50 teyabjee's entertainment. 



was at first rather reluctant to accept the invit- 

 ation, as he considered it somewhat infra dig. to 

 honour a Bhorah merchant with his princely 

 presence, but I at length induced him to go, 

 by telling him that Meer Jaffer Ali would be 

 there, and accordingly we proceeded at seven 

 p.m. to Teyabjee's garden, which we found one 

 blaze of light. The garden was prettily laid 

 out, with numerous broad walks, every walk 

 being bordered by arches of bamboo, each sup- 

 porting six small lamps, which in the aggre- 

 gate must have amounted to many thousands, 

 and had a pretty effect, causing the garden to 

 resemble Vauxhall on a small scale. Our host 

 receivedusat the gate, and conducted us through 

 his garden to a handsomely-furnished drawing- 

 room, brilliantly lighted by six fine lustres. 

 Here we found assembled about a hundred of 

 the principal Mahomedan and Parsee inhabit- 

 ants of the Presidency, amongst the number my 

 much-valued friend Meer Jaffer Ali, the Prince 

 of Surat, who has a very fine house at Bombay. 

 The Ka:see-ool-Koozat, or Mahomedan Judge 

 of Judges, a very venerable old man, was also 

 of the party. My royal master was received 

 with all honour by the assembled company, and 



