The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-24 00:00:00

INDIA.

Estract from the Ikn at Hurkaru, a Calcutta Popov, of e'
14th of August, 10.13.
" As a party were proceeding up the river On .
Sunday, in passing Isharah, tbrir attention
attracted by the cries of a child, and on drawing
near the shore, they were redoubled ; near her
there were lying a heap of ashes, not quite ex•
tinguished, and which appeared like the remains
of a recent concremation. A number of children
were standing near her, and at a little distance 30t
grownup people, looking on very contentedly.
An inquiry was made by a humane individualof the
party from whence the cause of her distress pm.
ceeded Z and it was some time before an answer,
could be obtained ; at length it was ascertained
that the ashes were those of the funeral pllu
which the mother of this unfortunate child 115,,
immolated herself along with the dead body oi
her husband, and that the lamentations of
child were occasioned by this cause. Thif
circumstance certainly is a singular one, but
have no doubt that it is true, for the account of
it was given me by one of the party and by the
Individual who interested himself in the On'
ner I have just described. In the course of CO'
versation on the subject, the following circuit:
stance was mentioned as a proof of the good ef
facts of the friendly interference of Europeans in
preventing the immolation of human victims.:
bearer, who had lived for a long time in e°11,1;
was taken ill, and was on the point O' °lf,:
carried to the banks of the river, for the putroif
of being given over to the friendly care
to be allowed to speak to his
the Ganges, to be conveyed to Heaven' "6 ted
he was conveyed there, however, lie rerltwand
interfere
on being taken to her he begged her t° o hat
to procure him a respite of three der; hi: bis
interfering, some remarks were nut"
friends as to the expence which w°ll.`",L st
old mistress)
curred, if they were to comply with this e
thatl
His mistress promised to pay all the exPenee" n
might be incurred, and the result is, that let ..110,
who was so near death five or six years' ag°,ll,"Zio
alive in Calcutta, in the daily execution 0' ',"4
business. These circumstances are thus norrsol
to prove that the friendly interposition of indi,,
duals is of infinitely more value than all the or
cial interposition of Magistrates, and the Pre
dices of the natives, although they may be ried
dicated by kindness, can never be forcibly 110
out with any prospect of success."

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