The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-13 00:00:00

ttrli 121ittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Th• Free Handicap Hurdle Race. ravioli() Tallyho ••• ... ••,, ••• Ths Betting• Room Stakes. Nanoy ... Knook Knoll lierEi ... The Grand National Steeple Chaim. Chieftain Mulligan Seven ran. Won in a canter. THE DIUNIOIP.AL STAKES. True Blue Red Deer volt Guardsman ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Sr o'cLoac. DERBY. 11 lo 1 agst Mountain Sylph colt—taken 25 to 1 apt Marlborough Buck—taken CriESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Rhesus 20 to 1 agst The Icarian—taken 20 t) 1 apt Montague 20 to 1 agst Wallflower 25 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCZLLoR tock his seat on tho Wool sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The E:Irl of CARLASIE presented a petition from Bradford, Yorkshire, praying for an alteration of the patent laws. The Earl of MOLINeTCA.SHELL presented several petitic against the rapal:aggie3sion. His LoRDSKIP also presented several_ petitions, pray ing that Jews might not be admitted into Parliament. The Earl of S'L'R A.DBROKE presented a petition in favour of the establishment of county financial boards. ALE OF ARSENIC BILL. The Earl o7IARLISLE, in moving the second reading of this Bill, said it might be supposed that ho ought to bring forward the motion with a great deal of parade, and preface it with star:ling and interesting details, but he fel: that there was a degree of mystery and horror attached to the crime of poisonieg which, instead of crewing a feeling of disgust ard terror to a certain class of minds. unhappily hat a contrary effect, and therefore he thought the letiiite dwelt upon the sub je.gt the het'er. That say provision or check the could devise to remedy testing evils would be trot cdesir; bi:i we; a mat tar e f st:llitt:.eat and too painful notoriety. The Drorisiores of the present Bill were extremely sim ple-. It ealacteil that to persoa shou!,l sell any arsenic without entering in a book to fie kept for the purpose, under a penalty, a statement of so sale, the quantity of arteete, and the purpose ft r which it was r. qaired or etatcd to be required. Thus would be ohtsined the id..atity of the I:ersen, his re sidenee, and the purpo4‘) for which it was racted. Ito waled nom just mention two noints, which rn:itit possibly occur to their Tac first was that the fil-LviicT. - .s of the Bill were 11Cilte f 1 to rot, sale of enenie, whete . ts it w 3 ,, ut e , il.lrsp, OhTtoll4 there wore many other kinds of p o isons a hi e h would take a•niay hf, , ; but it happened the, aratinic, on account of its cornaarsaiva absence b.A.h or taste and col,;ty, vff....rded for the c , :mmi.ision of (Cale; ;:fiCi iio Qr.il :GA be those who hod t. , 27.det - I to thy' bit'ory of the erimin%l judicAtnri. , on these ittc,ters, that arstuic was. hi fact, synordinotra with poison.— (Rear, hear.) 0: cure he could not pretend to debar Tao use (1 poi on by these whase kaceeledge, opportuni ties, and inArecaica gave tThezr, greater fw;:lities for oh it.—(hear, hear.) Ant he apprehended it would tit:, be extr , mely ditliault to draw up a :elm:fele of sill the paisonoue materials which might he used for the purpose of tekio g away life, and he betiQvcd, even if that could ba possibly done, it would nut be desirable.—(lletir, hear.) It would not be desirable to advertise us it were the dif ferent prisons which might or might not be used, and to show persons what article they must have recourse to it they wished to peril-trace crimes. Therefore, it had not been ehoutht proper by th,:g.e hal attended to the matter to ente:al the Bill to ether poisons than arsenic. Tt.r other point had rJerence to the minimum zniou3t of arsenic whic!) parties should bo allowed to sell. Arsenic ataa very cheap, and those who wished to have i for bgitinien purposes would not be de'orrQd it cs tatrz;ha ,, ii;g tlae quer.iities they required, but if they weie ) purchase more than they wanted, perhaps, they vrcuid leave the surplus carelessly about, and thus efierel Arti opportunity for evil disposed persons to fsrt it iteto their hands. Therefore, he thought, it advisable not to idtroducs soy provision of that kind iato the PAIL He wets not ambitious enough to suppose the Bill could deal with all cases of poisoning. The Noble Lord concluded by observing that he hoped this species of crime by poisoning was not familiar to any ago or country, but melancholy experience proved the contrary, and he epprehended that however hgi.letion might attempt to deal with the evil, the crime could only bo successfully grappled with by extending religious education among the people.—{Hear, hear.) After a few words from Lord MOUNTTASHELL the Bill was thwa read a second time. INCOME-T Lord BE,OUGIIAM raid he wiseed to call the atten tion of their Lordships to the subject of the resolutions which he had laid on the table of the House relating to the irieome•tex. His principal objections to that tax were its inquisitorial nature and the disclosures which it made of a man's affairs and position to persons who had no claim to such knowledge. ..He had in his hand four returns which bad been made by separate individuals to the Income-tax Commission, which had been found lying carelessly about, when they ought to have been kept with the greatest eecresy by the person into whose hands they were Lieut. The individual who had sent them there had 16 others in his possession, all of which ',had been similarly feline:. The hlarquie of LANSDOWNE greatly regretted that auy complaint could be made respecting the Ge verntaent officials who were engaged in the collection of this tax. and he was much obliged to his Noble and Learned Friend for fie candour with which he had in formed the House and the country of his intentions. He perfectly agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend in the opinion that the income-tan was a moat grievous and oppressive imposition. It was perfectly true that its inquisitorial character rendered it peculiarly obnoxious to persona of all classes, and every care ought certainly to be taken by those oecneied in its collection in refraining from any exposition of the private affairs of individuals. Tho breach of that cbnfideuco which ought to be ob served raight very easily be productive of serious injury in many cases, but he could assure his No ble and Learned Friend that every care should be taken to pre vent any misconduct on the part of those by whom the tax was collected. Lord BIiIOUGHA.M was glad to hear that the consi deration of the Government had been turned to this matter, and he hoped that not only the attention of the officials engaged in the collection of the tax, but also that of the magistrates in the several counties, would be drawn to it, with a view to prevent that which, to stay the least of it, was A grievous aggravation of a most dis agreeable impost. The subject then dropped. EXTENSION OF DESIGNS ACT. Lore GRENVILLE briefly moved the third reading of the extension of Designs Act. No objeCtion being offered, the Bill was read a third time and passed. THE IP.ISII MAGISTRACY. Lord STRADBROKE moved for several: returns eonneeted with the bUrsinese of the Irish Magistracy. THE JESUITS. Lord REDINDA LE presented a petition, praying for the expulsion of the Jesuits. MAYN,QOTH. Earl FI TZWILLIAM.preeented a petition signed by the inbehitents O 2everal'plac,,e, praying for the abroga tion of the _grunt° May non th. H is L o rd s hip said that he had readily' presented the petition, but so far from de siring that the greet shenid be diminished he rather desired that it should he increased.—(Hear.) STEAM * E RCANTILE hrAVY. m On the motion of th F.ArI of ,e ° the CRAVEN, several re turns warn crJe reu number, hnild, tonnage, and as far al it could ascertained, the ownersh i p o f the steam Towle in the por te of this ceantry, di4in euiehing those of British and thc so of foreign build, end the ports from wishedinte n ti t o o n a oil the the w et :eh n a d to which they plied. . itCA.NTIL:Ie MARINE BILL. L.-,rd COLCHESTER sai d that he Noble Meorquis wh ether there WZ3 any pal of the Government to kricg_ in a Bin far th e amendment cf th e Meteantile Marine Bill. 1 - _:Tiel it e h nt a o v f ie to t ßeard Duriote tl.e last session the Vice ,, • of Trade had brought in three h"I im prove the leers by the Melc.74.nviti,le reariee of o this ree three country was reguiated. Two It had been dropitil in the House of Lerus, !lieOircl . wile only brew ht np to their Lordshills Rouse on the anith of Ju!y, r, as read c second time on the 3d of Aupst. The third reeding would have been tippoit•- ( 1, 1;" was , t t N , ( l 1 . ; ;;11 .: they no: time to sena the till heel; c'.ln to the n ) tne of Commons , and it therefore panels - ! with the txpresa understereljet; that e7ictll(l . Bill sllou:et be hrinigl . .t iu Ole sessine erneed ;ts Pr"' He ihiihtd to know whether the neeeerihrik et intereled to act on that understarding? L or d CtANVILLE said the suggettiens of the Noble Lord v;+-re well worthy of attention, end the department with which lie was connected would not loose sight of them. The Bill of last session hfld fully accomplished the object fer which 1, vvas origically intended, but there were :oleo of ite details that required alteration in eaten = ien, end Government was shoot to bring in a Bill for that purpese. The suttiect then drpped. Elizabeth, —they having been insolent to their master and intending to steal his cattle. (P. E. Mercury, Jan. 11.) A general muster of the Port Elizabeth Corps took place on Wednesday afternoon. Upwards of 800 men were present. The whole scene was of a very animated kind, and although unaccustomed to military exercise, they presented a formidable appearance. A company of about 80 men from Hankey and Krnis Fontein, arrived at Uitenhago on Wednesday morning, under the command of Rutger Metelerkamp. These men do not come out on the terms of the Governor's Proclama tion respecting Hottentot Levies, and decline the bounty, but come out as in former Kafir wars as commanded by the Civil Commissioner, and the promise of receiving 6d. a day, and rations for themselves and families. The reason for declining the bounty is to give them the choice of their own officers, and to enable them to remain together as one company. Their separation from one another is one of the greatest grievances they allege as to the former Kafir war. A Fingo arrived in Port Elizabeth last night, who re ports that while proceeding through the Addo Bush, he was stopped by some gafirs, who asked him what he was. He managed to pass himself off as an Amatembu Kafir. They told him that the Addo Bush was full of Kafirs, and on his expressing his doubts as to the truth of the state ment, they invited him to go in and see, telling him they would give him some hos (food). The Fingo fear ing a recognit►on of his race by some of the Kafirs in the Bush, refused, and continued his route to the Bay. The Kafirs told him that those in the Addo are only waiting for the Englishmen to go into Kafirland and begin operations. ASSENGER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The Earl of HABROWBY wished to know what the object of the Bill was? Earl GREY explained that it was to extend the peo visions of the Passengers Act Amendment Bill to foreign ships carrying passengers between this country and the colonies. The Bill then went through Committee. CHANNEL OYSTER FISHERY. The Earl of WICKLOW wished to direct the atten tion of the Noble Marquis the President of the Council to a subject of some importance. Their Lord ships were aware that a treaty existed between this country and France, by which the fishing boats of the two nations were restricted to speci fied boundaries of the Channel. Since that was entered into a valuable bed of oysters had been dis covered between Dieppe and Brighton, which was rather nearer to the French than the English ooast, and during the last few years this bed enabled the fishermen of England to supply our market with an abundance of oysters throughout the year, including the months of May, June, July, and August, but recently the French authorities had acted the part of the dog in the manger, and they would not fish the bed themselves nor allow others to do it. The consequence was that nearly 126 English boats, carrying on an average five men each, and what he wished to ask the Noble Martinis was, whether Government was disposed to take the matter up, and come to some arrangement with the French authorities about it. klThe Marquis of LANSDOWNE admitted the im portance of the subject. His Noble Friend at the Foreign office had inquired at the close of the last session, and had found that the fisherman had been fairly and le niently dealt with by the French authorities. Each party was prohibited from fishing within three miles of their respective coasts, if the French authorities had interfered with our fishermen in the open sea at a greater distance than three miles from the French coast, then undoubtedly that would be an in ' fraction of the treaty, and the Foreign-office would ask for explanations on the subject; but no complaint that any such infraction of the treaty thud taken place had been received at the Foreign-office. Their Lordships then adjourned. of preventing the loss of the whole of the Fingoe cattle. Here the action terminated, at abouta two o'clock. " st January, 1851. " To-day has been with us a most important day. About half-past nine o'clock this morning an attack upon the town and Fort Hare commenced. Our attention was first drawn to the Fingoe cattle, which were seen being driven past Wynne's house at a most furious rate. I managed to get a spy-glass, and with that could see the Kafirs pursuing the Fingoes and cattle in a most determined manner ; the Fingoes under arms at the fort and town then turned out to meet the Kafirs and a regular fight commenced. At this time thousands of Kafira were seen in several bodies making their way to where the fight was going on. There must have been several hundred of Kafirs on horseback. The cattle were at this time in and about the town. A party of the Cape M. Rifles then turned out to assist the Fingoes—and firing at a most furious rate both by Kafirs and those on our side was kept up. The Kafirs continued to advance upon the town rapidly, and nothing that could be done seemed to check:them; shell firing from the fort then commenced, and some of the shots were well thrown. I should say that about fifty shots with the cannon were fired. While engaged with the party of Kafirs I am now writing about another large body, both mounted and on foot, were seen rapidly advancing upon the town from another direction. At first sight it was thought these were Fin goes, but we soon discovered our mistake. Many of them ran down a small ravine called the Gaga, and got actually within three hundred yards of the town. Mr. R. Levy managed to knock one of these fellows over, who was afterwards identified as the brother of a chief called Sogo, living at the Gwala mission station. I had one shot at a couple, but unfortunately the distance was too great, and my shot did not tell. I saw the Kafir that Levy shot. Ho was a most daring fellow, and seemed to lead on the rest. They (the Kafirs) succeeded in getting away some goats and a few cattle, but not many. I had no idea the Kafirs were so daring—immense bodies kept possession of the hill overlooking the town, and fired volleys into it without effect. After the firing had ceased (and which was vigorously kept up for three hours), I took a stroll around the town to see if any dead bodies were lying about, and just at the outskirts of the town I saw the dead bodies of three Kafirs and two Fingoes, which latter were unfortunately killed while fighting bravely. A mounted party went out in the course of the day a short distance, and I have been told by one of them that the bodies of eighteen Kafirs were found. Ten of our Fingoes were also wounded, all of whom I think will re cover. A most brave set of fellows the Fingoes are. They stood their ground famously. One came running up to me for ammunition, almost exhausted, having spent all he had. I gave him what I could spare—some 20 rounds—and off he went to assist in the fight. For tunately no white people were hurt. I should say that at least from 3,000 to 4,000 Kafirs attacked the place. The enemy got little by it. Shells were thrown com pletely over the town from the fort. Such a day I never before witnessed. Assistance we want much, but there seems but little chance of getting any at pre sent. We expect that the cattle will be again attacked to.night." " Quaggas Flat, Bth Jan. " The Kafirs are all around us. They have taken five horses—two belonging to yourself and one to me; and yesterday ninety head of cattle were taken from the Field•cornet while going to the Bushman's River to drink ; the herd was murdered. A Kafir came to buy some bread and meat—be seems to be one of the party, for he could give no account of himself,—l now send him to the Bay by your two men. A fine rain is falling, a n d as soon as i t abates we shall endeavour to trace the'spoor of eight mounted Kafirs we saw yesterday. Three horses are deficient." On Wednesday evening the news reached Uitenhage that a patrol of 17 Boers and, 10 Hottentots had fallen in with a party of Kafirs, who had stolen some cattle at Kragakamma, in the Zuurbcrg. Jan Lange's horse was shot under him. The party returned to camp, bringing with them the bucks and soma horses, but were obliged to relinquish the cattle. They say that there were blood spoors. A tarty of Boers from Gamtoos River, about 30 in number, were ordered to leave Uitenhage on Thursday to join the camp at Sundays River. A correspondent of the Mail recommends the use of stout swords for bush fighting, and offers the following suggestion:— " Hand grenades seem unaccountably to have fallen into disuse; but I have not the least doubt they might be most advantageously employed in keeping our swarthy foes at a greater distance from the line of march in bushy and rocky places. Some grenadiers might he speedily trained, and a few attached to each company of HOUSE OF COMMONS. At Vou),* o'clock, there not being 40 Members present, the Speaker adjourned the House until to-morrow. THE KAFIR WAR. SUCCESS dr THE BRITISH TRCOPS. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From the Zuid Afrikaan, of Tam 30.) The frontier-post, which arrived this morning, boa brought the good news of a signal defeat saistaiced by the enemy on the 21st instant as Fort Hare, Oich was boldly attacked by a very large force. It is 850 that the Kafirs were on this occasion led on by their Pro poet and Sandilli in person,—the first dressed in a red clo.lk, formerly in possession of the 7th Dragoons, and the latter in the uniform of an officer. The loss of the ene my is variously stated from 100 to 150; that of the British forces being comparatively stria% Sixty horses, the riders of which had fallen in the tightf Also fell into our hands. Some waggons under escort frotn Graham's Town (50 C. M. Rifles under Captain Carey having beep detached for that purpose) resohed Fort Hare in s4tty about two hours alter the "Hairs hail retired. The coattnunicetion with Fort Cox was still com pletely cut off, end that with the Governor at King William's Town exceedingly difficult, and dangerous. The Friend of the Sovereignty says, that if reliance can to placed on authentic and private information, Moshesh is very anxious to avoid a quarrel with the leritish Government. The Heroics has again left for East London with a reinforcement; <A about 400 volunteers. It appears from the Journal that a party of 27 of the coloured residents of Theopolis eamo to Graham's Town with articles for the market. Twenty of them, being 12 liottelAots, 2 Fii:got , s, arid d Bechuana.7, were ar rest , ei 00 suspicion of treast , naile designs aeainst the country, and brought before the Magian ate. The Fiugues gave evidence of a meeting having: been held in the 15:h (when the Eev. Mr. Smit, of Graham's To en. visited the inttitution at the instance of the Board of Defence), at which a letter was read by the loader of the Hetteetois, named Kievien rtqueur, purpordng to have been received froal one Lynx, a Bliekwater Gough, telling his brethren and Olive a; Tileopolis, that the Kafir war was not en the pare of the Government, but was an attetept by the boars to rob the Katirs of their cattle and expel them from their country ; intiroat7 hie ak), that although they would be pressed like other Hottentots to juin the colonists in this work, they had better not go on such an errand. It transpired in court that the l: v. 6,1 r. Smit aware of the receipt of this letter. On being asked why he had nut brought such a treasonable document to the notice of the authorities, Mr. Smit replied that tie had done so to the Clerk of the Peace, which statement, however, that officer imme eiately denied. More, it is inferred, will come of this matter anon. '[ho Fingoes state, though at the peril of their lives. that they suepeert the Theopolis Hottentots of being friendly to the Kafirs, and the fact or their eattla run ning at large, no preparations being made for defence sgaintt the dreaded enemy of former dam very strongly streta:then:. this Tssumption. The Bechuanas end Fin goes-8 in numbn.—have hai teeir guns returned to them, but the 12 Hottentots were disermed, their powder taken away, and they were remanded for further exa mination. Some further investigation into the affairs of this place was made at the Court-house this morning (25th). The Rev. N. Smit explained the purport of the letter sent to the Llottentota, the substauce of which was the same as that published under the head of Events of the Week (Thursday). Mr. Smith said that lie endeavoured to remove the improper feeling that letter had caused, and to the best of his belief had succeeded in doing so. He expressed his belief that the Theopolis people are loyal towards the Government. The Blinkwater disaffection he censidera to have arisen from the burning of the huts in July last. Of the 12 Hottentots lodged in gaol on the 23d instant, seven have been released upon their own recognizances, and the other five detained until the result of Mr. Cur rie's proceedings be known. " Alice, Jan. 23, 2 o'clock P.N. " With gun in hand I shall endeavour to explain our present position to you. News has just come in that the liafirs are lying in four divisions at our rear with the full determination of taking Alice or the Fort. I do not mention this as certain to take place. You msy judge from the following cir cumstances that something severe is expected. Every man able to beer arms, 84c., has just been served with an additional quantity of ammunition. All the cattle ore now brought in under the protection of the fort guns. In fact every thing is in readiness to repel aOY attack they make. Should they once commence in dawnljght t arrest, Alice I fear wing°. Various rumours have j,,•en seat in from the enemy that they will have sinneihing hefore they have done. A Fingo arrived here bet evenicg (22d) Irons Fort Armstrong, stating that the Kafir came down upon the fort. When the liottentots saw them, they came out and shook bards with them. As soon as the English saw this, th,,y mods for the tower. This was the posi tion of affairs when the Fingo left to come here. The F111;: - 0 btatcS that the patty who retired to tho tosser had no water." cot. " What objection can their be to the formation of a Rocket Corps?" No ordnance are required for their projection (for the rocket itself contains the propelling power). They appear to be well adapted for the pre sent purpose. 9 pounders armed with grenades, 6- pounders with 31b. shot or shell, or even much lighter rockets, would prove serviceable. " A two-pound hand grencde contains four or five ounces of powder, and the bursting of h few of these occasionally amongst the neighbouring bushes would greatly aqonibh our Gail:a hinds, throw a little more light on their proceedings, and render the bush lather too warm for them. The thing is easily to be don's', the expense trifling, the probable advantage great." The " Mail" states that from 800 to 1,000 men may be expected for frontier duty irom the three Moravian Missionary stations of Groencklool, Genadendal, and Elim. Dr. Eveleigh, of Rivorsdale, gives a gratifying account of the alacrity shows by the people of that to assist in the general defence. Writing to the "Shipping Gazette," be sap, the the district will furnish 120 coloured volunteers, and he thinks that nearly 100 farmei 6 are ready to go "as soon as orders arrive. I have not yet seen one N,rho is unv:iliing to go. if needful; but many who are willing are quite ineapr.ble of service, from various causes. The ladies and children are bard at work; making such clothes as are required for the recruits, and which could not be pro cured in the shops. Horses and waggons are ready to convey the recruits to Mossel Bay, se, hence the ateumer will most likely convey them to Port Frances, or where they are most required. Captain IZ.:ileier has travelled no less than 450 miles in the six days, and will now drill tho men every day till they leave. (From the Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 8 ) Sir Andries Stockenstrom returned on Monday even ing to liiiyriberg, from his lengthened trip to the country. Tee lamentable outbreak of the Kafirs bad been fully expec'ed by the colonists on the border, but the reality of the misfortunes of the frontier did not make . . "Alice, 24th Jar. 1851. " The day aft( r the fight Lore, a party went out to e: amine the ground upon which the fight took place. The result vas that seventy-three b 'dies were to be seen. Yesterday the vultures were about the neighbour hood in hundreds, and even while I am now writing, they are to be seen picking away at the bodies not de voured yesterday. There must have been a great num ber killed, because the birds seemed busy for miles away, and when the main body of Kafirs commenced retreating, vultures were seen to follow it, just as they do when you are engaged at spring buck shooting. " I hear that on the day of the fight one of the Kafir policemen who deserted us, rode up to one of the Cape Corps, offering his gun and wishing to give himself up, but before be could lock round a deem of the Fingoes' assegais were whipped into him, and he was soon laid a lifeless ,corpse. • • • The two Kafir policemen who were sent with an express to King William's Town about eight days since have not yet returned. It is supposed that they have either been killed or gone over to the enemy. We hear nothing from Fort Cox direct—all communica tion with that plkce is still cut oil. . . The Fort Armstrong people are r: gularly besieged. It, port says from thence that they are hemmed in, and have been °bilged to fly to the tower fur safety. The Hottentots in that neighbourhood won't fight. They seem to say that they will "sit still." . . I dare say in the course of a day or two we shall get further information from that quarter. Wietand wrote tor assistance, but the General unable to render any—we have had hard enough woik to defend ourselves. It we had had a superior force the other day, a great many Kafirs, who had spiced them selves about the outskirts of the town, endeavouring to get away the Fingoes' cattle, might have been cut off ; but as it was, none could wi!h safety be detached from the main body." Accounts from head-quarters are up to the 21st inst. On the 20th, the Hermes and the Dee had arrived at East London with 1,260 men, and the Phenix was ex pected to reach that port on the 21st. It was understood that his Excellency would move to relieve the beseiged forts as soon as Captain Davies' levy reached him. This officer had passed Fort Peddle without accident, and in tended proceeding by Wesleyville, and not Line Drift. An express, carrying dispatches from the Governor, that should have reached town on Tuesday last, has beau cut off, it is supposed by Seyolo's Kafirs. itself fully known until nearly the close of his * journey. * * • Much alacrity has been shown by the Hottentots of the several mission stations to answer the appeal of the Govern ment. Nearly 300 altogether have already volunteered. These men go on a bounty of 21., and 61 per diem, with rations for their famines; no great inducement, if taken apart from the sense of duty which is believed to actuate their, and v. hich will be tumid, it is fervently hoped, to iaflutnee every class and every individual in the colony. The enlistment at the castle proceeds but slowly. Perhaps the place of enlistment fur town's Fork, or persons kfluei.ced by the town's people, has beta un happily choser. TLcre is a prejudice against the castle and all belongs to it, against military enlistment, in fact, altogether. (From the Cape Town Mail, Jan. 18.) The recent intelligence from the Frontier is in a high degree re-assuring. On the 3d of this month a strong force of Kafirs, led by several chiefs,—amoug whom were two of Sandilys brothers,—attacked Fort White. They were received by the garrison, under Captain Mansergh, with a steady and well directed fire, which struck down a great number of them. Twenty of the killed were left around the post. On the morning of the 7th, the rebel chief Herraanus, with his horde of Kafirs, and the Hottentots whom he had se duced or compelled to accompany him, assaulted Fort Beaufort. The attack was repulsed by the troops, b urg h e rs, and Fingces, who constituted the garrison of the town; the chief himself was shot, his son and num bers of people were killed, and his band completely routed and scattered. It is said—and the information appears to have come throngh channels which have heretofore proved trust worthy—that the hostile Kafirs are greatly discouraged by these defeats, that they accuse their prophet of hav ing misled them, and that the fidelity of the T'Slambies, who were wavering, had been completely assured. Other circumstances combine to lead to the belief that the war is likely to be as promptly and successfully concluded as it was suddenly and disastrously begun. The Governor will shortly be in a position to resume offensive operations. He has now with him at King W illam's Town a regular force of about 800 men. The three steamers will, in a few days, add to this number about sixteen hundred volunteers; and in three or four weeks hence Sir Harry . will pro bably find himself at the head of a well-appointed and efficient force of more than three thousand men. These will constitute only one division of the army. General Somerset will, in all prohability, have by that time another division, cif about the same strength, com posed also of regular troops, burghers, and Hottentot levies. With these, and with such of the gar risons in the various forts as will then be dispo sable, Sir Harry will have an army of not less than 7,000 men, ready for field operations, and in a state of thorough efficiency. If with such a force, and the ad vantage of his own local experience, he is not able to sweep the Amatolas, to annihilate all opposition, and to dictate his own terms to the whole population of British Kaffraria, and the surrounding territoFy, then the sooner he evacuates that p r ovince, resig baton of command to an abler hand , the better for and ns the him self and the colon. But we have no doubt of his speedy and triumphant success. CHEERING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Extra of the Frontier Times.) The following cheering intelligence was received this morning from Fort Hare, from valaich the public will be gratified to learn, that not only a fresh success has been gained over the enemy, but that all the waggons that were lately sent to Fort Hare with supplies, &e., have reached their destination in safety. Fort Hare, Jan. 23,1851. Sir,—As I understand that the heavy firing that took place here on the 21st instant was heard in Albany, which may create alarm,—l have the honour to ac quaint you that the enemy attacked my position at about nine A.M. on the morning of the 21st in great force, having in advance a considerable body of mounted men, and forming their force into three large columns, and moving rapidly to their left, made a most determined attack on our guards in charge of the cattle. This attack was met by a spirited advance of the Fingoes, and supported by a detachment of the C. M. Rifles under Lieut. and Adjutant Bell. As the columns of the enemy advanced the guns in the bastions were worked with great effect by the de tachment of Royal Artillery under Acting-Bombardier Merchant, the fire of which broke their columns and did considerable execution, the enemy continuing working' to their left, evidently receiving considerable reinforce ments from parties concealed behind the hills around our position. A very sharp engagement was continued for two hours and a half without intermission. While this was going on a body of Kafir: from the Upper Chumie, and led on by Soga, the principal chief belonging to the Mission station in the Chumie, attacked the rear of the cattle in Alice, and succeeded in capturing about 200 head. The brother of this man, whose name was Manana (well known in Graham's Town) was shot in Alice. The Kafirs made a most determined attempt to cut off the right body of the cattle collected in Alice; but a well directed fire from some of the inhabitants and a body of Fingoes (who were concealed among the cattle) drove the enemy off—who at length being completely routed at all points retired with severe loss. Upwards of one hundred bodies lay about, and numbers of wounded were carried away by the enemy during their operations. I had the anxiety of having to afford protection to a convoy of waggons expected from Leeuw Fontein, and being obliged to detach a strong party of the C. M. Rifles for this service rendered me unable to follow up the enemy in the way I could have wished. As it was he got a severe handling. Several chiefs and head-men were slain—amongst others 10 deserters from the late police; several horses were also captured. The action was most severe, and the fire most spirited and determinec.. I have to regret the loss of 6 Fingoes killed and 10 wounded severely. I understand it had been planned to attack us for four days, but the severe loss sustained by the enemy has, I believe, damped their ardour and changed their determi nation.—l have th® honou S r to be, Sir,Sac. H. OMEn SET, Major .General. C. H. Burnaby, Major Royal Artillery, Commandant, Graham's Town. " Alice, Jan. 22, 1851. _------- HERUANITS AND THE HOTTENTOTS. (Extracts from a Letter in the Graham's Town Journal.) " Hermanus and his followers attacked Fort Beaufort yesterday morning, but were repulsed with great slaughter, with a loss of about two hundred killed and several wounded. Several Hottentots, who had been induced to join Hermanus, have been shot and taken prisoners. Hermanus was amongst the first who fell in the action, and the Fingoes dragged him np to the market-place. This will be a check upon the disaffected, and will induce the wavering to join the British. Several Hottentots were compelled to join in the war, and may be partially excused on the plea of intimidation ; but others refused to fight against the colony, and were seized by Hermanus' order and kept as prisoners, to be dealt with on his return home." The following names have been furnished to us amongst those who braved the vengeance of the rebel chief, rather than join him in his career of murder and e Government. honour—and sergeant j wepthp ra pine.—Sergt. Bell, Sergt. Censer, Sergt. Zealand, Sergt. i au annual pension fro m s was distinguished for John Brander, Sergt. Erasmus , S er g t. Je pp s. All t h ese men had served in the Cape Corps , a nd had re tired from the th service his bravery, and was a .great favourite, as every brave man with Sir Harry Smith. He. unfortunately, fell into the hands of the Kafirs on the Konap Hill, and was put to death by them. _ . " The long locked-fur ergagcment with the Kafirs took place yesterday (21st), and a warm affair it was. I penned a hurried letter directly after the affair, but could not succeed in sending it—nothing but official documents from the General could be allowed. I need not, I think, been say any more relative to the action, than it was r., sharp fonr , contested fight, from beginning to end, which lasted about enemy—it is hours in all.. There could not have lets than from five to seven thousand of be about t(u as the bers-53 far - ' 'impossible to state the real num the ey e could reach, which would them, bath horse in 11"' tho hills were entirely black with a foot. Tkey seamed determined to e t? t e te th d e is f t o u r n t , ,. , 4 (I (,, u t u own aho, if it could bay° been done n one hot—nearer that this they would sit:e must have been very con killed id er and au l e s: Lot come, only In ' were shot. The uninner or f two installers, and then they R o h n their they " a 7 lt d h e o d u could not ba found. Th e ordnance chol very little good at the commenclment, but it • did execution close; —there was one shell in particular, fro that did good service—l am positive at least They ten to fifteen fell, I saw this with nay eye-glass. y , rmanvged to put about four musket balls into Do . wells premises I There were about twenty-five men in front of the house,. i under cover of the water run, which was the sole cm CONFLICT AT S ALEM. (From the Grahams Town Journal.) SATURDAY.—itit:IIigetICO has come in this morning brought by a i,cgoe, who travelled on foot during the night, of a sharp conflict between a patrol of the Salem inhabitants, and a strong body of Kafirs in the vicinity of that viliage, in which, w e de eply regret to say, an intrepid young man, named Frederick and a Fingo were kille d, and a n other y o u n g settler, name' Georg e Dennison, severel y Short, and ed. It appears that the Salem patrol, consisting of only nine mounted men, while out ye'terday after noon, ohs( rved the trail of Kafirs, which they followed until it led them into a dense bush, in which the enemy computed at fifty in number, had sought um ccalment, and most probably were waiting to receive them. From the ssntiness of the information, we we are unable to furnish any clet:,il!, save that Short was shot through the back, and that Dennison was severely wounded in the superior part of the arm. The Fingo was shot through the head. We infer that the Kafirs must have been beaten, and drivin off, as the messes g.r states that the wounded man was brought in, together with the arms and ammunition ( f those who tell. A party -c f volunteers have gone out to eecot the riculaded m an to Grithalo TOVVIi. THE SUN, j LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING , MARCH 13, 1851. only represent this cheque, becalm - there was no other i THE COUNTRY MARKETS. . entry on that day. I LEEDS, MARCH 11.—The arrivals of gra'n w er; ,r; a ci g j a . : 11 3 Cro,e-exmr-,;ncd by Mr. Pero ^ l l—T ere ee , ieteet moderate . The trade for :cheat was very firm at vpnt ; ~_. .t cashier and journal kbeper, cud have b, eu so for about advance, but the dull state of the flour market pre . r in ' e six years. Mr. Roger Ce.nliffe assi.ts in the bu:;ine,s, activity which might b 4 expected from the late pl) and was at the heuse yesterday. Mr. Spencer, the barley steady in price. In beans, oats, or othsearPartieles, ne ledger-keeper, does not usually write in the book which material alteration. 11.—There was e we call Jones's book. There was a person of the name NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MAR t Cli our market to-day; of Loncragan in the same employment. He has gone t r a de , fairsurly of south id c x oun d try w l he fi a r t m a away. I believe he ran away about a week after the werr o r meve e r b , ta r i u ne e d. e prisoner went away. I think Mr. Beale went away in February. He left behind him a box. Ido not know Barley of heavyanydualSita and e t h e e turyn NEWCASTLE d e a CATTLErer . I flour y MARKET, and i other lA ar ticles ßen I Yt i u lnO l aa s i u h ' 9 s a p e a n 53 g7.:: what it contained. I rather think it was taken pos- beasts about the same as last week. Quality excellentP.:l:: session of by Mr. Curiliffe. Ido not know whether there mand active for all kinds, and the whole sold at full rate breeds li'!3 were two or three boxes. number of sheep was 200 less than last Tuesday. Mr. James Nairn Gladstones—l am clerk to Messrs. of sheep were on the advance, yet trade was o_ A rt_ l , l y l e vi e , Jones Loyd and Co, of Lothbury, barkers. I keep a nevertheless, a good clearance was effected. Beasts, 7 39 ' T 5 9; portion of our books, which are divided into alphabetical sections. The first section, AB C, contains the account 3,248. Beef, 4s to 5s 6d per stone; muttoini,.6dThe6riedwpeerret EDINEUR,GH MEAL MARKET, MARCH each weighing 28073 of Cunliffe and Co. with our house. I keep these books. t h eim p erial, m er o ia a l l , mark b ? e t b to-d a az d l2 sacks thu 4 at i 175 6d, and , . On the 2d December there is an entry of 25,4191. 2s. Bd., at P l/ 7s Od; w averse price of : the whole 11 73 2d 0- 12t " s o f and another entry of 54,4671. 17& Bd., in the name of 1 sack flour, which g sold at 28s. 8 sacks pot-barley , w.b erB Cueliffe and Co., as paid in. I make the entries in this 7 sold thus :-1 at 25s 6d, lat 2 55, lat 245, and 4at 21 . ,,...... book from the money I find in the box. There is no EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MA/ !.. 1 _... entry of any 100/. notes on that day. There is a Oat straw, from 6s 6d to 7s 6d per kernple of 16 sten: .. t_ru o " d : list with the money which is paid in, and wheat ditto, 7s Od to 8s 6d; barley ditto, 6s NI t i. I produce a list which was taken off our file, Hay, from 10d to is per stone. 96 in __There wo e ~. and which corresponds with the entry made in our book. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH LV. bark'', at t" 1 " There was no other amount paid in on that day by bags oatmeal, 5 of barleymeal, and 3 of same e t- as last w eek ; f Messrs. Cunliffe, but there was an entry on the follow- c a l e aL's nd mar a k a e l t .t ; v s6adlesedublla. down oatmeal that sold sa at 24s edmrsOtel ing day, the 3d December, but not of any 1001. note. inferior q qua l lay • L ' ar r le m g eal ow a n bOut the prices lately 0 There was;;no sum of 3001. p'iid in separately on those The pot-barley Ls not Y sold. Teird• days by Messrs. Cunliffe. There was a sum of 3001., Oatmeal, per ack, of 280 lbs. First Second , 9 a forming part of the sum of 54,4671. 17a. 3d. paid in ou imperial .. ... .. 26s Od 25s 3d 23 0 1 o d the 2d December. It was a cheque upon Barnard and Co. Barleymeal , per ditto .... 17s 6d —8 Od _ 4 , od Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—,eloney received from Peasemeal ... ... ... —s Od -- 8 ,° ( G l i ...... Ckl the customer is entered by the cashier at the counter, Flour ... .., „. „, — 8 ad — 5 v, ...,0 od and put into the box, and we take it out, and enter it into Pot barley •-• ... ... —s ad - - s CA' our book, and check it off with the cashier. Ii the cashier had omitted to enter it in his book, and to put it in the box, there would be no entry of it in the book I produce. Mr. J. G. Watson, sharebroker of St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill—l know the prisoner, and have done business for him. On the 3d of December last, I received from him 3001. Ido not recollect whether it was paid to me personally, but the credit is entered in the book. It is the custom of our firm to pay to our bankers the identical money we receive, and I believe that course was pursued on the 3d of December last. Cross-examined by Mr. Parmll—That 3001. was paid to us on the current account of the prisoner. He made a purchase on that day in the Merllyn mine. It was an allotment to him at fifty shillings per share. Those shares have been since transferred to Mr. Cunliffe. I cannot exactly gay when I received instructions to transfer them, but I received the instructions from Mr. James Cunliffe to transfer them to him. I think it was before the prisoner was taken into custody, and after he had left the bank. I transferred other shares from the prisoner to Mr. Cunliffe to a larger amount. I have not been paid for making the transfer. I received no directions from the prisoner to make the transfer. The LORD MAYOR—Did the prisoner sign the trans fer? Witness—l did not see, him sign the transfer. I gave them to Mr. Cunliffe to get signed. Mr. W. H. Cuell, partner of Mr. Watson, the last witness, said the pool. alluded to must have been paid either to me or Mr. Watson. It is the custom of our house to pay to the London Joint-Steck Bank each day all money received during the day; the identical money received. _ _ COAL MARKET. —YESTERDAY: ...... . 93 Sd Chester Main • 12s 6d Jonassohns ..... lAd East Adairs Main lls 6d Lambton .............. 1 4 3 : 3 . 4 Longridge'sW.Hartley 14s Od Lumley ................ . i ss 64 Holywell .. . . 14s ed Richmond .. .. ..... •••• 14 , 6d New Tanfield Ord's Main ...... Tanfield Moor Townley .... l2s Od M oun t Stewart's ..... . i s , od West Hartley Wylam ... Wall's End, &c. Kelloe.. ......... ......•'. 1 3 9 6d Brown ..... 3 d Bewicke and Co. Eden Gosforth ..... Hedloy ... .. Hilda l3s Od Whitworth . ........... 4' 5 Od 12s 6d Adelaide Tees . ......•• 123 . n. , 3 4 Morrison 1 Northumberland Riddell Walker .. 1 96 6d Wharncliffe ... 13s Odlßirchg. Graigo la ..... 148 Od so Eden Main ...... ...... 13s Ed Cowpen Hartley ...... Lambton Primrose ... 13s 66 Nixon's Merthy r 209 0 1 Bell Belmont ... 13s Ed Sidney's Hart le y .... . 241 Oa Braddyll Hetton u ..... Haswell lss Od Snipe a t market, SHIP NEWS. EAST INDIA SHIPPING . Sultana, from. Madras, has H egitereraiv jedani.not.he 139:dt.ent°51, sailed Nov. 13, and from St. from Shanghai, has arrived in the Downs; s ailed ° c lo y: h and from St. Helena Jan. 13. Thetis, Ir ni st. Helena surrived in the Downs; sailed Oct. 26, and fro m S Falmouth; Jan. 13. Cashmers from Bengal, has ar il almouth; sailed Nov. 25. Wisconsin, from tiler Kong, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Dec' no wno; andriA, from Algoa Bay, has arrived in th ( "161 $$ sailed Jan. 7. Bonanza, from Manilla , has ii,r r ' ffrom Liverpool; sailed Oct. 15. Alexander 135rl'' Bengal, has arrived at Liverpool; sailed Nor. a 010 0 i e l e b, GRAVESEND, Mlncit 12.—Wind, S., lig ht ' exi : d ‘rrived—Uarriett, Moultan, Equator, 1in,. 11 „ e ,„, " st' Cornhill, from Shangh • Zenobia, from s e, John's ; Violet, from St. al;Michael's; usil'r; from Calcutta Calcutta ; William Carey, p la Margaret, from buco • SI la . dßanits'z from Ostend ; Thetis, from DowbaYte/rasoi; B i . eno Marie, from Danmark; Persina, flow A el ,,: ; 11 51- -tavier, from Rotterdam; Amor, from Ba'S'',o der , , c f y on, from Amq!erciam; Warner from Leer; Salta'''' eolh rom Caen; Harriet Humble, from b'hanghai; from from Madras; Ealte, from Odessa; Cons er"tive' St. the Cape of Good Hope; Richard and An ° ' fr°l3l A Sefrrtcobta; •Lgir Gil!: Michael's; Julius Cm ar, from Callao. f 0 1 ". Sailed—Henry Bell, for Malta; Jessica, for 1 40 ,7 Gale' land; Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt; Adolph, and to e for I nria, for Hamburgh; Roscommon, and the t oe arlingen; Triton, for °stunt]; Rainbow, f c)r dam; Blorange, for Calcutta. VESSELS SPOKEN WITS. ' i• Ayrshire barque, on the 30th January, on the hil :l e‘ tb ef Inglewood, January i from Singapore for London, on the " , lon 17 W. a 1$0.• Cashmere, from Calcutta fo g r . London, on the's2 • in la.. 13 S., long. 9 W. e eV bro l l f Gem, :steering to the northwood, on tho 26th os.. h • 10t 4 in lt 35 , long. 48 W. Parth a ip.n, for N Now Orleans, on the Ist o f gers:l•4 11:1 S 6 N., long. 19 W. Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell.—The Merllyn mine shares got up a good deal since. They were 503., and they are now from 4/ ss. to 4/. 10s. per share. Mr. J. C. Stirke, cashier in the London Joint-Stock Bank, Princes-street, snid Messrs. Watson and Cuell, sharebrokers, are customers at our bank. On the 3d of December I received from that firm a sum of 569/. 7s. 61, mostly in ceeques and note , . The notes were to the amount of 3351. The particulars are entered by our clerk. Cross-examined.--I put the notes in a drawer for the clerk to enter. The drawer contained other notes. By the LORD MAYOR.—I wrote the name of the firm on the last note, and pinned the notes together. Mr. W. Gibbon, clerk in the London Joint-stock Bank —I produce the bank note- book of our bank. There is an entry on the 3d of December, in my writing, of 3551. to the name of Watson and Cuell. I male the entry from the notes; there were three of 100/. each. The numbers I catered arc from 87,172 to 87,174 inclusive, dated February 11, 1850. The notes were pinned to gether. Mr. James Cunliffa—l am a partner in the firm of Cordate Brooks, and Co., of Lombard-street, bankers. The prisoner was a clerk in our employment. Ile was never authorised by mo to purchase any shares in my name, or his own; quite the contrary. He was never authorised to take any bank notes from our till, or any other place in the house for the purchase of shares. I knew that he dealt in shares three or four years ago, but not to what extent. I certainly did not know that he continued to do so, until a rccent period. I did not authorise him on the 2tl or 3d of December last to pur chase any shares with my money, nor did I sanction the appropriation of my money to any such purpose. Cross-examined--The prisoner has transferred some shares to us. I gave Mr. Watson authority to trensfer teem. It was about the time the prisoner ab , ,conded. I never lent him any money. Mr Roger Cunliffe is in our house. Ido not know that Mr. Roger Cunliffe gave the prisoner any authority. Mr. Roger Cunliffe is still in our house. When the prisoner came into our service he had a bond from a guarantee society for his good conduct. I gave that bond to Mr. burr, my solicitor, who handed it over to the prisoner's solicitor. The LORD MAYOR—WhTt do you mean when you say " quite the contrary," as to authorising the prisoner to purchase shies? Witness—That I wholly disap proved of it. Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—The prisoner ab sconded before I knew anything of these shares. It was after he absconded that I ,acct pled the transfer of these shares. I did not know their value when they were transferred. Our solicitor has had a negotiation with the prisoner's solicitor. The prisoner wrote a letter within a day or two of his absconding, offering to make this transfer, in satisfaction of moneys he owed to us, and the bond was given up at that time. The bond was not given up to the prisoner with the sanction of the Gua rantee Society. The prisoner owed us moneys beyond the 3001. Other shares were transferred to us. There was a very considerable sum owing to us beyond the 3001. Mr. Parnell submitted that, although the prisoner had acted in an improper manner, in taking such a liberty with the money of his employer, there could be no pre tence for calling the act a felony, after the negotiation which had evidently taken place on the subject. The LORD MAYOR said that it was his duty to see whether the evidence disclosed a prima facie case of fe lony; and he had very closely attended to all that had been stated, and was satisfied that ho was bound to com mit the prisoner. With the negotiation he had nothing to do. A jury must decide upon the merits of the de fence.—The prisoner was then committed for trial. GUILDHALL. Thomas Charles Neale, alias Newton, was brought up for final examination before Alderman Humphery, charge with uttering a forged bill of exchange for 29/. 14s. 6d„ with intent to defraud Mr. Peter Fearnhead, a solicitor. Prisoner was detained on several other charges of conspiring with a man named James Benjamin Parker (who was broughtup from the Queen's Prison on a habeas, and placed at the bar, and who was also charged with the prisoner Neale),to defraud various tradespeople in the neighbourhoods of Tunbridge-wells arid the Isle of Wight. Neale was committed on the charge of uttering a forged bill of exchange with a guilty knowledge. Parker and Neale were then committed for trial on the other charges, en the understanding that any other charges against them might be entertained, and the pri soners indicted upon them at the Old Bailey or the as sizes, according to the jurisdiction. Elizabeth Jones and Ellen Smith were charged with stealing two gold watches from Robert Shipwright, of 4, Trellick-terrace, Pimlico, town-traveller, and another. Roberts, 58, said—Between one and two o'clock on Wednesday morning I was . in the station when Jones and Smith were brought in. Jones said she had robbed the gentlemen of their watches, and had given one to Smith. I took them to separate cells, where they w ere both searched, tut nothing was found on them. Jones called to me, and said she wishe d Smith to be put in the same cell with herself, and she (Jones) would soon find the other watch that she had given Smith. They were both pat into the Baffle cell, and a short time after I heard Jones call out. I went to her cell, and she asked for the station sergeant. I was taking her to see him when she showed me the watch I now produce. George Cooper, a gentleman who was present during the robbery, corroborated the statements of the prosecu tors. Alderman WIRE said that he thought the searcher at the station could not have searched tho prisoners properly. It appeared that the watch had been secreted about the person of one of the prisoners, and, after a strict search the officers were about to send for a surgeon to examine the prisoners, when Jones offered to produce it as the officer above stated.—Remanded. -- __— SEABORNE MAIL S. rsi rost 4 ° . [N slgnlfles that the malls are sent front the Q l3l/e by the night—and M by the morning--dispatch•J by the night—and M by the morning--dispr•tch•J When made up in I FrolllW,,...bat won dile' PLACES. General Poet-office port , L, l * - ~,,..• London. patchy"' .....••••••'— __—..------ ard i 94 i • . Di A , le America (by Brit. pkt.)N March 14 .. .. LiverPO4; • . yaru -- , America (by U.S. pkt.) N March 21 .. .. Liverpoo. t• Aydin America (by U.S. pkt.) 31 March 25 • • • • ISYnth ala ,l ) • btar e _,. 9 IS Africa (West coast).- N 14th of the monthiPlYill en ‘" . sof , . Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of Mo. Dover • . „,03 , . s Belgium •, ~ Daily!. 1,.00111,., Brazil .. .. 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He had consulted the most eminent physicians and surgeons of the metropolis, but could derive no permanent relief from their remedies; at last, tired out by their ill success, he resorted to the use of Holloway's Pills, which have so renovated his sys tem* and strengthened his constitution that he now does not suffer either from bile, indigestion, or headache, but enjoys the best of health, —Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Hol loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. ---------t- -- -- sTS , RAILWAY SHARE MAll' ag col' BRISTOL, M AR cu 12. ju g ifer e v ;telif STOCK ExertAxEnt.—The transactions to Great " '- low : Bristol and Exeter, 85 1 A k a. ex div.- - '''' 17/., 1% dis. - South Wales, 35. act i" LIVERPOOL. MsucH 12 ', been a gile' STOCK EXCITANGL—The share market ii.-The 0- 00' to-day, and prices had an upward tendenef. an d Ct 6 bn reet tions were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, 2 2/. P bite , 7 1 4 dis.—Ditto (late C. and 8.),. 21 1 4 - - p itt° ' d V rk i j s irdh 3% dis.—East Lancashire, 17 IA —Laucarshire,e,lisie, 1 ni toll 6 1 2 1 i— p D .— it L to i , v F er i p ftbs, 6 1 /s dis.—Lancaster and l '''' . °-.lj° ' ''' an:, North- Westeoronl,N Quarte . crams,t 4 1193—Ditto, g e h lfi td and 116116 Ditto, Fifths, 534 -•. P.—Manchester, e ' Ditto , 61 .1 Crosby, and Seuthport,l,l T .; , shire, Preference, 11 13.16—Midland, 65 ii--„,ohire', 13:1' 1270 dis.—North British, 9%•—North Stan k ' v an,;: as teo dis.--North- Western, 10% dis. Shrew"usr,,utla,' -for mingham (B), 61 , 9 —Ditto, Preference 10a . 14 2274 . ~,,d Berta lc and Dover, 28 1 4 3 —York, Newcastle, and North Midland, ` , 8% O A° . MANCHESTER, MARC" 1 .?: en don ° t yaw STOCK EXCHANGE. —A good business hash 6, ....E o9 b 61 at firm prices. The transactions were as folr ee d a Fla ti ' st: cashire, Preference, Fifths (2d issue), 5 1 ,4,,,„ t 0.P 1ne ,e, 1 4.? dis.—West Riding Union, 5 5-16 dis.---9v:prafere,lijorW D0ver,:24 1 ,4 —Sheffield Stock, 36—Ditto, . 1.16 " Gre l P. m ier 7* -- nri d P r o wl , —Matlock, VA, dis.—Eastern Counties' ern, 18 5 4 1 —Leeds Stock, 63 Sy—Shre ve twin (C), 12uian, 15'' ham (A), 9 1-3—London and North wester-- e s iedo 3: 1-16 p.—Ditto, New Quarters' 6 116 a North Staffordshire, 6 1-16 dis. ...i. 12. lir We r < BIRMINGHAM, Mai i o ns t. o ' ll- ' ( 13) ' STOCK ExcruNGl4.—The only trans f l6 '7 0,,, i difl. --.Ditt° Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), -1- * 2% dis. tool undero,oo6 THE R a revaluation, and the result of i a o --ESULT3 OF FRE TRALDS.---`7 - 4. g derfs that the estates of the Duke E of Rutl nd have J us " 13 orte' t ge m nerally an increased rental. Is it not really t.:20,12.,byw, kl yai s ti s l t a npathising addresses of the Marquis. ouldueccotir which the tenantry so warm/Y aPPI? whose disinterestedness isuaterestednesa they so implicitly currently feyot otoot BIRTHS. or A scot. o f hei r ' ife of At St. Ann's, Trinidad, the Lady On the Bth inst., at Porteus-road,ljgarraiti 1)r. John G. Westmacott. h OF A OAIICIIIT SX Solt klOn tbe Bth inst., at Lansdowne-road North, o fJe bll beth, the wife of C. N. Wilkinson, Esq . t he lad/ On the 9th inst., at Eaton-place Wee', S. Banker, Esq. ill, the er AtIO On the 10th inst., at St. George ' s 11$11°Ier-'lo' the go t.r te H ht ep o l n aa . twe i 8 1 Hoe nly.MaCharles William fHD P oa a nl r ov n us Pa r nell, tioto theth eQlui g o eni C a s n r a o n s e t igh tet 0 a the 6th inst., at S. Mark's C'aurch, VirolVer LouisWiPtliit° Mr. Robert Chase, of Terwiek, Sus:es to * Tot' daughter of the late G. Pet e rs, Esq., of WitGreen' tenham, Middlesex. AVERAGE OF CORN.—By a private Act of Parlia ment the tithes of the parish of - C(4cm were to be the average prices of corn in the county fur the previous seven years, that being decided every twenty years, the matter to be brought and sworn to befine the judges of assize. At the estern Circuit, Salisbury, on Monday, the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Baron Martin met in the private room, and it was sworn that the average of corn for the last seven years in the county of Wilts was Gs. 31(d. It appeared that in the year 1787 it was Es. 4d., and in 837 it was 7s. 3iel. TALLOW C H ANDLERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Last night the usual annual dinner of this charity took Pace at the London Tavern, and was remarkably well at tended. It was stated by Mr. itchell, M.P., who presided, that there were at present 44 recipients of the benefits which the institution confers, and that the funds for their suppo•t had ;alien short by about 1 oi. He informed the company that 11 new candidates had offered themselves for admission, ant he invited them to contribute liberally for an ( bject so praiseworthy as the maintenanc of the decayed members of the trade. His appeal was iesponded to by contributions amounting altogether to between 4001. and 5001. The ar rangements connected with the dinner were in every way e,cellent, the musical department being under the dire tion of Mr. Turner, and Miss Thornton coAributing her vocal atleut gratuitously. Mr. Toole was toastmaster. ---------""----"---...."-- ;010 Dl.lO On the 9th inst., at Blandford, Barnabas Maude, Senior Fellow of Queen's Collere. DOG"' On the Bth inst.,:aged 65, Jemima, the Wile ,u,,. h . r . well, Esq., of OverthorPe Lodge, Northamptoil"lLeiceS' On the 9th inst., at Little Newport-street, . squat e, John Wood, Esq., aged 72. T • 0 Is .ife): On the 9th inst., at Hastings, _Harriet ~ess l ' ,r the Rev. C. D. Bell, curate of St. Mary's, Ilastingco j4ffir, On the 10th iust., in lielgrave-street South, Pirn il o i iVer aged 71, th e V'eli,o,cd . Pickford, relict of the late J. D. richford, DO" - mouth, aged 75. 1d• 94.' On the' 10th inst., Frances, the wife of James 1 of North-end-villa, Fulham, aged 56. a gls gale, age On the 10th inst., in Grosvenor-street, bliss ---- a i ---- - - ------ —— - -- - 011$ 6 1 London : Printed and Published by MURPO Y-, 1) No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sr:3 Odic° I e f; ti Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in 6 --11 Middlesex, Thursday, March 13, 461- IoRT PEDDIE. The following brings affairs at this place up to the 24th inst.:— Since my last communication to you of the 17th ult., the following events have taken place up here. Saturday, 18th, Half-past Ten P.M. at Night.—The Pingo Chief KauMa's kraal was attacked by a strong party of mounted and foot Kafirs, and about 220 head of cattle taken. Sunday, 19th.—A strong party of Kafirs seen (mounted), close to D'Urban Missionary Station, Kwen kwezi's location, attempting to capture the Fingoe's cattle on their way to the kraals. The Fingoes turned out and gave battle. .Three Fingoes wounded; one died during the night. One Kafir wounded, 2 blankets, some pouches, and a few rounds of ammunition captured. 21st—Captain Walsh arrived with 130 men;Hottentot levy, at ball-past eleven o'clock P.M., at night. Seven shots fired close by the post. A rocket was discharged in the direction of the shots, which started eight Kafirs out. The same morning heavy firing was heard in the direction of Fort Hare. 23d—Express arrived from General Somerset with dispatches for the Governor, stating that Fort Hare had been attacked. Dispaches forwarded on by two Kafirs, late of the Kafir Police; both men intercepted by the Kafirs, and the dispatches and one man taken; one made his escape back to Peddie slightly wounded. Also dur ing the night two Fingoes got shot at their kraals being mistaken by their comrades for Kafirs. (From the Cape Frontier Times of Jan. 21.` Since the defeat and death of the traitor Heraianus, at Fort Beaufort, on the morning of the 7th instant, there has been no aggressive movement on the part of the enemy either in British Caffraria or within the limits of the colony. His Excellency, it is well understood, is concentrating a large force as he can muster at head quarters, to assail the enemy. In the mean time, the Kafirs, it is supposed, are closely watching his proceed ings, and will probably make a desperate effort to inter cept the supplies which must in a short time be sent to the two posts, Fort Cox and Fort White, with which all communication have been cut off for some weeks. If they should be unsuccessful in this attempt, and his Excellency should be sufficiently re-inforced to be able to follow up any success by vigorous severity, they will in all probability overrun the colony. Their first rush will be tremendous, and will be withstood only by the most populous towns and the largest fortified camps. Looking then to this obvious probability, it is earnestly and anxiously recommended that all the small lagers that may exist throughout the country should be at once abandoned, and that all preparations be completed without delay in every town and village to repel the enemy, for in the presene state of affairs no man resid ing in any of the border districts can count upon his satety for a single day. The present war is not a cattle war. With the ex ception of the hostilities committed on the colony by the Blinkwater rebels, the war has been principally with the troops in British Kaffraria. This war has evidently been the result of a long considered and extensive conspi racy between the Kafirs in Kaffraria, and their country men, and various coloured classes in the colony, and its object is to exterminate the white man. It is a war of race. The struggle will be fearful, and blood will flow as water. But the issue cannot be doubted; al though the horrors of the contest could be much mitigated, its duration much shortened, end its devastating ruin and dreadful results confined to a compe.ratively narrow space, if the inhabitants of the colony who are at present remote from the seat of &neer, promptly responded to the call of honour and of duty; and, making common cause and sharing the common danger with their more exposed fellow-colonists, joined the front ranks of colo nial defenders, and thus became the instruments under a iighteous God, of inflicting a summary end signal retri bution on the barbarous and formidable savages who are now ti ;eat( nieg to tear out the heart of the colony, PORT ELIZABETH. The Mercury states that when the Kafir convicts from the Zuuberg station arrived at the Zwaartliops Riser the heat was so extensive that two of them " died in exces sive eagerness to quench their thirst." They have been shipped for the Cape. The steamer Phenix has arrived, bringirg 50 mules, some waggone, ammunition, meal, and other stores, with a large amount of specie for the use of the forces. Five Kafirs belonging to Sandiiii, in the employment Cif 4.1 r, Painter have been apprehended 40 sent to Port GENERAL ORDERS, Headquarters, King Town, Jan. 9,1551. 1. Captain Fitzbourno, R.N., having Lean good enough to lend an officer and. 30 men, H.H. steamer Hermes, with two guns, to aid in working the surf boats and in defending the depot, Captain Stanton, commanding Fort Glamorgan, will authorize the issuce of rations to this party, add will in every respect provide for them. 2. The Commander•in-Chief has this day received a report that upon the morning of the 3rd instant Fort White was attacked in force by the Kafirs, in four bodies. They approached steadily, the garrison re serving its fire, when the Kafirs were driven back with great toss, leaving twenty killed around the post, and carrying off a considerable number of wounded. His Excellency congratulates Captain Mansergh and his intrepid garrison upon the glorious result which attended the improved defences he had con structed, and which were so gloriously and gallantly defended by his officers and soldiers, who had only one man slightly wounded. By Command, H. L. MAYDWELL, Mil. Secretary. (From the Cape Colonist.) Extract of :a letter dated Alice, sth January, 1851: " A report has just come from Fort White, stating that the Kafirs made a desperate attack on that place, rush ing with karosses oxer their heads right up to the very walls of the fort—their dead bodies are now lying in heaps all around. PROCLAMATION By his ExcelleneyLieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smitb, Bart., &c., &c. Whereas the Kafir Chief Hermanus did receive a iarge grant of territory upon the Blinkwater from the then Governor Major-General Sir Benjamin D'Ur ban, and which he occupied for many years upon the condition of the good faith and amity ; and whereas this location has ever been a nest of thieves and vagabonds; and whereas the Kaffir chief Hermanus did revolt, and by every unlawful means collect a con siderable force to make war upon her Majesty's peaceable subjects, and did upon the morning of the 7th of January attack th© town of Fort Beaufort, on which occasion ho was most fortunately slain in the square of that town, and his people beaten back and pursued with great slaughter; I do hereby pro claim, declare, and make known, that this grant of land does by these acts revert to the Crown, and, that the successors of Hermanus, and all their rebellious people, are for ever expelled the limits of the colony, and all men of this wicked location, if seen within the colony, are to be regarded as enemies and dealt with accordingly. And whereas, many persons of the colored classes in the Division of Fort Beaufort and other districts, did join the traitorous rebel Hermanus, I do hereby pro claim and declare, that all such who do not within ten days of the promulgation of this proclamation, appear before the nearest magistrate to take the oath of allegi ance, and pursue their legal occupations, or aid in such measures of public service as they may be called upon to do, shall in like manner forfeit their laud, and b© ex pelled from this colony. And I hereby proclaim my perfect faith in the loyalty and attachment to the British Government of the Fingo race, and from their exemplary and gallant conduct these men shall ever receive the protection of Her Ma- jesty, which such meritorious conduct deserves. And I do hereby proclaim and declare my satisfaction with the conduct of the Christian Kafirs, who did so gallantly aid in the defence of Fort Beaufort, and after wards juin in the pursuit of Hermanus' band of rebels — and that these praiseworthy men shall receive the pro tection of her Majesty's Government. And whereas Stoffel Botha, son of Field-Cornet Botha, of the Kat River Settlement, and others were taken prisoners, bearing arms against her l'Aajesty's subjects. I hereby declare and make known, that these rebels shall be handed over to a military tribunal, and dealt with according to the sentence, whatever that may bc. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ! Given under my hand and se9l at King William's Town, this 10th day of January, 1851. H. C. SMITH, Governor. FATAL COLLISION. We regret to have to record another of those casualties which will go far to render the pre: cat season memorable in the annals of steam navigation on the Clyde. The screw steamer European, Captain M'Callum, sailed on her passage for London ab.)nt 10 minutes past 12 on Sunday morning, and when off the Cloch, about 1 o'clock, was run into by tho sehooner Castlehill. of Bangor, fr. m Belfast to Glasgow, laden with lime, which went down almost instantly from the effects of the collision, and one of the crew met an untimely death. The following particulars we have learnt from Captain M'Callum:— The night was dark and overcast with clouds, with strong breezes from the south-west. The steamer at 1 o'clock was off the Cloch, about a mile and a half from the shore, and to the east of the lighthouse, which ap peared to be about two and a half miles distant, when the look-out reported a vessel ahead carrying no light. As soon as it was discovered what course the vessel, which was running free with the wind, was pursuing, and that she was on a course parallel to that cf the European, Captain M'Callum held on, but ordered the helm to be starboarded to increase the distance between the vessels, all the steamer's lights being exhibited. Almost immediately, however, the schooner was ob serve d to port her helm, and Lear right down upon the European, which stopped and reversed her engines and endeavourod to bug the shore stilt closer, but almost immediately afterwards she came in contact with the schooner's waist, aft the forerigging. The unfortunate vessel must have suffered very severely, as she only remained above water for about Barr minutes, when she went down, leaving her masts sticking in the European's rigging, and her crow, which consisted of the master and three men, struggling in the water. The steamer's hosts were instantly got out, and three of the men picked up, but the fourth was never seen. The master of the schooner, who was one of the survivors, states that his vessel bore no light, as he had caused it to be taken in when past the Cloch, imagining that he should meet no more steamers or other vessels at that time of the night. The crew were engaged iu taking iu the fore sail, which prevented them from seeing the steamer's lights, and when they were observed the master states that he lost self-possession, and gave the usual order to " port" the helm, which, as wo have said, had the effect of throwing her right across the steamer's bows. The European has not suffered much damage; the principal injury she has sustained being a split iu one of her plates on the starboard bow, from which she made so much water that Captain AUCullam judged it more prudent to put back than to prosecute his voyage.—Greenock Adv. WORTHING. ALLEGED EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE REV. WILLIAM STUART O'BRIEN.—An ex*raordinary case of alleged attempt upon a girl seven years old was investi gated before the magistrates at Worthing, upon a charge preferred by the parent, Charles Cutney, a labouring man, in the employ of C. Gretna, Esq. Not having re ceived any notice of the proceedings, we were not in attendance; and having been refused the perusal of the depositions or magistrates' minutes, we are unable to furnish the public with the full particulars. We regret this the more on the part of the defendant, as they doubt lessly contain facts which, we trust, would contradict effectually the more serious allegations which are in cir culation in the town. The circumstances connected with this affair, as far as we have been able to collect them, are as follow:—Charles Cutney lives in a cottage at the top of B:oadwater-hill, on the road leading past " Charman Dean," the residence of Mrs. Tie waites. The little girl was returning from her grandmother's at Sompting, and her grandfather accompanied her to the foot of the lane leading up the hill to her home, where he left her. She had got as far as nearly opposite to the back door of Mrs. Thwaites's mansion, when she sat down on a bank and took off her boot to remove a gravel stone from it. While doing so, it is alleged that the defendant came up to her and committed an as sault upon her person; but it, perhaps, would have been a mercy to the defendant had we the depositions whereby the full extent of it might have been correctly published. In the absence of these, however, we do not feel ourselves justified in stating farther. Some men were ploughing in au adjoining field, sheltered from her by a hedge; and hearing the cry of a child, one of them made towards the spot. The defendant made off; but the child's father was soon apprized of the circum stance, and, accampanied by the defendant, went direct to the magistrate's clerk's office, where the investigation took place before the magistrates named above. The child was examined by Mr. Gore, surgeon; and after the facts had been ascertained, the bench fined the de fendant 41. and 16s. costs, being within 4s. of the highest penalty allowed by law for a common assault.—Brighton Guardian. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William Samuel Smith Neale, chief cashier at Messrs. Cunlifie and Co.'s banking-house, in Lombard-street, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen three 1001. bank-notes, the property of his em plo3ers. The prisoner bad been a few days ago charged with having embezzled a bill of exchange for 1501., which was alleged to have been received by him on ac couut of the firm, but it was stated upon the part of the prosecution, that the firm did not, on the present occa sion, intend to proceed with that case. Mr. Surr, assisted by Mr. nobler, attended for the prosecution. Mr. Parnell appeared for the prisoner. The proceedings excited much interest, in consequence of the report that the firm had been robbed by some of their servants, of cash and bills to a very considerable amount. The following is the substance of the proceedings, the details of which occupied his Lordship for a length of time. Mr. Thomas Uuderdown, clerk to Messrs. Cunliffe and Co., said--On the 2d of December last I received from the Bank of England 2,0001. in notes, and entered them in our wages cash-book. There were aelonsest them three notes of 1001. each, numbered from 87,172 to 87,174 inclusive, dated February 11, 1850. I put those notes in the till. The prisoner was the chief cashier, and had the control and free access to the till. It is the duty of the clerk who takes notes from that drawer to enter the mount of the notes and the dates, and the names of the parties to whom paid, in the cash book. I have searched the books, but there is no entry of those notes being paid between the 2d and the 6th of Dec, mber. On the 2d of December there is an entry in the prisoner's handwriting of 300/. paid to Jones and CO. I have mat ched the book we call Jones's book, and find an entry on th e 2d of December, n i r. the prie t; ner's handwriting. of 300 /. c ash. In paying ban k -not es to Jones Loyd and Co. we have not been in the habit at all times of taking the numbers. It was the duty of t h e r l u prisoner to keep or check that bock. Th re "a v c o e r d d " cheque" enter ed in this book. The cheque pod for 300/. was paid into our house by a customer of ours of Manchester, where we have a house. The original entry of 300/. refers to that cheque, but the word cas h" ' was w ritten against it by the prisoner. The en t ry could 0 Cc Gr] othl 24? "'Lit Nit ~' '• a 41k t t