The Sun. — 1829-05-27 (London, England)

MADRAS.—We understand that a murder was committed on Sunday last, at a place called Washerman's Pettah, of a very atrocious nature ; and what adds to its enormity is, that the offender and one of the sufferers were united by marriage, and stood in the situation of father and son. Long-stifled feelings of revenge appear to have led to this melancholy event. Theindividual charged with committing the offence, we are told, is a Sepoy, and the victims of his rage his son-in-law, and a young man, the brother of his son-in-law's friend. The particulars which led to this catastrophe, as far as we can learn, were some family disputes, during the existence of which the old man received some bad treatment from the two friends; they beat him. Continually brooding over this insult at last determined him on revenge. His daughter, some time after, and when she supposed all angry feelings had subsided, paid hint a visit, and passed a few days at his house ; the son-in-law was also introduced to visit him, preparatory to his wife's returning, and, while reposing under a tree after dinner, was shot by the old man, and instantly expired, the ball having passed through his heart. Not satisfied with this, he proceeded to the house of his victim's friend, where he perpetrated the second murder, not on the individual designed, but his brother, by whom he had been informed that the person he sought was not at home. Such are the particulars which have come to our knowledge. We have not heard what time elapsed between the ill treatment the old man received and the murder, but, whether short or long, a degree of revenge seems to have possessed the old man, which neither time nor any other circumstance was sufficient to remove. The inquest terminated its labours on Thursday by. returning a verdict of Wilful murder" against the old man, and he was immediately committed by the Coroner, to take his trial at the next Session.—Gazette, Dec. 13.  We have heard that, in November last, a Brahmana astrologer, named Vireswara Vidyabigisa, having acquired some money in Calcutta, wished to go home. He therefore went to the market Surer Bazar, where perceiving a boat with three persons, two of whom seemed to he servants, and the third their master, the Brahmana called the boatman, who appearing, he asked him if he would take him on board his boat, for which he promised to give him something. The boatmen said in answer that he could ?lot consent to his offer, unless he received his master's permission. He then immediately retired, and in the course of a few minutes, returned to the Brahmana, and informed him that he had obtained his master's permission, and took him on board his boat, upon condition that he should be paid four anas. They proceeded through Vaidavati, and arrived after midnight at a plain called Chamdani, where the people on board the boat, who were so many robbers, threw off their mask, and openly demanded of the Brahmana to deliver up to them whatever money he had with him, or else they would put him to death,and throw his body into the river. Upon this the Brahmana began to call for aid ; but these a back, ly reached went hisa y. house, N; relentless people stripped him of every thing he had, and giving him only a piece of ragged cloth, nd la n tgh im on thne a s afe laear n ethvit he Br aa after suffering great difficulties in his way, and living by begging,—Tinzira Nasek.  A few days since, as some men were conveying a large package of very valuable plate glass, weighing three cwt., to the Customhouse at Newhaven, which had been previously landed from a vessel in the harbour, it accidentally slipped Vont their grasp, and the glass s: as smashed to atoms.