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3. Shekh Muniruddin, son of Mydi, inhabitant of Umerbati, expressed in his 
deposition,—“‘ About 12 o’clock Pp. Mm. on Friday of Phalgun, the date of which I have 
forgot, the clouds being gathered together, began to rain, and a little after, many fish, 
large and small, began to fall from the sky. I picked up some of them and carried 
to my house, but I did not like to taste any of them. I know no more of this 
account,”’ 
4, Fakirchand Chang, inhabitant of Nagdi, was called in, and declared in his 
deposition, ‘‘ That in the month of Phalgun, the date and day of which have escaped 
my memory, at 12 o’clock Pp. m, the sky began to be cloudy, and to rain little ; while 
I was sitting in the front part of my cottage, I observed a mirgal, and some other 
fish, odulis, &e. of different size, fall from the sky. [picked up about five or six of 
these fish to satisfy my curiosity, but afterwards threw them away, and did not eat 
them at all. This is my account.” 
5. Shekh Chaudhari Ahmed, son of Mutiullah, inhabitant of Nagdi, relates 
in his deposition, ‘‘That I had been doing my work at a meadow, where I per- 
ceived at the hour of 12 o’clock, the sky gather clouds, and began to rain slightly, 
then a large fish touching my back by its head fellon the ground. Being surprised, 
I looked about, and behold a number of fish likewise fell from heaven! they 
were saul, sale, guzal, mirgal, and bodul. I took 10 or 11 fish in number, and I 
saw many other persons take many—then I returned home, I looked at heaven, 
and I saw like a flock of birds flying up, but these my perceptions was not clear 
enough. Amongst these fish, many were found rotten, without heads, and others 
fresh and perfect ; and amongst the number which I had got, five were fresh, and 
the rest stinking and headless. 
6. Shekh Turikullah, inhabitant of Nagdi, 12 years of age, declared in his 
deposition, ‘‘ That in the month of Phalgun, on a certain Friday, I do not recollect 
the date, while I was sitting in my own house, I perceived a number of fish fall 
from the sky, some of them on the roof of my cottage ; one of them was large, 
about one cubit, and three seers in weight. I know no more.” 
7. Shekh Suduruddin, inhabitant of Nagdi, was called in, and declared in his 
deposition, saying, ‘‘ On Friday, at 12 o’clock p, m. in the month of Phalgun, I 
do not recollect the date, when I was at work in a field, I perceived the sky darkened 
by clouds, began to rain a little, and a large fish fell from the sky. I was confounded 
at the sight, and soon entered my small cottage, which I had there, but I came out 
again as soon as the rain had ceased, and found every part of my hut scattered 
with fish, they were doduli, mirgal, and nouchi, and amounted to 25 in num- 
ber.—I know no more.”’ 
8. Shekh Katbuddin, inhabitant of Nagdi, relates in his deposition, saying, “‘ At 
12 o’clock vp. Mm. of Friday of Phalgun, the date I forget; as I was coming 
from the fields, 1saw a number of fish spread on the bank of a nla. I picked 
up six of them, viz. two boduli, two mirgal, and two nouchi , besides these, there 
were many other fish of numerous kinds, and they were witnessed by many persons 
who were there. Some of these fish were fresh, but others rotten and without 
heads. I know no more.”’ 
9. Sree Dipchundru Bundopadhya, son of Puncharam Bundopadhya, inhabitant of 
Sobindi, aged 45 years, declared in hisdeposition, ‘‘ That in the month of Phalgun, 
I cannot recollect the date, seeing the sky commenced to gather clouds, I sat 
down near the door of a workman’s cottage ; it was then precisely 12 o’clock, 
when a drizzling rain began to fall; andat the same time, two doduii fish fell 
down from heaven. I soon got up nd marched on, and in the midst of the road, 
