The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-13 00:00:00

Elizabeth,—they having been insolent to their master
and intending to steal his cattle.
(P. E. Mercury, Jan. 11.)
A general muster of the Port Elizabeth Corps took
place on Wednesday afternoon. Upwards of 800 men
were present. The whole scene was of a very animated
kind, and although unaccustomed to military exercise,
they presented a formidable appearance.
A company of about 80 men from Hankey and Krnis
Fontein, arrived at Uitenhago on Wednesday morning,
under the command of Rutger Metelerkamp. These men
do not come out on the terms of the Governor's Proclama-
tion respecting Hottentot Levies, and decline the bounty,
but come out as in former Kafir wars as commanded by the
Civil Commissioner, and the promise of receiving 6d. a
day, and rations for themselves and families. The reason
for declining the bounty is to give them the choice of
their own officers, and to enable them to remain together
as one company. Their separation from one another is
one of the greatest grievances they allege as to the former
Kafir war.
A Fingo arrived in Port Elizabeth last night, who re-
ports that while proceeding through the Addo Bush, he
was stopped by some gafirs, who asked him what he was.
He managed to pass himself off as an Amatembu Kafir.
They told him that the Addo Bush was full of Kafirs, and
on his expressing his doubts as to the truth of the state-
ment, they invited him to go in and see, telling him
they would give him some hos (food). The Fingo fear-
ing a recognit►on of his race by some of the Kafirs in
the Bush, refused, and continued his route to the Bay.
The Kafirs told him that those in the Addo are only
waiting for the Englishmen to go into Kafirland and
begin operations.

ASSENGER ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The House then went into Committee on this Bill.
The Earl of HABROWBY wished to know what the
object of the Bill was?
Earl GREY explained that it was to extend the peo-
visions of the Passengers Act Amendment Bill to foreign
ships carrying passengers between this country and the
colonies.
The Bill then went through Committee.
CHANNEL OYSTER FISHERY.
The Earl of WICKLOW wished to direct the atten-
tion of the Noble Marquis the President of the Council
to a subject of some importance. Their Lord-
ships were aware that a treaty existed between this
country and France, by which the fishing boats
of the two nations were restricted to speci-
fied boundaries of the Channel. Since that
was entered into a valuable bed of oysters had been dis-
covered between Dieppe and Brighton, which was rather
nearer to the French than the English ooast, and during
the last few years this bed enabled the fishermen of
England to supply our market with an abundance of
oysters throughout the year, including the months of
May, June, July, and August, but recently the French
authorities had acted the part of the dog in the manger,
and they would not fish the bed themselves nor allow
others to do it. The consequence was that nearly 126
English boats, carrying on an average five men each,
and what he wished to ask the Noble Martinis was,
whether Government was disposed to take the matter
up, and come to some arrangement with the French
authorities about it.
klThe Marquis of LANSDOWNE admitted the im-
portance of the subject. His Noble Friend at the Foreign-
office had inquired at the close of the last session, and
had found that the fisherman had been fairly and le-
niently dealt with by the French authorities. Each
party was prohibited from fishing within three miles
of their respective coasts, if the French authorities
had interfered with our fishermen in the open sea
at a greater distance than three miles from the
French coast, then undoubtedly that would be an in-
' fraction of the treaty, and the Foreign-office would ask
for explanations on the subject; but no complaint that
any such infraction of the treaty thud taken place had
been received at the Foreign-office.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

of preventing the loss of the whole of the Fingoe cattle.
Here the action terminated, at
abouta two o'clock.
" st January, 1851.
" To-day has been with us a most important day.
About half-past nine o'clock this morning an attack upon
the town and Fort Hare commenced. Our attention was
first drawn to the Fingoe cattle, which were seen being
driven past Wynne's house at a most furious rate. I
managed to get a spy-glass, and with that could
see the Kafirs pursuing the Fingoes and cattle
in a most determined manner ; the Fingoes
under arms at the fort and town then
turned out to meet the Kafirs and a regular fight
commenced. At this time thousands of Kafira were seen
in several bodies making their way to where the fight
was going on. There must have been several hundred
of Kafirs on horseback. The cattle were at this time in
and about the town. A party of the Cape M. Rifles then
turned out to assist the Fingoes—and firing at a most
furious rate both by Kafirs and those on our side was
kept up. The Kafirs continued to advance upon the
town rapidly, and nothing that could be done seemed to
check:them; shell firing from the fort then commenced,
and some of the shots were well thrown. I should say
that about fifty shots with the cannon were fired. While
engaged with the party of Kafirs I am now writing
about another large body, both mounted and on foot,
were seen rapidly advancing upon the town from another
direction. At first sight it was thought these were Fin-
goes, but we soon discovered our mistake. Many of them
ran down a small ravine called the Gaga, and got
actually within three hundred yards of the town. Mr.
R. Levy managed to knock one of these fellows over,
who was afterwards identified as the brother of a chief
called Sogo, living at the Gwala mission station. I had
one shot at a couple, but unfortunately the distance was
too great, and my shot did not tell. I saw the Kafir that
Levy shot. Ho was a most daring fellow, and seemed to
lead on the rest. They (the Kafirs) succeeded in getting
away some goats and a few cattle, but not many. I had no
idea the Kafirs were so daring—immense bodies kept
possession of the hill overlooking the town, and fired
volleys into it without effect. After the firing had
ceased (and which was vigorously kept up for three
hours), I took a stroll around the town to see if any
dead bodies were lying about, and just at the outskirts
of the town I saw the dead bodies of three Kafirs and
two Fingoes, which latter were unfortunately killed
while fighting bravely. A mounted party went out in
the course of the day a short distance, and I have
been told by one of them that the bodies of eighteen
Kafirs were found. Ten of our Fingoes were
also wounded, all of whom I think will re-
cover. A most brave set of fellows the Fingoes are.
They stood their ground famously. One came running
up to me for ammunition, almost exhausted, having
spent all he had. I gave him what I could spare—some
20 rounds—and off he went to assist in the fight. For-
tunately no white people were hurt. I should say that
at least from 3,000 to 4,000 Kafirs attacked the place.
The enemy got little by it. Shells were thrown com-
pletely over the town from the fort. Such a day I
never before witnessed. Assistance we want much,
but there seems but little chance of getting any at pre-
sent. We expect that the cattle will be again attacked
to.night."

" Quaggas Flat, Bth Jan.
" The Kafirs are all around us. They have taken
five horses—two belonging to yourself and one to me;
and yesterday ninety head of cattle were taken
from the Field•cornet while going to the Bushman's
River to drink ; the herd was murdered. A
Kafir came to buy some bread and meat—be
seems to be one of the party, for he could give no
account of himself,—l now send him to the Bay by your
two men. A fine rain is falling, and as soon as it abates

we shall endeavour to trace the'spoor of eight mounted
Kafirs we saw yesterday. Three horses are deficient."
On Wednesday evening the news reached Uitenhage
that a patrol of 17 Boers and, 10 Hottentots had fallen
in with a party of Kafirs, who had stolen some cattle at
Kragakamma, in the Zuurbcrg. Jan Lange's horse was
shot under him. The party returned to camp,
bringing with them the bucks and soma horses, but were
obliged to relinquish the cattle. They say that there
were blood spoors. A tarty of Boers from Gamtoos
River, about 30 in number, were ordered to leave
Uitenhage on Thursday to join the camp at Sundays
River.
A correspondent of the Mail recommends the use of
stout swords for bush fighting, and offers the following
suggestion:—
" Hand grenades seem unaccountably to have fallen
into disuse; but I have not the least doubt they might be
most advantageously employed in keeping our swarthy
foes at a greater distance from the line of march in
bushy and rocky places. Some grenadiers might he
speedily trained, and a few attached to each company of

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
At Vou),* o'clock, there not being 40 Members present,
the Speaker adjourned the House until to-morrow.

THE KAFIR WAR.

SUCCESS dr THE BRITISH
TRCOPS.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
(From the Zuid Afrikaan, of Tam 30.)
The frontier-post, which arrived this morning, boa
brought the good news of a signal defeat saistaiced by
the enemy on the 21st instant as Fort Hare, Oich was
boldly attacked by a very large force. It is 850 that
the Kafirs were on this occasion led on by their Pro poet
and Sandilli in person,—the first dressed in a red clo.lk,
formerly in possession of the 7th Dragoons, and the
latter in the uniform of an officer. The loss of the ene-
my is variously stated from 100 to 150; that of the
British forces being comparatively stria% Sixty horses,
the riders of which had fallen in the tightf Also fell into
our hands.
Some waggons under escort frotn Graham's Town (50
C. M. Rifles under Captain Carey having beep detached
for that purpose) resohed Fort Hare in s4tty about two
hours alter the "Hairs hail retired.
The coattnunicetion with Fort Cox was still com-
pletely cut off, end that with the Governor at King
William's Town exceedingly difficult, and dangerous.
The Friend of the Sovereignty says, that if reliance
can to placed on authentic and private information,
Moshesh is very anxious to avoid a quarrel with the
leritish Government.
The Heroics has again left for East London with a
reinforcement; <A about 400 volunteers.
It appears from the Journal that a party of 27 of the
coloured residents of Theopolis eamo to Graham's Town
with articles for the market. Twenty of them, being
12 liottelAots, 2 Fii:got,s, arid d Bechuana.7, were ar-
rest ,ei 00 suspicion of treast,naile designs aeainst the
country, and brought before the Magian ate. The
Fiugues gave evidence of a meeting having: been held
in the 15:h (when the Eev. Mr. Smit, of Graham's
To en. visited the inttitution at the instance of the Board
of Defence), at which a letter was read by the loader of
the Hetteetois, named Kievien rtqueur, purpordng
to have been received froal one Lynx, a Bliekwater
Gough, telling his brethren and Olive a; Tileopolis, that
the Kafir war was not en the pare of the Government,
but was an attetept by the boars to rob the Katirs of
their cattle and expel them from their country ; intiroat7
hie ak), that although they would be pressed like other
Hottentots to juin the colonists in this work, they had
better not go on such an errand. It transpired in court
that the l: v. 6,1 r. Smit aware of the receipt of this
letter. On being asked why he had nut brought such a
treasonable document to the notice of the authorities,
Mr. Smit replied that tie had done so to the Clerk of the
Peace, which statement, however, that officer imme-
eiately denied. More, it is inferred, will come of this
matter anon.
'[ho Fingoes state, though at the peril of their lives.
that they suepeert the Theopolis Hottentots of being
friendly to the Kafirs, and the fact or their eattla run-
ning at large, no preparations being made for defence
sgaintt the dreaded enemy of former dam very strongly
streta:then:. this Tssumption. The Bechuanas end Fin-
goes-8 in numbn.—have hai teeir guns returned to
them, but the 12 Hottentots were disermed, their powder
taken away, and they were remanded for further exa-
mination.
Some further investigation into the affairs of this place
was made at the Court-house this morning (25th). The
Rev. N. Smit explained the purport of the letter sent to
the Llottentota, the substauce of which was the same as
that published under the head of Events of the Week
(Thursday). Mr. Smith said that lie endeavoured to
remove the improper feeling that letter had caused, and
to the best of his belief had succeeded in doing so. He
expressed his belief that the Theopolis people are loyal
towards the Government. The Blinkwater disaffection
he censidera to have arisen from the burning of the huts
in July last.
Of the 12 Hottentots lodged in gaol on the 23d instant,
seven have been released upon their own recognizances,
and the other five detained until the result of Mr. Cur-
rie's proceedings be known.

" Alice, Jan. 23, 2 o'clock P.N.
" With gun in hand I shall endeavour to explain our
present position to you. News has just come in that the
liafirs are lying in four divisions at our rear with
the full determination of taking Alice or the
Fort. I do not mention this as certain to take
place. You msy judge from the following cir-
cumstances that something severe is expected.
Every man able to beer arms, 84c., has just been served
with an additional quantity of ammunition. All the
cattle ore now brought in under the protection of the
fort guns. In fact every thing is in readiness to repel
aOY attack they make. Should they once commence in
dawnljght t arrest, Alice I fear wing°. Various rumours
have j,,•en seat in from the enemy that they will have
sinneihing hefore they have done.
A Fingo arrived here bet evenicg (22d) Irons Fort
Armstrong, stating that the Kafir came down upon the
fort. When the liottentots saw them, they came out
and shook bards with them. As soon as the English
saw this, th,,y mods for the tower. This was the posi-
tion of affairs when the Fingo left to come here. The
F111;:-0 btatcS that the patty who retired to tho tosser
had no water."

cot.
" What objection can their be to the formation of a
Rocket Corps?" No ordnance are required for their
projection (for the rocket itself contains the propelling
power). They appear to be well adapted for the pre-
sent purpose. 9 pounders armed with grenades, 6-
pounders with 31b. shot or shell, or even much lighter
rockets, would prove serviceable.
" A two-pound hand grencde contains four or five
ounces of powder, and the bursting of h few of these
occasionally amongst the neighbouring bushes would
greatly aqonibh our Gail:a hinds, throw a little more
light on their proceedings, and render the bush lather
too warm for them. The thing is easily to be don's',
the expense trifling, the probable advantage great."
The " Mail" states that from 800 to 1,000 men may
be expected for frontier duty irom the three Moravian
Missionary stations of Groencklool, Genadendal, and
Elim.

Dr. Eveleigh, of Rivorsdale, gives a gratifying account
of the alacrity shows by the people of that to assist in
the general defence. Writing to the "Shipping Gazette," be
sap, the the district will furnish 120 coloured volunteers,
and he thinks that nearly 100 farmei 6 are ready to go "as
soon as orders arrive. I have not yet seen one N,rho is
unv:iliing to go. if needful; but many who are willing
are quite ineapr.ble of service, from various causes. The
ladies and children are bard at work; making such clothes
as are required for the recruits, and which could not be pro-
cured in the shops. Horses and waggons are ready to convey
the recruits to Mossel Bay, se, hence the ateumer will most
likely convey them to Port Frances, or where they are
most required. Captain IZ.:ileier has travelled no less
than 450 miles in the six days, and will now drill tho
men every day till they leave.
(From the Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 8 )
Sir Andries Stockenstrom returned on Monday even-
ing to liiiyriberg, from his lengthened trip to the country.
Tee lamentable outbreak of the Kafirs bad been fully
expec'ed by the colonists on the border, but the reality
of the misfortunes of the frontier did not make
. .

"Alice, 24th Jar. 1851.
" The day aft( r the fight Lore, a party went out to
e: amine the ground upon which the fight took place.
The result vas that seventy-three b 'dies were to be
seen. Yesterday the vultures were about the neighbour-
hood in hundreds, and even while I am now writing,
they are to be seen picking away at the bodies not de-
voured yesterday. There must have been a great num-
ber killed, because the birds seemed busy for miles
away, and when the main body of Kafirs commenced
retreating, vultures were seen to follow it, just as they
do when you are engaged at spring buck shooting.
" I hear that on the day of the fight one of the Kafir
policemen who deserted us, rode up to one of the Cape
Corps, offering his gun and wishing to give himself
up, but before be could lock round a deem of the
Fingoes' assegais were whipped into him, and he
was soon laid a lifeless ,corpse. • • •
The two Kafir policemen who were sent with an
express to King William's Town about eight days
since have not yet returned. It is supposed that
they have either been killed or gone over to the enemy.
We hear nothing from Fort Cox direct—all communica-
tion with that plkce is still cut oil. . . The Fort
Armstrong people are r: gularly besieged. It, port says
from thence that they are hemmed in, and have been
°bilged to fly to the tower fur safety. The Hottentots in
that neighbourhood won't fight. They seem to say that
they will "sit still." . . I dare say in the course of
a day or two we shall get further information from that
quarter. Wietand wrote tor assistance, but the General
unable to render any—we have had hard enough woik
to defend ourselves. It we had had a superior force the
other day, a great many Kafirs, who had spiced them-
selves about the outskirts of the town, endeavouring to
get away the Fingoes' cattle, might have been cut off ;
but as it was, none could wi!h safety be detached from
the main body."
Accounts from head-quarters are up to the 21st inst.
On the 20th, the Hermes and the Dee had arrived at
East London with 1,260 men, and the Phenix was ex-
pected to reach that port on the 21st. It was understood
that his Excellency would move to relieve the beseiged
forts as soon as Captain Davies' levy reached him. This
officer had passed Fort Peddle without accident, and in-
tended proceeding by Wesleyville, and not Line Drift.
An express, carrying dispatches from the Governor,
that should have reached town on Tuesday last, has
beau cut off, it is supposed by Seyolo's Kafirs.

itself fully known until nearly the close of his
*
journey. * * • Much alacrity has
been shown by the Hottentots of the several
mission stations to answer the appeal of the Govern-
ment. Nearly 300 altogether have already volunteered.
These men go on a bounty of 21., and 61 per diem,
with rations for their famines; no great inducement, if
taken apart from the sense of duty which is believed to
actuate their, and v. hich will be tumid, it is fervently
hoped, to iaflutnee every class and every individual in
the colony.
The enlistment at the castle proceeds but slowly.
Perhaps the place of enlistment fur town's Fork, or
persons kfluei.ced by the town's people, has beta un-
happily choser. TLcre is a prejudice against the
castle and all belongs to it, against military enlistment,
in fact, altogether.
(From the Cape Town Mail, Jan. 18.)
The recent intelligence from the Frontier is in a high
degree re-assuring. On the 3d of this month a strong
force of Kafirs, led by several chiefs,—amoug whom
were two of Sandilys brothers,—attacked Fort
White. They were received by the garrison, under
Captain Mansergh, with a steady and well directed
fire, which struck down a great number of them.
Twenty of the killed were left around the post. On the
morning of the 7th, the rebel chief Herraanus, with his
horde of Kafirs, and the Hottentots whom he had se-
duced or compelled to accompany him, assaulted Fort
Beaufort. The attack was repulsed by the troops,
burghers, and Fingces, who constituted the garrison of
the town; the chief himself was shot, his son and num-
bers of people were killed, and his band completely
routed and scattered.
It is said—and the information appears to have come
throngh channels which have heretofore proved trust-
worthy—that the hostile Kafirs are greatly discouraged
by these defeats, that they accuse their prophet of hav-
ing misled them, and that the fidelity of the T'Slambies,
who were wavering, had been completely assured.
Other circumstances combine to lead to the belief
that the war is likely to be as promptly and successfully
concluded as it was suddenly and disastrously begun.
The Governor will shortly be in a position to resume
offensive operations. He has now with him
at King W illam's Town a regular force of
about 800 men. The three steamers will, in a few days,
add to this number about sixteen hundred volunteers;
and in three or four weeks hence Sir Harry
.will pro-
bably find himself at the head of a well-appointed and
efficient force of more than three thousand men.
These will constitute only one division of the army.
General Somerset will, in all prohability, have by that
time another division, cif about the same strength, com-
posed also of regular troops, burghers, and Hottentot
levies. With these, and with such of the gar-
risons in the various forts as will then be dispo-
sable, Sir Harry will have an army of not less than
7,000 men, ready for field operations, and in a state of
thorough efficiency. If with such a force, and the ad-
vantage of his own local experience, he is not able to
sweep the Amatolas, to annihilate all opposition, and
to dictate his own terms to the whole population
of British Kaffraria, and the surrounding territoFy, then
the sooner he evacuates that province, resig
baton of command to an abler hand, the better for
and ns the
him-
self and the colon. But we have no doubt of his speedy
and triumphant success.

CHEERING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Extra of the Frontier Times.)
The following cheering intelligence was received this
morning from Fort Hare, from valaich the public will be
gratified to learn, that not only a fresh success has been
gained over the enemy, but that all the waggons that
were lately sent to Fort Hare with supplies, &e., have
reached their destination in safety.
Fort Hare, Jan. 23,1851.
Sir,—As I understand that the heavy firing that took
place here on the 21st instant was heard in Albany,
which may create alarm,—l have the honour to ac-
quaint you that the enemy attacked my position at
about nine A.M. on the morning of the 21st in great
force, having in advance a considerable body of mounted
men, and forming their force into three large columns,
and moving rapidly to their left, made a most determined
attack on our guards in charge of the cattle.
This attack was met by a spirited advance of the
Fingoes, and supported by a detachment of the C. M.
Rifles under Lieut. and Adjutant Bell.
As the columns of the enemy advanced the guns in
the bastions were worked with great effect by the de-
tachment of Royal Artillery under Acting-Bombardier
Merchant, the fire of which broke their columns and did
considerable execution, the enemy continuing working'
to their left, evidently receiving considerable reinforce-
ments from parties concealed behind the hills around
our position.
A very sharp engagement was continued for two hours
and a half without intermission. While this was going
on a body of Kafir: from the Upper Chumie, and led on
by Soga, the principal chief belonging to the Mission
station in the Chumie, attacked the rear of the cattle in
Alice, and succeeded in capturing about 200 head. The
brother of this man, whose name was Manana (well
known in Graham's Town) was shot in Alice.
The Kafirs made a most determined attempt to cut
off the right body of the cattle collected in Alice; but a
well directed fire from some of the inhabitants and a
body of Fingoes (who were concealed among the cattle)
drove the enemy off—who at length being completely
routed at all points retired with severe loss. Upwards
of one hundred bodies lay about, and numbers of wounded
were carried away by the enemy during their operations.
I had the anxiety of having to afford protection to a
convoy of waggons expected from Leeuw Fontein, and
being obliged to detach a strong party of the C. M.
Rifles for this service rendered me unable to follow up
the enemy in the way I could have wished. As it was
he got a severe handling. Several chiefs and head-men
were slain—amongst others 10 deserters from the late
police; several horses were also captured.
The action was most severe, and the fire most spirited
and determinec..
I have to regret the loss of 6 Fingoes killed and 10
wounded severely.
I understand it had been planned to attack us for four
days, but the severe loss sustained by the enemy has, I
believe, damped their ardour and changed their determi-
nation.—l have th® honou
Sr to be, Sir,Sac.
H. OMEn SET, Major .General.
C. H. Burnaby, Major Royal Artillery,
Commandant, Graham's Town.
" Alice, Jan. 22, 1851.

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HERUANITS AND THE HOTTENTOTS.
(Extracts from a Letter in the Graham's Town Journal.)
" Hermanus and his followers attacked Fort Beaufort
yesterday morning, but were repulsed with great
slaughter, with a loss of about two hundred killed
and several wounded. Several Hottentots, who had
been induced to join Hermanus, have been shot and
taken prisoners. Hermanus was amongst the first who
fell in the action, and the Fingoes dragged him np to the
market-place. This will be a check upon the disaffected,
and will induce the wavering to join the British. Several
Hottentots were compelled to join in the war, and may
be partially excused on the plea of intimidation ; but
others refused to fight against the colony, and were seized
by Hermanus' order and kept as prisoners, to be dealt
with on his return home."
The following names have been furnished to us amongst
those who braved the vengeance of the rebel chief,
rather than join him in his career of murder and
e Government.
honour—andsergeant
j wepthp
ra-
pine.—Sergt. Bell, Sergt. Censer, Sergt. Zealand, Sergt.
i au annual pension from
s was distinguished for
John Brander, Sergt. Erasmus, Sergt. Jepps. All these
men had served in the Cape Corps, and had retired from
thethservice
his bravery, and was a .great favourite, as every brave
man with Sir Harry Smith. He. unfortunately, fell
into the hands of the Kafirs on the Konap Hill, and was
put to death by them.

_ .
" The long locked-fur ergagcment with the Kafirs
took place yesterday (21st), and a warm affair it was. I
penned a hurried letter directly after the affair, but could
not succeed in sending it—nothing but official documents
from the General could be allowed. I need not, I think,
been
say any more relative to the action, than it was r., sharp
fonr ,
contested fight, from beginning to end, which lasted
about
enemy—it is
hours in all.. There could not have
lets than from five to seven thousand of
be about t(u as
the
bers-53 far- '
'impossible to state the real num-
the ey e could reach, which would
them, bath horsein 11"'
tho hills were entirely black with
a foot. Tkey seamed determined to
et?
tetethdeisftournt,,., 4 (I(,,utuown aho, if it could bay° been done
nonehot—nearer that this they would
sit:e
must
have
been
very
con killed
id er and
au l
es:
Lot come, only In '
were
shot. The uninnerorftwo installers, and then they
Rohn theirthey
"a7ltdheodu
could not ba found. The ordnance chol very little
good at the commenclment, but it •
did execution
close;—there was one shell in particular,
fro that did good
service—l am positive at least
They
ten to fifteen
fell, I saw this with nay eye-glass. y,rmanvged to
put about four musket balls into Do
. wells premises
I There were about twenty-five men in front of the house,.
i under cover of the water run, which was the sole cm

CONFLICT AT S ALEM.
(From the Grahams Town Journal.)
SATURDAY.—itit:IIigetICO has come in this morning
brought by a i,cgoe, who travelled on foot during the
night, of a sharp conflict between a patrol of the Salem
inhabitants, and a strong body of Kafirs in the vicinity
of that viliage, in which, we deeply regret to
say, an intrepid young man, named Frederick
and a Fingo were killed, and another young
settler, name' George Dennison, severely
Short, and
ed. It appears that the Salem patrol, consisting
of only nine mounted men, while out ye'terday after-
noon, ohs( rved the trail of Kafirs, which
they followed
until it led them into a dense bush, in which
the enemy computed at fifty in number, had sought um-
ccalment, and most probably were waiting to receive
them. From the ssntiness of the information, we
we are unable to furnish any clet:,il!, save that
Short was shot through the back, and that
Dennison was severely wounded in the superior part
of the arm. The Fingo was shot through the head. We
infer that the Kafirs must have been beaten, and drivin
off, as the messes g.r states that the wounded man was
brought in, together with the arms and ammunition ( f
those who tell. A party -c f volunteers have gone out to
eecot the riculaded man to Grithalo TOVVIi.

THE SUN, j LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1851.

only represent this cheque, becalm- there was no other i THE COUNTRY MARKETS. .
entry on that day. I LEEDS, MARCH 11.—The arrivals of gra'n wer;,r;acig
ja.:113
Cro,e-exmr-,;ncd by Mr. Pero ^ll—T ere ee,ieteet moderate. The trade for :cheat was very firm atvpnt;
~_..t
cashier and journal kbeper, cud have b, eu so for about advance, but the dull state of the flour market pre. rin'e
six years. Mr. Roger Ce.nliffe assi.ts in the bu:;ine,s, activity which might b 4 expected from the late pl)
and was at the heuse yesterday. Mr. Spencer, the barley steady in price. In beans, oats, or othsearPartieles, ne
ledger-keeper, does not usually write in the book which material alteration. 11.—There was e
we call Jones's book. There was a person of the name NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MARtCliour
market to-day;
of Loncragan in the same employment. He has gone trade,fairsurly of south
id cxoundtry wlhefiartma
away. I believe he ran away about a week after the werr ormeveerb,tariuneed.e
prisoner went away. I think Mr. Beale went away in
February. He left behind him a box. Ido not knowBarley of heavyanydualSita
and et
hee turyn
NEWCASTLE d e a
CATTLErer . I floury
MARKET, and
i other
lA articlesßen
IYtiulnOl aasiuh' 9 sape an
53g7.::
what it contained. I rather think it was taken pos- beasts about the same as last week. Quality excellentP.:l::
session of by Mr. Curiliffe. Ido not know whether there mand active for all kinds, and the whole sold at full rate breeds li'!3
were two or three boxes. number of sheep was 200 less than last Tuesday.
Mr. James Nairn Gladstones—l am clerk to Messrs. of sheep were on the advance, yet trade was o_Art_l,lylevie,
Jones Loyd and Co, of Lothbury, barkers. I keep a nevertheless, a good clearance was effected. Beasts, 739' T 59;
portion of our books, which are divided into alphabetical
sections. The first section, AB C, contains the account 3,248. Beef, 4s to 5s 6d per stone; muttoini,.6dThe6riedwpeerret
EDINEUR,GH MEAL MARKET, MARCH
each weighing 28073
of Cunliffe and Co. with our house. I keep these books. theimperial,
meroiaall,markb?etbto-daaz
dl2 sacks
thu
4 at i
175
6d, and , .
On the 2d December there is an entry of 25,4191. 2s. Bd., at Pl/ 7s Od;w averse price of : the whole 11 73 2d 0-12t"sof
and another entry of 54,4671. 17& Bd., in the name of 1 sack flour, whichgsold at 28s. 8 sacks pot-barley, w.berB
Cueliffe and Co., as paid in. I make the entries in this 7 sold thus :-1 at 25s 6d, lat 255, lat 245, and 4at 21.,,......
book from the money I find in the box. There is no EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MA/ !..1_...
entry of any 100/. notes on that day. There is a Oat straw, from 6s 6d to 7s 6d per kernple of 16 sten:
..t_ruo"d:
list with the money which is paid in, and wheat ditto, 7s Od to 8s 6d; barley ditto, 6s NI t i.
I produce a list which was taken off our file, Hay, from 10d to is per stone. 96
in __There woe ~.
and which corresponds with the entry made in our book. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH LV.
bark'', at t"1"
There was no other amount paid in on that day by bags oatmeal, 5 of barleymeal, and 3 of
same
et-as last week ;f
Messrs. Cunliffe, but there was an entry on the follow- caleaL'sndmarakaelt.t;v s6adlesedublla.
down
oatmeal
that soldsa
at 24s edmrsOtel
ing day, the 3d December, but not of any 1001. note. inferiorqquallay • L'arrle mgealowanbOut the prices lately 0
There was;;no sum of 3001. p'iid in separately on those The pot-barley Ls notY sold. Teird•
days by Messrs. Cunliffe. There was a sum of 3001., Oatmeal, per ack, of 280 lbs. First Second ,9a
forming part of the sum of 54,4671. 17a. 3d. paid in ou imperial .. ... .. 26s Od 25s 3d 2301 od
the 2d December. It was a cheque upon Barnard and Co. Barleymeal, per ditto .... 17s 6d —8 Od
_4, od
Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—,eloney received from Peasemeal ... ... ... —s Od --8 ,°(Gli ...... Ckl
the customer is entered by the cashier at the counter, Flour ... .., „. „, —8 ad —5 v,
...,0 od
and put into the box, and we take it out, and enter it into Pot barley •-• ... ... —s ad --s CA'
our book, and check it off with the cashier. Ii the
cashier had omitted to enter it in his book, and to put
it in the box, there would be no entry of it in the book I
produce.
Mr. J. G. Watson, sharebroker of St. Michael's-alley,
Cornhill—l know the prisoner, and have done business
for him. On the 3d of December last, I received from
him 3001. Ido not recollect whether it was paid to me
personally, but the credit is entered in the book. It is
the custom of our firm to pay to our bankers the identical
money we receive, and I believe that course was pursued
on the 3d of December last.

Cross-examined by Mr. Parmll—That 3001. was paid
to us on the current account of the prisoner. He made
a purchase on that day in the Merllyn mine. It was an
allotment to him at fifty shillings per share. Those
shares have been since transferred to Mr. Cunliffe. I
cannot exactly gay when I received instructions to
transfer them, but I received the instructions from Mr.
James Cunliffe to transfer them to him. I think it was
before the prisoner was taken into custody, and after he
had left the bank. I transferred other shares from the
prisoner to Mr. Cunliffe to a larger amount. I have
not been paid for making the transfer. I received no
directions from the prisoner to make the transfer.
The LORD MAYOR—Did the prisoner sign the trans-
fer? Witness—l did not see, him sign the transfer. I
gave them to Mr. Cunliffe to get signed.
Mr. W. H. Cuell, partner of Mr. Watson, the last
witness, said the pool. alluded to must have been paid
either to me or Mr. Watson. It is the custom of our
house to pay to the London Joint-Steck Bank each day
all money received during the day; the identical money
received. _ _

COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY:....... 93 Sd
Chester Main • 12s 6d Jonassohns ..... lAd
East Adairs Main lls 6d Lambton .............. 143: 3.4
Longridge'sW.Hartley 14s Od Lumley ................ . iss 64
Holywell .. . . 14s ed Richmond .. .. ..... •••• 14, 6d
New Tanfield
Ord's Main ......
Tanfield Moor
Townley .... l2s Od Mount Stewart's ..... . is, od
West Hartley
Wylam ...
Wall's End, &c. Kelloe.. ......... ......•'. 139 6d
Brown .....
3d
Bewicke and Co.
Eden
Gosforth .....
Hedloy ... ..
Hilda l3s Od Whitworth . ........... 4'5 Od
12s 6d Adelaide Tees .......•• 123 .n., 34
Morrison
1 Northumberland
Riddell
Walker
.. 196 6d
Wharncliffe ... 13s Odlßirchg. Graigola ..... 148 Od
so
Eden Main ...... ...... 13s Ed Cowpen Hartley ......
Lambton Primrose ... 13s 66 Nixon's Merthyr 209 01
Bell
Belmont ... 13s Ed Sidney's Hartley .... . 241 Oa
Braddyll
Hetton
u.....
Haswell lss Od Snipe at market,

SHIP NEWS.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Sultana, from. Madras, hasH egitereraiv
jedani.not.he 139:dt.ent°51,
sailed Nov. 13, and from St.
from Shanghai, has arrived in the Downs; sailed °cloy:
hand from St. Helena Jan. 13. Thetis, Irni st.
Helena
surrived in the Downs; sailed Oct. 26, and from S
Falmouth; Jan. 13. Cashmers from Bengal, has aril
almouth; sailed Nov. 25. Wisconsin, from tiler
Kong, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Dec' nowno;
andriA, from Algoa Bay, has arrived in th("161 $$
sailed Jan. 7. Bonanza, from Manilla, has ii,rr' ffrom
Liverpool;
sailed Oct. 15. Alexander 135rl''
Bengal, has arrived at Liverpool; sailed Nor. a
0100 ieleb,
GRAVESEND, Mlncit 12.—Wind, S., light'
exi:d‘rrived—Uarriett, Moultan, Equator, 1in,.11„e,„," st'
Cornhill, from Shangh • Zenobia, from se,
John's ; Violet, from St. al;Michael's; usil'r;
from Calcutta Calcutta ; William Carey,
p la Margaret, from
buco • SI la.
dßanits'z from Ostend ; Thetis, from DowbaYte/rasoi;
Bi.eno Marie, from Danmark; Persina, flow Ael,,:; 1151-
-tavier, from Rotterdam; Amor, from Ba'S'',o der, ,
cfy on, from Amq!erciam; Warner from Leer; Salta''''eolh
rom Caen; Harriet Humble, from b'hanghai; from
from Madras; Ealte, from Odessa; Conser"tive' St.
the Cape of Good Hope; Richard and An°' fr°l3l A
Sefrrtcobta; •Lgir Gil!:
Michael's; Julius Cm ar, from Callao. f 01".
Sailed—Henry Bell, for Malta; Jessica, for 140,7 Gale'
land; Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt; Adolph, and toe for
Inria, for Hamburgh; Roscommon, and the toe
arlingen; Triton, for °stunt]; Rainbow, fc)r
dam; Blorange, for Calcutta.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITS. ' i•
Ayrshire barque, on the 30th January, on the
hil:le‘tb ef
Inglewood,
January i
from Singapore for London, on the
"
, lon 17 W. a 1$0.•
Cashmere, from Calcutta fogr.London, on the's2 •
in la.. 13 S., long. 9 W. e
eV brollf
Gem, :steering to the northwood, on tho 26th os..
h • 10t4
in lt 35 , long. 48 W.
Parthaip.n, forN Now Orleans, on the Ist of gers:l•4 11:1
S 6 N., long. 19 W.

Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell.—The Merllyn mine
shares got up a good deal since. They were 503., and
they are now from 4/ ss. to 4/. 10s. per share.
Mr. J. C. Stirke, cashier in the London Joint-Stock
Bank, Princes-street, snid Messrs. Watson and Cuell,
sharebrokers, are customers at our bank. On the 3d of
December I received from that firm a sum of 569/. 7s. 61,
mostly in ceeques and note,. The notes were to the
amount of 3351. The particulars are entered by our
clerk.
Cross-examined.--I put the notes in a drawer for the
clerk to enter. The drawer contained other notes.
By the LORD MAYOR.—I wrote the name of the firm
on the last note, and pinned the notes together.
Mr. W. Gibbon, clerk in the London Joint-stock Bank
—I produce the bank note- book of our bank. There is
an entry on the 3d of December, in my writing, of 3551.
to the name of Watson and Cuell. I male the entry
from the notes; there were three of 100/. each. The
numbers I catered arc from 87,172 to 87,174 inclusive,
dated February 11, 1850. The notes were pinned to-
gether.
Mr. James Cunliffa—l am a partner in the firm of
Cordate Brooks, and Co., of Lombard-street, bankers.
The prisoner was a clerk in our employment. Ile was
never authorised by mo to purchase any shares in my
name, or his own; quite the contrary. He was never
authorised to take any bank notes from our till, or any
other place in the house for the purchase of shares.
I knew that he dealt in shares three or four years ago,
but not to what extent. I certainly did not know that
he continued to do so, until a rccent period. I did not
authorise him on the 2tl or 3d of December last to pur-
chase any shares with my money, nor did I sanction the
appropriation of my money to any such purpose.
Cross-examined--The prisoner has transferred some
shares to us. I gave Mr. Watson authority to trensfer
teem. It was about the time the prisoner ab,,conded. I
never lent him any money. Mr Roger Cunliffe is in
our house. Ido not know that Mr. Roger Cunliffe gave
the prisoner any authority. Mr. Roger Cunliffe is still
in our house. When the prisoner came into our service
he had a bond from a guarantee society for his good
conduct. I gave that bond to Mr. burr, my solicitor,
who handed it over to the prisoner's solicitor.
The LORD MAYOR—WhTt do you mean when you
say " quite the contrary," as to authorising the prisoner
to purchase shies? Witness—That I wholly disap-
proved of it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—The prisoner ab-
sconded before I knew anything of these shares. It was
after he absconded that I ,acct pled the transfer of these
shares. I did not know their value when they were
transferred. Our solicitor has had a negotiation with
the prisoner's solicitor. The prisoner wrote a letter
within a day or two of his absconding, offering to make
this transfer, in satisfaction of moneys he owed to us, and
the bond was given up at that time. The bond was not
given up to the prisoner with the sanction of the Gua-
rantee Society. The prisoner owed us moneys beyond
the 3001. Other shares were transferred to us. There
was a very considerable sum owing to us beyond the 3001.
Mr. Parnell submitted that, although the prisoner had
acted in an improper manner, in taking such a liberty
with the money of his employer, there could be no pre-
tence for calling the act a felony, after the negotiation
which had evidently taken place on the subject.
The LORD MAYOR said that it was his duty to see
whether the evidence disclosed a prima facie case of fe-
lony; and he had very closely attended to all that had
been stated, and was satisfied that ho was bound to com-
mit the prisoner. With the negotiation he had nothing
to do. A jury must decide upon the merits of the de-
fence.—The prisoner was then committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.
Thomas Charles Neale, alias Newton, was brought up
for final examination before Alderman Humphery,
charge with uttering a forged bill of exchange for 29/.
14s. 6d„ with intent to defraud Mr. Peter Fearnhead, a
solicitor. Prisoner was detained on several other charges
of conspiring with a man named James Benjamin Parker
(who was broughtup from the Queen's Prison on a habeas,
and placed at the bar, and who was also charged with
the prisoner Neale),to defraud various tradespeople in the
neighbourhoods of Tunbridge-wells arid the Isle of
Wight.
Neale was committed on the charge of uttering a
forged bill of exchange with a guilty knowledge.
Parker and Neale were then committed for trial on the
other charges, en the understanding that any other
charges against them might be entertained, and the pri-
soners indicted upon them at the Old Bailey or the as-
sizes, according to the jurisdiction.
Elizabeth Jones and Ellen Smith were charged with
stealing two gold watches from Robert Shipwright, of
4, Trellick-terrace, Pimlico, town-traveller, and another.
Roberts, 58, said—Between one and two o'clock on
Wednesday morning I was
.in the station when Jones
and Smith were brought in. Jones said she had robbed
the gentlemen of their watches, and had given one to
Smith. I took them to separate cells, where they were
both searched, tut nothing was found on them. Jones
called to me, and said she wished Smith to be put in
the same cell with herself, and she (Jones) would soon
find the other watch that she had given Smith. They
were both pat into the Baffle cell, and a short time after
I heard Jones call out. I went to her cell, and she
asked for the station sergeant. I was taking her to see
him when she showed me the watch I now produce.
George Cooper, a gentleman who was present during
the robbery, corroborated the statements of the prosecu-
tors.
Alderman WIRE said that he thought the searcher at
the station could not have searched tho prisoners
properly.
It appeared that the watch had been secreted about
the person of one of the prisoners, and, after a strict
search the officers were about to send for a surgeon to
examine the prisoners, when Jones offered to produce it
as the officer above stated.—Remanded.

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SEABORNE MAIL S. rsi rost4°.
[N slgnlfles that the malls are sent front the Ql3l/e
by the night—and M by the morning--dispatch•J

by the night—and M by the morning--dispr•tch•J
When made up in I FrolllW,,...bat won
dile'
PLACES. General Poet-office port ,L,l*- ~,,..•
London. patchy"' .....••••••'—
__—..------
ardi 94
i•. Di A, le
America (by Brit. pkt.)N March 14 .. .. LiverPO4; • . yaru--,
America (by U.S. pkt.) N March 21 .. .. Liverpoo. t• Aydin
America (by U.S. pkt.) 31 March 25 • • • • ISYnthala,l) • btare_,.9 IS
Africa (West coast).- N 14th of the monthiPlYillen‘" . sof,.
Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of Mo. Dover • . „,03, .s
Belgium •, ~ Daily!. 1,.00111,.,
Brazil .. .. M 9th of the month SouthaillPt. Mann .1.4
Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month SouthaillPt. L'in'cill:
Constantinople*C a Cape of G ood l 0.p3..
California(viaChagres)M 17th of month South:tiny,. Zatch :0
Nymoutil:. ii Aral 20
Central America •
.. MN
N 14th of month
27dth&1711102,70tht.
t ' 0
Channel Islea .p .. N Mon , Wed., &FrLISOUthanIP;. trob.
,if
Chili .. ~ i. .
France M 17th.of the month SouthaniP'. ;,teecasilc
• • .. M & NlTwice daily rn°foinu•l.:)l3SoUvtehraMP'• ritarell'l'
Greece* .. .. 1417th 17th 27th of mo Dover . Teeti.:ser
.. .. Dover
•• fiforcil,a't,
Hamburgh •
.. .. NI Tuesday Si Friday London '. Itosd• 0
Holland • .. • • .. 341Wednes. & Satan London :Dl sill
Hondaras .. .. . Nll7th month Southalllp" fin r,
. of the
Ireland .. .. MSi NlTwice daily .. • • Holyhead s.• *tare iii 23
India (via Sorithamp.) 3d 20th of the month Soutllngo., 04
India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of month Dover
ch 96
Mediterranean (tea. 31120th
t. gst ,
Mediterranean (via
Southrnmton) •• M 20th of the month Soulll- 9,
13
)(arc
ril
Marseilles) .. .. Ni7th&24thormonth Dover nt, AP ,t, 10
Mexico .. .. .. M2d of the month.. Senthalllis. Oar is
Madeira • . • • .. Migth of the month goutliag° swell
Malta* .. .. 1.-1 f 7th,17th,19th,27th 7 Dover _cuss
t & 30th of month J
...•
3f.,1"0 0
Naples* .. .. .. N bth 15th 25th of mo DOTY' ..
hi'i".lll4,
Papal States* .. .. N bth 15th 25th of mo Dover t,
Peninsular.. .. .. M 7th 17th 27thof mo SouthalllY, wren 22
Peru •* •• ••
.. M 17th of tho month to
Tuscany* .. .• . .. N sth 15th25Lhofmo Dover ,:t". SO,—
West Indies .. .. M 17th of the month Sontilginr 5
West Indies (except
00APr 1 a
Havanna Si Nassau) Ml2d of the month .. Solltua— 0/-
.
S Ph, uulilc fn those I` niintriea thns marked (*)-111

4. Tho mails to those c
French packet r! a Marge!

2d of the month • • I
(=tries thus marl
Illus.

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RAILWAY SHARE MAll' ag col'
BRISTOL, MARcu 12. jug iferev;telif
STOCK ExertAxEnt.—The transactions to Great
" '-
low : Bristol and Exeter, 851Ak a. ex div.-- ''''
17/., 1% dis. - South Wales, 35. acti"
LIVERPOOL. MsucH 12', been agile'
STOCK EXCITANGL—The share market ii.-The 0-00'
to-day, and prices had an upward tendenef. and Ct6bnreet
tions were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, 22/. P bite,
714 dis.—Ditto (late C. and 8.),. 2114 --pitt°' d Vrkijsirdh
3% dis.—East Lancashire, 17 IA —Laucarshire,e,lisie, 1 nitoll
6121i—pD.—itLtoi,vFeripftbs, 61/s dis.—Lancaster and l'''' . °-.lj°''''
an:, North- Westeoronl,N Quarte . crams,t
4 1193—Ditto,
gehlfi td and 116116
Ditto, Fifths, 534
-•. P.—Manchester, e ' Ditto, 61.1
Crosby, and Seuthport,l,l T.; ,
shire, Preference, 11 13.16—Midland, 65 ii--„,ohire', 13:1'
1270 dis.—North British, 9%•—North Stank' v an,;:asteo
dis.--North- Western, 10% dis. Shrew"usr,,utla,' -for
mingham (B), 61,9—Ditto, Preference 10a . 14 2274.
~,,d Berta
lc
and Dover, 28143—York, Newcastle,
and North Midland, `,8% OA°
.
MANCHESTER, MARC" 1.?: en don° t yaw
STOCK EXCHANGE.—A good business hash 6, ....Eo9b 61
at firm prices. The transactions were as folreeda Fla
ti' st:
cashire, Preference, Fifths (2d issue), 51,4,,,„t0.P1ne,e,14.?
dis.—West Riding Union, 5 5-16 dis.---9v:prafere,lijorW
D0ver,:241,4 —Sheffield Stock, 36—Ditto, .1.16" GrelP. mier
7*--nrid Prowl,
—Matlock, VA, dis.—Eastern Counties'
ern, 18541—Leeds Stock, 63 Sy—Shreve twin (C), 12uian, 15''
ham (A), 9 1-3—London and North-
wester--
esiedo
3: 1-16 p.—Ditto, New Quarters' 6 116
a
North Staffordshire, 6 1-16 dis. ...i. 12. lir Wer<
BIRMINGHAM, Mai ions t.o'll-' (13)'
STOCK ExcruNGl4.—The only trans fl6'7
0,,,i difl.--.Ditt°
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), -1-*
2% dis.

tool
undero,oo6
THE R
a revaluation, and the result of iao
--ESULT3 OF FRE TRALDS.---`7 -4. g derfs
that the estates of the Duke Eof Rutl nd have Jus" 13orte' t
gemnerally an increased rental. Is it not really t.:20,12.,byw,
klyaistisltanpathising addresses of the Marquis. ouldueccotir
which the tenantry so warm/Y aPPI?
whose disinterestedness
isuaterestednesa they so implicitly
currently feyot otoot

BIRTHS.
or A scot. of heir' ife of
At St. Ann's, Trinidad, the Lady
On the Bth inst., at Porteus-road,ljgarraiti
1)r. John G. Westmacott. h
OF A OAIICIIITSX Solt
klOn tbe Bth inst., at Lansdowne-road North,
ofJebll
beth, the wife of C. N. Wilkinson, Esq. the lad/
On the 9th inst., at Eaton-place Wee',
S. Banker, Esq. ill, the er

AtIO
On the 10th inst., at St. George's 11$11°Ier-'lo'
thego t.r teHht
epo
lnaa.twei
81
Hoe
nly.MaCharles William
fHDPoaanlrovnus Parnell,
tioto
theth eQlui
go
eni Casnrao nsetightet
0 a the 6th inst., at S. Mark's C'aurch, VirolVer LouisWiPtliit°
Mr. Robert Chase, of Terwiek, Sus:es to * Tot'
daughter of the late G. Pet ers, Esq., of WitGreen'
tenham, Middlesex.

AVERAGE
OF CORN.—By a private Act of Parlia-
ment the tithes of the parish of-C(4cm were to be the average
prices of corn in the county fur the previous seven years,
that being decided every twenty years, the matter to be
brought and sworn to befine the judges of assize. At the
estern Circuit, Salisbury, on Monday, the Lord Chief
Baron and Mr. Baron Martin met in the private room, and it
was sworn that the average of corn for the last seven years
in the county of Wilts was Gs. 31(d. It appeared that in the
year 1787 it was Es. 4d., and in 837 it was 7s. 3iel.
TALLOW CHANDLERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
Last night the usual annual dinner of this charity took
Pace at the London Tavern, and was remarkably well at-
tended. It was stated by Mr. itchell, M.P., who presided,
that there were at present 44 recipients of the benefits which
the institution confers, and that the funds for their suppo•t
had ;alien short by about 1 oi. He informed the company
that 11 new candidates had offered themselves for admission,
ant he invited them to contribute liberally for an ( bject so
praiseworthy as the maintenanc of the decayed members of
the trade. His appeal was iesponded to by contributions
amounting altogether to between 4001. and 5001. The ar-
rangements connected with the dinner were in every way
e,cellent, the musical department being under the dire tion
of Mr. Turner, and Miss Thornton coAributing her vocal
atleut gratuitously. Mr. Toole was toastmaster.

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On the 9th inst., at Blandford,
Barnabas Maude, Senior Fellow of Queen's Collere. DOG"'
On the Bth inst.,:aged 65, Jemima, the Wile ,u,,. h.r.
well, Esq., of OverthorPe Lodge, Northamptoil"lLeiceS'
On the 9th inst., at Little Newport-street, .
squat e, John Wood, Esq., aged 72. T • 0 Is
.ife):
On the 9th inst., at Hastings,
_Harriet ~essl ' ,r
the Rev. C. D. Bell, curate of St. Mary's, Ilastingco j4ffir,
On the 10th iust., in lielgrave-street South, Pirniloi iVer
aged 71, the V'eli,o,cd.
Pickford, relict of the late J. D. richford, DO" -
mouth, aged 75. 1d•94.'
On the' 10th inst., Frances, the wife of James 1
of North-end-villa, Fulham, aged 56. a gls
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