Saturday 10 April 1852

DIED at his residence at Uitenhage on the evening of 27th March 1852, Mr. A.W. TENNANT, aged 48 years and 4 months.

Saturday 17 April 1852

BUSHY PARK
The undersigned having made his arrangements on the Farm ‘Bushy Park’, situate within 12 miles of Port Elizabeth, in such manner that he can now offer about 120 acres of the best arable ground for Hire, now invites the attention of the Industrious Agriculturist to an opportunity of profitably employing his labour, which very seldom presents itself.
In addition to the use of the above extent of ploughing ground, the party hiring the same would have the privilege of grazing a limited number of cattle on the far Bushy Park and of cutting and carrying to Port Elizabeth abundance of Firewood from the place – also of Burning and carrying Lime.
For terms and other particulars apply to Charles LOVEMORE
Bushy Park
10th April 1852.

Saturday 1 May 1852

NOTICE
All persons indebted or having in their possession any property belonging to the Estate of the late Thomas Kibble BERESFORD are requested to settle with the undersigned immediately; and all persons having claims against the said Estate are requested to lodge the same within six weeks from this date.
Joseph GRAHAM, Executor Dative
Port Elizabeth, 30th April 1852.

DIED at Port Elizabeth on Monday 26th last, Mr. John FREEMAN, aged 24 years. Eight and a half years a resident in South Africa and formerly of St.Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.

Saturday 8 May 1852

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
In the Intestate Estate of Henry King EVERY of Port Elizabeth, shopkeeper, deceased.
All Persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are hereby required to lodge their claims with the first Undersigned within six weeks from this date; and all Debtors to the Estate are required to pay the second Undersigned within the same period.
D.P. BLAINE
Sarah EVERY, born HOLT
Executors Dative
Port Elizabeth, April 20th 1852

Tuesday 25 May 1852

DIED at Elland’s Post on Sunday the 11th instant [sic], the Rev. James READ Senior, aged 75 years, after a short illness of 11 days, much lamented by his family and a large circle of friends.
Elland’s Post, 12th May 1852.
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord; from henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.”

In our obituary record of today we find the death of the Rev James READ Senior, so long Missionary ion this Colony, occurs. His removal at the present time from the conspicuous part which members as well as friends have compelled him so long to play must be regarded as a historical event in the experience of South Africa. The records of this country for the last 50 years would be no more complete without the part which this extraordinary man has performed, than the play of Hamlet would be without the part of Hamlet. Entering the mission field of South Africa in company with the great Dr. VAN DER KEMP some time towards the close of the last century, he has ever since done stout battle for the natives with a boldness and zeal which have often excited against him the bitterest enmities of those opposed to his views, and stirred up in certain quarters such spirit of revengeful persecution as one of less strength of mind and determination of character could never have withstood. Yet the zeal of this missionary was only heated into a species of fanaticism by the opposition which it encountered – his ardour glowed into perfect enthusiasm where resistance was to be overcome. His traducers – for such a man ever will have many such – have often imputed to him in the course he has so steadily pursued, the most sinister motives, and have charged to his account – especially of late – many of the heaviest ills with which this unhappy country has been overtaken; but without claiming for him a perfection which is not human, or undertaking by any means to vindicate the correctness of his judgments in many of the transactions in which he has been mixed up, we do firmly believe that the ruling principle of his life was to do good to his fellow men, and that his errors – for as one of a fallen race he is undoubtedly chargeable with errors – were almost exclusively errors of the head and not errors of the heart. But he is no more. At the ripe old age of 75 years he departed this life after a short illness, deeply lamented by the members of his own family, and by a wide circle of friends.

ANDRIES BOTHA
The trial of Andries BOTHA for high treason commenced on Wednesday. The following persons form the Jury: R. LANGLEY, A.A. BRUINS, R. NELSON, F. POCOCK, J.J. JURGENS, W. GILMAN, J.C. VILLIERS, P.J. BOTHA and H. PECK.
The trial is expected to last seven or eight days – Shipping Gazette.
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The case for the prosecution closed on Saturday morning and the evidence for the defence on Tuesday evening. Wednesday was occupied by the addresses of the Council for the prosecution and defence, and the Chief Justice commenced his charge at 5pm of that day. His Lordship, however, felt so unwell that he adjourned the Court at 8 o’clock and resumed his charge yesterday morning at 11 o’clock. The Jury retired at half past 2 o’clock, and at the time of going to press (half past 3) had just returned a verdict of guilty upon all the counts, when sentence of death was passed upon the prisoner. Mercantile Gazette, May 21

Tuesday 1 June 1852

DIED at Port Elizabeth on the 29th ult, Pieter [MAR..N], aged 18 years, deeply lamented by relatives and friends.
Port Elizabeth, 1st June 1852.

DIED at Uitenhage on Sunday morning 16th ultimo, Cornilla Susanna, youngest daughter of J.H. LANGE, aged 15 years and [8] months, after a short illness of 11 days, deeply lamented by her family and friends.

DIED at Port Elizabeth on the 28th ult, William PASSMORE, aged 49 years, long Missionary and Teacher to the Fingoes here – deeply lamented by a wide circle of friends.
Port Elizabeth, 1st June.

Tuesday 15 June 1852

MARRIED at Colesberg on the 12th May 1852 by the Rev. Dr. Orpen, Mr. C.W. MATHEWS to Miss E. MATHEWSON.

DIED at Cape Town on Saturday the 5th June 1852, in his 23rd year, Mr. Robert SAUNDERS Junior, Sworn Government Land Surveyor.

Tuesday 29 June 1852

DEATH OF MAJOR HOGGS
The lamented death, from fever, of Major HOGGS, one of Her Majesty’s Commissioners for settling affairs of the Frontier of the Cape Colony, took place at Bloemfontein, Orange River Sovereignty, on Wednesday afternoon, the 9th instant.
It appears that Major HOGGS had been much exposed to rain at a meeting of chiefs in Moshesh’s country, on his way from Winburg to King William’s Town, since which time he had been almost continually on the move. It is about thirteen months since he left England. We remember his riding with his colleague, Mr. OWEN, into Bloemfontein on the evening of the 26th November 1851; and little did we think that in less than seven months he would be in the grave in a land which he laboured to benefit by his practical good sense..