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London, England, 1825-08-29 00:00:00

0C his aisavo*al of any approbation of these practices; take
care that his name shall not be associated with' the Muir-
heads of the day." If this be true of the Ricardo Lecturer,
we cannot much praise his wisdom. There was no call
whatever that we can see for any such display of suscepti-
bility. No one with a grain of common sense in his head,
orof candour in his heart, can for a moment consider the
moral feeling and sentiment of any class of men as resolv-
able into their theory, whatever it may be, of political eco-
rurnty. As well might the moral opinions of a matlietna-
tician be supposed to arise out of the geoMetrical relations
of a circle or st triangle. Contempt is the only answer by
which any contrary opinion can be met, and our only
wonder is, that it should, even in a single Instance, have
received any other.
CITY, SATCIDAY EVENIXO.

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There were considerable fluctuations in the British
Stock market this morning. Consols opened for the Ac-
count at 804, with every appearance of a fall, which for a
few minutes took place, as there were sellers at 4. Some
brokers, however, came in, who bought at 4 rather briskly,
and that gave a turn to the market. lit the middle of the
day no business beyond that which referred to yesterday's
settlement was transacted; but towards three o'clock some
sales were made, and Consolssuildenly declined to 884 for
Money, and to SOH for the Account. The cause of this
unexpected decline, we have no doubt, has its origin is
yesterday's account.
The scarcity of money, which was felt today as much
'as yesterday, has operated powerfully in depressing every
security in which a quotation was reported in the Foreign
market. Colombian Bonds. were as low as and. 3lexi•
can Scrip 41 diseMmt. Mullion Scrip has now reached
'74 discount, and Vanish ditto les gone down to 6, 54 (Bs.
count. The new'Guatemala Scrip, in common with other
securities in this market, is still at 144 discount. Creek
Scrip was better than it was yesterday. It was reported
to-day at 16, 151. Old Spanish Bonds were at si'2ll. Fcr
the nevi we heard no price. The business in the Foreign
'market was heavy throughout the day.
In Shares, the scarcity of money of course was equally
felt as it was in Foreign securities, and it had a similar,
effect upon them : the bargains consequently were limited
in them. Anglo-Mexican Shares were at 6.5. 70: those of
ithe United Mexican Company 17, 19, and Pasco Peruvian
Shares 19. The Sharss of the other Companies, in which
business was done, were without variation.

The King of France, it is said, on St. Charles's day
intends to make several promotions in the orders of Saint
Louis and the Legion of Honour. The army is to receive
500 Crosses.

On the 14th July the French Rear-Admiral Ligny, at
Smyrna, gave a grand entertainment in honour of the
'coronation of Charles X, which was celebrated with great
pomp and solemnity in that city.
Sr. Dont xco.—The French part of this island consists
of 1455 square leagues, of 25 to the degree. Spanish part,
2281 ditto; islands, 110. Total, 3946. The present po-
pulation, 935,365, of all colours, being an augmentation,
in forty years, of 235,000. Should the population con-
tinue to increase in the same proportion, of one per cent.,
it would in a century amount to two millions. The ex-
portations from the French pan of St. Domingo, in 1788,
to France,amounted to 175,990,000 francs, and the import-
ations from France to 54i millions ; of which 30 millions
were from Bordeaux, 12 from Marseilles, and five from
Havre. The ports in the French part of St. Domingo are,
Cape Franconia, the Mole, St. Nicholas, Port-au-Prince,
Leoganes, &c. &c. The Spanish part has few ports, only
St. Domingo and Samana are frequented.--Joia lid des
Debate.

The law of England does not recognise any power in a
foreign tribunal to dissolve a marriage contracted in Eng-
land ; but it would seem, by a late French decision, that
the law of France goes a step farther, and does not recog-
nise the power of a foreign tribunal to dissolve a marriage,
u./ierever contracted. The Cour Reyek of Paris lately de-
cided that a marriagirtortnetiel is Ftairee between one
Constantin Zaffiropolo anti Mademoiselle Mauduit du
Boisset, was null and void, lit reason of Zaffiropoio's prior
marriage at Zante to one Maria Verestia, which marriage
had not been dissolved by a divorce. And they added,
"that even if a divorce had taken place, yet, inasmuch as
the capacity of aliens to contract marriage in France must
be subordinated to the Civil Code (which does not allow
divorce) the second marriage would be equally null."
,SEICIDES AND LOTTERIES.—The Courricr Francois
says, speaking of the number of suicides committed in
I'aris compared with the number committed in London,
that whatever causes the wretheduess of the people, causes
suicide. But wiry is this cause more powerful in Paris
than in Landon, Vienna, or Berlin ? It' it be so, is it not
necessary that Paris should have Is‘e Lottery Offices, which
raise from the lowest classes of the people an annual sum
of 0 million ? Must the speculations on the Stock Ex-
change be curbed when they produce 19 millions yearly to
the brokers ? Is it not necessary that Paris pays al mil-
lions levied by order of a Council nominated by the
.Ministry. than to have only the half to pay if levied by a
Council appointed by the inhabitants ? Can the gambling-
houses be shin up when they yield 11 millions a year ?
These are good reasons, then, for not altering the present
state of things, and we must not think of such a trifle as
one-eight of the population being reduced to poverty, and
of the number of suicides without example in any foreign
canal.
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EATH OF WILLIAM REFUS.—A correspondent, resi-
dent in the New Forest, who is perfectly conversant with
its local history, having observed an extract from Dr.
Lingartis History of England, in which the circumstances
attending the death of William Rufus are erroneously
stated, has favoured us with the following observations on
this interesting event :—`‘ There is," he says, " in all
good Maps of Hampshire, and amongst others in Carey's
New Map now publishing, a ford marked in the Avon,
called Tyrrell's Ford ; the manor in which this ford is
situated is called Avon Tyrrell, because Sir Walter Tyrrell
escaped by this ford from Hampshire into Dorsetshire,
whence he fled to France; and the proprietor of this manor
pays to the Seriff of HaMpshire, to this day, a yearly fine
cd' five poundw imposed on it as a punishment on the then
owner Toe having suffered Tyrrell thus to escape. This
shows evidently that Tyrrell was put sued on the Spot,
wrongfully or not, as 'Ong Rufus's murderer, and that he
was so long beset that *se was tints. to alio crtletittifillblie
It 'bell' the NJ.W. Forett,larinst Itifs..atherieiers
b me con d have attached to the owner of the manor in
question; and Tyrrell would not have fled, and waited an
opportunity of escape, if he had not known that be was
pursued for a .crisne.'—ifornpshire Chronicle.
PILCHA BD Fisurae.—The accounts from time coast east
and west of this port, during the past week, are of the
most cheering description. Immense shoals of pilchards
have made their appearance, and both the drift-boats and
seans have been actively employed in securing the fish,
which are found to approach nearer to the shore than for
many years past. -The scans at Looe, Wrinkle, Fowcy,
Mevagiusey, Cawsand, Yealm, and Bigbury Bay, have
been more or less successful. Two thousand hogsheads
were enclosed in Bigbury Bay on Tuesday evening and
there is every prospect that this season, at least, will stand-
comely repay the adventurers.—Truro Paper.
The potato° crop in Scotland is generally supposed to be;
rather deficient ; but a successful agriculturist, whose farm
is eight miles from Glasgow, had sold his on the foot at
241. per acre.—Glase. ow Chronicle.
On Sunday week, a sermon was preached by Dr. Harris,
at the Independent Chapel, Southampton, for the benefit
of the College about to be established at Highgate, instead
of the one at present existing at Holton. The Rev.
Gentleman stated that the original building was only in-
canted for three sttultnts, that their present number was,
forty, and tha, the enlargements had been by no means
in proportion to their increase. Ile then stated that the
plan now in hand being on a far more extensive scale,
called for the libetal support of the congregation.
Seven gold coins of the reign of the Roman Etnreror
Constantine was lately discovered by a woman cutting turf
upon Holyhead Mountain, about a mile distant from the
South Stack. They are all of the same era, but struck I y
two different dies. They are iu excellent preservatior.—
Shrew:Lire Cleertictr. •