The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-03 00:00:00

SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY.

Sunday having been the birthdayofirlamsetjes
Jeejeebhoy, a splendid entertainment was given by
this distinguished gentleman at his garden in Maza-
gon, Bombay, to about three hundred of the rich and
influential members of his caste. On the morning
of the same day, from seven to twelve, A.m., many
thousands of rupees were distributed among the
Parsee priests and the poor of all castes and
creed. The worthy knight's garden at Ma-
zagon displayed a splendid spectacle from seven to
eleven P.M. Lanterns were placed in good order
along the roads for the convenience of parties pro-
ceeding to the entertainment, and this alone repre-
sented to individuals at a distance something like a
grand procession of marriage or some festival. The
attendance commenced at seven P.m.., and the par-
ties invited were received with all due honour
by the sons of Sir Jamsetjee, who were seated at the
front door. In the space of about one hour nearly
300 persons assembled in the ball. They were there
amused by some of the best country musicians and
songsters. At half-past seven, when the attendance
was more than half full, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy
made his appearance in the assembly, and, having in-
terchanged salaams with all the guests present, took
his seat. He was there supported on his right
by Bomonjee Hormwjee, Esq., and on the
left by Manockjee Noserwanjee Petty, Esq.
Music and songs were going on, when,
at about a little after eight, intimation being
received that the supper was ready, each and every
one left the great hill, and went to the table. On a
fine spacious verandah, especially built for the pur-
pose, two large tables, at which more than 300 persons
can be accommodated, were plentifully served with
the richest dishes and fruits, and all sorts of wines
were to be had. The first glass of wine, as usual
among the Parsees, was drunk by all, with a prayer
that the Almighty might give good sense to every one.
After a short interval, wine was drunk with great
eclat in honour of the auspicious day, and the health
of Sir Jainsetjee Jeejeebhoy and family. The third
time wine was drunk in honour of the Wadies' family.
Then the health of the whole assembly was drunk,
and lastly the health of our Chief and Gracious So-
vereign Queen Victoria was proposed, which was
drunk by all with a prayer that her reign might con-
tinue prosperous over these lands. After that, each
had the pleasure of drinking a wine-glassful now and
then in proportion to their respective tastes for the
same. About half-past ten the party rose from table,
and rose-water, flowers, and pan-soopary were distri-
buted. Several of the guests took leave of their host
at the same time, and retired to their respective homes,
while others went again into the great hall where
they were first seated. Musicians and songsters were
there ready to amuse the remnant of assembly. At a
little before eleven o'clock, the assembly, after taking
leave of each other, dispersed and went to their homes.
Bombay Times, July 1.

LYNCH LA (V on a WOMAN in CALIFORNIA!
A short time back a party of drunken brutes for: • t
the door of a private house, occupied by a Mexican
woman, whom they insulted in the grossest manner. Of
this she took no notice, but one of the party returning
soon afterwards for the vilest of purposes, and insulting
the woman with the grossest of epithets, her
southern blood boiled over with indignation, and, in •
moment of passion, she snatched a knifr, and inflicted
upeu him a mortal wound. For this she was taken to the
cross-roads and hanged. The San Francisco Picayune
thus comments upon this deliberate murder:—" Now,
we venture to say that had this woman been en
American instead of a Mexican—had she boasted el
white blood, as they call it—as though the caste of the
woman, if it affected her case at all, should noehave tended
to make her executioners more lenient—bad she been
of the Anglo-Saxon race, instead of being hung for the
deed, she would have been lauded for it; and
_in-
stead of an account appearing in the papeys oft •
• horrible murder by a Mexican woman, leer/
'
press in the state would have rung with ace "31. a
4"
tiona for the ' heroic conduct of a female, or t
determined defence of her virtue by a ladythen
in
mines.' It was not
Mexican blood. Hut
condemned this un-
fortunate woman, but her caste andher guilt which
one circumstance was wanting to make the murder qf
in a
this woman unparalleled in atrocity. She was
con-
dition that would have made her life sacred, even in the
most barbarous ages, and
under the bloodiest code that
ever cursed the world. Arnttitnb
novirntihnefalnigt
hptepshed with
its murdered mother, before

-----„ rnE —We deeply lament
oLkare.os t 0 w :
Henry Grattan Curran, stiff
to say that the familyate,has f been plunged into the deepest
where his father has now
pendiary
MELANCHOLY
magistarccidental deal of his only son, John. Thil
affliction by theoe to dine with some other lads at the
fine youth WmahoniTsotrs
house of Mrs.
located as resident magistrate, time been lie fol..
for some
lowed his comp
anions to a bedchamber, where they had gone
to Prep-
are for dinner, and on the chimney piece were pistols
owner believed were unloaded. One of the youths
hich the
w
handled one of the pistols, and he was desired to try with
the ramrod
if it was loaded, which he did ; but as it unfor-
tunately happened, upon examination afterwards, the ram-
rod had been broken. Resting upon this false security one of
the youths raised the weapon in the direction of Master Cur-
ran ; it exploded, and the lad fell dead on the spot, the ball
having penetrated his brain. The innocent cause of this sad
bereavement is in a fearful state of suffering, falling from one
fit to another, and his life despaired of. An inquest was held
on the body, and a verdict of accidental death returned, Mr.
Curran most feelingly declaring that not the slightest blame
attached itself to the author of the calamity,
and tbatlB.hs
ill-fated youth's parents pitied and prayed for him- DI
Mahon most kindly proffered a resting-place for the youth's
remains in her own family vault, where they have been con-
signed by a sad and sorrowing assemblage.
SUICIDE IN PIESTON.—On FridaV
- iedfternoon an
by a man
awful act of self-destruction was
perpetrated
extremity
named Edward M'Atiord, residing A-t the southern
on the left of the
of London-road, in one of two cottages
-
road. The deceased has for the
swork as a weaver by lastsea few weeks been inca-
pacitated for the execution hisattack of fever, which, it seems,
resulted in depression of hiswas left up stairs, at about
spirits and mental aberration. I
by
his mother-in-law, who
half-past five on Friday afternoon,
she had been down many mi-
tea, but ere
ear,
and she, on repair-
went to prepare fall fell upon her
the noise of a
by the awful spectacle of the de
notes
room
ing to the
in was met
blood, with a razor in his throat.
001 of
d lying
aPd almost decapitated himself. An alarm,
ceased
esepoor fellow ba.ven,
and the deceased was in 4 few mi.
' mediately g;
state from his gory bed. Ile has
was on
in a lifeless
notes removed
.nd three children to mourn his fate.
left a wife a
'or i to be a Knight of the Tbiztle i
Lord
Saltouns
lville.
of the 1M• VinOtill t , M—e
the room