At Sandal, near Wakefield, Mr. Atkinson to Mrs. Johnson-At Knaresborough, Mr. W. M. Stubbs to Miss M. A. Henlock-At Hull, Mr. J. Richardson to Miss Wake-S S. Byron, esq., of Scarborough, to Miss S. Lowe-At Bridlington, W. M. Middleton, esq. to Miss S. Simson.

Died.] At Batley Carr, Mrs. S. Greenwood-At Hull, Mr. T. Thompson-At Barnsley, Mrs. Clark -At Wakefield, Mrs. Halliley-Mrs. S. Brooke-At Halifax, Mrs. Hiley-At Bramham, near Wetherly, Mr. J. Wilde-At Tadcaster, Mr. G. Addinel-Mrs. Smith-At Leeds, Miss Maude-Miss Liddle-At Hazles, near Prescott, J. Birch, esq. M. P. -At Keighley, Mr. J. Hanson,-The Rev. D.Dewhurst At Riponden, near Halifax, Mr. J. Frankland-At Rothwell, Mrs. Crabtree-At Airton, Mr. T. Wetherall-At Scarborough, G. Taylor, esq.At Brough Hall, Lady Lawson-At Harewood, Mr. R. Snow-At York, Mrs. Backhouse-At Marton, Miss C. Creyke-At Bradford, Mr. W. Mann-Mr. J. Farrar-At Armley, Mrs. Armitage-At Selby, Mrs. Cooper.

WALES.

Married.] At Bangor, Mr. N. Jonathan to Miss E. Evans-At Llanycil, Mr. T. Jones to Miss A. Hughes-At Llanbellig, G. P. Manley to Miss M. George-At Llai Hall, Mr. Grindley, jun., to Miss E. Lee--At Llanthetty, H. Dixon, esq. to Miss A. Dixon-Mr. J. Jones, of Skethrog, to Miss E. Wilkins-At Carmarthen, the Rev: D. A. Williams to Miss F. Charett.

Died.] At Treborth, Miss M. Cheyne-At Llanfylliu, J. Jones, esq.-At Althrey Wood House, Mr J. G. Pearson-At Holywell, J. F. Butler-Mrs. Knight, of Khual-At Penfordbedew, Mr. W. Lloyd -At Pool, Capt. Eggleton-At Penbedu, Mrs. A. Puleston-At Radcliffe Bridge, Mrs. Williams-At Glasbury House, Mrs. B. Hughs-At Kilbourn, Dear Cardigan, Mrs. Jenkins-Mr. Auwyl, of Llanrwst:

SCOTLAND,

The New Academy in Edinburgh was opened on the Ist of October. About 400 boys were assembled. Sir W. Scott first rose and addressed the meeting in an eloquent and liberal speech. He dilated on the advantages of a good educa tion, and touched upon the leading features of the institution. Sir Walter particularly noticed the intention of making the Greek language a principal study there; and alluded to the present struggle between the Greeks and the Barbarians in terms which were greeted with high applause. The institution commences under the most flattering prospects.

It is in contemplation to form a Joint Stock Company for the construction of a railway between London and Edinburgh, for the conveyance of goods and passengers; the propelling power to be locomotive and stationary steam-engines. It is understood that the distance between these two places may be reduced to about 340 miles, and if the same rate of travelling be adopted on this road as is proposed for the Liverpool and Birmingham railway, namely, eight miles an hour for goods, and twelve miles an hour for passengers, the time of conveyance between these two places will be reduced to forty-three and twenty-nine hours respectively.

Married.] At Manse of Panbride, the Rev. W. Robertson to Miss D. Trail-At Manse of Corstorphine, Mr. J. Brown to Miss A. Scott-At Manse of Crailing, Mr. R. Strachan to Miss E. Brown-At Parkhead, Mr. W. Bruce to Miss A. Morrison-At Riccarton, W. Kaye, esq. to Miss M. C. Craig-At Kirkmichael, J. Crawford, esq. to Miss A. W. Kennedy-At Edinburgh, J. Gibson, jun. esq. to Miss

C. E. Gordon-Major Gen. Hamilton to Miss M. A. Bower-Mr. J. Henderson to Miss M. RobertsonMr. J. Buchan to Miss A. Thompson-P. C. Gib son, esq. to Miss C. M'Kenzie-W. H. Dowbiggen, esq. to Miss G. Maule-Mr. J. N. Sutherland to Miss A. Colson-Dr. A. Turnbull to Miss M. Young -At Glasgow, Mr. P. Bow to Miss C. Anderson At Kinnock, J. Sneed, esq. to Miss J. Glenny.

Died.) At Edinburgh, Mrs. E. H. H. Jeffrey-Mr. W. Andrew-Mr. J. Boyd-Mrs. Steel-Mr. J. Bell-Mr. J. Finlay-Mrs. A. Stevenson-Miss M. A. Thompson-Mrs. Anderson-At Musselburgh, Mr. J. Thom-At Barwhinnock, G, D. M.Millan, esq.-At Ayr, John Aitkin, esq.-At Daldowie, Miss Bogle-At Portobello, Mrs. M. Pringle-At Tranant, Mrs. A. Allen-At Falkirk, Miss Wilson -At Glasgow, J. Perston, esq.-Mr. A. Græme.

IRELAND.

Irish Fisheries.-The fishing wherries from Rush, Skerries, and Balbriggan, have returned from the fishery, laden gun-deep with herrings of the finest quality. This is the earliest return ever known:-hitherto these vessels going out on the bounty, seldom returned for several months later; and then most frequently with deficient or nominal cargoes. The greater number of those vessels will again return to the fishery, after discharging their cargoes, and thus realise double produce. This early and prosperous result is principally owing to the very efficient outfit of the excellent vessels belonging to these harbours, which outfit the bounty so wisely granted by Parliament for the encouragement of the Irish fishery, enabled these poor but valuable seamen to accomplish.

The Irish Mining Company has commenced its labours. About a month since the first inspection was ordered in Roscommon, Leitrim, Mayo, and the important district of Cunnamara; the result of which is, the certainty that large mines of coal do exist in those counties, and that, from every appearance, little doubt can be enter. tained of finding the useful metallic ores in the mountains of Cunnamara, This district is found to contain also a species of green serpentine, no way inferior to the verde antique. Samples of the Irish granite have been sent to the Commissioners of the New London Bridge, deemed superior to any produced.

Married.] At Dublin, J. Curry, esq. to Miss E. Brennan-Capt. Hamilton to Miss H. RichardsThe Rev. II. Helsham to Miss M. A. Blood-Mr. G. Beere to Miss M. Shaw-The Rev. W. H. Drummond to Miss C. Blackley-F. E. Rea, esq. to Miss M. A. Warren-J. Haslom, esq. to Miss A. DamesT. M'Bride,esq. to Miss E. Brown-At Finglass, W. White, esq. to Miss J. Bailey-At Taney Church, S. Fisher, esq. to Miss M. W. Jones-At Loughkeene, R. S. Drought, esq. to Miss J. Hackett-W. Flood, esq. of Hedsor, to Miss M. Johnston-At Tramore, W. H. Gore, esq. to Miss A. M. Maker-At Cork, C. Newenham, esq. to Miss S. Daunt-D. O'Connor, jun. esq. of Belauger, to Miss M. Blake.

Died.] At Dublin, D. Egan, esq.- Mrs. C. Keatinge-Mr. J. Byrne-The Rev. P. R. Gamble -Mrs. Grove-Mrs. Strethel-Mr. J. Leckey-Mrs. Adam of Rush-P. Le Bas, esq.--Mrs.Shortall-Mrs O'Keef-At Kilmurry, C. Fox, esq.-At Portumna, M. Donelan, esq.-At Leixlip, Mrs. Coogan-Ja Galway, C. Sloper, esq.-At Castle Hewson, R. Hilliard, esq.-At Cork, G. G. Carleton, esq.-At Carrickfergus. Miss M. Finlay-At Killalac, the Rev. J. Martin-At Limerick, Mrs. Lee-Mrs. Wilkinson-Mrs. Bourke-W. Erson, esq.-Mr. T. Kidd -At Kilkenny, the Rev, P. M. Morris, O. C,

THE population returns of Ireland, which have been lately published, while they afford curious matter for the speculations of the political economist, exhibit reasons stronger than ever for the amelioration of the existing system of things in that country. The average population of Ireland is 365 to the square mile; while that of England and Wales is but 210, and of Scotland 86; or, taking the whole island, less than 170. The fertility of the country must be very great, that, under the drains which are made upon it in every shape, thus supports the densest rural population in Europe. There can be no doubt that the British Government is at last in carnest in its disposition to remedy the grievances of the country, but the progress made by it is infinitely too slow: as with the unhappy suitors in Chancery, at the present rate of proceeding, one generation can hardly hope to witness the termination of the evils that press it to the earth, and the heart gets sick with hope deferred. There is power enough in Government at present to act as comprehensively as may befit the necessity of the case, and it is imperiously called upon to strike at the root of the mischief without delay. The Catholic Association, which, while it has appeared somewhat intemperate in its debates, is a weapon of self-defence, is accumulating funds for the purpose of prosecuting, in due form of law, all who may be guilty of injustice and oppression towards the members of the Church of Ireland; magistrates, who have frequently refused to hear the depositions of witnesses to atrocious assaults upon the Catholic peasantry by Orangemen; police men guilty of outrage, &c. &c. In the mean time the Orange faction has not been idle. Divisions are, however, said to have occurred in it. Sir A. B. King, the apostle and would-be martyr of the cause, has become suspected by his brethren; and a Captain Vernor has been raised to the bad dignity of deputy-grand-master of these fomentors of discord.

The proposals for the Neapolitan loan, of which we have before made mention, and which is suspected to be intended for Ferdinand VII., have been issued. It is to bear an interest of five per cent., and to be dealt to the subscribers at 92}; the VOL. XII. NO. XLVIII.

first half-yearly dividend to be paid in February. It may be well for the public to look a little into these loans. Assistance of any kind given to Spain indirectly, will enable her to protract the South American contest, and injure the commerce of England-unfortunately the principle of gain has no connexion with morality, religious or political!

The paucity in domestic intelligence of interest induces us, as in our last Number we entered a little into the subject of the national revenue, to state now, as concisely as possible, the extent of the trade whence that revenue and the present floating capital is in a great measure derived. Mr. Cæsar Moreau has published a statement of British trade from 1697 to 1822. To recapitulate each year would be beyond our limits; but it appears that on an average of four years, from 1698 to 1701, the total imports amounted to 5,569,9521. in value; and on an average of seren years, from 1816 to 1822, they amounted in value to 31,921,5381. The exports from this country, during the same space of time respectively, were in value 6,449,5941. and 53,126,4957. The net payments into the Exchequer from Customs were, for the before-mentioned averages, 1,397,3557. and 9,248,6321. deducting all expenses. In the same periods of time the British tonnage of vessels cleared outwards, amounted to 259,139 and 2,231,423 tons. Foreign tonnage outwards 62,789 and 434,221 respectively; and the number of bankrupts were, in the averages as before stated, 38 and 1587. The total British tonnage of vessels cleared outwards in 125 years, from 1697 to 1822, is 91,363,796 tons. Foreign vessels tonnage 20,372,253 tons, leaving a difference of 70,991,543 tons in favour of the British. The net payment into the Exchequer during that term, from the duties of the Customs alone and free of all expenses, is 419,253,9847. Such is a statement of the net product arising from the industry and unrelaxing activity of the people of this country under restrictions, vexatious regulations, and a heavy system of duties. What may not be expected, when full operation can be given to the more rational and liberal plan which the knowledge and experience of the times has shown to be beyond

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all calculation advantageous, and which has begun to be acted upon by the Government, though as yet in a very li mited degree. Trade must be left to the industry of the people. Freedom in commerce, as in a political sense, is the promoter of every thing beneficial. Rulers may protect, levy reasonable duties, and secure the privileges of foreign commerce to the nation; but they must not interfere with the details-these must be left to individual enterprise and experience.

Our cotton manufactures have been a great source of national wealth of late years. The value exported during the 22 years of the late war, from 1793 to 1815, amounted to 208 millions sterling, at the official value. The raw material, at four millions per annum, to 88 millions sterling. The net annual receipts from foreign countries, for profit and wages, was 120 millions, or about 5 millions per annum. But the whole value of all the British manufactures exported during that period was 548 millions, which, after deducting for the raw materials 148 millions, will leave 400 millions added to the taxable capital of the nation, at the rate of more than 18 millions per annum, by amount received for the wages and profit of British productive labour. In the eight years since the return of peace, from 1814 to 1822, the cotton manufactures exported are upwards of 177 millions at their official value; and deducting five millions per annum for the raw material leaves 1374 millions, being 17 millions per annum, which being added to the export of the twenty-two years preceding, will make upwards of 257 millions contributed, since the commencement of the late war, by cotton manufactures alone to the taxable capital of the nation.

The Phaeton, 46, Capt. Sturt, arrived at Portsmouth last month from Algiers and Gibraltar. This vessel brought 22 Spanish refugees from the latter place. These unfortunate individuals were mostly persons of distinction in their own country, and they were indebted to the noble and generous feelings of Captain Sturt for a passage to England. Constant butcheries of the constitutionalists were taking place at Algesiras. by order of the tyrant Ferdinand; and his minion O'Donnel had accused Lord Chatham and the English of conniving at the attack on Tariffa; in consequence of which, all Spaniards had been ordered to leave Gibraltar. Several of the constitutionalits had sought refuge in Tangiers, and been demanded of the Emperor of Morocco by Ferdinand, who, to his honour, refused to give them up. Some of these

refugees, on landing, were in a state of such destitution, that they have been obliged to apply to the Lord Mayor of London to prevent absolute starvation ;-such is the situation of men who fought under Wellington and Mina for the most despicable and degraded of modern kings, and whose very crime is the supporting a constitutional government for the benefit of their native land.

The condemnation of a Mr. Fauntleroy, convicted of extensive forgeries on the Bank of England, and the failure of the banking-house in which he was a partner, has occasioned considerable sensation. Attempts have been made by petitions from various quarters to obtain his pardon. There seems, however, no reasonable ground-while our bloody laws respecting forgery are suffered to exist, and we legislate and inflict death for offences, according as this or that power of committing them arises by means of newly created temptations, and not by the imniutable principles of justice-that the present unhappy criminal should be more entitled to it than one who is guilty from a want of subsistence, and who would be relentlessly executed. If Mr. Fauntleroy be pardoned, we think no other criminal could be executed for forgery on the first offence-and we might hope for his being so, did we not know how perseveringly lawyers oppose to the practice of other enlightened nations—to the dictates of sober reason, and the interests of humanity and of real justicetheir barbarous usages, and long established and absurd prejudices.

A requisition has been made by the Spanish Government, that in the adjustment of the claims of British and Spanish subjects, before the commission sitting in London for that purpose, there shall be included the losses of Spanish subjects, caused by the destruction of the frigates at the breaking out of the war. Some individuals who suffered in their property by that event have gone so far, it is stated, as to prepare evidence for establishing those claims, which they have forwarded to London. The claims of such persons are, no doubt, sacredly just.

Government having ordered three new sloops of war to be constructed according to the plans of professor Inman, of the Naval College, Sir R. Seppings of the Navy Board, and Capt. J. Hays, R.N. the sloop constructed by the latter, was found as superior to that of professor Inman, as the vessel of the latter was to that of Sir R. Seppings and the Navy Board. This is precisely the thing that should be done in the present period of peace. Individual intellect has scarcely ever been allowed

to come in competition with that of public boards, which, instead of themselves being candidates, should only be umpires; hence Government undertakings are far outmatched by those of individuals. In free countries every stretch of intellect should be made available to the public service-every thing should be dared or attempted that gives a chance of improvement. America took our steam vessels, and we retook them from her. New and free countries avail themselves of every thing useful; old ones are too slow. The Columbus, the largest vessel ever built, has been sent across the Atlantic with a cargo equal to 7875 tons, and she was but seven weeks on her passage. The Canadians are now building another on a broader and more improved plan;-may not this ultimately lead to the employment of larger vessels in war, than before?

Two officers of artillery at Malta have been dismissed the service, in pursuance of sentences of Courts-martial, approved of by his Majesty--the one, Lieutenant Dawson, for refusing to salute a certain Maltese Saint or idol with discharges of artillery; and the other, Captain Atcheson, for not enforcing the commands of his superiors on Lieutenant Dawson. An officer is indeed a thing of passive obedience in these days: had Lieutenant Dawson been commanded to worship the bewigged doll, as we suppose it

was, must he have obeyed that order also?

The right of publishing police reports has lately been argued in the Court of King's Bench, and, as may easily be anticipated, with the lawyers on the side of the anti-publicists. The judgment has been deferred. By shutting out reporters from the police-offices much injury must accrue, and the cause of justice be materially injured on the whole, though in certain individual cases the reports may bear hard. The execution of the law is much assisted by them; evidence is brought forward that would never else appear, and the public are put on their guard against fraud. Sir Richard Birnie, whose experience in such matters cannot be disputed, is of opinion, that fair reports are of infinite service to the administration of law and to the public. Should the police-offices be closed against the public-for the press is identified with it-proceedings on Coroners' inquests will follow, and finally, those in the higher law courts; step by step, the whole will become secret, and it is not from inclination in some quarters that it has not been thus long ago. Out of a country of the Inquisition, publicity is the only security of justice, let lawyers boast of their integrity as they may.

Parliament has been prorogued from the 4th of November until the 6th of January.

The Demerara Newspaper, called the "Colonist," has been suppressed by an order from the government, in consequence of sundry articles of an inflammatory nature having appeared, relative to the Slave Trade, and to the proceedings lately adopted by the English government for the amelioration of the Slave population of Trinidad and the other new Colonies. Now, though there can be no doubt that the newspaper in question deserved a severe visitation for its conduct, we deprecate its suppression as an act of force and arbitrary power unworthy the British character, and too much resembling those of the Holy Alliance. Punish the proprietor or printer by due course of law, but do not block up the channel by which one party has as good a right of complaint as another. Such a course always assists the injured party, and convinces no one of his being wrong; for governors are just as fallible in judgment as other men, and the press is only influential in proportion as it agrees with the judgment of the many and discerning.

The Governor of Barbadoes has found

it necessary to rebuke the Island Legislature, for its tardiness in effecting a reform of the Slave Laws agreeably to the pledge given by Parliament to the nation.

Respecting the Burmese war in India, nothing decisive has yet occurred. The whole war rests upon grounds of which the nation knows little, except that the company of merchants never want an excuse for commencing one, and, of course, are always in the right. The following intelligence has been subsequently received from the East Indies, giving an account of an attack made on the Burmese station of Cheduba. It is dated June 16, and forwarded from Brig. Gen. Sir A. Campbell.

Having completed my arrangements for striking a blow upon the enemy's force assembled here, on the morning of the 10th instant, although the weather continued most unfavourable, I moved upon the enemy's fortified camp and stockades at Kemmendine, with about three thousand men,

four eighteen-pounders, four mortars, and some

field-pieces, sending two divisions of vessels up the river to prevent the enemy from escaping on that side. It was my intention not to lose a man if it could be avoided. The enemy had already

frequently experienced the irresistible influence of the British bayonet, and it was now my wish. that they should also know that we had still other and perhaps more dreadful means of exterminating them in every stockade they might be found in. The country, season, and roads, rendered the undertaking extremely arduous, but not beyond the inexhaustible spirit of such soldiers as I command. About two miles from town, the head of the column was stopped by a stockade, apparently very strong and full of men; I ordered two heavy guns and some field-pieces to open it, while the troops surrounded it on three sides; but the jun gle was so very thick and close as to prevent the possibility of altogether cutting off the garrison. In less than half an hour a considerable gap was made in the outward defences of the work, and the defendants not daring any where to shew themselves. I ordered a part of the Madras European regiment, supported by part of the 41st regiment, to charge, and the work was immediately carried, with a trifling loss on our part, the enemy leav ing 150 men dead on the ground; Major Chalmers leading the support of the 41st regiment, and one of the first men in the breach, received a wound in the face from a spear, which I am happy to say is not dangerous. While this was going on under my own eye, a very spirited and success ful attack was made on the other side of the stockade, by the advanced companies of the 13th and 38th regiments, who, by assisting each other up the face of the stockade (at least ten feet high), entered about the same time as the party by the breach, putting every man to death who opposed their entrance; and it affords me pleasure to state that the first man who appeared on the top of the work was, I believe, Major Sale, of His Majesty's 13th Light Infantry. This point gained, the column again moved forward nearly a mile, where our left was posted, communicating with the flotilla on the river about half a mile, under the great stockade and fortified camp; the head of the column moving up to the right with great toil and labour through the thick and tenacious jungle, for the purpose of again reach. ing the river above the stockade, and thus com. pletely investing the enemy's great strong hold. In this I was partly disappointed. The enemy having thrown up other works above the stockade, which would have exposed my right to certain loss, and not being able to invest the whole of the enemy's extensive fortifications, I was under the necessity of leaving about a hundred yards, between our right and the river, unoccupied; but as the principal work appeared full of men, animat. ing each other with loud and boisterous cheering, I still hoped they would remain till the impression I intended had been made. At four P. M. my troops were in position, in many places within a hundred yards of the place; but in all parts with a very thick jungle in front, extending to the very bottom of the stockade. The night passed in erecting batteries, and making preparations for opening the guns at day-light next morning; the enemy continuing loud and incessant cheering till after day-light in the morning. The moment we had sufficient light on the following day, a heavy and well-directed fire was opened from our breaching and mortar batteries, which was kept up for nearly two hours; when a party advancing to

observe the breach, found the enemy, during the cannonade, had evacuated the place, carrying off their dead and wounded. The chain of posts occupied by the enemy rendered flight at all times easy, and the thickness of the jungle necessarily prevented our observing when it took place.

General return of killed, wounded, and missing. of the Troops comprising the Expedition under the command of Brigadier General Sir Archibald Campbell, K. C.B., serving against the Dominions of the King of Ava, from 1st to the 16th of June, 1824. Total-Commissioned officers wounded, 6; noncommissioned, rank and file, killed, 14; wounded 105. Natives attached-Killed 2; wounded 11.

Remarks His Majesty's 13th Light Infantry; name of officer wounded, Leut. James Petry, slightly. His Majesty's 38th foot; name of officer wounded, Lieut. Henry Grimes, slightly. His Majesty's 41st Foot; name of officer wounded, Major P. L. Chambers, severely, not dangerously. Madras European Regiment; names of officers wounded, Captain Kyd, Lieutenants Stenton and Robertson, severely, not dangerously.

Extract of a letter from Brig.-general M'Creagh, on board the Honorable Company's ship Ernaad, River Rangoon, June 11, 1824, to Brigadier General Sir A. Campbell, &c. &c.

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The river at Cheduba varies in breadth from about forty to one hundred yards, the jungle on About both sides extending far into the water. half a mile farther up, the ground is cleared and cultivated; and the enemy became visible, lining a trench of 300 yards extent, on the edge of the northern bank, with their right flanked by a bridge over the rivers. They permitted our boats to range along until the headmost arrived opposite their right, and then opened a fire of musquetry and swivels, accompanied by flights of arrows. The bank was steep and somewhat difficult; but two or three parties of the 13th were soon on its summit in spite of the enemy's efforts, who op. posed them with considerable boldness; a few minutes firing followed, while the remaining boats landed their men, and they fled, leaving upwards of twenty killed, and many wounded. village or town commences near the spot at which we had landed, and I immediately moved up the street in pursuit; on arriving at the end of it (about a quarter of a mile), we found a stockade, into which they had retired, and from which they opened a fire as soon as we appeared. It was a square of about 200 yards each face, the outward piles from sixteen to twenty feet higb, an embankment and a parapet within them, salient gateways in each face, and a triple row of railing round the entire exterior, appearing to be in good order, and the fire was from several six-pounders, as well as swivels, of various calibre, and musquetry. I immediately lodged parties at such points, close to the works, as afforded a tolerable cover; ordered the howitzer and two or three ship-guns ashore, together with the remainder of the seapoys; and meantime marked off a battery within 100 yards of their front gateway. The weather now became exceedingly unfavourable; but as all gave their most hearty and zealous endeavours to the execution of what was pointed out to them, our want of proper materials, implements, and work