The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD lIOPE.

We have Graham's Town journals to the 18th, and
news from Cape Town to the 23th of March.
The frontier continued tranquil, but many of the
settlers, distrusting the pacific professions of the
Kaffirs, were of opinion that none should be allowed
to enter the colony without written permission. The
Graham's Town Journal, advocating this precautionary
measure says, " The prevalent opinion is that the Kat.-
firs will repeat their aggressions—that, as their youth
grow up, the same disposition to attack the colony will
as heretofore be indulged, and that this, if not effectu-
ally nipped in the bud, will be sure to lead in the end
to overt acts of violence and robbery. It is, we con-
ceive, of importance to bring these matters thus pub-
licly forward, lest, in the intoxication of our joy at
the admirable skill of the pilot at the helm, we should,
amidst a thousand perils, be lulled into a false sense
of security and neglect to use that exertion, and to
take those precautions which are essential to ultimate
safety." A person named Ingram had been mur-
dered within a few miles of Graham's Town, by some
marauding Kaffirs.
In the district of Victoria the plan for establishing
military villages was in active operation, tome of the
choicest tracts of land having been eclectid for the
purpose.
There were rumours that, while the natives gene-
rally, from the borders of the colony to beyond
Natal, appeared satisfied with the new arrangements
which had been made for their settlement, many of
the emigrant Boers were manifesting a hostile spirit,
and expressing a determination not to acknowledge
the supremacy of the British government.
The proposal to erect a statue of Sir Harry Smith
at Cape Town had been received with the greatest
favour throughout the colony.

ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL—The annual general
meetirg of the supporters of this excellent institution was
held yesterday, at the Thatched House. St. James's ; Hear-
Admiral Bowles, M.P., in the chair. The council in their
report stated, in ret rencc to the agitated question of open-
ing the school to pupils not being sons of officers of the
royal navy, that nothing had occurred, in the experience of
the past year, to alter the opinion which the council th n
entertained of the expediency of opening the school to a
limited number of pupils not being the sons of naval or ma-
rine officers, at such an advanced charge as would afford a
surplus income to assist in the maintenance of the school, and
thereby add to the gratuitous and reduced list. It is still
the opinion of the council that this plan is prefer-
able to increasing the annual charge for board and tuition to
those for whose benefit it was designed. In consequence,
However, of the decision of the special general meeting in
July last the council have determined not to revive, at pre-
sent, the question of further opening the school. It is in the
contemplation of the council to carry out the other alternative
which they submitted to the general meeting, in their state-
ment of the 16th of July, 1847, viz., the increase of the an-
nual charge for board and tuition from the present maximum
payment of 26/. to 311., being the cost price, reserving to
themselves the power of admitting into the school, on the
present terms of 251., the children of officers whose means
would not allow them to pay the increased charge. The pro
posed increase would not have a retrospective effect, but would
I begin on the 25th of December, 1848. Great exertions hail
been made since the last annual meeting to increase the funds,
The amount of donations in 1816 wan 6041. 18s. 10d. ; in
1847, 5041. Si. 7d.; the amount of annual subscriptions in
1846 was 5931. 9i. 6d.; in 1847 they have increased to
7021. 18s. 9d. The number of pupils when the council issued
their statement het year was 170; it is now 178, 148 of
whom piss the present maximum annual charge, and 30 are
on the gratuitous and reduced list. In accordance with a 1
recommendation of the last annual general meeting, the
council have adopted a rule by which the 101. nominetion-
right or entrance-fee may, whon preferred by the parent, be
spread over a certain number of years, an annual charge of
21. 104. being sabetituted for the payment of 101 at
one time. The retort also stated that the late
Alderman Lucas had left a legacy of 2001. to tee
institution, and that the Earl of Auckland had again
placed at the disposal of the council a marine cadetship, to
be competed for at the ensuing Midsummer. The Earl of
Yarborough has invested in the names of trustee. the sum of
1,0001. in the Three per Cent. Commis, to f mild an *iititial
" Yarborough Roynl Naval School Fund," and the amount
of the first -half-yearly dividend accruing therefrom will be
awarded at Midsummer to the pupil (banned for the navy
who may stand first is the examination, such pupil having
the option of either accepting the" Yarborough Repel Nasal
School Fund," or one of the Admiralty presentatime. Tho
receipts for the year amounted to 6,0461. 16s. 24., and the
total disbursements to 5,9121. IN. 10d. The report was
adopted. A vote of thanks eras passed to the Earl of Au. k-
land. The election of officers and the other usual routine
business having been disposed of the meeting separa ed.
BRIBERY: The town-council of Carlisle have
adopted a petitios, praying that the bill giving the Speaker
of the House of Commons power to appoint commissioners to
visit places in which bribery has been proved, may proceed
with as little delay as possible, and that the city of Carlisle
may be included in the list of places to be visited.
NAVIGATION LAWS.—In compliance with a requi-
sition, signed by some of the merchants and traders of Liver-
pool, the mayor has called a meeting, to be held on Friday
next, to outsider the measures proposed by govercraent in
relation to the navigation laws.