The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-28 00:00:00

GOLD DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Ile
t r Mauch, the German traveller, has arrived in
.Nat tl. lie asserts that goldfields, believed by him to be
richer than thrse of Calif. r iia or Australia, exist in the
interior. According to his statements, the locality of this
auriferous region is precisely identical with the descrip-
tion given by Dr. Livingstone in his first book of travels,
and the present discovery may be regarded as being the
confirmation of rumours and the justification of convictions
that have prevailed from the earliest times. Mr. Mauch
tells us that he has seen two goldfields—the northern one
being of indefinite extent, and lying much nearer the
Zambesi than the other. This latter one is situated about
000 miles from Natal in a north-westerly direction, beyond
and to the west of the limits of the Transvaal Republic. It
is in the country formerly ruled by Sekhomo, a runaway
chieftain, whose place is now filled by Machin, under
the suzerainty of Moselekatse. As the former chief can
muster 10,000 warriors, and the latter 40,000, it is evi-
dent that the chief obstacle in the way of any gold-
working movement rests in them. The country itself is
tolerably healthy and well watered. The geological
character of the district is represented by metamorphic
rocks, with slate, and the other usual indications of auri-
ferous wealth. Vegetation is not luxuriant. In the im-
mediate neighbourhood of the goldfield, which Mr. Mauch
estimates to cover a tract of twenty miles broad and
sixty miles long, there are not many natives. When the
explorer saw the white reefs of auriferous quartz
glistening in the sun, as they cropped out here and
here, he was startled by the conception of the wealth
which he firmly believes those reefs to contain. Thousands
of holes, some ten feet deep, give evidence of old native
workings, and bear out Dr. Livingstone's remark about
the gold washings carried on in wooden bowls by the
ICaffirs in times past. Mr. Mauch brings with him about
twenty specimens. Those that are auriferous consist of
pale quartz, containing minute particles of pure gold.
Several of them are of iron and lead ores, and some of them
come from the Transvaal Republic. It is difficult as yet
to say what the upshot of these disclosures will be. Mr.
Mauch explored the country in question in company with
Mr. Hartley, an old and well-known elephant hunter, and,
in justice to that gentleman's exertions and services, he
considers that he is hound to require some recompense
in his behalf. Mr. Mauch himself has no interest in the
discovery, he says, beyond the scientific distinction it
may bring him. He is accredited and commissioned by
the Geographical Society of Gotha to do a certain work,
namely, to traverse Africa westward of the lakes from
Natal to the Mediterranean, and to the accomplish-
ment of that grand purpose he has devoted his life for the
next few years. It remains to be seen whether the
exact situation of the goldfields will become generally
known by means of the information accorded on
payment of the required reward, or by means of further
private adventures. Our impression is that, as the locality
of the gcldfield is known already to one or two Englishmen
resident in the Transvaal Republic, the discovery will be
developed in the first instance by means of private expedi-
dions. It cannot be denied that considerable risk will
attend such movements, but the prize to be won offers
an overpowering inducement to the adventurous spirits
abounding amid the wild scenes of the interior.—Natal
Mercury.

I'HE BRITISH ASSOCIATION—The following gen-
tlemen will act as presidents of the various sections at
the Norwich meeting of the British Association for the
Advancement of Science :—Professor Tyndall, mathema-
tical section ; Mr. Fra,nkland, chemical section ; the Rev.
M. J. Berkeley, biological section ; Lord Stranford,
geological section ; Eight Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P.,
statistical section ; Mr. G. P. Bidder, mechanical section.
Professors 011ey and Huxley, together with Mr. Scutt,
of the Board of Trade, are also expected to deliver
lectures.

MR. GLADSTONE'S RESOLUTIONS.—The execu-
tive committee of the Liberation Society have published
resolutions, in which they express satisfaction at the rapid
growth of opinion in favour of the disestablishment of the
Irish Church, and in condemnation of all schemes for the
extension of State endowments in Ireland. They rejoice
at the determination of Mr. Gladstone to give an oppor-
tunity for the expression of that opinion in Parliament,
and urge the friends of religious equality to afford him
energetic support, by acquainting their representatives
with their emphatic approval of his resolutions ; and also
to prepare for electoral action to secure the complete suc-
cess of the policy initiated by the resolutions.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 27.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Princess Christian.

Princess Louise also went out, attended by Lady
Churchill.

Her Majesty went out this morning, accompanied
by Princess Louise.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice walked in
the grounds.

The Princess of Wales drove out, attended bf
the Marchioness of Carmarthen.

UNIVER,SI7'Y INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, MARcu 26.

At a Congregation this day the honorary degree
of LL.D. was conferred on Capt. M. F. Maury, the
well-known investigator of ocean currents.
Also the following degrees :
B.D.—A. G. How, St. John's.
M.A.—A. 11. Webb, Trinity, and C. E. Hey,
Caius College.

B.A.—A. J. Goodford, H. G. Hussey, C. E•
Green, J. A. Malan, W. Needham, and E. N•
Ward, of Trinity; G. F. Warner and T. C. Fry, of
Pembroke ; J. S. Wightman, of Caius ; F. La
Mothe, of Corpus Christi ; and H. A. Deeley, of
Emmanuel College.
Mr. Charles Smith, 8.A., has been elected
Fellow of Sidney Sussex College. Mr. Smith was
third wrangler in the last mathematical tripos, and
was a senior Taylor scholar of Sidney College.
The Syndicate appointed to deliberate " qua
potissimum ratione historic recentioris et juris gen'
tium stadia in Academia promoveri possint" report
to the Senate as follows :

They think that the subjects of Modern History
and Jurisprudence which are no longer to be com-
prised in the subjects for the Moral Science Tripes
may, together with various branches of legal study,
be made the subjects of a new tripos to be called
the Law and History Tripos, which shall take the
place of the Law Tripos.
They recommend that the examination for the
Law and History Tripos be conducted according to
the following regulations, and that they come into
force in December, 1870:

1. That all students who shall pass the examina-
tion for the Law and History Tripos so as to de-
serve honours be entitled to admission either to the
degree of Bachelor of Arts or that of Bachelor of
Laws at their option, and that any Bachelor of Arts
who shall have passed as above stated shall be en•
titled to proceed to the degree of Master of Laws
without further examination.
2. That the examination for the Law and History
Tripos be conducted partly viva voce and partly by
printed papers.

3. That the viva voce examination take place iu
the Michaelmas Term on some day or days, public
notice of which shall be given by the Professor of
Laws at least 14 days before the assigned time ; that
it be conducted in public by the Professor of Laws,
together with at least one of the examiners, and
that not less than half-au-hour be allotted to
the examination of each candidate.
4. That the portion of the examination conducted
by printed papers commence on December 11.

5. That in this examination one paper shall be
allotted to each of the following subjects :
(1) Jurisprudence, the works to be consulted, or
the particular part of the subject to be studied, be-
ing specified from time to time.

(2) Gail Commentarii and Justiniani Institu-
tiones, extracts being proposed for translation, to-
gether with questions on the subject matter.
(3) General questions ou Roman Law.

(4) A portion of Blackstone's CommentarieA
with or without some other treatise on English
law.

(5) Joshua Williams' Treatise on the Law of 8.2a1
Property.

(6 and 7) The History of England, including
that of the Laws and Constitution during the two
periods to be selected from time to time.

(8) Public International Law.
(9) Political History of Europe during periods to
be selected from time to time.

(10) Hypothetical cases and points of law— 41°'
man, English, and International.
Also that the Board of legal and historical stu-
dies prescribe from time to time those subjects
which are variable ; that the successful candidates
be arranged in order of merit ' • the examiners be the
Regius Professor of Laws and three other members
of the Senate, with other regulations analogous to
those of the other triposes.

NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCS•

The troops in Woclwich garrison, comprising the
Royal Horse Artillery, field batteries, and dis-
mounted portion of Royal Artillery, and the corps
of Royal Marines, proceed on a march this day tp,
Dartford, taking different routes to their place of
rendezvous, the dismounted portion parading ready
to move off at 8.30 a.m., and the mounted portion
about 9.30 a.m., the whole returning to quarters
about 3.30 p.m. The period of Staff service of
Capt. Nangle, R.A., Deputy-Quartermaster-Gene-
ral at head-quarters, Woolwich, will terminate ett
the 31st of the present month.
A district order issued by Major-General F. Mu"
ray, commanding at Chatham, directs the discone
tinuance of route-marching, which has been carried
out by the officers and men during the winter
months, the season for the periodical field-days 11
the various corps having arrived. The officers wbo
have completed their annual leave, as well as the
non-commissioned officers and troops on furlough'
have returned to the garrison and joined their re-
spective corps preparatory to the commencement of
the spring drills.
The following officers have been granted leave of
absence from their respective regiments at Chathael
garrison—viz., Capt. J. Drake, Royal Engineers'
till May 28; Capt. F. Falkner, 50th Queen's Os°
Regiment, till May 14 ; Lieut. H. Flood, Ist bet'
talion of the 2d Royals, till May 23 ; Captain ll'
Newmarcb, Royal Engineers, till April 16 ; Lieu!.
A. H. Handley, 2d battalion of the 10th Regiment'
and Lieut. A. Noyes, 100th Regiment, till April
14 ; and Lieut. H. Mulford, Royal Engineers,

April 2.
A number of non-commissioned officers and sare
pers of the Royal Engineers being required for "I',
Public Works Department in India, volunteerl"
has been opened for that purpose from tha cos';
panics at the head-quarters of the Royal Engolee
establishment, Chatham, the men required bell:,
::
those who are skilled mechanics belonging to Yarl°—
trades.

THE LEADER—of to-day has in it a slashing
article that will make all the greedy money-leader°
in the land tremble for their trade upon the ileceB:
sities and misfortunes of their fellow creattire-.4
It is the following up of an article almost as able P;
in the preceding number of our young and YiPleigi
contemporary. By reason of its length, and of the crc'sr;„..,
state of our columns, we are precluded from quotiq
olt
but it is well worth turning to and reading
at length—as is another article in the same number
The Leader, in which the writer insists with much I°'-e
and eloquence upon the necessity in future of restriti;
the bestowal of the highest reward in the gift °f the
Crown, meaning the elevation to the peerage, to those %it
who have distinguished themselves by their genius, theft
who
heroism, or their patriotism. A few great illustral_,
names of what is thus signified might oven in later tiworva
throuof
be numbered up —but only a few—such as those of -I)
Lytton, Lord Russell, Lord Macaulay, Lord Clyde, 14cf..;
"A LOVER AND OBSERVER OF HISTORICAL I)'4
AND FACTS."—We are delighted to see tha ci°to
able and esteemed correspondent, who has long assunieturof
himself in tho columns of The San the above signft:svi
has collected together his later, and many of them
rj lie
remarkable, contributions to this journal in relation to
Reform Question and the Derby-Disraeli Adtninistratioli
issuing them from the press in tho form of b°t of
brochure, well worthy not only of attentive perusal,
preservation afterwards. Ti lic°
A large party will assemble at Althorp .-3 ad
week for the Northamptonshire races. The
Countess of Westmorland and Lord and LadY 'l--
Bruce will be among the visitors.
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