THIRTY- FIVE YEARS IN THE EAST. IC7 



his suite were not received with much apparent cordiah'ty, 

 but when all was settled, and the English had obtained 

 what they desired, the scene changed its aspect ; the young 

 Dulleep Sing was brought from the capital to give his 

 sanction to all the transactions, the English then proceeded 

 to Lahore, and thus ended the independence of the once 

 powerful state founded by Runjeet Sing. The English 

 forces encamped at Meean Meer, about five miles from the 

 city. To enfeeble the country, it was divided into three 

 parts ; one was left to the Sikhs, the second was annexed 

 to the English possessions, and the third, Cashmere, com- 

 prising a part of the mountains, was appointed to Gholab 

 Sing, as a reward for the services he had rendered, and also 

 in consideration of a large sum of money he had delivered 

 over to the conquerors. He was promoted to the title of 

 Maharajah of Cashmere, which was made independent o-f 

 Lahore, but under English protection. Dulleep Sing, after 

 having paid the expenses of the war, remained the ruler of 

 Lahore, and Lall Sing was appointed his wuzeer. Sir H. 

 Lawrence was appointed by the English as Resident, into 

 whose hands the reins of Government were entrusted. One 

 of his first measures was the reduction of the army, and 

 the suspension of several establishments for the manufac- 

 ture of military stores, including my powder-mill, &c. In- 

 stead of these establishments, an hospital was erected in the 

 vicinity of the capital, under the direction of the durbar ; and 

 1 was entrusted with the organisation of it. In this hos- 

 pital, an asylum for lunatics was estabilshed, and I also 

 created another, viz., an hospital for prisoners. 



Rajnh Lall Sing, who had risen from the rank of muleteer 

 to be minister of state, did not long enjoy the title of 

 wuzeer ; being a crafty Brahmin, of great influence among 

 his partisans, and in possession of immense riches, which he 

 acquired at the time when he was Runjeet Sing's treasurer 

 ( he never having rendered any account of the funds under 

 his charge ), such a man appeared to the English to be 

 dangerous, and his removal was considered necessary 

 Accordingly he was arrested as a political intriguer, and sent 



