is it safe for the future? Will not the new _colony between the Fish River and the Kei—for the country between the Fish River and the Keiskamma, although nominally a colonial district since 1848, is scarcely in a different position from British Kafraria, in fact—will not this new territory in future years suffer as fearfully from the tribes who then will border on the Europeans, as Albany and Somerset do now from their pr esent neighbours? If, again, it be alike indispensable f o r th e present in terests of the colony, safe for its f u t ure i nterests, and right as far as the Kafirs are concerned, is it pos s ibl e to ' exterminate' them from their present homes, and com pel them to emigrate beyond the K e i ? The colonists alone, even if they were agreed up on answering all the questions above in the affirmative, cannot do it. A large British army has been trying to succeed in this during a year and a-halt; and have hitherto made but little progress. " A more modified view, even of the idea of the ex pulsion of the Gaika nation from their present country, has lately seemed to gain ground. It is said that General can be singled out, or the indi v i dual chiefs, who Cathcart wishes only to expel the individual Kafirs, if they have taken part in the war. But will this be politic, or even possible, in the case of a people holding their chiefs in so much honour? The war arose scarcely iso much, as Bishop Gray is said to have stated in England, from the incurable cattle-stealing propensities of the Kafirs, as from the partisanship of the peeple with their chiefs, whose power it was the avowed policy of our Government to endeavour to undermine and destroy. We established British rule in Kafratia, and persuaded ourselves that the people were more contented and prosperous under that rule, than under their former native institutions of government. So, perhaps, they may have been for a time. The Government of the day persuaded itself also that the colony was more tree from cattle-stealing visits, and more safe from a chance of their recurrence. So stated Sir H. Smith's dispatches and public declarations, repeatedly and positively. When rumours of war came Sir H. smith summoned one of the former chiefs before him. The chief set the newly-sstablished authority in his country at defiance. The people chose the side of their natural sovereign rather than that of the foreigner. We have a:tempted in vain, during 18 mouths past, to bring these alleged rebels to submission. If this be the history of the war, and if it be true that a national feeling unites the Kafir people, even though they were for a time happy and contented under our rule, to resist any intrusion upon them of what they must needs think a foreign yoke,—are not the questions respecting their expulsion, extermination, destruction, and so forth, which we have described above, such as must naturally suggest themselves to the mind of every man of civilized feeling? At present there are no suffi cient means of thoroughly ascertaining public opinion in the colony on a subject of such intricacy and difficulty. Whenever the colonists meet in an organized represen tative Legislature, they can say for themselves what they tnink is best to be done for the attainment of the sole object of the present, as of all wars,—peace. They will deliberately judge, and will consult with the authorized servants of the Queen's Government, what evils which may now be allayed have caused alike the Kafir war and the Hottentot rebellion ; and what can be done to lessen or remove these evils. Until then all parties cont i nue in the dark, and tae sole sounds which relieve the ge neral ignorance of the real object of the contest, and 1 , the real grounds of the war , are h eard from our injur e d border-colonists, whose many sufferings naturally pr ompt , them to think of the enemy as mere bloodthirsty mis creants, dvting in ravage and murder ; b ut who in this judgment may loe f wrong. ihe " These veryviews notion that nothing less than their titter annihil a ti on could restore I hnature of our enemy —the ; peace, and that they do not deserve to exist—the proclamation that the object of the w ar was iightheir extermination—have retarded the close of th e con test more than anything else. The enemy, Kafi rs sad Hottentots., hear it again and aga i n , that they must choose between continued resistance and their destru ct i on. Yet if comparative peace, not the safety of Londo n and peace as borderer s mast he York, but such comparative satisfied with, can be attained by anything leas than Si r Harry Smith's proclaimed object at the opening of the war, neither Britain nor the colony has any true interest in seeking that object,and, •to say the least, it is far from certain that either of them has the right, any more than it possesses the interest. " A commission of inquiry into all the causes of e ms test, sent out last year, might have saved Great Britain many thousands of pounds. A similar commission, even now, would be of the highest value. The establishment, in addition, as speedily as possible, of representativ e i e . atitutions, having public confluence, and through which the real opinion of the colony could be clearly heard, would enable all the parties concerned to understand each other perfectly —to decide clearly upon what was best to be done —and to co operate sincerely towards the restoration of 'peace on a permanent basis." From the South African Commercial Advertiser we extract the following : " Though General Cathcart has not been remiss dur ing the past month, his dispatches by the present mail will carry little consolation to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. His predecessor, Sir Charles Wood, last Year asked only 300,000/. for the Kafir war, under an impres sion that the contest was drawing to a close. Mr. Dis raeli now (April 30) requests an additional 660,000/, But Sir Charles Wood ' thought the Right Hon. Gen tleman would find himself very much disappointed in th e estimate which he had formed of the probable expense of the Kafir war. The probability was that the 460,000/, which he had first named would be pretty nearly ex . pended by the Ist of March, and it was going on at the rate of almost 50,0001. a month.' Four months have elapsed since the Ist of March, which, 200 accordin g to the estimate, will account fur the additional ,000/, While the state of the war is pretty nearly what it was o n the let of January, 1850. The prospect of its drawin g to a close has not improved, and the necessary arrange mentsi n progress tor the protection of the colony an d increa s i ng the annoyance of the enemy imply an rate of expenditure. Higher motives th an mere with economy no doubt inspire all parties ._ . et to an ardent desire to bring this savage conflict an end; but even economy alone is a sufficient reason for demanding of Ministers something _ her Ma jesty's more than just enough t o 'maintain the honour of arms.' Nothing more has yet been accomplished. There are Kafir camps, and rebel bands within th e boundaries of th e c olony. Beyond it, nothing is held safe that is not within the range of musketry or cannon. Simply to maintain the honour of her Majesty's arms for 18 months against the border tribes, has cost, accord ing to Sir C. Wood's estimate, about 960,0001., with the 1° " o f many brave officers and men. The losses of th e colony in life, property, and time are not less appalling, It is a most ruinous affair. A summary of events and operations during the month is give n elsewhere. But !he details of assaults, robberies, murder s , p ursu i ts , s ki rm ishes, anti personal xploits, in which colonists have been distinguished awors or s uff rers, would fill many more columns D's_ order and danger, as well as actual war, have become familiar for 50 talks or more 011 both sides of a border , line some 100 o 150 miles in length. rho latest re ports give r eason to fear that strong parties of active marauders have already established themselves among the mountains and forests not far from the towns of Uitenhage and Port Eliz tbeth. " Such is the field which General Cathcart has to con , emplate and operate ugon, a g ai nst an e nemy adroit, active, desperate. and well armed. " Alier removing heue.querters to Fort BetteOrt, he mado a visit to Graham's Town, iu con sequen ce of 4 dis- patch from General Somerset. stating that the neigh bourhood was eh rmed by hostile bends committin g out the 12th Lancers, one company rages in Lower i' , lbeny. Ile ordered one squadron of of the Royal Sapper s an d Miners, and t h ree companies of the 7 4 t h R eg i ment to march upon Graham's Town for their protection and support, but stated that the establishment of a rural police was the only measure that could be relied upon for the internal security of the border districts. This police force he i s now organizing. Alter making a,stouroi in spection, a n d visiting the different camps, &c., he re turned t, Fort Beaufort " Here h o received a letter from the rebel Hottentot leader U it h aalder, hinting that he had no objection to enter into correspondence, as he was acting independently of the Kefir chi e f s. This man, it seems, at the instiga tion own kraal, not far from Ki ng ottentot of Sandilli, had seized the Kafir chief Tots e in his na char ge o f treason against his lawful chief or feudal William's Town, u . p s o ove _ reign. Sandilli orde re d hi m to b e put to death, but Uithaald er and his associates demanded a fairfor their pri soner, and on that being refuse,l, gave trialhu m freedom, aed sent him h ome i n safety. Toise s own nar hie rative is very curious. arrange ments Wnilo the General was busy in comPlaingthe for the prote c ion of the frontier districts enemy were not idle. On the 22d of May a ttcn consider able tome attacked Mount Coke a missionary i succeeded in carrying off a lot of draught oxen, killing betwe en Kin g W illiam's Town and East London, and 7 Fingoe s and woundir, g 10, also en Englishman named,o. Pm d, and two of Sewani's Kefir,. And on the 2jt June they in'ercepted the post-riders between Fort niti Peddle end Kin g t.A,/ illiam's Town. But the most serious Government waggons affair occurred on the 13•11, when they surprised five Moody to Fort I "nrurt, under the charge of Captain with a detachment of 31 Sappers and Miners. Seven of the riflemen were killed und nine wounded. The waggons, containing among other things, a considerable " They have since quantity of ammunition and arms, were captured and plundered, and the oxen carried off. proceeding from Graham's Town went. On the 20th a combined movement was made by General Yorke and Colonel Eyre on Uithaalder's camp. Though expecting that the attack would not be made until the 21st, they were not quite unprepared, and Co lonel Eyre, who arrived first, and rather too soon for , however, received some punish support, had a smart affair before the enemy broke and dispersed. It is stated that General Yorke's division have followed up this success, but the official account is not yet published. " Anticipating the cotnpletion of his arrangements for the defence of the frontier districts, General Cathcart has announced his intention to march into Kreilre coun try early next month. The ablebodied men of the frontier districts have again been summoned to co-operate with her Majesty's troops, under their own commandants, a la n s d t ell 18 ll that with a p romise of an equitable distribution of the cattle lathiSS. yet This kn n wintelligence o nof it is n n has n ta which may b e taken in the course of the expedition, as some comp ensat i on for the losses and sufferings of the j ill u e s ing proclamation:— BY HIS E XCELLENCY LIEUTENANT•GENERAL THE LION. GEOR GE C ATHCART, &C. " ' Wher eas t h e K af i r chief Krell, who resides beyond the Kei, an d whose territory is separated from that part d t been received, e follow . of her Majesty's dominions called British Kafraria, by that river, although recently c h astened for his well known underhand as well as open hostility, by order of Governor of Sir Harry Smith, has not ceased, from the time the expedition was withdrawn, contumaciously to comfort and assist her Majesty's rebellious subjects, now associated with the rebel chief Sandilli, Kafirs as well as Hottentots, in carrying on a protracted war, and even to harbour rebel Hottentots in his own country. " ' And whereas the said contumacious chief Krell, when mercifully called upon by me to desist from his evil practices, and use his well-known influence in put ting an end to the Gaika rebellion, and in token of his good faith and due submission, to pay up the fine of cattle imposed by my predecessor, Governor Sir Harry Smith, which the said chief had promised to pay, and on the faith of which promise the last expedition was mercifully withdrawn after the infliction of half the punishment deserved, has insolently sent back my peace able remonstrance and just d emand, in defiance : " ' And whereas it is necessary, in vindication of her Majesty' s aut h or i ty, and in order to put an end to this war, th a t th e sa id c hi ef Krell should, without loss of time, receive the f u ll c h as ti sement he deserves : `' ' ow, therefore, Ido hereby proclaim, declare, and make known, that, for the purpose of inflicting such chastisement, it is m y intention, on the 6th day of Au gust next, to assemble a sufficient force of her Majesty's regular troops, cavalry, infantry, and artillery, paid levies and enrolled Fingoes, with abundant supplies for the campaign, on the Umvani Ri ver, near Bram Neck, midway between Shiloh and the White Kei :—and that, it is further my intention with this force to cross the Kei, and establish my head -quarters at Kreli's Great Place. " ' But, wishin g to show to her Majesty's enemies that, besides the force of her regular armies, she pos sesses the loyal support of her faithful subjects, and that, at her ca ll, t h ey are ready and willing to take the field in her cause " `Wishing, also, to give to those who, as a body, have suffered severely from the war, an opportunity of re covering, by force of arms, some compensation ter their losses, I hereby, in the name and on behalf of her Majesty, command all burghers of the divisions of Graaff-Reinet, Uitenhago, Port Ehz Meth, Somerset, Craddock, Albany, Albert, Victoria, Fort Beaufort, and Colesbrrg, capable of bearing arms, to take the field upon the old commando system of the colony, and join me on the Ifinvani River, near Bram Neck, midway . between Shiloh and the White Kei, on the 6th of Au• gust, whence I will lead them forthwith in person into,,the country of th e contumacious chief Kreli, to despoil him of his cattle, as the beat means of effectually bringing him to submission, and thereby terminating the present tiresome ho , tilities. "I furthe r h ere b y make known to the colonists of all classes, who shall volunt ar il y join in this great com mando, that a ll cattle that may be captured by them shall be divid e d among the captors, f o r their own use a n determined on by their own commandants. " ' God save the Given Queen, " ' ven under the public seal of the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, thi s I s t day of July, 1852, ii ' By c omman d of his Excellency the Governor, " ' RICHARD SOUTHEY, , , " ' Acting-Secretary to Governm en t . .Simon Sim Her Majesty's steamer Styx arrived at Bay on the 16th of June; sailed for Table Bay l on the 28th, and left for East London on the Ist ofJ;T : Her Majesty's steamer Hydra, Commander B . I grave, and the Rhadamanthus, Commander Belem, were lying in Simon's Bay. ' the The Chusan screw -steamer left Table B3Y on 29th of June for Port Phillip. The garrison at Sierra Leone was healthy, heavy_ rain had set in. Major O'Couner had returned fr.om to a tour through the districts round the colony , and the Banana Islands; he made his half-yearly insP ec " lion of the troops on the 23d of June. o ander Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, "In t d Phillips, from the Rio Pongo s the Ist of July, s tar e t at present on a cruise the 19th of July to Sherporo, in a state of civil war. Her Majesty's s t eamer Bloodhound, Li e utenant Christian, arri ve d at Sierra Leone on the 20th of July : fr om A scens i on the 18th of June, with Corn wander wander Bruce' s di spatches. The gallant C°Eumandera in -Chi e f h a d re li eved the blockade at Whydab, measure calculated t o g i ve great satisfact i on to the native chiefs. Her Maj es ty' s s t eamer Firefly, on Lieutenant Sey mour, had captur e d a s l aver, but w ith no slaves board, and brought her to St. Helena. Her M a j esty ' s steamer Pluto arrived a t Sierra L.o ne on the 1311 ofJune, l e f t on th e 14th for St. V incent's, anl re t urne d with English ma'i a on the 15th of June, on the 7th of July. Her M a j esty ' s steamer Bloodhound pr oceeded on , t 6 7 th of July t o A scens i on w i th t h e mai l for the ‘dommodor e . Her M a j esty ' s steamer Myrmidon, Lieutenant Jolliffe, was cruising in the Bights. Two s t eamers with 1,000 slaves ha‘eA got away from w ith 10 guns the G a lli nas. A large armed slayer w and Sp an i s h colours, is reallip Lieutenant to be cru ising off the G „ nes. H er Majesty's brig Crane , bsonhana had left Si erra L eone i n pursuit, and re me day her turned on the 11th of July, o n the Vincent's sa Cape Majesty's steamer Pluto left for St... 1 of the 15th of Verde, to convey the English 13381 s off Sherboro, July to Sierra Leone. When cruising.ke, and sup_ boat was seen in the river, painted posed to b e l on e n-of-war; she, g to, one o f our slave i vessel which however, turned out to belong to a n 0 slaves, and got Passed the Crane at nht with 4- had received clear. The Governor of Sierra Leone s _ y d for ember inf?rmation of 2,000 slaves being ready b 'a fee ig t ourne c ation within ten miles of Mrs. L tory in the Rio Pongos, with every preparation leave the bar made for resistance until the "stock " racoons. - rra Leone on the Her Majesty's brig Crane left Ste 17th of July. The h of July, 20 miles west . Propontis, on the 19t . rs w i th h er m a . of Sierra Leone, exchanged colours jesty's brig Crane. Hand Pluto w ere er M a j esty ' s ships Hera ld, Torch, at Cape Verde on the 26th of July. ' Th e Queen of th e S ou th arrived arrived from Eng land at the Cape Verde on the 30th of June, and The Hellespont, sailed therefrom on the 2d o f July and Captain %Vette arrived on the 7th of July,sailed the same day for the Cape. Th e Teviot sailed for the Brazils on theand the Harbinger, 23d of July, Captai n L ane, arrived from England 011 the 26th o f July, at 6 P.M. The British sc h ooner Minato, of Scilly, was at anchor a t C ape Verde on the 26th of Jul y . The BritlBish brig, Ellen Munroe, sailed fo r England on the q i o f J u l y The Propola tiex- ers . p k n eed no north - east trade s on her outw ard generally westerly winds to passage, fresh of Africasoutherly Cape Verde, on the coast winds, with heavy She steamed the whole way, rains. of 50 hours having contrary winds,wit b the exception V " under sail alone, Ho meward the south-east trades were fresh for 8 hours under sail, with about four days. Sh e was 7 out Steam, in whi c h t i m e she ran 782 miles (averag_ 10 knots per hour) from Sierra Leone, fresh N.W. winds and constant showers, from Cape Verde fresh northerly winds until three days from Ply -111911th) When W,4,1y . winwindspxevniled. (PRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ) DEPARTURE of the ROYAL SQUADRON, PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Her Majesty the Queen, bis R oya l Highness Prince Albert, four of the eldest of the royal children, and the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, left Osborne Palace at half -past six o'clock, and embarked on the Victoria and Albert, with the intention of starting early this morning. The men-of-war steamers at anchor off Osborne manned yards, dressed ships, and fired royal salutes. Thi s morning the weather was very fine and pro , 'tious a fine summer breeze blowing fr om th e west. The royal squadron got up s t eam ear l y, b ut i t was not t ill 45 minutes past six that the vessels began to move, when under both steam and canvas. The squadron c ame up the Solent and through th e anc h orage in the following order : Th e Vivid steam-packet, M as t er -Commander Smitbett (in advance about a quarter of a mile). Th e Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., with the royal standard at the main. The Fairy royal yacht screw. tender, Master -Com mander Welch. Th e Black Eagle steam-y ac h t, M aster-Commander Petley, with the First Lord of the Ad m i ra l ty, the Duke of Northumberland, on board; Admiralty flag at the main. The Odin steam -frigate, Captain Henderson, C.B. The Magicienne steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay. The S ampso n steam-frigate, Captai n L . T . Jones. The Baracouta steam-frigate, Captain Hon. S. T. Carnegie. The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Hon. R. S. Drummond. passed through Spithead about squadron The royal 7.30 A.M., with the wind a little to the northward of west, and on the starboard quarter, presenting a mag nificent sight to early risers. The royal yacht had a foretopsail se t , and passed through at the rate of 12 knots, followed by the man of-war escort, under steam and a crowd of canvas— topgallantsails, roy a l s , s t u ddi ngsails. courses, topsails, When off Brading Harbour (which i s th e east end of the Isle of Wight) a signal was thrown out from the royal yacht, " Catch me who can ;" for there was an immediate struggle for posi tion, and a regular race ensued. The Magicienne was soon alongside the Odin, and these steam-frigates were neck-and-neck for upwards of two miles, when the Odin shook her off, and again stood number one. Baracouta now thought it quite time to shake off her lethargy, for (like magic) she passed the Magicienne and Odin in succession, and at 8.30 was nearly hull down, about a mile astern of the royal yacht. We saw the last of the squadron at 9.30, thirteen miles to the eastward of the Nab light-vessel, and their position was as follows :—Vivid, Victoria and Albert, Black Eagle, Fairy, Barracouta, Odin, Magi cienne, Sampson, and Retribution. As the royal yacht passed Spithead the Blenheim, 60 , Captain Gardner, and the Tiger, 20, Captain Gif fard, dressed in colours, manned yards and cheered. The Niger screw-sloop, Commander Heath, also got under weigh, and then rounding the Spit buoy, coming into harbour fired a royal salute , and manned h er rigging a n d c h eered. The Victory and Neptune, flag-ships, in Ports mouth Harbour, with the Excellent, were also dressed in colours early, and as the royal yacht passed they all saluted. At Portsmouth it was supposed that the royal squadron wou ld sa i l at day lig ht , and consequence the Royal Artillery were on the gui vice at that time and at th e i r guns, but it was not till about seven that the salute was fired from the Garrison Battery. The interesting spectacle of the royal yacht pass ing to the eastward was a most pleasing and beautif u l sight, and a num b er of the inhabitants and visitors to Portsmouth were up and on the seward lines of the town, and enjoyed it. Around the coast a sharp 100k -out was kept for the roy a l squa d ron from Saturday morning. The Duk e o f W e lli ngton arrived at Dover on Sa turday, and proceeded to Weimer, leaving instruc tions that a messenger ahould be dispatched to Wid mer Castle as soon as the royal ships hove in sight. DOVER, AUG. 10.—This afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, the royal squadron hove in sight to the westward of Dover ' and their approach was imme diately announce d by royal salutes fired in succession from the Drop Redoubt, at the Heights, and the gu n battery below th e C ast l e k eep. Her Majesty's mail packet Vivid, of the Dover station, took the lead, the royal Victoria and Albert yacht being second, fol lowed by her tender, the Fairy; an d ano th er o f t h e squadron, th e Black Eagle steamer, bringing up the rear. The weather was delightfully fine (although much rain had fallen during the day), with compara tively calm sea and favourable wind. The royal fleet steamed past at a rapid rate, and after clearing this port about two miles, hauled in for the Downs. A number of ladies were observed from the shore on the deck of the royal yacht, which probably included her Majesty the Queen; but this, in consequence of the distance, we could not say positively. Great demonstra tions of colours were made by the naval and military authorities, the royal standards being hoisted, and numerous elevated points of the town decorated with flags, during the passing of the squadron; meanwhile dense crowds thronged the heights, parade, &c., to obtain a view of the royal squadron, which remained in sight of our town for nearly half an hour. The Royal squadron left the Downs at 4 o'clock this morning, on its course to Antwerp. Weather fine. ANTWERP, MONDAY.—Her Majesty Queen Vic toria will arrive here to-morrow, but it is impossible to say whether the royal squadron may be expected in the morning or in the evening, as we are ignorant both of the time when her progress will commence, and of the point of departure. The Queen will most probably remain until Thurs day or Friday, and will be entertained at the pal ace of Lacken. His Majesty King Leopold will receive his illustri ous re l a ti ve t o - morrow , if s h e arrives in the afternoon ; and on Wednesday, should she not come until the evening. In the latter case the Queen will not land, but remain on board the Victoria and Al bert for the night. The royal yacht isreesen c scorted by a e fs o six frigat es an d seve r a l s t eamers. The p many vessels of war will g i ve extr aordinary n ina. tion d to the port, he port, and will mi g htil y delight our jolly ol b. COURT CIRCULAR. Her OSBORNE, TUESDAY. Majesty, his Royal Highness P r i nce Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and Princ ess Alice, embarked at half-past aFr o'clock last night on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The Duke of Northumberland, First Lord o f the Admiralty, embarked also in attendance on her Majesty. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Gainsborougb, the Hon. Beatrice Byng , Colonel Phi pps, an d Sir James Clark. t G ibb s is on. r. M in attenda nce on t h e i r R oya l Hi g h n esses the Pr ince of Wales and Prince Alfred. Lord C o l v ill e an d C o l one l Bouverie, Equerries in Waiting, embarked cn board the Black Eagle. Tao Royal yacht and squadron remained at anchor during the night off Osborne, and proceeded about seven o'clock thi s mo rning to the eastwar d. Baron B runnow had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday at his official residence in Downing street. Sir James Br ooke, Sir Brook William Brid ges , M r. C un ard, and Mr. Compton, had also in. tervlews with the Noble Earl yesterday. AUGUST 11, 1854 Her cargo consists of 9 packages of specie. 5 casks EXPERIMENTAL TRIP TO PARIS. of wine, 90 bales sheep-skins, 59 bales of wo o l, 552 TO THE EDITOR OF THE TRIES, rhinoceros horns, 56 tusks of ivory, 373 green hides Sir,—As the paragraph in your paper oito-day with 34 dry hides, 19 bales of goat skins, 48 pack ages th e above heading, contains some into which i 3 sundries, and 5 casks pineapples. likely to mislead the public, and injure the Ncwh',ien She brings as passengers from the Cape--M rs. I and Dieppe roWe, I trust you will do sne th e j e , t i e ; to Hogg and child, three female servants, and one male ditto, Captain Hall (Rifle Brigade), Captain Mac kenzie (60th Rifles), Captain Fitzgerald) 60th Rifles), 1 Captain Vians (45th Regiment), Cornet Elves (1 9 0:1 Lancers), Mr. Darnell, Mr. Morris, Mr. Slater, Mr, Henderson, Rev, Mr. C-ridge (Chaplain of Simons sels staringl insert the following:—" The new Steamer Paris, built i this year txpressly for the above line, crossed from Newhaven to Dieppe, on Saturday last, with 100 pas ;engers, a large quiantity of luggag9, and three horses, , i v i i ten minutes lcss time than the steam-yacht Wave Queen, onl about a doz , , , n ladies and gentlemen, both ves- Paristhewas nearly together; the result p a r n oving that the Town), Mr. Seligman, Captain Brown, Mr. Harrison, better boat for the trade, , c 1 having re_ and two men servants, peatedly mad the passage in five hours. ou will The Pro pon t . is on her ou t war d voyage l e ft Pl y- perceive that the pres ent arrangements, on ' this route, mouth May 15, at 3.30 P.M., arrived at St. Vincent's, are far from being ‘• defeetive."—l am, Sir, your obedien' May 27, at 7 A . M ., l e f t May 9 8, at 8.30 P.m.; ar- servant, 5, Arthur -street E ast, Aug. 9,1. ditto June 3 ; arr i ved at the Cape, June 26. On HENRYP. r. M. left 1 MAPLES. rived a t Si erra Leone, June 3, at 4.30 her homeward voyage she sailed from Cape Town July 2 at 6 P.m.; arrived at Sierra Leone, July 18, at 1.45 P.M., sailed July 19 at 10 A 31. ; St. Vincent's, July 24, at 4.15 P.M , ;Aug le(1 a rrived 2 a 6 t , at 6 P.M. ; and arrived at Plymouth, ust July 9, at 6 P.M. ........—........„.........._, COWES, ISLE OF WIGIrr F. SllgEt, Esq., Secretary of the London, Brighton, and South C oast R ailway Company. Sir,—The paragraph which appeared the Times of yesterday is evidently written under a misapprehension of the facts, and is calculated to do some injury both to myself and to your conapsny, as it will leave an impres sion that your directors are dissatified with the manner in which the steam service between Newhaven and Dieppe: is at present performed, and that consequently your chairman was present at the trial of the Wave Queen, with a view to substitutinc, better boats. As it is stated that the speed and general results of the trial of the Wave Queen were satisfactory to your com pany, and as my vessel, the Paris, which left Newhaven on Saturday twenty-five minutes after the Wave Queen, and was the first to land her passengers, having made the passage in ten minutes less time, I am justified in supposing that the service, as at present performed, h as been far from unsatisfactory to your directors.—Yours obediently, HENRY P. MAPLES. 5 , Arthur -street East, Aug. 10, 1852. COWES, AU G . 9 . DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY FOR THE CONTINENT. Her Majesty's lieges had a grand treat here last even ing in one of the most beautiful sights many ever had witnessed. The Queen having signified her intention of embarking on board the Victoria and Albert this after. noon, the royal yachts and the whole of her Majost.} 's steam fleet proceeded i nto the bay in front of Osborne House, taking up positions in a line to the eastward, and al l th e yachts that could be mustered (a goodly number), l e d by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron in the garifa, formed a line to the westward, and a prettier eight h a s seldom been seen tha n t h ese beautiful vessels n ailing in line into the bay. Her M a j esty and the royal ; Em ily embarked at halt -past six o'clock under a royal f rom the st eava - trigates and yachts, all dressed u salutetin their varied flags, with yards m anne d . The fleet o remained for the night in the bay, and at six o'clock this morning steamed away with their royal charge for Antwerp. London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. London Terminus, Aug. 10, 1852. Sir,—ln reply t o y our l etter o f t hi s d ate w i t h refer ence to the experimental trip with the Wave Queen, I am desired to say that the service between Newhaven and Dieppe has been performed by your steamer, the Paris, satisfactorily to the directors of this company, the pas sage having been made on the average in less than five hours and a-half. lam to add that the chairman of this company was present at the trial of the Wave Queen, in order to witness an experiment with a vessel of a novel construction, and not because this company is dissatisfied with the manner in which th e present service is per formed.—l am, Sir, your ob e di ent servant, H. P. Maples, Esq, FRED. SLIGHT. -,___.-..„,.......___ LardIERTIBE Messrs. Allsopp jnENT. 3 ons are _informed that some of their respected competitor too exclusive use of Baroeneeaeln Alt so and they, therefore, feel themselves correct judgment of the intention of that republish the letter, in order thatthe that they have made ig a public cr mtoaMfro.rmAlla .tha t eminent called auth 0 t .. 0 rity, which was, unquestionably,eteo induce general eon uncotions of all the fidence in the genuine nature of. the leading Brewing Establishments of P t e h e is as to convey a personally-favourable opinion of t he a untry,as w a r brewed by Messrs. Allsopp and Sons: BLRON LIEBIG TO HENRY ALLSOPP, ESQ., BURTON -ON TRENT. The unguarded remark of a French chemist, that the strychnine imported in England is employed in part as a substitute for hops in the manufacture of beer, has lately spread alarm among the lovers of pale ale. Having been appealed to by you to express my opinion on this sub ject, which appears to me to be,in a dietetic point of view, one of considerable public interest, I now offer the fol lowing brief statement:— About a quarter of a century ago a brewer in West phalia fell into the practice of adulterating his beer with nux vomica, from which it is well known that strychnine is obtained. The peculiar morbid symptoms, however, which resulted from the consumption of this adulte rated beer, speedily led to the detection of the fraud. The effects produced by nux vomica and strychnine are so characteristic, that every medical man will readily detect their origin. The French novelist, Alexander Dumas, has described them, though with more imagi nation than truth, in his romance of " Monte Christo." It is possible that the Westphalian case, which, from being made the subject of a criminal trial, obtained great notoriety, has given rise to the assumption that in England the strychnine imported is used for the purpose of mixing with beer. But nobody at all acquainted with the great breweries of that country could seriously entertain the suspicion of an adulteration of beer with strychnine or any other deleterious substance. It is practically impossible that any operation of a doubtful character could be carried out in these extensive esta blishments, on account of the large number of workmen employed in them. Any attempt on the part of the brewer to impart qualities to his beer in an illicit man ner, which are not to be obtained from malt or hops, would necessarily lead to his ruin, as he would be obliged to communicate his secret to too many persons, and to employ too many accomplices. The draymen them selves, as good connoisseurs in beer, would protest against any manipulation of a suspicious character. The case has even occurred of an eminent brewer not ven turing to make use of a method suggested to him for the purpose of clearing his beer more effectually, because the addition of a new material to the wort might have induced a suspicion in the minds of his workmen that it was an illicit proceeding, and this would hare endan gered the good reputation which his beer enjoy ed. Ho stated to me at the same time that no improvement could be introduced into a brewery, the object of which was not perfectly evident to everybody. During a sojourn of several days at Burton-on-Trent. I had an opportunity of br2coming intimately acquainted with the method pursued in the manufacture of pale ale. I convinced myself that the qualities of this excellent beverage depended mainly upon tho care used in the se lection of the best kinds of malt and hops, and upon the ingenuity exhibited in conducting the processes of mashing and fermenting. Our continental brewers have much to learn in these points to come up to the English brewers. I have no hesitation in saying that England possesses the greatest adepts in malting. I k now posi tively that the chief brewers of Munich, who undoubtedly produce the best beer in Germany, have gone through of pu blic, beer; a as apprenticeship in Burton. This may acc ou nts well for the predilection entertained by the general as by medical men, for th e se varieties in stinct of humanity and experience appear h to be i.or a t s h good " contribute to health and enjoyment as the profoun dest .. guides in the choice of things that upon the alleged adultera tionport already addressed to you . Professor Graham and Hofmann h , a i v n e t i h n e di e c x at c e e d lle a n y t e r r e y e philosophy. on of the minute quantity of simple process for detecting the l m have •fi satis ed myself of pale ale by strychnine, have strychnine contained in beer. the great convenience and accuracy of their method, and have farther assured myself, by an analysis of seve ral specimens of pale ale obtained from London houses, supplied by your establishment, of the utter groundless ness of the imputation that this beer was poisoned with strychnine. I am positive, and am supported in my views by the concordant analyses of all chemists who have occupied themselves with the examination of beer, that the poisoning of pale ale with strychnine has never occurred. I believe I may safely add that it never will take place; for although an ignorant brewer might be induced, from interested motives, to add nux vomica to his beer, the word strychnine so forcibly suggests one of the most virulent p o i sons , that whoever h as h eard any thing about strych n i ne a t a ll is sure to be aware of this. By adulterating his be e r with strychnine, t h e brewer would be knowingly committing a crim e which, in the present state of science, must be followed by immediate detection and punishment. Mr. E. Merck, of Darmstadt, on e o f t h e most exten sive strychnine manufacturers i n E urope, informs me that this substance is peculiarly adapted to destroy ver min of all kinds. In many parts of Germany it is the popular poison for rats and mice. This fact counts for the large amount of the d full y ac. been introduced into Commerce.rug th at h as lately The specimens of your pale al e sent to me have af forded me another opportunity of confir m i ng i ts valuable qualities. lam myself an admirer of this beverage, and my own experience enables m eto recomme n d i t , i n Etc cordanco with th e op i nion of the most e m i nent E ng li s h a p s hy a s g ic e i n a e a rl a b s e v t l er a very g agreeable e both f or the i a n n d v a e l ffi i d e st i e n n d t t t h o e n ic, robust and. Giessen, May 6, 1852. JUSTUS LIEBIG. ~.,..._________ NARROW ESCAPE.--Yesterd aafternoon three en gineers attached to the factory at Woo . lwichio ck y ar went on board the Widgeon steam-vessel, wharf -wall adjourning the storehouse, to do some w i e r . n o ail the boilers, and for that purpose opened the manho le, the three descended into the interior without having ntered was precaution of ascertaining that the one t a h e eY,, e e r t h e other tree of foul air. It was soon evident that 0 0 ..a:.l_,the fool air: of the three engineers had been overpoweirJe7 1 and that, 1 7 f and fallen helplessly to the bottom of the inv ossible to save not immediately taken out, it would b at t! Benja min Thomp their lives. Highly to the credit ork at the time on lying alongsidekebetieite to go dow n "" by his brother board the vessel, he offered to, did, istedse after son, one of the gang of convicts at yi n , the boiler and repeated take up the engineers, which hand, and, t the three bodies times to get convicts, who all lent a w it i l s a s everal of the man o , ost diflicult efforts , having to come n.Pa bringing il h P le a m . . fresh air, he succeededainig through the narrow ePe es of the case, one of the engi . task under the circume hat s there did not appear the slightest r n e e s e p r i s ra b t e i i e n a g i s a o thrisgroay for upwards of a quarter of an taken out of the boiler. Fortunately, all ' hour after he wa s re ' cov ered. The heroic conduct of Thomp ' the engineers heav ~,, d the lives of the three engineers, at the son, who 8- deserves a free pardon, especially as he has risk of his n : d . t w o years and four months of the period of already sery pa a ' transportation to which he was sentenced by a seven Y —r • i for running away from a picket of the Royal t mortis mu, .. a which corps he was serving at Bermuda. artillery, CHImPION SCULLS.—The contest for Dir. 1 the amateur champion sculls, presented to the river by Vingfield, about twenty years since, was appointed to take place yesterday at nine o'clock, the distance being from Putney to Kew-bridge. The last contest for this honorary distinction was in August, 1849; as for 1850 and 1851, Mr. Bone was unchallenged. This year, Mr. Peacock, being the only challenger, became entitled to row the holder (Mr. Bone) the final heat yesterday ; the usual trial heat, upon the 3d of August, being in this case unnecessary. A fe w minutes before nine o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Peacock appeared at the starting post, and was quickly followed by the umpire in the eight-oared cutter of the Thames Club. After waiting twenty minutes, at the risk of losing the tide, and Mr. Bone not appearing, and no signs of ' him or of any preparations on his part being visible; Mr. Peacock started alone, and rowed quietly over the course, arriving , at Kew tridge g the at ten distance — o'clock, forty min s:!i . miles.utes having be en occup i ed in Kew town THE RUMOURED DEATH OF THE EARL OF TAN. RERvILLE.—A correspondent says--" An announcement of the demise of this venerable Peer having appeared in the Gateshead Observer of Sat ur d ay last, inquiries were made at his Lordship's residence, in Hertford -street, when it was ascertained th a t t h e statement was premature, his Lordship being in the enjoyment of perfect health. The Eral has bull ill lii, acid ocunquently is iii lii4 7601 year. - SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, HERALD.—Mr. Webster has spoken at Mar s h.. field. lie is answerable for much needless and dan gerous excitement, when he tells a popular audience to rest assured that the matter of the fisheries along her Majesty's coasts in her North American colonies "is a subject on which no one slept at Washington." We cannot say as much for the wakefulness of our 14 sitish administrators for many years past. Mr. Webster will surprise Europe by the precipitate course he pursues on this occasion. We bad ex pected better things from one who is not only a most eloquent speaker, but who has no small claims to take his place among the foremost of living statesmen. He is one of those whom Dante describes with all the inspiration of his severe and stately muse : " Con occhi tardi e gravi, Di gran autori i to for ambianti." And yet most assured he will soon discover, that, in the ground he has so rashly seized, he has nether facts, law, nor reason, on which to stand. What does he say of the English Government? That they have violated a treaty. No ! and he cannot say so. Tce most clear and indisputable, and let us add, undisputed provisions of the las; treaty, the treaty on which this whole ques tion depends, not only sanction what they do, but would justify much more than they intend or wish to effect. Does he allege that, without violating the provisions of the convention of the 20th of October, 1818, her Majesty's present Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has strained in any degree their im port ? Not even this is advanced. Is the complaint that those provisions have been put in force without necessity, and with harshness ? Something like this is hinted. We shall soon see with what truth ; and, brief as shall be our remarks, we can promise to dissi pate a whole cloud of misrepresentations. But, first, let us say one word respecting the most vehement of Mr. Webster's accusations. He protests against the English Government because they have now pat upon the treaty in question an interpretation differ ent from that which Lord Aberdeen adopted in case. lB4 L 5 • This is Aberdeen variancew interpretedi with all the the facts tre a t y o f the pre cisely as it i s now interpreted by her Majesty's Government; and, what is more, Mr. Everett and the American Government, as we can show, then accepted this same, and still, in all respects, un changed interpretation. On the 20th of October, 1818, the two Governments agreed, and signed the treaty, that all along her Majesty's open coasts in America the Americans should be allowed to take fish at a distance from the land not less than three marine miles. Within that distance, even on the open coasts, the possessors of the settle men t h a d pro . law,jur a i e s d dic b ti y on v , ir b t y uee th b i y e internationalPof pri e t orslai treaty expressly. Then came the question o f th e right territory generally, " bays, harbours, creeks, and inlets." Fr om th ese and (with the exception of some distinctly and categori cally named, from Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands, and from Cape Ray to Quirpon Islands, and even these under certain restrictions), the American fishermen were clearly prohibited by the convention. Stress of weather and other extraneous exigencies were allowed as excuse for intrusion. This being so, then arose the question of the Bay of Fundy. The Ame ricans represented that, though a bay, it was so claimedau'alanadnda d mi tte dli limit e m r i t t y 0 ft othrfiesehmtarheinree, miles i n fr t o h m e extensive th a t i t partook of the character of the high u se s the coast on either hand. Lord Aberdeen,in 1844, conceded the requested advantage in friendly . . t —not as a right, but as a permission!' We I3EIII remark that the demand for this permission , maywellhere as the grant of it, guarded by a reference ast d reservation of, the law and right to withhold and to withdraw it, wholly overthrow the argument of a supposed " right by prescription" as against the ad mitted force of the treaty; fbr if, indeed, there then existed a " prescriptive" and suffered possession of thirty years' standing (as stated by Mr. Webster), why accept it as a concession, why not protest against it as a favour ? But it is urged that it was harsh suddenly to withdraw this leave. It is not withdrawn. The American fishermen can still pursue, and have not for one instant been checked in pursuing, their avocations in the British waters of the Bay of Fundy. What of this American smack that has b een seized ? It was seized in that part of the Bay of Fundy where the Americans were never allowed to fish at all-- namely, within musket shot of the British coast. Much has been said of the duty incumbent on her Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs to have given notice of the measures he was about to adopt. N otice of what measures? Here is the mistake. Notice, indeed, was given. Yet is there no change of policy whatever, of which a notice might be necessary. There is merely a change from the supposed protec tion and maintenance of the undoubted rights of our poor fishermen, to the actual protection and mainte nance of those rights. There is no change except from culpable inaction to the performance of an avowed and bounden duty. Is it necessary for anew Government to give notice that it intends to respect treaties, to enforce all clear rights, and to discharge its most sacred obligations ? Nevertheless, notice WMB given to the United States Government in June last that, for the purpose of securing to OUT fishermen what remained to them of their indisputable rights, after Lord Aberdeen's concessions, an additional naval force (the former On e being inadequate), would be stationed in those seas. Were the squadron twenty times as numerous, the American fishermen will not te prevented, even in the Bay of Fundy, from filling their nets, provided they do so within three miles' distance from the coast, and not under the very sha dow of our countrymen's homes. For such a mere measure of police no notice was needful, though a notice was actually given. When the French in crease their naval force in the British Channel for the protection of their fishermen, they neither give a no tice to us, nor are we so foolishly jealous as to expect it. Every state disposes as it pleases of its navy, and moves it from station to station in full freedom, without notice to other Governments. No new duty whatever is to be performed by our ships on the shores of our British American colonies. Au old ser vice is to be discharged more efficiently than the force already there was able to accomplish. At the same time it is to be observed that our fleet, though in creased, is not greater than that which the French maintain on their own fisheries; nor is it unworthy of notice that the French, against whom, or rather, towards whom we have adopted the self-same mea sures, have ev i nced no such susceptibility as that which Mr. W e b ster is endeavouring to excite among LU. our kinsmen of the United States. We must , con cluding, say a word on the subject of the ne c essity of these measures and of the conditions The of English fishery, as they affect the two nations. fish in th e B ay of Fundy by r i g ht. The Americans sta tes of a friendly take fish ther e by courtesy, and in:t 1845 permission granted to a friend ly thei t r ate. here waters, sifts by side, under Since nets into these the two nations have droppe d dissimilar conditions ; and, dissimilar advantages. . The English fishermen, who we may add, with very be d a right to the prod uce , hbouring American market, carries his fish to t he ne t j o g pay a duty of 20 per cent. and there is compeljed to the same port fish which he The American bring s tue of the liberality of the Go has taken only i? v c ir ompetitor, and receives a large Go vernment of his competitor, which the welcomed intruder bounty, the gains being rightful posse ssor ac tion which T a lly derived from the duty which the t'e ssor pays. Thus there is a double ac depreciate the value of the in Meecountrymen have a right, our . . most i brula • 1 treaties , and a • operationto time '' • his • dities to the courtesy produce to secured by the double cause at the same enhance the price of the cotrtmo which rival has access only by courtesy, of the country to which he belongs who is in this manner so signally injured. Mr. Webster sag a that the American fishermen shall be protected "hook and line, and bob and sinker." We also have fishermen in those waters, and the waters are theirs ; and we want no more for them, and we have 1 long been content with much less than fairplay for " hook and line, and bob and sinker." THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. --We are g l a d t o learn that posts a re now being put down for the erection of the telegraph between Glasgow and Ayr. Communication by this means between Ardrossan and the metropolis of the west will, it is expected, be completed in about two months, and between Ayr and those towns shortly after.—North Bri tish Mail. DR. NEWMAN.—A correspondent says that a cir cular letter from Cardinal 'Wiseman was read on Sunday all the Roman Catholic chapels in London, requesting the congregations to contribute towards the expenses of a:. late trial. The means to be used for carrying ou t ject are left to the discretion of the priests, and in most or places a collection will be made after each of the services Of next Sunday. The letter states that lir. Nevinn bee n has of this 2,500 1 . penses amount to 7,5001., and that already collected. this o- Mr. T. DURHAM (CITY).—In consequence of the death o f York on Th urs d ay l ast, there i s a vacancy in the representa tion of this c ity. M ro G ra nger's remain s w ill be interred in the Temple Church, London, nex t Thursda y , a nd there will be no ac ti ve steps taken by e ither p art y un til after that event ; but Lord Adolphus yam), son of the Alatquis of Fenwick, Lon donderry, and the defeated Protectionist candid ate at the last election, will again off er himself. Mr. H. of South Hill, will be brought forward in the Liberal in terest. Lord A. Vane was defeated by Mr. Atherton by some three or four votes at the last election, and the contest will necessarily be a close one. After the death of Mr. Granger was known in Durban), some influential electors put them seivo in communication with Sir George Grey, but in con sequence of previous arrangements the Right lion. Baronet declined having hie name put in nomination, otherwise the seat would have been secure to hint. NEW POST-OFFICE REGULATIoN.—By a gu igi on issued by _the P ostmaster-General, which came into operation I . 4st . weeh, all letters posted in the United King new p dom, or within the metropolitan district for places in the kingdom, must either have a stamp thereon, or be sent unpaid, no prepayment by means of money being allowed. This new regulation will have the effect of simplifying the official accounts, and also of keeping the actual collection of the revenue more directly in the hands of the Pot-office au t4oritio at St. blartiu 'a -le-Grand than before. ) Sa ll6l ' fiki . , )0 i ''' 4 1 ''. $