The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1851.

ascend to the left, so that each party should arrive at the
top about daylight. Colonel Napier unfortunately was not
taken by his guide to the exact point I had contemplated,
and in consequence he was deprived of the satisfaction of
capturing semral Invie droves of cattle which were driven
out of the mountain. lie, however, despatched an advanced
guard under Captain Campbell, who succeeded in capturing
a few head. _ .

Of Captain Robertson's (report enclosed) conduct in this
affair I can in doubt which part mood to admire—whether
his decision iu leaving a party to secure the drove of cattle
in the kraut:a, feeling cure that they could hold them until
succour arrived, or his indefatigable energy in carrying out
the orders I had given him, and even eseeediu.l them by
covering eventually the third pa.., which was nut originally
within his share of the combination.
Having marched until dayligh; with the infantry, I de-
tached Colonel Eyre, with about 7.10 men, up the right
ridge of the Gulu. His report, which 1 herewith enclose,
will detail his portion of the day's proceedings. Colonel
Eyre's promptitude is supporting Captain Darnell's patty
deserves the highest commendation. I do not descant on
the conduct of Captain Darnell, as Colonel Eyre's report,
who witnessed the whole affair, shows how admirably he
must have behaved. In such commendation I heartily
concur. . . _

\With the remainder of the force I marched up the gorge
of the Oulu, into a (Imp nest of Motifs, a fastness which a
few resolute men might hold against a ho.t.Atthe entrance
of the innermost Ulla my advance guard was received with
a volley from a few men on the front and right, at a few
paces distance with, lam happy to say, no result. 'rho
men dashed into the bush, and held it for an hour or two,
whilst the lingoes drove out several huge herds of cattle
and goats.
We then moved over tremendous steeps to a distant spur
of the (lulu, whirr we cnemuped for the night. During
the capture of the cattle, the Kaffirs amused themselves
with taking a few long hots at the men. The conduct of
the men, who hail marched with little intermis,lon from
twelve at night until five to the evening, without food, was
admirable. . . .

.....
IU this affair, the Kaffir' wee; entir:ly taken by sur•
prise; the result has been the capture of 1,530 cattle, stXl
goats, and 22 horses.
On the 20th, we marched hack to your camp. On ap-
proaching the Quilly Quilly Mountain, we perceived a body
of about 300 Kaffir, on our left, and a smaller body on the
right. I sent Colonel Eyre, with the 73rd, to the left of
the road, who, by his admirable mode of handling hi, troops,
did not permit the Kollin. to came fairly into action. They
skirmished, however, with thu 73rd tor about an hour in
the dense bush.

I despatched the. remainder of tit= troops to the right,
with the exception of the 6th, who covered the rear, and
having wised on every point, the cattle and baggage moved
on to the camp without a shot deed at them. Thu Kallirs
were not in numbers suttieieut to attack the right, and
being held in cheek by the marines, who were planted on
a commanding abutting rock, skirmished but feehly with
the 6th and Rifle Company, who behaved very steedily and
well under their respective commanders. `The Kaftirs fol-
lowed the troops till they reached Cie open country.
Sonic few Kathy; were killed in the two days' patrol,
and on our side one man (7ltrel) wounded, and three horses ;
time and four horse* also wen, boa by rolling thou the
mountain, and either breaking their necks or being cap-
tmed by the Karlin.
Nothing could exceed the excellent spirits with which
both Engtish and natives did their duty.
I trust you will bring to the notice el his Excellency the
Commander in Chief thew to ii;eona my especial thanks
are due.
To Colonel Eyrc, commaniing 73rd Regiment ; Colonel
Napier, commanding Cape Corps; Captain Blanc:Jey, com-
manding nth Regiment; Captain Robertson, commanding
Annatrung's Hone ; Lieutenant Harris, commanding 'loyal
Marines; Captain Catty, 6;11, commanding Rifle Corps;
Captain Fauna:, brigade-m ijur ; Lieutenant Stoke', Royal
Engineers, deputy 'assistant quartermaster-general; Lieu-
tenant Pastry, Royal Artillery, end Quarternunter Croker,
title regiment, both of whom were acting as my Miles-de-
camp, and were of especial aervice ; Captain Daniell, com-
manding Armstrong's liorae; Captain Fielding, command-
ing Denadendal Levy; Captain Shaw, commanding
Clanwilliam Levy; Captain Tainton, commanding Fingoes;
De. Gibb, medical staff; also Captain Ayliff, comnanding
the levies, and Captain Cumming, of the Swelenelant Levy,
who were each of particular service to me. I beg also to
concur in the particular recommendations made by Lieut.-
Colonel Eyre ma his report.-1 h.ve,
J. Mir:limn, Lieut. Colonel, Commanding Patrol.
To Colonel Mackinnon, C. 8., Commanding in Kailraria.
Camp, Quiliy Quill", June 29, Mil.
Sir,—l have the honour to report that, agreeable to your
instructions, 1 moved from camp at 12 o'clock on the night
of the 27th ultimo, with 84) men of Arnistrong'e nose, and
in company with the Cape Mounted Rifles proceeded
through the Keiskamma Doak to the (lulu River. liting
here detached from the Cap:, Mounted Rifle+, I moral up
the Quin valley, and ascended the Ainatola ridge by time
footpath leading to the Wintiveigleberg. Shortly after
daylight, oboerving large quantities of rattle near the tip
of the (loin Mountain, 1 detached Captain Daniell with 24
men to the left, to prevent their escape in that direr; ion,
and proceeding with the rem tinder of the men to the top of
the Ulan Mountain, captured, without much opposition,
upwards of .:400 head of cattle. Captain Darnell and his
party, lower down the mountain, succeeded in capturing
nearly IA head of cattle end 10 or 12 horses, and in killing
and wounding several Kaffir..
Be after wurdsjoimal the diviaionof infantry under LienL-
Col. Eyre.
After halting for some short time on the top of the Gulls
Mountain, 1 drove the cattle on to the top of cite more open
ridge, and leaving a guard with titian 1 gallumnd over to
the back of the Wolf Mountain, and here raptured 1:0
head of cattle and several hora•a, the remainder of tile
cattle being driven down the mountain in the direttian of
the infantry. After off-saddling for half an hour, finding
myself in pu,seasion of nearly 744 hemd of cattle an In
hour., 1 drove than down tha side of the Welt Mountain,
and joined the division of infantry under your command.—
I have, &c., I'. Routaerses,
Captain Armstrong's Morse.
Lieut.-Col. Michell Commanding Division.
4To be continued.)

head up from behind a large stone, anti then rise up on one
knee and take a steady aim at one of our men, who was
standing behind a tree, und whose side was eipmed to him.
Before ho had time to pull the trigger I fired nt him, and
sent a rifle bullet through his bead. Ile tossed his arms up
in the air, and fell dead immediately. I went up with
some of our fellows after the fight to see him ; the bullet
had struck him it.t over the ear and gone through, so he
must have died uhuest instantaneously."

THE REGISTR.kTIONS.

BOROUGH OF THE TOWER HAMLETS.
When Mr. J. F. Maegueen, the revising barrister,
took his place in the Court-house, Weßelow-square, yester-
day morning, he had the satisfaction to learn that not a
single objection had been taken in any one of the twenty-
two parishes, townships, hainli is, or places" which com-
pose the borough of the Tower Hamlets. There was a
good number of claims--221; and the discussion of these
raised some points of interest. Of the 221, 113 had been
made in one parish, that of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green ;
36 originated front St. Anne, Limehouse ; 34 from Hack-
ney; and 211 front Shoreditch.
tlvesTiox Al/ISINO UNDEI: Tne Acr OP LAST SLSSION.
—ill the hamlet of Mile-end, Alfred Duffield claimed to
have his name inserted oa the list. lle was a compound
householder, and had been for several years upon the rate-
book, but had been in the habit, each succeeding year, of
ettiming to be registered, the parish officers not thinking
that they were compelled to register him without a claim.
The voter now urged that the act of last se:-ion (the Com-
pound Householders Ac:) exempted him front the necessity
of claiming to be registered.
The Barrister referred to the act, 11 & 13 Vic., cap. 14.
It is intituled, " An Act to amend the Law for the Regis-
tration of certain Person:, commonly known as Compound
Householders, and to facilitate the Exercise by ouch l'er-
sons of their right to vote in the Election of Borough Mem-
bers to serve in Parliament." It contains three clauses.
The first, the one relied on in this caw, provides, that per-
sons having once claimed to be rated in respect of premees,
and paying or tendering, on or before ;Ma Athol July, the
rates due the sth of January precedin, are not required
to renew such claim. The second clause continues the
liability of the claimant to rates, so long as he oc-
cupies the premises and remains on the register;
and the third enacts that the composition with the landlord
shall determine the amount of rate to whic't the truant is
liable. The learned gentliman said, though the title of the
act was very comprehensive, its pros isions only extruded to
preventing the necessity for continuous claims to be rated.
It did not dispense with the claim to be registered; and
Mr. Distlield not having claimed to be registered, had no
locus standi before the court. _ _

Mr. Bulimia said it appeared he was disfranchised
through the negligence of the °dicer, whose duty it was to
make out a correct list of voters from the rate-hook. Wu
there no remedy for that ?
The Barrister said the remedy was in his own hands ; he
should have duly claimed to be registered. he had not
dune so, the court could not interfere.