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London, England, 1853-03-18 00:00:00

much of its_perplexity about things of which it is very ig-
norant, by doing. colonial government work on the spot.
That is all at present."

(Erma ties Supplement to the Cape Town Mail, Feb. 5
The following extracts from the frontier papers,
just received, show how little is known in that
quarter of the views and intentions of General
Cathcart, in reference to the measures now to be
adopted, either in carrying on the war or restoring
peace to this long-afflicted colony :
(From the Frontier Times.)
His Excellency, accompanied by his staff, proceeded on
Thursday last to King William's Town, for the purpose, as
it is supposed, of making arrangements for the introduction
of peace.. What the nature of these arrangements will be
it is not very easy to conjecture, seeing that we are now
apparently only at war with the Gaika chiefs and their
people, of whom his Excellency thus spoke in a Govern-
ment notice, dated Graham's Town, 9th October, 1852 :
" What is their just punishment ? The Gaika chiefs and
their associates must for ever be driven out of their former
lands ; the guilty chiefs must never be allowed to dwell in
peace on this side of the Kei." And in giving permission
to such of the Gaika Kafira as had found shelter in the
Slambie territory to remain there, he told the Slambie
chiefs that they must be " answerable for their conduct."
" But," said his Excellency, addressing these chiefs, "there
must be no cattle stealing, or firing at waggon trains in
your countries. You must keep your people in order, and
if you cannot do so, then I will not talk, but I must come
and do it for you with a strong arm."
Such are the relative positions of his Excellency and the
hostile and so-called friendly tribes. And in settling the St.
affairs of British Kafraria three questions naturally present 50
themselves :-1. Have the Slambie chiefs " kept their
people in order," according to a fair and liberal interpreta- St.
tion of his Excellency's words ? 2. Have the Gaika 10
chiefs and their people bees driven over the Bei ? And, St.
3. If they should even cross that river with a view of in- St.
veigling his Excellency to make a treaty of peace with St.
them, what security is there that they will not come back St.
again? St.
His Excellency, we understand, does not expect to be St.
long absent from Graham's Town, so that the anxiety of
the public to know something of the contemplated arrange- St.
merits for peace will probably soon be satisfied. 12
From Fort Beaufort we learn that many Hottentots have 50
lately surrendered, and that courts-martial are sitting on 167
the culprits. St.
MONDAY.--This day a detachment of Cape Mounted 20
Rifles left Graham's Town for King William's Town. It is 14
reported that a fresh expedition against Kreli is contem- 50
plated. We learn, however, that Kreli not long since paid 20
a further instalment of his cattle fine, and that he Ihas re- 11i
cently sent a friendly communication to the authorities at 10
King William's Town, to the effect that he is collecting St.
more cattle. St.
TUESDAY.—About 26 head of cattle were taken several 20
days ago from Manley's Flats, which we hear were recap- 10
tured yesterday by a party of police under Lieutenant St.
Surmon, in the Fish River Bush, with the exception of 50
one of the oxen which bad been slaughtered. 40

(From the Graham's Town Joutosal, Feb. 1.) 25
Letters from British Kafraria, dated the 29th instant, St.
announce the arrival there of the Governor, and state that SE:
his Excellency contemplates another visit to Kreli's coun- St.
try, the conduct of that chief beirig rather equivocal, and 50
the compensation he engaged to 'make for the destruction of 25
Butterworth and the plunder of British traders not having 100
been sent as promised. It is quite probable that such a St.
move is in contemplation, the report being spread concur- 6
rently with the march of a strong detachment of the Cape 25,
Mounted Rifles from Graham's Town, and, as we are in- 50
formed, of other troops from Fort Beaufort to the capital 20
of British Kafirland. It seems absolutely necessary that in
dealing with the Amagelika Chief he should be disabused of St.
the mischievous impression which appears to have been 15
made on his mind by the sudden retrograde mr,roh of the. 50
British troops from the Basuto country. Very prepos- St.
terous stories have gained currency in Kafirland in con- 16
nexion with that affair, and it would seem that among the 18
most active propagators of such rumours are some of the 8
native waggon drivers, who accompanied the expedition, 8
and who, according to our informant, have absurdly 20
exaggerated everything so as to raise the Basutos and lower 20
the English in the estimation of the credulous natives. It 10
is most essential to the future peace of South Africa that s
this delusion should be dispelled; for if it be not no peace
that may be made will be anything more than a mere
form—an empty ceremony without substance, on which
the colonists can rest their hopes of permanent or even
long-continued peace. With such a British force as are on
this frontier at this moment, the colony and the British
people look to the Government to prescribe terms—terms
founded on reason and justice—and to see to it that they
are complied with to the letter.
Lieritenant-Colonel Eyre, 73d Regiment, is about to
proceed to England, his health failing him under the extra-
ordinary exertions for which this gallant officer has been
so conspicuous ever since he has been on this command.
His name will always be a 4 household word" among the
frontier inhabitants in connexion with the present war.
He has stood foremost among the most intelligent, gallant,
and zealous defenders of this country, and he will take
with him the grateful aspirations of every frontier inhabi
tant for his fv ture welfare.

The Sydney is reported to be in good condition,
with a perfect hull, having no leakage, and Captain
Franklyn and his chief, officer have received, both
from the first and second class passengers, letters of
thanks for their attention on the passages out and
home.

She brings the following ship news : St.
Arrivals at Table-bay.—Jan 31.—The ships Royal Stuart 2525
and the Camperdown from Calcutta for London, with St'spassengers. Feb. I.—The barque Clydeside, from 'Liver-
pool, and the American barque F. Bunchinia, *haling.
Feb. 2.—The Danish barque Frederick Wilhelm, from
Copen6gen ; and the schooner Osprey, from Mossel-bay. St.
Feb. 3.—The barque Countess of Zetland, from London 5
for the East Indies, with passengers ; the French ship St.
Myosotis, from Cardiff ; the Dutch barque Henrietta, from 20
Batavia for Amsterdam, put in for suppl; es. Feb. 4.—The St.
Hamburgh brig Alwina, from Hamburgh ; the ship Col- 15
lingwood, from Singapore for London ; and the brig Lean-
.
der, from Liverpool.
Departures from Table-bay.—Feb. I.—The Timandra, • 6
for Moulmein ; the Bella Portina, for London ; the Ad-
derley, for Mossel-bay. Feb. 3.—The Anne, for Port 3i
Natal ; the Mississipi, United States steamer, for Japan ; 5
the Simoom and Meteor clippers, for London. Feb. 4. 7
The Ide, for Mauritius ; the Emily Smith, for Algoa-bay ; 6
the Resolute, for Sydney ; the Royal Stuart, for London ;
the Maidstone, for Trinidad ; the Helen Augusta (Amen- 6
can), for whaling ; the Fox, for Mossel-bay. 10
The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's steam- 20
ship Bosphorus, Captain Benson, sailed on the 29th of
Januiry for Mauritius Ceylon, and Calcutta. St.
On .Sunday, Jan. 30, the Resolute, with 131 passengers, 5
from London to Australia, put into Table-bay for supplies, St.
having been 924 days on the voyage ; and yesterday, the
Medora put in from New York in 103 days, with 193 pas- St.
Bangers. St.
The Great Britain steam-ship, Captain Matthews, was
daily expected at the Cape. She will coal at Simon's-bay, 6i
and not enter Table-bay.

SOUTHAMPTON PACKETS.-SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 16.
—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Madrid, Captain Weeks, with the Peninsular mails, left
at half-past two. She took out •a small quantity of
specie, and about twenty passengers, among whom were
Sir E. Hutchinson and Lady Hutchinson. The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, with
the homeward Peninsular mails, is expected about the
24th instant. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
screw steam-ship Bengal, is expected about the 19th
instant. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ripon will leave for Malta and Alexandria on the
20th instant, and the City of London, chartered ship, for
Malta and Constantinople, on the 20th. The Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company's steam-ship Magdalena,
Captain C. M. Chapman, with the usual West India
mails, left this day at half-past two. She took out forty-
nine passengers, a full general cargo, and specie to the
amount of 10,0001. The Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company's ship Parana, Captain C. Woolley, is hourly
expected with the homeward West India mails.
THE LATE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. OLLIVANT'S AT MAN-
CHESTER.-At the Manchester borough court, on Thurs-
day, Maxwell, the young man who was apprehended
last week with the whole of the proceeds of the robbery
at Messrs. 011ivant's silversmith, in his possession, was
re-examined before Mr. Maude, and finally committed
for trial at the assizes. The evidence given did not
carry the case further than it did last week, and the only
fact 'of interest, added to those already given is, that a
pair of bags had been found in one of the trunks seized
at the house in which he was taken, .eVidently made to
sling at the man's sides by means of a strap thrown
across the shoulders. They would readily contain the
property he took away, which weighed about two stones.
No one else is at present implicated.
SHOCKING CASE OF MATRICIDE IN DURHAM. - Mr.
Trotter coroner, held an inquest at a place named But-
terwick, in the western part of • this county, on the 15th
on the body of an old woman, aged 90, wife of. Abraham
Sewell, who was cruelly murdered by her son, Abraham,
40 years of age, on the morning of the previous day.
It appears that the old people lived in a cottage in the
hamlet, and, that their son, who is a married man, but
parted from his wife, lived with them at the time of the
murder. Nothing particular was observed in his con-
duct until last Friday night, when he appeared to wander
in his mind. Father and son slept in one bed, and the
old woman slept in, another bed in the same room.
Early in the morning of Monday the son got out of bed,
and, without taking time to dress himself; made 'a savage
attack upon hish aged mothern er
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Wednesday evening.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—For several days past
the greatest activity has prevailed at the Waterloo ter-
minus of the London and South-Western Railway, the
directors having given orders for the erection of a new
station instead of the unsightly and inconvenient place
hitherto devoted for the accommodation of the public.
The terminus, which is nearly half finished, will shortly
prove quite an ornament to the neighbourhood. The
building will present much the appearance, but on a
smaller scale, of the late Crystal Palace in Hyde-park.
Already have the workmen commenced turning the
arches, so as to form the transept • and the lines for the
carriages, we understand, are to be so constructed that,
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heads broken by the shells when attempting to purloin
the fish.— Carmaraot Journal.