Cape Of Good Hope.
The Times, 1824-08-20T00:00:00

Cape of Go7a irope a 6d# ye to tni s th of June, inclusive. The Ca. Toumo Gazett of thati late" contains the folloRwing Proclamation, issned bvy LoA C. Somerseton the 1st ofr June:. " Whereas it has comne to mty knowledge, that s5ome iV1designed person or persons haa, or have, early in the morning of this day, malidsusywritten and strck up, or catued to be dick uc , atno ,of the posts on the bridge, -leadig from Hout_streat to- the aratnd Parade, acertain def'amtb.orylibei tending to disgrace my-hiarcte and honour, and that of one oftheofficBa of this Governsmern [, for the better anprehending and bInging to justice the perso -or persons coneerned in this most atrocious attempt, do hereby offler a rewaril of Xive thousa7d nix'dollars to anv person or persons who shaU give such informnation as. mav lead to the full discovery of the perpetrator Qr perpetratorn theretf, so that he or they May be apprehended and convicted of the same, togetler with a re-.- wardl of one thousand rix-do?ll to any parson or persons whio shiall deliver into the hands of HiF; Majesty's k-rj5i the defamatory paper above alluded -to,--and impunity, shoald he or t hey apper to be an accomplice or accombpcic not pnnc ia-ly concerned therein. And, in order to give the frullest publichy to this my intentidn, besides the usual means of mtding the Sante known, I do hereby direct each and every Wardmaster of this towvn, to appoint and ssernble one slave from every house in their respective wards, and explain, or cause to be explained, to slch slaves so asse"tbled, in the Dutch and Porhnguese langu*Mes, the full meaning of this proclamation, so that none nay Tereum- igno_ rant thereof: Anti I do further direct the respecive Wardmrasters to report to his Alaiety's Fiscal their haiing complied with this instruction, within 48 hours from the date hereof, as they shall aL- swer for the contrary at their peril." The very scanly portion of C;olonial news which we find in the sanie paper coinfAences with t)e following nprarraplh : " His Excellency the Governor, Lady Charles, and Alis Somer- set hono4red the 1'heatre with their presence on Wednesday even- Nlg. The enthusiasm with which hie Excellency a;` greeted by & most resrectable audience, on entering his box, is a pioof, if proof were necessaTy, of the detestation excited by the Nile celumniar or Ek concealed libeller." In the second column of tle same paper is inserted the folowi*tg advertisement: " PUBLIC NOTIFICATION-A subscriptiort is now open at the Commercial.rooms, for thepurposeof expressing the public detesta- tion and abhorrence of the vile and intamous placard posted in the EIeeregracht yesterday roorning, and of obtaining a fund'to be ap- . plied as a reward to any person or persons who shall afford such in- formation as mnay lead to the conviction of the author. The sub-scrip- tion list nay be seen, and farther particulars k-nowvn by applying to the clerk of the Commercial Rooms.-Capc Town, June 2, 1824." n reference to this advertisement occurs the followving paragre;h in another colh mn " The atnount of the sums subscribed at the Commercial-.a3 fer the purpose stated in the adveriseLnent in our second column, was yesterdtay, at 3 o'clock, upwards of 15,0M rds." *In the same number we find the following official notification of the dismissal of Lieut.-Colonel Bird from the situation of secrtay:- Government Advertisement.-Hts Aitjeat havi been pleased to dispense with the services of Lieutenant-Clonel ird, as Eecrce tary to this Government, his Excellency the Governor has beet. pleased to appoint P. O. Brink, Esq-, to be Acting Oolonial &cre. , tary. uIntil t*he arrival of l,iezuenantColonze Bird's successor, and all (fficial communications are to he made to him actordinely. His Excellency the G/overnor has been pleased to appoit,t J. 6. Brink, Esq., to be Actine Assistant Colonial Secretary, du:ring the same period. By comrand of his Excellency the Governor. Signed) 'P. G. BRINK, * ' Cape of Goodi lMope, June 4, 1824." *Acting Sec." Mr. Bigze, onc of his .ajest's Coammissioners of Lnquiry, and rr.Gre4rory, Secretarv to the Commrlibsion, arrived at the Cape on the 24th of Ilay, froum the interior. c.fpRB OP .0 il op -E .1 aa '^. I