The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

APRIL 21, 18415.

e Seikh
have-fefaithful Government this army would be a great strength
rorvceelleidn
to us e buteit will require very great tact in the selection
of men who are to command, and those who will corn
pose it ; and how, indeed, one is to be formed out of
th
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state,iit igl uken clowf theno w not—men
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dercription fur the last few years. Will the rew artily
be a contingent, as at G walior and Hyderabad ? Per-
haps so. It is more likely than a subsidiary force ; but
greatly open to the same objections as one.
F:na.lly, if farther opposition is experienced, the
Government of India wilt make such other arrangements
for the future government of the country as the interests
of the British power may render just and expedient ;
which means, that the British Government will take the
Punjaub and govern it after its own fashion. The Seilth
army may be disor.lered and weakened, but it will take
much to break the fanatical zeal of the Seikhs, and
there are many of the Sirdars who will share this feel-
ing with them. It is
.perhaps the only national feeling
which has been encountered in India. Among the
Rajpoots of part'cular tribes there have appeared
traces of nation el feeling, but the tribes are too di-
vided and too limited in power to have rendered such a
feeling a principle of action. No man that ever I heard
Of took pride in saying that he was a Mahratta, or that
he was a Nizam's subject or one of Oude or Gwalior.
Attachment to a Government, as the head of a people
has been a rare thing in India ; but here we have
attachment by a fanatical people to a Government, and
its head, which, in Reinject Singh, was a splendid
realisation of power. We know that the Khalsa army,
containing few mercenaries, is essentially a national
one, and is identified with the Government in feel-
ing, sect, prejudice, and ambition. Therefore I think
that we May see the Seikh Government, under the power
of Ghoolab Singh and the dread of our presence, accept
any terms dictated; but that the army will not give in
until.reuted again and again, or taking at mice to those
sfrong fortified places in the country, which they can
hold in deTeration, and which it will cost us many
valuable lives and much treasure to- reduce. There
are, however, no means of solving this puzzle.
Nothing ran be plainer, -fttlthing' tritYre earnest. con--
sistently with proper dignity, than Sir Henry
Hardinge's invitation to all classes, and if the well-
dispoied to the " state do not see at once that the only
chance of preserving a national Government is to aid
the Governor-General and the few chiefs who may
have followed Gholab Singh, they will assuredly plunge
into irretrievable ruin, and entail upon us another
year's campaign for the perEct reduction of the whole
country. It must be a great matter of uncertainty at
pres nt which way the tiee mae turn ; and the Governor-
General may await the issue of his proclamation at
Ku!soor, or, as is more probable, push on with force to
Lahore, to dictate his terms to the country and the
people of the capital. There he is sure of the co-opera-
tion of Ghoolab Singh and his hill troops. This able
Man will not neglect his own interests, and he will see
them to be identical with British supremacy. His
family have suffered too deeply from the Khalsas to
render him in,iincere. From the period of his arrival at
Lahore, though he brought money and supplies with
him, and to preserve appearances declared they should
be lacei at the disposal of the army, he has, so far as we
know, given nothing, but has strongly advised peace, or
temporised with the requests of the Punches, till he could
be assured of the actual presence in the Punjaub of the
British army. This having immmediately followed the last
battle he made at once to the Governor-General's camp,
to arrange, in conjunction with him, the future settle-
ment of the Government. It is not probable, I think,
that there will be resistance at Lahore. Gholab
Singh's army was the only efficient or fresh one ;
that he will control. _ Under the consternation which
must prevail, neither Lall Singh nor the Ranee would
be ab'e to collect troops enough to make a stand,
and the Governor-General's proclamation will have a
mighty effect, backed as it is by a victorious army. I
therefore look with confidence to hear of the speedy oc-
cupation of Lahcre, and that, and the negotiations which
will follow, will be subjects of the highest possible in-
terest, far more so politically than the actions of the war,
however brilliant.

It will be greatly to be regretted should the Governor-
General be embarrassed by any home politics. Of
these Ido not presume to treat. America may per-
haps take a higher tone on the Oregon question on
hearing of this war, and this appears to be the only
chance of embarrassment ' • but we may fairly hope
not, and in any case I should hope that the two
questions would not be mixed up together. We have
fought here for a political supremacy, which was threa-
tened by an invasion of our territory, and the measures
which have resulted from it must be considered distinct
from any European course of political events. There is
no alternative whatever, to my perception.
As before, I again repeat that India is profoundly
tranquil. No power in it dare, with the example
of the Punjaub before it, to provoke chastisement.
Rumours have been industriously spread of our defeat,
of the capture of the Seikh guess being idle fabrications,
that they were wooden or leather ones, placed so as to
decoy our troops into the mines laid, &c. All these ab-
surd stories, however, are dispersed by the stern truth of
the several defeats, and the invasion of the l'unjaub, and
will be repeated no more. A full sense of the past
power of the British Indian Government, if not fully
felt bef, re, will now prove an irresistible conviction, end
with the close of this war we may hope for a long and
glorious peace for our eastern possessions.
Sinde-, too, is tranquil ; no rase even among the hill
tribes has followed the march of the army of the Lower
Sutl,j ; and though Sir C. Nap'er has gone on to join
the Governor- General, his name will live behind him,
and will insure quiet. Few will be so bold as to provoke
his fiery wrath or indomitable spirit. It will chafe him
that he is too late for the great battles ; but he may yet
have his share, if the Selch forces do not render un-
conditional submission. Where the army of the Lower
Sutlej is to go, or what it is to do, does not yet appear ;
it will probably occupy the lower part of Punjaub, and
if there be truth in the report of the submission of
Moultan, will very probably proceed thither at once.
Moulton pays 3i lacs of rupees a-month to the Lahore
Goverz.mnit, and this would go a good way to supply
the indemnity for the war, which I very truly hope may
a complete one.

In the Deccan I have nothing particular to inform
you of. I am much afraid that we shall have another
season of cholera, as that dire scourge has already
shown itself in many parts. May God, in His mercy,
avert its further spread, for it is very fearful; there is no
refuge from it, and the country people have no remedies
against it. Distress is severely felt in the central dis-
tricts and in Khandeish, and for this there is no
alleviation. I hear nothing from Hyderabad but
the distresses of the Government ; already is the
Nizam in debt 22 Lacs for the payment of the contingent,
and there appears no exertion made either to provide
regular payments or to discharge debts. The Nizam
calls for one quack contriver of remedies after
another, and looks keenly after mulcts, fines, nuz-
zerana, and other extra sources of revenue, which
are as uncertain as unjust, neglecting, of course, the
country and the people, from whom he can derive
any certain funds. An amusing, or rather an embar-
rassing council, took place not long ago, the collectors
or Julookbdars being summoned to provide for
the 22 Inca of debt, and to make further advances. As
the revenue of every district is forestalled, not only
was every present demand impossible of satisfaction,
but it was urgently represented that as the advances
had been made from private funds, they should be
put in train of adjustment ! The Government is
now without cnedit, and without management ;
and how it contrives at all, is surprising. It seems
exceedingly probable that as soon as the Punjaub affair
is settled the management of this state may occupy the at-
tention of the Governor-General, its troops and expenses
be reduced to a footing commensurate with its resources,
and, as at Gwalior, districts in satisfaction of the pay of
the contingent and other demands made over to the care
of the Resident, and to the superintendence of British
officers. But it is, in homely phrase, in a sad mess
altogether, and if one state more than another exhibit
the political demoralization of the subsidiary system, it
is this.

In Bengal a new railway plan has been started, which
seems powerfully supported, and is likely to be com-
menced forthwith. We are all anxiously expecting the
reports on the great lines, and I sincerely trust there
may be beginnings made next cold season.— Times.

A VESSEL RUN DOWN OFF
BE ACHY HEAD.

BRIGHTON, SUNDAY.—Soon after daylight this morning
nine persons, comprising the captain and crew and three
passengers of the barque Lady Falkland, of Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia, which was run down off Beachy Head during
the night by the schooner Martha of Guernsey, were put
ashore here by the schooner's boat. We gather the fol-
lowing particulars from Reuben Schofield, the mate of the
tassel :

" We left New York on the 11th of March, with a cargo of
logwood, the freight being worth about 6001., and after a
good passage arrived off Beachy Head about eleven
o'clock last night. It was very dark, and shortly after-
wards the men on the watch descried a vessel under our
lea. We immediately hoisted a light which we had
burning, and I hallooed as loud as I could, but as
they did not get the helm up, we expected they would
run in to us, and in less than five minutes the strange
vessel struck ours just abaft the fore-chains, and cut ke
down to the water's edge. She instantly began to fill. Th
first thing we did was to try to stop the hole by thrusting
in the bedclothes. In less than ten minutes after she was
struck we sounded the pumps, and found that she bad eight
feet of water in the hold, and we expected that the vessel
would instantly sink. Seeing no hopes of righting her, we
lost no time in unlashing one of the boats, into which we all
get, but it was nearly half an hour before the vessel
sunk, which, if we had known, we could have saved some
of our things, but, as it was, we saved nothing except
what we wore. The vessel that struck us proved to be the
Martha, of Guernsey, and the moment the accident hap-
pened, and seeing the perilous situation in which we were
placed, they remained alongside, and rendered all the assis-
tance in their power. In a few minutes we were safe on
board the Martha, which sustained no damage worth men-
tion. The Lady Falkland sunk in about ten fathoms of
water, about six miles from shore, E. by N. of Beachy Head.
One of the passengers, William Holmes, a native of Devon-
port, states that this is the fourth time he has been ship-
wrecked since last August."

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 17. The offiCe3
have been closed the greater part of the week, for the Easter re-
cess, and but little business of any description has been transacted
*into our last report.—Bristol Mercur

PRICE SP-.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The investments were of very moderate amount, but in a
few instances had a considerable effect On the prices. Thus
Best Bower sprung to 11 to 1 and Miss Burns to 20 to I for
the Chester Cup, and Spithead to 22 to 1, Tibthorpe to 27
to 1 and Fancy Boy to 30 to 1 (all taken) for the Derby.
The general betting, however, was so excessively dull, that
we may dispense with anything further in the shape of in-
troduction :
THE SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES (BATII).
3 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid
7 to 2 agst Mr. O'Brien's Lord Saltoun—taken
7 to 1 agst Sir J. B. Mill's Giantess
8 to 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of the Tyne
Young Locliinvar and Devil's Dust are declared not to
start.

LANSDOWN STAKE (BATH).
2 to 1 on Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque
CHESTER CLIP.
11 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat
11 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower
20 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna
20 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Polish
20 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns
30 to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Pedometer—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord George Bentinck's Clumsy
30 to 1 agst Sir John Gerald's Mermaid
35 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken
40 to 1 apt Mr. Dawson's Crim. Con.
50 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Glossy—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Gamecock
No others mentioned.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 4 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock
DERBY.
9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting
11 to 2 agst Lord Maidstone's Torn Tullock
20 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken, and
afterwards offered
22 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Spithead
22 to 1 agst Mr. J. O'Brien's The Traverser
27 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe—takeu
30 to 1 agst Mr. W. D. Cook's Fancy Boy—taken
35 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago (1,0001.) 25 laid at once
40 to 1 agst Mr. R,amsay's Malcolm
40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Tugnet
12 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Queen Anne
12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo
25 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Astonishment—taken