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 NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—RefIirLI Of
Traffic for the week ending June 8:
Passengers, parcels, &c. £39,507 10 6
Merchandise ... 17,886 16 0
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 7 10
Corresponding week last year... 17,291 10 9
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—AIIIOIIIIf Of
Traffic for the week ending June 8:
Passengers
Goods

...132,973 7 O
4 4
....• ••• 2,446

Total ...£15,419 11 4
Corresponding week last year... 11,068 14 1
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. --(Miles open,ll2.)—.
Return of traffic for the week ending June 10:
Railway and canal•
£4,974 0 0
Corresponding week lest year ... 4,322. 0 0
Note.—The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Waatersi
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLwAY..—Traffic for the
week ending June fi

MAIN LINK.

Passengers
Parcels, IL C• and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails

... £1,701 17 2
... 70 18 0

442 0 0
575 0 0

Total ..

•••
MOLD.

... £2,789 15 2

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

... .£44 18 4
2 3 6
70 18 11

Total

-• ... •.. £llB 0 9
STEAM-BOATS.

Passengers ... ... ... £220 12 3
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... 14 10 10

Total
••• £235 3 1
CALIDONLAN RAILWAY.—(I6O miles opened.)-,Rates of
traffic for the week ending June 1;
Passengers, &c. £2,566 16 6i
Goods, &c.
... 3,927 7 8 -

11
_ Includirronotdailnsg
.£6 494 4 21
Corresp •
n week last year ... 6.293 6
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factor. g Wishaw and Coltness, now in charge of a

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFEMarTiedt
Tues-
day morning, at Finchingfield, on Tues-
Essex, by the Rev. Alfred
13owyer Smyth, rector of Attleborough, Norfolk, assisted by
the Rev. John Stock, vicar of Finchingfield, Lord Garvagh,
to Cecilia Susan, daughter of John Ruggles Brise, Esq , of
Spains Hall, Finchingfield, and Cavendish, Suffolk. Shortly
after the ceremony the bride and bridegroom took their de-
parture for the Isle of Wight.
CORN IN THE EAR.—The wheat is said to be in a
very forward condition. The papers speak of large ears of
corn already
.shown as samples. But, perhaps, at the late
Corn Exhibition at Tamworth were shown the very longest
ears of all.—Punch.
SITTINGS OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—
The sittings of the court will be resumed to-morrow (Friday),
uisrstisoi:eirlsl,b; and the business allotted to
ro.liCelamissioner. Law and Mr. COM-
the Chief Commissioner will be
. .divided between the two
niissloner Phillips.
other Commissioners, Ctwomore:
THE COMMISSIONERS
ViN CLERC'Y OF SEWERS AND THE ME..
TROPOLI '.---Th e Archdeacon Middlesex has
addressed the following of ~
the
diocese of London who are
to those of the clergy
on
nt tee
subject of sewers rate on rent charges,
his jurisdiction,
the metropolis :
—" Kensington Vicarage, June,
&c
~in
your ' go, June, 1851.—Reverend ' and dear
parish is within the limits of the Metropolitan
Commission of Sewers I think it right to inform you that I
lately
la , and, observed a sudden,
as I conceived, an 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,
3-ours very ,faithfully, JOHN SINCLAIR, PIA., Archdeacon of
Middlesex. '
ANOTHER NEW CHURCH IN WESTMUISTER. -...
Arrangements have been made for forthwith laying the
foundation-stone of a large new church, to be erected in the
new street now being formed from the Abbey to "Wain*.
ham Palace. It is to be called St. Mark, anti will COPtitiLl
UpWATtls 01,500 free seats.