The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-07 00:00:00

THE PUNJAUB.

The Punjaub has this month pretty equally divided attention
with Gwalior. No renewal of disturbances has as yet taken place,
but everything seems tending to a further outbreak. The arrival
at Lahore of Golab Sing, the powerful chief of Jumboo, was no.
ticed last month. The number of troops which accompanied him
was somewhat exaggerated : it should have been twelve instead of
twenty-two thousand men. The report that he had assumed the
post of Vizier in supercessior, of Heera Sing, was not in accordance
with fact, since the latter chief, though deferring in important mat-
ters to the judgment of his uncle, never really resigned the charge
of affairs. The most important events that have happened since the
date of last month's accounts are, an attempt to runoff with the Ma.
harajah, made by Jawahir Sing, his maternal uncle ;'violent quarrel-
hugs between Soochet and Heera Sing; and the sudden and some-
what mysterious departure of both Soochet and Golab from Lahore.
The two latter occurrences' seem to have been consequent on the
first. It would appear that Hecra Sing has never been liked by the
Khalsa (or united Sikh people), and that a rather strong party has
for some time past existed, whose object is to get rid of the minister,
and raise Kashmeer Sing, an illegitimate son of Itunjeet, to the throne,
putting Dhuleep, the present occupant, to death. Chund Moor, the
Maharajah's mother, a shrewd woman, of energetic tempera-
ment seems to have suspected the two elder Rajahs of having
abetted at least the latter part of this design ; and her brother,
doubtless with her concurrence, attempted, on the 25th of No-
vember, to frustrate it, by carrying off the young prince from
the palace. The thing however, was badly managed, and failed.
Jawahir Sing was caught, confined in chains, and his property
confiscated. Soochet Sing, who it is supposed was cognizant of
the proceeding, joined Chund Moor in remonstrating against the
severe punishment inflicted on her brother, arid this occasioned
a fresh and violent quarrel with Heera Sing. Golab Sing, after
many ineffectual attempts to reconcile his brother and nephew, at
length succeeded in persuading Soochet to quit Lahore. This
was agreed to, however, only on the condition of Golab accom-
panying him. They both left on the 4th, Golab having sent
to Chund Moor, prior to his departure, and informed her that he
was about to visit Jumboo, but would not snake a long stay.
Soochet, it was supposed, would go to ltannuggur.
The latest accounts from Lahore are to the 18th of December. The
Delhi Gazette of the 23d gives detailed advices down to the 12th.
The only item of importance is the dispatch of reinforcements to
attack Mulick Futteh Khan, who was creating disturbances in the
territory of Tank. It was announced at the durbar on the 12th
that this Chief had sustained a reverse, having fled from the
fort of Mutteah to the hills. "There is certainly," says the
news- writer, " an' improvement in the hearing of tie Sikhs, and
they now profess themselves ready to obey the orders of Ileeia
Sing."

General Ventura has left Lahore for Loodianah. Some 33y tha

he has quitted the Punjaub far ever; others that he has proceeded
on a political errand to the British authorities. The former is the
more likely to be the case. The Bombay Times states that " the
European residents who were about to cross the frontier, and seek
shelter in the Company's dominions, entertained no doubt that
the British Government would very shortly be compelled to in.
tcrfere."

Mow that the Gwalior affair is settled, we may shortly expect
to hear the question of interference in the affairs of the Punjaub
decided. Lord Ellenhorough, I think, is not the man to remain
quiescent at the had of such a force as the army of exercise,"and
with a tempting bait like the runjauh to lure him to war.