Span, the lady of O. W., Esq., 53d Reg., of a son, at Bareilly, July 31.
Taylor, the lady of W. R., Esq., Civ. Serv., of a son, at Countallum.-August 1.
Weston, the lady of Capt. C. T. O., of a daughter, at Chowringhee, July 26.
Weguelin, the lady of G. C. Esq., of a son, at Dacca, August 14.

MARRIAGES.

Anson, Lieut. and Adj. Frederick, 18th N. I., third son of Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Anson, K. C. B. M. P., to Miss Catherine Hunson, Bengal, July 25.

Briggs, Lieut. James, Deputy Assist. Quart.-Mast.-Gen. Mysore Division, to Sophia, second daughter of the Rev. George Marshall, Rector of Donagh, Ireland Bagalore, Aug. 21.

Carthew, Lieut. and Quart.-Master 21st N. I., to Jemima Borland, youngest daughter of John Ewart, Esq., Bombay, July 16.

Couchman, Thomas, Esq., to Miss Elizabeth Graham Roby, eldest daughter of the late Capt. F. Roby, of the Navy, Calcutta, Aug. 9.

Gahan, Capt. George, of the brig Lady Munro, to Miss Georgiana Eaton, eldest daughter of the late Capt. Charles Eaton, Master-Attendant of Corings, Madras, Aug. 4.

Humphreys, S. J. Esq., 5th Light Cav., to Miss F. L. Roeford, Trinchinopoly, July 24.

Lufmore, R., Lieut., of 16th foot, to Mary Helen, youngest daughter of W. C. Gibson, Esq., at Galle, July 11.

Montgomerie, Wm. Esq., Assist. Surgeon, to Eliza, second daughter of A. Graham, Esq., of Glasgow, Calcutta, August 13.

M'Donald, Lieut. Alexander, Adj. 1st Bombay Eur. reg., to Miss Matilda, fifth daughter of Lieut.-Col. J. Welsh, Commanding in the Dooab, at Belgaum, July.

Thomas, E. B., Esq., Civ. Serv., to Isabella Margaret, daughter of E. C. Greenway, Esq., Civ. Serv., Bombay, July 12.

DEATHS.

Blaney, Charles, Esq., merchant and agent, aged 52, at Calcutta, July 22. Cunningham, J., Capt., late Commander of the ship Ferguson, son of General Cunningham, Mad. Service, aged 36, at Calcutta, July 16.

Codrington, Louisa, wife of Lieut. R., 46th regt. N. I., aged 18 years, at Secunderabad, July 10.

Cocke, A., Esq., Surgeon 67th N. I., at Dinapore, July 12.

Christy, Helen, daughter of the late M., Esq., aged 17, at Ramnad, July 14.
De Fries, Adrian, Esq., aged 70, at Pondicherry, July 12.

Gillet, Capt.. W., Country Service, at Calcutta, lately.

Garraway, Lieut. R., Quart.-Mast. and Interp. 38th N. I., at Bombay, July 8. Hall, Capt. H. S., 4th N. I., and Acting Military Paymaster at the Presidency, Bombay, July 15.

Lang, Eliza Harriett, lady of Lieut. R. W., 37th regt., at Berhampore, July 12. Locke, Indiana Laura, the lady of Capt. Thomas, at Manantody, in Wynaud,

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M'Luckie, Capt., com. of the ship Countess of Dunmore, Calcutta, July 18.
Marshall, Capt. John, H. M.'s. 48th Reg., Bombay, July 8.

Macleod, Capt. A., near Ghooty, com. the late Hon. Gov's escort, July 20th.
Noble, Lieut. Col. John, Madras Army, Bombay, July 16.

Read, Lieut.-Col., Deputy Quarter Master Gen. of H. M.'s. Forces at the Presidency, Madras, Aug. 21.

Stewart, Poyntz, Esq., M.D. Assist-surg. Company's service, aged 28, Calcutta, July 16.

Silver, T. G., sen. Ens. 20th N. I.. to be Lieut. v. Mellor, prom.-M. July 13. Secluna, Capt. Paul, of his H. M.'s 4th Ceylon regiment, Madras, Aug. 14. Thomson, Thomas, aged 23, at Calcutta, July 20.

Wilmot, Arthur, Esq. Madras Civ Serv. at Anantpore, aged 22, Bombay, (iately.) Younge, Capt. Matthew, of the 30th Foot, at Ellichpore, Aug. 4.

By the James Scott, from Batavia :-Captain Rowe, late of the 'John Bull.' By the Angerona, from Bengal :-Lieut. Johnson, H. M.'s 28th reg., and Mrs. West.

By the Sepping, from Ceylon :-Capt. Jackson, and Capt. Hecton Rose, late of the Clydesdale.

By the Faith, from New South Wales:-Messrs. Hunt, Daugas, Cory, and Cape; Mrs. Shannon, and two children; and Miss Haigh.

By the Coldstream, from Bengal and Madras :-Maj. Lynch, 30th reg.; Capt. Briscoe, 41st reg.; Lieuts. Layard and Forbes, 89th reg.; Baylis, Hon. Comp.'s Artil.; Longworth, Flyter, Robertson, Kennedy, and Ďurant. Mad. Artil.; John Line, Esq.; Mr. Marriott; Master Francis Gaity; Misses H. Gaity, Burton, and Laplume; Mary MacMahon, servant; 49 invalids.

By the Cassandra, from Bengal :-Mr. Evan Williams, Mrs. Smith, and two children.

PASSENGERS OUTWARDS.

By the Arabian, from Liverpool to Calcutta:-Lieut. Col. W. Clinton Baddeley, C.B.; Mrs Baddeley, three Misses, and Master Baddeley; Misses Holdsworth, M. Holdsworth, Mansell, Younger: Cadets H. C. Baddeley, and J. C. Tulloch; Messrs. Holdsworth, Howarth, Harper, Bell, Alexander, Bates, and Healy, with servants.

THE ORIENTAL HERALD.

No. 51.-MARCH, 1828.-VOL. 16.

EVILS RESULTING TO GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MONOPOLY.

Nor a month now passes, in which the attention of the Legislature, as a body, or that of some distinguished individuals who form a part of it, is not drawn to the consideration of our present system of ruling India; and to various proposals for making that country of more use, than it is at present, to Great Britain. This is a convincing, and at the same time, a pleasing proof, that the approach of the period for discussing the great question of the Company's Charter, is progressively attended with more general inquiry into the policy of its renewal; and, fortunately, inquiry is all that is necessary to convince the nation at large of the imperative necessity for its abolition.

As many of these publications may not find their way to India, we make it a part of our especial duty to search them out, and draw largely from their contents, in order to lay before our readers, in that distant country, the workings of the public mind at home, that they may judge from thence, what will be the interests roused in Great Britain against the continuance of East Indian monopoly, and judge for themselves as to the hopes of freedom from its attendant curse,-arbitrary and irresponsible power.

The latest work we have seen of the description adverted to, is a Series of Letters, addressed by Dr. Elmore to the Earl of Darnley, professedly on the state of Ireland, and the benefits which might be reaped by that country from a free trade, and other measures of practical improvement; but, indirectly, also embracing views respecting the opening of India to British settlers, which are founded on justice, and which are now becoming intelligible to all thinking men in the country.

We pass over the letters which relate to Emigration, Absenteeism, and Population, as connected with Ireland, to come at once to that which relates to India, which we give in the author's own words:

The present system of monopolies, restrictions, and bounties, is exemplified, upon a tremendous scale, by that leviathan of destruction, the East India Company's Charter, the evils of which are most alarmingly great and oppressive on all the interests of the British nation.

'Under this charter, no English merchant can settle, or carry on any trade in China, or any Islands of the Indian Archipelago. No English ship can navigate the Indian Seas; therefore, all the vast and important carrying-trade between China, the Islands of the Archipelago, and any other port of the commercial world, is thus absolutely forced into the hands of foreigners: for the Company will not, nor ever did, engage in this trade. They will not enter into it themselves, nor will they let any other Englishmen, although they see foreigners enjoy full liberty, and they are fully aware that American enterprise has seized with avidity, and taken advantage of, every opportunity to carry on this China and India trade; and such have been the great and lucrative results, that some of the largest commercial fortunes ever made, have been realized by the merchants of the United States, engaged in the trade between China, India, the Indian Archipelago, and the European, American, and in short, with all the other ports of the Old and New World. For these valuable commercial advantages, the Americans tauntingly observe, they are solely indebted to the British system of restriction, which keeps the English merchants and ship-owners completely out of their way, and kindly prevents any commercial jealousy or competition. It is even absurd of an Englishman to talk of freedom, when, by that charter, his personal liberty is grossly and violently infringed upon. An Englishman is the only man in the world who cannot land in India without a license from the India Company; and when he is there under their gracious leave, he may be arbitrarily sent out of the country on the shortest notice, to the destruction of any concerns in which he may have invested capital, and may be thus ruined without trial or redress of any kind. Such was the treatment which that persevering, enlightened, and enterprising traveller, Mr. Buckingham, received.* The Great Mogul, or the Dey of Algiers, are royal tiger-like despots; but in India, an Englishman is subjected to that

* We had at first struck out the expressions here used in the text, but, on reconsideration, have suffered them to stand; first, because, having no personal acquaintance whatever with the author, he cannot be suspected of insincerity in thus expressing himself; and, secondly, because every example of banishment from India, without trial, ought to be repeated again and again, till the people of England are familiar with them from one end of the country to the other. One fact is worth many arguments, in the work of conviction; and we shall not suffer this fact to be unrepeated, from an affectation of delicacy as to the terms in which it is stated, and which, being the author's own, deserves as much to be retained unaltered, as any other part of his work. Ed. of the Oriental Herald.