, 1879-02-12

~. nut etflct Ehnlsf nlttf1cF anu fsnEuan lives
arc % he shfs spent, Ene!,th.ncn have right ~
in1utrc what atc sltf English Interests in
yotys,l. 1t will mt t,e prudent for the South
African eo1ont.ts 10 exact q decisive answer 70
tsl1a question. Ii Il should !'c fnunl n1"t the
c,urtcs ni Sonis, Africa wilt make no effective
urnr|stt,n f,r '!a'r own defense, wht'c " ths
same tlfnc they nstcrt an unqualified pol!tteA
Independence, the herreelatory estir,ats nt
Nhirl, .Ir correspondent arrives Will tt}n!nchu
itself to Nh increasing number Ut people ID the
nln'lrr country.
We cannnt agree with our correspondent tint
ndctlaration vt war aeatnet The Ztllu King Upon
the grounds stated In Sir Henry HnlwcI's tncs-
rss T e aof. It, @ c s ot .he etv
warn has refused rc.frcss are not. It IL SAUL of
IA very scrous c'araster": but to lea7r raids
into llrlt'sl. territory nppunlal'cd Wo'!h! bc ~
invite the attack of sAsaEe ro"c, orEakel , s 'of
Natal nml III The a.irr the Jransyan'. Cefy.
wayu's persistence in hts defiant nttltllc cain"'
b; PASSED osrr. sud It fs 'Fsse tn te'79 '!r r..
cassnn fur Imposing terms uInl nun Wn'eh VIII
attnyk which can only he anct! At the Hr!tthf'
settlements. The Insecurity Of South Africa
will nsscr bo removed white the nrmet!
natlon u tIM In1us fs ot, the ~Mch for
ly thI oycrthrDw uf ttle white men. We lave
a. c!rar right 10 forbid Cctywayo 10 threaten
orr rolunicr NJ wo flavt to prevent the Frcnch
@ e.,sn!ny ,,., ',ss IT, ,5ny IT. 9gsefr g. 1
Zulu Ring mil the destruction s'f t,fs dangerous
|Wwcr arc pnlttc md just measures, It tttnnns
10 hn determined whether tlr 1,npcrial ti0yert-
lncnt or the colnnats t1en'selYes should t'rt'na-
IN hesitation IN casting tho responsibility tpnn
ttc in,pcrlnl Government. The n,nstrry u! thu
Zuln- Is lnan1[cstiy thu concern nf tfse w!lo'c
Europcan population OF suutl Afr1ca; rtctury
would 'prfbabig lrivc nil lie native races into
insurrcctun, from tE,t. Indian to lie Atlantic
tt!,vcau, s,a frstn tle i.Impopo TO 1ablo
bay, fct, as our 'orrrsuondent re:
tit q dncor to help ia establishing tho
1re.1nmlnanro of tie European element IN the
East C,ast though In truth tl,ey arc ~ directly
Interested therein ~ sf'e South 0c1tnnn. would
!sasttan Invasion. Even tie people Of Natal,
whase lyes nnd property aro III actual peril,
"tn1,stansiy abuse lie uome 0oscrntncnt,'' wu
atc told, "for not henatng troops" and dec|nte
his is llIu result III lighting tic battles Of lie
connists without tn.bt,sluQ upun them tilcir fair
tI,nrc, of responsibility. The time has eutlc
whct' 80 far as South Afrlca is concerned this
on!sts must ut,Icrsta,!'i that the settlements,
whether Of tle Capc Or ii Natal, arc not Of
priceless ssortl to ttls country. They til auger
le III tllc pntll to lstdio. 1t seems improbable
i. .t.t'n" t,,n'I.''. -. =. ssi.. - -. .*.'
urs IA .,,hcst 10 n,nuy risss an.I ,tl,i!tm,,ias
Accorllnp 10 tic ,nost careful uni tMnartiat
Observers. snuttl Africa H. aud n1lst remain. ~
n'avk m'nn,s country" nnt wl.ate man.. suet,
n,ni fattIy prosperous communities OF coionists
has no claim to ufsposc at will VI tho military
power OF the Imperial Government, mud 1t IL
certain that IL tl,c policy ol the nast fcw yenrs
be- continual there will bo yiolaut Mn1 ppss!bly
m unreasonable reaction Ut English Opinloti.
1ts confederation oi the European settlements
Of South Africa would enable tlc colon!sts
efficient military forcc. For atl ordinary cmrr.
geIrIta such q force wouf.i kllttec; a,tt upon
extraordinary occnstons the III, yerial t;overn-
,nens wossld not grdge |ts aid. But The tnottter
country cannot hc hlnmcl tnr affirming thr rrso-
lutLon tsenccinrworl fo hclp thusc on!y ws,u ure
willing to help themselves.
WHAT WAS DRAWN nY TIE nptnrH. op rurvr
p,,wu-n. ~ mi. ,nu,,r,, 49,, -. .Se"'
r'n1I e'. ~ e HA"on ."i4s"t
tarIs ~ Go''eap""oshes opo 1~aaon ts'sarap".
Among TIC wv pflkeh Asawn on aunt1@! In
connection With the National Lottery are In
ci,ltlc,l somc magnificent specimens OF tic s,lycr
Bull. .s =, sna .ts,. ,'',.t.a 'c"'' "n ae'
count " 'nc't N'f'us'e 'alae ahl aftlst!c merit.
stnnd this first four lots, the numbers Of which
iraied tito ii3t which We yesterday published,
Nh D7aAa) nj the fourt1 scr,es tntaa M, n,,,,,.
....,,, s..,u1 ,,t.a =, H.. ss".a ~ s'"'"
chf'ct k'A"a p1'1o u t!le .emptsne array OF
Wits. IT. eonststs OF splendid silver fervlce
OF tho nlost recherche description and e,e.
taut design by Oilot. Il is ynluct, nj
tn3 nm frnnra. snif .fhc wander +. ,,.ds-
a.',voo ..-.as"s', s"ss' - ~" ."e 'e"ast u"asf
NJ ehgaseheht 10 fep"fchaso tho lot from the
fortunate winner for tile sum mentioned. The
second prize, little inferior Ia cost or workman.
shin, i. = ,a,r,,re of l,amnnn, md hr,,ltart. hv
Dnurfeton, csti,nute.i By ti,u iewctcr ot 1ll nj,
froncf, The lucky winner hnlda ths n,,tn,rr
1n7. ~ ri thu tIith acrrs. NM ~. kaa ~
Hrrtra Il nn,] N34. .Gi9 Of Srytrs !. tnke rcsnoct.
iyriy, liz ihr,l a.Mi fourtl, pr,zes q, liz III
Thrsc arn idrnticai In farm. cnrh hcnwa ri..r-r.
of itatnotnis-ttf,e Hy Funtenay .u nnH the nt,ns
hv ltn1rt,rrcn. Ihry arc ~ nn,si u,nrth Dt n,,,,
cvrnn,,rni. for IL MI rrnncs hv .1t'". ~ ~. H.
winrcrs III ti,r remaining On ita ~. ,.,;,t.w
In, nrn thc urnipnJ md ,noaf rnt"wnril,v ,xith
lin tirtt"t nu,m,Mrx nj fhrir fnrtnn".e r.rtn;,nt.
Tr iiith prize, ,akcn ;,y No, V;7,SD gspis Of Ike
ntmth s,..rs IL t,.to,c nrwn, swat r,,c,"I M
,,y t:ayniiie tnj. mt yaincd AZ ST. il fr.nc.
n1a1nlIfrrnt fahlo rncn,,r nj ,nnssv" atI""r ,,,H
"1astr xnrk,samsh fv vrvrn. s"n.,t,,n e i, Ii ~.
frsn,s. is In. .xth 1ftzc' drawn r. NJ III 1s ~
Srr,s y Two ncturss Of tl,r saue yai,c u IN ~
r,,ms hy t,"rone n,i iirhcrt rc.nnrttv.sy cc""
T., ,I,s,wn,.r. ~ iii iW,rf s,n III ~
acrlcs t. ria bn1dcr nf No TItXis ~ ~
r,}f, srriex d rrrtmn IN t,c e,vri ~ III .n,iei