3. From Meerut it is reported the Hindu branch will eat meat of all kinds, the flesh of cloven or uncloven footed animals, fowls, all kinds of fish and crocodiles, and the leavings of other people. Though this is not quite certain, it would appear that the Muhammadan branch generally abstain from pork. 4. The Bengâli is a loafer and vagabond, prone to commit petty theft, a beggar, and a rustic surgeon as far as bleeding and cupping go. In their manner of life they much resemble the Mâl and Bediya of Bengal, and, if there is anything in the name, they are possibly akin to their tribes. DISTRIBUTION OF BENGÂLIS ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS OF 1891. =============+=========+==========+========= District. | Hindus. |Musalmâns.| Total. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~ Dehra Dûn | ... | 16 | 16 Sahâranpur | 65 | 160 | 225 Bulandshahr | 235 | 1 | 236 Aligarh | 1 | ... | 1 Mathura | 64 | ... | 64 Agra | 40 | ... | 40 Farrukhâbâd | 5 | ... | 5 Mainpuri | 2 | ... | 2 Bareilly | 25 | ... | 25 Budâun | ... | 25 | 25 Cawnpur | 31 | 4 | 35 Fatehpur | 16 | ... | 16 Bânda | 4 | ... | 4 Allahâbâd | 65 | 4 | 69 Jhânsi | 8 | ... | 8 Benares | 219 | ... | 219 Mirzapur | 12 | ... | 12 Ghâzipur | 28 | ... | 28 Gorakhpur | 41 | ... | 41 Kumâun | 15 | ... | 15 Lucknow | 61 | 30 | 91 Râê Bareli | 75 | 17 | 92 Faizâbâd | 5 | ... | 5 Gonda | ... | 16 | 16 Sultânpur | 2 | ... | 2 Partâbgarh | 51 | 7 | 58 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~ Total | 1,070 | 280 | 1,350 =============+=========+==========+========= Bangâli, Bengâli.—One of the great divisions of Brâhmans recorded as such at the last census. According to Mr. Risley, who has given an elaborate account of them, [221] the Bengal Brâhmans belong to one or other of the Gaur groups, and are divided into five main sub-castes,—Rârhi, Barendra, Vaidik, Saptasati and Madhyasrani. As already stated, it is impossible to say how many of the 58 sections recorded in the census refer to the Brâhman branch, and how many to the tribe of vagrants of the same name.