The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-22 00:00:00

DINNER TO THE OOVERNOR OF TEE CAPE

OP GOOD ROPE.

Liet evening a complimentary dinner wee given li
to Mr George Grey, K.C.8., GOMnr of the Cape of Good
Hap, et the London Torero, whin shoot 120 geatiuma,
either kema readapts or commercially interested in the
colony, meembled to greet him. The chair wee occupied by
Mr. HARRISON WATSON; sod seicaget those prima were
Lord Home, 81r Charles Fox, Mr. Rumen, M.P., General
Pringle Taylor, Sir Golfe, Thomas, Mr. W. Hems, sod
Maio The diner: wes provided by Mews. Chater in their
moil style. Mr. Harker sated es toeseaseeter; and the
void mask, directed by Mr. Lawlor, with the assistance
Miens. Young, Cumming, end Lead, enlivened the pro.
medley of the evening.

Once having been inly said, and the health of law t=
with that of Prince Albert and the Royal Family,
wed ix,
. . . _ .

The OILIRMAN proposed the tout of "The Imperial
Lodelisitme," which was briefly ackeowledged by Lord
Hamra If the House of Lordr, and by Mr. Roseau, for
the Home of Commons.
The neat teem was " The Army sod Navy."
General TAYLOR, la rettwaing ehuks, aid he arrived at
the Cape of Good Hops shortly Wore Sir George Grey did,
and having been apoointed to command beyond the Cape
Colony frostier, he found with astonishment that war was
shoot to break out there, sad that there weer only three
baba= and a half of infantry, • few troops of cavalry,
a company of engineers, and • battery and a half of artillery
is the wide moony, with but a fortnight's provides.
and a wry inadequate supply of ammunition from die-
, penes immeshes. MI the live stock had been driven
off, and as soldiers, however gallant, mold not live without
food, their sitastion in the interior of Hatheriaorith their
merwend commuoicatious impeded by the Great Pith River
busk, Men have been a difficult one. The west aoeideot
might have destroyed that foroe. But by the provident ma-
sagemsot al Bir G. Grey, be bad soon got twelve months'
provklem in his camp, and his force was in a very short
time greatly augmented. The rank was • emplete me-
=the Hafer tuition wasnow entirely dimmed or
. He (General Taylor) had oome • hundred miles
this day to bear this teatimouy to the merits of m who, e in
a remote sad sanotioad scene, had enabled Bridal soldiers to
do the service they were always willing to do. (Cheers.)
eR. Romani, R.N. also returned thanks, saying
the:gm:got another command, he should mine it doubly
were be lent to a colony governed by Sir G. Grey.
The CRAIRKAN then proposed the tent of the evening,
"The health of their honoured guest." (Cheers.)
S 4 G. Gary sincerely thanked the chairman and company
for this eoropliment, which he ascribed rather to the ably
than to himself. He bad found not • few persona who
bald that the colonies, instead of being a profit to
Geist Britain, were an actual incumbreacts sad
disedveatage to her. He could not osnemshend
the grounds of such an opinion. The colonists would ask
no protection from this country except that of thenavy,whieb
was required for our commerce. If we had no eolooles, we
should not require one ship the less to protect our had..
But having the colonies, our fiesta, whoa engaged in distant
operations anywhere on the globe, bad harbours, end sup-
plies, sad a hearty welcome ready for them, while the fleets
of a hostile power could enter none of those ports without
having to fight for it. He had been mach struck with one
fact he witnessed during the Crime/ea war. The moment it
was known that Queen Vioteria desired a collection to be
made fee the 'afferent in our army, the people of every race
in South Africa omit forward to contribute to it. Numbers
of poor Flamm, quite poor men in the Mines of that bet-
bails rem in owe gave their penny apiece, and Foe
WORM came, with their baskets of produce on their ;
they were disappointed when they found it could cot be
taken, and than they went about the village. to sell it for
what they could, and brought the money. Even in the
republics beyond our herders, the very man we had mat off
sent their subscriptloca, which were not incomiderable, for
their numbers sad their mama. He was therefore oonMmid
that our colonies ware not a disadvantage to us. In the
year 1819 or 1140, a body of enders were mot oat from this
comary to the Cape of Gard Hope, and greet complaints had
bees mode that that emigration cost 60,0001. • but be was
quits satisfied that those very settlers an their relative, had
sent back more then 60,0001. to Ragland la the molten of
British goods. Homes had been found than for
i
sad many had acquired wealth ; an Immense quantitybia nat
wool wee grown for oar manufactures, and a great number of
tar Mips outplayed In the tentage. There were rester
now in the cotony who went out In 1819, and more thee ooe
of whom could repay that sum of 60,0001. out of his own
podia, without making himself a poor man. Having been
so lees end so intimately connected with the coltLai.eLl2!
eWe G. Grey) had been anxious to remove the
rror to which he had just alluded from the minds of7segoopie
alibis country. In conclusion hi* Excallener, who was
most cordially cheered, and whose name, when ennead,
had been hammed with enthusiast's applause, dueled the
co again, end proposed the health of the ohairmao, the
bzry
et • great commercial setablleiment at Cape Town.
Mr. HAMMON WATSON (the chairman) having solthow.
lodged the compliment,
Mr. GODLONTON, of Graham's Town, in the absence of
Mr. George Wood, proposed the Legislature of the Cape of
Good Hope, wowing, however, his own opinion that the
exiabg emstitation km not euNciently provide for the self-
government of the assists province, which ought to have a
BaCtlegislature.
OM. J. Paramo,le of the Legislative Council, and
Mr. Jose Beau, of the Legislative Aammb'y, returned
thanks la my interesting and satisfactory speeches.
Mr. J. R. TROMSO?' than promoted tee toast of " Pros.
=.,to the **toy of tbe Cape of Good Hope and its demo-
" whisk wee acknowledged by Mr. J. Lindell, Mr.
Oodles*" and the Rev. J. Hareant, .11 of them stating
facts to illeatrate the marked improvement of the country.
Mr. W. HAW'S next proposed "The Cape Railway,"
which Mr. G. ILathons Browne replied to on behalf of the
compeay, promising that the Governor should ride upon the
line neat summer. "The Union Steam Packet Company,"
which now cooveys the monthly mails with creditable regu-
larity, was propelled by Mr. Archibald Bamako, and
respoeded to by Mr. Andersoo. The festivities ended at a
rather late hour.

A telegraphic despatch (the second) reoeived at
Berlin late in the evening of the 17th Instant annotteced the
total deatructios by are of Frederikeborg, and of the wetly
collection of pictures It contained. Several hoes wero be-
lieved to be lost. The caytte was some mike north of Copen-
hagen, near Mitered, and was considered the Anew edifice In
Denmark. In It was the chapel where the Daniell kings
were crowned, and the knightal hall was magnificent.

" General Cousin de Montauban," says the
Opionsos listiewsk, takes hie family with him to China.
He Is to receive during the whole oontinuenoe of the aunt
pain en UITIUSI pay of 100,000 f. As no European money
hi current in China, the expedition has carried with it gold
and silver ingots for the pigments which it will beset.
make In the Celestial Empire."
_ _

The Parana was to leave Plymouth on Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock, but owing to the boiaterous state of the
weather her coals muld tot be brought alonpide of her.
Her departure was therefore delayed until 5 p.m. yesterday,
and she may be expected to arrive at floatheroptoa this
morning to discharge her cargo. six days after time.
_ _

Emig HATS.—The NouseWats of Rouen narrates
the following curious anecdote:—" M. Botta, eon of one of
the profersore at the Academy of Coen, an intrepid traveller
and confirmed artherologiat, one of the discoverers of the
rains of Nissveh. sedertook a journey to China sad lived for
some time at Canoe. This wes prior to 1830. He used to
weer there a heaver hat lo the European hake, which
salted him so well that he was unwilling to change it. How-
ever, when it was worn out, he applied ton Chinese hatter, and,
aiviag him all meta of direc!ions, told him to make another
like it. The man went to work, sod in a few days
brought a hat of the required shape—nut of beaver
but of some stuff very soft and glory. M. Botta, on
his return to France, preserved this curious specimen of
Chinese workmanship, end wishing to hove ft repaired
subsided It to a batter, who examined it carefully and was
much stance with its mode of fabrioetioe, which was altoge-
ther Dee to biro. He examined the amide with the pasted
attention, and a short time after the present fashion of silk
kids came in. The invenior patented his disoovery, and
made a large fortune; bat held Ma tongue shout hi. debt to
the Chines tradeeman, who, seeking • substitute fur the
beaver which ho could not procure, devised the plan of re-
placing it by the light tisane of silk, whieli at present almost
universally constitutes the outward covering of the modem
hat. We keg to testate to the Chinamen, although some-
what late, the honour doe to bun." _ .

AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAILB.—The Liver.
pool, New York, and Ptilladelptiot Cogan'', screw stesso
lianoroo sailed from Liverpool for New York yesterday
(Wedamday), with a ship's mail and /31) passengers. Yester-
day, also, the Quebec and Moatrral Omen Steamship Com-
pry's atialeer Bohemia railed from the Mowery for Port-
lead, Mined States, with the Canadian and Halted States
mails aad passengers. On Saturday next the Britt& and
North Ammicaa Royal Mail steamer Arabia will In Os-
&panned from the Men ay for New York, with the North
Asks= and Unita! Stairs mails. The ben at the Liver-
pool Post-olio, will be open on that day till Iltd Lax, sad
with late fees at the leading-stage till 9.30 a.m.