The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The Jason brings Cape papers to the 7th of July.
The following summary from the Argus contains the
principal items of news :
"A cessation of hostilities between the Boers of the Free
State and the Basutus has been effected, and both parties
have agreed to leave the matter in the haads of his Excel-
lency Sir George Grey, who will leave Cape Town on Wed-
nesday for the Free State. His Ex •ellency is to attempt a
mediation between the two, but whet her he will succeed or
not it is difficult to say. The Free State is in sad confusion.
There are three parties there, one in favour of a union be-
tween the State and the Trans Vaal, under the governor-
ship of Pretorius ; a second party is in favour of Boshof and
war; and a third, and by far the largest and most intelli-
gent portion of the community, yearn for re-annexation
with the colony.
"Claims have been sent in by British subjects living in
Moshesh's territory for compensation for injuries and spolia-
tiun of their property by Free State people during the war,
to the amount of X 2,300.
" Catfreland is quiet, and there is little complaint now of
the Caffres in the colony. The chief Umbels was captured
last week, but what his crimes are we do not know. The
Governor's policy is a profound secret. Few pretend to un-
derstand it. We hear now and then that some chief is to be
punished for something or other, and when the thing is done
we get the Governor's, or rather the High Commissioner's,
version of the affair.

" The alarm expressed by many at the beginning of the
year that the importations of British goods and the amount
of Customs' revenue for the current year would be greatly
reduced, have proved altogether erroneous. The following
statements of the Customs' duties received in Cape Town
during the first, six months of 1857 and 1858 respectively
show a perfectly healthy and prosperous state of commercial
affairs :
January £10,053 .. £13,578
February 12,169 .. 9,272
March
April 10,962 .. 8,781
•M ay 13,044 .. 13,351
June 6,614 .. 13.620
The increase on the half-year has therefore been £8,986 In
Table Bay wharfage dues there has been a falling off from
£4,820 to £4,130
" The City of Manchester arrived here from Gibraltar,
with troops, on Thursday last. She had the 314 Regiment
on board and a company of Engineers. Site put into Table
Bay for coals, and left for Algoa Bay on Friday, where the
troops are to be landed.
" The ship W. E. Malcolm, Capt. Sims, sunk in Simon's
Bay last Thursday. She was bound from Bombay to Eng-
land, and struck on a rock on the L'Agulbas reef on the
30th of May during a very thick fog. She became leaky,
and put into Simon's Bay on the following day. On Thurs-
day, her cargo having been previously taken out, she was
hove down for the examination of her keel. The wind
sprung up before the examination was over, and she could
not be righted; she sunk immediately. She was sold as she
lies, yesterday, at public auction, and realised the sum of
£BOO. She belonged to Messrs. Buckham and Sims, of
Whitehead. _ .

"The Colonial Civil Engineer, Capt. Pilkington, died al
his residence on Saturday afternoon, and is to be buried to•
day. _ _ _

Preparatory works for the new breakwater in Table
Bay were in course of progress, but they have been stopped.
Nothing more will be done until the arrival of the engineer
who has been sent for from England to undertake this work.
" The Governor has dissolved both Houses of Parliament.
The election of members of the Legislative Council will
commence on the Ist of September. It is not known when
the election of members of the House of Assembly will take
place.
" An interesting question was raised before the judges of
the Supreme Court last week. Application was made by a
husband, seeking a divorce from his wife, for a letter in
the post-office which had been sent by her to her nlleged
paramour, who resides in the country. The judges refused
to grant tbe order.
" The steamer Khersonese left Simon's Bay for England
on the 26th ult. Colonel Apperley, the East India Com-
pany's remount agent, is a passenger by her.
"The Lady Macnaughten has been chartered for the con-
veyance of the women and children of the 89th Regiment to
Bombay ; she will leave Table Bay to-morrow. Lieut.
Rsbinson and Dr. Hallahan, of the 89th, will proceed to
Bombay in this vessel.
" The following vessels of her Majesty's navy are now in
Simon's Bay :—The flagship Boscawen and her Majesty's
steamer Lynx.
"The United States steamer San Jacinto, from China for
New York, :s In Simon's Bay.
" No intelligence has been received from the Livingstone

expedition.
" Bu,iness during the past month has been dull, as it
usually is at this season of the year. The imports, however,
for June show more than an average amount, and the Cus-
toms' duties received at this port for the month amounted
to £13,676 19s. 9d. The Cape of Good Hope Bank and
the Union Bask have published their half-yearly state-
ments to the 30th ult. Several of the other colonial banks
will publish theirs during the present month. The amount
of business done for the half-year by the above-named banks
is not shown—merely their assets and liabilities. Much in-
convenience was felt in June by the banks restricting their
discounts, especially the Cape Commercial Bank and the
South African Bank. With the commenc:-ment of this
month discounts have, however, been somewhr.:, freer. Since
our monthly report per last mail steamer no improvement
in freights can be reported ; the continued depression in the
home market of all colonial produce offers uo inducement
for shippers from this colony.
" Exchange.—The same as last reported in our monthly
summary.
"The Cape of Good Hope Mutual Life Assurance So-
ciety held its annual meeting yesterday. This association
ranks among the most prosperous of our colonial institu-
tions. After an existence of only 13 years it numbers
nearly 1,000 members, and has an accumulated fund, se-
curely invested, of £96,000."

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Wednesday in the Procurator Fiscal's office, in
connection with this painful ease. The result has not, of
course, transpired ; but Major Yelverton's friends continue
to express the utmost confidence that the case will break
down.—Edinburgh Courant.
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