The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-29 00:00:00

NAPLES, JUNE 6.

The following is the official return of the population t.
his Majesty's dominions on this side of the Faro, for 1826
compared with that of the two preceding years, presented
to his Majesty by the Minister of the Interior.
1826 Births
- Deaths
_ Marriages
1824 Births
- Deaths
- Marriages
1825 Births
Deaths
- Marriages

The births in 1826 were, to the population, as 1 to 2;
nearly; the deaths as 1 to 36 ; and the marriages as 1 to 147
The excess of births, or the increase of population, wa
81,767.—Journal of the two Sicilies, June 7.

Her Highness the Princess of LIEVEN ha,
issued cards for a grand ball on Friday, the 6tl
of July. _ _

The Baron de GEMMINGEN and the Count
de GORLITZ, the principal Officers of the
Queen of Wurtemberg's Household, left town
on Tuesday for Frogmore Lodge, where hei
MAJESTY is at present staying. These Noble
men have during their residence in town, visited
the different places of public amusement, and
also the most celebrated national edifices.

Mr. WEIPPERT, the celebrated harp-player;
has been appointed professor of that instrument
to the KING.

STATE or TRADE.---Business
for the last ten days, and there has been small decline in
prices. This change has been attribe
..ed to the failure of
the Corn Bill ; and not a little been dui)
industry has been used tc
persuade the public that xr.
"ost injurious effects have been
produced upon the tr'fue of this district, by the Duke of
WELLINGTON'S •
amendment. That there may have been
orders MAO-
amanded in consequence of the failure of the
Bill, vre do not take upon ourselves to deny; but that their
rLount has been such as seriously to affect our manufac-
turing interests will, we think, scarcely be credited when
iit is known that at the Meeting of the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce yesterday, not one gentleman ventured to sa)
from his own knowledge that a single order had been coun-
termanded in consequence of h.—Manchester Herald.
IMPROVEMENT OF TRADE IN IRELAND-
_We are highly gratified to learn, that there were English.
buyers yesterday, in the National Market erected by Mr.
Home; that extensive purchases were made, and that there
would have been bidders for many articles which were not
exhibited, but which are, we regret to learn, piled up in
the holes and corners of the Liberty, where it seems still the
policy to warehouse the produce of the Irish loom. There
is a notion that we cannot compete with the English—but
the purchases yesterday,r.and they were very extensive, were
for the Manchester market.—Dublin Morning Register.

Horncastle June Fair has this year been think
attended. Very few valuable horses were produced : those
of good quality and of the cart kind met with a tolerably
brisk sale, at no great reduction in prices : in horses of all
other descriptions little business was done. Poor sheep, ot
which there were many, sold very slowly, at reduced
prices. The show of fat beasts was small, and they were
readily disposed of. There was a very large quantity of
store beasts, which met with a dull demand, and many
were driven away unsold after remaining till the afternoon.
—A farmer lost his pocket book in .the town : it did not
contain more than 51., he having very fortunately paid
upwards of 1001. for his rent, only an hour or two before.
—Lincoln Paper.

THE WE AT II R a the last fortnight
the weather has been delightful. Some farmers in this
neighbourhood commenced the hay cutting on Monday, and
it is expected to be general in a few days. Though greatly
superior to that of last year--still it can hardly be consi-
dered more than an average crop. The great deficiency is
in the clover. The produce of the fields in this quarter will
run from 150 to 200 stones an acre. A few sales of the
forth-coming crop have been already made, and Sd. and
9d. a stone are the rates generally talked of. Last year the
first sales were effected at ls. a stone, and the prices rose
rapidly with the coatintwee of the drought..../Scotchniao

HINDOO WIDOWS.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

It is with sincere pleasure we find that the at-
tention of the British public is at length directed
to the wanton sacrifice of human lives, which
annually takes place in our East Indian Pos-
sessions. In Manchester, on the 9th ultimo, a
town's meeting to petition Parliament was held
at the Town Hall, convened by the public autho-
rities. George Neden, Esq., the Boroughreeve,
in the chair. The Bishop of Chester presented
the petition to the Lords, and, as well as Lord
Stanley in the House of Commons, ably sup-
ported the prayer of the petition. Within the
period of the day of the Manchester meeting,
petitions have been presented from Reading,
Staines, Salisbury, Chester, and several other
places. The petition from the city of Chester
was signed by the Dean and most of the leading
inhabitants, and was to be presented by the
Bishop of the Diocese. Mr. Poynder's speech
at the India House on the subject, which has
been printed in a separate volume, contains de-
tails and evidences beyond what has been gene-
rally known in England. It is obvious that the
friends of humanity must not relax nor rest sa-
tisfied, until something like a simultaneous
feeling is produced throughout the country—
the strong impulse of public feeling, direct-
ing all its moral energies to vindicate the
violated rights of humanity, is alone wanted
to extirpate this and other grievances that con-
stitute the reproach of the British nation in
.the
19th century. We are led to expect that the
great commercial towns of Liverpool and Bir-
mingham will shortly petition Parliament to sup-
press these horrid murders, in India.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-Juxx 28.

Betting was very dull to.day, and very few of the betting
men assembled, consequently little was done to alter the
positions of the different horses. It will be seen that Ma-
meluke has gained half a point, and he seems to stand as
well as ever. Reviewer has lost a step. Tom Jones and
Popsy are looking up ; but from the very little betting,
we think these alterations will hardly stand. 80 to 1 was
bet against Tom Jones winning at Newcastle and Doncas-
ter, and Reviewer, against Tom Jones, for both stakes;
2 to 1 against Mameluke and Granby. Popsy against
Jupiter or Olivera, &c. The following bets were.made or
offered :

JULY STAKES-(NEWMARKET).
3 to 1 agst Zeal.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
to 1 apt Mameluke 20 to 1 agst Lunaria
to 1 apt Granby 2) to 1 agst Matilda
to 1 apt Reviewer 25 to 1 apt Malek (takeni
to 1 apt Nonplus (taken) 30 to 1 apt Tom Jones
40 to 1 apt Popsy.

CHELTENHAM RACES.-.--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 527.
Sweepstakes of 15 801'9. each, for two-yr-olds.—T. Y. C.
Mr. Rawlinson's ch. 1. Ruby, by Rubens 1
Mr. Sadler's Brother to Defiance, by Rubens
Mr. Bartley's bl. f. Wiry 3
Mr. C. Day's b. f. Manes 4,
Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. About a mile.
Mr. Gifford's Pantaloon, by Castel i
Mr. Capers Clematis l.
Sweepstakes of 5 cove. each, and 30 added ; for horses
which never won 1001. before the day of nomination.
Two miles; weight for age.
Mr. Rodenham's b. f. by Bustard, 3 yrs I
Mr. Harvey's b. f. Victim, 3 yrs 2
Lord Ailesbury's c. by Filho da Puta, 3 yrs ... 3
Three others started.
Maiden Plate of 501. Two mile heats.
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Mr. Haffenden's Trumpeter, 3 yrs
Mr. Bartley's Constable, 4 yrs
Mr. B. Davis's Multum in Parvo, 8 yrs
Mr. Gore's b. c. Job, by Spectre, 3 yrs