The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-19 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By the General Screw Company's steam-ship
Harbinger, Captain Lane, we have Cape of Good
Hope papers to the 7th of July inclusive.
Lieutenant-Colonel Burns, of the 2d Royals,
died on the 30th of June, at Graham's-town, from
debility.
The following summary from the Cape Town,
Mail gives a resume of the latest news :

" Since the dispatch of the Mauritius and Queen of
the South, little has occurred in this nart of the world
beyond the usual routine of a peaceful and progressive
settlement. The Governor is still on the frontier, com-
pleting his arrangements for defence and the improve-
ment of internal order and obedience to the laws. In an
excellent minute addressed to the Legislative Council, he
speaks, in the cautious language of a man who knows the
world, of the probable success of his measures, and of
their certain success if the colonists perform their part of
the work faithfully and cheerfully. The constitution Was

legally promulgated on the Ist of July, and several clear
directions have been issued by Government to the future
sonstituencies on the subject of registration. The public
and the Government are completely reconciled. Real dis-
content has disappeared. Grumbling is confined entirely
to a few persons who evidently misunderstood the pro-
visions of the constitution, or who know not what they
would have. Already more than a sufficient number of
candidates for the Council of Fifteen have been invited
or publicly proposed in different parts of the colony.
Each candidate must be invited to stand, by a written
requisition, signed by not less than 25 qualified electors,
none of whom can sign more than one requisition. Of
the gentlemen thus invited, three have signified their ac-
ceptance—namely, Mr. G. Joubert, of Colesberg ; Mr.
J. B. Ebden, and Mr. H. E. Rutherfoord, of Cape-
town. It is pretty well known, however, that the fol-
lowing names will speedily appear in the same list, viz.:
—Sir A. Stockenstrom, Mr. J. L. Smuts, Mr. Advo-
cate De Wet, Mr. Wicht, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. F. Reitz, Mr.
Molteno, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Blaine, Mr. Meintj es, Mr.
Godlonton, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Wood, with several
others who perhaps would not wish to be named until
some local action, as they say in America, takes place in
their behalf.

" General Cathcart has announced his assumption of
the office, conferred upon him by her Majesty in April
last, of 'her High Commissioner for the settling and
adjustment of the territories in Southern Africa, adja-
cont to or contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern
frontier of this colony, save and except the Orange
River Sovereignty ;' in which capacity he is authorised
to 'take all such measures, and do all such matters and
things as by him may be lawfully and discreetly done,
for preventing the recurrence of any irruption into the
said colony of any tribes inhabiting any of the territories
aforesaid, and for maintaining the said colony in peace
and safety from invaders, and for promoting, as far as
possible, the good order, civilisation, and moral and re-
ligious instruction of the tribes aforesaid.' Sir George
Russell Clerk and Mr. Owen have also entered upon the
duties assigned to them as Assistant Commissioners to
his Excellency for these important purposes. The
complete re-establishment of peace has enabled the
farmers on the frontier districts to return with con-
fidence to their farms, and agricultural operations
are resumed with spirit, sheep-farming in particular.
On the Ist of July the Order in Council establish-
ing the new constitution was duly promulgated,
and steps have already been taken in all parts
of the colony for carrying the measure into operation.
On the following day several 'requisitions' were addressed
to as many gentlemen of influence and character in the
western districts, calling upon them to allow themselves
to be nominated as candidates for the Upper House, the
elections for which are required to take place before those
of the Lower ; and in the eastern province, notwith-
standing an attempt on the part of a few persons to dis-
suade them, the inhabitants have entered with alacrity
upon the exercise of their new privileges. The gentle.
men invited in the western districts are— Messrs. Smuts,
Jarvis, Wicht, Breda, de Wet, Zeederberg, Ruther-
foord, Reitz, and Ebden, and it is expected that at least
double that number will be addressed by the electors of
the western province. The only reply yet published is
from Mr. Ebden, who has accepted the invitation. The
number of members to be chosen is 15, eight for the
western and seven for the eastern division of the colony.
"The tribes beyond the colony appear at present to
be peacefully disposed. Of the Caffres little is now
heard, but that they are gradually settling down upon
the territory assigned to them by General Cathcart.
Some unwillingness was at first reported on the part of
the younger and inferior chiefs, but Sandilli and Ma-
como having surrendered the arms demanded of them,
and given the word' for peace, hostilities have ceased
as suddenly as they commenced ; and the Gaika tribes,
lately so formidable, are now spoken of as excellent
customers to the traders in their neighbourhood, from
whom, by the last accounts, they were busy supplying
themselves with blankets and other matters suitable to
their new condition. The mail steamer Calcutta arrived
in Table Bay on the 23d of June, sailed again for India
on the 26th ; all well.

" By the frontier post we have two important Govern-
ment notices. One announces a regulation for prevent-
ing Tambookies from entering the colony without passes
from persons authorised to grant them, on pain of im-
prisonment with light labour, and the imposition of a
fine on the chiefs to whose community the intruder may
belong. The other provides in detail for the support of
armed men on all the frontier farms lately granted, or
to be granted, on quit-rent."