The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

THE KAFIR WAR. Last night's London Gazette contains the follow ing dispatch from Lieutenant-General Sir Henry G. W. Smith, Bart., Governor of the Cape of Good Tope " King William's Town, July 3,1851. i‘ My Lord,—The general and combined move ment into the Amatola mountains, which I have long had in contemplation, has been effected with the success I anticipated, and which I have now the ho nour to lay before your Lordship. "I directed the first division, under Major-General Somerset, the second division, under Colonel Mac kinnon, and a force of 500 men from Whittlesea, under Captain Tylden, so to post themselves that these mountain ranges might be pene trated b y four dis tinct columns converging to a centre, and which WAS °serried out much to my satisfaction, the operations commencing on the 26th, and continuing until the 30th ult. The combinations were skilfully effected ; each column was at its post as directed; mutual support was thus given, and signal success was in consequence the result. I enclose the reports of Major-General Somerset and of Colonel Mackinnon, who was unfortunately indisposed after the first day's operations, and his valuable services thus lost. This able officer, however, communicated his instructions to Lieut.-Colonel Michel, upon whom the command de volved, and whose judgment and energy became con scicuous. His report, with those of Lieut.-Colonels Eyre and Cooper, is annexed, together with the general order and Government notice which I issued on the achievement of this important success. They so fully demonstrate the peculiar difficulties and arduous cha racter of this mountain service, that I beg to draw your Lordships attention to its perusal ; and I, at the same time, desire to attract your notice to the marked eulogium passed upon Ensign Robertson, of the Cape Mounted Rifles, captain in command of a detachment of Armstrong's Horse. The success of every patrol invariably involves the gallant conduct of this young and most intrepid officer, in whose rising judgment I place every confidence. " Major-General Somerset speaks in the highest terms of Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce and the 74th Regiment, recently arrived from England, upon whom the brunt of these operations fell in the first division ; and I also desire to draw your Lordship's attention to the ability displayed in command by 114ieutenant-Colonel Michel, of the 6th Royal Regi ment ; to the usual conspicuous gallantry of Lieute nant-Colonel Eyre and the 73d • and to the conduct of the Royal Marines of her dajesty's ship Castor, under their officer Lieutenant Harris, and attached to the 73d, which equally merits my commendation. Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper, 45th Regiment, com manded with much ability the column of troops from Fort Cox. " 1,500 head of cattle, 42 horses, and nearly 1,000 goats were captured by the second division, 350 head of cattle by the first division, and 300 by the force under Captain Tylden, while large stores of corn were destroyed, as well as numerous recently-constructed huts. To be compelled thus barbarously to prosecute war, ever cruel in even its most mitigated form, is re volting to the Christian mind. But no other course is open. The feeling with which the European regards his country and his home is, in the case of the Kafir centered in his herds and flocks, for which he will fight to the last, and the only means of opening a prospect of bringing to a close this harassing and distressing war is to wrest his much-prized cattle from him in the heart of his fastnesses and almost impenetrable forests, into which be drives them for concealment and security. In the midst of these scenes of deso lation I am consoled by the fact that the people are aware that the war was commenced by their chief Sandilli ; that every prisoner is set at liberty, and told that peace and the former harmony which pre- Tailed are our only objects after the duo punishment oie the war party and their rebellious chiefs ; and more than all, by the gratifying reflection that our troops can be charged with no act of wanton cruelty. Not one instance has been brought to my notice of any outrage having been perpetrated by the ever-humane British soldier, or even by the excited Hottentot or exasperated Fingoe ; and this is the more commend able when it is borne in mind that the atrocities com mitted by the Kafirs at the commencement of the war are fresh in the recollection of our soldiery. Avoiding on their own part all wanton excess, they at the same time cannot forget the cold-blooded murder of our military villagers, perpetrated under the guise of friendship, or the massacre on the Debe Flats of the 17 soldiers of the 45th Regiment, who had given no provocation, and with whom their mur derers had for three years been on terms of the most friendly intercourse. " The success in the Amatolas which I have now reported has, however, had no perceptible effect as regards the termination of hostilities. The people indeed declare, as I learn from information which reaches me from various sources, that they are tired of the struggle, and that our patrols keep them in a state of constant alarm ; while the chief Sandilli aq serts and gives out that an agent has gone, on :his account, to England, who will procure the restora tion of the land which he forfeited in the previous war;' such forfeiture having been the condition on which he obtained his own liberty and that of his Great Men,' who were in confinement with him when I assumed the administration of this Govern meat, and on which peace and tranquillity were given to his people. In proof that an assertion of this kind has been made by Sandilli, I annex the copy of a de-- position formally made by the chief Toise before the T'Slambie commissioner, the purport of which is cor roborated by various spies in my employ. " My next patrol will be directed against the chiefs Stock and Tole, and the renegade rebel Hottentots, who have located themselves in the Fish River Bush, to intercept my communications with Graham's-town, and to spoil the cattle of the Fingoes around Fort Peddle. I have, &c, " 11. G. SMITH. " The Right Hon. Earl Grey. ‘I).S. Since this dispatch was closed I have re ceived a report from Major-General Somerset, that he had continued for some days his operations on the north aide of the Amatolas,—another proof of the ac tivity and energy of this experienced officer. I en close his report in the shape in which I have given it publicity in a general order. " G. H. SMITH." [Major-General Somerset's report referred to in the above dispatch is dated from the camp on the Qui sane, the 28th of June, 1851, and gives a detailed account of the operations of her Majesty's forces. The following extracts include the most interesting portions of the Gallant Orh'cer's report, which is ad dressed to Lieut.-Colonel Cloete, Deputy Quarter mester-Gmeral :—] "I have the honuur to acquaint you, for the infor mation •of his Excellency the Commander-in• Chief, that, agreeably to the instructions contained in the Comma nder-in-Chief's memorandu m of the 14th inst., I moved from this camp with the troops under my orders before daylight on the 26th inst. " At dawn I ascended the western range of the Amatola heights in two columns, and having esta blished the troops on the ridge, I halted preparatory to attacking the position of the enemy in the forest on the northern range of the Amatola, previous to which I proceeded with a detachment of the Cape Mounted Rifles to reconnoitre the position of the enemy along the slope of the Victoria heights. On reaching the southern point of the range the enemy opened a brisk fire on my party, which was returned by the Cape Mounted Rifles, and was sustained by both sides until the column of the Levies, consisting of the George, Graaff-RE inet, and Fort Beaufort Fingoes, whom I had detached to the right under Captain Heathcote, bad been brought up ; these I immediately moved forward, supported by two companies of the 91st Re giment, under Mijor Forbes, the whole commanded by Lient.-Colonel Sutton, and the enemy was driven from his position into the valley below. " While these operations were going forward, I re turned to my left, and moved the 74th Regiment, Cape Mounted Rifles, European Levy, Kat River Levy, and Alice and Port Elizabeth Fingoe Corps, down the valley into the Amatola basin. Perceiving the enemy's force of Kafirs and rebel Hottentots strongly posted along the lower ridges under the northern range of the Amatola, and collected ,in a strong body on the extreme point of the ridge, partly concealed and covered by the high rocks and stones, I directed Lieut.-Colonel Fordyce to move his regi ment on to the attack, this movement being flanked by the Alice and Port Elizabeth Fingoes, under Captains Cumber and Ayliff. " The enemy commenced a brisk fi re on th e ad vancing troops and Fi ngoes , b o th f rom t h e f orest and the ridge— de tbe 74 th Highlanders steadily mov i ng for ward and la 74th into line under fire, extended and opened its fire on th e enemy, who still kept up a gal ling fire on the troops, and continued it until the position was m ost gallantly carried, and the regiment placed in posit ion on the ridge not, however, I re gret to say, without some loss on our side, three men of the 74th Hi ghlanders being kill e d , and one officer and nine men wounded. " The force under Lieutenant-Col one l Sutton had in the meantime driven the enemy from hi s position on the lower ran ge into the valley, and up the ridge of the Victori a , h e i g ht s , but with the loss of three men killed of the George Levy, and five Fingoes severely wounded, two of them since dead. " The Fort Beaufort Fingoes having again rejoined me, I moved. the Kat River Levy, European Levy, and Fort Beaufort Fingoes up the ridges of the northern range of the Amatola, proceeding also to that 4%..p . , point myself with th e C ape M ounte d Rifles and d'AMounted George Levy, at which point I met the 74th - in p atient, where Li eu t enan t- C o l onel Fordyce h a d 13\ been strongly attacked by the enemy from a - ~;of forest bush w hi c h i ntersected the ridges at Diet, and where two of his gallant soldiers were THE SUN, LONDON, " Having assembled the troops at this point, it being then one o'clock, I halted the troops to refresh, and proceeded myself to reconnoitre the ground and country at the head of the Zanooka or Wolf River. On the ridge at the left bank of the Zanooka I ob servered a reconnoitering party of the Cape Mounted Rifles from, I imagine, one of the detached columns from head-quarters. On my returning to where I had left the troops, some of the rebels, I understood, had called out that they wished to surrender. Lieu tenant-Colonel Sutton rode out to hear what they had to say, when they stated that many of them wished to come away, but were afraid; that they wished time to collect their people, that they might consult, and all come together ; and they requested a week. I caused them to be informed that they must sur render immediately, and that I would only give them half an hour. " At the expiration of the time, the troops being refreshed, I moved the 74th Regiment again upon their position, flanked by the Fort Beaufort Fingoes ; Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce took the opportunity to inter two men of the 74th who had fallen, and then moved on ; some sharp firing took place, but the enemy retired into the forest and up the mountains, and abandoned the position ; one soldier of the 7th Regiment was, I am sorry to say, severely wounded upon this occasion. I then retired the troops into the Amatola valley, and at five o'clock P.M. bivouacked for the night. " On the morning of the 27th inst. I made arrange ments for conveying the wounded to my camp on the Quisana, which occupied some time. " At 12 o'clock I moved the force in three columns up the eastern range of the Amatola mountain, the enemy showing in small bodies on several points. " The ascent of the mountain is precipitous and very difficult. Crossing the ridge I moved the troops down the valley to the sources of the Zanooka, and ordered them to encamp, taking the Cape Mounted Rifles, and Kat River Levy an d Alice Fingoes with me ; I proceeded along the ridges towards the head of the Ligney stream, I observed a reconnoitring party of the enemy, posted in the forest bush which intersects the ridge near Mount Macdonald. When moving up with the Cape Mounted Rifles we were briskly attacked, but the enemy was driven back by a sharp fire from the Cape Mounted Rifles, and the levies and Fingoes then coming up, the enemy was driven off, and descended into the valley of the Kei kamma; it being then dusk, I returned and bivou acked for the night in Zanooka valley; during these operations I saw nothing of any force from Fort Cox. " On the morning of the 28th inst., moving shortly after sunrise, I proceeded with the force towards Mount Macdonald, where I reached at ten A.M., de taching the corps of levies into the valley of the Zanooka to intercept the enemy's cattle. "I observed small detached parties of the enemy at some distance, who descended into the valley of the Keiskamma, but I observed no troops or any force below in the valleys ; the enemy made no show of resistance. " I proceeded with the Cape Mounted Rifles, and occupied the high point of the mountain at the head of the Ligney, while the levies passed down the Zanooka, and brought out about 350 head of cattle, chiefly cows and calves, all very poor. I returned with the troops along the ridges, leaving the two companies of the 91st Regiment to cover the return of the levies to the bivouack, which was done leisurely, leaving no part unscoured. While halted on the Amatola range, a shot was fired from a high point of the forest, by which, I regret to say, Captain Mel ville, of :the George Levy, was severely wounded through the arm. The troops all assembled from their several points of operations shortly after dusk. " I am of opinion, from the appearance of the cattle kraals, that the great body of the Kafir :cattle have been sent away some time ago. There is no grass or herbage of any kind in the Amatola or Zanooka valleys, and not sufficient grass even for horses. The cattle captured yesterday are miserably poor and starved. " Late last evening a Hottentot from the rebel camp came in and surrendered; he brought me a message to say that a large body of the rebels would surrender in two days. " Having expended all my provisions, and there being no grass whatever for (the horses, I returned to my camp this morning.; " To the officers commanding corps and detach ments—Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce, commanding 74th Highlanders, and commanding my first bri gade; Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, C.M.R., command ing my second brigade ; Major Forbes, commanding the detachment 91st Regiment; and Major Somerset, C.M R., commanding the cavalry, I am greatly in debted for their exertions and assistance. " To the officers commanding levies—Captain Ste venson, commanding first European Levy; Captains Heathcote, Melville, and Hobbs, all commanding their several corps of levies; as well as to Captains Cum bers, Verity, and Ayliff, commanding the Fingoe levies, I have to express my thanks and approbation. " I am not aware of what the enemy's loss was, the contiguity of the forest having given them every ad vantage of carrying off their killed and wounded ; they were observed carrying them into the bush. " RETURN OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. " 74th Regiment-3 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, Lieutenant W. W. J. Bruce, and 9 rank and file, wounded. " Levies —1 sergeant and 2 rank and file killed; 1 officer, Captain Melville, and 4 rank and file, wounded, 2 mortally." Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell's report to Colonel Mackinnon is dated King William's Town, July 1, and states that he ,marched at 12 o'clock on the night of the 28th of June, with a force of 1,777 men to the Gulu Mountains. " Having marched until daylight with the infantry I detached Colonel Eyre, with about 750 men, up the right ridge of the Gulu. " With the remainder of the force I marched up the gorge of the Gulu, into a deep nest of kloofs, a fastness which a few resolute men might hold against a host. At the entrance of the innermost kloof my advance guard was received with a volley from a few men on the front and right, and at a few paces dis tance, with, lam happy to say, no result. The men dashed into the bush, and held it for an hour or two, while the Fingoes drove out several large herds of cattle and goats. " We then moved over tremendous steeps to a dis tant spur of the Gulu, where we encamped for the night. During the capture of the cattle the Kafirs amused themselves with taking a few long shots at the men. The conduct of the men who had marched, with little intermission, from twelve at night until five o'clock in the evening, without food, was ad mirable. "In this affair the Kafirs were entirely taken by surprise ; the result has been the capture of 1,500 cattle, .500 goats, and 22 horses. " Oa the 29th we marched back to your camp. On approaching the Quilly Quilly Mountain we per ceived a body of about 300 Kafirs on our left, and a smaller body on the right. I sent Colonel Eyre, with the 73d, to the left of the road, who, by his admirable mode of handling his troops, did not permit the Kafirs to come fairly into action. They skirmished, how ever, with the 733, for about an hour, in the dense bush. "I dispatched the remainder of the troops to the right, with the exception of the 6th, who covered the rear, and having seized on every point, the cattle and baggage moved on to the camp without a shot fired at them. The Kafirs were not in numbers s uffi c i en t t o attack the right, and being held in check by the Ma rines, who were planted on a commanding abutting rock, skirmished but feebly with the 6th and Rifle Company, who behaved very steadily and well under their respective commanders. The Kafirs followed the troops till they reached the open country. " Some few Kafirs were killed in the two d a y s ' patrol, and on our side one man 73d wounded and three horses ; these and four horses also were lost by rolling down the montains, and either breaking their necks or being captured by the Kafiri. "Nothing could exceed the excellent spirits with which both English and natives did their duty. "Captain Robertson, commanding a body of horse, whom Colonel Michel directed to ascend the Ama. tolas to the right of the Gulu, succeeded in capturing about 1,000 head of cattle and ten or twelve horses, and in killing and wounding several Kafirs." The following passage in Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre's report to Colonel Michel, dated from the camp on the Umdizini River, June 30, conveys an idea of the nature of the services in which the troops were engaged:— " I beg to bring to the notice of his Excellency:the Commander-in-Chief the conduct of Captaia Dar nell on this occasion. In the performance of his duty he pursued his prey with admirable pertinacity, in spite of the natural obstacles of the ground, and the presence of the enemy, relying with confidence on a support which he knew to be sure, though distant. This duty being performed, I immediately turned my steps to the left, and proceeded to work may way through a succession of kloofs at the head of the valley, steep and thickly studded with bush, through which there was not even a Kafir's path perceptible. We reached the furthest tongue of land which overlooked the main channel of the valley; beyond that it was impossible to proceed. We captured in the kloofs 286 head of cattle, which would have escaped over the table ridge but for the presence of Captain Robertson. Our division captured in a 11572 head of cattle, horses, and several hundred goats The conduct of all—troops and levies—was admirable. The men marched incessantly for fourteen hours, and during the latter six hours they toiled up and down height; and through kloofs all but inaccessible ; but their; goodwill and cheerfulness never deserted them." Another dispatch to Earl Grey from Sir H. G. Smith, dated the 19th of July, continues the ac count of the galaxy operations as follows : " My dispatch of the 3d instant will have informed your Lordship that I contemplated to detach a force into the Fish River bush, to expel the Kafir and Hot tentot rebels, who were committing depredations within the colony, and endeavouring to interrupt my communication with Graham's Town. I have now the honour to report that this service has been very effectively performed by Lieutenant-Colonel Michel, of the 6th Royal Regiment, and Major 'Wilmot, Royal Artillery, under the latter of whom I placed the levies and Fingoes at Fort Peddie. " These operations continued during nine days, little resistance having been offered by the enemy. A herd of $8 colonial cattle and six horses were captured, and an encampment of the Hottentot Theopolis rebels was destroyed. Seven half-starved and miserable women, some with children, were taken, and have been brought to head-quarters in one of the commis sariat waggons. They are either unable or unwilling to throw any light on the causes which led to the mis conduct of their husbands and their sons at Theopo lis, merely saying, The Kafirs fetched us away.' A quantity of clothes, and, among other things, a num ber of Bibles, were found in the camp. The Fingoea, whose comrades had been so treacherously and bar barously murdered at Theopolis, naturally showed great exasperation, but I am happy to say, beyond spoiling the camp, they committed no acts of violence. " Your Lordship will thus perceive the result pro duced by my combined movements in the Amatolas. Meanwhile depredations have been committed within the colony to a lamentable extent, so much so, that M} . tior-General Somerset, upon the urgent _represen tation of the civil commissioner of the division of Somerset,' has moved a large mounted force, with some Fingoes and levies, upon the Bush Neck' and the Kaga and Koonap rivers, where he has been very , successful in intercepting marauding parties, and re capturing their spoil. I have requested the Major- General to establish posts of burghers, if they will turn out in their own defence, at every eligible point ; and I have expressed my wish that he should return with his force to Fort Hare. Lamentable as the ex cesses are, former experience strongly inclines me to believe that they are the last efforts of the enemy, who in all previous wars has invariably made a rush into the colony immediately before his final submis sion. lam therefore the more anxious to continue my combined operations in the Amatolas, which in the present dispirited state of the Gaikas would, I hope, bring hostilities to a close. All reports tend to the belief that now is the time to persevere in the ag gressive. Desirous, however, as lam for peace, I shall not fail to keep in mind your Lordship's injunc tions, so consonant with my own views, that it must not be patched up on the hollow assurances of rebels, who flew treacherously to arms and committed the most atrocious murders ; but that it must be preceded by their unconditional submission, and be established upon such a basis of justice and equity, to both co lonist and Kafir, as can hardly fail to ensure future tranquillity." In a third dispatch Sir H. G. Smith observes : "My dispatch of the 19th inst. will have made your Lordship acquainted with the success of my operations: in British Kafraria. No further infor mation than that previously reported had then reached me from Major-General Somerset or from Major Warden, the British Resident in the Orange River territory. I have now the honour to transmit copies of the reports which I received yesterday from both these officers, and of one from Major Donovan, com manding the troops at Bloem Fontein. " The unremitting zeal and activity of Major- General Somerset, and his experience and abilities in the direction of the force which I have placed under his authority, will I hope counteract all the evils within the colony which he so feelingly describes ; and I rely with the greater confidence on such a re sult from the judicious arrangements which he has already made, set forth in the enclosed 'Frontier Order.' They provide for much that is contained in a Memoir' addressed to me by the Board of Defence at Graham's Town, the copy of which I enclose, to gether with that of my reply. "In the Orange River territory affairs are by no means in so satisfactory a position as I could desire. In my memorandum to the officers in authority there, it is far from my intention to convey censure, having full confidence in their discretion ; but risks should never be run, nor any attempt made to carry an enemy's position, especially in the commencement of a war, without every probability of success. It would have been gratifying to me to be able to extend my report of successful operations in British Kafraria to the Orange River districts, and I trust that my next intelligence will enable me to do so. " Two strong patrols under Lieutenant-Colonel Michel and Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre are now in the field in British Kafraria in opposite directions, :in order to follow up the recent successes.--I have, &c., " H. G. SMITH. " P.S. Just as the mail was about to start the im portant and sensible letter from Mr. Gladwin, at But terworth, of which the enclosed is a copy, reached me, and I opened my dispatch in order to communi cate to your Lordship this satisfactory intelligence, which I hope may reach Cape Town in time for the mail steamer. I shall be very guarded in my replies, and hold well the vantage ground I have obtained." The following passage in Major Warden's report describes the incident which elicited the Commander in-Chief's memorandum above referred to : " In my letter of the 27th ult. to your Excellency's secretary, Colonel Garvock, I mentioned that the force under Major Donovan would move on the fol lowing day towards Sikongela's country, in order to enable that chief to join the tribe. " We took the waggon-road, and when about ten miles from Plat Berg the advanced guard was fired upon by a party concealed behind some rocks. Not a shot was returned on our side, and the troops with the burghers and native contingents encamped near the mountain called Vier Voet: During the night some shots were again fired by the enemy, and a Fingoe sentry badly wounded. The next day, being Sunday, the commando made no movement, the ene my, however, was observed to be in force on the Vier Voet Mountain, and on the following morning Major Donovan gave the order for attack ; most gallantly was it made, and the stronghold of the enemy carried with severe loss to our opponents. The Barolongs, 700 strong, after capturing some thousands of cattle, and believing that no further fighting was required, remained on the mountain for the purpose of plunder ing the huts, and regaling themselves on Kafir beer, which was found in large quantities. During this time two large Basontu commandoes, under Moshesh's brother Mosseni, and Molappa, Moshesh's son, gained the summit of the mountain and fell upon the Barolongs, who were taken by surprise, and had it not been for the gallant stand made by the Boers under Commandant Erasmus, who had observed the ap proach of the Basontus, very few of the Barolongs would have escaped ; as it was, 138 Barolongs were killed and many wounded. A six-pounder gun, well horsed, and supported by a detachment of Cape Mounted Rifles, under Ensign Somerset, and a party of Boers, under Mr. A. Eervee, was hard pressed by the enemy for many hours, and escaped with difficulty. " Had the Barolongs 'left the mountains immedi ately after routing their first opponents, the loss of life on our side would have been trifling compared to that of the enemy, whereas it is now almost equal. Moroko lost 131, the Koranas, Le Puis and Bethany people 14, making a total of 152, besides a great many wounded. Among the killed, I regret to say, are two of Moroko's brothers, and the leader of the Bethany natives. " The Basutu tribe have joined the Battamy and Koranas, under the Gert Lynks, we may number our enemy in this sovereignty at about 10,000 figh ing men." The following are the chief points in Mr. Glad win's letter, dated Butterworth, July 31, 1851, to which Sir H. G. Smith attaches importance : " Your Excellency will be gratified to hear of the favourable turn in our affairs at Butterworth. On Saturday, the 11th instant, the chief Rili came here, and although he felt some difficulty in looking me direct in the face, it was evident from his whole deportment that a great change had passed over him. This doubtless was one of the results of the late movements in the Amatola mountains; that affair has opened his eyes, and he now professes to see a little more clearly, although he tried, as every Kafir chief will do, to argue through the whole subject; but his feet were soon struck from under him, and ho was left without any plea in extenuation of his people's conduct. "On Monday, the 13th, he came again, when I pointed out to him the consequence which must result to himself and tribe by allowing his people to rob and plunder without restraint. He professed to be very thankful to me for showing him these things, as much so as though he had never seen or thought of them before. He also said, ' You have done right in not leaving Butterworth ; by remaining you have helped me, and to-day you are ' Hinza.' After arguing through the whole subject, I brought him to the business part of the question, and having had an intimation that he intended to request me to write to your Excellency on behalf of Sandilli, I an ticipated him by distinctly telling him that the only way for him to gain your Excellency's ear on any subject was for him first to make all matters ri g ht concerning himself. To this he replied by saying, ' I will make my people pay for all the shops plun dered in my country.' " Not knowing the course your Excellency might deem proper to pursue towards Rili, I endeavoured to impress upon him the importance of sending me n , as requested by your Excelleuch when to them every point would be fully explained. " I then called his attention to another subject on which I thought your Excellency would require some explanation—viz., the Hottentots in hi s coun t ry. I told him to prepare his answer on that point, as y our Excellency would hold him i responsible for the mis chief they had done while n his country, and also direct him as to his future course towards them. ( - a.~_ WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1851. " In order properly to adjust, and finally to settle the respective claims of the several traders, I proposed to them conjointly that Rili should request from your Excellency the appointment of two or three gentle men as a commission to aid Mr. Fynn in effecting this object. To this arrangement all agreed, but Rili requests a little time. He says, that while the coun try is excited by war it is difficult to levy fines on his people. ' Let the country settle down, and then I will make them pay for the injury done.' " After thus conversing with Riti, I told him he had better not give his decisition until he had well thought over the subject; and when he had thought it over, and talked with his counsellors, he might bring his decision to me. To this he'replied by saying that he would return to Bookoo, and lay the whole case be fore him, and together they would give their decision. " In order to save time I sent men with Rili. These men returned this morning with the answer; and as they wished these messengers to be sent to your Excellency, I now send them accordingly, that your Excellency may hear from them the message of Rili and Bookoo. One of the men is a distant rela tion of the chief, and they have both been of great service in bringing the chief to a right mind. " My own views of Rili are, that he is much hum bled and altered ; but your Excellency will see Mr. Conway and Gonyama, as well as the messengers sent, from all of whom your Excellency will learn many particulars. But whatever may be the future course of the Kafirs, at the present time they &sire peace. " I believe Rili to be the key-note in Kafirland, and that note quite harmonizes with that object. But this has been produced by the late unmusiciil sound of cannon and small arms in the Amatola mountains." LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Sept. 16. THE ALLEGED CHEATING AT BRIGHTON. This day was appointed, as stated in our paper of Saturday, for hearing two applications by Mr. Baron Martin—one for costs, and the other to quash two writs of habeas corpus, issued to admit James and Staden, two of the defendants to bail ; the other de fendant (Broome) having been discharged on bail. The summonses were taken out by Mr. Sill, the attorney for the prosecution. In the case of John James the application was to quash the writ, and for costs occasioned by the present application, and for a journey to Swansea, to inquire into the sufficiency of one of the proposed bail. In the case of the other defendant (Staden), the application was, in addition, to quash the writ for costs incurred in attempting to put in bail at Brighton, and also for costs attendant on the present application. Mr. Sill waited the usual time, and the other par ties did not appear. Proceedings were adopted to bring the case before the Court on a future day. The trial of the defendant cannot take place before March, at Lewes. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 16. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) SEDUCTION—IN THE MATTER OF JOHN HOWARD. This insolvent, a brick contractor, was opposed by Mr. Dowse, on the part of Thomas Foster, for the damages awarded in an action for the seduction of his daughter. Mr. Cooke and Mr. Sargood supported the application for discharge. The proceedings in the action "Foster v. Howard" were produced. The cause was tried last August be fore Mr. Baron Platt. The damages were laid at 5001., and the jury gave 2001. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins was for the defendant, and called no witnesses. The opposing creditor was a brick burner at East Barnet, and the insolvent followed a similar occupation on the Great Northern Railway. The insolvent said he had no property to give up. He was a married man with four children—the eldest was ten and the youngest four years old. He had been an inspector at a salary. Mr. COOKE said he had witnesses to call to show that the insolvent had a good defence to the action, The parties were not called on the trial. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER declined to open the case. Such a course would be in the teeth of all former de cisions in such cases. Mr. COOKE was aware that such was the uniform course, and, therefore, he wished the opinion to be ex pressed by the Court. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER remarked that the only question for the Court was the amount of damages, and the situation of the parties. The insolvent said he could assure the Court that he had plenty of witnesses in court to prove that he was not the seducer. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, in giving judgment, said the jury had awarded 2001. damages, and the only point was to give a remand commensurate to that amount. He had no doubt the Learned Counsel for the defendant on the trial had acted with dis cretion in not calling witnesses, and therefore he (the Chief Commissioner) had nothing to do with that matter but simply to consider the damages and the humble sphere of the parties. He thought that the jury had considered that the insolvent, being a married man, was unable to make the young woman the only reparation that could be made in such a case. Considering all the circumstances of the case, he adjudged that the insolvent should be entitled to be discharged out of prison so soon as he had been imprisoned at the suit of Thomas Foster for the damages awarded against him in action of seduction for a period of ten calendar months from the date o: the vesting order. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WITHAM.) Morris Fleet, 21, was indicted for having stolen a watch, value 61., the property of John Trotman, from his person. Mr. O'Brien appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that he was a chain maker, residing in Holborn, and that on the evening of the 21st of August he was in the City-road, near the Angel, looking, with a great many other persons, at a man who, dressed in a soldier's uniform, was going through a performance which he called " the exer cises." The prisoner and one or two others were close by him, but observing that they were pressing against himself and others, ho thought he had better get a little father off. The prisoner and two others followed, and again took up a position besid e hi m , an d i n a very short time afterwards, he (prosecutor) saw his watch in the prisoner's hand, the bow being cut close to the pendant, the swivel remaining attached to the chain quite perfect. The prisoner ran off, followed by prosecutor, who demanded the restoration of his watch. The prisoner stopped suddenly, turned round, and struck him a heavy blow on the aide of the head, after which be again ran off, but was in the end captured in the City-road. Mr. O'BRIEN said he could not struggle with the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Archer, an officer of the G division, stated that the prisoner had been convicted summarily of picking pockets at Sadler's Wells Theatre, and that he was a regular associate of thieves. Mr. WITHAM sentenced the prisoner to one year's hard labour. Michael Driscoll, 17, was indicted for having un lawfully assaulted Emma Caunter, a girl under the age of 10 years, with intent, &c. Mr. Payne prosecuted on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Young Females; Mr. O'Brien de fended. The jury found him Guilty. Judgment deferred, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Willi am Smith, who has been several times re manded, was again brought before the Lord Mayor for further examination, upon a charge of having, in conjunction with two other persons not in custody, robbed a gentleman of the name of Gibson, who had recently returned from Calcutta, and who was stay ing at the Captain of a Man-of-War public-house, High-street, Poplar, of the sum of 1531. in notes and gold. After some additional evidence had been given, Mr. Humphreys addressed the Court on behalf of the prisoner, contending that no sufficient case had been made out to justify the Lord Mayor i n sen di ng it for further investigation; in fact, that there was no evidence at all implicating him. The LORD Maron—The evidence convinces me that the matter ought to be further investigated at another tribunal; and as the grand jury is now sit ting at the Central Criminal Court, the prisoner, if innocent, cannot long be detained in custody. He was then fully committed. GUILDHALL. Michael Marlow, who was tried at the Central Criminal Court, in 1846, for uttering a forged cheque for 101., on Messrs. Glyn's bank, and for which he was sentenced to ten years' transportation, applied to Mr. Alderman Salomons for relief. He stated that having on all occasions, with the exception of one only, borne a most exemplary character, instead of being sent to the settlements, he worked out five years of his time at the Portsmouth hulks, when he was recommended to the Royal clemency, and received a free pardon. Since that time he had been endea vouring to obtain an honest living, as he had formed the resolution to return t o the path s o f v i r t ue , an d t o perish from starvation rather than commit another dishonest action. He returned to what he had left a peaceful, happy home, but found it ruined, and his aged parents infirm and distressed, himself unable to assist them, through a weakened constitution produced by long confinement. His character being gone, al though he was a reformed and penitent man, none would give him employment. The consequence was that he was in the greatest destitution. He had re ceived a little temporary assistance from some gentle men who knew the circumstances of his case, but it was not sufficient for anything more than to support existence for the time, and was of no permanent good to him. He had received an offer to be sent abroad, but he was unwilling to abandon his parents while they lived, and when they were dead, he would nut me what became of bun. Alderman SALomoNs said he had no claim upon the sympathy of the Court, and could not therefore ex pect any assistance. There were a great many per sons occupying a much more respectable position than ever the applicant held, and who had to part from friends and relatives to seek their fortunes in a strange land, and if they were compelled to sacrifice their feelings, surely he, under the circumstances of the last few years of his life, ought not to complain of, or offer any objection to, a plan that gave him the opportunity of retrieving his character, and becoming a useful member of society in another country.; The applicant said he was in hopes that the alder man would have been able to put him in the way of getting 51., to establish him in a little business. Alderman SALMONS said he could not do anything of the kind. He could only give him a little relief to keep him in food for the present ; but with regard to any future relief, he could not give him any pro spect of obtaining it from the magistrates. There were so many unfortunate fellow -creatures who had never been known to leave the paths of rectitude and honesty, and who were at present out of employment, that were in every way more deserving of public sympathy than applicant ; and he, therefore, could not diminish the funds for relieving their claims by granting applicant's request. He then received 2s. from the poor-box. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Frederick Otto _Hermann, described as a German student, who also represents himself to be a political refugee, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having committed an extensive robbery at Vernon-house, Pall-mall, under the following cir cumstances : Mr. James Keen Hawkins said—l am a barrister at-law, and reside at No. 50, Pall-mall. The prisoner, who is a German, called upon me two or three weeks ago, and represented himself to b e th e f r i en d o f a person with whom I was acquainted when in Ger many. The prisoner said he was in distress, and I gave him half a sovereign and some food. On Friday, the 12th inst., the prisoner called again, and was again relieved. I was fatigued at that time, and I went into my bed-room, leaving the prisoner in an other room. I laid on the bed, and went to sleep. I was awakened by my servant, who told me I had been robbed by the prisoner. The prisoner had left the house while I was asleep. I missed my watch from the head of the bed. I missed a quantity of plate and other articles, worth together, at least 1001. All the articles were safe when I left the prisoner in the room. On the following day a countryman of the prisoner's called on me to give information relating to the robbery. Police -constable Rogers, C 153, apprehended the prisoner at his lodgings, 27, Rupert-street. The prisoner was writing a letter at the time. On search.. ing the prisoner a gold watch, two rings, and other articles were found. After being taken to the Vine street station, witness searched the prisoner's room more minutely, and found a quantity of table and dessert spoons and other articles, all of which were identified by Mr. Hawkins. The prisoner admitted he had given to a man named Blanck two rings to pawn. Blanck gave up the rings, which were also iden tified. A number of letters were produced in the handwri ting of the prisoner. Some of them were in ridicule of the English people for the easiness with which they wece duped by foreign adventurers passing them selves off as political refugees and victims of despotic tyranny. In defence, the prisoner said he should not have committed the robbery had he not been drunk and in distress. The prisoner was fully committed. CLE.RKENWELL. Samuel _Herring, a smartly dressed young man, one of the swell mob, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyr whitt, charged by police-constable 31 E di vision, with having violently assaulted him. The prisoner was also charged with having violently as saulted Timothy Sullivan. It appeared from the evidence of the constable that he was in Golden-lane, St. Luke's, that morning, at one o'clock, when he saw the prisoner, who is a no torious swell mobsman, with about a dozen others of his fraternity ; the prisoner, who knew him to be an officer, came up to him, and addressing his compa nions said, "This --- has often crabbed us, let's serve him out ;" and with that he struck him right and left on the mouth, which caused him to bleed profusely. He seized the prisoner, whose associates were about to attack him, but the young man Sul livan came to his assistance, on which he was attacked, beaten, kicked, and bitten by the prisoner. The prisoner, who refused his address, denied the charges, attributing violence to the prosecutors. Mr. TYRWRITT felt satisfied with the evidence, and sentenced the prisoner to three weeks' imprisonment, with fine, for the assault on the policeman, and ten shillings, or a fortnight, for that committed on Sul livan. James Day, an elderly man, was placed at the bar, charged by Ann Hoare, a decent, pretty-looking girl, thirteen years of age, with having attempted to violate her. The prosecutrix deposed that on Monday night she left the house of her mother, No. 3, St. Alban's-place, Islington, to attend a fair in Copenhagen -fields. At half-past nine o'clock she was outside a show, when the prisoner gave her a ticket of admission. lie fol lowed her into the booth, and sat by her side. At the conclusion of the entertainments he pursued her out side the back of the booth, threw her down, and acted with great violence towards her. Her cries of mur der brought the assistance of a gentleman, who gave him into custody. Mr. John Chalton, master tailor, of 22, Sandwich street, Burton-crescent, heard the cries of " murder," " help," and on proceeding to the spot from whence they came, he saw the prisoner holding the prosecu trix down on the ground in a manner not fit to be de scribed. He detained the prisoner until Bryant, a policeman, 209 N, came in view, and he gave him into custody. Bryant corroborated this evidence. The mother of the girl was present in court, appa rently much affected, and said her daughter was so much alarmed that she had been in screaming fits all night. Mr. TYRITHITT remonstrated with her on the im propriety of suffering so young a girl as her daughter to go to a fair unprotected, to mix with the worst of characters. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and he was fully committed for trial. He declined saying who or what he was. LAMBETH. Mr. Frederick Smith, a man of respectable ap pearance, who described himself as a working silver smith, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott on a charge of knowingly uttering a counterfeit half-crown to Charles Ewins, the conductor of a Camberwell omnibus. Ewins stated that on the preceding evening the prisoner got into his omnibus at Charing-cross, and rode with him as far as the Camberwell-gate, and on getting out tendered half-a-crown in payment for his fare. Witness gave him 2s. 2d. in change, and in doing so put the half-crown into his mouth, and found it as soft as a piece of lead. He in consequence told the prisoner it was a bad one, and his reply was that he had no other money about him, and added that he had borrowed it (the half••crown) from the publican. On examing the half-crown he found it was one of the reign of King William IV., and precisely the same in every respect as forty pieces that had been taken by the conductors engaged on the same road on the preceding week, and from this circumstance, and the fact of the prisoner having sufficient change to pay for his fare without changing the half-crown, he called a constable and gave him into custody for knowingly uttering the half-crown. John Skipp, the time-keeper at the Camberwell gate, deposed that in addition to the change given to the prisoner by the last witness, he had observed fourpence in coppers. _ Prisoner—l had not the least idea that I had the fourpence about me, else I should not have changed the half-crown. Mr. ELLIOTT—What are you? Prisoner—A sil versinith, sir, and the half-crown I received from a re spectable publican. Mr. ELLIOTT—Is there any person here who knows you ? Prisoner—Yes, sir, I wish Mr. Blackie to be examined. _ _ Mr. Alexander Blackie, the landlord of the Rose and Crown, Dean-street, Soho-square, was then sworn, and said that the prisoner and his son were in the habit of almost daily dining at his house, and be believed Mr. Smith to be a respectable man. On the evening before the prisoner borrowed a half-crown from him, saying he was going to Camberwell, but he could not take it upon himself to swear that the half crown produced was the one he gave him. The prisoner was remanded, but was admitted to bail to appear on Saturday next. WESTMINSTER. Anne Ayres and Catherine Pettitt, two good-looking girls, were charged with stealing 551. from Mrs. Birch, a widow, residing at Pimlico and at Twicken- ham. Upon the accused being placed in the dock, Mr. ARNOLD inquired the nature of the charge ? Mrs. Birch—These girls you see before you have robbed me of 501. and a 5/. note. Mr. ARNOLD—WiII you state under what circum stances ? Mrs. Birch—They were servants where I had apartments in Hans-place, Sloane-street, and I took pity on them and took them into my employ ment, and this is their gratitude. They told me their mistress treated them like slaves, and:when an acquaint ance called upon them, said " What did servants want with friends ?" I said, " It is a pity two such nice girls should be treated in this way, and completely buried," so I took them into my service, and they have robbed me. I have had one's character, and I have got the other one's now she has robbed me. Mr. ABZIOLD—Where did you miss the notes from ? Mrs. Birch—l missed the 501. note from under my pillow. It was sewed up in my stays, and I placed them under my pillow while I took half an hour's sleep. I cannot sleep longer at a time. The 51. note was in a prayer-book. Mr. ARNOLD—When did you last see the note safe ? Mrs. Birch—On Saturday night I took these girls down to my house at Twickenham, but they behaved very ill, and kicked up a great row, and caused me to be very ill—ungrateful creatures. I had some friends there at the time. Mr. Earney, a musical gentleman, who is teaching me an instrument, was quite shocked at their behaviour, and cried like a child. Mr. ARNOLD—When did you miss your notes ? Mrs. Birch—l found them gone yesterday evening. My coachman came and said, " Have you lost a note ?" I searched, and found it gone. I begged the coachman to fetch Catherine Pettitt. She was going to hang herself. (The lady, after upbraiding the girls again with their ingratitude, left the wit• ness box.) Mr. G. Herbert, of 20, Queen's-buildings, Bromp ton, silversmith and jeweller, stated that at about eight o'clock on the previous evening the prisoners came, to his shop and selected a pair of earrings, in payment for which they tendered a 501. note folded up. He did not open it, as he could plainly see the amount through the paper; and having satisfied him self by inquiries of the girls that they were ignorant of its value, he placed it on one side, and further in terrogated them, when, amongst other things, one of them said her mistress had given it to her to procure change, in order that she might pay her wages. Finding their accounts very contradictory, and feeling perfectly assured that there was something wrong, he detained them. Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether anything had been discovered respecting the 51. note ?—Tne police re plied that the girls were found in possession of a great quantity of new clothing, which, there was very little doubt, had been purchased with it. Mr. ARNOLD paid Mr. Herbert a well deserved compliment for his conduct in the matter, and re manded the prisoners for a week. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 16. FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG 29. The Queen has be.n graciously pleas ,d to appoint James Hudson, Esq., GB., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Rio de Janeiro, to be her Alijesty's Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap point Henry Southern, Esq , C 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Confedera tion, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Mi niater Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap point Captain the Hon. Robert Gore, R.N., now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Oriental Republic of Uraguay, to be her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Argentine Confederation. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap- point the Hon. Frederick Bruce, now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General of the Republic of Bolivia, to be her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senhor Manoel Pereira to be Consul-General at Hong-Kong for her Majesty the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Dominiek Daly, Ezq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Tobago. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mark Henry Whitehead, of Hey wood, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be a► Master• Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 16. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant John Biggs, from the Bth Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Ralston, who retires on half-pay. 6th Dragoon Guards—Major Henry Richmond Jones to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Hay, who retires; Captain William Neville Custance to be Major, by purchase, vice Jones; Lieutenant Alexander Augus tus Melfort Campbell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Custance; Cornet Henry Roebuck Johnston to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Campbell. 7th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant William Ridley Charles Cooke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lord Garvagh, who retires; Cornet and Riding Master David Philip Brown to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cooke; Musgrave Dyne Brisco, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Brown. 9th Light Dragoons—Francis Richard Charles Grant, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ross, appointed to the 17th Light Dragoons. 10th Light Dragoons—Cornet Frederick Marshall to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Meason, who retires. 11th Light Dragoons—The Hon. Robert John Annes ley to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Knight, promoted. 17th Light Dragoons—John William Cradock Har topp, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Knight, promoted. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign Charles James Phil lipps to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chrystie, whose promotion, by purchase, on Ist August, 1851, has been cancelled; Frederick Henry Hope, Gent., to ne Ensign, by purcha-,e, vice Clarke, appointed to the 53d Foot. 7th Foot—Ensign Moniagu Hamilton Dowbiggin, from the 71st Foot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Payne, who retires. 11 th Foot—Lieutenant John Alexander Hunter to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thornton, who retires; En sign G. Todington Osborn to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hunter; Joshua Harry Copper, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Davies, appointed to the 33d Foot. 17th Foot—Cecil McPherson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams, promoted. 19th Foot—Peter Godfrey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bennett, who retires. 21st Foot—Second Lieutenant the Hon. William George BJyle to be First Lieutenant, by purchse, vice Arthure, who retires; Quartermaster Thomas Cassidy, from half-pay 45th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Ma hood, who retires on half-pay. 25th Foot--Captain Samuel Wells to be Major, with out purchase, vice Griffiths, who retires upon full-pay; Lieutenant and Adjutant Henry Torrens Walker to bo Captain, vice Wells. 31st Foot—Ensign John Selby Smyth to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Elmslie, who retires. 32d Foot—Lieutenant John Moore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hough, who retires; Ensign William James Anderson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moore; Ensign William Morse Crowdy, from the 99th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Anderson. 36th Foot—John Mandeville Hugo, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Rice, promoted. 44th Foot—The Honourable Henry Handcock to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moore, who retires. 52d Foot—Walter James Stopford, Gent., to be En• sign, by purchase, vice the Hon. D. J. Monson, pro moted. 55th Foot—George Anthony Morgan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barnston, promoted. 56th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hans Stevenson St. Vincent Marsh, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Faithful!, appointed to the 75th Foot. 58th Foot—Joseph Charles Lake, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Palmer, promoted. 71st Foot—Frederick William Lambton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dowbiggin, promoted to the 7th Foot. 75th Foot—Ensign George Charles Norris Faithful], from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Amos, who resigns. 85th Foot—John Althorpe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sitwell, promoted. 97th Foot—Henry Currie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Borrows, who retires. Rifle Brigade—Henry Richard Legge Newdigate, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wad dington, promoted. Ist West India Regiment—Edward Mayne Blaikie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Muphy, promoted. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign Charles John Pat terson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice M'Court, promoted in the Gold Coast Corps; Edward James Laughlin, Gent., to be Ensign without p urc h ase , v i ce Jones, promoted. Gold Coast Corps—To be Lieutenants without pur chase—Lieutenant Thomas Cochrane, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment; Lieutenant Alexander John Blair Child, from 2d West India Regiment; Lieutenant Ro bert Horsley, from the 3d West India Regiment. MEMORANDIIX.—The names of the Ensign appointed to the 98th Foot, on the 29th November, 1850, are " William Lewis Devenish Meares." Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Ca valry--William Earle Welby, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Arkwright, promoted. The following buildings are certified as places duly register©d for solemnizing marriages, pursuant to the Act of the 6th and 7th William IV., c. 85: — The Roman Catholic Chapel, Millbank, Shropshire. The Independent Chapel, , ,Amble, Warkworth, North. umberland. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. John Hetherington, grocer, High Holborn. George Butcher, china dealer, Holborn-hill. BANKRUPTS. John Cook, builder, Assembly-row, Mile-end-road, to surrender, Sept. 27, at twelve, and Nov. 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Sorrell, Fenchurch-street. Edward and Henry Martin, woollen drapers, Aldgate High -street, Sept. 22 and Nov. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall chambers; Reed and Co., Friday-street, Cheapaide. Richard Isemonger and Peircy Isemonger, merchants, Littlehampton, Sussex, Sept. 23, at eleven, and Nov. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as;gnee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall- street; Lewis, Wood, and Street, Raymond -buildings; Holmes and Son, Arundel. Elijah Solomon, jeweller, Haydon-square, Minories, Sept. 23, at half-past eleven, and Nov. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chambers ; Sydney, Finsbury-circus. John Septimus Marygold, provision dealer, Tipton, Staffordshire, Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. William Bell, music seller, Abergavenny, Sept. 29, and Oct. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutto; official assignee, priiktol; r4Z011 ) Bloomsbury- RAM John Thompson, china dealer, Leeds. Oct 6 en' 3, at eleven, at the Lel=dB p'S'r Ct Court. Free ° official assignee, Leeds; Dunning, Leeds. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. In the C. 11. Kay, R. Kay, and W. Kay,ountry Heywood, Lancelibirei cotton spinners, Oct. 9, at twelve, at t he Court, 141. chaster. CERTIFICATES GRANTER F. Masters, plumber, Reading and Newbury, Ber" certificate of the second class—J. Murray, Sbeeruti, builder, certificate of the second class—J. Ges Bockiog, Essex, smith, certificate of the second dor Keene and R. J. Bisdee, Riches-court, Lime•street, CI merchants, certificate of the second c lass—W. , J 4 s ,, t ,rai Orchard-street, P o rtman-square, painter, cerriuth the t second class—G. Courthorpe, Paradise-row, Bc)..:1, h the, coal mer cnan t, ce rtificate of the third faoctuo9re 0, Whittaker and J. F u ll a love, Manchester, manu certificate of the second class. asntadtioo ner po PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. biel T. L. Williams and E. Newton, Alanchester, Pp" of cotton yarns—F. B. Lockwood and F. Stage s ' spl envelope manufacturers—D. Gough-square, r F r ie je e ti t. r str fi ee le t : busch, Crutchedtriars, merchant;—J. G • Brown, and J. Brown, jun.' Masborover, Rotherham, Yorkshire, rollers of iron and ste e l Brown, sea(, R. Roskell and W. Roberts, Liverpool, stock srld v e st a brokers—G. Benington, J. Oys•on, and T. go Wakefield, linen and woollen drapers—Caroline 5, and Rosins C oo k, Great Portland - str eet, millineri'od, Cash and J. Butt, Tor ua D ra ors—Ann Gillibrd9o, Catherine Gillibr an d, gandy,MaryPGillibrand, , 111360. Lancashire, grocers (so far as regards Catharine odejs brand)—J. Fairhead and W. P. Taylor, 1 4 'l le por Kent„ farmers—J. Green and W. Crocktoru, 0 00, corn, Cheshire, potters—C. Rowland and W. AP i o bl. Fore -street, Lambeth, coal merchants—AL M e llor s5 l Stepson, Nottinghamshire, framesmiths--S• 5,1131,10bel ( n, Pump-row, Old-street-road, J. Ovr merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS•., ker , James • • Wilktason, Birmin tiara watch gilL kel-5 John Spicer, Birmingham. g ' C. P. Fletcher, Ashton Town, 11-fflc St. Luke , grocer. William Drew, Bristol, labourer. Jonathan Garratt, Birmingham, butcher. ur i c klef er. W. May, Ashton New Town, Warwickshire, John Trevor. Birmingham, grocer. h o ittonk er ' R D. Tamlyn, H an d swort h , S ta ff o rdshire , ker . William Niatts, Bi rm i ng h am , p . ar l button r°6 Henri lihight, Birmingham trav e ller. o James Pearson, ' Birmingham onv ieltshi re ' James Lancaster, A s t on N ew P Town, o, greeng Sta fford rocer. George Saunders, Wednesfield Heath, porter. Joseph Braddick, Bristol, musician. Joseph Randell, Bristol. painter. 01/69 ffi George Marriott, Sheffield baker. John Lloyd, Porthll w yd, Carnarvonshire, vet lecturer. James Scott, Rattlesden, Suffolk, labourer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS bocilo W. Lochhead, Ardrishai , merchant , tot ittif°,' the Argyll Hotel, Inverary, g Sept. 23 and Oc. ';' r terili R. M'Laren, Port Divide., Gl a sgow, initstfl ° l ' meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow? P e r Oct. 17, at twelve. ttit, t° /1 1: M. Berrie, Dundee, c a l en d ere r and Iner e o Prd to within the Roy a l H o t e l, D un d ee , SePr. 2" (1 0114 at twelve. W. Thompson, D um f r i es , til e manufacturer t y r o it in railway shares, to meet within the ICing s Dumfries, Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, at twelve. wit his t sli d 9 A. Harvie, Gl asgow , grocer , to I nee c.fit. l ' Argyll-street, Claremont Hotel, G 1 ° W Pir orr' t Oct. 10, at one. sBg tO J. Farquhar Leith, late of the Custerri g h 0 014 within the Ship Hotel, Shore, Leith, Sept' 22 513- at twelve. SEABORNE MAIL S' ro , [N signifies that the mails are sent front the by the night—and M by tho morning—dispatch .] PLACES. When made up in General Post-office London. Froln gljat Por t d* patchs_±...i America (by Brit. pkt.) N America (by U.S. pkt.) N America (by - U.S. pkt.) M Africa (West coast).. N Alexandria* N Belgium .. • • N Brazil .. • .. M ! Buenos Ayras California(viaChagres) M Cape of Good Hope N Constantinople* ...• N Central America .. M Channel Isles Chili M 1 France .. M & Greece* .• .. • • NI Hamburgh .. N. Holland Honduras . NI Ireland .. •• M& N India (via Southamp.) M India (via Marseilles) N Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N 7th&24thofmonth, Mexico M 2d of the menth.• l Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the month Malta* f 7th,17th,19tb,27th Sept. 19 .. .• Sept. 16 .. •• Sept. 21 .. •• 14th of the month 19th & 30th of mo. Daily .. '9th of the month :9th of the month 12d & 17th of month 14th of month luverPe el i Live r P °° ' SouthavaP • itll Ivy / Bo ,!Dover Dover O SouO P t, s o uthewr t SouthateP • o a th . ' Firm Dover seutha nwi t : SoutktnP,. southe ffWfr _ .• Do ver - Dover London •• Londe_.,, n south'":l Ir il o °u v ilh e .h r anle'kt%: .aoutho pt. I gonthamPt southe r " 1 Dover 17th 17th 27th of mo 12d & 17th of mon. ''Mon., Wed., & Fri. 17th of the month Twice daily .. 7th 17th 27th of mo Tuesday & Friday Wednes. & Satur. 17th of the month Twice daily .. 20th of the month 7th& 24th ofmonth 20th of the month &kth of month , _ Naples* N;sth 15th 25th ofme Dover " 1 E 714 '0 . Papal States. .N sth 15th 25th ef Imo 'Dover fleet' Peninsular.. •• 7th 17th 27th of mo South am Et : 'Oc t ; X ll P eru • • • • • • • • M , l7th of the month 'Southall , ' igepoo Tuscany , ' N sth ihth 25th ofmo Dover West Indies M I 17th of the month'Sout h— ' 9 0 West Indies (except ! t•IP P" ei Eiavanna & Nassau) Alld of the month .. Setlw•—,„...• , * l ' The mails to those countries thus marked (') are i th French packet via Marseilles he f f ' — CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, t ,ket. are now despatched and due by every A mer ican Pa' -- RAILWAY SHARE S . e ° BRISTOL, SEPT. 6. ery STOCK EXCRANGE.—The share market , Was ' t he stw" to-day, the settlement of th e accoun t occupfiDg " of brokers. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 1 6 . STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market 0 11 -', beea 4e t 0 a ti to-day, par+icularly f or Midl an d an d Leeds stock,slT4, quoted higher. The transactions were as follolf.ito Fi donian, 10%—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 5 01 /4, — r Qa ar a te cel 8 11-16 dis.—Lond on an d N ort h-W e stern, - prete'.. , p. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire'Ve" , 11%—Midland, 44% c.—South-Eastern and D° Northern of France MAN , 2 dis. pot CHESTER, Szrr. 1 6 . •fliste"' tter SToca Excniewan.—The market was not al l , the l} there was an improved feeling prevalent duril;,6"sbires',o, part of the day, especially in Lancashire and Y0,r , 00 19 10, The transactions were as follow :—Birkenhe ad ' and Cheshire Junction, 201. Shares, $ C. dis• w e st SI 10 3 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 5034 Union), 6% dis.—London and North-Westernt South-Eastern and Dover, 18 11-16. at —Ditto ( 112 S' GLASGOW AND SOUTII-IVESTERN RAILWAY. '~x~ he week ending September 13, 1851 : Number of passengers (23,798), goods and parcels, horses and 4 I • £4 526 carriages ... ' Corresponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railways Glasgow, September 15. ... £3,415 1 6 # 10 3 mo o. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Ho y's Oirc - f t . Th °l ll 3 ll Pills for the Cure of Sore Le s S a e wife 0 1 ' — p . l 3 •oo - i ' Froude, an officer in the police g at . PI t hea r ' blow' ~a 5 had a bad leg for upwards of six 'e3t.s,Pcated by, isti ci t T ri cure which she had the best medical aadvice, 6nd A tr. e e medicines, without success. She was then ir'" u " e ech e ' ne e Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and these invaluable fe we. rcb have effected a perfect cure in a very short spac e ' t P raif ul elleaey of these medicines is too well known to ret n u lc • er°, as there are none superior for healing old Weu e n,":, sores, scrofula, or king's evil, and all diseases o' rE,stsb lil " Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor HolloWAll ment, 244, Strand, London. Ad at r6 l f° l , MONET MARK ET .The quotation o f is about 2 per mine discount (according to the ° d ad. which, at the English Mint price of 3 1 . 17 ;* 25 123 it ouaee for standard gold, gives an exchange of ; 2 25. 121 '0 the exchange at Paris on London at short be.hiorloh,l4 follows that gold is about the same price in -of vof in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the Pri ce r ice - is 430 per mark, which, at the English M int P ah er Si. 17s. 10Id. per ounce for standard gold , g ive : on l A .; change of 13.71 ; and the exchange at Hamburg. 0 .0 F - 1 don at short being 13.7 i, it follows that ge„, lci u . ls ottr ll ,,b c t cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London• exchange at New York on London for bills at 0 " -- pigL fr e is 110% per cent., and the par of exchange betwee n t hst t li d; and America being 109 23-40 er cent., it folloW, vn glili d exchange is nominally 0.67 percent. in favour m erc y; 0. 1 2, 1 and, after making allowance for difference of ste' charges of transport, the present rate lovststel. profit on the importatio n o f gold from the Unite`____ BIRTHS. A BON. On the 12th inst. Y at T OF lehurst R e ctory, the Wife of °III Rev. J. W. Routh.. Y i c ale lcif. Je O m n ee th m e in l e 3 f t , h E i e n g s . t., in Sussex-square, Hyde-Per ,OA t ' llB O of Johnnthel4 Nethienid, Esci,, st., at tlif.r.e Manor-house, wife Llolt, f Job e Or A D.AUGITL . On the 14th inst., at Woodside, Cro TE ydon, th e vri Of 0 Teevan, Esq. Airs , Alf re3 On the 15th inst., at St. James's-street, --- Pulford. MARRIED. Alfred ijsttbe/r On the 11th inst., at More Church , Rev. f Oofl i . Preston, to Ilarriot, eldest daughter of Charles Eley• ° Sussex.oldest 000 On the Ilth inst., at Ancaster, Arthur David , Nto of David Veasey, Esq. Emily Persis, youngest daughter of Charles Alps, f" On the 12th inst., a•tofßrCixasttolne:lisilulrrlleoyu,sec, 1--.1:::,g.::13,4e.r,e6, Willoughby-hall, Lincolnshire. T. B 1 ck °l3' e ran dh e a ld rl e t s o t n d , a k u , g en h t t . er of George Webb, f E or s Lo to tta S g a , On th ' On the DIED. Beresford of av, at Calcutta, 29th of M Lieutenant °cos"-- the 62d Regiment Native Infantry. sir. joho e 3d inst., at Mount Durant, Guernseys W. Dyer, aged 67. P a la' ton, On N t e h v e ill 7 e th ßu in t s le t r ., c a h t aWiloankeerfi,ell:ds,lrs. Dun well, eg a" On the 7th inst., at his residence, Church-street, MariaDilfi' On the 9th inst., at Hampstead, Mrs. Anna aged 87. shire, t a li g e ed ll 7 t o b . inst., at the Grove, Shepherd'sbush' ° g a l: Christopher D'Oyley Apliu, incumbent of Stail li Y' 40 0 On the 13th inst., at Eastbourne, Sussex, Mail A , 400 of the late James Bird, Esq., of Regency-s aged 84. q uare, TOlJr 4th l °t London : Printed and Published by WIRD° g o , 1-!: No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 01:6 0, ; ( 1 b" Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in. tis Kiddlesz, Vediltidar Septualta 171 Pfkkg • tani Of t,l botic will trilel Or . ; kuth fuld Lad lette With 1 14ce —..... 4 tltro all , A Lerrn Or ( ha? '‘.l,