The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

LETTER FROM THE PUNI.ADB.

We (Edinburgh Courant), have been favoured
with the following extract of a letter from • lady in the
Punjaub
‘' Punjanb, Murree Hills, November 1.
My do, C____, I am glad to be able to tell you we
' are all well and vale es yet, although still threatened.
by these cowardly villains, who have vowed on their
Koran they will nth leave a house in Hones this cold
weather. They ought to have been more expeditious about
their matters, and not hare alio% ed our grins to arrive.
Thank goodness, we are prepared for whatever they may
choose to do. Yesterday morning a horrible tragedy west
enacted here—five men blown away from the guns. It was
indeed sicksaing to see the Mhatiee cleaning op the blood
and shreds of human flesh left on the ground after the exe-
cution. Dr. T. picked up a heart which he declares pal-
pitated for some time after its separation from the body. One
of the culprits when tied to the muzzle lifted his head just
se the explosion took'plees, and was consequently killed with-
out being even singed! The others were blown to shreds.
Last week I saw three native doctors hang. It seems
very revolting and horrible that a woman should look
on such spectacles, but in these days women must have
hearts of oak, otherwise they could never live through such
some, as we witness out here. We have had a marvellous
amps up here, as is coming out now in the evidence.
One of the men above-named confessed, when on the gal-
lows, that bad it not been for the chicken-hearted villagers
not a Christian would have been alive to tell the tale. You
cannot imagine anything equal to the cdblnees and unconcern
with which they the They eat their last meal with appetite
—death is nothing to a Mahommedan, as I have been an
eyewitness to. A few days ago a melancholy thing hap-
pened in our own household. A favourite and faithful servant
poisoned himself to save our lives. I must tell you how it
happened. We were sitting at whist about 10 pro., when
in rushed Kootadine with a face of horror I shall never for-
get. He was dreadfully excited. He said, ' Sahib, sahib,
you are in great danger ; there la a plot to murder you this
night, after you are asleep. The murdern will enter in by your
bathisignoom door, and will cut your throat with a eanteg-
knife which he has fur the purport'? We of course made in-
quiry, and seined the accused party (a table servant), and
had him put under a guard, where he remained all eight.
Poor Kootadine was crying bitterly the next morning; and
on asking him the reason' be said the Museulnian aervaau
were bullying his life ontabout having awed the the of a
Christian dog or floor (pig), as they politely call us. Well,
this went on all day. Nothing we could do to comfort the
pour man was of any avail. lie took a doze of arsenic,
which killed him in two boars. Almost his last words were,
' Sahib, you are saved, but I meet die fur you ; and most
sawuredly he has done so, dear C—, for a better or more
Willful creature did not exist. He bad been with us for
years, and bad served us to the last. This man wan the
highest caste of Mussulman, a kind of priest, which makes
it still more wonderful. I cannot tell yea how grieved lam
for his lose. We shall never get his like again. The
course* with which theme people lay down their lives is
more than Ime understand. In fact, it is kirmat with them
entirely."

REINICTION IN VIE PRIM OF BituD.--Yestertlay
a further reduction was made la the prim of bread by most
of the bakers of the metropolis. What Is termed " beet
wheats' bread," le now selling in the poorer localities at 61d.
and 6lb. the 4lb. loaf for ready mousy, and weighed on de-
livery. Household bread io now selling at ld. and 00. below
this price. The high priced bakers, who Reotowlly Dell •
superior wild, Old give media ate 144 st Bid. end 74.
41b. kat.

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