The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-07 00:00:00

THE LATE ACTION TN SCINDE,

The following despatch from Lieutenantl4Grewether
gives a painfully-interesting account of the late action in
Scinde, a brief notice of which is given in the inteiligenee
brought by the Overland Mad :
" TO MAJOR. JACOB, COMMANDING FRONTIER, RHANGUR.
" Sir,—Having received good intelligence of the whole
Boogtie force having entered the plain, as already reported
to you, I have the honour to inform you that I started at
half-past one o'clock on the morning of the Ist of October'
with a party of the Scinde Irregular Horse, amounting to
133 men of all ranks, from Shahpoor in pursuit of the
enemy. I arrived at the Zemanee river just as it became
light enough to see clearly the track of the enemy.. I ob-
served a spot in the bed of the Zemanee river where they
had apparently halted for a short time—from the marks,
I was of opinion that their strength might be 600 or 700
footmen, with a small party of horse. I thence pro-
ceeded, according to your instructions, along the foot
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of the small hill, intending to take post in the Tegwagh,
thinking that the enemy would certainly return that
way, and the ground being favourable for cavalry to
act upon. However, I had not proceeded a quarter
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had distanceheard
that he
shout-
ing and much noise in the direction of Kouree. My de-
tachment was marching in column of troops. I wheeled
them into line, and proceeded in the direction of Kouree,
when near the jungle about that place, I saw the enemy
formed in a deep and long line to the left. They ap-
peared to be making a side movement towards the
jungle. I therefore posted rapidly along their front,
to cut them off from the jungle, and drive them to
the open plain. They were at this time posted on
some rough broken ground, with sand hillocks and
bushes, but apparently fancying, from my galloping along
their front, that I did not intend to attack them, they
left their vantage ground and rushed forward to attack me,
with much firing, loud shouts, and howls. This at once
gave me all 1 wished for, namely, a fair field. I immedi-
ately changed front to the left, which the men did most
steadily, as if on parade. When my change of position
was executed, I charged. The charge was made steadily
and rapidly with irresistible effect. The Boogties had
formed a solid mass to receive us, but were overthrown at
the first onset with terrible loss. They then moved off
towards the hills, distant about three miles, in disorder,
but shouldering together as closely as they could. We
continued our attacks, killing numbers, until, on recross-
ing the Zemanee river, they made another short stand.
They were again overthrown and driven into the open
plain. They were now approaching the low hills, when
Russadar Shaik Ali, very judiciously getting some men in
advance, cut them off from that place of refuge, and they
turned back towards Kouree. Their numbers were now
getting small, but, though repeated offers of quarter were
made to them, they obstinately continued to fight until the
destruction was so great that their numbers were reduced
to 120, many of whom were wounded. At last, seeing re-
sistance utterly hopeless, they were induced to throw down
their arms and surrender. Not a single footman escaped
capture or death, and two horsemen alone, out of the
whole force of the enemy, stated by the prisoners to have
been full 700 in all, including thirty-five horsemen.
Among the slain are several chieftains of note; in fact,
all the leaders of repute in the tribe.
" There were also many others, esteemed as warlike
character, but of less note, killed. Neither Islam Khan
nor AlimKhait was with the party.
" Our own loss has, I am happy to say, been trifling
when compared to the result, as shown by the annexed
return of killed and wounded. Nine of our horses were
killed, and ten wounded, seven of them mortally so..
Amongst the wounded is your own horse, which I was
riding at the time. He has received two severe sword
cuts, one on the loins, close behind the saddle, and the
other on the heel.

" Before I fell in with the enemy, they had attempted
to plunder the village of Kundranee, whence they were
beaten off by the head nit n, Deen Mahomed Kyheree, in
splendid style, Dom Mahomed and his people killing the
notorious Chutta,' Jakranee, and others, and taking one
prisoner. Three determined attacks were made by the
Boogties on the fort, and at one time the assailant 3 had
actually reached the top of the wall, but were thrown back
by the defenders.
" All my native officers and men behaved well in this
affair ; nothing could be more perfect than the steadiness
and quickness which they showed throughout.
" I saw four Sowars each kill several of the enemy in
fair stand up fight, hand to hand; but nearly all must
have done equally well, although it is not possible for me
to specify every man's deeds individually. I beg leave
also to remark, that the des:iuctive effect of our little
carbines, used in one hand, at close qulrters, was quite
terrible to behold. Every shot appeared to kill or disable
an enemy, who were often, by reason of the bushes and
broken ground, enabled just to keep out of sword's reach.

The hostilities in the River Plate have been tempora-
rily adjusted, by the mediation of the British authorities.
The Journal Des DAats announces that the French
Government has determined to establish a regular steam
communication between Bourbon and Suez.
The case of the Rajah of Sattara, as the last mail has
announced, is at length removed from human jurisdiction,
and this famous prince is no longer numbered with the
living. His death will at length close a dispute which
seemed to defy any ordinary settlement.
THE WEATHER IN RUSSTA.—About the beginning of
last month at St. Petersburgh, the thermometer rosefour
or five degrees above freezing point. This unnatural state
of the weather continued until the 16th, when a violent
storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow, began to
blow from the north. At the same time the waters of
the Neva rose with such rapidity that the authorities con-
sidered it necessary to fire cannon every half hour to
warn the inhabitants on the banks of the rivers to take
precautions against the overflow of the banks with which
they were menaced. Fortunately the waters fell on the
lith, and the temperature again became warm.

FRENCH EQUESTRIAN COMPANY AT THE
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

We noticed briefly in our last the unique performances
of this excellent, and to an English audience, original
company ; for certainly we had not previously had the
pleasure of seeing in any English arena so perfectly ap-
pointed a troupe, and feats so classical and striking. Our
own Ducrow, some years ago, brought equestrianism to
something nearly approaching to perfection. His tourna-
ments and pageantry, his well-trained steeds and daring
riders, were.the admiration and the wonder of the lovers
of sight-seeing. He was followed not far in the rear of
excellence, if at all, by the American Comq any, Batty, and
others. But the artists of Mons. Dejean, and the tout
ensemble of the entertainments introduced are of a totally
different character. You know at once from the dresses,
features, &c., of the performers, that although in an
English theatre, you are not gazing upon an English
scene. From the riding-master to the clowns, from the
acrobats to the riders, male and female, everything smacks
of the locality of Paris and Franconi's.
The talent of the whole of the troupe is quite as
striking as their appearance, &c., is novel. Amongst the
female portion of them, Mdlle. Caroline, whom, we dare
say, many of our readers have seen at Vauxhall, last
season, is alone a host. Mdlle. P. Anato is also a sur-
prising rider, daring and full of gracefulness in her varied
evolutions. The boy Loisset is a most wonderful little
being, made, we should almost imagine, of Indian rubber,
or, if of flesh, with cartilege only, instead of bones. The
acrobats and the male riders who arc too numerous for
us to refer to them more particularly at present, are very
superior performers. One of the latter, a young boy,
particularly pleased us, and was loudly cheered by the
audience. We ought not to forget the clowns, who, it
will be well to remind our juvenile readers, do not wear
the absurd paint of the English " Mr. Merriman," or
deal in the same backnied drolleries. Their practical
jokes are full of a higher order of humour; and one of
them, M. Auriol, is amongst the most graceful and won-
derful riders in the 'arena.

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establishment
entertainments
ADELPIII TIIEATRE.—BATTY'S EQUESTRIAN COM-
PANY.--The attendance at this theatre has not at all de-
creased, nor the applause which the performances excite,
been at all diminished, notwithstanding the powerfacom-
petition which Mr. Batty has had to sustain against the
and were excellently sustained. This week we ob-
t
serve that the piece selected to precede the scenes in the
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arena is 'fffareppa ; and although we were not enabled to
be present last evening, We have no doubt that it would
be produced in a style worthy of the spirited management.
The performances conclude with a farce as usual.
.REMOVAL OF ST. GILES'S ROOKERY.—On Saturday,
the occupiers of thy. only remaining part of the notorious
St. Giles's rookery, called Church-lane, received notice to
quit their rooms, &c., the whole of the houses coming
down forthwith for the opening of the new street from St.
Gilek:i Church to New Oxford-street.
A SIGN OF Tim TIMES.—From the accounts of the
Poor-la* Guardians in Gateshead, we learn that, while
the rates for the quarter ending September, 1846, were
£686 2s. 04d., the amount for the same qu rarNtlkis.
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has pearly doubled, being £1.155 155. 11(1. 1 7PudioampEk
of out-door panpersielieved had also inc .
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VARIETIES.

To do what God would have us to do, and to intend to
-do it—this is the whole duty of man.
Live not so much upon the comforts of God as upon
the God of comforts.—Mason.
The late Bishop of Norwich, Dr. Bathurst, was the
youngest of 00y-six brothers and sisters.
A KING'S SPEECH.—George 111., after opening the
Session of Parliament, asked the Chancellor—" Did
deliver the speech well 1" " Very well, sir," was Lord
111don's answer. "I am glad of it (replied the king) for
there was nothing in it."—Pounder's Literary Extracts.

BREAD AND MILK FOR CHILDREN.—Never allow milk
to boil—it loses most of its nutritious quality by so doing.
„Place it in the oven, or warm it in a raucepan—the former
is best. Let it be lukewarm. The bread may be soaked
in a basin by a little hot water, with a plate over to steam
it previous to pouring the milk in.—Dr. Hodgkin.
BENEFIT OF CLERGY.—The following notice appears
at the doors of the Temple Church:—" Divine service
will commence on Monday morning at 9 o'clock, and
continue until further notice." It strikes us that there
must be a mistake in the above notice somewhere. Com-
ment would be ridiculous.—Punch.
THE Too BLucs.—Accounts from Vera Cruz state,
-that four companies of Massachusetts Volunteers have
been put under arrest for refusing to wear a blue uniform
like the Regulars. The poor fellows may have felt, in
their peculiar position, that they looked regularly blue
without that.

A HINT.--A King of Persia sent to a tribe of Be-
douins, the caliph Mustapha, a very celebrated physician,
who inquired on his arrival how they lived. "We never
eat till we are hungry, and then not to repletion," was
the answer. " I may retire then," said the doctor," I
Lave no business here."

SHOOTING.—To be let, the exclusive right of shooting
over the whole county of Tipperary for the present season.
The game is exceedingly abundant, consisting chiefly of
overseers, landlords, bailiffs, cess-collectors, process-
bervers, government pay-clerks, and occasionally a few
women and children.—Applications to be made to Arch-
deacon Laffan.—No Saxon need apply.—Punch.
EFFECT OF FRENCH NOVELS.-Dr. Campbell re-
marks that " Recent events in France have shown that
French novels have all but dissolved the bonds of French
society ; and Professor Potter, of the United States has
proved that there, too, the French novels, with which
that `country is deluged, are the seeds of robbery, incen-
diarism, piracy, and midnight assassination.' Now, these
self-same novels are filling England, and menacing it with
the ruin of all that was once its glory, and is still its hope."
A SINGULAR STORY.—Lord Dalmeny, son of the Earl
of Rosebery, married, about eight years ago, a widow, at
Bath, for her beauty. They went abroad ; she sickened,
and on her death-bed requested that she might be interred

in some particular churchyard either in Suffolk or Sussex,
I forget which. The body was embalmed, but, at the
custom-house in the port where it was landed, the officer
suspected smuggling, and insisted on opening it. They
recognised the features of the wife of their own clergyman;
who, having been married to him against her own inclina-
tions, had eloped. Both husbands followed the body to
the grave. The grand-father of Dr. Smith, of r< orwich,
knew the lord.—The Doctor, by Southey.
TO MAKE HENS LAY PERPETUALLY.—Hens will lay
eggs perpetually, if treated in the following manner :
Keep no roosters ; give the hens fresh meat, chopped up
like saussage-meat, once a day, a very small portion—say
half an ounce a day—to each hen, during the winter, or
from the time insects disappear in the fall till they appear
again in spring. Never allow any eggs to remain in the
nest, for what is called nest-eggs. If no nest eggs are left
in the nest, the hens will not cease laying after the pro-
duction of twelve or fifteen eggs, as they always do when
roosters and nest eggs are allowed, but continue laying
perpetually. The only reason why hens do not lay in
winter as freely as in summer, is the want of animal food,
which they get in summer in abundance, in the shape of
insects.

. ABOUT KEEPING EGGS.--I knew a very experienced
and attentive housekeeper, who had a long shelf with
some 20 or 30 dozen holes into which she put her eggs,
buying them when they were cheap, and turned them
upside down every other day. By this means she kept
them during the winter fit for the breakfast table as well
as for the cook. There is another equally good. Place a
hoop on the floor of a room, and within the circumference
of the hoop place a quantity of eggs ; every other day draw
the hoop gently backwards and forwards, and the eggs
remain fresh as above. A third way, one practised in my
house, is to line the bottom of a drawer with longitudinal
partitions loosely papered, and every other day pull the
drawer out a few times somewhat gently, as well as just
running the hand over them once a week, and the eggs
remain fresh as before. A fourth way—a wholesale way—
would be to pack a quantity in a small tub, and turn the
tub upside down every other day. The eggs may be
bought as early as August, and last year, I am informed,
there was not one bad egg.—Agricultural Gazette.
HOWWANT OF CONFIDENCE PROD UCES INSUFFICIENCY

OP THE CIRCULATING MEDIUM.—A low rate of circula-
tion is by no means incompatible with a healthy state of
trade. But then, experience equally teaches us, that the
low rate must be left to adjust itself. Expansion is not,
as is commonly supposed, an inevitable sign-of prosperity.
On the contrary, it is too commonly a token of want of
commercial confidence, and an indisposition to receive that
far larger but uncalculated species of currency, by means
of which the great transactions of the country are carried
on, and to which the whole coinage and bank paper of the
realm bears a mere fractional proportion—we mean the
commercial bills of exchange. The ordinary currency of
the country, the bank paper and all the gold which could
possibly be imported, even were it all thrown into circula-
tion, would be utterly insufficient to supply the place of
that commercial paper which has for its basis nothing
more than mutual confidence and credit ; but then that
paper must be realisable as it becomes due, and it is for
that purpose that a large proportion of the ordinary cur-
rency is required. Whenever a want of confidence is ge-
nerated in the country, the merchant and manufacturer
are immediately compelled to have recourse to the bank
in order to have their bills discounted. The facility of
these discounts, of course, depends upon the amount of
money in circulation, and also very much upon the rapi-
dity of its return in the shape of deposits or otherwise. A
banker cannot, any more than a private person, discount
without having money, and where no money is procurable,
the ultimate result must be a stoppage. And so it is, as
we know full well from the result of the last two months,
during which we have witnessed the unparalleled spectacle
of houses suspending payment, and exhibiting at the same
time a large excess of assets beyond all their liabilities.
Want of confidence, therefore, however brought about, is
the great evil against which, in this country, we ought es-
pecially to guard, since it seems almost apparent that,
when it occurs, human ingenuity is not able to provide a
re med y.—Blackwood's Magazine.
JUDAISM AND THE LEGISLATURE.—We are told that
to exclude Jews from parliament is intolerant. What,
however, is intolerance ? Etymologically it means,
" non-endurance." Do we not endure the presence of
Jews ? Are they not indulged and protected in the exer-
cise of their religion ? Do they not, in fact, by the prin-
cipal argument that they advance, their wealth, acknow-
ledge that they enjoy in equal measure with the most fa-
voured amongst us all the blessings of the most unbounded
toleration ? We hear some whiffiers,—creatures who look
only to the places men take in what is called " good so-
ciety," complaining in terms like these :—" Is it not a
shame that Nathan this, or Lionel that, who has so much
money—a house so gorgeously furnished, such splendid
equipages, and such a magnificent demesne—cannot, poor
fellow, have a seat in parliament, or its appendant social
rank, all because the British constitution is so intolerant."
But, stop gentle whiffler, we say—Where did Nathan or
Lionel gain that wealth—the means of purchasing all
those fine things that so dazzle your imagination and
fever your tender sympathies ? He (lid not derive it
from ancestors, that is clear ; he did not win it as the re-
ward of public services, that is equally clear. He must
have accumulated his wealth by honest or dishonest in-
dustry under this very constitution which you call intol-
erant, and, what is more, under the same intolerant
constitution he enjoys in perfect freedom all the plea-
sures that wealth can buy, except the pleasure of go-
verning a Christian people—a people from whom he
and his fathers have voluntarily separated themselves
by impassable barriers—a people with whom they will
not worship in commcn, marry, or even eat. If,
however, every one excluded from the House of Com-
mons has reason to complain of the constitution as in-
tolerant, what is to be said of the exclusion of
the clergy ; of the exclusion of the inferior civil offi-
cers of the Government ; of the exclusion of pen..
sioners who have earned their pensions by real civil
services ; of the exclusion of all men in England and Ire-
land who are not possessed of real property to the amount
of £3OO per annum ; of the number of Christian foreigners
domesticated amongst us ? These, numbering one hun-
dred fold or one thousand fold the number of Jews in the
United Kingdom, are all excluded from the House of
Commons on special grounds, and we hear no complaints
of the exclusion ; yet it would be difficult to show that the
special grounds upon which the servants of God's Word,
the servants and pensioners of the Crown, the less wealthy
classes of Christians, and domesticated foreign Christians,
are excluded, are by one-tenth as strong as the special
gounds for the exclusion of Jews. Why, for example, the
Christian lawyer or physician who has not realised £3OO
a year is not as fit a legislator for a generally Christian
people, as a Jew, though "rich beyond the dream of
ava rice. "—London Standard,