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

FEBRUARY 7, 1844.

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, watim.
ticed last month.. The number of troops which accompanied hilt'
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.
tors to the judgment -of his uncle, never really resigned the chair
of affairs. The most important events that have happened since t c
date of last month's accounts are, an attempt to run offwith the Ma.
harajah, made by Jawahir Sing, his maternal uncle ;'violent quarrel-
lings between Soochet and Heera Sing; and the sudden and some.
what mysterious departure of both Soochet and Golab from Lahoie.
The two latter occurrences' seem, -to have been consequent on the
first. It would appear that Heera 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 Runjeet, to the throne,
putting Dhuleep, the present occupant, to des th. Chtind Koor, the
Maharajah's -mother, a shrewd woman, of energetic tempera.
meat 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. oStiochet Singy• wire it Ae.supposed.was cognizant of
the proceeding, joined Chund Koor in remonstrating against the
severe punishment inflicted on her brother, and this occasioned
a fresh 'and violent quarrel with Beets 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, hoivever, only on the condition of Golab accom,
poling him. They both left on-4 the 4th, Golab having sent
to Chund Koor, prier' to his departtire, and informed her that he
was about to visit Juinboe, 'but 'Would not make a long stay.
Soochet, it was supposed, would go, to Rannuggur.

The latest accounts from Lahore are to the I Stti of December. The
Delhi Gazelle of the 23d gives detailed advices down to the 12th.
The on1)-‘ item of importaime 4a.the,diapatch of reinforcements to
attack Mulick, Futteh Khan, who was creating disturbances in the
territory of Tabk. ii Was announced at the durbar en the 12th
that this Chief had susta#tied• a' reverse, /having ^.fied from the
fort of Mutteah to the hills. "There is certainly," says the
news-writer, e 'improvement:in' the hearing of the Sikhs; and
they now profess themselves 'read' to' obey the orders of Heera
Sing." -
General ventuta has left'Labote• lot Letodlan'ah..Some' Say tha

he bas quitted the Piiiij'a'ub fur 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 thit" the
t urepeatf 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.
terfere."

Mow that the Owalior affair is settled, we may shortly expect
to hear the question of interference in the affairs of the Punjaub
decided. Lord Ellenborough, 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 I'unJaub to lure him to war.