CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (From the Corio Chronicle.)

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 291, 14 March 1849, Page 3

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (From the Corio Chronicle.)

Wr. have received our usual files ol Cape papers to the end of Novcmboi. A large meeting of the colonists li.ul been licld at Cape Town for the purpose of piotesting agaitisf tlie introduction of convicto, cither <is "e\ile)»" or " tieket-of-leave holders;" thoy state that the mixtuie of felons with the labouring population first, and then with the colonists and colonial society generally, would stamp disgrace and degradation on the colony, and deter emigrants of good chiiacter, whether la« bourers, mechanics, or capitalists, from selecting the Cape Colony, as they are now doing, in preference to others that seem to possess more physical and commercial advantages, for their home and the home of their children, and that the character and condition of the native tribes on the borders of the colony ich» der the introduction of criminals, who are not unfrequently distinguished by talent and enterprise as w»H as depravity, particularly dangerous.

anco to gnpporl my authoiity. Font days a<*o I informed Kreli that his Excellency uivitcn Krcli to meet him at King William's '''own, Kreli replied, " Well, I have often been called by the Govprnois, and always bejn afraid to go ; hut I am not afraitl ij go to Smith. Smith calls me, I qo — and day and night will I travel, lame as I am, to see him, and this will he the first time in ray hie that I met a great Governor " I The Governor then called upon Mr. Chas. Brownlep, Commissioner foi the Gukas, to know whctliei ho hud ] any complaints to make. Mr. Biownlee.— -I beg to express my thanks to Sonto for his good conduct, m having 30 pioinptly delivered up to juatice u K'ifir concerned in the minder oi the lute Ingiam. I wish also U> express mycntiic satisfaction at Sonto's conduct, as I have never bei'n under the necessity of evei calling upon SOIUO I") make any compensation for iioises 01 cattle — none ever having hech tr.ieed to his location since the time of my appointment. I beg to bunj; to your Excellency's notice the praiseworthy conduct of the widows of Tialie, in the readiness they li'ive ever manifested to comply with the orders of Government, and in having on two occasion?, without any diieetions from the authorities, followed the ti'ices of cattle htolen from the colony, apprehending the thieves, and rendering compensation for the theft. Cases or theft have been le^ peatcdly traced to Macomo's and Bottuan's tribescompensation has been obtained in all, and in thiee cases the thirves have been given up to the colonial authorities to be punished. Altogether the conduct of the chiefs has been satisfactory in the highest degree, and they exerted themselves to the utmost in the suppression of thctt. In the month of August, when your Excellency was across the Orange River, I called a meeting of the chiefs of my district, and informed them that this was their time to show their loyalty to the government, and pointed out to them the necessity of vigilance in the suppression of depredations ; and it has been clearly pioved, by the reduction of depredations during the last month, that the Kafiri have taken no advantage— cither of the High Commissioner's absence, or the reduction of the force on the frontier. His Excellency then called upon Captain Maclean, commissioner for the Il'lambie Tribes. Captain Maclean : I have every reason to be well satisfied with the chiefs of the H'lambie district. The depredation reports show clearly how few robberies have been committed on this flank of Albany. I have to thank the chiefs for the support they have given mo. They have rendered me every assistance in support of my authority, and have done justice to claimants without reference to mci I beg particularly to bring to your Excellency's notice the conduct of the chief Umbala, Toyce and Seyolo. They apprehended many thieves, and gave them up to justice. It is unnecessary for me to adveit to particular cases, but they have recovered many horses and cattle stolen from the colony, the loss of which was never icpoited, or any spoor traced. I have no reason to believe that tho other chiefs would not have acted in the sime manner, as I feel confident that nothing has occurrcl in H'lam- | bic location which has not yet been noticed. { beg also to bring to your Excellency's notice that I have conducted and carried out the Government solely by the aid of the " Umseln," your lixcellpncy's stii.k, and in uo instance have I been obliged to cdl loi a military force. The Governor: What have you to say, Sandilli ? Sandilli then called upon Macomo. T.e Governor : I called upon you, Sandilli, and not upon Macomo. [Sandilli being seated in tho centre of the circle at this time, quietly enjoying his pipe, with the greatest coolness possible handed it over his shoulders to one of his councillors, and then rose to address his Excellency.] Sandilli : I have nothing to say. We rejoice to see your Excellency safe back again. We congratulate you on your success. We all rejoice. I am sorrj r that our congratulation is not complete. Kreli ia not here, and I should like, as with one Jvoice, that the whole of Ksfirland should congratulate your Excellency. Umhala then rose : I beg that your Excellency will wait for Kreli, Kieli has been before to King William's Town, and only found the spoor of youi Excellency. Shall he again come and find the Great Chief (zone, and shall his hcAit once more be made sad by disappointment ? The Governor : I should like to see Krc i ; I will wait as Ion? as I can, but I mus>t leave to he picseut at a Council at Cape Town. Here is. Kieli's mouth (pointing to Mr. Fynn), and you have .ilready heard what he has said. Kieli knew he had done wrong during the war. He sent all the missionaries to pray that he might receive forgiveness. He has already given many cattle to make restitution for the property destroyed j at Butterworth, and he still intends to send moie. Jle ib a man who has only now to listen to the missionaries to know the way to become a true Christian. Pato : Speak out, if you have anything to say. Why do you not speak ? You say you wish to congratulate the Great Chief , and yet you wish to wait for Kreh ? Where will you find him ? When he comes the Great Chief will be gone, and how can you sppak when he is on the water? The Governor: Last February I went actoss the Orange lliver. There is a large country theie, which is filled with black people, rich in cattle. Ttie Boers cot amongst them. Boers and black people could not live without fighting. I then established laws, that the black man should not kill ihe white, nor the white man the black. The Boers thanked me, as did also the black man. But one bad man got amongst them, and caused the Boers to rebel. Moshesh would have come down upon them, but I would not allow him. I took the Queen's soldiers, and the Boer's got amongst the rocks ard bushes, and tried particularly to kill me. But all those that try to do good, God preserves them, but the devil will have those that do etil. I marched the troops forwardt and in less than an hour and a half there were fifty, five dead in the field, and one hundred and seventy wouuded, besides capturing neaily onehalf their horses. You know the Bolts dismount to fight, and I was amongst them btfore they had time to mount their horses. You all know how I fight. You know how far the Orange River is. I was over there the other day, and you «cc I am now here ; and I am ready to fight there (pointing in the direction of the Kye) to-morrow if necessary. Here is the Lord Bishop from Caps Town, who rode ninety miles yes lei day on purpose to be at this meeting. If Kreli had done the tame he would be here to-day. lie has been sent out by the people of England to teach you the icligion of the Queen of England. This is the man that teaches me the way to salvation, and has come to see what he can do for you in teaching you the way to be Christians. This is the gieat Chief of Teachers, yet still regards the smallest child and the meanest man, who is good, and is a Christian, with the same regard as the " Inkosi Inkulu." He wishes to establish schools for the education of your children. Can none of you assist in any way ? Can none give a calf, or a little corn ? Shall your daughters go about naked, and lie about in the bushes like calves ? [The Governor here addicted himself to -Tan TziU/oc] :-- Have you nothing to cay '—You who h ivo been m Euglaud, scfii the great woild thae, and yi.u3«w tint

no man there cats the bread of idleness ? and yet tool ! you daic to join with the Kaffirs against the power of the. Queen. Have you anything to say to the Lord Bishop for the furtherance of education among your countrymen 5 Jut T/atzoe • The Lord Bishop is a groat and wi<? man ; and the Great Chief has already remarked tin I am a fool. How, therefore, can I give any aiivio upon tins subject? But wo ceituinly require teachinr. to remove out ignorance. The Lord BUhop will best know how to .accomplish this. The Loid Bishop: Chieftains ! I am glad to meet you .ill here this day. As the Cicat Chief has just 101 l you, I rode ysaterday all the way from Graham's Town, that 3 might ho present ufc this meeting, of which I only heard the diy before. I am, as you h.ive been told, the Bishop of the English Church in this pnrt of the woild — of that Church to which our Queen belongs, and I wish now to assuie you of the interest — the deep interest— -which I take in you and your condition, and to tell you of my earnest desire to do you any good in. my power. The Gieat Chief has talked to you about the education of your children. [ am ready to assist you in this jjood wivk, for I feel that by education your own peace and h ippiness will be ureatly promoted. I am c.bo most anxious to semi amongst you Ministers of God, who may teach jou ths way of life, and biing you to the knowledge of this true God, and Jesus Christ whom lie hath sent. Bt> assured that the best way to promote your own lnppiness in this world, and in that which is to come, 13 by becoming Christians,— by receiving as your Lord and your God that blessed Saviour in whom we, who are Christians, place nil our trust and all our hope. And now I will not keep you any longer ; but, I repeat, I shall be glad to do you any good, and I hope you will tell me how I can do it. The Governor : I now take leave of you. Before leaving, I again give over my staff of office to my brother, Colonel Mackmnon. There will be anothe r meeting on the 7th of January. I will come if I can. Each Chief must then bring an ox, as a token of submission, and an acknowledgment for the lands you hold from the Queen, and Colonel Mackinnon shall give piesnils to the Chiefs according to their merits. The Governor here handed ins staff of oflice to Col. Muckinnon, and bade them farewell. The whole of the Chiefs and the people then roe, uncovered their heads, and, as with one voice, shouted " Farewell Great Chief." The«band of the Rifle Brigade stiuck up the National Anthem, and the Kafus dispersed. •«