40 LIBERALITY OF INDIANS. 



Bombay. Indians are truly liberal and kind- 

 hearted on the occasion of any such appeals to 

 their sympathy and assistance. By the way, 

 Meer Ali Moorad, on leaving England, thougli 

 much straitened himself, forwarded £100 to 

 the Lord Mayor for the Indian Relief Fund. 

 His Highness was in high spirits at a paragraph 

 in one of the Bombay papers that I showed him 

 at Aden, stating that his eldest son, Meer Shah 

 Nowaz, had just had an opportunity of display- 

 ing his loyalty in the capture of 25 incendiaries, 

 who were attempting to excite the Meer's sub- 

 jects to revolt against the British Government. 

 His Highness is really a very kind-hearted man, 

 and for two days that I was seriously unwell, he 

 appeared much concerned, and was very anxious 

 on my account, and expressed himself to that 

 effect, saying that he must be answerable for 

 my life to my family. Still he is a j)erfect 

 baby in some respects, rages like a tiger if his 

 dinner or breakfast be delayed, or not to his 

 taste, and seems to think that the regulations 

 of the ship must be set aside for his convenience, 

 should he require it. The poor Meer is above 

 all jealous of Meer Jaffer Ali, the Prince of 

 Surat, whose demeanour is most dignified on all 



