The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

PROBABLE WAR in the PUNJ AUB.
(From the Herald.)
We have received, by Special Express; our files of
India papers, in anticipation of the Overland Bombay
Mail. This express is, we believe, the most rapid that
has yet been accomplished, notwithstanding the bois-
terous weather that has long prevailed, and proves be-
yond a doubt that the route via Marseilles is the shortest
route. The dates are—Bombay, Dec. 1 ; Calcutta,
Nov. 21; Madras, Nov. 22.
The following is a list of the names of' the passengers
who left for Suez by the steam-frigate Akbar, on the lst
December:—
The Right Hon. Lady Sarah Ainslie, and servant; Mrs.
Allan ; Mrs. Colonel Bagnold and child, with two native
servants ; Mrs. O'Grady ; Mrs. Bromley and child ; Mrs.
Williams, and child, with a native servant ; Mrs. Sandwith ;
Mrs. Walshe, and two children; a child of Captain W. F.
Curtis's, and European servant; a child of Captain Cotgrave's,
and a native servant; Major-General J. Allan, Madras Army;
Major O'Grady, H. M.'s 2d Foot; Captain F. Wells, 15th
Bombay N. I. ; Captain J. S. Lang,:Madras Army; Captain
F. Gottreux, Ist Madras N. I. ; Lieut. F. W. Sandwith, 2d
Bombay European. N. I.; Lieut. W. S. Stuart, Bombay En-
gineers, and native servant ; Second Lieut. T. Bromley, Ist
Bombay Fusiliers ; A. Ramalho, Esq. ; A. A. J. Pinto, Esq.,
with a servant. Second Class—Sulliinan Mowladin.
(From the °ye:land Bombay Times of Dec. 1, 1845.)
SUMMARY.—lntelligence of a warlike character was
received yesterday from the Punjaub. The SeikhGo-
vernment, it appears, have become incensed at the re-
ported intention of the British authorities to appropriate
the territories on this side of the Sutlej, and have urged
the soldiery to march towards the river, with the view
sof repelling the expected aggression. By the last ac-
counts some cavalry had actually proceeded in the direc-
tion indicated, and though opinion was divided as to the
policy of the movement, more men were expected to
follow. In the meantime strong'measures of defence
have been adopted at Ferozepore, ar.d as Sir Henry
Hardinge may now calculate upon having a well-dis-
ciplined force of some 50,000 men at his command,
there can be little fear of the result, whatever
course the reckless spirit of the
~Seikhs may impel
them to pursue. Ghoolab Singh remains at Jum-
boo ; the Ranee continues to conduct the affairs
of state ; and the army has been separated into
three divisions, and placed under the respective com-
mands of Sirdar Tej Singh (the ex-Governor of Pesha-
wur), Raja Lall Singh, and Sirdar Jewun Singh.
Lall Singh is very unpopular. Several deserters from
our army have been taken into the Seikh service. Our
news from Sinde is of a favourable complexion, the
troops continuing healthy, and the country tranquil.
Islam Khan, the Boogtie chief, is said to have surren-
dered himself to ;Captain Tabor, at Shanpoor. Sir C.
Napier was to leave Kurrachee in the beginning of De-
cember on a tour of inspection. The proposition for an
exchange of territory with our ally Meer Ali Moored
is before Government. Nothing positive has yet tran-
spired in regard to the conspiracy recently discovered at
Gwalior. An official investigation into the circum •
stances is still, it would appear, going on. The
kingdom of Oudh and the dominions of the Nizam
seem to be still vicing with each other in the ex-
tent of their internal mismanagement, and the de-
gree of oppression to which their inhabitants are
subjected. The Nizam continues to struggle with
pecuniary difficulties, which not even the practice of
unparalleled extortions can overcome. There is no in-
telligence of striking interest from Affghanistan. The
matter in dispute between Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace
and Captain Le Grand Jacob has been referred for the
investigation and decision of a court of inquiry at Bel-
gaum. Amongst our local incidents we may mention
that the Malay who committed such frightful butchery
a short time since, by " running a muck" in the native
town, is to be tried at the criminal sessions of the Su-
preme Court, which commence on the 3d instant. Cap-
tain Curtis, of the Ist Lancers, a most active and intel-
ligent officer, has been appointed superintendent of po-
lice.
Mrs. Deacle, of the Calcutta boards, is about to
open the new Bombay theatre. We hear that a colli-
sion took place at sea, about eleven o'clock on Saturday
night last, between the steamers Sir James Carnac, Cap-
tain P. Duverger, and the Parsee, Captain Grisdale ;
the former was on her passage to Tankaria Bunder, and
the latter returning from that port laden with opium
and treasure, to the amount of 315,000 rupees; (31,5001)
The crew and passengers of the Parsee were all saved,
but the vessel and cargo went down on the spot. The
Carnac returned to Bombay yesterday morning.