The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-05 00:00:00

J ELL A L ABA D.
Mahomed Ukbar Khan was still in the valley of Nunghunhur,
engaged in intrigues, sometimes with, and sometimes against, the
Governor of Peshawur, negotiating with the Khybur chiefs, seve-
ral of whom he had ma at the well.known fort of Pcsh Bolsk,
under a pretence of a hunting excursion, and collecting stores, am-
munition, and men, for any predatory expedition which he might
think it most advantageous to undertake when an opportunity
might offer. He had succeeded in persuading a considerable num.
bee of the Mooltanees, who had sought refuge at Caubul, to join
him, and they had been entered in the State books for the collec.
tire sum of 40,000 rupees annually

PESHA WUR.
The Governor, either with the view of keeping his troops employed,
or because he really had grounds for believing in the probability of
a surprise from the Afredees, kept his men all on the qui vise both
at Jumrood and Peshawur for several consecutive days, assuring them,
when they complained of the hea”y duty entailed on them, that he
had certain intelligence of the intention of the enemy to surprise
him. The news of the death of Raja Heera Singh, which reached
Peshawur in seven days, had afforded Siidar Tej Singh great grati-
fication, as he looked upon the event as a punishment for the dis-
grace inflicted by Heera Singh on his uncle, the late Jemadar
Khnosheeal Singh. The Barukzyes at Peshawur are still engaged
in constant intrigues, and the chief sirdar, Peer Mahomed Khan
(brother of the Caubul Ameer), has hitherto successfully evaded
the peremptory summons which had been repeatedly sent to him
to present himself at the Lahore Durbar. His brother, Sultan Ma-
homed Rhan, has not succeeded in emancipating himself from his
imprisonment at large at the Sikh capital, for, disorganised as the
army undoubtedly is, there is still enough manner in their madness
to know that if they allowed the sirdar to escape, Peshawur would
be lost to them.—Delhi Gazelle.

THE PUNJAUB.
Of actual and late occurrences in the Punjaub since our last
we have little to record, as what has taken place Is a mere repcti
Lion of what we had so frequently detailed ; scenes of rapine, plun-
der, and bloodshed. The younger brother of Raja Heerah Sing,
named Jewaheer Singh, had come round to Jesrowta, the family
seat, if we may so call it, of Raja Dheean Singh, with the view
of securing the valuables and cash deposited at that place. He
succeeded in anticipating the Sikhs, who had marched from La-
hore on the same errand, under Sirdar Sham Singh, Attareewal.
lah, and removed a large portion of the cash and jewels to the
castle of his uncle Raja Ooolab Singh, and then undertook to de-
fend the place, which he did for some time. The Sikhs finding it
mare difficult to reduce the fort than they had anticipated, or
preferring treachery to the force of arms, sent a deputation with
overtures to Meean Juwaheer Singh, tendering him their offers
of support if he would become a candidate for the office of
Wuzeer to the State on certain conditions, which were
named; the chief of these were, that the Meean (a title of
nobility next to that of rajah, and superior to that of sirdar)
should pay down to the army a certain sum of money,
increase their present pay and allowance by three rupees a month
and pay the whole of the state troops for three years out of his
own resources, the revenues of the country in the mean time to
accumulate in the state treasury. The young chief listened
eagerly to the proposals of the Sikhs, and went so far as to agree
to give up the fort and admit a garrison of the Sirkaree or Govern-
ment troops. Not long after he had done so, however, he was ad-
vised or conceived, that treachery was intended, and, seizing an
opportunity, fled from the place and gained Jumboo. The Sikhs,
enraged at the escape of the Meean, gave up not only his residence,
but also the small town which surrounds it, to plunder, and found in
their eager search after booty, near 20,0001. worth of silver con-
cealed. They also obtained possession of a considerable quantity
of ammunition, grain, and cloth, and gave way to the most un-
bridled license, plundering all the villages which owned the sway of
any of Dheean Singh's family far and near. The Zumeendars fled to
Jumboo, loudly calling on Raja Goolab Singh to protect them, or
put them to death at once if he could not do so. At Lahore itself
everything is confusion. The soldiery do just as they please.
The only good result which has followed the late revolution is the
recal from their banishment of the different members of the Eind-
hanwallahs, who, as the great enemies of the Dogra faction, and
the chief agents in the murder of Shere Singh and Dheean
Singh, had been expelled the Sikh territories, and the whole of their
prop rty confiscated. They entered Lahore on the 30th of
January, and were received with distinction. Prince Peshora
Singh continues quiet in his jagheer of Seealkot, though deputa-
tions fro'n all parties have waited upon him, and sought to induce
him to enter on the stage. He is probably biding his time, though
we have no opinion of his talents. What may be the immedi .te
cause of the march of troops in such numbers towards the N. W.
frontier we are at present unable to state; but whatever it may be,
there can be little doubt of the propriety of the step which has been
aken by the Government.

GWALIOR.
In the state of Sindia matters are in the same position as when
we last wrote, with the exception that the outlaw, Petrab Singh,
had surrendered himself to Captain Shakespear the moment he re-
ceived a guarantee of his life, and he would have done so long
since had the Durbar permitted. Intrigues on a large scale are in
agitation, consequent on the increasing infirmities of the chief
Blinister, Ram Rao Phal.kea. He has received more than one hint
to resign, but exhibits the peculiar tenacity of old age, in refusing
to give up the lucrative power with which he has been invested by
the British Government

KOLAPORE AND SAWUNT WARREE.
The proceedings in the disturbed districts have been of little in.
terest during the month. Our chief anxiety has been to see how oar
troops were to be got creditably withdrawn where so little had been
done, and nothing at all concluded. They are now, however,
everywhere on the march, and the campaign may already be said to
be at an end. We noticed in our last that a party of her Majesty's
14th Drags ons, with some native troops, had been dispatched in
quest of Lall Geer Gosain. The chase continued some days, when
the rebel chief doubled upon his pursuers, and sought refuge in
Kolapore. A price had been put upon him, and he was betrayed
by a female friend in whom he had placed confidence. He was tried
by military commission, and on the 21st hanged, and very de-
servedly, for his crimes. Large rewards have been offered for the
apprehension of the Sawunt Warree rebel, Phond Sawunt, who at
present skulks about the Goa borders. The remainder of the in-
telligence consists entirely in the movement of troops and breaking
up of the army. The head-quarter wing of the 2d Queen's ar.
rived here yesterday morning from Vingorla by the Sesostris.

CHINA.
(From the Hong. Kong Register, Dec. 31.)
By an ordinance published last week power has been granted to
the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, " when
and so often as the exigency of the case may seem to him and
them to require such procedure," to declare that in any district of
the island, or in any 1 üblic or military station, martial law shall
prevail—such proclamation having the force of an ordinance. We
hope this power will have the effect for which it is intended, which
is declared to be an order to afford her Majesty's subjects adequate
protection from armed and predatory parties landing in numbers
on the island. By a second ordinance it is enacted that
in order to raise such funds as may be necessary to
defray the civil expenses of the colony, no person shall
act as a weigher or broker of salt, or shall retail opium,
bhang, ganja, baun, betel, or betel leaf, in the island, or its
dependencies or waters, in less quantities than one chest, without a
license for that purpose. The Governor in Council may grant the
exclusive right and privilege for these purposes to one or more per.
sons. Such license is to be granted to the highest bidder, and a
penalty will be inflicted upon unlicensed persons retailing these
articles. It is further enacted that no person shall act as pawn.
broker, and auctioneer, or shall keep a public billiard table, with.
out having obtained a license. The Governor i
cents emponoweredsales , if
by
he
shall see fit, to levy an auction duty of 2i per . all
auction within the colony. It is sufficiently understood that
money must be raised within the colony to meet the expenses of
the civil establishment, and such being the case, the articlor es men-
xa-
tioned in this ordinance are probably as proper subjects fta
tion as any other, and if proper regulations are adopted we can see
no objection to a moderate tax.

COAIMERCIAL SUMMARY.
(From the Calcutta Englishman.)
Since our last commercial report the tendency which we then
noticed of product to rise, and of import goods to fall, has coo.
tinuci, and the latter arc extremely dull of sale and in general
ahnrst without demand, whilst sales of produce have been large and
at advancing rates. The second opium sale of the season took place
on the 10th inst., at somewhat higher prices than the first, parti-
cularly for the Ilenares quality. This sale, consisting of 2,050
chests, puts about 33 lace of rupees into the Company's treasury.
Exchanges have not materially varied, but notwithstanding the
reduction of the Company's rates to one-tenth, the amount of bills
since negotiated by them is only 7,30,159 Company's rupees. Being
thus disappointed of making the intended remittances, it is under-
stood that the Government has purchased 19, lacs of Sycee silver,
and that bullion remittances will be continued till the mer.
chants show more eagerness to avail themselves of the Com.
pany's advances. Nothing can prove more clearly the desire
somewhere felt to cling to an erroneous system, than this
remittance of imported bullion instead of selling bills in the
centre of all great money transactions. It is evident that
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