It has lately been natived that from several hundred toa the of the poorer classes migrating towards Bombay from the United Provinces in search of worl Labour ix very scarce in Bombay an wages are high, so the city to benefit from the change. The por harvests of the two xcasonx in this region are supposed to be the cause of the exodus, together with the lateness of the monsoon and the small prospect times improving. Mattersare, however, as the last week dry and thirsty crops are wow to be had just e to save cattle. Bombay always has her toes Prospects are brighter everywhere, and the despairing farmers hay lof grace: the fields everywhere ikely to result from the monsoon having arrived in many districts five or six weeks later than usual. The lower provinces of Bengal have from the first enjoyed a gond monsoon: prices though high are not rising, and it ix hoped when the pressure is relieved North-West, prices may bacon again.
LORD LAMINGTON, Hix Excellency the Governor of Bombay has unfortunately been obliged to resign his appointment, and home, on account of the serious illness of Lady Lamington, who finds India impossible after but a short trial Bombay and Poous, Lord Lamington expresses deep regret at severing. his "oficial connexion with the Presidency, his echoed universally in His Excellency left on tunu steamer for Eng. in order, found time Bombay among. the te arrive i crowd of friends who assembled to say farewell to one of the most popular cricket friends, Maclaren of Lancashire fame. match was arranged, but as Ranji arrayed himself on the side of the nati princes who formed the greater part of party, the result was naturally an easy vi The Jam says that there y of being able to of cricketers to England, ax has been suggested, because at present there ix no ved talent to be had. in its infancy and but little understood or talked of, worked for and wrote Vangely on all" matters relating to Tuperial defences, a term which he invented.
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