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when it has proved unsuccessful. So mnch for the
Gwalior faith. I say, then, I regret it was not hea-
vily punished. The Sinde Ameers, having signni
treaties, were unable to control their followers'
The Gwalior Durbar, having signed treaties, werft
at the same time preparing to break faith, and'
fired on the first party of British troops they saw.
Where is the difference, except in favour of the for-
mer? If the Gwalior State did not deserve exam-

tion, it is only because the existing Government may
be termed an irresponsible one—one for the conduct
of which the young Rajah and his future interests
were not to be sufferers. But the authors of the mis-
chief ought not to go unpunished ; and whether the
young Ranee (some say she is thirteen, some twenty),
or any of her councillors, a little devout contempla-
tion of the Ganges at Benares or elsewhere would be
of service as a warning to others.
I am sorry that no general notification has been
made to native States upon the Gwalior events ; at
least, I have heard of none ; and I think they ought
to be known in every State in India. There is not one
where I would not hare the faithless transactions of
the Gwalior Durbar known to its shame, and to the
future warning of others. A short narrative would
answer, and might be generally addressed to all,
to avoid a similar course of conduct on pain of the
heaviest penalty. Political transactions are in-
differently known beyond their immediate neighbour-
hood, and whenever the news does travel by word of
mouth or by letters, it becomes distorted. I send
you the concluding proclamation of the Governor-
General, but this is only known to the people by
English :

" NOTIFICATION.

" Camp, Gwalior, Jan. 13, 1844.
" 1. The evil advice of ill-disposed persons, con-
sidering only their own interest, and not the good of
the Gwalior State, and the resolution of the Gwalior
army, over-confident in its strength, to endeavour to
preserve the advantages it derived from its power
over the Government of Scindia, have led to two
battles between the British forces and those of
Gwalior, deeply to be lamented on account of the
loss of brave men mutually sustained, but having for
their result the secure establishment of British
supremacy.
" 2. The Governor-General, successful in the field,
has adhered to the principles upon which the inter-
vention of the British Government in the affairs of
the Gwalior State was from the first based. He has
only used the power which victory has placed in his
hands, to carry into effect the necessary measures for
securing the future tranquillity of the common frontier
of the two States, for establishing the just authority
of the Maharajah's Government, and for providing for
the proper exercise of that authority during his High-
ness's minority.
" 3. A treaty calculated to effect these legitimate
objects, and confirming former treaties, has this day
been signed by the Jilritish Plenipotentiaries and the
Council of Regency, and ratified by the Governor-
General and his Highness the Maharajah Jyajee Rao
Scindia.

"4. The accustomed friendly relations between the
British Government and the Gwalior State are now
restored, and the British armies will immediately re-
turn to their own provinces.
"By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-
General,
" F. CURRIE.
" Secretary to the Government of India, with
the Governor-General.
" Camp, Gwalior, Jan. 13, 1844.

i` (True copy.)
"J. P. NVILLOUGHBY,
" Secretary to the Government."
In this Gwalior affair Lord Ellenborough's hands
were tied from the first; he had recognised the boy,
and must support him. I have always thought the
recognition of the boy a mistake, but that is neither
here nor there. Now he might have pensioned the
Durbar, but he has chosen a less questionable
course ; he has espoused its cause in earnest ; let us
see what is made of it. If in having placed the young
Rajah upon the guddee, and given over his territory
to the charge of a Council of Regency, without an
European head, Lord Ellenborough is content to
watch its proceedings in future, I humbly conceive
he has not done that for the interests of the minor
which they imperatively demanded, and which he
professes to maintain. No Regency ever was, or ever
will be honestly managed by native agents, though
Mysore under Poornea may be well considered an
exception, and we hear of no one like him at Gwa-
lior ; the persons who are there have all, more or less,
been mixed up with the late intrigues, and will require
to be very closely watched in future ; and if the
young Ranee's power has not been extinguished ut-
terly, she will cause more trouble by and by.
If Colonel Sleeman is to have the duty of guard-
ing the interests of the minor, and of teaching him
his duties and responsibilities, it is not too much to
say that he must either neglect Gwalior or Bundel-
kund. But this can hardly be; a Resident must be
appointed to Gwalior. I would fain have seen intel-
ligent officers, as at Nagpoor, placed in general civil
superintendence of districts, and something done to
check the acts of the regency, both as regards civil
administration and the Durbar affairs. Neither as yet
have been done ; but the terms of the treaty are not
known yet, and they may provide for both. If they
do not, it appears to me that a worse state of things
than before has been established, because the people of
the country will be under the pressure of a military
power which they cannot resist, and under an irre-
sponsible Government, which will not fail to take ad-
vantage of it to further i's own purposes. The non-
interference doctrine in this case seems to have been

too far stretched; and I confess I looked for a better
arrangement, ensuring for the future the well-being
and safety of this large territory, at the hands of the
Governor-General. He may be obliged to alter his
policy in future, and while the ball was at his foot he
should not have allowed the opportunity to pass of
turning it into another and better channel than here-
tofore. '

By the events at Gwalior all apprehensions for the
peace of Central India are at an end ; and the Bun-
delkund Rajahs having now no force like that at
Gwalior to back them, will be more circumspect in
future. Lord Ellenborough's police force there is
still deemed insufficient for the purpose of keeping
the country quiet, and a new provincial battalion, 800
strong, has been directed to be raised forthwith.
Whether by this it is intended to reduce the regular
force or not, I know not; or it may be that the police
force is not sufficient, and that a body independent of
the regular military power is required. Yet there
are strong reports that Dhuttea and several other
small principalities are to be brought to a severe ac-
count for their restless intrigues ; and I should be
right glad to see it was the case.
At Lahore matters are quiet. It is supposed, not
without reason, that an active correspondence existed
between the Gwalior Durbar and this ; and that, if
our arms had not been as decisively victorious as
they have been, advantage would have been taken of
the opportunity by the large Sikh force now on the
Sutlej. Colonel Sleeman may ferret out the truth at
Gwalior—if, indeed, it be not already in the Gover-
nor-General's possession ; and if hostile thoughts have
been entertained, will a remonstrance be made,
and reparation or apology demanded ? I do
not think so at present. We are watching the
Sikhs, and they us. We have a large body of
troops in an advanced position, so have
they. A river only divides them, and any cause,
however slight, may bring on a collision ; it may not
be immediate; but though our troops are restrained
by discipline, theirs are not, and any drunken, violent,
or overweening leader may, by a trifling act, bring
on hostilities, which can only end in a general war—
one which in his present flush of victory might not
be declined by Lord Ellenborough. It is providen-
tial that the Gwalior affair was settled as speedily as it
was : all the disposable cavalry almost were at Gwa-
lior; and, as it has been remarked, 20,000 Sikh horse
might have crossed the Sutlej, and committed vast
devastation before they could have been checked.
It becomes more and more strongly reported that
Heera Singh intends to abandon his position at La-
hore, as soon as be has made a handsome provision
for himself in his estates in the hills. Treasure
to a very large amount, and strings of elephants,
laden with jewels and other valuables, are being con-
stantly dispatched from Lahore to Jumboo ; and,
with what Raja Golab Singh helped himself to,
the Treasury must be pretty well cleaned out.
Heera Singh contrives to hold his own wonderfully,
well, all things considered ; and though the mem-
bers of the army seem to do pretty much as they
please, yet he has strength enough to lay heavy
mulcts upon persons of condition, which he could
hardly do without support. There are one or two
small rebellions going on, and disaffection is very
general ; but the consequences will not appear yet—
perhaps not till next year. It is a marvel to me that
the Aff.thans have not taken advantage of some
mutinies among the Sikh troops at Peshawar, to
attack that district, which Heera Singh could hardly
defend. I conclude, therefore, that the assemblage of
men for the winter was impossible. Akbar Khan
had, however, arrived at Jellalabad, and was supposed.
to be endeavouring to get up a crusade against the
infidels. The spring may disclose his intentions
I more fully.
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LORD ABINGER.—We regret to state that the ac-
counts received at his Lordship's residence in Spring-
gardens. from Bury St. Edmund's, continue unsatisfac-
tory. Letters, which came to hand yesterday, stated
that his Lordship had not rallied any, and continued
much the same as when the last accounts left. Mr.
Bransby Cooper remained in attendance on his Lordship.
The inquires of the nobility and gentry at his Lordship's
were exceedingly numerous yesterday.
GOOD FRIDAY AT HAMPSTEAD.—In the archives
of the register of this parish there is a singular bequest of
100 loaves, to be distributed every Good Friday. The tes-
tatrix was a lady who contracted a fatal disease, which was
supposed to originate from her fasting toe long on Good
Friday.