The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-20 00:00:00

exerted by Sandilli and his councillor Antar over all the
various Kaffir tribes, none of whom can be in the
last depended on, unless it be the Illabmie or
Coast Karnes, who alone profess loyalty at this
juncture; and upon the very great influence that
the hitherto despised Uotlantrimi exercises over all classes of
his countrymen. This influence is now unbounded, and I
the Kaffir*, faithfully believing in his divination, already
in imagination see the white man banished from their
Country : and are at this moment giving themselves up to a
general mirth and feasting at the near approach of that
event, which they believe to he now on the eve of consum-
Station. Nut doubting but that this Unlanginti is a mes-
senger from 1.. s woe .1, are law to the Kaffir., who
are ready to 'se& into any scene of violence or blood that he
may call them tn. and to those that till iu the fight, that lie
assures them will be successful, he promises, in that heaven
which the Kaffir believes to be only a more extensive plain
than hr how has, where his cattle may roam, and where be
ran hunt hi. prey, herds of cattle beyond counting and
boundless hunting grounds where game will never cease.
lie has summoned all the Kaffir. in the service of the colo-
nists. and it would scam that none who hear that summons
dare disobey it. Some have left property that they had ac-
cumulated in their toasters sirs ice to attend to the bidding
of this prophet. and sn prompt is their obedience that they
sometimes leave lilt within a day or two of their wages be
Coming due.
In the m• amine vigorous measures are being carried out.
MOM than 2,600 tnsops w ill nSo ruble under Sir harry, and,
in accordance with his pnehimation of the 12th Novemher
last, calling upon the people to enrol themselves for the
public defence., it was resolved at a public meeting, held at
Graham's Town on the lith Mg., that the whole of the
Seale population of the town lie • moiled and organised as a
defensive Isnly, and that in order to place every available
soldier of the line at the dispoal of the governor, the in-
habitants/4er to discharge the garrison duty, and the same
has been don;• in the towns of Fort Beaufort and Alice.
Colonel Sonerwt. of the Cape Mounted Rifles, is to super-
intend this enrolment. Alarm posts are settled where the
volunteers are to muster, and ...ne barracks at Graham's
Town an directed t. be at the service of the families of the
inhabitants to which they may not in ease of danger.
Nothin.: short of &praline the Kaffir, of the power of
inolestim: soil disturhing our isdony will new satisfy the
frontier in 4.ple.
By a postseript in the frontier paper of the 14th we learn
that his tuella-nil is uctisely e•oirentrating his forces near
the Anuato;ii bin.. Iton ~,,, r states al.. that the whole of the
flues have b,. n nil. a. 4.1 that there is every williugness
on the part of the Kettles to concede; and, moreover, that
Banditti is not eneet.i.l in making any defence, and that he
is willing to and to soy terms that Sir Harry may impose
on him. even to hi surrsiol.r. In the meantime, all await
the turn of affairs w ith much anxiety, w lien men may know if
ti. y are to return to their ordinary occupations or prepare
for a struggle. One thins la clear, Sir Barry has virtually
broken thy- of the chiefs, mil is prepared to sup.
port himself by military authority. What his ineasaues
will Ise, it is hard to guess; but he is coullued to two, either
be mad piss. .a cuoatry by the sword, which will end in
the extermination of its people, or he will endeavour to
pursue a milder Gat': a mon• toting po!iey, and try to annex
the Kaffir§ to the ople of the colony. to eat, and to them
th- law.. and seek by these means to elevate them to
fn. 4,01 and riSiraf.alti.....

1/1 ,s. 2 hot .46,...mn'• Sir Ilsrry had ajnin called
for a nu, ling of the

Cape Ton-n journals of December 23 have been re-
ceived, but they contain nothing to add to the fore-
going.

Int Court.

The ()Item held c chapter of the Moot Noble
Order of the Garter, yest••nlay- uft. moon, at Buckingham
Palace. lie knight. (-timpani 111 l robed in their mantles,
and wearing their collars, pasted from the Garter-room
through the Picture Guthry ' the Green Drawing-room,
where , by tomtit:mil of he r .Nlajesty, they were called oter
by Garter whe it the following knights cam-
patients 1111.WCIA :—The Duke of Cambridge, the Duke
of trellington, the Duke of l)evonshin•, the Marquis
of Kee ter, the Duke of ltichuslaul, the Marquis Of
Llll,lloWlll`, Earl de Grey, the Marquis of Abereorn,
and Karl Spencer. 11, 'dicer. of the order were
1.01.111 in their respertite inmates, and appeared with
their different badges. Then were present the prelate, the
Bishop of Winchester; the chancellor, the Bishop of Oa-
fond; Garter King-of-Arm-, Sir Pinnies G. Young; and
Gentleman Usher Mtge Black Rod, Sir Augustus W. Clif-
ford, Bart.
The Queen, who wore th:• full habit of the order, and
Prince Albert, robed in the mantle And hood, and wearing
nls•o the collar of the order, wen• esoidiatted by the laird
Chamberlain to the Thrune-resuau, in which the tempter was
held. 'l he Senvn•ign havidg been conducted to a chair of
state, the knights cumpuuiun•, attended bythe officers of the
order, passed from the tir...11 Drawing-morn into the pre-
sence of her Majesty in the l'hrune or Chapter-room.
The knights corn amens being seeded ut the table, the
Chancellor signified to the chapter her Majesty's royal will
unit pleasure that the vie net stall in the Royal l'hapeluf St.
()sonic at Windsor should le. tilled.
The knights companions then proceeded to the election,
and the suffrages having be en collect .! by the Chancellor,
were by hint presented to titer Queen, who eitinmanded him
to declare, unil he areording!y declared, that the 31..4
llonounild. the M.11,11.1k of N.,rmitnity had been duly
elected a Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter.
By the Sovereigu's command his lordship was nevis eel at
the door of the ChApter-osem by the larquis of Al. man
and Earl 'spencer, the two Junior knights companions pre-
sent, mod %A, COSIANCitII between them to her Majesty, pre-
ceded ley Garter Kiug-of-Arms (hearing the ensigns of
the order upon' a erineon velvet cushion) and fi)• the
()enliven et I...her of the Black Rod. The martinis knelt
near the Qu, en, and Garter King-of-Arm. on his knee pre-
aentinit the• garter, her Majesty, assisted by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert and hi. 'Loyal Highness the Duke
of (*Ambridge, c.v.. senior knights eompunirms present,
buckled the garter on hi• lordship's left kg, the l'hatteellor
pronoun i,n the usual admonition. Garter Kingoef-Arms
nest pre-antes' in like manner the• ribleand and George to
the Qua n, and her Majesty, assisted 1..' Prince Albert and
OW MAO I•l'ClilUbrillgr, put the rilelsind over his lonl-hip's
k•it shoulder, the l'hancellor ponuoineing the. admonition.
The marquis kissed her Majesty*. 1111414 :rod hoeing re-
ceived the cont,ratulations of each of the knights com-
panions retired.
The eltaider being cinch, Garter King-of-Arms, by her
Majesty's mananel, aa.aiu .:flied over the knights com-
panions, who, with tho otheer of the order, retired from
in. of the Sore., iget with the usual reser. nee.
Ili. Royal lligleness the Duke of Cambridge had an
andieme 1,1 the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the
Ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter, and of the
most heenoetrable tinier if the Bath, worn by his royal
Lather, the late Duke of P..tobridge.

A &ipnflation, on the ir2u.t, of the SvaITICII'* Strike, con-
sisting of Mr. flume and lie. Wenn, accompar.ied by the
foilioning delegates, John Smith, Crum South Shull.;
Thoma. White, from North Shield.; John Chalk, from
Sunderland; and Hobert Holman. from Hartlepool. had au
interiiew with the Hight lion. Henry Lahourtmee yester-
It) at the Board of Trade.
Colonel Phipps, of Hilton Court, Wilts, accompanied by
Mr. Jam, Wilson, M.P., lk.el un inter kw with Sir George
limy yegenlay at the Home-thrice. to present an whin,.
to her Slap-sty on the subject of Papal aggression, from a
public nieeting of the inlutliitant. of It and the
Idiom atonal.
A th tintation fn.m the Grand Junction and Regent's
Canal t .mtpinies. to the .übjeet of the lamitou Coal I)uties
comastina of Sir John Verde Buller, lion.
iiiihard Cavendish, Mr. Ile Salta, Mr. l'orker, Mr. Lyon,
and Mr. Roger.. had an interview with Mr. Lebow:here at
thi BoArd of Trade yesti obi).
TI.. Tratisatlantb Packet Station COMMiIisiOTI met yes-
terday at the Board of Trade, l'resent : Earl Ciranville
hairman), lion. William Cowper. M.P.; Sir Jamey Gor-
don. K ; Sir John V. Burgoyne. ; and Capt.
Fa phim.ou Ellerby. Lunt Hobart (secretary), aloe at-
t.
Mr. folic+, M.P., had an interview with Lord John
...terilat, at hi• odichil residence in 11owning-
stre.t.
Mt. John Wood. cluirrirm of the Board of Inland Re-
venue. had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer y..ti Islay. at his otticiAl n •Mlenee is ))owning-stnvt.
The (*Ambridge lUniser.ity rommi..Mmt met yesterday at
the official risate of the Film Lord of the Trimmer in
Dowsing-street. Present, the Bishop or Chester, the limn
of illy„ the Paw. Profeswir Side. ick, and the Her. W. 11.
Bauman (Saantary).
Sir Thome hematitic. Chairman of the Board of Cus-
toms, bad ma iabalicw with the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer yesterday.

The ludmA, Capt. Soy, was signalled at South-
ampton this morning. Com Alexandria, with the
heavy portion t.t. the East India, China, and ;Nledi-
tennnean mails.

'nuts Axrt-PAr.u. 11.:i rtNu.—A meeting of
the It..tion, reaming in 10na... 111.1% held yesterday evening.,
at th Music-llall, Stun-stre.t, in order to espress their
abhorrence of the temporal power of the rope, and their
condemnation of the recent attempt of the court of Homo
to est nd its eway to this country. Mr. Aubrey Berri hav-
ing ta,,en the chair, the meeting was addnssied by Signor
Ain:mini, late deputy of the Roman Constituent Assembly
l'rofi.sm A. Gollenga, of University College, London ; the
Avoe..t I motti, Signor thiellono, Dr. Achill', Father Oa-
vaxii and others, and the following. resolutions were car-
ried ,—" I. That the temporal power of the Pope always
was, and is, one of the most fatal calamities of Italy.
I!. Tit it the Italians at different epochs had struggled with
all tie :r might against the temporal power of the Pope, and
shwa% r la repeat, d instant:4, end would have overthrown
it au.rJ..; the late disturlainee‘of ISIS and 1849, but far the
interfer, nee of other 1. That the Italians see,
name with indignation and co: row than with surprise, that
totion.l is threat, ned by a furs n power, notwithoanning
the great light of reason and freedom which has shone for
centuries over that land; but they wish to express their firm
tor.fid4.7e that no power of darkness will ever pro vail over
theta. 4. That the Itaii.ms at the same time, out of
sympatity and a feeling of gratitude towards English hospi-
tality, Use a share in the commotion which has arisen in
the Bkdish nation at the threats of a papal usurpation, and
ti are 'Ore that the English will have no difficulty in
'nett measures as will baffle all attempts of that
nation, without, however, interfering with that sacred right
of free lone of conscience which constitutes the greatmt pride
of England."