of Antrim, Esq.-24. Mr. C. Crichton, to Mrs. D. Pearson, relict of the late Mr. J. Pearson; J. Marshall, Esq. Surgeon, on the Bengal Establishment, to Mrs. E. Lyons, relict of the late Capt. D. Lyons, H. C. Military Service; J. D. Herklots, Esq. to Miss M. C. Gibson.-25. D. M. N. Liddell, Esq. to Miss I. Davidson, third daughter of J. Davidson, of Murrayshire, Esq.-26. Mr. J. J. Carapiet, to Anna, widow of the late Arratoon Gaspar, Esq

Deaths.-Dec. 28. Mrs. L. Carrow, relict of the late Capt. J. Carrow.-31. Mrs, R. Linstedt, widow of the late W. Linstedt, Bengal Military Estab.Jan. 1, 1826. H. M. Elliott, Esq. fourth son of the Right Hon. H. Elliot, late Governor of Fort St. George.-2. Mis. R. H. Money, relict of the late H. W. Money, Esq. aged 25.-3. Mrs. J Williams, relict of the late Mr. C. Williams, house builder, aged 42.-6. At his house at Garden Reach, Col. Hes ing, formerly attached to the army of Maha Rajah Scindeah, aged 44.8. The Rev. J. B. Warden, Missionary, from the Londoa Missionary Society, aged 26.-12. Robert Fulton, Esq. late of Mymensing, aged 55.-13. Mr. A. Jewell, junior, aged 28.-15. Miss E. E. Swaine, daugh er of Thomas Swaine, Esq. aged 18.-20. Julia, infant daughter of W. H. Oakes, Esq.23. Mr. C. Jansen, late an indigo planter, aged 49.

MADRAS.

Births.-Dec. 7. The lady of W. S. Binny, Esq. of a son.-27. The lady of Cap. Maberly, of a son.

Marriages.-Dec. 19. Capt. R. S. Wilson, Fort Adj. of Fort St. George, to Catherine Alicia, fourth daughter of J. Ewart, Esq.-Jan. 5, 1826. At S. Thomas's Mount, Lieut. Middlecoat, Artillery, to Miss Hampton.-25. S. Crawford, Esq. of the Civil Service, to H. P. Dyer, eldest daughter of S. N. Dyer, Esq. M.D.-Capt. H. Robison, Nizam's Service, to Mrs. Thomson.

BOMBAY.

Births.-11. At Colabah, the lady of Capt. Maclean, Queen's Royals, of a son.-31. At ditto, the lady of J. Morley, Esq. of a son.

Deaths.-Dec. 20. Mrs. R. D. Pinto, third daughter of Sir Roger de Faria.-Jan. 3. At Bycullah, Lieut.-Col. John Ford, C.B. Madras N. I.

OUT STATIONS.

Births.-Dec. 1. At Saugor, the lady of Doctor Urquhart, 43d N. I. of a daughter-7. At Bellary, the lady of J. Burton, Esq. Garrison Surg. of a son.-S. At Rutnagurry, the lady of Dr. Shaw, of a son.-13. At Vellore, the lady of T. V. Stonhouse, Esq. Civil Service, of a daughter.-17. At Poonah, the lady of Maj. Hardy, Artillery, of a son.-18. On board the H. C. ship Java, the lady of Professor Craven, Bishop's College, of a son.-19. At Masulipatam, the lady of Lieut. Codrington, 46th N. I. of a daughter.-25. At Futtyghur, the lady of Lieut.-Col. S. Nation, Commanding 23d N. I. of a son.-26. At Malda, the lady of J. W. Grant, Esq. of a daughter.-28. At Delhi, the lady of Lieut. Quart.-Mast. Griffin, 24th N. I. of a daughter.-At Meerut, the lady of Capt. D. Bruce, Assist. Com. Gen. of a daughter.-29. At Poonah, the lady of C. Dacat, Esq. Civil Surgeon, of a son.-30. At Bhewndy, the lady of Maj. Roome, of a daughter.-Jan. 1. At Cawnpore, the lady of J. Wemyss, Esq. of a daughter.-2. At Trichinopoly, the lady of Brig. Maj. Macneill, of a son.-4. At Jessore, Mrs. J. B. Lomoss, of a son and heir.11. At Barrackpore, the lady of C. Govan, Esq. M. D. of a daughter.-At Nagpore, the lady of Lieut.-Col. Urlson, Rifle Corps, of a daughter; at Burdwan, the lady of Henry Ricketts, Esq. Civil Service, of a daughter.-14. At Chandernagore, the lady of J. Bluett, Esq. Planter at Hanskalle, of a daughter.-23. At Trichinopoly, the lady of Maj. Malandaine, 35th N. I. of a daughter.-25. At Midnapore, the lady of Lieut. Shortland, Fort Adj. of Fort William, of a son.

Marriages.-Dec. 20. At Palmacotah, Ens. L. E. Duval, 27th N. I., to Miss J. A. Lutter.-27. At Vellore, Lieut. O. F. Sturr, 16th N. I. to Harriet Thompson, fourth daughter of the late J. D. White, Esq. of the Med. Board. Jan. 8, 1826. At Chandernagore, Mr. C. F. Pinnetz, to Miss F. Bouchez,

daughter of Capt. Bouchez, French Naval Service.-8. At Chinsurah, Mr. J. Og Ivy, of Kishnagur, Indigo Planter, to Miss Jane Benbow, of Chandernagore.-11. At Chandernagore, G. E. Hudson, Esq. Attorney at Law, to Miss J. E. De Chall; and on same day and at same place, E. W. Hudson, Esq. to Miss A. R. De Chall.

Deaths.-Nov. 9. At Prome, Ens. G. P. Smithwaite, 24th N. I.-Dec. 1. At D poblee, Southern Concan, the lady of Lieut. W. F. Allen, 24th N. I.; near Prome, Lieut. Southerland, H. M. 41st Regt.-11. At Prome, Capt. W. F. Lewis, Madras Horse Artillery; on board the H. C. frigate Hastings, off Low Island, Lieut. Charles Boye, aged 22.-12. At Arracan. Assist. Surg. Harrison in medical charge of H. M.'s 54th regt.-13. At Wallajahbad, John Anthony, i fant son of Lieut. G. Brady, 33d N. I.-17. At Broach, Lieut. H. W. Hardie, Regiment of Artillery, aged 21.-18. At Royapooram, Harriet Lydia, daughter of the Rev. J. Kindleuger; t Sea, on board the ship Carnatic, on his passage to Penang, Capt. H. B. Scarborough, Country Service.-20. At Anantapoor, G R. Gosling, Esq. acting head assistant to collector and magistrate of Bellary.-27. At Cuttack, Lieut. J. G. Gordon, 30th N. I. son of A. Gordon, Esq. of Belfast.-29. At Colapore, in the southern Mahratta country, Lieut. W. Lewis, 4th Regt. L. C.-31. At Dacca, John Carter, Esq.-Jan. 2, 1826. At Trichinopoly, Anne Caroline, eldest daughter of Lieut.-Col, Wahab, aged 21 months.

EUROPE.

Births.-May 4. At Wimbledon, the lady of Capt. D. M. Daniell, Hon. E. 1. Company's service, of a daughter.-5. On board the H. C. ship Princess Charlotte of Wales, on her passage from Bengal, the lady of Captain R. H. Sneyd, of a daughter.-June 10. At Jersey, the lady of Maj. Gen. Sir C. Halkett, of a son.-On the 16 h March, at sea, on board the H. C. ship the Farquharson, the lady of Cloud Queiros, Esq. of Singapore, of a daughter.

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Marriages. April 24. At Carlisle, Sir G. G. Aylmer, bart., of Donadie Castle, county Kildare, to Maria, eldest aughter of the late Col. J. Hodgson, Bengal estab.-25. At Paris, H Harvey, Esq. of St. Audrie's, Somersetshire, to Agnes, daughter of A. Ramsay, Esq. formerly of the E. I. Company's Civil Service.-May 11.-At South Brent, Capt. E. Herring, 57 h Bengal N. I. to Charlotte, 2d daughter of W. Lee, Esq. of Glazebrook house, Devon.17. Capt. H. Carleton, of the Bengal army, to Eliza, 2d daugh er of J. Cossart, Esq.-June 1. At the new church, St. Mary-le-bone, Capt. G. Probyn, of the E. I. Company's service, to Alicia, daughter of Sir F. W. Macnagh en, late one of his Majesty's judges of the Supreme Court in Calcutta.-10. At St. Pancras new church, Mr. C. Ingram, of the Hon. E. I. Company's service, to Miss A. E. Bridges of Highgite.-15. At West Lodge, Elgin, Capt. C. A. Muuro, of the Hon. East India Company's Military service, to Lucy Elza, eldest aughter of Maj. J. Jones, of the same service.-17. At Cheshunt, Hrts, Mr. F. Joyce, to Jane, 34 daughter of the late J. Hill, Esq. of the East In lia House.-Lately, at B istol, Lieut. Thomas Clendon, E. I. N. S., to Fa ny, youngest daugh er of the late Thomas Bower, Esq. of that c ty.

Deaths.-March 21. At St. Aubin's Jersey, Maj. John Morin, 24 Gr. Regt. Bombay estab.-April 16. At Nauthill, county of Fife, John Bruce, Esq. author of "Annals of the E. I. Company's Plans for the government of British India," &c. &c.-May 23. At Warfield, Berks, Saah, relict of the late Samuel de Castro, Esq. formerly of Madras.-June 15. Charlotte, only daugh er of the late John Morrison, Esq. of the Bombay Civil service.-21. In Stratford Place, Maj. Gen. Haldane, C. B., in the service of the Hon. E. I. Company. Lately, at sea, on board the Maitland, on her passage rom Bombay, Lieut. Col. Tucker, Deputy Adjutant General o' the Bombay army; At Waterloo, Jean Dacosta, te peasant who was compelled to act as guide to Napoleon in the memorable battle of the 18th June-At Belew, the Empress Elizabeth, relict of the late Emperor Alexander ;-At Bambourg, in France, Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Lieut Gen. Desborough.-On the 6th April, at sea, on board the H. C. ship the Farquharson, Helen, the infant daughter of Claude Queiros, Esq. of Singapore.

By the Malcolm, Captain James Eyles, for Bengal: Sir J. E. Colebrooke, Bart.; Lady Colebrooke: Miss H. Stewart; Mrs. Col. Waters; Mrs. Carle ton; Miss Smith: Major Littler. Bengal N. I. Capt. Carleton, Bengal Art. ; Capt. J. Smith, Bengal N. I.; Capt. D. Scott, ditto; Capt. G. Jenkins, ditto M. Ffrench, Es 1. barrister; C. M. Caldecot, Esq.; Mr. J. H. Mayow; Mr. E. S. Mackay; Mr Wm. Cox; Mr. J. S. Alston; Master Thos. M. Ffrench. By the Buckinghamshire, from China:-J. Fowler, Esq.; T. J. de Pagna, Esq.; M. Therald, late 5th Officer of the Royal George; M. Tighe, late H. C. S. Lowther Castle; Mrs. Colebrook and family; Mr. and Mrs. Hem ming and family; Lieut. Treasdale, H. M. 13th Light Drags.: Lient. Troward, H. M. 55th Foot; Messrs. Greetham and Ives, late of the Perseverance; Mr. Partridge, late of the Lowther Castle.

By the Madeline. from Ceylon :-Mr. Mead, Ordnance Store Capt. William, H. M. 16th Foot; Lieut. Grast, do. : Mr. Rodney; Mr. Oswen; Rev. M. Galloway, Wesleyan Missionary; Mr. Roach, Surgeon: Masters Renny; Lieut. Shepherd, from the Cape; Mrs. Gastin, died at the Mauritius; Misses Gastias, left at the Cape.

By the Bombay, from China:-His Excellency and Lady Baron Vander Capellan, late Governor of Netherlan's India; Baron R. Van der Capellan; Col. and Aid-de-Camp to His Excellency.

By the Cambridge, for Madras and Bengal, Capt. Barber: Capt. and Mrs. Grove, and Capt. and Mrs. Lang, H. M. 13th Dragoons; Mrs. Keymer; Mrs. Thomson; Miss Torrane; Miss Diew: Capt. Drew and Lieut. Taylor, Ma iras N. I.; Lieut. Trincomb, and Ess. Dainiry, H. M. 54th regt.; Ens. Burowes, Gregr, H. M. 30th regt; Ens. Donnellan. H. M. 48th regt. Mr. Poole, Assist. Surg.; Messis. Gomm. Kenny, Groute, Durant, Gordon, Douglas, Grant, Manly, and Mayhew, Cadets.

PASSENGERS HOMEWARD.

By the Princess Charlotte of Wales, from China:-Mrs. M. Cleave; Mrs. MacDowall; Mis. J. Sneyd; Mrs. H. Sneyd; Mrs. Atkinson; Mrs. Webster; Misses Russell and Patterson; Lieut. Com. D. Macleod, C. B.; J. MacDowall, Esq., Superin. Surgeon; Surgeon J. Atkinson: Major J. C. Grant, 221 regt. Capt. J. Pritchard, H. M. 47th regt., commanding the Invalids; Capt. Walker, 7th regt. N. I., die 16th March, 1826; G. Malcolm, Esq.; J. Pilar, Esq.; Miss MacDowall; Masters Sneyds; Misses Sneyds; Masters Atkinson; Miss Fare; Master Lockett; Miss Chase; Masters Chase.

THE ORIENTAL HERALD.

No. 32.-AUGUST 1826.-VOL. 10.

CONSIDERATIONS ON THE RELATIVE DUTIES AND INTERESTS OF MOTHER COUNTRIES AND COLONIES.

IN reviewing the various features by which England is distinguished from all other nations of the earth, there is not one more striking or more important than the vastness of her distant possessions, and the successive conquests and complete control which the little island we inhabit has established over separate portions of the globe, each exceeding in size and population the country on which it is dependent, and forming, in the whole, much more than sufficient for the colonies of every nation in Europe. If, therefore, it be an object of importance to any people, to understand clearly the relative duties and interests of Mother Countries and Colonies, it is pre-eminently so to the people of England. And yet, it is no exaggeration to say, that there is no country in Europe where the true policy on this subject is so imperfectly understood; nor any country, either in ancient or modern times, that ever behaved practically towards its foreign dependencies with so little wisdom or so little justice as England. This will be considered, no doubt, a bold assertion by some. But we think it will be satisfactorily supported by the evidence of fact and reasoning, before we conclude. And that we may reach this conclusion through the progressive stages of patient inquiry and legitimate deductions, we will begin at the fountain head.

The universal passion-the love of power-which shows itself at every stage of human life, from infancy to old age, and in every state and condition of man, from the lowest extreme of barbarism to the highest pinnacle of refinement, is alone sufficient to account for that thirst of foreign conquest which has, at different periods of the world, led men in large bodies, first to explore, and then to enslave and bring under their dominion, countries weaker than their own. The "glory" of subduing millions to the will of one, has been the only avowed motive of nearly all the great invaders who, from time to time, have quitted their own countries to overrun, if possible, the whole habitable earth. Alexander of Macedon, though achieving more than most of his successors, was but a Oriental Herald, Vol. 10.

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