F. WHITMARSH.

_"Peccavi," I have Scinde_ (Vol. viii, p. 490.).--Your correspondent MR. G.

LLOYD, who says he does "not know on what authority" it is stated that "the

old and lamented warrior, Sir Charles Napier, wrote on the conquest of

Scinde, _Peccavi_!" is informed that the sole author of the despatch was

_Mr. Punch_.