The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-06 00:00:00

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the cattle, has captured a quantity of goats, besides
killing eight Kafirs. He also destroyed a great many
gardens, with the crops nearly ripe. It is reported that
some of Umbala's people were concerned in the late
dttack on Colonel EpT, at the Kei Drift." A patrol
moved this morning to join Colonel Pole's brigade.
The following is from the same journal:—
" Tyumie Camp, Ist February, 1852.
" There appears at present but little prospect of the' Kafire
really wanting peace; although from the hills they are con-
tinually calling us to go away, that they are tired of war.
We were out on a three days' patrol, destroyed a great many
gardens, and shot a few Kafirs; but the enemy was not in
sufficient force to make any great resistance; a few long
shots only were fired attars. The Kat River levy had two en-
gagements; in the first they knocked over six, and in the
second fourteen Keats, and captured twenty head of cattle
and twenty horses ; they had one killed and several
numbers Lieutenant
Cowards
Armi-
tage.
%sounded. Colonel Michel's division has also been engaged;
they killed three Kafirs, and got one officer and one man
severelyThwe Konnadfiersd oafrethterek6itnhgßeigniimaregnet,
the Katberg. Colonel Michel's brigade has joined the Ist
division.
" A very unfortunate, affair happened at Vyge Kraal, Fish
River, on Saturday, about three o'clock A.M., which might
have terminated more fatally than it did. It seems that
Commandant Shepstone and Captain Samuel Loxtun were
coming to Graham's Town from Whittlesea—having visited
General Somerset's camp by the way. They had with them
nearly forty men of Kama's peoplr. Having taken posses-
sion of the:deserted house at Vyge Kraal, sentries were posted
in the neighbourhood to keep a good look-out. 'Unfor-
tunately, Major Horne, of the 12th, commanding Port
Brow, with a few men, and Captain Bertram. commanding
Hottentots at Nituand's Kraal happened to fall in with this
outlying picquet, the men of whom hailed Major Horne's
party, who said they were friends; but the lisfirs said,
" Yuu cant't be friends, for you are Hottentots," and they
fled. Upon this Major Horne's party fired into their, killing
one and wounding six, three very badly. The assailants then
turned their attention to the house where the remainder of
the supposed enemy bad taken refuge, and fired their guns at
it, and they were just on the point of rushing into it when
luckily Captain Loxton recognised Major Horne's voice as
he shouted to the men to charge, and the former immedi-
ately shouted in return; and the result was a mutual ex-
planation, which probably saved the lives of most of_ Major
Horne's party, which numbered only 20, while that of Mr.
Shepstone were double that number, and were kneeling down
with their guns cocked to receive their assailants the
moment they should set foot in the house. Every pos-
sible care was taken of the wounded mem by order of
• Major Horne "
We extract the following from the Graham's Town
Jonrnal of Feb. 3:—
tosmliss reached town last eyeningiyy whi C WO =a
that the Kafirs have assembled in very conifiderabla force
along the-whole Amatola range, from Gaika's Kop above
Chtunie to the eastern point of the-range, having-vary large
,herds of cattle, and apparently in very great force down the
Tenooka, towards Fort Cox.
"It is stated that the commander of the rebels came down
yesterday to say he wanted to talk, but obtained no encou-
ragement. The Hogaback range was cleared on the 28th
without difficulty, but Captain Fisher, who had been de-
tached with 450 of the Kat River levies, had a very sharp
engagement with about 1,500 of the Kafirs,l with whom were
about 400 rebels. He beat them off, shot 20 Kars, and cap-
tured a small lot of cattle, but had a struggle to get through.
The troops had been employed, it is said, during the whole of
the afternoon, in cutting a good road for the guns into the
Amatola Basin—a work of immense importance, and which
will toil the enemy more than anything. An attack would
commence at daylight on the 29th. It is said, that a rein-
forcement of 2,000 men had joined Macomo in NS ater Kloof.
The preparations made both by the Kafirs and Hottentots,
who are acting in concert, do not hold out any prospectof the
Governor's terms leading to peace.

FRANCE.
The following are more particular details of the
ceremonies of Sunday in Paris:—
The presentation of the barrette to M. Donnet, the
Archbishop of Bordeaux, recently nominated Cardinal,
took place at 10 o'clock in the chapel of the Tuileries.
At 11 a grand breakfast, in honour of the new
Cardinal, was given by the President. It was at-
tended by several of the highest dignitaries of the
Church and the grand functionaries of State.
At 12 o'clock a review took place in the Court of
the Tuileries for the purpose of a third distribution
of the new medals. The troops reviewed consisted
of the 3d, 4th, 30th, and 42d Regiments of Infantry
of the line, the 4th Regiment of chasseurs a cheval,
the 7ch Regiment of Dragoon, and the 4th Battery
of Artillery. The crowd was not so numerous as on
the previous occasions, owing perhaps to the steeple-
chase, which also took place yesterday, at La Marche,
the domain of the painter Ary Scheffer, near the
village of Marne, about two miles from St. Cloud.
Tne review was over about half-past one o'clock, and
the President, attended by a numerous staff and an
escort of cuirassiers and chasseurs, returned by the
Rue de Rivoli to the Ely see at two o'clock. On his
passage, particularly at the Place de la Concorde,
Champs Elyse`' and Avenu Marigny, he was re-
peatedly saluted with cries of " Vive Napoleon !"
The Moniteur contains a list of soldiers on whom
the new military medal is conferred.
The Abbe Coquerenu is appointed chief aumonier
to the fleet. It was the Abbe Coquereau who accom-
panied the Prince de Joinville to St. Helens when the
latter was charged with the commission to bring the
ashes of Napoleon to France.
"It is positively stated," says the Patric, " that
an order has been sent by the English Government
to the commander of the English naval squadron on
the western coast of Africa to raise the blockade of
the Gulf of Benin."
The Pope having threatened to quit Rome in case
the Prince de Canino should be allowed by the
French to enter, his return to France is expected.
The Constitutionnel notices with satisfaction the
determination that has been come to by the Govern-
ment to transport to its colonies the class of male-
factors who have hitherto been confined in the
bagnes. This decision, says the Constitutionnel, is
at once a benefit conferred upon society, and an eco-
nomy to the State.
It says :—" It is first of all certain that the labour
of the convicts is onerous to the State. It is calcu-
lated that the employment of free workmen, in place
of persons condemned to the bagne, would give
an economy of one million per annum. The sup-
port of the convicts is exceedingly dear, as it amounts
to If., per day for each man. That support would
cost less in the colonial establishments ; and there
at least the labour of the convicts would have the
result of giving to the country, after a certain time,
flourishing colonies. That consideration will have
more weight at present, if the expenses of penal re-
form by the cellular system be compared with those
of penal reform by transportation. The expense of
the former is enormous. The report made by M.
Berenger, in 1847, to the Court of Peers, declares
that the first establishment of the cells costs at least
3,000 f. for each prisoner. It is consequently an
expense of upwards of 52 millions to place in cells the
persons detained at the bagnes and central pri-
sons. But whilst the occupant of the cell does
scarcely anything for the Sate, and falls at last into
moral and physical decrepitude, the convict at the
penal colonies creates by his labour agricultural
wealth, and improves both in mind and body. Thus
the State gains colonies, and the convict the means of
rehabilitation. Penal reform by transportation is
consequently for the Treasury both a good action
and an advantageous matter.
It is stated that General Tsscher de la Pagerie,
formerly Aide-de-Camp to Prince Eugene Beaubar-
nais, and who has been residing at Munich, is shortly
expected at Paris in order to assume the functions of
Senator to which he is to be named.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

The following is the official statement of the quantiti
corn, &c., received in the port of London from the poi
Essex, from the 29th Alarch, 1852, to the 3d April, 1
both inclusive:—

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