The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-21 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received E les of papers from the Cape to
he 22d of December.

The following offit ial correspondence had been
published, which by is o means satisfied the colonists,
whose position towards the local Government remains
unaltered :

" Goy] iIRNMENT NOTICE.

" Colo' dal-office, Capo of Good Hope,
Dec. 12, 1849.

"His Excellency thi $ Governor directs it to be notified
that be has this day rt sc :Jived a private letter from Earl
Grey, of the 3d Octob-er, acknowleding the receipt of all
his Excellency's comae nications regarding the convict
question up to the 2d of August ; and informing him
that he will receive firia 1 instructions in regard to the
convicts on board they eptuno, so soon as his Lordship
shall be apprised of the: arrival of that ship at the Cape
of Good Hope.
"By command of his Excellency the Governor.
(Signed) "J. MON T AGU, Secretary to Government."
Shortly after the publication of the above in the
Gazette, the following notice appeared in an Extra,
acknowledging the rec eipt by Earl Grey of his Ex-
cellency's dispatch of tile 24th May, which is equally
unsatisfactory and calculated to convince the most
incredulous that it is extremely absurd to expect jus-
tice from the hands of ,the Colonial Minister :

GOVErR NMENT NOTICE.

" C colonial-office, 13th Dec., 1849.
" His Excellency the Governor directs the publica-
tion, f)r general infer neat ion, of the following dispatch,
dated the sth Septembt'r, from Earl Grey, being a reply
to his Excellency's dispatch of the 24th May to his
Lordship upon the co evict question. His Excellency
desires it to be notified., that he received this dispatch
by theiVictory late last evening, after the receipt by him
of Earl Grey's private letter per Devonshire, alluded to
in the Government Notice in this day's Gazette.—By his
Excellency's command.
(Signed) "J. MOM:AGIT, Secretary to Government."
[corr.]
(No. 302.) " Downing-street, Sept. 5, 1849.
" Sir,—l have to aoknowledgie the receipt of your dis-
patch, No. 49, of 24th May last, on the subject of the
exiles, with tickets of leave, recently sent to the Cape of
Good Hope.
"I have already in 'my dispatches enumerated in the
argin (19th March., 288; 23d march, No.
293; 18th April, No. 3'J2; 21st June, No. 342; 2d
July, No. 346; 18th .July, No. 349) explained the
grounds on which her Majesty's Government adopted
this course; and I ale' informed you that it was not our
intention to send any more convicts to the Cape. It is
not, ,nary on the present occasion to ad-
vert therefore, never
ntree' subject, except to express my hope,
that on becoming acquainted with the latter determine-
"es would be relieved from the apprehen-
sionstion, theh co onhl oh;
h. ,d been excited.—l am, Sir, &c., &c.,
(Signed) "GREY."
"Lieutenant-General Sir H. G. W. Smith."

C'OLLISION AT SEA.—A collision of a most alarm-
ing character, involving the loss of two valuable vessels,
was reported on Monday at Lloyds, as having occurred
*a the night of Friday last, the circumstances of which
render it remarkable that the loss of life was not greater.
Both vessels were English traders—one the Floridian, a
large barque, 300 tons burden, belonging to Newcastle,
the other was a brigantine, the Helen, belonging to
Dumfries, from Lisbon, bound to Leith, both heavily
laden. It was between 11 and 12 o'clock when the acct
dent happened, the spot lat. 47,58, lon. 8, west. There
was a heavy sea ruining, the wind was N.W. by N. in
violent squalls, and the night exceedingly dark. The
Floridian was under close-reefed topsails, as was also the
case with the Helen, and both, it is asserted, bad " a
good look out," yet it apt ears neither of the vessels was
seen until the very mom, snt they came in contact. The
force they came togetluir was truly tremendous. The
Helen foundered almost instantly after, her crow baying
barely time to clamber away from the wreck into the
Floridian, which seemed in the same condition. Her
hull was cut down to thf, water's edge, and it was not
expected she could outliv a the night. One of the Helen's
crow perished in attemEr ting to gain the Floridian. By
incessant work at the pumps both crews managed to
keep the vessel from sin king, but still the water gained
in the hold, and it beet ,mo evident that there was no
chance of saving her, at id that in a few hours she would
follow the fate of the 1 lelen. Very fortunately on the
morning of the 16th he r perilous situation was observed
by the schooner Victor la, which bore down to her aid
and the, master succek led in taking off the wreck the:
crews of both vessels. The Floridian disappeared under
water in the course of an hour after. Their loa and
cargo is calculated at upwards of 17,0001.

[ADVERTISEMENT.}--CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—
Messrs. Morison and the Society of Hygeists and
cal Reformers hereby caution the public that they have
no sort of connexion with the ointment, pills, and fari-
naceous powders sold in chemists and druggists' shops.
—British College of ;health, New-road, London, Feb. 1,
1850.

CANALS.
Names of #., Dividend Names of i Dividend
.
Companies. per Companies. er
Price.
a it Price.
.?$ Annum.
c Annum. m
-.--.
X £
Ashtn & Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield • 100 21. 10s. 50
Barnsley•• • • 160 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 1001 16/. 840
Rrhnk&Abrg 150 SI. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 ! 201. 185
Birmingham 40 41. 89 Peak Forest. 781 V. 18s. 70
Coventry.... 100 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 33 11. 2s. 18%
Derby ••• • • 1001 61. 63 Rochdale..- g 5 41. 50%
Ellsmre&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 ! 71.105. 130
GrandJunetn 100! 51. 84% Do.LkFdgt 12 61. p. c. -
Grand Surrey 1001 21. Os. 30 Stffrd&Worc 140 281. 410
Grand Union 1001 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Grantham • . 1501 - - Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 300
Kennt & Avn 381 7s. 6d. 5 Severn andl
Lancaster . 100, 21. 32% Wye Rail. j 26 21' Os. -
Le ,in&Livrp 100 301. 317% WarwickBl
100 41* 63
Leicester ....11001 5/. 63% Binning.
Leiestr &Nth! 83 41. 46 Warwick&
Lou g liborog h i 142, 701. 510 Napton.. 1 100 31• 40
Monmonthshj 100, 81. - Worcstr 89 ..
, 5 31. 43
Mntgemrysklloo, - - Birming.
MeltuMwbry!loo, - - Wilts k Brks -14 s. 9