The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-24 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS.

This morning the London Sessions took place,
before the RECORDER, SHERIFFS, and a full Bench
of ALDERMEN, in the Court of King's Bench,
Guildhall.

The RECORDER, in his charge to the Grand Jury,
congratulated them that the smallness. of the calen-
dar would not engage much of their attention.

Madame Pasta has made her appearance al
the. Glasgow Theatre, and was received with great ap
plause.

HYDROPITOBIA.—A fresh instance of the
fatal effects of hydrophobia occurred in the town of Ca' stlebar
on the: 17th inst., when Sergeant Major 'Wallace, of tin
75th Regiment, quartered there, died, in consequence, as it
appears, of- a bite received about twelve months ago from
his own dog. We have not heard whether the animal was
at that time known to be in a rabid state or not. In the
long interval which had elapsed since the injury had been
received, the unfortunate individual lost all apprehension foi
the consequences which now have proved so fatal. We
understand he had been sixteen years Sergeant-:Major of the
75th Regiment, an evidence in itself of the orderly and
correct manner in which ke discharged the duties of hie
situation.—Dublin Evening Post.

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WAR 11I014iir,ii4u- -441N0WE41,9"
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A'large Mal omme4 fyfcce ia:D*s to have
:waded the territorieslite liinaK°l on a reli-
gious crusade, early in the spring of the present
year. Their numbers amounted to 100,000,
and they were met on the 21st of February last,
at the village of Seydoo, on the banks of the
Indus, by Boodh-Sinh, with 20,000 well dis-
ciplined troops,' led on by French officers, who,
having repelled the wild and repeated attacks of
the enemy, cllrged in their turn, and not only
defeated but cut the invaders to pieces. We ex-
tract the accounts of this short war from the
Calcutta Government Gazette of the 16th of
April, and add some details from the Native
Papers, which show the feelings produced among
the Hindoo Princes, and the people, by the news
of the irruption.
(From the Calcutta Government Gazette. )
By advices from the Punjab, we learn, that the
war which has so long been impending between Ra-
jah Runjit Sinh, and the Afghan-Chiefs, has at
last occurred, and actual hostilities have taken place.
The Native Papers have for some time past ad-
rerted,,although indistinctly, to ihe state of affairs
in this quarter, and it appears that various causes
have contributed to occasion disturbances. In the
first instance, some dissension occur.xl between Jay
Shill of Atara, and .Raja Seuchct Sinh, commandl
ing a force upon the Atek; originating in privato
pique, felt by the former against Man Shill;
the brother of the latter, some years since, on, which
occasion Jay Sinh entered the service of Peshawer,
but subsequently returned to his allegiance: the par-
ties came to blows, in which Sewchet was defeated,
but no consequences seem -to have followed the trans-
action, all other considerations giving way to the in-
surrection of the Afghan tiibes,headed by a religious
fanatic, and secretly encouraged by the Ruler nc
Peshawer.
The ostensible Chief is Syed Anted Ali, a native
of Bareilly, and well known as a turbulent charac-
ter. Having left India on a pilgrimage to Mecca,he
has passed his time, on his return, in Sinh, and the
countries on the western frontiers, preaching a cru-
sade against the infidels of Hindustan, and latterly,
in Afghanistan, it should appear, with some success
having assembled a force of Yusefieis attd Nur-zeis•
chiefly in three divisions, one tinder his• persorial
command, and the other two under Maulavi Ismael
and Abdul Hye. His movements "were watched
(luring the early part of February, by Boodh Sinh,
with a Sikh force, and. several petty affairs took
place, in the course of which Bdodh Sinh advanced
to Akora, beyond the Atek, the Syed being en-.
camped at Noshera, a short distance in his front, with
between 30 and 40,000 men. Yar Mohamtnea
, Khan at first disavowed all connexion with Syed.
Amed, but at last threw off the mask and joined
him at Noshera. The force with Boodh Sinh was,
at first, 4,000 men, but on these occurs encesbecom-
ing known at Lahore, reinforcements had been scut
to him, making his army between- 15 and 20,000
men. The enemy threatening to cut off his eani-
rnunications, he fell back upon the Indus, near to
the village of Seydoo, where ise was attacked by
the whole force of the Mahommedans, amounting,
according to some- acCounts, to 90,000 infantry, and
10,000 horse, on the 21st February. The greater part
of his host being ill-armed, and worse organised, made
no impression on the Sikh troops, who, after repel-
ling two desperate, but disorderly attacks upon thekr
position, advanced to the charge with great determi-
nation, and put the enemy to route. In -the flight,
great numbers were sabred by the Rajah's cavalry,
and a body that had taken shelter in the village of
Seydoo, was surrounded, and entirely destroyed.
The Mahommedans lost eight pieces of artillery, awl
about one hundred swivels, and their camp was
plundered by the victors. It was not known in what;
direction the Chiefs had fled. In consequence of
the victory, the regular battalions and-feat artillery,
Which had been sent off to jain the arniy, had beer
remanded, but Monsieur Ventura had been ordered
to advance to P' shaver, and occupy the Bulahissar,
or citadel, whilst Monsieur Allard, with the cavalry,
was instructed to join the Prince Shener Sinh, and
remain with his force at Hesht Nagar, near
.Peshawer. It was thought probable, that the
enemy would not be able to make head against the
Raja's troops, the dispersion having been complete.
The date of these advices is the beginning of March.
At this time the Raja's health continued much the
same, and he was unable, to his great regret, to take
the field. He was living in tents in the gardens to
the east and north-east of Lahore, in which he was
frequently shifting his quarters : latterly, they were
near the Sumun Burj, on the bank of the small
branch of the Ravi, which washes the north-west
extremity of the city. Another French officer, we
learn, has lately joined the Raja's service, arid one,
on his way to Lahore, is still detained at Peshawer.
(From the Native Papers.)
MAHARAJA RUNJIT the 3d of March,
the Envoy of the Governor of Atek reported from
his employer, that Maulavi Ismael had suddenly oc-
cupied the passes, that the Mahommedans from all
quarters were flocking to his standard, and that he
had expelled all such of the Hindu inhabitants of
the country as refused to adopt the Moslem faith—
on the receipt of this information, Maharaja sent tor
the French Officers, and commanded them to march
with their troops to suppress these disturbances, and
letters were despatched to the Governors of Atek,
Rawel Pincli, and Kheirabad, directing their) to be
upon the alert.
PRSHAWER.—Yar Mohammed Khan, having •re-
- ceived intelligence that Maulavi Ismael had assembled
about 60,-000 men, and was committing considerable
devastation in the surrounding countries, directed in-
formation to be sent to Maha Raja Runjit Sinh. He
also sent Shehamet Khan to the Maulavi. On an-
other occasion, letters arrived from Dost Mohammed
Khan and Ate Mohammed Khan, stating that the
Prince Kamran had quitted Kabul, and proceeded to
a:
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Kamran,
hor;nd at
to Pe-
shawerteDerreh Jungel, where he expected to be joined by
ad
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an army from Kendahr. The farce of the Chief of
Samarkand was also in motion, and it was known in
that 5,000 men from the troops of Ata whatMo-
hainmeddireKethiao. It
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assistance of Maulavi
SHAH JEHANABAD.—On the 15th of March
Court was held in honour of the birth of a son to
Prince Mina Baber. On this occasion, Mirza
Malz-
mud Khan, with other Chiefs, being present, re-
ported from Kubal, that Maulavi Isinaef, with
100,000 men, had engaged the army of Runjit Sinh,
and many thousands on both sides bad been slain ;
on hearing this, one of his Majesty's followers pre-
sented a petition, expressing his purpose of going
to take a part in the crusade, and soliciting the con-
tinuance of his salary to his wife, in the event of his
being killed, which was granted; orders were also
issued, that such of the effects of Azimabadi Be-
gum, deceased, as yet remained, should be presented
to all who were inclined to serve in this war. Mir,:,
Baber also gave money to one of his people, to be
divided amongst the same. Rajah
had Sohun all hav-
ing reported that five or six personsTplunteered
for the crusade against the Sikhs, orders were given
to present each with a matchlock, a shield, a sabre,
and five or ten rupees. The heir apparent also
distributed money to others professing the like in-
tention.

ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIVE.-011 Tues.
day last, at an early hour, a young heiress of great fortune
contrived to escape from the residence of her father, who
resides in B-e-street, Manchester-square, and suc-
ceeded in meeting with her gallant lover, R.. ,of
R- Place, Ireland. The happy pair immediately set
off in a chaise and four for Brighton, but as she was soon
missed after her departure, the road they took was disco-
vered, and an intelligent tradeturrAn instantly went in pur-
suit in a chaise and four, the laorses of which being good
ones, he succeeded in capturing the fair one near Riegato,
to the no small disappointment of her noble. lover. The
lady was conveyed back to her father's, who handsomely
remunerated the tradesman for his vigilance. The fair 0116
is her 20th year, her lover Os the verge of 40.