The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

OP TILE

FRENCH CHAMBERS.

THE KING'S SPEECH.

Tie following is a translation of a copy of the
Speech by which his Majesty King Louis Philippe
yesterday opened the Chambers :
" Gentlemen, Peers, and Deputies—
" In summoning you to resume the labours of the
session, my first wish is that you should afford my
Government all your co-operation, in order to' relieve
the sufferings which this year distress a part of our
population. I have hastened to order the measures
best calculated to attain that object. I trust, that by
the firm maintenance of order, by the liberty and
security of commercial transactions, by an ample and
judicious application of the public resources efficiently
aiding the zeal of private charity, we shall mitigate
these trials with which Providence sometimes visits
the most prosperous states.
" My relations with all the foreign Powers afford
me the firmest confidence that the peace of the world
continues secure.

" The marriage of my beloved son, the Duke de
Montpensier, with my beloved niece the Infanta °I
Spain, Louisa Fernanda, has completed the satisfac'
tion and consolation which Providence has vouch'
safed me in my family. This union will be
.a fresh
pledge of those good and intimate relations which
have so long subsisted, between France and Spain,
and the maintenance of which is as desirable for the
prosperity as for the reciprocal security of the tW°
States.

" I have reason to hope that the affairs of IA
Plata will, before long, be adjusted conformably t°
the views adopted by my Government, in concert
with that of the Queen of Great Britain, for the re'
establishment of the security of our commercial re'
lations in those countries.

"I have concluded with the Emperor of Russia s
treaty of navigation, which guarantees to us, by a
just reciprocity in our maritime relations with that
empire, advantages which it was important to'us t°
preserve.
"An unexpected event has impaired the state °f
I,
affairs founded in Europe by the last treaty on
Vienna. The republic of Cracow, an independent
and neutral state, has been incorporated with the
empire of Austria. I have protested against this in'
fraction of the treaties.

At home the constant progress of the public
revenue, &spite of causes which might bale
checked it, demonstrate that the activity and re•
sources of the country continue to increase. The
finance laws, and carious other laws, relative to' imp
portant improvements in the legislation and adrar
nistration of the kingdom, will be submitted to your
deliberation.

" The great public works which we have under'
taken shall be completed with the perseverance which
the interests of the country command, and with the
prudence indispensable to the maintenance of public
credit.

" You will also have to direct your attention 0
measures calculated to second in our African posses"
sion the progress of colonization and its intervid
prosperity. Tranquillity, so happily restored 51i
Algeria by the valour and devotedness of our array'
permits us to examine maturely that important clues;
don, respecting which a special Bill shall be presente'
to you.

" Gentlemen,—A common feeling animates 116.
You are all, like me and my family, devoted to the
happiness and grandeur of our country ; and alretill
long experience has enlightened us as to the polig
best suited to her interests, both moral and materw;
and which must secure its present prosperity and the
future pacific and regular development of its des
tinies. I expect with confidence, from your patriotisnl
and wisdom, the co-operation necessary to the JO'
bc
complishment of this great task. Let us assist es
other in supporting the burden, and France will OP
the fruit of our efforts."

THE WAR IN KAFIRLAND. „
Papers have reached us from the Cape, containing '"h:
telligence a week later than that which we last IA"
fishe. The following are extracts:—
" The intelligence from the frontier by the last pet
though of a somewhat vague nature, is calculated
create some doubt respecting the policy to be adorn
towards the Kafirs, the majority of whose chiefs, it It
said, are about to submit themselves. Some assert that
this submission will be unconditional, whilst others nulie,,,;
k" Lain that they entirely object to the evacuation of
country and their removal beyond the Kei.
" We have ever urged the necessity of insisting fts°ll,
the very letter of the terms dictated to the hostile chi° of
and of emphatically enforcing them, even by force:
arms, If required. The colonists have an undotihY,;)
right to expect this; and we, therefore, regret that w„,
nature of the accounts received again appears to cone
the suspicion that the negotiations carried on with the;
are stripped of that seriousness which ought to be the'
main feature.
"Whilst we find the Chief Stock snugly quartered O
the Beka, Macomo and Botman are said to have ePo
witted Colonel Johnstone, the Governor's deputes_ se
i
extorted a promise from him, that if they would 11)4
down their arms they should be located in the viciol4
of Block Drift.' To prove his sincerity, the Ch1;0
Stock sent in 48 head of cattle, 6 horses, and 8 guns, 'd
addition to those sent in on his surrender; Macomo sej
Botman, to prove theirs, brought in about 80 horses;
to
some 20 stand of arms, stating that Sandilla was 90
desirous to follow their good example. Mapassas
Tambookie Chief; after being wounded, sent a messlls
to the Governor, that having no more cattle, he e...„0", ,
hold out no longer, and was ready to submit; and
terara, the great Tambookie Chief, had sent in, or tle
about to send in, 500 head of cattle, as a present W
Governor.'
" Now, all this looks very fine, and the ' dear children
i
of nature' would appear very sincere in their prelueit
sions; but we should ever be mindful, in such cases, t'lle
it is not all gold that glitters;' and hence we are, lo
duced to examine on what foundation their professie
rest, and to have a glance at the other side of he
picture. What do we find? First of all, that Stoettej
the sincere, the humble, the innocent Stock—who deny
at first all participation in the plunder of the colony'
and consequently imposed on the credulity of the tlie
vernor, now turns out to have been a despoiler of soft
note, and to be entitled to all the glory of the dere:,
our forces sustained at Trompetters, some of the 0.5
sent in by him having been recognised as those 101.01
had been taken on that occasion. Whilst he is 100'0
at the Beka, several spans of oxen are taken ic.°
Newton Dale, and the thieves recognised as people '-
longing to Stock !
" Sandilla and Macomo, on the other hand, whilst
„ ei.-„e
professing contrition for past offences, and pretea w l
humility, circulate reports in Kafirland that the British
troops have been beaten and given up the contest ; that,
in fact, they had fallen hack to their ships, and all we..
now peace ; inviting their eeople, moreover, to retnoil;
to the cultivation of their lands. And this
would seem to deserve credence from the fact that the
Kafirs are now actually engaged in tilling the ground. is
" As to Umterara, he still denies having been engagT
will
in the war, but is nevertheless considered to have she'
tired cattle stolen from the colony, andassertion
have to he
.
dealt with accordingly.
" Such, then, are the men with whom the Governor 0
about to arrange matters ; and unless he is able to out
the savages in political stratagem, the consequences 011,7
of necessity be injurious, nay, disastrous to the Weft:
being of the colony. We, however, anticipate a bet"'
result from the good sense of his Excellency."-
"Monday morning, Nov. 9.
di
"The Frontier post, which arrived yesterday ahea
half-past twelve o'clock, brought the following addition""
though unimportant, intelligence:—
(From the Cape Frontier Times of Nov. 3.) h
"His Excellency, it is said, we believe with truth;
scarcely knows what steps to take for the best. liei11;
tends, we understand, to apportion the territory from td,
sea to Fort Wiltshire to the Kafir Chief Kama, acc°t.
ing to certain missionary advice, and the same adv.:elo has been given against locating any whites in the eau g
territory. There is an impression in some quarters dist,
the war is about to terminate, and the fighting ent.
However this may be, the Kafirs are still continuing tue
e,rif
depredations. Yesterday some cattle were carried.;..
by them from the neighbourhood of Bathurst, and 's,
Goldswain's waggon, which was proceeding to Grahalec,a
Town with an invalid belonging to the Cape Mount
Rifles, was attacked by a party of 14 Kafirs in Lushilibi
ton-valley; and yesterday Mr. Palmer, sen., was oblige
to return to town, having been discovered and chased
by Kafirs near Blue Krantz The families of th:,
provisional levies are now to be rationed by the Govere
ment, whether they are destitute or not There ar
we understand, 5,000 iiingoes at Butterworth, who firv,
ready to co-operate in.any movement against the eneo
Letters from Peddie state that Sandilla's men are desert,
ing him and going over to Maeomo, because he is
es
dined to be peaceable. Pato declares that he yet de",t
the English, and that if they want the cattle they web°
come and ttike them. The conduct of Jan Tzatsoo,
has returned to King William's town, it is said requl'os
explanation, having lately held several communicati°,
with Sandilla. His Excellency, who, it aPPetrshe
arrived at Block Drift, was to meet Macomo on
29th ult."

--------- LIVERPOOL, MONDAY APTERINOON.—The ..nb ;St
steamer may be looked for about Thursday ; she frjd
then have been eleven dfiys out from Halifax. The "1-jf
is stron,4• from the eastward, and therefore it is searcei;
likely that the picket ship Liverpool, of the 21st, fro
New Yolk, will get in before the steamer. The C4l--
lutes Advices will be to the Ist, from New York.

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