1 APPENDIX. XXI
2 bocty of Kkuruck Sing*, when, stating- that Dehan Sing- would
3 as the elephant on which Nao not allow any but his own par-
4 Nihal sat, attended by Meean ty to see the Prince ; he is
5 Oodum Sing1, the son of Ra- correct, too, in stating*, that
6 jah Golab Sing*, was passing* Sheer Sing* was immediately
7 under the gateway of the La- sent for. — (Editor.)
8 hore citadel, the brick parapet wall fell and crushed both the
9 Maharajah and his companion. Oodum Sing* was killed on the
10 spot, and Nao Nihal Sing* was carried insensible into the
11 palace, and never spoke again. The wily minister affected
12 that the young* sovereig-n had only received a slig*ht injury,
13 and would soon recover, but for twent}r-four hours prevented all
14 bat his own partizans from seeing him. Rajah Dhyan Sing*
15 at once despatched a trusty messeng*er with a true account
16 of occurrences to Rajah Golab Sing*, sending* to the father
17 the bloody garments of his son and heir, to enable the
18 widows of the latter to perform Suttee. At the same time
19 another messenger was sent to Sheer Sing, at Bettala, about
20 seventy miles from Lahore, telling* him that if he would be
21 ruler of the Punjaub, he must reach Lahore within twenty-
22 four hours." — Calcutta Review, No. 2, p. 481-82.
23 Note.
24 " In Chund Kour's intrigues I dont see how it can be
25 the name of the British Go- said that Chund Kour intri-
26 vernment was much used ; and gued because she sent her Va-
27 it was currently believed that keel with proposals to the Bri-
28 the Punjaub was sold by her tish Government; but she cer-
29 and the Sindawallas, and six tainly injured her cause with
30 annas in the rupee offered to the Sikhs, and so did the Scin-
31 the English ; probably such daw alias who supported her. —
32 was the case, but the offer only (Editor.)
33 injured their cause with their own countrymen, and does not
34 seem to have mended it with the British, whose authorities
35 summarily stopped the recruiting." — Page 490.
36 Note.
37 " On Sheer Sing's accession, Here the word intrigue is
38 the Sindawallas fled ; but Lena again made use of, but we are
39 Sing being* apprehended, was not told how the Scindawallas
40 thrown i?ito irons, and kept in intrigued, or who they intri-
41 close confinement. Uttur Sing gued with. — (Editor.)
42 and Ajeet Sing* intrigued on the British border, and alarmed
43 the Durbar."— Page 495.