The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

DEFENCE OF LAMARTINE.

Our promised translation of the pamphlet recently
penned by M. de Lamartine has been unavoidably
delayed by the non-arrival of our copy of the original
from Paris. As yet we have not been able to obtain
an, impression of the " Letter to the Ten Depart-
ments, &c." We can only account for this delay
from the circumstance of the first edition having been
bought up with such avidity by the Parisians•them-
selves as to prevent the possibility of its exportation
yet awhile. Immediately, however, that a copy of this
celebrated brochure reaches our hands we will re-
sume our translation from its pages. It will be re-
membered that our fragment—namely, the first ac-
cusation and its rebuttal—has already appeared in
The Sun; and for the opportnnity of giving an
English version of even that passage we must ac-
knowledge ourselves indebted to the Paris journal the
Commerce, which had adorned its columns with those
excerpts in their original language.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
THE KAFIRS.

(From the Cape Shipping Gazette, of June 29.)
According to the accounts received by yesterday's
post several depredations have again been recently
committed. _ _

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The Grahams Town Joatrnal notices, among
others, the following as a case of great audacity
" Lieutenant Dawson, 45th Regiment, while proceed-
ing, on Monday, from Fort White to Fort Cox (a dis-
tance of seven or eight miles), in British Kafraria, was
stopped by two Kafirs, who robbed him of his coat, sad-
dle-bag, containing some wearing apparel, shot-belt, and
powder-flask. They also took the bridle off his horse,
leaving Lieut. Dawson to resume his journey as he best
could. lie had been out shooting, but had fortuately (or
perhaps unfortunately) left his gun at Fort White. He
had some money about him, and this, it is stated, was
taken with his other property—in fact, stripping him of
every portable article, except his shirt and trousers, and
in which plight he had to find his way to quarters."
NATAL.

The accounts from Natal by the Gem are of a
favourable character. There is, however, nothing
special to note, beyond the tranquillity and pros-
perity of the settlement. The best evidence of the
progress of the colony is that which the vessel brings,
in the shape of 120 bales of Natal cotton. These,
according to the Natal Witness, are to be regarded
as merely the earnest of many thousands which,
within a very short period, will be shipped from the
ports of the colony.
Tile following paragraph from the same paper,
contains information of some interest :

" On Saturday last, the bar was sounded by the port
captain, and at half-tide twelve feet of water was found.
This clearly proves our bar is not so dangerous as has
been represented; for, even six days previous to full
moon, this quantity of water was found at half-tide.
What then would be the case on the full and change,
and high tides? We should say, sufficient to bring over
vessels of large burden; and a small outlay of capital,
judiciously employed, is all that is required to prove our
harbour can be entered with the greatest safety."
It is satisfactory to know, from the statement made
by the Colonial Secretary at the meeting of Council
on Tuesday, that the construction of the sea wall in
'fable Bay, and the prosecution of other important
improvements in the ports of the colony, are only
delayed by the need of a competent director and
superintendent. This want, there is every reason to
believe, will soon be supplied. We may, therefore,
hope, before the close of the year, to see several of
the useful works to which we have referred in pro-
gress.

It is currently rumoured that the Earl of Elgin
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will not continue long at the head of affairs in Canada,
owing to the delicate state of the Countess's health.
DEATH OF SIR HUGH EVELYN, BART.—This vene-
rable Baronet, whose name may be familiar to the public
from the fact of his being the lineal descendant of John
Evelyn, the distinguished author of " Silva," and also
of George Evelyn, who first introduced gunpowder into
England, died on the 11th instant at his residence on
Forest-hill, Sydenham, at the advanced age of 80. The
decased married a Miss Hathaway, of Southwark, but
not having any issue, the title becomes extinct.
DEATH OF MAJOR PHILTOTTB.—Major Philpotts,
who, since his recent arrival from India, had been resid-
ing with the Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Keswick, died sud-
denly at the Queen's Head Hotel, Newcastle, on Thurs-
day evening last. He had travelled to that town by the
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, and on arriving at the
hotel was conducted to an upstairs apartment, where in
half an hour afterwards he was discovered by one of the
servants lying lifeless on the floor. The advice of Mr.
Newton, Sir John Fife, and Mr. Glenton, was obtained,
and those gentlemen pronounced that life had been some
time extinct, owing to the bursting of a blood vessel,
accelerated, in all probability, by some other disease
under which the Major was labouring. An inquest was
held on the following day, and a verdict returned of—
" Died by the visitation of God."
CHARTIST APPREHENSIONS.—MANCHESTER, TUES-
DAY AFTERNOON --This morning the Rev. Joseph
Barker was brought up at the Borough Court by Mr.
Beswick, Chief Superintendent of Police, on a charge of
sedition. He was arrested at Bolton last night, having
intended to speak from the hustings at the nomination,
this day.—Mr. Richardson, solicitor, Bolton, said he ap-
peared on behalf of Mr. Barker, to suggest certain names
as bap. Mr. Harris, Superintendent of Police at Bolton,
had seen the names, and knew them to be good.—The
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Wortley, near Leeds. Mr. Maude—We must call upon
you to find bail, yourself in 2001., and two sureties at
1001. each, for your appearance to answer this charge.
If you can satisfy Mr. Beswick of the sufficiency of your
hail we cannot refuse to take it. Mr. Richardson—
You 3 cannot hear that question now.—Mr. Maude—No,
we must have notice. The prisoner was then removed.'
Before the Court rose, Mr. Ivie Mackie, wine-merchant
Ducie place, and Mr. James Hibbert, shopkeeper,
Oldham-street, tendered themselves as bail for Mr.
Barker, and, being accepted, Mr. Barker was liberated
from custody.
FIRE AT SEA.—The steamer Motala, belonging to
the Swedish Government, caught fire off Tjarholvad, On
its way from Stockholm, on the 27th ult., and in a short
time the greater part of the deck was in flames. The
commandant succeeded in running the vessel on a sand-
bank, and assistance was rendered from the land. All
the passengers and crew were saved, but notwithstanding
all the efforts employed the fire could not be got under
for an hour-ard-a-half, by which time the upper part
of the vessel and the greater portion of the cargo were
destroyed. Some few articles, however, were thrown
into the sea, and among them two pianos of Erard of
Paris. The steam-engine of 80-horse power only sue-
stained slight injuries, and was removed to Blookunstallen,