The Staffordshire and Potteries Examiner. — 1880-11-27 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

THE BASUTO WAR.  The Times has received the following telegram from Cape Town, dated November 19 :--" Brigadier- , General Clarke is on the Eastern frontier organising additional forces, and marching to the front. Colonel Carrington meanwhile commands the relief column in Basutoland, Colonel Brabant the camp at Maletenet, and Colonel Bayly the force at Maseru. Major Bell reports that the rebels attacked Leribe on the • nth, and swept off some police and loyal natives' cattle. Captain Stanton, occupying the police barracks, drove the enemy out with a loss of 17 killed and 30 horses captured. Our casualties were Dl'Mullen and Jolly and one of the Basuto police wounded. Drs. Taylor and Jervis's houses were looted. The rebels afterwards attacked and took the mountain I which Jonathan Moloppo tried to hold, his people, , except about eighty, deserting him. He lost cattle and other property. Colonel Carrington, with 1,400 , men and three guns, patrolling from Mafeteng on the 13th, engaged the rebel force near Cob. The enemy, 0,000 strong, made three furious charges simultaneously on the right, left, flank, and front of column. The Yeomanry, the Cape Mounted Rifles, and their supports, with the assistance of shells and fire from the reserve, turned the rebel charge. The retails retired, galloping to the rocky ledges of Colo, whore they kept up a musketry fire; but nothing would again draw them off. Some charged to within twenty-five yards of the guns, twelve bodies being found within that distance. They suffered , heavily, leaving the horses and saddles of the killed. A large commando was observed going home. Casualties Yeomanry D. R. Coekin, Arthur Coiling, killed; Gideon Vankyl and It. Cox, missing; :iolomon (Yeomanry), and Reetmuller (Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles), wounded. There has been fighting with rebel Tambookies near the Film° border. Captain van kfinsingen, his son, and three of liandry's Horse were killed, as also was W. Blakeway, of the Fingo Militia. Captain van Hinsingen was conspicious for his revery. In the last war he had another son killed. Tia; rebel chief Stockwe, it is reported, has died of use wounds. Gangelix we and the Tauabookies have determined to assist the Government against the rebels. A force teem Umtata has engaged the l'sdemise, killing fifty men. Umhlonhlo is hard prete.cil nn the Penile side. The particulars of limut's wive:tem reveals shocking treachery on the part of Uninionhlo. Messrs. Usher and Martin, traders, and Thomson, a bricklayer, have also been murdered be the Pondonaise. The Reverend Mr. Davis ,hed I,;.2rinission to bury the bodies, but Umillonhlo t isend ,itynr; that the birds of the air must eat their Ibe Natal lwgislative Council has voted sympathy with Cape Colony, offering assistance from its local resources if it be needed. Them lea gene: at desire to suppress the rebellion without asking for the assmtanee of a single imperial soldier. The total numb, of European and native forces in the field and being raised is over 12,000."  Capt. Vincent, the chief of the Criminal Investigati, n Department, has just published an interesting work on • • Extradition Procedure .and a Resume of the Treaties in Force between this Country and Foreign Powers." The book is in French, and gives interesting details of the steps to be taken to arrest criminals when dying to foreign countries, as Sill as the difficulties to be overcome in bringing th in to justice.  The baptism of the young Prince of Cumberland took place at Grmundeu, on Sunday.  Mr. Charles H 5116 grill. dining the present seAs introduce Miss Edith Santley. daughter of the popular baritone, as a vocalist at his Saturday concerts. Tho Cobden Prize at the Oxford 'University for this year has been engirded to A. N. 4"umminrt. Erbil jgoner of Balliol. The subject of the essay was "What is the Value of Political Faconomy to Mankind 0" Tice ,x,,ution of Thomas Whetter for the murder of Mr. Instee, at Marshall's Wick Farm, is fixed to take place at Hertford on the 29th inst. Sir James M. llogg has been elected, for the elevolth time. chairmen of the 11. tropolitan Bused of Works, at a salary of £2,000 per mum. According to official returns the value of the broads studs exported from the United States during the lest ton months amounted W 231,000,000 dols.