The Sun. — London, England, 1842-09-19 00:00:00

NEWSPAPER STAMPS. extract from a Return of the Number of Newspaper Stamps, at One Penny and One Halfpenny, issued to the several Newspapers in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the Ist of April to 30th June, 1842, incluoive Number Amount of of Advertisement Stamps. Duty. 42,000 £94 13 0 246,000 252 13 6 260,000 278 3 6 313,000 323 3 6 Courier . Globe Standard SUN.... 13, Great Marlborough-street. LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. By AGNES STRICKLAND. NEW and REVISED EDITIONS of the FIRST FOUR VOLUMES of this WORK Are now ready, and may be bad of all Booksellers. The FIFTH VOLUME, comprising' the LIVES of QUEEN KATHARINE PARR and QUEEN MARY, is also just published. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13. Great Marlborough street. THE MINES AND COLLIERIES. Just ready in Bvo. T H E MARQUESS OF LONDONDERRY'S LETTER TO LORD ASHLEY, M.P., ON THE MINES AND COLLIERY BILL. Henry Co!burn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough- street. Orders received by all Booksellers. Just ready, in 2 vols. demy bvo., A VISIT TO ITALY IN 1841. By Mrs. TROLLOPE, Author of " Paris and the Parisians," " Vienna and the Austrians," " Domestic Manners of the Americans," Sss. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. 12T0 .A UGUST, 1842. TTIS MAJESTY the EMP E ROR o AUSTRIA HIS MAJESTY th'e E3IPEROR of RUSSIA, AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA, Having AUTHORISED and G UA Et AN TEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS 'of MONEY DIVIDENDS, by which, though they are NO LOTTERIES, LARGE FORTUNES may be obtained. IJEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, ar l e Sailing GENUINE and WARRAYTED SELECTED BONDS for the said DISTIIIBFITIONS . --- Perions desirous to purchase may re!eive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS with full PARTI CULARS, upon addressine, WITHOUT DELAY, a liue to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, . . be repeated the New Play, in Five Acts, by the Author of Tbe Provost of Bruges," called LOVE'S SACRIFICE; or, the RIVAL MEttCHA NTS.—Matthew Aylmer, Mr. VandenhofF; Paul Lafont, Mr. Cooper; Eugene de Lorene, Mr C. Pitt; St Lo, Mr. W. Lacy; Jean Fuse, Mr. Meadows; Margaret Aylmer; Miss Van. denhofl; Henninie de Vermont, Mrs, W. Lacy; /only, Mrs. Hum. .by ; Manes, Mrs. Orger. Atter which, AuLer's celebrated Opera of FRA DIAVOLO.— Fra Diavolo; 11r. W. Harrison; Lord Allcash, Mr. G. I,orncastle; Lorenzo. Mr. Travers • Beppo, Mr. J. Bland; Giacomo, Mr. Giu. bilei • Zerlina, Miss 16.inforth ; Lady Allcash, Miss Poole. Doc raoqen at half-past Six, and the Parfonnatices begin at Seven. Dress B is., Second Price 3s. 6d ; First and Second Circles 55.. r*:econd Price is. 6d.; Pit Is., Second ?rice 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken at' Mr. Whitlow, at the Box. Citice, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had. Pr‘ ate Boxes to be had at the Box-Otti e; of Mr. Andrews, 167. New Bond-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond street; and of Mr. Sams. Pall Mall. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Combination of talent, Mt. T. P. Cooke, and the finest Company in London. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, Will be produced a New Drama entitled THE LOVE PLEDGE ; OR. A SISTER'S SACRIFICE. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Neville, Smith, sirs. Vining, &c. After which, w ith New Scenery. Haines's Nautical Drama MY POLL AND SIY FAItTNER JOE—Harry Haulyard, Mr. 'T. P. Coolx ; Joe Tiller, Mr R. Honner ; Waxend, Mr. W. Smith ; Mary Maybud, Mrs. R. Honner ; Abigail, Min E. Terrey. To be followed by the celebrated tsELL MELODIST& To conclude with, THE MILLER AND HIS MEN.—Grindoff, Mr. H. Hughe. ; Lothair, Mr. N. T. Hicks; Friberg, Mr. Walton; Claudine, Mrs. H. Hughes. Places and Private Soxes may be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the ox Office, from Eleven till Four daily. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. M. Carter, the Liou King, and his wonderfld trained animals, every _ evening. THIS EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19. M CARTER, the Lien King, will appear in a New interesting Oriental Drama, written expressly for him by .1. 1. Hines, Esc., called THE LION KING ; OR, THE BRUTE TAMER OF THE D ERT.—Omer, the Lion Tamer, H Carter. Afterwhich wis be repeated the popular New Drama, ealled ED DYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE.—Davie they, Mr. Howard; Ralph, Mr. Gtherry ; Sandy Armstrong. Mr. J. T. Haines ; Black Bess, Miss Tyrrell ; Fanny, Miss L Melville. To conclude wi: h a Novel Barletta, written by Pierce Egan. Esq., toll of fun, trolie, and whim, called LIFE IN DUBLIN.--Cortn thiati Tom, Mr. Wm. Howard; Jerry, Mr. J. T. Haines; Jemmy Green, Mr. Oxberry ; Logic, Mr. Hollingsworth ; Mrs. Green, Miss L. Dletvill ; Kate Brilliant, Miss rescott vVaide ; Betsey Tasteful Miss It. Isaacs ; Rose Dashall. Miss Beresford. Boxes, 4s. Pit, 2s.— Gallery, Is. Doors open •at Half-past Six ; commence at Seven ; Half-price, a Quarter before Nine Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-office ; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Baily, at their Libraries. ROYAL SURREY'ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THE TWO LAST WEEKS OF THE SEASON. GRAND EVENING FETES, on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, .and THURSDAYS, with the following matchless combination of sinkv e attractions . The celebrated MENAGERIE, recently enriched by several Zoo.. leg.ical rarities. Tac stupendous TYPOR AMIC MODEL A L.F RESC 0 of ROME from the left bank of the 'fiber. The PROMENADES MUSICALES by the unrivalled Band of Wind Instrument's, conducted by Mr. Godfrey incl uding Overture and bi,che mornsiale—ouadrilies." Le Voleur," and " Prince of Wales' "—Pot Pourr;s " Jockn," " Fra Diavolo," " Melange tie • llarftes." and "Em Strauss von Handel"—A new selecting irons ' thewoiks ef!Handet—Grand Due Dove Vai" from "'Guillaume 'fell" performed by Handley anti Prospere— Glee ‘. Mynheer van Dunces "—Spanish Dat,c , ,— And Grand Papal State March. After the Concert the Illumination of St. Peter's, and the Giran stolit. of Saint Angelo, with Southby's magnificent Pyrotechnic Spec tackts, Extraordinary Aquatic Fireworks on the Lake, and Superb Cascade of Fire. • Admission to the whole of the Entertainments, One Shilling. Open at Ten in the 3lorning.—Feeding at Ha fpast Four. Con. cart at Half-past Five...:-Fireworks at Eight, HiGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. ilmrning 45 minutes after I Evening...—. 2 minutes atter 2. 4 t51.,4? *-4? J ' afAtliir 4 1 1 G.. UZlrs' IW; f. 1 6; 4 ). -4` :31tn. LONDON: .MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1842. We have copied from the Manchester Guardian of Wednesday an interesting letter on farming in the Lothians, of Mr. R. HYDE GREG, the brother, we believe, of the late Member fur Manchester, which we consider to be well :worthy of the attention of the agriculturists, and of all persons who. take an interest in agriculture throughout the empire. We especially recom mend it to the consideration of our Tory Con -6mporaries, who frequently rave and rail, as we think, in favour of agriculture and against manu factures, without much reflection, and without any - knowledge of the subject. For example, they continually talk about employing more hands in agriculture, while Mr. GREG shows that the agriculture of the Lothians is much superior to that of England ; that it employs fewer hands; that it is carried on manufacture -wise, and that it is essential to the improvement of agriculture in England to economise labour, or i n prop or ti on to employ to the produce still fewer hands. _ The' rent of the Lothian farms (he 'says) is from 3/. 10s. to 71. per acre ; and these high rents the but thrive up on ; farmer's not only pay, indeed, a more - thriving set of men I never met with. They are enabled to pay these rents, and thrive ; partly by the heavy crops arising tram skilful cultivation, and partly by economy of m anagement in every department. ' Actual wages, however, are as high as in England, h namely, 10s. to 1 Is. a-week for a common labourer ; I ns. for`a ploughman, and n inepence a-day f or wo :A tnett ;.• ten h ours to t h e d ay . As to the great amount " aproduee,it must be remembered, that all the land is -under the plough. good , , p Five quarters of wheat are reckoned a average; but some fields turn out six to the care. Ten r `n po eleven quar t ers o f oats, eight to ten tons of tatoe s reced good fair cr kon ' and 26 to 30 tons of turnips , are is shown in many wayosps. Economy of managemen t 1. In the poltion and idle of farm buildings, 0 y . is having no land lying idl e or - unproductive, and in the use of machines and horses un . pro 9 _ 1 admit t t o er it. of numutu labour, wherever circumstances ; He mentions also that steani.en ines of six or n eight horse power are erected g -n almost every authoriti es th a t farm; and we know from o th er where. the farms do not contain fficient arable land to justify erecting a steam-engine or a 1 f arm that thrashing-machine o n ea 1 ' c, that the steam or water-power is let out, and a man sends his corn to be thrashed as he send s i t to the miller to lie ground. In the improved system of Scotland, which agricultural societies, coanposed of landlords, are properly striving to introduce into England, less, not more, labour i s ,employed than in the English system, and for our agriculture to pay those who carry it on it is i"disPcusiblei that it become less costly, or ern ploy feWer hands and produce more. it is kt fact, however, that agriculture can . not employ all the hands which now seek em ployment in the agricultural districts. In them both the poor-rates and the number of labourers are excessive. At present the interest of money on such good security as landlords and farmers can in general offer, is riot more than 3 or 4 per cent. For several years the av erage h a s not been above that; and no other reason, we believc,_ can be assigned why capital, which hunts after profit with an almost ruinous eagerness, has not gone in Great masses into the agricultural di str i cts, and there set to work the labburers wanting employ ment, but the simple yet powerful reason that na profit is to be made by employing more labour in agriculture. In the present condition of society, however, where profit cannot be made, labour will not, and cannot be employed; and to employ more hands in agriculture, obtain more produce to feed an increasing population, and preserve the present right of property, all of which are aimed at by the Tories, are incom patible, one with another, if not absolutely im possible. The mode of carrying on agriculture manufac ture-wise, is thus alluded to by Mr. GREG. Economy of management is shown 2. By confining attention to as few points as pos sible. Thus, instead of buying stock to feed off the grass during the two years the land is seeded down, it is let off to stock-feeders or butchers, at generally about 61. per annum the acre, and the farmer's atten tion and capital is thereby saved from distraction and division. They contract, in like manner, to supply turnips, or both stalls and turnips, &c., for the winter, at so much the toa for turnips, or at so much the head, to the stock-feeder ; and so the stock-feeder, in his turn, becomes limited to his own peculiar branch of business. The dairyman, in the same way, hires the fields in grass by the year, or for the summer, and contracts for his turnips during winter : thus at tending to nothing but his cows, which, by the bye, he scrupulously milks three times a day for, at least, half the year. In a similar spirit also, instead of get ting up his potatoes himself, and with a fork as is done with us, the Lothian farmer sells his crop of potatoes at 141. to 201. per acre, according to the crop and state of markets, to a dealer. The farmer then turns up tlia potatoes with the plough ; the dealer appears with a hundred women and children, and 'sacks and scales ; and the whole crop is transferred from the field to the market, or shipped for London in one-tenth the time, and at one-tenth the expense, which would be required in England. It is clear that a part of this system depends on a town population. The butcher;, the dairy man, the potatoe-dealer in the large way de scribed by Mr. GREG, are all rather inhabitants of towns than of the agricultural districts; and when we know how numerous is the town population of Lancashire, and of England gene rally, our surprise is increased to learn that such a system should prevail in the Lothians and not in Lancashire. We are not much acquainted with the agriculture of that county, but in the following passage Mr. GREG implies that the mode of carrying on agriculture manufacture wise is not known there : The general conviction which remains upon my mind is, that with a system equal to that of the Lothians, established throughout England, landlords might receive double rents, farmers bo rich and pros perous,• and the country be rendered, for twe, genera tions, independent of foreign supplies, notwithstanding an abolition of all protective duties. lam confident the agricultural produce of England, Wales, and the West of Scotland, might be doubled; and that of Lancashire and Cheshire be tripled, and this without any material addition to the agricultural population. In Kent, and the counties in the neighbour hood of the metropolis, some specimens of it may be found. It is common for the fruit-growers to sell their fruit on the trees, while the buyer gathers it, and brings it to market. Food for cattle is sold in the same way. We are inclined to suppose that this sort of division of labour must be extended in agriculture to make it more profitable. Farmers will then . require less capital to follow out one branch of business, and will be able to carry that one out more effectually. Why must nearly every farmer in Kent, for example, be a corn-farmer, a grazier, and a bop mrower ? He must, moreover, be, to a certain extent, a manufacturer, and be must apply the principles of chemistry in drying hops and in , making cyder. Such a multitude of occupations, while, in fact, the man has a very limited educa tion, requires a most enlarged knowledge, and we cannot feel much surprise at the slow progress of men whose attention is distracted by many pur suits. According to Dr. SMITH'S remark they lose time by changing their tools, and can never acquire skill by dissipating their attention. Would it not be wiser for the apple-growers and the hop-growers, instead of each man hav ing a press and an oast-house on his own pre mises, to sell his fruit to some cyder•manufac turer and his hops to some dryer ? The build ing and the machine, with all the casks and sacking he must keep, make a so much larger capital necessary for farmers, and to that extent prevent competition, which is the soul of im provement. The capital for manufacturing cyder and manufacturing hops, and probably for supplying cattle, ought to be supplied by another class of capitalists, and the farmers in England, as in Scotland, should direct their attention to. one pursuit. The public at large is deeply indebted to Mr. GREG for bringing this important principle clearly into light, and it is only, we believe, by acting on it, and extending division of labour in agriculture as in manufac tures, that the art can be effectually improved. We must not omit to state that Mr. GREG is on these subjects an excellent authority, for he is, as the Manchester Guardian says, 44 A man not only familiar with the art and mystery of the cotton trade, but also a very considerable farmer and landowner; and who may therefore be regarded as free from any undue bias in the view he takes of this question." ' In the conclusion of his letter Mr. GREG ad verts to the difficulties of introducing the Scotch sykem into England, a subject which is worthy of consideration, but on which we shall reserve our remarks till a future day. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The Marriage of Figaro was performed for the first time this season on Saturday night. The only pro minent change in the cast was, that Giubilei took the part of Almaviva ; and, as far as regards the music, acquitted himself well. He executed the difficult scena in the opening of the second act very satisfac torily, and his voice in the concerted music harmo nised well with the others. The two principal females of the opera were represented by Miss A. Kemble and Miss Rainforth. The former has quite recovered from her indisposition, and certainly never sang bet ter. Her deportment, however, is defective : it is to tally devoid of elegance —more so than last season, and in many instances was below that degree of re finement which ought to belong to Susannah. Su sannah, it is true, is a lady's maid, but she ought to be a lady-like lady's maid, and not quite so coarse a per sonage as Miss A. Kemble sometimes made her. If the manners of a domestic are to be assumed, is ought to be apparent they are assumed. Thi s i s on l y a m i stake, because Miss . Kemble's habits and education have been such as to qualify her to fill characters of the highest rank in society. Her execution of the music is quite unequalled on the English stage, and if we do not include the Italian, it is out of deference and ad miration for such artistes as Grisi and Persiani. Miss A. Kemble must be content with being considered our finest English singer. We must tell her also that she has a little affectation of speaking with a foreign accent, especially when she htts to say anything particularly lively or pointed. Her most perfect effort was the canzonet in Act 1, " Vol the sapete." bliss Rainforth was too tame and inexpressive, as if she was afraid of exerting herself. It does not follow, because her name is in small letters in the bills, and Miss A. Kemble's in large, that she ought not to strive to show that she deserves large letters as well as her competitor. " Sull Aria," was repeated at the earnest instance of the whole house. The opera went off extremely well. The house was fully at tended, although the benches were not crowded. THE QUEEN'S RECENT VISIT TO SCOTLAND. followingis a copy of a letter f rom th e E ar l o f b Lord Advocate of Scotl an d : - ...e r h d e n " Dalkeith, S e pt. 14. —I have received the Queen's com mands to signify My Lord ,—I her k T e e t the Majesty's most gracious appro bation of all the a rrangements made for her recep tion, a n d th a t o f his Royal Highness Prince Albert, i n Scotla n d. "I am t o reques t that oury Lordship will commu nicate t o t h e Sh er i ffs an d a -NI co unties through which her gistracy of the Majesty different has passed the s ense entertai ne d o f t h e j u di c i ous measures adopted by Them for the pre serva ti on o f or der and regularity during the progress of her Majesty in this portion of her dominions. "The Queen will leaVe Scotland with a feeling of regret, that her visit, on the present occasion, could not be further prOlcnged. Her Majesty fully ex- Scottishpcted to witness the loyalty and attachment of her subjects •; but the devotion and enthusiasm evinced in every quarter and by all ranks have pro duced an impression on the mind of her Majesty w hich can never be effaced. " I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) "ABERDEEN." The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. W. R. Mahon, to the rectory of lionington, in the county of Sufi()lk. LITERATURE. MASANIELLO ; AN HISTORICAL RO MANCE. Colburn. So familiar as the story of Masaniello has of late been made by attractive representations on the stage, and in other popular shapes, it might be ad judged but a vanes repetitio to produce substantially the same thing, even in the captivating form of a ro mance. Perusal, however, of the pages invested with the above title, which Mr. Horace Smith edites, will lead to a different conviction. The romance opens picturesquely with details of the young fisherman's boyhood, when in the village of Amalfi, and on the waters of Salerno he exercised the craft of his fathers. There he pursued his humble calling among the solitudes and fine sceneries of his native country, or at idler times made excursions with his co-mates to the grotto of Posilippo, and the caverns and inlets of his classic coast—strolled about the mole and market-place of Naples, or sometimes feasted in the Santa Lucia and Toledo. But these fitful holidays were destined to conclude, and he to become an actor, in the sterner realities of life. Naples was at this time an appanage to the Spanish Crown—and was ruled by Viceroys. These officers, knowing that to supply money for the purposes of their Monarch was the chief portion of their duties, and that their own self-aggrandisement could best be enhanced by the same means, turned the screw of taxation to its tightest pinch—wrung out of the people their last ducat, and scoffed at the idea of starvation, so long as-the ingot was lodged in their coffers. The levying of these imposts became at length so oppressive, and so senselessly were they inflicted, that the most heavy tributes were laid upon the very figs and water-melons, which form the Nea politan's nearest sustenance. Taxes were imposed on all that the eye could see, the hand touch, or the lips taste. The _Neapolitans bore, for a long time, these inflictions patiently. Lampoons on their governors first appeared—these were succeeded by murmurs in the market-place, these by threats, and lastly came commotions, A ship containing the last tribute wrung from them by the tax-gatherers was ready in the bay to sail for Spain. Her hold was fired—three thou • sand ducats went down, and she burned to the water's edge. In the city meetings of the disaffected in ' creased—as also of robbers, among whom Salvator Rosa, the painter, is depicted as taking a busy part, and to which scenes, the writer suggests, the world is indebted for his " Conspiracy of Catiline." The harsh shouts of the Lazzaroni were next heard, and the gradual growth of the conspiracy became broad and fully outlined. Memorable in the annals of Na , pies was the seventh day of July, in the year 1647. ' On that day, the anniversary of the festival of Ma donna del Carmine, a dispute arose between a vendor of figs and the Custom-officers, who deinanded pay ment of the tax upon a trifling sale of that fruit thus. made from the needy seller, and not from the buyer The Neapolitan dashed his basket and its contents to the ground, in anger at this unjust decision, and at this. moment Masaniello stood forth adjudicator. Stung at the conduct of the insulting officers, he ga thered up a handful of the figs and cast it into the face of one of the functionaries. The universal crowd applauded, From that moment Masaniello became the champion of the people, and vivas were shouted, in his name. The Spanish fetters were broken. Against every member of the Government—every castle and public office they occupied —open violence raged. Impelled by - the strength of his enthusiasm, the fisherman of Amalfi assumed the command of the militia of the revolution. Speed and method in his measures decided the revolt. The ci tizens were enrolled, and Masaniello became the leader of the destinies of a kingdom. At this juncture the writer paints a fine scene represent ing a jealous attempt at assassination of the idol of the people in the church of St. Carmine, as he is about to open the Golden Charter, but the interference of a friendly arm averts the shot, and a massacre of the bandits ensues. Masaniello is now created a noble of the empire, and the Duke of St. George. The seeds of Court corruption are sown in his heart. From a contemner of despots, he himself becomes the most despotic. The remainder of his career is briefly summed up. Intoxicated with power, and become capricious and sanguinary, the sword when blunted on the necks of the nobles, was again sharpened by those of the populace. His tribunal is transformed into one of blood. The people grow discontented— they declare he has sold them for a dress of silver — the approach of Doria's fleet confirms them in his treachery, and the contents of a dozen carbines end the fisherman's life and lunacy. Of this heroic fisher man it has been truly said, that he was honoured like a king, killed like a criminal, buried like a conqueror, and revered after his death like a saint. This narrative, which formform'sa correct transcription of the romance, differs, it is to be observed, in many points, more particularly in its concluding scenes, from some versions of ordinary acceptation ; the author, however, vouches for their authenticity, and disclaims an exaggerated picture. Masaniello, as the leading character, stands finely prominent throughout. Several beautiful episodes, connected NI ith Subsidiary. characters, lend alternate gloom or lustre to the pass ing scones, as the painter sees necessary to infuse them. A well-designed contrast is drawn between Masaniello and Ursula his wife. Ever, and anon, through his hurried career, dissuasion dwells upon her lips, as if to withdraw him from impending peril. Amid the slaughter, she reminds him of his old pursuits on streams of Amalfi. When his hands are stained with blood, Capri, with its rosy hills, form the weapons with which she assails him ; and she whispers him of the vineyards of La Cava, when ruin hangs over his head. Her end, like her husband's, is tragi cal. The noble members of the house of Caraffa act a conspicuous part, and Prince Bisignano , the second of the family, occupies the reader with interest throughout ; no less does the intriguing character of the Secretary Vitale. In addition to historic interest, the incidental ornaments of this species of composi tion have their own peculiar brilliancy, and a rich prurience of fancy pervades the cast of sceneries de scribed, which, if we mistake not from the preface, the author has personally visited. Masaniello will, no doubt, be a favourite with the public. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, SEPT. 16.—Very extensive repairs and alterations of the Library are in progress at Queues College, consequent on the munificent bequest of the late Dr. Mason, who left 30,0001. for the purchase of books to augment the present collection. Dr. Mason also left 40,0001. to the Bodleian Library. During the present long vacation very considerable repairs and restorations have been in hand at Christ Church, All Souls, and St. John's Colleges. The Lord Bishop of London has presented the Rev. John Sinclair, of Pembroke College, to the valuable living of Kensington, in the county of Mid dlesex. The Lord Bishop of Ely has presented the Rev. 11. J. Dudding, late of Exeter College, to the vicarage of St. Peter, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire. The Rev. W. J. Blew, of Wadham College, has been appointed minister of St. John's Chapel, Graves end, Kent. The Rev. H. T. Hawkins has been presented to the perpetual curacy of Chilton-upon-Polden with Elling ton, Somersetshire. TRINITY COLLEGE. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 17.—The Rev. , Richard Parry Jones, 8.A., of Trinity College, has been appointed to the head .mastership of Denbigh Grammar School. TIIE CHURCH. The following appointments have taken place:— The Rev. George Beckworth Yard, M.A., of Tri nity College, to the rectories of Wragby and Manton. 'The Rev. A. S. Theiwall, M.A. of Trinity College, to the ministry of Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury. ORDINATIONS TO BE HOLDEN. Sunday, Sept. 25, Bishop of Down and Connor, at Limerick. Sunday, Sept. 25, Bishop of Carlisle, at Carlisle. Sunday, Sept. 25, Bishop of Salisbury, at Salisbury, Sunday, Sept.2s, Bish o p o f P eterborough, at Peter borough. During the Queen's visit to Scotland a great variety of songs, written for the occasion, were sung in the streets of Edinburgh, but the great favourite was, " Oh, Jamie Forrest, are you waking yet ?" CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S NEW NOVEL, "PERCIVAL KEENE.—" It gives us much pleasure to meet Captain Marryat on his own eernent, and still more to greet him there in his old capacity as the best naval novelist of the day. This present novel, Percival Keene,' is one of the true sailor kidney—frank, easy, and off-hand in the level portions of the narrative ; forcible, spirited, and impres sive, where the exi'rencios of the action require it ; and natural, novel, and original everywhere. The leading feature of the design is indicated by the title—Percival Keene, a shrewd, mischievous, hoaxing,. devil-may-care contrast (and therefore a companion picture) to Peter Simple. The idea is a happy one, and is happily v, o ked out. The work is one succession of stirring incident and moving action, carried out by it series of characters that in truth, force, and spirit, have not been surpassed in any of the writer's works,"—Naval and Military Gazette. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Frederick, the Hereditary Prince of Meek . lenburg Strelitz, and Viscount Cantalupe, came over from Antwerp in the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Soho, Captain T. Whitcombe, and landed yesterday at the Brunswick Wharf,.lllack wan. his Royal Highness Prince George pro ceded immediately to his residence St. James's Palace. The General Steam-Navigation Company's fa vourite steamer Rainbow, still continues to make her accustomed quick passages, notwithstanding the wea ther has been somewhat different to the height of the summer. She arrived this morning only having oc hsande dis embarkedleft c A u n p t i w e d e r . Ip7 until t or t s at the Brunswick Pier, a passage which he al m id lio a le ha o l f f h fom e r rpas t s h e e ng t e im rs e surpasses anything that could be performed by any vessel out of the river, - g lif p • _ --Treat 4 . 0 fl 4' 4* SUN OFFICE Three o'clock. We publish in another part of The Sun highly important news from the Cape of Good Hope, respecting the hostilities at Port Natal. Captain SMITH'S division was relieved by a British force, after his camp had been a month surrounded by the Boors, and his. men were compelled to feed upon horseflesh. The Boors fled inland, .and were attacked by the savage Cliffres; by wham, it is to be feared, this thriving and industrious colony of Dutch settlers will be extirpated. We think the English. Government greatly to blame for its conduct with regard to theie poor emigrants. The details will be read with interest. The mission of Lord ASHBURTON to the United States embraced a variety of topics, the most important of which, beyond all doubt, was the settlement of the Boundary line. No progress whatever had been made for half a century in the negotiations respecting this disputed question ; the adjustment was every day becoming more difficult from the increasing value of the land on the banks of the St. John river, and its tribu tary streams, arid unless concessions bad been made on both sides, the affair would in all pro bability have been left to - that most dan ' ;crous and capricious of all .arbitrators— the sword. -A compromise, therefore, was infinitely preferable, if that could be made without loss of honour, and prejudice to the great object the British Government had in view, a convenient and secure road from Nova Scotia to Quebec. Though we should on this account chiefly have preferred the old line claimed by England, as affording a more direct and perhaps more convenient communication be tween the Colonies, it must be borne in mind that, without going to law or going to war, the parties to disputed questions cannot 'get all they want ; and that in nine cases out of ten a refer ence to a disinterested arbitrator is found not only the cheapest but the most friendly way of settling the misunderstand ing. This plan was adopted ; the question was referred to the late Kin of HOLLAND, and the line now agreed to, he will be rejoiced to hear, is nearly that fixed by his MAJESTY. ft is, in fact, a conventional line, as it was found impossible to give a decision in any other way' which should be in conformity with the words of the Treaty of 1783, and the features of the cOun- - try as understood at that period; and'in justice' to Lord ASHBURTON, it is necessary to remind those who impugn his conduct, that; with a slight exception, the Government of LOrd. •GitEv, in. 1831, was willing to accept this conventional line. The new boundary, therefore, runs nearly half way between the lines claimed by the respective countries, and at the point nearest Canada, may be twenty-five miles from the St. Lawrence, but this is only for a short distance, all the re maining portion , of it running towards the north west, being from forty to eighty miles distant from that river. We shall thus have a secure road to Quebec, and though notthe shortest. we could desire, it is satisfactory to know that the arrangement has been made in an amicable man ner, and has settled a troublesome question, which, if it had remained open for a few years, would to a certainty have involved two kindred and powerful nations in a bloody war. Great blame also is attached to Lord ASHBURTON for allowing the Americans to navigate the St. John through the British territory to the sea. This objection certainly comes with a bad grace, when is: is known that one of the great principles which this country has maintained is, that these_ vast rivers are highways for all nations, and that the Government of Great Britain has so stre nuously urged this point on the King of HOL LAND in reference 'to the Rhine. Do the persons, too, who urge this objection forget that two na tions are benefited by mutual intercourse, and that granting this right to the Americans will increase the trade and commerce of St. John and the other towns along the Bay of Fundy? The other questions, too, have been settled in a way which throws no discredit on the British Minis ter. It is of some importance to bind' the Ame ricans for a term of years to . keep a . large force on the African coast for the: , suppression of the slave trade; and a treaty for delivering up cri minals has always been anxiou s ly d es i re d b y t h e omnP England. A s regar d s the Lord A SHBURTON sa id h e u affair make no stipulations whatever on that cacolitie of rcial the people creo sl te o i subject ; and he expressed deep regret that any necessity should have made necessary the invasion of the American territory by the capture and destruction of the Caroline. Some of the American writers call this an apo logy, while his Lordship in the same paragraph states that the British authorities were com pelled, by the necessity of self-defence, to have recourse to such a severe reprisal. It is that sort of apology which a father makes to a son after using the rod of correction, and is expressed in words like these :—" I regret exceedingly that I compelledhave been punish you, but your own bad conduct 3 te o r u fC:r ito th t e ro fu u t b u l r e e. "t ' nd I hope you 1 1 1 abs gl lt e a r oto behave bet There is still a dearth of news in the Ftench journals—for there is nothing novel in the abuse of England by the Republican Press. With the National, I►owever, this is a standing topic—an inexhaustible mine available in all emergencies of the Press. The Pharamond, which left Algiers on the 10th, arrived at Marseilles at eleven at night on the 12th. TrOops had been embarked at Algiers for Cherchell, they are to second the movements of General Chan gamier, who is gone towards Fenez, to chastise the tribe of Beni-Menasse. General Bugeaud is gone to Oran to make arrangements in concert with General Bedeau and d'Arbouville, and to direct the move ments of troops which are going to take place to expel the Arabs and to relieve General Lamoriciere, who expedences some difficulties at Mascara. The Akhar of the Bth of September, says—" The works in the port are prosecuted with extreme acti vity. Workmen are employed day and night simul taneously on the mole, the jetty, and the quays. We are assured that the project adopted for the mole is a plan of M. Pairel and Mr. Bernard." w e have to announce. the failure of the house of Lubinsky and Co., of Dantzic ; their liabilities are considerable. This is another victim of the new English Corn-laws.— Commerce. _ BOURSE—"PARIS, SATURDAY, SEPT. 17. First Highest Lowest Last • Price. Price. Price. Price. French Fives (ex div.) lig 75... 118 75—. 118 60... 118 65 3 per Cents.... 80 ... 80 10... 80 ... 80 10 Bank of France ......... 3065 —.3265 ...3265 .. 3265 Laflitte Bank 5 Bulgianßank ............ 7 80 ... 780 ..• 780 ... 780 , ° 0 0f..5047 50...5047 50.-5047 50—.5047 50 Belgian Fives ............ 104 ... 104 ... 104 ... 104 1840 ..... 105 ••• 1 05 ••• 105 ... 105 Spanish Active.... ... 02 ... '22 ... 22 ... 22 Passive ...... 4 ... 4 ... 4 ... 4 Portuguese Fives . 30 ~ 30 ... 311 ... 30 Dutch 24 per Ce n t s... 53 1 ... 53i ... 531 ... 531. Neapolitan ............ 107' 40... 107 45••• 107 40... 107 45 Roman . ................. 1041 ... 105 ... 1041, ... 105 Versailles, R.B .... RAI L .. ... . 250 WAY ..S HA . 25 RES 0 ... 250 :250 Rouen ... ................ 551 25... 551 25 ... 551 25 ... 551 25 Orleans.. ............ 575 ••• 57 5 575 ... 575 Strasburg to 8a1 e...... 205 ••• 205 ... 202 50... 203 75 ....VIENNA, Se PT. 7 AU STBI A N FUND . Five per Cents. Metalliques• .. IfIN, I Four per Cents Three per Cents Bank Sharts Allgemeine Zeilitng,S pt 12. H AAlliti Rt.H. isoabßN lIALLE, Serr. 16. • Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents .. .... ..... .............. ...-• 11CiA Bank Shares.., .. • ........... .. .................. 1651 165) Anglo.llussiaiVii;;;* .... ....... "....7.................... 14.9 4 114/4 Inscription Russian 3 tier Ce ' iii Ist serVe.s, Certificate 103% 1(131h Russian 5 per Cent series ............ tI and 4th Series ..... ~ • Hope ... '. C 0 ........... ' , Ist ser • i%- ... . Ditto in Certific u • t • e • .. 93'4 New 4 per Cent, (18;71 .. .. Dutch Actual Debt,...p..e.r-..: Cent sls, M, IA Ditto -- Polishs per Cent. _ 80nd5....... ..• ...... • N "' Tiel- ' - ' t~ .. A nglo.l) 4 n 4 h „•••:: . .•••• .. " 1 . i•••••cent.......... Spat.ish, New 51, . i . ", (7 . ,,i ) t e 5 r . ., ...... .............. Prussian English St. Schuld gr " :,. X : CH A.NGES °N HANIBURGE, SF., 1 ' - pi pli , TWO 111011ths 13 8. PrrEassutto 5.,..:.. ,: ; -,. I,Three months. 37% pence. Hui*, SEPT. 5...' arce—'Three 38.L0N DOiv. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BantaN, SEPT. 13, Bills. Money Exchange on Londoi n i t . ' ......... . .••• ---- 6 24% Prussian State Gazette, ....... ...... 14. ils , h 4gr cifnitz3.io.,..; . 'Per cent. 1 1%1 Ili _t is stated,_____ on good authority , that the Duke and Duchess of C ambridge, an d the Duchess of Glou ces t er will arrive at Ravenswort h Castle, near Gat es h ea d , on Tkursday next.—Durham Chronicle. op, wfi mAlv qF ieu s ' AND Outlitt ptutott. " Who runs may read.' POILEXGIZ. We find it stated in Galignani's Messenger that M. Dubost, one of the heads of the French Past-office, left Paris on Thur3day for London. This gentleman is charged by the Government to negotiate a new Post-office treaty on a much larger and more liberal basis than the existing one. The arrangements con templated in M. Dubost's mission extend also, we un derstand, to the more rapid transmission of the Indian mail from Marseilles, and to the putting an end to the vexatious delays and difficulties. which the couriers of the -London Press have hitherto experienced in carry ing their despatches through France. The Courrier Francais, on the contrary, announces that Lord Lowther had visited Paris for the purpose of making new arrangements for the conveyance •of the Indian mail, which was no longer to proceed through France after the expiration of the convention signed by the Post-offices of the two countrieS. - " The mails," it says, " will hereafter be landed . at Venice or Trieste. This will be highly prejudicial to our country, and by no means advantageous to the Eng lish ; but, although the distance be longer": by that road than through France, their correspondencp will follow it in preference, in order to avgicl the delays and vexations of every description which their • couriers have experienced in France. Such is the result of the impediments opposed to commercial and political re lations by . a narrow-minded and teasing Adminis tration." The Commerce has the following :—" Belgian journal of high Conservative principles giveS a letter from Paris, in which the following passage occurs : It is generally believed that M. Thiers will proceed to the end with his new plans. He saw that the death of the Duke of Orleans put an end to the course of policy of which he hoped to be the repre sentative, and he suddenly returned to his ideas of 1834. A war policy is at present impossible,' says M. Thiers to his friends. I shall enter into a policy of canals, and railroads, and material interests, such as the commercial and manufacturing Government of the United States are busy with. In addition, he will not any longer listen to electoral reform, nor a revision of the laws of September, nor to anything which is connected even distantly with the politics of the Left. If you kne w with what profound dis dain the poor Left is treated by all the men who re volve around M. Thiers, and who regulate their con duct by the words of their'master ! ' Upwards pf 800 men of literature and science are expected to attend the Scientific Congress at Stras burg, which will be opened on the 28th inst. The Town Council has voted a sum of B,ooof. to be ex pended in the entertainment of these numerous and illuStrious visitors of all nations. The Constitutionnel has the following Olo zaga, the Spanish Ambassador to France, has left Madrid for Brussels, on a mission of importance to the 'Belgian Government. From Brussels he is to go into Holland to negotiate a treaty of commerce. It is added ~that the Spanish Government, desirous of restoring its navy, has authorised him to propose an exchange of a certain number of Dutch ships for an adequate quantity of timber from the forests of Spain. "Spain; it is well known, was in the last century one of the most powerful maritime powers of Europe. In 1717, when she contemplated the conquest of Sicily and Sar dinia, she was able to equip a fleet of 22 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 4 galleys, and 340 transports, in which were embarked 30,000 soldiers, infantry and cavalry. From a recent table of the navy, it appears to be re duced to 5 ships of the line, 3 or 4 frigates, and a few schooners. That Spain owed her fall and ruin to England is unquestionable. It would, however, be advantageous to France, and restore the balance of power in Europe, if Spain were to resume her ori ginal rank among nations, when her influence would be available in the present state of politics." Admiral Hugon arrived at Toulon-on the 14th inst., with his squadron, from the Hyeres Islands. The Phaeton steamer is undergoing repairs in that port, fOr the purpose, it is said, of taking on bdard Admiral Baudin, the Maritime Prefect, who is about to pro ceed on a tour of inspection along the coast, and visit the batteries of Provence and Languedoc. The Madrid journals of the 10th inst. are devoid of news. The Eco , del Comercio announces that the Minister of Finance, being convinced. of the impos sibility of putting his plans into exct stion, was on the point of sending in his resignation. A letter from Malaga of the 3d speaks of some serious disturbances I . having occurred at Motril, but gives no details ; a detaohment of infantry and cavalry had been directed towards that point. • It was rumoured that General Rodil was on the point of exchanging the Ministry of War for the Captaincy-General of the island of Cuba, which General Valdes is obliged to resign on account of ill health ; and that General Alcala, the Military COm mander of the Basque provinces, would be appointed Captain-General of the Philippine Islands. Messrs. Arguelles and Count D'Ofalia were dan gerously The Aupburgh Gazette confirms the news of a re volution in Servia, and states that it took place on the 4th and sth of September. Prince Michael at first took refuge at Belgrade, but as the insurgents marched on that eo,' he passed the Austrian frontier to pro ceed to Senalin. The same journal states that the tribunals of Wallachia have condemned to death Vo gorides, 'the head of the conspiracy which burst out last year at I3raila, and nine other individual. As those men are not llayag, the punishment has not been carried into effect, and they have been given up to their respective Consuls. Vogorides was delivered into the hands of the Greek Consul, and was carried away on the 20th ult. to Greece, where he is to under go his punishment. puntac OPINION. The Cambrian contains the following remarks on the presumed course of Tory policy :—" If any re liance can be ,placed on the articles which proceed from the Tory newspapers, it seems that the parties now holding the reins of office intend to wage war against the manufacturing system, for reasons suffi ciently obvious to the most superficial observer. In all countries where manufacturing exists to a great extent, its promoters are in most cases supporters of free principles and institutions; and necessarily op posed to monopolies. It is, upon this view of the case, not difficult to comprehend why the Tories en tertain an aversion for those engaged in manufactures, and at the same time instil these feelings into vast numbers of the middle classes." The following is from the Evening Post:— ' When introducing the Income-tax, Sir Robert Peel dwelt upon the great favour extended to Ireland by exempting her from that impost. But we fear that the exemption we have received in that respect has been much more than counterbalanced by the actual taxation put upon us, between the new duty upon whiskey and the new and increased stamp duties." The Leeds Times says :—" An unusual hush now seems to pervade all parties in the State. Contrasted with ten years ago, this silence is most ominous. Then the universal cry was, Keep out the Tories,' or, ' Down with the Tories !'—words which have now entirely lost their power. The Tories are in office ; and, what is most singular of all, treading in the very footsteps of their predecessors. All of which serves to teach, that though parties may veer and change, principles are eternal, and that the tendencies of society are still steadily onwards." We quote the following from the Devonport Inde pendeni:—" During the Parliamentary recess the country has time to consider the operation of Sir R. Peel's recent measures, and among the rest his cun ningly devised Corn-law excites particular attention by its very peculiar effects. Farmers, corn-factors, and consumers are alike puzzled by it: It is a perpetual riddle to every body. Among its pleasant conse quences may be mentioned the failures of dealers in corn at home and abroad; while the farmers murmur at low prices, yet the consumers find their bread still dear." MONEY-TE.8.73E-COWLTiTERCE. The markets of the manufacturing districts ge nerally give signs of an improvement in trade. On Saturday last there was, in the Corn Exchange, Newcastle, 183 samples of wheat, 176 of which were of this year's crop, the quality very fine. maw AND POLICE. Richard Pilling, Thomas Thorpe, Samuel Fean, George Taylor, William Wild, a n d James Nague,. prisoners of mature age, were charged at Ashton, on Saturday, with conspiring to create suspensions of labour among the mills, &c. They were all com mitted on the charge of conspiracy, but the bail f or two of them, who stood prominently forward, namely, Pining and Nague, was required to be much larger than for the others. Pilling was ordered. to take his trial in the county of Lancaster, and the others - in the county of Chester. THE a.Trarc.az. The Directorship of the Italian theatre at Paris has fallen into the hands of M. Janin, M. Dormoy having re.signed. The principal favourites of last season have been engaged. ____ COU RT - rAZRZONATILM. His Royal Highness, the Duke of Sussex, arrived at Chat worth on Saturday, from Alton• Towers. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland leave Dun robin at the end of the week, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Carlisle at Castle-Howard. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne left Sal zbur, early in the month, on their way.home. The Earl of Haddington returned to town on Sa turday, after receiving her Majesty on her landing at IVool wich. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield 4rrived a t Gedling Hall, on Friday, from Doncaster. The Earl of Uxbridge, and the Ladies Paget, ar rived at Beaudesert, Staffordshire, on Friday last from town, 3.1)( 1 , The E thu 9th inst i I,cu left Lord and Lady Ditorben left South Dudley-:Areet, on Saturday for Brighton. Sir Robert Peel has returned to Drayton Manor from Scotland. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Saturday for the Isle of Wight. !"itISCELLANEOUS. The Corporation of Cork has decided that the next Mayor shall not receive a salary, or be expected to reside in the Mansion-house. This will create a saving to the citizens of from 1;500/. to 2,0001. a year. The Income-tax Commissioners commence investi gating the returns on Wednesday next. Those claim ing exemptions for incomes under 1501. per annum, will be first inquired into. The Worcester festival commences in the Cathedral of that town to-morrow. A musical festival will also take place at Newcastle-upon-Ty ne , on the 27th inst. William Curry, Esq., one o f th e Masters in Chan cery, formerly Member for Armagh, and a sterling Reformer, died last week at Dublin. Various parties are spoken of as his successor in the office of •Master, among whom are Mr. Litton, Member for Coleraine, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Keatinge, Mr. Sergeant Warren, and Mr. Sergeant Green. Taglioni is at Milan, and intends remaining there for some time. She declines returning again to Russia, where, in addition to her immense salary, she had received munificent presents of jewellery from the Court and aristocracy. NEWS FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX- TRAORDINARY. CAPE OP GOOD HOPE, JULY 15, 1842. PORT NATAL. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct the following dispatches from the Officer com manding her Majesty's troops at Port Natal, to be published for general information. Colonial-office, Cape of Good Hope, July.l6, 1842. By command of his Excellency the Governor, J. MOORE CRAIG, Acting Secretary to the Government. have the honour to lay before you the follow ing particulars respecting the position of the force un d er my command, from the date of my last dispatch until the period of their being relieved on the 26th of this month by the troops sent for that purpose from the colony. Various reports having been brought to me on the 25th May, respecting the intention of the farmers to make a combined attack on the camp that ,night, I kept the troops under arms, but nothing trans pired until a short time previous to day break on the following morning, when volleys of musketry, accom panied by the fire of large guns, was heard at the Point, which post I regret to say the Boors carded, after a deperate resistance on the part of the detachment stationed there. By this untoward event an 18-pounder, which there had not been time to remove, fell into their hands, as well as the greater portion of the Government provisions landed .from the Pilot. Fortunately all the powder, with the exception of a small portion for the 18-pounder, had been brought to the camp, in which I had caused a field magazine to be constructed. The en gineer stores were also saved, but there being no place at this post wherein the provisions could be protected from the weather, I had been obliged to leave the greater portion at the Point, merely bringing up a few waggon loads from time to time as required. Finding myself thus cut off from my supplies, I re solved to concentrate the remainder of my force in the camp, and there await the re-inforcement which I made no doubt would be sent from the colony on the receipt of the dispatch forwarded by me over-land on the even ing of the 25th of May, and intrusted to Mr. King. The farmers having desired the captains of the Pilot and Mazeppa to write and express to me their willing ness to enter into arrangements for the removal of the troops, which letter reached me the day after the Point fell into their possession, I accepted their proposal for a truce, being desirous of gaining time to strengthen the post as much as . possible. During its con tinuance, they sent in terms so ridiculously extrava gant, that, although the quantity of provisions in the camp was extremely limited, I immediately broke off all communication with them, being fully determined, sooner than submit, to endure the extremity of privation. I therefore placed the men upon half-allowance, destroyed a small post which I had caused to be erected between the camp and some buildings occupied by the English residents, and made my position as secure as I possibly could, with a view to holding out t o th e l a St. Their arrangements being completed, the farmers,_ about 6 a.m. on the 31st in s t an t, ma d e a d esperate attack on the camp, throwing into it during the 'course of the day 122 round shot, besideS keeping up an incessant fire of musketry. On the following day (Jene 1), they slackened the fire of musketry, but threw in 124 round shot, and on the 2d opened a fire from the IS-pounder which they had contrived to bring from the Point, while they still continued their discharges of musketry. During the course of this day they sent the Rev. Mr. Archbell with a flag of truce, proposing to allow the women to quit the camp, and to send back two wounded men, but this was done merely to gain time to repair some works thrown down by the fire from our batteries. Here I think it right to observe, that they were incessantly employed every night in making ap protiches towards the post, which were constructed with considerable skill ; this, the nature of the ground enabled them to do with much facility, and from thence a most galling fire was constantly kept 'up, particidarly on the two batteries, wherein I had placed the 18-pounder and howitzer. Finding that the few cattle remaining at the krall were . dying either from wounds or want of sustenance, I directed that they should be killed a nd ma d e i nto bill tong, red:icing the issue to half a pound daily. I also had a well dug in the camp, which gave good water, there being a risk in going to the valley at night from whence we had hitherto procured it. In resuming my detail of proceedings, I may state ge nerally that the attacks on the camp were continued from day to day with more or less spirit by the farmers who, having soon exhausted their iron balls, fired leaden balls from their large guns, in some instances sending them with much precision. Our practice from the csmp was excellent, a 'shot from the 18-pounder having die:- mounted one of their 6-pounders on the 3d inst., besides wounding several of those attached to it. On the night of the Bth I sent out a party to destroy some works in our front, which was accomplished with out loss. In a subsequent sortie made on the night of the 18:h instant we were less fortunate, although the duty was performed with great gallantry, the Boors being surprised in the attack, and many bayonetted after a stout resistance. In this attack, which was headed by Lieutenant Molesworth, 87th Regiment, I had to regret the loss of Ensign Prior and two privates of the same corps, who were killed, besides four others being severely wounded. Upon inquiring into the state of the prmisions this day I found that only three days' issue of meat remained. I therefore directed that such horses as were living might be killed and made into biltong. We had hitherto been issuing biscuit dust, alternating with biscuit and rice, at half allowance. The horse-flesh, of which there was but little, we commenced using on the 22d, and by a rigid exactness in the issues, I calculated we might certainly hold out, although without .meat, for nearly a month longer, for we had eleven bags of forage corn in store, which I had commenced grinding into meal ; and by every one contributing what, remaine of private into the public stock, a tolerable quantity of various articles of sustenance was procured. On the night of the 24th, several rockets, apparently from a vessel in the bay,, assured us that relief was nigh at hand ; these we answered. On the night of the 25th, the many rockets from seaward assured us that not only was a vessel in the bay, but that she was communicating with another in the offing, a surmise corroborated on following day by the landing of the p ar ty un d er C o l onel Cloete, and their final relief of the post in gallant style, between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. To the dry detail of the proceedings I have given I beg to add a few remarks ; and first with resvect to our loss. Within the period embraced between the 31st May and 25th June, (t5l round shot of various sizes had been fired at the camp, in addition to a continued and watchful fire of musketry, and yet our loss during that peri.:d was but one sergeant and two privates of the 27th killed, and three wounded, one Cape Rifleman and one civilian killed, and one wounded, exclusive of the loss I have previously noted as occurrin g during th e sort i e on the morning of th e 18 t h i nst. The damage to the wag gons and tents, an.l private as well as public property %vac., however, great, for these it was impossible to secure in such a manner as to preserve them from injury. Among the serious disadvantages I had to contend wilt, I may mention that the numerous people attached as leaders and drivers to the different waggons, many having large families who required to be fed, hampered me sadly in the trenches, whilst the vast number of cattle originally with the waggons, were a very f, - eent in cumbrance. These, however, were soon driven off, for early, all the Boors (contrary to the opinion entertained by the colony) were mounted, and thence enabled to move from point to point with a celerity which baffled • nearly every movement that the infantry could make against them. I have thus given a detail of the chief circumstances connected with the command intrusted.to me. That it should have been so far unsuccessful I regret, but the resistance on the part of the farmers since my arrival has been universal, those few who professed themselves friendly having carefully abstained from giving assist. ante, in most cases using that profession as a eonvglij:Jnt screen fur the purpose of hiding their disaffecti.-on tram obsaTivion. All the prore:ty of the Engl l .7.:n resid ents the Boers plundered and sent to Pieterma,ri'„sburg. Th ey also took out the greater part of the frei g h t of the Ma zeppa (including the whole of my owu property), which they sent to the same place. The prisoners taken at the Point . (linglish residents as well as soldiers) have also been marched thither l And the former have, I under stand, been treated with groat harshness. After being plundered, the liviazeppa, escaped from the harbour on fte night of th 10th inst, Incanchision, I beg to state that nothing Could exceed the pa ti e nce and cheerfulness e v i nced by the etroops under the privations they suffered, and I feel satisfied, that had it been necessary to have held out for a longer p e riod, they would have endured their further continu !. i ilav - OR. unour to bc, rant, J. C. 62.1.1. TH, Captain, 27th Regitneat. His .Honour Colonel Hare, C.B. and K.H., Lieutenant-Governor. P.S. I omitt e d •t o ment i on i n i ts p l ace t h a t a'rct un i a , shot on th e B t h i nstant b roke the carriage o f the; pounder in two places, but we repaired it so as to be pc Wetly serviceable. J. C. SMITIL .112 t. your rnOF!- Port Natal, June 28, IS 42 : re Sir—On the 27th i ns t an t I ava il e d myself of a C a P dg , messenger to report t o y our E xce ll ency in a few 1 "1 that Captain Smith w as extr i cate d , an d P ort Sate is our possession. It is now my duty t o g i ve t h e d eta i ls o f l e) p rO. ceedings. Her Majesty's ship S out h ampton arr i ve d and itra'wred off Port Natal on the night of the 25th inst. ith Here was fou n d a t anc h or t h e sc h ooner C onc h, v „f Captain Durnfurd, 27th Regiment, and a detachnr%;, 100 men, two s ma ll howitzers, and some stores patched by Colonel Hare, from Algoa Bay, on 10th Captain Durnford reported that the insurgent 13 , had rel'used him all com mun i cat i on w i t h C apta in ; (vide enclosu re N o . 1,) w h o was st i ll hold i ng his P°.-ere that the headland s a t th e entrance o f t h e h ar b o ur ‘` d t o armed with gu ns , an d t h at t h e B oors ha d collect shot, • force to oppose our l an di ng . Si gna l guns and il l ? c i go were fired fr o m th e f r i gate to int i mate our ar „ Captain Smith, and every arrangement made for` ° '. / „. o te ing the pla ce as soon as t h e t id e served, an d the frib could be placed so as to cover our landing. hollY At two o'clock p.m. on th e 26th i nst ., t h e S..so pt ton was infposition, and the troops were ernharli r the boats, which, h owev e r , cou ld only take fire teen ; thirty-five had been previously Captain Durnford's detachment on boa& the c'°-„re the sea beach bein g i m p ract i ca bl e, i n the torl vious orders the attack was changed,. awl I dir e ; o e Captain Wells with a det ac h ment of ;',15 men to ha to t di- first point of the High Bluff within the Baj' e h drive the Boors out of the thick bush, whilst the l• ;° lv ete the launch armed with a carronade, and the cargo e to proceed direct into the h ar b our , l an d , an d tale' l‘ ' session of the port. ~1 0 1 3" A fresh sea breeze fortu na t e ly se t i nto the'barthili the very time of our advance ; the Conch faltirtg co il; the boats in tow crossed th e b ar a t t h ree o'cock,-, 4. :( 4 0 , 0 Wells landed where directed, when a brisk fi opened on the Conch and b oa t s f rom b ot h s h or e: I !JO° from the . high wooded bluff within twenty yards boats ; yet in spite of the short range and 090' 0 0 under which the boat s h a d to pass, so quick O ietl° advance, aided by both wind and tide, that btzi s effect was produced by th e i r fi re . When 0pp0.11i41,1 landing place, from vi hence the fire still conOliL;el,l ordered Major D'Urb an t o l an d, who im-s-10-:e jumped on shore, and w e rus h e d to the flav,taff clown the colours and give her Majesty's f ; igate I that we were in possession, and to cease fir ing . ) :01 111 The Boors abandoned their strong gril,und the 'l,' the we landed, yet so thick was the bush - and so brePlyf ground, that though from the smart fire kept *o6' l must have been in force, yet not half a dozen 0r ; were ever, seen; and on the soutF4ern bluff so the wooded covering that not; t i n but the mokf, hst their firelocks was ever seer,. I have since learn , mice the number of Boors wh o d e f en d e d the Port all' v to 350 men : their loss it has been impossi bi ascertain. Having thus seized the Port and landed the nlel Cgr the Conch, the troops were immediately formed ! 10, thin Durnford t vas or d ere d to enter the bush cps,' right and driv e th e B oors b e f ore hi m, whilst 1 fyo myself en a roadway in the centre, Major If taking the left along the harbour beach. In this order w e a d vance d t h roug h a bash, „ irb t ratter of which it is difficult to describe, and which have been held by a handful of resolute men again ° assailants. ; ee ° On reaching the open gro un d we found the il-r o f of Captain Smith's entr enc h e d camp b y the fi r ing so il) , heavy gun. We march e d upon t h e point, Captain does now threw out a party, andwe joined him at four P ti Having thus executed y our E xce ll ency ' s comma° .4cleei all military promptitud e , by extr i cat i ng the br'ibelli tachment under Capt a i n S m i t h' s command,lstreet ircel his post by Captain D urn f or d' s d etac h ment, an d a. Major D'Urban to hold Stellar's farm, returning' f tlje to the Port, to arrange a post of d e f ence w i t h such troops as I expected would have been landed. d," The gallantry with whi c h C a p ta i n S m i t h d e fel%, post for a whole month, under n o or di nary eircuuls fe ti ; of privation, having been r e d uce d to h orse -fl es h lbr'. o l i closely hemmed in by a desperate and vigilant foe' ;a no less than 26 w oun d e d w i t hi n hi s close ly COP E camp, is highly creditable to him and his party- . 10' Thus was accomplished, within the incredihlS h : l pl e ; space of one month from the date of Captain B W A it . s o o `,; port of his position, the relief of his party, at a '...„` e f of 1,500 miles from Cape Town, whence the t ell dispatched, his communication haVing had t° , through hostile h an d s an d a savage country. e, I have now rep or t e d to your excellency the i p i n e' ' ings which have pl ace d me i n possession o f Port •-`f il k and I have kept them distinct•from any mention naval co-operation and assistance I received f t° Majesty's ship Southampt on , f ee li ng i t to be Captain Ogle commanding, to Commander Hill, ' n i c e officers and seamen of that f r i ga t e , t h a t t h e i r sill' tite i. us should be separately noticed, whether es W biej cheerful good will displayed towards us whilst ori fori sr, , . or subsequently in the more important service ye!' 0 fro; in covering our landing by the admirab4 prde tic igell i; the ship's heavy battery, and spirited awsiztallee by Captain ytoor l d l e il r l, expressoi n f mt commandliy t day,ankl t s )f ht t ao h l e ,ei b ;ifi o ilo l is e t s e . ci.)„ e:0 1 ! vo l ti n n, f should not b e d o i ng t h em justice ithourreerp's;iii here in the strongest t erms . po r If our success be not absolutely indebted to tfi e jO be tune presence of the Conch,. to her pr o t ee til I"" rc.. muinly ascribed the very smar t loss we suffer?' p A ing the entrance. , The troops conducted enemaelves- with • tli e ,Vtlis k j steadiness, and I am much. . indebted to Ivl s ior , v - Itif ole for his prompt l an di ng , an d the assistance he has me throughout these operations. ir on I also received the Vst support from every ° ip o 4 der my orders, in conducting these operations , t o ast t , ticularly so from Lieutenant William Napier, " I p , ; `' as my Aide, and Las been of the utmost seryie e ri aSP, not only by his spirit in our active operations, but ~ ;Ti t s' so, by his attention to all details and arrang er( ' essential on such occasions. I enclose a return of casualties. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, el A. J. CLOETE , L i eutenant -C. W il ajok Deputy Quartermaster-General Con' O a His Excellency Sir George Napier, Governor enclose and a C o return n of Commander- g in u - n e s p h a ie .d t:, a l to : „. oit4 °l) P.S. I also captured on the 26th. (Enctosure No. 1.) 7 1 ,1 (Translation.) f > A a O The General Core,ln'andant of the I: m i gr ants ° fic zer' - has positively determined to allow o f no cw'resP °- with Captain Sm'ith's camp. (Enclosure No. 2.) l Ol Her Majesty's ship Southampton, June 26, MEMORANDUM. Xl° The attack on the:Emig-rant Farmers' position a t will be mtde in two divisions. e The first, under th e i mme di ate command of 'to ColoneliCloete, who will cross the bar, ho force the entry and seize the S an d y P o i nt. The second division, commanded by Major D rrt ile will land, if practicable, on the sea beach, abut 6 ,i4 0 , 1 1 above the Sandy Point, spread take the in s p li ",,.l. ‘ s o , in flank, forming by his left a juncture with ,:blip: Cloete's division, and extend his right towards fir Smith's camp, with whom he will open a comrrann , A. J. CLOETE, Li eutenant -C o lone Deputy Quartermaster-General Conon il f r (Enclosure No. 3, _-‘e _No. 3.) bl Port Natal, June 4 0C BRIGADE ORDERS. OOP - e I. Lieut.-Colon e l Cloete, commanding the tr,j AA . Natal, has t o congratulate the detachm e nt of J . torv‘ tillery, under Lieut. Maclean, detachment 90 11 „b r n i meat, under Major D'Urban, and detttchme - at 2‘ 05 , 1' gitnent, under Captain Durnford, with Le g' llc 'es:,:, the expedition on which they were emplcpyed 1 ° on eating a detachment of her Majesty's tror j ps un der ve Smith, closely surrounded by bands ot . 'hostile in Boors, against whom they gallantly maintained ,116 post for a w h o l e month, though reduced to horse foro for food. Lieut.-Colonel Clcete has to thank Alajor D r U r r h l the troop s fo r t h e i r stea d y an d spirit conduct cconduct i affair of yesterday. ;or ti e 61 Ai To the able assistance and s pi r i ted co.ope r° .d 9 Captain Ogle commanding, an d Captain Hill' 04,. / k officers and seamen of her Majesty's ship southsTkii! is entirely due the very trifling loss sustained in t P the entrance into thelarbour, i n wh i ch the tree t oe ceived the valuable prot ec ti on of the Conch sehij commanded by Mr. Bell. "P i ber 2o 2. Correct returns will be sent in immediately,' t ° 6 o4_,Jr quarters of the exa c t strength of the several dietacmu- v iirr: composing the forces employed a t N ata l , w i' c h a 13:161 list of the casualties that occurred yestertfay el e j ) A. J. CLOETE, Lieutenant colonel- o c l De p ut y - Quartermaster -General cl o nivaanu — itv (Enclosure No. 4.) r CASUALTY RETiTitri. CI , he r Return of casu a l t i es during the eisembarkatio 1 ! • Majesty's troops, at Port Natal, on the 26th Ju tle ' o l Killed—One lance-corporal, 25th Regimen t ' °- vate, 27th Regiment. 5 x e ' Wounded —Three privat'es, 25th Regiment , 7 if SV. vate, 27th Regiment, air:, two seamen of her N it ': • ship, Southampton. i'otal—killed, 2, wounded, Lance-CorporrA Arthur, NAMES 26th Regiment,Lig h t ' •11 , w pang, killed.te P CO Privat e :ichmond, 24th Regim en t, Light' in°cluundcl.'eedi- acrniaonnggertohuesl3(ill despatch of 27th ° bitto, D enn i s , di tto, di tto, wounded. killed.) Ditto John Cross, ditto, ditto, wounded. Private J enn i ngs, 27th Regiment Grenadiers, ' Ditto M'Caffry, ditt o di tto , woun d e d . peP OO (Signed) A. J. CLOETE , Li eut .-Col. rid ipv . Quartermaster-Gen, comma (Enclosure, No. 5.) . , , ,_ „ t o Return of the Guns, Ammunition, &c., tah' e '• . ' o i Natal on the 26th June, 1842. north 0 •de.f One iron gun (4-pounder), placed on the nor . .:. t the.harbour to command the entrance. ..4frool One ditto ditto (4-pounder), placed on the 1311 * -- , -,,, south side of the harbou r , l oo ki ng seawar d. J Too quarter barrels of powder, L. G. " 0 1' Fourteen rounds of ammunition, 31b. each, W i,. balls, weighing 6 and 81b., 14 in number. • '.. t ' (Signed) P. .?vIACLEAN, • i' Lieutenant Co mman di ng Royal .44 Xtlii e r 1 , 60 cm 4O , • lan( an g;.: • „ hors I siu 31, sum! Ti to ec t:por " lett.; a pla t. meet 4 . - go,in tut 1771591 43eive - t:s men On SO 'bp of thi packs n :.the at; .. tx l h 4 oyal tate t( , hnt h lii; Si P.S. come t( . . :)-i drs~t 9f4(). 111.1 brit .1 ' wino sh the tro 2. A , dispoo. s .jesty's tlest,A. being h 12“.= . - 7101 A rer It ' ha- i e k 7- 4 0 t stbui o c con: sibl n to Al F. • l est 3 1 10,-r (us mei% e.'. t flea\ 'our them.. • Sir,— •have ree, Plaining .upon the 'tiered fru, tr es 1111.131 tie Boor: bloodshe, The ton& tk at eP, a d 127..r4ritv, sir., • ::" nth per this $ .nds, ar at we upporte ai I have ti le band 5 miles 'll ke rum( Z oolasm All th di !al in g /1 is Ext. Sir R. nded. 1 ;enc.ral Cn.fr 'l'espeet biajesty that wh the Gov is THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE IN G, SEPTEMBER 19, 1842. I