The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-21 00:00:00

SINDE.

The 3d Bombay Light Cavalry having been ordered from
Deem, to join the force invading the Punjaub, learnt on its
way. that the war was at an end. On arriving at Jeysul-
mere, they received orders from Sir C. Napier to march for
Sukkur, where they arrived on the 27th March. They were
to relieve the cavalry of the Bundelkund Legion on the
Western frontier outposts. They had expected to have re-
turned to their old quarters when there services were found
no longer to be required on the Sutlej. Sir C. Napier and
Staff, escorted by the Sinde Camel Corps, were at Chukkoke
on the 21st, and marched for Bahawulpore on the 22d March.
The General is said to have looked worn and sickly ; he takes
Yberties with himself in the way of exposure and fatigue, not
Justified by his years. The Bundelkund Legion, all save the
cavalry, quitted Sukkur on the 17th, on their way to Hin-
dostan. They were at Subzulcote on the 25th, and expected
to be at Bahawulpore on the sth April. Here they will re-
?Ulu till after the rains. The Bombay troops were march-
ing down from Bahawulpore for Sinde in nearly the same
order in which they moved upwards—by brigades and de-
tachments, two or three days from each other. The Belooch
battalion and Captain Bailey's battery were expected at
Roree on the 29th March, forming the first of the long line.
The depot of the 2d Bengal European Regiment left Sukkur
by water, under Captain Grant, on the 28th. Sir C. Napier
vas expected there about the 3d of April, and would pro-
bably be at Kurrache- by the 12th of May. His Excellency's
secretary awaited his arrival. General Simpson was still at
Sukkur. Sinde continues healthy, and the weather favour-
able. Various members of the general staff had reached the
sea-coast.

PESHAWUR AND AFFGHANISLIN.
(From the Delhi Gazette of the 4th April.)
*From Peshawur our advices extend from 30th January
tO ]3th February. We mentioned in our last that the
Rheibur tribes were fighting among themselves, and now
learn that in one battle which took place towards the end
of January, 40 men were killed. :rho Governor appears
to have used considerable diligence in enlisting new men.
Several communications of importance seem to have passed
between him and the Ameer of Caubul, but the greatest pains
seem to have been taken to conceal the nature of them.
The accidental absence of the Kazee, Mahomed Hussun,
from the durbar of the Governor, afforded the latter an ex-
cellent opportunity for the application of the patent screw,
the use of which is so well known to native functionaries of
all degrees, and the implication of the Mooftce and several
other Mussulman judicial officers in the supposed disrespect,
afforded the Siekh ruler a decent return, in the shape of fines,
under threats of imprisonment. These acts of oppression
were counterbalanced on the following day by the distribu-
tion of alms to the amount of some ten per cent. on the
plunder exacted from the Kazee, the Mooftee, and others.
Sirdar Wullee Mahomed Khan having failed in the payment
of the sum he ho.d agreed to produce in satisfaction of the
claim against him, the Governor sent out two battalions to
lust Nuggur, with the strictest injunctions to enforce the
immediate payment of the money, or at once to confiscate
WI whole of the Sirdar's jaghire. Shere Singh took this
opportunity of directing that the detachment should collect
_ll ..the boats in the Caubul river in one spot, expressing him-
self apprehensive of the intentions of the tribes on the other
side. An unfortunate contractor of customs, named Teta
-"am, who had undergone twelve months'
imprisonment,
Iva 3 released from his confinement, the Governor finding
the case a hopeless one. A very serious affray occurred on
the Bth of February between some of the Ramgole troops
and some servants of Sirdar Peer Mahomed, in which a
nephew of the latter, named Saloo Khan, was very severely.
Wounded. The Sirdar was greatly annoyed at this, and has-
tened to represent the matter to his brother at Lahore, and
threatened to leave Peshawur, but was persuaded by the
Governor at least to defer his departure. The destruction of
a part of the cantonment of Loodianah, by the Seikhs,
Seems to have been greatly exaggerated in Peshawur, where
it was represented as a brilliant victory, on which account a
royal salute was fired, and the place ordered to be illumi-
nated for three successive nights. A Prajah merchant, who
had come to Peshawur to purchase some presents on the oc-
casion of the marriage of the daughter of Saadut Khan Mo-
Mund to the son of Dost Mahomed Khan, was on his return
plundered of everything he had in his charge; the Urbabs of
the Kheibur were told that if they did not make the pro-
perty good the strictest measures should be taken to compel
them.

_ We are in receipt of our half-monthly advices from Cau-
bnl, bringing intelligence down to the 13th of February,
from which we learn that on the 30th of January the
Kuzzulbash chiefs, Khan Shereen Khan and Mahomed
Meerza Khan, were summoned to a private interview with
the Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan, at which Meer Hajee
Saheb was present. The consultation lasted till near mid-
night, but the nature of the matters discussed did not
transpire. On the following day rzasfreceived in-
structions to draw on the collector of customs
pay some of the cavalry ; on the same day I OBourndmorkecyhethes
arrived from the Kohistan and were quartered the gar-
dens near the palace till further orders. a of
the elephants having on the same; day applied for alr°2;
absence, was told it could not be granted, as all treveof
ele-
phants were required to proceed to Jellalabad, with th
mother of Mahomed Shere Khan. On the 2d of Februar3
about 180 camels, belonging to various merchants in the
town, were seized by order of the Ameer. On the same day
instructions were forwarded to Mahomed Ukbar Khan
directing him to remain for the present at Jellalabad when
lie should have reached that station, and on no account to
Proceed to Bajour, as at first determined, and those for the
departure of the mother of Shere Khan were counter-
manded in consequence of reports that heavy snow had
fallen and rendered the Koord Kabul and Tezeen roads
almost impassable. On the 3d of February instructions
were afforded to the Wuzeer to the effect that his brother,
Shere Khan, might be permitted„, to proceed to Lall-
Poorah to celebrate his marriage, but that he must be
strongly escorted, and must not expect his mother, who was
Prevented from joining him by the state of the roads. On
the Bth of February the Ameer made a merit of releasing
the camels which had been seized, but seems to have been
nervously alive to the possible results of the war between
the British and the Seikha, as the prohibition of all con-
versation on the subject was renewed, with additional
threats of punishment in case of infraction. The attention
paid by the Kabnlees to every rumour which reached the
capital seems to have induced this reiterated order. On
the 12th of February two sons of the Ameer, Mahomed
Ufzul Khan and Mahomed Azeem Khan, received instruc-
tions to proceed with as little delay as possible towards
Jellalabad, at the head of all their followers, and they left
the capital on the 13th, but nothing had been done which
indicated the Ameer's intention of proceeding towards
Jellalabad in person. Of the movements of the Wuzeer
Mahomed Ukbar Khan we learn that he reported on the
2d of February his having marched for Jellalabad ; he
added, that having been invited to halt two days at Tutung
by Abd 00l Gheeas Khan. son of Nuwab Jubbar Khan,
_ e had agreed to do so. He added that he had been joined
by his brother Shere Khan with some troops, and that he
had directed Saadut Khan to return from Jellalabad
towards
the Kheibur. Considerable exertions seem in the
meantime
of troops to,
have been made regarding the collection
Jellalabad and we learn from the
contents of a lettercommunicated to the Ameer in the be-
had been assembled there, with fifteen guns, previous to the
uzeer. Such seem to have been the exertions
a
made to collect al large body of troops, that even the Gover-
nor of Bameean hadr been instructed to enlist men, and had
succeeded in obtaining He wrote to say that he would
have sent more, but thasto4)ttiestate of the weather was so bad
that the people could not travel from one valley to another.
.--Ameer Khan, Chief of Naokee,to the Ameer
that Meer Saiud Baha-ood-deen-co°mPiahe wleads
andhne r thate something
rpromised greatly must
op-
Pressing pss
Preuing the people in his district,
be done to bring him into order.
aistance, stating that if the services of the Wuzeer were not
required elsewhere, he should himself proceed to Naokee,
13 •
ajour, and Koner, to restore order.— Nothing
i __p ° ittvely
confirming the previous accounts of the death ofar6Maho-
!ned of Herat is given in the letter, but an attempt to con-
tradict these accounts on the part of some one not named is
treated with ridicule by our news- writer.

G WALIOR.
..Now that we have a little breathing time, and that our
friends in parts of the country other than the late all-engros-
sing seat of war think that miscellaneous intelligence may
,?e agreeable, we are happy to find them remembering us, and
_beginning to keep us au courant of the occurrences of their
respective locations. From Gwalior we learn that Govern-
ent hag lately sanctioned a new garrison company of ar-
tillery for the duties of the fort batteries. The brigadier has
applied for an officer to command, but as the fort is net a
Vary desirable residence, there will, we apprehend, be few
candidates for the honour unless the pay and " Gwalior al-
iv'-'ncea" be made something handsome. We are nut a
D e surprised to learn further, that although the necessities
Z 'l
b.,"thf, iirn;v of the Sutlej continued mimed for, the
Otjaeli coin-
relf small community of Gwalior are to heye tha
crlt of the prisence of a chaplain. One of our friends will
ve it that the congregation there of an unusually large
bomber, of bachelors has ied to the resolution, and adds that
Ze7 seem to think so themseivEs, as some of them at least
begiuning to set their " houses in or,der," The inference
* have to our readera.—Delhi Qwfttel AO* .4

CALCur FA.
(From the Overland Bengal Hurharu, April 7.)
Ghoolab Singh, our new protege and ally, has certainly
played his cards admirably-, and has reason to be content
with the results of the war, which has cost the British and
Ssikh Governments both so dear. He keeps aloof until he
sees his opportunity, and then steps in as mediator, and is
rewarded for his cleverness by being allowed to purchase a
monstrous cantle of his liege lord's dominions, and his own
independence, at a price insignificantly small. He has now
attained the object of his long-cherished ambition; it re-
mains to be seen whether he will have the prudence to retain
his prize.
Now that war, with its forced excitements, no longer
engrosses their attention, the good people of Calcutta
have found time to think of things which, perhaps, con-
cern them more nearly—even of railroads. The various
companies established for the purpose of introducing rail-
way communication into this part of India have lately re-
ceived a good share of public attention. One of them in
particular, the Northern and Eastern (Calcutta and Bog-
wangolah), has lately created quite a sensation, by giving
birth to an event hitherto unthought of here—a railway
dinner! On the invitation of the local board of manage-
ment, abeut 290 gentlemen assembled in the Town-hall,
on the evening of the 31st ultimo, to partake of a
magnificent banquet. The festival went off with much eclat.
in
nir jellocriaaisr
;1' ur
andt oa,
J.
aFr.t .L,ve
tele,
:p rre ss idq.,e not
fo ft thhee ccoanl icpuatnt
ay,
bwaars,
chairman of the local directory, sat opposite. These two
r eloquent and much-esteemed gentlemen were the principal
speakers on the occasion. A full report of the proceedings
will be found in another column. From this it will be ob-
served, that a most catholic and praiseworthy spirit pervades
the addresses of the orators, railways in general, and not any '
one in particular, forming the theme of their discourse. We
understand that, in reply to an application from this com-
pany, the local government has intimated its readiness to
take into consideratior .3 provisional act of incorporation, on
a draft thereof being laid before it by the committee. The
company's application for the services of a Government
engineer officer has been referred to the Court of Directors.
It is considered probable that the works on the Northern and
Eastern line will be commenced before the close of the year.
The preliminary operations of the East India Railway
Company (Calcutta and Mirzapore) have been actively
earned on during the past cold season. The surveys have,
we understand, been completed most satisfactorily within
the prescribed period, and at less than the estimated expense.
We learn that a line has been found through the hilly range,
and the Dunwa Pass, which will render the use of fixed
engines unnecessary, and which is throughout unexception-
able in an engineering point of view. We hear also, that
Mr. Simms has already sent in his report to the Government
and is himself on his way down to Calcutta. We learn fur-
ther, that Mr. Stephenson, who leaves for England by the
present steamer, has made provisional arrangements for the
supply of labour and material along the line ; so that if all
preliminaries shall be settled in due time, the work may com-
mence during the next cold season.
The Great Western Company (Calcutta and Rajamahal)
is again in the field, time effectually refuting various asser-
tions to the effect that it was extinct. It is again before the
public with its prospectus.
J. F. Leith, Esq., a distinguished member of the Calcutta
bar. and a much esteemed member of society, returns to Eng-
land by. the Hindostan, with the good wishes of all classes of
the community. The attorneys of the Supreme Court have
presented him with an address on his retirement from the bar,
which, with his reply, will be found elsewhere. Some of the
native gentry and others have also addressed him on the oc-
casion of his departure.
The public of Calcutta is about to do homage to that much
revered nobleman Lord Metcalfe. A public meeting is to be
held on the 9th instant in the hall, which has been erected
to his honour, and a public dinner is to be given in the same
place on the 13th, on the occasion of the erection of his Lord-
ship's bust therein. _ _ .

We may notice, as a thing now too much out of the usual
course, the arrival of the Precursor with the mails of Feb. 24,
on the evening of the sth instant, before the Bombay ex-
press, which is not yet in. The Precursor made the passage
from Suez to the Sand Heads in 2% hours less than 22 days
—the best passage on record.