The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-11 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

(RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM SOUTHAMPTON.)
Tug CAPE, Nov. 11.—The Legislative Council met
on the Ist. Sir Harry Smith, in his opening address,
observed that Earl Grey was pleased with the
flourishing state of the finances of the colony. He
regretted his Lordship had ordered a cessation of
emigration to the Cape. The Kafirs of the eastern
frontier were to be compensated for loss of territory.
The vagrant Fingoes were to he restrained from wan-
dering, and located. Engineers were expected to
decide on the breakwaters at Table Bay and Algoa
Bay. Roads and harbours are to be made and im-
proved. The treatment of prisoners was barbarous,
and is to be altered. The Hottentots are to be re-
lieved from missionary bondage. A Militia Bill is to
be introduced to relieve the colonists. Restrictions
on holding public meetings are to be removed, and
municipal laws amended. Sir Harry submitted a
supplementary estimate of 22,000/. The colony, he
said, was only chargeable with 10,0001. for putting
down the insurgent Boers. The Boers had been
heavily fined ; they had already paid 6,0001.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
Tne Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning
in the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
The Royal Family took their accustomed walking
and pony exercise.
Prince Albert went out shooting this morning.
His Royal Highness was accompanied by the Mar-
quis of Douglas and Sir Robert Peel, and was at-
tended by the Earl of Morley, Lieutenant-Colonel
Ole Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain the Hon. A.
Gordon.

His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, and the
Earl and Countess Fortescue, are expected to arrive
at the Castle this evening, on a visit to her Majesty
and the Prince.

The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Serene Highness the Princess Amelia of Hohen-
lohe Schillingsfurst, her Serene Highness the Princess
Elise of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, his Serene High-
ness Prince Lowenstein, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Douglas, Lady Fanny Howard, the Earl
and Countess Fortescue, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord
James Murray, and the Right Hon. Sir Robert and
Lady Peel.
The band of the 2d Life Guards will attend during
dinner.

The Queen's private band attended yesterday even-
ing in the Castle, and performed the following
pieces :
Overture—" Der Beherrscher der Geister" _

(first time)
Finale, Second Act "Figaro"
Marien Waizer (first time):

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at
the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George
Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon.
H. Labouehere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the
Earl of Carlisle. The Council sat three hours.

The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yes-
terday morning to attend the meeting, from his seat,
Bow•ood Park, Wilts, and the Earl of Carlisle arrived
from Windsor Castle.

Mr. Hodges, M.P., had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Right Hon. the Secretary at War and the Hon.
Mr. Fox Maule arrived in town on Tuesday night,
from Scotland.

Mr. Fox Maule bad an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Earl Granville arrived in town on Tuesday nigh'
from Aldenham Park, Bridgenorth.

GOLD REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA !—An admirable
map has just been published by the ever-enter-
prising geographer, Mr. Wyld—giving a very clear
and legible representation of the Torn Tiddler's
ground of North America, where the gravel is gold-
dust and the clay streaked with quicksilver. The
localities in which the precious metal is being dis-
covered are msrked with yellow streaks agreeably
significant. There are, for instance, the Feather River,
the American River, the Stanislaus River, the Pass
Creek, the River De la Merced, the River De los
Mukelemns, &c., &c. When almost everybody is
going stark mad about the golden bubble of the
United States, this excellent map will prove right
welcome.

TIIE ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR DOWGATE
WARD.—This morning the Lord Mayor held a ward-
mote at the Tallow Chandlers' Hall, Dowgate-bill. for
the purpose of electing an Alderman in the place of John
Johnson, Esq., deceased. J. Calvert, Esq., proposed,
and J. C. Prior, Esq., seconded, the nomination of R. W.
Carden, Citizen and Cutler, of Royal Exchange-build-
ings, Cornbill, as a fit and proper person to be Alderman
of the ward. No opposition being offered, the Lord
Mayor declared Mr. Carden duly elected. Mr. Carden
then returned his thanks for the cordial and unanimous
support given him through his recent canvass. A vote
of thanks was then gives to the Lord Mayor, and the
wardmote broke up.
QUEEN ADELAIDE.—Some of the houses connected
with " King William's Naval Asylum" at Penge, near
Norwood, founded and endowed by Queen Adelaide,
being now completed, her Majesty has oeen graciously
pleased, through Lord Howe, to nominate to two of them
the widow of a commander of 36 years, who entered the
navy in 1773, and the widow of a master, who at his de-
mise held the office of master attendant at one of our
royal dockyards. Each widow will also bo entitled (on
a certificate signed by a beneficed clergyman that they
are of sober life and conversation, and members of the
Church of England) to an annuity of 301., payable half-
yearly at Messrs. Coutts's.—Herald.