The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-05 00:00:00

Mann is to be mode over to his Majesty of Oude.—Are
Chreeielo, lase Si.
NORTH-WEST PROVINCES.
We learn by communications from frontier stations,
that fresh orders have been batted to commanding officers
of native corps, to um their most streatious endeavours to
complete their number of 110 men per company, and, is
order to effect that as speedily as possible, to seed out addi-
tional recruiting parties. This, together with the &emu
stance that military stores of all kinds are being sent by hun-
dreds of cart-loads from Delhi (300 or 400 leave to-day or
to-
morrow..., shows that our authorities are determined to be
for anything that may hippos during the seining
.::-.season, consequent on the withdrawal of our troops from
Lahore.—Delhi Gazette, June 13.
The following is from our correspondent st Simla, 12th
June:—" The GovernorHeneral's ass, the Hon. Mr. Har-
ding., as also Dr. Walker, arrived hers from Cashmere the
day before yesterday. Captain Hardinge has been left at
Jumboo. The Commander-in-Chief is going to give a mas-
querade on the great Waterloo day. The chief has picked
for himself the Chinese costume, and to appear as Baron
Chinkeang-foo, and his household as Chinkeang-foo's staff
included. The Governor-General's costume is not known
as yet, but preparations are various ; perhaps it sailtht be
Lord of Lahore. in Sikh dram, with his staff in Rhodes,
Ohorchuroo, and Arm suits. The only puzzler to me is
what habit the civil secretaries will tots: it is expected
jamaa, &c. &e., will be worn, with all the uncove.
limited in the same dress, with a pen in ear, and another
in the lip, with a leaden inkstand in the hand. The Gover-
nor-General gives another on the 24th, whether a muquerade,
I can't say ; but after the termination of each, I shall let you
know. Now, if they continue keeping up this hot firing, I
shall keep firing at you in the same spirit. We had an extra-
ordinary shower of rain sod hail last Sunday, which has
dons a deal of damage ; three rooms in the Pavilion sunk in,
and a large embankment also of the same place came rolling
down on the road.; almost every building and embankment
has suffered merit or lem. A Mr. Speukie's house, in which
he kept a school, was burnt down, no one can say how ; the
unfortunate boys were blamed, foe they used to play with
gunpowderi but the firs broke out on the roof, at past twelve
o'clock at night, when tits youngsters were in the arms of
Morphstia."—Calcsitla BispliehttsOw, Jim 23.

AFFAIRS OF LAHORE.

The settlement of i3Tateafiairrauring bur months
of Baja Lill Singles administration, has been unsatisfactory.
Owing to this Were, the population of Mooltan are raising
tumults every day. The Nazi= too of that country hu col-
lected a force of between 14,000 and 15,000 men, and
mounted 30 large guns on the ramparts of the fort of
Mooltan. Tumults and risings are the order of the day ; in
short, all parties view with dissatisfaction the administration
of Rajah Lall Singh, whose evident design is to work the
ruin of the Narita of Mooltan, and get his brother Bbugwan
Singh advanced to that post. It is evident also that he is
playing a frame to revolutionise the order of things and inter-
ests established in the days of Runjeet Singh, and thou who
bad succeeded to his power, with the view of making his own
friends and dependents reap a rich harvest of benetits. Every
man, therefore, be his rank or calling what it may, is as
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it
were wedged into a predicament that forces from him loud
and deep curses. Every man, therefore, implores of heaven
that the reign of misrule might pass away, and be succeeded
by that of the Sahiben Aieeshan shedding iie blessings
around to secure the prosperity of the subject. As it is, the
presence of Major MacGregor Sahib is the only security that
the people of Lahore have against the wantonness of mis-
rule. Rajah Lall Singh is for himself—and therefore it is
vain to expect either the prosperity or security of the country
through his exertions. As a proof of the distrust which
Rajah Lall Singh displays towards the Seikhs—Mussulmans
guard his person ; and in Mussulmans he is reduced to the
necessity of confiding. —Correspondent—Mofsitsilife, June 19.
" June 24.—From this I have little to tell you. The
_political horizon ' wears a peaceful aspect, and his Royal
Highness Dunteep Singh his graciously signified his wish to
present a dinner to each of the messes in succession. Of
course such a mark of Royal favour has been gratefully ac-
cepted. Your correspondent must have been in error when
he said that the Ranee declared her readiness to assist us in
quitting Lahore whenever we pleased, or that any such
words passed between her and Major Macgregor, as is re-
ported. At least we have heard nothing to that effect, and
the belief is that the best understanding prevails between the
latter distinguished officer and the Durbar. Indeed, so far
from the Ranee being anxious or willing that we should, I
strongly suspect that she would much regret it. It is given
out that Sir John Littler intends going home in October or
November, but I sincerely hope he will not leave us until
the ' Army of Occupation be broken up."—Delhi Gazette,
July 1.
June 28.—We understand there is no doubt that the force
now stationed at Lahore will be withdrawn early in the cold
weather. A report prevails there, which is believed, that
many of the influential people are meditating _a memorial to
our government, begging of them to take the Punjaub under
their control, asserting that, on the withdrawal of our troops
from Lahore, the same anarchy and bloodshed will exist as
before, unless the British government take possession of the
country, which would lead to the security of property, safety,
and peace.—Mofussilite, July 3.