The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-07 00:00:00

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both sides."
This is a most important event, for it proves that the
empire founded with so much labour by Runjeet is on the

eve of dislocation.
Runjeet died in June, 1839 ; his son Kurruck suc-
ceeded. He died, and was followed by Nao Nehal Singh,
who was killed at his father's funeral.
Shore Singh succeeded, and he has been killed, and a
child placed in his room, to become a victim in his turn.

As if it were in anticipation of the events of Lahore, a
large army had been ordered by Lord Ellenborough to
prepare to assemble on the banks of the Jumna. Orders
were also issued to have a body of Bengal troops sent to
occupy Scinde, from whence the Bombay troops were to
be withdrawn ; but doubts are now formed of the feasi-
bility of that movement, as all the Bengal force will be
requisite to protect the frontiers against the Sikhs.
There are 16,000 men now in Scinde. Sir Charles Napier
is at Kurracbee ; the troops in Scinde are generally
healthy, except the newly arrived ones at Sukkur that
have come from Bengal.
Shere Mahommed is said to be in the hills near Canda-
har

Dost Alahommed, who rules at Cabul, seems de-
sirous to be on friendly terms with the British Govern-
ment. It is thought he will attempt now to retake Pes-
hawur from the Sikhs, and he may therefore come into
collision with the British Government, who are bound to
protect Runjeet Singh's descendants.
The greatest interest is excited in India by the revolu-
tion in Lahore, which, it is expected, will terminate in
placing that country, with nearly 4,000,000 inhabitants,
and a revenue of upwards of £2,000,000 sterling, under
the dominion of Great Britain.

In the interior of India tranquility prevails. Gwalior
appears quiet for the moment, although there was great
alarm created there when the iio...t:on of the supreme
government to collect troops became known. tinctemund
is also at rest. In the Nizam's territory a change has
taken place by the removal of the old Prime Minister
Chimdoo Lall, who has been succeeded by a relative.
There were some trials of great interest at Bombay,
such as that of Dharkjee Dudajee v. the East India Com-
pany, for trespass in forcibly entering his houses and seiz-
ing all his papers ; another trial is of a Parsee lady, who
has brought an action against her husband, on his marry-
ing a second wife, to claim restitution of conjugal rights.
An attempt was made to prove the British courts had no
right to interfere, but the supreme court has maintained
its jurisdiction.
Another trial of great interest has been that of two of
the principals and eight of the confederates of the Bunder
gang, who have for years been robbing, plundering, smug-
gling, and, as it is supposed, murdering in the harbour of
Bombay. The detection of this gang, after it had existed
twenty years, is looked upon with great satisfaction by
the friends of Indian civilization and justice.

Lord Ellenborough remains at Barrackpore, whence he
is expected to proceed soon to the north-western pro-
vinces. He is still abused by a part of the Indian press,
but another portion supports his actions as tending to
produce good results.