The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-14 00:00:00

British Kaffraria.

Papers have been laid before Parliament relative
to the proposed annexation of British Kaffrari3:
the Cape colony. At the close of the last I-Ce'wo-
war in 1852 the Kei was intended to be the e%trelll,,
boundary of British Kaffraria, and Kreli, the P°,l"-
mount Kaffir chief, was left in occupation of
country between the Kei and the Bashee. Wna
not until 1858 that he was finally driven heY°.-
reglec
the Bashee. From that time the intermediate
has been protected by the Cape mounted p° the
but no actual steps have been taken to hril4 the
country into occupation and settlement under,e•
r,
dominion of the British Crown. Krell, 11°''ve.b,s
from whom it was taken as a punishment foro. to
persevering hostility to us, has been preparin'ive
make an attempt to recover his lost land, it 4bethe
impossible for his tribe to subsist much longer the
country into which we have driven him. In coin-
country
munications we have had with him he has beg the
most earnestly to be allowed to return Or° Go-
Bashee. It is found that, unless the ImPeriial the
vernments are prepared to increase gree;tll tot
military expenditure for the defence of a cibie6gei
frontier, it is necessary to be content with t-;pro-
for a boundary. The Governor of the Cal); re-
poses, therefore, that Krell should be allowedi;psia,
occupy a portion of his old territory, and be paid,
an allowance of £lOO a year as long as he c°-, the
himself in a friendly manner. Mr. Warile".thia
superintendent of the Tambookies located h -s,laent
the Cape Colony, is to be placed as Britt v,ill he
beyond the border in a position in which only
able to control and regulate in a degree .11% wad
Krell and his tribe, but also the Tambookles 'l~afrarift
the boundary. Within the limits of BiritiSh the
there are now residing several Kaffir ehie':'nlie3
heads of important tribes, who have been our
in past wars, and to whom, though relici";
salaries from the Kaffrarian Government, aoot
straints of civilisation and established law %lets
but prove extremely unacceptable ; and the their
the
of land assigned for the use of themselves
an
people are but small, and may hereafter Prcnrie &-
sufficient for their maintenance. The Colo'
a 5
vernor proposes therefore to allow such of thewo,
choose to proceed with their followers over the bait
and establish themselves beyond our actual rulelcoir
under the general supervision of Mr. Warrier
3' ilosi'•
tinuing to them some portion of their present div
antes, which may lead them to
maintain a frien:io
intercourse with the British Government, an da'
restrain their followers from committing dePr.a e
e ;0
tions on the colonial farmers. Occasion Will 111" r
taken also to adopt another measure, long cons'"- of
desirable—the annexation to the Cape 091°11!lacl3
British Kaffraria. This little Crown colon,' s'arriy
between the Kaffirs and the Cape. It is Pr°P,eare
a part of the Cape frontier. The proposed ille3jape
will not be popular in either colony. 11° th,penient•
Kaffraria, defended by British troops, is c°ll‘-sure i 5
Tor British Kaffraria itself, however, the 111,eaeniarge
in reality necessary, for now that it eanru'e ex-
ictesssboorfdietrss
leitgsiteimstaabte
its peo,-efor which
clamour for representative institliti°9s%. Cardwell
liswithanietns,tsanindust ce4l"tln
will
8611-
go.od materials are not to be found• her
will propose to Parliament a bill enahilnb riA
;id h-affr-
jesty by Order in Council to annex Br-- s share
to the Cape of Good Hope, with Which it w
representative institutions.

Naval and Military Intel-lige Ce'
re-
The Duke of Somerset will hold levees feralo-
ception of officers of the Royal NavY ic.,10,0
Marines on the following Thursdays at 113'
2 o'clock :—Feb. 23, and March 2,9, and 1,6'00
Orders have been received at Chatham no the
the screw gun-vessel Torch, 5, now attached ote
ended
commission. reserve, to be brought forward for irorntenclecl
commission. It is understood that she is iii pia
for service on the West Coast of Africa.
ds et
the time the Torch was in the shipwrights' lignoe'ir.
Chatham Dockyard she underwent extensive rrri•
She was originally built for the•AdmiraltylV fi;cl.oo
vate firm, but her rotten condition, after a fesv Jo of
service, rendered necessary the removal of °eed,
her timbers and planking. The Torch is fullY
and she only requires the shipment of her °°' -
to be ready for sea. het
The four depot companies of the Ist an cha'
talions of the 15th Regiment have arrived at
1/P
ham garrison from Pembroke, on the brew'
of the depot battalions at the latter stati°ll y
strength of the depots is 212 non-cow°
n' rfil
officers and men, with 53 women and childretwee
officers attached to the two depots, /01°1 30,e'
on leave, are Capt. J. Wilkinson, CaPt. t.
kenzie, Lieut. H. W. R. de Coetlogon, LI!
,e.llot.
Churchill, Lieut. T. H. K. Fletcher, n -
.3‘13";
Naugle, Lieut. J. J. Osborne, Ensign ll' e ded
rice, and Ensign H. B. Le Mottee. Bride'
companies of the 40th Regiment-910e de;
at Chatham garrison on Sunday fr°tt, clee,the
pot battalion at Birr. The strength ef an
11-
145 non-commissioned officers and wen' ee.4e
following t
officers—namely, Capt. W. * A
ger, Capt. W. Gibson, Lieut. W. Dowrean',„, C.
V. 11. Rees, Ensign E. Martin, and
Swinhoe. , clfair3'hecA
We have to record the death 01 411, has "-
Henry Byam Martin, K.C.8., whose dea' otice et
Henry
reported at the Admiralty as having irsl tie,
Genoa on Thursday last. The late A:,
second son of the late Admiral Sir T. 13Y;rivi,,fC°ter
G.C.8., and was educated at the ReYa,% sig. the
lege. He first went to sea in October, bora
it,
a long service afloat, he served in I-84°
rt. g
t
re
Carysfort on the Coast of Syria, inelll7oa :1:110
tacks on Fortosa and St. Jean crAervAer oi
obtained his decoration as a Cowman 000,:ft
Order of the Bath. He subsequently ens Ow:1r
the Grampus, 50, in the Pacific, and seas
11:1ag
K.C.B. for his services during the w3l. date-cich
were
noso
sia in 1855. His commissions
follows :—Lieut., March 20, 1823 ;
rieciftear,
April 8, 1825.; Capt., April 28, 19' ;1 junf".
‘1,4
miral, July 13, 1854 ; and Vice-Ad acinilo
1864. As he was on the active ntaid
there will be a promotion on the ell';"
popi-
to flag rank.
de been
The unrmentioned gentlemen haveAdsv'
0. . •
nated to naval cadetships :—Bryan wad, ft
Ebenezer Roe, F. C. Garvey, A. F. „n -1"-olvef'
Powell, H. J. Morgan, and J. gugh doe
Business in the Forei
- - • eff
gn rein
and Colon° ingdlr
,‘„0
Markets -during the last few clay's llas d 'lave ,icee•
inactive. Only moderate transactien;ions
entered into in sugar at about Par' oietsited
Coffee and rice, however, bay been orci
their values, while in tallow there a ti 0113.4.
little business, and prices have shavvia_ &We'
movement for both present and fo wal"i