The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

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(From the Times correspondent's letter, dated April 2.)
Tile" most important piece-of intelligence that has
reached .Bombay from the North- West Frontier
during the past fortnight is the meeting of Sirdar
:Gholarn Ryder. Khan • the son and ambassador of
_Lost Mahonamed, with Mr. J. Lawrence, the chief
commissithaer:of the Punjab." Mr. Lawrence reached
Peshawur on the 14th of last month, and waited
there some daYs for' the Sirdar. This unexpected
delay in the arrival'of the Affghan Chief gave rise
to,various rumours Peshawur, and it was at last
currently reported that he had been stopped in the
pass by the Khyberees, plundered of the presents he
was bringing down for Mr. Lawrence, and sent back
to Jellalabad, the mountaineers declaring that they
would not.permit the Dost to enter into a treaty
:With the Feringhee. Kafirs, This story obtained
Credence the more readily from the known. cha-
racter of the ' Khyberees,', and. also from the
apprehensions they might naturally be expected
to entertain from the establishment of friendly
relations between neighbmirs sopecUliarly situated
with rogalih to themselVes as the Ameer of
Cabul and the British Government. However
all,fea7; jo;far at least as 'regarded the compulsory
return of the embassy to Affghanistan were set at
vest; by the appearance on the 17,th'of ilyder Khan
and his retinue at Hurree Singles'" thanah," or
on.tpost. This spot is described as being just with-
Pin our, boundary, and close to Jarnrood, a town
:near the, eastern, end ;of the Khyber. Captain
13,arr"s troep.of f horse artillery were there ta meet
'bun; and fired a. saltite of 17 guns. Her Majesty's
; Regiment Was'also on, the ground, and the
Ist.lrregular'CavralrY went out nearly as far as the
Khyber to escort •hiniin.. On the morning of the
19th his interview with. Mr. Lawrence took 'place.
There was a considerable military display, two
Native Infantry Regiments being present, in addi-
tion to the troops mentioned above. The Sirdar
is described as an immense man, with a fine black
beard. He was attended by a large retinue, many,
of whom are said.te;have ,worn-English •shakos and
plumes,, a 44. regimentals,• and to have been
riding jin dragoon saddles. ' The result of the con-
ference is, not yet known, but every confidence is
placed in the sincerity of the' Dost, and no doubt
is' entertained of a:favourable result.
Meanwhile the Peshawur frontier continues
in a very disturbed state. Operations have been
undortaken against the Bussee Khel in revenge for
their murderous attack on Lieutenant Hamilton's
workmen at Buddebeer. It is not easy to "et at
these tribes in their mountain fastnesses, but on
two occasions some loss has been inflicted on them
in men and cattle. On the 23d of February Lieu-
tenant Tyrwhitt, commanding a fort near the
mouth of the Kohat Pass, about 20 miles from
Peshawur, made a spirited dash into the hills with
some 50 of the 14th Irregular Cavalry and as
many sepoys of the 9th Native Infantry, and,
taking the Bussee Khel by surprise, burnt several
villages and wounded some half-dozen of the
enemy. The alarm soon spreading Mr. Tyr-
whitt retired in good order, the mountaineers,
though far superior in number, never daring
to close with him. On another occasion a
foray was made by a small force commanded
by Major Eld, of the 9th Native Infantry, under
the direction of Captain James, the deputy com-
missioner, which, by lying in ambush all night in a
deep uullah, captured, and returned in triumph
with upwards of 1,000 head of cattle. These skir-
mishings, however, though sufficiently exasperat-
ing to both parties, do little or nothing towards
permanently quieting the frontier. But a force
has been assembled at Peshawur, from which great
things are expected. It has been placed under the
command of Colonel Craigie, and consists of four
mountain train guns with a company of Artillery,
the 20th Native Infantry, four companies of the
4th, and three of the 9th, and one squadron of the
16th Irregular cavalry.
Major Irregular
was going to Meeranzie with
Brigadier Chamberlain's force at the end of March,

and Captain James was to remain in charge of the
district during his absence.
In Cashmere the disagreements between Gho-
lab Singli and his nephew, Juwahir Singh, are re-
ported to have led to several passages of arms be-
tween the parties. Juwahir Singh is at Lahore for
the purpose it is supposed of consulting the British
authorities.

The 14th Light Dragoons were at Mhow, in
Malwa, on the 14th of last month ; thence to Poona
are 28 marches, so the regiment may be expected
to reach the cantonments at Kirkee by the middle
of this month. They muster about 700 sabres, and
are ready and anxious to follow their comrades of
the 10th and 12th to the Crimea. It is probable
that before despatching them to the seat of war the
stud-bred horses on which the regiment is at pre-
sent mounted would be exchanged for Arabs, which
are easily obtainable in this presidency, and, in the
opinion I believe of all officers who have served in
India, are far superior to the country horses as
chargers.

'While writing. the above, I have heard of the
arrival of the steam-frigate Ajdaha, from Bushire,
after conveying thither from Suez Mr. Murray, our
new Ambassador to Persia. The news she brings
is important. It is probab]e that amicable rela-
tions will not much longer be maintained between
the British and the Court of Teheran. The Shah
makes no secret of his preference for an alliance with
Russia, which offers him protection, indemnity, and
aggrandisement, and which, moreover, has a con-
siderable force upon his frontier. Mr. Murray
lingered at Bagdad—having chosen that route
rather than the more exposed one by Ispahan and
Shiraz, which was obstructed by snow—for several
days, hoping to hear of some decided success in
the Crimea with which to counteract the influence
of the very astute diplomatist who represents
Russia at Teheran. Disappointed in this hope, he
quitted Bagdad for the Persian capital a few days,
it is believed, before the Ajdaha left Bushire.
Meanwhile altercations were daily becoming more
bitter, and the estrangement more complete be-
tween the Shah and our Charge d'Affaires, Mr.
Thomson, and on the day the Ajdaha sailed a ru-

mour was current—though probably not deserving
of much credit—that the British flag was struck at

Teheran.

Mr. Murray had been received by the Turks
with salut,..3 and other marks of honour. But the

Persian nobleman, who commands the part of the
coast near Bushire, instead of himself meeting our
ambassador on his landing merely sent his son,
with a request that Mr. Murray would accompany
him to his (the Governor's) tent. This offer was
declined as au intentional slight, of which the
Governor's subsequent intentions have not removed
the effect.

Sir Henry Somerset was sworn in, on the 26th
ult., as Commander-in-chief and second member of
Council, and took his seat accordingly. His Ex-
cellency left for the Hills two days later. The bishop
has also gone to the Hills, after visiting Kurrachee
and consecrating a church there.
L r,l Elpliinstone and staff leave forMahablesh-
wur on the 9th.

The Governor-General and Lady Susan Ram-
say reached Ootacamundlll the Neilgherriee on the