Star.
London, England, 1822-10-01 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A SETTLER, DATED
GRAHAM'S TOWN, APRIL 4.
44 Our situation, I can assure you, is in many re-
spects not very enviable. We poor self-transported
sealers, form a sort of boundary against the Caffres,
we being on the west side, and they un the east side
of the Great Fish River, and can destroy us whenever
they choose to make a pretext for warfare, when they
may come on us in large bodies ; and although King
Kiker and all his tribe are said to be friendly to the
English, yet there are six other tribes who are
not so, and whom Kiker cannot keep in subjection.
We are much annoyed by wolves, hyenas, and jack-
ails, who destroy our sheep, and sometimes attack a
bullock, if lying down. The bullocks, cows, and'
calves feed overlarge tracks of land ; at night they
are driven home, and confined in what is called a
crawl, which is made by placing bushes round them ;
the sheep are confined the same way, but more se-
cure; but this is no defence against beasts of prey,which
are sure to come in rainy weather and dark nights.
One settler alone lost in one night 100 sheep by the
wolves and jackalls, and numbers die of the cold
rainy nights. I have known fifty head of cattle to
die in one night of cold, in Government's crawl,
Graham's Town. The Ilottentots, who are very good
nu! ksmen, often bring us in a deer that will weigh
.561bs. and sell it for three rix-dollars (six shillings) ;
the skin is worth one-third of the money to make
upper-leatbers for shoes, for we cannot buy even a
goat-skin tanned under 14s. to 16s. sheep-skins are
only worth 4d. and when tanned Is. 6d. to 2s.—
Mutton is from 2d. to lid. per pound, and beef 2d.
but by buying the whole beast the former stands in
about lid. and the latter ld. per pound. Candles
and soap are Is, per pound, although there is no duty
en either, and every person can make either. The
farmers will bring skins of fat into the market and
sell them for id. to 20. per pound, yet no article is
sold bete under a profit of 100 per cent. I have at-
tended sales at Graham's Town, when common white
dinner plates have sold for 12s. per dozen, and a
dinner set of blue and green edged, imperfect, and
not the best ware, has sold for £2O, which might be
bought in England for £3 to £4. The duty on all
manufactures paid at the Cape is 3 per cent. on the
value. Clothing of every sort is very dear ; very
coarse cloth is 28s. per ell, which is two-thirds of a
yard English. Every measured article must be sold
by the ell ; woollens of all kinds and colours are ready
sale; common large shawls, and blue and red hand-
kerchiefs, are much in demand ' - indeed, all kinds of
Ergli,h goods would sell well, sod go off quick here."

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14.240zariniz .
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' to 1 apt Tbe litog, ,jv
2to 1 apt Pastille , it to 1 apt Stamford •
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Podiums and Atop 6-2 to! ea Pastliama 1,,mit9..',
Gootatuo as%d laboth.moL-Allallaek--5 to 4 Go Gostoysai
NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, lai.
Woman' savireausa 50.
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The Trial Stakes, a Bubseriptios qf ,lOgs. rook foe ,n
7st. 91b. 4-yr-olds, Est. 91b. 5-Yr-olds, 9st. 1111?. 6-yr-olds
aged, Sit. 61b.—D. NI. - '
Duke of Grafton's b. c. Guerilla, 3 yrs old ' - • 1
Mr. Hunter's sr. a. Gustavus. 4ln old • - 2
Lord Foley's eh. c. Roebuck, 3 yrs old - 3
Lo Jersey's eb. e. Prophet, 4 yrs old . . 4
Mr. Udney's eh. f. Pantoule 4 yrs old - 5
Lord Bsetees b. e. by ArdrcLean, 5 yrs old - 6
5 to S apt Guerilla—Even on Gustavus.
Reamed of the Palace Stakes of .l 50gs. each, 100 p. ft. for colts,
list. 71b. and fillies, Ilst. 41b. then three years old; from the
Starting-post of T. 1. M. to the end of the New T.T.C. about
ooe mile and three-quarters.
Mr..Thornhlll's brother to Spring-gun - - I
11: R. H. the Duke of York's e. by Election - - 2
puike of Grafton's b. 1. Pastille - . - 5
Lord Grosvenor's W. or br. e. Broxton - . 4
Three paid-4 to 1 apt brother to Spring-gun--S to I agst
the Duke of York's colt-7 to 4on Pastille.
Mr. Hunter's Gustavus, est. 91b. beat Mr.Wyndhasn's Black-
and-all-Black, est. 71b. A.F. 200 p. b.ft.-6 to 4 on Gustavus.
Mr. Hunter's Tressillan, est. 21b. beat the Duke of Grafton's
Reginald, Sat. 91b. R. M. aoOgs. h.ft.-11 to I on Tressilian.
Duke of Grafton's Posthuma, 3 yrs old, sat. 31b. beat the
Duke of Portland's Amy, 4 yrs old, list. A.F. 200 gs. h. ft.-
2 to 1 on Postbunm.

Duke of Portland's Vaultress beat Lord Vernlam's Vapour,
Est. 41b. each, A.F. 100 soy. b. ft.-6 to S apt Vatiltress.
Mr. Neale's b. f. by Rubens beat Mr. Beekle's br.c. Farmer,
est. 71b. each. Last three miles of B.C. 5081.-6 to 4on Mr.
Neale's b. f.

WALSALL RACES, Wzowasawr Sarr.
A Sweepstakes of logs. each, for three-yr-Lids. Mile heats.
Mr. Beardsworth's b. c. Sir William - . - 1 1

Mr. Roberts's b. c. Gallivant - - 2 dr
Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, for an ages. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Walliouse's b. h. Alderman Wood, 6 yri old . 1 4 1
Colonel Yates's b. h. Paintbrush, S yrs old - ft 0 2
Mr. Tomes's b. h. Duplicate, aged (fell) - 4 0 dis
Mr. Flintoff 's b. g. Haman, 3 yrs old - 3 3 dr 1

A Maiden Plate of £5O. Heats once round.
Mr. Massey's eh. f. Yuysymacagwyn' 3 yrs old 4 1 1
Mr. Arthur's b. m. Elwin, 5 yrs old - 1 4 4
Two others started.

THO 'SHAY.
A Sweepstakes of 25gs. each, foe two-lr-olds. Half a mile.
Mr. Yates's ch. f. Squib - - . 1
Mr. Alderson's b. c. The. Tartar . - e
Lord Anson's b. f. by York - .- 5
A Sweepstakes of sv. each, for horses not thoroughbred ; rid-
den by Members of the Walsall Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.
Heats once round.
Mr. Beaumont's br. h. Old Sportsman - 6 1 1
Mr. Perkes's gr. h. Comet, aged - 6 2 2
Several others started. In consequence of Mr. Beaumont's
dismounting before he came to the winning stand, the race was
adjudged to the second horse. -
The Town Plate of £5O. ..7kreo•mile beats.
Mr. Painter's b. h. The Main, 5Es 014. . -
Sir G. Pigott's b. m. Loyalty, S yrs bla ' •
zeSO, for all ages. iivci.mile heats.
Mr. Painter's b. g. Coxcomb, 4 yrs old
Mr. Canning's bi. c. Gleaner, 4 yrs old -
LINCOLN RACES—Save. 27.
The Gold Cup for all ages. Four miles.
Mr. Gascoyne's b. sn. Cora, I yrs old • -
Sir J. Byng's b. f. Madelina, 3 yrs old • -
Mr. Pelhans's v. c. by Camillus - •
Seventy Guineas for all ages. Two-miles.
Mr. Petrels-114 my Lady, 4 yrs old - 0 1 1
Sir J. BysesißPlLsChet, 4 yrs old • - 1 3 5
Ld StradsaisnitebskdkLiss Wentworth, 3 yrs old 0 2 2
Mr. Feilde's b. f...Nernat 4. yrs old - - die
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Norna came in first, but was deemed distanced by crossing;
her rider persisted in stilling again, notwithstanding the Stew-
ards' decision, but the latter refused to assign any place to the
Idly, or to weigh the jockey.
FIFE RACES—San. 26.
Huntbre Plate of £5O. Three mile heats, 12st.
114.1041. h. *home the Fourth walked over.
. A Gold Cup, value 100 gs. two miles.
Sir Daxl4,3lontrieffe's b. in. Caroline
General Leslie Cummin's m. Hatubletonia
Mr. Grant's c. Spendthrift -

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