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2 surrounded by a strong force with thirty guns ready
3 to open fire on his walls, he had the wisdom to make
4 his submission ; but his defiance had caused the
5 British considerable trouble, and did not add to
6 their confidence in the good faith of the Lahore
7 Government.
8 In October, another and more serious rising took
9 place, this time in Ghulab Singh's newly acquired
10 kingdom. Lai Singh had witnessed the elevation of
11 his rival to the throne of Kashmir with anything but
12 satisfaction ; and he now, with the connivance of the
13 Rani, secretly instigated Sheikh Imam-ud-din, the
14 governor of the province, to resist by force of
15 arms the entry of the newly appointed ruler. The
16 matter was reported to the Governor-General, who
17 ordered the immediate dispatch of troops to enforce
18 obedience to the terms of the treaty. The result was,
19 as at Kangra, the speedy submission of the rebellious
20 governor, who, to escape the consequences of his
21 misconduct, placed in the hands of Colonel Lawrence
22 documentary evidence to prove that he had been
23 acting under orders from Lai Singh. The latter was,
24 then and there, charged before the assembled sirdars
25 with having treacherously violated the Treaty of
26 Lahore, and, his guilt having been proved, he was,
27 by the unanimous consent of the assembly, deposed
28 from his office, deprived of his jdgirs, and banished
29 from the kingdom of Lahore.
30 The trial of Lai Singh took place on December 4,
31 and the same day the ministry was entrusted
32 to a committee of four, consisting of Sirdars
33 Tej Singh and Sher Singh (the latter the brother-