The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-01 00:00:00

GERMANY.

A letter from Berlin, in the Emancipation of
Brussels, states that the Prussian cabinet has re-
solved not on any condition to negotiate with Austria
on commercial qusetions before the formal reconstitu-
tion of the Zollvcrein. _ _

'f he second sitting of the Congress of the Zollverein
took place at Berlin on tho 27th. It was attended
by the delegates of all the states, with the exception
of that of Baden, who had not arrived.
The Berlin journals announce that the raising of
the state of siege in Hesse Cassel has been again ad-
journed, owing, they say, to the insufficiency of the
existing laws against the press.

SAVINGS BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.—
Yesterday, a parliamentary paper was printed showing that
from the oth August, 1817, to the 20th November, 1&51, the
gross amount of all sums received and credited, including
interest by the National Debt Commasionen on account of
Oaring. Hanks and Friendly 84pcieties,waa 61,080,1011. Is. 2d.
NATIONAL DEBT NOT PAYING INCOME TAX.—
lichterday, a return to parliament was printed, from which
' It appears that the amount of capital of the national debt
which did not pay income tax for tho year 1850 wee
74,216,0961. 19s. 241. The terminable annuities were
164,4671. Is. Ild. per annum.

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THE KAFFIR WAR.

By the ship Agincourt have been received dates
from the Ca to the 10th of March, three days later
than those given in yesterday's paper. The Legisla-
tive Council had voted OWL towards the retie( of the
sufferers from the loos of the Birkenhead.
By the last frontier post there was nothing new.
The troops were preparing for the campaign of the
Bth March.
The Styx, which arrived in Table Bay on Satur-
day, the Bth, had brought down Mr. Cock and
Sir Andric' Botha.
Major Holm and Captain Smith, aide-de-camp to
Sir Harry Smith, had also conic by her, for the pur-
pose, it was said, of receiving Cienend Cathcart, the
new Governor. .

The following government notice had been pub-
lished :
King William's-town' Feb. 27, 1ti.52.
Reports have been received from Mr. Cole, Civil Com-
missioner of Albert, dated the 17th inst. They state that
the Burgher force under his direction had swept the whole
lot Tyopo's and Madoor's country, the Indwee River and its
kloofs, the neighbourhood of the Belot', the whole of the
Zuurberg Range, and both hanks of the '1"Somo. Twenty-
iie • Kollin and eleven llottehtots had been slain • ' among
the latter the notorious Dirk Raid ; and 1,000 heed of
cattle, 300 gouts, 40 horses, and 12 stand of arms had been
taken. _ _ _ . .

Reports from Lieutenant-Colonel Michel extend up to the
22nd instant. On the 20th, notwithstanding the incesennt
rain, his troops were vigorously employed in devastating the
Cr.; s iu and adjacent to the Well's lien, the prom rty of
Sandilll On the 21st he burned from AO to 100 Hottentot
huts, and some regularly-built houses of wattle and daub,
in sod shove the Amatola Basin. lie then =mil back by
the very difficult ground of the Wolf River to his camp in
the valley of the Lenya, destroying many crops on the
march. Colonel Michel reports that nothing could be
more complete than the de,truction of the Hottentot strong-
holds, or of the crops in the Den."
Lieutenant-Colonel livre's reports reach to the 23rd inst.
Eagle on the morning of the 21st he moved in two divisions
on the Guln mountains—the range which sepamtes the
Wolf Valley from the tributaries of the Oulu River—and
completely surprised the enemy. capturing 54 heal of
cattle on the summit of the heights, and burning larir
numbers of huts in the very heart of the dense hush.
The enemy, Kaffir* and Hottentots, fled everywhere as
the troops advanced. Immense quantities of cultivation
xt the sources of the Upper Keiskamma' &c., were de-
stroyed on the 21st and two following days. Rockets
hail been used with great tffect, spreatlng terror among
the enemy.
From the heights of the Gide, Colonel Eyre hod observed
Colonel Michel operating in the Wolf Valley below. The
co-operation of these two officers, therefore, has been perfect
and most successful. . . .

....
Reports to the 22nd inst. have been receive 1 from Major
Kyle, up to which date the quantity of corn destroyed by
his column was computNl at about 10,000 mui s. Ile had
met with no opposition.
Major-General Somerset reports that he has destroyed
tho whole of the crops of the treacherous Sega, tho mur-
derer of the military villagers, and those of others, in the
valley of the Chumic, as wtll as very many on that side of
the Amanita.

Major-General finnerset has moved to the old Konap
Post, preparatory to the grand movement of expulsio.i from
the Waterkloof to the Kci. The troops of the second di
vision, having completed their labour of devastation, are all 1
ordered to head-quarters to re-equip for the field.
Mr. Robert Ainslie reports the spirited repulse of an
attack made by some marauders on his farm, Spring Grove,
on the morning of the 19th inst. A number of cattle, 'heel),
and goats wore, in the first instance, driven off ; the greater
part, however, of the former, and the whole of the latter,
were re-captured, and in the skirmish which took place be-
tween the small party of 13 Burghers and the enemy, 11
of the latter were slain, and 20 homes and several guns
and assegais taken. Mr. Ainslie states, that the enemy
's did not tight with that spirit of determination which has
been hitherto shown by them, but seemed more intent on
getting off with their booty." Very little ammunition was
found in the pouches of the slain.
Tho following is extracted from a letter dated
King William's Town, the 29th :
During the past two days the troops have been pouring
in from the field to refit and lay in stores for another cotn-
paign. We have now the whole of the second division here,
comp:icing five line and two cavalry regiments, besides the
levies and irregular horse. During their late operations they
have destroyed the greater part of the Kaffir corps, stormed
an old-established Hottentot camp, and fought the Kafka
whenever they would fight, and wherever they were to be
found; but while the three divisions under command of Cols.
Michel and Ecru and Major Kyle have been doing good ser-
vice, and working hard, that under General Somerset has
been comparatively idle. It is a fact that since the crops
were begun to be destroyed, his whole force have not cut
down as much as one of the other columns cut in three
days. People know the detaili of Kaffir warfare too well
to believe that any good will result from seines expenditure
of ammunition in an unoccupied bush; the trees are a
very safe enemy to fight against, but as they do not steal
the colonist,,' cattle they may as well be let alone. If noise
is the object, that, can also ho dispensed with, as we have
enough of that from head-quarters downwards.
The substance of the news from Keffirland is that the
majority-of the people are determined not to leave the coun-
try, so are the minor chiefs headed by Macomo ; but San-
dill and his counsellers arc for leaving the country. and
crossing the KLi. It is said that Macomo expresses great
pleasure at the prospect of again measuring his prowess
with the troop. at the Waterkloof,—but he will find
• mighty difference in the e.tergy of the commanders ;
warfare a la Smith and a la Somerset are two very
different games. The Hottentots are now greatly broken
up in the Amatola since the breaking up of the camp on
the precipices overhanging the Amatola river, by Colonel
Michel, during the past week. It was effected most judi-
ciously, and with the trifling loss of one man killed and two
wounded ; their cattle all escaped through the Amatola basin
, for the want of co-operation. This camp 'has been in existence
since the commencement of the war, and where the King Wil-
liam's Town rebels and deserters fled to. At its destruction
it numbered somewhere about 80 huts, some having glazed
sashes. The Hottentots belonging to it have mostly
joined Macomo. Head-quarters are supposed to bo re-
. moved from this about the 4th inst., and then—Smith
r versus ]lacono.