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FRANCE. —DOMAIN of MARGAIJX-PAL MER, third Great Growth of MEDOC. The Sale of this Do brain takes place on the 18th May next at the Chamber of Notariss at Bordeaux. Upset price, 40 0 , 000 f. For p a rt iculars, or to treat, apply in Paris, at the Caisse Hypothecaire, 9, Rue Cadet; at Bordeaux, to M. Tornezy, Notary, and to M. Bourgoin, Gerard, 27, rue Condillae ; and at Margaux, to M. Bracket, Notary. A NCHOR ASSURANCE COMPANY, 67, Cheapside, London. POLICIES in the Fire Insurance Department effected at LADY DAY QUARTER require to be RENEWED within-Fifteen Days after the 25th instant, in order to preserve the liability of the Com pany in the event of loss. LIFE ASSURANCES are granted by this Company at moderate Premiums, and the Bonus Additions tend still further to lessen the the Cost of Assurance. T. BELL, Secretary and Actuary. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- Lessee, CHARLES E. LAURENT, Onslow•house, Fulham road. Open Every Evening. The Orchestra will perform, during the week, " The Thistle," " Shamrock," "Rose," and "Amine Waltzes, the "Napoleon" Galep, "Le Cirque" Quadrille ; "La Valerie," "Juno," and "Steeplechase" Polkas.— Admission, Is Doors open at Half•past Eight ; to commence at Nino o'clock, and terminate at Half-past Eleven. PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. FASTER HOLIDAYS.—RE-OPENING of the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —Mrs. Beecher Stowe's Popular Work on Slavery Ill u strated in an Optical Exhibi tion, with Vocal and Instrumental Music and New Dissolving ißcenery, Morning and Evening. _Lectures : —By J. H. Pepper, Fsri Half-hours with the Ancient ,and Modern Chemists; by Dr. Itr-ch lioffner, on some of the Mechanical Prepertlei of leriform Bodies ; by Mr. Crispe, on Ericcson's Caloric Engine. Admission, ls. ; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age, Half-price. Zarly Notice will be given of the Opening of the Photographic School. ART - UNION OF LONDON (By Royal Charter).—The SUBSCRIPTION LISTS WILL CLOSE TO-MORROW (Thursday), the 31st Instant. SPECIMENS of the Two Prints to be given to every Subscriber may be seen at the Office—viz., " The Surrender of Calais," a work of national and historical interest, by 11. ROBINSON, after H. E. Selous ; and "Christ Led to Crucifixion." In addition to the above Two Prints, each prizeholder will be entitled to select for himself a work of Art from one of the public Exhibitions. GEORGE GODWIN,I Honorary 5 • LEWIS POCOCK, Secretaries, 444, West Strand, March 30, 1853. pIIRSIJANT to an ORDER of the HIGII COURT of CHANCERY, made in the matter of the estate cf 'JOHN SMITE!, deceased, and in a cause " HENRY SWIM against WILLIAM SMITH," the Creditors of JOHN SMITH, late of No. 6, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, in the county at Middlesex, 'Gas F,tter (who died in or about the month of January. 1852), are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 25th day of April 1853, to come in and prove their debts, at the Chambers of the yice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Hindersley, No. 15, Old-square, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof therwilltrtireenifitirlTY'achided from the benefit of the said Order. Monday, the 2d day of May, 1853, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the said Chambers, is appointed tor hearing and adjudicating upon the Claims. Dated this 22d day of March, 1 8 53. FRED. ERS. EDWARDS, Chief Clerk. GEORGE F. ELAND, 4, Trafalgar-sqnre, Plaintiff's Solicitor. T HE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY, 33, NORFOLK-STREET, STRAND. A Public Drawing for Rights of Choicewi 1 take place, at the Free Mason's Tavern, on Monday, the 1 Ith of April, at Thr?e o'Cluck. Persons becoming members an or before that day will particinate in the advantages, The seven Estates already purchased are, the College of Civil Engineers, and the Ce ears at Putney, in East Sur- Vey ; the Rectory Estate, at Ealing ; the Hounslow Estate, c'ose fo 'the Station; and the Wood-green Estate, at Tottenham, Middlesex; an Estate between Ware and Hertford. Hertfordshire • and one at Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. Negotiations are in progresi for other eligible Estates for Allotment among the Members, In var'ous counties. Shares, 501.; Monthly Payments, Bs. Prospectuses may be had of CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Sec. THE FIELD.—ENLARGED to TWENTY FOUR PAGES, being the full extent allowed by the Stamp Act. THE FIELD, or COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S NEWS PAPER, consists of 24 pages, with ILLUSTRATIONS by the first Arti.ts The increased space will enable the coniuctors to make 'each department more perfect; and they hope, by the careful exclu sion of every subject of objectionable character, to render THE FIELD all that a Gentleman's Sporting and Family Paper should be. Published every Saturday morning in time for the early morn ing trains, and may be had of all newsmen. Office, 4, Brydges-street, Covent•garden. Price 6d. SALE OF OLD STORES AT DEVONPORT. Admiralty, Somerset-placo, March 29, 1853. The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give Notice, that on TIIESDAT, the 10th May next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, the Commodore Superintendent will put up to Sale, in her Majesty's Dockyard at Devonport, several Lots of OLD STORES ; consisting of Old Rope, Shakings, Spun Yarn, 'lnlayed Yarns, Hammocks, Canvas, Oakum, Hemp Tyers, Rakings, and Toppings, Cast Iron, &c., &c., &c., all lying in the said Yard. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to tko Superintendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at the Yard. NO ACT OF PARLIAMENT REQUIRED TO SETTLE THE BOTTLED BEER QUESTION. FABLE BROTHERS and CO. beg to inform the Public that they have made arrangements to Sell Base's or Allsopp's PALE ALE, and other Pale Ales of the first quality, Genuine DUBLIN STOUT, in Bottles manufactured expressly for them, containing the full IMPERIAL QUART and PINT mE SURE, at the following prices : Bass's or Allsopp's best Pale Ales, at per dozen im- a. d. penal quarts 0 Ditto ditto pints 4 6 Genuine Dublin Stout, warranted of the first quality— . Per Dozen imperial quar ts .. • • .. .. 7 0 Ditto ditto pints .. 4 0 Earle Brotheri and Co g u a r a ntee their Ales and Stout to be of thetnest quality - , and earnestly invite the Public to avail themselves of the great saving they will make by honouring this firm with their patronage. Earle Brothers And Co. call the attention of the Public to the im portant fact, that they are offering Three Gallons, that is, One Dozen and a Flalf of the present miscalled Quarts and Pints, for a Lower Price then the Public is now generally paying tor Two Gallons, or One Dozen of precisely the same article, identical in quality, and brewed by the same eminent firms. The advantage to the Public is one-third more for the same price. The Public has loudly complained of the short pleasure it has been the practice of the dealers in Bottled Beer to give. Earle Brothers and Co. offer the Public a complete remedy, an I respectfully tog the Public to avail themselves of it. TERMS, CASH. s d. Bottles charged per dozen, quarts .3 0 Ditto ditto pints • • • • • • 2 6 Full credit given for the bottles when returned. EARLE BROTHERS and CO., Wine and Beer Merchants. 4, DUNCANNOIT-STREET, TRAFALGAR-SQUARE, LONDON. ADVANTAGES in JUVENILE ATTIRE this EASTER.—As certain as Gold comes from Australia, Silks from 'lndia, or Tea from China, all advantages in DRESS must come from the gigantic Business of E. MOSES and SON; and ATTIRE fashionable, cheap, superior in quality, and suitable for all seasons, professions, and occupations,' may 'always be obtained at E. MOSES and SON'S, ALDGATE and MINORIES, or NEW OXFORD-STREET, corner of Hart-street, where many advan tages in JUVENILE ATTIRE for Easter may be secured. The materials are the best selections which can be made—another in stance of the success of E. MOSES and SON'S buyers in fabrics for JUVENILE CLOTHING, The Bespoke Department offers advan tages in fit, style, grace, neatness, and comfort, accompanied with punctuality. dispatch and economy not, to be met with elsewhere. The READY-MANE BRANCH is replete with new fabrics, new styles, and elegant designs in YOUTHS' and CHILDREN'S CLOTH ING: the extent and magnificence of the Stock surpasses com parison, and the prices are considerably lower than at any other House. The SPORTING DRESS, FALETOTS, CAPES, &c., &c., Introduced by E. MOSES and SON, are rapturously approved tor the ease they afford, the gentility they impart, and economy in the'r price. HOSIERY and CHILDREN'S DRESSES, HATS and CAPS, &c., &c., particularly merit attention- novelty, superior quality, and low charges being rendered available to all classes by E. MOSES and SON. THE LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA shows the "Diggings" satisfactory, and the extent of gold fields past calculation, Emi grants may depend on success, but they may make successful invest ments in the Wholesale Clothing and Outfitting Departments of E. MOSES and SON'S Establishment. The goods are the best intro ductions to the colony. and in a few hours produces profit equal to the cost of the passage. Out fi ts for all classes of passengers, ladies or gentlemen, are supplied by E. MOSES and SON at wholesale prices. The goods are perfectly suitable, and everything required for the voyage and country is pr.v ded, of the best quality, and at the cheapest rate. A separate department is ke p t f or Outfitting. Ship sailing information. and free lists of outfits for ladles and gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free to any part of the kingdom. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with the'r Establishment," or .. it's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as fellows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, I, 2, 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 nd 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, entitled " The World's Pharos," containing the Emigrant's Assistant, full list of prices, and directions for seltmea surement, may be had on application, or post-free, to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis, on application. Id Pon parle Francais. Qul al parla Italian. Hier scricht man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espanol NEW WORK BY SIR JAMES KAY SHUTTLEWORTII. BART. On Tuesday next will be published, in 1 vol.'Bvo., price 12s. cloth.. .pUBLIC EDUCATION as affected by the MINUTES of the COMMIT ME of the PRIVY COITNCEL from 1846 to 1852: With Suggestions as to Future Polley. . BY SIR JAMES KAY SHUTTLEWORTH, BART. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. THE DUTY OF BRITAIN TO INDIA. 4.oiugAinsdair4lo.2p34ll-2An-Piihiislind. in .k Tni--$-Yeswom....--' A N ADDRESS to PARLIAMENT on the ill Duties of Oreat Britain to India in respect of the Education U the Natives and their Official Employment. By CHARLES HAT CAMERON, Late Fourth Member of the Council of India, President of the Indian Law Commission, and President of the Council of Education for Bengal. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Boast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige , t the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors. Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 0 Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs Crease and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London; and generally by the wincipal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard agains,t imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. J.ADIES of delicate complexion, who suffer from JLII exposure to cold winds and damp atmosphere, will find imme diate and soothing relief in the application of ROWLANDS' KALY- DOR. It allays all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and renders it soft, smooth, sad pleasant; removes cutaneous disfigurements, freckles, and tan, and imparts a healthy and blooming appearance. Gentlemen, after shaving, will find it allay the irritability and smart inT pain, and render the skin smooth and pleasant. Its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its selection by Rot alty and the several Courts throughout Europe, together with the elite of the ariAocracy. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL is a delightfully fragrant and transparent preparation for the Hair, and as an invigorator and purifier beyond all precedent. Weakness. premature greyness, and tendency to fall off, are entirely prevented by its regular application ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or PEARL DENTIFRIFICE, preserves and beautifies the Teeth, strengthens the Gums, and renders the Breath sweet and pure. Sold by A. Rowland and Son, 23, Hatton-gardens, London ; and by Chemists and Perfumers. FAR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row , Cwvalho, 147, Fleet-street , Mann, 39, Cornhill. Price One Shilling each ; by post, Is fkl ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. " Health, Recreation, and Rational Use of Time." CONTENTS: —Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex eursillis about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills Forests, Fields, High-roads, and other pleasant places - Country Trips and Rambles—The Sea -London at Night—Evenings at Home Music—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, Rest, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRAGMENTS FROM THE FOUNTALNS. Two Vols. Vol. I. VISIT TO THE LAKES; SKETCH OF EDINBURGH. &c. Vol, 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY c REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. HI. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND ATOM, " That three score years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every forrft (cause aid cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution that harasses the young, besets the man of pleasure, business or study, and em bitters old age; with tables and rulesfor the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. IV. THE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—Life ' s pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The ad vent of tho passions. Chastity and its infringement. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narra tive, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. To be or not to be, that is the question." PROGRAMME:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli gion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion , Cases, Btc. By it. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. (1824), Twenty-flve years Medical and Forensic Referee in these matters Price Is. each; by post, Is. 6d. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvallio, 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or of M. R. Culverwell, M.D., 10, Argyll-pl ace, Relent .street, who may be consulted daily from Ten till Five, and Seven till Nine. IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS. Ju3t. published, by H. HaiMere, 219, Regent-street, I. ondon. No I. Bvo., in cloth, price ss. by post free, Fs. 6d., ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the Generative System, or Sexual Flypochondrlasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi al contributions to German medical literature. This is the first trite, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi ;al reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall 'etect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his ower to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. "We Promised in a former number that we should recur to this war c, in order to exhibit its aim more clearly. The author lashes with great severity the impostors who make a livelihood by preying on the credulity of the public. The tribe of ' Quiet Symathisers,' and • Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if thib book could find its way into the hands of those who suffer from th com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many h indreds would be Paved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. No: 11. Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post free, as., TETE CURE OF STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA, on Princi ples at once Simple, Safe, and Efficient, in even its most Inveterate BY F. B. COURTENAY, Intractable Forms. Royal College of Surgeons of England. and ap "In proot of his views he (Mr. Courtenay) has given e history of a great many cases successfully treated, as bad th Pa Member entlY of the which Mr. Syme adduced, and on which he had operated. as any and ay& No. ix. had resisted, for a .uch are cases ix., period of twelve years,many the treatment by dilitation, and was finally removed in nv weeks. But cases x viii. and xi x. appear, both as In duration, severity, an d complication of symptoms, of a more ag . gravated character titan any detailed by Mr. Syme, and yet the t rea tment adopted by Mr. Courtena • " y proved eminently successful of Stricture. —Professor Lizars on the Treatment PATENT ROTATORY ENGINE. --A new steam-engine, o), a novel and simple construction, has been patented by Mr. Thos. Elliott, of Stockton-on-Tees, formerly a work ing machinist in the employment of Messrs. Fossick and Hackwork, engine -builders. This engine appears de stined to effect a great change in the use of steam-engines either for the railway, the ship, or on common roads. The simplicity of construction is such, that the inequali ties of surface on a common road, which have hitherto - deranged the machinery of the locomotive, are of no MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF injury or detriment to the works. For the present YOUTH AND MATURITY. cumbrous marine-engine, it presents a substitute that DR. SAMUEL LA 'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON , will not occupy half the room. It can b e ap plied to every iu steamthe firstis applied, cost beingwith the eav advantages a a n u t d a g a e u s Doctor of Medicine, and Metric ilate of d Member of the University of purpose for the London Hos ital Medic 0 - f fifty per which cent. in Edinburgh, Honorary Member economy of twenty-five percent, in fuel. In the con- Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c P ., &c. struction there is an entire absence of all • of ffull pow d e e r ad at po ev m e t r s y , MAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on either of centre or crank, and it is advantageo constructed.n e v vaTenrhe pistons oattainedcylinderoobnvl. aw i ti in the various disorders of the nervous and generative s ystem, es d excesses; which have pro resulting from juvenile trreof aril degradationan in manhood, and prema- point of its revolution—an duced more misery in youth, any rotatory e • . ture decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long an d practical experience of a peculiar shape, having two elliptical in the treatment of these diseases has proved tha t there are in exist ence hopes in shafts, coupled with an ingenious contrivance ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and d isappo inted hich Nervous h noise of existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to w t e Debility, various forms of Insanity, u n happy an- A Unf itful Marri rc „ by nine inches, will give a power equal to ten horses. ages, an d th e i r ages, Impotency, Local and Constitutiona l The model we have seen at work, with endless modi fi cations owe their almost entire origin. a pressure of that theta are 401bs per inch, performs two It is absolutely necessary that all men should know ' ' iples of personal management which cannot be viola ted principles regret w ithout minute, on the axles of the pistons. It has been inspected incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and s ucceed by engineers of the first eminenceand decla re d these penalties ce the heyday of incons iderat e self - irdulgen ce, how b moveri, quickest fast motion e v er invented • may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may ere , and as the wheels of ' and how the evil and its con.e q u ences may b e avoided, and above al l , a carriage can be attached to the revolving piston-rod, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional any amount of speed may be obtained that may be re derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cu . quired. As a locomotive, it contains th e - DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged greatest power In an extensive pract ice in the treat ment of these delicate com- ever condensed into so small a compass ; as an air-pump plaints, and s the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless it will be found invaluable, as it entirely does away with of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical an d mo ck-modest, has had foot-valves. The packing in theis the confid en ce, through the medium of the public press , to directp isto ns peculiar, attention to these enormous evils, from which n o grade of society i s an d there is no s tuffing next the revolving axles. A free. In selecting this department of practice, he has been amply company has been formed, in Stockton, to build a rev arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the steam-boat for pleasure excursions during the nex t treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated to be worked b y this engine and ' summer, publications, assumed foreignnames and titles, and pretended virtues titularly adapted to ships, from its small size and great of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on t h ose who power, it may be destined to carry out the problem ofsteam have been induced to place faith in their pretensions. At home for consultatio n dail y from Eleven till Two, and from Sps in the coal trade. As an engine for printing establish hi Six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and ments it must supersede every other. The one employed for medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. the Times in Printing-house-square will consume twenty- It is desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT five per Cen t . more in coal and steam than this will re- Should first obtain a copy of his work en Ire The simplicity of construction is such that in a SELF-PR ESERVATION.' qui • A Medical Treatise on the P hiloso p h y of Marriage, and Nervous and s team-boat a man at the wheel can put on the steam, G ene rative Debility, illustrated by fifty coloured engravings, and des- s h u t it off, or reverse the engine, without moving from cribing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and I, • , and only a stoker will be required below to keep excesses. hi s post The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct • - description of their cases , and may be had, price 25 6d, in English, up the fire. As Mr. Elliott , has not the means of carry- French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. i iper ing out his patent, it is to be feared the benefit of it will Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-stieet ; fall into the bands of some capitalist, who will be en- Mann, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; r- tress t for forty 07' Pea twb stamp, to any address from the Autho real- tithed efforts of a poor man's genius —Su i - by the .., atone, 37, BEDrosp-oquABS, LONDozg. I i /and Herald. No . 18,882. BLACKWOO D'S MAGAZINE, No. CCCCL. for April, 1853. Price 2s. 61. CONTENTS. Temperance and Teetotal Societies. John Rintoul ; or, The Fragment of the Wreck. Part 11. A Modern French Comedy. Lombardy and Its Irrigation. Lady Lee's Widowhood. Part IV. Twenty Years iu the Philippine Islands. Hints for Legislation. William Illackwo2d and Sons, Edinburgh and London. F RASER'S MAGAZINE for APRIL, Price 2s. 6d., or by post 3s , contains : Longfel:ow. The Wetherbys—Father and San. Sundry Chapteri of Indian Experience. Chapter I►l. New Compositions for the Harp. Modern French Memoirs. Layard's Second Visit to Nineveh, Hypatia. By the Author of" Yeast."—Conclusion. Our Military Schoo's. Wanderings through London. Little Books with Large Aims. Progress of the India Question. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. MOORE'S MEMOIRS, VOLS. 111. & IV. On Friday, April 8, will be publlshei , Vole. 111. and IV., in post Bvo., price 10s. H. each, 31 00 RE'S MEMOIRS, JOURNAL, and CORRESPONDENCE. Edited by the Bight Hon. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. With Portraits of Sir John Stevenson and Samuel ilegerS, Esq.; and Vignettes by T. Crcswielt, R.A., of th a Meeting of the Waters and Moore's Residence at Mayfield. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Long mans. 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' 0 , .19 0 . 5 ' ,-.., ~..,r;' 1 . \:. 111 1. 's., '... Nltts-..P , - ....., , ~,,x t y, v. ferj„. ...7 0 .,,,..--- -° Ai . 113 i tgai t ir DIY .• ' *.,. -1-. " . ' it' .4l 4 ii J f). 1) 'OI 1: ' \ • • 07 -.-.....-.............. MIMI lIIIIMIIIIMI NATAL. , From the Natal Mercury, Jan. 6.) mour the Lieutenant-Governor was about to proceed to Graham's Town, on a visit to his Excellency the Governor, when the Si r R o b er t'P ee l l e f t. He wi fl return to Natal by the next steamer, joining at Algoa Bay. Ori Tuesday, Major Preston was sworn in as acting lieutenant-governor, in the place of Colonel Boys, the state of whose health, and intended departure from the colony, have necessitated his retirement. His Honour afterwards held a levee. • - - [PRICE SD. pleased to direct the publication of the following docu• ments. By Command, WILLIAM F. LIDDLE, Secretary to High Commissioner. • Fort Murray, Feb. 10. ITmhala, Kreli's chief counsellor, arrived here this day, with the following message from the Chief Krell : " Krell asks for peace. He begs that Ma . clean will speak for him. He wishes Maclean to know that he has been very severely punished. The Boers and troops entered his country eight times, and each commando took a great many cattle. Kreli wishes for peace, and he now sends 90 head of cattle, and hopes that the Government will consider it sufficient, as the troops have taken so many thousands from him. Scheepers, the re-captured convict, whose wanderings after.his escape from our prison extended to the Zula country, declares that there are Englishmen in Panda's service, by whom his army is regularly drilled and trained. , THE CUSTOMS RETURNS.—The returns for the quarter ending sth January exhibit a much nearer approxima. tion of the value of imports and exports than has just occurred. The imports show a very large falling off, while the exports are -considerably increased. Mr. Cato, who had been on a tour to the southward of Natal, returned to that place on the 22d of January. He had g one as far as the Unitata River, having pro. ceeded' by the inland route, and returned along the coast. Mr. Cole passed through the same country some years back, and expresses himself astonished at the dif. ferem4 in aie.condition of the native tribes. During his former tour lie saw but few poople, but now he passed through a dense population, who were rich in cattle and bold in their bearing. He had seen what was said to be the wreck of the Grosvenor, which occurred about 80 years ago ; but both Mr. Cato and his companion, from indications which they saw, believed the fragments to belong to a catastrophe of an earlier date. " Krell says he never commenced a war with the Govern ment. The Gaikas have always got him into trouble; and he has been punished for their sins. "I have been also desired by Kreli to ask Fynn to re- . turn to Butterworth, also the missionary and the-traders, and he will,protect them. He never told them to leave his country. On the contrary, when they went away he was exerting himself to recover the property taken from the traders. "I am here to hear the Governor's word.' lam mouth, and will answer for him. " UMHALA, X his mark. - • - " JOHN MACLEAN; Chief Commissioner. " Witness—G. SHEPSTONE, Interpreter." `• Fort Murray, Feb. 11. " Sir,—l -have the honour to 'report, for the information of his Excellency the High Commissioner, that Yila,' a counsellor of the chief Kreli, arrived here this morning, with a bundle of assegais, sent by the chief Kreli to his Excellency as a token of his; submission to her Majesty's Government.—l have the honour to be, &c., " JOHN MACLEAN, Chief Commissioner." PROCLAMATION. BY HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL THE HON. GEORGE CATHCART. Whereas the independent chief Kreli has recently mani fested a desire for peace and reconciliation -with her Ma est ty's faitlit‘ ; And whereas, since the invasion of the territory of the said chief in the month of August last, no acts of hostility have been committed by his people, and no participation in the Gaika rebellion subsequent to that period is chargeable to them : And whereas, in token of submission, a fourth instal ment of cattle has been voluntarily sent by the said chief towards the final settlement of the small remaining portiori of the fine imposed on him : And whereas the said chief has also declared himself severely punished, prayed for the remission of the re mainder of the fine, and humbly sued for peace : Now, therefore, I do hereby, on her Majesty's behalf, and by virtue of the powers vested in me, proclaim, de clare, and make known that all those remaining fines of cattle imposed by my predecessors on the said chief Kreli are hereby cancelled, and that peace and amity are hereby restored between her Majesty and the said chief Kreli on the following conditions only : 1. That the said chief Kreli shall continue in all things true and faithful to his engagements. 2. That he shall recognise the line of the Indwe and the Kei as the boundary between her Majesty's territories and his own. 3. That he shall restrain and punish all attempts on the part of his people to disturb the peace of her Majesty's sub jects, either in the lands allotted to the Tambookies or the other tribes within her Majesty's territories, being on the west side of the Indwe and Kei rivers. 4. That in the event of missionaries or traders being again permitted to reside in the country of the said chief Kreli, with his consent, they must conform to such agree ments as they may make for themselves with the said chief. The Governor, on behalf of the British Government, will have nothing to do with any such agreements, but will hold the said chief responsible for the security of the lives and property of those British subjects whom he may allow to live within his territory. 5. That in case of cattle, horses, or other property being stolen from the colony and traced into his country, the said chief shall be bound to recover and restore the stolen pro perty, and to punish the thieves. 6. That the said chief shall, when demanded of him, cause to be seized and delivered up to the nearest British authority for trial according to law, all persons who shall have committed, or who shall be reasonably suspected of having committed, any murder robbery, or other offence, within the limits of her Majesty's dominions, and who shall be found in the territory of the said chief. God save the Queen. Given under my hand and seal at King William's Town, this 15th day of February, 1853. GEO. CATHCART, Governor and High Commissioner. By command of his Excellency the Governor and High Commissioner.- W. F. LIDDLE, Secretary to his Excellency the Governor and her Majesty's High Commissioner. ( From the Shipping Gazette of Feb. 25 : ) Prospects of peace are at length being manifested on the frontier. Kreli having deputed his chief counsellor Umhala to sue for peace, his Excellency the Governor has issued a proclamation announcing that this appeal has been complied with upon certain conditions, which are to the effect that he must be faithful to his engage ments, must recognise the line of the Indwe and Bei as the boundary between her Majesty's territories and his own, must assist in recovering stolen property traced into his country, and also further the ends of justice by causing the punishment of any offenders that may trans gress British laws. With respect to missionaries and traders, his Excellency disclaims any intention of inter fering in any of their arrangements beyond holding the chief responsible for the security of their lives and pro perty. _ _ _ S;ndilli had also deputed two special messengers to acquaint the Governor that he, with Macomo, Anta, and Tola, had crossed the Kei, and that Stock, Xoxo, and Oba were about to follow ; that he was completely beaten ; and, having obeyed the Governor's " word" by crossing the Kei, "he now asked the Governor where he might desire him to rest in peace." A Government notice has been issued announcing the Governor's intention of forming villages in the Keiskam ma Hoek, the territory formerly occupied by the Gaika tribe, and applications are to be received (preference being given to persons who have been Engaged in the present war), for the various allotments of land. His Excellency proposes to make these grants under ex tremely favourable conditions, such as providing the several occupiers with agricultural implements, seeds, and other necessaries, as well as rations for their families for the first six months, an immediate and continued re sidence being a chief stipulation. Each village is to be situated near some fort or garrison, and in case the pro ject should be abandoned by the home Government, com pensation is to be made to all who had been located and had been put to expense. Reductions in the various forces hitherto engaged are immediately to take place. The following corps, &c., are to be discontinued at the end of the present month —The Albany Rangers ; the Ist and 2d European Levy, with its officers ; the Shiloh Fingo Levy and its officers ; the junior captain and junior subaltern of the Ist Euro pean Corps ; the command, pay, and allowances to Captain Stevenson as commanding the Mancazana dis triot ; and the Garrison Sergeant-Major at Whittlesea. It is reported that the chief Kama has visited his Ex cellency at King William's Town, and that the object of his visit was to propose removal from Kamastone, his present location, to a position along the Keiskamma, as a kind of frontier defence. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1853. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. TERMINATION OF THE WAR. [A summary of the following appeared in The Sun of yesterday.] The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's steamer Calcutta, Captain J. V. Hall, arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning at half-past five. Her dates are :—Outward—Left Plymouth on the 15th of October at 5 p.m., arrived at St. Vincent's on the 26th at 10 a.m., left on the 29th at 7 p.m. ; arrived at Ascension on the Bth of November at 10 a.m., left the same day at 7.30 p.m. ; arrived at the Cape on the 23d at 10 a.m., left on the 27th at 5.30 a.m. ; arrived at the Mauritius on the 11th of December at 5.45 a.m., left on the 17th at 2 p.m. ; arrived at Ceylon on the 29th at 1.45 p.m., left on 30th at 9 a.m. ; arrived at Madras on the 2d of January at 9.30 a.m., left on the sth at 5.30 p.m. ; arrived at Calcutta on the 10th at 5 p.m. Home ward—Left Calcutta on the 20th of January at 1 p.m. ; arrived at Madras on the 24th at 5.45 p.m., left on the 25th at 10.45 p.m. ; arrived at Ceylon on the 29th at 7 a.m., and left at. 9 p.m. ; arrived at the Mauritius on the Bth of February at 10 a.m., left on the 9th at 6 p.m. ; arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 19th at 4.30 p.m., left on the 24th at 6.30 p.m. ; arrived at St. Helena, on the 4th of March at 6 a.m., left at 4 p.m. ; ar rived at Ascension the 7th of March at 1 p.m., left at 10.30 p.m. ; arrived at St. Vincent's the 15th, at 6.20 p.m., left the 17th at 10.30 p.m. ; and ar rived at Plymouth at 5.30 a.m. on the 29th of March. Amongst her passengers are-- From Calcutta—Lady Gilbert and servant ; Mrs. J. R. Worcester ; Captain and Mrs. Colt, child, and servant ; Dr. Donovan ; and 10 seamen, invalids from her Majesty's ships Rattler and Winchester._ From Madras—Colonel and Mrs. Hollis ; Smith ; Miss M`Gregor, two children, and servant ; Colo nel and Mrs. Inglis, infant, and servant ; Lieutenant 0. Mayne; Rev. W. Otteley; and Master Butler. From Mauritius—Mr. Lewisson, Mr. Keate, and Master Bartlett. From the Cape of Good Hope—Colonel and Mrs. Eyre, child, and servant; Colonel Napier, Colonel Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Egan, Lieutenant M`S enz i e an d servan t , M r. Roebuck, and Mr. Johnson. From St. Vincent's—Messrs. J. S. Warren, J. Sampson, and J. Birch. Her outward voyage to Calcutta occupied 77 days, her passage homeyard has been accomplished in precisely the same period. She sailed later from Calcutta than the previous ships in order to have less detention at Galle for the overland mail for the Mauritius ; and the run from that point to the Cape averaged 91 knots per hour the whole way.. The Calcutta met with considerable adverse wea ther on her outward passage. Between the Cape and the Mauritius she fell in with a hurricane, which caused some detention, but she sustained no injury—a sufficient proof of her admirable seagoing qualities and excellent management. So prosperous a voyage both out and home has not failed to give great satisfaction to her pas sengers. The Port Louis Gazette, writing on the passage of the Calcutta from India to the Mauritius, says: " The following particulars have been kindly commu nicated by a passenger on board this fine vessel, which we readily publish. The Calcutta is the first of the Screw Company's vessels that has experienced a hurri cane, and she has pro'ved her qualities as a good sea boat. Captain Hall has also had his experience, science, and skill fairly tested, and has been found well up to the mark. " The Calcutta left the Sandheads on the 21st of January at 10 p.m., and had an exciting race with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pottinger down to Madras, the Calcutta taking the lead and beating by some hours—all the time fair steaming—no wind. " The trifling accident to the fittings of her screw which caused the delay (so vexatious to her commander) at this island on her outward voyage has given no trouble since, and her machinery is in the highest state of efficiency. She has had no assistance from the wind since leaving . Calcutta till yesterday, when she met the S.E. trade wind. Still she has made an excellent run down. " She encountered a hurricane three days after leaving Mauritius (December 20), but by the judicious management of Captain Hall, who is well versed in the cyclonic theory both by experience and study, the more dangerous part was avoided, and the Calcutta rode nobly through it, not sustaining the slightest accident, though it caused her some detention." The Great Britain screw steam-ship, Captain B. Mathews, left the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th of January at 4 a.m., four days before the depar ture of the Calcutta. Her Majesty's steam-ship Dee left Simon's Bay for Algoa Bay on the 18th of February. She is expected to bring a portion of the 73d Regiment to Cape Town. _ _ The ship John Bartlett left Table Bay for London on the 20th of Febrnary, and the Albatross on the same day for Port Philip. _ The schooner Mary, which arrived in Mossel Bay from England on the 14th of February, was driven ashore during a heavy S.E. gale on. Wednesday the 16th. She parted two anchors, and, after dragging the third, she slipped and went on shore. One of the crew was drowned, and the vessel was expected to become a total wreck. (A. letter, dated February 19, states that she still held together, and that she was not insured. Her cargo has been advertised for sale.) Her Majesty's ship Polyphemus and the Austra lian Royal mail steamship Adelaide were at St. Helena on the 4th of March. The Adelaide had been detained there seven days for coal, and was then filling up with wood. The St. Helena Herald of the 3d of March con tains a long letter from Mr. Robert Young, one of the passengers by the Royal Australian Mail Com pany's steam-ship Adelaide, Captain Jackson, which sailed from Plymouth on the 3d of January, arrived at St. Vincent's on the 17th, and, after a delay of 17i days, left for the Cape. On the 10th of February she crossed the Line, and, on the 16th, it was found that the coal was insufficient to take her to the Cape. Mr. Young writes " The screw of the Adelaide cannot be lifted, and, in consequence of some peculiarity in her 'construction, she will not steer without steam while the propeller is in the water. Being therefore dependent upon fuel, and not only for progress, but also for the supply of fresh water by mean of condensed steam, the captain unquestionably adopted the most prudent course. We reached this port on the 20th, and again were we destined to meet with disappointment. We found no coal in the market, and are necessitated to do the best we can to obtain wood. Ido not like, with out good and sufficient cause, to express any censure on a public company ; and it is but justice to the company in question to state, that several coal vessels had been dispatched to St. Vincent's, but that the heavy and continuous gales in the Channel had prevented their timely arrival ; and also to state that the Adelaide has been found to consume a much larger quantity of coal than the directors were taught to believe would be suffi cient. But,' while I readily make these admissions, I nevertheless have a very strong opinion that more care ought to have been taken to provide for contingencies. Had less merchandise and more coal been received on board at Plymouth, we might have avoided the delay and expense incurred at St Vincent's and St. Helena. When as passengers we paid our money, we were told very confidently that in 75 days the vesssel would reach Sydney. But 77 days have already elapsed since the 14th of December, and we have performed only about one-third of our voyage. This unexpected delay is truly vexatious to the captain and his officers, highly incon venient to the passengers. and to some of them may even be ruinous." The General Screw Steam-Shipping Company's steamer Queen of the South was steaming out of Ascension on the 7th of March, when the Calcutta entered. the rivers Indwe and Kei as the boundai y between her Majesty's territories and his own. I reductions in the various forces hitherto engaged i n the war were immediately to take place. We subjoin the following details from. the Cape papers : (From the Monthly Summary of the Cape Monitc Pr, Feb. 23.) Since our last summary little has occurred on the frontier which could in itself be regarded as ain omen of our success. The war has, however, long bee u virtually terminated, and most of the rebels would doub ties s much prefer the ingleside of a settler's kitchen to ' the most romantic adventures and hair-breadth escapeL3 to be en countered in the defiles of the Amatolas. Still, a few are determined to die hard, and cionsequently keep the police continually on the alert ; but their de predations have not been either formidable or frequent. We regret most to have to report the death of Lieut. William Currie, of the Somerset police, who was wounided some time ago while pursuing these wretches. Every atten tion was paid to the sufferer which medical skill could dictate, but in vain. He gradually sunk under tb Le loss of blood, and, at length, " one of the bravest :hearts among the sons of the British settlers of Albany .ceased to beat." The month of January was spent by a party -of 155 Fingoes, who, commanded by Commander ' Cyrus and Lieutenants R. and W. Forrester, patrolled the country about the Fish River. On four or five oc casions they discovered the spoors of Kafirs, which they followed, as hounds do the trail of foxes, and succeeded in shooting a few of the marauders and capturing some arms and horses. The dinculty of pursuit was considerable, requiring the exercise , of much practical sagacity, as,' in the more open place s, the Kafirs attempted to mislead our men, by walking, back wards, and by giving to their yestiges across a,dusty road the appearance of baboon tracks. But our men, under the able guidance of Mr. P. Koester, wore not to be baffled by tricks as old as the days of Cacua. On the 18th January Piet Koester was,severel3Livounded, Abul'vrareffrtitd - otriThis ociMpanions a distance of 18 miles. On the same day was wounded, at .Koester's Drift, J. M. Ferreira, the son of the lamented Field- Cornet Ferreira, who was shot a few days before by Brander's Hottentots. An examination of the fallen rebels led to the conclusion that they had formed a sort of rear-guard of Brander's gang. On the evening of the same day occurred one of those unexpected successes which serve to show that the battle is not always to the strong, nor the race to the swift. John Klan s ' a Hot tentot in the service of Mr. W. H. Daniell, of Sidbury Park, had proceeded with two waggons as far as Howl son's Poort, when he saw two Kafirs driNing eight oxen. Unable to answer his interrogations th ay ran off, leaving the oxen behind. Shortly after, he ca ptured 14 more, and at dlygiht the following morning found 16 oxen with their reiths on, mixed with the 14. Either a panic seized the'Ahieves, or they may have in tended it as a ruse to put the Albany farmers off their guard. The execution of Job David, the condemn ed rebel, took place at King William's Town. From a letter written by his spiritual attendant on the occa aion, we learn that he had deserted with others from the Cape Mounted Rifles, because Laverlot (of Kat R iver) h e ad written letters persuading them to make a speeC ty escape, as the English had made preparation for makin g all the Hottentots slaves. He fled to the bush, and v as in the mountains about a year ; but getting tired o f such a sinful and miserable life he repaired to Pato's 1 ocation. On this narrative some obvious reflection is may be made. First, the efficacy of Kat River messz iges upon the minds of men who had nothing to complain of. Kat River seems to have been regarded as a sort; of mis sionary sanctuary, from which every lie iss aed forth clothed in the garb of gospel truth. Secondly, we may note the mental grouping of ideas in the desert er's con fession. His life of want and hardship in the m.ountains is identical with a sinful life—indicating that, in_ Hotten tot parlance, plenty and righteousness, hunger and sin, are convertible terms. We must infer that the system of instruction adopted by the London missionaries at Kat River must be both dangerous and injudicious, since it has fostered an influence over their proteges s o unwar ranted and so liable to abuse. During the month, 18 or 20 rebel Hottentots were tried by court-martial, and sentenced to two years' im prisonment, with hard labour. Such a sentence, or one even more severe, has been often passed on natives con victed in the Supreme Court of larceny or attempted burglary. Rebellion, which by implication contains the elements of every crime, is by this sentence exhibited to the coloured people as scarcely more heinous than the theft of a sheep I Reference was lately made to the numbers of coloured people located in the precincts of Graham's Town, who were found to be living unsupervised, and in a 'semi lawless state. A census has been made, and their num bers found to be 3,000. Witchcraft has been manifesting itself among the F in gees at Graham's Town and Fort Peddie. In the latter place the magistrate has detected and punished two witch doctors, and has latterly committed a Fingo to prisim on a charge of wilful murder. It appears that. a child was sick, and the native saga having pointed out. another man as the cause, the father was instigated to shoot the imaginary offender. At Graham's Town, the bead Man of one of the Fingoe kraals has deposed before the clerk of the peace to curious facts, which prove at •once the extent of native credulity and superstition. A woman was alleged to be pregnant with snakes, and serious con sequences might have ensued had not the headman fined the husband 50 rix-dollars. The husband, however, evades payment, and hence the application of the; Fingo headman to have the penalty enforced by the British authorities. A sawyer, named Ward, who was wounded some time ago in Oliphant's Hoek, has died. The victim in this instance was a man in humble life, but the result of rebel treachery would have been the same though the object had been the noblest of England's aristocracy. Reviewing the past, let us count up the costly nature of the price which we have paid for our philandering policy towards the natives, and no man of common humanity .can fail to be struck with its unfortunate issue, and the consequent necessity of altering the system completely. During a severe thunder -storm Mr. Munford's kraal was forced by the enemy, and 50 head of cattle were stolen ; but through the activity of the police all were recovered except one. By a notice, dated Jan. 25, 1853, a board has been appointed "to investigate and report upon all claims for losses of cattle, or waggons captured or destroy ed by the enemy, while in the employ of Government during the war." _ _ Flying rumours have been rife respecting the demean our and intentions of Kreli and the deposed rebel chiefs. According to some parties, Sandilli rand Macomo are desirous of peace ; according to others, they are watch ing the course of events, ready to take advantage of any false or faltering movement on our side. Again, Kreli is reported as intensely afraid of another com mando, yet evading the payment of the fine imposed by Sir H. Smith. By last post, however, it seems he has sent an instalment of 100 head, and some assagais. Scores of mounted men, however, are said to be passing Clarkebury. A meeting of the chiefs at King William's Town. is Apoken of, but General Cathcart maintains a prudent silence regarding his ulterior measures, and the rumour is so far unauthenticated by official announcement. Lieutenant• Colonel Eyre, of the 73d, being about to proceed to England, for the benefit of his health, several addresses have been forwarded to him by those who have long been spectators of his heroic gallantry and valour. Lieutenant-Colonel Napier, being appointed to a higher command in Canada, has been entertained by the officers of the Cape Mounted Rifles in the most enthusi astic and respectful manner. Nothing seems clearer than that Moshesh, having been convicted of a theft on a great scale, was properly fined ; and that his having resisted the payment by force of arms only aggravates his former offence. That his Excellency has forborne toipress his claims is by no means tantamount to saying that the claim has been satisfied or remitted. The Trans-Vaal Boers have ;taught us a lesson which we should have known long ago. They strike no hesi tating blow, nor allow their humanity to be abused by the machinations of political missionaries. Their attack upon Secheli, and their expulsion of two London mis sionaries, are marks of a promptitude and decision which we look for in vain among the annals of our own South African policy. A well-informed correspondent to one of the frontier papers remarks upon these events, and states that " a complete gunsmith's shop was found on the premises of one of the missionaries (near Sechek's place), with guns in all stages of repair ;" and then wry properly asks if such an establishment is necessary for the conversion of the heathen ? The commission which has been sitting to take evi dence on the state of the native tribes, and the best me thod of dealing with them, has finished its sittings. The recapitulation of evidence will be interesting ; but the whole of their proceedings have not yet come to hand. Since the above was written, intelligence has been re ceived of the proclamation of peace with Krell, and a report that the proscribed Kafir chiefs, Macomo and Sandilli, have retreated across the Kei, and Kreli's having sued for peace. The notices and proclamations which announce this welcome news will be found in an other column. negotiation. This condition having now been ostensibly complied with, there seems a prospect that some kind of peace will shortly be agreed upon. Several of San dilli's councillors are stated to have arrived at head quarters with the chief's " word," and been admitted to an audience, but the nature of the arrangements proposed on either side has not yet been made public. Whatever these arrangements may be, it is now cer tain that General Cathcart intends to retain military possession of the Amatolas until her Majesty's pleasure be known on the subject. •In a Government Notice re cently issued, he announces his intention to establish townships and villages in the neighbourhood, of sufficient military forts and garrisons, in that portion of the lands formerly occupied by, the Gaikas, named the Keiskamma Hoek, and invitei•a*lications for land from the " de serving persons who have fought nobly in the ranks of colonial levies and other corps during the rebellion now happily suppressed." As the grants, however, are of wofully small extent, and subject to a condition of bolui fide residence, it is evident that his Excellency wishes to discourage the sybtein of speculating in such lands, which has frequently produced extensive evil in this country. The first settlers are to be rationed for six months, and provided with implements, seeds, &c. ; and in the event of the Home Government abandoning the project, com pensation is to be given them, either in money or land elsewhere. Notwithstanding this apparently promising condition of affairs over the border, the frontier districts have not been wholly free from depredation. Several serious losses of cattle and horses have taken place ; and Kafir scouts and small parties of rebel Hottentots are continu ally met with, far within the more settled parts of the colony. These circumstances naturally tend to keep up a feeling of insecurity in the country, and many of the Eastern colonists are, it is said, determined, if peace be not speedily and satisfactorily restored, to seek for hap pier homes in the land of the golden East. Up to the arrival of the last post the state of affairs in Kreli's country, the scene of General Cathcart's first "foray," was looked upon as very unsatisfactory. The reminder of- the line-imposed upon that chief for the destruction of missionary property at Butterworth had not been paid ; and it appeared that a number of his people, the Amagaleki, assisted by refuge rebel Hotten tots, have fallen upon the Tambookies and destroyed several of their kraals. A party of them visited the missionary station of Morley in quest of gunpowder, but were prevented from obtaining it by the address and courage of the missionary's wife. Subsequent reports stated that the station had been destroyed, but of this we have no certain information. All accounts, however, concurred in representing the Amagaleki territory as in a state of dangerous confusion. Kreli, feeling, doubtless, that this was a condition of things which might lead to a second visit from General Cathcart, took time by the forelock and sent in messen gers professing great contrition and humility. With a bundle of assegais, in token of submission, he also sent about 100 cattle as a further instalment of his fine, plead ing poverty and that the Boers had plundered him of great numbers. He admitted that he had been severely punished, and begged for a remission of the remainder of the fine and for peace, and the hand of peace was at once held out to him. A proclamation issued by the Gover nor on the 14th instant, at King William's Town, announces that peace and amity have been restored between Majesty and her faithful friend Kreli, who, on his part, promises ,to be true and faithful to all his engagements, and to regard the rivers Indwe and Kei as the boundary between her Majesty's territories and his own (thus, by the way, sponging Kafirland front the map.) He engages to keep his people from disturbing the Tambookies, and to be responsible for the lives and property of British subjects within his territory—they, however, making their own agreements with him as to the terms on which they shall be permitted to reside there ; and he further engages to recover and restore stolen cattle, horses, or other property traced into his country, and to punish the thieves ; and also to deliver up murderers, robbers, &c., who may escape into his territories from her Majesty's dominions. These events are in some degree satisfactory to the colonists, as they hold out a prospect of a cessation of those miserable hostilities which have entailed such heavy calamities upon them. For further and more com plete relief from their long continued sufferings they look with confidence to the speedy establishment, under a Reform Ministry and a Reform Parliament, of those free representative institutions which would prevent hereafter what is now found so difficult of cure. MESSAGE FROM SANDILLI. The following message was sent by Sandilli to the Go. ♦ernor : " Mali and Mani, special messengers, appear before Col. Maclean, Chief Commissioner, and state as follows :- - " Sandilli, Macomo, Anta, and Tola, together with their counsellors, crossed. the Kei three days ago ; we left them in Kreli's country at the junction of the T'Somo with the Kei. Stock, Xoxo, and Oba are now on their way to cross the Kei. " When we left, Sandilli was about sending to acquain Kreli that he had crossed the Kei. " Sandilli ordered us to come direct to Pato, and to ask him to acquaint Maclean that he had crossed the Kei; that he had no more strength to fight with the English ; that he is beaten and driven from his country; and that he has obeyed the Governor's ' word' by crossing the Kei, and he now asks the Governor where he may desire him to rest in peace. " Sandilli desired us to return quickly with a ' word' from Maclean. " MALI, his mark. " MANI, his mark." GOVERNMENT NOTICE. King William's Town, Feb. 12. Whereas his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief and High Commissioner of British Kafraria is desirous—now that the rebellious Gaika tribe have been expelled from the Amatolas and other lands formerly occupied by them, but now forfeited to the Crown—that certain townships or vil lages in the close vicinity of sufficent military posts and garrisons, to provide for their security, should be esta blished without delay; And whereas numerous applications for land have been made by deserving persons who have fought nobly in the ranks of colonial levies and other corps during the rebel lion now happily suppressed, his Excellency the Com mander-in-Chief and High Commissioner is pleased to or der as follows : 1. That, commencing with the Beishamma Hoek—where there is a permanent barrack and fort, and where there is abundance of good land and water, as well as of open land for pasture, with capability of irrigation, there s hall be traced and defined a certain surrounding space of not more than one mile radius in the first instance, but to be enlarged hereafter if found expedient, within which space building and garden lots or - " erven" shall be laid out. These build ing lots will not exceed a quarter of an acre each, as the first object is to form as compact a town as possible ; but allotment gardens will be laid out, as far as practicable, having a frontage to the river and outside of the space re served for the town ; and these will contain a space of one acre, or half an acre each, as may be desired, which will be let for one or three years on lease, on easy terms, to holders of " erven" in the town who desire to cultivate them. In like manner larger spaces for cultivation will also be let to persons who may wish to cultivate on a more extensive scale, but in every case gardeners will be- required to en close their gardens with a sufficient fence ; the wood and stone in the close neighbourhood will furnish abundant materials. 2. That all persons desiring to become possessed of such " erven" may send in their applications in writing, backed by the certificate of the officers under whom they have served, if military, or by a magistrate, if not military, addressed to the resident magistrate at King William's Town. 3. That a board shall be forthwith formed, consisting of the resident magistrate, an officer of Royal Engineers, and one other member whom the Chief Commissioner may think fit to appoint, to consider the said applications and make the allotment accordingly. 4. These grants shall, in the first instance, be provisional, and be held on the same tenure as those granted at King William's Town, but to be convertible into freehold or no minal quit rent, as hereinafter provided, on the final set tlement of the district. And should the Crown see fit to abandon the project of the proposed settlement in the Ama toles, the holders of such grants shall receive an equivalent in land elsewhere, or compensation in money, at the option of the Government, for the value of all dwellings erected on their allotments, also for their fields or garden crops. 5. The said " erven," so granted, shall not be alienable until they shall have been two years in occupation. Each erf so granted must be occupied, and some sort of dwelling built in such position as shall be directed, and inhabited bond fide within six month after the notification of the grant to the applicant, otherwise that grant will be can celled, and the erf transferred to another. And an erf once occupied, and a dwelling constructed, should it be abandoned and left unoccupied for ■ix months, it will in like manner be forfeited, but it will be lawful to let or lend it, so that bond fide occupation be insured. 6. The owners of " erven" will have free commonage for pasture within such limits of the forest of the Amatolas as the officer commanding the post may consider safe, and certain kraals, either common or private, will be constructed at such places as may be selected by an appointed officer of Royal Engineers, and all cattle must be duly brought into kraal at the appointed hours. 7. The free use of all firewood and all such timber as may be required for building or for constructing fences will be granted, but no timber will be cut down and carried away for purposes of trade out of the said forest without licence granted by the Chief Commissioner, on such terms as may be hereafter appointed. 8. Every male inhabitant above the age of 16 will be required to provide himself with a gun and be prepared to assist in defence of his own property and that of the com munity in case of need. 9. The Crown retains right of resumption of any allot ment for public purposes, compensating the holder or occupier. 10. No higher rate of quitrent than ss. per annum for each erf shall be affixed on a town allotment granted within the first limits now appointed. 11. Tools and agricultural implements and garden seeds will be given gratis to each holder of a building lot on occu pation. 12. Rations will be given to the occupiers of " erven" in this new township, for themselves and wives and children, for the first six months from the date of their occupation. By command of his Excellency the Governor and High Commissioner,W. F. LIDDLE, Secretary to her Majesty's High Commissioner. MESSAGE FROM KRELI. GOVERMENT NOTICE. King William's Town, Feb. 14. His Excellency the Governor and High Commissioner is THE KAFIR WAR. By the Calcutta we have received intelligenc, respecting the termination of the war at the Cape, which, should it prove true, cannot fail to give general satisfaction. Since the return of the Governor from Basuta land all had remained quiet in that quarter. Hi s Excellency - had closed accounts with Moshesh with out leaving any claim or balance as the germ of future litiiation. General Cathcart was making preparations for —. posts in strong positions, within the dist a nce of a The following summary is extracted from the Cape Town Mail of Feb. 22 : niilitarY , Since General Cathcart's return from the Basuto coun ofholding the Amatolas as a settlement, with arable ground on the condition of residence ana mile, besides offering to resident settlers . .. a ll otments try, a ft er the battle of Berea, no further hostilities have King William's Town, where the 43d, 47th, and 74th readiness to act with the military for the genera l taken place. Head-quarters are again established at defence. Regiments are stationed ; the remainder of the forces d en K ce a . firs Th a i n s d in th v e olv m e a s in t t h e e na e n xc ce lus o io f n co o n f sid n e a r t a iv b e le s and watchful force among the mountains. being so disposed as to hold possession of various points Sandilli had abandoned his hopeless contest with in the Amatolas, and keep that part of the country clear the British power, and, agreeably to the require- of marauders. ments of the Governor, had retired from Kafraria. To all appearance the Kafir war i s a t an en d, a lth o ugh He had announ ce d thi s fact, acknowledged his de- ir . d? in cla Tati e o v n id of e peace h as h yet been ma d e . All idea o f s fig feat, and signified hi s su b m i ss i on. B y the last ad- htthe has nt yh a oned bytehostiletribe , and g latest accounts een from and the frontierh s tate that the vices he was beyond the Kei, together with Ma chiefs Sandilli and Macomo have como, Anta, and 'Dila, so that the Kafire war to compliance with the proclamation issued by his Excellency all appearance was closed. The Governor, on Feb. on his arrival, declaring that this was the only position 14, proclaimed that " Peace and amity" had been in which he would ever treat with them. Attempts had restored between her Majesty and her faithful been repeatedly made to open up a "talk" by messen friend Kreili, who on his part promises to be true gers from these chiefs, but the general was inexorable in and faithful - to all his engagements, and to regard i demanding removal as an indispens a bl e p re liminary to FRONTIER. (From the Graham's Town Journal Extra.) Since our Saturday's issue we have communications from British Kaffraria to the 11th instant. From these we learn that Kreli had sent home 90 head of cattle in further payment of his debt of 1,500 head, two thirds of which are still due. These cattle are said to be of a very inferior description, but on which we need not remark, as their actual value will be as certained when sold, as we are informed they were to be forthwith. In all matters of this character it should be kept carefully in mind that the payment or non-payment of a fine is only regarded so far as it tests in any degree the true feelings towards the colony of the party or people from whom it is demanded. In the pre sent case the payment of 1,500 head of cattle would be a very light infliction, and bear no proportion whatever to the offences given by the Gakas and the property of British subjects openly pillaged or wantonly destroyed by them. Kreli has shown himself to be utterly faithless, and as weak as he is vicious. With such a man any re liance we may place on diplomacy is absurd. He is quite incapable of understanding, neither will he respect, any thing save the strong arm, and if this be not extended to him, then we may depend upon it he will give us no credit for magnanimity, but will attribute to incapacity and fear what may actually spring from motives of a very opposite character. It should never be lost sight of for a moment that in mistaken dealing with the natives may be found all our difficulties. Wrapt up in our own fancied superiority, we enter upon schemes which are utterly incongruous to the habits and train of thought of those with whom w e have to deal. They look amazed at our folly, but at the same time are not slow in turning to account our weak nesses and our blunders. Who does not perceive that Kreli is at this moment feeling the pulse of the colony t Who can be unaware of the duplicity of Umhala, or the strong bias which that crafty old chief has manifested during the whole of the present war ? We mayshutoudr eyes to these facts, and fancy that the Kafirs are as blind as s o e servelv e s aa purpose,nd they w o i f l 1 whichpr ete nthdeytowbilei f s u o lly b c u o t n v i i t n n ce i s only u t nl o y us in documents which h ave come to hand it the th long run. From seems that his Excellency the Governor has entered upon the rather delicate and difficult t as k of reducing the war establishment. This is no doubt unavoidable, as in fact o there is no visible enemy with w h om t contend. Amongst other reductions we rem ar k the discontinuance of the Albany Rangers, and this i s d ue to that bady o f g allant men, that they should not be disbanded without an ex pression of that public commendation of which they are deserving. The long -protracted character of the war, and the establishment of the mounted police force, have impaired their utility of late • but Jet it not be for g ot t en that the R angers were the 'first to take the field—to stand forth in the common defence—and that amidst peril of no ordinary character, and under circumstances of the greatest difficulty, they have approved themselves men of sterling quality, and doing the colony as hard and gallant service as any corps in the field during the I present contest. The second in command, Mr. W. THE BURMESE AND KAFIR WARS. ( From the Times.) The intelligence which reached us yesterday from the seat of war in the Burmese Empire, and also from the eastern boundaries of the Cape of Good Hope, happily warrants a belief in the speedy termination of these harassing conflicts. In Asiatic monarchies the usual consequence of pressure applied to the State by a foreign enemy is a revolution in the palace, and Sovereigns, ac countable to no'other law, are commonly made the 'vic -t_ iws weir own resumption and obstinacy by the fit nearest .relatives. catastrophe of this sort appears to have occurred at the Court of Ava. The Golden-footed Monarch, who was inaccessible to the remonstrances of the British Govern ment, and who defied the languid attacks of General Godwin, finds himself surrounded by more dangerous enemies. A younger brother, who is said to be sup poked by the army, has declared against the Sovereign, and it may reasonably be hoped that the next accounts will apprise us that the Prince whose obstinacy has led to these hostilities is deposed. His successor will probably mount the throne with the assent of the British Government iu India, and he will inaugurate his reign by relieving the country from the severe hard ships which the blockade and occupation of the great rivers have inflicted on the population. Such, at least, is the ordinary course which events have followed in similar disputes with the potentates of the East ; and, although no confidence can be placed in the assurances of an Asiatic prince who ascends the throne under such circumstances, it is probable that the prime movers of the war at the Court of Ava will have fallen in this dis turbance, and that the first care of the new Government will be to restore peace. The provinces of Pegu and Bassein have already been evacuated by the enemy, and the Burmese forces are more concentrated in the vicinity of the capital. Ambassadors had, however, already ar rived on a pacific mission in General Godwin's camp ; and there is strong reason to hope that the principal labour of the campaign is at an end. Unhappily this gratifying improvement in the general state of our affairs upon the Irrawaddy is clouded by an incident of a very melancholy and distressing character. We knew, from the last advices, that an attack was about to be made upon a strong position at Donabew, where a marauding chief, with upwards of a thousand followers, had occupied the square of the Pagoda, and ejected the head man of th e town, who had been faithful to the British throughout the war. These marauders, or dacoits, as they were called in the army, had already given the forces some trouble, for they occupy a country covered with jungle and intersected with creeks, in the unknown delta of the river. Very recently a squadron of boats and a steamer had been sent against them, and had returned with loss, never having seen the enemy, though they ascended a narrow creek, staked in several places, and were exposed to a galling fire. It was therefore thought necessary to renew the attack on these formidable robbers with a larger force, and Captain Granville Lock, the flag-captain of the Winchester, who had already shown the greatest activity and ability in maintaining the communication by water between Prome and Rangoon, determined to lead this enterprise in per son ; for, since his arrival on the station last autumn, he has been foremost wherever there was an enemy to be encountered or a service to be performed. We learn from the brief tenour of the telegraphic dispatch, which gives us' no further particulars, that the result of this attack proved most unfortunate. It was repulsed by the natives with very severe loss, amounting to no less than 88 killed and wounded out of a party which cannot have exceeded 300 or 400. Two guns were also lost ; and, as if to render this disas ter the most painful occurrence in the campaign, it was marked by the death of Captain Loch himself, who com manded the expedition, and of Lieutenant Kennedy, of the Fox, while several other officers and mates were se verely wounded. We must await the arrival of the mails for further information on the causes of this cala mity •, but throughout the service there will be one feel ing of deep regret for the premature loss of these gallant gentlemen. Captain Granville Loch had found oppor tunities to distinguish himself even during a period of general peace. In 1841 he was posted, and in the following year he went out in the Dido to serve as a volunteer on the staff of Lord Gough in the war in China ; he was also present with Sir Henry Pottin ger at all the conferences which terminated that war ; and in 1846 he obtained the command of the Alarm (26), then on the West India station. In this capacity Captain Loch conducted a very spirited expe dition in boats up the river San Juan de Nicaragua (the scene of one.of Nelson's early exploits), which enabled him to adjust the differences then existing between the British Government and the Nicaraguan Republic, ,and to dictate a treaty with that state. For this service he received from her Majesty the Order of the Bath, upon the recommendation of Lord Palmerston. In 1852 Captain Loch was appointed by the Duke of Northum berland to the command of the Winchester, 50, which was ordered to relieve tfie Hastings as flag-ship in the East Indies. So that, by a singular coincidence, his short but brilliant career ,was chiefly remarkable for his services in river warfare on the Yang-tae-Kiang, the San Juan de Nicaragua, and the Irrawaddy. Shortly after his arrival at Rangoon • Admiral 'Austin died of cholera. The Commodore remained with the squadron off the coast, and the coniMand of the river devolved principally on Captain. •Loch. In spite of an o ppressive climate and a harassing.enemy he kept the communications •oPri o : and succeeded, against enormous odds, in compellingitfie Burmese to retire, in great measure, from the stockades and positions they held on the banks. In one of these desperate but ob scure encounters against a hand of barbarous enemies he is now reported to have fallen at the head of a fright ful number of his comrades and men, on whose courage and steadiness he placed unbounded reliance, for they, too, knew their leader ; and, though no death can be more glorious than that of a British officer who falls in the command of seamen and troops, and in the dis charge of his duty to England, we are painfully re minded by such an occurrence at how great a price the warfare between civilisation and barbarism is carried on, for Captain Loch wanted nothing to complete his fame but a nobler enemy and a more conspicuous field of action. These considerations, which the loss of such officers as Captain Loch in Burmah, and Major Wilmot, with many others, at the Cape, naturally suggest, increase our satisfaction at the probable termination of these fatal campaigns. At the Cape, it appears that Governor Cathcart has not only subdued the tribes on the frontier, but, what is of more importance, has closed the disputed transactions with them. Mosheish is at peace rEa s suta land is tranquil ; Sandilla and Macomo have retiretrbe yond the Kei, and announced their submission • and peace and amity have been restor e d between the-British Government and Kreili; with the Kei for a boind . arY• These are by far the most complete accounts' we have yet received of the discomfiture of the enemy, and, in spite of the distrust with which we cannot but regard anything like good knews from British Kafraria, it seems more probable than it has ever done before that th e War is at an end. We still learn, indeed, with some apprehension, that the Governor has resolved to convert the Amatolas into a military settlement, on a system which seem analogous to that of the military frontier of Austria ; but it is, perhaps, necessary to guard that mountainous region from again becoming a fastness and retreat for predatory bands of Kafirs, and we hope the sturdy farmers of Southern Africa will be induced by allotments of Crown lands to hold this position. At any rate, this is the last time that England will submit to the cost and loss attending the employment of a large army in a war ag a i ns t savages for the defence of a territory utterly worthless to ourselves. Now that the honour of the Queen's arms is retrieved, and the power of this country vindicated, the abandonment of these remote and - Unproductive pro vinces would be preferable to any attempt to hold them on such terms. When we have placed the colonial p o pul a tion of the Cape in the most fa voura bl e con diti ons for s elf-defence, we have done all that we o'an reasonably be required to do ; and, if that is not enough for their protection, the next step must be to draw the colony within limits in which a more compact population and a greater proximity to the seat of government will insure its tranquillity. A WHOLESALE POLYGAMIST.—A fellow named Joseph Wardle was, in September last, committed by the dis trict magistrates to Gloucester gaol, to await his trial for bigamy at the spring assizes. It has since been as certained that the prisoner has married as many as six wives, all of whom are now living—namely, one at Mancher, two in Staffordshire, one in the Isle of Man, the fifth at Birmingham, .an 4 the last at Dyniock. Wardle's plan appears to have been to obtain a sum of money from each newly-make bride;_and then desert her. All_ the wives; is -beliefed, will be present at the assizes:l---aintbrtan. '~.. .~