The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-16 00:00:00

THE KAFIR WAR.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PLYMuUIH, SATURDAY, EIGHT A.M.
The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's
mail steam packet Bosphorus, Commander Benson,
has just arrived.

She left the Cape of Good Hope o❑ the 6th Septem-
ber, St. Helena on the 15th, Ascension on the 19th,
and St. Vincent's on the Ist October.
General Cathcart has returned with the troops
from the expedition on the River Kei.
The Camp Kraal of the Kafir Cbief Krelli has been
burnt. Ten thousand head of cattle, horses, &c., have
been taken.

His Excellency has expressed his entire approval of
the troops and the burghers. He says his object has-
been fully attained.

The Waterkloof, as well as many of the frontier
districts, continues to he infested by predatory bands,
and rebel Hottentots.

It is said that Withalder, their chief, and the
celebrated Macomo, have made overtures for peace,
and those competent to judge consider the war on it°•
last legs.
Some of the passengers by the Bosphorus think the
sequel is as far off as ever.
No gold dust has been discovered, but there are
slight indications of gold deposits near the Water-
kloof.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's
mail packet Lady Jocelyn sailed from St. Helena
for the Cape on the 13th of September.
The screw steam-ship Cleopatra, with mails for
the Cape, was spoken by the Bosphorous on the 24th
of September, in long. 17 W., lat. 9 N.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's
packet Indiana arrived at St. Vincent's on the 27th.
September, and sailed therefrom on October 1.

The mails will go on by express, which reaches
Paddington at 5.25 r.M.—Chronicle.

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—We are enabled
to state on undoubted authority that the day fixed for the
meeting of Parliament, for the dispatch of business, is Thurs-
day, the 4th of November.— Herald.

WINDSOR ROYAL ASSOCIATION.—.The third an-
nual distribution of prizes in connexion with this association
took place yesterday in the Home-park, and was attended
by an immense assemblage of spectators, including all the re-
sident nobility, gentry, and clergy, and many of the members
of the royal household. At two o'clock the successful and
unsuccessful candidates, to the number of 140, sat down to
dinner in a commodious booth at the back of the oriental
pavilions, erected by the command of her Majesty for the
accommodation of the subscribers and their friends. At
three o'clock precisely his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at-
tended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Lieutenant-
Colonel F. H. Seymonr, arrived on horseback, preceded by
two outriders. The distribution of the prizes then com-
menced, and lasted a considerable time. As the names were
called the candidates ascended the platform and received
their prizes from the hand of the Prince, who signed
written testimonial for each. The anniversary dinner took
place in the evenirg at the Town Hall, under the presidency
of Col. F. H. Seymour, and the proceedings were prolonged
until a late hour, but were not of a character requiring a de-
tailed report.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The Queen
and Prince Albert have for some time interested themselves
in the Britannia Bridge, in consequence of which the model
now exhibiting in this establishment has become an object
of great importance to the visitors. The model is built to
scale, is perfect in all respects, and not to be surpassed in ex-
ecution by any work of this nature.

ABOLITION OF PLEADINGS...4f is provided by O.
Common Law Procedure Act that questions of fact maYl
after the writ of summons issued, and before judgment, 17
consent and order of a judge, be tried without formal PIO "
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