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CAPE 0F GOOD HOPE.
c rye have received private advices and.tepmapseorsf
mfroilmi_
.'_ePe Town to the 10th of October. e
a'rp'Y n.ews inserted below are inter.eTsthineg, though not
ill,,ortit. Colonel Hare, the Lieutenant.Gover,,nioiirs,
hhas reached Cape Town, on his way to England,
qath Navin
g sunk (it is stated) under the fatiguesraainnds
ittractions of the frontier service.” The copious.
rector
rtve of
in the reason of the Kafir frontier had
,014 sa the rivulets, supplied the tanks,
getable of the rivers, and brought great reliienfetroeasthede ythee-
ge
0, .e and animal world. We add to our extracts from
s
°f the
an official document relative to the finance
(phrtolikeeeteilie.cinsY.o.utli African Commercial. Advertiser, Oct. 7.)
CoLa
.principal news of this week is that Mr. Deputy
the2l‘!'sarY General Palmer proceeds tobthlee farnodntineertibv.ye
taie.lnunderbolt. Mr. Palmer is an
posts end, without ascribing blame. tonbetlitho,seGraashtahmei,sr
Taw's is this department at Port Ella
4 blankl'l°l. anywhere else, it has been felt thfiatiltuhpereTwhaes
Q,,,,, sossewhere which he is expected to
era. tions.
I,o4'hsariat is the real basis of military tsd b!r and ball are not more indispensable
D erless as an
ra Iseult A y horse is as •ow dly ac-
()than flour
ja-sesl,f4111;011. deThTspartment has been rousnuffering
or 4 h-il
frefficiency, and there muchll,a,siebveieens.,,
tar)iiths ner and cold among the 't their
skill d, ere not shut by the form of the servnice, it is
%4
,•:`4,,03:. their friends that they could make out a strong
Satil. uetenee, partly by dissproving innumerable state
by bringing
isrs,4,Le to
.their
_disadva.ntage, partly . i no_
Willinglyirs:otteourifna,tiltieswhich their accusers. are, sehttohweirng an
overlook! and partly theial, ~ ork done for which
_the woryldnwyould applaud
teasy scores ' dilly informed. For
'oils and stores
,teilth,o,ltitiof waggons laden with provisions thert,'ll"l3' was through no faultl department.
lo s s o f s o
by the
caused first 0
ttlY
d must not be placed.
lt .
ristaoufceth, etirhe
°n On the lines of road,
th,ir n thili by the drought,
Itetsdaeteheunt. And if it be true, as has baenedn
are still,
reeei,' at so And
25,000 people have been, l'4lAllng rat? me
from Government, notwithstandpinogssidbilsy-
hat, been an drought, this department cannotrsmay
be led
I') th'ne'l,4 soddeficient as individual sufferers 'her 1„,--%or individual censors to declare. Ineahlalraweaterrs
titlie,"l4 be suffering on both sides, and the
13 Delleri'Y and of 'the country in the present contest
ttoie;lf/dar fatal to the collection and transmission
ofl 1
this
Nal), is Jps in the field. The main force
flanks. He
eldsi,sefalways in your rear, or on your bed ose ore you as water before a vesselunuenrdearnsdaily,obnurt
',lrch Pavesind you in the same man ,
to
,r`;'llew ih no more solid or safe track for supplies
the alto's 4 ship do on the sea. In all these cthonat-
'as ri-.°lls there is theesforce' of truth, yet the factro-
s,4ins4,,,il)3, officer in this branch of the service p
ta.ka,:pie-c;e:lfiat:,,i/ to the frontierAn is universally regarded.to
And if he had authority
be
bettBa few handrednne"ls'
with him, the news would
for
Illtrl'ear,til,l, as those awniemsals are superior to oxen
, eit-eLes in Refit: Warfare. "114 -reeted with o Commissariat, the latest intelli--
kbk - ,rattt „ the „,om.mi
lutq)lit it
8,,v aterleo Bay is not altogether unfavour
ts /Of 'I no means relieves Government from
a t
thet h e
,-rktli surveving the ba or bight, or creek
of
ii,`a1,,,,c4 the luf:'- lo in thy,centre, as it were, the
rribt:e'l)!ske:3:3:B3',4nd of theefuustture settlements and for:
be, in
advance,
for
Pellat,l°4 of th they
nlowym In that place Mr'
itoiri.dic2,,,,,ayosf,t:lis to.:!ne,eanocn-ho. red anadori ane
river
Ilecio, withotitits,olB.a, and landedto 1)
1441144 'ss or damage supplies
singleee ns
within
iaintghe odi nratth
khif, es chats the anchorage good. The boHttoemnevrer
tl, '1 'lts in Table Bay—sand above cla.
e'etai ground all the time the vessel lay there, and
i4l th,
~nZ, away he had good pull to haul up his anchor,
In,,frttjhilriwztasitrgrldcisi's l'iluoh‘tvii cehadtlhasenide was stiff blue elay. The
t_laye
is such that none of h.
directly on shore. In the most an Z„etl)e !ant" the ship'had can be carried seaward, andn
_ ""ithetly`4,Y. In northerly gales in Table Bay, d
I,rlie'lers"„w,ncls in A.loa. Bay, if you part from youra
elkiliiVi‘slite)rfe i. nothi'ng-but ie. be.ach for you. .
the aotii,„ opinion that anchoring
ktiYear chap 9cds practicable a greater number of days in
is always safer here,.
,orb,e'leetlai,2',4lgoa Bay. Such statements from so ex-
att,"°re th, -nu as Mr. Findlay, who knows has
beaches,kown
I;th ' and w ri half a century what bays, nandan
od.
111:1,2t1, bit, and surfs, and rollers are in every p. t ,ae ~ aert,,,..oye especially on African coasts, justify, er
l'eti4sentr,Thillg Excellency's most serious aAttegnotoiodn,
orna
fas,i)Draetietentustances of his government..
tal* la e a I' laUding for supplies at this point in_ Kafira-
tooltiar pot'intiiite,ou with Waterloo Bay, is equal, in ititslValrs °` view, to a force of 2,000 o_r 3,000 men, es Coed' :" and thousands of draught cattle, constantly dle,eeeded lievee a enueh greater force than this has not
Oa a 4 dra"n** and protecting supplies from
sand '''Y'llattohsth?'47'ig'hibiirho-od of the
.FishAßeivoearstamngd
'knd a'tl'Nce.cdi' 'll time,
for effective servic!.
tink, ;,t.ll 114.1 from Algoa Bay, may a few days
.'1,1,,,i-ri`irl:"2oo t'ion°s'nouth—if it be such alsonoNolr.oxFeinndliaeyd
,soots, hene by of supplies, which 3,
by .,
1,441-,11,8 w It'2,sl-)410 GOO men, and guarded nobody
cunted, would
iloftJ: many artaed men On foot
teti,,Z), in sh,,,e head-quarters on ot.hr
Poutici expense`uinY.sveeks, to say noth.inemFofistnheßeiovmerpnar-
Otitovernal tln
3 t°Abiegws.hleh would be estimated low as at
hsqlBeardl.oo ;any-
trtc:l. aby itself cause the Buffalo as well as
-seta 'ng ands . e surveyed, and experiments. made
caskets to 1 shiPPing cargo ; or it may contract
.with
lel,, ~- the supplies at so much a ton, or bag,
terloelent f°o-ret",e
.beach at either of those places, a
thtt 9 138,,, for e being stationed at the Buffalo ortamtaWy
bae-
s, titisdfir, protection in the mean time. I
Ds,: tile (Inlay be possible at the one, when
presentoi.
r a. the
4 ,noted 8 e‘r, and where such a
14„FrOeur: e'ely from insufficient supplies, without incurring
eis,
6!d m 0
them can be neglected.
w no possibility.
Ittk,B4l.lounting perhaps to
.g "
},gheillci be.sa 'Males and horses, if to be had, Mr. Palmer
84tIrttia" authorised to colleocrit,coarrtosr,doerrftroambeesmoandwe,hseoemlse,
I(*hieit °' light waggons,
this two or four of these creatures can pull along
,Or 1,500 pounds weight of provisions as fast as
kts,',3 can a- h and almost wherever troops can
.4pt'l?`,:'. This lighter array could often act where heavy
is with fromi twelve to ehteen oxen are stopped,
Ltisrt‘bled by a few shots from the enemy, to the con-
k a whole convoy, as at Block Drift and Trom-
s7,llq a' The Kafirs are now scattered or rather dif-
'elitl'erYwhere, in small parties, for the purpose
''ittisp'ng food for themselves, and with the design of
th'etp°off Stippries, so as to starve the posts and ad-
les. tit rtious of the army. This is their plan.
de-
is
thentestances a better could not have been d _
it-444°...tigh With them it is as much the result of
Vrsr„"; of science. To civilised troops such a foe
ail;eta,-,,,nitg and even humiliating. They are baffll
itlr, e Ilie,`;Y Whom they scarcely ever see, or see only
et° t".eh ttl;,°l4 them. The parties are at present hold-
-1411
-lest will -1,". in a state of siege or blockade, and the
tt'etil hr
kl • by hunger at lust. Hence the
able „, eterminecl ttiot %%al ',"ns of an active and steady commissariat
essli''eresi,,,l2Bl,"4t that has resources, ingenuity, infvreenm-
tlBPr. 118.4 . The Kafirs are beginning to safer from
nu.
14itttit? vi 1.8, 1s a Prelude to their submission, a
the otatietattee must check their supplies. Indeed,n
thBeslet,y, ssariat stores, which have hitherto been inf
dr.N.l'le% h„Etre Pretty nigh exhausted. Some more haso
*akt The'" surrendered at discretion, as
sStobcniit t
is
k)11
tkti th4reat chiefs still propose terml
b— . i
Illii,Afte,,, Unconditional submission twill e insisted
h44',nos,'o_realting faith and spurning friendship,_ heavythey
4of ttukealtstade to feel without mitigation the

11NANCES OF TAE COLONY.
I'l Chamber of the Legislative Council,
l' e a11t,,.
Sept. 30, 1846.
Eyelle ~.,ned minute and estimates
.of the
ef
', Iv "9 eXpenditure for the services
and di-
ett,
ii,!.
~
the table,
t() b_ `..'o !IllY read, laid upon probable
w lailblished the year
I• HOPE, Clerk of the Legislative Council.
Itari MiIIuTE—FINANcE• Mouth,
4')(I, Camp near the Fish _liver
41.4„,"°urable r, Sep. 15, 1846.
kila 4 the ~,,
.uentlemen,--The cause which has de-
., tt. perldit a e y01..1 o
.the
period
"‘ pia .Gentlemen befor f estimates of revenue
late per.
ht.it ~... ure for 1847 till this unusually
,mitting
,m, kii,'"4r, and which now prevents me from su.„ Framing
tl,lll4l)ersen for your consideration, renders theetsrs. a
it tes
11:1141.011,10r! an gent rally difficult, and
~,:41)t ti 4action into some parts of them
itil,
tiii,(l Uncertainty.
d b th
i'lit Sticitturbance in our social system, cause
neighbour'
of considerablenec
k 41°1 our peaceful relations with the l'
Itc 44 trl ek: ail... I es, and the ensuing war, will probably
1,01 the
sources of revenue, and
from
ny will
dues,
1 I,' Petit, kuounts usually received from sue
nlands•
~. a.v,_ :: transfer dues stamps, and sales of Crowst m
elt
i ated
I,ipt:i
Iliitr,,fore, made an abatement in
trlle a,,,,i,ir those heads; and you will tfihnefidet.he
14 tb:ltabie for 1847 to be 155,2351. 4s. u
items of
I'4 imissibl f
accurately what
n_
11144 ex,,,._ ~ e to foresee accurtotal
ff,r 3.,4 Qulture ma...
) have to be defrayehdevine,ththeeere.
1:400tt1i0.,41 account of the Kafir war;
110 N17(131101 charges from the estimtlltearwhich I lay
expendi-
-4t ti,ltt iGi ,a°,l have calculated the ordm
Itill.TeiNL''4l 15s. 10d. leaving an anticipahtyeisd balance
1441 k tri:' °I 1847 of 3,3801. Bs. 1 ld.
or ...st b
fi Nth
~',. e found applicable to the Tm.entporfeseennyt
I.' - '-uarges which may grow onto the
tt t took
101%448 Whie
h are appended to the several estimates
4 -*ille,r'llire for the various departments of
which
Olttt°l .14411 to the increase or decrease
eem.
amters.
4 Itllll4htile chaYroti
g for the ensuing year, as
'l•LaDeeit• ilt -use of 1876. The only points on which I
ttiet-
lace-- 'mark are the following:—
G(4*
,tiluf lieutenant-
(4
of the
eerasmteernjesdtyils-
17q1tsientl. under the consideration of h.
cir-
h h, under altered
arrangements
t'ik44, iti the _ I
.Propose, therefore,. to retain the item of
s hittiel,l4ti bete for it, td
for
applicable which
kt:the ttLic., io.r the nianagemept of .
thtigt 444 iltion of the treaties with the ie
whatever
frontier affairs.
1111,44eb• W 1 render unnecessary continuance
effective ,
borde.rmegf.
tltii lokllleet7 by which they
.Gave been made.
arise in the
lit % new charges are likely to
44 'Mitch •
inserted under the
a.
on.. willnever cease, I have
2,3111.
Vele Of e . place
10s.,
l'
ill ..iNal nati tribes the item of
last year.
41044 wiii14,111_,54/. 9s. 1::s than the estimate ofto
uncertainty attaches t
eir„aild
v_ilersrtand
•that great
our presen
ill il'lllitiet,r. ilueees I eeneedtinitem
admit of acwcurate calculationeive
44:testo „!le judicial department you
list '' 1 000/ f h 1 ries of the four resident
4t ett,3 ~ , or t e sa a will perces_
_enn
by 1/4Nejai .W4O have been appointed
recommended
3,04, 'Justices at the rate of salary
in the room of h
l'o 4“lvn '
NiNII Will g •
1/4 'lces "nd a new head of expenditure in the
41'1
f(ils
th
of the British residents
Te
4 re the e establishment present
044•44 tribes be nd the north-east border. h
e °Peration Yof6 the system, 9
which has been ther

partially introduced, will, I hope, convince you of the
utility of this charge. For 1547 it will amount to 7791.
I shall have also to ask you for a supplementary vote for
the expenses of the establishment, from its commence-
ment up to the close of the present year.
The only remaining item which I have to explain is,
that of 5,000/. for the construction of water tanks in the
el:unary districts. lam desirous that the-mode of pre-
serving water which is practised with perfect success in
other dry countries should be attempted in this colony
on a considerable scale. If it succeeds here, as I have
no reason to doubt, it will relieve our greatest agricul-
tural want. It, seems desirable that the Government
should take the matter in hand, and at least set an
example for private enterprise. If you approve this,
view, you will probably concur with me in thinking,
that the route through the Great Karroo country, by
which droves of cattle are brought to markets, is one of
the most important tracts which we can select for our
experiment. Under these impressions, I submit for
your consideration whether we cannot afford to devote
5,0001. of the revenue for next year to this important
object. (Signed) P. MAITLAND.

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM

The quarterly general court of the Managing Board

' of the baledoilai- Asylum, established fo; educating
and cicthing the children of destitute and deserving
Scotchmen residing in the metropolis, was held yesterday
afternoon, at the Scottish Hospital, Crane-court, Fleet-
street, Mr.f James A. Simpson, Vice-President of the
Board, in the chair.
The minutes of the previous courts were read and
confirmed. At one of the courts a committee was ap-
pointed to draw up a resolution, lamenting the death of
the late Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P., one of the most
liberal patrons of the institution ; and subsequently
a resolution of condolence was agreed to be
presented to Lady Shaw Stewart, on the loss of so
excellent a son ; the Duke of Bucc!euch, as president of
the institution, undertaking to convey it to that much-
respected lady.
The SECRETARY stated that it had been agreed by the
board this morning to elect eleven boys and five girls
next June ; at present there were eighty boys and
thirty-four girls participating in the bounties of the
institution. It was proposed to eday to elect twelve more,
six boys and six girls.
Mr. LINDSEY remarked that there were 32 candidates,
all very excellent boys and girls, whose title to be elected
admitted of no doubt whatever, and yet, from the low
state of their funds, they were only capable of relieving
12 of the 32 cases. There were 80 boys and 34 girls
in the asylum, but when the 12 were elected to-day
there would be 86 boys and 40 girls. Before June next
seven boys would quit the institution, and then the num-
bers would be 79 boys and 40 girls. In June it was pro-
posed to elect 11 boys and 5 girls, making 90 boys and
45 girls, or a total of 135 recipients of the charity of
the institution. Now, if their income were a little
larger, they could relieve all the actual cases of distress
he had mentioned. They had the ability, but not the
power, to do so. They had ample room, but not the
funds, and therefore he advocated a further appeal to the
public.
Captain LARMONT thought that another appeal ought
to be made to the public, and the best way to do it was
to follow the example of the Infant Orphan Asylum and
the St. Ann's Society.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the asylum had upwards
of 21,0001. of stock. Fifteen hundred had bee n sold
out in the course of the year, and it was now proposed
to take powers to sell out another 1,000/. lie might
add, however, that it probably would not be wanted till
next March.

A resolution to that effect was accorningly proposed
and unanimously agreed to. _

Mr. HODGES inoved that in future the votes of un-
successful candidates should be carried over and used at
all succeeding elections ; but an amendment was pro-
posed postponing the motion until the next court, which
was carried after a slight discussion.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman,
and the meeting broke up.

METROPOLITAN SEWAGE MA-

NITRE COMPANY.

The adjourned general meeting of the shareholders in
the above company was heldyesterday, at No. 7, Waterloo-
place, Pall-mall, in pursuance of the resolution passed at
the meeting held on the 17th September last; J. C.
Blair Warren, Esq., the chairman of the company, in
the chair.

The SECRETARY read the • supplemental report, also
an epitome of the previous proceedings. The report
stated that the directors had great pleasure in meeting the
proprietors in their own offices for the first time, and that
the applications for shares greatly exceeded the number
to be allotted. Since the last general meeting applica-
tion had been made to the Thames Navigation Com-
mittee for permission to lay their mains in the line given
by the Act of Parliament, but their application was
met with a polite but absolute refusal. The duty then
devolved upon the directors of conveying the water by
some other means from the King's Scholars' Pond into
the metropolis. After anxious inquiry, the adoption of
a tunnel-sewer, to commence at the Parliamentary sta-
tion, near Kew-bridge and thence to pass by the public
way to Staines-bridge, standing over the Counter's
Creek sewers, was resolved upon. This plan
would be attended by important advantages. It
would intercept the water of all the lesser
sewers of the district, secure an abundant supply
in the dryest weather, and make provision for the future
extension of the company's works. Large steam-engines
in the heart of the metropolis will be unnecessary, the
cost of distribution will be considerably less, and mains
will pass at once through a district abounding
intra market gardens. The public thoroughfares and
IgnreofficartaFr would not be interrupted, thus avoiding the
etcotioenas urged against the laying down of pipes.
three-fifths of trlleYstititaeretalndeirnstowffebct, the sanction of
required ac-
cordance with the standing orders of t
Lords ;
and-+L
—a—nzooting will be duly convened forsete
purpose. The directors have taken the necessary steps
to enable them to apply to Parliament for the requisite
powers, and, amongst other things, to enlarge the capital
by issuing an increased number of shares.
Mr. KYME moved the adoption of the report, and in
doing so congratulated the cumpany on the improved
prospect of their affairs, but regretted the refusal of the
Thames Navigation Committee. But he thought that
refusal would redound to their advantage.
Mr. DEAN seconded the proposition.
A PROPRIETOR urged upon the attention of the
directors the advantage of the tunnel-sewer over the
main sewer line.
One PROPRIETOR said he could not blindly go into the
scheme without consideration.
A conversation then ensued which resulted in its being
said that the directors had been guided in their decision
by the engineering report, and a. the request of several
proprietors these reports were read. They were merely
a mass of details, the substance of which was contained
in the directors' report.
After some further conversation, the latter was unani-
mously adopted.
The CHAIRMAN, in conclusion, congratulated tl.e
company on the stage at which they had arrived, and
was glad to observe a disposition on the part of the
public to support them.
egettinge
the
twoint o
ends,
ntdhse,
tunMner.
wouldl Buc a A N
sinkAr
thethought
middle
the silandrta i
and thus produce great inconvenience.
Mr. MILNE said it would be their duty to prevent the
silt getting into the tunnel at all. They would want the
silt for the purposes of their undertaking.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated.

WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANY.
The half-yearly general meeting of the bridge proprie-
tors was held yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern.

Mr. BEDENELL took the chair at one o'clock.
The SECRETARY read the Committee's report on the
state and condition of the undertaking. It stated that
the tolls for the last half-year, ending the 23c1 August
lait, had been 7.643/. 2s. 10d., showing an increase over
the income for the same period of the preceding
year of 294/. 18s., and that from the 23d of
August last to the 2d December instant, the tolls
for horses and carriages were 4,805/. 9s. Id., the amount
of the corresponding period last pear being only 3,278/.
9s. 6d., which the committee accounted for by the clos-
ing of Westmin►ter bridge, adding, however, that pre-
vious to that, and since the reluction of fares, there had
been a steady increase. Fornierly the horse and-car-
Itage tolls were not more than one-fifth of the foot tolls,
but were now more than a half. The committee fur-
ther informed the proprietors of various notices which
had been given of intended applications to Parliament
for the erection of various bridges across the river, and
for the construction of various railways in the neighbour-
hood of their property.
The accounts showed an income for the last half-year
of 8,295/. 18s. 6d., and an expenditure of 1,117/. lbs. 6d.
The report and accounts were unanimously approved
and confirmed by the proprietors, and the retiring direc-
tors and auditors were re-elected.
The meeting, after a vote of thanks to the chairman,
then adjourned.

lIAIR•CUTTING GRATIS.—I must tell you a ridi-
culous thing that occurred in a small village of Oxford-
shire last week, and which caused a diminution in my
congregation of yesterday. A man, wearing a certain•
badge of authority, passed through the village, and call-
ing at each house, informed the inhabitants that he was
a Government barber, sent from London to cut all the
poor people's hair gratis, it having been ascertained to be
the most effectual way of keeping off the cholera, which
had already made its appearance. The fellow succeeded
in carrying away with him sufficient hair to make several
wigs, and the deluded people were obliged to set to and
make warm caps to defend their bare heads from the
cold which set in next day.—From a Correspondent.
TAKING THE VElL.—Yesterday the imposing ce-
remony foe the reception of two postulants to what is
termed the Order of Mercy, took place in the chapel
adjoining the Convent of Mercy, in Parker's-row, Ber-
mondsey.. It having been known that the Hon. Miss
Middleton end Miss Byrn were about to seclude them-
selves froth the world by taking the white veil of this
order, long before the appointed hour a very numerous
assemblage, including several of those ladies' friends,
had tilled the body of the chapel. Shortly before
twelve o'clock the wax candles on the high altar were
lighted, and immediately after the tolling of the convent
bell announced the approach of the sacred procession.
The usual ceremony, service, &c., was then performed,
and the novices invested with the white veil and cloak.
The ceremony, which commenced at twelve, did not con-
clude till two o'clock, and the young ladies, who looked
in remarkably good health and spirits, each answered
the interrogatories of the celebrant with an exce,dingly
firm and clear voice, and bore, without apparent fatigue,
the very long and somewhat arduous parts they had to
bear.