The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-23 00:00:00

THE AFGHAUN

(From the forthcoming Nornbr of the Oriental Herald.)
The following cony, )s som slight sk to tse s ral
parties to whose characters and movements public atten-
tion is now so closely drawn. Shooja 00l Moolk is the
grandson of Ahmed Shah, the great Dooraunee Chief, and
bead of the Sooduzze clan, who first brought Afghanni4-
taun under one supreme authority. H.,rat,
Candahar, Cashmere, Mooltan, Cahul, Sirbind, Balk, and
the Punjab, all submitted to his power. He was suc-
ceeded by Timour Shah, of very inferior capacity and
energy, who soon lost half his father's conquests. At his
death, Shah Zemaun was placed on the throne. Shah
Mahmoud, Shooja 00l Moolk (our present protege), Hoo-
muyoon, Abbas, Ferooz, and other sons were all put aside,
or provided for as governors of the several divisions of
the country. Mahmoud, however, at Herat, went into
open rebellion, and, after one or two reverses, at length
succeeded in dethroning Shah Zemaun, whose eyes were
put out. For this success he was mainly indebted to
Futteh Khan, the head of the Baurukzye family, the most
powerful and wealthy of the Afghaun clans. Shah Mah-
moud, in his turn, was ousted by Shoojah 00l Moolk, after
various conflicts, in which he was sometimes victorious and
again defeated. His victories he owed to Futteh Khan ;
his defeats to himself principally. In consequence of Shooja
neglecting to make Futteh Khan his friend, when that
Chief had acknowledged him, another rebellion broke out,
and, by a turn in the wheel of fortune, Mahmoud was rein-
stated, and Shooja fled. To the intrigues, the energy,
the skill and courage of Futteh Khan was Mahmoud
again indebted for his success ; but, with unexampled base-
ness and cruelty, he, instigated by his son Kamran, the
present Chief of Herat, seized their benefactor, first de-
prived him of his sight, and in a few months, in open
court, before their eyes, ordered the guards to cut the
blind and helpless Vizier to pieces. This was in the year
1818. Futteh Khan's brothers, sizteen or seventeen in
number, instantly flew to arms. Mahmoud escaped to
Herat, where he died in 1829, and where his son Kamran,
a cruel and perfidious wretch, now rules, supposing the
Persians are not masters of it.

There was another chance for Shooja ; for Mahomed
Azeem Khan, the Governor of Cashmere, and eldest brother
of Futteh Khan, was ready to have again placed him on
the throne. But misfortunes bad not subdued his regal
pride. He took offence at a friend of Azeem Khan's using
a palankin in his company, and expressed himself strongly.
The Baurukzye Chief was indignant, and withdrew his
support, transferring it to a brother of Shooja's, Eyoob, who
was willing to take the throne, as the puppet of his patron.
During the life of Azeem Khan, Eyoob retained the no-
minal sovereignty, but at the death of the former, whose
influence with his family had been great, the other brothers
of Futteh Khan became divided, each aiming at inilepen-
dant power in their respective governments. Eyoob sought
refuge with Runjeet Singh, in dread of Dost Mohamed ;
and still resides, we believe, at Lahore. Dost Mohomed is
the most energetic and talented of the surviving brothers
of Futteh Khan, and has brought Cabul into a better con-
dition than it has been in for ages. Of course this is not the
place to describe the loss of power and influence which the
kingdom of Afghaunistaun has experienced by tha distrac-
tions, first of its legitimate rulers ; and, secondly, of the
Baurukzye Chiefs. Province after province became the
prey of Runjeet Singh, who took every advantage of the
feuds that prevailed, now nominally assisting one branch,
now another, but really drawing within his o•. n power
most ad that was worth having. Nor need we digress on
his treatment of Shooja 00l Moolk, whom he now professes
a wish to re-establish on the throne of Cabul. Suffice it
to say, that we have some doubts of this policy, pronounced
by many to be so wise. Candahar and Peshawer, held by
brothers of Dost Mahomed, will scarcely like the chance of
seeing Shooja Moolk on the throne of Cabul, an we
contemplate an union of all the hitherto discordant Chiefs
to keep out a common enemy. The only support in Af-
ghaun, exclusive of individuals in the Sooduzae 'clan, that
Shooja can expect, independent of foreign arms, is that of
his nephew Kamran at Herat, but there are old and deep
scores between them, which it will be difficult to settle.
Upon the whole, we suspect we are not playing a goad
card in putting forward an empty, vain, injudicious, and
perhaps, what is of greater consequence, unlucky man
like Shooja, who will be ill-received by the proud Doo-
raunees, when they see him approach with the baggage of
Runjeet Singh, who threatened to dishonour his wife and
daughters, and who subjected himself to the grossest per-
sonal insults ; and whom they detest, as the great and suc-
cessful enemy of their country and their creed.

Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, a footman,
who was driving his master's gig up Drury-lane, in attempt-
ing to turn down White Hart-street, being-then intoxicated,
ran the vehicle against a girl named Mary Ann Dunn, who
was standing at the corner, and knocked her down. The
wheel passed over her foot, injuring her severely. The
footman was taken to the station-house, and the chaise to
the green-yard.

Yesterday evening an inquest was held at Charing-
cross Hospital, before Mr. Higgs, on S. A. Odges, a child
aged two years, who had died on Tuesday, from injuries
sustained from fire. Mary Pearce examined—She lives at
No. 1, Durham-street, Strand. Deceased lived with her
grandmother, who is witness's lodger. On Wednesday
week, as witness was going out, about nine o'clock at
night, she heard deceased's cries, and proceeded to the
first floor, where she lived. On opening the door she found
deceased and her grandmother enveloped in flames. The
child was standing at the foot of the bed, and the grand-
mother was lying on it. Witness for some time in vain
attempted to awaken the grandmother. At last she got
out of bed, and stood on the floor apparently in a stupor,
her clothes burning all the while. In that state she rushed
down stairs, and tell at witness's parlour door, which was
scorched by the flames. The child and grandmother were
conveyed to the hospital. In her (witness's) opinion the
grandmother, at the time of the accident, was sober. She
found a bundle of wce,d half burned beside the bed, and
which she imagines that the child had lighted in the fire,
and then placid there. The grandmother, who is only
forty years of age, is a very heavy sleeper. Mr. Henry
Hadwin, house-surgeon, stated that the child had been

frightfully burned in the left arm, cheek, and scalp. Its
tender age could not be it up against the injuries. The
grandimther, who lies dangerously ill, when brought to the
hospital, was sober, but stupified, the natural result of a col-
lapse following from the accident.

An elderly female was received into Charing-cross
Hospital yesterday morning, havit.g fractured her right
thigh in several places by slipping down on the foot pave-
ment in the Strand. Prom the ,xtent of the injuries and
her advanced age the patient lies in a precarious condition.

About two o'clock yesterday afternoon, as a lime-
burner of the mime of Bell was attending his duty a a
lime-kiln, Lewisham-road, he by some means was preci-
pitated into the burning furnace below. It was fortunate
that some fresh lime-chalk had only recently been put on,
or instantaneous death must have ensued. One of the boys
assisting in serving the kiln arrived at the head with a fresh
basket of stone, and, not seeing Bell, called to him as loud
as he could, and at that instant a puff of wind cleared off
the smoke below, when he discovered his master lying on
his face over the burning lime-stone. He had the presence
of mind to drag him from his perilous situation by his legs,
and then gave the alarm. A medical gentleman, of the
name of Proctor, fortunately was passing at the time, and
every assistance was afforded by him and Mr. Hoare, sur-
geon, who shortly afterwards arrived, to ease the sufferings
of the unfortunate man ; but, after the lapse of half an hour,
he was removed to his house in an insensible state.

At the Westminster Court of Requests yesterday a
medical gentleman, named Buss, summoned a female servant
for IL 2s. 6d., the amount of a bill for medicine and pro-
fessional attendance. It appeared that defendant called
upon Mr. Buss one Sunday, and received advice and medi-
cine, and that afterwards he was sent for from the residence
of the girl's master, Mr. Clint (he could not tell by whom),
where he supplied defendant with more medicine. The
different prescriptions were entered in Mr. Buss's books for
" Mr. Clint's servant." Mr. Commissioner Heath said this
was crediting Mr. Clint, and not defendant, and told the
jury that, in his opinion, employers, when they called in
medical men to attend their servants, were responsible for
the debts so contracted. The jury dismissed the case, telling
pluintiff that Mr. Clint was the party he had to look to.
An inquest was held last night, in Gray's Inn Hall,
on the body of C. L. Hurley, Esq., a solicitor of the Inn,
who committed suicide by shooting himself through the
head. Deceased had been in a low desponding state for
some time, in consequence of some family affairs. Verdict—
' Temporary derangement."

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—The Hon. Secretary
and the officers of the Animals' Friend Society last week
caused a man, named Montague to be committed for four-
teen days, by the Lord Mayor, for having beaten and
dragged an overloaded horse about with ropes, by the
other horses, till it was almost dead ; Meyers and Richards
also to be fined 10s. each by the Lord Mayor; William
Jameson, to be fined 55., by Mr. Broughton ; and James
Prover 55., by Mr. Minshull, for cruelty to their cattle I
also John Stearham, 2/. 10s., by Daniel Ledsom, for dog.
fighting at Birmingham. Several bull-baiting eases were
brought forward last week by this Society, and the barba-
rous sport prevented at Ledgley, Darlington, West Brom-
wich, Lower Gornal, and Dudley, into all which places the
officers of the Society followed the bullards, and saved the
poor animals from their tiny. Two able sermons against
cruelty to animals were preached at Birmingham and
West Bromwich by a Minister of Darlaston, and one by
the Rev. Mr. Marsh (a member of the Society.) The for-
mer gave offence to the higher classes by his censurin,, the
field-sports of the rich equally with the bull-baiting of the
poor. The Committee of this Society Me; kit week/