1 NOVEMBER 1856, Page 2

The tranquillity of our South African colony is again threat-

ened. A " prophet " has appeared—a savage imitation of the Chinese prophet—who announces to the Caffres that a day is coming for the destruction of the English ; and on the faith of it, he tells them to destroy their cattle and other live stock. Some of the chiefs believe in this Latter-Day saint ; but other chiefs are trembling between the fear of incurring the displeasure of Queen Victoria and the prospect of famine among their people. They had been holding open councils, the proceedings of which read like scenes among Cooper's Red Indians. The success of the moderators is doubtful, the followers of Umhlakaza daily in- creasing. There is something peculiarly horrid in this coming invasion by a fanatical and starving foe !