liar to, this country; I mean that of a Suttee, which took place at Seebpore at eight o'clock this morning: the present case was distinguished by the circumstance that two out of three wives devoted themselves; and that the body had been kept for four days, while the Vedas direct the burning to take place within two days; the delay arose, in some measure, in consequence of the magistrate having yesterday given permission for only one wife to be burnt; but this morning the fatal permission for two arrived amidst the exultations of numberless Brahmins, who, but for the interference of some humanė European gentleman, would have proceeded in their work of death on the two preceding evenings, without the magistrate's permission. In this instance one of the women, on the second day of attending the body of the deceased, had endeavoured to escape, but was prevented by the Brahmins, and last evening swooned away from exhaustion, nor did she recover until restoratives had been administered for a considerable time. This morning, upon being led to the funeral pile, one of the women seemed to be completely exhausted, staggering as though some strong drugs had been administered, and would have fallen but for the support of her relatives and Brahmins; the other went through her awful task boldly, reciting some verses, and afterwards almost dragged the weaker and younger one round the pile, which she had previously ignited: they both were hurried round by the attendant Brahmins and assisted to mount the pile; one immediately fell down, embracing the body of the deceased, while the other deliberately placed her garments about her and then lay down. At the remonstrance of a gentleman present, no bamboos were used for fastening them down; they were first covered with light combustibles, afterwards heavy logs of wood were thrown on, so that any attempt to rise must have been fruitless. It appears upon enquiry that the women had been instigated to the dreadful act by the brother of the deceased, who, by taking the remaining widow under his protection, succeeds to the whole of the property. Surely these things call loudly for amendment; nor would it have been difficult, in my opinion, for a magistrate, had there been one near the spot, to have ordered the corpse to be immediately burnt or thrown into the river, instead of putrifying the air for three days: in which case, perhaps, the lives of two fellow-creatures might have been saved." -[Beng. Hurk., April 30.

PAGETS.

That species of pipe well known here by the name of a paget, appears to be getting more and more fashionable. Among

the exports of the week to Madras, we observe two boxes of pagets, which would imply that our brothers, the Mulls, are increasing in fondness for fumigenous refreshment. To such of our Mofussul readers as may never have seen a paget, it may be proper to explain that it is a commodious kind of cigar pipe. It consists of a silver bowl, tapering to a kind of small apertured funnel, into which the lighted cigar is inserted. The bowl of the pipe may be filled with common water or rose water, through which the smoke is inhaled; which passing through the water is divested of its acridity, and, thus ascending through the tube or pipe connected with the silver bowl, finally enters the scientific jaws of the erudite smoker, where it produces those indescribable and ecstatic sensations which tobacco-smokers only know!--[Ind. Gaz., June 20.

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reason to suppose, have been deprived of their natural rest by the extreme heat.

Within the last fortnight sickness has prevailed to a greater degree than formerly, and several cases have been observed, we believe, exactly resembling the epidemic that prevailed in June and July last year throughout Calcutta and its environs. Prickly heat, too, is much complained of, as excessively troublesome.

We regret extremely to state, that among the sufferers by sickness are the Governor General, and his Exc. the Commanderin-chief; but we have reason to believe that they are both considerably better, and may, ere long, be expected to be restored to their usual good health.

We hear that the Governor General is about to take a short cruise on the river for the benefit of change of air: his lordship's family and staff will bear him company. The trip, we trust, will be attended with those beneficial results to his lordship's health which are expected from it.-[Ind. Gaz., June 20.

MR. MOORCROFT.

Extract from the Dehli Ukhbar, of the 27th June 1825.

"At the present time, a person of the name of Mahomed Ali has come to Dehli for the transaction of some business on the part of his Majesty Shah Shooja-oolmoolk. From him it has been learnt, that Mr.Wm. Moorcroft, Saheb, had arrived at Bokhara, and having visited Meer Hyder, the king of that country, presents had been mutually interchanged. That gentleman remained forty days at Bokhara, but could not obtain such horses as he wished; however, he purchased ten or twelve very fine horses, and then took leave:-and that a person had lately arrived from Cabool who stated, that it was reported from Cabool that the aforesaid Saheb had arrived at Khoollum, and most likely by the present time he must have arrived in Cabool.

DEATH OF SIR DAVID OCHTERLONY.

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It is with regret we have to record the death of Sir David Ochterlony, which melancholy event occurred at Meerut, on the 14th July. The Bombay Gazette, speaking of him, justly says, "As public character, we are not aware of his parallel in the annals of British India. During a most active service of forty-seven years, in the double capacity of statesman and soldier, his unremitted exertions and unerring judgment contributed largely to the stability of Government and the prosperity of the country."

A memoir of this gallant officer will appear in our next number.]

SHIPPING.

Arrivals in the River.

June 30. Gilmore, Lawes, from London.-July 6. Coromandel, Boyes, from London.-7. Crown, Pinder, from Liverpool.-10. Marquis of Lansdown, Heathorn, from San Blas and Batavia.14. Lord Suffield, Dipnal, from London.-Madras, Fayrer, from London.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS,

BIRTHS.

May 25. At Sultanpore (Benares), the lady of Lieut. E. M. Blair, 5th L.C., of a son.

June 15. At Chowringhee, the lady of John McKenzie, Esq., of a daughter.

19. At Muttra, the lady of Lieut. H. Grastin, 10th N. Cav., of a son.

20. At Modendarry factory, Jessore, the lady of Chas. Omon, Esq., indigo planter, of a son. 27. In the Durrumtollah, Mrs. M. Meyers, of a son. At Ballygunge, the lady of Lieut. G. S. Lawrenson, artillery, of a daughter.

29. At the new mint, the lady of Capt. McLeod, of engineers, of a son.

July 1. The wife of Lieut. J. W. J. Ouseley, Arabic professor in the college of Fort William, of a daughter.

Mrs. E. Bull, widow of the late Mr. J. Bull, clock and watch maker, of a daughter.

2. At Entally, Mrs. Grigg, of a son.

Mrs. J. Cuninghame, of a son.

4. The lady of Lieut. C. Fowle, 65th N.I., of a

June 4. At Saharunpore, Lieut. John Fisher, 23d N.I., and Adj. of the Serampore Bat., to Miss L. Vincent, third daughter of the late Rev. J. Vincent, chaplain on the Bengal establishment.

25. Mr. J. Bidgnall to Miss M. Han, only daughter of the late T. Han, Esq., of Cossim Bazar.

July 2. At St. John's Cathedral, C. R. Barwell, Esq., of the civil service, to Ellen, second daughter of the late R. Fulcher, Esq.

4. At Midnapore, J. I. Harvey, Esq., of the civil service, to Elizabeth Eleanor, eldest daughter of W. Wiggen, Esq.

9. At St. John's Cathedral, Mr. J. Jones to Miss T. De Souza.

16. Mr. Joakim de Sante, 2d interp. of the court of requests, to Ann, second daughter of the late T. Andrews, Esq., Chitpore Road.

At the Cathedral, Capt. J. R. Stock, of the 6th Extra regt. N.I., to Miss Susan Chilcot.

DEATHS.

April 1. At Pan Lang, Capt. P. Forbes, H.M.'s 47th regt.

15. At Rangoon, Lieut. Williamson, H.M.'s Royal regt.

May 15. At Rangoon, Lieut. E. Codd, H.M.'s 47th regt.

19. At the residency, Lucknow, Alfred William, son of the late G. Ravenscroft, Esq., aged five years.

24. Maha Rajah Ramchunder Roy Bahadoor. June 4. At Monghyr, aged 71, Mrs. Christiana Tytler, widow of W. H. Tytler, M.D., apothecary to H.M.'s forces.

5. In Fort William, in consequence of an accident in a buggy with a restive horse, Lieut. Col. H. R. Browne, commanding H.M.'s 87th regt.

5. At Chunar, J. D. Williams, serjeant pensioner, in his 102d year.

7. At Seebpore, aged 34, Frances Webster, the lady of Capt. James Webster, and youngest daughter of the late General W. Palmer.

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8. Lieut. C. S. Marriott, of the invalid establishment, aged 29.

13. The infant son of A. Colvin, Esq.

14. Miss C. Lankheet.

15. Major Wm. Hiatt, deputy secretary to Government in the military department, aged 44.

Mr. John Fenwick, aged 26.

At Entally, Catherine Emma, second daughter of Mr. H. V. Ingels, of Jeynarpore factory, Kishnaghur.

16. At Serampore, Joseph Taylor, Esq., of the late firm of Taylor and Co., aged 68.

17. Mrs. Dawson, wife of Mr. C. Dawson, successor to the late J. Ravenscroft and Co, aged 32.

Mrs. Stratford, aged 33, wife of Mr. Stratford, assist. engineer, new mint.

18. W. Shepheard, Esq., commander of the ship Portsea, aged 40.

19. The infant son of Lieut. H. Grastin, 10th N. Cav.

21. At Arracan, Assist.surg. W. H. N. Chisholme, 42d Bengal N.I.

28. The infant daughter of Lieut. G. S. Lawren

son.

29. At Monghyr, John William, infant son of J. W. Templer, Esq., civil service.

30. At Ballygunge, Mrs. M. A. Lawrenson, wife of Lieut. G. S. Lawrenson, artillery, aged 22. July 2. The infant son of Mr. R. Sevestre, aged seven months.

At Dacca, the infant son of G. C. Weguelin, Esq.

4. At Berhampore, Frederick Douglas, infant son of Capt. F. Buckley.

5. Mrs. Mary Peters, aged 38.

6. Miss Emelia Mendes, fourth daughter of the late C. Mendes, Esq., of Cossim Bazaar.

15. Lieut. S. Twemlow, 68th N.I., aged 23. 16. Mrs. E.De Souza, wife of Mr.Andrew De Souza, printer.

Lately. Baboo Munymadhub Dutt, aged 35 years, inhabitant of Hautkhola, well known for his learning and erudition in the Bengalee, Persian, and Arabic languages.

-At Arracan, Assist.surg. Jasper Wilson, attached to Bengal artillery, and doing duty with H.M.'s 54th foot.

Par. 1. "Our last letter to you in this department was dated the 8th inst.

2. "Our chairman has acquainted us that he has received from the Governor of Fort St. George, two communications under dates the 3d March and 19th July last, in both of which Sir Thos. Munro states the reasons which would have induced him to have withheld the intimation of his wish to be relieved from the office of Governor of Madras, made known to us in his address of September 1823, and expresses his intention to remain till the arrival of his successor. The right hon. the President of the Board of Commissioners has likewise made known to our Chairman, a letter to the same effect, which he received from your president, under date the 8th July last.

3. "We have derived the most sincere satisfaction from the foregoing communications. We consider Sir Thos. Munro to have evinced the same high public spirit and ardent zeal to promote the interests committed to his charge on the present, as on all past occasions throughout his long and honourable course of public service. As no arrangement has yet been made for the appointment of a successor to the Governor of Madras, we are happy to signify to you our unanimous desire to avail ourselves of an extension of Sir Thomas Munro's services in that high station, at a period when his distinguished talents and peculiar qualifications cannot fail of being eminently beneficial to the country under your government, as well as to our interests; and we have accordingly unani. mously resolved to abstain from nominating any successor to Sir Thomas Munro, until we shall have received from you an acknowledgment of this communication and an intimation of his wishes in consequence.

4. "With the view of making known to the service and to the public the sentiments which we entertain regarding Sir Thomas Munro, we direct that this despatch be published in the Government Gazette. We are, &c."

London, 10th Dec. 1824.

LAW.

SUPREME COURT, JULY 6.

The sessions commenced this day. The new chief justice delivered his first charge to the grand jury; in the course of which he passed many encomiums upon his learned predecessors, and expressed his hope and prayer that, by following their example, the Supreme Court might continue to enjoy the respect and confidence of all its suitors. His lordship added

"With respect to the latter object, in the novel and unprecedented situation in which I now find myself, an almost entire stranger to the country, its inhabitants, its manners, and its usages; wholly dependent upon my own judgment, and without the benefit of the assistance or co-operation of either of my colleagues, I cannot help feeling, at present, more than ordinarily anxious. I am well assured, however, that as far as regards the usage and practice of the court, I may, and I do, therefore, with perfect confidence, rely upon the candour and liberality of the members of the profession, with whom I shall have the happiness to be here connected; not merely that no undue or unfair advantage will ever be taken, the bare suspicion of which, I can assure them, never once entered into my thoughts; but that I shall derive from them every aid and assistance which, consistently with their duty to their clients, their local experience will enable them to

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afford. In what I am now saying, let me not for one moment be supposed as wish, ing, in the slightest degree, to restrict the utmost freedom of speech or argument, in the discussion of the cases which may now come before us, beyond those rules of practice which, in order to ensure regu larity of proceeding, must be adopted and adhered to by every court of justice: well satisfied, as I am, and ever have been, that a bold and enlightened advocate is not merely one of the best safeguards to the purity of justice, but the best friend and most valuable assistant to those who have to administer it. Whatever, therefore, may be thought conducive to the interests of the client, or as tending to correct any supposed erroneous impression of the bench, and that can be urged, consistently with the established rules and order of pro. ceeding, I trust will ever be so with the utmost freedom, and without the slightest reserve. For myself, I am sure, and from the personal knowledge which I have of my colleagues, I think I may with equal certainty for them say, that every argument so urged will always receive the consideration and attention it is entitled to; and if, after all, the court should come to different, and perhaps an erroneous conclusion, (for who amongst us is free from error?) it will, at least, never be for the want of an anxious and earnest endeavour, on our parts, to arrive at the real truth and justice of the case.

"Mutual forbearance, and mutual indulgence, at times, we shall all of us require, and, I have no doubt, readily give to each other."

The calendar contained only two cases; one a native accused of uttering counterfeit money; the other a European soldier charged with homicide. The learned judge remarked that the latter prisoner should have been tried by a court-martial on the spot (120 miles from the presidency), agreeably to the Act 4, Geo. IV. c. 81.

LATE CHIEF ENGINEER,

Bombay Castle, April 7, 1825.- The Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to permit Lieut, Col. Com, William Brooks, chief engineer, to return to Europe under the existing regulations, retaining the office of chief engineer until the period of his embarkation.

The services of Lieut. Col. Brooks have been acknowledged with approbation by this Government in General Orders bearing date the 29th Nov. 1811, and again on the 13th Oct. 1817, when Lieut. Col. Brooks vacated the office of military auditor general, on his succession to the situation of chief engineer; and in reviewing the conduct of this officer in that important department, as well as during his whole services of forty-two years, the Governor in Council cannot employ more honourable and appropriate terms of praise than those of a former order, which points him out as having served the Hon. Company with assiduity, zeal, ability, and unimpeached integrity.

ALLOWANCES TO BRIGADIERS.

Bombay Castle, July 16, 1825,-The Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to authorise the whole of the brigadiers on this establishment to draw, from the first of March last, the scale of allowances sanctioned by the Court of Directors for brigadiers of the first class.

DUTY OF PAYMASTERS.

Bombay Castle, July 21, 1825.-The Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to resolve that the duty of paymasters in

native regiments shall be conducted from the first of next month by the quartermaster of each corps instead of the adju tant as heretofore.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.

Territorial Department.

Aug. 11. Mr. A. N. Shaw, deputy collector of sea-customs in the Concan.

Mr. W. J. Hunter, deputy collector of Etto in Guzerat.

Judicial Department.

Aug. 11. Mr. H. Brown, register at Sholapoor. Mr. W. W. Malet, second register at Ahmedabad. General Department.

Aug. 11. Mr. J. A. Shaw, assistant to accountantgeneral and civil auditor.

The Hon. the Governor in Council has been pleased to make the following promotions in the civil service:

Junior Merchants-Mr. James Taylor, Mr. W. H. Wathen, Mr. W. J. Lumsden, Mr. John Kentish, Mr. Robert Boyd, Mr. David Greenhill. Mr. Thomas G. Gardiner, Mr. John Williams, and Mr. Frederick Bourchier, to be senior merchants, from 9th May 1625.

Factors-Mr. H. G. Oakes, Mr. J. H. Little, Mr. J. L. Reid, Mr. G. Giberne, Mr. Richard Torin, Mr. John Forbes, Mr. Richard Mills, and Mr. E. B. Mills, to be junior merchants, from ti Aprà 1825.

Writers-Mr. D. A. Blane, Mr. Edmund Holand, Mr. R. K. Arbuthmot, Mr. H. F. Dent, Mr. J. H. Jackson, Mr. Alex. Bell, Mr. Alex. Elphinston, Mr. John Warder, Mr. G. C. Houlton, Mr. J. H. Ravenshaw, Mr. J. H. Farquharson, Mr. W. Willes, Mr. N. Hornby, Mr. R. K. Prinzie, Mr. C. Montgomerie, and Mr. William Chamier, to be factors, from 7th June 1825.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c.

Bombay Castle, July 2, 1825.-Capt. F. P. Lester, second deputy, to act as sen. dep. ordnance commissary at presidency, during absence of Capt. A. Campbell. Lieut. M. Law to act for Capt. Lester.

Marine Bat. Lieut. R. Philips, 1st. or Gr. N.L., to be interp. in Hindoostanee and Mahratta languages, and quart. mast., v. Norton proceeded to Europe; date 29th June.

July 7.-Medical Department. Assist. surg. Duncan to be vaccinator in Southern Concan, Bird, prom.-Assist.surg. Erskine to be surg. at Sholapore, v. Duncan.-Assist.surg Macdonell to be surg. to political agent in Kattywar.-Assist. surg. Tawse to be surg. in Candeish from 1st Nov. 1825-Assist.surg Mackell to be surg. at Mocha.

July 9.-Lieut. G. Macan, 15th N.L., to officiate as interp. in Hindoostanee and Mahratta languages to 12th N.I. upon departure of Lieut. Fortune, until arrival of officer nominated to succeed him; date 4th April.

Lieut. W. C. Harris, corps of engineers, to be draftsman to chief engineer, vacant by Lieut. Bordwine's nomination to Sattarah.

July 14-Lleut, Rowland, artil., to superintend public buildingserecting at Rajcote, during absence of executive engineer.

MARINE PROMOTIONS.

July 7-Capt. Lewrence to be commctere on Surat station for enewing season, in access to Capt. Tanner.

30. Sen. Midah H. Warry to be a ad-lieut, V. T. B. Davis dec.; date 15th July.

FURLOUGHS.

To Europe-July 1. Com T. B. Hamilton, hat L.C., for health.

To Sea-July 14. Lieut. N. Strong, lat Europ regt., commanding Revident escort in Pert Gulf, for six months, for waith A Rom. A. D. Malcolm, 3d N.L., for x metha, for healthAug. m. Lieut. J. Liddell, 24 N.L., for six mouth, for health Assist curg. W. Tayin, dep. mek. storekeeper, north div. Guzerat, for six mouths, for health.

LAW.

BOMBAY SESSIONS

The sessions commenced on 25th July before Sir E. West and Sir C. Chambers. Not more than thirteen or fourteen cases

came