on, not dishonourably, in India, 153; especially among the Mahrattas, 154. Of the Mahratta piratical states; their vessels, &c. 155, 156; their habits, 157. Indian piracy of ancient notoriety, 159. Pirate vessels and forts recently destroyed by the English, 159, 160. Piracy honourable also in Europe, 161, 162.

NOTE C. Correction of vulgar errors touching Indian Infanticide, 163. On the capital of Kutch, 163. On a mythological heroine, SWADHA, 164. Of the wives, and their Infanticidal habits, of the Raja of Kutch, 164; his Soda wife, probably of the Sogdian race, noticed by Grecian historians, 165. The tribes who opposed ALEXANDER supposed to be still recognizable, although pushed farther south, 165. Of the tribe and name Jarejah, 165.

NOTE D. On the prohibitions of Infanticide in the Hindu ordinances; Hindu proneness to falsehood; Brahmans cannot become Kings, 166. Of the numerous Jews in India, distinguished by scripture names; of the Mahomedan tribe of Borah, 168.

NOTE E. On the name Hind, and Hindu, not found in ancient Indian writers, 169; probably of Mahomedan origin, and derived from its planetary Regent, SATURn, 170.

Remarks on the subjects comprized in the foregoing NOTE, 171. Of the Syeds, or descendants from MAHOMED; of a Haji, or pilgrim; on the proper orthography of MAHOMED, 173.

NOTE F. Sundry points connected with the religion, superstition, manners, customs, literature, &c. of the Sravaka, or Jaina, sect in Guzerat, 174; of the Bonias, or Banians, 174; of the Yatis, 175; of the various idols of the Jainas, 175; of the cloth called Kamly, 175; of Ghì, or Ghee, how kept, &c. 177. List of the Pontiffs of the Jainas, 178. Mythological extravaganzas, 179. Sects of the Jainas, 180; ridiculous customs, 181; religious subdivisions, 182; of their temples, 183; the Jainas considered as heretical Hindus, 183; endow hospitals for reptiles, 183, 184; dissonances with respect to them and Hindus, 184. On losing caste, 184. Unauthorized terms or idioms, 185. Catalogue of the sacred books of the Jainas, 186, 187, 188.

NOTE G. A noted advocate for Infanticide in Kutch probably constrained thereto, 180.

Remarks. On the sumptuary indulgence of the Palky or Palankeen, 191. Ancient historical names of Persian heroes, given to the Parsis of Bombay, 192. NOTE H. On the Karara tribe of Brahmans; their reputed abominable practices, 193; curious particulars, and anecdotes of this tribe, 194, 195.

Mythological nomenclature, 197. Meritorious suicide and homicide, 198. One of the Gaikawar family dedicated to a deity, 199; but redeemed, after weighing, and various purifications, 199.

Remarks (1.) Hindu mythological and philosophical tenets, 201, 202; agreeing with some of the scholastic dogmata of Athens and Greece, 203.

Remarks (2.) On the family of the present Peshwu; its fabulous origin, &c. 205. Origin of the Karara Brahmans; name of the Mahrattas, 206. Remarks (3.) Of the Peshwa's family, 207. Historical memoranda of the Mahrattas, 207. The Rajas of Berar and Kolapore, 208. HOLKAR, 209. Remarks (4.) On etymological speculations chiefly, 209, 210, 211. Remarks (5.) On the names, titles, family, &c. of the Gaikawar dynasty of Guzerat, 213, 214, 215. SHAMSHIR BEHADUR, a Mahomedan, natural son of a Brahman Peshwa, 216. Of Mulkgìrì, or land piracy, 206. Independent, or partizan, corps, numerous in India, 217. BONAPARTE's vigilance, 218. The titles, family, &c. of the Gaikawar resumed, 219. Of AURANG ZIB, 219. Of the Mahratta family of Dhabarya, 220. The Gaikawar, 22), 221, 222. The Regicide RAGHUVA, the present Peskwa's father, 223, 224. The Gaikawar family; names, &c. of wives; titles of royal and noble ladies, 225, 226, 227. On the absence of good faith between Indian states, 226. The Dhabarya family, 228. Mahratta title of Sena pati, 229. Of Talagaum, 229. The Ghats, 230.

Remarks (6.) Weighing the persons of kings and nobles, 230, 231. Embassy from the King of England to JEHANGIR, 234. PARASU RAM BHAO weighed, 234; its ridiculous cause and sad consequences, 234, 235. SEVAJI weighed, 235.

NOTE I. BRYANT's dissertation on human sacrifices and Infanticide, practised by many nations, 235; compared occasionally with Hindu coincidences, 238, 241 to 250; among the Pagan Arabs, similarly to the Jarejahs, 251; prohibited by the Koran, 253.

Remarks on the subjects of NOTE I.; shewing the extensive existence of Infanticide and the exposure of Children among various people, 254; supposed origin of the custom among the Jarejahs, &c. 254, 255; of its practice in New South Wales, 255; and the miseries of women and mothers there, 256; and generally in savage life, 256, 257. Infanticide in America, 257; in Otaheite, China, &c.; of the Eareoice sacrifices; and other depravities of the Otaheiteans, 258, 259. Infanticide at Easter Island; in the Marianne Islands; on Formosa, and among the Mahomedan Tartars, 260; in China, farther considered; causes,

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effects, and extent of, there, 261 to 264; its early prevalence among the Greeks, 264. Execrable expedients of PLATO and ARISTOTLE touching Infanticide, justly reprobated, 265; its early prevalence in Italy and Greece, evinced by the laws of ROMULUS; and on the authority of PLUTARCH, TACITUS, PLINY, and LYCOPHRON, 265, 266. INFANTICIDA, a Grecian deity, 266. Influences of permitted Infanticide, 266, 267; the practice in China, farther investigated, 267 to 270. Foundling hospital endowed by the Portugueze at Macao, 269. Difference in parental feelings on the birth of a daughter and of a son, extensively evident; among the Hindus, Chinese, Arabians, Persians, Hebrews; JOB and JEREMIAH evince the distinction; a son essential to Hindus, but not a daughter, 270, 271, 272; a clue hence sought for the preponderance of Female Infanticide, 272. Homicides offer the dearest, as the most acceptable victim, 272, 273; this found applicable to the Hindus, Hebrews, Peruvians, Egyptians, Greeks, Floridans, Norwegians, Swedes, &c. 275, 274; among the latter the numbers 3 and 9 deemed mystical in human victims, 274. The ancient Saca deemed still recognizable on the coasts of India, 274. Cannibalism difficult of belief, yet too evident, 275. IndoSaca-some cannibals, some eat no flesh, others eat even their kinsfolk, 274; of supposed similar anomalies among East Indians, 276. Parents killed and eaten by their children, 277; these, and other atrocities mitigated; and the Inquisition and Slave trade abolished; hope hence indulged of the general decrease in the sources and sum of human misery, 278, 279, 280.

CHAPTER VI.

Conclusion of the Correspondence between the HONOURABLE COURt of DiRECTORS, the GOVERNMENT of BOMBAY, and Colonel WALKER; and detail of the Proceedings that led to the Abolition of INFANTICIDE in GUZERAT, page 281.

Introduction to the Concluding Chapter; materials furnished for this work by order of the Court of Directors, thankfully acknowledged; polite attention experienced by the Editor on this and other occasions at the India House, 281, 282.

No. 1. From the Government of Bombay to the Court of Directors; retrospect to earlier proceedings, 283.

No. 2. From the same to Colonel WALKER, commending his address and

perseverance; instructions as to fining Infanticidal defaulters, and to make periodical returns of the progress and result of the reform, 284 to 286.

No. 3. From the same to the Court of Directors-Reform contemplated in Kutch; but, our influence there being weak, not with much expectation, 286, 287. The Jarejahs of Kutch, and other tribes, though Infanticides, in other respects peculiarly humane and tender! 287. The Jaitwas of Purbander renounce Infanticide, 288; the practice justified by the Mahomedan ruler of Kutch, 288; measures adopted hereon, approved by the Supreme Government,

289.

No. 4.

From Colonel WALKER to the Bombay Government-Happy effects of the anti-Infanticidal measures in Kattywar, contrasted with the former extent of the offence, 289, 290, 291. List of Jarejahs who have preserved; and of those who have recently destroyed their daughters, 292 to 295.

No. 5. From the Bombay Government to Colonel WALKER, commending his exertions, and enjoining their continuance, 296.

No. 6. From the same to the Court of Directors, advising the progress made, and intention of not losing sight of the object in question, 297. Note. On the convenient custom of numbering the paragraphs of public letters, 297. No. 7. From the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay, approving of the proceedings hitherto advised, 298.

No. 8. Report from Colonel WALKER to the Bombay Government—of the progress of the disuse of Infanticide up to Christmas 1809, with lists of those who have, and who have not, adhered to their engagements; consequent presents and penalties, 298 to 304. Notes. On the introduction of the English influence into Guzerat, 299. On the use of Mahomedan revenue terms; on Greek, and Sanskrit names, &c. 301.

No. 9. Extract, from the Minutes of Council of the Bombay Government; approving of the foregoing measures, 304.

No. 10. From the Government of Bombay to the Court of Directorsnoticing the progress of the abolition of Infanticide in Guzerat; rendered, however, less certain, by its prevalence in the neighbouring country of Kutch,

305.

Nos. 11. & 12. From the Court of Directors to the Bombay Government— commending the measures adopted for the suppression of Infanticide, and of others connected with the prosperity of Guzerat, 306, 308.

INDEX, 309 to 312.

ERRATA.

Page 38. The word Bhùmia, is not, as here surmized, a provincial pronunciation of Brahman; but means, among other things, a terrestrial, rather than a spiritual, guideone particularly conversant in the affairs of the country. It is derived from Bhù, the earth, soil; and hence applied to the proprietors of territory; and to a Thakur, or native chief, as well as to the possessors and cultivators of the land, who are considered as the original inhabitants of the country. As well as in Guzerat the term is used in senses not dissimilar in Mysore; and in other parts of India.

BHUDEVI is the terrestrial name of PARVATI, as goddess of the earth-as the names of DIANA were varied to suit her various forms, she being LUNA in heaven, and PROSERPINE OF HECATE in hell, so her archetype, the Hindu PARVATI, is the heavenly BHAVANI, on earth BHUDEVI, and PATALA-DEVI as consort of the regent of the infernal regions. BHU-DEVA, as spouse of the earthly goddess, is a name of Siva. See Index to the Hindu Pantheon.

Page 62. In the note, twelfth line from the bottom, the parenthesis is wrongly placed― it requires to be removed from after the word "source," to " Index." On that note, I have farther to observe that I suspect error in my strained derivation of the name of

a district in Kattywar, Mucho Kanta, I am told, cannot safely be traced to my surmized source, Matsya-kanta.

Page 69, paragraph 144. For" procuring bastards," read "marrying bastards."