The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

himself to the ordeal, and there is no power to
compel him to do so without his own free will and
assent.

We cannot, however, regret the departure from the
ordinary routine by the Hon. Gentlemen the Members
for Manchester on the present occasion. The admi-
rable speeches of Messrs. MILNER GIBSON and BRIGHT
were not addressed merely to the crowded assembly
who listened to their voices, or even to the numerous
and influential constituency of the " Manufacturing
Metropolis" of England. They will obtain more than
a local circulation, for even within the week in which
they were delivered they will be wafted on the wings
of the press throughout the length and breadth of the
land. Others, who have not discharged the important
trust confided to their bands as honestly and
impartially as the men of Manchester, may receive a
valuable lesson from the proceedings ; for they will
perceive that if they are actuated by corrupt motives
in the exercise of the franchise, they cannot demand
explanations from their representatives. If they
suffer themselves to be purchased, they must expect
to be sold in due course. The man who will apply a
large sum of money to bribing the " free and lode-
Pendent electors;' must have some object relating
to his own personal aggrandisement to carry
out. lie will make the most of his situation
for his own individual benefit, and will not look to
the benefit of the community at large, or of the cor-
rupt and venal constituency that returned him.
They bartered their consciences for gold, or what
was, perhaps, more debasing, the indulgence of glut-
tony and drunkenness—of eating and drinking to
excess, at the expense of the immaculate candidate for
their most sweet voices. He, in turn, will
give his vote for the gratification of his
vanity, or avarice, for obtaining some personal ho-
nour or distinction (alas ! that honours or distinctions
may be so gained), or some place of profit and emo-
lument. To such constituencies we would say,
follow the example of your Manchester brethren,
exercise your franchise with equal honesty and inte-
grity, and you may look for political honesty and inte-
grity on the part of your chosen representatives ;
while to the select few who are elected as legislators,
we would say, act up to your professions
as consistently as Messrs. BRIGHT and Gm" pur-
sue as independent and straightforward a course as
they have done on all occasions, and you will have
nothing to dread in meeting those who voted for your
election. You will have no dereliction from the
path of duty to extenuate, no absolution to de-
mand. Your votes will have invariably been given
in pursuance of your former pledges. They
may have been erroneous—no mortal is infal-
lible ; but they will have been faithfully and honestly
given, and even those who may dissent from the par-
ticular vote cannot and will not condemn or censure
the conscientious voter.

We shall not now enter into the various matters
alluded to by the Hon. Gentlemen in the course of
their respective speeches, altough we do not concur
with either in every point. Although we re-
cognise the propriety of vindicating the
royal prerogative, and the national independence from
the unprovoked aggression of a foreign potentate, and
consider that proper legislation on the subject would
be an act of self-defence against an unwarrantable
attack, and that it could not justly be stigmatized as
in any degree verging on intolerance, we fully concede
the right of private judgment to the lion. Gentlemen,
and shall only say, that they most eloquently vindicated
the conclusions they arrived at. We have greater
satisfaction, however, in alluding to the clear and dis-
tinct expression of their views on Parliamentary re-
form. Who is there who will not agree with Mr. GIB-
SOX, that "England can have no little reform ?" It
must be something to excite the enthusiasm and gra-
tify the reasonable anticipations of the people, or it
should not be introduced. If the contem-
plated measure of Lord JOHN RUSSELL be
of a limited or petty character, it would
be far better for his own reputation that it should be
altogether withdrawn. It must comprise a large ex-
tension of the suffrage—the vote by ballot—more
equal distribution of the electoral districts, and a
considerable reduction in the duration of Parliament,
or it will not be accepted by the people.

After a storm, according to the adage, comes a
calm. The proceedings at the meeting of the Eastern
Counties shareholders held yesterday afforded a gra-
tifying and commendable contrast to those scenes of
much admired disorder, by the most overwhelming
of which the 18th day of last month was signalized at
the London Tavern. Then
" Loud the din of battle brayed."

Now, mirabile dictu, all may be said to have been
peace, love, and harmony among the worshipful pro-
prietary. The room resounded not with the wrath-
ful ebullitions of reproach and recrimination. Greek
met not Greek, nor came the tug of war. The Se-
cretary had not to assume the functions of court
crier, nor, elevating his sonorous voice, strive to
make his appeal for " Order for the Chair" heard
above the fierce and threatening hurlyburly of the
many-throated constituency. On this auspicious oc-
casion even stereotyped malcontents were mute.
The GYM and CLOANTIII of turbulence took heart of
grace, and, it is devoutly to be wished, a final farewell
withal to their noisome and boisterous vocation. Any
little differences of opinion which arose were merely
as the ruffle on the bosom of the clear and flowing
stream, raised by the gently puffing breeze. One
solitary shareholder, indeed, contrived to call down
upon his unlucky head a sibilant expression of im-
patience and disapprobation, having most infelicit-
ously essayed to introduce some stale and
shabby personalities directed against the Ho-
nourable Gentleman who occupied the chair.
But, with this miserable exception, nothing could
have been more orderly or correct than the conduct
of the assembly throughout. Truly it became high
time that the Demon of Misrule should be exorcised,
and the influence of discipline and unanimity recog-
nised and acted on. The name of the line had come
to stink in the nostrils of the public—not that popu-
lar opinion is always infallibly correct, but, never-
theless, in the case in question, such was the indis-
putable fact—as synonimous with discord, mismanage-
ment, unpunctuality, and peril. Amendment, how-
ever, comes better late than never. Brighter days
now appear to be in store for this long-
ricketty firm, and we are willing to augur the best
from the development of the directorial policy
which proceeded from the lips of Mr. WADDINGTON.
There seems to be every reasonable prospect that a
generous confidence in the present board will be found
merited by an energetic and candid system of proce-
dure on the part of that body. Internal peace is the
first desideratum, and so long as there is neither on
the one side of the table the " vultus instantis tyranni,"
nor on the other the "civium ardor prava jubentiurn,"
it may fairly be anticipated, taking into considera-
tion the rich and extensive field which lies open for
due culture, that public confidence will be speedily
and completely won, and the interests of the ungua-
ranteed shareholders materially improved.
A sound and practical move in the right direction
towards a beneficial and harmonious consolidation of
the several lines which reticulate the Eastern Penin-
sula of England, has been at length effected by the
arrangement with the Newmarket Company, which
the meeting all but unanimously sanctioned. Indeed,
where but four hands could be discovered as held up
in support of an ill-advised amendment proposing
the
rejection of the measure, the original motion may be
considered as actually carried by the unanimous voice
of the holders of Eastern Counties stock. There is
no doubt but that this scheme will prove not merely
of no loss to the larger company, but highly important
to the protection and value of its property, as con-
stituting an impregnable bulwark against any
inimical measures, should such be attempted by the
competing lines. It was very judiciously determined
not to view this important measure in the narrow
ands shillings, and pencequestion.
In of a mere pounds,
In a like spirit of unanimity the
directors
were armed
with powers to carry out the agreement, suggested in
1845, with the Eastern Union fur constructing a
branch line from Manningtree to Harwich. Let any
one take a map embracing both sides of the North
I Sea, and look over the pages of a little compilation
prepared by Mr. BAGSHAw, the Hon. Member for
Harwich, and the prospective advantages of this ex-
tension will he sufficiently obvious. It is only won-
derful that an earnest stir in so manifestly eligible a
matter has been so long delayed. Harwich would at
once-become the mail 'and passenger packet station.
for Haniburgb, Holland, and Belgium, that is to say

for all Northern and Central Europe. According to '
the evidence given by Captain WASIIINGTON, R.N.,
before a Committee of the House of Commons, and
impossible to be gainsayed, letters dispatched from
the General Post-office would be delivered in less than
three hours on board the mail steamer, which, at all
weathers and at all times of tide, would be clear out
at sea in less than a quarter of an hour, and sixty
miles a head of those dispatched at the same time
from London, which would probably make the differ-
ence of a whole tide in arriving off the Bruelle or
other bar harbours ; while in north-easterly gales and
fogs steamers from Harwich would often complete
their passage before those starting from the metro-
polis could get clear off the shoals and currents
of the gulf which forms the estuary of the Thames.
How far the traffic which would be commanded
by a line of powerful steamers plying to the ports on
the continental coast from Hamburgh to Dunkirk
would be beneficial, not alone to the town of Har-
wich, but to the Eastern Counties and Eastern Union
Railways, may be judged of from the simple fact, that
with but a single steamboat plying between Lowes-
toft and Hjerting, an increase of 1001. a week has
already accrued to the receipts of the former line.
Harwich is, in short, eminently qualified to be the
mail-packet station of the east of England, from the
excellence of the port, its accessibility in all weathers,
and the ample depth of water for the largest vessels
at all states of the tide, whilst the saving of time which
would be effected by the adoption of tha .vroposed
measure would be in its favour, as compared with
the passages from London direct by steam, as regards
Hamburgh 30 hours ; Antwerp, 13i ; Ostend, 71 ;
and Dunkirk, 7 hours. This, too, is calculated only
as the average in the fine season and in ordinary
weather, whilst during the winter months and in bad
weather the difference would frequently be immense.
The once valuable fishery of that port would be re-
vived, which used to give employment to the crews of
vessels whose tonnage was estimated at 3,000 tons,
and Billingsgate would be supplied regularly and
expeditiously from the great fishing grounds of the
North Sea. It has been justly complained in a peti-
tion to Parliament, signed by every factor in Bil-
lingsgate, that the delay which has taken place in
the formation of a railway connecting Harwich with
the metropolis, is not only of serious injury to
your petitioners, and all others concerned in
the North Sea fisheries, but is also becoming ex-
tremely detrimental to the public interests, in conse-
quence of the decline of this best nursery of seamen,
and North Sea pilots." To pleasure-seekers the
boon, too, would be most welcome, as opening a new
region, presenting many surpassing scenes of pictu-
resque beauty in the vicinity of Harwich ; such, fur in-
stance, as that afforded from the northern bank of the
Stour at high water, which the railway passenger
contemplates after leaving Manningtree, with admira-
tion of the southern bank, wooded down to almost
the water's edge; and to sea bathers a facile communi-
cation would be opened with Walton-on-the-Naze, in
Essex, and Felixstow, in Suffolk, to both which
towns, only distant by water six miles from Harwich,
a steamer would be started on the arrival of the
trains. Looking at it from whatever point of view,
the advantages of the plan are manifest, both
as regards the town, which might then be desig-
nated the Southampton of the eastern coast, and
the shareholders of the Eastern Counties Company.
The 10,0001. per annum, which would be the outside
amount of the sum requisite to pay for the construc-
tion of the line, would be money providently and
prudentially expended. Its completion would, in
fact, as Mr. WADDINGTON observed, bring them an
additional profit of 1001. a week, and make their line
the highway to a most important portion of the Euro-
pean coast, besides bringing into profitable activity
the great resources of Harwich, and instituting, what
may be legitimately pronounced no unimportant na-
tional benefit.

MONEY and UOIVEnIitiCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton this week have rather exceeded
20,000 bales at Liverpool, and at full i. per lb. decline.
This being Good Friday is a strict holiday, and all
places of public resort are closed.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were
higher.

COURSE OF EXCH
Ara3tor,iain •• •• 11 16

Ditto, three months.. 11 17U
t:otterdam .... • . • 11 17 %
Antwerp ••••••• • .• • . .• 25 27%
Brussels.. • . 25 27%
Flamburgh ••••••.M.B. 13 84
Paris, 3 days'sight ... . 25 7
Ditto, 3 months .. .. 25 27%
Marseilles .......... 25 30
Bourdeaux.... ... •
Vranikfort on Maine.... 119%
derlin • • .. • • ...... • • • •
Vienna, effec. •••• •• 13 22
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 13 24
Petersburgh, 311. Eble .. 37
Madrid •••••• . • • • • • • • 5054
Cadiz .. •.. 803
BarCeloMl •• • • ........
&Wale •• •• •• •• •• •• ••

NGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar.. • ...........
Leghorn ........ • • .... 30 65
Genoa .... • • •••• • • .. 25 55
Milan
Naples .. •• •• • • •• 41%
Palermo, peroz ........ 124%
Messina .............. 124%
Lisbon.. • • .......... 63%
Oporto .• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • 53%
Rio Janeiro ...... • •
Buenos Ayres .. • • .. ••
New York,6o days'sight
Philadelphia .... • • ....

MIMI OF BULLION, PIZ OZ.
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
[Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars •• 0 4 11%
Silver la bars ........ 0 5 IX,

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
SMITHFIELD.

This being what is termed the Great Lamb Market,
the supply of Beasts on offer was small, and in very mid-
ling condition. All breeds were dull in sale, at about
Monday's quotations. Although the number of Sheep
was very moderate, the Mutton trade ruled heavy, but
we have no further decline to notice in prices. The
primest old Downs, out of the wool, sold at 3s 10d per
81bs. About an average supply of Lambs was brought
forward. On the whole, the Lamb trade was somewhat
brisk, except for inferior qualities, which were very dull',
and the currencies were a shade higher. Calves and
Pigs moved off heavily at late rates. Mulch Cows were
nominal in value.

Per 81bo, to stnk the offal.

8. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts... 2 6 2 8
second quality • • • • 2 10 3 0
!'rime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4
Prime Scots • • • • .. 3 6 3 b
Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 6
erime small dltto 3 8 4 0
4uckllag Calves 0 0 0 0
Lambs • • • • • • • • • • 5 2 6 2

s. d. to s.d
Inferior Sheep 3 2 3 6
Second qual. Sheep 3 8 310
Curse-woolledditte4 0 4 4
southdown Wether 4 4 4 6
Ditto out of the wool° 0 0 0
Large Hogs •.•• •• 3 0 3 6
Small Porkers •• •• 3 8 310
Quarter old Pigs •• 0 0 0 0

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Roast% I Sheep. Calves. I Pig
353 1 6,700 120 I 200
SCOTC 7.
Beasts. I Sheep. r Calves. Figs.
30
FOREIGN
Besets. I Sheep. I rigs.
40 200
NEVJGATE AND

Lamb commanded a atenc
In other kinds of Meat very

I
SUPPLY.
I Calves.
30
LEADENHALL.

ly sale, at very full prices.
little was doing.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d.
ileer,inferior.... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior •• 2 6 2 8
- middling •• •• 2 6 2 8 -middling.. 210 3 4
primelarge .. 210 3 0 - prime .. •• 3 6 3 8
- prime small 3 2 3 4 , Pork, large.... •• •• 2 6 :3 4
Vaal •••• • • • .. 3 0 310 small • • •. •• 3 6 310
Lamb, 48 10d t• 6s Od.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.—The overland mail ex-
presses by electric telegraph from Trieste have not been
lately made with accuracy. In two instances during the
last and current months the telegraphic communication has
been in a minor degree inaccurate. The express of the Feb-
ruary mail contained a❑ erroneous quotation of the Calcutta
money-market, seriously affecting, for the time, the value of
Indian bills of exchange at home. The express of Monday
last from Trieste alluded to the absence of any arrivals from
China, whereas the usual monthly mail from China was due
and has arrived. The China dispatches, with the exception
of a portion of them which are transferred to a. Bombay
steamer at Ceylon, are carried the whole distance on the
homeward voyage by sea, while the Indian mails proper are
landed at Suez, thence taken on to Alexandria, where they
are put on board an express steamer and proceeded with to
Malta and Marseilles. These particulars, not being generally
known, may serve to guide such parties as are interested in
the arrival of the Indian and China mails.

If you are under obligations to many, it is prudent
to postpone the recompensing of one until it be in your
power to remunerate all, otherwise you will make more ene-
mies by what you give than by what you withhold,—Eliza
Cook's Journal.

PUFFING IN FRANCE.-A curious specimen of
what may be called the swears litteraires of this country was
exposed a few days ago before a court of justice in the course
of some squabble between two tradesman. Leon Gozlan,
well known to the public as a dramatist, lately received a
commission for the feuilleton of one of the daily newspapers.
He immediately drew up a detailed account of the plot he
intended to employ, with descriptions of the principal scenes
and incidents. Ile then charged an advertising agent to
carry this document round to the principal tradesmen, and in
his name to propose to them (of course for a consideration)
to introduce their names and addresses, with puffs on their
wares in particular places. His prospectus ran somewhat in
this way :—" Chapter I.—Marriage of the hero and heroine.
(Here the author can introduce the name and address of the
former's tailor and of the latter's milliner, with a glowing de-
come in here.
de-
scription of the excellence of the garments.) Chapter 20.
The husband having obtained proof of hi! wife's guilt rushes
upon her with pistols and poison, that she will choose which
death she will die. (Names of gunsmith and druggist to
was not a single
) Chapter 21. She dies, and is to be buried.
(Name of undertaker.) 22. Tarns out to be only in a trance,
this line of nomveei.
there
is brought to life b Dr. --, -- street." In short,
our eingenious author did not propose to make the vehicle
chapter nor single incident which
of a puff. Opinions
writingp e rh a perhaps,
b, u differ i
affte r
least a
value of "
in admitting that it stoaltihweilliltaegrarre)e•
is a bold and daring advance in the noble
art of advertisi P •
Gazette. 'lg.— CMS Correspondent of the Literary

So considerable of late has been the encroachment
of the sea on the Worthing and Lancing-road, near the
former place as to render it almost impassable. The mail
has for several days gone round by the old bridge, involving
the necessity of making up the bags here and at Littlehamp-
ton three-quarters of an hour earlier. The trustees of the
mail are about to groin the beach on a different principle to
that now in use.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We hare received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Llloniteur says—" The service of the electric
telegraph placed at the disposal of the public, since
the Ist March last, has already produced results
which will allow the importance of this new mode
of correspondence, and the extension which it may
ultimately receive, to be judged of. The number of
dispatches transmitted during the month of March,
amounted to 301, giving a receipt of 3,031 f. The
receipts in the first fortnight did not exceed
300 f. With the view of facilitating commu-
nications with foreign countries, the adminis-
tration has just entered into arrangements with
Belgium, which will enable it, from the 20th
instant, to receive dispatches to transmit direct to
the following places : Brussels, Mechlin, An-
twerp, Liege, Ghent, Verviers, and Ostend, and from
the same period dispatches may be received direct from
the same places. It is necessary to remind the public
that dispatches for the private telegraph are only re-
ceived at the offices of the administration, 103, Rue
de Grenelle St. Germnin "

We read in the Patric. :—" The telegraphic office
in the Rue Laffitte, on Tuesday, communicated to
the journals of Paris a dispatch, announcing that the
entrance of Austria with all her foreign possessions
into the German confederation was a fait accompli,
and that this decision had been notified to the Go-
vernments of France and England. Yesterday morn-
ing the same office gave a dispatch, announcing that
the French Ambassador at Vienna had just received
from our Government an order to regard the protest
announced in its last note as null and void. From
the information which we have received, we are able
to affirm that the news given in these dispatches are
completely incorrect."
The Messager says—
"A Council of Ministers was held this day at the
Elyt 64, at which the President of the Republic presided.
Couriers had arrived during the previous night with
important dispatches from Vienna, and the council was
occupied with deliberating on the serious question of the
entrance of Austria with all her states into the Ger-
manic Confederation. After an animated discussion, it
was decided that the French Government should renew
its protests on the subject, but without departing from
the moderato policy which it had adopted in concert with
England.". .
It would appear that there is a split among the Le-
gitimatists, and that a portion of them, headed by M.
DE FALLOUX, will give the PRESIDENT their support,
not withstanding the opposition of M. BERRTER.
The Duke DE LEVIS, the confidential adviser, has
just arrived in Paris, and in announcing his arrival
the Paine says—
"lt is reported that the Duke de Levis brings with
him unequivocal proofs cf the assent of the Count de
Chambord to any arrangement which the safety of the
country may render inevitable. He precedes M. de Fal-
loux, who, after quitting Venice, went to Turin, and
was to rejoin his family at Nice on his way to Paris.
There can be no doubt as to the object of the journey of
the ex-Minister, or that the results will be satisfactory to
the true friends of the country."
It is said that M. LEON FAUCHER counts upon the
De Falloux section of the Legitimatists for the ne-
cessary msjority to secure the revision of the Consti-
tution.
PARIS 'BOURSE APRIL 17.—Latest Prices.—The
Five per Cents., 92f. 25c. ; Three per Cents., 57f. ;
Bank of France, 2,100 f.

BUSIINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
_ LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 17.

Boulogne and Amiens, 91. i —Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 171,1 i ex div.—Dutch Rhenish, 31te—Namur
and Liege, 8%—Northern of France, 14'14 Paris and Stras-
bourg, 10X3—Rouen and Havre, 101,4—Sambre and Meuse,
4—Tours and Nantes, 614 West Flanders, 3.

Last evening, Mr. Henry Russell gave a vocal and
pictorial entertainment at the Olympic Theatre. The
first part consisted of a pictorial and descriptive re-
presentation of the prominent features of an emi-
grant's progress from England to the far west of
America. The emigrant ship, the parting from Old
England, the broad Atlantic, the incidents of
the passage, and the wonders of art and nature in
the new world, are passed in review by means of a
moving panorama, so as to give the spectator a good
idea of the scenes themselves, without the toil and in-
convenience of travel. The illustrations are from
sketches taken in America by Mr. Russell himself,
and the scenes are always interesting, and often
vividly effective. Anything wanting to increase the
reality of the progress is supplied by Mr. Russell.
Ample fund of information is gleaned for the
most part from personal observation, with which ho
contrives most agreeably to entertain his audience.
A song or an anecdote, alternately grave and
gay, enlivens his descriptive relations of Ameri-
can life and manners ; and while by his novel re-
presentations, imparting valuable and interesting iefor-
'nation upon it subject of the greatest social interest, he
contrives to keep his audience in the best of humours.
" The Ship on Fire," " The Gambler's Wife," and seve-
ral of Dr. Mackay's poetical compositions were given
in his usual effective style. The second part of the
entertainment is of painful interest. The pictorial
history of the horrors and cruelties attendant upon
slavery and the slave-trade. "It is," Mr. Russell
states, " a subject upon which he has set his heart."
The atrocities attendant upon the capture and removal
of the negro are vividly depicted in a succession of
pictures remarkable for their fidelity and effect, and
they are accompanied by a lively and stirring oral
description of the scenes portrayed. The Anti-
Slavery Convention effected much for the aboli-
tion of this trade, which is a stain upon human na-
ture; but if the public, can be induced to patronise
Mr. Russell's effort, and they ought to do so, he will
have the satisfaction not merely of amusing an audience,
but of aiding probably more efficiently than by any other
means, even those employed by the convention, iu excit-
ing a feeling of detestation against this horrible traffic.
Upon the whole, the entertainment is one of the best
things that has been offered to the metropolitan public
for some time, and we heartily wish it success. The
entertainment was throughout loudly and deservedly ap-
plauded, and the theatre was well filled.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.—We have much pleasure
in announcing that the Royal Mail steamer Clyde has ar-
rived at Falmouth, the following dispatch having been for-
warded from Plymouth :—" By the Sir F. Drake steamer,
just arrived from Falmouth, we learn that as she was leaving
at eight o'clock this (Thursday) morning she saw the West
India mail packet-ship Clyde entering that harbour appa-
rently short of fuel."

We understand that the banquet at the Mansion-
house on Easter Monday will be given this year with
an unusual degree of splendour; upwards of 350 have ac-
cepted the invitation of the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress, and among the number several of the Foreign
Ministers, m any of the nobility and Members of Parliament.
On the 24th inst. there will be a private dinner party; and
in the evening the Lady Mayoress will give her third soiree
dansante to about 200 additional visitors.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER IN IRELAND.—The Bill
brought in by the Attorney-General for Ireland and Sir W.
Somerville, further to explain and amend the Act of last
session for the regulation of process and practice in the
superior courts of common law in Ireland, has for its object
to extend to the Court of the Exchequer Chamber in Ireland
the provision contained in that act by which power is given
to the judges to alter and amend the code of practice
and pleading in the superior courts of common law in
Ireland. A clause is proposed to be inserted in committee
limiting the time for claims for compensation to officers of
the Exchequer Chamber to six months after the passing of
the Act.

THE NEW ROUTE TO NORTHERN EUROPE.-
LOWESTOFT, FRIDAY.—Last night the royal mail steamer
Prince, Captain Hart, entered this port on her second return
voyage from the Danish coast, having left Hjorting at half
past three o'clock the previous evening. The trip having
been thus made in about twenty-seven hours against
a strong head-wind, the anticipations of the capa-
bilities of the vessel, as expressed in our notice
of the experimental trial last week, have been amply real-
ised. So, too, have all the expectations formed re-
speicting the advantages arising to the condition of the
cattle thus conveyed, as compared with the deterioration
they experience by the tedious route via Hamburg and
the Thames, and of course still more as contrasted with the
yet greater sea distance between Copenhagen and London.
The Prince last night brought 75 bullocks, four horses,
and 93 pigs, none of which appeared to have suffered in the
least from the journey. On the previous Thursday
the Prince conveyed hither 60 head of cattle and 162
pigi3, the condition of which may be inferred from the
circumstance that the former realized at Smithfield an
average of upwards of 11. per head beyond the prices brought
by similar cattle that had arrived by way of Hamburgh.
This pecuniary gain—the same ratio being observed as re-
gaids pigs—added to the very considerable saving effected in
the cost of carriage by the short route of Lowestoft, will at
once demonstrate the peculiar eligibility of the latter port
for the important provision trade now rapidly springing up
between England and Northern Europe. Beside the live
stock just enumerated, the Prince brought, on her first
voyage, 160 barrels of pork and 60 barrels of beef; and last
night a smaller quantity, including a portion of hams and
bacon.

APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF THIEVES.—At the
Bristol Police-court, on Thursday, five persons, who gave
their names as Mary Dowd, Ann liockett, Mary Ann Stuck,
Edward Newman, and Samuel Bailey, were finally examined
on the charge of being engaged in various extensive silk
robberies, which have been committed during the past week
in that city. It appeared that the three women would go
together to a shop and look at La piece of silk or satin, pur-
posely giving as much trouble as they could, in order
to get the counter covered with pieces of silk, and
while two kept the attention of the assistants engaged,
the third would filch a piece from the counter and
conceal it about her person. In this manner they
contrived to rob about eight or ten of the principal shops,
taking care to make a purchase at each to elude suspicion.
The manner of their detection was singular. A few days
ago a man and a woman called at a beerhouse and left a box
(without address) to be called for; but the robberies getting
wind, they thought proper to abscond, and after the box
had been at the public-house a few days the two male pri-
soners called, and said the man and woman who had left the
box had gone to London, and desired them to call far it.
The landlord, however, refused to let them have it, and they
went away, but returned next evening. In the meantime,
hearing of the robberies, the landlord communicated the
circumstance to the police, and Mr. Superintendent
Attwood, with three constables, were in attendance,
and seized the box and tcok the men into custody. On
opening the box it was found closely packed with a large
assortment of splendid silks, the produce of the various rob-
beries, and which could not be v orth less than 701. or 801.
The three women were watched and apprehended in the
streets. On being searched at the station-house three large
bags were found on them, and in that attached to the per-
son of Dowd was a piece f stolen silk and some other articles.
Mr. Freeman, of College-green, identified 170 yards of the
silk found in the box, and the whole of the remainder was
identified by Mr. Gregory, of Wine-street, Mr. Minifie, of
College-green, and other tradesmen. The women, who
offered no defence, were committed; and the men were re-
manded for further evidence.
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND THEIR ABANDONED
CONTRACT /OR THE ROYAL EXHIBITION BUlLDlNG.—Yes-
terday Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., the arbitrator, and
the parties interested in this case held their first meeting, in
the Commissioners'-room, in the House of Lords, to deter-
mine the amount of compensation to be paid to the Messrs.
Munday , the contractors, in respect of their contract with
the Society of Arts for erecting the Royal Exhibition,
which it will be recollected was subsequently abandoned in
favour of Mr. Paxton's design, in deference to what was
felt to be the general opinion of the public at the time. The
meeting was attended by Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. , as
sole arbitrator ; Mr. W. Cubitr, F.R.S., one of the Royal
Commissioners, with Mr. E. G. Bowring and Mr. Dilke ;
Mt. Tooke, the solicitor to the Society of Arts • Mr. Manic, of
the Treasury, with Mr. Welaby, as counsel; Mr.i Drew, with
Mr. Montague Smith, as counsel for Messrs. Munday ; and Mr.
Meyrick, as solicitor for the arbitrator. The case rests upon
the following facts - In November, 1849, Messrs. Munday
entered into a contract with the Society of Arta for the erec-
tion of the building, and undertook to provide a large sum
for prizes, &c., taking their chance of being remunerated
from a share of the receipts, and in pursuance of this con-
tract they placed 20,0001. at the disposal of the society, by
whom it was retained for nearly eighteen months, although
the society had abandoned the contract, upon the understand-
ing that the compensation to be paid to Messrs. Munday
should be settled by arbitration. The matter has been pend-
ing since February, 1850, and is now referred to Mr. Robert
Stephenson as the sole arbitrator, under a subsequent agree-
ment of reference, ba'ed upon the original contract. The
proceedings not being concludedyesterday, were adjourned till
Wednesday next, it appearing to be the wish of all parties
that a question of so much interest to the public should be
determined without delay.

That only may properly be said to be a long life
which draws all ages into one ; and that a short one, which
forgets the past, neglects the present, and is solicitous for the
time to come.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
STONEHOUSE-LANE MURDER.--PLYMOUTII, APRIL
17i.--Bartholomew Harrington, who was convicted at the
last assizes of the manslaughter of William Ambrose, and
transported to the penal settlements for life, made a full
confession on Monday last, before William Miles, Esq., one
of the county magistrates. In the course of his statement
he said he was out on the night of the fatal occurrence,
in Company with a Man named Timothy Donovan, who was
examined before the magistrates on the charge of murder,
but discharged for want of sufficient evidence. They in-
sulted several persons, and at length met with two men
Ambrose, the deceased, and a friend—walking arm-in-arm.
One of them was drunk. Donovan went behind the men,
and gave one of them a blow on the head, which caused
him
,to fall forward. They then made off together, and
thought nothing more of the matter until the nest morn-
ing, when they ascertained that the man Ambrcse had re-
ceived a mortal blow, and was lying in a most precarious
slate. The convict moreover said that on the following
afternoon "I went with Michael Crennin, and says he,
What's that Timothy Donovan did last night ?' He came
in and went under my bed; with that Donovan came for-
ward and said, ' I struck that man, and am afraid have
hurted him, and if the police find it out, I am sure to be
punished for it, and don't either one of you have any-
thing to say about it. I was drunk, or I should not have
done it.' A. few days afterwards Donovan sent for me,
and said, I hear that that man is dead I struck the other
night; if yon are brought up for it, stand out till death
before you tell it, for I did not mean to kill the man at
all.' " This confession will cause another investigation to
be made.

THEATRICALS AT DEVONSHIRE HOUSE..,...The ama-
teur theatrical performances appointed to take place at De-
vonshire House at the end of this month have, with the con-
sent of the Queen, been postponed till the 15th of next
month, in deference to the feelings of Mr. Cbarlea Dickens,
whose infant daughter died on Monday last. It is stated that
the audience of these performances will pay five guineas in-
dividually for their seats ; and that the name of the Duke of
Devonshire heads the list of payments.
PHOTOGRAPHY.--Among other applications made
of the photographic processes, some very
.satisfactory at-
tempts have been made in this country to impress designs
upon wood for the purposes of the engraver. By this means
the object will be copied at once on the block, and the labour
of drawing avoided, as the wood-engraver can at once pro-
ceed with Ala work. —Art Journal.

THE KAFIR WAR.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 17.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's
steam-ship Propontis, Captain Glover, arrived here
this morning. She left the Cape on the 7th of March,
Sierra Leone the 24th of March, and Cape de Verde
on the 31st.

Although she brings intelligence of a successful
attack made by Major-General Somerset at the head
of 1,200 troops, and of the capture of a large number
of Kafirs, yet the general tenor of the information
derived from her passengers is averse to any ex-
pectation of a speedy termination of the war; and
the skill and caution of the Kafirs, coupled with
their natural cunning, appear in many recent in-
stances to have baffled the efforts of the regular
forces.

Sir Harry Smith was at King William's Town,
and has, in all, about 2,000 troops under his Mne-
diete command. There are only seven artillerymen
at Cape Town.
Major Somerset's attack was at Fort Armstrong,
on the Kat River settlement, whence, with the aid
of the burgher forces, the enemy was ejected with
great slaughter.
The colonists at Cape Town call the war a Go-
vernment and not a colonial war, and not one meet-
ing of the inhabitants has as yet taken place, neither
has any other public demonstration been made in ap-
proval of the movements of Sir Harry Smith.
We take the following from the Cape Town Mail
of the .sth ult

" Oa the departure of the Bosphorus, on the 2d of
February, the state of affairs on the frontier, as tar as
was known in Cape Town up to the 21st of January, was
as follows: In Kafirland Sir H. G. Smith was at King
William's Town with about 800 troops, 400 Fingoes, some
companies of Cape Mounted Rifles, anti be ban just been
joined by the Hottentot levies and European volunteers
from Cape Town, in all 1,675 men, who were forwarded by
the Hermes, Dee, and Phcenix steamers. The Kafirs had
just been repulsed in an attack on Fort Hare, the head-
quarters of General Somerset, and on the town of Alice,
but they surrounded Forts White and Cox, which were
in want of supplies, end large numbers were in the
neighbourhood of King William's Town, intercepting
all communication between that place and Fort Hare,
while Seyolo was at Line Drift, on the Keiskamwa, on
the direct road from King William's Town to Gra-
ham's Tuwn, rendering it necessary to forward all dis-
datches from the Governor to the colony by sea, from
Buffalo Mouth. The Zulus, under Mr. Shepstone, were
expected from Natal to take the Kafirs in the rear, and
to overawe the Tambookies, whose neutrality was very
doubtful.

" In the colony Hermanus's band, headed by his son,
wero at Waterkloof and the Blinkwater, communi-
cating with the rebel Hottentots at Fort Armstrong,
and doing much mischief in the neighbouring districts,
without any force either of troops or burghers being
near to keep them in check. Graham's Town and the
magazines there, were entirely left to the defence of the
inhabitants, who mustered nearly 1,000 men under arms.
" On the 24th some skirmishing took place between
a party of Kafirs and a small force of Fingoes and Cape
Mounted Rifles, who were sent out from King Wil-
liam's Town to drive them away, which was gallantly
done with the loss of one Fingoe killed, and a Hottentot
wounded.
" On the 30th of January Colonel Mackinnon left
King William's Town with 2,150 men and one 6-pounder
to throw supplies into Forts Cox and White, which was
effected without loss; large bodies of Kafirs on the Debe
Neck made a show of opposition, but were
.dispersed
by a few shells. The forts were supplied for six weeks,
and the sick and wounded removed.
" On the 3d of February Colonel Mackinnon moved
against Seyolo, but, as usual, the Kafirs were not to be
found, and evaded our troops. It is said that the pro-
phet had a very narrow escape, being nearly taken by
surprise. About 800 head of cattle were captured,
100 of which, however, were afterwards lost from care-
lessness. and the troops returned on the 6th to King
William's Town. :

" His Excellency finding that the burghers had not
come forward, as he expected, to join General Somerset.
was appointed General Commandant of this fcrce, and
who much required strong reinforcements of Europeans
to enable him effectually to crush the Kat River and
Blinkwa' er rebel Hottentots, on the 3d of Ft bruary is-
sued a proclamation regretting the :veal), and unwil-
lingness which had been manifested, stating that without
their assistance the rebellion could not be checked, and
warning the inhabitants of the horrors likely to ensue
should they not rally round the authorities at Fort Bare
or Fort Beaufort. This appears to have aroused the
slumbering spirit of many of the boers, and large par-
ties were collected at Graaf-Reinet and other places.

" On the 25th of January Captain Davies left Fort
Peddie to join Sir H. Smith with about 400 new levies;
to avoid Seyolo he proceeded by way of Wesleyville, and
reached King William's Town in safety. His Excellency
was also joined by 500 more men, sent by the Dee from
Cape Towa on the 11th of February, including 70 ma-
rines and seamen from her Majesty's ship Castor, in
Simon'a Bay, who were placed in garrison in Fort Gla-
morgan, at East London, relieving a company of the
73d, who proceeded to King William's Town.
" On the 13th of February Colonel Mackinnon again
marched with five companies of the 73d Regiment, the
European levy of 400 men, 200 mounted Riflemen, and
the Hottentot levies, with two 6 pounders—in all about
2,750 men. lie proceeded first to Fort White, again
encountering some opposition at the Debe Neck; on the
14th the troops marched to Fort Hare, by the Broad
Drift of the Keiskamma, destro) ing the crops, kraals,
and huts, on their way. Upon joint! g General Somer-
set a movement was made up the Chumie Valley, as tar
as the missionary station, the crops being destroyed and
the fields laid waste in every direction, including those
of the murderers of the inhabitants of the military vil-
lages. The troops bivouacked near the missionary sta-
tion, and returned to Fort Hare on the 16th. A division
was detached by General Somerset towards thelgunilloek,
part of the Kat River Settlement,but was recalled in conse-
quence of Col. Mackinnon's return. The European Regi-
ment (400 men) was left with General Somerset, and the
remainder of the force returned by the Middle Drift, de-
scending the stream to Fort Wiltshire, in order to lay
waste the country of Botman, Kona, and Tola. On this
day's march, through a rugged busby country, the at-
tacks of the Kafirs on the rear guard were continuous
and resolute; pouring out of every lateral valley they in-
eessantly barrassed the line of march, and, though re-
peatedly charged and driven back, they persevered until
nightfal, causing a loss of 8 killed and 17 badly wounded.
Colonel Mackinnon states the loss of the Kafirs to have
been very heavy, and that several of the men of note
were supposed to be shot. The troops accomplished the
object of the expedition by marching 110 miles through
tbe most populous districts of Kafiriand, and inflicting a
severe punishment on the enemy by destroying his means
of subsistence, the only way of bringing the war to a
speedy termination.
" Strange to say, Mr. Brown, the missionary at Chu-
mie, and the widow of the missionary Chalmers, were
quietly residing at that station, and refused to quit it.
" While the attention of the Kafirs was diverted by
the march of the troops under Colonel Mackinnon, 300
Fingoes from Fort Peddie crossed the Keiskamma and
drove off 490 head of cattle belonging to Seyolo and
Umlangeni.
" Thus, Sir H. Smith has complete command of the
whole of Kafraria, but apparently is not strong enough
to attempt clearing the Amatola fastneSses, the garrisons
in the forts much weakening his disposable force. For-
tunately the road from Buffalo Mouth to King William's
Town has been kept clear by Pato and his tribe, which
facilitates the passage of supplies. His Excellency will
be aware before this that the Zulus are not on their
way, and that he must look to other quarters for assist-
ance; 1.000 men could be brought from the Mauritius
in a month by the war steamers Hermes and Doe, as- it
is stated that they are kept in readiness to embark. The
contemplated attack on the Blinkwater and Shiloh re.
bob, if successful, will free a valuable Burgher force for
operations in the front, much better adapted for active
service than the raw and undisciplined levies lately
raised.
"In the colony the defection of the Hottentots
caused much alarm ; those Hottentots at the Kat River
settlement have hitherto been always faithful to the co-
lonists in former wars, and their brethren from the
missionary villages of Genadendal, Groenekbof, and
others in the western districts, form the greater part of
the reinforcements which have yet reached Sir H.
Smith. The Moravian missionary station at Shiloh,
which is situated near the border of the Tambookie
country, was attacked by a large force of Mapassa'e
Kafirs, and .was immediately given up by the Hotten-
tots there, who joined the enemy and united with them
in attacking Whittlesea on the 31st of January and
following days. They were, however, beaten back and
pursued to Shiloh, where they were in turn attacked,
and after a desperate resistance forced to take refuge in
the chapel, which was too strong to be stormed ;
not, however, without the loss of one Eng-
lishman, five Fingoes, and five of Kama's Christian
Kafirs, who were killed, and many wounded, in this
gallantoid e action.rable.
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and the gentlemen who aided him in the defence of that
place.
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and family were driven from their house,
and an Englishman in his service shot; the farms of
Messrs. Ainslie, WMaster, Stokes, and others have been
plundered, and the whole country devasted, notwith-
standing the exertions of Messrs. Bowker, Dodds,
Pringle, and other public-spirited individuals; the latter
gentleman on the 29th of January disarmed a part cf
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sheep and goats, and 400 head of cattle were captured.
Sir Andries Stoekenstrom's farm at Maastrom had been
.visited by small parties of Kafirs, and some partial in-
jury done to the furniture, &c. The cattle had been
removed.

" Further to the north-east, Commandant Joubert,
with a commando on an expedition to bring Captain
Read and his people from the White Kei, were engeged
with Mapasm's Kafirs, and also with the Bitterhout
tribe. About 150 Kafirs were killed and 3,000 head of
cattle taken. Mr. Joubert's burghers have returned to
Colesberg for the present.
" In the Sovereignty Mr. liaise had also been fired
upon by Tambookies, who apceared to be upon the
march for the colooy, and were about to cross the
Orange River.

' "In AlbAay predatory virties of Kafirs had done
much mischief, but had been most perseveringly fol-
lowed up by the volunteer company of Rangers under
Mr. Stubbs, who have teen almost constantly in the
saddle. An account of their pouncing upon a band,
who were taken by surprise and half a dozen shot by
their first fire, is given in the papers. At one time It
was supposed that at least 2,000 Kafirs were en the
Zuurbcrg and in the Addo Bush, as a small party of
burghers from Ilitenhage was beaten back with the to s
of one of their number, Mr. Franz, who was shot in Oa
leg and afterwards assassinated;, but it seems probable
that their numbers did not exceed 200 or 300. The post
to and from Graham's Town to Port Elizabeth is always
strongly escorted.
" The eighty Kafir convicts removed from the Zuut,
berg-road station to Port Elizabeth for safety, were Sent
by request of the inhabitants, by the magistrate there,
Mr. Lloyd, to Cepe Town in the schooner Emerald,
there being no building in the town considered sufficient!y
secure without keeping a guard over them day and night*
The Government, however, declined to receive theta, 69
their removal was illegal, and they went back in the
same vessel and are now quartered iu Port Elizabeth
Barracks. On the 19th of February adk zen of waggone,
unescorted, from Port Elizsheth, were captured and
plundered of merchandise, Bc,a, by the Kafirs on the
Qaagga Flats, near Graham's Town, who also drove .fr
112 oxen. This, however, is the fault of their owners',
who wished to save expense. A notice has been issued
that all gunpowder sent by private individuals without e
sufficient guard would be confiscated.
" The Zulus were not permitted to leave Natal on ac-
count of apprehension being entertained of an attack
from Panda during their absence.
a Whether the present war be speedily finished or
much prolonged, it is certain that a considerable body.ef
military, consisting of troops suited to the peculiaritrei
of this irregular warfare, must be maintained, and thug
the inhabitants of the frontier must be armed and traistd
to insure their future safety from Kafir aggression until
the power of their chiefs be entirely at an end; and any
exercise of authority on their part over a tribe engaging
in war with the colony should be made punishable by
transportation to Mauritius or hard labour upon the
roads.

"In consequence of some misunderstanding, and pre',
bably of the delay of the dispatches containing-au n°,_-1
count of their excesses, hostilities against the Shiloh In"
surgents w( re temporarily discontinued by orders from
head-quarters; but the true state of the case becoming
known, Su. Harry Smith issued a proclamation on all
22d ult., decbring them guilty of rebellion, but 911'
giving these misguided men the opportunity of proceed'
ing to Whittlesea and of laying down their arms, stati,ng
that otherwise they will still be regarded as enemies.

(From the Graham's Town Journal Extra, Feb. 25.)
GLORIOUS NEWS.--DECISIVE VICTORY OVER THE Tar

RIVER REBELS.
(Extract from the Journal of the Commandant Waller

Currie.)
MANCAZ ANA.
Thursday, 20th—All hands got under way at sunricei
nothing particular occurring. Moved up Water Wool
to its source. Outspanned to breakfast under Bushneck.
Started again about twelve. Passed old Bear's-plaid
all burnt to the ground; and pulled up at Kaal
for the night. Heugh's and Ziervogel's Burghers keP"
a-head of ua all day, and are out of sight in the dire'
tion of Post Retief.
Friday, 21st—Started at daylight. Reached Retiefin
about three hours, and found mustered there about
men, mostly mounted (200 Fingoes, 200 English, 40
Dutch). Mr. Wilson held service in the morning•
the afternoon had a meeting of the Commandants, se
decided on the manner of attack. A general attack ri°
be made to-morrow at daylight. General Somerset,
with 1,800 men. will come from Fort Hare on WI
Armstrong, while our men, under their respective Cour
mandants (for a wonder all unanimous), move upon pal'
four, within two miles of Armstrong.
22(1—Started when the moon rose, about tweirl
o'clock, and reached the rebels, both Hottentots so'
Kafirs (Hermanue's Kefirs), at Balfour, at daylight.
The Katirs were taken by surprise, and for about ell
hour we had it all our own way, until supported by a 11
of rebels from Fort Armstrong, when we were oblige
to defend ourselves, and make two or three charges 1°
clear some rocks, whence the enemy were annoying
and about twelve o'clock we drove the enemy into For
Armstrong helterskelter, where we were met by &We'
General Somerset, with about 1,400 men and two Op:.
non ; and in less than two hours after the fort eifi'
carried, sack( d, and burnt down; and altogether we brie.
made a pretty example of the Kat River people of this
post.
In the Burgher force with us we had four killed and
14 wounded. many horses shot dead and a great maul
f
wounded. I have only found 90 rebels dead, but
_,(3,
course many must have fallen, and many be wound?'
unknown to us. Two fellows held on in the toWefi
until this morning, when they were capture
in spite of their teeth, and are to be shot ione;
diately. A great number gave themselves up both he'
night and this morning (ihe 23d)—at least 200 rebel
among them two Englishmen, Adam Paravaghter, and
many other fellows I know. What is to be done set
them I know not. I don't think the Hottentots will light
any more. None us of are hit, nor any of the Bowkell;
but hot work it certainly was. Two of my party's horce_
were shot storming a position the Hottentots be"j;
Young Niland was with me when shot dead. Ila°
not been from some cowardice—l will not say Tiber"
just now—but Dutch and a few of my Graham's TOI
boys, not so many of us would have been hurt. Five
my men from town (named Manual Thorp, William,
Edwards, William Noble, Frederic Noah, and
in the hour of danger de:.erted and fled, with a number
of Dutch, in the direction of Post Retief, and have 110'
been herrd of since. I only hope they will be eut off t°
a man. They might have been the cause of something

serious.
We have made a splendid example of this lot of rebel'
We captured a great many horses, cattle, sheep, goo"
waggons, and plunder of all ►rinds.
You may publish the names of the deserters of mine'
They should be brought to justice by the public.
I would not for 1,000/. have missed this business'
The two Carlisles behaved well, and young Bertram ads
rairably,

OFFICIAL REPORT.
(From Graham's Town Journal.)
FORT ARMSTRONG, FEB. 23.
We took Fort Armstrong yesterday morning at
o'clock, having stormed it with the Cape Mounted Rift
headed by Major Somerset, supported by burgher:
volunteers, and levies. The Burghers were figlitioli
from day-dawn until I joined them. I was attacked be'
fore dawn at Chunaie Ridge by a body of the Hottentot'
having two men end two horses wounded. This delay r 4
me an hour and a half, and I did not join the burghle
until half--past 10. The fort was in possession of atu
enemy. We then stormed it with Cape Mounted Ripegi
I shelled the fort for some time.. The rebels then mil%
themselves up with the women and children. The
greatest trouble I had to contend with was to septira7,
the women and children, and to save them fro
';
deltruction, before we could storm the place. The 0e:
in the tower would not surrender, but kept firing tiPe;
us out of the portholes. We could not take it. I
obliged to blow it up with shells. They fought desPoe;
rntely in the fort after it was stormed. We killed
;h2
Kafirs and Hottentots in the fort, 9 in the tower.
Burghers had a desperate fight before I came up-41-to
men killed and 14 wounded, with Fingoes. They had "i
contend against thousands, ''. and fought most brave'
have four men dangerously wounded, and four Woe
killed—Sergeant Pitt badly shot through the leg; e)fo
Daly, and two native soldiers. I have upwards of I'd
prisoners, 70 to 100 stand of arms, 400 women 911.
children. I have destroyed the fort and all its conleno.
t
We have several waggons, but very few cattle but t!
fell into the hands of the Fingoes. Sandilli was a 1
Philipton ou the 21st, and gave his orders to the reu
commanders, and it is supposed went back. I are btl'
to-day, arranging about prisoners and women no
children. I believe the rebel bands are .much broad
up, and gone off to the AmatOla, but we had so hag
a day yesterday I have not gone out to-day. I eb_.,114
clear the Eland's-river country to-morrow, and try e"' I
particularlyLiowifehuittchehney a:v2risa: yesterday.
Crhsd,e,naolyotfl;
get to Eland's-post. This I think will break the neck e'
this rebellion. I have all their women and c,.bildreDir.
and ahall keep them, which will "bring the men. out. r'
send this express to calm the mind of the public. I lisq:
not received the Commandant's report, but shall do 00 `-
a day or two.
The brave conduct of the Burghers is boyou
• ef $ll
prai:e. The whole colony is indebted for its salved°
to the conduct of these Burghers for the last six weekl'
Tv el Sutton, commanding
at at Fort Beaufort.
N.B.—By a memorandum on the outside of ;the diV
amounted to 220. off
February,fro from
Fort
the A rmpsrtirsooini
patch,b
break a It
gent" daYt

SUTTON, Bt. Lieut.-Col., C.M-13"
MEMORANDUM OF KILLED AND WOUNDED ON THE 22P 4

Killed—Two BurPgEhßerasuAfoltuY;FlBinsgl. oes• total, six killet
Wounded—Five HotteLC.M.R., one George,'
'
15 Burghers, five Fingoes;' total, 25 wounded._

W. C. EDDIE, P.M.O.
W. SUTTON, Bt. Lieut.-Col- a
Owing to the favourable state of trade in Eugla°
the wool market at the Cape is in good' condition;
Prices are ranging higher, and 13d. has been give,
e
fur the best washed wools. The ivory market is a;
looking up, owing to the high quotations f,r°
England. 'Some large lots were expected at x n's 4
Elizabeth from the frontier, but the communication
being cut off in consequence of the war, it ma371)6
some time before they come to hand.
The cargo of the Propontis consists of 58 bales 01
wool, 4 attics of ivory, 2 cases ditto, 80 ditto tusks, 26
casks seal skins, 59 hogsheads wine, 380 bags
guano, 20 bales of goat skins, 30 casks of oil, 1 al;
of ostrich feathers, 6 cases of wine, 2 boxes of fail
34 packages of sundries, and 8 boxes specimens °
natural history.
For two days after the Propontis left the Cape sbes
made 490 miles under canvas only. The south." 9,
trades were very light and the north-east trades tn°
derate. Off the Western Islands, on the 9thinstal
she experience a very heavy gale from north-east'
and on the 12th there was a heavy sea from the en';,'
'
ward, with no wind. On the same day, lat. 41';';
north, long. 16'40 west, she spoke the barque Dublin'
from Liverpool, fur New South Wales, out seve"
days. Off the Scilly Islands, on Wednesday moron
between 12 and 4 o'clock, she spoke the outornr,
Cape mail packet Bosphorus, Captain Hall, raakin°
all speed with a fair wind.
Passengers by the ,Propontis from Cape Town
~,i
Sir Robert Stanford, Mr. Dolman, Mr. Orr, r„
Mennes, Captaiu D. J. Hogue, Aar. Az'