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land, and will probably not return. He has for seine
years conducted the business of the embassy when-
ever the ambassador was absent.

TEE KAFIR .WAIL

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING.

The Amazon, 2G, Captain Barker, arrived at Spit-
head this morning from the East Indies and the Cape
of Good Hope. She has a week's later news from
the hitter place, hairing left Simon's Bay on the 7th
of March. Hostilities had been partially suspended
by the Kafirs, who had sued for peace ; but, as they
would not agree to the terms of unreserved submis-
sion which Sir Harry Smith laii down, he was ar-
ranging a plan of operations on an effective scale, and
would take the
.field on the Bth of March, with the
whole of the levies, with whom, in person, he intended
to cross the Kei.

Colonels Mitchell and Eyre in the. Amatolas, bad
been very successful. They bed destroyed the whole
o
f-the crops, taken large quantities of cattle, and
killed twenty of the enemy, with a loss to the British
of three killed and wounded.
A desperate engagement had taken place on the
north-eastern frontier, between a. patrol under Com-
mandant Giltillan- and a large body of Tambookies,
in which the latter lOst 100 men and ],OOO head
of cattle ; the burghers had five killed and three
wounded.
Macomo retained his hold of Waterlitoof; with, be-
sides his own clan, 2,800 allies. Their expulsion ap-
peared almost hopeless...
Colonel Cole and the 1211 Lancers had destroyed
all the enemy's crops in the Itabousa.
Gmeral Cathcart had not arrived at the Cape.
The Amazon has brought home the survivors of
the Birkenhead's crew. Not a single other survivor
had been heard of than those already reported.
The. Dutch barque Juno, Captain Chevalier, from
Batavia to Dordrecht, was wrecked March 2, on the
fatal Cape Laguelhas, and two ladies and three chil-
dren, passengers, were drowned.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
TAVIS °CIL
The retirement of Mr. Trelawny, the late Member
for Tavistock, having rendered a fresh election necessary,
the nomination of candidates to fill the vacant office
took place in-the Guildhall on Tuesday; at ten o'clock,
the candidates (Messrs. R. Phillimore and. Samuel Car-
ter) and their committees and friends, and also the com-
mittee and friends of Mr. Trelawny, took their stations
on the hustings, in front of the Guildhall. Mr. Carter
having been nominated by Mr. Slieman, and seconded by
Mr. Nicholls, some discussion arose as to whether Mr.
Phillimore or Mr. Trelawny should be the next for
nomination. The Portreeve decided in favour of,
the 'former gentleman, and he was proposed by
Dr, Unmet, and_ seconded by Mr, John Gill. Mr.
Rundle then proposed Mr. Trelawny, whose nomi-
nation was seconded by Mr. Flatuank. At this pe-
riod Mr. Trelawny arrived, and having been asked it he
intended to stand, replied that, although he did not offer
himself, yet as his committee had brought him forward,
he should feel it his duty to sit, if elected. Speeches
were then delivered by the several candidates, and a
show of hands having been called for, a large number
were held up for Mr. Carter, and but few for either Mr.
Trelawny or Mr. Phillimore. A poll was demanded for
these gentlemen, which was appointed to take plane
yesterday (Wednesday).

CLOSE OF TIM POLL.
For Mr. Carter
„ Mr. Trelawny

1, Mr. PhillimOre BO
Mr. Carter was consequently declared duly elected.

WORCESTER.

ELECTION OF MR.. LASLETT, A FIIZE-TRA.DER.--
Yesterday the election of a Member to serve in tbe room
of Mr. Francis Rufford, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds, under circumstances which need not be dwelt
upon, took place at Worcester. When the writ was
issued last week, two candidates were in the field, viz.,
Mr. W. Laslett, of Abberton Hall, on Liberal and Re-
form principles, and Mr. M`Garel, of London, as a sup
porter of the Derby Administration. Mr. M'Garel,
however, retired on Friday, finding that Mr. Laslett had
already secured a majority of promises, and the field
was consequently left open to Mr. Laslett," who was yes-
terday duly returned.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS
LONDON AND NORM-WESTERN ItAmwAy.--Return of
Traffic for the week' ending April 25:
Passengers, parcels, mails, &c. £26,260 1 1
Meichandisa 18,207 12 1
Cattle .. ... 1,020 12 0

Total ... ....£45,488 5 2
Corresponding week last year ... 43,964 '3 11
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending April 25 ... ... .£18,786 19 1
Corresponding week last year... 16,647 9 4

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Apr. •25 £15,636 6 8
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open) .. ....£16,222 7 7
LONDON AND ►SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount of
Traffic for the week ending April 25 :
Passengers ... £8,475 7 6i
Goods ... 2,569 8 lt •

Total ... £11,044 15 8
Corresponding week last year... 11,127 12 G
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.)
Return of traffic for the week ending April 18:
Railway and canal . £4,809 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,090, 0 0
Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY,mardne for the
week ending April 25:

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