The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

MAP OF NEW CALSDONIA.

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Just in the rick of time Mr. Wyld, as usual,
has produced an excellent map of the newly-
created colony of New Caledonia, in the far west,
beyond the Rocky Mountains, with Vancouver's
Island, the British and American possessions,
teeming with gold, and what may hereafter be con-
sidered equally valuable for commerce—immense
fields of coal. The discovery of gold has in a
manner called this new world into existence ; and, if
we may judge from the number of places marked on
the map, the quantity will be without end, and last
as long as the rivers will ran. The course of
Frazer's River, with its falls and rapids, till its
junction with Thompsou's River is clearly de-
fined. The island of Vancouver, with its
bays and harbours, stands out in bold relief from
the main land. The Columbia river, like Frazer'F,
deriving its source from the Rocky Mountains and
the haunts of the red deer, also displays its run of
gold within the British boundary. The Strait of
Juan do Fuca is delineated on an enlarged scale,
while the British possessions iu North Americ3,
extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans,
i with A large portion of those of the United States,
are depicted in the corner of the map, by which the
eye takes in the whole range of the respective coun-
tries, extending even to the boundaries of the
North Pole. Altogether this map will be invalu-
able as a beautiful expositor of regions now the
grand new topic of the day, and reflects all due
honour on the research and promptitude of the en-
terprising geographer to the Queen.

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, JULY 21.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Colonel Sir G. Couper, ar-
rived at Osborne on a visit to her Majesty.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice, Princess
Helena, and Prince Leopold, drove out in the afternoon.
The Prince Consort crossed over to Gosport in the
Royal yacht Fairy.
Her Majesty's dinner party included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the
Pr ince of Leiuingen, Lady Fanny Howard, Sir George
CJuper, and Captain Crispin, R.N.

A meeting of the Cauncil of the Duchy of Cornwall
was held yesterday at the Duchy-office, Buckingham-
gate, St James's-park, There were present the Lord
Chancellor, the Right Hon. T. P. Leigh ; the Keeper of
the Privy Seal, Mr. Whitmore ; the Attorney General,
Mr. Alexander ' • the Duke of Newcastle ; and the Se.
cretary, Mr. J. R. Gardiner.
A deputation from the Thames Conservancy had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day at his official residence in Dawning-street. The de-
putation consisted of Mr. J. Thorp, Mr. Alderman
Humphery, Mr. J. Turoley, Mr. I'. Lakin, Admiral
Austin, Captain Pigott, and Mr. Edward Tyrrell, at-
tended by Captain Burstal, secretary, and Mr. Stephen
Leach, engineer.
A deputation from the parish of St. Botolph Without,
Aldgate, and the precinct of St. Katharine, on the sub-
ject of the Metropolitan Local Management Act Amend-
ment Bill, had an interview with Lord John Manners
yesterday, at the Office of Works, Whitehall-place. Toe
deputation consisted of Mr. CAlet, secretary of the Sr.
Katharine Dock Company ; Mr. White, vestryman of
St. Botolph Without, Aldgate ; Mr. Duke, vestryman
of St. Botolph Without, Aldgate; Mr. Glynes, vestry
clerk of St. Boolph Without, Aldgate; and Mr. Toul-
min Smith.

A deputation from the Cotton Supply Association of
Manchester, consisting of Mr. Henry Ashworth, Mr.
W. Wanklyn, and Mr. Jo.eph Simpson, had an interview
wit's the Chancellor of the Exchequer at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street yesterday. The deputation
wag accompanied by Mr. John Cheetham, M.P., Mr.
T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. It. Phillips, M.P., and Capt.
Gray, M.P.
A deputation of Millleyeit justices, consisting of Mr.
Charles H. Cottrell and Mr. Po Nnall, charrnan of the
Quarter Sessions, with Mr. Chas. Wright, clerk, trans-
acted business at the Home-office yesterday.
Mr. Thwaites, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Heligoland.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge,
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh•Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, attended
by Baron Riaesebeck, leave St. James's Palace on Satur-
day nex', for Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for the season.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge purposes
to enter on the occupation of Gloucester House, be-
queathed to the Duke by the late Duchess of Gloucester,
in the course of the ensuing month, the repairs and ir.-
ternal decorations having been completed some weeks.
The Marq: is and Marchioness of Breadalbane ire
expected to return to town from C irlibad about the
middle of next mouth, and then repair to Tayrnouth
Castle, Perthshire, to rect,ive company.
The Duchess of Somerset lia,l an at ernoon party yes•
terday afternoon at Winiblidon Park. A large circle
ef the members of the aristocracy assembled at the
duchess's invitation.
Tee Earl and Gt.uutess of Wicklow have left town on
a tour in Germany.
The Countess of Harrington has issued invitations for
a soiree dausante to-night at Harrington House, Ken.
sington Palace-gardens.
Earl Granville left town on Tues,lay eveni•T, for his
,eat in btatl,rushire. Tue couuce..is aiso isit town the
same day for Aldenham Park, her son's seat in ShrJp-
h.re.
Tee Earl of Clanwilliam returns from his fishing ex-
cursion in Scotland in a few days, to join the countess
iu Belgrave.square. The noble earl and countess then
go to Deal Castle for till autumn.

" it is related. in diplomatic: circles," says the„To.wgnal
dY, " that Toad Pacba has informs.d Count
Walewski and Lord Cowley that the Porte is ready to

pay to Mdlle. Eveillard, by ray of indemnity, a ROM of
150,000 fr., and a similar sure to the family of Mr, Page,
the English Vice Consul."
Orders have been sent to Toulon by the Minister of
Marine to immediately despatch a steam frigate to the
Red Sea. Tile belief is that she is intended for Jeddah,

but if so, from being obliged to go round the Cape, it
will be a considerable time before she arrives there.
The Governor of the Bank of Belgium, M. de Haussy,
having been repeatedly robbed of bank notes during the
last two years, gave notice to the police, and three days
back they captured the valet of that gentleman in the
act of carrying off some securities from a drawer which
he had contrived to open.
MAIDSTONE SWI3I3IING CLUB —The members of this
club held their annual grand breakfast party on Friday,
when they partook of breakfast, served up in good style,
as usual, on the water. The performers seemed quite
at home with their ham, egg, bread and butter, tea,
and other condiments, and judging from the consump-
tion, we should imagine that such a thing as a poor
appetite is a luxury unknown to the members of the
Maidstone Club,—Susses Express.
FATAL GUN ACCIDENT. —On Tuesday morning two
young mer, tamed Monk, tons of an undertaker in
Paradise-street, Mary!ebone' were out sparrow shooting
in the fields near the Welch Harp, in the Edgware-road.
Thomas Monk, who was separated from his brother by
a hedge, called to him, and the brother was making his
way through the hedge, dragging the gun after him,
when the gun went off, and the charge struck Thomas
Monk in the head. He was taken to the Welsh Harp,
and died almost directly.
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TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION IN THE MEDITEDRA
NEAN AND WITH INDIA.—A large blue-book of 353 pages
in length contains some voluminous correspondence on
the establishment of telegraphic communication in the
Mediterranean, and with India. It includes the Treasury
correspondence on the Red Sea Telegraph, Seleucia and
Korna, Constantinople and Bussorah, Ragusa and Alex-
andria, Corfu and Malta, and also a miscellaneous corre•
spendence regarding a proposal to extend the European
system of telegraphs to Alexandria. The paper winds up
with the proposals of sundry telegraph companies.
SIR FITMIOY KELLY.—A paragraph, containing some
silly scandals concerning Sir Fitzroy Kelly and a mem-
ber of his family, having found its way into a country
newspaper, that gentleman has addressed the following
letter to the editor :—" Sir Fitzroy Kelly requests that
the editor of the ----- will contradict a statement con-
cerning himself and a member of his family which has
appeared in that paper, purporting to be copied from
some other publication, and which is little else than a
tissue of falsehoods. Sir F. Kelly can but express his
astonishment that the editor of any newspaper, claiming
a character for rosnsreahlti+v nerl ee-se;.e eeenne !nee
athrrh.ted duuu a paragraph into its columns."
THE EARL OV SHREWsBURRY AND TALB3T V. SCOTT
AND OTHERS.—Weunderstand that the d-fendantr in thls
Call3o having obtained an order from Mr. Justice Willes
fur a commission to Ranee, for the purpose, as they
allege of procuring certain evidence necessary to their
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POSTAL TREATY WITH SPAIN.—By the new postal
convention with Spain the exchange of letters between
the post-offices of that kingdom and Great Britain is to
be effected through London, Dover, Southampton, Ply-
mouth, and Gibraltar, on the side of this country ; and
Iron, La Junquera, San Roque, Cadiz, Vigo, and Santa
Cruz de Teneriffe on the side of Spain. For every pre-
paid letter for Spain, whether ria France or by the ma-
rine route, the British post-office will collect 64. per of
an ounce. For letters prepaid in Spain and the Canaries
the Spanish Government will collect two reels de wan)
per of an ounce. For unpaid letters double postage
will be charged. There are other charges for foreign and
colonial let'.ers sent through England, &c. Oa news-
paper, &c. , the British post-office will pay 51 per lb.,
net weight, when conveyed to Spain riaFrance, and 101.
per lb. when conveyed direct by Spanish packets. Spain
will pay two reals de vellon per lb. Spanish, and four
reels, according to the route, in the same reciprocal way.
There are numerous other provisions.
DANGEROUS ACCIDENT.—A rather singular accident
happened on Saturday last to a servant-maid at the Bell
Inn. The girl had occasion to serve a bottle of lemon-
ade, and went to obtain one from a basket that stood
in the hall. On taking one from the basket she acci-
dentally caused another of them to fill on the floor, a
distance of only about a foot, when it burst with a loud
report, and a portion of the bottle, about an inch and
a-half wide, and four inches lung, and which was renderel
extremely sharp by being inclined for half an inch to an
edge, flow up and struck her in the neck, cau.ing the
blood to flow in a large stream from the wound. Medi-
cal assistance was immediately called in, and it was then
discovered that an artery had been cut through, and the
jugular vein had only escaped the same fate by about a
quarter of an inch. Messrs. R. and J. H. Ceely imme-
diately stopped the hemorrhage, and took up the artery,
and though the girl was rather weak from the loss of
blood she is now going on well.— Aylesbury News,
LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK.—A meeting of the
proprietors of the London and Westminster Bank took
place yesterday, Alderman Salcmens in the chair,
when the report was adopted, and a dividend and bonus
declared at the rate of 16 per coot. per annum free of
income-tax. The chairman congratulated the shareholders
on the prosperous condition of the undertaking. The
decrease shown in the deposits arises entirely from the
withdrawals of money at interest, the current accounts
and general business of the bank having largely increased.
The whole of the profits result from the ordinary trans-
actions of the half-year, no extraneous receipts being
included. 3,500/. has been deducted to meet a loss
through the frauds lately committed by one of their
clerks. In commenting upon this solitary instance of
misconduct, the chairman expressed his full reliance
in the integrity of the large body of officers of the
hank. In the previous half-year they Lad just emerged
from a crisis, and a suspense account of bills to the 1
amount of 50,0001. had been formed. To meet any loss
under this head, 10,0001. had been set aside, but it is
now believed that the latter sum will revert to revenue,
the above account having already been reduced from
50,0001. to 18,0001. It is proposed in that case. to add
the 10,000/. to Cie reserve fund. A shareholder corn• I
plained that there were no auditors, and moved a series
of resolutions for the appointment of those officers and
for other purpose, whie'a were not seconded, and con-
sequently fell to the ground. The chairman, in reply,
observed that the directors in rotation go through all the
bills, cash in hand, &c., at the head (Alice and branches,
and that a most satisfactory audit is thus obtained. As
a proof he might state that the losses never turned out
larger than the estimate. He also alluded to the detailed
account of the posiiion of the bank on the 11th Novem-
ber, laid before the proprietors at the last meeting,
which had received the approbation of a committee of
the House of Commons.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL—The first anniversary
festival of this charity was celebrated last night, at the
London Tavern, under the presidency of Mr. Alderman
Wire and a numerous company. It is only two years
since the hospital was founded, in York-road, King's-
cross, by the late Mr. S. F. Stratham, at whose expense
it was carried on for 12 months. During that period
hundreds of persons crowded the doors of the charity,
and the necessity for its enlargement became imme-
diately perceptible. An adjoining house was taken, 50
in-patients were accommodated at a cost of 5001, and
a complete medical staff was formed. The hospital is
situated in the midst of a population of 270,000 souls,
and during the past year 254 in-patients, and 67,786
out-patients participated in the advantages of the cha-
rity. The receipts for the year amounted to 1,218/.
163. whilst the expenditure amounted to 2,0111.
34. 5d., leaving a balance against the hospital of 7841.
15s. Bd. Mr. Alderman Wire made a vigorous appeal
on behalf of the charity, which he said recommended
itself to public support because it was an hospital, be.
cause its doors were free to all, and because it was
situated in the midst of a poor and densely crowded
neighbourhood. He trusted that the result of their first
anniversary would be not only to enable the committee
to liquidate the debt which weighed upon the charity,
but to lay the foundation of an hospital—an hospital
which should be built, not as a palace, but as a
building fit to accommodate in comfort those who were
obliged to resort to it for restoration to health and life.
" The prosperity of the hospital" was drunk with en-
thusiasm. The subscriptions amounted to nearly 4001.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The following are the
details of emigration to the Australian colonies and the
Cape of Good Hope, conducted by her Majesty's Emi-
gration Commissioners during the year 1857:—The
number of ships chartered by the commissioners
amounted to 71 ; 33 of these sailed to Victoria, 25 to
New South Wals', 11 to South Australia, 1 to Western
Australia, and 1 to the Cape of Good Hope. The
number of emigrants conveyed to the colony of Victoria
was 12,289 souls, equal to 10,736 statute adults, of
whom 1,411 were married couple', 2,091 single men,
4,545 single women, 1,2-12 boys between the ages of 1
and 12, 1,314 girls between the same ages, 112 male
infants, and 133 female; 6,037 were English, 4 690
Irish, and 1,512 Scotch. The number of emigrants con-
voyed to New South Wales was 3,919 souls, equal to
7,907 statute adults, of ahem 1,253 were married coupler,
2,557 single men, 2,053 single women, 821 boys between
the ages f 1 and 12, 761 gels between the same ages,
114 male infants, and 107 female ; 6,018 were English,
1,989 Irish, and 912 Scotch. The nuiubcr of emigrants
conveyed to South Australia was 3,240 souls, equal to
2,835 statute adults, of whom 455 were married couples,
1,152 single rues, 449 single women ; 303 boy; between
the ages of 1 and 12, 300
girls
between the same ages,
52 rnal, infants, and 43 female ; 1,072 were English,
1,419 Irish, and 149 Scotch. Tee number of emigrants
conveyedirle co
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.nfants, and 4 female ; 183 acre English, 124 Irish, and
7 Scotch. The number of emigrants conveyed to the
Cape of Good Hope was 231 souls, equal to 212 statute
adults, of whom 21 were married couples, 4 single
men, 153 single women, 11 toys between the ages of 1
fled 12 15 eels nseeneng „Len, rn-1) f tE
"" lei"le ; 57 wcze Ereglsh and 174 Irish. The
whole making a total of 24,91'3 souls, equal to 21,9641
statute adults, of whom 3,215 were married couples,
s'B" single men, 7,274 eingb women, 2,409 boys be-
t a een the ages of 1 and 12, 2,424 girls between the
Sallie age, 322 male infants and 290 female; 14,017
were Englieh; 8,396 Lido, and 2 530 Scotch,

L-A_TESrr--NE WS.

AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING.

The City of Baltimore, which was to leave Hali-
fax on the 10th inst., passed Queenstown at nine

p.m. yesterday.

MARSEILLES, JULY 21.

The packet from Egypt, which arrived last
night, breught as passengers—M. Sabathier, the
French Cons4l-General at Alexandria ; M. Emerat,
and Mlle. Eveillard. The disturbances in Syria
are on the increase. It is positively stated that a
part of the Libanus, comprising oven Latakia and
the town of Tripoli, in Syria, are in a state of revolt.
Ismail Bay is said to have been mortally wounded.
The Emir has applied for assistance. The pil-
laging Arabs, who had invaded the Libanus,
have been repulsed. The epidemic disease at
Bengazi is diminishing.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

The Journal clic Havre says :—" Despatches
from Captain de Laronctere Le Nourry, com-
mandant of the French naval station off New-
foundland, announce that, after several interviews
with the members of the Legislative Body of the
colony, he had succeeded in establishing the basis
of a new treaty relative to the fisheries, and of such
a nature as to give satisfaction to all the interests
concerned. This result is considered the more im-
portant that the first convention agreed to had
been rejected by the British Guvernmeut, in con-
sequence of its not having received the approbation
of the Colonial Legislature."
BOURSE, July 21.—The market again became
rather heavy to the close, when the following were
the quotations :-
41 per Cents 95 70
Do. end month
3 per Cent. ..... 68 30
Do. end month 6B 35
Bank Sh Ares 201/
Credit itleJilier
Do. Account 613 75
RAILWAYS.-
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 753
Lyon and Mediteran 755
New Ditto
Geneva

Credit Fonder
Belgian 4
Piedmaontese (5)
Roman
Austrian
Spanish Threes
[Tome Debt
—FoR CAM.

Midi
Western 592
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

TURKEY.
We have received Constantinople journals and
letters to the 10th, via Trieste, but they cont sin but
little news of interest beyond what we have already
published by telegraph. Samy Pacha, the new
Governor of Canclia, left the Turkish capital the
preceding day for his post. The Sultan had during
the few days before given several audiences to dif-
ferent distinguished personages, and among them to
Ferruck Khan and M. de Wildenbruck, the Prus-
sian Minister, this latter waiting on his Majesty to
thank him for a sabre of houour which he bad sent
to him. Mr. Alison, formerly Chargé d'Affaires for
England, also had a private audience of the Sultan,
which was esteemed a special favour, as Charges
d'Affaires in general do not appear before his Ma-
jesty. Sir H. Bulwer had pail his visits to the
various Ministers, and was to have his audience of
the Sultan in a day or two. It was thought that
the arrival of the English Ambassador would con-
siderably accelerate the arrangement of the ques-
tion of Montenegro.
The Journal de Constantinople publishes a letter
from Rhodes, of the Ist, which says :
"A Greek girl, 15 years of age, residing in the
village of Maritza, was, a short time ago, met by
three Turks, as she was walking near that place,
and carried off to the mountain, where she was
subjected to the most brutal treatment. The ac-
count of this attack having reached the ears of the
govern., r, lie sent out a detachment of GLndarmerie
to arrest the ruffians. They were taken, and being
tried were condemned to one year's hard labour in
irons, and to pay a heavy fine to the victim. The
Pacha on his part gave her a sum of money. The
account of the triallas been sent off to Constanti-
nople for confirmation, and in the meantime the
three Turks are to be seen in irons."

SPAIN.
The Madrid jown ds of the 17th have reached
us. Some of them state that, in consequence of
the indisposition of the King and of the smallpox
having broken out with some violence near Valla-
dolid, which town her Majesty had promised to
pass throUgh, the Queen's visit to the Asturias was
likely to he postponed, but the Espana expresses a
different opinion. The same journal says that the
President of the Council and the Minister of
eign Affairs are to be-the only Ministers to ac-
company her Majesty ; it says likewise tb•at the
diplomatic body will go with the Queen. Prince
1.4,3cip01d, brother of the Queen of Portugal, Lad
sailed from Barcelona for France.

A Vienna letter in the Augsburg Gazette an-
nounces that the conflict relative to tho affair of
Itaetadt may be considered as arranged, Austria
and Baden Baden having agreed not to act ou the
convention concluded between them ; but the gar-
rison is for the present to continue to be formed as
it is now.

" The general feeling among the members of the
Germanic Diet," says a letter from Frankfort, "is
that the Danish reply is of a nature to prevent any
immediate act of hostility on the part of the Federa-
tion. That solution, however, will not be to the
taste of Hanover, which has always assumed in the
Diet a hostile attitude with respect to Denmark ;
and the Ivey; Gazette of Hanover, in one of its last
numbers, has shown that feeling, as it contained
the following unambiguous language :--- It is un-
fortunately probable that various impediments will
arise to prevent the Diet from acting in a decided
and energetic manner.' "

A letter from Stockholm says :—" According to
recent accounts from the chateau of Drottingholm,
where the King continues to reside with the Royal
family, his Majesty begins to recover his strength
very materially. He is now able to walk iu the
park without requiring the support of one or two
persons, as had been the ca.e during the previous
twelve months."
The Piedmontese Gazette states that on Count
de Cavour's arrival at Geneva, he was cordially
received by the population, and that a deputation
from the Council of State paid him a visit. Before
leaving, he received the visits of other notable inha-
bitants of the city, without distinction of political
opinions.
The Hon. Richard Lyons had an audience of the
Grand Duke of Tuscany at Lucca on the 17th, in
which he presented bis credentials as British pleni-
potentiary to the Court of Florence.

THE METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT

ACT AMEND LENT BILL.

Yesterday at the weekly meeting of the represen-
tative vestry of St. Pancras, held at the Vestry
Hall, Camdeu-t own, Mr. Churchwarden Cameron
in the chair,

The VESTRY-CLERK reported the stage which the
Metropolis Local Management Act Amendment
Bill, introduced by the Government, had r,:ached
in the House of Commons.

The Rev. R. C. ECKETT, member for St. Pancras
at the Metropolitan Board, explained the objects of
the bill, more especially in re'ation to the Govern-
ment raising three millions of money upon deben-
ture,,and contended that those who did the work
ought not to be doubly taxed by being compelled
to pay the stamp duty on the transfer of the securi-
ties. He moved a resolution, "That the vestry
was of opinion that the money to be borrowed by
the Metropolitan Board of Works should be ob t ain-
able without hiving to bear the additional charges
by the imposition of stamp duties upon the bonds,
debentures, or securiti,ffs, either upon their first
issue or upon any transfer thereof, and that the
borough and county members be earnestly re-
ques, ed to use their best efforts to obtain the in'ro-
duction of a clause into the bill for that purpose."
Mr. GLOVER, seconded the resolution, which was
put and carried.
Mr. BRETTINGFIAM moved a second resilution.
The debste on this question in the immaculate
House of Commons was most curious to real, but
on all sides it was admitted that the expense into
which the metropolis WAS about to be launched
would be frightful in the extreme. But there was
a clause in the t ill which gave the alt roi,olitan
Board power to delegate the control of all this en-
ormous power to a committee of three. This
certainly ought to be resisted. Ho moved, "That
it would be exceedingly objectionable for the Metro-
politan Board of Works to have autle.rity to
dele-
gate to a committee of its members to have the
absolute control and management of the works
connec'ed with the intercepting I"."'',
t.. 0
the euieugh and county tnembes be also earnestly
requested to m-e their best efforts to get the sth
clause struck out of the tell."
Mr. Ross seconded the resolution, and, after
some further observations, it was carried, and both
resolutions were ordered to be transmilted to the
bo:ough and county members.

'THEItIVE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have receivei files of papers from the Cape

to th© 9th of June.

On the sth of June the Cape Parliament was pro-
rogued by the Governor in the following speech :
"Mr. President and Gentleman of the Legisla'ive
Council ; Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
House of Assembly—
" 1. 1 have to express my thanks to you for the care
which you have, throughout a protracted session, be-
stowed upon the various measures which have been
under your consideration. I have assented, in the
Queen's name, and on her Majesty's behalf, to the several
bills which you have sent up to me, and I will do my
utmost to cause them to be so carried into operation as
to produce as large an amount of good as possible for the
country.
"2. I hope that the Executive Government may suc-
ceed in giving full effect to the wishes you have expres-
sed with regard to the building and improvement of
gaols. Nothing can be more consonant with my own
wishes than that every effort should be made to alleviate
the evils which have so long existed from the want of
sufficient and proper gaol accommodation. With a view
to immediwely attaining, at least in part, this end, I
will endeavour, without delay, to devise a plan by which
circuit courts may be more frequently held throughout
the colony.
" 3. I have been much gratified at finding how large a
share of your consideration has been bestowed upon the
question of education, and at the efforts which you have
made to stimulate and encourage it, by providing the
means of bringing the inhabitants of the colony together,
in their various locations, to deliberate upon this sub-
ject. I cannot but hope that they will thus at once be
rendered anxious to obtain the benefit of a good educa-
tion for the youth of their several vicinities, and inven-
tive of the means by which they can best attain so desir
able an end.

" 4. It was with great satisfaction that I received from
you the Public Examiners Bill. In passing this mea-
sure, you have, I trust, laid the foundation of a future
University. By thus providing the means of obtaining
in this colony an education of the highest order, you will
cause to be reared up here a class of highly educated
men, who will carefuily watch that the benefits of an
ordinary education are secured to all classes of the corn•
munity.
" 5. I thank you for having affordel the Government
the means of continuing to encourage the stream of Eu-
ropean immigration, which appears to be setting steadily
in to this colony, and which will increve to 1.z,;,1y the
aad the security of the country.
" 6. The large and liberal provision which you have
made for the continuation and maintenance of our great
lines of internal communication will afford ample means
of providing employment for all immigrants who can
arrive here, and ndd greatly to the future prosperity of
the colony, and to the value of all fixed property.
"7. I have also to thank you for having matured a
measure which provides for the improvement of the im-
portant harbour of Port Elizabeth, upon which our
commercial prosperity so largely depends.
"8. Although the Home Government has not felt
justified in lending its aid in carrying out the proposed

Harbour of Refuge in Table Bay, it bas been to me a
source of great pleasure that our own revenues have been
found sufficient to enable the Local Government to carry
out a large part of the contemplated plan. I still indulge
the hope that the efforts you have thus made to carry
en this great undertaking may ultimately lead Great
Britain to assist in the completion of a work so newly
connected with the facility and security of the com-
merce of the world, and with the interests of the widely
extended Bi itish empire.
" 9. The assistance you have afforded the Government,
in adding so largely to the Border police force, will en-
able me effectually to provide for the defence of the fron-
tier, and the maintenance of the public peace in those
districts iuto which Keffirs have been largely introduced;
while this proceeding on your part, and the sense of se-
curity arising from it, will ruder still more satisfactory
to the colonists the measure the Government was com-
pelled to adopt, of introducing so large an amount of
Kaffir labour into the country, and which has happily,
in so many respects, proved advantageous to its interests.
" Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of
Assembly,—
" 10. I thank you for the liberal supplies which you
have voted for the conduct of the public service. The
Executive Government will endeavour to administer
these carefully and economically. •
"11. Large as these supplies are, they are in a great
measure to be devoted to expenditure which may be
considered of a reproductive character, and which will
thus, in a short time, more than repay the or ginal out-
lay. Moreover, the public revenues are now in so satis-
factory a state, and promise so well for the future, that
the expenditure you have sanctioned is fully justified by
your financial prospects.
" Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Legislative
Council, Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
House of Assembly,—
" 12. I thank you for the interest you have mani-
fested in the lamentable events which have recently
taken place in the country beyond the Orange River.
" 13. In compliance with your request and an appli-
cation which had been made to nee by the Givernment
of the Orange Free State, I tendered my mediation to
that Government and to the Basutu nation, expressing
to each of them my earnest hope that I might succeed
in successfully adjusting the unfortunate differences
which prevailed between them.
" 14. The former of these countries has notified to me
its grateful acceptance of my offer, sutject, however, to
the confirmation of the Volksraad, which was to meet
in a few days. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed for
the reply of the Basutu Chief to reach me.
"15. Should his reply be of a favourable nature, I
will then exert myself to the utmost to give effect to
ycur wishes by carrying to a successful issue the media-
tion you have advised, if an opportunity is afforded me
of so doing ; but new complications appear to be takir g
place in the country beyond the Orange River, which
may preclude M 9 from acting in the manner you had
deffred.
"14. I am happy in being able to inform you that
British Caffraria is in a perfectly tranquil state, and
that sanguine expectations may now be reasonably in-
dulged that the great national resources of that fertile
country may be uninterruptedly developed, in which
case it will very shortly attain to a high degree of pro-
sperity, and will contribute greatly to the weelth and
commerce of this colony.
" 17. I cannot permit this, the last session of the first
Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, to close without
expressing my thanks to the members for the zsalou,
and efficient exertions which they have, throughout its
whole continuance, made to advance the interests of this
country ; for the sacrifices they have made for the public
good ; for their remarkable freedom from faction and
party spirit ; and for the support and aid which they
have so often afforded me under circumstances of great
difficulty and perplexity. These will all leave an im-
pression of gratitude and friendly feeling upon my mind
which nothing can efface.
" 18. And these sentiments are heightened by the con-
viction I feel that the wisdom and moderation evinced by
the members of this Parliament have conclusively shown
that the people of the colony were in every way fitted to
use well and wisely the liberal Constitution which her
Majesty, in her gracious care for the welfare and ad-
vancement of themselves and their descendants, was
pleased to bestow upon them. Thinking thus, I cannot
but confidently indulge the belief that this, the first
Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, will be admitted
to have established lasting claims upon the gratitude of
their country."