Fort Beaufort Advocate 1864 3 July - September

Saturday, July 2, 1864

S. H. ROBERTS’ SALES.
Valuable landed property for sale by auction,
In the Estate of the late William KILPATRICK, of Victoria East.
The Undersigned having been favored with instructions from the Executors Testamentary in the above Estate, will sell by Public Auction at Cathcart Vale, on Wednesday, July 13, 1864, at noon precisely, the following valuable landed property, viz –
1st. That superior and well-known farm “Pleasant View,” 1280 Acres, situated in the Tyumie Valley.
This farm is unsurpassed in fertility, and has an unlimited supply of the purest water from never-failing rivers and streams. The late proprietor raised immense supplies of grain and other produce from this farm in the driest seasons. As a stock farm it is unequalled, sheep, goats, cattle and horses thriving on its veldt amazingly. There is always abundance of pasturage on Pleasant View when other places are denuded. The celebrated Tyumie River runs through the farm, and there is plenty of wood and timber. The buildings are first class, the late Proprietor sparing no expense to make them substantial, extensive, and commodious – in fact, entirely suitable to the valuable property of which they are the Homestead. They comprise large dwelling house, outhouses, sheds, kraals, &c.
2nd. That delightful property called Orange Grove, situated mid-way between Fort Beaufort and Alice, and on the direct road.
This property is well known as the Cathcart Hotel, formerly kept by Mr. BERRY. The house is well built and conveniently laid out, and is embosomed in a grove of upeards of a hundred orange trees, in full bloom. A Splendid garden lies adjacent to the house. This property is admirably suited for an Hotel, being on the direct road to Alice. It would also make a delightful country residence.
3rd. That splendid sheep farm “Cathcart Vale.”
Situated on the Baroko, between Fort Beaufort and Alice.
This is one of the best sheep farms in the Victoria District. It is watered by the Baroko River, and is dotted with Mimosa and other trees. To a sheep farmer of dairyman, this farm would be invaluable. Both Fort Beaufort and Alice markets are within an hour of the farm.
Also,
A span of good trek Oxen,
1 capital travelling cart,
Farming Implements, &c. &c.
S. H. ROBERTS,
Auctioneer.

FIRST-CLASS FARM.
The Undersigned, will sell by Auction at the same time as the Landed Property in the Estate of W. KILPATRICK, on Wednesday, the 13th instant, that splendid farm known as PEFFERS KOP, in extent 1468 Acres, situated in the Chumie, and lately occupied by Michael NEL.
The capabilities of PEFFERS Kop, as an Agricultural and Grazing Farm, are well known to be first class. It is abundantly supplied with wood and water, and the buildings and erections are commodious and substantial. An opportunity like the present of procuring a first-class farm may not again occur for years.
S. H. ROBERTS,
Auctioneer.

VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
The Undersigned having been favored with instructions by the proprietor, T. GILBERT, Esq., will sell by Auction, at the same time as the farms in the Estate of W. KILPATRICK, on Wednesday, the 13th July, the splendid farm “HOPEWELL,” 719 morgen and 409 square roods in extent.
This farm is one of the best sheep walks in the district, and is bounded on the north by FULLER’s Hoek farm, eastward by Argyle Farm, south ward by BLAKEWAY’s Farm and westward by Aries Hoek. It is well supplied with wood, water and pasturage, and is suited to all kind of stock.
A credit of 7 years will be given, purchase money bearing the usual rate of interest.
S. H. ROBERTS,
Auctioneer.

BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES.
The RETREAT, opposite the Drostdy, Grahamstown.
Mrs. EEDES’ Boarding School offers all the advantage of a superior education upon the principles of schools of eminence in England.
With the usual instruction are included, History both ancient and modern, the French Language, Singing, Landscape Drawing, Flower Painting, Geography, Astronomy with the Maps, use of the Globes, &c.
The School re-opens 21st July.

LIEUWFONTEIN HOTEL.
Joseph FRANCIS begs to informed the public that he has taken the above Hotel (late R. CAMPBELLS), and has made such alterations in the premises as will, with unremitting attention on his part, secure in the comfort of the travelling public.
Good Stabling, &c.

MISCELLANEOUS.

MUNICIPAL. – On Monday next at 10 o’clock a meeting of householders will be held in the Court Room to elect a new Board of Commissioners.

THE MARKET. – On Tuesday morning last there were no less than seventeen wagons on the Market, an unusually large number for Fort Beaufort. The produce exposed for sale was very miscellaneous, consisting principally of oat hay, firewood, timber, whipsticks, tobacco, potatoes, mealies, &c. &c.

C.M. RIFLES. – It is considered very doubtful in well-informed quarters that the head quarters of the regiment are to be removed to K. W. Town. It appears there is no accommodation for them at present, and it is not improbable that the men and horses of the corps picketed in the open air, will return to Fort Beaufort during the winter, or till arrangements are made for housing them.

THEFT. – Three mares were stolen from Mr. ANDREW’s place on Thursday last, one of which returned with a reim on, and is supposed to have escaped from the thieves.

KAFFRARIA. – A “Kaffrarian Tradesman, writing to the Kaffrarian gives a woeful picture of the working man’s lot in that colony. He says many are out of work, and such as can raise the means are leaving for Natal.

AMATEUR BAND. – This Band is about to be revived. Mr. MCCABE (late Band Sergt. of the C.M.R.) has undertaken to instruct the amateurs, numbering about 20, and we will soon exhibit proficiency. The instruments purchased by subscription, been handed over for the use of the amateurs.

DEATH FROM STARVATION. – A respected Scotchman, of the name of Robert ROBERTSON, has died of starvation. The Police authorities were yesterday requested to remove his remains from the house of John WILLIAMS, No. 10, Muir Street. – Argus

WE UNDERSTAND that several of the Queen’s Town farmers are trekking with their flocks into British Kaffraria in search of pasture.

ARMY PROMOTIONS. – War Office, April 26. –
Cape Mounted Riflemen: Lieut. C. B. MARSHALL to be captain, without purchase, vice E. A. LYNAR, whose promotion on 22nd March, 1864, has been cancelled;
Ensign William Henry SALIS to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edward Alexander LYNAR, who retires.
Medical Department: The transfer to the staff of Assist.-Surgeon Henry KNAGGS, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to bear date March 29. – War Office, May 3rd.

IT IS SAID THAT Mr. Saul SOLOMON has sold his printing establishment in Cape Town, to Mr. G. C. FRAMES, late of Grahamstown.

A MEMORIAL, to His Excellency the Governor, signed by 91 inhabitants of this town and district, - says the Colesberg Advertiser of the 21st inst., - praying that the sentence passed upon Miss. Johanna KLINGBIEL, last year, may be mitigated, will be sent off by to day’s post.

MACLEAN. – This village presents a most desolate appearance, owing to a great number of the buildings having fallen in. The only improvements noticeable are a recent addition to Mr. COOPER’s establishment and the repairing of the old Maclean Hotel by its present owner, Mr. A. MAAS. The inhabitants are at present less than a score families. It was fondly anticipated that the giving out of the Transkeian Territory would had had a beneficial effect upon the village, as it is on the direct road from East London to the Kei; but the inhabitants appear to be extremely doubtful whether the Kei road will ever be much used, looking upon His Excellency’s proclomation with great disfavour. The Dutch say that the English freed the black slaves, and are now seeking to make white ones, and, to a certainty, the man who would accept a grant under Sir P. E. WODEHOUSE’s conditions, would consign himself to perpetual bondage. Judging from the grass on the streets, we should say there was very little traffic in Maclean; in fact, it is beginning to be rather difficult to distinguish some of the street from the veldt. In years yet to come, Maclean will doubtless be a thriving town, as it occupies a first-rate position; but at present it does not present much attraction to a visitor. – Kaffrarian.

PHILIPPOLIS. – A Graaff-Reinet papers says: - Nearly all the farmers about Philippolis now take their wool to the Bay. Mr. E. R. SNYMAN, president of the Volksraad, has just taken down one hundred bales.

FORT BEAUFORT ZETLAND LODGE NO. 608.
The members of this Lodge assembled on Friday June 24, (St. John’s Day), according to custom, to celebrate their annual festival and to install the W∴M∴ for the ensuing year. The Lodge was opened at high 12 noon by the W∴M∴. The W∴M∴ elect Bro. J. H. PEARSON, Depty. Asst. Suptd. of Stores, Military Store Dept. was duly installed by the retiring W∴M∴ Bro. T. WARD, after which the following officers were appointed by the W∴M∴
Bros. J. VIGNE, S∴W∴
J DAVIDSON, J∴W∴
W. ESTMENT, jr. Treas.
W. H. RAWSTORNE, Sec.
H. WIENAND, Organist,
C. HEEMAN, S∴D∴
J. RORKE J∴D∴
S. B. BISHOP, L∴G∴
A MULLER, Tyler.
The B∴B∴ dined together in the evening, presided over by the W∴M∴, the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and the remainder of the evening was spent in harmony. – Communicated.

POSTSCRIPT.
THE ELECTION. – The returns received up to the present time show the number of votes for COCK to be 1185, and for CHRISTIAN 1166.

JACOB TOMBELI, an account of whose escape from the two special constables at the Sundays River we published a couple of weeks ago, has been recaptured at Uitenhage, having stolen a horse at Port Elizabeth and sold it at that place. He had changed his name as well as his convict dress.

Mr. C. CRAUSE, one of the settlers of 1820, died a few days ago in Grahamstown. Deceased was the third son of Major General CRAUSE, and had reached his 71st year.

BARON LIPINSKY, one of the German Legion, died in Port Elizabeth on Saturday last. Deceased was formerly in the service of Austria, but with the company he commanded deserted to the Hungarians in the rebellion of 1848-9.

ENQUIRIES ARE MADE by the Colonial Office for one John STEWART, formerly of the 72nd Regt., from which he was discharged, and was subsequently employed in the Royal Engineer Department. He will hear of something to his advantage in application.

MR. CHABAUD. – After a very animated debate on the report of the select committee appointed to consider the alleged resignation of Mr. CHABAUD, the House decided by the casting vote of the Speaker that the letter he wrote to the Speaker, and which the Speaker returned to Mr. MOLTENO, did not amount to a resignation. This decision was contrary to the opinion of the Attorney General and the other lawyers in the House, and involved a very important constitutional principle. It is possible very grave results may be the upshot, as an appeal to the Supreme Court is talked of. Mr. SOLOMON made a very able speech on behalf of Mr. CHABAUD.

THE SPEAKER. – Mr. PAINTER has given notice of a motion to consider the conduct of the Speaker in the CHABAUD case. We do not think the House could pass the matter over. It is a great pity Sir C. J. BRAND has so deeply committed himself, everybody regrets it, - but the Assembly must vindicate its honor, and show that a gross violation of truth and probity on the part of the Speaker in his official capacity is incompatible with his retaining his position as chief member of the House. We hope that circumstances may be elicited, which will show the Speaker’s conduct in a more favourable light that it at present appears. It is but just to Sir C.J. BRAND to say that he invites a full enquiry, and is even anxious for an investigation.

AN OLD TOPER, who had lately attended the Polytechnic, were the learned professor caused several explosions to take place from gasses produced from water, said “You don’t catch me put much water in my liquor after this. I had no idea before that water was so dangerous, though I never liked to take much of it.”

Saturday, July 9, 1864

DIED, in Adelaide, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. J. GOBIE [sic - should be GOBEY], William CARPENTER, aged 82 years, 17 days. Deceased was one of the British Settlers of 1820.

FORT BEAUFORT FIRE INSURANCE, TRUST, & LOAN INVESTMENT COMPANY.
In the Insolvent Estate of H. SOLOMON, of Bedford.
The undersigned having been duly confirmed in the appointment of Sole Trustee of the above Estate, hereby calls upon all parties indebted to the said Estate to pay the amounts owing forthwith, to prevent the institution of legal proceedings.
Jno. QUIN.
Sole Trustee.

FORT BEAUFORT FIRE INSURANCE, TRUST, & LOAN INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Capital £50,000.
Directors: -
W. ESTMENT, Jun. Chairman,
C. HOLLIDAY,
John. QUIN,
S. H. ROBERTS,
R. W. H. GIDDY.
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R. W. H. GIDDY – Solicitor.
J. QUIN, - Secretary pro. tem.
Offices. – Somerset Street, Fort Beaufort.
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This company undertakes Loans on First Mortgages, Insurances on Buildings, Management of Estates. – Transacts all kinds of Agencies, the Sale and purchase of Farms, proof of claims, Collecting of Accounts, Sale of goods on Consignments, and all matters of confidence.
Powers to be made out in the name of the Secretary.
Agents:
J. B. TEMBLETT, Esq., Alice.
W. H. BATES, Esq., Eland’s Post.
R. M. ROBERTS, Esq., Adelaide.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS. – On Monday last a meeting of householders was held in the Court Room, T. STRINGFELLOW, Esq. C.C., in the chair, for the purpose of electing a new Board of Commissioners, in the room of the Commissioners whose period of office had expired. The meeting was a very tame one, only six candidates being nominated, which ended in the election of the same five Commissioners, who had held office previously.

SNOW. – There was a pretty heavy fall of snow on Monday. The hills above Healdtown were covered with a mantle of white, which looked very pretty from the town. The Winterberg, of course, is thickly clothed in its winter coat. There have been severe frosts also during the week.

INSOLVENCY. – Charles HOWARD of Bedford, general agent, assets £3,901 17 6; liabilities £6,820; deficiency £2,218 2 6.

THE OVERBERG COURANT, Swellendam, the only country paper printed in the Western Districts, has given an intimation that it will shortly give up the ghost, unless brighter prospects open. Trade in Swellendam and surrounding districts, the editor says, has seriously declined within the past few years.

IT IS NOW KNOWN that Mr. VIGNE has been the successful candidate in the contest for the vacant seat on the Western benches of Council. His majority over Dr. WHITE is about 250 votes.

WESTERN MEMBERs. – The Cape Town press expresses dissatisfaction with those Western representatives who have vacated their seats before Parliament rises, and with those who have betrayed the trust reposed in them by their constituents.

THE WORKMEN engaged in laying down the waterpiping, in the course of their work yesterday, came across a well at the junction of Bathurst and High streets. It is, as far as can yet be ascertained, some fifty or sixty feet deep, and is partially filled with water. It was sunk by the military, many years ago, before the town was laid out, and , from the rottenness of the wood-work covering it, it is conjectured that, but for its providential discovery, it would have speedily given way beneath the heavy vehicles so continuously passing over it. – Great Eastern.

FORGERY AND GREAT SWINDLING BY A DISCHARGE CONVICT. – It appears that a young man, named MARAIS, a Dutchman, who was discharged from the Kowie break water some eight months since, having served two years for horse stealing, has paid Grahamstown a visit. On the 14th June Mr. POTE held a sale of stock on the market, and three spans of oxen were knocked down to MARAIS under the usual conditions. MARAIS gave two bills on the South Africa Bank, £102 each. Mr POTE required security, which was found in the persons of William WILLIAMS and John BENNECKE, who signed the names, in the presence of the auctioneer, of Johannes CHRISTOFFEL and Joseph STOAT. The bills were accepted. The auctioneer happened to see the same oxen sold on the market, which caused him to make enquiries, and to his surprise he found that MARAIS had sold them, for cash, at a much less price than was paid for them. Information of his swindling transactions was given to the Clerk of the Peace, and soon this barefaced swindler was lodged in the Grahamstown gaol. The other two, WILLIAMS and BENECKE, have since been captured near Cradock, and are now on their way to this town. The Clerk of the Peace is very busy inquiring into their swindles in this neighbourhood. The prisoners will appear before the Magistrate in a few days. – Great Eastern.

NICE PICKINGS FROM AN INSOLVENT ESTATE. – The distribution and liquidation account in the insolvent estate of S. J. MEINTJIES of Graaff-Reinet, is now lying at the Resident Magistrate’s office for inspection. A correspondent observes that it is a curious document. The legal expenses incurred between January and April, 1863, amount to £858 10s. Among the other items of expense are the following: - “Mr. CHABAUD, as advance on travelling expenses and professional services, three weeks in Graaff-Reinet, £200.” And “MR. BENJAMIN, share of travelling expenses to Cape Town, £100.” The remuneration to trustees, 5 per cent, on £16,272 worth of moveable property, and £9,379 worth of immovable property, at 2½ per cent. - £1,041. The amount for distribution in the estimates £25,000 and odd, but this a trifle compared with the liabilities.

COAL. – We refer our reader to a letter on this subject in another column. It appears that coal in large quantities, has been discovered by Mr. H. BAILEY, on his farm, “Andries Berg,” in the Queenstown district. It is said to be rather slow in igniting, but afterwards burns clear, with very little smell, and is much superior to the coal found in Stormberg and other places. Iron ore has also been found on the same farm. – Ibid.

THE LECTURE on the “History of the Colony,” delivered in the St Patrick Young Men’s Society Rooms by Mr. WILMOT, of Port Elizabeth, on Thursday evening, passed off successfully. As usual, there was a large attendance. The music and singing were excellent. The readings from DICKENS and LEVER, by Dr. RICARDS, were capitally rendered, and called forth shouts of applause. The Rev. Doctor never read better; and the audience were highly gratified, and retired delighted with having spent a pleasant evening. Dr. MORAN announced that the next lecture would be delivered by Dr. RICARDS at the end of the month on the “Air we breathe.” – Great Eastern.

IT IS CURRENTLY REPORTED that Mr. Advocate DENYSSEN will shortly be promoted to the bench; and that Mr. WODEHOUSE will have the appointment of Solicitor-General, if the new Judicial Bill passes both Houses of Parliament.

DEPARTURES. – Messrs ASPELLING and CHABAUD, N.L.A.’s, have left Grahamstown for home. Messrs. ZIERVOGEL and WATERMEYER, M.L.A.’s have also left.

THE HON. Rawson W. RAWSON, Esq., Colonial Secretary, will leave Grahamstown, en route for the Bahamas, by the next steamer from Port Elizabeth for Table Bay. The Hon. R. SOUTHEY is to be Acting Colonial Secretary.

DR. HIDDINGH. – This gentleman left Grahamstown on the fifteenth day, and drew his £50. He, it is said, offered to stay four days longer for another pound, if he were permitted to count Saturday and Sunday as two of the four days. His party declined to accede, and the Doctor left in high dudgeon. Dr. HIDDINGH is said to be the wealthiest man in Cape Town! If this be true he is not the most political.

SUPREME COURT.
ALLEGED CASE OF LUNACY.
Mr. WATERMEYER, instructed by Messrs. REID & Nephew, in the matter between the Master’s Office and Francis James VALLANTINE, of Fort Peddie, applied for a commission to examine certain witnesses at Fort Peddie. An action had been raised, to come on the 12th of July, with the view of declaring BALLANTINE a lunatic, and incapable of managing his own affairs. The affidavits were signed by Richard TILLAN and Richard George TAINTON, whom it was proposed to appoint curators adlitum. Mr. WATERMEYER said that there was considerable property in the case, and the alleged lunatic had not a single relative in the colony.
The commission was granted, but not to be opened until after the 12th July, and to be returnable on the first day of next term, namely 1st August.
Mr. W. M. EDYE, Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Peddie, was appointed commissioner. [Transcriber’s note – Not sure if it should be VALLANTINE or BALLANTINE. Transcribed as printed]

POSTSCRIPT.

A MARTYR OF FRONTIER POLICY. – It will be seen by a notice in another column that William CARPENTER, whose name and sufferings have been prominent in border history, is no more. He expired at Adelaide at the age of 82 years. It was in this town that old CARPENTER’s martyrdom commenced. The chief MACOMO, who then lived at the Brak River, and used to cross daily to spunge about the canteens, was allowed to despoil the old man; and it was British officers that CARPENTER was inhumanly treated, when he attempted to save something from the wreck of his property. Old CARPENTER’s claims for compensation have been frequently urged in the old Legislative Council, and since the grant of the constitution, but without success.

PASSENGER CART. – We regret to learn that Mr. Thomas FRANCIS is about to discontinue his passenger cart, in consequence of its not proving remunerative. Mr. FRANCIS’s cart has been a great convenience to the public of Fort Beaufort and Grahamstown, and its stoppage will be regretted. Since it started it has been conducted with spirit and punctuality.

Saturday, July 16, 1864 (Page 3 & 4 missing)

£20 REWARD.
Will be given to any person giving information that will lead to the recovery of the body of William BLACKBEARD who is supposed to have been murdered between this and Fort Beaufort. He was last seen leaving Fort Beaufort on the evening of the 28th June.
John WHITFIELD.
Alice, July 15, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS.
MILITARY. – The head quarters of the 96th passed through Fort Beaufort on Saturday last on its way to Grahamstown, where it arrived on Monday evening. The men only remained a couple of hours in the town, and marched out and halted for the night near Mildenhalls

LOCUSTS. – On Monday and Tuesday last there were dense cloud of locusts, extending from MILDENHALL’s to the Koonap.

NARROW ESCAPE. – A few days ago some alarm was created by the grass catching fire near Mr. MCCALLUM’s house, which burnt with such rapidity and fury, that the inmates were alarmed for the safety of the house. Fortunately assistance was obtained and before the fire could reach the dry fence, it was extinguished. Mr. MCCALLUM’s house was luckily insured. Had the fire occurred at night when no aid was at hand, the consequences might have been serious. The fire originated from the carelessness of natives in the vicinity.

MURDER. – We understand a young Dutchman, named Le ROE, aged about 20, has been murdered near the town of Somerset. We have not yet ascertained the particulars.

MISSING MAN. – About a fortnight ago, a farmer named William BLACKBEARD, brought a load of produce for sale on the market from Kaffraria. After getting his money from the market master, it appears he visited one of the canteens in the town, and his people not being able to discover him started with the wagon in the afternoon on the road home, expecting that he would follow. In the evening BLACKBEARD finding his wagon had left, started after it, in a state of intoxication, and was seen on the Alice road not far from the Brak River by wagonners who knew him, and who had seen his wagon pass a short time previously. Although BLACKBEARD could hardly stagger along, they took no notice of him, making no doubt that he would get up to his wagon. Since that time, the unfortunate man has not been seen or heard of. Search has been made in every direction, by his friends, and the Clerk of the Peace when the matter was reported to him instituted a strict search, but nothing has been discovered to indicate BLACKBEARD’s fate. It is not improbable that in his inebriate state he mistook the road in the dark, and stumbled into the Kat River.

WAGON BURNT. – On Monday last a Wagon of Mr. USHER of Fort Peddie, laden with oat hat for this market, was burnt while outspanned between this and Alice. While MR. USHER was absent after the oxen, the leader made a fire to the windward of the wagon, which communicated with the hay, and so caused the loss of the wagon, and load by the flames.

PREDICTED COMET. – Professor NEUMAGER has predicted that in 1865 a comet will approach to near the earth that if it and the earth do not form an attachment after the fashion of the globules of quicksilver, (says the notice in the papers,) or if it does not annihilate the earth, will be a most magnificent spectacle. For three nights there will be no darkness but the earth will be bathed in the brilliant light of the comet’s flaming tail.

A CORRESPONDENT INFORMS us that it is rumoured that several forged bills are in circulation for large amounts – one for £125 is said to be now lying in Somerset with the names of two Kaffrarian farmers thereon, who both deny the same to be genuine. – Gazette.

MR. C. SCHEEPERS has just purchased Mr. NEL’s farm, adjoining Mr. L. J. TRIEGAARDT’s, in the same district for £750. This farm, in addition to being a large one, and excellent for sheep, has two good houses thereon, one of which, two years ago was built at an expense of £400. Who will go over the Kei on the Governor’s terms after this? – Ib.

THE POUND. – The Municipal Pound was sold this morning, and realized £110. The former Poundmaster Mr. James TOWNSEND, was the purchaser. – Ib.

Saturday, July 23, 1864

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to all who it may concern, whereas on this, the 18th day of July, in the year 1864, I, James COOKS, and Anna COOKS, my wife (maiden name FOULTAIN), residing near Adelaide, in the district of Bedford, have this day the 18th July, 1864, agreed by mutual consent, and in the presence of witnesses, to separate from each other as man and wife. It is also hereby notified that I, James COOKS, will not be responsible or liable for any debts made or contracted by said Ann COOKS (or FOULTAIN) from this 18th day of July, 1864, henceforth.

NOTICE.
Divisional Council.
Stockenstrom.
In accordance with Section 17 of Act No. 5, of 1855, notice is hereby given that the following Members have been elected, for the Districts opposite their respective names, to form the Divisional Council of Stockenstrom, viz: -
District No.
1 W. H. BATES, Esq.,
2 Mr. C. JORDAAN
3 J. J van AARDT, Esq.,
4 Mr. A. HATTE
5 Mr. W. GOOZEN
6 Mr. J. FOURIE
And notice is hereby further given, in accordance with the 18 Section of the aforesaid act, that the first meeting of the second Divisional Council of the Division of Stockenstrom, will be held in the Court room at Seymour, on Tuesday, the 9th August, 1864, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon for the dispatch of business.
William T. L. EMETT.
Civil Commissioner.
Stockenstrom.
C.C.’s Office.
Eland’s Post.
July 5, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS.

MURDER. – An investigation is now being made into the disappearance of William BLACKBEARD, it being supposed that he has met with foul play. Two native women aver that they saw a body corresponding with that of the missing man, on the Alice road near the Baroko, with the clothes torn, and marks of violence. Search was immediately made in the spot pointed out, but nobody could be found. Although both women, when examined separately, agreed about the body, they differed as the spot where it lay. A native man who also saw the body has been taken into custody, with a view of throwing light on this mysterious affair. The people of Alice have subscribed £55 as a reward for the discovery of the body of the deceased.

I HAD THE pleasure of greeting the arrival of a very old Cape friend in London the other day, namely, Andrew Geddes BAIN, who, after an absence of more than 40 years, revisits his native shores. I am glad to find him so well after having received accounts of his serious illness not long ago, a few months bracing air of the north will give him, I trust, a new lease of life and enable the Cape Colony to avail itself again of his valuable services. Cor. Adv. & Mail.

SUDDEN DEATH. – On the second day after arriving, private James GRANT, of the 96th Regiment, was found dead in his bed. Deceased was between 40 and 50 years of age, and death is conjectured to have resulted from apoplexy.

OFFICIAL CHANGES. –
F. W. LIDDLE, Esq. C.C. of Bedford, passed through Fort Beaufort on Monday afternoon on his way to Alice.
Mr. LIDDLE has received the appointment of Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Alice, vacant by the resignation of Mr. CALDERWOOD, whose health has been on the decline for some time past. Mr. LIDDLE takes over the public offices in Alice from the 1st August. –
Mr. NIGHTENGALE C. C. of Richmond, succeeds Mr. LIDDLE at Bedford.
Mr. ANTHING has been appointed C.C. of Cradock in the room of Mr. MEURANT, appointed to Fort Beaufort, vice Mr. STRINGFELLOW resigned.
Mr. SOUTHEY, will probably succeed Mr. NIGHTENGALE at Richmond.
Mr. WYLDE, C.P. of Port Elizabeth, has been appointed to the Magistracy of Mossel Bay.
Mr. W. H. AURET, has been appointed as C.C. the Paarl, in the room of Mr. KINNEAR.

POSTSCRIPT.

MURDER.
Discovery of the body of William BLACKBEARD.
A sensation was created in the town on Thursday evening by the discovery of the body of the unfortunate William BLACKBEARD, who was last seen alive on the evening of the 28th of June last, near the Brak River location, as he was proceeding after his wagon. The body was found on Thursday afternoon about 4 p.m. by a little boy, who observed the legs sticking out of a hole, and ran and informed one of the Royal Engineers names PAINE, who was in the vicinity, and who at once proceeded to the spot. PAINE on approaching the place discovered a scarf with marks of blood upon it, which he at once concluded belonged to BLACKBEARD, knowing that there were suspicions that he had met with foul play and that a reward had been offered for the discovery of the body. Not far from the spot where he discovered the scarf, he shortly afterwards found the body of the deceased thrust head foremost into a wolf hole, situated about half a mile from the town, a little off the main road near the river. PAINE immediately hurried to town, and gave information of his discovery, when the Fieldcornet, accompanied by a party of prisoners went to fetch the body. In a little time several persons from town were attracted to the spot, and had got the body out of the hole in which it had been hid. The body was completely stripped of all clothing excepting the shirt, and considering the long time which had lapsed since death, decomposition was not so far advanced as might be expected. Appearances about the head left no doubt whatever that the deceased had been murdered. There was a frightful gash across the throat, and the skull appeared to have been fractured above the right eye. The shirt was discoloured with blood, and there may have been other wounds beneath, which will be ascertained by the post-mortem examination. There is a probability, now that the body has been found, that the murderers will be detected, as the two women who deposed to having seen the body with only the shirt on, can be found, and will no doubt be able to tell more about the affair than is yet known. DAMON, a notorious native, is also in custody on suspicion of knowing something of the murder. The fellow pretended that he had seen the body about six miles from the spot where it was found, and so completely put those in search of it, off the true scent. BLACKBEARD has evidently been murdered, robbed, and stripped on the high road, within rifle shot of the town, and it will be the duty of the authorities to spare no effort to discover the perpetrators of this foul deed. Until a further investigation has been made it would be idle to indulge in surmises, it will be sufficient now to state that suspicion rests on natives, who took advantage of the helpless condition in which deceased was on the evening when started after his wagon. The people of Alice and Fort White have subscribed £55 as a reward for the discovery and the conviction of the murderers. In another column it is erroneously stated that the reward of £55 was for the discovery of the body. We have just received the account of the post mortem examination made by Dr. BENBOW, District Surgeon, from which the following is an extract: -
“Putrefaction far advanced; cuticle being detached in many parts. Nature of injuries: Erasions of skin on back and sides of body, and anterior surface of toes. Contusions of both elbows externally, knees, and lower part of thighs; right fingers and thumb flexed, holding a small quantity of dried grass and dirt. Right cheek bone fracture, with dislocation of jaw. Over the lower and posterior part of left parietal bone mark of severe blow, the bone being fractured to the extent of about 2 inches in circumference. On left side of throat immediately below larynx the skin divided to the extent of 4 inches leading to a punctured wound running in a direction obliquely upwards to the depth of 5 inches, this wound being about 1 inch broad at the orifice and terminating in point. Just external to this is another wound about 1 inch long but superficial, inquiring only the skin. On back of neck another wound, also about 1 inch broad, and 4½ inches deep, passing obliquely upwards and outwards, this wound also terminating in a point. Immediate cause of death – haemorrhage caused by the division of large vessels on left side of throat.”
We have just heard that three men, natives, are in custody in Alice on suspicion.

JOHN HUDSON, Esq., Civil Commissioner’s Clerk of Cradock, has received the appoint- of Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Victoria West.

MR. HANNEMEYER wishes it to be made known that the two horses referred to in our last issue as having been stolen from Adelaide and subsequently recaptured, were not stolen from his stables, as stated by our informant.

PUBLIC LIBRARY. – An accession of about 120 volumes has just been made to the public library.
No catalogue has yet been prepared, but it is to be presumed that the selection is such as will prove creditable to the library as a public institution and justify the confidence of the subscribers in the taste of the committee.

THE ESTATE of A. GUNN, of British Kaffraria, has been placed under sequestration.

Saturday, July 30, 1864

AUCTIONEERING AND AGENCY,
The Undersigned begs to inform his numerous friends in Town and Country, that he has purchased the Auctioneering Business of Mr. S. H. ROBERTS, and that from the 1st of August, he will hold Sales in Town or Country, at the shortest notice.
Having gad considerable experience in the Auctioneering Business, the Undersigned flatters himself he will be able to give entire satisfaction to all who may favour him with the disposal of Landed Property, Live Stock, Furniture, or other Goods.
In addition to the Auctioneering Business, the Undersigned will be happy to undertake any description of Agency for country customers.
James VIGNE,
Auctioneer and Agent.

IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF WM. BROWNING, of Fort Beaufort.
The Undersigned will see by Public Auction, in front of his Auction Rooms, on Thursday, the 11th August, a piece of ground, situated in Henrietta Street, Fort Beaufort. Being part of Erf No. 19, Campbell Street, just below offices of the London and South African Bank, and nearly opposite HANLEY’s Hotel.
First-rate stand for Business.
S.H. ROBERTS,
Auctioneer.

MUNICIPAL NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners of the Adelaide Municipality will put up to public competition, on Tuesday 2nd August next,
1st. – A plot of ground adjoining Mr. H. C. LOUW’s Farm, measuring about 2 Morgen.
2nd. – A plot of ground in the Town, adjoining Mr. H. SPARKS’ Property, measuring about 1 Morgen.
3rd. – That portion of the commonage at present occupied by Mr. LOUW.
For particulars apply to the Town Clerk.
Henry C. LEE, Town Clerk.
Adelaide, July 23, 1864.

SPLENDID FARM.
The Undersigned having received instructions from the proprietor, will sell by auction at the place Ellendale, at the same time as Mr. DAVIDSON’s stock, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, that splendid Farm Almans Fontein, 1277 Acres in extent, and situated at the head of the Blinkwater Valley.
This farm formerly belonged to Andries BOTHA, and is known as one of the best in the District. It adjoins the farms of MUNDELL, CROSS, and WIGGILL, and is well supplied with wood and water. It is a first-rate Sheep and Cattle Farm, and the upper part is well adapted for Agricultural purposes.
Terms exceedingly liberal.
S. H. ROBERTS,
Auctioneer.

MISCELLANEOUS.

KAFFRARIA. – The following is an extract of a private letter from K. W. Town.
“There is very little news here just now. We are all grieved at the lamentable fate of poor BLACKBEARD lately murdered so near your town. I may say the natives in general are very impudent. A friend here had one of his oxen stolen the other day, and was very wroth with his servants, one of whom, a Kafir, who has been in his service for more than five years, told him he might look for an increase of thefts now, as all the “skellums” had come back from the Cape, and that the natives were not “bong” for Government. It is a fact that there have been many thefts hereabouts lately.
“By the bye, the Parliament, or rather the Eastern members are getting their share of abuse here just now, on account of their bringing on the Annexation question after the majority of Western members had left for their homes. There is a strong feeling of indignation against the Eastern members, and all with whom I have into contact speak of opposing the attempted annexation through thick and thin, and if this, to us, obnoxious measure should be carried, are determined to pledge the members from “Kaffraria” to vote with the Western members under all circumstances, in opposition to the Easterns. Cape Town is regarded with very favourable feelings. I may say the majority of our houses obtain their good from thence, and East London makes communication with Cape Town very convenient. In many instances goods have been obtained in less time from the Cape than from Grahamstown. As to Separation, that finds no favor with us whatever. We prefer being under what you Easterns call a “Cape Town Parliament,” to being ruled by a Grahamstown Parliament. It is the opinion here that the Eastern members are acting unwisely in promoting annexation, for if that measure should be effected, the colony will have the burden of defence thrown entirely on its own shoulders. Kaffraria is at present a Crown colony and the Home Government is bound to protect it. When annexation takes place, the colony must relieve the Home Government of this duty, and it may be questioned whether the Crown Lands you will thus get, will be an equivalent.”

TREFINING. – The operation of trefining has been successfully performed by Dr. BENBOW, District Surgeon, on the young native who sustained extensive fracture of the skull in a beer-drinking spree near Fort Fordyce, and whose life was in imminent jeopardy from the serious injuries sustained. When brought to the hospital the patient was suffering under the usual symptoms attendant on pressure of the brain. His right side, the side opposite to that on which the head was fractured, was paralysed, and articulation difficult and confused. Immediately after the application of the trefine, and the removal of the fractured bone and coagulated blood which pressed on the brain, the patient recovered his speech and the paralysis ceased. It is a most interesting, and to all appearances extraordinary case. The fracture was very extensive, and now that the fractured parts have been removed, an oval-shaped orifice in the skull three inches by about two inches broad, exposes an equal surface of the duramater, through which the pulsations of the brain are distinctly visible.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. – On Monday the two men DAMON and GUSI, taken into custody on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of William BLACKBEARD, were brought into court, and such evidence as could be adduces bearing on the case was heard. The District Surgeon was first called, and gave a full and particular account of the post mortem examination held on the body of the murdered man. Private PAYNE of the R. E. was next called, and described the manner in which the body was discovered, and the steps taken to report the same to the authorities; after which Field-cornet DREYER was called on to identify the body, and to state the position in which it was found in the hole and the situation, &c., - all the evidence of these witnesses being substantially the same as given last week in our report of the murder. KATCHIE, a Kafir woman was next called, and swore that she saw the body of a white man lying near the road about six miles from Fort Beaufort; that the body had only a short on; and that on subsequently going to the spot to point out out to the police, the body had been removed. This witness further stated that a day or so after she had seem the body, the prisoner DAMON came to her while she was sitting in front of her hut with another Kafir woman, and speaking in Dutch, said “What is this I hear reported, that you have seen a dead man in the veldt.” Witness in reply to DAMON, denied that she had seen a dead body. DAMON did not usually address witness in Dutch, and witness thought he spoke in Dutch so that the old woman present would not understand. The prisoner DAMON denied this, - he averred he spoke in Kafir as usual. The witness appeared to have great difficulty in remembering the exact day on which she first saw the body, and the period which interned until her conversation with the prisoner. Mr. W. BROWNING was next sworn. He had been out for a ride on the evening of the 28th on the Alice road, and as he was returning home, about dusk he met a man in a state of intoxication ascending the rise beyond the first drift near the Brak River location. (A short distance only from where the body was found). He would have advised the man to return back, but seeing some wagons a little way in front, and thinking that the man whom he saw belonged to these wagons, he took no notice of him; and it was only after seeing the advertisement concerning deceased, it struck him that he was the man he had seen on the evening of the 28th. After passing this drunken man, he met a native man and woman proceeding in the same direction. Only a few yards distance lay between them. He could not identify them, but clearly distinguished that the man and woman were both natives. Mr. T. HENDERSON next deposed that William BLACKBEARD had visited his canteen on the 28th about 2 o’clock p.m. in a state of intoxication. He asked for a bed to lay down, and was told that if he would go to the hotel a bed would be provided for him. But BLACKBEARD lay down on a form in the canteen and went to sleep. About five o’clock he awoke and expressed his intention to go after his wagon which was outspanned beyond the drift, as he was anxious to get home that night. HENDERSON advised him to stay until morning, but BLACKBEARD would not, and as the latter was shivering, he complied with his request by giving him a very small glass of brandy, after which BLACKBEARD left, and he saw him no more until his body was brought in. This was all the evidence bearing on the case that could be produced at present, and the prisoners were remanded, until the wife of the prisoner DAMON, who it seems had vanished when the enquiry after BLACKBEARD commenced, could be found, and other witnesses at a distance obtained.

THE HORSE MOSCOW. – This animal, the property of Mr. PALMER, was shot last week. It was 24 years old, and had been one of the causes of its proprietors successful career, as one of the first horse-breeders of the Province. In every direction the stock bred from Moscow had proved successful, and the Breeder’s fame had increased in proportion. Moscow was bred by Sir Gilbert HEATHCOTE, and was entered for the Derby in 1843. Its pedigree is as follows: - By Muley Moloch, out of Jane – Jane by Moses – Moses by Whalebone. Moscow was half brother to Alice Hawthorne and whole brother to Volentissimo and Samarcand.

FROZEN TO DEATH. – A report has reached Cradock respecting the fate of a man named DAY, a shoemaker, and a resident of Cradock, who had been on a visit to Zwager’s Hoek. It is supposed that whilst on his return he must have been frozen to death, as his body had been found on the road, partly eaten up by assvogels. We do not vouch for the correctness of the above story, and trust that it may have no foundation in fact. – Register.

FOUND DEAD. – The corpse of a white man was brought into town on Saturday, having been found dead under a wagon on the Frankfort road. – K. W. T. Gazette.

REWARD OF MERIT. – The Royal Humane Society have sent our per last mail a very elegant Silver Medal to Mr. W. A. MACLEAN, in token of their appreciation of his gallantry in rescuing Mr. DAINES, of the Grey Hospital, from a watery grave, some months ago.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MACLEAN. – On Saturday last intelligence reached town of the total destruction by fire, early that morning at Maclean, of the extensive hotel premises, formerly known as the Maclean (NUTZHORN’s) Hotel, and also of an adjoining dwelling known as A. MCINTYRE’s, but belonging, we believe, to the estate of W. HALL. Nothing is known as to the origin of the fire, but it is said a number of Kafir police were living on the premises, and that these were in the habit of bringing fire from an adjoining building to their dwelling; it is supposed that in doing so on Friday night they must have dropped a coal on the boarded floor, or near some ignitable matter, and that during the night this kindled into a flame, which had spread to far to be extinguished when the inmates awoke. It is said, however, that before calling for assistance the Kaffirs had got everything out of the house. Fortunately the wind came from the sea, or the best portion of Maclean would have been demolished by the devouring element. The hotel premises are said to be insured in the P. E. Fire and Marine Assurance Company. Mr. G. BISSET writes as follows, on the subject of this catastrophe; -
Saturday Morning, July 23, 1865. [sic]
“You will be surprised to hear of the destruction by fire of the whole range of buildings formerly the Maclean Hotel together with MCINTYRE’s adjoining house. Between twelve and one o’clock no sign of fire could be seen, Mrs BISSET being up with a sick child, and from the kitchen window could see the whole range. At two o’clock, Mrs BISSET was startled by the reflection of light, and looking out of the window saw the house on fire, and immediately called me up. When I got down nothing could be done, as from the dryness of the thatch the fire spread furiously. Doubts are afloat as to the origin of the fire at so late, or rather early an hour, the fire having originated in a part of the house that was not occupied, and in the yard.” – Gazette.

Saturday, August 6, 1864

MISCELLANEOUS.

ADDRESS. In another column will be found a valedictory Address to H. CALDERWOOD, Esq. in the occasion of the retiring from the offices of Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of the District Victoria, with the reply thereto. Also an Address of welcome to W. F. LIDDLE Esq. on his assumption of the officers vacated by the late Civil Commissioner, and the Reply. Both addresses are very numerously and respectably signed. [Transcriber’s Notes – I have not transcribed these two letters and their replies as they are very lengthy. Should anybody like a copy of them, please ask.]

VISITORS. – The Hon. R. SOUTHEY, Colonial Secretary, passed through Fort Beaufort during the week en route to Queen’s Town, Mr. LE SEUR, Clerk to the House of Assembly, and Mr. W. R, THOMSON, M.L.A. arrived here on Monday, and left on Wednesday morning for the Katberg. Mr. SCANLEN, M.L.A., also paid Fort Beaufort a visit this week, on his way home. Capt. Van der VEN M.L.A. and other notabilities are expected to pay us a visit before their return to the West.

MILITARY. – The rumours respecting the immediate removal of the head quarters of the C.M.R. to K. W. Town, have not been confirmed. Orders have been issued, that the C.M.R. are to remain in Fort Beaufort, until relieved by the head quarters of an infantry regiment.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, has been pleased, subject to approval of Her Majesty, to appoint the Honourable Richard SOUTHEY, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary, in the room of the Honourable Rawson William RAWSON, Esq., C.B., resigned.

THE REV. JOHN BURGERS, of Hanover, has been suspended for a year for denying the personality of the Devil and the sinlessness of Christ in his human nature. The Commission hold that he has denied what has been proved to be the truth. If he recants these errors he will be re-instated.

A DINNER is to be given next week by the Somerset people to their representatives, Messrs, PAINTER and BOWKER.

THE COST OF PARLIAMENT PER HOUR. – In the Assembly, during the recent discussion on the Stamp Bill, an hour was occupied upon some very trifling item, when the Attorney General said, “Really, Mr Chairman, in view of the fact that this Parliament costs the country £15 an hour, I shall surrender the item, for it will not yield £15 a year!”

A PATRIARCH. – Mr. P. J. ROSSOUW, sen., of Looverfontein, was buried at Murraysburg on the 30th June. The deceased was 81 years of age, and has left alive 192 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Thirty-one of his offspring died before him, making thus the number 223, besides stepchildren, &c., who swell the amount to about 300.

MR. BENJAMIN WITHWORTH, one of the wealthiest merchants of Manchester, has taken the first step to introduce the manufacture of cotton in Ireland, by laying the foundation of a cotton manufactory at Drogheda. His object is to stop the tide of Irish emigration, and give the people of that country a good day’s wages for a good day’s work. He is also going to erect a “WITHWORTH Hall,” at the cost of £3,000.

BANKRUPTCY COURT. – Insolvent estates placed under sequestration in the hands of the Master of the Supreme Court: July 27, -
Jan BOTHA, of Winterberg, division of Fort Beaufort, farmer; assets £284; liabilities, £332 15s 2d; deficiency, £48 15s 2d.

EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND. – The office of Mr. William BERG was besieged this morning by parties desirous of having their names entered as emigrants to New Zealand. Parties were waiting their turn in the greatest anxiety not to behindhand. There are hundreds ready to leave the Cape for the “new land of promise.” The first vessel, the Steinwarder, has already been filled up, and she will leave about the 10th proximo. The Alfred is nearly filled up, and will shortly follow. The demand for passages is quite unprecedented, and shows the dissatisfaction of the labouring classes at their position here. – Adv. & Mail.

AN ATTORNEY OF STATE BAFFLED BY A KAFIR. – AN ADVOCATE IN PRISON. – A correspondent sends us the following. ‘At the last Circuit Court at Smithfield, in the Orange Free State, a Kafir escaped the penalty of the law, after committing a grievous offence, in the following manner. A certain Mr. STEYN, who is imprisoned on a charge of forgery, for the sake of amusement, began perusing the summons after they had been served on the prisoners. Being naturely inclined to mischief of every kind, he began to inquire of the Kaffirs on what charges they had been imprisoned, their names, &c. To his great satisfaction he perceived that a wrong name was inserted in an indictment against a certain Kafir. He immediately set to work to pump into the fortunate rascal, van der LINDEN, book, chapter and page, regarding wrong names in indictments. The Kafir, knowing that to be his only chance to escape, studied hard.
On the day of trial, after the Registrar of the Court had read to him the indictment and questioned whether he pleaded guilty or not, he boldly answered ‘Not guilty, neither is my name given in the indictment.’ And quoted from van der LINDEN to prove that the Court was not justified in trying him. The Court thought the exception well founded, and the prisoner was discharged. Though he could neither read nor write he pleaded his own cause. Our State Attorney, as well might be expected, looked mightily stupid under the circumstances.” – Colesberg Advertiser.

WE REGRET TO announce the sudden death of MR. W. A. DEKLERK of Leeuwfontein. Deceased was apparently in good health up to within a quarter of an hour previous to his death which took place on Monday last. He had been working in the garden and on returning to the house he lay down on his bed and died within fifteen minutes. Mr. DEKLERK was in the prime of life, was much esteemed and respected, and leaves a large family and a wide circle of friends to mourn his loss. – Somerset Courant.

SALES OF PROPERTY. – The farm “Mitford” was sold by Public Auction on the 15th last month, as advertised, and we hear realized £1025. MEYEREN’s property was also sold last week and fetched £250, both properties we believe, were considered cheap. The farms was sold about 2 years ago, by Mr. BOWKER for £2500. – Free Press.

PEDESTRIANSHIP EXTRAORDINARY. – It is not often that we have a professional English pedestrian at the Cape; but such we have at present in the person of Professor DIAMOND, for whose identity there are several gentleman to testify in Cape Town can vouch who have seen him in England. He has called here on his way eastward, having arrived in the John Paton at Simon’s Town about a week ago. He is the special correspondent for Bell’s Life and the Illustrated Sporting News. A number of gentlemen have arranged to give him an opportunity of showing what he can do on Tuesday, August 23rd. It has been arranged that he shall start from the Fountain Hotel, Hout-street, Cape Town on the evening of Monday, exactly as the clock strikes twelve, and walk to the British Hotel, Simon’s Town, thence back again, and repeat the walking exploit, before the clock strikes twelve on Tuesday night – being twice to Simon’s Town and back again within the 24 hours. A good many bets are pending on the matter. Professor Diamond has walked 100 miles in England within the twenty-four hours, and is willing to do the same here. He is also willing to back himself to perform the following exploits, viz: - To walk one mile backwards in ten minutes, to walk one mile forwards in seven minutes and a half, to run one mile with a wheelbarrow in 5 minutes, to leap 50 hurdles in 3 minutes, to throw 30 half cwts over a line seven feet high with one hand in four minutes and a half – completing the five feet in thirty minutes. Mr. DIAMOND has had very flattering notices form the press of England, and has in his experience been patronised by Lord PALMERSTON, Lord de WILLOUGHBY, Lord CONYER, Lord DRUMLUNRIG, various colonels of regiments and majors of cities and towns, and many of the nobility and gentry of the home country. His exploits will be a novelty to the people of the Cape, more especially to those who have not witnessed the feats so often performed in the mother land. – Adv. & Mail.

POSTSCRIPT.

THE HON. W. PORTER, Attorney General, accompanied by Mr. LYNAR, arrived in Fort Beaufort on Thursday afternoon. They left next morning for the Katberg, and will return today about noon, and leave at once for Port Elizabeth.

W. B. CHALMERS, Esq., Transkeien Magistrate, has been appointed Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Hope Town.

TELEGRAPH – It appears there is a reason to believe that the recent interruption of telegraphic communication between Cape Town and the frontier, was not the result of accident, but of design on the part of some person or persons. A large reward will be paid for their discovery.

TRANSKEI. – A large number of farmers have sent in application for grants in this territory, but with the intention of not accepting them unless the conditions are modified. His Excellency has already intimated an intention to revise the conditions.

NEW ZEALAND. – Two vessels have been chartered in Table Bay to convey emigrants from the Cape to New Zealand, and both vessels will shortly sail with a full complement of passengers – some three or four hundred. Mr. BERG’s office is daily besieged by applicants for passages, and upwards of a thousand names have already been registered. The Cape Town Municipality in order to stop the rush from the city, have provided employment for some 300 men at 2 s. per day; and the soup kitchens help to mitigate the distress of those not fortunate enough to obtain employment.

THE ELECTION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE. – The whole of the missing returns have now been received by the Civil Commissioner of Grahamstown, and the returns are in every case “no voting,” so that Mr. COCK will now be gazetted “the Honourable.” The fieldcornetcies which stood in the way of declaration of the poll were: Klein Winterhoek, Swanepoel’s Kraal and Kroome River in the division of Uitenhage, lower Tyumie in the division of Victoria, Boschberg, in the division of Somerset, Schans Kraal and Nieuwfontein, in the division of Richmond, Hartfontein and Waterfall, in the division of Cradock, Wonderheusel, in the division of Colesberg.

COMMISSION. – On the application of Mr. de WOT, a commission was granted by the Supreme Court for the examination of a number of witnesses respecting the affairs of Henry ALLISON, of Uitenhage.

PECULIAR CASE. - Mr. COLE applied, on behalf of the Somerset East Bank, for the examination de bene case of a person named MITCHELL, who was about to leave the colony. It was, he said, a somewhat peculiar case. The bank had brought an action against a party named COOPER. That action was still pending, and if it failed the intended to sue BROWN and MITCHELL. MITCHELL’s evidence was essential. Mr. Justice BELL remarked that they could not grant a commission in respect to an action which had not yet been raised. There were other ways in which Mr. COLE could accomplish his object; but this was not one of them. Application refused.

MR. MOODIE, M.L.A., is now at Keiskamma Hoek he has visited King William’s Town and East London in Company with Mr. PROCTOR M.L.A., and Captain van de VEN, M.L.A. They proceed from Keiskamma Hoek to the Kat River, and Fort Beaufort, previous to their return to Grahamstown. Captain van de VEN and Mr. PROCTOR will pay the Midland Province a visit before they return to the West.

CAPTAIN SCOVELL. of the 96th, is about to visit England on leave.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS & DEBTORS.
In the Intestate Estate of John ROBERTSON deceased of Eland’s Post, Division of Stockenstrom.
All persons entitled to claim against this Estate are required to file their respective claims with the first undersigned at the office of Messrs. W. R. THOMPSON & Co Graham’s Town, within six weeks from this date; and all persons indebted to the Estate are required to pay their respective debts to the said first undersigned at the place above mentioned within said period.
(Signed)
Fred. HOLLAND.
John ROBERTSON.
Exors Dative
Eland’s Post,
July 7, 1864.

Saturday, August 13, 1864 (Page 4 missing)

NOTICE.
The Widow of the late William BLACKBIRD begs hereby to express her gratitude for the sympathy manifested towards her by the general public under her recent painful bereavement; and returns her thanks in particular to those parties who interested and exerted themselves for the discovery of the body of her murdered husband; - as well as to those kind friends who paid the last melancholy tokens of respect to the remains of the deceased.
Fort White, Aug, 12, 1864.

DIED at Fort Beaufort, on the 9th inst. the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. STOKES.
Aug. 13, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. – Two natives, leader and driver in the employ of Mr. DELL, near Peddie, were examined on Monday last in the case of the murder of William BLACKBEARD. These men were with one of Mr. DELL’s wagons on Tuesday evening the 28th of May, and were just on the other side of the Brak River Drift, a little after sundown, when BLACKBEARD came up with the wagon they were driving and enquired about his own wagon. They informed BLACKBEARD that his wagon had passed a little while before, upon which he started after it. He had not gone far when they saw a black man join him, after which they commenced throwing stones at each other. The witness could not identify the black man. He had black coat on like that worn by the prisoner DAMON, but they could not swear it was the same. Shortly after the stone throwing, the native turned off to the location on the side of the road, and BLACKBEARD pursued his way. They saw no more of him. It was just beyond where these witnesses lost sight of BLACKBEARD, that Mr. BROWNING saw him, with a native man and woman close behind him going in the same direction. The wife of the prisoner DAMON has not yet been discovered. A detective has gone after her into Kafirland.

A MONSTER TURNIP. – Now that Parliament has ceased to amuse the country we can afford space for the record of wonders in the several kingdoms of nature. As a first contribution to the series of interesting facts which may be expected to engage attention for some time, we beg to state for the information of the curious in vegetable matters, that a monster turnip has been grown on Mr. T. NILAND’s farm, which weighed 12½ lbs. This giant of the bulbous tribe is now in the possession of Mr. HANLEY, and is destined to become the means of propagating a breed of monsters, equal to the parent bulb.

ANOTHER VEGETABLE WONDER. – The “Gala water” vegetables have a large share of celebrity in these parts, and Mr. SUTHERLAND well deserves it. The attention and labor bestowed on his garden must be a great tax on one of so cultivated a mind. He has left a specimen at our office, which may be inspected by those interested, the turnip is two feet three inches in circumference, the carrot two feet one inch in length, and the parsnip in like proportion. – Free Press.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor has been pleased to appoint Roderic MACLEOD, Esq., to be district surfeon at Bathurst, in the room of S. B. RIX, Esq., resigned.

D.A.C.G. TAYLOR, recently appointed to Port Elizabeth vice A.C.G. BENNETT, removed to Graham’s Town, has been ordered to move to Graham’s Town, and will probably leave Port Elizabeth in the course of a fortnight. It is not yet known who will succeed Mr. TAYLOR.

COMPULSORY SEQUESTRATION. – The estate of John Linden BRADFIELD, of Queenstown.

A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT occurred at Spekboom Berg, on the night of Friday last. It appears that Hans PRETORIUS, in company with his son, was coming to Cradock, with a load of produce. Marthinus PRETORIUS, a young man about 20 years old, was walking alongside the wagon. Once or twice he walked up to the hind oxen and struck them with a sjambok. The old man told him to desist, and it seems that in walking away he must have fallen under the wagon wheels, for the first intimation the father had of the accident was seeing a portion of his son’s head reiming the wagon wheels. On going back, they found the wheels had gone over the whole length of the young man’s body, crushing his head, and forcing out his bowels. – Cradock Register.

SIMON’s TOWN. – A correspondent at Simon’s Town writes as follows: “Professor DIAMOND has been giving us a specimen of his pedestrian and other powers. He has walked forward one mile in 7¾ minutes, backwards the same distance, in 12 minutes. He undertook to run a wheel the same distance, which, owing to the wheel provided (a common cart, and heavy at that), and the very bad ground, he, I think, very wisely, gave up, and ran a mile instead. After doing all this in first-rate style, he finished by throwing a half-hundred weight ten times clean over his shoulder, doing the whole in twenty-eight minutes. It must be remembered that Professor DIAMOND had walked from Cape Town in the morning, that the ground he performed these remarkable feats over was partly up hill, and very sandy and muddy throughout, and that he had been some months at sea, and had not opportunity of training previous to his undertaking this really very hard work; so that, altogether, Professor DIAMOND is entitled to very great praise for his endeavour to amuse the inhabitants of Simon’s Town.

Saturday, August 20, 1864 (Missing)

Saturday, August 27, 1864

MARRIED, at St. Mary’s Church, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, by the Rev. J. SEDDON, on the 18th August, James HOGG, Esq., C.E., of Port Alfred, to Charlotte, daughter of Nathanial TAYLOR, Esq., of Belmont House, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, N.B.

DIED, at Fort Beaufort, on the 15th inst. Margaret, the beloved Wife of Adam WRAGG, aged 25 years, leaving a disconsolate husband and a family of three young children to deplore their loss.
Mr. WRAGG takes this opportunity of returning his heartfelt thanks to those friends and neighbours, whose kindness and sympathy were unremittingly shown to his deceased Wife during her last illness; and also to all those who paid the last token of respect by attending her remains to the grave.
Fort Beaufort,
August 20th, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ATTEMPT TO ROB THE MAIL. – The post-rider, a Hottentot, employed to convey the mail from Fort Beaufort to Post Retief was stopped on Tuesday week near the Blinkwater Hill by two natives, who compelled him to dismount, after which they deliberately proceeded to ransack the post-bag turning out the letters and papers. Not finding what it is surmised they were in search of, money, they allowed the Hottentot to gather up the contents of his post bag, and continue his journey. We are informed that near the Blinkwater robberies from wagons outspanned are of very frequent accordance.

MR. L. H. MEURANT, an old friend but a new Magistrate in this District is expected on Monday to assume his duties as C.C. & R.M. Mr MEURANT, is in Adelaide at present, with his family. Of course an address of welcome will be presented to him on his arrival. A farewell address will at the same time be presented to Mr. STRINGFELLOW.

MR. THOS. SUTHERLAND, our readers will be glad to learn, has received his appointment as Manager of the Fort Beaufort Branch of the London and South African Bank, by the last English mail. The dwelling house and store occupied by Mr. S. H. ROBERTS has been taken on lease by the Lon. & S. A. Bank, s being more commodious than the offices at present occupied.

96TH FOOT. – Lieut. Stephen Henry K. WILSON, from the 85th Foot. to be Lieutenant, vice H. R. GOOLD, who exchanges. – Army and Navy Gazette, July 2.

CONSIDERABLE UNEASINESS is felt in this town respecting Mr. GOODMAN, the contractor for the building of the new Dutch Church, who has been missing from Cradock during the past fortnight. It is not known where he left the town purposely, or whether some accident has befallen him. – Cradock Register.

COAL. – A load of coal was brought upon the market on Saturday morning last, by Mr. H. BAILEY, of Andries Berg, and sold for 7s per 100 lbs. Coal, of excellent quality, has also been discovered at Kneehalter’s Neck, samples of which may be seen at this office. – Ibid.

THE ORDER went home by last mail for a robe for the Mayor. This, like the portrait, is to be paid for by subscription , as it would be somewhat inconsistent, after the late unjust reduction of salaries on account of the state of the funds, to spend a lot of money in superfluous finery. We trust wigs for the Councillors have not been forgotten.

WE (ANGLO AFRICAN) understand that the Venerable Archdeacon MERRIMAN has, owing to ill health, resigned the rectory of St. Bartholomew’s church and parish, in this city, and that the Rec. F. Y. St. LEGER has been offered and has accepted the rectory of St. Bartholomew’s: - Who is to succeed Mr. St. LEGER at Queenstown is not yet decided.

THE ORANGE RIVER is now impassable at the drifts. A great deal of water has come down. It must either have rained or snowed heavily in the direction of Aliwal North.

A FARMER from the Free State informs us that a great many lambs are dying there from poverty, and the stock in general are in a very low condition.

WE UNDERSTAND that on Sunday the 7th August, the Churchwardens of the Dutch Reformed Church at Hanover would not allow the Rev. A. MURRAY Sr., of Graaff-Reinet, who, according to the resolution of the Synod, ought to have conducted divine service, to preach in the church, unless the Rev. Mr. BURGHERS was allowed to preach once. The Rev. Mr. MURRAY would not agree to this but held service in the house of Mr. S. VENTER, and the Rev. Mr. BURGHERS preached, baptized, admitted some as members, and married a couple in the church. It appears that the Rev. Mr. BURGHERS and the churchwardens do not intend abiding by the decision of the Synod. – Colesberg Advertiser.

ACCIDENT. – Mr. James O’REILLY, well known here, has been killed by falling from a wagon the wheel of which passed over his body, and death ensued almost instantaneously. It appears that he had gone to the Transvaal on a trading and hunting expedition. Having had a quarrel with one of his boys, who was sitting with him on the wagon, the boy gave O’REILLY a push; he fell from the wagon and the wheel passed over his body. We understand that the wagon and goods have been seized and sent to Mooi Rivier Dorp. – Ibid.

TRYING A MAN’S PATIENCE. – From the minutes of the last Colesberg Divisional Council meeting it appears that one Charel du PLESSIS deposited in 1847, thus 17 years ago, £15 for cost of inspection of a certain piece of ground adjoining the town lands. In all that time nothing was done till at the last meeting, when he brought forward his claim, and it was resolved that the survey be at once begun.

FORGED BILLS. – Captain ELMSTONE, who arrived by the Lord of the Isles, has found a number of bills in his name, endorsed by A. A. MARCUS, in existence here, which he alleges are forgeries. The amount is stated to be from £8,000 to £10,000.

FOR THE LADIES. – It is a fact says the Zuid Africaan that extravagance in dress is the bane of many a family – particularly since the re-appearance of crinoline and trains. Those who indulge that extravagance are not perhaps aware that they transgress any law and render themselves liable to a fine. For their information, therefore, the following extract from the Plakaat of Governor TULBAGH dated 13 July, 1755, is published: -
“Sect. 10. – All women and maidens generally, without distinction, are prohibited from wearing, either in or out of mourning, any clothing which drags against the ground from behind, on pain of 25 Rixdollars fine.”
Those whose duty it is to prosecute infringement of the law, may therefore gather a rich harvest.

CAPTURE OF AN ACCOMPLICE.
Our Trans-Basheian Special communicates the following: -
“Bashee, Aug. 17th. – The other day a clever capture was made hereabouts by CHALMER’s police. It was reported in the Beaufort Advocate some time ago that a native woman who said she had witnessed the murder of poor BLACKBEARD, had decamped and was no where to be found. It appears that this woman was either an accomplice, or having been present at the murder, had been threatened with death if she reported the circumstances, and that under the influence of fear she though it prudent to make her exit from the country; and as it turns our she tramped it to this quarter. The indefatigable CHALMERS however, having received a hint that it was probable she had come in this direction, at once took steps to intercept her, if possible, and his police, who are cunning expert fellows, succeeded in catching her just as she had crossed into this territory and she is now, I hear, being conveyed to the colony under escort. KRELI is well pleased that he is to get a portion of his country restored, and promises great things; but expresses great sorrow that ‘his friend, his best friend,’ CHALMERS, is being removed, and does not seem to relish the idea of WARNER, ‘the friend of the Tambookies,’ being appointed to succeed that gentlemen. Indeed, such is the general feeling among the natives up this way, and I believe also in the Transkein Territory. – K. W. T. Gazette.

A NEW “GHOST.” – Mr. H. N. KING, photographer of Bath, according to a correspondent, is the inventor and patentee of a marvellous ghost. In this new invention, Mr. KING claims superiority in every respect over any “ghost” yet produced. Under his new arrangement, he does away with the necessity of ceiling the stage, and can introduce any number of figures, each with perfect freedom of action, and without the least distortion. In addition to this, the “ghosts” of an entire set of furniture for a room can be shown at once on the stage, every object being clear and distinct. Mr. KING dispenses entirely with lenses as now used, and has reduced the whole formula so simple that a child may with ease and safety work the machine.

MR. ANDREW GEDDES BAIN, has been most kindly received in England by most of the celebrities in the scientific world, his discovery of the fossil remains of the Dicynodon and other aquatic reptiles, not known before in the geological world, has given him an entre to most of the scientific societies. Sir Roderick MURCHISON and Professor OWEN received him as an old friend. Mr. BAIN on his way home, touched at St. Helena, and during a visit to NAPOLEON’s residence, “Longwood” and to his grave, Mr. BAIN discovered that this illustrious warrior, who for years had kept the whole world as it were on the brink of a volcano, lived his latter days and died on the margin of one, and was buried in the centre of the crater of this volcano.

A country paper mentions the marriage of Mr. John SWEET to Miss Ann SOUR. It is probable they mean to set up a lemonade business. – American Paper.

SUPREME COURT.
RE CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG, INSOLVENT.
The Attorney-General moved in this matter, on behalf of Mr Thomas ARMSTRONG, a creditor, for an order calling upon the trustee of the insolvent, Mr. LUCAS, to show cause why an objection raised by the applicant to the third distribution account should not be allowed, and the respondent ordered to amend the account accordingly, and to pay the costs of the present application. Due notice of application had been given to the respondent who, however, did not appear.
Their Lordships ordered that the account should be amended in the way pointed out, on or before the 1st of next month, or otherwise that the respondent should show cause upon the 12th why he had not done so, and why he should not pay the costs of the motion.

RE A. W. BECK. INSOLVENT.
Mr. DENYSSEN moved in this matter, on behalf of Caroline MABILLE, born DRURY, for an order calling upon the insolvent to show cause why he should not be ordered to deliver up to the applicant, as mother and natural guardian of Caroline Josephine MABILLE, a certain mortgage bond dated in June, 1859, in favour as trustee of the said Caroline Josephine MABILLE. Notice of the application has been given to the respondent, but he did not appear.
An order was issued calling upon the respondent to deliver up the bond on the 30th, or to show cause then, or before, why he had not done so; a copy of the order to be served upon the trustee of the respondent, and upon PIKE.

POSTSCRIPT.

MR. MEURANT arrived here yesterday afternoon. A number of inhabitants proceeded out some distance to meet and escort him into town. Mr. M. was not expected here until Monday.

THE GOVERNOR has published amended conditions on which the Transkeian territory is to be allotted. The conditions are now as it is possible to make them, and highly favourable to intending occupiers, as compared with the conditions first published.

RIFLE CLUB. – A rifle club has been formed at Adelaide, and already musters a good many members. Mr. William POHL has been appointed president of the club, and Mr. F. P. BERRY, Secretary. Persons wishing to join should send their names to the Secretary.

OBITUARY. – Mr. John MASKELL, one of the oldest residents in the Eastern Province, departed this life on Thursday last. Deceased had been suffering for some time past. The lamented departed arrived in the colony some time previous to the British settlers of 1820 and was in business in Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown, where he was much respected as he was also here. A large and respectable company of sorrowing friends followed his remains to their last resting place. – Free Press.

THE WESLEYAN ANNIVERSARY SERVICE will be held to-morrow.

MRS. DOONAN, lately of Alice, has been incarcerated at King Williamstown on a writ of civil imprisonment. We think her young family ought in equity to have been taken in execution with the mother, by which means they would have been entitled to support in the gaol from the creditor.

EMIGRATION to NEW ZEALAND. – The Steinwarder has left Table Bay for New Zealand with 200 emigrants from the labouring classes. The Alfred, with another batch, is to leave in a week or two.

WE ARE GLAD TO HEAR that the widow recently incarcerated for debt has been liberated, the party prosecuting having neglected to pay the fee for her keep.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court constituted under and by notice of the Act No. 9 of 1854, and Act No. 10 of 1860, will be held in the Court Room at Eland’s Post on Wednesday the 21st day of September, 1864, at 10 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of granting or otherwise, the undermentioned application, viz: -
Nicolass HIPPERT, “to keep an Hotel or accommodation house, on Erf No. 9, Ebenezer West, district of Stockenstrom, for the sale of Malt and Spirituous Liquors, by retail, to be consumed on and off the premises.
GEO. H. MEURANT,
Clerk of the Court.
Res. Mag. Office.
Eland’s Post August 12th, 1864.

Saturday, September 3, 1864

ESTATE OF THE LATE J. N. WYNNE.
The undersigned, duly authorised by the Executors of the late J. N. WYNNE, will sell by Public Auction on Wednesday 7th September, the whole of the landed property in the said Estate, namely,
House and Premises situate in Market Square, Fort Beaufort, now occupied by Mr. COTERELL.
House in D’Urban-street, opposite the Independent Chapel.
Two plots of ground in D’Urban-st., near the Rev. Mr. DORRINGTON’s
Conditions will be made known at time of Sale.
J. VIGNE.
Auctioneer.
N. B. – All persons indebted to the above Estate are for the last time requested to pay up, to prevent legal proceedings.

NEW ELECTION UNDER ACT NO. 11, OF 1864.
In conformity with the provisions of the Acts No. 5, of 1855, and No. 11 of 1864, the Field Cornets of the districts undermentioned, are hereby respectively required to take a Poll on Wednesday the 12th day of October next, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., for the purpose of electing eight members, to form the new Divisional Council for Fort Beaufort, viz:
District no. 1. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Fort Beaufort, at the residence of the Field Cornet C. L. DREYER. – Three members to be elected.
District no. 2. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Blinkwater, at the residence of the Field Cornet John O’RORKE. – One member to be elected.
District no. 3. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Koonap, at Hammonds, at the residence of the Field Cornet Ben. BOOTH. – One member to be elected.
District no. 4. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Adelaide, at the residence of the Field Cornet C. E. POHL. – One member to be elected.
District no. 5. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Winterberg, at the residence of the Field Cornet J. C. HATTON. – One member to be elected.
District no. 6. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of KROOME, at the residence of the Field Cornet A. G. CAMPBELL, Waterkloof. – One member to be elected.
The manner of voting will be the same as at previous elections, and with reference to District No. 1, voters will be entitled to give one vote, and no more, for each of the three Candidates to be elected for that District.
L. H. MEURANT,
Civil Commissioner.
Civil Com. Office,
Fort Beaufort, September 1st, 1864.
NOTICE
BY VIRTUE of authority vested in me, by Ordinance of HIS Excellency the Governor in Council, No. 105, I hereby appoint Martin Ebenezer SMIT, Esq., to be Sworn Appraiser for the District of Stockenstrom.
J. STEWART.
Master of the Supreme Court.
Master’s Office.
Cape Town, July 12, 1864.

On Monday last a farewell Address was presented to Mr. STRINGFELLOW, in the Court room, that being the last time on which he would occupy the Magisterial Bench, - his successor Mr. MEURANT, assuming office on the following Thursday. A considerable number of the inhabitants assembled on the occasion, anxious to testify by their presence their respect for their retiring Magistrate, and the sincerity of the esteem expressed in the address they had subscribed. After the address had been read, Mr. STRINGFELLOW, who seemed deeply affected, delivered an oral reply, expressive of the pride and gratification which he felt in bearing with him on his retirement into private life, after 40 years of public service, this convincing proof that his efforts to perform his duties had been appreciated by those amongst whom so large a portion of his public life had been passed. He then adverted to the trying scenes in which it had been his lot to be associated with the inhabitants of Fort Beaufort, drew an affecting picture of the vicissitudes of past years, and concluded by congratulating the people that they had triumphed over many difficulties, and himself that he had been spared to witness the successful establishment of public institutions indicative of progress, and the prosperity of the place established on a firm basis. He trusted that the people would give that support and co-operation to his successor, which had always been given to him, and which had been of great service in enabling him to discharge efficiently the duties of his office. Mr. STRINGFELLOW then introduced Mr. MEURANT, who was present during the whole time, as his successor. At the close of the proceedings three lusty cheers were given for the worthy old chief, and the assembly dispersed.

ON THURSDAY MORNING, our new Magistrate, Mr. MEURANT, assumed office, and on his ascending the bench at 10 a.m., the Court room was well filled. Shortly after he had taken his seat, and Address of congratulation was read by Mr. HOLLIDAY, on behalf of the inhabitants, to which an appropriate reply was returned. The excellent sentiment with which the Magistrate concluded his reply, will be reciprocated by the people of Fort Beaufort. The people are already favourably prepossessed with their new R.M.

MISCELLANEOUS.

RIFLE CLUB. – A meeting of those desirous of forming a Rifle Club, will be held after the Agricultural meeting on Tuesday next. Mr. MEURANT, C.C. has agreed to become president of the Club.

COLONIAL CIGARS. – Messrs. Jesse SHAW & Co, we understand, have engaged to purchase all the cigars manufactured from colonial tobacco, by a German in the Winterberg, who has undertaken to turn out 70,000 per annum by his own labor.

WESLEYAN ANNIVERSARY. – Services on behalf of the Wesleyan anniversary were held on Sunday last. The sermon in the morning was preached by the Rev. W. SERGEANT and that in the evening by the Rev. P. DAVIDSON. On Monday for noon the Sunday school children, English and native, were examined, and in the afternoon they held their accustomed recreation on the hill westward of the Town. On Monday evening a tea meeting was held and several addresses delivered.

BLACKBEARD’s MURDER. – The wife of DAMON (the native who is in jail on suspicion of being converned in the murder of BLACKBEARD) arrived here in custody from the Bashee on Friday, and on Monday underwent an examination. Nothing can be elicited from her as yet to implicate the prisoner. She says she knows nothing about the murder, - that DAMON has two wives, and that he did not visit her on the evening of the murder.

ACCIDENT. – On Monday night last an accident occurred near FERGUSON’s Hotel, by two carts coming into collission, which was nearly attended with serious consequences. It seems that Mr. W. ESTMENT and Mr. GODDARD were proceeding to Beford in a cart, and Mr. T. NILAND was returning from Adelaide, in a spider, and at a short distance beyond the Yellowwoods, the night being rather dark, and one of the parties taking the wrong side of the road, the vehicles came into contact in passing, and Mr. Niland’s spider was capsized, and himself thrown out, and slightly bruised. His horses took fright at the mishap and rushed off through the veldt, when they were luckily brought upty a tree against which they ran. The spider is considerably damaged. The cart occupied by Mr. ESTMENT and Mr. GODDARD, being of a more substantial build, sustained little or no injury.

BEDFORD. – The arrival of our new magistrate, Mr. NIGHTENGALE is anxiously looking forward to here. We feel better pleased at his being appointed over usm than if an entire stranger had come amongst us, Mr. NIGHTENGALE is well known and respected by the people here, he having lived in this place formerly for a considerable time. For my own part, I would give the preference to one I know, rather than to one I did not know. It is a good job for the people of Alice that they have got our old friend LIDDLE for their Magistrate. That he may live long and happy is the wish of all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance here. – (Com.)

DR. BROWN of Grahamstown is removing to Adelaide, and his house there has been taken by Mr. CALDERWOOD, late C.C. of Alice.

FORGERY. – On Saturday a warrant of apprehension was issued against Mr. J. A. SCHICKERLING, butcher, on the charge of having forged the name of Mr. SCHEILIN to a bill of £437. The accused having suddenly disappeared, telegraphic communication of the fact has been made along the whole line. Two special constables were to have been sent on Saturday in the direction of Malmesbury and Saldanha Bay. – Zuid African.

AN INVESTIGATION was held last week by J. BURNET, Esq., Acting Civil Commissioner of Aliwal North, of certain disagreements between the acting Resident Magistrate and the acting Clerk of Peace at Burghersdorp. The investigation was conducted with closed doors, and lasted two days.

NEW INSOLVENCY. – Estate late J. A. LOUW and wife M. M. LOUW, Division of Somerset, Liabilities £2348 15s 5d., Deficiency £170 16s 3d.

NEW APPOINTMENTS. – His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint William Buchanan CHALMERS, Esq., to be Civil Commissioner and resident magistrate for the division and district of Hope Town. In the room of W. DELY, Esq. Louis ANTHING, Esq., to be civil commissioner and resident magistrate for the division and district of Cradock, in the room of L. H. MEURANT, Esq., transferred. Edward Arthur JUDGE, Esq., to be civil commissioner and resident magistrate for the division and district of Namaqualand, in the room of L. ANTHING, transferred. Alexander WILL, Esq., M. R. C. S., to be district surgeon at Alexandria (instead of Bathurst), in the room of Dr. A. g. CAMPBELL, resigned. His Excellency the Governor directs to be notified that Thomas WATSON, Esq., has been appointed vice-consul for Portugal, and that he is recognized in that capacity by the Government of the Cape of Good Hope. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise the following gentlemen to issue passes and attest contracts of service under the Provisions of th Acts Nos. 23 and 27 of 1857, viz.: In the division of Bedford, Mr. John Isaac EDWARDS, of Glen Lynden; in the division of Colesberg, Mr. James RAWSTORNE, J.P., and Mr. Frederick GEYER, of the ward Hantam; in the division of Victoria East, Mr. Edward WELSH and Mr. Isaac HARTMAN.

POSTSCRIPT.

THE COMMANDER OF THE FORCES. – Sir Percy DOUGLAS accompanied by Col. BISSETT, and other of his staff arrived here on Wednesday last, and inspected the military buildings on the same day. On Thursday he reviewed the whole of the troops in harrison, and on Friday, he paid a visit to Waterkloof. When Sir. Percy was last in Fort Beaufort he rode out in the rain to view this renowned fastness, but a douse mist prevented him from obtaining anything like a glimpse of the forests and kloofs in the vicinity. On the present occasion he was more fortunate, the day being clear, he got an excellent view of the whole of the difficult country which so long sheltered MACOMA and his followers, and form which they were ultimately dislodged with difficulty.

MR. ADVOCATE WATERMEYER IS DEAD. He has been ailing for some time. His death was hastened by mental anxiety occasioned by the pecaniary embarrassments in which he had become involved by a member of his family. Advocate WATERMEYER was one of the most able barristers in the colony, and his early demise will leave a blank not to be easily filled up from the colony.

A ROGUE AND HIS DUPES. – It is a good while since there has been so much excitement in Fort Beaufort as there was on Friday last, when it was discovered that Mr. J. DAVIDSON (late Qr. Master Sergt. C.M.R.) had vanished, bag and baggage, without the usual formalities of leave taking. People could hardly credit that one who to all appearance was the pink of “honesty, candour and enterprise,” would have wound up short career in so unceremonious a fashion. Facts, however, are stubborn things, and when this and that were put together by his most unsuspecting friends and creditors, there was no room left to doubt that Mr. DAVIDSON had “let in” his credulous friends for a pretty heavy amount, and in a manner which would have done credit to one more experienced in the ways of crooked dealing. Although only a few months discharged from his regiment, in which he bore an excellent character, he managed on the reputation of having made a pretty nest egg in the service to purchase a farm, to buy and build houses, and kurveying, on an extensive scale. It latterly began to be suspected that Mr. D. had too many irons in the fire, when he restored confidence by admitted to the palpable fact, and announcing his intention to sell of his “kurveying” stock and to confine himself to the legitimate business of sheep-farming. This was a master-stroke of his genius. On the strength of this good resolve, he succeeded in increasing his liabilities to a very large extent, by obtaining advances on stock, &c., which were to be brought to the hammer. When Mr. DAVIDSON took his departure from Fort Beaufort on Monday fortnight, it was with the avowed object of gathering this stock together, and he promised to write to his friends in a few days. The day passed when the promised advices should have been received, and creditors began to be uneasy. A little speculation was now done in claims, which were bought and sold at a discount of 50 per cent., many holders, however, declining to submit to the “sacrifice.”
Just at this time the post arrived, and it was found that a Mrs. And Miss DAVIDSON had been booked as passengers in the Kaffrarian mail steamer. Creditors now became intensely interested. Alas! Why was not the telegraph to Fort Beaufort completed, that a warrant might have been flashed to Table Bay before the departure of the steamer! But the fates favored Mr. DAVIDSON, and his creditors were obliged for the present to console themselves by turning their attention to the prospects of a dividend. A little enquiry soon dispelled the hopes of the “concurrents” in this direction. The landed property was found to be mortgaged beyond its value, and whatever moveables might turn up would hardly suffice to make up the deficiency to the bondholders. It was ascertained that the liabilities in Fort Beaufort and Alice were about £6,000, with a probability that Graham’s Town and other places would have the honor of contributing their quota of claims to swell the sum total. The moveable assets such as stock, furniture &c., were found to have dwindled away within a short time, leaving hardly a wreck behind, while to mend the matter one or two creditors who were fortunate enough to have claims within magisterial jurisdiction at one commenced proceedings in the hope of getting something to lighten their losses. It is more than probable that a nice crop of lawsuits will spring up anent the disposal of the effects of the escaped debtor within the past month or two. Since the forgoing was written, we understand, that Mr. Davidson has been traced to Graham’s Town, where he took a passage, in the mail cart under the name of DAVIDS – his family embarking at Port Elizabeth in the Kaffraria. From Port Elizabeth Davidson continued his route in the mail cart to Cape Town, which he reached in time to embark in the Kaffraria, in which he took passage under an assumed name. The Calcutta steamer was daily expected in Table Bay, and would probably reach home a few days after the Kaffraria, and Mr. G. MURRAY of Alice, one of Mr. D.’s creditors, though whose activity the forgoing particulars of the runaway were ascertained, has taken steps to have him traced and apprehended in England, and brought back to the colony. A petition has also been forwarded to the Supreme Court to have Davidson’s estate sequestration, and Mr. G. MURRAY appointed provisional trustee.

INSOLVENCIES. – The following insolvencies were declared before the Master of the Supreme Court last week:
Joseph SEALE, of Beaufort, schoolmaster; assets, £55 11s; liabilities, £106 9s 6d; deficiency £45 18s 6d.
William ROE, of Graaff-Reinet, artist; assets £133 11s 6d; liabilities £292 16s 3d; deficiency £159 4s 9d.
Ignatius FERREIRA, formerly of Adelaide, in the division of Fort Beaufort, at present sojourning in Grahamstown; assets, £1,217; liabilities, £2,091; deficiency, £874.
J. A. LOUW and wife M. M. LOUW, Division of Somerset; liabilities £2,348 15s 5d; deficiency, £170 16s 3d.

Saturday, September 10, 1864

STOCKENSTROM.
Election for Members of the Divisional Council, under Act no. 11, of 1864.
The Civil Commissioner of Stockenstrom hereby gives notice, in compliance with Act No. 11, of 1864, that the Field Cornets of the districts undermentioned will respectively take a Poll on Wednesday 12th October 1864, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., for the election of eight members, for the Divisional Council, - three members to be elected for the first named district and one for each of the said others, viz: -
District no. 1. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Eland’s Post, at the residence of T. CALLUM, Bergman’s Hoek, and A WEIMERS, Menzies.
District no. 2. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Balfour, at the residence of K. BASSON, Balfour, and J. BERNARD, Upshire.
District no. 3. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Mancazana, at the residence of J. BOOYSEN, Lower Mancazana, and J. ARENDS, Upper Mancazana.
District no. 4. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Philipton, at the residence of Peter REARDON.
District no. 5. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Buxton and Upper Blinkwater, at the residence of J. SPOGTER, Buxton.
District no. 6. Comprising the Field Cornetcy of Readsdale, at the residence of J. FORIE.
William T. L. EMETT, C.C.
Civ. Com. Office, Eland’s Post, Sept. 6, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS.

INFANTICIDE. – On Tuesday evening last the body of a colored child, two or three days old, was found in the river near the bathing place. The body was wrapped in a couple of blankets, in which were also found some bricks and stones, evidently intended to keep the body beneath the water.
THE RT. REV. DR. MORAN, R.C. BISHOP, made a pastoral visit to Fort Beaufort last week. On Sunday his lordship held a confirmation. He returned to Graham’s Town on Monday morning.

THE PROPERTY in the estate of the late Mr. J. N. WYNNE was sold by auction by Mr. VIGNE on Wednesday. Most of the property was bought in by the widow.

DAVIDSON’S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. – A few days before this consummate rogue made his escape from this place, he called upon a notary in this town, to whom by-the-way he was indebted some £30 or £40, and with a very serious countenance requested him to make out his last will and testament. Of course only people that have something to bequeath trouble themselves about having a will made out, and even a notary would be likely to have too much delicacy to press a small claim against a man, who had instructed him to “devise all his lands, and tenements, in possession expectancy, reversion or remainder” by last will and testament. Instructions were accordingly taken from the “deviser,” who quietly requested the notary not to forget to render the cost of the will together with the other small account. The mutual will of James Davidson and wife “of sound and disposing mine, memory, and understanding” was immediately commenced, and the whole of the estate, moveable and unmoveable, nothing excepted, duly bequeathed to the survivor, who should be exempt from all impertinent curiosity on the part of the Master of the Supreme Court. Mr. and Mrs. DAVIDSON were to have set their “hands and seals” to the will aforesaid on a certain day, but when the day arrived, it was discovered that they had departed, not this life, but the colony, without having waited on the expectant notary, who thus, will probably become residuary legatee of the lands, hereditaments, and tenements, in fee simple, of the said devisees. Another little stroke of business is told of Mr. DAVIDSON, while in Grahamstown, about a month before his departure. He purchased from a furniture dealer a brand new set of expensive furniture for his new house in the Tyumie. In a few hours after he sold the same for cash to a party going up the country. He probably anticipated then that the money would be more useful to him than the furniture.

LIEUT. GOVERNOR. – The Gazette contains a notice announcing that Sir Percy DOUGLAS has been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the colony.

A PREMIUM OF ten guineas is offered for the best essay “On the rise, progress, and present position of the Cape Colony,” to be written in the English Language, and not to exceed in printed matter twenty-four pages duodecimo, for next year’s Cape Town Directory. [Transcribers Note – This Directory was sold on the Antiquarian Auctions website https://antiquarianauctions.com/lots/the-cape-town-directory-for-1865-with-which-is-published-written-expressly-for-this-work-the-prize-essay-etc]

A COMMISSION has been nominated by the Governor for the purpose of instituting a searching investigation into the mode in which the work is carried on in the General Post-Office. The gentlemen appointed are Messrs. BOURNE and OVERBEEK.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. – A serious accident happened to the wife of Sergt. FEHRMANN, C.M.R. on Sunday morning last. It seems that the Serjeant and his wife drove out in a cart in the direction of Healdtown, and when passing a rather tough part of the road, a “meerkat” ran out of the bush and frightened the horses, which at once started off at a gallop, and Serjt. FEHRMANN, was jolted out of the cart. The horses continued their course with Mrs. FEHRMANN, while the Serjeant, who was not hurt, jumped up and ran after it, but about half a mile from where he was thrown out, he found his wife lying in the road with her leg broken. She must either have been jolted out, or more probably have thrown herself out from fright. Fortunately the accident occurred near Healdtown, and the Rev. Mr. SCHREINER and others rendered prompt assistance, for which the Serjeant expresses deep gratitude. Dr. L. STRANGE, C.M.R. was sent for, and arrived as speedily as possible, and reset the broken leg. The sufferer was conveyed into town on a stretcher, and is doing better than could have been anticipated.

DEPUTATION. – Last week Mr. VERITY, the Superintendent of natives at Healdtown, and a deputation of the head men, waited upon the Mr. MEURATN, to congratulate him on his appointment to this district. The gathering was very large. The Magistrate had a long conversation with them, and while promising them every protection to which they were justly entitled, took occasion to enlighten them as to the obligations which the law imposed on them, and his determination to enforce a compliance with its privileges conferred by tickets of citizenship, and informed them they were in error in believing that the possession of the ticket entitled them to bring into the colony one or more Kafir wives, without the latter having the necessary passes. He further gave them to understand that Kafir women were as amenable to the pass as Kafir men, and that it would be his duty to carry out the Acts of Parliament in this respect. A caution was also given to the headmen not to allow squatters or persons unauthorized to reside in their locations, reminding them that a failure of duty in this matter would entail upon him the necessity of reporting to the Governor, which might result in the stoppage of the allowances now made.

THE OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM at Grahamstown of Geo. WOOD and Sons, has been dissolved. – Mr. George WOOD, sen., having retired. The firm will in future be carried on by the remaining partners under the firm of “WOOD brothers.”’

MR. GRAHAM, the C.C. and R.M. of Grahamstown, has obtained three months leave of absence. Mr. HUNTLEY, the Clerk of the Peace, is acting in his stead.

ENTERPRISE. – A public meeting was held in Cape Town to consider a proposal for introducing the Llama and Alpaca into the colony. £2,200 was at once subscribed for the object. A public company is to be formed, shares £25 each. A gentleman from Monte Video engages to land the alpacas here at £150 per head, free of all charge and risk of voyage. This gentleman has come to the Cape expressly to purchase Angora goats, to introduce into Monte Video, and has already purchased 400 of these animals in the Western districts, which he is now shipping.

SEQUESTRATION. – The estates of Howard Harrison TIPPER, first and second, Fort Beaufort, 16th and 23rd September. – Richard Carlisle KNIGHT, hotelkeeper, first and second meetings at Cradock, 17th and 24th September.

THE LATE MR. ADVOCATE WATERMEYER.
(Argus.)
The intelligence of Mr. Advocate WATERMEYER’s death has been already received by the public with unmingled regret. Nothing has been heard on all hands but the expression of the deepest sympathy with the bereaved family at their irreparable loss, as well as condolence with all who are charged with the administration of public affairs in the Colony. Both the Colonial Bar and the Legislative will sadly miss one of their most accomplished and hard-working members. The public has been for some time past to expect a fatal termination of Mr. WATERMEYER’s illness, and have watched its progress with no little anxiety. There has been an impression for some time past that he was overtaxing his strength, and all his friends view with the more regret and concern the mournful result, when they call to mind the high honour and stainless integrity which promoted these seven labours. The deceased gentleman was, perhaps, best known and appreciated as an advocate in the Supreme Court. His successful career had been marked with peculiar interest and pride by the colonists, since it was the first fruits of a measure by which the Government admitted to the Bar Candidates who passed a colonial examination. We believe that Mr. WATERMEYER had never received any education except that which the Colony could furnish, and yet it is generally admitted that he was a first-rate lawyer and a most successful advocate. Every step which the Colony makes in the direction of independent educational life ought to be marked with no common interest, and those who so ably illustrate its capabilities will leave a name the colonists will remember with gratitude and pride. Mr. WATERMEYER was distinguished by his profound knowledge of the law and his thorough mastery of the cased intrusted to his care. No clients could complain that his advocate was satisfied with a hurried glance at his brief, or that he failed to grasp the most intricate ramifications of his suit. With a somewhat hesitating utterance, he yet contrived to enunciate his meaning and expound the doctrines of law with great force and clearness. The Bar of a Colony with a sparse population can never offer many inducements to men of real power, and they can ill afford to lose a member who did them so much honour. Nor as his integrity and conscientiousness less valued than his legal acumen. Such lawyers as Mr. WATERMEYER increase the confidence of the people in a class to whom most serious issues are committed, and whose probity and honour cannot be too seriously guarded. As a member of the House of Assembly, Mr. WATERMEYER will be honourably remembers. He bestowed great pains in forming and enunciating his opinions on any measures submitted to its consideration. He was perhaps less skilled in the management of a deliberative assembly than in securing the attention of a Court, but his opinions were always listened to attentively, as those of man not content with hastily formed or hastily expressed judgements. He was known by an earnest and persistent advocacy of Responsible Government. With many others, he considered a community without some recognized embodiment of its policy lacked one of its chief elements of strength and interest.
Mr. WATERMEYER has also associated his name with the newspaper press of this Colony. He has been in turn a proprietor, editor, and contributor. His contributions were always much esteemed as conscientious, clear, and painstaking commentaries on public affairs. There is so much irresponsible and vulgar writing finding its way into newspapers, with so little care for personal reputation or public honour, that we revere the name of a man who wrote indeed with fearless honesty, but with the spirit and language of a gentlemen.
Nor will it be forgotten by the friends of education in the Colony that he was a lecturer on law at the South African College. His mind was just of that order to make him an able teacher. His habits of careful investigation and exposition were just such as students value and appreciate.
But better, perhaps, than all, he had earnest sympathy with every liberal and true-hearted movement in the country. He was no cynical critic of the motives and movements of mankind, but a real believer in the possibility of political and social progress. He was an earnest supporter of constitutional government, and laboured to make the people feel the sacredness and responsibility of their Civil rights and duties.
We are not aware that we have offered a word of commendation with which all would not heartily join, but have simply done our duty as journalists in commending to our readers the memory of a man whose memory they desire worthily to cherish.

POSTSCRIPT.

MR. PALMER’S COLT, “Young Moscow,” has broken his leg. This accident will entail a heavy loss on the owner, as the colt in question was one of the most promising in MR. PALMER’s stable.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint James MACK, Esq., to be district surgeon for Peddie in the room of Dr. VIX, resigned.

EXODUS. – We regret to hear that several industrious families intend removing from King William’s Town to the Free State and Natal in search of more lucrative employment than they can find here.

Saturday, September 17, 1864

SPLENDID FARMS FOR PRIVATE SALE.
The Farm “Goba’s Mond,” and one-third of the adjoining Farm “Kaga Kuiller,” together in extent about 4,000 Acres. The Goba and Kaga Rivers run through both the farms, they are situated near the main road to the interior, are near Bedford and Adelaide, and well adapted for an enterprising Farmer.
There is a substantially and newly erected House containing six rooms together with various outbuildings, all under iron roof, on the farm “Kaga Kuiller.”
Further description is unnecessary, as the Farms are too well known to require any recommendation. Terms easy. For particulars apply to
N. MEYER,
Auctioneer & Agent, Adelaide.

MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW LOCATION. – On Monday afternoon the Commissions of the Municipality, marked out an extensive location on the hillside to the eastward of the Town, where it is intended to locate all the natives at present residing at the Brak River, as well as those residing in Dorrington’s location. The huts are to be built in regular streets, and run in a direction due east and west.

MISSING. – A trader at Eland’s Post named PEARTON, has been missing for the past two weeks. No one can tell where he has gone to, but it is surmised his course has been due North. A gentleman from Grahamstown, deeply interested in PEARTON’s welfare, has been up to Eland’s Post this week to see how the affairs of the missing man stand, and to take care that do not suffer for want of looking after.

COMPULSORY SEQUESTRATION. – Notice of the estate of James DAVIDSON, of Victoria having been compulsorily sequestrated, appears in the Gazette.

QR. MASTER LAUNDRY, C.M.R., has been to K. W. Town this week to make preparations for the head-quarters, which leave here on the 29th.

WATER WORKS. – Mr. J. MANDY has finished the survey of the proposed water course, and marked out the line. He has also prepared estimates of the entire work, which will enable the Commissioners to call for tenders at once. The place, tracings, and estimates of Mr. MANDY have been made with great care, and reflect credit on his professional ability. The Commissioners intend to call for tenders for the excavation of the water course in four separate sections, and for the whole together. This plan will give a chance to industrious men of limited capital to compete for the work. The first section will be about two miles in length, commencing at the same natural dam in the river from which Mr. AINSLIE leads the water to his mill, - the second and third section swill also be two miles each in length, and the fourth section will be about a mile long, and include the excavation of the reservoir capable of holding 2,000,000 gallons. The ground is marked the whole way by strong wooden pegs at a chain’s distance apart. The furrow where the water is led from the Kat River will be seven feet wide for a short distance, but the mean width will be 3 feet 6 inches at top, and t feet at the bottom, by a depth of four feet. The fall from the reservoir will be 20 feet above the level of the square in Fort Beaufort.

PEDESTRIANISM. - A challenge by one of the men on the Breakwater works has been sent to Professor DIAMOND to walk him from seven up to one hundred miles, and the Professor has taken him up for 7 miles.

THE BURGHERSDORP GAZETTE reports the insolvency of Mr. John JOSEPH to the tune of very nearly £23,000. “The trade of Burghersdorp,” says the Gazette, will not suffer any injury by his failure, for, as we said before he had closed business here, nor will his creditors elsewhere be very much losers, for the estate, if it does not quite pay twenty shillings in the pound, will yield somewhere near that amount.” The only loser will be Mr. JOSEPH himself, whose capital of £10,000, with which he entered into partnership in a business in the Transvaal, has been lost through misplaced confidence.

A YOUNG MAN named van AARDT while out hunting the other day, after lighting a small handful of grass, thinking it would burn better with the application of a little gunpowder, he foolishly took out his powder flask and began pouring out some on the smouldering grass. As a natural consequence the whole of the powder ignited, bursting the flask, and shattering the young man’s hand frightfully. Under Dr. HALL’s care the sufferer is doing well. – Somerset Courant.

We are indebted to the Saturday Review for the following piquant anecdote: - “I expect six clergymen to dine with me on such a day,” said a gentleman to his butler, “very good, Sir,” said the butler, “High Church or Low Church, Sir?” What on earth can that signify to you?” asked the astonished master. “Everything, Sir,” was the reply. “If they are High Church, they’ll drink; and if they are Low Church, they’ll eat!”

NOTICE.
In the Estate of the late Johannes Christian Braslar BERRANGE, late of Stockenstrom District.
All persons indebted to and having claims against the above Estate, are hereby called upon to pay their accounts and send their claims to W. T. L. EMETT, Esq., at his residence at Eland’s Post, within six weeks from this date.
Emily Locke LAMONT.
Executrix Dative.
Eland’s Post, Sept. 17, 1864.

Saturday, September 24, 1864

MISCELLANEOUS.
FAREWELL BALL. – Col. TINLEY and the Officers of the C.M. Riflemen gave a ball at the Mess House on Wednesday evening last, which partook somewhat of the nature of a farewell to their numerous friends and well-wishers. It was a very gay affair, and was largely attended from the town, and surrounding country.

THE TELEGRAPH connecting Graham’s Town with King William’s Town is to be completed by the end of March. That between King William’s Town and East London will be opened immediately after the arrival of the Dane.

MILITARY. – It is said that two hundred men of the 96th Regiment intend to take their discharge, to which they are entitled by ten years service. Some of them have bought pieces of land in the Keiskamma Hoek, and will settle on them. It would not be a bad think if the whole regiment were to become immigrants, as the men have established an excellent character for themselves. – Journal.

THE NEW JUDGE. – There is a report current in Cape Town, which has come from Natal, that Mr. CONNOR, one of the Supreme Court Judges of that place, has been offered, and has accepted, the appointment of fourth Puisne judge of this colony. – Argus.

CULPABLE INSOLVENCY. – On Tuesday afternoon, at the conclusion of the examination, into the trade and dealings of Henry CORBEAU, the insolvent was apprehended on a charge of culpable insolvency and lodged in prison. – Ibid.

THE UNEMPLOYED. – A number of unemployed men who were forwarded to Tulbach for the purpose of commencing the railway earthworks in the kloof have returned to Capetown. The reason given is that the contractor would not state what rate of pay he intended giving until he had found out what the men could do. The men were to have drawn their rations as cost price, and would have been paid wages varying according to their ability. There are, however, quite as many hands remaining as the contractor cares about employing. A letter on this subject by one who signs himself a navvy gives the other side of the question, and says the reason the men left was because the contractor wished them to be victimized in his “Tommy Shop.”

GOLD. – It is said that real gold has at length been discovered at Bosberg, in the Middenveld. We have not, seen any specimens yet, but those who have, inform us that it is found in quartz, has been tried and found to be pure gold. There is however, we may add, but little excitement here at present on the subject. – Friend.

POSTSCRIPT.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor has been pleased to remove Mr George BISSET from the Commandantship of the Gonubie district, in consequence of it having been brought to his notice by Mr. Justice FITZPATRICK that that gentleman had exceeded the limits of his power and authority I endeavouring by force to extort information from the suspected murderer of the late Gert SCHEEPERS.

A PAPER is about to be started in Uitenhage, by Mr. BIDWELL, for some years connected with the reporting staff of the Journal.

Mr. A. JAMES of Kaffraria charged with fraudulent insolvency, concealment of property, and perjury, has been found guilty on the last count, and sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.

CONDITIONAL ORDERS. – S. E. ROWLES to made absolute on the 22nd inst. S, DANIEL, on the 29th ult.

COMPULSORY SEQUESTRATION. – The estate of Nathanial George DANIEL has been placed under compulsory sequestration.