From The Cork Examiner, 24 October 1864 - THE CAPE MAILS. PLYMOUTH, 23RD.--The Union Company's Cape Royal steamship Britton, Capt. Boker, arrived here this morning from Table Bay, on September 20th, St. Helena 29th, and Ascension Oct. 3rd. She brings 28 passengers and 16 soldiers, time-expired men. Her cargo consists of 34 bags and 623 bales of wool, 845 bales hides, 42 bales of sheep and goat skins, 400 sheep skins, 4 cases sheep skins, 10 cases Ostrich feathers, 8 tusks ivory, 49 cases ; also 2 bales Angroa [sic] hair, 2 cases seal skin, and a quantity of silver, lead ore from the West Coast. At the Cape the most important political question pending, so far as South Africa was concerned, was the projected annexation of British Kaffraria to the Cape, and the arrangements to be made and the liabilities to be incurred for the future defence of Colonial border. His Excellency the Governor was in British Kaffraria, and had proceeded from thence to the Orange River free state for the purpose of settling the boundary at Mosheshs county. While in King Williamstown the Governor had an interview with a deputation from a public meeting, and, in reply to the questions addressed to him, stated the Home Government would shortly decide whether Kaffraria should be incorporated with the Cape Colony. The weather had been remarkably favourable for the farmers, and a plentiful harvest was expected. The breadth of land under cultivation had never been exceeded, and the crops were very promising. Trade was good. Money plentiful, and provisions cheap. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -