The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-23 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The above mail brings advices and papers from
Bombay to April 28, and from Calcutta to April 20•
We find the following in the Bombay Gazette
of the former date :

" The marked. increase of the temperature during
the last forfnight has reminded those whose cir-
cumstances permit of their retiring to the hills
during the hottest months that the time has
arrived for migration to those cooler regions.
Many have already taken their departure from
the presidency towns, and others are preparing t°
follow. His Excellency the Viceroy and staff, to-
gether with the members of council, have lately er
changed the stewy vapours of Calcutta for the
grateful breezes of Simla, whither Lady Lawrence
had preceded them. His Excellency, accompanied
by Miss Lawrence and party, paid a visit, en route+
to his Highness the Maharaja of Vizianagraraf at
Monghyr, where his highness owns the well known
house said to have been built at enormous cost by
Warren Hastings when he was Governor General
Secretaries and heads of departments are following
the Viceroy in rapid succession as the railway an
transit service will admit of, and Simla will be the
seat of the Supreme Government till such time as
the approach of the rains renders a return to the
plains desirable. The Lieutenant Governors of Ben-
gal and the North West, with their respective esta-
blishments, also retire for a time—the former t°
Darjeeling and the latter to Nynee Tal. His Es
cellency Sir Bartle Frere has not yet left Bomb*
but as the work of the Legislative Council is und
.
over, not to be resumed till July, at Poona, it 1s
,
understood he will soon seek, at the cool retreat ol
Mahableshwar, that rest which he must require.
"A commercial crisis has been pending over
Bombay during the past fortnight, owing to the un-
satisfactory nature of the telegrams from Great
Britain. The telegrams of the 23d, received on the
26th, showing a decided improvement in the Liver'
pool markets, have, however, tended greatly to re-
store confidence.
" The East India Bank and the Bank of Incli3
have both determined to wind up under voluntary
liquidation.
44 The High Court of Bombay has been engaged
for the past fortnight in hearing a case in -which the
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Advocate General is plaintiff, and H.H. Aga khan:
the alleged head of the Khojah community, the tw
fendant. This suit is nominally to recover the 131.°;
perty of that caste, but it is actually to oust Aga,
Khan from his so-called headship of that comet
nity. The plaintiff's case is not yet finished, al/
the case is now adjourned until next term.
" At a meeting of the leading members Of the
native community of Bombay, held at the residence
of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, it was resolved to pre-
sent an address to the Right Hon. Lord HalifO'rs.
" Mr. Alexander Brown, of the firm of Mess of
W. Nicol and Co., has been appointed a member.ee
the Bombay Legislative Council. Mr. v
Ruston:o
Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy has resigned his seat in t
Council through ill-health.
" The crew of her Majesty's steamer Octal,
having recovered from the recent outbreak of SeltO
pox on board, the vessel has been admitted
pratique.
coal'
" Captain Cotter, of the ship Ambrose, has of
mitted suicide while labouring under an att3c

temporary insanity. if A
" The ship Ellora, after remaining Ilea y,
twelvemonth in the fairway to Bombay haTtbe
has been blown up by Captain Methven, (3'
Peninsular and Oriental Company's service. the
" Several disasters have occurred among
shipping at Calcutta. The flat Cossipore has ftott3l
dered, and the ship Maharanee become 3 'in-tie
wreck. Should the prevailing high winds con
t.
it is feared additional casualties will be the rew.og,
" A landslip has taken place at Pert Can
and and much damage has been done.

" A famine prevails in Orissa.
.feti
" Some anxiety is felt in Calcutta for the sg.o
of the Edith Kidd and Commodore Hayes, 11,111115 t
left Liverpool and Glasgow respectively for dof
port in September last, and have not been hear
for over three months.
leer of

" A battle has been fought between the Ant'bios
Cabool's troops and those of Mahomed Azina de.
before Ghuznee, in which the latter were totaill opg
feated. The Ameer with the Candaharee tr:eor
was expected at the above-named place. The 1110'
still refuses to release Ufzul Khan. Sill:1°,8 ill
homed Azim Khan is collecting another fore
order to fight the Ameer again. troops
" News from Bokhara says that the Russian njace
have advanced from Tashkund to Javag,
about 40 miles from Samarcand. The chiefs 0
people of Bokhara are assembling in large nine re'
to resist the invaders. Two engagement° ibioll
ported to have taken place, in the latter 01
the Russians were victorious. ot oar

" Dr. Day's experiment of introducing tro
nto India has proved a total failure.
" OBITUARY.—Captain Pellew M. Briggs', C•s•bay Invalid Establishment; Captain EdNOrleiceri
Cotter, master of the ship Ambrose ; CaPt:-prilr
of the ship Alalvina ; R. Haines, Esq., 31'w",
cipal of the Grant Medical College, Bombay

Miss Helen Hogarth (Mrs. RoneY), the ,i'cl:1111:1
conceit known teacher of singing, has announced he °'--,,,, of
to take place at St. James's Hall on the e'reliiP.,,:teo
Wedn. esday, the 30th inst. Nearly all the principal clad'
.now in London will appear, the names announced Wiyor,
ing, among others, those of Mr. Sims Reeves, 311.• sl,3°- iOO
Signor Gordon, Herr Reichardt, Signor Piatt4 lgiss ~°: rt
Pyne, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame lie"- il.
and Madame-Parepa. le
,petia
BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.—A public 1-- , .03
announced to be held at the Town 11,111, Woolwicli, '°!,ide
adoption of measures to induce the- Government t° dl...c.tcli
the borough of Greenwich, and give one member t 0
v‘
division.
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