A short telegram from Bombay announces that disturbances have broken
out on the North-West frontier, and it is stated in the city that a more detailed telegram has been received in Ceylon, and arrived with the regular mail. According to this account the Punjaub has been invaded by a body of 7,000 men, under the command of one of the sons of Dost Mahommed, and a larger body still is expected to follow. It is most probable that the invasion is a descent of one of the hill tribes, not Afghan, which have been released from the chain by the Emir's death, and in that case they will be chased back with exceedingly little exertion. There are, however, only too many signs that trouble is brewing in that region, not the least of which is the exulting boast of the Indian journals that the Government will not this time be caught napping.
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