The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-17 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAI L

INDIA AND CHINA.

a a have received by express taom Msr.eilles our
letter
Ihiabli end papers in anticipetion ot the mail which left
follow:Y on the 17th ult. Our corre6pendent writes as
14e4r.
In /ed. "IY anything of public interest has occurred
ew la since the dispatch of the last mail. The int-r-
-ata between Ghoolab Singh and the Governor-Ger.er.il
o....,!elebrated with
great splendour on the 26th of De-
eiznuer and
succeeding days. An account of the inter-
still eof courtesies which took place on the occasion
on hiss found below. The Maharaja left Vizierabad,
the .rn to Jummoo on the 29. h, but at the date of
latch a
'tined
t._ counts the doaernor-General awes still de-
iere by heavy raiu, which appears to have been
bed 10_' tnrau shout the Northern Punjaub. Ghoolab Singh
v. , it 50 of his followers from intense cold in ssa-
-4lng the raises betwe, n Jummoo and C ,shmere. A
41arked •
the troop;llaProvement has taken place is the health of
ee In the Punjaub.
tiotilr the
Napier arrived at Sukkur on the 3d of
with .r 3% and left the f.llowing day after an interview
tyd
whe;e3
daily expected
of lihypore, Ali Moorad. He was at
lad •ravad on the 7th, reached Kurrachee on the 12th,
at Bombay. He has been every-
gel e enthusiastieally received. At Hyderabad the
to dechkee chiefs assembled from all parts of the province
uira honour. He was similarly received at Kure
b 7 then' and parting entertainment is to be given to him
../"Zolornunity of Bombay.
the 4,ll„l3engal a commission has been appointed to make
tits) awet complete investigation into the whole organize:-
depe;: the Commissariat. The alleged frauds in this
ferl—lnents and the claims constantly male against it
good rigs unadjusted balances, have lately occasioned a
ereciLeal of comment.
sear"e Act for taking land for railways in Bengal has
• thooe°,l yet come into effective operation, some doubts,
at 41 apparently without sufficient reason, having been
chile entertained regarding its sufficiency. Mean-
t° th:aior Kennedy, the consulting railway engineer
Under aif,ellgal Government, has three lines of railways
4,1., consideration—the first, through Pandoosh
nrclwan, direct ta Mirzapore; the second through
the "ah to Burdwan, and then to Rajamahal; and
hircl throughand Pandooahthe coal districts to
iTaattl.
4;'4 American, named Booth, was found murdered in
ss bed at
rie eras-- the Calcutta Ice-house on the 3d of January;
thiltieSdpeiiribitereivt
41 el,s`me was committed by four American seamen, who
Nett been Since aprehended. The reckless and bucca-
tieniced by the culprits was most character-
Wes attir sole object in committing the crime (which
y planned beforehand) was plunder; and
fie Ikede' openly of it in the sailors' taverns they
tlLien t
Weed s which it appears they were in the habit of
thei Inadg with pistols and bowie knives concealed under
dress.
le" The ultimatum of the Supreme Government regard-
togth
..a Altanes affairs is anxiously expect« d, but has
girt': Yet transpired. It will of course involve an a.-
the Feet of territory, either temporary or perpetual, for
Ouidation of the existing debt, and a further lien
tt52.4," of security for the future payment of the con-
siCrt, to guard against arrears. Meaosshile, the neces-
d Yi or
„ the interterence of the Supreme Government is
to 41"econaing more imperatively essential, not merely
440! Wellbeing 'of the countr>, but even to the very
Sous7allee of the Ntzam's Gov• rnment, the financial re
etesiZie of which are daily dimini•hiuss through the sue.
Pose'" °Pposition of refractory Talookdars; he of Elich-
kteeot Content with defeating his master 'e troops, has
till Oil the offensive, and seised forcibly four or five
%Res not belonging to the El•chpore Taloolta, and so
disPrehensive is be of present molestation that he has
ataleaded about 1.500 Rohillas he had taken into ray,
the wh° are now diapers. d into parties and plundering
, ad;
bet aaluent country atter the fashion of the Pindarees ;
fokilia Newsb of Ellchpiire is nat likely to enjoy his
Valley acquired possession much longer, fir the
trice' of Berar (which is the freest colt 'n dis-
poni" 'll India) has been 1 ,ng known to be that
btee-nn ,of the Nisam's country which the British
aelected for themselves; and this suspicion is
by 4,,
that
in the minds of the native community
-lftit
"e fact the Nizam has lately ordered the
eaerdar who has charge of the Elichpore revenue ac-
klikle to submit a statement of them to him. The
had is riot likely to offer any opposition to the sur-
.• to (Lel' e province from which he is himself unable
feita'"ve any benefit, and the present occupier has for-
thd 411 claim to consideration by loosing his Rohillas
44 e country.
tho '"erd Grosvenor has arrived at Calcutta, and is
viti:it to proceed on a visit to Nepanl and the upper pro-
Vaitl• At Bombay the cholera is much abated, and its
ish,"aa given an impulse to the progress of sanitary
4 1"°/eMent, which is likely to be permanently hene-
eisi.
1,,
the „„na Bombay Railway is proceeding satisfactorily;
it—ritrant for the earth-work has been oaken by
Favel and 0. Fowler, at the rate of 3,0001. per
enie,
at Which is about 20 per cent. below the engineer's
th,Tei including the permanent way. The cost of
traiv,ille, exclusive of stations, will be about 7,0001. per
Gl* A Prospectus for a railway from the head of the
of Cambay to Baroda has been published and the
bear; are now submitted to Mr. Berkley and Mr. Cony-
-14,4 (the present and late engineers to the Bombay
aY) for their report.
Iltrtaa.
BETWEE ' THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
It a AND GHOOLAB SINGH.
h,PPears that Ghoolab Singh reached Vizierabad on the
114-, attended by between 2,000 and 3,000 of his troops.
eeeaaiterview, fixed for the 24th, was put off for two days on
the ept of the ill health of the Marquis of Dalhousie. On
ti'ternoon of the 26th a deputation of officers, consisting
Rose Brigadier commanding the station, accompanied by his
%ha, the Commissioner of Lahore, and the Governor-
etacsetal's secretaries, proceeded to meet the Maharaja, and
Itialeted him through a street a mile long, composed of thea
IltiZa of the troops in camp. Ghoolab Singh was received
1114, distance from the Durbar tent by Sir Henry Lawrer.cs
paahAlajor Burn, and welcomed, on alighting from his ele-
thent' by Sir Henry Elliot, secretary to Government, with
hev"rovernor.General. On arriving at the door of the Dur-
wb tent his Highness was met by the Marquis of Dalhousie,
1i5,(,),1 after going through the impressive ceremony of shaking
lte-aaas conducted his illustrious guest to a seat on the right
ofd 4..0f his own. The Governor-General was in the costume
di Monster of State, while the ruler of Cashmere was ra-
hub! ill a green and golden dress, set off by a many-coloured
°- The presents on both sides we, e then brought to
light' and some people have been ill-natured enough to say
Yet t although on our side they were to an immense amount,
the,"e Were not losers by the exchange. Ghoolab Singh
lllfor returned to his camp, under a salute of 19 guns, Our
a 'pant has net enlightened us as to what passed between
reoPest folks; but it is supposed that all the changes were
wiirt,t,hat t
protestations of friendship and mutual bepraising
aami
hift`-'n Pridav the 27th of December, the Most Noble the
reeorlPtie of 'Dalhousie, attended by a brilliant staff, all
under on elephants, 21 in number, proceeded in State,
deib'elft salute of 19 guns, to return the visit paid him the
the _ ore by Maharaja Ghoolab Singh. The following is
order in which the procession moved ;The
Sir G OVERNOR-GENERAL.
Henryliot.
Sir Henry Lawrence.
Hearsey. Sir GI b
blr. j • Lawrence. M }Mont gomery.
6Major Rememy. Mr. Courtenay.
yi,,Ptain Atkinson.
• I Major Fane.
kr. Thomas. Cs ptain Metcalf.
tr. Gran
Itai t al
or Nuihall. captain Bowie.
l'Cap)tain Davison.
saora W.
Ha
1 4 Mr. Lambrecht.
t• De la Grange.y. / Mr. Macdonald.
"la,lor Boyd. f Major Burn.
Captain
su tear,towTeu.cker {Mr. Inglis.
Captain
Captain Loveday.
Th •C. Hill. Lieutenant Walker.
D'tnaldpMr. Piinsep.
Captain Burroughs.
of the procession was preceded and followed by detachments
The edY Guard.
the, Whole of the troops were out and formed in line, as
44 done the day before, from the camp of the Gover-
hitter General towards that of Ghoolab Singh, the troops of the
11;sbe,eing also paraded and completing the line. '
thudalighness had deputed his son Meer Runbeer Singh,
sad rile Sirdars, to go as far as the viceregal camp to meet
aeasiaescort the Governor-General, and he himself came
toile a Mile in advance of his own tents to receive a; :d
elsce7,Fat his Lordship to his camp, showing a marked defer-
ztaotriiv,.tvf the mode of reception, and establishing his inte-
oicaerds!ocnid.ed manner in the eyes of the swarm of
ahaliting from his howdar, which greatly eclipsed any-
Oeu`e' °f the kind in Ghoolab Singh's suwaree, the Governor-
. raja ral Was
Who
conducted into the Durbar tent by the Mahe-
tletiv:":assigned to him a seat on his own right, while. Sir
Office,`"iot took his place on the left, the other British
• Gov„— la attendance seating themselves on the right of the
arse'rnor-General. The Durbar tents were most tastefully
itodllged, and when all were seated, the Governor-General
fall the
Maharaja at the top of a long vista of tents, with
(101iisielp fficers, in their glittering uniforms, forming a
spectacle, ineO on either side, must have presented an imposing
The l
kid attendants of the Maharaja then presented nuzurs,
agertter some conversation, during which Ghoolab Singh
hita? Pressed on the Governor-General his anxiety to see
a'.ll Cashmere—an anxiety acquiescingly acknowledged
q`corula Lordship—his Highness directed his presents to the
trsae_rnor-General to be brought in. They consisted of 51
. )peii's",,Yrith horses and elephants. The tribute shawls of the
lat.,:
of attraction.
for her Majesty, were again the chief ob-
14_ f attraction. "In brilliant colour and excellent soft-
teAssld delicacy of texture," says a correspondent, " they
sp4ra,cled anything of the kind I ever saw." Several
Buishna of guns of -hill manufacture, very tastefully
Other ", formed another portion of the presents. Among
tied
_B, a brass gun called a " Yemsee," because usually car-
lb. °h a buffalo or bullock, the calibre of which was perhaps
whet There were also two " sherbuchas," literally " lions
aisia',Pes'' or " young lions," of the calibre of aboutwith
barrels made of steel. These guns are intended to
WallaaneePorted on camels, and can be perched on rocks, the
Ast forts, and similar places.
Posed r the offerings to the Governor-General had been dis-
kid „of 21 trays were brought in for Sir Henry Lawrence,
ano:1 for Sir Henry Elliot. The other officers in attend-
new:lPie Governor-General also participated in his High-
sent vniuerality, a list of their names having been previously
!seated the Maharaja's. Some kheluts were further pre-
ssoeer bY his Highness, after which utur was served, and the
to thenoGeneral rose to depart. His Lordship was escorted
keh..P.lace at which his elephant was in waiting by the
bin byroortn.i.ehaacjah, and by Meer Runbeer Singh to some distance
arsuayeaciamP. The Governor-General was saluted, both on
and departure, by a discharge of 21 guns, and did
his own camp till sunset.
Vi'zioratitdurdan the 27th of December, the entire. force at
Gilbert was Paraded, under Major-General Sir Walter
la the 6.C.8., and Brigadier Hearsey, for brigade exercise,
lab si Presence of the Governor-General and Maharaja Ghee-
haehiald'g.a The troops were under arms, on the parade ground
Chief camp. a little before 7 A 111 and the Cashmere
1. cant, to .
troops the ground about half an hour afterwards.r
consisted of five corps of infantry, viz.:—Her
11
sainesty's
Tienta aflOxtahtiavneth Foot, the 21st, 32d, and 34th Re-
4th
i• Native Lancers, and the 6th Irregular Cavalry, with two
Infantey, her Majesty's 9th Lancers, the
a-u44°Fitis of arum
Rtaza erY—altogether about 5,600 men. After
o tooN mucked mid in slow time, then