NEWS FROM THE CAPE.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1477, 9 November 1878, Page 3

NEWS FROM THE CAPE.

[By Telegraph. J

[own correspondent op press agency.] Cape Town, September 26. During the past month everything has been exceptionally dull, and there is no news of importance stirring cityways. The Zulu Chief appears to be the wire puller who is inciting a great many minor chiefs to rebellion. His influence over Omigickela, the lender of tho Pondoo, has been clearly traced ; but he is crafty enough, while inching others to overt acts of hostility towards the British, to avoid any appearance himself of direct

Sir Barlle Frere arrived in Natal on the ■way to the Transvaal. He has met the com-mander-in-chief. It is anticipated that the policy of tho Government will bo to force Cetywayo’s hand, and if he declines to give material guarantees for peace to drive him openly to revolt and crush him once and tor 'ln the Transvaal a great deal of desultory fighting is going on against Secocoeni, and a few other petly chiefs, who are sufficiently strong to create considerable disturbance and private alarm among the farmers, but not to inflict any great loss on our troops, who hold them in check. Gold in enormous and paying quantities, and diamonds of superlative size are said to have been discovered in the Transvaal midway between Potchefstrom and Pretoria, but the reports are as yet too vague to warrant a new rush. On the northern border the Koramas have been giving us trouble, and a small force has been despat ched against them, but at the seat of the late disturbance in Galekaland peace is prevailing, and the Gaikas who have been moved in large numbers across the Keir into new locations, are reported happy and contented with their lot. The Rev Samuel Hardy, Wesleyan Superintendent of Missions, died at Capo Town the other day at the age of 75. Miss Ada Ward, who proceeds by the Chimborazo to Adelaide, has been staying hero for a, month with great success, and takes with her a vocal amateur of some repute to accompany her on her tour as leading man. The failures of Messrs Hazard, Caldecott and Co., Keill and Co., and Benjamin and Co,, in London, have not had any perceptible effect here. Tho Government are taking steps to have the country between the terminal station ot the lines now under construction and the Orange River surveyed. It is in contemplation to lay the submarine cable from Natal to Mauritius, whence another will be laid to Aden, this colony to pny £15,000 and Natal £SOOO per annum. Mauritius also contributes a proportionate

share. Tho demand for wheat has abated. Nearly all the vessels expected with breadstuff’s have arrived.

The exports between this and the end of J;he year are likely to be small. Steamers continue to got full rates.

Less wool is offering at. Port Elizabeth, but a larger quant it y here. Prices are—Scoured wools, 3s dd ; grease, Is 2d ; skins, la 2d per lb. Through rates on wools to the continent, Is 4d per lb.