24 JUNE 1848, Page 2

The disturbance in Mooltan, as now explained by the last

nei; from India, has ugly traits, but its importance seems to have been unduly exaggerated. The local chief was called upon to per. mit the merging of his territory in that of Lahore ; he resisted; and in the quarrel between Moolraj and his native Government two English officers have perished. The rebellious movement indicates the unsettled state of the region ; but it implies no pre. sent revolt against British authority as such. Vengeance on the murderous chief is delayed by the hot season.