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London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

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WILSON'S
TAINME SCOTTISH E NTER-
At the MUSIC-lIALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE.
On MONDAY EVENING, May 24, at Eight o'clock, Mr. WIL-
SON will give an Entertainment on the
SONGS OF SkOTLAND,
In which be will sing a Selection of Songs by Burns, Jacobite Songs,
and some of the Old Ballads.

PART FIRST. —There was a lass, and she was fair—The Birks of
Abcrfeldy—Tana Glen —Mary Morison—Bide ye yet—My spouse
Nancy—Auld Robin Gray.
Mr. Wilson will recite the Second Part, or Continuation of " Auld
Robin Gray," written by the Authoress, and communicated to Sir
Walter Scott.

PART STCOND.—Wha wadna fccht for Charlie ?—lle's o'er the hills
that I loe weel—Tim women are a' cane wud—Wac's me for Prince
Charlie I—There are twa bonnie maidens—Tak your auld cloak
about ye.
Tickets, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. Gd. ; Private Boxes for Six Per-
sons, 15s. ; for Eight, 1/.

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Mr. WILSON will give an Entertainment at Crosby Hall, Tuesday.
May 25: and a Morning Pc• formane on the Songs of Scotland, al
Willis's Rooms, on Friday-, June 4, at half-past two o'clock.

OYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY of

The GENERAL MAY MEETING will be held at the Society's
House in Hanover-square, on SATURDAY, the 22d Inst., at Twelve
o'clock precisely.

By order of the Council,
JAMES HUDSON, Secretary.

London, May 17, 1847.

BA N K OF AUSTRALASIA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter 183.5
- . • ._.-

London Office, S, Austin Friars, May 13, 1847.

The Court of Directors of the Bank of Australasia hereby give
notice, that the THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of the Proprietors will be held at the Office of the Corporation as
above, on MONDAY, the 14th day of June next, at One o'clock pre•
cisely, fur the following purposes :—To elect Three Directors, in the
place of those who go out by rotation, viz., John Studholme Brown-
rlgg, Esq., M.P., George Holgate Foster, Esq., and Charles Morris,
Esq., who, being eligible fo; re-election, have been proposed accord-
ingly ; to elect a Director in the room of Nathan Atherton, ESq.,
resigned, and to receive the Annual Report of the Directors.
By order of the Court,
WILLIAM MILLIKEN, Secretary.

FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD ESTATES at BRADFORD and

BOWLING, in the County of YORK.
TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant
to a Decree of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a
cause of " ROUSE versus ROUSE," with the approbation of Sir
GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, on TitaasnAr,
the 27th of May, 1847, at five o'clock in the afternoon, at the Talbot
Inn, Bradford, in the County of York, In Seven Lets, Freehold and
Leasehold Estates, consisting of several pieces of land, with mills,
warehouses, reservoirs, steam-engines, machinery fixtures, yards,
outbuildings, and other premises, situate in the town of Bradford, and
in Bowling, near Bradford, in the County of York, lately occupied
by Messrs. William Rouse and Sons, as worsted spinners and worsted
manufacturers.

Particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained (gratis) at the
said Master's office, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane,
London ; of Messrs. Hawkins, Bloxam, Stocker, and Bloxam, New
Boswell-court, Carey-street, London, solicitors ; of Messrs. Walter
and Pemberton, Symond's Inn, Chancery-lane, solicitors; of Mr.
William Wells, Bradford, solicitor; of Mr. Richard Tolson, of
ltradford, solicitor; of Mr. Joseph Smith, of Bradford, land agent
and surveyor ; of Mr. George Thompson Lister, of Bradford,
auctioneer ; at the place ofsale, and at the principal Inns at Bradford,
Leeds, Wakefield, Halifax, and Huddersfield.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION.
LECTURES on CHEMISTRY on the Evenings of Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday, at Nine o'clock, by Dr. Hunter
Lase, F.L.S., F.S.S.A. LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
daily, by Dr. Bachhoffner. 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
I'IEWS, the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, Soc. EXPERI-
MENTS with the DIVING-BELL and DIVER, &c., &c. The
Evening MUSIC, under the direction of Dr. Wallis, commences at
Seven o'clock.

Admission Is. Schen)la, half-price.

THE WELLINGTON SURTOUT
CAUTION.—The great success of the Wellington Surteut
having caused several unprincipled persons (against two of whom
proceedings have been commenced) to imitate this registered 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 Olt SLEEVE-
TOP SEAMS, whatever may he 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.

THE UNI FED 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.

PATRONS.
The Most Noble the Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, Belgrare-square
The Right Hon. Lord ASHLEY, Upper Brook-street, GrosTenor-sq.

Lord Chas. Bcaucierc, Lowndes-rntisTEzs. Benjamix Bond Cabbell, Esq.
street, Lowndes-square. M.P., Portland-place.
William Alexander 3PKinnon, Luke Jas. Hansard, Esq., South
Esq., 31. P., Hyde-park-place. ampton-st., Bloomsbury-sq.
MANAGING DIRECTOB.S.
John Bond, Esq., M.D , li.R.C.S. L and E., George-st., Portman-sq
Edward Smith, Esq., R.N., John-street, Adelphi.
Gerrard Barry, Esq., M.D., M R.C.S.L., Charlest-st., St. James's-sq
Jo-hua Stopford, Esq., East India Chambers, City.
Charles Blunt, Esq., Montagu-place, Russell-square.
William Henry Mayne, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S.L., Howland-street,
Fitzroy-square.
Ellis Price Sutton, Esq., Great Ormond-street.

(Withiower to add to their number.)
BANKERS.
London Joint-Stock Bank, Princes-street, Bank: Commercial Bank,

Lothbury.
SECRETARY—JO/thin, Stopford.
AssTsTilicr-SECRETARY—Richard St. George Graham.
21, East India Chambers!, T.eadenhall-street.
PROSPECTUS.

REPORTED LOSS OF THE SIR

ROBERT PEEL TRANSPORT SHIP.

On Tuesday letters were received at the War-office,
communicating intelligence of the loss of this transport
ship, Captain Champion, commander, nearly 800 tons
burthen, with troops on board, at Avoca Bay, near
Sydney. The ship was chartered and sailed from
Gravesend on the 21st of September last, for Hobart
Town and Sydney. Her passengers, Lieut.-Colonel
Gold, 65th Regiment ; Lady Gold and four children ;
Captain Wilson, of the 96th Regiment; Captain Gregg,
of the 69th; Lieut. Elves, 69th; Ensign Cameron, 11th;
Assietant-Surgeoa Oliffod.- Sixteen sergeantav4s rank
and file, 51 women, and 79 children, of the 65th Regi-
ment; 47 rank and file, one woman, and one child of the
11th Regiment; 21 rank and file of the 58th Regiment,
87 rank and file of the 99th Regiment, and one rank and
file of the 96th Regiment, amounting in the whole to
nearly 400. The ship arrived at Hobart Town on the
21st of December, and having disembarked some of the
troops proceeded to Auckland, and was on her way to
Sydney when the unfortunate accident took place on
Sunday, the 17th of January, at Avoca Bay, about 50
miles from Sydney Roads.
It appears that the weather became extremely thick,
and the captain being led to think himself in the lati-
tude of Sydney, had the ship steered accordingly, when
suddenly they found themselves amongst breakers, and
had no other resource to save the lives of those on board
but to run the vessel on shore. The beach was sandy,
and all hands escaped, and a considerable portion of the
stores and luggage was also saved. By the last accounts
received the troops still remained encamped on the
shore, but would forthwith be removed to Sydney,
whither news of the disaster had been brought by a
steamer which was passing off the coast. The ship
belongs to the Messrs. Greenwell, of London. She was
going to pieces, but it is thought that she was fully in-
sured. No blame attaches to the captain.

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.
PRAGUE, MAY 6 —Letters of this date contain reports
of the disturbances in consequence of the high price of
provisions on the frontiers of Bohemia, towards Saxony
and Bavaria. Among other places in Karlibad and Tep-
litz, after the 7th of April, the exportation of corn to
Saxony and Bavaria is prohibited.
HAMEURGH.—The rail Way from Hanover to Stras-
burgh has just been opened. The train, which left
Brunswick at halt' past eight in the morning, arrived at
Harbury about three o'clock, and at half-past four the
passengers had reached the harbour of Hamburgh.
BRUSSELS, MAY 13.—0 n Tuesday evening several
groups of disorderly persons were formed. Five young
men were arrested, about half-past ten the mounted
gendarmes cleared the square of the Town-hall,
and the neighbouring streets, and the mob dispersed
without offering any resietance. Patrols were in motion
till eleven at night, and at two in the morning some
companies of artillery and civic guards perambulated
the streets. Perfect tranquillity now prevails. The
gendarmes both on foot altd horseback arestationedin the
courtyard of the Town-hall. Some threats having been
uttered against a corn merchant, attracted the attention
of the authorities, and earned them to exercise great
vigilance.
THE HAGUE, MAY 12.—1 n the sitting of the second
Chamber of the States• General to-day. the general
discussion took place on the project of law for corn •
plating the Ways and Wens for 1845, and on that
for granting an extraordinary contribution in money to
the Benevolent Society, and the debate on the first pro-
ject was fixed for Friday ngxt, and that on the second
after the conclusion of the discussion of the first.
While accounts from all parts of Europe complain of
the dearness of provisions,'and the consequent distress ;
yet we hear from all then= places that the appearance of
the crops is most favourable, that the next harvest in Bel-
gium and the north of Prance,ln'Elgland and Ireland,
in the north-west of Germany, and in" Holland will pro-
bably be extremely productive, so that the fears of a re-
markably late harvest which were entertained for some
time begin to be dispelled; but in the east of France the
wet weather appears to have an unfavourable effect.—
Dutch papers, May 15th.
BRUSSELS, DL►Y 15.—Tbe Burgomaster of the City
of Brussels, has just published the following decree.
Desiring to put an end to the tumultuous assemblies
which have appeared during the last few days in some
parts of the city, and to prevent every attack on the
property of the inhabitants. Seeing article 94 of the
Commune Law, it is decreed—
.' Art. 1. Every assemblage of more than five persons
in the public streets, is prohibited.
Art. 2. Persons who have assembled contrary to the
preceding regulations, must retire at the first injunction
of the agents of the authorities ; in case of refusal, they
will be obliged by force, and will incur the penalties
threatened by Arts. 479 and 480.
" Art. 3. The present decree shall be binding imme-
diately after publication. Copies shall be immediately
sent to the Governor of the Province and to the Secre-
taries of the Tribunals of the First Instance and of
Brussels.

The Burgomaster Chevalier WYNS.
" Brussels, May 13."
We received on Wednesday evening a letter from
Liege, with some particulars relative to the situation of
General Charzjl which confirms the statement that the
General had his ribs on one side broken, and sustained
contusions on several parts of his body, considerable ap-
prehension was felt the preceding evening, but they
were much allayed, for he passed a much better
night than could have been expected, and the surgeons
hope, not only that there is no imminent danger, but
that the patient, when once cured, will hardly have any
trace remaining of the fracture.
The growing crops about Mons present the finest ap-
pearance—the wheat is beautiful ; the rye, which has
suffered by the unfavourable weather and cold iu April,
begins to recover, and it is even in ear ; barley and oats
look well. As for the clover, it wants abundant rain.
The following is an extract from a report of the
Agricultural Committee of West Flanders • " The
appearance of the crops is in general very satisfactory.
The wheat especially is remarkably fine. The cold and
dry weather which we had for some time checked the
growth of the corn ; and in the present state of things
it might be expected that the harvest might be sixteen
days or a fortnight later than usual ; but it is pos-
sible that, by the favour of propitious temperature, the
growth of the corn may be sufficiently rapid greatly to
reduce the delay.
The corn has now to pass ono critic al period, that of
the flowering. On the whole. we do not see any gene•
rally prevailing cause calculated to diminish the hopes
of an abundant harvest.

BRUSSELS, MAY 15. —The King received at Cologne,
on Friday evening, the news of the accident on the rail-
way. His Majesty immediately dispatched a courier to
the Queen. This courier was the bearer of a dispatch
to General d'llane and General Chcrsal, in which the
King expressed the lively interest which he felt for those
honourable officers, and for the two servants of the com-
pany who were wounded. On Ws dneaday and to-day
a !great number of persons called to inquire after the
Queen, at the Palace of Brussels and the Chateau of
Lacken.

SILEsIA, MAY 7.—Every day, within the last
week, there has been a repetition of riots
.and dis-
turbances in every town along the mountain chain.
The populace attack the waggons laden with bread
and corn going to market, compel the owners to sell
these articles at a price which the rioters themselves
fix, and if the slightest hesitation is evinced, or the
least resistance made, the waggons are plundered, and
every article of food cleared off in the course of a few
minutes. The inevitable consequence of this must,
and naturally will be, that the farmers and corn-
dealers, instead of bringing their products to market,
will sell them to small dealers at home, a proceeding
which will necessarily greatly enhance the price
and augment the evil. People are waiting in
painful anxiety as to what steps will be taken
by the Government to stem the growing evil. The
prices of corn rise from week to week, and specu-
lators are driving prices as high as they can, which
naturally exasperates the populace still more. Added
to all this, the cotton spinning in the mountains is at
a stand still. The stopping- of one house alone has
thrown 1,500 weavers out of employ ; it is said that
these men are
to be employed on the public roads and
works ; but it is manifest that the greater part of
them are far too feeble for laborious work of that
kind. One thing cheers us in the midst of the deep
gloom which overspreads us : our crops all promise
fair. The rape seed has recovered, and stands in
blossom. The favourable chanBe in the weather has
also been manifest on the sheep, for they were suffer-
ing dreadfully from want of food, and there has been
a great mortality among the cattle. The approaching
Breslau market will therefore, we trust, be a good
one.

COSEL, MAY 7.—We grieve to state that the articles
of consumption which were to have been exposed in
our weekly market yesterday were violently seized
by the mob. The sellers were either robbed of all
or part of their stock. About 50 of the rioters were
taken into custody.
DRESDEN, MAY 9.—On the proposal of the Aus-
trian Government, unless unforeseen obstacles should
intervene, there is to be a congress respecting postal
regulations, which will be held in the course of the
summer. An invitation has been addressed to all the
Governments of Germany, as well as to the Post-
office of Tour and Taxis. It is chiefly intended to
obtain a reduction by abolishing the expense of transit
postage. We may add, that hitherto it is contem-
plated to facilitate only the transfer of letters, and not
those of newspapers.
In the first meeting of the elders of the citizens of
Stockholm the proposal relative to the exportation of
scarcity of corn was rejected.
In several towns of Norway the
dleaayr.ness of provi-
sionspro-
visions, is severely felt, and the communes are actively
seeking remedies to meet the wants of the people.
long-expected
firstl
STUTTOARD, MAY 11.—The long_
nance relative to the examination and taking note
of the quality of corn existing in the kingdom (such
as have just been made out in the Grand Duchy of
Baden), as well as respecting the corn trade, are now
and the apprehensions occasioned by it, as
n f these published
ordinancesun der th dateestat
es
theof thepre
present
the motives, and then, with reference to article 29 of
the Constitution, contains, as the whole, the following
regulations :
Within three days aer the 17th of this month,
an account is to be takften of the existing stocks
in the kingdom of wheat, rye, barley, oats, beans,
flour peas, linseed, maize, potatoes, and rice, in all
places in the kingdom. The account is to be taken
from house to house, by the bailiff and two members
of the municipality of each place, who are to enter in
a list, in a tabular form, founded on their own inspec-
tion, the quantities they have found, which is to be
signed by the proprietors. The estates of the no-
bility are exempted from this measure, but
they have to declare to the officers of their district
authentic extracts from their books, and
accounts
showing the amount of the stock in their possessions.
False statements are to be punished by fine.
The •
general superintendence is given to the commission
for agriculture affairs.
BRUSSELS, MAY. 16.—We are happy to announce
that there was a slight reduction in the price of corn
at market to-day. Numerous vessels have arrived from
Odessa, Smyrna, &c., laden with corn, wheat, &c.
Owing to the late disturbances the communal
Government has published a proclamation forbidding
more than five persons to meet together in the streets.
The King and Court have gone into mourning for
the Archduke Charles for ten days.

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Lift on Sunday next.