A difference of opinion would seem to exist as to whether or nrt there is a mixture of black blood among the Boers. The following extract irom "Chambers's Cyclopaedia," showing the habits of these people, may pro bably serve to elucidate the question : —" Eoers (German ngricultuialisis, ftrmeis), the name spilied to tbc l)utch colonists of the Caps'ol Good Hope who are engaged in agriculture and care oi cattle. The Boers gener ally, according to Dr Livmgstone, 'are a sober, industrious, and most hospitable pe: "antry.' Very different

however, are certain of their numbers who have fled from English law, on various pretexts, and foiozed them selves into a kind of republic in the Cashun Mountains. Coming' with the prestige of white men and deliverers' from ihe cruelty of Kaffir chiefs, they were received by the Betjuans gladly, who, however, soon found out that their new friends were much less desirable as neighbours than their old enemies. The Boeis force even those tribes of the Betjuans who are most friendly towards them to perform nil kinds of field-labour for nothing ; and not cnly this, but they also compel them to find their own food. They steal domestic servants from the more hostile tribes in the most cowardly and cold-blooded way imaginable. The plan of operation is thus described by Br Livingstone : ' One or two friendly tribes are forced to accompany a party of mounted Loers, and chese expeditions can be got up only in the winter, when horses aay be used without danger of bein<* lost by dis ease. "When they reach the taibe to be attacked, the friendly natives are arranged in front, to form, as they say "a shield"; the Boers then cooly fire over their heads, till the devoted people flee, and leave cattle, wives, and children to the cuptors. This-- was done in nine cases during my residence in the interior, and on no occasion was a drop of Boers' blood shed.' Yet these Boers proudly boast them, stives * Christians !' They have an immense contempt for the ignorance of the natives, and told Dr Livingstone that he might as well teach bi.boons as Africans. They, however, declined a test which the missionary proposed— viz, to be examined whether they or his native attendanis could read best. 