By the last advices from India we learn, that the
pacification of the Punjaub proceeded according to the arrangement, without let or hinderance. There was still some mystery about the pro- ceedings of Gholab Singh ; who was suspected of fomenting dis- sensions at Lahore, in order to show that the Government of the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh was incompetent to its task of keeping peace; Gholab hoping that such a conviction would induce the British to hand over that territory to him, as well as his own division. Supposing that the surmise were true, of course the British would not fall into such a snare. The old man would be kept to his share in the bargain, so lucky for him. But we sus- pect that the whole supposition of such an intrigue is no more than a flight of fancy, suggested by the fermenting of mortifica- tion and discontent among the Sikh troops; angry feelings which the Governor-General has various .plans for neutralizing, partly by employment in the British service.
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