148 EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 



subject of education in Sindli, which now appears 

 to be steadily advancing under the zealous super- 

 intendence of Major Goldsmid, one of the ablest 

 linguists in the service, who is entirely de- 

 voted to the cause of education. Until the year 

 1852 little had been attempted towards the in- 

 troduction of vernacular and English schools in 

 Sindh, but during the last seven years the estab- 

 lishment of both has been satisfactory. At 

 Kurrachee two English schools have been estab- 

 lished under Grovernment auspices. At Kotree 

 and Hyderabad similar schools have been 

 formed. At Shikarpoor Major Goldsmid suc- 

 ceeded in assembling a large number of scholars 

 for instruction in English. At Roree a spacious 

 College, sufficient for the accommodation of 200 

 pupils, has been completed, and it is intended to 

 form an English class. In the Shikarpoor col- 

 lectorate vernacular schools have been estab- 

 lished in all the large towns, wliicli are steadily 

 attended by nearly 300 scholars. The frontier 

 district has also had one school for some time 

 in operation, and three more are in progress. 

 The language of Sindh has now been reduced 

 to a definite shape ; a Sindhee character has 

 been established, such being an adaptation of 



