The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-19 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS' EVENING

Will be performed Lavenu's new Opera, entitled LORETTA ;
A Tale of Seville. Don Carlos, Mr. Harrison ; Ferdinand, Mr.
King ; PhWppo, Mr. Borrani ; Provost Marshal, Mr. Howell ; Don
Juanito, Mr. Weiss ; Loretta, Madame Anna Bishop ; Florinda,
Miss Poole ; Gaetana, Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
After the Opera, will he presented a new grand Ballet, called
THE WAGS (IF WAPPING (performed at the Academie Royale,
Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles.
Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madame Giubilei ; MM. Huguet,
Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, &c.

TIIMATRE TtGYAL, IIAYNIARKET.
Under the ISlsmagemont or -At, K. w.t..te.r. sole Lesape.
THIS EVENING

Wlll be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE
YOU LEAP ; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W.
Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ;Mr. De Vere, Mr. Hon ;
Mr. Brandon, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Hardman, Mr. Rogers ; Jack Spriggs,
Mr. Webster; Tcm Tilley, Mr. Backstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs.
Glover; Claribel Oddington, Miss fortescue; Alary Oddington, Miss
P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnolil ; Fanny Hardman,
Miss Julia Bennett.

After which a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord
Courtington, Mr. Moll; Sir Arthur Lovcl, Nlr. Howe ; Scoreup,
Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup,
Miss Julia Bennett.

During•the evening the Band will perform three Polkas—
linum," " Juris," and " Marien ; " Esterhazy" (Walzer) ;
Travestissemens" (Overture) ; and " La Sonnarnbula."
To conclude with a new Comely, in three acts, entitled QUEEN
MARY'S BOWER. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster,
Hudson, Howe, Brindal, Braid ; Miss Fortescue, Mrs. Seymour, &c.
Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of
Mr. T. Archer. Box Book-keeper.

" Caro-
" Les

THEATtLE ROYAL, ADELEIII.
UNDER TUE. DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet
of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTONI DANCERS ; or, the
Wilis Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. I'. Bedford.
Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor,
Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws.

After which, the popular Musical Comedy of SWEETHEARTS
AND WIVES. Admiral Franklin, Mr. Lambert; Charles Franklin,
Mr. Selby ; Billy Lackaday, Mr. Wright ; Sandford, Mr. Worrell ;
Curtis, Mr. Cullenford ; Mrs. 8011, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugenia,
Mrs. Yates ; Laura, Miss Woolgar; Susan, Miss Brooks.
To conclude with a Bozzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS.
(..IMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs.
Cullentord, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor,
and Miss Ellen Chaplin.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREE.T.
J. M. Maddox, sole L(issee and .31anager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in three parts,
entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of
" Giselle." ThQ principal characters personified by Miss a eorgiana
Smithson, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Flower, Miss Somers, Misses
Marshall ; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Bonner,
Peron, &c.
After which a new farts, entitled KEEPING A PLACE. Major
Spikespur, Mr. Granby; Crocus, Mr. Compton ; Miss Dorothea
Danzers, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Tidy, Miss Laporte.
To conclude with the Musical Entertainment of THE QUAKER.
In which Messrs. Barker, Leffler, Homier, Compton, Miss Grant,
Mrs. Fosbroke, &c. will perform.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Mr. George Bolton, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING

Will be produced an entirely New and Original Comedy, in five
acts, entitled LIFE. Mr. Orstan, Mr. Archer ; Frank Orstan, Mr.
Leigh Murray; Sir Thomas Menton, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Sir Jacob
Smailwit, Mr. George Bolton ; Sir Robert Folair, Mr. J. Cowell ;
Cancan', Mr. Wilkinson ; Lady Bait, Mrs. C. Jones ; Fanny Archer,
Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Emily Orstan, Mrs. Gordon.

To conclude with a new grand i:ALLET DIVERTISSEMENT.
In rehearsal, and shortly to be produced, Beaumont and
Fletcher's Comedy of THE WILD GOOSE CHASE.
Prices of Admission :—Boxes, Is. ; Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge.
The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed,
that Mr. BATNTUN RoLT will make his First Appearance on
any Stage TIIIS EVENING, in Shakspere's Tragedy of MAC-
BETH, with the whole of Locke's Music, and a powerfully aug-
mented Chorus, engaged expris•+ly for this occasion. The character
of Macbeth by Mr. Bayntun Rolt.
After which, the popular Burletta of THE LOAN OF A LOVER.
Peter Spyk, Mr. Webb; Gertrude (with Songs), Miss Louisa Lyons
(from the Theatre rtoyal, Covent uaraen.)
To conclude with a Ballet of Action, entitled DER CHAMOIS
YAGER; or, The Fiend of Earth. The characters by the Deulin
Family.

ASTLEY',i ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert, and Royal Family, Immense attraction. The Champion
Vaulters. Herr Amidio Neuperte, the great Dutch Bottle Equi-
librist. Second Week of the grand successful Magical Spectacle,
introducing the Syrian Camels and Deer.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en-
titled THE DEMON HORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the
Charmed Bit. In which will be introduced a Wild Stag-Hunt, by
living Deer, and numerous attractive scenic effects.
Entire change in the Scenes of the CIRCLE.
To conclude with a favourite .A.FrERPIECE.
]fox-oilice open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six
and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Broadfoot.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE

Alteration of Prices. Poses, 25.; Half-price, Is.; Pit, Is.; Half.

price, &I. ; Gallery, 3d
THIS EVENING

Will be performed the interesting Drama of the 3IOCK MAR
RIAGE ; or, the Blacksmith's Daughter. In which Miss Vincen
will perform.

After which, THE BRIDE'S JOURNEY ; or, The Escapes of
Adelaide of Dresden. Masgynolo, Mr. Searle ; Karl, Mr. Howard ;
Patoche, Mr. Forman; Adelaide, Miss Vincent; Claudine, Mrs. Lee.
To conclude with the Burletta of THE MISTAKEN STORY.

THE WEATHER.—SIN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 18.
TLIERMOFIETER, Lowest, 47; Highest. 54 ; Noon, 54
BAROMETER, 29.89.—W1ND S.W., fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 49 minutes after 1. Evening .. 9 minutes after 2.

fatentliTA ATIL

LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1846,

and magnanimity ? It it not a principle the most
subversive of generous legislation ? Is it not opposed
to the very radix of civil liberty and national inde-
pendence? The proposition for the annexation of
the republic of Cracow to the dominions of Austria
is one of the most execrable and flagrant violations of
justice ever adventured upon since the odious
dismemberment of Poland. Our rulers have now
motives for complaining, not merely of the violation
of the antiquated treaty of Utrecht, but of the more
recent, and, if possible, more solemn treaty of
Vienna. In direct opposition to the stipulations of
that compact between the assembled sovereigns of
Europe, the city of Cracow—the last remnant of dis-
membered Poland, which was expressly guaranteed its
independence, and was committed to the protection of
the northern powers—is about to be sacrificed to the
tyranny and dishonesty of its faithless defenders. The
northern powers have broken, or are on the eve of
breaking, their trust, and that, moreover, under cir-
cumstances of the most atrocious description. By
exciting the people of Galicia to acts of in-
subordination in February the perfidious Administra-
tion of Austria has afforded itself an excuse for some
decisive movement, and it is now availing itself of
the misunderstandings which have arisen between
England and France for the realisation of its
long-suppressed intentions.
Cracow is to be delivered up to the possession of
Austria : Russia is to be indemnified by the
cession of portions of Galicia : Prussia, as in all
similar transactions, being the least influential and
powerful of the triumvirate, is to be treated with
sovereign indifference, and to receive nothing what-
ever in the shape of compensation. Such is
the programme of the monstrous proceeding by
which the engagements of the Congress of 1815
are about to be laughed to scorn. Will the other
Powers implicated in those engagements submit
quiescently to this villanous transaction ? Will they
behold the last vestige or rev.li annumatea,
and their own character as parties to that destruc-
tion lost, unmoved ? If such a catastrophe as the
one threatened be permitted the most hideous
episode in Grecian mythology will be realised, and its
realisation will be on a gigantic scale, and in a
civilised age. England and France, by conniving at
this final destruction of Poland, will render
themselves liable to the most unendurable im-
putation. After allowing Poland to be torn
to pieces and cast, limb by limb, before
the northern Powers, they will now to all appearance
throw the last mournful fragment of that nation be-
fore Austria and Russia, to appease the territorial
avarice of those empires, or, at the least, to en= ure
their conciliation. Common sense assures us
that this will be the natural deduction,
supposing that the Governments of St. James's and the
Tuileries wink at such an execrable annexation and
permit such a flagitious violation of faith. Parliament
will have to consider this delicate point, and to insist
upon the preservation of the engagements of
the allied Monarchs and their plenipotentiaries
at Vienna.

European relations must henceforth be conducted
upon an entirely new and unprecedented principle.
Instead of insuring the friendship of neighbouring
states by mutual compromises, either political, mone-
tary, territorial, or commercial, statesmen have latterly
done so by nothing more extraordinary than simple
match-making. In emulation, possibly, of the feudal
custom, whereby the resident peasantry of an estate
Were transferred from one landlord to another,
together with the soil, of which they- were
as much the appurtenance as the browsing
and ruminating cattle, the Cabinets of this
hemisphere have recently endeavoured to dispose
of an entire people as the mere dowry or dotation of
Infantas and Royal Highnesses. Beyond this striking
innovation in international diplomacy, there are others
of a subsidiary character which would have been
creditable to the "Prince of MacntavEma." Our
allusion will be immediately comprehended on
the enumeration of a few circumstances which
have already acquired such miserable noto-
riety, and the mere intelligence of which has ex-
cited such universal execration. In the country of
CALDERON and SAAVEDRA we have seen the national
liberties bartered to an avaricious Government for the
questionable advantage of a compulsory husband ; or,
at the most moderate calculation, we have seen the
preservation of the Spanish nationality risked upon a
precarious but probable contingency. In the coun-
try of CAMOENS we have seen the will of the
population derided by the expulsion of a popular
Ministry, and the forcible substitution of one subser-
vient to the wishes of an adjacent Sovereign ; we have
sk-Qn a repetition of the court enteutes, which were of
such incessant occurrence at Madrid during the pro-
fligate dictatorship of EMANUEL GODOY ; we have seen
a_rePeOtion of those disgraceful intrigues in the State
Chambers of Lisbon. We are beholding at this mo-
menta.a str,Ruuous effort at the military subjugation of
Lae t.e'rttif3o-ese ; we are receiving by every addi-
tional packet accounts of the sanguinary contests
between those eogaged in
thisir civil warfare. By the
are e
latest intelligence weinformed of the continued
the systematic blockade
l stematiabl
bombardment of Evora,
and
of
deplorable calamities
of the river Douro. All these
de
have been entailed upot: an unoffe
community
by the unjustifiable and unconstitutional
interfer-
ence of a foreign Power.

It is by these incessant and criminal transactions,
it is by the trifling away of nationality for the selfish
purpose of individual aggrandisement, that the honour
of nations is becoming a by-word, that solemn trea-
ties of statesmen and sovereigns are in danger of be-
coming as little valued as the husks of corn. If these
things meet with incessant connivance, the freedom
of Europe may be ultimately juggled away, and the
liberal spirit of its constitutions be frittered down to
the semblance of its ancient thraldom.

On looking through the general intelligence which
has just reached us from Ireland, we are agreeably
pleased to observe that no fresh instance of disturb-
ance or riot has occurred, having any relation to the
dearth of food or want of employment This is a cir •
cumstance upon which we have hitherto been unable
to congratulate the public, since the first outbreak
that equally established the alarm of the
people and the presence among them of actual
destitution. The fact we allude to is a
wholesome sign that the spirit of insubordination,
which it was not long since feared might spread itself
to an uncontrollable degree, is in a great measure
quelled. We are not as yet sanguine enough to be-
lieve that the public tranquillity will not be again
partially compromised ; but even if we should not be
mistaken (and we sincerely trust we may), the same
firmness, if necessary, and the same practical re-
buke, which the Lord-Lieutenant recently adminis-
tered to the insurgents, will operate as a salutary
check. The Board of Works have already suc-
ceeded in swelling the list of their employed
to 150,000, thus demonstrating an activity
on the part of the officials which cannot be too
highly lauded. The enormous expenditure, which is
being herein incurred, lead many to think that the
resources will soon be dried up, and that' it will be
found impossible to find permanent employment for
the stricken population, so as to carry them through
the winter. We do not share in this despondency.
Whilst food was scarce, its prices high, the people
generally unemployed, and before voluntary relief
could shape itself into something like a system,
(which, to be effective, must necessarily be the case,
where the field of commiseration is so extensive
as Ireland presents to our view at this
moment), it could not be otherwise in the
outset than that the Board of Public Works
should draw largely upon the public finances, to be
hereafter repaid by the lands upon which they are
being respectively allocated. Looking, moreover, to
the urgent condition of the impoverished and perish-
ing people, certain abuses, in the earlier stages of this
vast operation, could not, without a miracle, be pre-
vented from creeping in. These, however, have
been quickly discerned, and are being judiciously
suppressed. Thus, many have been receiving
wages under public authority whose real
circumstances were not sufficiently stringent to
entitle them to such a method of remune-
ration. Again, farmers could not secure la-
bour to till their acres, in consequence of the
preference which the labourers felt for bestowing
their toil on public works. According to one official
notice, the first class will be rapidly weeded out from
the Government list, and, by virtue of another, the
farmers have only to intimate to the stewards their
want of hands, and disposition to pay fair wages, and
the complement of labour they require will be forth-
with at their command ; since, in case the persons
selected should refuse the occasional employment
offered by the farmers, they would be imme-
diately discharged by the officers of the public works.
But now that food is becoming cheaper, that large
openings for employment are being made under the
joint auspices of public and private undertakings, and,
above all, that landlords are becoming aware that by
themselves must the expense of feeding and employing
the destitute be chiefly and justly borne, and of the
consequent importance of distributing the physical
energies of the distressed in channels of reproductive
industry, we see good reason for believing that these
circumstances, with the benefit of voluntary relief
superadded, will have the desired effect of
stnahuuoccsutoguihnrtienbvgiyta many, ur t
the
ylorvish from the distress which, it is
enarkeefl e
theme tingl y
before, a s
liotn
g.seems to us,
The Repeal Association met on Monday. A Roman
Catholic bishop was present,, the Right Rev. Dr.
BROWNE (Bishop of Elphin). It was the first time
a bishop had been seen in Conciliation Hall. The
novelty was warmly acknowledged. The Bishop
assured the meeting of the approval with which
the entire body of the Roman Catholic clergy
viewed the " moral force " principles of Mr.
O'CONNELL. The conduct of " Young Ireland "
was severely censured by his Lordship. The
rent for the week amounted to 372/. From Boston
alone a contribution of 200/. was received. These
Transatlantic donations are invidiously regarded by
some, and an undue importance of a political charac-
ter is attempted to be attached to them. For our
part, we see nothing objectionable in them. Thou-
sands of Irish flock to the American continent, and
it is not unnatural that, credulous enough to fancy
repeal would render their country happy and pros-
perous, they should follow the bent of mistaken
patriotism, and occasionally remit to the exchequer of
the Association. Mr. O'CONNELL entered into a
warm defence of his conduct towards his tenantry,
towards whom he appears to have acted with great
liberality and kindness. By the large and propor-
tional abatement he has made in his rents., and the
quantity of food he has purchased, he he .s set an
example which other landlords would do weld to i •-

What, let us ask, is the political principle adopted
towards the country of KosclcsKo? Is it
not a principle the direct antithesis of honest dealing

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNI

tate. The Repeal Committee are to prepare Bills for
presentation to Parliament on the following subjects :

" A Bill to augment the Parliamentary representation,
a Bill to increase the elective franchise, a Bill to amend
the present system of registry, a Bill for municipal re-
form, a Bill to procure freedom of education, a Bill to
establish the tenant right, a Bill to compensate tenants
for improvements, a Bill to diminish the stamp duty on
leases, a Bill to take away the power of distress, a Bill
to abolish the power of grand juries, and a Bill to tax
absentees at least 20 per cent."

The greater portion of this catalogue relates to ques-
tions of the first magnitude. We do not, however,
expect to see any of them brought to maturity dur-
ing the ensuing session. The present difficulties of
Ireland will entirely absorb the whole of the time
that Parliament will be enabled to devote to that
portion of our dominions, consistently with its due
attention to the other great national interests to which
its legislation must be directed.

The following extract from a letter, dated Vienna,
rth November, appears in the Nuremburgh Corres
pondent :
" The ordonnance issued by the Bavarian Govern-
ment imposing an ad valorem duty of 25 per cent. on the
exportation of corn has produced alarm in the Tyrol,
inasmuch as that province derives the greatest part of
its supplies from Bavaria, and at the same time enjoys
the advantage of paying only one-half the ordinary en•
trance duties of Austria. Our Government has, with
great regret, been forced to depart from its principle of
not fettering the corn trade, and has also put restrictions
on exportation."

Letters from Ancona of the sth instant give the
following intelligence on the subject of Mr. IiVAG-
HORN'S plans for the conveyance of the overland
mail :

the Courrier Francais, the bands of armed mendi-
cants were increasing to a frightful extent, and, not-
withstanding the activity of the gendarmes, conti-
nued their depradations. This jacquerie has extended
to the neighbourhood of Beauvais, where, on the
night of the 11th inst., a band of eleven persons,
amongst whom were several women disguised in
men's clothes, traversed the districts of Formery and
Marseille, carrying away everything they could lay
their hands on. The gendarmes of Marseille, how-
ever, sallied out in pursuit of them, and succeeded,
after some resistance, in arresting three women, whom
they escorted to Beauvais and committed to prison.
The sword of the brigadier was broken in the collision
with these mendicants. _ _

" Mr. Waghorn, having failed in his attempt to convey
the Indian mail via Trieste, now proposes to briing it
through Ancona, Lombardy, and the Splugen. The
trial of this new road will be made at the cl,:)se of
December. Mr. Waghorn arrived here the day before
yesterday to prepare for its execution, and, after h aving
had a long conferences=i, Lu the
.1. z,
3rit.lsh,,,,Cntoenmsupli,atli:toenrteo-
pnirod to Rome. Is
establish a railroad along the Adriatic coast, in order to
favour the conveyance of the Indian mail throug; h the
States of Italy and Germany."

The following is the official account of the affair
between the troops of the Queen of PORTUGAri, and
the insurgents at Cintra

Marshal BUGEAUD, Duke d'lsly, arrived at Algiers
on the sth inst., in the Cameleon steamer, together
with his family. During his passage, and for a
short time after his landing, the Marshal suffered
from indisposition ; but, at the time of the departure
of the mail, all serious symptoms had disappeared.
We find the following in the Constitutionnel :
" We a few days back expressed an opinion that the
Government would not engage in any expedition
against Madagascar, at least for the present. Our
presumptions appear to be in a course of realisation,
as a part of the vessels on the station in these lati-
tudes are said to have been recalled."
The Journal des Debats publishes a letter from
Perpignan of the 11th, which states that a band of
Carlists, 47 in number, had been arrested at Urbanya,
that eight more had been arrested at Carcasonne,
and 27 more at Narbonne. There were several
officers among them. A depot of arms had been
seized at Quillen. The same letter states that it was
reported at Perpignan, that the Carlist chief, TILTS-
TANY, had been taken and shot. A Carlist chief,
named BURGO, was arrested at Vich on the 4th.

The Three per Cents. dosed on the Paris Bourse on
Monday at 82f. 45c. ; the Five per Cents., 1171. 55c.; the
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,222 f. 50c. ; Rouen, BS.w. 50c. ;
Havre, 6701. ; Great Northern, 631. 50e. ; Avignon,
t36bt. • Vierzon, 300 G , Bordeaux, 640 f. ; Boulogne,
457 f. 50c. ; Basle, 2201. ; Dieppe, 353 f. 75c.; Paris and
Strasburg, 1761. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 4861. 25c. ;
Paris and Lyons, 500 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, 490 E ; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 477 f. 50c. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, fl2i.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVEMBER 17.

" COLUMN OF OPERATIONS ON THE NORTH Op THE

TAGUS.

" Quarters at Cintra, Nov. 7, 1•:;46.
" I hasten to bring to your Excellency's know,ledge,
that having set out at seven o'clock this mu ruing
from Agualva, I took the road to Cintra, and at eight
we first saw the rebel position, on the road bet tween
the quintas of Quadros and Ignacio do Barros. As
these quintas are thickly wooded, I caused three
discharges of musketry to be made, as well to dia lodge
the enemy as to reconnoitre their strength ; and 1 as I
saw that they held to the same positions, leaving ;- my
piece of artillery and baggage in a strong position, I ad-
vanced with the rest of my force, the first column !: y the
quinta of Ignacio, commanded by me, the secora i by
Captain Alvares, of the 10th Infantry, to turn the c iuinta
of Quadros. We had no sooner compelled thee: m to
evacuate their positions after a short fusillade, t han a
furious tempest delayed us somewhat in our march i ap the
rugged mountain (the broken character of the f'd ►mous
Serra olCintra, is well known); and,unhappily, beirt g well
acquainted with the ground, they had time to retire c p the
Serra. I marched on to San Pedro (a portion o f the
Serra, on the Lisbon extremity of the town), in s ihich
position, naturally one cf extreme strength, and well
fortified by them, they awaited our advance. lat scked
immediately, which the infantry did with the it tmost
ardour, notwithstanding that the enemy defendo I the
road with a very strong fire, and we immediately had
one soldier killed and five wounded. Nothing, how-
ever, could detain our soldiers, though the !rebels
amounted to 400 or 500 men, of whom 150 were
regularly armed, and the rest had fowling-piece 3 and
pikes. The fire lasted for five hours and a hui if, in
which we gained ground on them foot by foot t 4 ) the
Serra, and routed them entirely, the remainder flying in
every direction. I cannot yet state with exactnes s the
loss of the enemy, which must ba very great, the fa tigue
of the soldiers having prevented me from verifyie .g it.
On this occasion I must notice with great praise the con-
duct of Lieutenant Bandeira, of the extinct battali, on of
the Queen's Volunteers, who on this occasion joine d the
Municipal Guard, assisted me to the utmost a f his
power, us a cavalry officer, and after having ha I his
horse wounded under him, advanced on foot at the
k head of the infantry; likewise of Captain Piment A, of
the Mupicipal Guard, who charged by the str sight
' road to etiaes, cutting down the rebels, in which di harge
nine were killed, of whom three fell by his own : hand;
also of the second lieutenant and sergeant of arm illery,
, who, after making the greatest efforts to use that arm,
advanced sword in hand to the charge with the cal airy;
land of :Lieutenant Veripenio, who conducted hi mself
with areal courage.
" God guard your Excellency.
" B. A. ILHARCO, Maj or.
" To the Baron Sarmento."

Madrid'. papers of the 11th inst. have been rect ived.
They con train the address of the Progresissta 'Com-
mittee tic the electors, The pledges they re quire
from candidates are, that they shall defend in.dit idual
liberty, freedom of the press, and of the jury:; that
they sht dl demand the institution of a nations J mi-
litia, and. insist on the extinction of tithes and tl ie in-
troducti on of economy in the public expenditure.
MADR tD BoLBA.—The Three per Cents. were clone at
334 for c ash ; the Four per Cents. at 211 ; the per
Cents. as; 214 ; the Coupons at 20 ; the Vales ttt 81; ;
and the -01:bt without Interest at 61.

Boulogne and Amiens, 13% ex d.—Dutch Rhenish, 5
Great Western Bengal, 14—Jamaica South Midland Junc-
tion, 134—Luxembourg, 34—Namur and Liege, 314—North-
ern of France Constituted, 101/2—Orleans and Bordeaux;
7%—Over Yssel, 3 dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 4%.

We hz-ve received the Paris papers of Monday.,
On Sunday, at a Cabinet Council held at St. Cloud,
and pres.;.ded over by the KING in person, M. Graoes
reply to Lord PALMERSTON'S last note was .read and
approved of. It was to be transmitted to the Mar-
quis of 2 TORMANDY on Monday.
It is € vident, from the comments which apvear in
the Leg itimatist journals on the observationti of the
Dynast .c press on the marriage of the Due DE. Boit-
DuAur., that the Legitimatists still indulge in the hope
of a sc .cond restoration. The Quotidienne says, in
allusi or . to the observations of the Journal des Debats
on this subject—
"AN that we have done for the last few days: was to
show tl ie political importance of the marriage .of the
Count de Chambord. It is now clearly demonstrated.
The at tack serious, the attack ironical, the :attack
faecal or s and burlesque, the attack revolutionary and
dynastic, nothin,ris wanting. The Journal des l)ebats
has con ipleted the evidence. There is a point in lshich
the D o otrinaire Government imprudently enough be trays
its en is ,tion—viz., the question of right, of which nobody
had yvt spoken. The Duke de Bordeaux (says the
Deba IP4I has no right, he can transmit no right, the
youni. Te: • branch has no desire that he should die with-
out pus terity. ' Gentlemen of the Ministry, yuu are
losing: y our senses. Who brought the question of right
under discussion? You betray feelings respecting 'which
no prove cation was given to you.' "

G, NOVEMBER 19, 1846

THE KAFIR WAR.

By the ship Mary Anne, which has arrived at Ports-
mouth, we have received Cape of Good Hope papers to
the sth September. The following extracts from the

Graham's Town Journal of Sept. 5, give the latest intel-

ligence of the seat of war in Kafirland :
FRONTIER AFFAIRS.—EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
MONDAY.—Received information to-day that Captain
Hogg, at the head of a force of about 1,000 infantry,
chiefly Hottentots and Fingoes, and acting in conjunc-
tion with a Burgher force under the Field-Commandant
Van Wyk, and a detachment of the 45th Regiment,
under command of Captain Seagram from the Tarka
Post, had made a successful inroad into the Tambookie
' country, capturing upwards of 4,000 head of cattle, and
killing some forty or fifty of the enemy. The loss on
our side is thirteen Fingoes killed, and a few wounded.
The official dispatches, giving a detail of these opera-
tions, were immediately published in the shape of an
Extra to our last number, together with the following
observations;—

Chief Umterara to ascertain what part he means to take
in the contest. Of Mr. Ayliff, Captain Hogg speaks in
terms of higl-
The zealous and energetic conduct of Captain Hogg
throughout these operations speaks for itself ; and leaves
nothing further for me to observe upon than to recom-
mend that officer in the strongest manner to his Excel-
lency's notice. I would also beg to draw his Excel-
lency's attention to the ready manner in which Captain
Seagram of the 45th Regiment co-operated with Captain
Hogg from the moment of his arrival in that district.
I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.
J. HARE, Colonel.
Lieutenant-Colonel Cloethe, K.H., Deputy-
Quarter-Master-General.

It is with peculiar satisfaction we give publicity to the
official dispatches above, detailing a successful movement
by Captain Hogg, 7th Dragoon Guards, with his native
force, on the Tambookie country. In ordinary times
the capture of 4,000 head of cattle would not be to the
colony a matter of very high importance ; but at the
present juncture, when the army is actually crippled for
beasts of burthen, and when provisions are becoming
daily so scarce, and withal so indifferent, this capture is
of considerable moment, and may be hailed, notwith-
standing our loss of life, as among the most fortunate
events we have had yet to record. Captain Hogg ap-
pears to have conducted this enterprise with good judg-
ment and gallantry, and to have been ably supported by
those co-operating with him. If there be any exception
to this it is in reference to the Fingoes, and these it
seems to have been impossible to keep within the tram-
mels of military discipline. They appear to have
suffered severely for their imprudence, and it may,
be hoped have been taught a lesson which may here-
after be of great use to them. Many, as well in other
corps as among the Fingoes are apt to think very lightly
of discipline—and, where there is not any deter-
mined resistance made, its importance may not be very
manifest—but let any of our divisions sustain a reverse,
let difficulties arise, and danger become imminent—and
then will be seen and felt the advantage of having a
body of men who have been trained to obey orders, who
can be depended on to act in concert, and who, like a
piece of well-regulated machinery, move with that regu-
larity and precision which ensures the most perfect at-
tainment of a desired end.

Eiland's River, Sunday, Aug. 23, 1846.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, that accord-
ing to the directions of his Honour Colonel Hare,
commanding the Ist division, I proceeded to the
Windvogel-berg, arriving at the foot of it on the
second day from Fort Cox, late in the evening. I
rode in the night to Shiloh, sending messengers from
thence to the Tarka to inform the resident agent of the
intended attack upon Mapassa, and also to secure the
co-operation of Captain Seagram. It was proposed that
his force, consisting of as many of the 45th as could be
spared, and a mixture of Fingoes and Kama's Kafirs
should enter from the Tarka side, with the Boers under
Field-Commandant Pretorius ; that the Klip Plaat Hot-
tentots, and a few Fingoes and Boers, should take up
their station on a commanding point in the centre, and
wait in observation ; and that my force should enter by
the valley through which the Riet River runs, passing
round the south east point of the Windvogel-berg, being
joined in the morning by the Boers under Commandant
Van Wyk. Captain Seagram, furnished with guides by
Mr. Fynn marched straight upon the kraal where the
murderers of Mr. Aldum resided, killed nine Kafirs, and
destroyed it, taking about 400 head of cattle, as many
as he thought it was possible for him to manage. The
next day he proceeded onwards towards Mapassa's kraal,
had a sharpe skirmish with the enemy, killing several,
without loss on his side. and putting them to flight.
Field-Commandant Pretorius was present on this occa-
sion, having only joined on the second day. The Klip
Pleat Hottentots and Fingoes stationed between the two
forces, with orders to wait, disobeyed that order, and
attacked several kraals, killing some thirteen or four-
teen of the enemy, and taking cattle and horses.
They then seem to have dispersed to plunder in every
direction. The Kafirs collected in the neighbour-
hood come down upon them, and after a sharp fight, in
which thirteen of the Shiloh people were killed, they
were driven back, and nearly all the cattle retaken from
them. Several of the enemy fell also in this affair. This
disaster was entirely occasioned by this party not at-
tending to the orders given them. My force entering
the abovementioned valley, took 4,000 head of cattle,
killing six of the enemy, and took up a position for the
night on the Riet River. The next morning drove to
Shiloh—the Boers under Commandant Van Wyk on
our right flank. We accomplished this operation with
scarcely any resistance on the part of the enemy. At
one point of the line of march they mustered on a stony
ridge about 80 horsemen, and about 150 on foot; but
not more than thirty of the Swellendam infantry, acting
as flankers under Lieutenant Hunter, drove them from
it in the most gallant manner, pursued them over a flat
to a still stronger position, which they at-
tempted to occupy, and drove them from it
in like manner, killing and wounding several.
We arrived at Shiloh on the fifth day from Fcrt
Cox. The next day I marched and joined Captain Sea-
gram; we united, and returned together to Shiloh. I
have selected from 400 to 500 of the best oxen for the
use of the Ist Division, and brought them down to this
place. The rest have been distributed, being nearly all
cows, to the Boers, Hermanus' and Kama's Kafirs, &c.
Captain Sutton will allow them to remain till an escort is
sent for them from Fort Cox, which I trust will be done
immediately, as there is no grass, giving the escort, con-
sisting of 500 men, a day's rest here. I shall proceed
back to Shiloh, and resume operations against Mapassa.
I sent Mr. Ay liff to communicate with Umtikska, and to
find out what part he intends to take in the contest.
From this gentleman I have received the greatest as-
sistance. The force is somewhat fatigued with the hard
work of collecting and driving cattle—the former not a
very easy affair in an open country for infantry.
His Honour having kindly givers me so many
men, I can hardly as for more ; but this
country is full of horses, which the foot men are unable
to take, and a few cavalry would be of the greatest assis-
tance. We are also in want of flint ammunition. There
is a gun at the Tarka, which, should horses be sent up for
it, would in this open easy country be very effective.
All the Gaika cattle are on the Bulota, we hear, and Sir
Andreas Stockenstrom's waggons are under the Wind-
vogelberg. Many of the cattle taken are recognised as
having been in the waggons at Burn's Hill, and numbers
as Colonial.
I forgot to mention that Van Wyk's Boers bad a very
hard fight on our right flank—l believe with the Kafirs
repulsed by Lieut. Hunter—and killed about 30 of them,
but were obliged to relinquish some of their horses,
which were knocked up. There is forage at the Tarka, but
very little flint ammunition. The Boers' horses are too
poor for them to be able to exert themselves much. Sir
Andreas Stockenstrom's people, who are with the
waggons, 'sent to Shiloh for slaughter oxen; as none
were there procurable, I sent them thirty. I have se-
cured also about fifty pack-oxen for the use of the
troops, which will be of great service in carrying provi-
sions, &c., and I hope to send his Honour a good ac-
count of Mapassa and his cattle. Hoping that he will
approve of what has been done, and that he will be sa-
tisfied with the exertions of all the troops employed,
which have been great.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
W. S. HOGG,
Capt. 7th Dr. Grds.

It will be gratifying also for the publie to know tha
the chief Stock has been ordered to Fort Peddie, where
he is to remain as a prisoner of war, and to subsist at
his own expense. This is worthy of note, and is of
public importance, as being an indication of firmness at
head quarters. No mistaken humanity in dealing with
these people can be for a moment tolerated. We say
mistaken humanity, inasmuch as every act of unmerited
leniency on our part will be misinterpreted, and will be
sure to result in further mischief. It is the
height of folly to lay the flattering unction
to our soul that the Kafirs have any. innate
love for the white man. Our intimacy
with them has unfortunately neither won their esteem
nor their respect. There may be exceptions to this, but
if so they are few and far between, and hence we must
deal with them, not as we would fain find them, but as
they actually are—as utterly faithless in their profes-
sions, and as audaciously dishonest in their practices.
They must be dealt with in such a way as that they may
feel the consequences of their own misdoings, and be
unmistakingly assured that " honesty is the best policy.'
It would be an act of folly were the British public to
pay ultimately one sixpence of the expenses of the pre-
sent war, unless in failure of means on the part of the
aggressors. Every war which may be provoked, as this
has been, from mere lust of plunder and rapine, should
be defrayed by those who are the cause of it. This
would not be a difficult matter, it would be in accordance
with justice and international law, and in the long run
would prove to be by far the most humane policy that
could be adopted in our dealings with the native tribes of
this country. By making, for instance, the forfeiture of land
the penalty of aggression, and acting firmly upon that prin-
ciple, you at once enlist the native clans or tribes on the
side of peace, at least as regards the colony. The main-
tenance of their own authority, and the preservation of
their territorial possessions, would serve as the strongest
inducements that could be presented to the mind of a na-
tive, to guard him constantly and vigilantly against every-
thing that would lead to his being deprived of either. In
the case of the frontier Kafirs, the loss of their territory,
which must now be considered as absolutely forfeited,
will have an astounding moral effect throughout the
whole of South Africa, and will do more for the preser-
vation of peace, and towards the civilisation of the bar-
barous tribes within the circle of British influence than
any other means, however plausible, that could possibly
be adopted. This great and good work is now about to
be commenced—it is the beginning of a new era, and
one that is fraught with momentous consequences, not
merely to this country, but to the whole civilised world.
From Waterloo Bay we have information up to yes-
terday (Monday) morning. Her Majesty's ship Apollo,
with the 73d Regiment, arrived there about noon on
Saturday, and though blowing a gale at the time, came
to her anchorage in gallant and beautiful styl,. Captain
Salmond, who has the honour of being the first who
landed there, and whose vessel has given a name to the
place, immediately went off to her, accompanied by Mr.
W. Stanton, a visitor from Fort Beaufort, and who was
put on board the Waterloo, then lying at anchor in the
bay. Captain Salmond however proceeded to the
Apollo, where, as the gale continued to freshen, he re-
mained all night. On Sunday, though the weather had
moderated, yet from the heavy swell of the sea it was
not thought advisable to commence the landing. As,
however, the weather was particularly fine yester-
day, there can be little doubt but the men are
now ashore and in camp at that important point. In
striking contrast to this it may be stated, that the
men of the 45th, who were landed at Algoa Bay on the
13th inst., are still toiling hither over the rugged roads
which mark the intervening country. In the mean time
the enemy has presented himself almost daily at Water-
loo Bay, threatened the supplies, swept off the Govern-
ment draft cattle, dared the handful of men there to come
on, fired into the camp at night, and crossing the river,
swept off, amongst more petty depredations, 100 head of
cattle belonging to one individual. We know not who
is responsible for the landing of these troops so far from
where they were required, but to those on the spot, and
who are aware of the urgent necessity for their services
on the immediate frontier, it appears to be, to say no-
thing of the toil to the men, as strange a proceeding as
any that has yet come under public notice. A " Garri-
son Order" has been issued that on the arrival of this
regiment at Graham's Town, they are not to halt there,
but continue their route to the mouth of the Fish River,
and to which point Major O'Reilly, the Commandant
here, proceeded yesterday morning, for the purpose of
personally attending to the debarkation of the 73d
Regiment, and to make such arrangements as circum-
stances may appear to render necessary under the cir••
cumstances.
It is currently reported in town to-day, that Umhala
has followed the example of Stock, and surrendered him-
self to the British authorities and it is also affirmed
that Creli has made some pacific overtures, offering to
give up the colonial cattle in his territory. These re-
, ports, however, want confirmation. Some of the Burgher
levies are, it is said, discharged, and about to return
home.

LORD RECTORSHIP OF THE UNI-
VERSITY OF GLASGOW.
ELECTION OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
(From the Third Edition of the Glasgow Argus of
Monday.)
The election of Lord Rector of the University of
Glasgow took place to-day within the College buildings.
The candidates were the Right Hon. Lord John Russell,
and William Wordsworth, Esq., the poet. The votes of
the four Nations into which the University is divided
were as follow :
Lord J. Russell. Mr. Wordsworth.
Nation Glottiana 69 81
- Loudoniana 32 20
- Transforth ana
Rothsciana 6O 83

191 212
The Nations being equal, Vice-Rector Professor
Nichol gave his casting for Lord John Russell.

We understand that it has been arranged between
the counsel for both parties that Mr. Feri and shall show
cause in the Queen's Bench on Tuesday, the 24th,
against the rule obtained by Mr. Lewis, the Poor-law
Commissioner, for libel.

THE PEACE SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening, at a
public meeting of this society, at the Hall of Commerce,
Threadneedle street, the third lecture of this month was
delivered by Mr. John Stock, Baptist minister, of Chat-
ham. The subject was defensive war.
SUBMARINE EXPIOSIONS IN TIIE THAMES.--The
Harbour-Master, Captain Fisher, has, within the Last
few days, completed the removal of three sunken wrecks
which have for some considerable time greatly impeded
the navigation of the River in the Lower Hope. Their
removal was effected by submarine explosions, of various
charges, averaging from 50 to 5001b5., fired by means of
a galvanic battery. In the case of the larger explosion,
a remarkable incident occurred at the moment of firing.
An immense shoal of fish was passing the spot, and
nearly the whole of them were blown out of the water to
the extent of near 30 feet, the circumstance being fol-
lowed by the rising of a huge column of water to about
as great an altitude, which emitted a large portion of
the destroyed wreck as if from the force of a volcano.
The River, from London-bridge to the Nore, is now per-
fectly free of all obstruction. The dangerous shoal of
hard shingle off Limehouse-reach, which stopped the
navigation of vessels of a large draught at low water, has
recently been entirely removed by the same means. The
depth of water has been increased from four to seventeen
feet at low water.

OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Head Quarters, Camp, Buffalo Poort,
Kaffraria, Aug. 28, 184 G.
His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-
Chief publishes the following dispatches, relating to ope-
rations in the Windvogelberg, in which the conduct of
Captain Hogg who commanded, and of the officers and
men employed in these operations, has been highly sa-
tisfactory :

Fort Cox, Aug. 25, 1146,10 A.M.
Sir,—l have much satisfaction in transmitting to you
for the Commander-in-Chief's information, a letter just .
recived from Captain Hogg, detailing operations on
the Windvogelberg, with the force which I datached
from this post under that officer's command, on the 16th
instant.
Captain llogg having communicated with Mr. Fynn
at the Tarka, it was agreed that a force consisting of as
many of the 45th as could be spared, with a mixture of
Fingoes and Kama's Kafirs, with the Boers under Field-
Commandant Pretorious, should proceed from the Tarka
side to co-operate with Captain Hogg's force, and to be
joined by the Klip Plat Hottentots from Shiloh.
Captain Seagram, of the 45th, having been joined in
the morning by Field-Commandant Van Wyk, pro
ceeded at once to the kraal where the murderers of Mr.
Aldum resided, killed nine Kafirs, and destroyed it,
taking 200 head of cattle. Next day Captain Seagram
proceeded towards Mapassa's kraal, having been on that
day joined by Field-Commandant Pretorius. This party
had a smart skirmish with the enemy, killing several of
them, and putting the rest to flight. The Klip Plat Hot-
tentots and Fingoes, who had received orders to station
themselves between the two forces, disobeyed that order
and went to plunder, attacking some Kafir kraals, kill-
ing fourteen of the enemy, and taking several cattle and
horses. The consequence of their disobedience of the
order they received, and having betaken themselves to
plunder as stated, was their being attacked in this dis-
persed state by a number of Kafirs, and, after a sharp
fight, driven back to Shiloh, with the loss of thirteen of
their number and nearly all the cattle they had taken.
Several of the enemy also fell in this affair.
• Captain Hogg having entered the Riet River Valley
with his force, succeeded in capturing four thousand
head of cattle, killing six of the enemy, and proceeded
next morning with the captured cattle to Shiloh. Cap-
tain Hogg speaks in terms of high approbation of the
conduct of the parties under Lieutenant Hunter cf the
Swellendam Native Infantry, and Field-Commandant
Van Wyk, who, after a sharp fight, killed thirty of the
enemy. .

P IPEMAKERS STRIKE AT ♦NORWICII.--The journey-
men pipemakers in this city held a meeting at the
London Tavern, St. Andrew's, a few evenings since,
when they determined to stand out for an advance of
wages, to which the masters have not at present con-
sented. 1 strike has, therefore, taken place.
ST. GILES'S BURIAL-GROUND.—On Tuesday, at a
meeting of the directors and guardians of the poor of
St. Pancras, a long discussion took place on the subject
of the alleged recent desecration of the dead in the burial-
ground of St. Giles's-in-the-fields, immediately adjoin-
ing St. Pancras Workhouse. It was stated, on the one
hand, that the bodies were but partially decomposed,
and the shrouds not decayed; on the other hand, it was
alleged that they had been eighty or 100 years buried;
the parish of St. Pancras had sold the ground to St.
Giles's. It being urged that substances of an offensive
and dangerous nature were thus being brought into the
parish, a committee, with Mr. Cooper, the medical officer,
proceeded to the spot, and, on their return, reported that
the pit had been opened at their request, and the lid of
one of the boxes it contained lifted up; the pit was about
ten feet deep, and more than half full; the box contained
ossified remains of human beings; there was no exhala-
tion or unpleasant smell when the box was opened. The
boxes were of the shape of egg-boxes, and had been
brought to the ground in hearses. After some further
conversation the board appeared to be satisfied, and was

Captain Hogg having united his force to that of Cap-
tain Seagram, returned to Shiloh—the whole of these
operations having been successfully and well executed in
the space of five days from the departure of the force
under the former officer from Fort Cox.
Although not mentioned in Captain Hogg's dispatch,
I learn from a private letter, that Mapoma, the
acter in the murder of Mr. Aldum, is now a prisoner at
the Tarka. Captain Hogg, having selected from four
to five hundred oxen for the use of the troops, and
brought them to Eiland's River Post, where they remain
to be distributed where most required, the remainder of
the cattle captured being mostly cows, have been divided
amongst the Boers and the Kafirs oeliama and Herma-
nus. Many of the oxen are recognised as those captured
at Burn's Hill. Captain Hogg reports Sir Andreas
Stockenstrom's waggons as being at the foot of the
Windvogleberg, which renders it probable that Sir An-
dreas intends returning that way.
Captain Hogg has sent Field Captain ityliff co the

adjourned.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.—The Royal West India
mail-packet Severn, Captain Vincent, went out of port
this day at 2 30 r.sr., with the West India and other
mails, a good general cargo, and a complement of 100
passengers. The Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid,
Captain Bingham, left the docks en route fa- Gibraltar,
with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails; with
several passengers and a very full cargo of bale 'goods,
&c. The Queen, Captain Weeks, came into dock last
evening, and landed the Peninsular and other mails,
which were forwarded to London by the 1 A.M. train this
day. Her dates are—Gibraltar, November 6th; Cadiz,
7th; Lisbon, 10th; Vigo, 12th; and Corunna, 13th. The
Queen had fourteen passengers and a full cargo of fruit.
The Pottinger, Captain Cooper, will take out the India
mails to Alexandria on the 20th inst.

Another serious slip of earth, on the Bishopstoke
and Salisbury branch of the South-Western Railway,
took place on Thursday, to a greater extent than the
one which occurred about three weeks ago. It was for-
tunate no men were at work near the place at the time.
There is not the least probability of the opening taking
place on the Ist of December next, as 43 been reported.

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