THE GAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 843, 7 March 1877, Page 3

THE GAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Intelligence has been received from the Gape ivi Melbourne to the 17th January. Tin! following is a summary of the news : T ;wd Carnarvon has sent out a draft of a Bill to he introduced into the Imperial Parliament for (ho union of tbs colonies and states of {South Africa. Certain genera! principles are laid down, the details to bn settled by au order of the Q teen in Council. The Bill follows in pome respects the O ma diau Dominion Act, but is unlike it iu others The example of Canada is not followed in having the general principles and chief details arranged by delegates from the colonies before such a Bill was framed. For the general legislature all African natives arc disfranchised, although legislation on native matters is proposed to be confined to that body exclusively. When the Cape Premier visited England to arrange about Griqualand West, it was settled (says the Cape Argus') between Lord Carnarvon and him that that territory should be annexed to the Capo colony according to the pledge given by the Colonial Legislature in 1871. By the Bill sent out, Griqualand West can only be joined to the Cape in a confederation. This change iu policy causes much surprise at the Capo. The Bill is likely to meet with great opposition as inopportune and faulty, and as yet there has been no expression of opinion in its favor. P’rotn the Transvaal news has been received that Captain Aylward, with the volunteem, had to retire from an attack made upon some natives. The Zulus entered the Transvaal on December 30th, and killed a number of natives. About sixty families are said to have fled from the Assegai river where the attack was made. Secocoeni is said to have expressed his desire for peace, but will not give up one inch of ground, and refuses to surrender himself as the Government demand. The Transvaal volunteers have accessions to their ranks from the diamond fields, and the war will be renewed with increased vigour. Magali’a powder magazine was blown up by accident. His wife and two children wore killed ami £IOOO in money lost. Paul Kruger’s candidature for the Presidentship is hailed with satisfaction by the Boer element. It is not improbable that he will be elected. Wakkeratroom and Utrecht has determined not to accept Mr Burgers as president, even should he be elected by a majority. They also have leagued together to resist the enforcement of the payment ot the war and railway taxes, should any such impolitic measure be alternated.

Sir Theophilus Shepstoxe lias left Natal on a visit to President Burgers. His obj ct is to discuss the native question and other matters.

Intelligence hag been received by cable that when replying to a memorial addressed to him from the Aborigines’ Protection Society, respecting the cruelties said to have been committed in the Transvaal war, Lord Carnarvon stated that he had instructed Sir Henry Barkly to press for an inquiry, and hoped the Transvaal Government would cause a searching investigation to be made into the matter.

The news of the appointment of Sir Bartle Frere as Governor has been received with universal satisfaction throughout Cape Colony. The information with regard to Stanley’s atrocities caused much surprise at Zanzibar. It is said that, on the representation of the Aborigines’ Protection Society, the British consuls on the cast coast are instructed to notify !o Mr Stanley that in consequence of the outrages on the natives in the interior committed by him under the British bag, he is to quit Africa, It ia said that be will be placed under arrest at the first port he reaches on the coast.

The death of Mr Louis A, Lucas, the African traveller, at the early age of twentyfive, is announced. He reached the equa torial proviuccs in the month of Juno last, but his escort proving too weak to allow him to penetrate further into the interior, he, returned to Khartoum en route for Suez, intending to reorganise his expedition and proceed, by way of Zanzibar, to the Congo. After repeated attacks of fever, he left Khartoum on the 20th of October, but died on the Red Sea. near Jeddah, on his way back, having abandoned all idea of further exploration. The steamer Whampoa arrived at Cape Town on January 6th, en route to England. The Whampoa left Sydney December 9tb, and made the passage to r.tie C.ipe in twentyeight days, having had fine weather all the way. (We have since beard by cable of the arrival of the Whampoa at London.) It is probable that the Russian Grand Duke Alexis will arrive at the Cape shortly. When last heard of His Imperial Highness had arrived at Madeira.

The Cagli opera troupe are still performing at the Cape, Signora Zenoni Gamboa and Signor Neri are members of the company.