The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

la a report is his Private Ilemotmp, of the
91st lades; the Gaihn irmsafisfwr sides :
hasped ems la item the Ainseekse be (*ferns
that yestraley Oiansi Misled bunted Detsese's wimp, sad
that be this -marsh* destroyed the prinsigal Hottentot sad
Kafir am. Colonel Mears edam- appears to have
been so well imaged, and to have peas on with such de-
teeminatioa, that the liatesaists appear to have made but
died redlines*, eel .pesters e them se being boat-
load la twos end Arose over do asunsins. The "kits
of the Kane ass wry low Ohm is villainies meow Ihme •
Sun= mil seine of his esomillors whited to leave, whili
others are opposed to this mesa" sad are
instead to make so offer of surreadering their VIM.
states that seer mass est yesterday to attack
Colonel Michel, but his men made sash a furious charge at
the Kadin, that they made off sod did not again interfere
with him. Colonel Eyes bee to-day gone to the top of the
' hate,' where a number of made which fled from Colonel
Michel ere gone. It is likely that Colonel Eyre will fall in
with some of the code, es be moved early this morning.
Omni Somerset is on tha Arestola ridge."
The chiefs of the friendly Kadin continue to send in
smell lots of Oaths cattle secreted among their people.
IL L. DUTOWSLL, Military Secretary.
Lenya Valley, Feb. 17, 18g2.
sir,-1 have the honour to report, for the information of
hip imellency the Commander-in-Chief, that I have de-
livered all the crops in the Lenya, which were very eaten.
the. Lieut.. Colonel Eyre simultaneously destroyed those
in Helebe's klonf, with the exception of a small portion
which General Somerset arranged with Lieut.-Colonel Eyre
to destroy to-day. I march to-morrow for the Wolf Valley,
and as I have reason to think there are very few crops
there, I hope to be in Fort Cox to-morrow night. Hardly
any opposition was made to our proceedings, a few harm-
less shots only being fired. I beg to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of a despatch from his excellency of this date. The
orders therein received shall scrupulously be olse7ed.-1
have, &c. J. Mien LL, Lt.-Col., Coin. Field torte.
Colonel Cloete, C. 8., Q.M.Gen.
Camp, Keiskamma Hock, Feb. 18, 18.52.
Sir,—ln obedience to instructions received from his Ex-
cellency the Commander. in-Chief, bearing date King
William's Town, Feb. 14, 18.52, I have the honour to
report, for the information of his excellency, that I moved
off la two divisions with every available man of the force
swim my command, early on the morning of the 16th,
beam daylight, with a view to support Lieutenant-
Clelessl Michel, while that officer wee employed in the
detestation of the enemy's crops in the valley of the
Lew. One column, under the command of Major
Pinatney, composed of two companies of the 43rd Light
bantry, two companies of the 73rd, the Levies, and
Mitand • portion of the Cavalry, I directed to pro-1
es the mem of the Qamega. I proceeded my-
self with the rentaiader of the divines direct through the
Deem& Pam. Neither column met with any resistance
he the enemy. Major Pinckney and myself re-united
war forces at the entrance of the, Bomah Pass, near the
Jemetion of the Wolf and Keiskamma rivers, and together
preseeded to destroy the numerous knell that we found in
that locality, sad amongst them Saodilli's' if we may ha-
lf/seethe toodmony of the women whom we have taken pri-
mers. We also destroyed the kraal of limhambe, one of the
sammillon of that chief. Having reached the Helebe kloof,
whence I could see, distinctly, Lieut.-Colonel Michel's
amp, 1 immediatily crowned the heights of Mount Mac-
donald, whisk esseemed equally the two valleys termed the
Lays sad the Hsieh, Motifs, after which 1 commenced de-
asewying the crops in the latter kloof, which were very exten-
sive, reaching up to the summit of Mount Macdonald. The
whole of this cultivation (with the exception of a few
patches which General Somerset, in a conference I subset•
wally had with him, promised to destroy) was effectu-
ally devastated by the troops under my command. We
bimeasked on the summit of Mount Macdonald, near the
genera's encampment. On the following morning, the 17th,
at daylight, we groped our way through a dense fog, down
the steep side of the mountain overlooking Fort Cox, into
the Lenya Valley, in order to assist Lient.-Col. Michel in
the destruction of the crops in that valley ; but finding that
the work was already done, and by 8 o'clock in the morn-
ing, and that there was no necessity for my co.operation, I
proceeded up the volley of the Keiszanima, and having de-
vastated the crops in the Qumega on route, I returned to my
camp at this station before dark. The enemy) made no
attempt at renitence. lu fact, throe or four Kean were
all that we saw during the two days' operations. The
troops had two most arduous days, which they went through
with their accustomed good-will.
I beg particularly to express my thanks to Major Pinck-
ney, who conducted his detached column with kis usual
intelligence, surprising the enemy, and capturing a few
(half • dozen) cows ; also to Lieutenant-Colonel Skipwitb,
431 Light Infantry, who effectually supported me through-
out these operations; also to Lieutenant Durant, 12th
Royal Lancers, commanding the cavalry; Capt. Griffith.,
commanding the Levies, and Lieutenant Vice, commanding
the noires. I also received every assistance from my
Field-Adjutant Reeve, 73d Regiment.—l have &c.
Wm. Evan, Licut.-Colonel 73d Regiment.
Colonel Cloete, C. 8., Quartermaster-General.
A rumour, which however wanted confirmation,
had reached Cape Town just before the departure of
the mail, to the effect that the camp of Major-
General Somerset, in the Chumio Valley, had been
attacked by a force of the enemy, and that the 74th
and 91st Itegiments had suffered severely.

The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely,
Lord Colville, and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, visited
the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house, Piccadilly,
yesterday afternoon.
Prince Leopold of Save-Coburg visited, yesterday, the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house; the Dukonf
Cambridge, at his residence, in St. James's Palace; and
the Count d'Aquila, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred,
the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and Prince
Arthur, took pony and walking exercise yesterday, in the
garden of Buckingham Palace.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, yes-
terday, included Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg,
the Portuguese Minister and the Countess Lavradlo,
the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl and Countess of Derby,
the Earl and Countess of Hardwicko, and Lady Elisabeth
Yorke.

A deputation, consisting of Lord (Hellion (Chairman of
the Waterford and Limerick Railway), Sir Edward
WDonnel (Chairman of the Great Southern and Western
Railway), Mr. Barlow (Governor of the Bank of Ireland,
and Deputy Chairman of the Dublin and Belfast Junction
Railway), Mr. 11. A. Herbert, M.P.. and Mr. l'ennefather
(Chairman and Director of the Killarney Junction Rail-
way), Mr. Murland and Mr. Evans (Chairman and Deputy
Chairman of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway), Mr. Red-
mond (Chairman of the Irish Seuth-Eastern Railway),
Colonel Chetterton, M.P. (Director of the Cork and Ban-
don Railway), Mr. James Clay, M.P. (Chairman of the
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway), Sir Mathew Bar-
rington, Mr. Jeffers, and Mr. Kane, had en interview with
the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Duke of Leeds had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office.
The Bishop of Cope Town had an interview, yesterday.
with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial-office.
A deputation consisting of the lion. Mr. Hincks (In-
spector-General of Canada) Sir Percy Nugent, Bart.,
M.P. ; Mr. O'Flaherty, M.I . ; Mr. Perry, and Mr. Stir-
ling (directors), and Mr.llemans (engineer), of the Midland
Great Junction of Ireland Railway ; Mr. Hartley, and
Mr. E. O'Flatierty, bad an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Austrian minister had an interview with the Earl
of Derby, yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-
street.

A deputation on the subject of the proposed removal of
the Courts of Law and Equity from Westminster to the
Inns of Court, had an interview with Lord John Manners,
yesterday, at the Office of Works and Public Buildings.
The deputation consisted of Mr. Gregory (President of the
Incorporated Law Society) ' • Mr. Coverdale (Vice-presi-
dent) Mr. Sudlow (one of the members of the council, ;
and 'Mr. Maugham (secretary).
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resi-
dence in Downing-rtreet.
The Rev. W. C. Dowding bad an interview with Sir
John Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-office.
A deputation from the outer bar, consisting of Messrs.
George Lake Russell, J. V. Prior, and C. J. Selwyn, had
an interview with Lord John Manners yesterday at the
Office of Works and Public Building..
The Duke of Atholl bad an interview with the Earl of
Derby yesterday. Sir Mathew Barrington had also un in-
terview with the noble earl. . .

A deputation on the subject of stem communication with
Newfoundland bad an interview with Sir John Pakington
yesterday at the Colonial-office. The deputation consisted
of Messrs. T. 11 Brooking, J. N. Hunt, W. Schenk, and
C. Holmwood. .

A deputttion of unemployed Weil% us, consistirg of John
Tempest, Thomas Buck, and William Spong, had an in-
terview with the Right lion. J. W. lienley yesterday at
the Board of Trade.

Mr. Mulling, had an interview with Sir John Pakiagton
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches were received from the Governor of South
Australia at the Colonial-office yesterday. Despatches were
sent from the Colonial-office to the Governor of Gibraltar.

(From lut Night's Casette.)

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL s.—Royal Regi-
ment of Artillery.—Quarttrnutater Serjeant John Can to
be Quertermuter, vice Perkin, retired.

MURDER OF MR. BOYD, LATE OF THE
STOCK EXCHANGE.

FURTHER PARTICVLARS.

The fate of Mr. Benjamin Boyd, late of the Stock
Exchange, which has crawl so much anxiety in the City,
has, we regret to say, been fully ascertained beyond •
doubt. The unfortunate gentleman, it will be recollected,
was on a tour in his yacht, the Wanderer, from California
to Sydney, and when among the group of Solomon Islands,
in the South Pacific, was attacked by the natives, and met
with a horrible death, as also a companion. An impression
has been circulated, to the effect that Mr. Boyd would be
found probably to have perished on board his own vessel ;
the truth, however, will bebest gathered from extracts
from the ship's log book, which details the whole circum-
stances, and is attested by the master and crew of the
Wanderer.
. - . .

" Tuesday, Oct. 14.—This day, at 3 o'clock p.m., we
PM to an anchor in a small bay on the south-west of the
idea of Guadalcauar, being in south latitude 9.40, east
Imegltudo 119 60 16. A number of canoes were alongside,
bat without any article e[ trade, and at sundown all went
dhow The night pauses In perfect quietness.
" Wednesday, 16th.—This morning at an early hour
many mass wars ~is, without antrade or warlike
= ass. At abed bar-past six Mr. Boyd arose in usual
and taking the small boat, with one native of
gars
went ashore to shoot game. The boat was
sum to enter a small creek, and was immediately out of
sight of the ship. Mr. Boyd fired one shot soon after.
Nay natives were seen standing near the entrance to the
creek. About seven o'clock another shot was heard, but
nothing transpired to excite suspicion."
The details of an attempt by the natives to obtain posses-
sion of the ship, in which they were beaten off with great
loss, are then given.
" We now manned the boat and went to seek Mr. Boyd,
but all the traces we found were the place of struggle end
the marks where he had fired two shots.
"From the marksashore,and the situation of the wadding
of Mr. Boyd's gun, it would seem as if he was attacked as
soon as the bast got out of sight of the ship, and was killed
after a streak in the water, as was also his compare
fen ;
but what bided of the bodies Ood only knows. That the
natives shook" have attacked us in the Lift of so many large
guns 7.4141..... strange to many, but, by their motions,
they thought that the fire was the only
thing di
bat them ; for when a musket was levelled
it ow, be dna pot up a wicker shield and came boldly for-
ward; adjo fleet, one canoe came up, receiving a 2-pound
charge of grope. That we should have beaten them, an-
Cras we were, was more than we expected. If they
at up in a body, the talc would never have been
MY. As what could be expected of four men to two
bodied well-armed savages. As it was, it was a hard
hAt"
Me document concludes with an account of some other
futile attempts which were made to recover Mr. Boyd's
remains.

DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 6. The Queen has
been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment
of Admiral Sir Charles Ekins, K.C.D., General Sir Pere-
grine Maitland, K.C.8., Admiral the lion. Sir Thomas
Dladen Capel, K.C.8., Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander
Woodford,K.C.B., Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Frederick
Bonverie, K.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Bullcn.
K.C.8., and Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne,
K.C.8., Inspector-General of Fortifications, to be Ordinary
Members of the Military Division of the First Class, or
Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the
Bath ; Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, Kt.,
C. 8., Vice-Admiral Sir Geo. Francis Seymour, Kt., C. 8.,
Vice-Ad.:libel the Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, Kt., C. 8.,
Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Machine, Kt., C. 8.,
Lieutenant-General George Cheeks D'Aguilar, C. 8.,
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Armstrong, Kt.,
Lieutenant-General Henry Goldfinch, C. 8., Lieutenant.
General John Bell, C. 8., Lieutenant-General George
Brown, C.D., Adjutant-General of her Majesty's Forces,
Rear-Admiral Phipps Ilornby, C. 8., one of the Commis-
sioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of
the United Kingdom, Rear-Admiral William Farebrother
Carroll, C.B. and Colonel James Tennant, C. 8., of the
Bengal Artillery, to be Ordinary Members of the Military
Division of the Second Clue, or Knights Commanders of
the said Moat Ilonourable Order; and Rear-Admiral
George Edward Watts, to be an Ordinary Member of the
Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the
said Most Honourable Order.

BOCKLEGLIAN PALACE, APRIL s.—This day tho
Right Honourable Sir John Dodson, Knight, was, by her
Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Must Honour-
able Privy Council, and took his place at the board ac-
cordingly.

- -
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, APRIL s.—Her Mseaty in
Council was this day pleased to appoint the Right Hon.
the Lord President of the Council fur the time being; the
Most Hon. the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Keeper of tho
Privy Seal; the Most Noble the Duke of Northumberland,
First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty; the Right Hon.
the Earl of Derby, First Lord Commissioner of her Me-
Msty's Treasury; the Right Hon. John Janice Robert
eaner§ (commonly called Lord John Manners), First
Commissioner of Works and Buildings; the Right Hon.
Spencer Horatio Walpole, one of her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State; the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli,
Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of her Majesty's Exche-
quer ; and the Right Hon. Joseph Werner Henley, Presi-
dent of the Committee of Council for Trade, to be a com-
mittee to superintend the application of any sums voted by
parliament for the purpose of promoting public education.
Witty/usu., APRIL I.—The Queen has been
pleased to constitute and appoint Major-General James
Frederick Love, C. 8., to be lieutenant-governor of the
Island of Jersey, in the room of Lieut.-General Sir James
Henry Reynett.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 2.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Earl of Sandwich, to
appoint Robert Bryce Hay, Ehq., one of her Majesty's
Honourable Corp of Gentlemen at Arms, vice William
Liego,Esq., resigned.
MN-OFFICE, APRIL s.—Member returned to
sieve is this present Parliament.—Borough of Monmouth.
-Crawahay Bailey, Esq., in the room of Reginald James
Blewitt, Esq., who has accepted the office of steward of her
M4eety's manor of Ilempholme.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
or SurroLs.—William Long, Esq., and Windsor Parker,
Bit, to be deputy-lieutenants.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
or Westwtcluintitu.—Cornet Lord Leigh to be captain in
the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry.

The Earl of Hardwieke has been pleased to appoint
Peter Dickson, Dig., his lordship's private secretary, in the
room of A. W. Blake, Esq., resigned.

CIRCULATION Or WI FLORIN. Last night's
Gaeta males& royal palmation announcing the issue
of a new Nimes stiluim se meth. of &pound, and ordain-
ing that these pines of ousel shall be current and lawful
money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, and shall pass as mit by the name of florin through-
out the kingdom. The new said has for the obverse hor
Majesty's effigy crowned with the inscription" Victoria
D. 0.: Brit.: Reg. F.D.:" sad the date of the year; and
for the reverse the ensigns armorial of the United Kingdom
contained in four shields CIWWWiIe, each shield surmounted THE NEW MILITIA RILL. The government
Militia Bill, bearing the names of Mr. Secretary Walpole
Mr. Chancellor of ate Exchequer, and Mr. Secretary at
by the royal crown, with the rose in the centre, and in the
nowbeen printed,by order of the
War, to. consolidate and amend the laws relating to the
compartments between the shields the national emblems of
the rose, thistle and shamrock, surrounded with the
mottle in England, has
words "One Florin one-tenth of a pound ;" and with a
milled graining round the edge. House of Commons. There are 32 sections in the bill,
THE STRIKE.—The following notice has been sent
which is to be discussed after the Easter recess. It is de-
eland to to expedient, " for better fulfilling the purposes
" from the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society, of the institution of the militia with as little disturbance as
to the Employers of Operative Engineers.—Oentlemen,— may be to the ordinary occupations of the people, that the
The Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society, beg laws for raising and regulating the militia should be
respectfully to withdraw the circular issued by them to the ...ead .•„
ea The Secretary of State may make regulations
employers of operative engineers. dated the 24th l)eeem- --
as to the qualifications of officers. Any person holding or
bee, 1851, which circular etated • that they had come to • having held the rank of captain in her Majesty's or the
resolution to abolish piece-work and overtime after the 31st Hon. East India Company's force may be appointed major
December, 1851.' In withdrawing the above circular,
in the militia, and in the same way • major an those ser-
which seems to have given rise to • serious contest in the „,aes may
be appointed colonel or lieut.-colonel
trade, it is fully anticipated that such a course will have "
of the militia, without property quelitication,
the effect of inducinir the employers to withdraw the' de-and appointment of officers. The number of militia to ho
claration ' which workmen are called upon to sign before raised is 80,000, of which 50,000 are to be raised in the
resuming employment.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient tnt, snd 30,000 in next year. Orders in council are to
servant, W. ALLAN, Oen. Sec., 25, Little Alie-street,o made with respect to ?Hulas of counties and other mat-
Whitechapel, London. April 5, 1852." This may be re- ten connected therewith. The militia is to be raised by
girded as a that confession on the part of the workmen, voluntary enlistment. The bounty is not to exceed G'., and
that they can no longer carry on their opposition. no penis ics,j'armrnt or allowance is to exceed after tho
GLASGOW AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.— rate of 2s. . her month during the term of service for
Traffic receipts for the week eliding April 3, 1852, which the volunteer shall be enrolled. All volunteers are
4,0701. 15s. 3d. Corresponding week in last year, to be swore and enrolled, and where the men cannot be
4,2371. 10s. fkl. . raised her Majesty in council may order a ballot. Persons
RESPITE FOR THE CONVICT MICKLEIRIROM—in after 3.i years arc not to be liable to the ballot. There are
consequence of a deputation,provisions
composed of I. 11. Rose, Esq., empow!.riog her Majestyregiments to order to
othemagistrates of the borough of Ipswich ; Messrs. be formed and officered, and how the men arc to he exer-
S. it. Cowell, J. Head, and other gentlemen, who arc op- cised. In case of invasion, or imminent danger. thereof,
posed to death punishment, having waited on the Secretary her Majesty may raise the militia to 120,000. Nt hen such
of State for the Hume Department on Saturday last, witch a an additional number of men is raised, her Majesty is to
memorial numerously signed, prayinif that the lite of John issue a proclamation for the meeting of parliament within
Mieklebuillt might be spared, a respite WSW, at 12 o'clock 14 days. The militia of the City of London is to he raisi4
on Monday night, received at the county gaol, Ipswich, fur , under the lit Oen. IV., c.. 100. The bounties stated are to
the unhappy man during her Majesty's pleasure, I be paid out of the Consolidated Fund.

ROYAL BOUNTY.—Yesterday, her Majesty's bounty,
granted according to ancient custom, wu distributed
amongst about 800 aged and infirm men anti women at
Whitehall, each of whom received 6s. The " gate money,"
so called from its having formerly been given at the park
gate, was also distributed to about 180 other poor persons,
each of whom received 13s.