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being driven into his cheek. The offenders in these cases 
can be induced to undertake such acts of assassination for- | 
small remuneration, ” pies deed 
. W. Sutherland, Barrister-at-law, of Bankipore, has ~~ 
sutari’: these notes throw an interesting light on the value — 
in which human life is held in India, in districts in which 
Civilization is supposed to be advanced. The case occurred at 
nkipur, and two persons were implicated, a man and a 
man; and the following is an abstract of the statement of 
e latter :—‘I used to earn my living in Bankipur, at Sunt 
Aman Khan’s. Aman Khan, his chella, turned me out, and 
uld not give ime sufficient food. I stole a seer of rice, and 
he abused and beat me. I was crying and lamenting over my 
il-fate. Mugyra said, “ Why'are you crying?” Isaid ‘‘If 
tokhi, and he will put you up to something.” I then went to 
Suntokhi Chamar’s, and. told him to get some medicine that 
my house, aud then at midnight stab 
were suspected to be Chamars, who being poor and of low caste, . 
_ some one killed him, it would be well.” She said, “Call Sun- - 
