The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,

the officers in charge of the ferries of Sutlej and other places,
reproving them for their gross neglect of duty, in having
allowed Ittur Singh to cross the river and join the Bhaee. If
they wished to avoid punishment they must now do their
utmost to seize him on his flight from before the troops who
were about to oppose him ; but should Ittur Singh escape,
the officer whose ghat he should cross at might depend on
being punished. Other purwannahs to a similar effect were
written to Sheikh Emam-ood-doon and Nehal Aloo-
wallah.

"MAY 4.—This morning the officers and sepoys who
had been present on the previous evening, again attended
and informed the Minister that they were the servants of
the Sirdar, and were ready to march any moment they
were ordered by the Sirdar ; they would certainly punish
Ittur Singh, and not spare even the Gooroo if he should
join the Sindanwallash. In regard to Ittur Singh being a
friend to the British, and having promised them six annas
in the rupee, they did not care one bit, and if he should
happen to escape and cross the Sutlej, they were fully
.1 prepared to follow him into the British territory, and never
stop till they had seized him. The Minister was highly de-
lighted at this declaration, and praised them much. They
further declared that in case of Ittur Singh crossing the Sut-
lej and their wishing to follow, they were in no way to
be checked by the Minister. He, however, remarked that it
was necessary to be very particular, as the territory on the
other side the Sutlej was the property of the British and
was defended by numerous troops. It was then ordered
that 2,000 suwars should march in the evening, and make all
haste to reach the Hurreeke Puttun ghaut, from whence
they were to spread in small detachments right and left to
prevent Ittur Singh from recrossing the river. At the same
time four battalions of Lauret (?) Saheb, and others were
ordered to move direct on the camp 6f Bhaee Beer Singh to
seize the Sindanwallah. Gen. Mehtab Singh was directed
by letter to leave timritser immediately, and proceed in
the same direction. Two Kohistanee battalions were
directed to follow. It was generally said in the town that
the Princes, as well as Ittur Singh, would certainly be
seized if they remained with the Bhaee. The troops which
left Cashmeer in a state of mutiny have reached Lahore."
The troops marched accordingly on the morning of the
sth; their numbers have been variously estimated; but we
believe there were about twenty-four regiments of infantry,
a large body of irregular cavalry, and 120 guns, of which 24
were heavy pieces of ordnance. On the evening of the 6th
they encountered the enemy, who, however, averse to a
battle so late in the day, retreated and took up a strong
position at a village named Nourangabad, some distance
from the right bank of the Beeah. In the meanwhile
Prince Peshora Singh seeing, it is supposed, the desperate
state of his party, left the camp of Bhaee Bheer Singh, and
reaching Lahore on the evening of the 6th, gave himself up
to the Minister, and was well received by him. On the
morning of the 7th the troops of the State advanced, and the
insurgents being drawn out in line a cannonade was com-
menced, and such was the fear entertained by the ,troops of
coming to close quarters, that they absolutely maintained
the same distance during the whole conflict, mowing down
the followers of the Gooroo in large numbers. The Gooroo
Bheer Sing having been mortally wounded by a cannon
hall, which crushed both his legs, and received besides a
sabre cut across the shoulder, one of the Generals of the
army of Heera Sing asked leave to go and see him. This
officer, named Golab Sing, was on his way met by Ittur
Singh, by whom, after an altercation, he was shot; his fol-
lowers immediately fell on Ittur Singh, and put him to death,
and his head having been struck off, was forthwith sent to
Lahore. Kashmeera Singh also fell in the conflict,
having first offered to surrender, but afterwards re-
sented an endeavour to make a prisoner of him ; and the
soldiers, being deprived of their leaders, fled. Many of
them were drowned in the Beeah in attempting to cross;
and two hundred women belonging to a regiment which had
followed the fortunes of the Princes after the fall of Secal-
kote, fell victims to their zeal in the cause. The heavy'
cannonade, which lasted for upwards of three hours, was
distinctly heard at the station of Ferozepore. The
news of the victory, and the head of Ittur Singh, reached
Lahore almost simultaneously between ten and eleven at
night, and a salute was immediately ordered to be fired in
commemoration of the great victory obtained at Nourungabad
by some forty thousand men, with one hundred and twenty
guns, over not seven thousand insurgents. At Lahore it
was said that the loss on both sides was one thousand men
killed. The wounded were not taaken into account. In the
meanwhile events were occurring in the Sikh camp likely to
lead to the very threatened destruction of such relations as
exist between the Government of Lahore and that of
British India. The occasion of the heavy firing heard
during the morning of the 7th was communicated
by the political to the military authorities, and it
was at the same time intimated that such was the bad
feeling of the Sikh troops towards us, from the idea that we
had assisted and intended following up Ittur Singh's hostile
views, that they had come to the determination, before they
quitted Lahore, of crossing over, and " even of marching to
Delhi !" Indeed, matters had come to such a head in the
Sikh camp towards the afternoon of the 9th, that it was
communicated to the political :agent, on good authority,
that 12,000 irregular cavalry, and 8,000 infantry were
fully prepared to cross the river during the following
night, with 60 guns, and had collected a sufficient number
of boats to ferry over at least half that number, at a ghat
about seven koss north of Ferozepore (probably Hurree
Keghat ). The information seems to have been of such a
nature that it would have been the height of imprudence to
have doubted it, and suwars were consequently sent out
in all directions to procure authentic information, and all
the troops in the station held in readiness to assemble on
the first sound of alarm, and which they actually did in a
very few minutes, in consequence of a bugler on the right
sounding without orders. The night, however, passed off
quietly; and in the morning it was ascertained that a dis-
patch from Hera Singh (who had heard from his Vakeel at
Ferozepore that we had nothing to do with Ittur Singh's
mad attempt), had been received in the Sikh camp ordering
the troops to return to Lahore, there to receive the rewards
he had prepared for them for their gallant behaviour against
the rebel forces. The videttes sent by Major General Vin-
cent, commanding the station, during the night to see how
the land lay across the river, reported that the drums of the
Sikhs beat at a very early hour in the morning, and that by
sunrise scarcely a vestige of the camp was to be seen.
Since the above transactions, everything has been in a
state of utter confusion. The troops returning to Lahore
have increased in their demands, and Heera Singh, quite
tired out with the proceedings of this unmanageable
rabble, was actually preparing to leave the capital when
the troops heard of his intention, and placed guards not
only round the city to prevent his egress, but even round
the Minister's house to watch his movements, while Heera
Singh brought to his assistance in case of an attack on him,
as many of his own particular troops as were in the neigh-
bourhood of Lahore, consirting chiefly of bill men. The
artillery seem also inclined, heingchiefly Hindoostanees from
the Company's territories, to stand byhim in his emergency,
being in religion opposed to the true Sikhs or Singhs, who
form the great majority of the regular troops of the Lahore
army. These troops are now greatly exasperated at
the death of one of their most celebrated Gooroos, or
religious instructors, Bhaee Beer Singh, which they lay at
the door of Heera Singh, maintaining that they would
never have fought against him, had the Minister not incited
them to do so by representing that Ittur Singh and Beer
Singh were supported in their rebellion against the Khalsa
by the British. They also pretended that Hera Singh had
put Peshora Singh to death when he surrendered, and de-
manded that he should be given up to them. The Prince
had in reality gone to his own district, and when a deputa-
tion of the troops waited on him to see him and request his
returning to the capital, he honestly told them he feared to
become the victim of their wiles, as had been the case with
Suchet Singh and Ittur Singh, and after declining to ac-
company them lie fled, it is not yet known in what direction.
The troops of Goolab Singh are in a general ferment. Se-
veral regiments have left their posts at Cashmeer, at
Peshawur, and elsewhere, and returned to Lahore and fresh
disturbances have broken out in the Derajat on the western
bank of the Government, leaving the army all powerful.
Sirdar Lena Singh having considered it unadvisable to
return to Lahore in the present state of affairs, has proceeded
on a pilgrimage to the holy shrines at Muttra.—Delhi Gazette
Overland, June 7.
GWALIOR.—We noticed in our last the occupation of
Boorhanpoor by detachments of Bombay troops from dhow
and Asseerghur. The particulars were as follow :—On the
17th of May, Major Morris, with a detachment of 400 men,
proceeded from Asseerghur to Boorhanpoor, arrangements hay-
lug been made by Col. Sherriff for the evacuation of the Mali-
retta troops on the approach of our detachment. The town was
peacefully surrendered to us and the force sent from Mhow
on the 13th, as formerly enumerated, was countermanded
when four marches from their destination. The Agra
Ukbar affirms, that the city is to be returned again to the
Mahrattas, it having been seized upon by mistake of the
Governor-General, and the measure, which had occasioned
the greatest sensation at the Gwalior Court, had been re
scinded, and the troops desired to retire, upon the remon-
strances of Colonel Sleeman and Sir Richmond Shakspere.
Intrigues proceed amongst the Council of Regency.

Extract from general order by his Excellency Major-General
Sir C. Napier, G.C.13., Governor of Sinde.
Head-quarters, Kurrachee, May 3, 1844.
No. 1. Lieutenant-Colonel Deriuzy is to make the follow-
ing arrangements on the 23d of May, or sooner, if the assem-
bling of the Beloochee chiefs begins earlier:-
1. The 13th Native Infantry are to be so divided between
Meerpore and Aly-yar-ka Tanda as may be necessary to de-
fend these posts.
2. The detachment of the Bth Regiment at Fort Kotree is
to remain there and be on the alert.
3. The steamers to be so anchored as to assist the detach-
ment if necessary.
4. The Captain of Police to send men to Kotree and the
Fullalie to prevent armed men crossing, unless they are
chiefs, and these are to be allowed one follower each, that
follower to be unarmed. If any suspicious circumstances
arise, immediate notice is to be sent to the Captain of Police.
The police, if they see any armed bodies crossing either
river, are civilly to warn them back, and at the same time to
send to the Captain of Police.
5. The 6th Regiment to be withdrawn from Mahomed
Khan's Tanda, and encamped at the entrenched camp, and a
few police to take charge of the Tanda.
6. The Company of Artillery to be withdrawn from the
same post, marched to the entrenched camp, and guns placed
in battery.
7. The 17th, 12th, and Bth Native Infantry remain where
they are ; but in the event of any disturbance, the Bth and
17th are to close on the 12th, under the guns of the fortress.
8. The Sinde Horse to remain in their lines, and in case of
alarm retire upon the entrenched camp, andjoin the 2d Light
Cavalry, which, with the troop of Horse Artillery, is to ad-
vance as far towards Hyderabad as possible without compro-
mising their retreat to the entrenched camp.
9. The hospitals of the 6th Sinde Horse, and the battery at
Mahomed Khan's Tanda, are to be removed into the fort.
10. No Englishwoman is under any pretence whatever to
be out of the fortress or the entrenched camp while the Belo-
' chees are assembled. _ _

11. Provisions to be in Hyderabad, the entrenched camp,
Aly-yar-ka Tanda, and Meerpore, for a month's consumption.
Lieutenant-Colonel Derinzy will be so_ good as to pay parti-
cular attention to these two last paragraphs.
C. J. NAPIER, Major-General, Governor of Sinde.
EDW. GREEN, Major, Assistant-Adjutant-General.

however, we are happy to say everything had returned to its
wonted quiet.—Canton Press, March 16.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CHINA.

We have received intelligence from China, vid Calcutta, to
the let of May. An extract from a price current, dated
Macao, the 20th of April, we give below. Advices from
Shanghae of the Ist, Ningpo the 3d, and Chusan the sth of
April, had been received at Macao. The accounts of the
state of markets differ but little from those last received. For
opium there was a better demand at Macao.
The price current dated Macao, already alluded to, says—
" Few sales are made here or at Canton in Malwa opium, and
the inferiority of quality must tell in favour of Bengal, for
which the demand continues steady, though not large. Wo
are inclined to think new Patna will not go below 600 dol-
lars, and Benares 560 dollars, this season, unless the cost
of the third sale drug is much under the Calcutta prices
of the 23d of February, and comes on to a great number
of small holders, who, by forcing sales, may send prices
down for a short time ; but we think Patna bought at
or under 1,200 re., and Benares at about 1,100 re., very
safe, particularly if the consumption of Malwa falls off as
much as we are led to expect from the very serious losses
that have everywhere been sustained by the dealers, and
from the consequent want of confidence in its quality. For
Turkey there is
,just now a better demand, occasioned pro-
bably by the difficulty of getting good Malwa." The drug
at Shanghae was declining rapidly. The quotation for Malwa,
at Woosung, was 700 to 720 dollars, 690 to 700 dollars at
Chusan, and for Bengal no inquiry. The imports of salt-
petre had been very heavy. Of good quality this article is
saleable at Bto 81 dollars. The cotton-market was exceed-
ingly dull ; nothing of consequence doing in it.
MAcAo, APRIL 20, 1844.—Exchange.--On London.—Bills
at six months' sight, under credits from Messrs. Baring,
Brothers, and Co., have been negotiated at 4s. 4d. to 4s. 44d.,
but the rate is soon likely to be at 4s. 3d., perhaps 4s. 2d.
On Calcutta.—Sir H. Pottinger is still drawing at 30 days'
sight, at 222 rupees for 100 Mexican dollars, which rate con-
tinues during the present month, after which the rate, it is
supposed, will again be fixed for another month.
Freight to London continues, as before, 3/. per 50 cubic
feet, and tonnage abundant.
CALCUTTA MONEY-MARKET.

(From the Calcutta Star.)

CALCUTTA, JUNE 6.
The Money-market continued easy till about the 25th ult.,
since which period it has become more active, consequent on
demand for payments for opium and other objects, and there
is every likelihood of interest and discounts advancing be-
fore our next issue; the following shows the market value
of bullion and foreign coin, and the rates of banking trans-
actions ; in the latter we have no alteration from last quo-
tations to notice :

Co.'s R. A. R. A.
Dollars . 219 0 to 221 4 per 100.

Sovereigns
Gold mohurs, old , 2O 4 20 5 each,
New ditto
_ _

Five franc pieces (silver)

2 0-

2 1- each.

. „
Bank of England notes... 10 12 10 14 per pound.
China, Leaf... 13 8 16 0 per sa. wt.
Gold ..... { Straits, Dust.. 13 0 15 0 per sa. wt.
Sycee silver lO3 8 105 2 per sa. wt.
GOVERNMENT LOANS.—Consequent on the altered bearing
of the money-market, the value of these investments, ex-
cepting that of stock paper, the premium on which is upheld
by the still low rate of homeward exchange, has declined
considerably from last quotations ; the second H ive per Cents.
are 8 annas to 1-Br. per cent. lower; third Fives, 4 annas
per cent. ; and New Five per Cent. paper, 8 annas per cent.
lower; Four per Cent. paper has fallen 6 to 12 annas per cent.
An apprehension has prevailed that the Government may
resume payment of the second Fives, but it is believed that
this expectation is unfounded for the present, as it may be
some years before the Government be in the position to do so.
The following are current :
Sell. Buy.
Stock Paper—Transfer loans of 1835
and 1836, interest payable in England
at 2s. ld. per Sa. R., p.m S.R. 14 0 15 0 per ct.
Five per Cent—Second loan accord-
ing to numbers, p.m.
Third ditto, p.m ...d0. 5 8 6 0
New of 1841 and 1842, p.m. 7 8 8 0
Four per Cent—Old loan, discount S.R. 2 8 2 2
New loan, discount C.R. 2 0 112
Bank Shares continue in good demand ; Bengal Bank
shares are still at the rates in our last issue, but approaching
the period of half- yearly dividends, it is probable that the
value may advance before our next issue. Shares of the
Union are 15r. per share higher; Agra Bank shares are still
at the rates in our last issue, but accounts from Agra report
the sale there of several shares at 50 per cent, premium, ex-
clusive of interest on stock from January 1, at 10 per cent.
per annum ; Mussoorie and Bank of Western India shares
are still at time quotations in our last issue. Per Share.
Sell. Buy.
Bank of Bengal Shares (capital, 1,07,00,000
Company's rupees), subscription, 4,000
Company's rupees per share, premium ...... 3,050 ... 3,100
Union Bank Shares (capital, 1,00,00,000 Com-
pany's rupees), subscription, 1,000 Com-
pany's rupees per share, premium........... 125 130
Agra Bank Shares (capital, 40,00,000 Com-
pany's rupees), subscription, 500 Company's
rupees per share, premium . 240 250
Mussoorie Bank (500 Company's rupees), sub-
scription per share, premium ..... . 75 ... 80
Bank of Western India (500 Company's ru-

pees), premium
SHARE MARKET.-We have no alteration to notice in
these investments; the Steam Tug Association has declared
a dividend on the operations of the last half-year at the rate
of 50r. per share, equal to 10 per cent. per annum, and the
Bonded Warehouse at the rate of sr. per share.
Calcutta Docking Company, premium, at 60 Company's
rupees per share.
Steatn Tug Association, par.
Bonded Warehouse, discount, at 50 Company's rupees, to
60 per share.
EXCHANGE-MARKET.-Since the departure of the last
homeward mail, transactions have obtained at ls. llid. to
Is. 11/d. per Company's rupee, in bills at 10 months' date,
and which are still the prevailing rates of operations; but
under the altered disposition of the money-market, it is pro-
bable some transactions may obtain at a higher exchange in
remittance by the mail under dispatch to-day; the market is
susceptible of such advance. Treasury bills are still wanted,
and are scarce. The following may be considered as current
exchanges :-
Treasury bills, at 30 days' sight, according to amount, at
Is. 9/d. to Is. 10d. per Company's rupee.
Navy bills, at three days' sight, at Is. 9d. to is. 9d. per
Company's rupee.
Bank ditto, at 30 and 60 days' sight, at Is. 9id. to Is. 10/d.
per Company's rupee.
Union Bank, at 3 days' to 6 months' sight, at ls. 9id. to
Is. 10d. per Company's rupee.
Private drafts against shipments, at 6 months' sight to 10
months' date, at Is. Had. to ls. 11/d. per Company's rupee.
Agency on London correspondents at 30 days' to 6 months'
sight, according to amount, at ls. 10/d. to ls. 11/d. per
Company's rupee.
Agency drafts for remittances at 6 months' sight, accord-
ing to the report of the Chamber of Commerce in the past
week, have averaged ls. 11/d. per Company's rupee.
Government advances against shipments to London or
Liverpool, on bills at 6 months' sight, are still at 2s. per
Company's rupee.
FREIGHTS.-Consequent on numerous arrivals since our last
issue, and unfavourable accounts by the last outward mail
regarding the produce rnarket,.which at present limits exports
of sugar and other products, the rates of homeward freightage
have considerably fallen since our last report ; present quota-
tions being 20s. to 30s. per ton lower than former rates, with
difficulty to obtain loading even at the reduction; shipments
of grain to the Mauritia'continue.
OPIUM.-The fourth Government sale of the season took
place on the 20th ult., and yielded the following results ;
since the sale, consequent on unfavourable accounts from
China and the Straits, they have declined :-
Co.'s Rs.
highest ... 1,500 0 0 per chest.
Patna, 1,500 chestsllowest
average -
1,383 3 3 -
highest
Benares, 700 chests lowest
-
/
average -
1,315 0 0 -
1,329 3 6
BOMBAY MONEY MARKET.
Government securities have slightly advanced since last
publication. The present quotations are--
Rupees. Rupees.
5 per Cent. Loan of 1825_26 llO to 110/
4 do. 1832-33
.. 105/ - 106
4 do. 1835-36 ... 99/ - 100
5 do. 1841-42 - 110
4 do. 1842-43 99/ - 100
Exchange.-During the past month exchange on England
has continued firm, andmay be quoted-For six months' bills
at ls. 10/d. to Is. Mid. per rupee ; for bills at 30 days' sight
at ls. 10d. On Calcutta, at 30 days' sight, 100ir.•, on Ma-
dras, at sight, Mir. ; on China, at 60 days' sight, 214. per
100 dollars.
Banks.-Shares of both banks have advanced during the
month, the present quotations of the Bombay Bank being 48
per cent. premium. Shares of the Bank of Western India
are quoted-old at 42 to 45 per cent. premium, and new at
45 to 47.
Price of Bullion.-Sovereigns, 11 Ar. each; Bank of England
notes, lOir. to 11r. per pound.
(From the Overland Price Current.)
BOMBAY, JUNE 19.
Although the month of June was ushered in with a fall of
rain, the weather has since continued dry and sultry. The
communication with the coast and the interior of the country,
however, ceased in the latter end of May ; and the few sales
of imports that have been made since the departure of last
mail have been for local use. Piece goods of all kinds con-
tinue unchanged in value.
the quotation of May.
a decline of 2r. to 2/r.
Metals.-There have been but few,streeamp3paecrtibonass ibneemn
sat 56r. South estadolelds
since the departure of last mail, and those generally at a -
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rican has also fallen 2r. per cwt., the present price being only
35r. British bar iron was sold early in June at 2021 r. to
21/r., but on receipt of the intelligence by last mail holders
declined to sell except at a considerable advance, and conse-
quently but few transactions have been made, the highest
being 21/r. per candy ; an advance is also firmlyi demanded,
upon all other descriptions of iron, but very few sales have
been made, and prices arenominal. There is a good demand
for nails, and they are readily purchased, according to sizes,
at from 12/r. to 16r. per cwt. Both pig and sheet lead are
nominal at 10r. 2a. to lOir. per cwt. No sales of spelter have
been reported, but we understand that a few tons have been
sold so low as 15r. per cwt., at which price the dealers would
willingly purchase, but holders are not inclined to sell under
16r. The following sales of metals have been reported for
publication :- -
Copper.-970 cwt. tile, at 47r. 2a. per cwt. ; 360 cwt.
brazier's, at 52/r. to 52r. 10a ; 100 cwt. ditto, at 52ir. per
cwt.
Iron.-140 tons Swedish, at 47r. per candy ; 130 tons Bri-
tish
bar at 21r. per candy ; 100 ditto, at 20Ar. per candy ;
tons
4r.3 34
tian, spr e nailcw t rodsquare,.;3o sheet, at 4r. 13a. per cwt. ; 200 cwt.
candy ; 10 tons hoop, at
at 25r. per
iron nails, at 14/r. per cwt. ; 100 cwt. ditto, at 12ir. per cwt. ;
100 cwt. ditto, at 13/r. per cwt.
Steel.-300 cwt. Swedish, at 11r. per cwt. ; 600 cwt. ditto,
at 11r. per cwt.
Tin Plates.-200 boxer, at 15r, 2a. per box,
Cotton Manufactures.-It will be observed from the few
sales made during the past month that transactions in all
sorts of piece goods have been almostsuspended. Prices have
not receded, however, from the quotations of last month.
Yarns.-Some sales of twist have been made during the
month, at slightly reduced prices, for Nos. 40 mule and 30
water; but other numbers are firm, and No. 50 mule is
dearer. Speculators have bought up all the orange yarn
in the market, at 15a. to 16/a. per lb., for an average of No.
40 ; and several parcels yet to arrive have been purchased
at 15/a. for No. 40. In Turkey red there is no change to
report.
Woollens.-No sales have been reported with the excep-
tion of the following, and prices nominal:-
48 pieces scarlet and green, 56 in. at rs. 2 15 per yard
_ .

12 ... blue
at 211
240 pairs of blankets
Marine Stores.—We have no alteration to notice in. the