THE MUDAR OF BENGAL, &Q. 



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The Native doctor wlio administered the drug was tried for man- 

 slaughter in September last at Chilaw, and sentenced to 2 years 

 imprisonment within the gaol. The leniency of the sentence is to 

 be attributed to the circumstance, that the malpraxis in the opinion 

 of the Jury, was the result of carelessness and ignorance, 



