The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-17 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

There is an arrival, with two days later news from
the Cape, namely, to December 14th.
This arrival confirms the belief previously enter-
tained, that I.l"mhala is not sincere in his submission
to British authority ; for, though living under its
protection, he is evidently affording shelter and as-
sistance to those in arms against her Majesty. Pato
still continues to elude pursuit. Sandilla is kept a
prisoner at Graham's Town, and is liberally led at
the expense of the colony or the State, while his bro-
ther (Dundee) succeeds to the chieftainship, and,
being inimical to the British, rallies the scattered
tribes around his standard in the vastnesses of the
Amatola, whence the probability is, they will only be
dislodged as before, by the employment of an ade-
quate force. The latest intelligence from the frontier
will be found in the few extracts subjoined :
" Colonel Somerset would re-cross the Kei, as soon
as the captured cattle had been safely driven over, in
order to search for Pato. The horses were much
jaded, and the troops required rest. The Dutch
farmers accompanying the troops had been out on
patrol, and had taken 1,000 head of cattle—making
the number at present in possession of the troops
about 5,000. This patrol killed eleven of the enemy,
making, as stated, thirty-two of the enemy killed
since the troops crossed the Kei. A party of them
had also had a skirmish with the enemy, in which Mr.
John Marcus was wounded in the elbow, and two
Kafirs killed.
"A Government notification extraordi nary' had
been issued by Sir Henry Pottinger on the 6th inst.,
resigning the Government in favour of his successor,
Sir Harry Smith, of whose arrival he was apprised on
the sth by a special dispatch.
"An address to Sir H. Pottinger was voted at a
public meeting on his retirement from the colony, and
another to Sir Harry Smith was also agreed to, and
will be presented to him on his arrival at Graham's
Town, which will be illuminated on that occasion."

UNITED HILLS MINE COMPANY.—Yesterday a
general meeting of this company was held, at the office
in Adam's- court, Broad-street, Mr. Clarke in the chair,
when the report of the directors was read, the substance
of which was that the operations at the mine had been
so impeded by the influx of water froir, a neighbouring
mine, as to render all further proceeJ'ings more or less
abortive. The directors had there fore taken proceed-
ings to abandon the mine, but received notice from the
Duchy of Cornwall requiring then . to work the mine at
all hazards. Seeing the injustice 'Df this, they requested
an inspection of the mine by the Duchy, which took
place, when the directors, after much negotiation, came
to an arrangement for the surrender to the Duchy of the
mine, and for the purchase of the machinery of the con-
, cern. The purchase-money to be paid within twelve
months ; but the liabilities were so heavy as to make
another call necessary to the extent of about 2,0001.,
which the directors hoped would be readily met by the
proprietors, so as to wind up the concern altogether. A
resolution was passed confirming the act of the directors,
when the meeting adjourned.
THE EARL OF DUNDONALD.—On the 29th ult.
we stated that Vice-Admiral the Ear." of Dundonald,
G.C.8., had preferred a claim for the arrears of pay of
which his Lordship was unjustly deprived t dhetitnhgeseverdns-
teeeo ee
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seven-
teen years. But we are sorry to loam
of her Majesty's Treasury have redfusierdat
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gallant Admiral's claim. The A in
recommended Lord Dandonald's aPPrLon.—Uniteci
Service Gazette.
u iugeehn, has been. palredasLedalotroschoenii:
THE MINT.—The Q
stitute and appoint the _
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rnissary-General
eNrvdilliraimneCcoct,tffion,n,
E ands ColonelCm
the Master of
William Nairne Forbes, 1i.E.1.C. Bengal Engineers, to
be Commissioners to conduct an inquiry into the Royal
Mint, and has empowered and comsnandcd them to
inquire into and report upon the cons titution, manage-
ment, and expense of the Royal Min' ;, and to suggest
may Appear to t
and satiafis,:tory execution of
ii, ern to be required
economicalevu,cihnsaulrteertahtieons as
the duties belonging to that establiE'Ament.
EXCHEQUER-BILLS.—The officlo of Paymaster of
Exchequer-bills is about to be tconsolidated with the
office of her Majesty's Paymaste e-Generstl. An Act of
Parliament for the purpose is now in preparation, and
will be brought into the UI Dose during the present
session.
DREADFUL SUICIDE Aa' MANCRESTER.—Yeater-
day morning Mr. Aitkin,
a respectable tradesman in
Manchester, who has been suffering under an attack of
fever, threw himself,
abc Mae o'clock, from a third
storey window in front. •of his house, in Strangeways,
upon the flag pavemer t underneath. The unfortunate
man alighted on his he ad, and his brains and blood were
scattered around, affoi ding a sickening spectacle to the
l passers by.