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 to
follow. His Excellency the Viceroy and staff, to-
gether with the members of council, have lately ex'
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 Vizianagram, 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 and
transit service will admit of, and Simla will be the
seat of the Supreme Government till such time 55
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 to
Darjeeling and the latter to Nynee Tal. His Ex-
cellency Sir Bartle Frere has not yet left Bombay'
but as the work of the Legislative Council is nos°
over, not to be resumed till July, at Poona, it is
understood he will soon seek, at the cool retreat of.
Mahableshwar, that rest which he must require.
"A commercial crisis has been pending over
Bombay during the past fortnight, owing to the lin'
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 Indite
have both determined to wind up under voluntary
liquidation.
" The High Court of Bombay has been engaged
for the past fortnight in hearing a case in which tile
Advocate General is plaintiff, and H.H. Aga 10'9'
the alleged head of the Khojah community, the de-
fendant. This suit is nominally to recover the pr°'
perty of that caste, but it is actually to oust AP
Khan from his so-called headship of that comet'ici
nity. The plaintiff's case is not yet finished, an
the case is now adjourned until next term.
" At a meeting of the leading members of the
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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 Halifax.
" Mr. Alexander Brown, of the firm of Mess/
W. Nicol and Co., has been appointed a member °0
the Bombay Legislative Council. Mr. Rustoaljeo
Jamsetjee
hrJeuegjh ieetltyeahahs.resigned his seat in
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" The crew of her Majesty's steamer Octavif‘
having recovered from the recent outbreak of stoat
pox on board, the vessel has been admitted
pratique.
" Captain Cotter, of the ship Ambrose, has e°l:s
gated suicide while labouring under an attack
temporary insanity.
" The ship Ellora, after remaining nearliti:,
twelvemonth in the fairway to Bombay barb
has been blown up by Captain Methven, of
Peninsular and Oriental Company's service. the
" Several disasters have occurred among
tor
shipping at Calcutta. The flat Cossipore hasf,eotal
dered, and the ship Maharanee become a total
wreck. Should the prevailing high winds cont'iPt.
it is feared additional casualties will be the restll4,
" A landslip has taken place at Pert Cannl'
and much damage has been done.
" A famine prevails in Orissa. tp
" Some anxiety is felt in Calcutta for the iely
of the Edith Kidd and Commodore Hayes, 10
left Liverpool and Glasgow respectively for ri of
port in September last, and have not been heard
for over three months.
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" A battle has been fought between the Anne ban
Cabool's troops and those of Mahomed Aziml'de,
before Ghuzuee, in which the latter were totallyo
feated. The Ameer with the Candaharee troo
oleer
was expected at the above-named place. The Aso
still refuses to release Ufzul Khan. Sirdarce ie
homed Azim Khan is collecting another force
order to fight the Ameer again.
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" News from Bokhara says that the Russian leo
have advanced from Tashkund to Javag, 3 1 ,a
about 40 miles from Samarcand. The chiefs berS
people of Bokhara are assembling in large nuol re-
to resist the invaders. Two engagements a"jell
ported to have taken place, in the latter a Te-
the Russians were victorious. tit 014
" Dr. Day's experiment of introducing ix°
into India has proved a total failure. 801 n.
" OnerUAßY.—Captain Pellew M. Briggs' d 0.13'
bay Invalid Establishment ; Captain Edwarj3eeker,
Cotter, master of the ship Ambrose ; CaPt'
of the ship Malvina ; R. Haines, Esq., 1‘1•13.:,;"
cipal of the Grant Medical College, Bombay'

Helen Hogarth (Mrs. Roney), ell'
Miss the lc
' ntial
known teacher of singing, has announced her 811- of
concert to take place at St. James's Hall on the evenil3.sl-S
Wednesday, the 30th inst. Nearly all the principal artiis;
.now in London will appear, the names announced W 1314,
ins, among others, those of Mr. Sims Reeves, MissSant :0
Signor Gordon, Herr Egichardt, Signor Piatti, M 11:rt
Pyne, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Madame iel)''
and Madame Parepa. . ,10
BOROUGH OF GREENWICII.--A public Illeetillqbe
announced to be held at the Town-hall, Woolwich, for .
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adoption of measures to induce the Government to divio:
the borough of Greenwich, and give ono member to ea
cj"
division.
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