1 vi CONTENTS.
2 CHAPTER IV.
3 HISTORY CONCLUDED.
4 Shere Singh—The Queen Regent—Revolution—Bombardment
5 of Lahore—Shere Singh proclaimed King—The Army in
6 disorder—Excitement against the European Officers—The
7 Government accedes to the demands of the Army—Conspiracy
8 against Shere Singh—His Murder—Heera Singh avenges it—
9 The boy Dhuleep Singh placed on the Musnud — Further
10 Intriguesand Anarchy . . ae a . 26
11 CHAPTER V.
12 CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS OF THE PUNJAUB.
13 The Temperature—The Rains—Diseases—The Soil—Prodacts ;
14 Vegetable, Mineral,and Animal . . . .». «| 80
15 CHAPTER VI.
16 COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PUNJAUB.
17 State of Trade—Manufactures—The Kashmir Shawle—The
18 Kashmir Manufactures generally—The Transit Trade—Im-
19 portsand Exports . . . . . . . .« 86
20 CHAPTER VII.
21 THE GOVERNMENT AND ARMY OF THE PUNJAUB.
22 Despotism best suited to the Sikhs—Mode of Collecting Revenue
23 —Change of Rule desired—The Sikh Army; its Strength,
24 Appearance, Character, and Discipline, Enlistment, Promotion
25 —Cavalry and Infantry Compared—Anecdote of Akhbar Khan
26 —The Sikh Soldier's Endurance—The Akalees—Assessment of
27 the Land—Administratiun of the Laws . F s . gl