The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-22 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Cape of Good Hope papers to the 11th of October
have been received. The following interesting state-
ment forms the " postscript" of the South if; icon Com-
mercial Advertiser of the 10th of that month :
POSTSCRIPT.
The Frontier Yost arrived last night, at ten o'clock,
having been detained by heavy rains. The following,
from the Graham's Town Journal of October 3d, is has-
tily extracted:—
" The records of the past week, though they tell of the
death of two more of our unfortunate fellow•colonists at
the hand of the treacherous Kafir, are, upon the whole,
encouraging. Colonel Somerset has been again doing
good service in the field, and with results which may well
convince the colony of the zeal, gallantry, and unceasing
activity of this cfficer.
" Overtures of peace have been made by the Gaika
chiefs." _ .

The Governor's terms in substance were-
-Ist. That these tribes should lay down their arms.

2d. That they should give up all the colonial cattle.
3d. That the country as far as the Kci should be
placed under British control—those who remain on this
side submitting to such regulations as may be made for
their future government.
" Macomo, it is said, seemed disposed individually to
agree to these conditions, but by the others they were
entirely rejected. They stated they never heard of a
conquered people being required to give up their arms—
that most of the cattle were dead, and that they were
tired of the war, and they were determined not to fight
any more. They were under our feet, and our com-
mandos might go to their kraals without any resistance
on their part, but that to give up their guns was out of
the quertion.
" Such is affirmed to be the substance of the reply
given to his Excellency the Governor."
Summary of Colonel Somerset's proceedings, extracted
from his dispatches to his Excellency the Governor :
" Sept. 22, 1846.

" Shot 4 of the enemy, took 4 prisoners, 15 horses, 112
head of catte, and 3 guns, belonging to Seyolo's tribe.
" Sept. 24, 1846.
" Captured 1,100 head of the Gaika cattle, and 30
horses, and shot 5 of the enemy.

" Sept. 29, 1846.
" Secured by mid-day on the 27th, 3,000 head of
superior cattle, mostly colonial, and a few horses.
" In these operations twenty-two of the enemy have
fallen, but without casualty on the side of the troops."
Commercial Advertiser•office, Saturday morning, Oct. 10.
(From the same Journal.)
Mr. Deputy Commissioner-General Palmer left
Simon's Bay, on Thursday, in the Inflexible, not the
Thunderbolt, as inadvertently stated in last Advertiser.
Government is now procuring mules and waggons for
service on the frontier. As it was reported in town a
day or two ago, that one of the returned burgher force,
Mr. Metcalf, of Swellandam, was landed from the
Thunderbolt, in Simon's Bay, in a state of extreme suf-
fering and debility, and left to find his own way in a
strange place, being refused admittance into the military
hospital, &e., it is proper to state, on good authority,
that before leaving the Thunderbolt, Mr. Metcalf, had
an order for admittance into the Naval Hospital, but
preferred the hospitality of a private family, where every
attention and kindness was shown to him, though un-
happily in vain, as he was in the last stage of an incur-
able complaint. It is difficult to come at the exact truth
in such cases, and in the present state of the public
mind, justly exasperated by many painful circumstances,
the version that implies most blame is most readily re-
ceived.

SOUTH AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ANTELOPE.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.—ShortIy after noon
to-day it was reported that the steamer Antelope was
entering the river from South America. Her passage
up the river excited great interest. Her obliging agents,
Messrs. APTear and Hadfield, favour us with the fol-
lowing:—
" The auxiliary steam-ship Antelope, has just arrived
here from the Brazils, having left Rio on the 2d ult.,
Bahia, the 13th, and Pernambuco, the 19th. She has
been retarded on her passage by easterly winds, but on
the whole her voyage is very satisfactory, occupying a
period of three months and eight days out and home,
calling at the ports both ways, and discharging and
taking in full cargo. She brings fifteen passengers and
voluminous correspondence. The Emperor of Brazils
honoured the Antelope with a visit previous to her leaving
Rio, and enjoyed a sail in her round the bay. Every
facility and encouragement has been given by the autho-
rities in Brazil, who are most anxious to promote quick
communication with this country, and it is to be hoped
our own Government will be influenced by this successful
experiment. The Antelope does not appear to bring
any political news of importance, either from Brazils or
the River Plate; but there has scarcely yet been time to
analyze the papers-received."

THE ROYAL STAG HOUNDS.—Iier Majesty's stag
hounds, whkh have not been hunted since Wednesday,
the 9th inst., in consequence of the continuance of the
late front, ra:>t yesterday morning at the kennel at
Ascot. About 100, including Major Parker, Captain
Seymour, Messrs. Ricardo, Cox, Wemyss, Willis, Wor-
ley, Mills, &c., were present. Earl Granville, who has
not yet recovered from his late accident, attended the
meet, in a carriage from the Royal Hotel, at Slough, and
witnessed the uncarting of the deer, which took place on
the kennel piece at Asc.)t; the deer taking away across
the road on to the race-course, making down the New
Mile course to Su:ininghill-wells and Kingsbeach, where
it doub'ed to the left to Mrs. Fester's plantations, on to
Broomhill waste, ar.d thence to Windlesham, doubling
to the left for Chr.bham, and over brooks and ditches
which abound in that vicinity. Here, from the numerous
spills and duckings which took place, in consequence of
the rotten state of the ground, in taking off and landing,
several of the field gare in. The deer made from Chob-
bam for Knap-hill, on to Mill. brook Farm, and was
there taken, at Mr. Stiles's, between Chobham
and after a very fast run of an hour and
a quarter, over a line of country heavy at all times, but
rendered particul irly so from the rapid breaking up of
the frost. The royal stag hounds will hunt three days
more during the week. The fixtures have been ar-
ranged as tollows:—This day at Kingsbeach ; Thursday,
at Salt-hill; and on Saturday at Bedfont-lane Gate.
GUN Tow APPLIED TO BLASTING.—On Tuesday,
through the kindness of Mr. APCallum, of the Lady
Mill Qtarry, a gcntkman who has been a manufacturer
of gunpowder in the west of Scotland for the last twenty
years, and who has of late turned his attention to the
manufacture of gun tow and gun sawdust for blasting
purposes, proceeded to blast some whinstone rocks of
the most solid description, in the presence of Professor
Penny and a number of other scientific gentlemen, wl;o
declared all the experiments quite exceeded their ex-
pectations ; and the rocks, instead of presenting rugged
surfaces, as in blasting with gunpowder, produced a el. an
split, which saved a great deal of time to the workmen
in forming the stones of a proper shape for causewaying
and other purposes. The first experiment was in a bore
of three feet in length and 2A- inches in diameter, which
was charged with nine ounces of gun tow (31b. of gun-
powder would be requisite to fill the bore necessary to
blast) ; the effects were splendid, bringing down all the
rocks adjacent, to the extent of about 10 tons. The
second experiment, was with a bore of 3 teet 4 inches,
and 21 diameter, and was charged with 11 ounces of tow
and cotton mixed (41b. of gunpowder would be required);
the effects were fully more apparent of its strength than
in the previous case, bringing down about 13 or 15 tons
weight —Glasgow Argus.
DETENTION OF THE MAILS.---Our citizens, along
wit'a their brethren in all parts of the cour.try, have
been much put about by the protracted detention of the
mails. We do consider that the Post-office authorities
might have done better by the public in this instance;
for example, the mail from London might have been
sent yid Carlisle, as the communication by this route is
open. As examples of irregularity, we may state that
the mail which leaves London on Saturday morning did
not arrive till ten on Tuesday morning, being more than
forty-eight hours beyond its usual time. On Thursday
night, at twelve, no fewer than five matls from London
were due. The mails frotn the north have been exceed-
ingly irregular in arrival. In their case, however, there
are difficulties and impediments, which we cannot take
for granted in that of the London mails.—Ediaburgle
.Evening Post.
ROBBERY BY A SHAM COACH-OFFICE PORTER.—
Yesterday morning a fellow, having the appearance of a
coach-office porter, succeeded in defrauding the servant
of Mr. Vander, of Guildford street, Russell-square, of
ss. 6d., being the amount due for the conveyance of a
hamper that he said had arrived by the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway. The family were from home at the time;
and as the fellow threatened to take the hamper back,
from one end of which there protruded the tail of a phea-
sant and the feet of a hare, the servant paid him the
amount. Mr. Vander, on his return, proceeded to exa-
mine this unexpected Christmas present, which proved
to be oyster shells and rand covered with hay, the fea-
thers and feet being fastened inside to give the package
the appearance of containing game.
SALISBURY AND BISHOPSTOKE RAILWAY.—In
accordance with our announcement last week, Mr.
Locke and some other gentlemen surveyed the line on
Wednesday last. A train consisting of two carriages
left the Bishopstoke station and traversed the line as tar
as Alderbury. We have reason to believe that the state
of the works was considered satisfactory ; and that lug- '
gage traffic will almost immediately be commenced.
'There is still much work to be done at the Salisbury
terminus, but advantage has been taken of the present
tine weather, and the works are rapidly progressing.-
-Poole Rerald.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon,
about four o'clock, a woman named Young, residing in
Crown-street, was going through the narrow lane lead-
ing from the King's-road to the river, in front of Mr.
George Gosling's house, with her milk pail, when she
Suet a heavily-laden corn-waggon having a blind horse
in the shafts, driven by a lad. It is presumed she
attempted to get into the garden gate, but before she
reached it the fore wheel of the waggon caught her,
and crushed her between the iron palli3ading and the
tire of the wheel; the horizontal bar of the railing was
pressed into her forehead, and the tire of the wheel was
pressing the back part of her skull. So firmly was she
fixed, that no exertion could move her, and to move
the waggon either backwards or forwards must inevitably
have been instant death. Mr. Sumner, of Duke-street,
ran to his yard, and produced a long crow-bar, and
prised the iron railing from the top of the wheel, and
broke off some four or five feet of the pallisading. The
poor woman immediately fell ins gore of blood, and
abe was conveyed to the hospital, where she lies in a
frightful condition, with a dreadfalcontusion of the head
and s serious injury to the spine.—Reading Mercury.
The Count d'Abrantes, who was sent by the Go-
cnonioenlu,de a treaty at Berlin with
Go-
vernment of Brazil to
has embarked for Rio de
the German Customs U
Janeiro, having been unable it is said, to agree upon
the boo of a treaty.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 33 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 56 minutes after 3,