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

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

There is an arriva', with two days later news from
the Cape, namely, to December 14th.
This arrival confirms the belief previously enter-
taineil, that Umhals 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 ted at
the expense of the colony or the State, while his bro-
ther-(llundee) 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 inteligence 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 beE'n safely driven over, in
order to search fo: Pato. The horses were much
jaded, and the troops required ra st. The Dutch
farmers teems-Tan.) ing the troops had been out on
patrol, and had token 1,000 head of cattle—snaking
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 then
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 5h a special dispatch.
"Ant addressby to Sir 11. 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 Rill be illuminated on that occasion."

UNITED HILLS MINE COMPANT.—Yes terday
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 from a neighbouring
mine, as to render all further proceedings more or less
abortive. The directors bad therefore taken proceed-
ings to abandon the mine, but received notice from the
Duchy of Cornwall requiring them to work the mine at
all hazards. Seeing the injustice of this, they requested
an inspeclion 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 2,0004
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.
29th
THE EARL OF DIINDONALD.OH the
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we stated that Vice Admiral the Earl of Duorftdoanalodi
G.C.8., had preferred a claim for the.
which his Lordship was unjustly
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THE MINT.—The Queen has been pleased to con-
Right lion. Richard Lalor Sheil,
sthtietut:luaintedr
nt William Cotton, Esq., Com-
missary-General Sir Edward Pine Coffin, and Colonel
appointcf
the the
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Nairne Forbes, J1.E.1.C. Bengal Engineers, to
be Commissioners to conduct an inquiry into-the Royal
Mint, and has empawered and commanded them to
inquire into and report upon the constitution, manage-
ment, and expense of the Royal Mint, and to suggest
such alterations as may appear to them to be required
to insure the economical and sati,fsetory execution of
the duties belongii:g to that et tablhhrnent.
EXCHLQUER-BlLLs.—The office of Paymaster of
Exclu quer-hills iti about to he consolidated with the
office of her Majesty's Paymaster. General. An Act of
Parliament for the purpose is now in preparation, and
will be brought into the House during the pretent
session.

DREADFUL SUICIDE AT MANCHESTER.—Yester-
day morning Air. Aitkin, a respectable tradesman is
Manchester, who has been suffering under an attack of
fever, threw himself, about nirie o'clock, from a third,
storey window in front of his house, in Strangeways,
upon the flag pavement underneath. The unfortunate
man alighted on his head, and his brains and blood were
scattered around, atturding a sickening spectacle to the
passers by.