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on this point, hut in vain. He went so far as to re- veying some few small items of intelligence—all, in reality,
proach the Ranee with a wish to have him put to death. that there appear to have been to convey--4rom all parts of
to enable her to pass her life in idleness and dissipa- Sinde. We mentioned in our last that the Napier steamer,
tion. The Ranee Ts reported hereon to have sent this day with the Governor on board, had been fired on at Mithen-
a message to the Governor-General, representing the kote,
and that his Excellency had disembarked at Ouch and
nature of the insult offered her by Raja Ghoolab Singh, and proceeded for Bhawulpore by land. Here he arrived on
thzzt she was anxious to have Raja Lall Singh as Wuzeer. the morning of the 20th, and after receiving a visit of cere-
Raja 3-hoeolab Singh is known to have taken some ammuni- npny from the Raja resumed his journey, under escort of the
the magazine at a late hour last night, and to Camel Corps, on the 22d. The troops just referred to had
'-d the same to his sepoys. He also ordered given an extraordinary illustration of the extreme fatigue
Serai and the Huzooree and endurance of li*
gate bei-veen the Maid . . . w ich they are capable, and the celerity
' ..r. has 1,400 men of his own in the fort, with which they can get over the ground. They had joined
htiaovneoduit,toriih o
1,.
1 Ghoolab Singh Provindeea. He the Sind another
Sinde Horse, body of very "fast men, at
besides the men of Genera_
Bt haeglha rtgoe
is known to be so displeased at what has taken place, that Ahmedpore, and were at Bhawulpore on the 16th. During
broke his fast to-day, and did not attend the dur- the first four marches after leaving Sukkur they had tra-
he never
but remained in his own Havelee. When summoned versed 180 miles, or 45 miles a day. The siege train and
bar, be closed. .i...
by a shaheb on some business, he pretended to be ill, and pontoon bridges had been directed to remain behind at
sent Meean Jowahir Singh to do what was required. It is Sukkur. The following is the order in which the troops
certain that more Affghan troops of the Raja's have arrived were dispatched from Roree for Bhawulpore:-6th Bengal
in the camp, which is on the other side the Ranee. Some Cavalry, Brigadier Hearsey, left on the Bth of February.
people, who were admitted to the Raja, came away with an Sinde Horse, Rowland's troop Horse Artillery, her Ma-
assurance that his anger was great. The number of people jesty's 36th, 18th Bombay Native Infantry, Brigadier De-
in and about Lahore is about 40,000, and an order or a hint rinzv, left on the 10th. 2d Bengal troop `Horse Artillery,
from Raja Ghoolab Singh would be enough to make them 2d flengal European Regiment, 15th Bengal Native Infantry,
fall on the British. Brigadier Frushard, left on the 13th. Forster's and Brett's
Fan. 23.—Yesterday it was ascertained that Lawrence batteries, her Majesty's 17th Foot, 12th Bombay Native In-
Saheb and Cust Saheb came with the troops into the fort and fantry, Brigadier Pennycuick, left on the 15th.
pointed out the differentplaces where theywere to bequartered. Bengal battery, 7th Bengal Cavalry (from Shikar-
They then went into the Sheesh Mehel and there had their Poor, crossed on the 13th), 69th Bengal Native
breakfast, at which the Hindoos, who were present, were Infantry, left on the 18th. Belooch battery and
greatly ashamed, as meat of several kinds was served up to Bayley 's battery left on the 22d. The ISth Bombay
them. Bhaee Ram Singh and Bukhshee Buggut Ram were Native Infantry, the 17th Bombay Native Infantry, and a
absent from the durbar. Dewan Gunput Rae and Khooseeal battery from Sukkur, Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, left on the
Singh, officers of Goorchara suwars, represented to the Ranee 20th. (Under command of General Hunter, C.B. ; Captain
that the British were now all encamped on their parade Bignell, Assistant-Adjutant-General; Captain Tristall, As-
ground. They were referred to Raja Ghoolab Singh for sistant-Quartermaster-General ; Captain Cooper, 7th, Bri-
orders. The following is now assigned as the cause of the gade Major at Sukkur; Captain Andrews, 7th, Treasurer
Raja's displeasure, which is, that after he went to the camp and Postmaster, Sukkur; Lieutenant Clair, Commissariat
of the British and settled everything, the Ranee wrote to the Agent to the field force; and Lieutenant Lancaster, Sub-
Governor-General to say she wished to have Lall Singh and assistant Commissary at Sukkur.) The 6th Cavalry and
not Goolab Singh as her Wuzeer. The Raja has summoned troop of Horse Artillery arrived at Bhawulpore on the 24th
Sirdar Tej Singh, Sirdar Stiumsher Singh, and others to of February—the .-rest were moving up easily by detach-
Lahore. He is strongly opposed to the British occupying the ments ; the arrival of the last of the troops under General
fort because he knows that as they have done so the Ranee Hunter was looked for before the end of March. The
will be able to have whom she pleases as Wuzeer. The fidelity of the Bhawul Khan may be depended on so
troops of Runjoor Singh have arrived in Umritser long as his gratitude endures for the share of the Sinde
under the command of Raja Ajeet Singh Ladwawallah. Plunder we bestowed upon him. His army is half disci-
Their arrival has caused great consternation there, and the planed; not large, but tolerably efficient; it has been drilled
shopkeepers have all closed their shops. It is, how- fur him by a Mr. APPherson and Mr. Howell, the English-
ever, believed they will not remain at Umritser, but march man engaged against us at Meeanee. General Simpson
towards Lahore. It is ascertained that Raja Lall Singh accompanied by Major Green and Captain Browne, were
has had an interview with Raja Ghoolab Singh to aster- on their way to Kurrachee. It is reported that the Affghans
taro from himself the cause of his displeasure. Ghoolab are making preparations to seize upon Peshawur, taking
Singh said it was known to all the world that he had saved advantage of the discomfiture of the Seikhs. Another
the State, and that he was grieved at being treated as he body of them, 2,000 or 8,000, are said to. have advanced
was. Lall Singh assured him that he would do all Ghoolab into the valley of Woostung. The treatment experienced
Singh wished, and abide by his counsel, and that it was much from us by the Khan of Khelat. and the position in which
better they should be friends than enemies. Raja Ghoolab we had placed him in relation to his subjects and neighbours,
Singh is said to have replied that he was greatly an- had deprived him of all influence amongst his people. Tt.e
noyed at the British having been permitted to enter the Hill Beloochees are for the present quiet; and the Kyberees,
fort, and that the best thing they could do would be to unite assisted by some supplies from us, and aided by the small
in one body and expel them, as became men faithful to post at Shahpoor, hold the eastern plains of Cutchee. Ex-
their country. Raja Ghoolab Singh received a message tensive financial reforms are to be set about in Sinde on the
shortly after from the Governor-General to the effect that the return of the Governor. Internal transit duties are to be
ites
ta at
in present
th o
cultivationstands ,
of bad.
the
country; The
theva-
troops had only been sent into the fort by the desire of Ranee
o le
have system, t
no em
i, as
ter
abolished, and the import duties to be increased. The
n
Saheb, and that he might depend on his being supported in whole
his post, as he was well known to be the only man capabletors
of settling the affairs of the state. The Raja soon after went whole capital is in the hands of the Hindoos, and they alone
with Dewan Deena Nath to pay his respects to the Lord make money.
Saheb. It is known that the British have made an arrange.
ment by which the Lahore state is to have an army of 20,000
infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and a proportionate number of ar
tillery, the pay of the whole to be the same as that paid by
the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh. Those men now in the
service who choose to accept of these terms to be kept, those
who refuse, to be made to deliver up their arms and to be
discharged. A proclamation to this effect has been sent to
the Khalsa troops. Those of the British will march in a
short time towards Hindostan.

FEB. 26. —Raja Ghoolab Singh, Bhaee Ram Singh, and
Dewan Deena Nath, presented themselves yesterday before
the Ranee, and stated that they had made the following
arrangement regarding the troops :—That the Aeen troops
at the time of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, should
receive the pay that sovereign gave them, that is some
8 rupees, some 7-8, and others 6 rupees. The cavalry at the
same rate. The Malooa and Doaba sepoys to receive two
months' pay, and to deliver up their arms, kuntas,
boodkres &c., and to be discharged, also those entertained
during the reign of Maharaja Shere Singh, to be similarly
discharged. An agreement to be taken from all the officers
to the effect that any man losing his matchlock, or refusing
to give up the same when required, should be responsible for
the price. The whole of the troops to pay one month's pay
towards the liquidation of the indemnity to the British, and
ultimately to give one year's pay, at the rate of four
months at a time, towards the same object. The Ranee ap-
proved of these matters. Raja Ghoolab Singh then perused
the records of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, to find out
the regulations by which he had paid and governed the
troops, and directed the Duftareis to pay the men according
to the same. Four companies of two separate battalions were
thereupon sent for and pay ordered to be issued. The men
who bad hitherto been the Punches of the companies
were called first and paid ; then stripped of their match-
locks, coats, huntas, and boodkees, and turned out of of-
fice. The sepoys from Doaba sad Malooa were treated
in the same manner. The number of those retained
was very small, and those who had received 15
rupees each previous to :the march on Ferozepore
were made to refund that sum. In the afternoon of yes-
terday Major Lawrence visited tha Huzooree Bagh. It is
certain that the Beembhur and Rajas have created great
disturbances, and the Wuzeer having found a good oppor-
tunity to do so, mentioned to the Ranee that if she would
sanction the transfer of their possessions to Meean Jowahir
Singh, he would pay the expenses that might be incurred is
reducing the refractory Rajas. He alleged as a ground for
his application that the whole of Poonch, Beembhur, and
Rajouree had formerly been bestowed in Jagheer on the
Meean's father, the late Raja Dheean Singh. The Ranee ac-
quiesced in the proposition, and a purwannah was forthwith
issued to the effect. Raja Ghoolab Singh has directed General
Ghoolab Singh Provindeea, to send five companies of his
sepoys towards Umrister, to fetch seven lees of rupees from
Govindghur. Four companies of sepoys were treated this
day in the same way as those yesterday. The whole of the
Seikh troops are to be encamped in Shadra, and are thence to
be sent for to be paid. The sum distributed to the men yester-
day did net amount to more than 300 rupees in conse-
quence of the deductions made on various pretences. It
is reported that the Governor-General is about to break
his camp and disperse his army. Three British canton-
ments are to be formed, one at Tulwan, the other in
Julundar, and the third at Nadown. The Governor-
General has agreed that if the Sirkar should ever be in
want of assistance, it was to be afforded from these can-
tonments.

THE ARMY OF THE PUNJAUB.
(From the Delhi Gazette.)
Our latest letters are dated " Lahore, February 26," and
convey the gratifying intelligence that the anticipations of
the authorities regarding the submission of the remnant of
the Seikh army, which at one time threatened to give us
some trouble, have turned out correct. Sirdar Tej Singh has
surrendered, and nearly the whole of his late followers have
laid down their arms and agreed to the terms which have
been made for them. Raja Lall Singh also continued in
our camp. He was, it appears, actually wounded in the
battle of Sobraon in two places by the bursting of a shrap-
nell shell close to him. It was understood that fifty lacs
of the indemnity money were to be paid on the 26th, and
arrangements were being made for its reception and con-
veyance across the Sutlej ; the army to move when the second
instalment of fifty lacs had been paid, the third to be liqui-
dated at the convenience of the Durbar. The tents for
Sir Charles Napier's reception were prepared, a fact which
strengthens our previous surmise that he is to command the
troops across the Sutlej, as otherwise his march upwards
would have been countermanded ere this. Prince Waldemar
and his suite were to quit the camp in a day or two, and
staff officers were daily receiving orders to return to their
respective posts in the provinces. The Horsa Artillery were
filling up their troops with admirable remounts, chiefly
Caubul and Curdistan, admitted daily by the sitting com-
mittee. The announcement of the grant of twelve months'
batta was received with great satisfaction by the army. In
addition to the other acts of liberality promulgated with that,
we learn tht the Governor-General has declared it to be his
intention to pay fur the carriage of the European troops, a
very generous act, and which the men have richly deserved.
We believe that an engineer officer has been deputed into the
new doab to report on the most eligible sites for new can-
tonments.

NIZAM'S DOMINIONS.

From the Loodianah force we learn that Brigadier Wheeler
had reached Sultanpore, a town on the high road to Lahore,
and not far from the left bank of the Beeas. The country
through which the brigade marched up to that time is said
to be very fertile, and so well cultivated as to present a very
favourable contrast with the Cis-Sutlej districts. Ruins of
magnificent serais at short distances mark the former royal
stages of the road from Delhi to Cashmere. At Sultanpore
there is a Shikargab, which will doubtless afferd sport to our
friends of the brigade, who expected to remain there until the
Governor-General passes through on his way back.
We have a very small amount of what can be strictly
called news from the army of the Sutlej. The first instal-
ment of the indemnity money, the raising of which has, ac-
cordingaudltvyfoohsa, db
un
to tt,
hwe egbuenl ise vbee, bidone egni
upga
toatthteh
re
edmant ea
no
tf
to our native correspondent, been a matter of no
our small
ladteiffiste
still in arms were being brought in and given up " with
neatly groans." Some of our officers seem to have been per-
mitted to visit the town, as one of them gives the following
general description, which we extract in his own words:—
" Lahore appears to me the filthiest city I ever entered,
and can boast of but few lions. The mosque, close to the
Sunman Boorj (Badshahee), has been a noble structure,
and is still a splendid ruin. Runjeet Singh demolished the
cupolas, and turned the whole place into a magazine; his
own summud is now being garnished with the marble taken
from the domes. The area of the city is not great, but the
houses are lofty, and every spot crowded. The place is filled
with desperate vagabonds ; almost every second man is
armed.2oo They receive us quietly just now, although some
soldiers are lurking in the narrow courts and streets.
Lahore
is begirt with a double line
of
defences, the walls
lofty, the ditch deep and wide, and the bastions magnificent
in size, but the whole utterly weak. The Shaleemar
gardens are large, but in beauty by no means equal to Deig.
The Bhungee Top or monster gun
would be a fine trophy,
but he is to be left here, as not having taken the field
against us."
Nothing was positively known of the destination of the
several corps about to return to the provinces, though the
breaking up of the army cannot be very distant, as the'pre-
liminary orders for the departure:homewards of her Majesty's
16th Lancers and 31st Foot have been published; and we
may therefore daily expect the general orders detailing the
arrangements for the cantonment of troops.
bwe learnthat Brigadier
From the Jalendher Doe
WheelerK had moved from Sultanpore to apoorthulla or
Kapoortulao, and been received there with much distinction
I h
by Sirdar Nehal Singh,Aloowal is doubtless anxious
a who
to secure, if possible, the restorationhis
of justly forfeited
estate east of the Sutlej. We believe that Major Abbctt, of
the Engineers,
is the officer selected by the Governor-Ge-
neral to examine the localities thought of for new canton-
ments, and are happy to see that Nadown, indicated by us
some 10 days since, will in all probability be one of them.
From Ferozepore we learn that Major-General Lumley,
who had a day or two before resigned the high office of Ad-
jutant-General, which he has filled for so many years, died
on the Ist of March, from the effects of the illness from
which he has lately been suffering, and that he was Interred
with military honours on the evening of thit day: Major
Patrick Grant had been appointed Adjutant-General, pend-
ing, we presume, the pleasure of the Court of Directors, and
we have some reason to believe that the objections to his
being recommended in high quarters for the permanent in-
cumbency have been considerably shaken by the late ser-
vices of Major Grant. Sir C. Napier was, with his escort,
the Sinde Camel Corps, expected at Ferozepore on the Ist,
but had not reached, that welare aware of. Is his appoint-
ment to the command of the troops beyond our late frontier,
which seems pretty certain, significant of the Government
being anxious to nominate a new Governor of Sinde ?
This morning's dak brings advices that the army will,
under existing arrangements, break up on the 10th. A
grand Durbar will be held on the 9th.

The overwhelming interest of the events upon the Sutlej
have for many months past so engrossed public attention,
that occurrences, which on ordinary occasions would have
been carefully noted, have been overlooked. Amongst these
the affairs of the State of Hyderabad, Deccan, may be enu-
merated. We take the following from the Madras Spectator
of the 26th ultimo :—" Anarchy. and bloodshed appear to be
more than ever rife in the dominions of the powerless Nizams,
as will be gathered from the following particulars of what is
there going on. Upon the 9th of this month, Suffer (says
the translation of a Persian paper with which we have been
favoured), one of the sons of Surfuraz Jung, met his brother
on the high road, and having haste quarrel with him, he sent
after him two horsemen, by whom he was cut down. On
the 13th again, a sepoy of the line,lander the command of
Ghoree Ram, was killed by an Arab followei of Abdoolla Bin
AIL The cause of the quarrel is not mentioned ; we, how-
ever, hear that all the commandants of the line intend to go
in a body to the Nizam, for the purpose of demanding re-
dress, and should they fail of obtaining it, they will at-
tack the Arabs in revenge. (This purpose has since, we
believe, evaporated). The Government will do nothing for
them, and there is not unity enough for any independent
course among the commandants. Moostaeed Gar Jung (the
same person who fought his brother across the street) had a
battle with a party of Arabs on the 13th or 14th, when two of
his horsemen were killed and four Arabs wounded. These
Arabs did not belong to any of the great military chieftains,
which is, perhaps, the reason of Moostaeed Gar Jung being
suffered to fiad security from further violence. A son of Rao
Rumba, one Sufdur Ood, Dowla, by a Mussulnaanee, com-
plained to the Nizam that his legitimate halfsbrother, Urjoon
Buhadoar, the head of the family, would not sufficiently pro-
vide for his maintenance. His HighnOes, however, would
take no cognisance of the matter, as it was a family affair.
Sufdur Ood Dowla accordingly raised troops, and laid waste
and seized upon—but not without bloodshed—the family of
Jaghires. It was then Urjoon Buhadoor's turn to complain,
and on his doing so the Nizam gave sentence that he should
accede to Sufdur Ood Dowla's demand, as the means of
obtaining a restitution of the Jaghires. A portion
of a body of horsemen called the Rissalai Khas,
consisting of small parties under different commanders, were
largely in arrears of pay, and the Government, not having
the means of adjusting their demands, referred them to
Husseeneod Deen Khan, the chief of the Robillas,
who undertook, upon receiving assignments on the
country to supply the immediate wants of their number.
Money was accordingly lent to them by him, not however
upon any regulated terms, but according to his own pleasure,
and in some instances he furnished none at all. Two of these
latter (brothers) who received nothing from him, were re-
duced to the extremest destitution; for (as it was subse-
quently found) they could neither provide themselves with
oil by the light of which to dress their wounds, nor yet ob-
tain rags to bind them up. They applied, therefore, earnestly
for pecuniary assistance to Nusseer Ood Deen Khan, whom
they found at the house of the Minister Raja Rain Bux,
but though urged on the ground of his undertaking, he
peremptorily refused to comply. One of the brothers, then
seized him by the waistband, and was strack for so doing;
he however returned the blow, and Nusseer Ood Deen Khan's
turban fell or was struck off in the scuffle. On this swords
were drawn, and Nusseer Ood Deen Khan received five
wounds, but none among them dangerous, from his assailant.
Of the two brothers one was slightly and the other mortally
wounded. What a deplorable state of things is this ! Surely
the Nizam might take these lamentable events as lessons,
and profit by them to his own political salvation and that of
his State! It is, however, feared that his Highness will
never heed nor understand until he finds the naked swords
now thinking blood among his miserable people directed ac-
tually towards himself. At that juncture, like Sardana-
palus, he may, perhaps, awake too late."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY.
(From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.)
BOMBAY, MAncx 14.—The transactions in our import
market since the departure of the last mail have been to a
very limited extent, and business during the past week has
been almost wholly at a stand-still, owing to the Hooly holi-
days, which only terminate this day. Under these circum-
stances, there is but little change to notice in the aspect of
mercantile affairs. The scarcity of money, which has so long
affected commercial operations, still presses upon them with
some severity, but it is hoped that in the general improve-
ment which may be expected to result from the conclusion of
the recent hostilities, and the renewal of amicable relations
with the Seikhs, the present difficulty of procuring
monetary
accommodation will be wholly removed.
Metals.—The market for these has evinced no great
degree of activity. There have been but few transactions
in copper, and prices remain without noticeable alteration.
The only sales reported to us for publication are of about
220 cwt. tile, at rs. 48i per cwt. ; we believe, however, there
have been some transactions in this article at rs. 48. In
iron, British bar continues in some request, and we are ap-
prised of sales of 230 tons at rs. 29, and 30 tons at rs. 30
per candy. Swedish bar has slightly improved, and some
500 candies are said to be disposed of at our quotation. Nail,
rod, and hoop are without change in value, but sheet has
somewhat advanced, and nails appear to have a slightly
downward tendency. Steel, in tubs, has improved, while in
faggots, it remains unchanged. We quote spelter lower, a
sale of fifty tons, large plates, having been made at rs. 13
per cwt. In lead, quicksilver, and tin plates, we hear of no
transactions, and for all three we retain our previous quota-
tions.

Cotton Manufactures.—The sales of the fortnight have
been confined principally to stout grey domestics, and to
the better qualities of grey and bleached shirtings and
jaconets and grey madapollams ; the commoner kinds of
these fabrics continuing without inquiry, and only saleable
at extremely low rates. While, however, grey domestics and
bleached shirtings have been readily taken, in some in-
stances at an advanced price, the demand for grey shirtings,
and for jaconets both grey and bleached, has been very lan-
guid, and sales have been effected with difficulty. Muslins
kianni
ndtdhsceamamr
eb
hrsiatchviosi
cell continueddenbereest;e nal:ne.dotdecline
id: eaalaipsnnrvdeebs se
eicr
ice depressed
limiteditosnalni
taken
vatbl
,upe
scale.ebl
ad,uci ats inoodi
nswe Tpidnruogicrfketaeo.Turkey
transactionsttrlhhendee
dyed good are saleable at former quotations, but prints of all
must unsatisfactory rates.
firmYanrensss—oflh'
dyed yarns we hear of no sales, but it will be observed that
orange has still further declined in nominal value.
Woollens—There is no change to record in the market
for these goods ; prices still continue depressed, but a better
demand may be looked for after the rains. The only sale
communicatedr yair.
is one of 4,593 yards common cloth, at
s. 1...7 - o per
Marine Stores—The prices of the articles under this head
remain stationary, and we have no sales to report.
Beer We still continue without transactions, and until
the arrival of the new brew, which is not looked for till late
next month, there will probably be no change to notice in
this respect.
Spirits—These are without inquiry, andee slightly
iin salesagthp rtllic3yealn A sale
0 f
4 os
improved .L. 7 opnel yrlbbe.
C
made at a great sacrifice. There are heavy stocks in first
hands both of brandy and gin.
Red Lead is a trifle higher than before. White without
change.
Sao rrbkrs. os na
arc
a lku
inferiorrne
unchanged,
hh aa vngegueandlo:
tbyculibtaansgbee Bottlesetoo effected,nhoatvie
in value.

THE SINDE ARMY.
(From the Bombay Times.)
WO have letters of the 10th inst. from Kurrachee, con-