The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-12 00:00:00

THE KAFIR WAR.

The following is an extract from a private letter, dated
Cape Town, May 2:—
No official accounts or reports of proceedings in
British Kafraria nor on the eastern frontier later than
April 19 have reached Cape Town, but the information
contained in the newspapers of the paramount chief
Kreili having at length joined the war party, and of
having been actually engaged in hostilities against us
(his fidelity was always doubted), as also that the Gaikas
under Sandilli are becoming tired of the war, entirely
accord with the communications we have received in
letters dated King William's Town the 22d and 23d ult.,
and which were received yesterday."

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORM-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of
Traffic for the week ending June 8:
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £39,507 10 6
Merchandise ... 17,886 16 9
Cattle ... ... 1,061 11 10

Total ... ... ... £58,455 19 1
Corresponding week last year 48,277 9 3

Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--Return of traffic for the
week ending June 8 ... £25,183 710
Corresponding week last year... 17,291 10 9 •

LONDON AND SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount of
Traffic for the week ending June 8 :
Passengers ... ....E12,973 7Oi
Goode 2,446 4 4

Total £15,419 11 4i
Corresponding week last year... 11,068 14 1
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—(Miles 0pen,112.)-.
Return of traffic for the week ending June 10:
Railway and canal .- £4,974 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,322 0 0
Note. The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD HAILWAYo,.TraffiC for the
week ending June 8:

MAIN LECI.

Passengers ••• ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c. ...
Illails ••• ••• •••

• £1,701 17 2
• 70 18 0
▪ 442 0 0
... 575 0 0

Total

~. £2,789 15 2

MOLD.

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c.

Total ...

£44 18 4
2 3 6
". 70 16 11

STEAM-BOATS:

Passengers •••
Parcels, H. C. and D.

£llB 0 9

••• £22012 3
14 lu 10

Total .. £235 3 1
t
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY...-. (160 miles opened.)—Re-u of
xatlie for the week ending June 1:
Passengers, &c.
Goods, &c.

- £2,566 16 ei
To
-•• ... 3,927 7 8
week last year ...
....£6,494
64
11
Corresponding.including„'
factor. shaw and Coltness, now charge of a

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE --Married, on Tues-
day morning, at Finchingfield, Essex, by the Rev. Alfred
Bowyer Smyth, rector of Attleborough, Norfolk, assisted by
the Rev. John Stock, vicar of Finchingfield, Lord Garvagh,
to Cecilia Susan, daughter of John Buggies Brise, Esq , of
Spains Hall, Finching.fickl, and Cavendish, Suffolk. Shortly.
after the ceremony the bride and bridegroom took their de-
parture for the I:le of Wight.
CORN IN THE EAR. The wheat is said to be in a
I3u
very forward condition. The papers speak of large ears of
corn already shown as samples. 4.-
Fe rhares at the late
Corn Exhibition at Tamworth were shown the very longest
E to-morrowt T a'
ears of ad.—Punch.
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when two courts will be open, and the b •
nsiness allotted to
the Chief Commissioner will ,be divided The sittings ~SITTINGS OF
the
between the two
other Commissioners, Mr. Commissioner L
missioner Phillips. Law and Mr. Con-
TOE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS AND TOE Ma''
=OMUTA"; CLERGY.—The Archdeacon has
o
addressed the following note t of
the clergy of Middlesex_
the
diocese of London who those cf .
are within his jurisdiction, on the
subject of sewers rate on rentcharges, Bcc in the metropolis :
—"Kensington Vicarage, J
Sir,—As your parish is ' 'line'
within the limits of the Metropolitan
Commission of Sewers, I think it right to inform you that 1
lately observed a sudden,lconceived, an
and, as exorbitant
increase in the demand made upon me on account of sewers-
rate. Having understood that this additional demand
was not made upon myself alone, bat generally upon
the clergy of the metropolis holding rent charges
or glebe lands, I determined to resist it, and I availed myself
of the ablest professional advice. The result is that this
charge has been reduced, and I have drawn your attention
to the subject in the hope that if you are subjected to the
same grievance, you may have the satisfaction of obtaining
the same redress.—Believe me to be, reverend and dear sir,
yours very faithfully, JOLIN SINCLAIc, M.A., Archdeacon of
al,ddlesex."
ANOTHER NEW CHURCH IN WESTMINSTER.
Arrangements have been made for forthwith laying the
foundation-stone of a large new chinch, to be erected in the
new street now being formed from the Abbey to Bucking-
-1 Palace. It is to be called St. Mark, and will contain
upwards of 1,500 free seats.