42 ARRIVAL AT BOMBAY. 



speedily landed at the Bunder, a very fine pier 

 and landing-place of cut granite, constructed at 

 the expense of that princely Parsee merchant, 

 the late Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, Bart. 



Here we found carriages awaiting us, in which 

 we proceeded to the Elchee ka Bungalow^ a large 

 up-stair house on the Baboola tank. This resi- 

 dence was very roomy and tolerably cool, but 

 swarmed with musquitoes from the vicinity of the 

 water. Then commenced the discomforts of Mr 

 I. and myself, for the house was nearly destitute 

 of furniture, and though arrangements were 

 speedily made for the Meer's breakfast and ac- 

 commodation, no thought was given to our 

 wants, so after despatching a letter to the Secre- 

 tary to Government, announcing His Highness' 

 arrival, we started for the fort, about two miles 

 distant, where we achieved baths, and breakfasted 

 at Pollumjee's Hotel. We then proceeded to 

 the Custom House, when having been intro- 

 duced to the Commissioner Mr Spooner, by Mr 

 Ritchie, agent to the P. and 0. Steam Company, 

 I received every assistance in his power to 

 afford, regarding the Meer's baggage, of which 

 56 cases that had come via Southampton, were 

 lying in the Custom House, in addition to 



