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

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES,

THE KAFIR WAR.
We have received Cape papers to the 7th of April,
three days later than the last advices.
Things remained much in the same state on the
frontier, as will be seen by the following extract
(From the Graham's Town Journal Extra, April 1.)
" Advices were received yesterday from King Wil-
liam's Town to last Saturday. Since the Governor's
return from Fort Hare strong patrols have been sent out
in various directions, for the purpose of harassing the
enemy and crippling his resources and means of pro-
tracting hostilities. This is the Kafir harvest time, and
if allowed to store his supplies the war may be conti-
nued to an indefinite period.
" During the past week, a patrol of 600 men proceeded
on the 26th up the Buffalo, and another on the foilowing
day towards Perie' in which direction it was understood
there were many huts and gardens. Subsequently ano-
ther patrol, under MajorWilmot, R.A., has been detailed
towards Seyolo's country, for the purpose of opening up
Line Drift, the ford of the Keiskamma, on the direct
road to this place. The latter has proved himself to be
an energetic and able officer. He earned distinotion in
New Zealand, and he has shown here the value of the
experience gained by him in that colony.
" In our Saturday's issue it was stated that 600 Hot-
tentots had been armed and permitted to accompany
General Somerset to patrol the Kat River, where the
Kafirs were said to be in force, having attacked the
loyal Hottentots at Eland's Post, and butchered four
of them. One or two errors were made in this state-
ment which we take this early opportunity of correcting.
The number of Hottentots who were permitted to ac-
company General Somerset was 100, and not 600, as
above stated. The fact of the enemy having roasted one
of these poor creatures is confirmed, and shows what
this peoplo may hereafter expect, should they place
themselves at the mercy of their Kafir allies.
" The Hottentots about icing William's Town say that
Sandille, has a large camp in the Amatolas, and lives in
a holies: built in the same manner as that of an English
person.
"Letters from Fort Hero have come in to-day up to
Sunday last, at which data Major-General Somerset was
out on patrol, as above stated, in the Kat River. From
the accounts received, it appears that on the evening
of Thursday the picquets were fired on by the enemy,
who appeared to be in some force. The Lingoes
and Hottentots immediately went to the support
of the sentries, and from the blood spoor seen
the next morning, it is inferred that several of the
enemy must have been either killed or wounded. On
reaching Eland's Post all was found quiet, it being sup-
posed that the rebel Hottentots had moved into the
Amatola. Several ' clumpa' of Kafirs were seen, but
none of them were brought to action. The General wee
continuing his movement, and has sent directions for six
days' rations to be forwarded to Post Retiof."
The following comments of the Zuid Afrihaan of
the 7th of April are interesting, as showing the
opinion entertained by the colonists as to the speedy
termination of the war :
" The Government notice of the 25th ult. is of a grati-
fying nature. We say this, inasmuch as the defeat of
the enemy, therein recorded, is the first affair that we
look upon as actually reflecting any credit upon the
forces at head-quarters. Hitherto we have been too
much accustomed to the old tune of marching and cows.
termarching Tong the high road, and upon being assailed
making a charge upon the enemy and marching on again.
" We do not, however, estimate so highly the advan-
tages gained by this engagement, nor do we believe
that there is aoy present prospect of the war being soon
brought to a conclusion; but such lessons as the one re-
cently taught, if followed up with rapidity, will cer-
tainly prove the only means to lessen the period of pro-
traction.
" With the Gaikas at open war—with a reinforcement
to their ranks from the 'Slambies—with the connivance
of the Aneagalekas—with the Tambookies and almost
every native chief throughout British Kefraria and the
Sovereignty in arm,—and the Hottentot rebellion and
defection in the army to boot—what actual prospect is
there, we presume to ask, of a speedy termination of
hostilities?
" With such facts on record, no general order can
have 'may effect. The danger is not diminishing, but
lnegreesive, and the worst part of the present rupture
mayiman Ist have to be enacted. At the outset the Cone-
dr-iteChief had only to deal with the Gailea clans;
now the number of his adversaries are tenfold. Let
there be no hope held out, therefore, of approaching
lop eaayc ef,nfiwich
ten
aTaam-riitleyet raging with all its horrors, and
hilsutrn the colony never yet recorded
in the pages of ita
• " The praise bestowed m who have nobly done
their duty to their
Queeno rarecompense men
isf well earned,
and is, after all, bat a
their lives;
dangers
which they have bravelat tperil
lives; but,
whilst trumpeting forth this praise, et us not, in the description of our achievements and the results likely
o
to flow therefrom, resort to
we unconsciously induce expectations never to
doing
any reverse may
be realized, or perhaps induce
at some distant period :
and who can estimate theisg.utst "Veit
a mind inflated by
produce, or the obloquy that
withwil entail
upon the de-
ictured
voted head of him who may,
recent victory, have held outsuchexpmecatathioanus!P
" We trust our own apprehensions
than in reality • is, but the
an aspect to us wore gloomy .. .
facts before us only strengthen our misgivings."

yesterday. at the Colonial-
Dispatches were received
Wee! from the Governor of New Zealand.
gold at Paris
MoriEr MARKET.—The quotation
is about 5 per mule discount, r
i t price of
accordingof to the
awl tariff, which, at the English
London at
7s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold., gives an ex-
change of 25.04; and the exchange at Parts on
short being 25.02 i, it follows that gold
is 0.06 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from tlam-
„
burgh the price of gold is 425
per mark, which, at the Eng-
lish Mint price of 3/. 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold,
gives au exchange of 13.47 • and the exchange at Ham:
burgh on London at short being 13.51, it follows that gold
is 0.29 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bulb at
be6o days' sight is 110 i per cent., and the par of exchange
England and Atnerica being 109 23-40 per cent.,
it follows that the exchange is nominally
favour of England; and after making allowance for differ-
-0.92 per cent. in
ence of interest and charges of' transport, the present rate
leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.

Fouit GOOD HABIT& There Were four good
habits which a wise and good man earnestly recommended
la his counsels and by his own example, and which he con-
sidered essentially necessary for the happy management of
temporal concerns—these are punctuality, accuracy, steadi-
ness, and dispatch. Without the first time is wasted, those
who rely on us are irritated and disappointed, and twilling
is done in its proper time and place. Without the second
mistakes the most hurtful to our own credit and interest, and
that of others, may be committed. Without the third, no-
thing can be well done; and, without the fourth, opportuni-
ties of advantage are lost which it is impossible to recal.

Lusus NATURM.—A person residing a short die-
ance from Troedyhiwgoch-gate, near Llandillo-fawr, in this
county, has now in his possession a living calf which has two
heads and four eyes, but is in every other respect like the
rest of the species. The animal takes food with both mouths,
but he has only one gullet, through which it of course passes
into the stomach. It is apparently perfectly healthy, and
likely to live a long time, but is at present only a fortnight
.14-this dar—Welshmaa.

The lndependance, of Brussels, has the following
from Hamburgh, Ist inst.:—
" I have already announced to you the regulation of
the succession to the throne of Denmark, and to the
sovereignty of the two Duchies, by the ad option made
by the King of Denmark of the young Prince Christian
of_ Glucksbourg. It appears that the Grand Duke of
Oldenbourg, who enjoys immediate and incontestable
rights over these countries, is by no means inclined to
alienate those rights, or to have them wrested from him.
The Russian Minister, M. de Struve, is endeavouring
diplomatically to overcome the resistance of the Grand
Duke to that act of succession decided upon at Copen-
hagen. The threat of armed intervention, simulta-
neously addressed by Austria, Prussia, and Hanover, to
the Senate of Bremen, has at length had for result to
overcome the resistance and the opposition of the Legis-
lative Assembly of the Bourgeoisie, where the demo-
cratic element was in great majority.' The Socialist
papers have been obliged to suspend their periodical
publications, and their meetings have been prohibited
by the police. The Senate is now occupied in drawing
up some very stringent Bills on the liberty of the press
and on the right of meeting, which will be very soon
submitted for the adoption of our Legislative Assembly."

The ATTORNEY- GENERAL—Of course not. He comes
forward for gain.—(A laugh.)
Witness said he had been at the rooms once, but he
did not rav to go in.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--You may go back to
Flora, Mr. Nigatmgale; but before leaving us tell us
who is Jacobs? eVituess—He appears always like a
gentleman to me, but I am not clever enough to say
whether he has any profession or calling. I only knew
him as a frequenter of the Flora Gardens.
Mr. James BereFferd, son of the late inspector of the
C division, was examined by Mr. CHAIIBERS, and stated
that he plays the double bass in the orchestra of the
room=. Mr. Laurent, sen., paid his salary.
Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Young
Mr. Laurent found the music, and that is the custom of
the profession. Mr. Christopher Brown is in the rooms
every evening.
Inspector Wall, of the C division, examined by Mr.
CHAMBERS—I know these rooms, and have seen them
frequently. In the early part of June, 1850, there were
no such words as " Licensed by Act of Parliament."
This was the case for the plaintiff.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then addressed the jury for
the defence, and reminded the jury that Mr. Jacobs
brought this action as a common informer, which
he believed was his only calling. The plain-
tiff, the jury would remember, assisted to distribute
the bills for the ball, in June, 1850 ; and yet he brought
this action to recover penalties in respect of that very
ball. The case reminded him (the Attorney-General)
very forcibly of the well-known case where a publican
got up a concert in his house, for the benefit of a friend,
and that friend, after receiving the proceeds of the con-
cert, turned round upon his benefactor and filed an infor-
mation against him for having allowed music to be
played in his house without a licence. This case was
not quite so bad as that, but it fell not very far short of
it, and he hoped the jury would mark their sense
of these discreditable proceedings by returning a
with stricte
vaersedit for the defendants. He maintained that no
!lettel been made out either against the rooms or the
defendants. The rooms it was admitted were conducted
lessee, and
evidence
and decorum, while it had been proved
by the zee that Mr. Christopher Brown was the
How, then, eetll,, G.F. Bryer was only a managing director.
Act of Parliament'. erlley
13E0 kept a
diso-td be said that the latter gentleman
house, as prohibited by the
whaiewveren there had been no concealment i
in the matter
lessee, and the other us u;sthe one was advertised as the
reaal Manager, and if this ection
'o, that
were biought for
walseonni fide purpose of pro-
s
tegcatiinnsgt
Brown?
ewpnupliNe why
why the names of Messrs. Bryer, Laurent:
Tinhewyaswtoersehuntothmeiorretand but the rieiabsodn
wottateetthse actionb_ brought
mouthshi
tt
tthese. on n tgb ise o e t t
Some
been dragged
sion, or else they would have told the jury what the real
facts were.
• o Mr. Dryer applied to the
time ag magistrates for a
refuse
licence, and it was unfortunately
to risk d.
Mr. Christo-
pher Brown then determined . the opening of the
rooms wi, ?bout a licence, and
. these gentlemen he
(mi.!, and it was preposterous to 85V
engaged as his monk,
persons keeping the est lA' h -
a Is rant.
that they were the
were the rooms conducted be.
So admirably, howerer,
parish that the
fore the licence was obtained,
all
sympathy with
authori-
ties of St. James'e, who repudiated
the action, voluntaelly withdrew
ad the Middlesex
a opposition to this
11
Popular place of amusement,nt,
n
magistrates almost unenimouly, for there was
only one:diseantient, agreed to grant a license to the
present proprietors. No injury, therefore, had accrued
to the plaintiff from the existence of those rooms prior
instituted these
• a
to the licence, and as the plaintiff had in,
proceedings not for the sake of vindicating the majesty
of th' law, but to put money into his own pockets, he
confidently reliedbut
upon the verdict of the jury being in
favour of the defendants.
Mr. Justice w
IGErmA.N then briefly summed up, and
1.-ft it for the jury to Pay whether they ORO Me de-

"Re Vinnicombe s Fire.—Dear Sir—l have heard
from bliss Radmore, and she says her aunt will accept
1101., the office paying the expenses ; or if the office
will give 1151. she will pay the fire expenses. If you
resolve on adopting either of these plans, the latter will
not be the most preferable, inasmuch as the expenses are
about 61. She positively refuses to accept less than
1101. I believe this is a trifle less than the valuation
which you have. Aro mine and my wife's policies pre-
pared? I wish them to be settled before my wife's
next birth-day.—Yours, &c.

" GORGE
" Ottery St. Mary, May 16, 185 1 E." D. MAYNE.
"Re Vinnicombe.—Dear Sir,—lf the directors have
resolved on paying Miss Viiirdcombe 1101., they paying
the expenses, or 1151., she paying the expenses, I shall
bo glad to receive such amount as will enable me to pay
her. I shall be going to Thoverton on Tuesday next, re-
ceiving tithes, and could then settle the matter, if lam
placed in such a position as will enable me to do so.
Be kind enough to send me mine and my wife's policies.
" Ottery St. Mary, May 22,
" Your obedient servant,
11•8G5E10.,a, cut D. MAINE.
In consequence of certain information which the office
received, suspicion was entertained that no fire bad
taken place. I accordingly went to Thoverton on last
Friday week, taking with me a copy of the policy, and
I found on inspecting the buildings insured that they
had not been burnt, and that no damage whatever had
been done to them by fire. If the 110/. had been for-
warded to the prisoner, as requested in his last letter,
the office would have been defrauded of that amount.
The prisoner admitted to me that all the letters were
in his handwriting. _

Alderman WIRE then asked the prisoner, who was
evidently suffering severe mental and bodily pain, and
who had been accommodated with a chair during the exa-
mination, whether he had anything to say in answer to
the charge, at the same time giving him the usual caution
that any statement he made might be given in evidence
against him on his trial.

-Prisoner handed to the Alderman the following
paper:— _ _ _

Sir,--I deeply regret to state that the claim I made
upon the office on behalf of Miss Vinnicombe for com-
pensation for damages alleged to have been sustained
by her in consequence of fire to three cottages at Tho-
verton, was fraudulently made by me, I knowing at the
time that no such fire had occurred. I make this ad-
mission in order to save the office the trouble and ex-
pense of producing evidence against me, and throw my-
self entirely on the mercy of the directors.—l am, Sir,
your very obedient servant,

" GEORGE D. MAINE.
" To J. G. Jay, Esq., Manager of the Monarch
Fire and Lite Assurance Society."
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.
THAMES.
THE TRUCK SYSTEM.—In the case of the man named
Hutchinson, who was charged by a ballast heaver named
Cullen, and three others, with attempting to foist un-
wholesome and disgusting meat upon them in lieu of
their labour, and who was ordered ou Wednesday by
Mr. Yardley, who expressed great indignation at the
case, to pay 245., the amount claimed, together with .53.
each, Cullen came before Mr. Ingham, the sitting ma-
gistrate, yesterday, to complain that though Taplin, a
summoning officer of the court, bad gone with him and
his mates, Hutchinson refused to abide by the magis-
trate's decision. His language to Taplin was of the most
defiant character. " I'll be -," said he, "if I pay a
shilling for all the magistrates in the country. My goods
are in the hands of the landlord, and they may do their
best or their worst."
Mr. IstortAx, on hearing this statement, immediately
issued a distress warrant, and it remains to be seen whe-
ther between Mr. Hutchinson and his landlord the deci-
sion of the magistrates can be set at defiance.
ATTE

MPTED MURDER AT WANDS-

WO RTLI.
On Wednesday night, about half-past ten o'clock, W
Walker, 98, V division of police, having received infor-
mation that a man living at Point Pleasant had mur-
dered his wife, he went to the house of William East-
wood, a man about 40 years of age, who is an ex-poliee-
man of the V division, and had latterly obtained his
living as a broker's man. The constable went to the
prisoner's house and knocked at the door, which was
opened by the prisoner, who had a baby in his arms, and
asked what the constable wanted. He told him he had
come to make inquires about his wife, and he said he
would toll him all about it. He then said, "I was sit-
ting down at the table eating my supper, when my wife
made use of some words, and as she was leaning over
me the knife ran into her, and there is the knife," point-
ing to ono on the table. Mr. Browne, of the firm of
Finch and Browne, arrived at this juncture, as also Mr.
Bicknell, the superintendent, and the constable then took
the prisoner to the station, and charged him with the
attempt to murder. Mr. Browne continued the most
assiduous attentions to the dying woman during the re-
mainder of the Bight and morning, and Walker, the, con-
stable, remained in the house to insure to her quiet and
proper attendance.
This morning, on the opening of the court, soon after
ten o'clock, the prisoner was brought up from the cells
and placed in the dock before Mr. Beadon, charged with
ewe trstbehba
amintgabhlies.kwniiffee,EwliittnetthenEt atostmwouordderinhetrh.• left breast
beingtwten nine
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Sarah Taylor was the first witness examined, and on
tknani
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the door, but no one came, and as the door was notct
the Point.
heard
housent Eastwood'.
aLnads
locked I went into the washhonse, and there saw the pri-
soner withwith the a
Mrs, and he answered, "I
young child in his arms.' I asked him what
wast
the matter
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woman
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fendants, or any of them, acted as waster or proprietor
of the rooms before their licence was obtained.
The jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a
verdict for the defendants.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
George B. Mayne was brought before Alderman Wire,
in custody of Daniel Forrester, charged with having
unlawfully attempted to obtain from the Monarch Fire
and Life Assurance Company, the sum of 1101. with a
view to defraud and cheat the said company.
Mr. Henry Eaton said—l am a clerk in the Monarch
Fire and Life Assurance Society. The following letter
addressed to the manager by the prisoner was received
at our office in the usual course of business:—
" Ottery St. Mary, May 5, 1851.
" Dear Sir,—On my return home this morning I found
the enclosed (which came yesterday) awaiting me. I
am very sorry to have to send it, and heartily wish that
the insurances on all the thatched buildings in my
agency were discontinued, particularly now that it is
likely I shall have some of another and difficult class
to insure. I will take Mr. Channon, an old builder and
surveyor of some standing, and whose property is in-
sured in the Monarch, with me to Thoverton, and you
may rely on my doing what I can for the office, and
will take care to instruct him to value fairly, so that
there shall be no more paid than what really ought to
be paid. I will write again after the inspection, with
the report, &c. I send my life proposal for 150/. Ido
not know whether in my last I asked you to send me a
copy of my wife's life proposal. If not, be kind enough
to oblige me by sending me a copy of it. I have sent
the necessary papers in my own case to Dr. Garland and
my private referee. " Tours truly,
" Gio. D. MAYNE."
(Enclosure)—" Sir,—By my aunt, Miss Vinnicombe's,
desire, I write to inform you that, by a fire which hap-
pened at Thoverton on Friday last, three of her cottages
insured in your office have been much damaged by fire,
and she wishes you to come over as soon as you can.
" Yours, &c.,
" Thoverton, May 3, 1851. "M. A. RADITORE."
The prisoner, through whose means the policy had been
effected, was our agent at Ottery St. Mary, and Miss
Vinnicombe was the party whose cottages were in-
sured. The following letter was next received by our
manager:—
" Ottery St. Mary, May 8, 1851.
" Dear Sir,—Re Vinnicombe—l enclose claim and es-
timate. The latter, in my opinion, is very fair, and the
office has had justice done it. Two of the three cottages
are entirely burnt; one other very much burnt; the
other two have their roofs injured (the thatch, &c.,
having been stripped off), and have sustained other da-
mage. Mr. Channon estimates the cost of reinstating at
112/. 10s. Miss Vinnicombe claimed 1301. I offered
1051., and intimated to Miss V. that her claim amounted
to much more than the sum at which our surveyor
estimated the damage, and that I was quite sure the
office would not give more than what he recommended.
This morning Miss Radmore came to me and intimated
to me that her aunt, who is very infirm, old, and unfit
for much business, wants no more than is fair,
and although she had been told that it would cost
1301. to put the same buildings in the same state as they
were before the fire, yet she was quite ready to abide by
the valuation of our surveyor and not give any more
trouble to the office than was necessary. I told her I
had no doubt the office would be mainly guided by their
surveyor's valuation, and that I would acquaint you
hereof. Subsequently I offered, subject to your appro-
val, 1104 she to pay the fire-engine expenses, &c.,
amounting to some 51. or 61. From what I could gather
I think she would accept 1101., and we pay the expenses;
but she has promised to write me to-morrow, with her
aunt's determination. After I have heard I will again
write. If, however, she will take 110/. and pay half the
expenses, I think it would be better to close, although
by holding out I think we may perhaps get her to ac-
cept 1101. and pay the expenses. Still we shall better
see how to act after I hear from her. I told Miss Rad-
more that I would write her directly I heard from you,
and that if the claim were satisfactory very little trouble
would be given as to the payment. The fire took place
in the evening, and originated in a house adjoining to
one of those insured in this office and burnt, and from
the same cause from which so many of our fires origi-
nate, viz., the chimney. I enclose my wife's life propo-
sal. Perhaps you will get mine and her policies ready
as soon as possible, as our birthdays are rapidly ap-
proaehing.—l am, dear sir, yours truly,
"To G. H. Jay, Esq." " GEO. D. MAYNE.
The enclosure purports to be an estimate by a builder
of the damage done to the buildings, amounting to 1121.
10s. Our office next received the enclosed from the pri-
soner, purporting to be addressed to him :
" Sir,—l beg to inform you that I claim of the direc-
tors of the Monarch,' late 'Licensed Victuallers'.
office,' the sum of 1301. for damage done to my cottages
at Thoverton, by fire, on Friday last.—Your obedient
servant, " ANN VINNICOMBE.
" Thoverton, May 6th, 1831."
Subsequently the following letters were receives by our
manager :