The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1882-06-23 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

CETEWAYO'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.  The captive king in May last wrote the following touching letter to Sir Hercules Robinson, urging that his visit to England should be hastened. He says : " I will no longer believe in the word of the white men. Their promises have all been broken, and I shall trust theta no more. I shall only believe I am going to England when I am really on my way thither. Aexiety like this causes death. . .I am glad to hear that you, Sir Hercules, sympathise with me in my present heavy disappointment. I trusted Lord Kimberley as my shield, or a tree to lean against and protect me against my enemies, and reply on my behalf to all questions put about me. He is the great man in England, and I expect to hear god things from him. I was myself once a great king, and so Was my father, and he never suffered such anxiety as Ido now. If lam found a corpse soon, you will know I have died of a broken heart. The white man's house towers above the but of the black man, and the latter looks up to the former for protection. lam afraid to say all that I wish to say now, for fear death might overtake me—the heart causes a strange and sudden death. I want you, Sir H. Robinson, and the Queen also, to see these words. Chiefs of less consequence than I was have been given their freedom, and how can you kill me with ad, ath like this? I want these letters to go to Engiand, and I shall still go there, too. My visit has already been postponed from month to month, and now it is again indefinitely put off. On the 17th May Cetawayo wrote to the chiefs, urging them not to stir up the Zulu people in his favour ; and, writing on the same date to Sir H. Robinson and Sir H. Bulwer, he said "There appears to be great agitation in Zululand just now. I think it is caused by 'John Dunn' forcing the Zulus to pay hut tax and many other fees, a strange thing to them, also because he (John Dunn) came down ahead of the Zulu deputation and had an interview with you, Sir H. Bulwer. Consequently they (deputation) blame him for their not being received. You know that John Dunn was made a man by me, and every rich man, too; but now he has acted the traitor to me. He knows it well, and does not desire my return. Do a great thing for me by asking the British Resident to allow the Zulus to have interviews with the Natal Government. Tell him to meet all the influential men in the country, and then everything will go well; but, if he will not meet them, and c nsult them, Zulu matters will net go well. Take bed of what I:ay and give it a trial, and you will find every thirig go well." Mr. S terr•Liqter, the dethroned King's custodian, wrote on the lath May : " I have the honour to inform you that Cetewayo is meet despondent at th • intelligence which was corumunicated to him on Saturday, that his visit to England is indefinitely poi•tpened. I have never known him so much d•j_et,cl. Ire has heen confined to his bed since Saturday. Yesterday, in the course of conversation, he spoke more than once of suicide, and added that his friends must not be surprised should they at any time hear of his sudden death. In reply, I said much to cheer him; gradually his spirits seemed to improve, and he iuqu red whether there wou/d be anything to ba gained by expressing his thoughts in letters. I teplied that any letters he might d etote to his interpreter I should he glad to torword at once to Government, that they certainly would do no harm. He, smiling, remarked that letters are now his only assegais. ,It is:found that dictating letters is the best way to relievelis mind and keep him occupitd—a matte; of importance. CaPeciallY juat um.  ...60   T.