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Populaticis.
600,000

500,000

3ladas and suburbs . 462;061

Patna
Lutintow
Hyderabad
Dacca .

Bombay
Balm

. . 312000
200,000
. 200,000
180,000

. 010,000
. . 160,000

Bloonhedsbad

. 150,000

150,000

Poona . 110,000
Mr. Hamilton calculates the area of all India at one
million two hundred and eighty thousand British miles, and
as its coasts, little broken by inlets of the sea, and hardly
encumbered with any islands, is delineated with considerable
accuracy in ordinary maps; as its limits to the north-west,
north, and north-east, are tolerably well ascertained, while
it possesses no lakes of any extent, we have little doubt but
that this estimate makes a fair approach to accuracy. The
same author estimates, of course with less probability of
correctness, that the Britishcoisessions occupy 553,000
square miles of the area in. questien, or in other words that
we occupy forty parts in a hundred of the total extent of
the continent of India.
The first grand feature, of the physical geography of !nib'
is the valley of the Ganges and its tributaries, one of the
post extensive and fertile plains in the world. The next
the extensive table lands lying between _the chains of
mountains called the Ghauts, and which, with it. continua-
tion on either one side or other of the peninsula, may be
said to extend from the ninth to the twenty-fourth degree
of latitude. This plateau elevated from two to three thou-
sand feet above the level of the sea, embraces a great extent
of level and fertile land, and possesses the advantage of a
temperate climate ; but from its character is necessarily
destitute of navigable rivers or easy and convenient com-
munications with the sea or low-lands. Next to the valley
of the Ganges it is the most fruitful portion of India. To
the north-east of this plateau, and to the southward•. and
westward of the plain of the Ganges, we have an extensive
18rritory abounding in low hills, destitute of rivers of any
magnitude and of inferior fertility, extending from about the
sixteenth to the twenty-first degree of latitude. On the
western side of India, from about the twenty-third to the
thirtieth degree of latitude, and between the Indus and the
seventy-sixth degree of longitnde, lies the least fertile por-
tion of India destitute of mountains of any magnitude,
without any considerable rivers, and containing extensive
sandy asserts, generally incapable of cultivation.
" In de year 1809, the late Dr. Francis Buchanan Ha-
milton, employed at the time in conducing various atatis-
tical inqniries, paid a careful and scientific attention fur the
first time to the population of the country, and after a labo-
rious inquiry, estimated the number of inhabitants of the
district of Rungpore at 2,735,000, its area at 7400 miles,
and consequently the density of its population at 370 to the
square mile. This district is about 150 miles from the sea,
and lying in the delta between the Bramaputra and the
Ganges, possesses of course a soil of extraordinary fertility.
111 the year 1814, Mr. Butterworth Bayley, at present a
member of the Supreme Council in India, made a survey
estimate of the district of Burdwan, the most fruitru: of all
India, and of which he was at the time magistrate. This
district is also in the delta of the Ganges, and about 100
miles from the sea. The results of Mr. Bayley's inquiry
gave it a population of 1,444,487, an area of 2400 miles,
and of course 600 persons to the square mile.
" Although we
_possess but forty parts in the hundred of
the actual area of Hindustan, we possess the great majority
a the fertile and populous territory. If the total of the Bri-
tish possessions had the same ratio of population as that por-
tion of them under the Madras presidency, or eighty-seven
to the square mile, our subjects in India would amount in
round numbers to 48,000,000. This is, however, probably
an ander-estimate : for of the 553,000 square miles, com-
posing the British dominions, 311,000 exist in the populate
plain of the Ganges and its tributaries. We submit,
therefore, the following sketch, as probably a nearer ap-
proximation to truth than any thing yet laid before the
public :
Sq. Miles. Population.
Bengal, Behar, Orises, and Bowes, at Mr.
Colebrook's estimate of 900 to the sq. mile 1181,000 ... MAMA,
Ceded and conquered provinces, at 120 . 148,000 ... 17,780,080
Mountainous tract to the north-west of the
Bengal provinces, acquired from Wiped,
at 90 . 18,000 ... 360.000
Madras territory, at 87 . . . 104,000 ... 13,608,836
Bombay territories, at 60 . • 71,880 2,560,000
Burman conquests . . 49.800 ... 210,000
Malayan settlements . 1,100 00,9211

66000 67,871461
" By this estimate the British nation has in Hindustan
67,578,535 subjects ; and beyond it, including Ceylon, in
round numbers, about sixty-eight millions and a half. Bri-
tish India throughout is muslin extent to the united terri-
tories of Austria and of France and Great Britain in Europe,
and its population, even on the reduced scale, whichore hare
assumed, in amount to that of the united populations
of Great Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal l "

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3 i•tr Cent. Red. ;81
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31, per Cent. New. 89; ;

PUBLIC CI
Bark Stock, 202. For Acc. 201.
India Stock, for Acc. 210
India Bonds, 16 14
London Docks, 259 105
St. Cithetine's, 479 lOs
City Gas, £l9O
Bank of Scotland, .C 167
British Linen, £250
Grand Junction, £243
Leeds, .£395

STAPLILS OF BRIT
Conon (Llv.)—Sea Island, lid
to 204 ; N. Orleans, 61d to ild.
Wool. (Lon.) —Saxony prima, 35
to ss; Austrian prima,2s to 4s;
Segovia, Its Od to 2s 6J ; South
Dawn, le to IS ; Blanket, 7 top.
Sam, thrown—Pledmont White,
275 to 45. ; yellow slack, 246 to
. 27s ; Modal* raw, 14s to ;
Bengal, 10s 01 to 15s; China,
15. 6d to 17s.
Ft-az—Riga, £52; Antwerp, £5O
to £65.
lacub—Pigs, £4 lOs Od to £4 151;
Bars, S 6 50 Od to 16 105 Od;
Swedish, £l3 to £l3 105.
Correa-187 to £6B Os; South
Amer. 472 to 472 105.
Lean— Bars. £l5 151 to £l4.
Tim—Blocks, £3 1 Ss.
Soo* a--Lumpt, large, .53 55 Od
to £3 41 Od ; Powder, fine,
13 16s to £4 6s Od ; Bengal,
£1 2s Od to 11 4s ; Jamaica,
fine, 13 Is to £5 3s.
Toaasco—.4laryland,3o to sid;
Virginia, 5 to 8; Cuba, 15 to 18.
Om—Flor. .51 is Od half chest;
Linseed, £2 Os Od per cwt ;
Pale Rape, £2 10$.
Baanny—.Borcicaux, 35 to 35 6d.
Rum—Jam. (14) 2s 3d to 2s 54 ;
Dem (10 a 20) 2s to es ltd.
%near, lOs 94 tolls.
Ganava, is 6d to is 9d.
Pour—Good, £35 to £4O.
Smsaav—Good, 4115 to £4O.
11danztaa.01Amt. P. 130 to £4O.

Otta o'Ciocc—Barometer,so-15;
Weather, cloudy.

LONDON.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18.

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Old Annuities -- New, •
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4600 Ditto 33 34
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FOREIGN STOCK&
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Acct. Mi. Colombian, 17. Danish 3 per Cent, —. Ramiro, 1111.
Spanhh, 170 17 IS. Dn. for Acct. 17ii. Ditto 510, 171. Spanish
1223, 131. Do. fur Accosts, 15)4. French Routes, 5 per Cent.
931 25c 50c ; it:change, 45150 c; French Rester, 5 per Cent. 60f ;
Fachange, 251 50c. Irish Three per Cents, 801.

\MARIE&
Regent's, £l5 101
Irish Grand Caul, OS Is Sd
Forth and Oyde, OAS •
Lit. & Man.PAßway,tineteAlSO
Crawford. £45 1
MANI Fire, .175
AINADCO, A* Ss
County, #4O
Bolan. Woes, £l5O
Steam Navigation, die. IA IS.

'ISH cop DIRRCIL
Cars—(92g.) LP to 11$.
Hoss—Buts,llo4 to 254; Stenos
Ayres (A.) 9d to 100.
Comes.. Jam. is 14.
to 45 Si; Dem. and Berbke,
Ss to .24 Is; Mocha, 15 5s
to ,18 10s.
Tea—Bohn, is 114 to. 2s Ott;
Congos, mkt. 2. 24 to 11. 94 ;
Hyson, mid. 4s 34 to 4s 64
Barna—Cork, 14 141 to ,1416.;
Ditch, £4 101.
Cause— Cheshire. old, Al ios to
111 s; S.Glo'ster.£2 to £2 Ss.
Taman—Russia yel. .22 5. 64 ;
White, 592 14 sd.
Rica—Carolina, 145 Ofl to 19s;
Bengal, 15. 84 to ifs 6d.
Sows—itas 11d per cwt.
Surrierinn, Fes 17.—Beef, 4.04
to 4s ed ; Mutton, 41 24 to
45 ad; Veal, Ss 04 to 5s Id ;
Pork, 4s 04 to 5s Od.
lidaan-r.sxa, FEL 18.—Wheat,
6115 to Ns ; Barley, 425 to 48.;

Oats, 22s to 345:
GAZITTO AVISAGI. PA. 11.—
Wheat,73s 3d • Barley.42s4d ;
Oats, 25. 9d; Bans, 39s sd.
HOZOOGN hissx“,,Fss.l4.—Hent.
kb, I2s to £l4 141; Farn-
ham, £l5 Os to .£lll Os.
COAL EXCHASOZ, Fos. 15.—Best
Wall's F.od, 55$ Od to 55s Id;
other sorts. 271 Od to 54s 6d.
SINTIRILD HAT MAIM?, FM.
17. Hay, £2 IS. to 24 10s.
Straw. LI 10s to £2 Os.

r, 48. Wind N.W.

TH E EVENING STAR.

The death of Bouv AR, which it is this day our melan-
choly duty to announce, is an event which will interest the
whole civilized world. The character of this hero—the
Liberator of South America—bas only had one parallel,
either in this age, or in the records of past history; and that
is in the Liberator of North America. WASHINGTON,
it may almost be supposed, was the example which BOLIVAR
had kept in view—the copy he wrought by. Without any
grounds for even suspecting the self-denial, and patriotic
unity of object, which directed the energies of BOLIVAR,
even his admirers were, from a secret suspicion of
man's nature, as long as he was in life, always
afraid that weakness, or pressure of circumstances, would
produce some tortuosity—some injudicious yielding $
personal vanity, or unworthy expediency, to diminish his
fame ; but he has died the hero that he lived ; and in con-
signing him to the grave, we leave hint alone to a glory
which has never been surpassed, and which, we fear will
not often be equalled.
As we conceive the example of a WASHINGTON has pro- I
duced a BOLIVAR, may we not however hope, that
BOLIVAR may be followed by others, distinguished by ana-
logous energies to execute, and analogous honesty of am-
bition, to renderthose energies beneficial to their fellow men ?

On the authority of a respectable Continental Merchant,
just arrived from Antwerp, we have it in our power to con-
tradict the account which has appeared in some of our cotem-
poraries, that the Dutch Government had materially rein-
forced the Garrison of that City. It was generally reported
in the Commercial circles, that whatever might be the result
of Belgian affairs, the Great Powers of Europe would insist
on Antwerp remaining, from this time forward, a Free Port.

Sydney papers to the 10th Oct. have been this day re-
ceived at the North and South American Coffee House.
They bring favourable accounts of the trade of Launceton ;
and contradict the rumours afloat, of serious disturbances at
Bathurst. A trifling incursion of fifty or sixty bushrangers
has been grossly exaggerated into a tale of the arming of
five hundred insurgents.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH commenced an open opposition
last night, not only to the new taxes, but to the mode in
which the financial arrangements were brought forward ;
and he was supported by the DUKE of Wau.tswron,
who expressed, in a decided way, his disapprobation of the
Ministerial plans. Loan GRZY professed to desire to
render the new taxes unobjectionable ; but his Lordship
does not seem aware that every new tax is objected to, and
that retrenchment is demanded in lieu of new taxes.
Sir HENRY PARNELL, whose merit on such subjects is
acknowledged by all parties, obtained the grant of a Select
Committee, for improving and reforming the modes of keep-
ing and stating the public accounts. We regard this as a
very important concession to the public, and give the
Ministry due credit for making it.
Lord JOHN RusitLL stated, that the Reform Measure
was to be in the shape of Bill.
The Marquis of Cumin& carried a motion, " that the
corrupt state of the Borough of Evesham requires the serious
attention of Parliament." This, however, appeared to
be a work of supererogation, since the abuses of Eves-
ham will, of course, be corrected with those of all
other Boroughs, in the Bill to be brought forward
on the let of March. The general enemies of Reform,
however, pressed the measure apparently with a view to
show the power of Parliament, as now constituted, and,
therefore, that general Reform would be unnecessary. The