The Sun. — 1845-04-05 (London, England)

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, plunder, 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 Lahore 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 defend 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 Government troops. Not long after he had done so, however, he was advised 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 concealed. They also obtained possession of a considerable quantity of ammunition, grain, and cloth, and gave way to the most unbridled 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 Eindhanwallahs, 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 deputations 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.