Star.
London, England, 1813-05-28 00:00:00

BURNING OF WOMEN IN INDIA

The following Report of 70 women burned alive
on'the funeral pile of their deceased husbands in May
and June last, leaving 184 orphans, is taken from a
periodical work published by the Missionaries in Ben-
gal, entitled, Miscellanies, relative to Indian Lite-
rature, Manners, &c." The places where the burn-
ings occurred, are situated 66 on both sides of Cal.
c utta,from Cossimbuzar, to the mouth of the Hoogly."
The same number of burnings en an average is said
to take place every two months in the year, except
about the conclusion of the Rains, when the morta-
lity among the natives is generally greatest, and the
burnings increase in proportion
" IMMOLATIONS ON THE FUNERAL PILE IN MAY

AND JUNE, 1812.
FEMALE'S CHILDREN lIUSRAND'S
PLACES. NAME. AGE. LEFT.
}Cale eka-puera, Hira, 18 1
Ditto, Ratiha, 2.2 9
Ditto, Sallee, 33 2
Dili), Sarutee, 25 2
Ditto, Koomaree, 40 4
Baloochura, Kam;nee, S 2 S
Bamuniy a, Rajee, 25 3
Ditto, Roopee, 25 2
Shree-nugura, Bimula, 31 3
- Juyu-para, Koushrlya, 45 5
Ditto, Five Women,— 4
Kashim bazar, Soonduree, 25 3
Ditto, Dasee, 34 3
Calcutta, Shyamee 32 2
Ditto, Tara, 19 1
Ditto, Seonduree, 31 3
Ditto, Jeera, 25 3
Biliya, Rammunee, 27 2
pees, Bartund, 16 0
Ditto, 11 Tiniest, 33 3
Ditto, Dasee, 25 3
Ditto, Bhuguvutee, 38 4
Ditto, Lukshmee, 60 5
Ditto, Shyamee, 30 3
Ditto, Mutee, 38 4
Dilitna-singha porn', Dantinee, 40 3
Ditto, Padilla, 33 2
Ditto, Luteeta, 45 6
Ditto, Sotnec, 30 S
Burdhman, Koomaree, 28 3
Pitto, Dropudee, 3l 3
Ditto, Tripoera, 38 4
Koch unugwra, Duya, 35 4
Bralimun•poera, Nuyanee, 21 3
Nuya-serai, ' Sidhoe, 95 3
I rik 00-setai, Rumunee, 19 1
Ditto, Sukhee, 32 3
Ditto, Shomte, 30 3
Shree-nugura, Vimula, sl 3
Ram-poera, Shyamee, 38 3
Anur-pftra, Kinee, 16 1
6lopal-ougurs, Soria, 39 S
Nlanik-p."ra, Illtuwanee, '29 3
Ditto, Shabinee, 38 2
Ditto, Suruwenee, 19 1
Ditto, Vi-ukna, 40 4
Taleshwura, Shyamte, 37 4
Ichanugarryst, Pri?a, 17 1
Ditto, Chitrai 5'2 4
Ditto, Kaliotlee, 25 2
Katalys, IVlohinte, 33 4
Tegburiya, Seenduree, 98 3
Ditto, Sturhee, 33 3
Ditto, Nuyanee, 25 3
Chumikuli, I'2 Women, -- 30

CAST.

Brahmatt
Oilman
Blacksmith
Brahman
Carpenter
Brahman
Kaistla
Brahman
Carpenter
Gardener
Merchant
Goldsmith
Brazier
Brahman
Goldsmith
Blacksmith
Kivratta
Brahman
Husbandman
Oilman
Goldsmith
Rajiv, a
W.lsties man

Gardener
Oilman
Kaistla
Ditto
Ditto
Carpenter
Rajpoota
Carpenter
Blacksmith
Ditto
Weaver
Potter
Brahmin
Ditto
Barb ‘;r
Carpenter
Brahmun
Bagdee
Kiviattfe
Ditto
Gardener
Oilman
Woaver
Brahmun
Ditto
Ditto
Oilman
Barber
Kivurt tor
Barber
Brahman
Kooleenbrahman

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I 4 This last mentioned Brahmen had martied 25 women, 13
of whom died during his lite time ; the remaining 12 perished
With him on the funeral pile, leaving 30 children to deplore the
fatal effects of this horrid system."
if there be a man in the United Kingdom who has
hitherto opposed the diffusion of Christianity in India,
he must certainly have acted under the influence of
an ignorance of facts; which ignorance, it is to be
hoped, the above evidence will tend to dispel.—
Those persons who have signed the Petitions to Par-
liament for the communication of the blessings of our
Religion to out tellow-subjects in India, will have
the satisfaction to/0 able to say, Tws BLOOD i 6 NOT
ON OUR READ I