Star.
London, England, 1830-04-26 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received the South African, Cape of Good
Hope paper, to the 14th of February. The following is
an extract :

" Below will be found a statement of the value and description
of produce exported from this colony during the last quarter of
the year 1829, taken from the Custom-house books, at the re-
quest of the Committee of the Commercial Exchange. The list
will be found to exhibit pleasing and satisfactory Indications of
the industry and enterprise of the colonists, and of the incensing
prosperity of the colony. How short a time ago is it since not a
bullock's hide was exported. And as to other descriptions of felt,
or even horns, of which many hundred thousands arc now collected
and sent to England annually, the period is still more recent when
the latter strewed the sea-beach, or were thrown away as utterly
useless, and the former were turned to as little profitable account.
In the same way may be mentioned fruit, aloes, argol, butter, salted
provisions, salt fish. and many other articles, which have gtadually
swelled the catalogue of our exports.
" With the principles of free trade now almost fully recognised,
—with markets all around us, ready and eager to consume our pro.
duce,—little seems wanting to secure the permanent advancement of
the settlement, but a stern and speedy revision of the taxes that fall
heavily .ipon agriculture, which cramp the energies of the farmer,
and prevent him in many cases from making any provision against
those natural visitations which io this colony are of such frequent
recurrence. By lightening his burdens in this respect, and assist-
ing him, by means of good roads, to convey his produce to the
nearest market, or port of shipment, we shall soon find that a pro.
digious augmentation of the quantity of every species of colonial
produce will be the result."
In the account of the goods exported which follows the above re-
marks, we find that the colonial produce exported to this country
during the three last months of 1829, has amounted to 16,1661.
The exports to other British colonies and elsewhere, during the
same period, amount nearly to as much more, making a total of
32,0491._

The Cape Gust tie of the sth of February has published an or.
dinance of the tiovernor in Council, authorizing the Philanthropic
Society to purchase slaves for the purpose of manumission, and to
apprentice the same for a term not exceeding the period at which
they shall attain the age of 18 yean. The heat had been latterly
exce.sive at the Gape. In several shady situations the thermometer
is said to have been at 97. Our readers will recollect that it was
the mummer season in that part of the lobe. A great quanti of
rain and other produce was daily making its appearance at Cape
town, and generally obtained high prima. Front the 14 of Jan. to
the Bth of Feh. of the present year, shout 15,000 muids of wheat
had been brought there. The general average price for Jemmy
was yds. 137 54. in the South African Directory for 1830, a list
is given of the civil pensioners at the Cape, with the amount of
pension siloomi to each. The whole together fermi so annual es.
penditure of 5,9021. 12s. 3d.