The Sun. — 1821-11-02 (London, England)

ENGALEE NEWSPAPER.-The following is a translation of an extract from the Bengalese Newspaper published at Serampore, and exhibits a picture of depravity, such as the degraded state of the Hindoos in this part of India renders too common :—" About twenty days ago a Brahmin of the village of Poeelie, in Burd wan, having married the daughter of another Brahmin, of Gopalpore, shortly after marriage went to his fatherin-law's horse. One day his brother-in-law and father-in-law, with the Talooknar of the district and several others, met to celebrate a certain drunken and most obscene festival peculiar to Bengal, and known by the name of Chuckur. This Brahmin being much importuned to join in the orgies, refused ; his brother-in-law, nevertheless, took some spirits and put them on his forehead the son-in-law, after some angry words, retired to perform ablutions, and purify himself from the pollution; his mother-in-law, on hearing this, became angry, and abused her son-in-law. At night the Brahmin having eaten nothing, told his wire that he must return to his own house, and that he would send for her also in a few days. His wife complied : the mother-in-law overhearing this, became enraged, and spoke to her hugband and son in harsh language, saying that it was inexpedient to suffer this man to live. Her husband, son, and others, who had been celebrating the festival, then went to the house, and knocking at the door, asked for tobacco ! The Brahmin having opened the door in a hurry, they rushed in—gagged the mouth of his wife, and then proceeded to murder the husband, in a manttee-foo brutal to be described. After this, the Chokeedar of the village having got information of the murder, came to the spot and saw the corpse. The Talooknar then gave him 10 rupees to conceal the matter. The Chokeedar took the body to a Pear's tomb, where a Fakeer staid, and hung it upon a tree. A little before day, the Fakeer on seeing the corpse gave 5 rupees to the same Chokedar, to remove it.s Another Cho= keedar of the neighbouring village afterwards buried the body near a tank. Next morning, the father-in-law wrote a letter and sent it to his sonin-law's house. The father of the deceased, on reading the letter, proceeded to the father-in-law's house, and on the way received an account of his son's death front his own brother. Numbers of people then proceeded with the two brothers to Gopalpore, to the father-in-law's house, where they were told that the son had hanged himself on the Fakeer's tree. The widow of the deceased, however, bursting into tears, revealed the whole story. Her father and brothers then endeavoured to kill the father of the deceased, but the people who were with him made a noise, which brought the Chokeedar and the people of the village to his assistance, st Ito with the Daroga, came and bound the murderers, and apprehended the Fakeer who informed on the Chokeedar. The body was then taken up, and all the accomplices were sent to Burdwau jail. The Chuckur is a festival in honour of Kales, and one of the most obscene of all the saturnalia that disgrace the modern religion of the Hindoos of,Bengal; it is frequently held at Kalyghaut. Both sexes of all casts are admitted to the rites on a footing of perfect equality ; the lowest Soonder or Chundal, is treated with the same respect as the highest Brahmin ; and they vie with each other in all species of obscene revelry. Fatal vengeance is invariably inflicted o❑ those who refuse to join in the orgies, as in. this instance.—(lnd. Gaz.)