The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-03 00:00:00

OVER LANE, MAIL

v=r,
INDIA AND CHINA.
; The senai-monthly L.xpress from Marseilles, in an-.
t'e'Pation the mails from Bombay, to the date of
the 24 of November, arrived last night. It brings
Several items of important intelligence. The insur-
:het.i" in Cashmere is said to be nearly at an end.
-"elk Ernaum-ood Deen has again temporised and
nivie a
(if
,in:. „, v n vvi". tr:lkk his
tr°"Ps front the siege of a small fort called :imiee
p
11,11111 t. But the winter is about to set in, and then
the greater number of the passes from Jamoo into
:,,. vale of Cashmere will be closed, and the Sheik,
•u
dispossessed previously, may laugh for a time at
e armies sent to attack him. In the meantime there
ire considerable forces in movement towards Casl,-
tthe
re' 'viz, Ist, the whole force of Ghoolah Singh ;
Lahore army (10 000 men), under Tej Singh ;
',ad' the British division (6,000 men), commanded by
7tltnerai
Wheeler, which has marched from the
utt"onder Doab to Jamoo for the purpose of
in'ing possession of that ca is al and of guard:
tt for Ghoolab ; and, 4th, the brigade which heft
Clore, on
its being relieved by other troops from
GehrZilore, crossed the Ravee and marched into
-„•au'a dominions. The movement of this power -
1.610 Inrce shows that the Governor-General and the
ea:lhrnander-in-Chief look upon the proceedings at
the mere as of great moment. It is evident from
Preparations that some ulterior measures of great
rtatee
will soon be adopted. It is rather pro-
'lto that the British authorities are by this time
rse°4edl4tleed of the imP olicy of placing the Mahom-
tliata.- Population of Cashmere and the neighbouring
viholetB under the yoke of the Sheik Ghoolab, with
d they are not likely ever to be satisfied,
of teat the dominions of Ghoolab will, ere the close
TC: present campaign, be much circumscribed.
tra.."ritiah authorities, although they gave him the
sfer
bd of all the hilly or mountainous country east-
iittl°l the Indus and westward of the Ravee, are
bound to keep an army there to maintain order
ipbast his subjects, or to collect his tribute. The
iDg ;.tants of Cashmere have many reasons for wish-
tin': be rid of the Seikhs as governors, for their
etas-7Y has been ruined and half depopulated by the
'44ls of the Seikhs.
kiddie Lahore force, under Tej Singh, had by the
btr." Of October got within twelve miles of Bheem-
hi:tWhen he declared his inability to proceed for
The of carriage. This delay looks rather suspicious.
4hone:Mict appears to be going forward between
$e n° troops and the Cashmerians, but the details
not known.
tO be' Settlement of the affairs of Moultan is said
bew!°ing forward favourably at Lahore, where the
%tate Moulraj Moultanee has been received in
• tkith:l his Sovereign, Dhuleep Singh, and his
the „, who performs the duties of Regent during
gimorit
Pron, Y.
Sinde there is nothing remarkable. The
that-erlll which are to be relieved are not to quit
atis!entry until about the Ist of February next.
i; Was sickness again at Sukkur and Kurrachee,
fr°4l the heats of the months of October
thecol°vember; but it was expected to end when
416'4 weather set in, in November. Sir C. Napier
to reit; it° be engaged on a work having for its object
keef`e the statements of Colonel Outram's " Com-
I The
so re Were slight disturbances in Bhopal, created
ttort 44: Mercenary troops who had been expelled
e
Nizam'sl.eetoq territory, and who joined the dis-
-4141 retainers of an abandoned character, Ameer
:4° alto' :Ilan, the grandfather of the sovereign,
;Pet 4344' at becoming Raja. This lawless force was
thstlltrounded, attacked, and routed by the con-
131d stp—lpt`ler the orders of the political agent. The
`ll the into:kon of this revolt has had the best effect
x,rl‘l.o:lln-.4r of India.
i!isneW appears to be known of the state of
e -
'her Maharaja
had returned to his capital,
There ,is ruled by his second wife.
Generno truth in the rumour of the Governor-
Ecnehrt B°4 and other British officers being pri-
c h
The 6 ae naere.
kent rem"neial difficulties of the Nizam's Govern-
The -Lam as great as ever.
re-opening of the loan of 1841-42 by the
of meat of India has not produced asubes.e:
hi pat ogne
011 than Six lass in Bombay, where the
,1,--4"eland was rising.
8t was an importantg. discussion going forward
Atadras, wherethe Government had removed the
irie of the judges of the Suddur and Foujdaree
-'4awlut the upper courts of the Hon. Company.
The cause of this removal was the decisions of those
courts in favour of the natives, and a
acts of the gainst certain
missionaries of Tinivelly. This has pro-
duced great excitement amongst the native community
of that presidency, who held a great meeting to call
°'i the Government to reinstate one of the judges
Lewin). The whole matter has been referred
the Court of Directors.
m
b ettit, ay another subject of interest has been
tivi'e.i?, in consequence of the trial being ordered of
nillan of high standing for supporting a widow
8t some acts of oppression by a native func-
Ntry
Nttati I who has since been displaced. The mere
Vat itt°fthe judge in expressing his convictions are
~brougZit4,,ds of this trial, which has not yet been
'nl tb,,l°tward. An episode has been created in
Ilewsi:ter in consequence of one of the Bombay
hlekbePers having published some allusions to certain
hetng
11of the Suddur Court at that presidency
• Nhng ,ved in debts beyond their power of extri-
tnetnselves.
tlad • Itoper left Bombay on the 2d of November,
the 3d. D• 'J. Pollock was to be sworn Chief Justice on
We fa_ Great curiosity existed to know who would
IvouLr
ted Governor of that presidency, and also who
The° e the next Commander-in-Chief.
Vi°let:clis°on burst at Madras with extraordinary
11%n of-
il The fall of rain within 24 hours up to
ilk
'e the 21st was 17- inches.
the A,ktaahar was carried from Bombay to Suez by
Y the A steamer, from Alexandria to Malta
Pitexe. 116) and from Malta to Marseilles by the

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GENERAL SUMMARY.
b.,l'he ki„,.., (From the Bombay Times.
recch b,--.... lung aspect worn at the date )of the, t lmasetasdeiree-
Need -, the affairs of Cashmere has in a great
hl3
811:4;1 tr red
originally
ttleo4---• anecesses retrieved the reverses)o(l peen
byThcneenatrt:oplsleofsthheeik7aharaja have, by
ctiteriatin-ii- "t 5 Babluissi„n • and, in evidence of
Ernautn-
the
44: oi leurree P to
4t
" L'-r;l3'43CerailleSS of ;As intentions, has caused the
- urvut to be raised. Not trustingr_eherei I.llte Prices, however auspicious, the Cove n 3 -G sin-
enced in
4pri :reeted the military arrangements,
Ilatit nellsku of an active campaign,
The sus-
Pleio:verything be satisfactorily concluded..
to 114 3 °f the good faith of the Lahore I )unbar appear
:. ti rare been to cobmemeontinued
. groundless. The Moultan affairs shede_
imtlite4,,,l. brain for satisfactory arrangement,
ie-vbneci interruption of the even tenour of oura pacific
ithre"" Proved transient and temporary.. It srli"
lettOrobable that the whole of the provisions.of. the
mtli;
itltee-cf
,;3f Ilinritsir will be carried out as origmsallye
ee 1)016,,5e". The force of Brigacier Wheel; ieerill.
alkii-st°4 of Jamoo—that from Lahore being)
to
14,Li eation with them. Severe sickness is beginning_
0.
Ve:o,,it,s appearance again in Upper Sinde. The
meet
or
5e1),,,,' is said to be labouring- indefatigably to s
0,
telo;itt sortie or the most damnatory of the portions of
4ttgiliel OUtrana's work. The services of four of t
the th,er' c)f the Indus flotilla have been made overf for
Alipo-e of Government, and will be employed
lorehe
IN - 3e.8 of river transport. This is an eminent y wise
tq lathe'
all, s measure. The Government Five per Cent..
"lei rilainlY required, as is understood, for the exi-
' e°la:._a et Sinde—is filling up apace. Further loans. may.
the giii.° convince the people at home of the unretabetydoe!
teietetPlas of 80,000/.—of the substantiality of h
Nveinr Of a million a-year, which must be mt by bor-
esltao 6.* An insurrection in Bhopal, which threatened
t
ateaa coasequences has been suppressed by
.orchc a
Spr:, The bladres 'monsoon has been ushered Ili
IN 4,44 of unusual violence and a deluge of rain—no
'all 'all f 17i inebee of fall, two-thirds of the Lne,_l2i,lo
k4*e°nr (The Year, having occurred eithin 24 hours. Tal
%.1,,:-Ors of the threepresideneies are at present
re.l
PoreittliF themselves above the ghe,uts• 1 e,r us
Itt tiG.;:Tt Mr. George Clerk. is to rule o
ItPpe--,", ''''Y has given- general satisfaction: nowbeN4tt.easr
Il'hhi-'lnent could bave been made. No ehange be
eerie fer, but Mr. Reid we knew cotad. not
Henry
Itqp,,tlutd in office. The Chief Justice, Sir
~,,s
ete,rti't.rtalces his departure for Es gland by this day's
lock seeet,e , his resignation having been accepted ild„__!l.s.
10,,k Years' tpria of service tlansed. Sir David iol
Gill' t'',l-10 has fer a month past 'been at the presidency,
diAtteil"o his seat on the bench, and be sworn in inunr-v
Ittittli. The cold seascn has now fairly set ie, and
,t 1,
inforrher is en:liner:fly agreeable. ". he Calcutta Pal 7-,
qee; us that the committee appointed by the Bengal
opepattiioLoont to exarniee into the success of Dr. Esdade',s
eet4„, .11s performed on patients under the influence ( i
vristu h
-wve given in their report. There is reason