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tween 300 and 400,--about forty times as many as France, which can muster no more than nine altogether in her service. England has coal and iron, and maritime instincts, and usages, and ap titudes, in the proportion of 1,000 to 1 as com pared with France. What, then, can be ration ally looked for but annihilation to the French steam as well as to her ordinary shipping ? " Steam, again," say this profound Buonapartist. " is to ruin us by putting an end to naval tactics." Naval battles will become what they were in the time of the Romans," when breaking the line, &c. &c. will be unknown ; " and intrepidity (God save the mark), physical force, and-num bers, will give the victory." Now, if the Buona partist could for one moment have so far re pressed his mortification and rancour at the re membrance of his master's overthrow by Eng land, as to keep the use of his other faculties ever so little, he must have seen that the whole aim and object of the English marine tactics, as introduced by Rodney, and employed without exception ever since, have been to reduce a sea fight as nearly as possible to a Roman battle. Why, breaking the line is nothing else than a charge of bayonets on the ocean. It brings the enemy into close action, where every shot tells— where alone boarding can be had recourse to— where " intrepidity," and personal prowess, and genuine manhood, are the means employed ; and where, we believe, without the help of steam, the Bonapartists have ere now had a bellyful of the " Roman" way of felting furnished to them by English tars. We are sure there is not a high-minded Frenchman—and there are myriads of high-minded Frenchmen—who knows the difference between bullying and true courage, that would not join us in exclaiming, " Bah 7 . Bah !" to M. Lamarque, and his mean depreca tion of this country.—lbid. A Meeting was held yesterday at the Free masons' Tavern, for the purpose of considering the means of putting an end to the existence of Slavery in the British Colonies. There are un questionably great difficulties in the way of any plan for converting the West Indian Slaves into free labourers. If it were to be declared that the children of the Slaves should, after a certain time, be free, there would be no motive for rearing children, from whose labour no advantage might be reaped. The natural termination of Slavery is the complete occupation of the soil of a country, and such a density of Population as induces those who have no property in the soil, to offer their labour in exchange for the means of subsistence. No plan of emancipation that can be proposed will be palatable to the Planters, because we are satisfied that they would, in the present scantiness of the popu lation, look upon the termination of Slavery as their own ruin. The Rev. Mr. Isaacson, Rector of a Parish in the West Indies, a strenuous advocate of slavery (for religion, it would seem, is always in harmony with the notions prevalent in any place), contended that " free negroes would never work for more than would barely support their absolute existence." Will Whites, on an equality in point of civilization with the Negroes, work for more than a sub sistence ? Before a man will consent to work, be must be satisfied that he shall procure some thing by his labour that he deems an equivalent for the sacrifice of toil he makes. The greater the number of wants a man has, the readier he will be to exert himself after he has obtained what will support existence. The Negro is generally very low with respect to wants ; land is in most of our Colonies abundant, and while even Negroes suffer greatly from exposure for }loM's to the rays of a tropical sun, a few hours' labour in the week will easily procure for him sufficient to support existence. Colonel Jones observed, that " lie had been at New Orleans, Virginia, and South Carolina, where he believed that it was quite as hot as anywhere in the West Indies, with perhaps, the exception of Demerara and Dominica. In these places he had witnessed the progress of free labour, and he believed the fact to be, that whatever difference there might be, did not arise from climate, but from moral influ enC°; But that moral influence cannot be obtained i n t h e II est Indies for a long time to come. Were there a dense population in the West In dies, there would of course be numerous grada tions from the landowner down to the labourer ; and the constant spectacle of the superior gra dations indulging in their various luxuries and enjoyments would serve to stimulate the inferior to endeavour at participation. But the great evil of the West Indian system seems to be this— that it precludes the hope of anatural termination to slavery from population. in Field labour, espe cially in sugar plantations, some way or other prematurely destroys the labourer ; and exactly in the ratio of the prosperity of the colony, seems to be the impossibility of its increasing in num bers. The negroes, who are sufficiently prolific in Africa tt; bear constant drains of all sorts, and wars of a destructive kind, do not increase and multiply in the C:ch colonies of the West Indies. Barbadoes is aln?.%t the only colony where there is a large population n . ClTlnatural in crease ; but Barbadoes is a poor colony, 0.0 the slave is rather like a domestic labourer than a plantation negro. Slavery, therefore, perpetuates itself in the thriving colonies, without allowing us even the glimpse of a better future. In a re cent publication, " A Journey through Norway, Lapland, and part of Sweden, by the Rev. Robt. Everest, A.M., F.G.S. late of University College, Oxford," the writer observes, " It is delightful to see the degree of practical liberty enjoyed by the peasantry in this thinly peopled country. Each has his own little property, on which he can subsist, and those who want his assistance must solicit and court him. He is a man of consideration. It is at first very irritating to a stranger, who has not been used to it, to find a great difficulty in getting any work done for him ; but a little reflection convinces us that this is as it should be. It is a proper rebuke to the love of domineering, from which human nature is never exempt. May we not from this find a cause for the deterioration of morals in a country that is over peopled ? There the work man virtually becomes a slave. He must sub mit to the caprices and insolence of his master, or at most has the option of changing one petty tyrant for another. Degraded, like all other slaves, and having no respectability to lose, he flies without restraint to vicious and brutal in- dulgence wherever he can get it. Treat him as a creature worthy of respect and esteem, and his own just pride becomes concerned that lie does not forfeit what is dearer to every one than life and property, the good opinion of his fellow-citizens." The Norwegian, like the North American, is a man of consideration, because the population is scanty, he can subsist inde pendently, and those who wish his assistance must solicit and court him. In every country where unoccupied land is abundant, the labourer can make his terms. He is a man of considera tion. The negro in the West Indies would be a man of consideration, were he left to his na- tural state. But then this would not enable mortgagees to live like Princes in the Squares of the west end of this Metropolis. The labourer would nearly consume all that was obtained from the soil. It seems to us, that all opponents to Slavery will fail, so long as they pretend to know the worldly interests of the West Indian plan ters better than they do themselves. They know that they could not cultivate their planta tions, with a view to profit, without compulsory labour. But the abolitionists should not em barrass themselves with the question of manage ment of West Indian property. Their question is simply—we will not be abettors of Slavery : we did wrong, at least, our fathers did wrong, in sanctioning Slavery ; but, that is no reason why we should sanction it. We wash our hands of the iniquity. If you can exist independently of us, and keep down your slaves, the guilt be on you if you profit by it; but we will not be ac cessary to the iniquity.—Morning Chronicle. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. A Meeting of a Society which calls itself " The Friends of Radical Reform," took place in the Theatre of the Mechanics' Institution, on Monday night, on which occasion Mr. Hunt was in the Chair. Mr. Cobbett likewise attended. The CHAIRMAN informed the Meeting, that in consequence of the alteration which had takes place with respect to the disputes of the Roman Catho lics, the name of the Society was altered from " The Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty," to " The Friends of Radical Reform in the Commons House of Parliament." He felt particular pleasure in taking the Chair on the present occasion, as the question about to be proposed to the Meeting re lated to a subject in which he had never changed his opinions in the course of the five-and-twenty years that he had been a public man.—(Hear.)—The motion to be proposed was, " That it is the object of this Association to attain, by all legal and con stitutional means, a Radical Reform in the Com mons House of Parliament, which would secure the people universal suffrage, vote by ballot, and annual Parliaments." . This motion met with his entire concurrence. There had been an intention in the course of the evening to move a vote of thanks to the Marquis of Blandford, who had brought for ward the question of Parliamentary Reform in the course of the last Session ; but Mr. Cobbett had just intimated to him that, in consequence of a pub lication which had taken place that day, that isten don had been foregone. What they wanted was the possession of all their rights ; and, therefore, if Lord John Russell, or any other moderate Reformer, obtained anything for them, they would be very far from saying that they would not receive it, but on the contrary, obtaining that, it would only induce them to struggle the more pertinaciously for what remained behind.—(Cheers.) Mr. GILL, then moved the Resolution as stated above. Mr. CORBETT—The history of Parliamentary Reform is the history of a hundred years' struggle between the people and the Aristocracy. At the glorious Revolution (as we all agree to call it) it was settled that the election of Members ought to be free, and that a Parliament was not to last above three years. Some time after this a Parliament elected under this law, passed an Act to enable themselves to sit for seven years—(a laugh)— without making any appeal to the people, although they had only been elected to serve for three years; and the present House of Commons is the suc cessor of that House of Commons in an unbroken line.—(A laugh.)—The consequence of this was, that the people soon lost all real power of electing their representatives. In 1793, Mr. Grey, now Lord Grey, presented a petition to the House of Com mons, in which the petitioners pledged themselves to prove, what was not necessary by-the-bye—(a laugh)—that one hundred and fifty-four Peers and great Commoners returned a majority of the House of Commons. In 1809, Mr. Maddocks pledged himself to prove that a seat had been sold to a Member, through the instrumentality of two of the Ministers, on the condition that he should vote for the Government; but finding it beyond his con science to do so, he was forced, through their ma chinations, to resign his seat.—(Hear, hear.) —This statement no one attempted to deny, and yet they refused to let Mr. Maddocks prove it; indeed many contended that it was not worth while to hear evi dence on the subject, as it was as notorious as the sun at noon day. The next step took place in 1817, when a million and a half of the people of England" sent petitions to the Legislature, praying for Re form, and warning them, in the event of the rejec tion of their prayer, of the consequences which had now come to pass. And how were these petitions answered ? By the Power of Imprisonment Bill, and by the consignment of persons to a dungeon without even the mockery of a trial—(cheers)—by the infliction of stripes—by chains for the limbs— and by the spilling of blood.—(Loud cheers.)—But now, those very persons who were most imstrumental in inflicting those punishments are feeling the suffer ings which they intended for others. The merchants of London—the life and fortune men of Manchester —the farmers who were drawn up round Mr. Hunt in Somersetshire—and the yeomanry who were drawn up in the valley near Portsdown Hill, ready to cut down the people if called upon, are all suffer ing ; and pray observe, that, however much we may suffer, they will have to suffer a great deal more.— (Cheers.) —You do not meet a man in London, and still less do you in the country meet one, who does not say " things cannot remain as they are." If this is the state of the case—and we all know that it is so—is it not time to ask how this state of things came, and who made it P—Surely it has not descended from the clouds, although the Chancellor of the Exchequer assured the House that it was nothing but a passing cloud.—(A laugh.)—Surely a cloud cannot take the money out of people's pockets, for then so rredignant a cloud would never have been heard of before. The truth is, that it has arisen from the Acts of this clever Parliament of ours—(A laugh)—from the expenses they have sanctioned—from the taxes they have drawn from us. At all events, this distress has not been brought upon the country by a reformed Parliament. —(A laugh, and hear.)—ln 1824, the then Chan cellor of the Exchequer—Robinson—whom they have now made a Lord, asked the Hou s e , with in finite self-complacency, " What now becomes of those wild and visionary persons who called so loudly for Parliamentary Reform ? Surely this House, which has given such prosperity to the country — this House, which dispenses from the portals of an ancient Constitutional Monarchy blessings such as no nation ever enjoyed, cannot need alteration !" But in fifteen months after this fine speech comes a panic which frightens the same Chancellor of the Exchequer out of his senses, and the Parliament along with him—(A laugh and cheers) —and what in the world to do they did not know; they did something, however, and this something has led to our present state,—(Hear, hear.) —Will it be be. lieved that within these three days so impudent an expression has been used, as to say that the people are in too ignorant and beastly a state to be trusted to choose their own Representatives—(A voice— " Peter Porcupine said so in 1784 ?")—You can speak when I have done—(Cries of " hear him out.")—l may be indiscreet in what I am say ing, and leaving room for a triumphant answer, but let it be given after I have concluded. In the late discussions in Parliament on the Bir mingham Petition, an observation was made by a person of the name of Baring, to the effect that we were in the situation of a man in the dark, and that the only remedy was, to stand s til l till the day-light came.—(Much laughter.):—Now I should be glad to ask whether th e p eo p le of Eng land—beastly and ignorant as they are—could elect a set of men so little likely to do goo d as a Parlia ment that makes up its mind to stand still till the light shall arrive ? There is trot a man here who is not aware of the suffering of which I am speaking, and, therefore, let us at once go to the cause of it. In the first place, we have an enormous debt—the Jacobins and Levellers never asked for that; and in the second place, in the time of peace we have a standing army of 100,000 men. Look at these too causes alone, and deliberate whether they are not sufficient to produce the misery of which we com plain ? In the time of the war the revenues of the Judges (and no set of men better deserve to be paid for their labours), of the Royal Family, of the Army, and of the Navy, were increased, because it was said that prices were high, and more money was required for men to live at the same rate as before. But now that the prices of things have come back to their old standard, they have forgotten to bring back the salaries in the same way;—(applause)—and al though the journeymen, the labourers, the farmers, and the manufacturers of the country are brought down, the incomes of the tax-receivers keep up, so that although we are only receiving the same as formerly, we have, in fact, double to pay. But what further took place ? Parliament, having passed a law in 1819 to set the question of the currency at rest for ever, and which law was to come into ope ration in 1823, actually before that year arrived, rescinded the law in great part, and adopted a totally different course; and yet this is the Parliament that works so well—this is the House of Commons that is so enlightened, that it will not permit any of the beastly and ignorant people to have any thing to do with it. It was then resolved that the paper money should come to an end in 1829; this, however, was not quite the case. We are only progressing that way, as the Americans say; when it shall be completed they will see what suffer ing it will produce; however it has brought some already, although it only began in April last. Is it not then to insult us very grossly to say that we are not able to choose a Parliament that shall act very nearly as wisely as this has done ?—(A laugh;) It is curious enough that while the objection of want of light is made by some, others urge just the con trary objection, to withhold from us our rights; for when the six Acts: were before the House of Com mons, and the propriety of restraining the publica tion of cheap pamphlets was insisted upon in order that the reading of the people might be lessened, Plunkett, who is now a Lord in Ireland, said dis tinctly that the Bill was necessary, because the people were becoming more enlightened than for merly—(Hear, hear,)—so that here is one side ac cusing us of being too ignorant and beastly, and an other of being too learned and bright.—(Cheering.) But the country has been told over and over again, that the leaders of the Radicals are men in despe rate circumstances—(a laugh)—that they have no character to lose, and no coat to their back. I think they call it having no stake in the country ; these used to be the favourite expressions of Castle reagh; but have they no lives to lose ? Aye, that they have, and I dare say would not like to lose them as he lost his.—(lmmense cheering, which lasted for some time; at intervals some few hisses were heard, but they were entirely overpowered in the ecstasy of the great majority of the meeting.) The CHAIRMAN—The best way of settling the matter is to let all those who approve of cutting throats, stand up and show themselves.—(Laughter, mixed with cheers and waving of hats.) Mr. COBBETT-It is said that those who are de signated as Leaders of the Radicals take advantage of the temporary distress of the country to conduct the people into a state of permanent evil. " Tem porary" means " for a short time." But, is the dis tress of the country temporary ? Has not the country for the last twelve years—with the excep- tion of one short interval, and that a fictitious one— been in a continued state of distress? As to taking advantage of any particular time, when are von to expect that the people will listen to you, if it is not when they are in distress? There is an old saying, that " adversity is the school of wisdom," and I hope that it will be so to the people of England.-- Unless an alteration is made—for unless it is made it can never happen—the distress of the country will continue, only becoming every day greater and greater, I should not have troubled you any further, but something has occurred which I must first narrate to you, and upon which I will then make a few re marks. It was suggested by me, and agreed to by some others, that a vote of thanks to the Marquis of Blandford should be proposed at this Meeting; but from what I have since heard I shall decline pro posing it. The Resolution, which was only written this afternoon, was as follows :—" That the thanks of this Meeting be hereby given to the Marquis of Blandford, for his motion in the last Session relative to Parliamentary Reform ; and that, if his Lordship proceed in endeavouring to obtain a reform as to Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, and Annual Parliaments, he will be entitled to the gratitude and support of the whole country." But since I have come to this room, I have been informed by a gentle man on whom I can rely, that there is in the Standard of this evening, a letter from the Marquis of Blandford to the Editor, stating that he had seen my declaration on Parliamentary Reform ; and adding, after paying some compliments to my exer tions on the subject, that he cannot agree in the principles on which that declaration proceeds, as they differ from him as widely as are the Poles asunder — (a voice, " then he is not worthy of our thanks.") —Under these circumstances, I have declined mov ing any vote of thanks to this Noblernan.—[The letter of the Noble Marquis will be found at the conclusion of this report.]—What the Marquis pro poses on the subject of reform is this—to take away the franchise of Old Sarum, Westbury, and such boroughs as those, and bestow them either upon counties or large districts; but the people will de rive no benefit from this, for it will only be adding to the already too great influence of the landed interest, while what we want is Members who shall have a fel low feeling with us.—(Cheers.)—The motion that I thought of proposing with respect to the Marquis of Blandford, was not intended to wheedle, to coax, or to delude him ; it was intended simply to declare, that if he would make a stand on the subject of re form, we should feel it our duty to support him to the utmost of our power. We have no favour to ask ; all that we are standing up for, is our OWII rights ; and if we have them not now we shall here after; if the old of this assembly do not live to see them conceded, the young will.—(Great cheering.) —lf they concede us any thing, by way of a sop, let us take it, but let us nut be satisfied with a sop only. We must have the whole.—(Cheers.) ---- The time is now come when some remedy must be instituted to prevent the landowner's estate from passing into the hands of those who live upon the taxes—those taxes now greatly exceed the rental of all the lands, houses, canals, and mines of the country. Can such a sum, then, be collected, and the people not ruined ? From good information, I understand that not one half the last Lady-day's rents have been paid; and in the most fertile dis tricts of the country there is not such a thing as a wheat stack to be seen in the farmer's yard. This it is that will bring our insolent foes to their senses. —(lmmense cheering.)—Gentlemen, I thank you for the attention with which you have listened to me, and I shall have much pleasure in meeting you here again, for after the labours of the day are over, we cannot do better than meet here. I do not know any better way of passing an hour after dark—except in certain cases which I need not more particularly point out.—(Laughter and loud cheering.) Mr. WELLS, of Huntingdon, supported the Reso lution, which having been put from the chair, was carried unanimously. The following Resolution was then carried una nimously : Moved by Mr. WELLS; seconded by Mr. COB' BETT— " Resolved,—That the only strength of ;t nation consists in the happiness (not the glory) of the people; and that such happiness can only be secured by giving the labouring classes their u n doubted right—the ample reward of labour ; therefore, this Society invites a general union of the people, it being their firm determination to omit no effort to restore the comforts of the pnnr." The Meeting then adjourned at eleven o'clock. The following is the letter from the Marquis of Blandford to the Editor of the Standard, referred to in the course of the above discussion:— " Hast'ngs, July 11. " Sir,—The oftener I read over the address which ap peared in your paper of the 9th inst., hearing the signa tures of Messrs. Cobbett and Hunt, the more do I see reason to notice one part of it, lest my silence should be mischievously construed into assent. " Sincerely as I desire to witness a rational and con stitutional reform in the Commons House of Parliament, I never will stand forward the wild advocate of voting by ballot or universal suffrage ; both of them a species of universal confusion—both inventions of modern date, unfounded in reason, and totally unknown to our laws at any period of their history. " Upon these two points, then, Messrs. Cobbett and Hunt (whom I otherwise respect for their talents and patriotism), and myself, are as wide as the Poles asunder ; and although fully sensible of the fearful odds it may be in their power to oppose to me, I shall not he apprehensive of maintaining my own views and convictions, independent of such doctrines.—l have the honour to he, Sir, " Your very obedient humble servant, " BLANDFORD." REFORM IN INDIA. CALCUTTA, FEB. 12.—Former letters have explained to you our situation as regards the at tainment of justice—and you would naturally inquire what are the hopes of improvement here. They are few and feeble. 'We want knowledge —we want independent virtue. It is for every sufferer to feel the disease and for few to dream of a remedy. He who complains provokes hos• tility—and he is sure to suffer more in his indi vidual capacity than he is likely to win by any beneficial public change. He would get some thing more of happiness and of protection under an amended state of things—and that would be his small portion of the general welfare ; but what is that, compared to what he risks by run ning counter to the ruling powers—powers which exercise their attributes without re sponsibility or control—wielding immense sources, whence to reward, and terrible visitations, wherewith to punish ? You might expect more from Europeans—but they are only transitory creatures here, who come to enrich themselves, and to migrate homewards—to amass, and to amass speedily, is their policy and their profession. Interest, permanent interest in the well-being of India, they have none. As they cannot possess lands, nor be certain of being allowed quietly to domesticate themselves here— so they gather and gather, taking care, in the main, never to offend their masters, lest their " gathering" should be impeded. As to the natives, with few exceptions, there is too little intelligence to aspire after improvement. They feel and know that, as contrasted with any former period of their history, their present position is a happy one. The wars which devastated the land trouble them no longer—the outrages and acts of violence which make up the records of the past have been succeeded by the tranquil en joyment of many blessings. The tribunals, bad as they are, are far better than any they had been accustomed to appeal to. Then the gross super stition of the Hindoos—blind bigotry of the Mohammedans, are, for the present, insurmount able obstacles to improvement. Slowly, indeed, an Anglo-Indian—a half-caste race—is coming forward. By-and-by they will form a great link of sympathy between the blacks and the whites— and, perhaps, the great source of civilization in the East. There are among the natives many opulent men, though few instructed ones ; and, as their opulence is mostly of modern growth, they exercise little hereditary influence among the different classes of the State, and are little concerned about the character of the Govern- ment. They seek wealth rather than improve ment, and would be especially careful to do nothing and to say nothing which would em barrass or delay the acquisition of worldly pelf. The Europeans are, in the main, connected with the East India Company—and mostly the instruments or the apologists of its acts, whether good, bad, or indifferent. Besides those directly dependent on the Company, many are dependent through and by their friends—and all arc dependent by the arbitrary power of banish ment exercised by the Government. Many are settlers here without licence—for the remove of these, where their opinions hostile to the views of the Government, no other plea than the want oflicence would be needed. Now, as almost all Europeans here are fortune-makers, and, while they conti nue, have their wealth engaged in investments of some sort or other—some holding on an Indian tenure, or a connection with the Indian inhabi tants, it is clear that the dread of banishment is the prospect of ruin, and that the exercise of the power is not only the means of terrible in- fliction on the person, but a boundless influence upon the property of him who may be the object of dislike. As many of the Company's regulations are unfriendly to the growth and security of wealth, there is among the settlers a considerable por tion of discontent. But you must not confound discontent with the desire of separation from England—a thought which nobody indulges— and to which nothing but a long succession of misrule would ever give birth. There is, I say, a party—a very growing party—sincerely desi rous of Reform and, though not extensive in numbers, that party is formidable in talent, and no greater mistake can he committed than to. despise their complainings. This party is made up of anomalous materials, and only kept toge ther by a sense of common interest, in which all other distinctions are lost; and it is curious to se e Tories, Whigs, and Radicals, united in the purpose —the general purpose of obtaining at tention to grievances which are felt by all. There is a great bo d y here, of im mense influence and wealth,who, interested in all those a b uses w hi c h g row out of the state of judicial proceedings, are, almost to a man, " satisfied with things as they are " —who want " to leave well alone" (mean ing the well out of which they draw their —who object to cheap l a w, b eca use that r. leadsate r s ) o litigation (honest cobbl ers ! w h o wou ld have their c lients g o un shod) — who object to speedy justic e, for that w ould look like precipita tion (honest doctors ! who would not let their patients recover too soon)—and who would keep the vexatio ns and anno y an ces of present forms purpose of preserving th e ma j es ty o f N t f or the legal proceedings (sharp-sighted men! who can so well distinguish between a cr own an d a f oo l' s cap)• But this is natural ; the syst em works we ll for them, and its working, which fills their pockets with fees and salaries, fill s t h e i r mou th s w i t h lies and fallacies. The Courts swarm with o fficers receiving from 5001. to 15,0001. a year— hundred pounds being five hundred, the ethousand pounds fifteen thousand, reasons excellence of the present state of things, the glorious uncertainty of the law"—the fit toast to be given by those for whom that glorious uncertainty" fills bumper glasses. — Paper. year-- the for l e tdet e fi h: v e: Itilorning CORONER'S INQUEST. On Monday afternoon an inquisition (adjourned from Saturday for the post mortem examination of the body) was held at the Builders' Arms, Comp ton-street, Brunswick-square, before Mr. STIRLING, coroner, touching the death of George Harvey, aged 62, who was alleged to have been poisoned by his wife and a man with whom she intrigued. The body of the deceased MIS interred about a fortnight back, but disinterred on Saturday, for the inspec tion of the Jury. From the testimony of several witnesses, it ap peared that the deceased, who was a master-builder, had for a length of time lived on most unhappy terms with his wife, owing to her very depraved habits, she carrying on an adulterous intercourse with several men. About three weeks back he left her, in consequence of her keeping up an open in timacy with a man named Smith, and went to lodge at the Artichoke public-house in White Hart-yard; on last Sunday fortnight he was found dead in his bed, and two days subsequently interred by his wife, she and Smith taking immediate possession of the whole of his property, which amounted to nearly 5001. A son of the deceased, by a former marriage, suspected that his father had not come by his death fairly, from the circumstance of seeing him two days previously, when he appeared in his usual ro bust health. This, added to the fact that Smith had met and persuaded him to drink with him the evening preceding his death, had brought about the present inquiry. Mr. Wright, surgeon to St. Pancras parish, stated that he had opened the body of the deceased, which, from the time it had been defunct, was in a forward state of decomposition. From a minute examination of the stomach he was not able to detect any poison; and' he was not prepared to say that the deceased died otherwise than by the visitation of God. The above evidence being conclusive of the case, the Jury returned a verdict—" Died by the visita tion of God." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. MONDAY, Jul.: - B.—High water 20 minutes past eight o'clock.—Wind South.—Arrived the Nimrod, Allen, from Mobile ; Favourite, Kirkaldy, from St. Lucia ; Eliza and Jane, from Quebec ; Heroine, Small, from St. Andrew's, N. B. ; Solon, Evans, from Cocagne ; Liberty Ellis, from Hamburgh ; Prince Paul Frederick, Raam from Rostock ; William, M‘Dougall, from Quebec ; Nelly, from Charlestown. _ _ CLEARED Ounvanns.--The Mary, Brown, for Cape Breton ; Lark, Pym, for Newfoundland and Eastport ; Charlotte, Bucker, for Stettin ; Sophia, Bucker, fur Os tend ; Exchange, for Hamburg. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SITOAIL.—The Sugar Market had a very languid ap pearance ail last week, and apparently very few sales were effected; but on investigation it was ascertained the pur chases were nearly 2,400 Ws. and tierces, a large proportion being sold privately at rather lower prices, the particulars not transpiring till towards the close of the week. The stock of West India Museovades is now 2,477 more than last year ; the delivery last week, 3,234 hhds. and tcs., being 647 less than on the corre.ponding week of 1828. At the close of the Market the estimated sales this day were trivial, as the trade waited the event of the public sale; it consisted of 376 hhd.., 45 tcs., 41 brls. St. Lucia Sugars, the latter sold heavily, and at prices rather under the Market current rates; dabs of old import 40e. a 445., dry brown 475. a 485.; the remainder 495. a 575. In Refined Goods there has been little variation. The demand for low descriptions has been limited, yet such is the reduced state of the stock that several parcels sold rather above the quoted price. In fine goods there were few sales. Molasses steady. EAST INDIA SUGAR.—The public sale of Mauritius last week, 4,844 bags, sold generally at a farther reduction _a 6d. to Is. per cwt. ; the good supported nearly the for mer currency. Fo IL El ON ' S G AR. —The purchases last week were par cels of very fine white Havannah at 488. ; 600 chests yellow, the price of the latter did not transpire ; parcels of fine white Pernams at 40s. and 39a., mid. to good 345. 6d. a 365. WEST INDIA MOLA SSES. —The purchases reported are inconsiderable; the prices are unvaried. COFFEE.--The Jamaica Coffee sold freely last week, and at full prices, with the exception of some parcels of fine ord., which sold at a small reduction. The Domi nica sold at very full prices ; the Berbice and Demerara of mid. and finer qualities, sold at high rates for home consumption, but the inferior descriptions were dull at a decline of 2s. ; small parcels pale good ord. Brazil sold at 335., low ord. Sumatra 32e. By private contract large parcels of Foreign and East India Coffee were in quired for, and if the holders would have accepted prices 11. a 2s. lower, there would have been extensive contracts, but the offers were refused. The Public Sale this fore noon 3,621 bags Havannah, 100 casks and bags British Plantation, the Havannah all sold ; mid. 435. 6d., fine ord. 355. a 38e., brown and good ord. 335. a 345. ; the Jamaica sold also at full prices. The Market is firm. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLA NDS. —The purchases of Rum have been parcels nearly proof Is. 10d., and free en board Is. Hid. and 2s. ; several parcels of fine strong Jamaica contracted for 3s. 6d. a 3s. Bd. In Brandy and Geneva there is no variation; some of the favourite marks of the former have been sold at 31. 2d. This afternoon there was much interest excited respecting the contract taken with Government; the quantity taken is 100,000 galls. ; the price is Is. 91d. a I 8.9 . p._ _ _ HEMP; FLAX, ♦ND TALLOW.—The Tallo - W Market hil little varied ; the demand is steady, but not extensive. Hemp and Flax are a shade higher. IRISH PROVISIONS.—In Beef or Pork there is little va riation. The yearly contract for the Navy has been adver tised, it is for the usual quantity, and of course no reduction in our Navy is contemplated. Butters are heavy on account of the mild rainy weather. Bacon little varied. Arrivals last week 7,513 firks. Irish, 6,758 casks Foreign Butter. Of Bacon the arrivals are 2,182 bales. HOPS.-The accounts from the Hop Plantations are frightful, the plant is covered with vermin and generally turning black. The duty from this day week 45,0001. has fallen to 30,0001. The prices of hops are 10e. a 15s. higher ; Sussex pockets have been sold at 71. currently, and in some instances 71. 45., and Kent pockets 71. 7s. FIRST DAY'S SALE OF Itinico.-718 chests have passed the sale; 548 chests Bengal and Java, 170 chests Madras. The sale went off without spirit, at a decline of 3d. a 9d. on the mid. and ord. qualities of Bengal and Benares ; the good and tine shipping sorts sold from last sale's prices to 4d. discount.--About 140 chests, mostly of the mid, sort, were bought in by the Proprietors.—Nearly the whole of the Madras was bought in (about 25 chests only having been sold), at from last sale's prices to 6d. discount. TOBACCO.—A cargo of Tobacco has been taken for ex port, the price has not transpired. FRUIT.—A parcel of Valentia Raisins has been sold at 435., which is Is. higher, sad all the stock here is now held at 445. Small parcels of Cephalonia Currants have been sold at 775., which is ls. lower. RICE.-At Public Sale on Friday 1,457 bags Bengal Rice, the very fine sold 168. a 175., the ordinary 10s. a 1 Is. SALTPETRE.-The East India Company having de clared only 250 tons of Saltpetre for their sale has oc casioned much speculation, and it was stated the English Government would purchase largely; for the latter re port there appears to be little foundation ; the prices have advanced, and some fine parcels are reported higher. There are to-day few sellers of Saltpetre. COTTON.-The attention of the trade is directed to the approaching India House sale; it is expected to consist of 7,500 bags Surats, 2,500 Bengal, a few Bourbon, &c. making nearly 10,000 bags. The Market prices are little varied. The purchases for the week ending last night inclusive consist of 630 Surat 31d. a 44d. ; 300 Bengal 30. a 4.1 d. ; 30 Madras 41d. ; 20 Bowed 54d. ; 20 Orleans, 61d. ; 22) Egyptian 6id. By Public Sale this forenoon, 200 bales middling Surat Cotton, all bought in 3d. No offers. SricEs.-Prices at public sale yesterday :-140 bales Cinnamon, fists 7s. a 78. 11d. ; 450 bales Cinnamon, seconds, ss. 7d. a 6s. Ild., 109 bales scratched, at ss. 6d. taxed price ; 228 bales Cinnamon, thirds 3s. 9d. a ss. 2d. ; 72 bales Cinnamon, fourths 3s. Id. a 3s. 3d. ; 84. chests Cinnamon, short pieces, for firsts 75., small and broken sa. ; seconds ss. 10d. a 65., small and broken 3s. 4d. a 4s. 10d. ; small and broken thirds 2s. 10d. a 3s. ; 40 bales Cinnamon, damaged, firsts in hales 3 s . 10d . a 45., in chews Is. 10d. a 3s. ; 120 chests Ci nnamon , secon d s, bales 31. 6d. a 3s. 7d., in chests Is. sd. a 2s. 6d. ; t hi rds in chests 2s. 2d. a 2s. 4d. ; 170 bags Pepp er , s if te d , brown and mid. heavy 34d., bought in, mid. f ou l w i th Coffee 3d. a 3FI. ; 800 chests Cassia Lignea, 11b. bdl s ., very good ._._-' • 605., good but rather false packed 71i. a '7l O . 6d. ; m i ' 68s. 6d. ord. and rather mouldy 61s. a 628. 6d. ; 72 bsg. White Pepper, very good 6d. a 60., ord. and mid. 41*, and sd. ;70 casks Mace mid. firsts 4s. Id. a 4s. 2d., goo ' seconds 3s. 7d. a 3s. 9d. I COUNTRY Colt MARKETS DURING THE WEEK!, B. to 8. 60 - - 63 60 68 54 64 60 68 60 65 56 60 26 28 60 89 63 78 38 Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Per Quarter. Boston Gainsborough Grantham ---.. Grimsby Horncastle Lincoln Spilsby Stamford s. to a. s. to s. 17 32 35 21 31 26 32 2C 26 21 28 18 26 24 26 18 24 22 V 20 28 Beane A to l• 37 38 3t; 44 36 41) 38 49 40 36 45 39 45 39 45, NORWICH. July 11. Our market was thinly attended by farmers to-day, 1 10 J the supply of Wheat being scanty, they were enabled i ° obtain an advance of ls. to 2e. per quarter for goad all samples, but inferior Wheat, as well as picked sample* must be quoted the same as last week. We have per! little doing in any kind of Spring C o rn, the prices which remain the same. There is a steady demand /o f Flour at our quotationi. Wheat (per qr.) ... 565. 635. 70s. Beans (per qr.) Md. Sgi' Barley Oats 2os. 265. 2Ss. Flour, tine (per sack) 50s. 5:!...> CANTERBURY, July 11. We had a very short supply of Wheat at market to-dal' - and our millers seeming disposed to purchase, caused ° - advance of 2s. to 38. per quarter on Wheat from Sane' . day last, and a general clearance of samples. In Spritil - Corn no alteration. Wheat, white 70.. to 72s red 665. to 695. Barley, Malting 32s. to 36s Oats Beans 32s. to 34s Pease Ms. to Ns. EXETER MAR Beef (score) Os. 1k!. 9s. 6d. Mutton (lb.) 0 5 —0 5-1 Veal and . ainb '5 —0 6 Pork 0 5 —0 6 Turkeys (each) 0 0 —0 0 Ducks (coup'e) ~ 3 6 —t 6 Fowls 2 0 —4 0 KETS.—JuIy 10. Wheat (bushel) 95.9d.100 6/ '' Barley 4 6 —5 0 Oats 3 3 —3 I • Beans 6 0 —6 6 Butter {lb) 0 9 . -0 I ° Ems (18) 0 0 —1 0 . Potatoes (peek) 1 4—l Cu Etrrsa.—Whcat, per 751 b. 10s. 3d. to 10s. M. ; Barley, 38 ss. 6d. to ss. 9d. • Oats, 491 b. 3s. 3d. to 4s. Od. NANTWICIL—Wheat, per 751 b. I Is. Od. to Its. 6d. ; qrts. ss. 3d. to ss. 6d.; Oats, 501 b. 32. 3d. to 42. Oct. • GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow herald of Monday.) The transactions in Raw SUGARS have been this week; the sales amount to 270 hhds. and tee., 011 prices are without any variation. The sales made in COFFEE are only 40 bags Demerara' Triage 28s. ; Ordinary 365. ; and Good Ordinary, 491. No sales made in PIMENTO or GINGER. Rust quite neglected, and prices are in a great deg / nominal ; Jamaica, 16 0.P., 3s. 3d. a 3s. 4d. ; and Le r wards Is. I Id. a 2s. for proofs. The detnand for COTTON still continues limited ; tbi sales of the week are only 564 packages, and prices 11 ' 1 without alteration. The particulars are, 17 Sea Island t 12d. a 12P. ; 221 Boweds at 511 d. a 61d. ; 75 Orles 7 at 6P. a 64d. ; 6 Mobile at 641. ; 24 Pernambuco ; 50 Maranham at 6P. a 7d.; 100 Egyptian 1 , 6d. a Eirl. ; 53 Demerara at 6d. a Bd. ; 16 S ta ior ditto at 31d. a 44d. ; 2 West India at 51d. In DyEwoons there has been nothing done. ASHES are very flat ; the trifling parcels sold in reti' ci l were at 345. for sound Pots; stained 335. a 331, 6d., 70 barrels Pearls 33e. 6d. No sales made in To;Acco, prices are without alteratio o Y. C. TALLOW is selling in small parcels at SYs. 6 4 ' a 40a. FISH OrLs dull, Whale 231. and Cod 221. 10s. P e . tun old measure. The supplies of all descriptions of Grain still contio° l on a limited scale. From tlie unfavourable state of tb g weather there has been a partial speculative inquiry Wheat, but the purchases have not been extensive, made at a trifling reduction. Scotch Wheats fresh frv' f the straw, have been taken freely by the trade at force° rates. Prime samples of Oats have been in steady (I. ; mand at about former prices, while other descriptions hi!, been flat and rat h er l ower . M a l t i ng B arley, from bail. in short supp l y , h as so ld at near l y former rates. GrindiP'. qualities are very flat and Is. lower.' Beans and per steady. DUBLIN ➢IARKET N -_. E.—FRIDAY July 10 From 'l'o 61- r. 839 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 24 0 43 0 36 0 Bete l6 stone 0 0 -- 0 0 10 stone 0 1,351 Oats l4 stone 9 0 16 0 12 10,454 Cwt. Flour 9 stone 5 0 '2B 0 0 1,163 Oatmeal 11 stone 11 0 18 0 13 6 Sold to Bakers only. 9,187 Cwt. Flour 17 0 28 0 I 21 83i: Average price of Wheat and Flour 553.4 d. per sack. Firsts, from 225. Od. to 2Sg• Sales of Do. 10,454 Receipts of Flour, 10,4561 S econds , from 15e. Od. to 20 3 . T hirds, from 5.. Od. to 133 PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. Soz. ..9.5“1. Haif_quartern, 21b. bd. BRITISH EXPORTS. STATEMENT OF THE QUANTITIES OF THE UNDERMENTIONED ARC.CLES OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE EXPORTED FROM Luba? FROM JULY 3 TO 10 INCLUSIVE. Pieces. Yards. Op Cotton 85,913 1,427,690 Sail Cloth T O Linen 494 328,5'22 ..- ( I Blanketir.g ...." Carpeting... ...... 7,922 2,928 Worsted Hose ...." Kerseymeres .... - - Cotton H an dk erc hi efs 5 0 ' ,,, Flannel - - Cotton Braces Hats ..e d Hardware £2l.* F . Earthenware £B, O Salt White Bushels 1000 salt Hock 64 ,1 1 01 ' Tons. -Cwt. C Coal Iron 300 1 • Ends. 351 Woollen Stuffs 2,401 Worsted Stuffs 4,321 Calicoes Baize 33 Inf. W'oollens 3,535 Cotton Thread 3,1251 b. Cotton Yarn... 20,280 x=l CATTLE. AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL FROM TO 11, BOTH DAYS INCLUDIM Cows. I Calves. 1 Sheep. Pigs. Horses. 1 10 1 ' 1 ' 1 570 200 1 5354 I 28 10 1 21 1 COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND imp, IMPORTED. This year. Same pe riod last year. • - Bags, &e, 380,621 41,856 26,460 829 ..... Bags, &c. Liverpool 45:1,435 London 49,673 Glasgow 21,168 Total exported in If Same period 1928 'OATS. ectitaND. I P 1 yea/ Bags, &c. 1,008 350 54,320. 36,525. IBags, 8 •• 20,1 1 t 32 01' BIRTHS. In Somerset-place, on the 14th inst. Mrs. Waller ton, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Bedwelty House, Monmouthshir e '• the lady of Samuel Homfray, E4q., of a daughter. On the 12th inst. at Gifford's Hall, Suffolk, the 10 1 / . of P. Power, Esq. of a daughter. On the 12th inst. at Senn u we, Norf o lk, th e ladY of .1. Scott, Esq. of a son. On the 13th inst., in Dover-street, the lady of R. Gu'' ling, Esq. of a daughter. • MARRIED. Ou the 14th inst. at St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, the Be'''' Ralph Grenside, A.B. of Rossington, Yorkshire, to „P r ' Ann, third da ug ht er o f t h e l ate C . Stable, Esq. of Be/ ford -street, Bedford.square. On the 11th inst. at Greenwich, Mr. T. J. Watgo ls ; son of Joseph W a t son , E sq. L . L .D. of the Kent-road, Caroline, third daughter of Joseph Carttar, Esq., of former place. On the 13th inst., at Putney, Emma, the elder datili b :, ter of Bo ug h e y B urgess, E sq. to the Rev. James Boob° of Richmond. a i On the 14th i ns t. at S t. M arylebone, John Foy, Esq. -II the 50th (or Duke of Clarence's) Regiment, ,to Elizabe t Spencer, second daughter of the late Col. W. A. S. 13 ° r cawen, formerly of the Coldstream Guards. On the 14th inst. at All Souls, Langham-place, CaP A. Ellison, of the 60th, (or Duke of York's) Rifle Core to Betsy Edwards, daughter of the late Henry Smith': Esq. of Harley -street. On the 14th inst. at All Souls, Marylebone, youngest son of the late George Sandilands, Esq. of N U ( Hill, in the co un ty o f Fif e , to M ary, youngest (laughter No the late Sir C. Style, Bart. of Wateringbury, Kent. DIED. On the 12th inst. at his cottage, at Radfurd Serael!' t near Leamington, Warwickshire, Henry Greswold Leg' l6 ' Esq. of Malvern-hall, in that county. On the 12th inst. at the house of her uncle, the n e t' Robert Pop e , M ers h am,.Kent, Mary Anne, eldest datig'; ter of the l a t e D an i e l F owler, Esq. of Down Hall, in tP same county. At Cox's River, in New South Wales, Jane, wife of Lieut. G. Kirkley, 39th regt. On the 12th inst. aged 51, Judith, wife of Mr W" Miller, of St. Pancras. On the 10th inst. at Bridlington Quay, Yorkshir e, : Elizabeth, re li ct o f t h e late Geo. Bodley, Dig. of AnlabY' near Hull, aged 82. 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