The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-18 00:00:00

INDIA AND AFFGHANISTAN.

The following is an extract from a letter, dated April 21,
1842:

Half the population of Hyderabad consists of patans. The
haughty and indomitable spirit they evince in the torrid plains
of India shows what may be expected from their wilder coun-
trymen in the hardy regions of Kindoo Koosh. I have taken
great pains to ascertain the sentiments of our neighbouts upon
the late events in the land of their ancestors. They are greatly
rejoiced, and feel confident that the Affghans will cause a still
more ignominious defeat to the English re inforcernents' who
are for a second time to invade the country. They have heard
that these declare that they would prefer that Affghanistan
should be entirely depopulated, to having one inhabitant re-
maining who would succumb to the British 3 oke ; but at the
same time they have gained so much experience during the last
campaign, that they will defeat England by stratagem, as well as
1.3, force ; they will prevent their obtaining food, poison the wells,
kill their horses and camels, &c., in the dead of the night,
„hen the British slumber ; they will be ever awake to assault
them when least expected, and their favourite boast is that
their land will be covered with the corpses of Englishmen.
and the trees ornamented by their hats. To understand the
popularity of this idea amongst the Aluisultnans in India, I
must observe that they designate our countrymen as topey
wallahs (wearers of hats), which term is the ne plus ultra
of contempt in their estimation. I wish it were possible for
me to convey all this
,to you in the manner in which a
Mussulman related it to me—in that manner which renders
all that they say su impressive. He said there was no doubt
of the Affghans doing all they intended, for throughout
India they are famous for their courage and perfidy. The
Illus.sulman remarked, " The English conquered many of us
though we are brave men, but the Affghans are like wild
beasts." He then remarked that our discipline, so useful on
the plains of Hindostan, would he of no avail in the mountain
fastnesses near Caubul. I parricularly asked the Mussulman
to tell me his real opinions and those of the patans. You will
tee by the few words I have repeated to you how well they rea-
ton, and tl,at, instead of being mere fanatics, as people call them,
they blend profound designs with the enthusiasm necessary to
stimulate them to vigorous action.

We have just heard of an alarming rebellion at Jubbulpoor,
which is in the Company's territory, to the north of Nagpore
and the south of Benares. Troops have been ordered from both
these places, but they are each nearly 300 miles f.om Jubbul-
poor, so it will take some time for them to reach it ; and there
has already been great destruction of life and property. The
insurrection is attributed entirely. to the regiments formerly
there having been sent on to Affghanistan, with the exception
of a small detachment. Lord Auckland never would believe
experienced people, who told him the British rule was not
popular; he assured them that it was regarded with the great-
est affection by our ludian subjects; he was still more fully
convinced of this with regard to Allghanistan.”

•
MR. PARNTIIER'S CONCL4RT.—Last night the above
gentleman gave a concert, at his residence in Grafton-street,
which was honoured by the company of more than 200 person-
ages of rank and distinction. The programme included some
of the most churning mot ceaux, from compcsitions of Rossini,
Mercadante, Donizetti, Schubert, &c. Signora Lablaehe,
Rubini, and Poggi, and Herr Staucl'gl ; Madame Poggi, Frez-
zolini, and Mdlle. Moltini, composed the vocal corps engaged,
with Signor Pozzi and Signor Costa as instrumentalists.
HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.—The concert of Miss
Bruce Wyatt and Mrs. W. H. Seguin, took place here yester-
day. Tbalberg exhibited in two grand pieces, and was ardently
applauded. Miss Wyatt sang sweetly and expressively a ballad
on " The Memory of the Past," and was also greatly applauded
in the duet, " Per piacere," with Mr. A. Sole. Mrs. W. 11,
Seguin sang Mozart's "Dove sono " with great taste and
feeling, and also_ joined in several of the concerted pieces.
Among other vocalists Madame Caradori Allan, Mrs. W.
Loder, Miss Dolby, Mr. Hobbs, Signor Mario, Mr. Willy,
and Parish Alvan, gave great satisfaction to an audience both
full and fashionable.

FRENCH PLAYS.—Bouffe played last night his
most original character of Michel Perrin, in a pretty comedi-
vaudeville, which, when first represented at the Gymnase, was
such a favourite at Paris. Bouffe, in the first two acts, per-
forms the Cure, and the part of the old priest, in the incidents
which arise, enables Bouffe to display his comic powers in the
happiest light He is throughout the very picture of ton-
hommie, exhibiting at the same time the weakness of senility
and the re?pectable ridicules of human nature. The company
was very distingui,hed, and among them were their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
George and the Princess Augusta, attended by a numerous
suite, the Duchess of Buccleuch, &c.

TRUE BLUE.-Our contemporary, the Journal, said,
" The election will, in all probability, take place next week,
and as we have no doubt of Mr. Walter's triumphant return,
we have made arrangements for printing that number of our
Journal with BLUE ink." The writ will not be issued at pre-
sent. 'Re Witnesses' Indemnity Bill is passed, and the Parlia-
menta y committee of inquiry will now, we suppose, call the
parties before them ; the bond, the consideration, the terms on
which the representation of the town was attempted to be sold,
will now sce day light, and we shall rejoice in the exposure.
The Journal's BLUE ink will, we verily believe, be dried up
before he has the opportunity of using it to celebrate Mr. Wal-
ter's return for Nottingham, and whenever the election takes
place the Journal will look blue enough, without blue ink, or
we are greatly mistaken. The feeling In favour of Mr. Sturge,
both in the town and the country, villages, is highly satisfactory.
—Nottingham Review.

A YOUNG LADY THROWN FROM HER HORSE.—
About four o'clock yi sterday afternoon, as a youlig lady,
named Vincent, aged 19, residing with her aunt in Baker-
street, Portman-square, was taking an afternoon's airing on
horseback in Park-lane, the animal suddenly took fright and
set off at such a furious pace, that, after proceeding about a
dozen yards, Miss Vincent was thrown from her seat into the
road with great violence. She was immediately placed in the
carriage of a gentleman who was riding past at the time, and
conveyed, in a state of insensibility, to the nearest surgeon's.
It is believed that the horse took fright in consequence of being
struck in the face by a piece of wood thrown by a boy at one of
his companions who was running across the road at the time
Miss Vincent was passing.

ON DiT—That 111 r. D'lsraeli has great hopes of
becoming Secretary to the India Board. The Hon: Gentleman
has been loud and bitter in his complainings of neglect, and
especially that the ex-Member for Belfast was preferred to
him in the official appointments at the discretion of the Pre-
mier. Ben makes no secret that the Lord Chanceler will en-
force his claims to the Secretaryship of the India Board, should
Sir Robert Peel, as is expected, throw the Jonah overboard,
whose seat for Belfast was obtained by the clumsy corruption
which was charged in the debate of Tuesday last. We have
also heard that Mr. Peter Borthwick has seine intention of
urging his special claims to the Premier's noti. e ; but we have
not heard who is Peter's backer.—Erening Paper.
The Journal du Havre states that a diligence be-
! ti;(. z,•!geti;:i 1)015i cen Havre
auU pc, laiil made tl.c j,,urne), a di,'.iaiee of 100 ki o-
metres (63 miles) in seven hours, including half art hour o
stoppage for breakfast. The road from Havre to Dieppe, al-
though otherwise excellent, has a great number of very heavy
hills.