The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-14 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received Cape Town journals to July 10,
and Graham's Town to June 30.
On the 4th July, a most impressive display d
public feeling took place in Cape Town, relative to
the introduction of convicts from the mother country.
Trio mernieg was held in the open air, on the Grand
Parade, where, notwithstanding a most unfavourable
state of weather—the rain pouring. down in torrents
during the greater part of the time—an immense
multitude of all rants and classes assembled, and
stood for sir hours, listening and responding with
eager shouts, while thirty successive speaker., ores-
prising some of the most able, influential, and ealthy
members of the community, drenched to the skin,
moved, seconded, and enforced a series of prartrfully:
worded resolutions ; the whole of which were unani-
mously carried with thunders of approbation, and
ordered to be embodied in " one more petition" to
the Queen and parliament d Britain.
The Cape Town Mail says The scene wee one
which has seldom been paralleled in any country, and
an be effaced from the memory 9f_ those who
witnessed it. To our view there was a high degree of
mural grandeur, and even sublimity, in that sea of
upturned facer, of every hue, flashing with animatios,
and sending forth the loud simultaneous ' cheer,' the
shout of laughter,' or the deep derisive ' groan, as
the kindled mess was stirred, and the speakers mad.
Li:satg:ter point to tell upon it. A large amber of
were present from the neighbourisg districts,
and it was interesting to observe that a amsiderable
portion of the meeting °misted dam of the work-
isg classes, Malays and others, who are seldom seen
at public meetings here, bat who entered most
heartily and gratefully into the spirit of this moro-
nity, evidently feeling that on them the apprehended
danger would fall first and with most damaging
effect."
The following were the resolutions passed at the
141:,T.T. J. L. Smuts, Esq. ; seceded by A. Mae.
ass! Bev
" n,es the bet odeaties of eciannah ender mese* of
Inelyertatiss, eddy or bmilsocrot from the United Zing-
ilem, Of say mbar tereerfgrinlbal sad clogradbse to UM
esinay, md nibs se be
Moved by Rev. Dr. Admen ; essoadsd Uy Yr. Abo-
ut* de Act.
"Tim tice Brie* Goveremest bee in MOM is degrade
hie a panel estdeesons
on: of Cued Mega, obi& bosoms
e plan of the &Me 41011_11,111. 'mike
ism friendly yeast, set by mmimer 01614048.
vie its rights mod Eli MOS • pew letti•
esd the is ISJ
sa▪ d
burns it, an *id eel troweled. MI may 11, me'
niescheolly nosited by the lehebilean le Milk sateeste."
lb* be Mr. Advents Mew sad essmaisd ley Mr.
Lertse,esemaseamt of the Cleglelistimik Ihs he war :
" Tale its leasellen et Its Gest asps in Its
oldsvc is emelt et Ilegestskar IMS,aide Obisk
"wisaria= be anneyed, imply by en ese et
1110 010111ftdel et MOM. La esppedlimob• die pal
• menemonem. end peeliele of Me telstimats. err-
nod is bee Meireig sell fah helms of yeellemnis sub.
"NI" dee VOA,* pieSsgss et this esmessalty.
Mewed by J. jles. seconded by T. Auden,
ik• seeded if lad Gay is fist disestion es P.
'MOT to anaemia the spikes end wines of eb.yea* On
166 vital woks, sod then seen to degree et ease ens-
atoms demise, h en eneggerselea of lima sited Se Null

towards ea easeendieg essanaky, whisk proms him to
be
peounworple.thy to rain say plane ia the goverameas of •
tree
bas Mr. Adviser Warmer,; sad .wended
by, J. Stein, Lt.
. That the rudest of the maser, flit Harry Smith, in
felleslag to take arm 'damsel! the respeasibility of lad-
les this injuries. sad eraser, ' when he foaad
the liminess' the exalted at
the Cope, by
em
of a I=yl nature.. r
all gessessee et direst expected to set ia
emetheseisk sad flirt g=sPitney end Sir William
Ihmiesa old ler per in the two penal settlesesite tif New
/MA Webs sod Tan Diseases Load, for which they
'lsmathately Nedra' the satire aprobatica of her Miler"
; sad kb dreneinatioa to carry the mumsoumums=id a pude. to the ecatrary gives to th=
to the saw et bar Majesty's government, and is
et an eggiethem es the pan et as injured owl bathed
Msale sub sa sewer wee Wen %gelled I. rasp gra of the
bDrrl~WrhbljhWko,befag sheolutely eaberathr-pers thiajhe'
governmest of this soleay, as at presume eithiniesume. le
le= at meths.* with the just and inalisathle rights
_el
hapsasessersit
asonstailtrypi.lbas to du hearth misty, sad
Moved by PRlkellbe Cheagaioa ; estionded by IL F.
flelemes.
" Tha it is the right and ditty of the Lehalthante d ibis
Wiry, imdivWadly sad ulleetively, is their private tied
paths eapeoldes, te eloper the enteation of this isjoeless,
thgrodlag, duped% and Arguer =HMO, by all sessaits
dose' means, ead that sae ot the mut ellestasl meow will
in in siga astbeediree to dr Ileilowlell
" We, the geed, galenists sad ialtabituate of the
Cape of Geed Mope, hereby gidemly declare and pledge oar
faith to tub ether, that we bill sit employ, or lueowiaglo
admit into ear estalaiishaecnts or houses, week with r iss. or
assciate with, say osmium' idea or filer teat to this'
Missy leader matinee of treaspertatbs, sad that we will
disetheraesaa sad imp eusasetion with any Fuson who
mg alit ilk Miles espporting, or employing sub cos-
*bed Mese
Moved
lit
H. E. &admired, Esq.; and mended by
the Rev. Mr. Morgan.
" That • petition be presented to the Qum, praying that
the Wier la smell it the 4th thipteleabir, 1818, la which
Oil Obey Is named r • place to which revise may be
ler wool, be revoked, and that her Majesty may refine
her assont to soy proposal that may be leads by her Weis-
ter le insert the Gape at say have tire maw the places
to shish emaciate or peeler seder muss* of exile er he-
ather* may be senveyed. Ad that km Majesty may he
ve order the removalremovalof seek revises as may bet ttmdeeaveyed to the Cape, under the authority el the said
Mere in cosacil."
Keyed by J. A. Merriest's, Esq. ; sad iseconded by
G. W. Prime, Er.
"That as the °elude' department of her Majesty's
evernseent hes justly forfeited the confidence of the
peep/e, appleation shall be made, with the Ism possible
deli
airto the Queen sad both hours of parent,
that the Cape of Good Hops may be expressly se-
rried by ea est pared he that rupees, from semi these
plisse to whisk easier. may be saveyed, by virtue of
osiers in sestet."
Moved by J. Fibbers, Req. ; sad seconded by T. lin.
therland,
" That the meet sordial thanks of thie meeting end of the
wires rimy or. justly dee to C. B. Addarl.y, Esq., hi P.,
for his geseress sad able dither of oar rights and privi-
leges r • free people, and that he be respeettully requested
to lomat our iodate to the House of Commons, sad to
:m eet its prayer with the weight of his character and
ta.i,
Moved by Atha Barry, lisq.; and seconded by J. H.
Beckliagbays, Beq.
" Thu it .hall be be left to the Asti-C.Bl,kt Aistedation to
take sharp of 11110 petition"
With this meeting and comments thereon—with
"Appeals to the people of Great Britain," and with
questions as to how the colony shall be saved from
rain the journals literally teem. Nothing but
the convict question is spoken of, nothing else seems
thought of.
The meeting olds, Legislative Council, which was to
take place on the 10th of July, was, in consequence
of the death of Mr. Van der Byl, adjourned until
such time as the gerramor shall appoint a succesex.
" That,, in the prime date of feeling in reference to
the asemell, wilt be no easy Lek " (rye the South
Alththr• asersereitl tertian). " The unofficial
oaolawe[ewatillll, it is said, but Mr. Mote—
bed we MO teat halm this of Mr. C—, ere to re-
ign immediately. The Anti-Convict Associaticat and
the Cape Town Municipality are alma. to express
their opinion of the conduct of any man who shall te-
mpt a seat at the council hoard. This is well, al-
t ea& we eta scarcely believe it to be necessary ; for
am mat, with any respect for himself. could, we are
persuaded, be induced to accept a seat."
From all parts of the colony accounts continue to
pour in respecting the exasperation of the people.
On the 6th of July the bakers of Cape Town unani-
mously refused to tender for supplies of biscuit to the
Contausearist, loth they should be used for the support
of the convicts on their arrival.
That, mays the journal last quoted, does not permit
to notice many other things of similar import. The
people are of one mind and one soul.
The above resolution, together with "things of si-
milar import," had given nee to the following :
~--,samissirr Nonce. _ _ _

Colanial.aile, Cape el Good Hope, July 9,1849.
It hada( MIA le the knowledge of the governor, that a
combinatios hes bees kneed mama fermis permits residing
in Cape Tom, fee the perms of pmentie; mammon sop.
plying the govornmoss with food and other aeoessaries for
the onsvica who am shortly invested to arrive is the colony,
and that the emee assabinadea bee been employed to pew
vest gentleness thess asespdes the meet seats is the=
Wive saw, whereby the seesseary holism awl
ion of ors eakey will be Mew* impeded the estisit el the
esheisi gramenmat o sad easy peleste
Wooed *dr kwfsl bstrtradesuoted, sad easepedess; sod k=
bees Maw segmented that mere of the basis Jo Cape
Was Mee llbewhes emblem& for *spume ef teMleg the
Mcl 01•1111Misidia end melsenes to sub eantseemis and
=sondem* the my mope mete is the legislative
with a dew es embalms, distress, and injure such
mum ; his ensellesey Mk, though with great regret sod
releasseo, that the time hm arrived when it Demean in-
malissit epos him to seep forward and mist those possess
she Me likely to maw Irma musk embiestioes
emeeffesay. therehre, desires it to be notified that per.
me se ellesemesseed will receive peeaaury advaness from
the Weald treesary, epos real or such othsr marities as
my he approved by a board of Misers to be appointed for
that purples; these advances to bear interest at the rate of
6 Tr 68_2 82= .seem.
he each admires will be received from 10
tleWile ally mil farther nodes, at the Coloaial-ohke,
an seal okw the 10th lies.: sad will, lamest. practicable,
be dimmed of en the sam day.
And immindi ea it will bs mammary, *order to carry oat
thk meemee, VIM the to
ad Meld Imuome=rsj.
soles peril& ea abermd, sad ea gemenaasat
esesummas geoldhited ha resaiMes, Oleintlit of the
LA=ll4 MI Milk nails or mbar papa mesa Minted by
bisini assot upon their owe responsibhity, sow
peesnmmt eases. d wavy daseripeloa are hereby /AT
WWI and melee' to sessive moi, I. mamas of all
dem, seats, AM, epee the remeasibility at the govarnsset,
s=mmeit prarnimisy mess m may be issued as this
Me wallow desires it to be distinctly enderatcod, that
this is snip • tosereary releler• caused by the exigency of
the rem& soma; sad that es soon es the mosbinatteas
bps aismod, sad the memo et the mom ammo have
mamlestse, so farther admen will be made. Cae will,
hemeer, be takes, that the mammal of these advances by
the poises who mug have meshed them, will sot be sad.
delay meshed, but proper arrangemests will be made fart
their graisal liquidation.—By emeemed of his mellesey
the gemeser. (hissed) JOIDIr MONTAIIV,
Boontszy to government.
The unimmality of the iheliage that have given rise
to the feregaieg aetilisatice cannot be better shown
than by the ilest that in the Cop. Ibsen ma of hue
30, are advedismats boss four Asseranos Compa-
nies, giviag sedge, that so proposal kr Amearaccee
emanating Rma patties eing;nag any convicts that
may be transported to the of Good Hope will be
entertained by the directors, use will nay assurances
be reamed nor an 7 traumatic:es whatever had with
such parties. Again' s& banks, ambling the saving's
bask, advertise their resalation sot to take &pectin
from, cc rant loans to, any such parties, still lees to
the omelet. themselves who may hold tickets diem.
Add to this, that various laadiords warn their tenants
not to empLoy or admit late their eetablielnnents any
coavist, tepee pain of having their debts called in,
and 'appalled from their houses. Acid lastly come
advertisements from other private individuals, reeled-
ine their resolve sot to employ any convict. Tun,
be it observed, are found in one paper only.
The ladies of Stellenbosch, to the number of 80, bed
signed a petition to the Queen, imploring her to pro-
tect the eolony. To give publicity. to all the demon-
stratious of public and private feelng on the subject
would be impomible ; the above must seam, and
surely will lace, to show the state of things in the
colony.
With regard to the destinatioa of the batch of con-
vide expected shortly in the Neptune, the Cape Tows

Ma says :—"Tne governor ha, we understand co
good aathority, row decided am having the carnets
expected by the Neptune C0b111441 oa Robben
and not diebibub d, even on applientiou until her
Majesty's *more is known ; cad that a acclamation
th that sleet is to be issued forthwith. If this be so,
it may go 1101•11 way to satisfy the minds of the cola-
nista, who eau new hope, by continuing a determined
end unanimous resistance, to is. the hateful order in
council revoked as soon as the home government shall
receive the despatches of the governor, and hear of the
proceedings of the people.'
Vessels in Simon's Bey: H.M.S. Seringapatam and
Southampton; R.M. steamers Dee and Geyser.