Glasgow Courier. — 1861-10-10 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FRIGHTFUL MURL'ER AT THE CAPE. The Cape of Good Hope papers bring intelligence of a frightful tragedy, which took place at the village of Tulbull. A coloured man, named Ambries Path, called at thelionao of Mr J. C. Baum, who resided on some property belonging to the Independent Dutch Reformed Church, and had charge of a water-mill, also the property of the church. It appears that Mr Botma, his wife, and their only child, an infant of seventeen months, had retired to rest some time before Patis called. The man, however, roused Mr Bottna, and informed him that Mr Marsh (who owns the adjoining farm, awl in whose employ Patis had been for some nine) had sent him to equest Mr Bonna to go for a doctor, as Mr Marais' child was ill. Mr Botma, contrary to the advice of his wife, immediately rose and accompanied Patio. On reaching a gloomy part of the road, surrounded by trees and shrubs, Pats., who must have been walking behind Mr Botma, dealt his unsuspecting companion a blow with a poplar stick on the side of the head, and right across the temple, instantly depriving his victim of life, Leaving the murdered man weltering in his blood, Patio returned to the house and knocked at the door. Mrs Botnia, thinking it was her husband, opened the door, and said, "How is it you have returned so soon?" She then lit a candle, and found the person she had admitted was not her husband. Patin said, "I have waited some time for an opportunity, but I have this night found it." He immediately seized her and threw her to the ground, and most violently ill-used her. She endeavoured to escape from him, when he again threw her to the ground, awl then committed his second brutal assault, leaving her in the most excruciating pain. He then demanded the money that was in the house and his trembling victim pointed to the wooden box in which her husband-of whoseileath she was, of course, unconscious— kept his Cal4ll. Patio broke open the box and abstracted the money, and then left the house. He still remained close to the door, however, awl when the unfortunate woman attempted to fly to the protection of a neighbour, the brute kicked her back. Ultimately she did succeed in getting away, and fled, clasping her infant in her arms, and closely pursued by Patis, towards the next house. Tim murderer came up with her, threw her and the infant to the ground, and then inflicted on her two fearful wounds -the one being a cut on the back of the neck from ear to ear, the other being from the breast to the left ear. He seems then to have left her, believing her dead ; but she recovered in the morning, when she wee found, sufficiently to describe the outrage and the murderer, who was arrested in the course of the day. Mrs Botma died shortly afterwards.  Miss Nightingale is reported to be hopelessly ill. Two young girls. sisters, have been committed for trial at Bradford for burglary. The Gazette contains a rather long list of mili. tary promotions and appointments. A Treasury warrant fixes lower rates of postage for letters, newspapers, and books, between the United Kingdom and Venezuela. . . _  One of the' lightkcepers stationed at the Longship's Lighthouse, off the Land's End, has committed a most determined net of self destruction. Efforts are being made to place Ripon Cathedral in an efficient state of repair. The estimated cost-to be raised by subscription—is £32,000. The Duchess of Wellington and Lady Susan Ramsay left Apsley House on Friday for Scotland. His Grace is passing the season at his seat in Norfolk. Sir Alexander Bannerman, Bart„ and the Lady Arabella Bannerman, have arrived at Glenwick, the seat of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P., in the north of Scotlond.  Archbishop Callen has issued a long pastoral, in which, after reciting the usual list of alleged outrages upon the hope, ho directs the establishment in his diocese of "the Religious Association, or Conn.& ternity of Peter's Pence."