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aIJILDHALL.—By permission of the Right Hos. the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London, a GRAND DRESS and Fancy BALL and CONCERT, in AID of th e FUNDS f or t h e RELIEF of the DISTRESSED POLISH REFUGEES, will take place on WEDNESDAT, Nor. 16, 1642. PATRONESSES. Hcr Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT. fhe LADY. MAYORESS. Her Excellency Countess St. Aulaire Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford Her Grace the Duchess of Hamilton Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness Most Hon. Marchioness of Lansdowne Most Hon. Marchioness of Breadalbane Most Hon. Marchioness of Bristol The Right Hon. Lady Catherine Jermyn The Right Hon. Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley The Right Hon. Countess of Chesterfield The Right Hon. Countess of Errol The Right Hon. Countess of Forteseue The Right Hon. Countess of Rosalyn The Right Hon. Countess Grey The Right Hon. Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon. Viscountess Jocelyn The Right Hon. Lady Frances Sandon The Right Hon. Lady Marianne Alford The Right Hon. Lady Charles Fitzroy The Right Hon. Lady Georgiana Stuart Wortley The Right Hon. Lady Francis Egerton The Right Hon. Lady Kinnaird The Right Hon. Lady Wharncliffe The Right Hon. Lady Brougham The Right Hon. Lady Stanley The Lady Elizabeth Fielding The Hon. Mrs. Singleton The Hon. Mrs. Leicester Stanhope The Hon. Mrs. Dawson Darner Lady Stepney Mrs. John Abel Smith Mrs. Maberley Mrs. Gaily Knight. PATRONS. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, The lt;ght Hon. the LORD MAYOR. His Excellency Count St. Aulesre His Grace the Duke of Somerset His Grace the Duke of Bedford His Grace the Duke of Devonshire His Grace the Duke of Hamilton His Grace the Duke of Sutherland Th e Most Hon. Marquis of Lansdowne The Most Hon. Marquis of Bristol The Most Hon. Marquis of Bt eadalbane The Most Hon. Marquis of Tavistock The Right Hon. Earl of Chesterfield The Right Hon. Earl of Scarborough The Right Hon. Earl of Errol The Right Hon. Earl of Fortescue The Right Hon. Earl of Rosslyn The Right Hon. Earl Grey T he r t L Right Hon. Earl Jermyn The Right Hon. Earl Compton n _ 4,, tlut Batthyany -1. ' 1 ,e Right Hon. Lord Charles Fitzroy z,i'e Right Hon. Lord Francis Egerton ee Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston The Right Hon. Viscount Morpeth • The Right Hon. Lord Stanley Th e Right Hon. Viscount Jocelyn The Right Hon. Viscount Sandon The Right Hon. Viscount Maidstone The Right Hon. Viscount Alford The Right Hon. Lord Dudley Stuart The Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird ' The Right Hon. Lord Feley The Right Hon. Lord Cranstoun The Right Hon. Lord Wharneliffe The Right Hon. Lord Blayney The Right Hon. Lord Brougbam The Ri g ht Hon. Lord Panmure The Hon. Colonel Leicester Stanhope The Hon. Captain Macdonald The Hon. Charles Stuart Wortley The Hon. John Stuart Wortley The Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner Sir William Massey Stanley, Bart. Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. M.P. • Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart. J. K. Hooper, Esq., Alderman and Sheriff Jeremiah Pilcher, Esq., Sheriff Colonel Maberley Patrick M. Stewart, Esq., M.P. Joh n Ab e l Smith, Esq., M.P. James Singleton, Esq. C. Standish, Esq., M.P. W. J. Denison, Esq., M.P. It Gally Knight, Esq., M.P. zu rs.Alfred Shaw has generously promised her assistance, togethert with Miss Rainforth, Miss Poole, Miss Bassano, Miss u errari g I ner, Miss M. B. Hawes, and Miss P. Horton; Signor lib. Phillips. 9 Signor 13urdini, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Manvers, and Mr. Conductor, Mr. Benedict. Tickets, for a lady ._llRentleman, 21a. ; fora gentleman, 15s. ; for a lady 103. 6d , reshments included, may be had at the Mansion-house ;of ',tie Hall -keeper Guildhall; at the Polish Association, 10, Itloaer, 63 Valte.street, St.' James's • the several Music-shops ;of Mr. s.4gleton, Treasurer, 8 . 3, ' Newgate-street ; Mr. Holt, eonfee , St. Paul's Church-yard ; and of Mr. James R. Carr, It!oaorary Secretary, 11, Liverpool-street. N.B. No masks admitted. -44 E YOUR INCOME-TAX BY PURCHASING COALS AT THE ANTI-MONOPOLY COAL COMPANY'S Central Office, 9, Charing-cross. 2' GRAGAN rem oved from 31 to No. 9 , late manager , Purchaser, and seller since 1839 , to the follow in g gentle va, all of whom have left 31, except Mr. Re nnie. A'4art, Esq., M.P. 91.P. IG. Pryme, ex.M. P. 3 ,„ Holioyd, Esq. G. Rennie, Ess.. ex-M.P. 1) 4 • Leader, Esq., M.P. R. W. Rotham, Esq. Lewis E.q - • Sir Henry Webb, Bart. ' lll ` ol .ltgan and Company beg to inform the public in general % their establishment is enabled to supply the best coal at oti as, 6 4 Der ton less than at 31, in consequence of being based k w tirt a l experience, together with strict economy. Beat 'antr a e le na ,..ands from 245. 6d. to 265.,Va11s End Coals 235., M C 0•. Coke 195., small 133., delivered within four -- ''ulg•cross, without extra charges, for cash on , "s ` Addr „ (Pre -paid) to J. Ghagan and Co.; Ns. 9, Charing (-)• IL L AMPS SOLD ON AN APPROVED CL PRINCIPLE. toe" forEStra KE ali e d CO., Oil Refiners by Chemical Process nT: l compliance with the numerous applications oit a , h and cheap Lam s by the consumers of their famous with determined W p m; sup ply them and the public at large at all descripti f L mp " of the best style and workman -114 whole sale7ic o es. a Mu s ch has been said about various their "h ennmena ; w hi c h, no d ou bt are all very wonderful in eq,cwe_lP—but Clark an d C o . su b m it to the Public, as an un 1. "La mp P henomenon, the follow i ng li st o f prices . 2.Capital 1 able L am p s £l 1 0 3. Z Table H a ll C ambridge Reading Lamps, var i ous 0 9 6 4, I aniPs, from The Lamps of a wiet, superb description • 2 6 0 abov e ire - only specimens ef the prices at which C. and Their Co. are selling their Lamps. kind o f us Oil will burn quite equal to Sperm in every l inde o b' am P , without alteration, but if a light resembling the 144,1 required, then their Fire Proof Smoke Consuming f ir i ll Glass should be used. Four gallons of their Oil go s 6 te gallon s of Solar Oil, so in reality their Purified Oil e ven cheaper than common ells at 3s. 6d. per gallon. Lamps 44:ed. Lacquered, cleaned, &c., Ground Shades of every 434 e ;lnally cheap. Cottons and other requisites. 10d. I mper i a l G a ll en ; F ire P roo f Chi m neys, Is. Itia,t e d 4t C . a l al:111:n(and CO., 261, Strand, three doors from Cle lt b . • Observe strictly, .C. and Co. is sealed on the Bungs, y. lash a n d Co. on their Fire Proof Chimneys. Terms, SER- S ill vA. W. BURNETT'S PATENT PRE Wn, TIVE FOR TIMBER, CANVAS, CORDAGE, This & ey e Process P oces's i e s ' a v y chew p one. It effectually protects roe commonest Domestic or Colonial Timber and frorn Dry Rot and other d causes of premature decay 'renders them equal to th e b es t Timber from the Baltic. No oubt ea n exist of its efficacy in the preservation of all the •ei.'ure-named articles after tl.e Official Reports from the heads teth"aricnis Government D p erts, which may be seen, to er with the Specimens a a r t m the Company's Office, No. 4, kith-court, Bir chin-lane:Cornhill, London. To SHIPPERS --, i;,, OWNLRS CAPTAINS, and OTHERS G" ° P'es of Testimonials ' , Gratis, by all Agents. It p i atr l o T ag O e o IE'S EYE SNUFF.—Under the Duchessecoedernr.nie°nfdeKd ebr'yt'thae dF h tah is ce;i l l a Lt t yci e r A fdo l sr ajesty, her Royal Highness the o f i ttsh efficacys u i r n y , r i e s m u o n v i i v n e g rs d a . i l s l y . incident to the Eyes and Head. SIGHT RES TORED!—NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE tY the AND DEAFNESS CURED! It AND simple, delightful, and fragrant Compound! 4 '4 Thrbd of application is fraught with pleasure ; many thou l'eris, , . " ,fes have been accomplished by its use, at a trifling ex sot Ilikive.st certain in its operation.. If testimonies be necessary Theo, h ' the sufferer to make trial, Kings, Lords, and Cern- . Its es Th e ir it The Lords of the Treasury ave san h ction o e s c t ern in:, I • Maiesties,the Duchess of Kent, tc m . bala... ll ` Oculists, e• it Practitioners—with that gigantic per - b"Z et e, ou th s e i p;„ - ,ZI " e eulogised Grimstone's celebrated Compound, B k v own as" Grimstone's Eye Snuff," i t e!d tB , effi G e ae 7niemovin:all diFseaßsess.incisdeeent J. B th . e L E a y ch es fie s i n d, 4,', . Guthrie, Esq., • • ' It Letter, Whit halt Dr. Thomas. Dr. Andrews sails national blessing — see e his Reports touching at e m r its utility. The at ones v• Abernethy , with many others, recommend Grim m rev , 'nu ,an call it thgnteidti::::;fl ' d . „ M a w s best Friend," and the Of T ent s Vade Mecum ."— See the many thousand Letters Pe t b'i i . V . oubted medical authority, with ethers of %xi Nottingham, 28th Aug. , 1841. 8 ext raordinary cure is attested by Mr. James Wilcockson T o m Fo reign Snuff and Cigar Merchant, Nottingham. _ gin WW. Grimastone, 39, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, London. la _ tr,---I feel great pleasure in sending you the particulars of us { ease, and the miraculous cure performed on myself, by 3dip Your truly valuable Eye-Snuff. Sir, I am now in my i Y e 'es.r, and a native of Holland, have been in this country I L ar s• 'Whether front change of climate, or my advanced age, th er pt say, but for six years I have been deprived of sight, beii: o f say, unable to follow my business. I do most sincerely the believ e 1 should have remained in darkness and pain but for purchasedlad re commendation of a friend to use your invention. I t ir : a 2a. 4d. canister of your agent, Mr. Wilcockson, to oes,es !list, who knows the above to be facts, and will bear wit ness my extraordinary recovery of that most inestimable Igo-„ le g of our 1ife....44 Perfect Sight"—l declare has proceeded stoh:e,,uns: of your Eye Snuff. For the sake of those suffer .._g! You may make what use you please of this letter, Mr. Wil many others will vouch for its truth. I refer the t el l:er rs to this gentleman, being your Agent, and so well - .own in Nottingham. 2 . 8 b Sir, your obliged servant, D t- ;• A ug -4. 1841 am, ANNIS ZENIA MA SSENIA. .Ifreecieedrfw--Sir,l should not do you justice without stating my Rai almost instantaneous. My eyes became clear and ,perturorti humour, and by persevering in its use very .fre sibmmi I am enabled to read small print without the aid of free &Lana continue to enjov God's greatest blessing—Sight ! Mend -. Nu. I have reason to be grateful, and do recom 110,1°_ar Eye Suuff to all I know '‘iogha m • A. Z. M. „140tobserve the. Caution.—W. GRIMSTONE is the sole in ,,, r, and the only genuine is prepared by him. . . ' als Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs is sold in •seanesters, at Bd., ls. 3d., 2s. 4d., 4s. 4c1., Bs. and 15s. 6d. 8100 3 by the Proprietor, W. Grimstone, at 39, Broad-street: eiti es nisb erY, and can be obtained in all the principal towns and T. _ . A liberal allowance to shippers, owners, captains, and s 6 rodors of Orimstone's Eye Snuff. This celebrated Snuff , s ai pPed to all quarters of the globe anti retains its benign 1 ties ik every climate, All Snu ff s ' arm Cigars c hipped an Ile shortest notice. No. 15.670. LONDON, TUESDAY N . NOVEMBER 15, 1842. 4; r\ G S THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARLIAMENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that liour. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Ni g ht, thereby insuring a TOWN an d COUNTRY CIRCULATION,t ONE CHARGE. E DINBURGH and GLASGOW RAILWAY. NEW QUARTER SHARES. NOTLCE. Shareholders who have not yet paid the Calls on their New Quarter Shares, are reminded that, as the time specified for the payment of the Second Call has expired, the Directors, in terms of the Resolutions pased at the Special General Meet ing of Shareholders on 17th May last, are authorised to dis pose of the Shares for behoof of the Company. It is therefore requested that immediate payment be made of the said Calls, with interest, from the dates when the same fell due. The receipt for the Second Call mu9t be given on the Scrip, which may be obtained on forwarding to this office the Banker's receipt for payment of the First Call. By order of the Directors, H. G. WRIGHT, Sec. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Office, Cilasgow, Nov. 9, 1842. CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL. The COMMITTEE beg respectfully to state that, in consequence of th 3 numerous applications of the sick poor, and the loss by death of many of the most bountiful benefactors of this Charity, it stands greatly in need of assistance, and they earnestly solicit the affluent in its behalf. Upwards of 80,000 poor sick persons have been relieved since the establishment of the Institution, and about 6,000 destitute cases are annually ad mitted for relief. Subscriptions are very thankfully received by the Committee, the Treasurer, and Secretary, at the Hospital (where state ments of its operations are to be obtained) ; and by Messrs. Drummonds, Charing-cross; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet -street ; and by the neighbouring bankers. JOHN ROBERTSON, Hon. Secretary. SEWERS OF WESTMINSTER AND PART OF MIDDLESEX. NOTICE IS lIEREBY GIVEN, that a JURY of SEWERS have this day delivered into Court a Pre sentment of the Estates and Persons liable to be rated to the expense of Maintaining and Repairing the COMMON SEWERS in the Western Division of the Westminster Sewers. The said Presentment is open at this Office for the inspection of all Persons interested therein, and her Majesty's Justices and Commissioners will sit on Friday, the 2d, and Friday, the 16th December next, at One o'Clock, when Parties may be heard against the said Presentment as by law allowed. LEWIS C. lIERTSLET, Clerk. 1, Greek-street, Soho-square, Nov. 11, 1842. MO BE DISPOSED OF, a small BOOKSELL ING and STATIONERY BUSINESS in the WEST END of LONDON. Connexion respectable. Terms mode rate, and immediate entry. Apply to T. S. R., care of Mr. Warty, 31, Strand. TO BREWERS, DISTILLERS, HOP-MERCHANTS,&e. - 111DtREANTR'S ANNUAL, for 1843'. Fifth Year. 11 By GEORGE AMSINCK, Brewer. Contents :—London Malt List-'-.Malt Returni for every Dis trict in the United Kingdom—Returns of Malt—Hops—Exports —Hop Duty—Wheat, Barley, Oats--Wine, Spirits, &c. &a. A useful Almanac, and original matter concerning the Trade, Sixty pages, price ls. 6d., will be published on November 26. London : For the Autor, at 65, Long Acre, and Corcoran and Co., 36, Mark-lane • and sold by G. W. W. Mason, Brewery Agent, 33, Bucklersbury. Can be forwarded by post for a remittance of 2s. kJ I LVERT L ATED CORNER DISHES.— T. COX SAVORY, Manufacturing Silversmith, No. 47, Corn-hill, London (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street), submitsthe prices of the following patterns of strongly Plated Corner Dishes, with silver handles and edges, and silver shields for engraving the crest or coat of arms : The Gadroon Pattern. Four Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers £lO 10 0 Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers l2 12 0 The Flower Pattern. Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers l3 10 0 N.B. The covers are made with moveable handles, so that they form extra dishes. Drawings of the above forwarded to any part of Great Britain or Ireland, postage free. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. THE DERBY.—The only striking alteration on this event is the increase of the offers against Scott's lot, con sequent by the death of Mr. George Clark, on the dis qualification of Philip and Abernethy ; the other fa vourites in that stable are, individually, stationary. The betting was neither brisk nor important ; it extended, however, over a tolerably extensive list, and resulted in an improvement on Aristides, and a decline of ten points each on Amorino and the Oxygen colt. The closing prices were -5 to 1 agst Scott's lot—taken and afterwards offered 14 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's lot—taken 8i to 1 agst Mr. Blakelocx's A British Yeoman 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's .Murat—taken 22 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour 25 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Aristides—take 30 to 1 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Progress colt 40 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Sirikol—taken and afterwards offered 40 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Napier 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Cotherstone 40 to 1 agst Mr. Griffith's Newcourt 50 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Amorino 50 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Oxygen colt—taken 50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Clara colt 50 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Languish colt—tak. 50 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Dumpling—taken 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Bell's Black Drop—taken 1000 to 16 agst Mr. St. Paul's Cheviot—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Rogers's Syren—taken 2000 to 20 agst Mr. Bowes's Auld Lang Syne—taken OAKS. 800 to 100 agst Lord Westminster's Maria Day 1000 to 100 agst Mr. Powlett's Wee Pet. Laid on Sunday. Amongst the fashionables who attended the debut of Madame Vestris, last night, at the Haymarket, were Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, and the Hon. Capt. Lowther, M.P. MR. 6IARLES NEWMAN'S BANRRErrcr.—Friday was fixed for the final examination of the bankrupt, who resided at Cogges-hall, where he kept and hunted a pack of fox-hounds with great spirit. The bank rupt attributed his insolvency to the circumstance of his having been induced to become a large Share owner and Managing Director to the Anthracite Coal and Iron Company near Carnarvon, and for which pur pose he had deeply mortgaged his estate. In two years and a half the subscribed capital of the Company was nearly 57,000/., which was all speedily ex hausted, and debts were contracted, for which the works were mortgaged to the further amount of 2.5,0001. The Company was soon after dissolved, and the works and liabilities have since been disposed of. The mortgagees sold off the whole of the bankrupt's property, and there now remained enough to pay the general creditors about 7s. in the pound. The assignees being satisfied with the bankrupt's accounts, he was declared to have passed his final examination. —Cambrian. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF SIIAII SHOOJAII-00L-MOOLK. After the murder of Nadir Shah in his camp at Couchan in June, 1747, and the consequent break-up of the empire he had nearly consolidated, Ahmed Khan a Suddozye chieftnia of the great Abdallie family, and one of Nadir's favourite and most distin guished generals, made himself master of the de ceased monarch's treasures, equipped a body of the veteran troops, who had fought under his banner through all the recent conquests, established himself as the head of the Affghan nation, caused himself to be crowned at Candahar, and assumed the title of Dooree D Doran (the pearl of the age), which led to the change of name from Abdallies to Dooranies. Ahmed Shah reigned twenty-six years, a period spent in constant activity and warfare, during which he carried his arms into the heart of Turkestan and India, the latter of which he invaded no less than seven times, and on one occasion totally defeated the great Mahratta confederacy on the field of Panniput in 1761 ' • his constitution, how eve r, sank at last under continued fatigue and excitement, and he died at Murga in the Atchukzye country, in June 1773, in the fiftieth year of his age. He was succeeded by his son Timoor Shah, though not without some fruit-. less opposition on the part of his brother Abdul Khalak at Ghuznee. Timoor Shah had not the energy or ability to fol low in the successful steps of his father, or to conso lidate the conquests of the former reign ; but though the power of the Dooranies bee me stationary, it was not actually diminished during is career ; the seeds were, however, sewn of that disorder and decay which progressed with rapid strides during the reigns of. his successors. His greatest merit was the atten tion he paid to the finances of the country and the economy with which he employed them ; this secured him a full treasury, and was the secret of his mainte nance of his power so long. The most remarkable act of his reign was the transfer of the seat of Go vernment from Candahar to Caubul ; at which latter city he died in May, 1793, at the age of 47, having reigned twenty years. He left a numerous family, of whom the following only have appeared on the page of history; viz., Humayoon, the eldest, by one wife; Shah Zeman and Shah Shoojah by another and favourite wife ; and Shah Mahmood, Feroze-00-deen, Abbas and Eyoob, by other and different wives. On Timoor's death, a powerful faction headed by his favourite Queen and supported by Poyndah Khan, the head of the Barukzye family, who during the pre vious reign, had for his conduct in an action at Moo]. tan, received the title of Sirifraz Khan, placed Shah Zeman upon the throne, at Caubul; Humayoon the elder brother, proclaimed himself King at Candahar; Mahmood was ruler at Herat, his brother Feroze being with him, and Prince Abbas held the same office at Peshawur. Zeman Khan dispatched his Vuzeer Welt - radar Khan Suddozye with an army against Candahar ; llumayoon was defeated, and being de serted by his troops, was compelled to flight; after a year of precarious wandering, he made another at tempt, was seized, blinded, and placed in confinement, in which he continued until his death. Mahmood at first tendered his submission, which was accepted and he was allowed to retain his Government; but as soon as he could muster sufficient force, he threw off the mask and openly rebelled, he was however defeated by Shah Zeman on the Helmund in 1794; he made two other unsuccessful attempts for the throne in 97 and 99, and finally took refuge at the Court of Persia. Feroze-00-deen made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and thus acquired the title of liadjee Feroze, by which he was generally designated. Prince Abbas, in whose favour an unavailing attempt was made, was seized at Peshawur, and that province secured by Shah Zeman. This Prince was now firmly esta blished in the Government, which he might hhaevenotmai power an d r l e n so d u ia r , ces a , squan deredacnodnquestof economy object of hadhis ambition, accumu lated, cu m u- wastedntain h e i d s i n t ac t and independent, had the treasures his father's which sienefmreuditlteossbientvhaesidoanrslinogf and to which he appears to have been incited and en couraged by his V uzee r. In 179 6 he assembled a force of 30,000 m en , with this avowed intention, which created considerable alarm throughout India, and even led the British Government to consider it necessary to adopt precautionary measures to meet such a contingency. Shah Zeman penetrated into the Punjaub three se veral times, in 1795, 1797, and 17 98 7 a n d o n each occasion was recalled to his own dominions by the rumour of Persian invasi on or o f domestic rebellion : on the last occasion h e a p po i n t e d Runj eet Singh his viceroy at Lahore. The internal arrangements of the Government were left almost entirely to the Vuzeer, whose character rendered him unworthy of such a trust : he was in solent and rapacious, and at the same time was weak and incapable, his mainsame family, i n fl uence with Shah Zeman appears to have been o w i ng t o hi s belonging to the and being, moreover , a n expert flatterer. A strong feeling of enmity was excited against him, and a conspiracy was formed at Candahar in 1799, amongst some of the leading nobles of.. the Court, to assassinate him, and to . depose . the Shah in favour.of his brother, Shoojah-001-Moollt. The plot was dis covered, and Shah Zeman put six of the Chiefs to death, amongst whom was Poyndah Khan, the head of the Barukzye family, to whom he was in debted for his throne. This fatal act lost him his crown, and caused the feud between the Barukzyes and Sud dozyes, to which may be traced all the subsequent evils and misery that have fallen on this distracted country. Futteh Khan, the eldest son of Poyndah Khan suc ceeded to the chiefship of the Barukzyes, on the death of his father; he was a man of great ability, and in domitable energy, was ambitious and had a father's and joined Mahmood, Shah Zernan's younger brother, death to avenge ; he immediate] y set off for Tubbus, Shah of Persia, had recently failed in an attempt on Herat, which was defended by Prince Kyser, the son of Shah Zeman. Futteh Khan then brought Mah mood to his paternal castle of Girishk on the lielmund, in Zeinindewar, situated in the centre of the Dooranie influence; here he was joined by all the Barukzyes, as well as by the Ishaukzyes and Alizyes, who flocked to Mahmood's standard : and when a sufficient force was obtained, they advanced to Candahar, which, after an investment o fortyKdhayans, was won by' a stratagem on the part without bloodshed. Shah Zeman was at this time at Peshawur, preparing for an other invasion of India, which this event of course f of Futteh compelled him to lay aside. He dispatched a force of 15,000 men to Cashmere, the governor of which, Sydaul Khan, Aleckhozye, had declared in favour of Mahmood ; he also left a force at Peshawur, together with the Crown jewels and considerable treasure, and other property, under charge of his brother, Shah Shoojah, and proceeded himself to meet Mahmood: the severity he had displayed to the conspirators had alienated many families from his cause, but the un popularity of his Vuzeer was the great detriment to his interests : after some vain and weak attempts of the latter, to treat with the rebels, the Shah advanced towards Candahar with 30,000 men, but no sooner had they neared the enemy at Mukud, than the royal vanguard went over to Futteh Khan. Shah Zeman now gave up all for lost, and, accompanied by his Vuzeer, fled to Caubul: meeting there with but little sympathy or support, and closely pursued by Futteh Khan, he continued his flight into the Shinwarrie country, where he took refuge with one Moolah Asbik, at Pesh Bolak, who, contrary to every prin ciple of Affghan faith and honour, violated the sacred laws of hospitality, and gave him up to Mahmood, who caused his eyes to beynt out, and confined him in the Bala Hisser. The Vuzeer was slain by Futteh Khan, as an atonement for the blood of his father, and his body exposed to great indignities. On the defeat of his brother, Shah Soojah, who was still at Peshawur, proclaimed himself King, and prepared for a contest for the throne : by mea ns of a liberal distribution of the treasures at his command, he shortly raised a considerable force, composed of the Berdooranies, Khyburies, Enzufzyes, and other neighbouring tribes, with which he advanced towards Caubul in Septem ber, 1801. On the 10th of that month, he was met on the way at Esphan by Futteh Khan, with 3,000 men, where, although his own force amounted to 10,000 men, and was at first successful, he was at last totally defeated with the loss of all his baggage and treasure, and with difficulty effected his escape into the Khyber hills, where he took refuge, at Teera, with a Chief, named Mahommud Ameen Khan.• Prince Kyser had been left in charg e of Herat by his father, after whose defeat Hadjee Feroze came there and obtained possession of the place, through the in.. trigues of Kyser's Minister ; in the government of which he was confirmed by Mahn-100d, who appointed his eldest son Kamran to the charge of Candahar. Mahmood was now real or acknowledged master of every part of the empire, and all opposition was put down, through the talent and activity of Futteh Khan and Akram Khan Alizye, a faithful follower of Mah mood's worst fortunes. These two nobles managed all public affairs, at first in concert, but they soon quarrelled, and their dissensions weakened the power of the State and harrassed the people, who had so eagerly sought to relieve themselves by change from the oppressions of the Vuzeer IVuffadar Khan, only to find themselves subject to two rival masters, and placed at the mercy of a disorderly soldiery, whose excesses were winked at, that their attachment might be the better secured by those who required their service. Mahmood gave himself up entirely to indolence and enjoyment, and became perfectly in different to the administration of public affairs. At this time a serious insurrection broke out amongst the Ghilmes, who proclaimed Abdool Raheen Khan, the representative of their ancient Royal Family, as monarch ; after a severe struggle and several hard fought actions during the years 1801 and 1802, they were at last subdued. In the meantime Akram Khan Al izye died, but his place was speedily occupied by a still more formidable rival to the power and influence of Futteh Khan. This was Shere Mahommud Khan, commonly called the Mookhtyar-00-Dowlah ; he was the son of Shah Wullee Khan, Vuzeer to Ahmed Shah, to which high office he considered himself to have an hereditary claim, and not altogether without reason, according to the custom of the country and former precedents. A struggle now ensued between him and Futteh Khan for the chief power. Mahmood retained the former about his own person, and dis patched Futteh Khan to Candahar, to assist his son Kamran in the government of that province. Soon after this a serious disturbance broke out between the Soonee: inhabitants of Caubul and the Kuzzil bashes or Golnm-i-Shah's who were all Sheah's ; a tumult occurred and the flame of popular feeling was sedulously fanned by Meer Waez a Syud of great repute for sanctity, and who possessed immense influence over the people. Ha was a staunch friend and partizan of the Mookhtyar-oo- Dowlah, under whose instructions, or rather in con cert with whom be acted on this occasion. The Kuz zilbashes forming the King's body guard naturally found favour with the monarch; a petition was, how ever, formally submitted to Shah Mahmood, to cause retribution to be made on them, for the murder of a Soonee boy by some of their body, to which the King turned a deaf ear ' • this was the signal for a revolt, Meer Waez raised the whole Soonee population with the cry of a religious war, besieged Mahmood in the Bala Ilissar, proclaimed Shoojah-00-Moolk as king, and the Mookhtyar-00-Dowlah proceeded in person to meet the new Monarch and bring him into Caubul with due honour. During this period Shah Shoojah had been leading a wandering and precarious, but far from an inactive life, exerting every means in his power to recover his lost position: within the year, after his defeat at Isphan, he managed to get together a small force of Khyberies, and made an attempt upon Peshawur, but was repulsed with heavy loss and compelled again to take refuge in the fastnesses of the hills :—here he re mained for some time, until the arrival of Futteh Khan with a force at Peshawur rendered his position somewhat unsafe, when he retired farther south, and took refuge in the mountainous tracts inhabited by the Kakur tribes, where he wandered about for some time, subsisting himself and followers by the sale of his jewels, and indebted to the casualhospitality of the chiefs of these wild districts. _ _ In this miserable plight he found himself in the winter of 1802, in the province of Shawl, when a Kafilah of some value fell into his way ; the opportu nity was too tempting to be resisted ; he surrounded it with his few followers, when the merchants surren dered their property to the amount of about three lackhs, receiving bills for the amount in Shah Shoo jah's name, payable when brighter prospects should dawn upon him. This prize enabled him to raise and equip a fresh body of troops, with which he advanced to Candahar ; he was, however, again defeated, his army broken and dispersed, and he himself driven, for the third time, to seek refuge amongst the Khyber Hills. In this condition he was found when he received the invitation to return to Caubul, an offer with which he of course gladly closed : as he advanced, he was met by the Mookhtyar-00-Dowlah, who from the first appears to have been well inclined to his interests, and with an increasing force they advanced together to the capital. . Here they found Shah Mahmood closely invested by the populace in the Bala Hissar, and learned that Futteh Khan was rapidly approach ing with a considerable force to his relief ; Shah Shoojah moved out to meet him, and on the 12th of July, 1803, a severe action was fought about eight miles from Caubul. Futteh Khan in the commencement of the battle was succersful, but the defection of one of his princi pal chiefs threw his army into confusion and turned the day against him, and notwithstanding every exer tion on his part to retrieve this disaster, he was com pelled at last to seek safety in flight. The following day Shah Shoojah entered the city in triumph, the gates of the Bala Hissar were thrown open, and Mah mood, deserted by all his followers and dependents, was made a prisoner. It is pleasing to have to record amidst this narrative of strife, revenge, and cruelty, that Mahmood's eyes were spared at the intercession of Shah Zeman, whom he had himself deprived of sight. Shah Shoojah's exercise of authority on regaining the throne was ex ceedingly moderate; the only execution that took place, being that of the Moolah Ashik who had so treacherously betrayed Zeman Khan into the hands of Mahmood. Futteh Khan after his defeat hastened to Kamran at Candahar, but being unable to make head against a strong force sent to oppose them the Prince repaired to Furrah, and the ex-Vuzeer ten dered his submission and services to the new mo narch ; the former was, but the latter was not ac cepted, and Futteh Khan retired to his family estate at Girishk. Prince Kyser, son of Shah Zeman, was appointed to the Government of Candahar, and Iladjee }'iroze was allowed to retain that of Herat. Shah Shoojah's policy, though conciliatory, was vigorous ; he applied himself immediately to the reduction of all the rebellious or turbulent provinces, and brought them into subjection, and essayed to restore the Government to its former state of efficiency and order, which had been so seriously impaired during the recent struggles and the short but ruinous career of his predecessor on the throne. During his misfortunes and wanderings, the Monarch had fallen under numerous and heavy obligations to various parties, who now surrounded him, expectant and clamorous for reward, and being e rt o alliance, widen, wantingh the v naturally of a liberal and grateful disposition, he soon found his means fall short of his desire to gratify all claimants, and the result was that his finances were reduced, umbrage was given, and disappointment caused to many who considered themselves neglected or inadequately rewarded. A considerable portion of the revenues of Peshawur was made over to those Khyber chiefs with whom he had so often found re fuge, and numerous large grants of land were made to those Dooranee chiefs who had adhered to, or be friended him during his exile. The Mookhtyar - oo- Dowlah was appointed Vuzeer, and received numer ous other favours, but his services were of that nature which it was difficult satisfactorreiclyeivteodr r eapanayos,ean betweend w• embassy hil a e t he probably felt that not enough haraadpb partieso eroenpsindone, ho found it t rtev,trin.hos of friendship lhich Shah may have imagined that too much was demanded. Certain it , that a coolnesssho Shoojah h gradually the re s two, b al s Peshawur and oh oemiftra and the family there i interest ere NN' King were of olbreach. In 05 were ac cepted. He was now about to turn his thoughts towards Cashmere, which still remained in rebellion, when his attention was imperatively called to Can dahar, where Futteh Khan had recommenced his intrigues, and enabled Kamran to eject Prince Kyser. Shah Shoojah marched in person against the rebels who were supported by six thousand men from Herat, under the command of Prince Mullick Cossim, son of Hadjee Feroze; a threatened invasion ' from Persia caused the latter to return, and Futteh Khan, after attempting to form a party by siding with Prince Kyser and placing him on the throne, again tendered his submission to Shah Shoojah, which was accepted, and Kamran, defeated and deserted, fled to Furrah. Futteh Khan remained at Court for some time, but subsequently retired in disgust. About this period, a Persian army advanced from Meshed, and defeated Hadjee Feroze's forces in a desperate action at Shikkeewan ; but they were subsequently bought off by the payment of a small sum of money. Shah Shoojah previously exacted is considerable sum from the Ameers of Scinde, through which province lie marched from Candahar, and proceeded up by the eastern districts from Peshawur: here he equipped a force, which he sent under the command of the Mookhtyar-00-Dowlah into Cashmere, now the only province held that held out against him. This go vernment was then held by a chief named Abdoolah Khan. After an obstinate resistance, and various suc cesses, the Shah's army gained the advantage, and Abdoolah Khan, who had held out in one of his forts for two months, at last destroyed himself by poison, when the fort was surrendered, and the whole province reduced to subjection during the year 1806. The Mookhtyar-00-Dawlah having completed this conquest, and feeling that his presence was required in Affghanistan, left his son, Atta. Mahommud Khan, in charge of the government, and returned to Caubul. In the meanti me Shah Shoo j ah whose jealousy of the Mookhtyar oo-Dowlah daily increased, had ap pointed Akram Khan Baumezye as his Vuzeer, and was at the time of Shere Mahommud's return, en gaged in a descent upon Scinde. The Mookhtyar-00-Dowlah enraged at this super cession, and perceiving that his influence with Shah Shoojah was passed for ever, collected a large force, of which he placed himself at the head, and proclaimed Prince Kyser, Shah Zeman's son, as King. This intelli gence reached Shah Shoojah in Scinde ; who promptly moved up via Derajat to Peshawur, which he secured, and made his preparations for the struggle. Shere Mahommed and Prince Kyser arrived in the neigh bourhood soon afterwards, and offered him battle ; an obstinate encounter took place, which ended in the total defeat of the enemy. Prince Kyser fled from the field, and the Mookhtyar-00-Dowlah was slain : his head was borne on a spear behind the Shah when he made his triumphal entry into Peshawur: this ac tion was fought on the 3d of March, 1808. As soon as the Meer Waez, who had remained at Caubul, heard of the death of his friend the Mookhty ar-00-Dowlah, he released all the princes of the blood who were in confinement there. The Shah marched upon Caubul, when the Meer Waez and Prince Kyser fled to the Kohistan, but the Prince soon came in and was freely pardoned—the Shah then moved towards Candahar, where Mahmood having been joined by Futteh Khan, was again in force, when an action ensued which ended in favour of Shah Shoojah, who once more made himself master of Candahar. From this place he sent orders to have the Meer Waez put to death, which was done accordingly., He then made another descent upon Scinde from which he raised a further contribution and returned to Peshawur in January, 1809. Atta Mahommud Khan who had been left Governor in Cashmere, had, to revenge his father's death, raised the standard of rebellion in that province ; the Shah now dispatched his Vuzeer Akram Khan Baumezye against him. Akram Khan was a man of undaunted courage and unswerving fidelity, but he was at the same time arrogant and haughty and avaricious to a degree. In the month of February, Mr. Elphinstone's mission arrived at Peshawur, deputed by Lord Minto, then Governor-General, to arrange terms on the part of the British Government, and was very favourably re ceived by the Shah. In April following, news arrived of the total defeat of the Vuzeer in Cashmere and the destruction of the force employed in that expedi tion, and shortly afterwards the Vuzeer himself arrived with the miserable wreck of the army not ex ceeding 2,000 men ; at the same time intelligence was received that Mahmood, supported by the inde fatigable Futteh Khan, had again assembled a large foi'ce and made himself master, first of Candahar, and ultimately of Caubul. The Shah's affairs were now rendered very embarrassing : the Cashmere expedi tion had drained his resources of men and money, enemies were springing up in all qnarters, and a super stitious feeling existed, which tended materially to dispirit his party, and weaken his cause, that his mis fortunes were a judgment upon him for putting to death the holy Syud, Meer Waez. Notwithstanding all this, the Shah and his Vuzeer manfully met the coming storm and managed with considerable exer tion to equip a force of about 15,000 men, with which they boldly marched to meet the enemy in the month of June; the British mission having taken its depar ture a few days previously. They advanced through the mountain defiles, until they reached Neemla, a little beyond Jellalabad, when the advanced guard was suddenly encountered by Futtei Khan with be tween two and three thousand men, and driven back, a panic spread, and the whole army was beaten in de tail ; the Shah and his Vuzeer were marching in the rear at the time, when intelligence was brought of the attack ; the latter having his armour on, gallopid to the front, and endeavoured to retrieve the day ; but he arrived too late, the troops were already dis persed and flying in all directions, and after a gallant' but unavailing resistance he fell sword in hand, fairly borne down by numbers. The Shah finding all was lost, fled over the hills to Hesaruk. Mustering his few remaining followers ' and perceiving that Mahmood and Futteh Khan had returned to Caubul, he pushed across the mountains by the direct road to Candahar. Previously to marching from Peshawur, having, perhaps, a presentiment of defeat, lie had sent all his family for safety to Rawul Pindee. At Candahar a strong party was already formed against Mahmood, or rather against Futteh Elan, consisting of all the Chiefs of the Noorzye tribe, who burned to revenge the death of Meer Allum Khan Noorzye, who had been slai n some months previously by utteh Khan, in atonement for certain indignities offered to the latter by the Noorzye Chief when formerly in his power. At the head of this party was Alxloolah Khan, father of the murdered chief, together with Yehyah Khan Baumezye, brother to the late Vuzeer Akram Khan, Sauloo Khan Ishakzye, and several other Dooranie chiefs of note. Feeling themselves sufficiently strong they advanced' upo,n Candahar, where they were joined by Prince Eyoob, who had been left in charge of that Govern ment by his brother Mahmood. Supported by this powerful party, Shah Shoojah now found himself once more at the head of a well equipped and nume rous fOrce; . Futteh Khan had,, however, already ad vanced to meet them, and an action took place_ near Candahar,, in the very commencement of which Sauloo Khan Ishakzye , went over, to, the side ,of Mahmood, and Futteh Khan, taking advantage of the confusion and surprise caused by this desertion, charged impetuously at the head of his whole force and put the Shah's army completely to the IN ute. The unfortunate monarch was again forced to become a fugitive, and proceeding southward with a handful of followers, he crossed the Indus at Bukkur, and finally rejoined his family at Rawul Pindee, where he arrived in the beginning of February, 1810. Shortly after his arrival at Rawul Pindee, Shah Shoojah had an interview with Runjeet Singh, Iyho treated him with marked attention and respect ; at the same time Attah Mahommud Khan, the Governor of Cashmere, who had every thing to dread from the ambition and energy of Futteh Khan, deputed his brother, Jandad Khan, to the Shah, and agreed to assist him with money and troops, receiving as an equivalent, the cession of the important fortress of Attock. Towards the end of March, Shah Shoojah accordingly once more advanced towards Peshawur; Mahommud Azeem Khan, Fatal Khan's brother, who had been appointed Governor there, on the part of Mahmood, evacuated the place on the Shah's ap proach :—the means of the latter were however too limited for such an undertaking, he Was unable to advance beyond Peshawur, of which he held posses sion, until the following September, when Azeem Khan returning with a strong force, drove him again beyond the Indus. He made another attempt in the month of December, 1811 ; but suffered a severe defeat at Akora, and was at last fain to rejoin his family at Rawul Pindee. He was not destined to remain quiet even here, for in the beginning of 1812, he was persuaded to visit Atta Mahommud Khan, upon that Chief's invitation, who, notwithstanding the assistance previously rendered, treacherously seized him and kept him in confinement, in revenge for the death of his father, the,Mookhtyar-00 - Dowlali. His treatment at this period was of the most trying and painful character. At first he was confined in the fortress of Attock, the lancet was frequently held to his eyes, and on one occasion he was taken into the middle of the Indus, with his hands bound, and threat ened with immediate death—the object of all this se verity being to extract from him the celebrated dia mond, the - Koh-i-noor, or Mountain of Light, which he was known to possess. His firmness and deter mination however prevailed, and Atta Mahommud having proceeded to Cashmere, carried him a captive in his train. From this state of durance, he was shortly released, and that through the means of a party from whom he could scarcely have looked for such a benefit. One of the first objects with Futteh Khan, after having established Mah mood securely on the throne, was the recovery of the valuable province of Cashmere ; in prosecution of this design, he entered into arrangements with Runjeet Singh for a joint expedition, and accordingly in the year 1812, being supported by an auxiliary body of Seiks advancing by another route, he forced his way into Cashmere via Bimbhur, and across the Peer Punjal mountains, and subdued the valley before the arrival of his allies. On becoming master of the capital, he released Shah Shoojah, whom he found a prisoner there. It is believed that even then Futteh Khan made certain overtures regarding his restora tion, but the Monarch had too frequently found cause to distrust his professions, and accordingly declined all offers, pleading his desire to return to his family. his wish was finally complied with, and he left Cash mere in company with Runjeet's Dewan Mokum Chund, who had commanded th e Seik troopsem ployed in the expedition; and in the year 1831 he arrived at Lahore, where he fou n d his family in a con dition that remains to be described. When some months previously he had been con veyed a prisoner to Cashmere, his family, together with his blind broth er Zeman Khan, sought refuge with Runjeet Singh at Lahore, who at first received them with attention and kindnes's and even held out hopes of procuring the liberation of the Shah, and of fitting out an expedition for the purpose. Subsequently, however, his conduct became less kind, and at last he openly demanded the surrender of the famous Koh-i-noor, and the .transfer of the daughters of the unfortunate monarch to his own Zenana ; the Shah's principal and favourite wife, the Wuffa dar Eegnm, who was a woman of a })old and de- . termined character, resisted these demands and preserved her own and her husband's honour in the most heroic manner; she caused the bearer:of one of Runjeet's insulting propositions to be chastised, and declared her determination, sooner than yield to these dishonourable demands, to pound the diamond in a mortar and administer it to her daughters, those un der her protection, and to herself. In the mean time, as already stated, the Shah himself had arrived at Lahore. The demand for the coveted jewel was persisted in, and harsh measures resortedio in order to enforce compliance; a strict guard was, placed round the Shah's residence, and no ingress or egress permitted without strict search : the unfortunate exiles being proof against mere restraint, the prohibitions of food was added, and for two days the Shah together with his whole family and establishment suffered absolute deprivation ; even by this their firmness was not over come, and the Seik ruler, not daring to proceed further in the experiment, out of regard to ,his own reputation, ordered food to be supplied and changed his line of operation. Shortly after this, letters were produced the Durbar, purporting to be intercepted communications addressed by the Shah to Futteh Khan, and other Affghan chiefs, praying for assist ance against Runjeet ; these were generally supposed to be fabrications, but they furnished grounds for in creased severity of treatment, which, even of the most galling and injurious 1 - 'nd, was resorted to, and a transfer to the fortress of Covina Ghur was threat ened ; worn out at last by these importunities and perceiving that the Seik was determined to obtain his ends at any sacrifice, the Shah at last agreed to com ply, and after several delays, this valuable jewel was surrendered in the month of June 1813. The Shah and his family were now left more at liberty, and for a short time enjoyed comparative repose. The extortion of Runjeet, however, was not coin ,plete ; he learned that the Shah lead still some jewels left, and a demand was accordingly made for them. On a denial of their existence, Runjeet sent his head eunuch and a party of women to search the interior apartments, and caused every box or packet the Shah possessed to be brought into his presence, from which he selected all the moat precious articles. The Shah was now removed from the S'halkar, where he had hitherto resided, to a common house in the city, and subjected there to strict surveillance, as also to every kind of indignity and discomfort. Under these cir cumstances he determined to attempt the escape of his family and himself, both of which were effected in an extraordinary manner and with great courage and ad dress. In the end of Nov. the Wuffadar Begum and ladies of the family succeeded in eluding the vigilance of their guards and leaving the house disguised as Hindoo women. They first proceeded to the house of Baluk Ram, a banker in the city, and treasurer to the British Residency, and finally after exceeding risk and difficulty made their way to Loo diana, where they arrived on the 2d of December, 1814. In this hazardous attempt they were 'mainly indebted for success to Arab Allee Khan a Puthan horse-dealer, who planned the whole, assisted their escape from the Harem, and laid the horses for them on the road. Shah Shoojah was too strictly watched to effect his escape at the time, and was new closely imprisoned and treated with the utmost rigour, sen tries being placed in every apartment,. All these pre cautions, however, proved unavailing. In the month of April, 1815, the Shah, in the most wonderful and enterprising manner, escaped from Lahore. His re lease was planned by the Wuffadar Begum at Loo diana and carried out by his friends and followers in the city; the houses adjoining that in which he was confined, were hired for the purpose, and a passage opened into the street by cutting through seven walls; a few lours after the house hold had retired to rest, the King descended by these apertures and issued into the street disguised as a na tive of the Punjab. The city wall had vet to be passed, and the gates were closed for the night, but he ma naged to creep through the common sewer or drain of the city, and found himself once more without the walls. Horses had been laid for him, and attended by two or three servants he fled towards the hills, and was hospitably received by the Raja of Kishtwar. Here he once more raised the standard of a Monarch, and having collected a body of 3,000 men and assisted by his friend the Raja, he invaded Cashmer e ; th o attempt promised favou rably at-4rst, the Governor of Cashmere evacuated his frontier-position, and the Shah advanced flushed with the hope of success, but fortune again played him false. In crossing the Peer Punjal range he was overtaken by a heavy fall of snow, in which many of his followers perished; an untimely and severe season blocked up the roads, interrupted his communications and cut oft his supplies ; the cold destroyed some of the troops, and the rest dispersed. The Shah felt that he was warring against fate, and gave over the attempt; he fled with a few followers to Sultanpore, the capital of Kooloo, where he was most kindly received by the Raja, who nobly resisted Runjeet 's demand for his surrender (for which he was afterwards severely punished), and who assisted him to reach the British frontier at Subathoo, where he arrived after a hazard ous journey and much privation, in September, 1816. From this he proceeded to Loodiana, where he joined his family once more. Here he found an honourable and safe asylum from the British Government, who allowed him a yearly provision of 50,000 rupees as long as he remained within the British territory ; he was subsequently joined by his brother Shah Zeman, who was finally set at liberty by Runjeet Singh; the British Government allowed him also an annuity of 24,000 rupees. In the mean time Futteh Khan having established Mahmood on the throne, and having settled affairs in Cashmere, turned his attention teilerat, which the Persians threatened with invasion ; here he had an undecided action with the Persians, who however re• tired, and Futteh Khan, under authority received fr o m Mahmood, dealt very harshly with Hadjee Feroze, the Governor of Herat, of whose conduct Mahmood w as suspicious. The power and authority of the Vuzeer alarmed Mahmood, and excited still stronger feelings in the breast of his son Kainran; who, with his father's sanction and knowledge, having proceeded to Herat, treacherously seized Futteh Khan at an inter view and put out his eyes. This rash and most un grateful act was committed in 181'8 and drove all Futteh Khan's brothers, with the whole Barukzye tribe, into open rebellion. FtittehlKhan was shortly after this, cruelly murdered by Ntahenood and his son Kamran. Mahmood's power departed with the loss of his Vuzeer, he dared not meet the rebels in the field, but fled. to Herat, where he sunk into a vassal of Persia; he died at the city in 1829, and was succeeded by his son Kamran, who with his Minister Yar Mahommud, who was son to Atta Mahommud Khan, and grand son to the Mooktyar-00-dowlah, have recently been brought prominently to notice even in the European world. Azeem Khan, the eldest of Futteh Khan's brothers, who had been left to govern Cashmere, as sumed the chief authority as head of the family, and hastened to the scene of action to revenge his brother's death by dethroning his murderer; but Mahmood's flight had already anticipated his intention. Azeem Khan now took the somewhat extraorilinsai m exile, and resolu tionoffered of recalling Shah Shoojah fro m as a proof of his sincerit y. wi K hi oran otrl the en crownu n r his i')f The Shah accepted his offer, and th Caubul, sea4 sending at th e same tim e a all expedition to Peshawur : smile u n the thi s was in trend of 1818. Fortune once more seemed to po his ancestors with out opposition regained the iie thr o ne might now, after all his misfortunes, wisely, before Azeem opposition ; but unfortunately, or rather un- Khan had reached Peshawur, he ednldlisofnohtiisonsbeonfeßfacoy4 a u thorityw h om e n uru on k his dignity by us i ng p by rem in a su tu lt re in l g y s d o i m sp e lay fr e i -zye family t oo k of a co p n ai si an de g re u d in t . o b ol e eencmrolaentie t fence at this inconsiderate attack, and determined t o the throne : such p a u c t on a mvenoireenctoptpfiant compliant was found upon r n endY to their bands in the person of E)'wb , a younger brother of Shah a-bjhlakeetetmeriensbutlo KinAzer" Shoojah, who sued in the most „ t a h n e e d ra pe p rni ty i ow t cr mun n e . y to be Coined in. mfr name, K a h n eh d luali th af e r whole power and resources of the kingdom ma y rest with yourself, my ambition will be satisfied with bread and the title of King." Azeem Khan closed with his terms, and both pollee adhered to their agreement; the p ower and authotity being en tirely centered in Azeem Khan, with . the title of Vuzeer, who carried on the affairs of the State in the name of the shadow of royalty. The unfortunate Shah Shoojah was immediately driven from Peshawur, and retired to Shikarpore in Seinde, which the Ameers of that country agreed to cede to him. Here he was engaged in a number of petty and undigni fied intrigues, not well calculated to support his fall ing fortunes, but to which he was in some measure forced by the machinations of his enemies, who at last succeeded in expelling him from this miserable retreat. Once more a fugitive he took the circuitous route of the desert and Jaysulmgre and regained his family at Loodiana. In the mean time the civil war which continued in cessantly in Affghanistan, weakened the power of that nation, a circumstance of which the wily Seik ruler availed himself to the fullest extent ; one 14 one the eastern provinces, Mooltan, Leia, and Cashmere fell into his power; and finally after defeatingthe Affghan force at Noushera on the Caubul river in 1823, he made himself master of the fertile province of Pesha wur : this last blow was followed by and is said to have caused the death of Azeem Khan, the headof the Barukzye brothers, which event was the signal for a scene of family strife, and the dismemberment of the empire. Sulta n Mahmood, one of the brothels, held Peshawur from Runjeet as his tributary; Post Ma hummud made himself master of Caubul and the neighbouring districts; and four other-130bAI ruled SEA SIDE. 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From the ereat tender ness of the joint I was quite unable to walk, the limb con- , tinued very much swollen and adematons, and I suffered dreadfully from severe attacks of spasms in the night, which extended from the ancle to the leg, thigh, back, and to the ar ms. Having exhausted every resource of relief which I and my medical friends in the country could suggest, to no purpose, I set out for Lon don with the intention of con sulting Sir Benjamin Brodie or Mr. Liston—then to adopt sea bathing. By accident I met with Mr. Feaver, 16 Ludgate-hill, who applied his Embrocat ion, and, to m y great astonishment, I had no spasm that night, nor have I had one since. The next morning I came down stairs witho ut m y crutches, and was able to walk, the s welling of the limb soon subsided, and 1 am now rapidly recovering. Having for many years had an ex tensive medical practice in the county of Stafford, I know of no medicinal compound possessing such wonderful efficacy. In adding my testimony to Mr. Feaver's Embrocation, I am ac tuated by no other motive than gratitude to him, and a sincere desire to make known his invaluable remedy to my fellow-suf ferers. Possessing, as I ever did, the strongest prejudice against everything in the shape of quackery, I should be the last man to uphold a system which, generally speaking, I know to be nothing but a nefarious traffic and humbug. " I am, your obedient servant, " TREVOR HOLLAND, Surgeon. " Carmock, near Walsall, Staffordshire. " P. S. At the various consultations held upan my case, the Surgeons and physicians (including myself) were decidedly of opinion that the frequent violent attacks of spasms would ter minate in lock-j aw , b ut, as I h ave b e f or e stated, I hare not had i the slightest symptoms of sasms since the first app lication of this extraordinary embrocation.—'l'.H." 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