The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-08 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received by. the ship Ellenborough, Cap-
Ulu George Lambert, intelligence from the Cspe of
Good Hope to the 17th February.
The intelligence of the intentions of her Majesty's
government with respect to the convicts on board
the Neptune had at last arrived, and had been
received with the utmost satisfaction, The destina-
tion of the Neptune has been changed from the Cape
to Van Diemen's Land. A meeting of the Anti-Con-
vict Association had been held on the 14th;when con-
gratulatory resolutions were unanimously adopted;
and a general illumination wee to take place on the
day of the Neptune's departure from Simon's Bay.
The papers publish three lengthy deepatches from
Earl Grey to Sir Harry Smith, relating to the order
in council and its revocation. The first, which re-
lates exolusively to the sending of military convicts to
the Cape, after reminding Sir limy that this " ar-
rangement has not been recently intzoduced," con-
cludes thus:
You will perceive from the enclosed return, which I have
obtained from the adjutant-general's office that the number
to be so sent in the year would not, according to the average of
the last five years, exceed 23. I have not, therefere, thought
it necessary to revoke the instructions which have been given
for sending soldiers sentenced for military offset*, to trans-
portation to the Cape from certain stations. But an arrange-
ment will be made, on which you shall receive further
instructions hereafter, for removing these men when they
become entitled to their release from punishment to some
ether place ; and I hare also to authorise you, if you should
Had that there is likely to be opposition to the reception of
military convicts, even on them terms, to forward to this
Country any who may anise at the Cape.
Though mach opposition would be entirely ineemoiitent with
all that has till now been said on the part of the colonists,
and, though it would be no less unreasonable that they
should exp‘ct the protection of the British army, and refuse
to afford the smallest assistance towards an arrangi meat
which has in view the maintenance of the discipline
Watt that
army, her Majesty's government do not think the
object of disposing of so small • number of convicts is cif
sufficient importance to make it worth while to insist on
the point.
Return of the number of European soldiers, belonging to
her Mojesty's army, who have been transported in each of
the last five years, from the But India, the Mauritius,
Ceylon, and Hong Kong, specifying, so far as practicable,
the place to which they were treamported.
Adjutant-General's-office, Oct. 30.

Number of Alen Trost .
Stations. TWS 1 18 1 41. Total
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Mauritius
Clon
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elote.—There an no in the adjutant-general's
moo which furnish the information required, as to the places
to which these men have been transported.
itusd) J. MACDONALD,
Adjutant-GIAOTSI.

Is the second despatch, having reviewed what had
taken place throughout the colony, and remarked that,
It was highly dealrahle, considering the charwer
of these convicts (the Irish convict' from Bermuda),
That they. should net be placed where they would be
forted to aLE with ordinary criminals. These men wtre, in