The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

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EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE,
2, WHITEHALL YARD, MAY 18, 1847
The EXCHEQUER BILLS dated in the Month of June, 1846,
viz.:—
Per 9 Viet., capt. 15, 18,380,200/., Anno 1846, with the Interest
due thereon, will be paid off on tii, Day of June, 1847, when
the Interest will cease. Such Bit.s will Ist received daily from half-
past Ten o'Clock till Two, until and including the 4th day of June at
this Office, where Lists are to be obtained, containing Instructions
tor arranging the Bills. The Bearers must endorse each Bill with
their usual Signatures, and write their Names and Residences at the
bottom of each List; and where the Names of Holders are inserted
in Bills, the Bearers, not being such Holders, must previously obtain
their Endorsements. The Bearers must attend to give receipts for
the Payment.
Payment may be obtained, if required, previous to the said 15th
Day of June, upon leaving the Bills for Examination One Day prior
to that on which such Payment is desired.
New Bills, bearing an Interest of Threepence by the Day upon
every One Hundred Pounds, and dated the said 15th Day of June,
may be obtained in whole or in part Payment of Principal of the
Exchequer Bills issued under the above mentioned Act, upon stating
the required Amount on the Lists, delivered on or before the said 4th
Day of June, which New Bills, with the Interest on the Bills ex-
changed, will be issued on the 16th Day of June.
The Bee to be classed in separate Lists, according to the Acts
under which they have been issued.
N.B.—All Exchequer Bills Charged on Supplies dated prior to June,
1846, have been Advertised to be paid off.
NOTICE.—The Exchequer Bills issued per 9 Viet., cap. 15, and
dated 16th March, 1847, will bear Interest at the rate of Threepence
per Centum per Diem on and after 15th June, 1847.

THE WELLINGTON SURTOUT
CAUTION.—The great success of the Wellington Surtout
having caused several unprincipled persons (against two of whom
proceedings have been commenced) to imitate this rezistered coat,
although in a material derogatory to its reputation, all persons are
hereby warned that to make any garment (having sleeves) whether
worn by male or female, WITHOUT SHOULDER OR SLEEVE-
TOP SEAMS, whatever may be its shape in other respects, is a
direct infringement of the patentees designs, and will in every case be
visited by an action at law.
Every genuine coat has a stamp bearing the royal arms, with a
number indicative of the size, also the name and address of the
patentee, JAMES FOUGERE, 6, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT-
STREET, and 11, POULTRY, near the Mansion-House, LONDON,
to imitate which is felony.

OFFICE of the GAS LIGHT and COKE
COMPANY,
19, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
London, May 15, 1847.
Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of
the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY, will be held at this Office,
on Tucsoly, the 15th day of June next, at Eleven o'clock in the
forenoon, pursuant to the Act of the 59th year of his late Majesty
King George the Third, for the ELECTION of THREE DIREC-
TORS of this Company for four years, in the room of three Directors
(all of whom are eligible to be re-elected), who will then go out of
effiee by efflux of time ; and should a Ballot be required, it will con-
tinue open four hours from its commencement.
By order of the Court of Directors,
CHARLES BURLS, Secretary.
1.c.8. The chair will be taken at Twelve o'closk precisely, and
none but Proprietors admitted.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS;
TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
The EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADEMY is now OPEN.
Admission (from Eight o'clock till Seven), One Shilling. Catalogue,
One Shilling.

JOHN PRESCOTT KNIGHT, R.A., Dep. See

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
LECTURES on CHEMISTRY on the Evenings or Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday, at Nine o'clock, by Dr. Hunter
Lane, F.L.S., F.S.S.A. LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
daily, by Dr. BachhotTner. On the Evenings of Tuesday and Thurs-
day, on ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, and the Agents employed in its pro-
duction. Experiments with ARMSTRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC
MACHINE. The WORKING MODELS and MACHINERY ex-
plained. The varied Optical Effects include, New DISSOLVING
VIEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, &c. EXPERI-
MENTS with the DIVING-BELL and DIVER, Ste., &c. The
Evening MUSIC, under the direction of Dr. Wallis, commences at
Seven o'clock.

Admission Is. Schools, half-price.

THE RACES-LIGHT WEIGHT.
ANTI-DUST, RAIN, &c.
NICOLL'S PALETOT D'ETE, ONE GUINEA.
114, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIILL—not elsewhere In
London.

THE UNITED KINGDOM ARTESIAN
WATER COMPANY.
Capital 500,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 101. each.
Deposits 7s. 6d. per Share.
Provisionally Registered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, chap.
110 ; and Notices, Specifications, &c., for an Act of Incorporation
served on the Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, pursuant to 9th
and 10th Victoria, chap. 106.

ETON COLLEGE. —The ANNIVERSARY
MEETING of the Noblemen and Gentlemen educated ai
ETON, will be held on SATURDAY next, the 22d inst , at On
Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street.
Dinner at Seven o'clock.
The Hon. GEORGE SMYTHE, M.P., in the Chair.
STEWARDS.

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The Earl Grosvenor William Johnson, Esq.
The Hon. Adolphus Liddell I Robert Clive, Esq.
Ralph Neville, Esq. Jelin IL. Daniell, Esq.
Tickets 15s. each, to be had at the Bar of the Thatched House.

ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALII,
2, MOORGATE-STREET, LONDON.
The HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum, due on the 15th inst., will be PAYABLE on or after the Ist
Mar nest. To Shareholders resident in Scotland at the Office of
the Agents, Messrs. R. and T. Allan, 11, St. Andrew-square, Edin-
burgh.

The Court of Directors grant Letters of Credit and Bills, at three
or 30 days' sight, on their branches at Sydney, Port Philip. Hobart-
town, and Launceston, and are also receiving money on deposit, for
Axed periods, at a rate of interest to be agreed on, varying according
to the term for which it is taken.

Aprll7, 1847.

BY order of the Beard,
G. H. WRAY, Manager.

THE ANNUAL GRAND POLISH FANCY,
or FULL DRESS RA.LL, in AID of the FUNDS of the
LITERARY ASSOCIATION of the FRIENDS of POLAND, will
take place at Willis's Rooms, on FRIDAY, May 21. The vouchers
to be obtained from the Ladies Patronesses only, a list of whom may
be had at the Chambers of the Association, Sussex Chambers, 10,
Duke-street, St. James's-square, and also at Willis's Rooms.

MA Y

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, had an evening party
v..sterday at Marlborough House. The Queen and Prince
Übert and the royal suite, arrived in three carriages at nine
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accom-
1. tided by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and
were attended by the Countess of Charlemont, Lady in
'‘Vaiting •, lion. Misses Stanley and Dawson, Maids of Ho-
:tour in Waiting; Lord Waterpark, Lord inWaiting; Ad-
miral Sir Edward Codrington, Groom in Waiting ; Lieut.-
Colonel C. B Phipps, Equerry in Waiting; and Captain the
Hon. A. H. Gorgon, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness.

her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Marl-
borough House soon after nine o'clock, attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper.
Royal Highness Prince George was also present.
A select party of the Nobility and Gentry had the honour
of meeting the august circle.
The Queen and Prince Albert. accompanied by the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and four. Tile
Equerries in Waiting—Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, attended on
horseback.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon.
The name of Colonel E. Morris, Aide-de-Camp to the
Queen, was accidentally omitted in the list of company
honoured with invitations to her Majesty's state ball on
Friday evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the
Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston,
Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, Viscount
Morpeth, the Earl of Clarendon, the Marquis of Clanricarde,
the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere.

The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Earl of Minto were
prevented by indisposition from attending the meeting.
The Council sat one hour.
A deputation from the London and North-Western Rail-
way Company, consisting of Mr. Creed, Mr. Swift, Mr.
Tweesdale, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward
Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Rail-
ways in Great George-street.
Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, and Baron de Mon-
corvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yester-
day at the Foreign-office.
A deputation from the Steamship Owners, consisting of
Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hall, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Bolges,
and Mr. Morgan, their Secretary, had an interview with the
Right Hon. Edward Strutt, yesterday. The deputation was
accompanied by Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas,
M.P., Mr. Pattison, M.P., and Mr. Browne, M.P.
The Ecclesiastical Commissionners for England had a
committee meeting yesterday.
Mr. G. C Lewis had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of New South Wales, New Zealand, and
the Mauritius. _ _

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Anstruther, Hill, and
R. Grahame, had an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt at the office of the Commissioners of Rail-
ways.