486 
JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
At the bottom of the petition is a list of the 
charges which the husband had to pay, of which 
the following is a literal translation :— 
tcs. 
6< For permission to open the abdomen 
30 
0 
Fine on the husband 
30 
0 
Fees of justice .... 
30 
0 
Permission to burn the body 
15 
0 
Principal peace officer, for his attend 
ance ..... 
15 
0 
Executioner for his services 
17 
8 
Secretary for recording the transaction 
10 
0 
Total ticals . . . 147 8” 
December 2 .-—We had another conference to¬ 
day with the Atwenwuns, and again, it was at 
our private dwelling, instead of the public shed. 
The Atwenwuns sat near two hours, without 
touching upon any public question ; which led 
me at first to imagine that they had come upon 
a visit of ceremony only. To introduce busi¬ 
ness, I began with the subject of our approach¬ 
ing departure, when the following conversation 
took place :— 
“ JE. The river is falling fast, and the steam- 
vessel may have difficulty in getting down to 
Rangoon, if her departure be much longer de- 
