The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

SINDE.

Never was the deceitfulness of foolish men more
completely put to silence than by the results already
seen of our occupation of Sinde, and the substitution
of good order for misrule and iniquity. The late
arrivals from India all admit that Sinde is prospering
under Sir Charles Napier's admirable management.
The people everywhere rejoice in their new masters;
and even the Beloochee chieftains have received, with
evident satisfaction, the guarantees of their jageers,
or feodal tenures, from the British Government. The
recent meeting has confirmed the allegiance of
many, and convinced all that the word of an Eng-
lishman is sacred in war and peace. This is the
most gratifying intelligence received by the last mail,
In Gwalior we were necessitated to take temporary
possession of Boorhampore, but the intrigues and in-
solence of the Amil was considered to be sufficiently
punished by his dismissal; and the Queen Dowager's
father, involved in these intrigues, was set free at the
prayer of the Queen. This has given satisfaction
generally, and convinced the surrounding Princes,
that though determined to punish intrigue or inso-
lence, the Supreme Government of India is lenient
and paternal.
_ . _

The affairs of the Punjab are rushing on at railway
speed to their inevitable state of anarchy, when
British interference must check the evil. There
is no need of a prophet to declare, that before
another year elapses, we must interpose and
stay the plague. Our own frontiers and the
protected Seikh states are in danger of being
ravaged by a lawless host, and already there are signs
of preparation for resistance. The collection of
camels along the Indus, and the forwarding of war-
like stores to Ferozepoor, speak intelligibly to those
acquainted with India, Of an expected assemblage of
an army on the Sutledge. This accumulation of
military means on the frontier, and our own prepara-
tions to land, almost simultaneously, four of her Ma.
jesty's regiments in India, at the close of this year,
and thus provide a large European force, under the
feel
out
the as-
sured, of relief, all indicate that the Punjab is under
the surveillance, not only of the Indian, but the Home
su
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policy of Lord Ellenborou
Gazette.

FACTORIES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND..-.
IA England there are 1,075 cotton factories, employing
183,243 hands ; in Scotland 159 factories and 32,580
hands; in Ireland 28 factories and 4,011 hands.—Glasgow
National.

Mr. Thomas Baker, superintendent of the C division
of metropolitan police, has been allowed by the Secretary
of State to retire from the force on a pension of half-
pay, after a period of 15 years' service. He was formerly
sergeant-major in the Coldstream Guards for upwards of
twenty-five years, and was present in Egypt in 1801,
where the sight of one of his eyes was injured, and is
now entirely gone, and throughout the whole of the
Peninsular war, ending with the battle of Waterloo.
Upon his being pensioned from the army he was made a
warden of the Palace, and presented by his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge with a very handsome gra-
tuity, and by the officers of the regiment with a piece of
plate and a clock, with an inscription of his services, as a
testimony of their high opinion of him, and of his con-
duct and bravery in action.
Lieut. Munro, who shot Colonel Fawcett in a duel,
refused to give himself ap to justice, and was, as our
readers remember, cashiered in consequence, is at pre-
sent residing in Hamburgh, with his wife and family.
PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS ItimwAr.,-The half-
yearly meeting of this Company was held on Saturday,
at the office in Guildhall-buildings, City. The chair
was taken by Mr. Robert Stephenson. The report was
not of a very gratifying nature for the last six Months,
through the strike of the pitmen, and the depreslion of
business consequent on it at Newcastle. Before the
strike the profits had gone on increasing to the extent
of 1,130/. The total receipts of the Company for the
half year were 29,5541. 12s. 9d., and the expenditure
21,483/. 12s. 6d., leaving a balance of profit of
8,071/. Os. 3d. From the net balance remaining the
Directors declared a dividend of 11. 4s. per share, equal
to 4
per cent. per annum on the paid up capital. After
the report was adopted, a vote of thanks was passed to
the Chairman, and the business terminated.