The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-25 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the
15th September.
The following melancholy accounts of the emigrant
Louis Triezhard's party, who left the colony for the inte-
rior in 1835, is taken from the Zuid Afrikaan
Louis
Triezhard's party, total ... 49
Hans Rensburg 's party, total 49
From the Great River, they have jointly got as far
as the Vaal River in one month and a half, from thence
in two months, to Zoutpansberg, where they arrived in
May. On that journey three persons died. Trieshard
and his party stayed on that mountain until 1836.
Hans Rensburg left the party of Treizhard shortly
after they had arrived at the Zout pansberg, to proceed
before them to Delagoa, and his party being three weeks
from Trieshard, they were all massacred by the Malonka
or Knopneus (Knob nose) Caffres.
Triezhard and his party, left the Zoutpansberg, in
August, 1836, and arrived at the Balvela river—after
they had passed an extensive plain, of four days' extent,
on horseback, which they followed until near to Dela-
goa, almost all their cattle died on the journey. In
1837 they reached Delagoa. Having arrived at De-
lagoa, they intended to return, not liking the country at
all, from its being so unhealthy, but almost all their
cattle having died, they were obliged to give up that
intention, and to chose Delagoa as their place of
.abode.
The above papers are entirely void of intelligence
from the Borders.

IRELAND.

ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.

On Tuesday last at the usual meeting of the Na-
tional Trades' Political Union amongst other resolu-
tions the following one was adopted :
" That we have read, with feelings of the deepest
horror, certain speeches delivered by persons of high
stations, and who avowedly speak the sentiments of the
political party known in these kingdoms as Conserva-
tives or Tories, in which the proposition of dethroning
our present rightful and most gracious Queen Victoria
is deliberately set forward, coupled at the same time
with sentiments and language addressed to that pure
and youthful lady, degrading to the utterer, whether of
high or low degree"; and that we recognise in the con-
certed utterance, at both sides of the channel, of these
treasonable and disgusting sentiments, together with
other not-to-be-mistaken indications, a fixed and settled
intention to foment a bloody revolution, to dethrone the
present rightful monarch of these realms, and set up as
king the Duke of Cumberland (the Grand Master of
the Orangemen of Great Britain), to re-enact the penal
laws against all who differ in belief from the tenets of
the Church of England, and to confiscate, on an exten-
sive scale, the properties of all who adhere to the Queen
and the Constitution." _ _

The next resolution was repudiatory of the Chartists,
and the last went to form a Committee for drawing up
an address to her Majesty, founded on the resolutions
passed.
Tres O'CONNELL TRIBUTE.—The people of Ireland,
through their Managing Committee, have, with the
hearty and zealous concurrence of the Catholic Hier-
archy and Priesthood of Ireland, appointed Sunday,
the Sth of December, for the collection of the O'Con-
nell tribute. It has been, from circumstances which it
is needless now to recount, long in arrear—the inade-
quate proceeds of the last collection being totally in-
commensurate with the manifold public calls upon the
resources hitherto placed at Mr. O'Connell's disposal.
in fact, we believe, that as steward for the allocation of
this fund to public purposes—for in this light, with refer-
ence to this matter, it is only fair to regard him—Mr.
O'Connell has drawn largely—and, many would say, im-
prudently, on his private fortune. It is, therefore, incum-
bent on the people of Irelandnay, it is absolutely indisff
pensable at a crisis like theTresent—a crisis whiclimust
" eventuate in . results of the • first importance—a crisis
which portends new and strange changes in the state of
parties—that Mr. O'Connell should he placed in a
position beyond pecuniary cares and anxieties—that the
energies of his mind should be devoted alone to the
public cause, With which ha has been identified, and of
which he is, unquestionably, the leading champion.—
Dub/in &fling Post.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING POST.

Crawfordsburn, Nov. 20.

SIR,—I perceive, by an extract from the States►nan,
copied into another paper, that the editor doubts your
authority to contradict his statement respecting my
conversion to Conservatism. I had hoped it. would
have been unnecessary for me to take special notice of so
extraordinary a fabrication ; but since the discussion of
the subject is still continued, I think I am called upon
to sustain the contradiction given by you, and to declare
that the entire statement Kith reference to my alleged
change of principles, contained in the Statesman and
Record of the Bth of November, is false in every point,
and destitute of the smallest shadow of foundation.

I am, Sir, your obedient,

WM. SfIARMAN CRAWFORD.

The Dublin Standard of Tuesday last contains seve-
ral letters which have recently passed between two
members of the medical profession, relative to a cause
of dispute, and though the tendency of the correspond-
ence is of a decidely hostile character, it is gratifying to
observe how strictly the contending parties adhere to
the rule laid down by Sir Lucius O'Trigger. Not a
single letter but begins with " Dear Sir," and ends
with " Yours truly,".and the only drawback to the affair
is, that though the mediation of a gentleman named
" Ireland" is inteposed, this " pretty quarrel " ends in
smoke. Wel cannot too strongly reprobate the cus-
tom of duelling, but it would have been a treat, not-
withstanding, to have witnessed the manner in which
such polite belligerents would have behaved towards
each other when on the ground. We wonder if either
of these gentlemen be related to the lady, who, writing
an order for a leg of mutton, began her note with
" Dear Butcher ?"

THE LATE MORTALITY ON BOARD SHIP.—
On Saturday the jury assembled, for the third time, at
the Black Boy public-house, Wapping, to further in-
vestigate the circums:ances attending the deaths of
Frederick West and John Musgrave, seamen, belonging
to the William Nicol East Indiaman. The particulars
of the proceedings have been already detailed in The
Sun. After a good deal of discussion, strangers were
ordered out of the room, and the following verdict was
returned :—" We find that. Frederick West and John
Musgrave died natural deaths by the visitation of God,
caused by scurvy, brought on by the use of bad provi-
sions ; and the jury are of opinion that the captain ex-
hibited a great want of humanity in not paying more
attention to the sick men, and procuring a doctor and
fresh provisions at the Isle of Wight, when so many of
the ship's company were ill, and two in a dying state ;
and the jury consider Captain Potter. totally unfit to
have a ship's crew under his command." The Coroner
then addressed the captain, and said be hoped the lesson
read to him by the jury would be useful to him in his
future course. This was a case of great public impor-
tance. There was no class of men more useful than
seamen, and none so helpless and unprotected. He
fervently trusted that what had occurred, and the facts
which had come out during this Fotracted investigation,
would cause some improvement in the condition of sea.
mon employed in the commercial marine of this country,
and a better mode of regulating merchant vessels. Six
other men belonging to the William Nicol aro now la-
bouring under severe illness from scurvy, and some of
thorn are not expected to sur vice.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, NOv. 22.
Since our last, the sugar trade has been so exceedingly
flat, that the transactions in our market are perfectly in-
significant ; and added to the difficulty of meeting with
any samples of the description which might find a toler-
ably ready sale, the business of the market is affected by
an increased disposition to purchase low and middling
sugars, which constitute almost the whole stock of the
offices, in consequence of a similar reluctance to buy and
a further decline, in London.—Mercury.
UPSET OF THE DUBLIN MAlL.—This coach
(via Cashel) was suddenly upset this morning (Tuesday)
after it had entered Patrick-street, without any appa-
rent cause, and the guard, coachman, and two outside
passengers thrown with violence on the pavement, but
happily without injury to either. There were four in-
side passengers, who also escaped unhurt. Aid was in-
stantly afforded, when it appeared that the fror.t axle
had snapped, in consequence of which the off fore-wheel
came off, and the coach went over. The guard and
coachman were on their feet in a moment, the bags
taken to the post-office, the only damage done being to
the coach, which was bulged and otherwise disfigured.—
Cork Southern Reporter.
It was stated at the meeting held Newport, on
Thursday, that at the Westgate the owest estimated
number at the attack W a 5,000 men, whilst the force
opposed to them consisted of only twenty-eiAt privates,
two non-commissioned officers, and Lieutenant Grey -
and that among the soldiers engaged there were nl;
three above the age of t..venty-three years..
The American Minister and Mr. S-
Castle Howard, where his Excellency evenson left
been staying since Monday last,
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