The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-10 00:00:00

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMO UTH, Oct. 9'
The Union Company's steamer Dane, from the
Cape, which arrived to-day, has among her passe°,
gers Archdeacon Thomas, who has returned t,:
England, partly on account of his state of health'
but chiefly because his views with respect to 03e
_
status of the Church in the colony differ from thoP:
which are held by the Metropolitan Bishop of CaPe
town.

The Cape Parliament was prorogued on the 2ici
of September by. Governor Wodehouse, who made
a speech of a conciliatory character. He was
petted to return to England in a few month'
Parliament would not sit again, but be dissolved'
Nothing had been done on the subject of the rail"
way extension, but the report of the Select C°112,-,
mittee of the House of Assembly respecting it 113;
just been published, and was expected to recoils
careful attention during the recess. The Govern'
ment had been authorised to enter into negotiation:
for the transference of Kowie Harbour works to th
colony. An Act had been passed authorising 01
Table Bay Harbour Commissioners to raise a 100
of £30,000 for the completion of that undertaking'
The farming of ostriches had been recognised 13/
an Act passed to protect them as private Po;
perty. Mr. Justice Bell had been appointed Actl
Chief Justice and President over the Legislatigo
Council.

A proposal to vote £l,OOO to the family of the
deceased Chief Justice Sir Wm. Hodges had beef
negatived by the House of Assembly.
Another, but small, diamond had reached 0313°
Town from Orange River.
News from Natal is to the 24th of August.
smart contest was proceeding there between t"
Legislative Council and the Lieutenant-GoverOP
The Council were fOr retrenchment, but the Lieu-
tenant-Governor combated their scheme. Partsoi
ment considered the development of the Natal 0 0
fields partly an Imperial question, and that tb
Home Government should bear a moiety of the of
pense. Resolutions had been passed representi"
very strongly the existence of slavery in thellon3ci
vaal. Captain Black and his party had returnee
from the Victoria gold diggings through dissensi°l3o
among themselves. Very favourable reports Were;
however, made of the diggings. A much rich °
gold country had also been discovered to exist 111°0
to the eastward, among the Mosina tribe, when,
gold workings have been carried on from time lio
of
memorial. The Roman arrived out on the Ist
September and the Asia on the 2d. of
The bark Crusader, with a cargo of 1,300 bal
wool, and the schooner Nundeeps, of St. Mary 00
Sicily, with a cargo of 250 bales of wool, 'ler
wrecked on the 28th of August in a heavY gale.
The crews were Bayed.

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