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unchaste, but no murders were ever heard of 

 there in consequence. Not very long before I 

 went to Khyrpoor a very barbarous murder of 

 this kind was there perpetrated ; and, according 

 to my informant, great doubt existed as to the 

 guilt of the parties, who were merely seen 

 laughing together, for which both were put to 

 death on the spot by the barbarous husband. 

 My informant too was not likely to have any 

 leaning towards the parties if he believed them 

 guilty ; for on hearing of the death of an East 

 Indian woman at Kurrachee, who was caught 

 by lier husband under circumstances which 

 could leave no doubt of her guilt, and was shot 

 by liim on the spot, he observed, '^ Atcha — Ins/// 

 keea/^ '' Right — he did justice." I may men- 

 tion that this East Indian woman had resided 

 for some time at Khyrpoor, where her mal- 

 practices were notorious ! 



The practice of selling wives on occasion of 

 family quarrels is still common in Mcer Ali 

 Moorad's territory, though His Highness pro- 

 fesses, and perhaps believes, that slavery has 

 been abolished in liis dominions. An instance 

 of such sale occurred amongst my own servants 

 whilst I was at Khyrpoor. My Bhecstf/, or 



