The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-12 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We published is extenso yesterday the speech of Sir
Harry Smith, at the opening of the Legislative &s-
-its'. We now add a digest of the news contaiued
in our files of Cape journals.
In -he Amemble, on the Bth of November, hie
excellency read a despatch from Earl Grey, in which
his lordship express,. a wish on the part of her
Majesty's government, to know from the people of the
colony, whether they were d sposed to receive into
their families as servants as d fellow-labourer., and
ultimately as fellow-citizens, a supply of convicts
from the gaols of the mother country.
The despatch in questi in enters into an account of the
satisfactory result attendant upon certain regulations
enforced in our penal colonies, by which all convicts
in the first instance undergo a period of separate im-
prisonment in England, varying from 6 to 18 months,
followed by labour on public works, either in Eng-
land, or at -Bermuda or Gibraltar. The effects of this
discipli, e have as yet been very satisfactory; but, adds
the despatch,
No' withstanding these encouraging circumstances, it is
not the opinion of her Majesty's goverameut, that, either
with a view to the preservation of good order, or to the in-
fli-tion of en adequate =want of punishment under their
originnl 'enters:a, the men ought to us set entirely at large
on reaching the colony to which t►ey7 may be sent after a
period of good conduct. It Is • d better that they
should rather be allowed tickets of leave. These admit of
restricting them to particular districts, and of enforcing the
punctual payment of moderate sums is return for the cost of
their conveyance, but do not in other respects interfere with
the fee. dose of the men te whom they are granted, nor di-
minish the ordinary motives to indostry and good castanet.
You will further perceive, that while it is proposed to re-
quire from these poisons repayment of the oast of th.ir porno-
Tel to the colonies to which they may ultimately be sat, be.
some it is conceived that they ought sot to mein free pas-
sages which cannot be panted to many of those esti:evicted
of crime who apply tor that privilege, it is proposed that
whatever rams are thus remand from them should be ap-
plitd, not to relieve this country from the charge incurred
on their account, but for the benefit of the colonies which
may receive them, either by sending out free emigrants to
meet the great demand ter labour which exists in most of
the colonies, or in any other manner which may be more
suitable to the peculiar elrearestaaces of others of them.
Such being the system nude? which it is propped here-
after to proceed, I total it right to pant eat to you, that if
the inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hops should be willing
to receive men with tickets cilium. they will obtain the ad-
vantage of a supply of labour, together with a probable addl-
e= le the fluids applicable to general hamigrades, se some
*Ale ether *set of importance, while, by the power which
is te be reserved of diepeseleg these men in different districts,
together with the reteemstery nature of their previous
punishment, there is geed raison to hope that their premises
in moderate numbers wIY net be found injurious to the
geeenl character of the esmassity.
Considering the smeith sspresentatiom which are con-
stantly received at Ms ism of the want of an adequate
supply of labour, it seems pseibie that if this system of con-
vict discipline were well ledlemesed, the oologius might be
d. sines of rem same. mem the foregoing terms, in their
last step of ad after they had agreed a fa
ramble ficamether hem the authorities nudes whose control
they had bees pissed. I shoeM he sled, therefore, it you
would assertaht, is the mums whisk may appear to you
beet waited to the purpose, bee he We wail be the peeve-
valeta ainion ia the calm under yew gmerameat ; and if
I shonUlesni from yes that the maw* would be envie,'
for, I would be prepared to take the smermy steps e'r in.
eluding the Cape in the ginns fate which amide holding
tickets of leave may be introdmsed.
This pronosal does sot, awarding to the South
African Advertiser, meet with any support in the.
colony. A meeting was to be held in Cape Town, to
memorialise against the introduction of convicts am
labourers in the colony.
Several ordinances appear in the official Gazette,
including one to organise a local Burgher force for
the protection of the colony, from which it appears
that it h not the intention of government "to make
every man a soldier." Also, amongst others, that I
hereafter, when private property shall be taken or
pressed for the public service, the owners are to be
paid on the spot at the time, in cash, or is order.

DUBLIN, THIMSDAT ETZFINO.
In the Court of Queen's Bench this day the Lord
Chief Justice stated again, at the sitting of their
lordship, that judgment would not be pronouncei
in the case of the Queen versus O'Brien, Meagher,
&c., until Tuesday next, in consequence of the in-
di•position of Mr. Justice Moore. Ao order was
mid, to bring up the pri'oners on that day. The
pr,soners Closwatz, English, and others, who were
convicted for Illegally drilling and training, will
I also be brought up on Tuesday to assign errors.
At the sitting of the Cousin/don Court this day,
the At•orney-O •neral, having stated his objections
to the sdorton of any of the courses suggested by
the bench last day, called on the judges for final
lodgment. Mr. Butt offered to go to trial if
the Attorney-General would give no evidence,
or enter a noes prosequi on the bad counts.
The Attorney-Oeneral refused to de so, and the
court appointed Saturday next to hear ugument as to
what the 'proper form of judgment should be. The
weather continues severe. Up to this hour there are
three London mails due, namely, two from Holjbeld
and one from Liverpool.

DETENTION OF FOREIGN MAILS BY THE WEA
swim—Owing to the heavy sea in the Channel, the Collis,
Boulogne. and °steno maim had not arrived at Dover up to
the latest amount from which we have intelligence; nor
was t expected that V. 'Meiners woad be elite to make the
harbour until late in the day.
DEATH OF MR. ANTHONY BLAKL—OiI Wednesday,
the Right Hon. Anthony Richard Blake died, at his run-
itenee in the Alhaoy. Mr. Blake was one of the earliest
Reiman cathohos who wee made a privy councillor after the
huateeipation Act. He was in the confidence of the Mar-
quis Willi shy, when Lord.L'eu'ensnt of Ireland, and for
many years held the important office of chief tereembrans sr
of Ireland. He was in his 63rd year.
THE GOLDEN LecrunEutttr.—The Record of yes-
terday says:—" Although the Rev. Thomas Dale has not,
we believe, yet resigned the golden lectureship, yet it is
fully under.tood that he has intimated his intention If not
renewing the mud annual application for reappointment.
As Mr. Dale is rector 'lSt. ParCf4ll, one of the most ripe-
lout parishes in London. valued at 1,7001. s year, and is
also one of the canons of St. Paul's, with 1,0001. a year be-
side+, every one will sppreciate the motives which render it
improper, lit Mr. Dale'. eatimatioo, that he should con-
tinue any longer to add a lectureship to his other im-
portant duties. One lector- every Tuesday morning is
the duty required. It is believed that the Rev. J
H. Gurney might have doily succeeded in obtaining the
lecuireshi but he has steadfastly declined alluring himself
to he put forward, alleging that he is already rhar.ed with
a sufficient responsibility in the great district of Id .ryli.bone,
of which he is rector, without adding to this important
charge. The motives which have influenced this able and
devoted minister will be appreciated by the public, as well as
toose who know his untiring di.tgence in the performance of
the tatted duties of his important office. It is said that there
are no leas than seventy candidates Ise the Golden Lecture-
ship, which is wor:h exactly 4201.16 e. a year, being the rent.
of two houses infuse-lane, long iievoted to the foundation of
Tuesday Morning Lectureship, by some benevolent memb rot
the Haberdashers' Company of the "Wen time.—The Rev. H
Melvdl, the Principal of the But India Company's College,
at H iilesbary, and chapl in of the Tower, has obtained per-
mission from the Court of Directors to offer himself as a
candidate, and little doubt is entertained of his success now
that Mr. Gurney has refused to avail himself of his power-
ful family influence." Surely the reasons that urge Dr.
D lets give up this " Golden Lectureship " should operste
to pe .vent Mr Me!vil from seeking it whilst he enju)s two
other valuable appointments.
THE NEARLST WAY TO THE GOLD DIGGINGS.—The
&emery of the precious metal will, at least, have the effect
of throwing enterprise into the hitherto neglected mask
Web of the Peri& ; already a vast improventeAt Is corn
amid peirephy •
is en the point of being realised. An
gempany is to ran steamers from New Y. rk to
the Isamu, of Darien, whence gtode and puiengera will be
conveyed acmes to Panama; tress Panama a second line of
steamers is to ply to Oregon and the new Dorado of Cali-
torsi* ; and a third from Panama along the coast of South
America to Guayaquil, Callao, and as far as Valparaiso. A
branch line is also prop sed from California to the Sand-
wich Isles and China. The enterprise %ill. it is said, com-
mence is the present month. The road from Chagrin
to Panama across the Isthmus is to be repaired and
improved by the Government of New Grenada, from
funds supplied by the Americus Company; end, in
cyder to encourage trade, this Goverment has exempted
vessels frequenting the porta of the Isthmus from Wastage
dam, and has reduced the duty on impose to 1 per cent.
on averred cargoes. This establishment of a regular com-
munication across the Isthmus of Panama, will do for the
New World what a *Mader emnssaaication saws the
Isthmus of Buie has done for the old; it will constitute en
era in the history of commerce, and by bringing the ends of
the earth into justaponition, will nave a powerful influence on
the progress act, lixatioa. The voyage from NewYotk to San
Franc sec in California, round Cape Horn, is 17,000 BOOM
miles, and occupies, • sailing vessel about five months. The
two voyages from New Y.'rk to Chagres, and from Panama
to San Francisco, have an aggregate length of 6,400 miles,
and will be performed by steamers in about 30 days, or in MI
days, allowing time for the journey woos the iathmaa
(about 60 miles. over land about 800 feet in height), sad for
unshipping and reshipping The new line of cominemien-
tioa will be of great advantage to the trade of our own ass.
try. It will r. duce the length of the journey from Britain
to Lima and Guayaquil one-half, and the time twatetrds.
And it wi 1 benefit the world by accelerating the settlement
and growth of a great civiiistel populatioa on the western
shores of North Ameri a. New California, lying betwixt
the parallels of 32 and 42, with a fertile soil, and with the
Pacific on its western side to temper the extremes of host
and told, ought to be one of the met desirshle countries in
the world.

SHIPPING.
CATTIOX TO MA/11111111 PANTED 1W 01 OCT OP THE

MEDI

Gibraltar, Jan. 3, 1649 beg to subjoin, for the
;a,ormation of the committee, a copy of a despatch which I
have just had the honour of rectiving from kh emollient"
Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, on the Mediterranean
station, dated 9th ult. I think that every publicity
should be given to the canticle against masters of merchant
vessels imprudently keeping near to the Riff coast, in
rtittgL or out of the Mediterranean, particularly
eumme season, whet calms prevail, whia facilitate
the capture of rasa lab; the row boats oe the Rifllaas.—l have
the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, J. LONO-
L&NDS Cownt.t., Agent for Lloyds —To Captain Halsted,
R.N., &armory to yds.
(coat or IMUIPATCII WRIMPD TO )
Hibernia, at Naples. 911 Deo. 1848.—Sir,—In miaow.
'edging the receipt of your letter of the 20th ult., with Ike
c pies of your report to the secretary to Lloyds, I bag
to ewer my satiefaction that the promptitude.
seal, and pliant', of C .amender M'Cleverty, and
the CAMS and crew of tee Polyphemus, enabled
them to recover the brig Three Sisters !from the
Riff pirate'. I entire.; arse In your recommendation, that
the masters of merchant vessels Maid be directed to give
the Cape Tres F.rcas • wide b and soloed with you in
thinking that without the ettploymimS of a large force 'be
attempt to destroy the lassies sad bole on the Riff coat
would not be amemplished, swept at the expense of a caw
aiderable lea' of life, and that the be Lo., so destroyed, I
would ma be repined by the mean+, —I am, sir, your wry
humble tswent, (Signed) W. PAWL, Vice-Admiral. To
J. Longlaads Canon, agent Ur Li, yds.
Haat, Jan. 10 equally.—AkTrived Diem.
China; Windrow, Mane ; Gamer*, Jamaica; Hymen, Pow,-
wsah• Northeatbetlace. C.tieutts; Ombia, Gambia. Ar•
'
rived from the river: Geelong, Ceps of Good Hope. The

The "fancy" foreign stocks still not only hold
their ground, but are in advance, although the *pecu-
lation in them i■ confined to the house, and very
warily, but no less prudently, the public keep aloof.
M-zican are higher, it 25; to Peruvian, 48 to 50.
New Grenada, 16 to 4. Venezuela, 19 to 21 ; Buenos
Ayres have risen to 27 .0 9. Brazilian, are 75 to 7.
Chilian, 87 to 9. Ecuador, 3to A. Spanish Fivrs,
14 to ; the Threes, 27 to 1 ; Passive, 31 to 1. Por-
tuguese, 251 to 61. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
are better, at 481 to 91; the Fours, 76 to 7. Bastian,
102 to 4. Belgian, 73 to 7.
It appears by the advice. from Hamburg, that of
the loan of four millions of florins to be supplied by
agreement to the Bank of Vienna by the: Rotlpchilde
of Frankfort, two-thirds were taken from hence, and
01. e-third from Hamburg. The amounts were, for
the far larger proportion, forwarded in silver bars and
specie. It was noticed some days since that a
els epatch from hence of thirteen millions of florins in
gold had passed through Wastarroort, in Holland, for
Frankfort.

If such were the case, as absolutely asserted with
!Articular, in advice, from Holland, it is evident that
such an amount must mkt. to some larger, perhaps
loan, operation, but, instead of gold, must have been
for the greater part in silvcr.

43
Itilis6wil FUNDS.
Rank qtack.lll9 al (WWI fOf gsol
3 par Ct. Heti..
Mum.
PA 1 Eichea 133rpez Crate, M
90
3 par coanuarl6, 4. to 46.. pram

Fukoct.ire Tuspe„

. —....- .........„
6 per Ct Attrition Bootie. - . I leer Cent. amnia lUD- 16 i
41 psr Cl. Doe. Bondi, fs 1 ; OfenAltb Deferred lidt., 3
2i per Cant. ditto, - . 6 earditto, Cl Meuleaa. 1646. 261 I
I er Ct. Waltham Dd5.,76 T . 6 pai Ct. Peruvian lull, 46 10
Ditto sew. 74 6 Porturuois FOUTS, 164 64
Leo 11:. Huruco Ayres Rd,. 27 9 if per Ct. Rum B•lo. IU2 4
Ma Chilton Due, 87 9 , 1.. epaulet; Ode., 14 ii
Ditto Oolumb lief. Kt,. - I :s zor Ct.ttpanieb 1415..77 6
.. zduzubina Equador Bd.. 3 i itieinii•h Deferred Dde.. --
Ira Ct. I,nnioh lids.. r 4 9 Ditto, Peke Dda, 34 4
It per Cl. Dutch MP., 421 94 : 1, Ct. Venezuela 11,., 10 11
1 octet. Luton Cab.. 76 7 •• -owl" Deforrei kW.- 64 64

RAILWAYS.—The market is firm, with a slight
evance in specula:lee sh •rea. French shares still
remain in god dent 001. We quota London and
North Western 123 to 7; Caledonians, 22.1 to 23;
Eastern Counties, 11,i to ; London and Brighton,
33 to 33;; North Statratds, :.1; to discoont ; Great
Northern, 101 to 10; dis.

SALES EPPECre o • o • w 0 THIS DAY IN LONDON.
(Yesterday's priors will be found In lad page.)
Aullsrgate Nett., and Boston, 1 Lon. &S. Western, 42
Buckinghamshire, 21 1 d Do. New 501., 901
Ca.edonian, 221 1 Do. Thirds, 111
1)0. New 10/. Piet, 61 1 Midland, 97
E. Anglian 251. I. and E., and Do. 01. ttasoL Pref., 14 17/
L. and D.. 41 ex lo
Do. 11. 10e. Pref., 2f North Brit tish, 16
Eastern Comtism 111 4 Do. 'Lilies, 7 61
IS.. New Guar. 6 per CL, 111 4 Do. Thirds, 41
Eastern Union &rip, 171 Reading, Oullford„ & Reigate, 101
Log Lane. Qa. erCL Prof., 71 Shrews & Bir. New Guar., 9
a :rest Northern, f 15. Stellordrhire, 21
Omar Warren, 111 0. Beaters No. 3, 111
Do. New 171., Is Do. Beg. No. 4, 71
Hull and Selby. 100 WI ts, Sow net, a Weymouth, 26
Do. Halms, 50 Tort, News. k Bee., 26 f
Lane. and Tort. rum% 6/ Do. 0. N. E. Per.. 71 ea int
Do. New Clear. 6 pee Cent., til York and N. Mid., 50
IX). Creators and Wyre, :171 Do. E. & W. R. Es., 27 61
Lon., Brighton, and N. C..'43 1 Boulogne sod Amino, 01
Dm & N. Weans, 1251 6i N. of Prone*, 4
Do. 101. 121 Orleans and Bordea If
N. Staffordahlre, 11l IA,
Park and S:raatenwg,ux, 21
LIVERPOOL BALM iLIIVART 11.
Ile aortae Ina • shade 1
Caledonian Pref., 1 P
E. Lancashire New, 61 el
Gt. Western, 93
Lan. k Tort. Y. &L.) 20 €1
Do. Fifths, $1.16 1 p
Lir., Chef., & toulbpsrt. 3 4
Lot, and N. Western, 1251
Do. New Oen. 21 P
Do. Thi•ds, N. fa 3d.
Han., Shelf , & Lim No. 1.6` d
Do. Prof., 115.16
YORK SA'

ildlasd, (17
Dn. Halves, 7 d
N. 131itlohQsa.,
N. Maffordolsbe, d
N. Woolens, d
Meese., Oa., it Cheater, 3 d
S. krt. k Dover, 24t
Do. No. 4, 74
Tork, Newc., and Bet. (0. N.B.
Pat.), In 341.4

Oral litortbers, 8{ -
York, Newer., and Per. (G. N.E.
Par.), 71. 1.11. 9d. ex uric

JAMVAIT 11.
To. k and Web Vidl&nd (E. sad
E. Elam), 26i

METALS.— GLASGOW, Jain. 10.—The feeling of
our market for pig iron is dec:dwify backwards' and the
saes made have been at a reduction of Is. to Is. 61. per ton
on Seturday's prices. In consequence of the late speculative
anvance, there is now the greatest desire to realise the profit
of the wansesLon. will& cameo a pressure of teller., without
westing buyers, amid 45e. to 45e. 6d. oak, the market closing
dull, with sellers at this quotation.

COALS.—HaIf-past Avo.—Baddle'sWest Hartley,
lac ed. ; CITY'S Bartley, 14a. 6d.; Eden Main, 174. ; Wafts
End Howell, 18.. 3d. ; Walls End Benne, 18g. ; Walls
End Lantbton, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Stewart's, 186. ; Walls
Bad Tees, 17s. Bd.—Ships at nuke% 183.

MANUFACTURES. FRANct. —A letter from
Lyons says, that trade is still very dull there, in wet Tient:*
of the doubts that exist as to the state of things generally,
and the bad disposition of a portion of the working is-voli-
tion who have their minds poisoned by svialint publica-
tions. The best forem' n in the manufsctories are stated,
to have emigrated to Piedmont, 11,11 and, and England.
From Valence, under date the 2nd instant, we learn that
silk mores were more abundant at the market at Aubenu
on the 31th tilt than previously, anti prices were very firm,
at from 43f. to 461. per kil. for good qsalities, and 39f to 42t.
for medium. Some small parcels cf very fine bad gone off
at 47f Ordered silks, 481. to 62f. This latter description
was beearaieg Karat, and it was a:rata to be in great de-
mand in Ware.

Littman*, Jan. 10.—The London and Manchester houses
Gentians tasking for orders given before the advance in
yarns. The home mess is scarcely tut in since the usual
stock-taking at Chti-tutaa. Mansfactun re have pas-
rally laid in or ordered a supply of both worsted and
cotton yarns, in anticipation of the advance in pnces,•
and a good spring trade le confidently licked for-
ward to. No adelleell in manufactured goods is yet
attempted to be realised. Wonted yarns have again risen
this week from id. to ld. per tb., and apinnets are careless of
Olden at even this advance. Mans of them are under con-
tracts at old prices, which thu wish t-t fulfil before giving
the prices now demanded in fin wool market, and this will
bang yarns even higher than present prices. Cotton yarns
are advanced la. per ilandle, and the agents' warehouses are
completely cleared of stutk Wools pleas complain they
c.nuot realise any milt now on the prices asked by the
growers, and consequently little has been done.

BOWERY AND L &CZ TRAMS. Norrixonass,
Jam 10.—The estams ram bees bring (es it is termed) err not
trek,/ lima emu *miff dis 1101. The errought cotton bore
heseels. though le a ble the binds la gemeed being 4137.
*yid. is mg be se pre gear a glebe mum swaps ; end, la fast, tw
satmlas lege bromitee ion a 4 hew gmely peralysed the roe.
patty of the 'Lieges mat el leNiemoh The drawee, peandorm.
sad shirt lanmehee. trkismob, rase• thee eight Imedrel
kggki l• Nottlastaa ma tie iambs, is is a Wen*