in Hindustan, the principal town of the British collectorate of the same name, situated within the Presidency of Bombay, near the confluence of two small rivers, the Watruk and Serree. It is of considerable size, and surrounded by a wall with bastions. The streets are uneven and narrow, but the houses are substantial and lofty, with sloping tiled roofs, and a good deal of carving about the woodwork of their gables and verandahs. The district of which this place is the chief town has an area of 1869 square miles, with a population of 580,631 persons, inhabiting 138,958 houses. The tract was ceded to the East India Company by the Gujowar, under different treaties and engagements, commencing with the grant of the fort of Kaira, which was made over to the British in May 1803. The town of Kaira is distant from Bombay N. 265 miles, Lat. 22° 45', Long. 72° 41'.