The Sun. — 1845-06-18 (London, England)

INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.)  futuref'or the Chuck-Chu should be called by the name of Stanley, and Shuckpai-wan should be called by the name of Aberdeen."  'We have received letters and papers from Bombay to the 12th of May. The intelligence is not of striking importance. The chief subject of interest is the continuation of the intrigues at Lahore. Ghoolab Singh was there a sort of state prisoner; for the troops were unwilling to murder him until he had disgorged the vast sums of money which he and his brothers and nephew had purloined from the treasury of old Runjeet Singh. A part of the troops were said to be in his pay. Since his coming to Lahore, whither, it is now said, he has been wheedled by the manoeuvres of the Queen-Mother of the boy-King Khuleep, he has been under a sort of surveillance. Watched by the Queen's party, lest he should find means of bribing all the Khalsa, he has been called on to give up his fortresses and his wealth. He TOWS that his wealth is concealed in places known only to himself, and that unless he is allowed to return to his hill forts, he can only give a small sum. The Queen-Mother's brother is said to be his decided enemy, while she herself treats him with marked respect, and has even conferred on him, with the sanction of the Khalsa troops, the title of " Laut General," that is Commander-in- Chicf of all the Forces in the Punjaub This nomination is highly agreeable to the Seikh troops, who wish, under the command of this old warrior, to tight with the British army assembled on their frontiers, and will, it is said, make a movement during the rainy season. Ghoolab is said have volunteered to lead them.  The China Mail affords information as to the Canton Market up to the Bth of March. Bombay cotton would appear to have declined in price 2 mace, owing to the Parsee holders having forced their supplies on the market, in order to provide themselves with funds to pay for recent shipments to this port, Malwa opium had also given way to 730 dolls. per chest. Freight to London was to 31. 10s. Exchange 4s. 4d. to 4s. 41d. By the new rules, ships over 100 tons burthen are to pay five mace per ton per annum, as harbour dues, in cases where they remain above fourteen days. During the twelve months however, for which this charge is made, they are at liberty to "come and go" as often as they please.  ,n—for a moment, the inexorable necessities of permanent and ruinous claims upon his coffers, he flies at all the trade he can grasp, on his coasts or within his provinces; at Mogadore or in Fez, at Tetuan or El Araiche. On whatever commodities or merchandise the spirit of commercial adventure brings within his reach, instead of encouraging their renewed investments by moderate and equitable imposts, and by dealing with them on terms proscribed by former conventions or language, he has just attempted to lay strong hands, as it were, in order to squeeze violently out of them whatever can be presently obtained, at whatever future loss to his exchequer and his people. It seems, on the authority we have just quoted, that it has been deemed expedient—by the Board of Trade of Morocco— that the same rates are to be levied on all kinds of cotton and woollen piece goods, without reference to their respective qualities, and the same system is to be observed also with regard to goods usually imported by weight, so that ss. or 21s. sterling will be charged in a quintal of copperas and other goods of very little value. This is abundantly foolish—barbarous, if you will ; but it strikes us that analogies may have existed to within a very recent period in the unwise legislation we have known to be doggedly pursued in respect of prohibitory duties on raw material, colonial, and other products, and foreign fabrics of indisputable importance to the comfort of a community more enlightened, more formidable, and certainly more patient than that of the empire of Morocco.