The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING,

The events of this week are of a checkered character
—the dark squares, however, having greedy the predo-
minance. Two more colonists have been murdered by
Hottentot bandits, and a third seriously wounded. One
of them, an Englishman, was waylaid in Oliphanee
Hoek, stripped naked, and had his brains beaten out
with a bludgeon. The other, a man of colour, was shot
dead whilst resting in his own cottage in fancied secu-
rity after his day's toil. The wounded man was return-
ing to his home, and was shot from an ambuscade, but
may, possibly, escape with life.
" It the information from Uitenhage be correct, which
computes tho rebel banditti in the Zuurberg at from 250
to 300 strong, then it follows that the main body of the
Hottentot rebels on the Buffalo must have been when
attacked by Colonel Eyre and the gallant men of the 43d,
weaker than usual, though then estimated at from 500 to
600 men. Should this be so, then it very plainly marks
the formidable character of the rebellion, and the im-
portance of the whole country being aroused to a sense
of the necessity of the immediate end effectual suppres-
sion of the insurrection. If this be not done with a
strong band, the safety of the whole colony will be
jeopardized, and the most disastrous consequences may I
ensue_
" The spirited attack on the rebel camp on the
Buffalo, by Colonel Byte and the 43d Regiment relieves
the dark features of the pie ure, and by exciting hope
affords matter for coegranlation The attack was well
designed, and would, there can be no doubt, had the dif-
ferent c limns arrived at the concerted time, have been
eminently successful. But in this country, to insure ac-
curate time in a night march from different points, is a
movement of extraordinary difficulty, and especially
where there are men who would consider it as a mi-fur-
tune to he last, arid indeed it reproach not to be first, in
the presence of the enemy."
The Cape Mien Mail, in a leading article, says :
" Peace, accompanied by such security from danger to
life and property as is consistent with residence upon a
barbarian border, is all that is hoped for by a large
body of the colonists from the present unhappy
hostilities. Such is also the sole aim of the
British Government, who, on the colony's behalf, are
at this time incurring the vast expense of these hos-
tilities. Both bodies, the Imperial Government
and the colony, have to co-operate in endeavouring to
attain this object. Without their perfect co-operation it
seems impossible that anything final can be done; and
before they can co-operate cordially, each must know
the policy which guides the conduct of the other, and
both must see clearly what measures are best to be
adopted before the great end in view can be attained.
" .Elow, then, are they to work together under present
circumstances? How can the British Government com-
municate with the colonists? War was declared, and
the Queen's representative called on the colonists to rise
en masse, and exterminate' the enemy. From the very
manner in which the object of the war was stated doubts
arose. Was it right to exterminate the Kafirs, in the
ordinary sense of the word used in the proclamation? If
they deserved such a fate, was it necessary? Or, to
propose a third view, was it necessary but not right? if,
indeed, God will ever permit human beings to argue
anything to be necessary that is not right.
" What the war arose from is of less importance than
the question—how must it end? The intended exter-
mination, originally proclaimed, of the enemy, has since
been diminished to his banishment beyond the Kei. Is
this indispensable? If indispensable to the extent of
security which we think to be necessary, has it been
rightly earned by the Kafir people at our hands? It
indispensable fur our present security, if just, is it safe
for the future? Will not the new _colony between the
Fish River and the Kei—for the country between the
Fish River and the Keiskamma, although nominally a
colonial district since 1848, is scarcely in a different
position from British Kafraria, in fact—will not this
new territory in future years suffer as fearfully from the
tribes who then will border on the Europeans, as Albany
and Somerset do now from their present neighbours?
If, again, it be alike indispensable for the present in-
terests of the colony, safe for its future interests, and
right as far as the Kafirs are concerned, is it possible to
' exterminate' them from their present homes, and com-
pel them to emigrate beyond the Kei? The colonists
alone, even if they were agreed upon answering
all the
questions above in the affirmative, cannot do it. A large
British army has been trying to succeed in this during a
year and a-halt; and have hitherto made but little progress.
" A more modified view, even of the idea of the ex-
pulsion of the Gaika nation from their present country,
has lately seemed to gain ground. It is said that General
can be singled out, or the individual chiefs, who
Cathcart wishes only to expel the individual Kafirs, if
they
have taken part in the war. But will this be politic, or
even possible, in the case of a people holding their chiefs
in so much honour? The war arose scarcely iso much,
as Bishop Gray is said to have stated in England, from
the incurable cattle-stealing propensities of the Kafirs,
as from the partisanship of the peeple with their chiefs,
whose power it was the avowed policy of our Government
to endeavour to undermine and destroy. We established
British rule in Kafratia, and persuaded ourselves that
the people were more contented and prosperous under
that rule, than under their former native institutions of
government. So, perhaps, they may have been for a
time. The Government of the day persuaded itself also
that the colony was more tree from cattle-stealing visits,
and more safe from a chance of their recurrence. So
stated Sir H. Smith's dispatches and public declarations,
repeatedly and positively. When rumours of war came
Sir H. smith summoned one of the former chiefs before
him. The chief set the newly-sstablished authority in
his country at defiance. The people chose the side
of their natural sovereign rather than that of the
foreigner. We have a:tempted in vain, during 18
mouths past, to bring these alleged rebels to submission.
If this be the history of the war, and if it be true that a
national feeling unites the Kafir people, even though
they were for a time happy and contented under our
rule, to resist any intrusion upon them of what they
must needs think a foreign yoke,—are not the questions
respecting their expulsion, extermination, destruction,
and so forth, which we have described above, such as
must naturally suggest themselves to the mind of every
man of civilized feeling? At present there are no suffi-
cient means of thoroughly ascertaining public opinion
in the colony on a subject of such intricacy and difficulty.
Whenever the colonists meet in an organized represen-
tative Legislature, they can say for themselves what they
tnink is best to be done for the attainment of the sole
object of the present, as of all wars,—peace. They will
deliberately judge, and will consult with the authorized
servants of the Queen's Government, what evils which
may now be allayed have caused alike the Kafir war and
the Hottentot rebellion ; and what can be done to lessen
or remove these evils. Until then all parties continue
in the dark, and tae sole sounds which relieve the ge-
neral ignorance of the real object of the contest, and 1,
the real grounds of the war, are heard from our injured
border-colonists, whose many sufferings naturally prompt ,
them to think of the enemy as mere bloodthirsty mis-
creants, dvting
in ravage and murder; but who in
this judgment may
loe f
wrong.
ihe
" These veryviews
notion that nothing less than their titter annihilation
could restore I
hnature of our enemy—the ;
peace, and that they do not deserve to
exist—the proclamation that the object of the war was
iightheir extermination—have retarded the close of the con-
test more than anything else. The enemy, Kafirs
sad
Hottentots., hear it again and again, that they must choose
between continued resistance and their destruction.
Yet if comparative peace, not the safety of London and
peace as borderers mast he
York, but such comparative
satisfied with, can be attained by anything leas than Sir
Harry Smith's proclaimed object at the opening of the
war, neither Britain nor the colony has any true interest
in seeking that
object,and,
•to say the least, it is far
from certain that either of them has the right, any more
than it possesses the interest.
" A commission of inquiry into all the causes of ems
test, sent out last year, might have saved Great Britain
many thousands of pounds. A similar commission, even
now, would be of the highest value. The establishment,
in addition, as speedily as possible, of representative ie.
atitutions, having public confluence, and through which
the real opinion of the colony could be clearly heard,
would enable all the parties concerned to understand
each other perfectly—to decide clearly upon what was
best to be done—and to co operate sincerely towards the
restoration of 'peace on a permanent basis."
From the South African Commercial Advertiser
we extract the following :
" Though General Cathcart has not been remiss dur-
ing the past month, his dispatches by the present mail
will carry little consolation to the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. His predecessor, Sir Charles Wood, last Year
asked only 300,000/. for the Kafir war, under an impres-
sion that the contest was drawing to a close. Mr. Dis-
raeli now (April 30) requests an additional 660,000/,
But Sir Charles Wood ' thought the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman would find himself very much disappointed in the
estimate which he had formed of the probable expense
of the Kafir war. The probability was that the 460,000/,
which he had first named would be pretty nearly ex.
pended by the Ist of March, and it was going on at the
rate of almost 50,0001. a month.' Four months have
elapsed since the Ist of March, which,
200 according
to
the
estimate, will account fur the additional
,000/, While
the state of the war is pretty nearly what it was on the
let of
January, 1850. The prospect of its drawing to
a close has not improved, and the necessary arrange-
mentsi n progress
tor the protection of the colony and
increasing
the annoyance of the enemy imply an
rate of expenditure. Higher motives than mere
with
economy no doubt inspire all parties
._.et to an
ardent desire to bring this savage conflict
an end; but even economy alone is a sufficient reason
for demanding of Ministers something _
her Ma-
jesty's more than
just enough to 'maintain the honour of
arms.' Nothing more has yet been accomplished.
There are Kafir camps, and rebel bands within the
boundaries of the colony. Beyond it, nothing is held
safe that is not within the range of musketry or cannon.
Simply to maintain the honour of her Majesty's arms
for 18 months against the border tribes, has cost, accord-
ing to Sir C. Wood's estimate, about 960,0001., with the
1°" of many brave officers and men. The losses of the
colony in life, property, and time are not less appalling,
It is a most ruinous affair.
A summary of events and operations during the
month is given elsewhere. But !he details of assaults,
robberies, murders, pursuits, skirmishes, anti personal
xploits, in which colonists have been distinguished
awors or s
uff rers, would fill many more columns D's_
order and danger, as well as actual war, have become
familiar for 50 talks or more 011 both sides of a border ,
line some 100 o 150 miles in length.
rho latest re-
ports give reason to fear that strong parties of active
marauders have already established themselves among
the mountains and forests not far from the towns of
Uitenhage and Port Eliz tbeth.
" Such is the field which General Cathcart has to
con,emplate and operate ugon, against an enemy adroit,
active, desperate. and well armed.
" Alier removing heue.querters to Fort BetteOrt, he
mado a visit to Graham's Town, iu consequence of 4 dis-

patch from General Somerset. stating that the neigh-
bourhood was eh rmed by hostile bends committing out-
the 12th Lancers, one company
rages in Lower i',lbeny. Ile ordered one squadron of
of the Royal Sappers and
Miners, and three companies of the 74th Regiment to
march upon Graham's Town for their protection and
support, but stated that the establishment of a rural
police was the only measure that could be relied upon for
the internal security of the border districts. This police
force he is now organizing. Alter making a,stouroi
in-
spection, and visiting the different camps, &c., he re-
turned t, Fort Beaufort-
" Here ho received a letter from the rebel Hottentot
leader Uithaalder, hinting that he had no objection to
enter into correspondence,
as he was acting independently
of the Kefir chiefs. This man, it seems, at the instiga-
tion
own kraal, not far from King
ottentot
of Sandilli, had seized the Kafir chief Tots e in hisna
charge of treason against his lawful chief or feudal
William's Town, u. psoove_
reign. Sandilli ordered him to be put to death, but
Uithaalder and his associates demanded a fairfor
their prisoner, and on that being refuse,l, gave trialhu
m
freedom, aed sent him home in safety. Toise s own nar-
hie
rative is very curious.
arrange-
ments Wnilo the General was busy in comPlaingthe
for the protec ion of the frontier districts
enemy were not idle. On the 22d of May a
ttcn
consider-
able tome attacked Mount Coke a missionary i
succeeded in carrying off a lot of draught oxen, killing
between King W illiam's Town and East London, and
7 Fingoes and woundir,g 10, also en Englishman named,o.
Pm d, and two of Sewani's Kefir,. And on the 2jt
June they in'ercepted the post-riders between Fortniti
Peddle end King t.A,/ illiam's Town. But the most serious
Government waggons
affair occurred on the 13•11, when they surprised five
Moody
to Fort I"nrurt, under the charge of Captain
with a detachment of 31 Sappers and Miners. Seven
of the riflemen were killed und nine wounded. The
waggons, containing among other things, a considerable
" They have since
quantity of ammunition and arms, were captured and
plundered, and the oxen carried off.
proceeding from Graham's Town
went. On the 20th a combined movement was made by
General Yorke and Colonel Eyre on Uithaalder's camp.
Though expecting that the attack would not be made
until the 21st, they were not quite unprepared, and Co-
lonel Eyre, who arrived first, and rather too soon for
, however, received some punish-
support, had a smart affair before the enemy broke and
dispersed. It is stated that General Yorke's division
have followed up this success, but the official account is
not yet published.
" Anticipating the cotnpletion of his arrangements for
the defence of the frontier districts, General Cathcart
has announced his intention to march into Kreilre coun-
try early next month. The ablebodied men of the
frontier districts have again been summoned to co-operate
with her Majesty's troops, under their own commandants,
alansdt
ell
18
ll
that with a promise of an equitable distribution of the cattle
lathiSS. yet
Thiskn n
wintelligence
o nof
it is n
n hasn ta
which may be taken in the course of the expedition, as
some compensation for the losses and sufferings of the
jillues
ing proclamation:—
BY HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT•GENERAL THE
LION. GEORGE CATHCART, &C.
" ' Whereas the Kafir chief Krell, who resides beyond
the Kei, and whose territory is separated from that part
dt been received,
e follow
.
of her Majesty's dominions called British Kafraria, by
that river, although recently chastened for his well-
known underhand as well as open hostility, by order of
Governor of Sir Harry Smith, has not ceased, from the
time the expedition was withdrawn, contumaciously to
comfort and assist her Majesty's rebellious subjects,
now associated with the rebel chief Sandilli, Kafirs
as well as Hottentots, in carrying on a protracted
war, and even to harbour rebel Hottentots in his own
country.
" ' And whereas the said contumacious chief Krell,
when mercifully called upon by me to desist from his
evil practices, and use his well-known influence in put-
ting an end to the Gaika rebellion, and in token of his
good faith and due submission, to pay up the fine of
cattle imposed by my predecessor, Governor Sir Harry
Smith, which the said chief had promised to pay, and
on the faith of which promise the last expedition
was mercifully withdrawn after the infliction of half the
punishment deserved, has insolently sent back my peace-
able remonstrance and just demand, in defiance :
" ' And whereas it is necessary, in vindication of her Majesty's authority, and in order to put an end to this war, that the said chief Krell should, without
loss
of time, receive the full chastisement he deserves :
`' ' ow, therefore, Ido hereby proclaim, declare, and
make known, that, for the purpose of inflicting such
chastisement, it is my intention, on the 6th day of Au-
gust next, to assemble a sufficient force of her Majesty's
regular troops, cavalry, infantry, and artillery, paid
levies and enrolled Fingoes, with abundant supplies for
the campaign, on the Umvani River, near Bram Neck,
midway between Shiloh and the White Kei :—and that,
it is further my intention with this force to cross the
Kei, and establish my head-quarters at Kreli's Great
Place.
" ' But, wishing to show to her Majesty's enemies
that, besides the force of her regular armies, she pos-
sesses the loyal support of her faithful subjects, and
that, at her call, they are ready and willing to take the
field in her cause
" `Wishing, also, to give to those who, as a body, have
suffered severely from the war, an opportunity of re-
covering, by force of arms, some compensation ter their
losses, I hereby, in the name and on behalf of her
Majesty, command all burghers of the divisions of
Graaff-Reinet, Uitenhago, Port Ehz Meth, Somerset,
Craddock, Albany, Albert, Victoria, Fort Beaufort, and
Colesbrrg, capable of bearing arms, to take the field
upon the old commando system of the colony, and join
me on the Ifinvani River, near Bram Neck, midway .
between Shiloh and the White Kei, on the 6th of Au•
gust, whence I will lead them forthwith in person into,,the
country of the contumacious chief Kreli, to despoil him
of his cattle, as the beat means of effectually bringing
him to submission, and thereby terminating the present
tiresome ho,tilities.
"I further hereby make known to the colonists of
all classes, who shall voluntarily join in this great com-
mando, that all cattle that may be captured by them
shall be divided among the captors,
for their own use
an
determined on by their own commandants.
" ' God save the
Given Queen,
" ' ven under the public seal of the settlement at
the Cape of Good Hope, this Ist day of July,
1852,
ii ' By command of his Excellency the Governor,
" ' RICHARD SOUTHEY, , ,
" ' Acting-Secretary to Government.
.Simon
Sim
Her Majesty's steamer Styx arrived at
Bay on the 16th of June; sailed for Table Bay
lon
the 28th, and left for East London on the Ist ofJ;T:
Her Majesty's steamer Hydra, Commander B. I
grave, and the Rhadamanthus, Commander Belem,
were lying in Simon's Bay. '
the
The Chusan screw-steamer left Table B3Y on
29th of June for Port Phillip.
The garrison at Sierra Leone was healthy, heavy_
rain had set in. Major O'Couner had returned fr.om to
a tour through the districts round the colony, and
the Banana Islands; he made his half-yearly insPec"
lion of the troops on the 23d of June.
o ander
Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, "In t d
Phillips, from the Rio Pongos the Ist of July, star e t
at present on a cruise the 19th of July to Sherporo,
in a state of civil war.
Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound, Lieutenant
Christian, arrived at Sierra Leone on the 20th of
July : from Ascension the 18th of June, with Corn-
wander wander Bruce's dispatches. The
gallant C°Eumandera
in-Chief had relieved the blockade at
Whydab,
measure calculated to give great satisfaction to the
native chiefs.
Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, on Lieutenant Sey-
mour, had captured a slaver, but
with no slaves
board, and brought her to St. Helena.
Her Majesty's steamer Pluto arrived at Sierra
L.one on the 1311 ofJune, left on the 14th for St.
Vincent's, anl returned with English ma'i
a
on the
15th of June, on the 7th of July.
Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound proceeded on
,t 6 7th of July to Ascension with the mail for the
‘dommodore.
Her Majesty's steamer Myrmidon, Lieutenant
Jolliffe, was cruising in the Bights.
Two steamers with 1,000 slaves ha‘eA
got away from
with 10 guns
the Gallinas. A large armed slayer
w and Spanish colours, is reallip Lieutenant
to be cruising off the
G
„ nes. Her Majesty's brig Crane,
bsonhana had left Sierra Leone in pursuit, and re-
me
day her
turned on the 11th of July, on the
Vincent'ssa Cape
Majesty's steamer Pluto left for St...
1 of the 15th of
Verde, to convey the English
13381 s off Sherboro,
July to Sierra Leone. When cruising.ke, and sup_
boat was seen in the river, painted
posed to belon en-of-war; she,
g to, one of our
slavei vessel which
however, turned out to belong to a
n 0 slaves, and got
Passed the Crane at nht with 4-
had received
clear. The Governor of Sierra Leones_y
d for ember-
inf?rmation of 2,000 slaves being ready
b 'a fee-
ig t ourne
cation within ten miles of Mrs. L
tory in the Rio Pongos, with every preparation
leave the bar-
made for resistance until the "stock"
racoons.
- rra Leone on the
Her Majesty's brig Crane left Ste
17th of July.
The h of July, 20 miles west
. Propontis, on the 19t .
rs with her ma.
of Sierra Leone, exchanged colours
jesty's brig Crane.
Hand Pluto were er Majesty's ships Herald, Torch,
at Cape Verde on the 26th of July.
'
The Queen of the South arrived arrived from Eng-
land at the Cape Verde on the 30th of June, and
The Hellespont,
sailed therefrom on the 2d of July and
Captain %Vette arrived on the 7th of July,sailed
the same day for the Cape. The Teviot sailed for
the Brazils on theand the Harbinger,
23d of July,
Captain Lane, arrived from England 011 the 26th of
July, at 6 P.M.
The British schooner Minato, of Scilly, was at
anchor at Cape Verde on the 26th of July. The
BritlBish brig, Ellen Munroe, sailed for England on
the qi of July
The Propola tiex-
ers . p kneed no north-east trades on
her outward
generally westerly winds to
passage, fresh
of Africasoutherly
Cape Verde, on the coast
winds, with heavy She steamed the whole way,
rains.
of 50 hours
having contrary winds,wit
b the exception
V"
under sail alone,
Homeward the south-east trades were fresh for
8 hours under sail, with
about four days. She was 7
out Steam, in which time she ran 782 miles (averag_
10 knots per hour) from Sierra Leone, fresh
N.W. winds and constant showers, from Cape Verde
fresh northerly winds until three days from Ply-
-111911th) When W,4,1y. winwindspxevniled.

(PRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. )

DEPARTURE of the ROYAL SQUADRON,
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Her Majesty the Queen,
bis Royal Highness Prince Albert, four of the eldest
of the royal children, and the ladies and gentlemen
of the Court, left Osborne Palace at half-past six
o'clock, and embarked on the Victoria and Albert,
with the intention of starting early this morning.
The men-of-war steamers at anchor off Osborne
manned yards, dressed ships, and fired royal salutes.
This morning the weather was very fine and pro-
, 'tious a fine summer breeze blowing from the west.
The royal squadron got up steam early, but it was not
till 45 minutes past six that the vessels began to move,
when under both steam and canvas. The squadron
came up the Solent and through the anchorage in the
following order :
The Vivid steam-packet, Master-Commander
Smitbett (in advance about a quarter of a mile).
The Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, G.C.H., with the royal standard at the
main.
The Fairy royal yacht screw. tender, Master-Com-
mander Welch.
The Black Eagle steam-yacht, Master-Commander
Petley, with the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
Duke of Northumberland, on board; Admiralty flag
at the main.
The Odin steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, C.B.
The Magicienne steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay.
The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones.
The Baracouta steam-frigate, Captain Hon. S. T.
Carnegie.
The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Hon. R. S.
Drummond.
passed through Spithead about
squadron
The royal
7.30 A.M., with the wind a little to the northward of
west, and on the starboard quarter, presenting a mag-
nificent sight to early risers.
The royal yacht had a foretopsail set, and passed
through at the rate of 12 knots, followed by the man-
of-war escort, under steam and a crowd of canvas—
topgallantsails, royals, studdingsails.
courses, topsails,
When off Brading Harbour (which is the east end
of the Isle of Wight) a signal was thrown
out from the royal yacht, " Catch me who
can ;" for there was an immediate struggle for posi-
tion, and a regular race ensued. The Magicienne was
soon alongside the Odin, and these steam-frigates
were neck-and-neck for upwards of two miles, when
the Odin shook her off, and again stood number one.
Baracouta now thought it quite time to shake off her
lethargy, for (like magic) she passed the Magicienne
and Odin in succession, and at 8.30 was nearly hull
down, about a mile astern of the royal yacht.
We saw the last of the squadron at 9.30, thirteen
miles to the eastward of the Nab light-vessel, and
their position was as follows :—Vivid, Victoria and
Albert, Black Eagle, Fairy, Barracouta, Odin,
Magi-
cienne, Sampson, and Retribution.
As the royal yacht passed Spithead the Blenheim,
60, Captain Gardner, and the Tiger, 20, Captain Gif-
fard, dressed in colours, manned yards and cheered.
The Niger screw-sloop, Commander Heath, also got
under weigh, and then rounding the Spit buoy, coming
into harbour fired a royal salute, and manned her
rigging and cheered.
The Victory and Neptune, flag-ships, in Ports-
mouth Harbour, with the Excellent, were also dressed
in colours early, and as the royal yacht passed they
all saluted.
At Portsmouth it was supposed that the royal
squadron would sail at daylight,and consequence
the Royal Artillery were on the gui vice at that
time and at their guns, but it was not till about
seven that the salute was fired from the Garrison
Battery.
The interesting spectacle of the royal yacht pass-
ing to the eastward was a most pleasing and beautiful
sight, and a number of the inhabitants and visitors
to Portsmouth were up and on the seward lines of
the town, and enjoyed it.
Around the coast a sharp 100k-out was kept for
the royal squadron from Saturday morning.
The Duke of Wellington arrived at Dover on Sa-
turday, and proceeded to Weimer, leaving instruc-
tions that a messenger ahould be dispatched to Wid-
mer Castle as soon as the royal ships hove in sight.
DOVER, AUG. 10.—This afternoon, at half-past
four o'clock, the royal squadron hove in sight to the
westward of Dover' and their approach was imme-
diately announced by royal salutes fired in succession
from the Drop Redoubt, at the Heights, and the gun
battery below the Castle keep. Her Majesty's mail
packet Vivid, of the Dover station, took the lead, the
royal Victoria and Albert yacht being second, fol-
lowed by her tender, the Fairy; and another of the
squadron, the Black Eagle steamer, bringing up the
rear. The weather was delightfully fine (although
much rain had fallen during the day), with compara-
tively calm sea and favourable wind. The royal fleet
steamed past at a rapid rate, and after clearing this
port about two miles, hauled in for the Downs. A
number of ladies were observed from the shore on the
deck of the royal yacht, which probably included her
Majesty the Queen; but this, in consequence of the
distance, we could not say positively. Great demonstra-
tions of colours were made by the naval and military
authorities, the royal standards being hoisted, and
numerous elevated points of the town decorated with
flags, during the passing of the squadron; meanwhile
dense crowds thronged the heights, parade, &c., to
obtain a view of the royal squadron, which remained
in sight of our town for nearly half an hour.
The Royal squadron left the Downs at 4 o'clock
this morning, on its course to Antwerp.
Weather fine.
ANTWERP, MONDAY.—Her Majesty Queen Vic-
toria will arrive here to-morrow, but it is impossible
to say whether the royal squadron may be expected
in the morning or in the evening, as we are ignorant
both of the time when her progress will commence,
and of the point of departure.
The Queen will most probably remain until Thurs-
day or Friday, and will be entertained at the palace
of Lacken. His Majesty King Leopold will receive
his illustrious relative to-morrow, if she arrives in the
afternoon ; and on Wednesday, should she not come
until the evening. In the latter case the Queen will
not land, but remain on board the Victoria and Al-
bert for the night. The royal yacht isreesen cscorted by
ae fs o
six frigates and several steamers. The p
many vessels of war will give extraordinary n ina.
tiond
to the port,
he port, and will mightily delight our jolly
ol b.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her
OSBORNE, TUESDAY.
Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Royal, and Princess Alice, embarked at half-past aFr
o'clock last night on board the Royal yacht Victoria
and Albert.

The Duke of Northumberland, First Lord of the
Admiralty, embarked also in attendance on her
Majesty.
Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of
Gainsborougb, the Hon. Beatrice Byng,
Colonel Phipps, and Sir James Clark. t Gibbs is
on.
r.
M
in attendance on their Royal Highnesses the Prince
of Wales and Prince Alfred.
Lord Colville and Colonel Bouverie, Equerries in
Waiting, embarked cn board the Black Eagle.
Tao Royal yacht and squadron remained at anchor
during the night off Osborne, and proceeded about
seven o'clock this morning to the eastward.

Baron Brunnow had an interview with the Earl of
Derby yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street.
Sir James Brooke, Sir Brook William
Bridges, Mr. Cunard, and Mr. Compton, had also in.
tervlews with the Noble Earl yesterday.

AUGUST 11,

1854

Her cargo consists of 9 packages of specie. 5 casks EXPERIMENTAL TRIP TO PARIS.
of wine, 90 bales sheep-skins, 59 bales of wool, 552
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TRIES,
rhinoceros horns, 56 tusks of ivory, 373 green hides Sir,—As the paragraph in your paper oito-day with
34 dry hides, 19 bales of goat skins, 48 packages the above heading, contains some into
which i 3
sundries, and 5 casks pineapples. likely to mislead the public, and injure the Ncwh',ien
She brings as passengers from the Cape--Mrs. I and Dieppe roWe, I trust you will do sne the je,tie; to
Hogg and child, three female servants, and one male
ditto, Captain Hall (Rifle Brigade), Captain Mac-
kenzie (60th Rifles), Captain Fitzgerald) 60th Rifles), 1
Captain Vians (45th Regiment), Cornet Elves (190:1
Lancers), Mr. Darnell, Mr. Morris, Mr. Slater, Mr,
Henderson, Rev, Mr. C-ridge (Chaplain of Simons sels staringl insert the following:—" The new Steamer Paris, built
i this year txpressly for the above line, crossed from
Newhaven to Dieppe, on Saturday last, with 100 pas-
;engers, a large quiantity of luggag9, and three horses,
,ivii ten minutes lcss time than the steam-yacht Wave Queen,
onl about a doz,,,n ladies and gentlemen, both ves-
Paristhewas nearly together; the result parnoving that the
Town), Mr. Seligman, Captain Brown, Mr. Harrison, better boat for the trade,
,c 1 having re_
and two men servants, peatedly mad the passage in five hours. ou will
The Pro
pon t. is on her outward voyage left Ply- perceive that the pres ent arrangements, on' this route,
mouth May 15, at 3.30 P.M., arrived at St. Vincent's, are far from being ‘• defeetive."—l am, Sir, your obedien'
May 27, at 7 A.M., left May 98, at 8.30 P.m.; ar- servant,
5, Arthur-street East, Aug. 9,1.
ditto June 3 ; arrived at the Cape, June 26. On
HENRYP.
r. M. left 1
MAPLES.
rived at Sierra Leone, June 3, at 4.30
her homeward voyage she sailed from Cape Town
July 2 at 6 P.m.; arrived at Sierra Leone, July 18,
at 1.45 P.M., sailed July 19 at 10 A 31. ;
St. Vincent's, July 24, at 4.15 P.M , ;Aug le(1 a rrived2a6t,
at 6 P.M. ; and arrived at Plymouth, ust July 9, at
6 P.M.
........—........„.........._,
COWES, ISLE OF WIGIrr

F. SllgEt, Esq., Secretary of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company.
Sir,—The paragraph which appeared the Times of
yesterday is evidently written under a misapprehension
of the facts, and is calculated to do some injury both to
myself and to your conapsny, as it will leave an impres-
sion that your directors are dissatified with the manner
in which the steam service between Newhaven and
Dieppe: is at present performed, and that consequently
your chairman was present at the trial of the Wave
Queen, with a view to substitutinc, better boats.
As it is stated that the speed and general results of the
trial of the Wave Queen were satisfactory to your com-
pany, and as my vessel, the Paris, which left Newhaven
on Saturday twenty-five minutes after the Wave Queen,
and was the first to land her passengers, having made
the passage in ten minutes less time, I am justified in
supposing that the service, as at present performed, has
been far from unsatisfactory to your directors.—Yours
obediently, HENRY P. MAPLES.
5, Arthur-street East, Aug. 10, 1852.

COWES, AUG. 9.
DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY FOR THE
CONTINENT.
Her Majesty's lieges had a grand treat here last even-
ing in one of the most beautiful sights many ever had
witnessed. The Queen having signified her intention of
embarking on board the Victoria and Albert this after.
noon, the royal yachts and the whole of her Majost.} 's
steam fleet proceeded into the bay in front of Osborne
House, taking up positions in a line to the eastward, and
all the yachts that could be mustered (a goodly number),
led by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron in
the garifa, formed a line to the westward, and a prettier
eight has seldom been seen than these beautiful vessels
nailing
in line into the bay. Her Majesty and the royal
;Emily embarked at halt-past six o'clock under a royal
from the steava-trigates and yachts, all dressed
u salutetin their varied flags,
with yards manned. The fleet
oremained for the night in the bay, and at six o'clock
this morning steamed away with their royal charge for
Antwerp.

London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway.
London Terminus, Aug. 10, 1852.
Sir,—ln reply to your letter of this date with refer-
ence to the experimental trip with the Wave Queen, I am
desired to say that the service between Newhaven and
Dieppe has been performed by your steamer, the Paris,
satisfactorily to the directors of this company, the pas-
sage having been made on the average in less than five
hours and a-half. lam to add that the chairman of this
company was present at the trial of the Wave Queen, in
order to witness an experiment with a vessel of a novel
construction, and not because this company is dissatisfied
with the manner in which the present service is per-
formed.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
H. P. Maples, Esq,
FRED. SLIGHT.
-,___.-..„,.......___

LardIERTIBE Messrs. Allsopp jnENT. 3
ons are
_informed that some of
their respected competitor
too exclusive use of Baroeneeaeln
Alt-
so and they, therefore, feel themselves
correct judgment of the intention of that republish the letter, in order thatthethat they have made
ig a
public
cr
mtoaMfro.rmAlla-
.tha t
eminent called
auth
0t..0
rity, which was, unquestionably,eteo induce general eon-
uncotions of all the
fidence in the genuine nature of. the
leading Brewing Establishments of Pteheis
as to convey a personally-favourable opinion of the a
untry,as war
brewed by Messrs. Allsopp and Sons:
BLRON LIEBIG TO HENRY ALLSOPP, ESQ., BURTON-ON-
TRENT.
The unguarded remark of a French chemist, that the
strychnine imported in England is employed in part as a
substitute for hops in the manufacture of beer, has lately
spread alarm among the lovers of pale ale. Having been
appealed to by you to express my opinion on this sub-
ject, which appears to me to be,in a dietetic point of view,
one of considerable public interest, I now offer the fol-
lowing brief statement:—
About a quarter of a century ago a brewer in West-
phalia fell into the practice of adulterating his beer with
nux vomica, from which it is well known that strychnine
is obtained. The peculiar morbid symptoms, however,
which resulted from the consumption of this adulte-
rated beer, speedily led to the detection of the fraud.
The effects produced by nux vomica and strychnine are
so characteristic, that every medical man will readily
detect their origin. The French novelist, Alexander
Dumas, has described them, though with more imagi-
nation than truth, in his romance of " Monte Christo."
It is possible that the Westphalian case, which, from
being made the subject of a criminal trial, obtained
great notoriety, has given rise to the assumption that in
England the strychnine imported is used for the purpose
of mixing with beer. But nobody at all acquainted
with the great breweries of that country could seriously
entertain the suspicion of an adulteration of beer with
strychnine or any other deleterious substance. It is
practically impossible that any operation of a doubtful
character could be carried out in these extensive esta-
blishments, on account of the large number of workmen
employed in them. Any attempt on the part of the
brewer to impart qualities to his beer in an illicit man-
ner, which are not to be obtained from malt or hops,
would necessarily lead to his ruin, as he would be obliged
to communicate his secret to too many persons, and to
employ too many accomplices. The draymen them-
selves, as good connoisseurs in beer, would protest
against any manipulation of a suspicious character. The
case has even occurred of an eminent brewer not ven-
turing to make use of a method suggested to him for the
purpose of clearing his beer more effectually, because
the addition of a new material to the wort might have
induced a suspicion in the minds of his workmen that it
was an illicit proceeding, and this would hare endan-
gered the good reputation which his beer enjoy ed. Ho
stated to me at the same time that no improvement could
be introduced into a brewery, the object of which was
not perfectly evident to everybody.
During a sojourn of several days at Burton-on-Trent.
I had an opportunity of br2coming intimately acquainted
with the method pursued in the manufacture of pale ale.
I convinced myself that the qualities of this excellent
beverage depended mainly upon tho care used in the se-
lection of the best kinds of malt and hops, and upon the
ingenuity exhibited in conducting the processes of
mashing and fermenting. Our continental brewers have
much to learn in these points to come up to the English
brewers. I have no hesitation in saying that England
possesses the greatest adepts in malting. I know posi-
tively that the chief brewers of Munich, who undoubtedly
produce the best beer in Germany, have gone through
of public,
beer; a
as apprenticeship in Burton. This may accounts well
for the
predilection entertained by the general as
by medical men, for these varieties
in-
stinct of humanity and experience appearh to bei.or
atshgood
"
contribute to health
and enjoyment as the profoundest
..
guides in the choice of things that
upon the alleged adultera-
tionport already addressed to you .
Professor Graham and Hofmannh,aivnetihnediecxatceedlleanyterreye
philosophy. on
of the
minute quantity of
simple process for detecting
thelmhave •fi
satis ed myself of
pale ale by strychnine, have
strychnine contained in beer.
the great convenience and accuracy of their method,
and have farther assured myself, by an analysis of seve-
ral specimens of pale ale obtained from London houses,
supplied by your establishment, of the utter groundless-
ness of the imputation that this beer was poisoned with
strychnine. I am positive, and am supported in my
views by the concordant analyses of all chemists who
have occupied themselves with the examination of beer,
that the poisoning of pale ale with strychnine has never
occurred. I believe I may safely add that it never will
take place; for although an ignorant brewer might be
induced, from interested motives, to add nux vomica to
his beer, the word strychnine so forcibly suggests one of
the most virulent poisons, that whoever has heard any-
thing about strychnine at all is sure to be aware of this.
By adulterating his beer with strychnine, the brewer
would be knowingly committing a crime which, in the
present state of science, must be followed by immediate
detection and punishment.
Mr. E. Merck, of Darmstadt, one of the most exten-
sive strychnine manufacturers in Europe, informs
me
that this substance is peculiarly adapted to destroy ver-
min of all kinds. In many parts of Germany it is the
popular poison for rats and mice. This fact
counts for the large amount of the d fully ac.
been introduced into Commerce.rug that has lately
The specimens of your pale ale sent to me have af-
forded me another opportunity
of confirming its valuable
qualities. lam myself an admirer of this beverage, and
my own experience enables meto recommend it, in Etc-
cordanco with the opinion of
the most eminent English
apshyasgiceinaearl abse vt ler a
very
g agreeable e both for the ia nndv ae lffii de sti enndt tt ho en ic,
robust and.
Giessen, May 6, 1852.
JUSTUS LIEBIG.
~.,..._________

NARROW ESCAPE.--Yesterdaafternoon three en-
gineers
attached to the factory at Woo.lwichiockyar
went on board the Widgeon steam-vessel,
wharf-wall adjourning the storehouse, to do some wier.no ail
the boilers, and for that purpose opened the manhole, the
three descended into the interior without having ntered was
precaution of ascertaining that the one taheeY,,eer the other
tree of foul air. It was soon evident that 00
..a:.l_,the fool
air:
of the three engineers had been overpoweirJe7
1 and that, 17f
and fallen helplessly to the bottom of theinv
ossible to save
not immediately taken out, it would bat t! Benjamin Thomp-
their lives. Highly to the credit
ork at the time on
lying alongsidekebetieite
to
go down "" by his brother
board the vessel, he offered to,did, istedse
after
son, one of the gang of convicts at yin, the boiler and
repeated
take up the engineers, which hand, and,
t
the three bodies
times to get
convicts, who all lent a w itilsa several
of the man o , ost diflicult
efforts , having to come n.Pa bringing ilhP
le a m . .
fresh air, he succeededainig
through the narrow ePees of the case, one of the engi-
. task under the circume hats there did not appear the slightest
rneeseprisrabteiienagisao thrisgroay for upwards of a quarter of an
taken out of the boiler. Fortunately, all
' hour after he was re' covered. The heroic conduct of Thomp-
' the engineers heav
~,, d the lives of the three engineers, at the
son, who 8- deserves a free pardon, especially as he has
risk of his n:d.two years and four months of the period of
already sery
pa a' transportation to which he was sentenced by a
seven Y—r• i for running away from a picket of the Royal
t mortis
mu, ..a which corps he was serving at Bermuda.
artillery,
CHImPION SCULLS.—The contest
for
Dir. 1
the amateur champion sculls, presented to the river by
Vingfield, about twenty years since, was appointed to
take place yesterday at nine o'clock, the distance being from
Putney to Kew-bridge. The last contest for this honorary
distinction was in August, 1849; as for 1850 and 1851, Mr.
Bone was unchallenged. This year, Mr. Peacock, being the
only challenger, became entitled to row the holder (Mr.
Bone) the final heat yesterday ; the usual trial heat, upon
the 3d of August, being in this case unnecessary. A few
minutes before nine o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Peacock
appeared at the starting post, and was quickly followed by
the umpire in the eight-oared cutter of the Thames Club.
After waiting twenty minutes, at the risk of losing the tide,
and Mr. Bone not appearing, and no signs of ' him or of any
preparations on his part being visible; Mr. Peacock started
alone, and rowed quietly over the course, arriving, at Kew-
tridge g
the at ten
distance— o'clock, forty min
s:!i. miles.utes having been occupied in
Kew-
town
THE RUMOURED DEATH OF THE EARL OF TAN.
RERvILLE.—A correspondent says--" An announcement
of the demise of this venerable Peer having appeared in the
Gateshead Observer of Saturday last, inquiries were made
at his Lordship's residence, in Hertford-street,
when it was ascertained that the statement was premature,
his Lordship being in the enjoyment of perfect health. The
Eral has bull ill lii, acid ocunquently is iii lii4 7601 year.

-
SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS,
HERALD.—Mr. Webster has spoken at Marsh..
field. lie is answerable for much needless and dan-
gerous excitement, when he tells a popular audience
to rest assured that the matter of the fisheries along
her Majesty's coasts in her North American colonies
"is a subject on which no one slept at Washington."
We cannot say as much for the wakefulness of our
14 sitish administrators for many years past. Mr.
Webster will surprise Europe by the precipitate
course he pursues on this occasion. We bad ex-
pected better things from one who is not only a most
eloquent speaker, but who has no small claims to take
his place among the foremost of living statesmen.
He is one of those whom Dante describes with all the
inspiration of his severe and stately muse :
" Con occhi tardi e gravi,
Di gran autori i to for ambianti."
And yet most assured he will soon discover, that, in
the ground he has so rashly seized, he has nether facts,
law, nor reason, on which to stand. What does he say
of the English Government? That they have violated a
treaty. No ! and he cannot say so. Tce most clear and
indisputable, and let us add, undisputed provisions of the
las; treaty, the treaty on which this whole ques-
tion depends, not only sanction what they do, but
would justify much more than they intend or wish to
effect. Does he allege that, without violating the
provisions of the convention of the 20th of October,
1818, her Majesty's present Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs has strained in any degree their im-
port ? Not even this is advanced. Is the complaint
that those provisions have been put in force without
necessity, and with harshness ? Something like this
is hinted. We shall soon see with what truth ; and,
brief as shall be our remarks, we can promise to dissi-
pate a whole cloud of misrepresentations. But, first,
let us say one word respecting the most vehement of
Mr. Webster's accusations. He protests against the
English Government because they have now pat
upon the treaty in question an interpretation differ-
ent from that which Lord Aberdeen adopted in
case.lB4 L
5 • This is
Aberdeen
variancew
interpretedi with all thethe factstre a t
yo f the
pre-
cisely as it is now interpreted by her Majesty's
Government; and, what is more, Mr. Everett and
the American Government, as we can show, then
accepted this same, and still, in all respects, un-
changed interpretation. On the 20th of October,
1818, the two Governments agreed, and signed the
treaty, that all along her Majesty's open coasts in
America the Americans should be allowed to take
fish at a distance from the land not less than three
marine miles. Within that distance, even on the
open coasts, the possessors of the settlement had pro.
law,juraiesddicbtiyonv,irbtyuee thbiye
internationalPof pri e t orslai
treaty expressly. Then came the question of the
right territory
generally,
" bays, harbours, creeks, and inlets." From these
and
(with the exception of some distinctly and categori-
cally named, from Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands,
and from Cape Ray to Quirpon Islands, and even
these under certain restrictions), the American
fishermen were clearly prohibited by the convention.
Stress of weather and other extraneous exigencies were
allowed as excuse for intrusion. This being so, then
arose the question of the Bay of Fundy. The Ame-
ricans represented that, though a bay, it was so
claimedau'alanadnda d mi
tte
dli
limit
emr
it
ty 0
ft othrfiesehmtarheinree,
miles
i nfrtohme
extensive that it partook of the character of the high
uses
the coast on either hand. Lord Aberdeen,in 1844,
conceded the requested advantage in friendly .
.t
—not as a right, but as a permission!' We I3EIII
remark that the demand for this permission,maywellhere
as the grant of it, guarded by a reference ast d
reservation of, the law and right to withhold and to
withdraw it, wholly overthrow the argument of a
supposed " right by prescription" as against the ad-
mitted force of the treaty; fbr if, indeed, there then
existed a " prescriptive" and suffered possession of
thirty years' standing (as stated by Mr. Webster),
why accept it as a concession, why not protest
against it as a favour ? But it is urged that it was
harsh suddenly to withdraw this leave. It is
not withdrawn. The American fishermen can
still pursue, and have not for one instant
been checked in pursuing, their avocations
in the British waters of the Bay of Fundy.
What of this American smack that has been seized ?
It was seized in that part of the Bay of Fundy where
the Americans were never allowed to fish at all--
namely, within musket shot of the British coast.
Much has been said of the duty incumbent on her
Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs to have given
notice of the measures he was about to adopt. N otice
of what measures? Here is the mistake. Notice,
indeed, was given. Yet is there no change of policy
whatever, of which a notice might be necessary.
There is merely a change from the supposed protec-
tion and maintenance of the undoubted rights of our
poor fishermen, to the actual protection and mainte-
nance of those rights. There is no change except
from culpable inaction to the performance of an
avowed and bounden duty. Is it necessary for anew
Government to give notice that it intends to respect
treaties, to enforce all clear rights, and to discharge
its most sacred obligations ? Nevertheless, notice WMB
given to the United States Government in June last
that, for the purpose of securing to OUT fishermen
what remained to them of their indisputable
rights, after Lord Aberdeen's concessions, an
additional naval force (the former One
being inadequate), would be stationed in
those seas. Were the squadron twenty times
as numerous, the American fishermen will not
te prevented, even in the Bay of Fundy, from filling
their nets, provided they do so within three miles'
distance from the coast, and not under the very sha-
dow of our countrymen's homes. For such a mere
measure of police no notice was needful, though a
notice was actually given. When the French in-
crease their naval force in the British Channel for the
protection of their fishermen, they neither give a no-
tice to us, nor are we so foolishly jealous as to expect
it. Every state disposes as it pleases of its navy, and
moves it from station to station in full freedom,
without notice to other Governments. No new duty
whatever is to be performed by our ships on the
shores of our British American colonies. Au old ser-
vice is to be discharged more efficiently than the force
already there was able to accomplish. At the same
time it is to be observed that our fleet, though in-
creased, is not greater than that which the French
maintain on their own fisheries; nor is it unworthy
of notice that the French, against whom, or rather,
towards whom we have adopted the self-same mea-
sures, have evinced no such susceptibility as that
which Mr. Webster is endeavouring
to excite among
LU. our kinsmen of the United States. We must,
con-
cluding, say a word on the subject of the necessity
of these measures and of the conditions The of
English
fishery, as they affect the two nations.
fish in the Bay of Fundy by right. The Americans
states of a friendly
take fish there by courtesy, and in:t 1845
permission granted to a friend lytheit r
ate.
here
waters, sifts by side, under Since
nets into these
the two nations have dropped
dissimilar conditions ; and,
dissimilar
advantages. . The
English fishermen, who we may add, with very bed
a right to the produce,
hbouring American market,
carries his fish to the netjog pay a duty of 20 per cent.
and there is compeljedto the same port fish which he
The American bringstue
of the liberality of the Go-
has taken only i?
vcirompetitor, and receives a large
Go-
vernment of his competitor,
which the welcomed intruder
bounty, the
gains being
rightful possessor
ac-
tion
which Tally derived from the duty which the
t'essor pays. Thus there is a double ac-
depreciate the value of the
in
Meecountrymen have a right,
our . .
most ibrula •
1 treaties , and a
• operationto
time '' • his •
dities to
the courtesy produce to
secured by the
double cause at the same
enhance the price of the cotrtmo-
which rival has access only by courtesy,
of the country to which he belongs who
is in this manner so signally injured. Mr. Webster
sag
a that the American fishermen shall be protected
"hook and line, and bob and sinker." We also have
fishermen in those waters, and the waters are theirs ;
and we want no more for them, and we have 1
long
been content with much less than fairplay for "
hook and line, and bob and sinker."

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.--We are glad to
learn that posts are now being put down for the erection of
the telegraph between Glasgow and Ayr. Communication
by this means between Ardrossan and the metropolis of the
west will, it is expected, be completed in about two months,
and between Ayr and those towns shortly after.—North Bri-
tish Mail.

DR. NEWMAN.—A correspondent says that a cir-
cular letter from Cardinal 'Wiseman was read on Sunday
all the Roman Catholic chapels in London, requesting the
congregations to contribute towards the expenses of a:.
late trial. The means to be used for carrying out ject are left to the discretion of the priests, and in mostor
places a collection will be made after each of the services Of
next Sunday. The letter states that lir. Nevinn been
has
of this 2,5001.
penses amount to 7,5001., and that
already collected. this o-

Mr. T.
DURHAM (CITY).—In consequence of the death of
York on Thursday last, there is a vacancy in the representa-
tion of this city. MroGranger's remains will be interred in
the Temple Church, London, next Thursday, and there
will be no active steps taken by either party until after that
event ; but Lord Adolphus yam), son of the Alatquis of
Fenwick,
Lon-
donderry, and the defeated Protectionist candidate at the
last election, will again offer himself. Mr. H.
of South Hill, will be brought forward in the Liberal in-
terest. Lord A. Vane was defeated by Mr. Atherton by some
three or four votes at the last election, and the contest will
necessarily be a close one. After the death of Mr. Granger
was known in Durban), some influential electors put them-
seivo in communication with Sir George Grey, but in con-
sequence of previous arrangements the Right lion. Baronet
declined having hie name put in nomination, otherwise the
seat would have been secure to hint.

NEW POST-OFFICE REGULATIoN.—By a
guigion issued by
_the Postmaster-General, which came into
operation I.4st. weeh, all letters posted in the United King-
new p-
dom, or within the metropolitan district for places in the
kingdom, must either have a stamp thereon, or be sent
unpaid, no prepayment by means of money being allowed.
This new regulation will have the effect of simplifying the
official accounts, and also of keeping the actual collection of
the revenue more directly in the hands of the Pot-office au-
t4oritio at St. blartiu 'a
-le-Grand than before.