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 Hope:— " King William's Town, July 3, 1351. "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 Mejor-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 penetrated by four dis tinct columns converging to a centre, and which was carried 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 spicuous. 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 Lordship's 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 fiat division; and I also desire to draw your Lor3ehip's attention to the ability displayed in commend by Lieutenant-Colonel Michel, of the 6th Royal Regi ment; to the usual conspicuous gallantry of Lieute nant-Colonel Eyre and the 731; and to the conduct of the Royal Marines of her Majesty's ship Castor, under their officer Lieutenant Harris, and a ttached to the 73d, which equally merits my commendation, 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 th e f orce 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. Bat no o th er course i s open. The feeling with which the European regards his country and his hom e i s , i n th e case o f th e Kafir centered in his herds and flocks, for which he will fight to the last, and the only means o f o p en i n g a prospect of bringing to a close thi s haras s i n g and distressing war is to wrest his much-prized cattle from him in the heart of his fastnesses and almost impenetrable forests, into which he 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 prisonar is set at liberty, and told that peace and the former harmony which pre vailed are our only objects after the due punishment of the war party and their rebellious chi4fs ; 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 Kafiri 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 mos friendly intercourse. " The success in the Amatolas which I have now reported has, however, bad 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 as 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 ment, 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 Tola, 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 Peddie. I have, &?.., _ " H. G. SMITH. "The Right Hon. Earl Grey. " P.S. Since this dispatch was closed I have re ceived a report from Major-General Somenet, the.t he had continued for some days his operations on the north aide of the Amatolas,—another proof of the as 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 W eans, the 28th of June, 1851, and gives a detailed account of the operations of her Msjesty's forces. The following extracts include the most interesting portions of the Gallant Officer's report, which is ad dressed to Lieut.-Colonel Cioete, Deputy Quarter master General:—] "I have the honour to acquaint you, for the infor mation of his Excellency the Commander-in• Chief, that, agreeably to the instructions contained in the Commander-in-Chief's memorandum of the 14th inst., I moved from this camp with the troops under my orders before daylight on the 2fith inst. " At dawn I ascended the western range of the Amatola heights in two columns, and having eat,. blished the troops on the ridge, I halted preparatory to attacking the position of the enemy in Coe forest on the northern range of the Amato]; previous to which I proceeded with a detachment of the Cape Mounted Rifles to reconnoitr e 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 Coe Levies, consisting, of the George, Graaff-Reinet, and Fort Beaufort Pingota, whom I had detached to the right under Captain Heathcote, had been brought up; these I immediately moved forward, supported by two companies of the 91st Re giment, under Major Forbes, the whole commanded by Lieut.-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 farce of Kaflrs and re-b. Hottentots strongly posted along the lower riJges 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 stene9, I directed Lieut.-Colonel Fordyce to move his retti meat on to th e a tt ac k, thi s movemen t b e i ng fl a nked by by the Alice and Port Dizabeth Fingoes, under Captaina Cumber and Ayliff. " The enemy commenced a brisk fire on the ad vancing troops teed Fingoes, both from the forest and the ridge—the 74th Highlanders steadily moving for ward and deploying into line under fire, extended and opened its fire on the enemy, who still kept up a gal ling fire on the tro op', and continued it until the position was most gallantly carried, and the regiment placed in ptatition on the ridge—not, however, I re gret to say, without some losi oa our s id e, t h ree men of the 74th Ilighlenders being killed, and one office: and nine men wounded. " The force under Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton had in the meantime driven the enemy from his p os iti on on the lower range into the 'valley, and up th e r i dge of the Victoria heights, but with the loss of three men killed of the George Levy, and five Fingo es severely wounded, two of them :since dead. " The Fort Beaufort Fingoes having again rejoined me, I moved the Ket. River Levy, European Levy, and Fort .B!aufort, Fingoes no the ridges of the northern range of the Amatola, proceeding also to that point myself with the Cape Mounted Rifles end Mounted George Levy, at which point I met the 74th Regiment, where Lieutenant Colonel Fordyce had again been strongly attacked by the enemy from a strip of forest buth which int.,-rsected the ridges at aad where tNO cf his gallant soldiers were killed. THE SUN, LONDON, " Having assembled the troops at this point, it "My dispatch of the 3d instant will have informed being then one o'clock, I halted the troops to refresh, your Lordship that I contemplated to detach a force and proceeded myself to reconnoitre the ground and ;into the Fish River bu s h, t o expel the K a fir an d Hot country at the head of the Zanooka or W o lf River. tentot rebels, who were committing depredations On the ridge at the left bank of the Zanooka I ob- within the colony, and endeavouring to interrupt my servered a reconnoitering party of the Cape Mounted communication with Graham's Town. I have now Rifles from, I imagine, one of the detached columns the honour to report that this service has been very from head-quarters. On my returning to where I effectively performed by Lieutenant-Colonel Michel, had left the troops, some of the rebels, I understood, of the 6th Royal Regiment, and Major Wilmot, Royal had called out that they wished to surrender. Lieu- Artillery, under the latter of whom I placed the levies tenant-Colonel Sutton rode out to hear what they had and Fingoea at Fort Peddie. to say, when they stated that many of them wished "These operations continued during nine days, to come away, but were afraid; that they wished little resistance having been offered by the enemy. A time to collect their people, that they might consult, herd of 88 colonial cattle and six horses were captured, and all come together ; and they requested a week. and an encampment of the Hottentot Theopolis rebels I caused them to be informed that they must sur- was destroyed. Seven half-starved and miserable render immediately, and that I would only give women, some with children, were taken, and have them half an hour. been brought to head-quarters in one of the commis "At the expiration of the time, the troops being sariat waggons. They are either unable or unwilling refreshed, I moved the 74th Regiment again upon to throw any light on the causes which led to the mis their position, flanked by the Fort Beaufort Fingoes ; conduct of their husbands and their sons at Theopo- Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce took the opportunity to lis, merely saying, The Kafirs fetched us away.' A inter two men of the 74th who had fallen, and then quantity of clothes, and, among other things, a nura moved on ; some sharp firing took place, but the ber of Bibles, were found in the camp. The Fingoes, enemy retired into the forest and up the mountains, whose comrades had been so treacherously and bar and abandoned the position ; one soldier of the 7th barously murdered at Theopolis, naturally showed g Regiment was, lam sorry to say, severely wounded great exasperation, b u t l am h appy to say, b eyon d upon this occasion. I then retired the troops into the spoiling the camp, they committed no acts of violence. Amatola valley, and at five o'clock P.m. bivouacked "Your Lordship will thus perceive the result pro for the night. duced by my combined movements in the Amatolas. eo n the morning of the 27th inst. I made arrange- Meanwhile depredations have been committed within meats for conveying the wounded to my camp on the the colony to a l amen t a bl e ex t en t, so muc h so , th a t Quisana, which occupied some time. Major-General Somerset, upon the urgent represen "At 12 o'clock I moved the force in three columns tation of the civil commissioner of the division of up the eastern range of the Amatola mountain, the Somerset,' has moved a large mounted force, with enemy showing in small bodies on several points. some Fingoes and levies, upon the Bush Neck' and " The ascent of the mountain is precipitous and th e K aga an d K oonap r i vers, where he has b een very very difficult. Crossing the ridge I moved the troops successful in intercepting marauding parties, and re down the valley to the sources of the Zanooka, and capturing their spoil. I have requested the Major ordered them to encamp, taking the Cape Mounted General to establish posts of burghers, if they will Rifles, and Kat River Levy and Alice Fingoes with turn out in their own defence, at every eligible point ; me ; I proceeded along the ridges towards the head and I have expressed my wish that he should return of the Ligney stream, I observed a re conno it r i ng w ith hi s f orce to F or t H are . L amen t a bl e as th e ex party of the enemy, posted in the forest bush which cesses are, former experience strongly inclines me to intersects the ridge near Mount Macdonald. When believe that they are the last efforts of the enemy, moving up with the Cape Mounted Rifles we were who in all previous wars has invariably made a rush briskly attacked, but the enemy was driven back by a into the colony immediately before his final submis sharp fire from the Cape Mounted Rifles, and the sion. lam therefore the more anxious to continue levies and Fingoes then coming up, the enemy was my combined operations in the Amatolas, which in driven off, and descended into the valley of the Kei- the present dispirited state of the Gaikas would, I kanama; it being then dusk, I returned and bivou- hope, bring hostilities to a close. All reports tend to acked for the night in Zsuooka valley; during these the belief that now is the time to persevere in the ag operations I saw nothing of any force from Fort Cox. gressive. Desirous, however, as lam for peace, I "On the morning of the 28th inst., moving sh o rtly shall not fail to keep in mind your Lordship's injunc after sunrise, I proceeded with the force towards tions, so consonant with my own views, that it must Mount Macdonald, where I reached at ten A.M., de- not be patched up on the hollow assurances of rehtls, taching the corps of levies into the valley of the who flew treacherously to arms and.committed the Zthooke to intercept the enemy's cattle. most atrocious murders ; but that it must be preceded "I observed small detached parties of the enemy by their unconditional submission, and be established at some distance, who descended into the valley of the upon such a basis of justice and equity, to both co- Keiskamma, but I observed no troops or any force lonist and Kafir, as can hardly fail to ensure future below in the valleys; the enemy made no show of tranquillity." resistance. In a third dispatch Sir H. G. Smith observes : " I proceeded with the Cape Mounted Rifles, and "My dispatch of the 19th inst. will have made occupied the high point of the mountain at the head your Lordship acquainted with the success of my of the Ligney, w hile the l ev i e s passed down the operations. in British Kafraria. No further infor- Zanneka, and brought out about 350 head of cattle, melon than that previously reported had then reached. chiefly cows and calves, all very poor. I returned me from Major-General Somerset or from Major with the troops along the ridges, leaving the two Warden, the British Resident in the Orange River companies of the 91st Regiment to cover the return territory. I have now the honour to transmit copiea of the levies to the bivouack, which was done leisurely, of the reports which I received yesterday fraen both leaving no part unscoured. Whil e belted on the these officers, and of one from Major Donovan, corn- Amatola range, a shot was fired from a high point of mending the troops at Bloom Fontein. the forest, by which, I regret to say, Captain Mel- " The ucremitting zeal and activity of Major ville, of ,the George Levy, was severely wounded General Somerset, and his experience and abilities in through the arm. The troops all assembled from their the direction of the force which I have placed under several points of operations shortly after dusk. his authority, will I hope counteract all the evils, "lam of opinion, from the appearance of the cattle within the colony which he so feelingly describes e kraals, that the great body of the Kafir tcettie have and I rely with the greater confidence on such a re been sent away some time ago. There is no grass or suit from the judicious arrangements which he has. herbage of 'any kind in the Amatola or Zanooka &ready made, set forth in the enclosed 'Frontier valleys, and not sufficient grass even for horses. The Order.' They provide for much that is contained in. cattle captured yesterday are miserably poor and a Memoir' addressed to me by the Board of Defence• starved. at Graham's Town, the copy of which I enclose, to-- " L ite last evening a Hottentot from the rebel gether with that of my reply. camp came in and surrendered; he brought me a "In the Orange River territory affairs are by no , message to say that a large body of the rebels would means in so satisfactory a position as I could desire.. surrender in two days. In my memorandum to the officers in authority there,. " Having expended all my provisions, and there it is far from my intention to convey censure, having' being no grass whatever for jthe horses, I returned to full confidence in their discretion ; but risks should my camp this morning.: never be run, nor any attempt made to carry an "To the officers commanding corps and detach- enemy's position, especially in the commencement or ments—Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce, commanding a war, without every probability of success. It would 74th Highlanders, and c o mmanding my first bri- have been gratifying to me to be able to extend my Bade; Lieutenant , Colonel Sutton, C.M.R., command- report of successful operations in British Kafraria to ing my second brigade ; Major Forbes, commanding the Orange River districts, and I trust that my next the detachment 91st Regiment; and Major Somerset, intelligence will enable me to do so. C.M.R., commanding the cavalry, lam greatly in- " Two strong patrols under Lieutenant-Colonel debted for their exertions and assistance. Michel and Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre are now in the "To the officers commanding levies—Captain Ste- field in British Hafraria in opposite directions, :in venson, commanding first European Levy ; Captains order to follow up the recent successes: —I have, &c., Heathcote, Melville, and Hobbs, all commanding their " H. G. SMITH. several corps of levies; as well as to Captains Cum- " P.S. Just as the mail was about to start the im bers, Verity, and Ayliff, commanding the Fingoe portant and sensible letter from Mr. Gladwin, at But levies, I have to express my thanks and approbation. terworth, of which the enclosed is a copy, reached "I am not aware of what the enemy's loss was, the me, and I opened my dispatch in order to communi contiguity of the forest having given them every ad- cate to your Lordship this satisfactory intelligence, vantage of carrying off their killed and wounded ; they which I hope may reach Cape Town in time for the were observed carrying them into the bush. mail steamer. I shall be very guarded in my replies, " RETURN OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. and hold well the vantage ground I have obtained." " 74th Regiment-3 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, The following passage in Major Warden's report Lieutenant W. W. J. Bruce, and 9 rank and file, describes the incident which elicited the Commander wounded. in-Chief's memorandum above referred to " Levies —1 sergeant and 2 rank and file killed ; 1 "In my letter of the 27th ult. to your Excellency's officer, Captain Melville, and 4 rank and file, wounded, secretary, Colonel Garvock, I mentioned that the 2 mortally." force under Major Donovan would move on the fol- Lieutenant- Colonel Mitchell's report to Colonel lowing day towards Sikongelars country, in order to Mackinnon is dated King William's Town, July 1, enable that chief to join the tribe. " We took the waggon-road, and when about ten and states that he marched at 12 o'clock on the night ~ miles from rid Berg the advanced guard was fired of the 28th of June, with a force of 1,777 men to the upon by a party concealed behind some rocks. Not Gulu Mountains. a shot was returned on our side, and the troops with "Having marched until daylight with the infantry the burghers and native contingents encamped near I detached Colonel Eyre, with about 750 men, up the the mountain called Vier Voet: During the night right ridge of the Gulu. some shots were again fired by the enemy, and a With the remainder of the force I marched up Fingoe sentry badly wounded. The next day, being the gorge of the Gulu, into a deep nest of kloofs, a Sunday, the commando made no movement, the ene fastness which a few resolute men might hold against my, ho wever, was observed to be in force on the Vier a host. At the entrance of the innermost kloof my Voet Mountain, and on the following morning Major advance guard was received with a volley from a few Donovan gave the order for attack; most gallantly men on the front and right, and at a few paces dis- was it made, and the stronghold of the enemy carried tance, with, lam happy to say, no result. The men with severe loss to our opponents. The Barolongs, dashed into the bush, and held it for an hour or two, 700 strong, after capturing some thousands of cattle, while the Fingoes drove cut several large herds of and believing that no further fighting was required, cattle and goats. remained on the mountain for the purpose of plunder "We then moved over tremendous steeps to a dis- ing the huts, and regaling themselves on Kafir beer, taut spur of the Gulu, where we encamped for the which was found in large quantities. During this night. During the capture of the cattle the Kafirs time two large Basontu commandoes, under Moshesh's amused themselves with taking a few long shots at the brother Mosseni, and Molappa, Moshesh'e son, men. The conduct of the men who had marched, gained the summit of the mountain and fell upon the with little intermission, frem twelve at night until Barolongs, who were taken by surprise, and had it not five o'clock in the evening, without food, was ad- been for the gallant stand made by the Boers under mirahle. Commandant Erasmus: who had observed the ap- "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. "On the 29th we marched back to your camp. On approaching the Qeilly Qailly 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 coma fairly into action. They skirmished, how ever, with the 731, for about an hour, is 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 begeage moved on to the camp without a shot fired at them. The Kafirs were not in numbers sufficient to 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 believed very steadily and well under comtnanders. The Kafirs followed their respective the troops till they reached the open country. " Some few Kafirs were killed in the two days' patrol, and on out side one man 731 wounded and three horses ; these and four horses also were lost by rolling clown the montains, and either breaking their necks or being captured by the Kafirs, "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 toles to the right of the GUIU, succeeded in capturing about 1,000 head of cattle and ten or twelve horses, and in killin g and wounding several Kafirs." The following passage in Lieutenant-Colonel Lyre'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 enc god : iiY.g to bring to the notice of his Exeellency'the Cennnawler-ia-Ceief the conduct of Captaie Dar nell on this occasion. Io 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 end thickly studded with b us h , through which there was not even a Kafir's path perceptible. We notched 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 nettle, horses, and several hundred goats The conduct of all—troops and levies—was admirable. The men marched lecessantly for fourteen hours, and during the latter six hears th,y toiled up and down heights, 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 19„b of July, continues the ac count of the military operations as follows : 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 Pith and Bethany people 14, 'wsing 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 msy number our enemy in this sovereignty at about 10,000 fight 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 ever 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 he 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 hove helped me, and to-day you are Hinze.' 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 right concerning himself. To this he replied by saying, I will make my people pay for all the shops plun dered in my coun t r y. "Not knowing the course your Excellency might deem proper to pursue towards Rili, I endeavoured to impress upon him the importance of sending men, as requested by your Excellency, when to them every point would be fully explained. " I then called his attention to another subject on which I thought your Exiellencie would requite some explanation—viz., the Hottentots in his country. I told him to prepare his answer on that point, as your Excellency would hold him responsible for the mis chief they had done while in his country, and also direct him as to his future course towards them. ~.~r.- 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 of this object. To this arrangement all agreed, but Rill :requests a little time. i He says, that w hile th e coun try is excited by war tis 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 Rili, I told him he bad 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 Rill. 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 desire 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 unmusical 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 io 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' G'OURT, 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 500/., 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 CIIIEF CoM➢aIsSIONER. declined to open the case. Such a course would be in the teeth of all former de cisions in such cases. Mr. Cools was aware that such was the uniform course, and, therefore, he wished the opinion to be ex pressed by the Court. The CHIEF Commissioran 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 amoulit. He had no doubt the Learned Counsel for the defendant on the trial had acted with dis cretion in not calling witnesses, and therefore be (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 of 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. Tne prosecutor stated that he was a chain tinker, 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 wer e pressi n g against himself others, he thought he had better get a little father off. The prisoner and two others followed, and again took up a position beside him, and in 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 side of the head, after which he again ran off, but was in the end captured in the City-road. Mr. °Tanis said be 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. William 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 suns of 153/. in notes and gold. After some additional evidence had been given, Mr. Humphreys addressed the Court ou behalf of the prisoner, contending that no sufficient case had been made out to justify the Lord Mayor in sending it for further investigation; in fact, that there was no evidence at all implicating him. The LORD MAYOR—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, is 1846, for uttering a forged cheque for 10/., on Messrs. Glyn's bank, and for which he was sentenced to ten years' transportation, applied to Mr. Alderman Selomons 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 to the paths of virtue, and to 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. Tne 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 sullicient for anything more than to styport 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 not care what became of him. Alderman SAnomoxs said he had no claim upon the sympathy of the Court, and could not therefore ex.. i pact any assistance. There were a great m.„Lny 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 .5/, to establish him in a little business. Alderman SALOMONS 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• spent 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 24. 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 be the friend of 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 mused 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 wee fully committed.. CLERKEIV WELL. 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, Si;. Luke's, that morning, at one o'clock, when he saw the prisoner, who is a no torious swell mobaman, 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. TYRWHITT 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. He 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 21, Sandwich street, Burton-crescent, beard 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. TYRWIIITT 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 s;ying who or what he was. Mrs. Birch—l missed the 501. note from under my pill )w. It wag 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 wai in a prayer-book. Mr. AttetaLo —When did you last see the note safe ? Mrs. Birch—On Saturday night I took thcLie girls down to my house at Twickenham, but they behaved very ill, and kicked up a great row, and cause: 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 coachm in to fetch C ttherine Pettitt. She was going to hang herelf. (The lady, after upbraiding the girls again with their ingratitude, left the wit ness box.) Mr. G. Herb;;rt, 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 selcted a pair of earrings, in payment for which they tendered a 50/. 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 as3ured 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 Quern has been graciously please=d to appoint James Hudson, Elq., C.B , now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Rio de Janeiro, to be her Majesty's Envoy Ex traordinary :Ind Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Qaeen has also been graciously pleased to up point Henry S.)uthers, Eaq , C. 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Coniedera tion, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Mi niver 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 Uruguay, 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 Qieen of Portugal and the Algarves. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 16. The Queen has, been pleased to appoint Dominick Daly, E.g., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Tobago. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 12. The Lord Chancellor bus appointed Mark Henry Whitehead, of Heywood, in the county of Lancaster, Gc‘nt., 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 Paymas'er, vice Ralston, WOO 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 Melton Campbell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Custauce ; 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 Garv3gh, who retires; Cornet and Riding Master David Philip Brown to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Coolie; 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 lay to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Knight, promoted. 17th Light Dragooue—John William Cradock Her topp, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Knight, promoted. lit 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 be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke, appointed to The 53d Foot. 7th Foot—Ensign Montagu Hamilton Dowbiggin, from the 71st Foot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Payne, who retires. 11th 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 bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Bennett, who retires. 21st Foot—Second Lieutenant the Hon. William George Biyle to be First Lieutenant, by purchse, vice Arthure, who retires; Qeartermester Thomas Cassidy, from half•pay 4510 Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Ma hood, who retires on half-pap. 25th Foot--Captain Samuel Wells to be Major, with out purchase, vice Griffels, who retires upon full-pay; Lieutenant and Adjacent Henry Torrens Walker to be Captain, vice Wells. 31st Foot—Ensign John Selby Smyth to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Elmelie, who retires. 32d Foot—Lieutenant John Moore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rough, 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 bo En sign, by purchate, vice Rice, promoted. 44th Foot—The Honourable Henry Handcock to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moore, who retires. 52d Foet—Walter James Stopford, Gent., to be En• sign, by purchase, vice the Hon. D. J. Monson, pro moted. 55th FJA—George Anthony Morgan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barnston, promoted. 56.5 h Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hans Stevenson St. Vincent Minh, 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, v co 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. 85:11 Foot—John Altherpe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sitwell, promoted. 97th Foot—Henry Currie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Borrows, who retires. R:fle Brigade—Henry Richard Legge Newdigate, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purcts.ase, vice Wad dington. promoted. Ist West India Regiment—Edward Mayne Blaikie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Muphy, promoted. 21 West India Regiment—Ensign Charles John Pat tersou to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice M'Court, promoted in the Gold Coast Corps; Edward James Laughlin, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, vice 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 21 West India Regiment; Lieutenant Ro bert Horsley, from the 3d West India Regiment. ATEMORANDUM.—The names of the Ensign appointed to the 98th Foot, on the 29th November, 1850, are " Wiliam Lewis Devenish Meares." Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Ca vairy—Williana Earle Wclby, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Ark Alright, promoted. The following buildings are certified as places duly registered 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 ar.d Nov. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall chambers; Reed and Co., Friday -street. Cheapside. Richard Isemonger and Peiroy Isemonger, merchants, Littlehampton, Sussex, Sept. 23, at eleven, and Nov. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official a,s'pnee. Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall•street; Lewis, Wood, and Street, Raymond-buildings; Holmes and Son, Arundel. Elijah Solomon, jeweller, Hayden-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 Septtwus Marygold, provision dealer, Tipton, Staffordshire, Sept. 30 and Oct. 21, at half-pa s t e l even, at the Biruaingham District Court. Whitmore' official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. William Bell, music seller, Abereavenny, Sept. 29, and Oct. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, oificial assignee, Bristol; raxon, Bloomsbury square. LAMBETH. Mr. Fr•edericl 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 Ewing, 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 23. 2rl. iu 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 edded that he bad 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. versrnith, sir, and the half-crown I received from a re speetable publican. Mr. ELLIOTT—Is there any person here who knows your Prisoner—Yes, sir, I wish Mr. Mackie to be examined. Mr. Alexander Blaelrie, 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 he 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 remande I, but WM 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. A RNOLD inquired the nature of the charge ? Mrs. Birch—These girls you see before you have robbed me of 501. and a Si 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 aervants waot . with friend s ?" I sa id, "Iti s a p i ty two suc h nice girls should be treved in this way, and completely buried," so I took them into my service, and they have robbed me. I have bad one's character, and I have got the other one's now sbe has robbed me. Mr. ARNOLD—Where did you miss the notes from ? WEDNESDAY J ~r John Thompson, china &sier t L - !cds. Oct. 6 3rlci. 3, at ele v, =n, at the Leeds District Court. itce official assignee, Leeds; Dunnirg, Lads. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. In the Country. ssti ° H. Kay, R. Kay, and W. Kay, Heywood, W e y is ; canon spinners, Oct. 9, at twelve , at the Coe, chaster. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. lobo F. Masters, plumber, Reading and NewburY'l3er no certificate of the suct - ind claas—J. Murray, S h fi ee e r ttf builder, certificate of the second elass--.1.• u , r ,, Bockiug, E3iex, smith, certificate i,f the seJond Cl's(v K , T1.10 nod B. J. Bisdee, Riches-court, Eitne-strest;;o merchants, certificate of the second class—W..ll4, cernaw -. Orchard-street, Portman- s quare, painter, ivbi the second class—G. Courthorpe, Paradise4o, ~,:' hithe, coal mercnaut, certificate of the third sl'ots Whittaker and J. Fullalove, Manchester, Issnufsclu certificate the second cies& PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. bV T. L. Williams and E. Newton, Manchester, doci,er of cotton yarns—F. B. Lockwood and F. StagFi e° , 9 st: b erton-row, Gough-square, Fieet - stre et, stationevorr envelope manufawurers—D. Prieur, his, an G. 1.0 Rotherham, viroakkerfise—ldG: busch, Crutched.riars ,h t —J. Br° a ',.cso J. merchants — J. " s 'un , m ok bo•- ,e ' 1 , G. Brown, and R. Roskoll and W. Roberts, Liverpool, stock 1 , 1 , a $lO of j 'iron aa d d s ,to and RAirla Cook, Great Portland -street, railluAroi. woollen d°r-aVpsteT— .linYßeneonrakiniasdhtiworenoi rolleng Cash and J. Butt, Torquay, Dra 2.rs--Aso G c li t a l 110 Catherine Gillibrand, uud MaryPGillibrand, '-'"-Go' Lancashire, grocers (so far as regards Catbari°bseodel' brand)—J. Fairhesu and W. P. Taylor , 144 ' d 110 7 Kent„ farmers—J. Green and W. H. Crocktn°rfige c F orn, Cheshire, potters—C. Rowland a nd It. v i ,',,otki'' Stepson, Lsmbeth, coal merchants—lL lue4th,,, J. te!!son, Nottinghamshire, fratnesmiths--,',,,ltif Owen, Pump-row, Old-street-road, Si. lA ° - t il a ci rol;'l l ; l 44 l merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS' 410 i James Wilkinson, Birmingham , ilOteYia" ' watch g John Spicer , Birmingham. find 'eli° C. P. Fletcher, Ashton New Town, grocer. William Drew, Bristol, labourer. re. Jonathan Garratt, Birminham, butcher . bricl P3J W. May, A s h ton N ew Tow g n, Wavvvicksbireo John Trevor. Birmingham, grocer. bon° sBl° B. D. Tamlyn, Handsworth, Staffordshire. oer. %Viliiam Marts, Birmingham, pearl button 0 Henr Knight, Birminham, traveller. 10 11 ' James Pearson, Birming g harr, carpenter. svelte James Lancaster, Aston Nww Town , 0 1° greengrocer. 0 1 George Saunders, We3nesfiold Heath, porter. Joseph B:addick, Bristol, musician. Joseph Rmadell, Bristol, painter. Or George Marriott, Sheffield, b^.ber. ~oer John Lloyd, Porthll w yd, Carnarvonsbire, P-, iacturer. James Scott, Rattlesden, Suffolk, labourer. 0 11 SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION e et c 1 1..) to 0 14, Or o W. Lochhead, Ardrishaig, merchant, the Argvll Hotel, Inverary, Sept. 23 and Oe t ",, c itt er ' o ) me ß et . M wi ' t lga in ren t , h P e or G t l l o )u b n e d H ai o , t G-l el, as G g i o: g t o w s :geQt' sl oeo Oct. 17, at twelve. bast,' 0' M. Berrie, D un d ee , ca l en d erer and We re tici at. the Roy a l H o t e l, D un d ee , Sept' 5211 at twelve. sf)c i B°l4 lo l W. Thompson, Dumfries, tile reandoetareflos in_ railway shares, to meet within the glo b ol Dumfries, Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, at twelve"tb is oi n a et cil 19 A. Harvie, Glagow, gro3er, to — e Kt. - Claremont Hotel, Argyll-street,Glasgow, oe Ort. 10, at one. J. Farquhar, Leith, late of the Cu;t°l:6s;3o' within the Ship H ote l, Sh ore , L e ith, Sept' 52 fi at twelve. BORNE AlAl ails are sent front the morning--t isPs ' tile acr'erill [N signifies that the na: by the night—and M by PLACES, yr, IV , FrO7 d is. per' A , Pa we G 0 O; 0 !6eP - ' 10c • ii ISe?itt; America (by Brit. pkt.) NI America (by U.S. pkt.) N America (by U.S. pkt.) M Africa (West coast) .. N Alexandria* ........ N Belgium .. .. • • N Brazil . • .. M Buenos Ayres .. M California (via Chagres) M Cape of Good Hope N Constantinople* .. • • 11 Central America .. M, Channel Isles .. .. NI Chill .. . M France .. HI & N Greece* .. N Hamburgh Holland Honduras .. . N Ireland .. M& NI India (via Southamp.) M India (viaMarscilles) N Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N Mexico .. Madeira . • • • .. Malta* Naples* .. Papal States* .. N Peninsular.. • • .. M Peru .. .. • • • . M Tuscany* Ni West Indies West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) MI When made up in GeneralPost-ofllcei London. L 1,01011:: Live apt. sout ryoloo ti I)oTer DOVe r ..„ i pt., SoUth"" t,' SO • othO ~„t P t. SoUt.'" Sv ot" - 0 1. s o utk.. - t. SOo 9° , Dover Se , Do ver 1 1 Londo n % e t I.on ° t..4e oli. sout ll l V bi 9 o Inolyl l 'lSeP. Isoutll°P.„.lPPt if Door 1 OP SeP koutli nr°Pt. Set if IWO rie Bo at e no n P 1 0' pt. If SoUtli° Sept' I Dolor s t ilt. Do ver t 1 1)° ' sroPt•rt. ° south ft iSnu' Oa 13eP 90 ' Do ver t . ar4 SOUt ia°l7 t, t. !SeP r i a sou thow coo a ted (#) t rnito 10.11 c lap. 'Call P. RAILWAY SHARE IVIA- - c tifi BRISTOL, SEPT. 16. fell tye . .. I.° .:Ot i°l; STOCK ExcrLeafGE.—The share market 0 '" 7 0 , co-day, the settlement of the account occupr nb o fe tl ;l of brokers. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 16. bas beeZ;cll STOCK ExcfrANGz.— The share market ck. , W r i' le der to-day, particularly for Midland and Leeds, 9 l l l) , s v-"liftV: quoted higher. The transactions were as ~Pn:Ditl,o ,„ ;ter' donian, 10 1 / 2 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, so it,o . ao . , Z,", r eor e ' 8 11-16 dis. London and North-Western, fre'',332/ 1 p. Alarcheqer, Sheffield, and Lincolnsbirne'oveL 11%—Midland, 44 1 / 2 c.—South-Eastern and A V : Northern of France, 2 dis. MANCHESTER. SErT. 16. gnioiste 15tte STOCK EXOHAI4GI2.—The market was 1 10 t there was an improved feeling prevalent during ti part of the day, especially in Lancashire and I° . ; Loar` o isP' The transactions were as follow :-13irkenbesu, caledz°,lo4 and Cheshire Junction, 201. Shares, $ C. di3. 7 - wes t „ - pia° • 10"%—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 51:N— Union ), 6 1 6 dis.—Londen and North-Viresterat South-Eastern and Dover, 18 11-16. jSept. 19 .. •• j Sept. 16 .. •• Sept. 24 .. ••, 14th of the month 119th & 30th of Daily . • ••1 9th of the month 9th of the month 2d & 17th of month 14th of month 7th 17th 27th of mo ,2d & 17th of mon. jMon., Wed., & Fri. jl7th of the month ITwice daily .. • • 7th 17th 27th of mo Tuesday & Friday, Wednes. & Satan' 17th of the mouth l Twice daily .. ••1 20th of the month 7th& 24th •fmonth, :20th of the month 7th& 24th ofmonth 2d of the month.•'' 9th of the month 7th,17th,19th,27th & 30th of month 15th 15th 25th oftne sth 15th 25th ofmoi 7th 17th 27thof mo, 17th of the month sth 15th 23 th nhmo 117th of the month 2d of the month .. ountrtes thus mar] The mails to those c French packet vi Maraei CA.LIFOINIA.—MaiIs to are now despatched and d and from Califora lue by every Ameri. I° C GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. the week ending September 13,.1851 Number of passengers (23,793). 7 goods and parcels, horses and 526 carriages ... Corresponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr, and Glasgow. Dumfries, and Car lisle Railways Glasgow, September 15, ... x 3,415 1 a Pills o [ u A df eo t: r v at E nh it eo cSueErr Cure noE the police eo 0 Oi 13 0 0 10 7 O h ° Fr had a bad leg for upwards f Legs.—Theii. at 1 11°13Pc;t8liufugg'd-opifelyri:Fs6l. 1 b114.;11::°::°Cct cure which she had the I).2st medical advice, anlc e ed r e joe i medicines, without success. She was then In ,bie b l e u Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and these invaln'oftitve'roio have effected a perfect cure in a very short sPaceouireiPeroo/ elicacy of these medicines is too well known t ° de, as there are none supe r i or f or h ea ling old v" k i t he sores, scrofula, or b ing's evil, and all diseases ° fsts Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor 6 ye s ment, 244, Strand, London. id AY , iOl, 11000 01 - MONEY AIAIMET —The quotation of V o w' ta; pet is about 2 per discount (according to th; which, at the English Mint Frice of SI. l of 25. 1.1 ,.2 i i i t ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange (! .25d- it the exchange at Paris on London at short VllOOlO4O follows that gold is about the same price ni ric , of of in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the mint of is 430 per mark, whi c h, a t the English pie s sl 3 i,oir Si. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard' gold' burgh °„3l/I'Bsi change of 13.71; and the exchange at Ha ul- id is "'e °' don at short being 13.7 i, it follows that g,, he co,' lj igV cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London• land exchange at New York on London for bills at ',eon soli t pe is 1101 per cent., and the par of exchange b e i t ' l l o vs and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it '°` r - o f 3 g t exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in Wo n , io teres and, after making allowance for difference 01,, a xes , charges of tran s p or t, th e present rate le, s ,, - ,Ots profit on the import a tion of gold from the Un lIIRTIIS. e . 1 . 0 o f OF A S. th e v o On the 12th inst., at Tylehurst ON Rectory' , l" tile Wife Rev. J W. Routh.' - ja o Om n nest t h h i% fi le , irii l ,l 3 tt t h h E i i n snci s s t .t. ., , in Sussex-square, jiyde-PIA wife of John Neeld,lit 6 Ileit, W ilt ' s' Esq.,at t m he .P ll!an or-house, ... r PP On the 14th inst., atOFWAoodDsAidUeG,HCrEroyll.don, th e wife C j ar roi l Teevan, Esq. gr l ' On the 15th inst., at St. James's -street, , t Pafford. On the 1Ith inst at Preston, to Harriot, ' eldest daughter of Charles o S f u O D ss n a e v x t i h . d e l llth inst., at Ancaster, Arthur Dav id ' t ilt: 1 1 Willou hby.haY:4 M I I n A v Il e e l I h l u E r c il b ; . 0 Emily Persia, e youngest daughter of Charles A"''' Esq., t trie 12th inst., at Brixton, Surrey, C. 1) q f e - --krjb E i f in g e , ,oeinfsiCi:res.tie-bill House, 111 !%.. o tl '' es. T 13111 B rar t r cl., c o Sarah, eldest daughter of George Webb, I Cl- ottage, Charlton, Kent. , DIED. On the 29th of May, at Calcutta. Beresford, of the 62d Regiment Native Infantry. Jo Jo° On the 3d inst., at Mount- Durant, GllerriSeY, Dyer, aged 6 7 . ed 91 ' On the 7th inst., at Wakefield, Mrs. Dunwell.sgradditlr PA'' On the 7th inst. at his residence, Church-street, ' _ 4 ton, Neville Butler Challoner, Esq. 3fsri . On the 9th inst., at Hampstead, Mrs. Aun t ' ... get. f aged 87. ~ bus b, Work' oV i On the 11th inst., at the Grove, Sbepherci,,sQjef• - is V° Christopher D'Oyey Aplin, incumbent oi '!'" i idcl a pr` I shire, aged 70. ivr rVitfill' /10130 g Lieu fl y . 1aC.,b70 ; On the 13th inst., at Eastbourne. Sussex, 0.. , orig t of the late James Bird, Esq., of Regenc.rsquara' . aged 84. r _.............._ Lo mi nd a o di n 13trand. in „t ec cia ni n ct . Printed and Published by 1111j1W s o . 1 1N 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun .4:2fVoicee, cow et eopftetalhobeSrr77lBsl. ° lf°l' La i --- I • I et Abl q elle PCII . C 4 1 4" ----.. 11 . 4 t z. w4)ltt., ktPi Z 8 4 t hJs / 11,N t 41.' 4 1 • I j~~ ~ a v~