CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 298, 8 September 1855, Page 4

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

From the Cape, we have papers to the 23rd of May, and from Graham's Town to the 19th. Amongst the topics of the daj discussed by the-Gape Monitor, is that of introducing Euro"« pean labourers into the Frontier districts. Such an arrangement, it is-contended, would confer an incalculable amount of blessing on the whole colony. There is not (observes the Monitor), a single member, either of the Council or the Assembly, but professes to feel a very great amount of interest in this question. The Governor, in opening the Parliament, expresses his determination to induce, if possible, a number of English pensioners to come and locate themselreß on our frontier, for the purpose of preventing further invasions. The policy which his Excellency laid down, was admitted to be most desirable if it could be carried out; but those who profess to be best acquainted with the subject, shook their heads doubtingly. None worth welcoming would leave their homes in England to come here. With the more inviting colonies of Austraha and New Zealand, we' never could compete. The independent emigrant would find a better field than South Africa. These were the remarks that his Excellency's intentions were greeted with, and the doubts expressed were not altogether ffi-oundleßs. We find, however, from the last English papers, that the difficulty of inducing c m ig lailts to come to the Cape, will be by no means so great as was anticipated. In several parts of England astrong desire is manifested by the working classes, to emigrate under the auspices of the Government. At Paisley the weavers have held meetings on the subject A great number of men are out of employment at the present moment, and they bare.actually ofiered their services to the Government as militia men for a definite period, on condition of receiving grants of land in the colonies at the expiratiou of their term of service. If these men wou d go to the Crimea on these terms, they would be much sooner inclined to accept the offer of his Excellency. They are of a much better class of men for this colony than pensioners, ana could steps be taken to promote their immigration into this colony, a blessing would be conferred at this time incalculable. Could they be settled down on our frontier border districts, all dread of Burgher Law hardships

would cense, and it would be the commencement of a new social arrangement, by which^security would be ensured to the Eastern Province inhabitants, thus enabling them to reap all the advantages, which the natural capabilities of their delightful and fertile district are so well calculated to confer.