128 THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE EAST. 



to Agra, with a stipulated pension. Teja Sing succeeded 

 to Lall Sing, and at the same time was appointed Rajah 

 of Seealkote, on account of his treachery to his own coun- 

 try on the Sutlej. At the ceremony of his inauguration, 

 the ranee prohibited her son, DuUep Sing, from making 

 the Tike ( saffron sign ) on Teja's forehead, being fully 

 persuaded that he had caused the removal of Lall Sing, in 

 order to obtain his post. This inconsiderate behaviour of 

 the ranee, who exercised a great influence on her son, 

 caused the Resident to insure her inofifensiveness by exiling 

 her to the fortress of ShegOpur. But not having even 

 there remained inactive ( in the revolt at Moultan ), Sir 

 Frederick Currie, the then Resident, ordered her to be con- 

 veyed into another fortress on the Ganges, her plenipoten- 

 tiary, Gangaram, and General Khan Sing having previously 

 been hung, as associates in the conspiracy. But the 

 cunning lady knew how to provide herself with means^ 

 and to find out a method of escaping from her prison ; and 

 it is reported that she is now living in Katmandoo, the 

 capital of Nepaul, not, however, to the displeasure of the 

 English, who thus effect a considerable saving. 



Sir H. Lawrence, perfectly acquainted with all the tricks 

 of the orientals, and knowing well how to treat those 

 people, succeeded in procuring their general esteem and 

 approbation. Nevertheless, a short time after the English 

 had occupied the country, a riot took place at the bazaar at 

 Lahore, which was so serious that the gates of the city were 

 ordered to be shut. The residency was still in the city ; and 

 at this critical moment, the resolute Resident, accompanied 

 by Major Edwardes and a few sowars ( mounted soldiers ), 

 appeared on the spot where the tumult of the mob was 

 raging, in order to establish tranquillity ; but they were 

 welcomed by the mob with a volley of stones ; Major 

 Edwardes received a slight wound on his forehead, and one of 

 the sowars a sabre wound. On the request of the Resident, 

 Lall Sing caused the ringleaders to be captured ; and one of 

 them, a Brahmin, was hung before the city gate, without 

 ceremony or hesitation. 



