New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-19

ence 10 him-and for which be was Knightcd by the
Queen being the first native who received that dis
tincton-are the Hospital which bears his name the
causeway from Bombay Island to Sasette (caed Lady
amsetjees Causeway) and the aqueduct for supplying
the City of Poonah with water He is now vergng upon
his eghtieth year. and very nrm His eldest son, Cur
setjee nhers hsenerprse and holiness and possesses
large fortune OF his making Another of his sons
has distinguished himself Persian scholar, and mas
published work on the Era OF ZOroaster
DR. Bhawoo Dajee, distinguished Hindoo physician,
Of whom shall have more TO say kindly accoh
me to Sir Jamseees town residence, large ana eiega
mansion within the fort The old gentleman was absent
but received by his son SoraGee, VINO inquired
after Mr. Charles Morton, of Cambridge ana snoWed
NE North american Rerer, containing Mr. N bio
gr8phy of Sir JamseUee The residence s'eIy elegant
ly furnished in a style combining European coiorC WIN
Oriental display Portraits of the different members OF
the family occupied the walls, ana IN the center OF the
prncpa saloon stood splendid testimonial, in wrought
silver three feet high, presented 10 sir Jamseuee Dy
three of the Bombay merchants;
centuries AGO after their expulsion from Persia. They
are as is well known, followers of Zoroaser recOgniz
inc one Good and one Evil Principle, who contend for
the mastery of the Universe They worship the sum- as
the representative of God fire in all its forms and the
sea Their temples contain ina ses but only the s
cred fire. and though they have fixed days for the per-
Torrance of various rites they repeat their prayers
every morning after sunrise The dead are neither
ed nclOsure, the summit OF hill The bodies of the
rich are protected by wire screen, until wasted away
but those of the poor devOured by birds OF prey
The children generally married at from TO five
years of age and brought up together until of proper
age to assume the duties of married life Most of the
marriages celebrated at this time of the year, and
the streets continually esOund with the music of the b
dial professions First string OF palanquns and
carriages filled with children of both sexes-and very
beautiiulare the Parsee chdren-clad in silk bespanged
ears Then band of native musicians generally playing
Lucy Long, or Garry me back, &c; after them the
bridal dOwry covered with massive exnguishers of sill
ver and the procession is closed by cOncOurse of
men, whose splendid mantes of scarlet crimson orange,
yellow and purple silk, CLEAN in the sun
Like tulip beds, of different dyes,
Bending beneath the west winds sighs.
My friend Cursetee Merwanjee, accompanied me the
other day in drive around the envlrOns OF Bombay.
After passing the espanade which is thcky dotted with
the tents of the military and the bamboo cottages OF
the officers We entered the tower inhabited entire
~ by the natives The houses two three stories in
height with open wooden verandahs in front, many OF
which have dark, mellow old look, from the curiOusy
carved posts and railing of backwOOd which adOn them
Mixed with the houses groups of the beautiful
palm which rise above their roofs and hang their eathery
crowns above the crowded highway Outside OF the town
all is shade and the splendor OF tropical bloom. The
roads are admirable, and rolled smoothly along in
the cool twilight of embOwered cocoa, brab and date
palms. between whose pilared trunks the afternoon
poured streams of broad golden light The crimson sagt
tara Haunted its fame.like leaves the terraces;
variety of the acacia hung thick with milky pendulous
blossoms and every gateway disclosed Ofurns
leading I'D to the yerandah of suburban palace, all
overladen with gorgeous southenfOw We rode thus
for miles around and over Maabar Hill, and along the
shores of the Indian Ocean, till the hills OF Sasette,
empuTped by the sunset shOne IN the distance like the
mountains of fairy land
had thought the Government of Egypt despotic, for
taxing the poor Nubans piastre and ahalf(79 cents)
annually for each of their date trees but the East India
Company exactsOm one to three rupees 900 cents 20 81
SOY Oh each tree according to It's quality. AS the prln
cipal produce of the trees ar akind of palm wine used
only by the natives. Such tax appears enormous and
gives color what have ALREADY heard that the resources
of the country merclessly drained by the Company
for the purpose of carrying out its expensive system OF
annexation and the time paying the regular year
y dividend to the shareholders. However let me not
PREJUDICE the Company its servants India should be
better under the security of English rule than under its
former horde of petty sOyeregns and their devastating
wars and shall doubt find some solid good to over
balance the evil which is nseparabe from the present
system
In the course of our excursion visited a HindOo
Temple the western shore of the island. 1t is de-
dcaed to the five principal divntes, each ofwhOm has
his separate shrine We not permitted to 90 fur
ther than the DOORS but the attendants removed the
baDgngs and showed the figures of the gods Their
names in the Mahratta language, and do not re-
member the Sancrt appellaOn of any except MahadeO
approached by ghauts flights of steps, of hewn stone
Near there was much older shrine with an image in
lark tiger rudely scuptured sat in the outer
porch facing it, Several bells hung from the roof and
each of the natives who rang of these
both on passing in and out.
DR.. BhawoO Daee took me to visit the Jamsebjee
Jeejeebhay Hospital, the of which declares its
ounder 1t is one-stOry stone building, in the Gothic
'yle, and divided into number of wards, where the
destitute Christian, jewish HindOO, Parsee OF Mahom
nedan invalid is taken in and well cared for. There
we're about 300 patents at the time of my visit The
hospital very clean, kept in excellent order and the
patients appeared to be enjoying much comfort
possible in their condition Opposite the Hospitals the
Grant Medical College excellent institution which is
attended at present by about thirty native students
BhawOo Dajee hmselfis graduate of this College where
be received the gold medal and besides awarded
prize of 600 rupees for essay on Infanticide AS
physician and surgeon he is among the first of his class
in Bombay, and in that refinement and lberaty which
distinguishes the gentleman and the scholar he would be
noted man anywhere. / esteem it particular good
fortune which brought me to his acquaintance.
must here close, but have not yet done with Bombay
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