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

THE KAFIR WAR.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPEE.)
PLYMuUTII, SATURDAY, EIGIIT A.M.
The General Screw Steam Shipping C'ompani§
mail steam packet Bosphorus, Commander Benson,
has just arrived.

Sue left the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th Septem-
ber, St. Helena on the 15th, Ascension on rue 19613,
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 Chief Krelli has been
burnt. Ten thousand head of cattle, horses, Ake., have
been taken.

His Excellency has expressed his entire sp proval of
the troops and the burghers. He says his abject bas
been fully attained.

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

It is said that Withaldor, their chief, snd the
celebrated Macomo, have made overtures for peace,
and these competent to judge consider the W' on its
last legs.

Some of the passengers by the Bosphorus thi'zik the
sequel is as far off as ever.

No gold dust has been discovered, but tber:e are
slight indications of gold deposits near the Water-
kloof.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Comp any's
mail packet Lady Jocelyn sailed from St. Miens
for the Cape on the 13th of September.
The screw steam-ship Cleopatra, with mails for
the Cape, was kpoken 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 mils will go on by express, which reaches
Paddington at 5.25 P.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.

Witipson. norm. 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. 11. Seymonr, arrived on horseback, preceded by
two outriders. The distribution of the prizes then now
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 evening 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 Q,Heell
and Prince Albert have for tome time interested themselves
in the Britannia Bridge, in consequence of which the model
now exhibiting in this establishment bas become an object
of great importance to the visitors. The model is built to
scale, is perfect in all respecte, and not to be surpassed in ex-
ecution by any tss ork of this nature.

ABOLITION OP PLEABINGIL+It is provided by the
Common Law Procedure Act that questions of (4 rati,,,,Y'
v after the writ of summons issued, acd before judgment, .'
consent and order of a judge, be tried 7rithout mow pleaci-
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