History of the Parsis : including their manners, customs, religion and present position : with coloured and other illustrations : in two volumes

viii CONTENTS.

public works of Bombay—Female doctors—Hindu charity—Parsi mendicants—Parsi loyalty—Prayers during Crimean War—Speech of Sir Jamshedji Jijibhai—The Indian Mutiny—The Queen-Empress—The royal family—The Prince of Wales—His serious illness—Prayer for his recovery—Parsi thanksgiving day—The Prince of Wales in India—His reception in Bombay—The national anthem—The Gujarati text—Parsis well behaved—Parsi converts—A period of excitement—Dr. Wilson—

The present position of Parsis : , ; Pages 242-295 APPENDICES.

A. Tue Parst Cwatrets Reat Act (Act IX. of 1837) 297 B. Tae Parst Marriage AND Divorce Act 1865 (Act

XY. of 1865) . . . ; : ; . 298

C. Toe Parst Succession Act (Act XXI. of 1865) . 816

D. THE JAMSHEDJI JIJIBHAI BARONETCY PATENT . . 820

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. A Parst MoTHER AND HER CHILDREN. : . Frontisprece

ZOROASTER j : : : ‘ . . To face page 146