The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-04 00:00:00

BOMBAY.

The new Governor of Bombay, Sir George Arthur,
arrived with his family by the Zent•.bia steamer on the
Bth of June. He is the first Governor who ever reached
India overland. He held a levee on the 13th, and after-
wards a durbar for the reception of native gentlemen ;
both of these were most numerously and respectably at-
tended, not only by the members of the Company's
civil, military, and naval services, but by all the most
eminent individuals in the Presidency.
Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy has bestowed the sum of 30,0001.
on an endowment to be known by his name, for the pro-
motion of knowledge amongst the Parsecs of the Pre-
sidency.
The south-west monsoon has fairly set in at Bombay,
but most moderately. We have had a great many
squalls and heavy showers, but as yet no steady gales
or settled fall of rain.
Cholera, which a month since raged with so much vio-
lence, has now almost entirely disappeared.

SIR JAMSETJEE JEJEEBHOY.—Sir Jamsetjee's patent
was presented to him by Mr. Anderson, thelate Governor
at Parch!, on the 25th ult., in the presence of a very bril-
liant party of the chief European and native people of
Bombay, who had assembled to celebrate the anniversary
of her Majesty's birthday. For the sayings and doings
on this momentous occasion, as well as for the proceed-
ings at a meeting of natives held at his own house on the
15th instant., when addresses of congratulation were pre-
sented to him, I must refer you to the summaries, which
contain several columns of details. I may mention, how-
ever, that a fund amounting to 1,500/. has been raised in
honour of the new-made knight., and will be devoted to
the translation into Guzerattec (the Parsee vernacular)
of scientific, historical. and other useful works ; and
that :Sir Jamsetjee, determining to co-operate with
the presentees in so good a cause, has set apart three
lacks of rupees (30,0000 for the purpose of promoting the
spread of education among his countrymen. This deed
speaks for itself—it requires no eulogium ; and her Ma-
jesty will see, from the combination of goodness with
greatness which has distinguished Sir Jamsetjee's con-
duct, that the honour she has conferred upon him has
been worthily, as well as appropriately, bestowed.
ADDRESS TO MR. MATLIESON.—An address and testi-
monial have also been presented to Mr. Matheson, the
China merchant.
CADBUL SUBSCRIPTIOIC.—This fund now amounts to
48,531 rupees (4.8531. 165.) Sir Jamsetjce Jejeebhoy
has subscribed 1,000 rupees towards it, and his three
sons another thousand. The Raja of Sattara's subscrip-
tion is 5,000 rupees.
PERSIAN CONSUL.—Agra Mahomed llahim, a Per-
sian merchant, has been appointed his Majesty the Shah
of Persia's Consul at Bombay. He has had the title of
" Khan" conferred upon him, and received a finnan and
several presents, all of which has been very pleasing to
the spirit of Aga Mahomed IZahim Khan.
Cholera has almost entirely disappeared. This was to
be expected on the commencement of the rains, which
set in on the sth inst.
Sir E.Gambier has been duly installed in his office as
Chief Justice of Madras. This took place on May 28th.
Major. General Home expired at Kampter on the 12th
of May. Colonel M`Leod succeeds to the command of the
Nagpore subsidiary force, rendered vacant by the death
of this officer.
BOMBAY.— Sir G. Arthur, our new Governor, arrived
on the Bth instant by the overland mail steamer. He held
his first public levee on the 13th, and subsequently a
durbar, at which the principal natives of the island at-
tended. They were much pleased with his civility and
condescension.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SHIPPING PROSPECTS AT BOMBAY.

We regret to state that since the departure of the last
mail, shipping prospects at Bombay have materially al-
tered for the worst. The harbour continues crowded
with shipping, and is every day receiving from some
quarter or other an accession to its tonnage. Freight of
Liverpool has been engaged at 14s. per ton, while to
China, and other eastern ports, cargo can be procured
scarcely on any terms. There is not, in fact, a sufficient
quantity of produce in the place to fill more than about
one-half the ships in harbour, and as the monsoon has
set in no further supplies can be received for some
months. The consequence is, that many ships must
either lay up here, proceed home in ballast, or to Cal-
cutta, or some of the other eastern ports in quest of em-
ployment; but the extreme difficulty experienced there
by North American built ships in obtaining freight—
from the refusal of the underwriters to effect insurances
on them—may probably deter those of that build from
proceeding thither. Numerous vessels, too, are expected
from England during the next two months, and altoge-
ther prospects are as bad as possible.
THE BOMBAY MARKET.

BOMBAY, JUNE 18.—We have little change to note in
the aspect of affairs here. Nothing can be more un-
favourable. Prices of all description of imports are
miserably low ; while those of exports are by far too
high—notwithstanding the low rates of freight—to be
safely shipped. The season is now over, and no business
of consequence will be transacted till after the monsoon,
'without any prospect of improvement even then.
COTTON.—There is now very little in the place, and
that generally of inferior quality. Prices of Broach may
be quoted at 105 rs. per candy, and other qualities pro-
portionably lower. The small quantity now here, and
the immense quantity of shipping, render holders firm,
notwithstanding the unfavourable accounts of the home
markets for the Bombay staple.
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OPIUM.—The price is 706 rupees per chest. The fol-
lowing exhibits the stock in the place : Passes granted
up to date, 15,068 ; imported, 16,535 ; including 2,000
chests imported last year ; exported 9,9ss—leaving a
stock in the place of 6,580 chests.
FREIGHT.—A glance at the shipping list will show the
depressed state of freights at present. Many of the
ships, unable to procure cargoes here, have proceeded, or
are about to proceed to other ports, in quest of employ-
ment. Tonnage to Liverpool has been let at 14s. per ton.
EXCHANGE.—At present ranges between 2s. id. and
2s. lid. per rupee, six months' sight, at both of which
extreme, as well as at intermediate rates, transactions
have been made. We are unable to ascertain at which
of these rates the bulk of the remittances by the present
mail have been made.