Star.
London, England, 1831-04-01 00:00:00

N°. 13,747.

FRIVAN' EVENING, APRIL 1, IS3I.

TIII3 TURF.
TATTERSALL'S-Y TAY

PRicF: 71).

7 to 4 agst Filagree colt (taken)
7 ,o 4 Augusta (taken)
10 to 1 Rhoda (taken)
10 to 1 Postbuma
100 to S Caroline
100 to S --- Cressida
5 to 2 on two agst the field (taken.)
DMZ,
7; to 1 Lord Jersey's Filagree
11 to 1 Lord Jersey's Blunder (taken)
13 to I Mr. Beardsworth's Colerick
13 to 1 Lord Veralam's Vareones
17 to 1 Lord Sligo's Bras-d•-Fer
22 to 1 Mr. Petre's Rattler
27 to 1 Lord Orford's Merlon
27 to I Brother to Recruit
31) to I Exeter's 13olientillt
40 to i .:..z...)/Plebpotton
MO to 50 - Rhoda
1000 to 20 Tears
41 to I apt Circassian
51 to 1 Oxygen
10 to 1 Duldnea (taken)
11 to 1 Delight
16 to 1 Postbunta.

OAKS.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
(EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM ALBANY.)
I have just seen Mr. ---., who has returned from Port Natal,
where he has been on a trading journey. An American vessel had
touched there, brought up all the ivory, and left a supercargo to collect
more; she has also left a considerable quantity of arms and ammuni.
don for sale ; the powder was offered at 12a per lb. and the muskets at
22 rds, each. Some time ago a Portuguese slave vesiel was landed at
Natal; many of the slaves died. Dingaan, though he disapproves of,
and discourages the slave trade, supplied the officers, crew, and slaves.
with provisions, and forwarded them on to Delagoa bay ; a number of
slaves were left behind sick ; on their recovery, Dingaan gave them the
option of remaining among his people, or of being forwarded after
their owners to the Portuguese ports, and strange to say, all except
two or three chose the latter.
Dingaan is described as being a man of considerable taunt, and pace
able disposition ; he keeps a large standing army, though lot so nu-
merous as in Chaka's time; the bands or regiments have all distinct
names—are undcr a chief, with subordinate officers, and separate sta.
lions for each band.

Hogan has given considerable orders for all sorts of goods, and
amongst his wives, of whom he has about three hundred, he encourages
the use of clothes. The Zoolas, in their houses, arms, discipline, po-
licy, and habits altogether, are described as incomparably superior to
the Caffres. The country about Port Natal is stated to be healthy, ex-
tremely fertile, well watered, and far superior to any thing he has seen in
the colony. Dingaan was about 120 miles beyond Port Natal, and
at that place he saw a CAW with Mr. Austin's brand mark; he saw
also two other cows branded J. H. and H. H. These were taken from
the Amapendas by Chaka, thus establishing beyond doubt, what has
long been suspected, that colonial cattle stolen by the Caffres are sold
to the tribes beyond them, more especially when branded.—He learned
from the missionaries that amongst the Caffrea, when cattle are stolen
and traced to a kraal, and the spoor cannot be shown forward, the law
authorises a restitution of ten for one.—Here we ought to borrow a
leaf from the jurisprudence of savages, instead of tamely submitting
to be robbed as we now are, and when, perhaps, once in five times the
spoor is followed to a kraal, we think justice is done by taking an equal
number of very inferior cattle. Thus, whether traced or not, the
Care is sure to gain, and the cob:List sure to lose.
Tice Zoolas have sufficient knowl.dge of surgery to perform opera-
t!env In a march way ; but for want of the saw, they always an:putate
at a joit.t ; the arteries are tied, arid the skin brought over the slump.
Their laws are of the Draconian cast, and until very lately every
chieftain had the power to inflict death ; at present the King reserves
that power to himself.