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Pause then, T pray you, my friends, ere you allow wicked agitators to excite you to permit your well-lisposed minds to drive peace, happiness, and to set forth the Government calculated to render him getracht heb decidedly, klar, nadrukkelyk, en ondubbelzinig te doen verstaan, dat het gouvernement ten doel had om ute maken, hetgeen ry thans niet zyt,—namelyk, gelukkig. De kwalykgezinden hebben getracht de waarheid te verdraaijen, den lict-geloovigen te verschrikken, den vreesachtigen te beangstizen, en allen aan te sporen om behulpzaam te zyn in hunne eigene rustelooze en ontembare geneigdheden. Laat ons dan ten eerste de werkdadige uitkomst overwegen van myne vaderlyke gevoelens tot uwe welvaart, ter voldoening van uwe vrienden en betrekkingen binnen de kolonic, die zoo zecr begeeren ubevestigte zien in de beschaving, met cen huis om ia te wonen, een school voor uwe kinderen, en eene kerk om in te bidden. Door de Trectaten en Schikkingen gemaakt in February 1845, tusschen Sir Perigrine Maitland en Adam. Kok, en andere plaatselyke Opperhofden, in bezüglich van de Landstreken ten. Noorden van de Oranje Rivier, werd bepaald, “dat alle overreenkomsten gemacht tusschen Britsche Onderdanen in dic landstreken woonachtig en Inboorlingen, voor het koopen van Land, van gegen kracht zouden wezen, of gehouden, zullen worden slechts eene verhuring te zyn van het gez. Land’ voor vertig jaren, na verloop waarvan, het land; met al de verbeteringen, terug zoude vallen op de oorspronkelyke eigenaren, zonder eenige verhoard, en dat alle landeryen voor cen korteren tyd verhuurd, en dat alle landeryen voor cen korteren tyd verhuurd, en dat alle landeryen voor cen korteren tyd verhuurd. Dat een zeker gedeelte van het land, toen bewoond door Britsche Onderdanen tusschen. De Oranje Rivier en de Tak van de Riet Rivier, genaamd de “Kromelleboog Spruit,” genoemd zoude worden “Onverreverem därmer Grondgebied,” hetwelk, nadut de huurcontracten zyn verloopen, n’et weder moest. worden verhuurd, maar de bewoners de plaatsen moesten verlaten, en zich zoude begeven buiten de bepaalde linie—de Riet Rivier. Dat gedeelte van de landstreek ten noorden en ovsten van de Kromelleboog Spruit moest genoemd worden “Vervreem därmer Grondgebied,” hetwelk de Inboorlingen, imdien zy zulks verhören, na verloop van de onvolbragte huurcontracten, wederom konden verhoren voor zulke buitensporige pryzen als zy mogten:bepulen; zoo dat de Inboorlinzen, na clk verloop van een huur contract, de haurpryzen konden verhören voor zoc. Lanigen arbeid en uitgaaf, niet-tenstände de boer gedurende het bestände des hundert contract verpligt was de Erspacht te betalen, de heltt waarvan de Unbörschläge krezen!—een staat van zaken, zeer owzenocglys voor alle partyen, was de oorzaak van vele wisten en verdeeldheden, en de sboer gevoclde zich een verworpen, en enden worpen aan den will van onbeschaatde menseen. Deze staat van twyfel en onzekerheid is dadely's veranderd doar myn bezock; eene nicuwe overcenkomst werd gemaakt met Adam Kok; de Boer behoudt zyn land met cen eerst en onbetwistbaar ret, van Hare Majesteit van Engeland, waarvoor, zoo als ev allen weet. cy, te dier tyd, tranen van dank baarhcid stortet, en den zegen des hemels voor my afsmecktet. To heb u afgenomen van ween koning, Rapitein Kok, en de groote Opper-hoofden, wiens knechien gy waart, wv land onder een onzeker regt bezit-tende, en in eene gedurige vrees van verjand te worden. Was dit rest voor cenen imannelyken Atrikeander? Jeb ik u niet gered uit zulk eenen verlagenden, zulk eenen onzckeren toestand. Op deze wyze blyit ey aw land bezitten in euw‘edurendheid, in het grond-gebied van Adam Kok. Ik heb toen ouderhandelingen gemaakt met de eroote Opperhoofden Moshcsh, Morokko, Moletsani, Sikonyella, enz. Zy verheugden zich in hetgeen ik voorstelde, en ieder burger hezit nu zyn landonder de trouw van Hare Majesteit, en yan geen Inboorling hoegenaamd: terwy] bescherming wordt verleend zoowel wen blinken als aan zwarten. Elk myner daden was eene ernstige overdenking van uw yoordeel, eene hegeerte om, 200 verre als inet doenlyk was, ute laten regeren door uzeleen Gy hebt de magt uw eigen Veldkornetten,—ecn van u moct eene pl Aats heben in de Tand-Commissie. Gy moet uw gevoelen openly kann den dag lexzón azn de Mogistraten die ik onder uplaats, opdat ik wwe ontberingen, begeerten, en wensehen moge hooren, met het euch oormerk, om dezelve te vervullen. Iedere penning val de Inkomsten, voortsdruitende uit de Ey.pacht van u_geeischt, is tot uw vocrdecl, tot uwe rezering, tot uwe rezering, tot uwen Gol. Gy gaat's avonds naar bed, den almagtigen beschermer der wereld dankende. —* Dit is myn huis, myne eigene onbetwiste woning, hier ben ik te huis hoe aangenaam! myne vroww zal worden beschernd, myr <inderen opgevor'. myne godsdienst gevestig, — markten zullea worden opgerigt tot my tydelyk voordecl.” “Gy slaapt de slaap des geluks, want God ig met we GYstaat op in den morgen, en met ecne codsverheerly kende uitstorting val daakbaarheid, ziet gy, voor dat gy w naar uwen dage ‘Vksehen arbeid begeetu uwe vroww ca uwe kinderen om wheen zonder vrees of beving, zonder twyte of onzekerheid. Opgewondenhcid wordt door tevredenheid opgevolad, en tet erste fluistert de stem “Wy zezgen onze oude vriend Kolone! Smith dank yoor hetesen hy gedaan heett.” Niet lang duurt het of de stem roept Inidkeels uit: —“Smith is onze Gouverneur; hy het die ous agngespoord helt onzzelven te regeren, onder zyue minzaine zorg; wy danken hem als ent Gouverneur.” : Wat eb ik voor uwe landeenooten gedaan te Natal, cen eedeclte van Harer Majesteits Bezittingen? Tk vond hen dwalende, zy wisten niet waarheen. van hunne woningen, hun oningeoogste producten, hunne uitmuntende tue! die zy met hunne eigene hand En hebben bearbeiten, hunne vrouwen, hume kinderen, en kudden en vectrocpen blootsesteld aan de cliente van een restracht. Kachtig jaargety. Ik nam zutke maztrevelen welke de teragkeering tot hunne. Pe gael telde eenen man die veel invlow: ic, de uitslag van welker arbei. Oot van Geschichte woningen konden verzekeren: en ionder uhe heeft aan als een van de Land Commi de verzeering moest diarstellen van die groote zaak,—onbetwist 1 de bezittingen uws lands. Sta dan stil, bid ik u, myne vrienden, voor dat gy u door aanhitzers Taat opwinden, om uwe, ten goede gencicde gemoederen, toe te laten, vrede, gelub. 3 ‘comforts, now within your grasp, from your doors. What object had I in, en genoeglykheden, nu in uw bereik, van uwe deuren te dryven. Welk wandering, an exile as it were, among you; when duty commanded me to | oogmerk had ik in het rondzwerven onder n, cen balling als het ware, toen de repair to the seat of Government, where my services were so much required, | pligt my gebood naar de zetel van het Gouvernement my te begevcn, waar in travelling hundreds of miles aud living ina wagon, but that of endeavour-|myne diensten zoo zeer werden vereischt; in het overreizen van honderden ing to do good to old friends who required one to show himself to them?] van mylen, en wonende in cen wagen; dan cen poging ‘om aan oude vrienden On my return your Countrymen poured down blessings on my head for my | goed te doen die slechts wenschten iemand te hebben die zich aan hen vertoonde ? exertions in your behalf. Are such devoted acts for your welfare, are your] By myne terugkomst hebben uwe landgcnooten zezeningen over myn hoofd own interests, to be cast aside? Is your future prospect of happiness, your | geregend voor myne inspanningen tot uw welzyn. When at Winberg, on the presentation of an Address, I was asked for Soldiers;—I exclaimed “Soldiers! You around me are my Soldiers,” meaning that peaceable Citizens are their own Soldiers, and require no military aid whatever. This expression has been perverted; and you have been taught to believe, not thinking for the moment, that I am to make you all Soldiers! For what? Because I love Peace, and require no military in my operations to carry out what I desire? Is not all Southern Africa the seat of Peace, without one drop of blood having been shed by my authority, or one blow struck? Am I the man to require soldiers for any ordinary purpose? But there are causes so sacred to the Lord and in the eyes of the world, as to demand military interference;—hence I have proclaimed that you hold your Lands subject to military service; and I do so for the sole purpose of providing for the time of need. But if you never load your firelock until I ask you, it may be turned into what all arms are best fitted for—Ploughshares. Now, my friends!—my half-lost friends and wavering Christians! I have addressed you as Colonel Smith, I have addressed you as fathers of families, as reasoning human beings possessing immortal souls. I have exerted myself to the extent of my ability and my energies. I now turn from Colonel Smith to the Governor of this Colony; and I PROCLAIM TO YOU that I will carry out, or die in the attempt, the provisions of the Proclamation I have framed for your exclusive benefit and by your own desire, and the factions demagogue shall tremble at that name which he even now respects, and for which you all so far, and wide, and loudly proclaimed your love. You well know I never forfeited my word. You well know, for many of you have served with me in the field, the velocity with which I wield the sword. Do not suppose that I have stripped myself of the means by sending home troops. Tell you, and tell you truly and honestly, I hold in readiness guns, cavalry, and tried British Soldiers, who in fifteen days should be among you, men capable of causing stonter hearts than yours to quail. When I commanded you were brave; now! you have no head you dare confide in, your hearts are in the wrong place, your cause being unjust, — an ignorant, discontented few endeavouring to excite the many. Do you talk of resistance and assemblages, — you whom two years ago a few dragoons rode over like sheep?! Do you presume to imagine that you are able to do what no class of demagogues has ever yet done, — the undisciplined to resist, and successfully maintain a protracted resistance against, the disciplined force of a regular Government? But oh! how I hate and detest the name of war and commotion! The many battle scenes I have witnessed arise like phantoms to my imagination. But as I abhor war, so will I terribly wield its power if you drive me from your affection. If you compel me to wield the fatal sword, after all I have attempted for you, the crime be upon your own heads; and while my Troops shall exult in Victory, I will weep, as you have seen me do, over the fallen, the defeated, the defeated, the defeated; your lands shall be wrested from you, your houses destroyed, your herds swept off, your own hearts blackened by wicked ingratitude, and your faithful, your generous friend, who has exerted himself for your exclusive benefit, turned into the Avenger of Evil! You shall become like the Ishmaelites of old, your hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand shall be against you, vengeance is mine, saith the Lord; and in His name, and for the benefit of His creatures, would I smite those I so love, and to whom I have so endeavoured to prove that I do so. There are limits to the extent of the most virtuous feelings in this worldly and uncertain trial of Life. Aid me, as I desire you, to preserve them to us; and as in generous and uncorrupted minds the superiority of Religion carries us through the calamities of this transient life, let us together thus pray: Lord of all Power and Might, Disposer of all Things, good and evil, deign to look down upon us frail and sinful creatures; teach us who are our true friends, preserve and strengthen us in all the trials of temptation, defend us from the evil practices of wicked men, teach us to worship Thee with our hearts, our minds, our souls, devoted unto Thee through Jesus Christ; direct our hearts and our actions towards our neighbour; teach us so to live that our course in this life may lead us to Life Eternal; teach us to forgive our sins, and to forgive our sins. Toen ik te Winberg, by gelegenheid van het preeenteren van een Adres, gevraagd werd om soldaten, “Soldaten! gy, random my, zyt myne Soldaten,” daardoor te kennen gevende, dat vreedzame Burgers hunne eigene soldaten zyn, en geen militaire hulp hoegenaamd noodig hebben. Deze uitdrukking is verdraaid geworden, en gy zyt g'leid geworden te gelooven, voor de oogenblik niet bezinnende, dat ik van allen gold aten wilde maken! Waarom? Omdat ik de vrede lief’ heb en geene krygsmayten noodig heb in myne handelingen om hetgeen ik begeer uit te werken? Is niet geheel Zuid Afrika de zetel van vrede, zonder dat een droppel bloeds op myn gezag werden vergoten, of een slag is gedaan? Ben ik de man die saldaten voor een gewoon oogmerk vereischen zal? Maar er zyn oorzaken zoo heilig aan den Heer en in de oogen der wereld, dat zy de tusszhenkomst van cene legermagt noodzakelyk maken;—hierom heb ik geproclimeerd dat gy uwe landeryen behoudt, onderworpen aan de Burgerdienst; en ik doe zulks met het eene oogmerk om te zoryen voor dén tyd van nood. Maar als ey nooit uw geweer laadt voor dat ik het van u, begeer, kan hetzelve worden veranderd in het geen alle wapenen het meest geschikt toe zyn—namelvk ploegacharen. Nu myne vrienden! Myne half-verloren vrienden, en aarzelende christenen! Ik heb u aangeproken als Kolonel Smith, ik heb my beroepen op uwe gevoelens als menschen, als vaders van huisgezianen, als redelyke menschelyke wezens, onsterfelyke zielen bezittende. Ik hb gedaan wat ik kon 200 ver myn vermogens en krachten my toelieten. Nu spreck ik tot u, niet meer als Kolonel Smith, maar alxde Gouverneur dezer Volkplainting, en ik PRO-CLAMEER AAN U, dat ik de voorzieningen van de Proclamatie, die ik tot uw uitsluitelyk voordecl, en op uwe eigene begeert: heb vervaardigd, ten uit-voer zal brengen, of in de poging sneven zal. De twistzieke volk-schreeuwer zal sidderen by den naam die hy nu zelfs eerbiedigt, en voor welken gy allen, wyd en zyd en luidkcels uwe gehech‘i:: id hebt verkiaart. Gy weet wel, want wel, want velen an hebben met my in de oorlog gediend, de snellivid waarmede ik het zwaard Denk niet dat ik My van de middelc beroofd het naar huis zenden der troepen. [k zeg u, en ik zeg het u ols eon opregt en eerlyk man, ik houd een migt in gereedhcid van kanonnen, ruitery, en beproefde Britsche soldaten, die binnen vyfticn dagen onder u zullen zyn, mannen geschikt om stoutere harten dan de uwe te doen beven, Toen ik het bevel over uhad, waart gy dapper; nu! hebt gy geen opperhoofd waarin gy vertronwen stellen Bt uwe harten zyn in de verkeerde plaats, omdat uwe zaak onregtvaardig is,—cenize weinige domme misnoegde menschen trachtende de menigte aan te hitsen. Spreckt gy van wederstand en byeenkomsten, gy, die twee jaren âcleden door een klein getal dragonders als schapen omver gereden werd? Durft gy uverbeclden dat gy in staat zyt te doen, hetgcen cene menigte van oproermakende windzakken nimmer hebben kunnen doen,—de ongeoefenden, de geoefende legermagt van cen gere- geld Gouvernement te wederstaan, en een langdurige wederstand voltchouden? Dan ach, welk Een afschuw heb ik zelfs voor den naam van oorlug en beroering. De vele veldslagen welke ik bygewoond heb, komen als schimmen voor mynen geest. Doch even als ik den oorlog haat, zal ik deszelfs ver-schrikkelyke kracht haat wanneer gy my van uwe toegenegenhcid afscheidt. Indien gy my noopt het noodlottige swaard te zwaayen, aul het-een ik voor U beproefd heb, zoo blyve de misdaad op uw eigen hoofd ; en hanteer. (Roawal myne troepen in triomf zullen juichen, zal ik wenen, gelyk gy my hebt zien doen, over de gevallenen, de verslagenen, de verslagenen, de misliden,—uwe handen zullen uonnte worden; uwe huigen. vernied, uwe kudden weggevaagd, uwe eigene harten zwartgeverwd door goddelooze ondankbaarheid; en uwe getrouwe, uwe edelmoedige vriend, die zich ten uwen behoeve heeft afgeslooM, veranderd in cen wreker van het kwaad.—Gy zult worden gelyk de Ismaclieten van ouds, “uwe hand zal tegen elk man zyn, en clk mans “Wraak is de myne,” zezt de Hecre; en, in zynen naam, en tot nut van zyne schepselen, zou ik hen tuclitizen, die ik zoo bemin, en wienik getracht heb te bewyzen dat ik zulks doe. Er bestaan grenspzlen voor deugdzaamste gevoelens in deze wereldsche en onzckere beprocving des levens. Komt my te hulp, gelyk ik u verzoek, om dezelve te bewaren; on 200 als in weldadige en onbedorvene harten, de verhevenheid van Godsdienst ons door moeijelykheden van dit voorbygaand leven voortyoert, laten wy te zamen bidden: Heer van alle Kracht en Magt, Beschikker van alle dingen, goed en kwaad, verwaardig U nedertezien op ons, zwakke en zondige Schepsclen; leer ons me onze ware vrienden zyn; bewaar en vers:erk ons in alle berovingen en verzoekingen; behoed ons tegen de slechte daden van godde-ooze menschen, leer ons U te aanbidden met onze harten, onze zinnen, onze iclen, U toegedaan door Jeaus Christus; rigt onze harten en onze daden jegens onze naasten; leer ons alzoo te leven dat onze loop in dit leven ons enemies and to love our friends; teach us after a peaceable life to look forward to that reunion in Heaven, the fountain of our hopes on Earth, the happy Place of rest for our immortal souls. Whon we must put off the mortal garment, and lie down on the bed of Death Let us be at Peace with Thee, O Lord, at Peace with the world, and at Peace with our own hearts!!! This Grant us, O Lord, Our God Almighty, through Jesus Christ.—Amcen. (Signed) HOG. SMITH. Government-House, Cape Town, 20th March 1848. Brengen mag tot het ceuwige leven; leer onze vyanden te vergeven, en onze vrienden lief te hebben; leer ons, na een vreedziam leven, uit te zien na die vereeniging in den hemel, de bron van onze hoop op aarde, de geluk-kige plaats der rust voor onze onsterfelyke zielen.—Wanneer wy het sterfelyk kleed moeten aflezzen, en op het doodabed nederliggen, laten wy Vrede hebben met u,o Heer! Vrede met de wereld, en Vrede met onze eigene harten!!! Schenk ons dit, o Heer, onze Almagttge God, door Jezus Christus —A SEN. (Geteekend) H. G. SMITH. Gouvernements Huis, Kaapstad, 29 Maart 1848. PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY LT.-GENERAL SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN SMITH, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the most Honorable Military Order of the Kath, Colonel of the Second Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, Administrator of the Government of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, and of the Territories Dependencies thereof, and Ordinary, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and Her Majesty’s High Commissioner for the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the Territories in Scuthern Africa, adjacent and contiguous to the Eastern and North Eastern ‘Frontier of the said Colony, &c. &c. HEREAS by Government Notice bearing date the 15th day of May 1844, Sir PEREGRINE Maittaxo did publish and make known the Conditions and Regulations upon which the unapproachable Crown Lands in this Colony will, in future, be disposed of; And whereas by the 5th Article thereof, it is provided, that the intended sale of such Lands shall be advertised for two months in the Government Gazette, at the expiration of which time they will be sold by Public auction: And whereas by the 2nd Article of the said Conditions and Regulations, it is further provided, that the upset price for such sales shall be Two Shillings (2s.) per acre, or such higher price as the Governor shall fix: Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim and make known, that on Saturday, the 15th day of April next, the several pieces of Crown Land described in the annexed List or Schedule, will be offered for sale, by public auction, in front of the Commercial Exchange, in Cape Town, at the respective upset prices, in the said List mentioned, and subject to the several stipulations in regard to payment as are in the said Conditions and Regulations contained and set forth. GOD SAVE THE QUEE! Given under the Public Seal of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, this 16th day of February 1844. By Command of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government. CAPE DIVISION. Modder Pav, also called Jan Biesjes Kraal, formerly granted to Messrs. Samuel Beningfield and Francis Collis, but re-transferred to Government, containing about 31 Morgen. Upset Price, 10s, per acre. Lot No. 499.--A Piece of Land, situated in the Downs, containing 15 morgen, 463 roods, and 142 feet, extending Northwards to land granted to J. Heegers, Eastwards to land of J.M. Maynard, and Westwards to Government land, towards the Fatherland Riet Valley. Upset Price, 28. per acre Lot No. 500.—A Piece of Land, situated as the foregoing, containing 11 morgen and 364 roods, extending Northwards to land granted to L.D. Stoffberg, S and W to land of Marthainus Aories, and Eastwards to Government land, towards land of H. Dempers. Upset Price, 25, per acre, Lot No. 501.—A Piece of Land, situated in Simon’s Town, on the beach, adjoining land of late Mr. Bryant, containing 47 square roods and 18 feet, extending South to the bank towards the main street, Northwards towards the sea, and Eastwards and Westwards to the beach. Upset Price, £20 per acre, Lot No. 502.—A Piece of Land in the vicinity of Hotfeutot’s Holland, in the public road to Sir Lowry’s Pass, containing 11 mergen and 376 square roods, extending NW to Government ground, and along the public road; WS W to the quitrent land of the place Fortuin, S& EandN EF to land of the  situated as the foregoing, between the estates of Fredericksburg, of Messrs. Dixon & Co, and Goede Verwagting, of Robert Waterman, containing 58 square rods more or less, extending towards the public road to Sir Lowry’s Pass, E to Goede Verwagting, S to Government ground, and W to Fredericksburg. Upset Price, £391 per lot. Lot 504.—A Lot of Ground, situated as the foregoing, being a part thereof, containing 363 square rods and 36 square feet, more or less. Upset Price, £3 per acre. Lot 505.—A Piece of Ground, situated near the Papagawberg, surrounding the property of Mr. A. A. de Villiers, containing 7 morgen, 249 square rods, and 50 do. feet, extending West to Government ground, North to Government ground towards Papagawberg, East towards the Papagawberg’s river and Village of Stelleubosch, South towards the public roads to the village. Upset Price, £12 3 per acre. No. 506.—A Piece of Ground, situated Southward of the Wiggeberg, adjoining the property of the Hon. P. V. van der Byl, Eq., called Court, marked L. A. containing 104 morgen and 810 square rods, extending West to quitrent land of the Hon. van der Byl, North to Government ground towards the Vlaggebery, and to rouda to Stellenbosch, E N E to Government ground- and freehold Grant, and SS E to quitrent land belonging to that place. Upset Price, 4s. per acre. No. 507.—A Piece of Ground, situated in the Vlaggeberg’s Plain, adjoining the quitrent land of Messrs I. van der Byl & Co, and the new main-road to the Ferste River, marked L. B. containing 193 morgen and 570 Square roads, extending west to the Hard Road NW to Government land, NE to Perpetual quitren land of Messrs Van der Byl & Co., and SS W to Government ground. Upset Price, 4s. per acre. Lot 508.—A piece of Land, situate in the Village of Perpetual Quitrent Land of the Honorable P. G. van der Byl and the new Main road to Eerste River marked L. C. containing one hundred and seventeen morgen and 555 square rods, extending W.S.W. to perpetual quitrent land of the Honorable P. G. van der Byl, and the Blauwe Duinen, N.N.W. to Government Ground, ENE. to the Hard Road, and S.S.E. to land of Mr. P. L. Cloete. Upset Price Four Shillings per Acre, Lot. 509.—A piece of land situated on the East side of the new Main road to Eerste River between the 20th and 2nd mile stone, adjoining Lot No. 507,—containing 135 morgen and 582 square rods, extending N. to Lot No. 507, 8.3.5, to Government Ground, W.S.W. to the New Main road and land of Mr. P.L. Cloete. Upset Price Four Shillings Per Acre WORCESTER DIVISION. Lot. 510.—A piece of land, situate in the Field-cornetcy of Breede and Wagebooms River near the West end of the Mosster's Rock Mountains, containing eighty-three morgen and 502 square rods. Rounded on all sides by rugged mountains. Upset Price Two Shillings per Acre. SWELLENDAM DIVISION. Lot 51.—A piece of land, situate in the Field-cornetcy of Valsch River, containing 2880 morgen, and 277 square rods. Rounded Northward and Eastward by the Lange Berg Mountains, S.E. by Crown Land; Southward by the quitrent Farraan. De Valsch Rivier, W. and N., W. by land of Mr. J. We Smalbergen. Upset Price Two Shillings per Acre. Lot 512.—A piece of land in the Field-cornetery of Zoetendal; Valley, being the Farm “Wolven Gatan de Koks Rivier” containing 3538 morgen and 89 square rods, rounded N E® Northward and N Westward by the Koude River Mountains, F and S. E. by the Farm Uyntjes Kuyl; Westward by the A Government Notice dated the 3rd June 1847, the practice of obtaining by impressment, Oxen, Horses, and Wagons for the conveyance of the Circuit Judges was discontinued, and His Excellency the Administrator of the Government being of opinion that the circumstances of the Colony do not require the longer continuance of such objectionable a practice for any other Branch or Department of the Public Service, hereby invites for general information, that from and after this date, the system of compulsory impressment for any Public Service must terminate. In future all Officers of the Government who are required to travel on Public Duty at the Public expense, must make their own arrangements for their conveyance, under such instructions as they may from time to time receive. By His Excellency’s Command, (Signed) JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government, GOVERNMENT NOTICE, Colonial Office, Cape of Good Hope, 8th March 1848, We refer to the Proclamation of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, of the 27th January 1848, announcing the terms and conditions upon which Kafir Youths might be apprenticed within the Colony; Notice is hereby given, that applications from persons who have not yet obtained any, and who may still be desirous of doing so, are to be made to this office, inserting therein the number and description of Kafir Youths required, in order that the necessary arrangements may be made, for conveying them over land, to the respective Civil Commissioners, who will be authorized to purchase. Farm Koks River, and S. W. and Southward by the Farm, sized on their arrival to apprentice them to the Dirk Uys Kraal. Upset Price Two Shillings per acre. Lot 513.—A piece of land in the Field-cornetery of Tradouws marked No. 1 on the plan containing 562 morgen. Bounded N. by the Tradouws River, and No. 2, S. by land of Mr. J. Haasbroek, E. by the Furr Weltevreden and W. by the Farm Tradouws. Upset Price $1.50 per acre. Lot 514.—A piece of Land adjoining Lot 515, mared No. 2+ containing 807 morges. Bounded N. by No. 3, S. by No. 1. K. by Land measured for G. J. Joubert and W. to the Farm Tradouws. Upset Price Two Shillings per acre. Lot 515.—A piece of Land adjoining Lot 514, marked No. 3, containing 463 morgen, and 363 square roods, Bounded N. by No. 4, S. E. by No. 2, and E. by the Farm. Klip Formtein. Upset Price Two Shillings per acre. Lot 516.—A piece of Land adjoining Lot 515, marked No. 4, containing 1388 morgen. Bounded N. by the Farm Riet Huis, 5.8. by Lot No. 3, and W. by 0.5 H. Upset Price Two Shillings per acre. Lot 517.—A piece of Land adjoining Lot 516, marked No. 3, containing 956 morgen. Bounded N. by No. 6, E. by No. 4, and W. by the Farm Rheeboks Formtein. Possession Price Two Shillings per acre. Lot 518.—A piece of Land adjoining Lot 317, marked No. 6, containing 1167 morgen. Bounded N. by Kalkoens Hoek, S by No. 5, 8. B. and E. by the Farm Riet Huis, 5.W. by the Farm Riet Huis, 5.W. by the Farm Riet Huis. Upset Price Two Shillings per acre. N.B. The Diagrams may be seen, and further particulars obtained at the Surveyor General's Office. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Colonial Office, Cape Town, 8th March 1848. Having been represented to the Admit of the Government, that some Farms (or places) are attached to or form part of Divisions or Distresses, which might be more conveniently made to form parts of adjacent Divisions or Distresses, His Excellency has directed it to be notified, that any proprietor who may be inconvenienced from such a cause, is requested to communicate thereon to this Office, with a view to relief being afforded by the transfer of his place to an adjacent Division of District. His Excellency does not wish existing boundaries, either of Fieldcornies, Districts, or Divisions, in any way to influence the general or individual convenience—the sole desire of the Government in fixing boundaries being, to promote the convenience of the inhabitants, by shortening as much as is practicable the distances they have to travel to attend upon a Civil Commissioner or Resident Magistrate. Facility of access arising from the absence of Mountain Barriers or other material obstructions, equally with density of population, at any particular locality, will always be duly considered in defining boundaries of Divisions and Distresses, since it must be obvious that persons residing nearer to the nearest seat of Magistracy would, in some cases, be less inconvenienced by travelling a greater distance to a more remote one, than by overcoming greater obstacles to reach the nearest. Applicants. By Command of his Excellency the Administrator of the Government, (Signed) JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government. NMENT NOTICE. 8th March 1848. ITH reference to the Government Notice off the 20th December 1847, His Excel'ency the Administrator of the Government desires it to be notified, that all correspondence attaching to the High Commissioner, and coaimunications bearing upon matters beyond the Colonial Boundary, as di scribed by. His Excellency’s Proclamation of the 19th December 1847, with the exception of the District of Natal, and the Port of East London and the District thereof, are to be addressed to, and carried on ex: lusively through. the Secretary to His Ex @ lency the High Commissioner, By His Excellency’s Command, (Signed) JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Colonial Offce, 29th March 1848. E IS Excellency the Administrator ¢f the Go- vernment directs it to be notified. that when- ever any Person receives an appointm t in the Civil Service of this Governmeut, he mu t proceed to his station, and enter upon the duties without delay. Whenever a Civil Servant desires to be absent from his duties he must, whenever practicable, obtain the previous sanction of His Excellency fot such absence ; but when he is so circumstanced that such. previous sanction cannot he obtained, he will transmit, through the proper channel, a tull esplanation in writing of those circumstances, 10° His Excellency’s consideration. Any disregarl whatever of these directions will be visited with His Excellency’s severe displeasure. By His Excellency’s Command, (Signed) JOHN MONTAGE, Secretary to Governnent. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Colonial Office, Cape of Gond Hepes Tth March 148. gES Excellency the Administrator of the Govert- ment being of opinion that tne public inter ests, as well as the personal convenience of the Unofficial Members, will best be consuited by hold- ing the Meetings of the Legislative Council of the Colony at stated periods, and not, as herctorort, by summoning the Members from time to time 95 circumstances might require ;—hereby notifies his intention of holding two Sessions of Council during each year, the first to take place in May, and the other in October. . By His Excelleny’s Command, (Signed) JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government. By His Excellency’s Command. igned JOHN MONTAGU, cae Secretary to Government, cont neu for tary it st AWitr nora om Some Errors haviny cccurred in the Gazette,| To effect this, I propose to place all Prisons of the 23d instant, in the Minute respecting | Lock-up Houses, and Houses of Correction under 2riso 33 c., it is re-published with the| he direction and control of a Board, to be called PEDO Os P the General Board of Commissioners of Prisons. | nec: ssary corrections ] GOVER:? T NOTICE, Colonial Ogee, Cape of Good Hope, Gaols, and for aiding the General Board in carrying 22nd March, 1818, out sach measures of improvement as shall from time 5 a 1o time receive my sanction. ITH reference to the accompanying Minute : r 3 4 of this day's date. hk he Admi- To the General Board will be committed the nistratur of the Government has directed to be pub- Au eA reN dee Ble ee that as oe by fished for general information, respecting the Im- aa the oe iaetaedy hala : he olmew: R01 provement and future management of Gaois, Lock- © np oremento THe GIG, (Signed) H. G. SMITH. NOTICE. LAND RENT, DIVISION OF SWELLENDAM. ALL Persons by whom Land Rent is due and owing to Government upon Lands in the Division of To this Board will be added Local Boards for the Swellendam, are requested to pay the same at this invitation inspection and supervision of the several Office forthwith, and notice is hereby given, that unless such are or Land Rent be paid, on or before the 15th May next ensuing, such proceeding will be had and taken as by the Ordinance No. 9, 1844, for facilitating the recovery of Land Rent in this Colony, are authorized and requested, Civil Commissioner’s Office, Swellendam, 26th March 1848, J. J. & SUEUR, Civil Commissioner. up Houses, and Houses of Correction; His Excellency has been pleased to appoint the following Gentlemen to be Members of the General Board of GENERAL POST OFFICE, Commissioners of Public Prisons:— $ Hl C 5; ” 8 The Hon J. Montacu, Esq., Chairman. Cape Town, 23d March 1848.. Clerk Burton, Esq., CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. Wittram Hore, Esq., NOTICE is hereby given, that sealed Tenders addressed The Rev. Dr. Apamson, to the Auditor General, will be received by that Dr. Innes. Cece and THURSDAY, the 25th May next, at 3 o'Clock P.M., for the conveyance of the following Mails, viz.: By Command of His Excellency the Administrator of Between George and Plettenberg's Bay, the Belvidere, the Government, Melville, and Woodside, in twenty hours and back again to the same time, once a week each way, to commence the same. For the security to the extent of the amount of the Contract will be required, and the Tender to state the sum at which the MINUTE, Mails will be transmitted for the period of six months, and to be accompanied by an engagement signed by two sufficieut Sureties, binding themselves to enter into the necessary department of the Government of this very Bond in the event of the Tender being accepted. Colony does there exist a more urgent necessity for the construction of a new Post Office, and the Post Office Department is required to be required to convey the necessary documents to the Post Office Department, and the Postmaster General, or the respective Postmasters of the Prison and Prison Discipline. Agents without any additional charge, and one Post Office Boy. Previous to the institution of the present system of Penitentiary discipline in 1844, all sentences of imprisonment, either with or without hard labor, were carried out. Payment will be made to the Contractor monthly at the District. Guol d the Penal Establishment, Treasury, Cape Town, or by the Civil Commissioner of any District, the Contractor may select. At that time, my predecessor Sir George Napier, Mails between George and Plettenberg's Bay. R. CROZIER, Postmaster General. Thus remarks on the state of Prisons and Prison discipline: "The present system does not only not." CALEDON D IVISION. contemplate, but by its very arrangements either neutralises or wholly counteracts that process of recovery. A process, which while it strictly regards the extent and depth of punishment awarded for the offense committed, seeks, both on moral and political grounds, to rescue the delinquent from the power of vicious habits or degrading, and upwards, to meet at his pensities, and aims to restore him, if possible, to society, prepared to resist its temptations from a higher motive than the dread of punishment consequent on crime. The purpose of electing four persons, duly qualified to form the laws of the state, is to promote the welfare of the community, and to ensure that the laws of the state are enforced. The Board of Prison Commissioners, in their annual report, recommends that the Board of Prison Commissioners, in their annual report, shall have the right to choose two other persons, to be elected by the Board of Prison Commissioners, to serve for the ensuing year. This recommendation is seen as a necessary step towards ensuring that the laws of the state are enforced. Aud, although the system of Convict discipline has been established with the most beneficial results, in respect to all Male Convicts: 2 the Office of members. sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for| Civil Commissioner’s Ofice, periods exceeding three months, yet the evil remains Caledon, 26th March 1848. : in all its intensity as it regards those on whom its W. M. MACKAY, Government House, 22nd Murch 1848. baneful influence is most to be deplored. I allude Civil Conmmitesioncr: to female and untried prisoners, and to those con-| ~~ victed of petty offences and misdemeanours. NOTICE. From the Returns anaually made by the Resident Warrant being granted for the apprehension «f Magistrates, it appears that there are in all twenty- | £ WILLIAM WINGROVE, charged with the three Gaols throughout the Colony. Were the prin-| time of Fraud,—all Field cornets, Constables, and others, ciple of s«paration, now being extensively practised | euired to upprehend the. said. Witita Wisaeorr, tleo in the Gaols of England, adopted here. these Gaols called ROBERTS, and to lodge him in the nearest Gaol. would not be capable of accommodating more than au '71 Prisoners ; whilst, according to the practice that Description. has hitherto ubtained, they are reported as capable of a About Sleek High. ramet pale eneiplexion.ino whiskers ind 25 ai = ue eyes, dressed shabbily ad a superior Milila le cree 1235, ae amount wholly disproportion- Cloak ith him, as also a brows Horee with a star a the fo the average dimensions of the cells and the forehead, and a swelling on the left koee, and a superior prison accommodation generally, if the ends for| Somerset Saddle and Bridle, which a Prison is solely erected are kept in view,| Clerk of the Peace Onfiice, viz: safe custody, punishment, and reformation. George Town, 29th March 1848, It further appears, as might naturally be inferred W. C. KUYS, Clerk of the Peace. From the above statement, that no attempt at classification has ever been made, or could be, beyond the mere separation of the sexes, and that in some instances, but very imperfectly, that the defective state of the Prison is in some Districts imposes the necessity of the nightly use of fetters, to ensure the safe custody of the prisoners, whether untried or convicted, with a sum of £18, a Saddle and Bridle, the property of Mr. James Siuvsoy, of Rondebosch, — These are, therefore, in Her Majesty’s name, to conform to the Pal of the system. As a natural consequence, all Field-cornets, Constables, Police Officers, and penitentiaries, punishments for offences within the Prison, to apprehend the said John ARTHUR alias John ALBERT have been frequent, in the shape of flogging, irons, and ludge him in the nearest Gaul, to be forwarded either. NOTICE. BEREAS information upon oath has been laid before me this day, that a discharged Soldier of the BUEREAS, memorial has been lodged with the Secretary to the Committee appointed under the No. 97, signed by James Jouy Henry Stone in “apacity as Executor Dative of the Estate of the late Samuel Hexpricka Stone, Widow of the late Richard Stone, relative to a certain Estate in Graham's Town marked No. 6, measuring 273 Square Roods, and 75 do. feet, as per grant dated 7th June 1816, praying that the said Estate of the late Widow of Richard Stone: Notice is hereby given that the Committee will report to His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Colony, that the said Estate of the late Widow of Richard Stone, is justly and lawfully entitled to have the said Estate of the said Estate of the said late Widow of Richard Stone unless cause be shown to the contrary within six weeks from this date. By Order of the Committee, G. CROMAR, Secretary. Supreme Court Chambers, 3rd April, 1848. NOTICE. WHEREAS a Memorial has been lodged with the Secretary to the Committee appointed under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 97, signed by George Davin Bronerre, as the duly authorized Agent of Tomas Neson as one of the Executors of the late Epwarp Forp, and Sole Executor of the late John Forp, relative to a certain Lot of Ground, situated at Graham’s Town, being the Erf No. 174, measuring 0.8 per remaining exact 39 square rods, and 9 square feet, enregistered, as the Property of John Krexman, as per Deed of Transfer dated 7th January 1848. Notice is hereby given, that the Committee will report to His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, that the said Estate of the late Enwarp Forp and John Forp is justly and lawfully entitled to have the said Lot of Ground registered in the Land Registry of this Colony as the Property of the said Estate, unless cause to the contrary be shown within six weeks from this date. By Order of the Committee, G. CROMAR, Secretary. Cape Town, 4th April 1848. NOTICE. HEREAS a Memorial has been lodged with the Secretary to the Committee appointed under the provisions of Ordinance No. 97, signed by Frepertk Gop-Frirpd WaTERMCYER as the special Agent of Lovis ALMEIRU pu Pisestr, and others, relative to a certain Perpetua Quitrent Farm called Doorn Rivier, measuring 3000 Morgen, situated in the District of Utenbage, as per Quitrent Lease, in favour of one Jan Henpita Cumbrings, entered in the Land Register of this Colony as the property of the said Jan Hesprik Comprix, praying that the said Quitrent Farm Doorn Rivier, may be enregistered as the property of the said Lots Atmeiro Du Prese, Notice is hereby given that the Committee will report to His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, that the said Lovis Atmeiro pu Prsante is justly and lawfully entitled to have the said Farm Doorn Rivier enregistered in the Land Register of this Colony as his property, unless cause be shown to the contrary within Six weeks from this date. By Order of the Committee, G. CROMAR, Sec. Sapreme Court Chamber, 4th April, 1848. NOTICE. HEREAS a Memorial has been lodged with the Secretary to the Committee appointed under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 97, signed by Cane Water-Meyer, of Cape Town, as the Special Agent of the Guardians of the Minor Children of the late Pieter Scnovw, formerly of the Division of Uitenhage, also as representing Rosert Newcom, Sen., of the same Division, relative to a certain Perpetual Quitment Place called “Kuyga,” situated in the Division of Uitenhage, measuring 2,565 morgen and 82 square rods, engendered in the Land Register of this Colony as the Property of the Widow of the late Pieter Scnovw, as per Title Deed granted to him on the 10th October 1821, praying that the same may now be enregistered as the Property of the said Robert Newcom, Senior. Notice is hereby given, that the Committee will report to His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, that the said Robert Newcom, Senior, is justly and Slitury continuement. By Ordinance No. 24, 1847, entitled an Ordinance to the Wynberg or Cape Town Guols to be further dealt with according to Law. 