The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-25 00:00:00

EST INTELLIGENCE.

emettation of Caine is vacant, the ERR of
bavi accepted the office of a Lord of the
His lordship will probably be reelected
position, on the 27th inst.
ter having been appointed Judge-Advocate-
asa,4l Faiooo, to the roam of Mr.
aler, vacates, of coarse, his seat far WON.
hat the learned gentleman's re-election will
by Mr. B. C. Todway, on the conservative

owing address has been presented to her
cm a portion of the clergy of the diocese of

nt Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria.
Me protest of the undersigned clergy of the
f Barnstaple and Cherwill, in the diocese of
he want,: of Devon, showeth, that—
undersigned clergy of the deaneries of
ind Sherwin, in the diocese of Ertter, in the
Dt.oo-11' la 'sing heard that steps have been
enroll districts to excite an agitation arnenst4
with a view of throwing obstacks in the
r elevation of the present regius professor of
the b'shoprie of Hereford, are anzious to record
againsteb any such proceedin: , A as
r. iroamptden, d your Majesty, and
me highly prejudicial to the best interests of the

hall ever pray, u in duty bound, &e., &e.
low the signatures of fourteen parish ministers.

IIPDEN.—We are informedthat Archdeacon
era Dr. Hampden's publications (especially the
ecturee), on which the charge of error bas been
most ',mod and learned, and the ant*or one of
o and thoughtful theologians of the day. The
is about to publish his opinion and the reasons
int delay.—Chtsrch and Stale Gazette.
in of Hereford (I)r. Merewether) has sum-
whole of the canons, non-resident as well as the
es, to be present at the chapter to be holden on
t. It is very doubtful whether the course he is
be approved of by the majority. In any case the
proceed by letters patent without the chapter,
r should disobey the royal mandate.—Record.
EN AGITATION IN H ERETORD.—The zeal
of the Tractarian body here to oppose the
oleo-
Hampden is without example. Every effort
rery means is tried; but the point to which I
all, the attention of your readers is the dim
methods adopted by the Tractarian party to
iniona of those who have, perhaps, neither lei-
vortunity to read Dr. Hamplen'a writings in
acts in the form of as anonymous handbill are
industriously circulated among the clergy, con-
ule pages condensed into a short sentence, and
as the doctor's ivissinsa verbs—sentences torn
context, and opinions perverted by the ingenious
of italics. These are the means used by the
party here to inflame the minds of the clergy
it appointed bead. I can speak from experience,
ritlngs of Dr. Hampden are very little known by
who pretend to condemn them ; nay, so far is
a that, ludicrousas it may appear, lam assured,
lent, that, at a late meeting of the clergy, eon-
atherity, to deliberate on the expediency of op-
election of Dr. Hampden, all, with one exception,
that they had never read his writings except in
if the garbled handbill to which I have alluded.—
feat of a Hereford paper.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
led is the evidence adduced on the trial (re-
L our leader of Thursday) of Colonel Lindsay, for
upon John Crawfurd Smith, at the Witenhage, on
September last:—
ca FOR THE PROSECUTION. Joseph AITOIS•

u a journeyman baker in Graham's Town, and
t Peddie in May 1846. as a driver of a waggon in
seariat, belonging to Mr. Webb. About a week
th was 'Jigged he went with his waggon to fetch
ey were attacked by Kaffirson that day, and on.
as burned. He thought on that °manor' there
ort of thirty men. Was present when Smith was
this was a day or two before Fort Peddle wee
r the Kettles. D. A. C. Cumming asked Smith if
ky asses. Smith said he had not. He thenloid
to Webb, the wood contractor, to get them. The
• they were to cut wood was about five or six
n Peddle. Smith said be did not know
to would go or not, until he knew whether
would go with him. Cumming said he
ve no more of that damned nonsense, and
uU have all of them flagged. Cumming then
and brought defendant with him. Some C.M.R.
nfantry. Ile (defendant) then formed the men
tare, and called the waggon drivers together.
then asked Cumming who were they who refused
)p wood ; Cumming then pointed to Smith. De
to asked if there were any more. A waggon driver
ton then said " I am one," and defendant desired
d aside. Defeo? ant inquired if there were any more,
lost of the waggon drivers stood on one side. De:
en asked them the reason why they would not go,
ecause they did not know how they were to go--
hey thought they should have to go without an
endant told them he did not intend to send them
escort; they then said they were willing to go.
standing by them at this time. He did nut kaow
Defendant then told them to make themselves
sy then went a few paces, Smith going with
in they were all called up again by order
it, who said be would tie one of them up
mle to the rest, to show them that he had
is do to; he then ordered Smith ti strip. Smith
, sir, I will not strip unless you tell me what I am
rd for, or what L have dime." Defendant then
r men to strip him ; they seemed to hesitate.
hen stepped forward in a rage, and asked whether
mild not strip one, at the same time ordering two
list. Smith then allowed himself to he stripped;
,med too slow about it. Defendant said 'Teeth off.'
begged them net to tear the only jacket he had,
T clothes had been burnt in the Trompetter's
nen then tied him up, taking off his jacket and
shirt over his head. He was not sure whether
was there or not. Smith on being tied up again
he bad done to be Hogged. When the drummer
ig by with the cat-o -nine tails, waiting for the
lin, defendant told him to go on; the drummer
a-ems he did not strike hard enough. Defendant
it on well," which the drummer did. Smith broke
he had had a good many lash*, ; he was tied
in wheel. After he broke loose he was ordered
it to be tied ap again. His shirt then came down
to his back. Defendant ordered the men to pat
a. The man, it seemed, was too slow in doing ae
lot ordered hinato rip it oft—asking him what hal
he was so slow. The man then put it over his
was again lashed, and SODn broke loose. De-
n asked how many lashes he had had. Witness
ar what was mid, but defendant ordered him
tied, and he was lashed a little more, when dit-
end him to be taken down, saying he would
them flogged every morning. Heard defendant
he himd.own." Smith was then taken to the hoe-
him about an flour afterwards, just as he and
aggon drivers were starting to chop wood. They
e wood and returned in the evening, whey he
with at the waggons, and asked him how he was;
eft great pain. On being examined by Mr. Ebden,
he tried to beg Smith off—going down upon his
idant stamped with his foot, telling him to rise and
Id have him served so. The state of Smith's back
Hogging was all In blood streams. On being
led by the Attorney-General witness said there
24 waggon driven at the post. Defendant read
them (Smith being present he had no doubt)
al law about a week previous, which witness
,to Dutch in defendant's presence. Did not re-
defendant said anything to the men. At this
gone were to go out, when Smith was flogged ;
'awn up in a half moon outside the fort, so that
e all together. Witness was not present when
'era to Smith. Cumming had spoken to the
nen seven and nine in the morning. Could not
Cumming, before he fetched defendant,
monstrate with the men, telling them
o go, and they would be punished if they did
ever associated much with the driven, most
.e coloured people, and could not tell whether
Talon of the drives. that they ought not to out
T 1 Smith lay in thenieguing, " I will go if the
s." Did not hear hive say this to delenaiat
there is an escort going I am williaL Os en"
t they were to go winspett en essorl am no
when Smith was fkaped,lrni gsiai.ae
within the square—op* ite Ihe tkie &re
1 to send theni withollt an wad. !kw