The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA

On Thursday despatches were received, in anticipation
of the overland mails, which left Bombay on the 11th ult.
It was stated in our last despatch that a conspiracy was
known to be concocting in Lahore. The British authori-
ties, being aware of its existence, resolved to crush it in
the bud, and at nine o'clock in the evening of the 20th of
August, Ranee Chunda, the Queen Mother of Dhuleep
Singh, the young Maharajah of Lahore, was taken from
the Palace and conveyed under an escort to Shaikhoopra,
a fort about twenty miles distant, in which former in-
triguing Princesses were confined. The intrigues, in a
political sense, as well as otherwise, of Ranee unda
mve been notorious. One of the last was her causing her
son the Maharajah to insult publicly Tej Singh, the Prime
Minister, by refusing to give him the royal mark on the
forehead (called the ti/uk) at the time of his installation
as Rajah. The intriguess was at the head of all the dis-
affected in Lahore, and her removal from power will have
the effect of neutralizing many of their schemes—at least
for a time. The Prime Minister, Tej Singh, is a decided
friend of the British, and therefore the object of much
hatred to the ex-Queen and her partisans. The British
officers are on the alert. The troops at Lahore being
highly paid, are to be changed annually, in order to give
equal benefit to the various regiments in the north-west
of India.

Tranquillity continued to prevail on the banks of the
Indus, although some symptoms were exhibited of a wil-
lingness amongst the Belooches of the Hills to resume
their old practice of plundering the plains. Nothing was
known in Bombay of the intentions of Sir Charles Napier.
Much speculation was afloat in consequence of a report
received from England that he was to be named Com-
mander-in-Chief of the army in India on the retirement
of Lord Gough. He has declined a public testimonial,
which some of the officers in Scinde wished to present to
his lady, as being contrary to the spirit of ti,e military
regulations.

The Governor-General was stated to be about to
proceed to Oude, in order to enter into arrangements
with the King, who is described as willing to cede the

sovereignty to the Hon. Company and to refire, upon his
being insured a pension commensurate with his rank.
In the Ralpoot States, Doongur Sing is yet at large,
and fears are entertained of the continuance of his ravages
when the fair season sets in. His brother was lately
captured, and his arrest has had the effect of rendering
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,Ai .con as before. The Bank which was struggling into
has been arrested in its progress. The Treasurer
fr,te refused to accept the orders drawn by it on
Assignments on the revenue of the districts
.opesed, but the Minister would not consent,
isinclination of the British Resident to sane-
circulation as the Exchequer Bills of the
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