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From our heart we congratulate the Earl of DUN.
DONALII.OII the compensation which he has receiver!,
for thirty year,' injustice, by his restoration to knight-
h)ol A paragraph in the Castle of Tuesday night
formally announce:i that Vice-Admiral the Earl of
DUNDONALD is once again a Knight Grand Cross of
the nos Honourable Order of
the Bath. By that
declaration the presant Government
been
once acknow-
ledges
that a heinous cruelty ha
towards thi, heroic sailor by the preceding Per‘P,etrated
tratious, and prochittas to the world that the chim.nt.s-
of our d;stinguished countryman remains utZnalct'eri
and lit Again we express our most ear.nest :elieitatict,s to Lord DUNDONALD for the tardy
ibut briiiiant expiation of Ministerial injustice with
which her MAJI:.STY'S existing advisers have striven
1 ed sorrows. May the
to c ompensate his pro.ong
tiatigfaction exwrienced by this,Noble and
Gallant :Peer at an avowal so imperatively
demanded by truth obliterate the recollection of the
wrongs and contumelies with which he hag been for
years instilted May he find in the contentment and
serenity th,wing from an expression of national con-
trition like this, an enjoyment immeasurably beyond
the sufferings entailed upon him by more than a
quarter of ,a century of national ingratitude
History would have done ample justice to this
eminent a; ad valoroUs man, had the State continued
blind tee' at' :intr. Indifferent to his services.
Nay, hirtc;:ey kas already done him the justice he de-
serves.. T name of Codurtass ranks among those
London, England, 1847-05-27

GREAT SOUTHERN- AND WESTERN
RAILWAY (IRELAND).
EIGHTH • CALL OF 51. PER SHARE,
Making 351. called up on each Share.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a resolution passed
by the Board of Directors. the PROPRIETORS of SHARES In the
Consolidated Capital of this Company are hereby REQUIRED to
PAY a CALL of 51. PER SHARE, 21. 10s. on or before FRIDAY,
the 25th day of June. and 21. 10s. on r before MONDAY, the 26th
day of July next, to any of the node' mentioned Banker,. Accord-
ing to the provisions of the Acts of Incorporation, interest at the
rate of Four per Cent per Annum. payable half-yearly. will be
Allowed on the amount of Deposits and Calls paid up until the Rail-
way shall be completed ; but sikuld any Cad remain unpaid aft r
the day above-named, Interest at the rate o: Five per tent. ter
Annum will be Charged the eon ; and `• no interest shall accrue to
the Proprietor of any Share upon which any Call s tall be in arrear
in respect of such Share, or any other Share to be holden by the
same Proprietor during the period while such Call shall remain un •
paid." By Order of the Board,
WILLIAM TAYLOR. Secretary.
3, College-green, Dublin, May 22, 1847.
Bank of Ireland, Dublin.
Messrs. •slyn and Co., Lombard-street, London.
Manchester and Salford Bank, Manchester.
Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool.
Borough Rank, ditto.
All Shareholders wishing to pay money in anticipation of Calls,
will be allowed Int, rest on same at the rate of Five per Cent. per
Annum from the date of payment.
London, England, 1847-05-27

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re-
spectfully informed, that a grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place
TATS EVENING, May 27, when will be performed (first time
In this country) Donizetti's Opera, entitled

LA FIGLIA'DEL REGGIXENTO.
Maria, 3fdlle. Jenny Lind; La Marchesa di Berkentleld, Mdme.
Solari; SulpizioSergente, Signor F. Lablache ana Toniv, ..a---
Gardoni.

To be followed by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart-
ment, combining the talents of Mdlle. C. Grisi, SLllle. L. Grahn,
Mdne- C. Rosati, Mdme. P. Stephan, and Mille. Cerito, M. Perrot,
and M. St. Leon.

In the course of the evening a Divertissement, in which will be
presented the celebrated Pas de Cinci, from the Ballet of " Rosida,"
by Millie. Cerito and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlle. Cas4an,Jamev,
and Monore ; and a new Pas de Deux by Mdlle. Rosati and M.
Perrot.

To conclude with the revived and admired Ballet,
LA ESMERALDA.

The principal characters by Mdlle. Carlotte Grlsi (her first appear.
ante), 3fdlle. Copere, and Mdme. P. Stephan. M. St. Leon, M.
Gooselin, and M. Perrot. _ _

,
The doors open at Seven The Opera to commence at Half-pall
Seven o'clock.

ROYAL I I'ALLiN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. on THURSDAY next, May 27, when
Will be performed Mozart's Opera,
DON GIOVANNI,
which has been some time in preparation, will be performed, with
the most perfect ensemble, embracing a triple Orchestra, Ballet,
double Chorus, with all the leading Artis:es, including Grisi, Per-
sian!, • Corbari, Mario, Rovere, Tamburitti, Tagliafico, Ley, &c.
To render as perfect an ensemble as possible in the performance of
this Opera, Mdlle. Fanny Elasler and Mate. Dumilatre, have kindly
Consented to dance tne minuet. Conducted by M. Costa.
To conclude with the new grand Ballet, in three Acts, entitled
LA SAL AMANDRINE.
Principal characters by Mdlie. Fanny Elssler and :Mlle. Dumilatre ;
also Mdlles. Berlin, Neodot, De Melisse, Delechaux, O'Bryan, and
M. Pstipa.
The Subseribers, 'Nobility, and Gentry are respectfully informed
that an additional Pit and Box entrance is now opened under the
Piaui, Covent-garden.
London, England, 1847-05-27

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
.1. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed Shakapere's tragedy of KING LEAR. King
Lear. Mr. 31 acready ; Edgar, Mr. Creswick; Goneril, Mrs. Warner;
Cordelia, Mrs. Stirling; Regan, Mrs. Fosbrooke.
After which a new Drama, entitled THE ICI vG AND THE
PIPER. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Walton, Barker,
Wynn, Debivanti, Granby, Miss E. Stanley, Miss G. Smithson, and
Miss Marshall.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proprietor and Manager Mr. William Batty.
Um'er the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the
Royal Fy.
Spier.did combination of Novelties, a.
inmil addition to which Mr. Batty
has engaged Mcllle. Lamina, the Female Equestrian.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Equestrian Magica Sketch, THE HOLDEN
FOOTED STEED; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley.
Une., tailed SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of
Horsoi:Anship, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes.
Too Aicludc w.th Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE
OF AV, Y DOS ;or, The Corsair.

Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
Stalls, `s.; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 34; Pit, 2a.; Gallery. la
Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every eveninz at Seven o'clock,
London, England, 1847-05-27

THE LONDON WEATHER.

The following letter has been addressed to the Editor
of the Times :
Sir,—The weather recently has been of so extraordi-
nary a character, particularly the changes in the tem-
perature, that I am induced to send you a copy of my
register for the past few days. Sunday last exhibited
excessive electrical influences early in the day, which
increased as the sun progressed to the meridian. The
lowest point of the atmospheric temperature of the pre-
vious night was 63 deg. of Fahrenheit, and at one o'clock
P at. the shade thermometer indicated 82, and the sun
aspect 106 ; the latter advancing to 115 at half-past two
o'clock, and the former to 87 at three o'clock. At ten
o'clock the heat was 73, and was not below 65 during the
night. On Monday the air was in a more negative state,
and the temperature 20 deg. lower, as %Till be seen by the
annexed table. Last night the lowest point was 50,
which presents the extraordinary difference of 37 deg.
between that and the shade of Sunday, and of 65 deg.
between that and the sun register. There is no doubt
that severe thunder-storms occurred on Sunday.—l re-
main, Sir, your subscriber, H. P.
Bermondsey-square, May 26.
Lowest Highest Highest
previous in the in the Barometer.
night. shade. sun's aspect. inches.
May 22 ... 56 ... 76 ... 91 ... 30.04
23 63 ... 87 ... 115 29.94
—24 ... 65 ... 68 ... 81 ... 29.84
25 ... 51 ... 67 ... 80 ... 30.05
—26 ... 50 ... 741- . . 98 ... 30.16
P.S. It will be seen that to-day the temperature has
been very high ; wind S.E., as it was on Sunday. Last
year the shade thermometer did not exceed 90 on the
22d of June, and the sun temperature was not above
116 Aug. 1.
London, England, 1847-05-27

CIDENT ON
,THE EDINBURGH

AND GRANTON RAILWAY.
One of those accidents or fatalities against which the
only security is the incessant vigilance of well-trained,
skilful officers, occurred on the Edinburgh and Granton
line, betwixt three and four o'clock on Friday last.
Providentially no lives were lost, though three individuals
were more or less injured ; but the warning thus given
to the company promises once and for all to prevent any
similar casualty. The quarter-past three o'clock down
train, consisting of three carriages, had reached the
Scotland-street station, where it stood awaiting to be
attached to the locomotive to proceed to Granton. We
chanced to be present at the time, and observed one of
the guards on the top of the train arranging the luggage;
suddenly a rumbling noise was heard in the tunnel,
which waxed
,louder and louder, denoting the quick
approach of a carriage; the above guard looked round
for a moment in the irection of the tunnel, and then
hastened from the top of the carriage, but with such
lightning rapidity did the carriage descend the
tunnel, that the guard almost instantly disap-
peared from our sight betwixt the wreck of
the last carriage of the train, which on being struck was
dashed to fragments, and with the three passengers in-
side thrown on the platform. The two remaining car-
riages of the train were propelled forward, but were
uninjured. It was found that the break truck which
precedes the trains whilst descending the tunnels had,
while in the course of adjustment to the succeeding
train at Canal-street, been allowed to slip on to the in-
cline ; the breaksman was in it at the time, and finding
the truck commencing to descend, he applied himself to
the break, but turned the screw the wrong way, so that
instead of checking, he opened out the motion. Pro-
bably he imagined that the break was ineffectual, but at
all events he lost his presence of mind, and leaped from
the truck sustaining some injury from the shock. The
truck, which weighs about seven tons, being thus left
uncontrolled, rolled down the tunnel with an increasing
velocity, and must have attained the rate of at least sixty
miles an hour when we saw it issue forth at the Scotland-
street end of the tunnel, and the next instant dash into
the train.

The line was soon cleared, and working as usual in the
course of an hour from the collision. A medical gentle-
man, residing in Scotland-street, was immediately in
attendance, and, along with another surgeon, who was
also promptly on the spot, lent the requisite aid to the
sufferers, one of whom was severely cut and contused,
and after having his wounds dressed, was conveyed
home in a carriage. The remaining two were not so
severely hurt; but we are happy to learn that all are in
a fair way of recovery. It is, therefore, so far satisfac-
tory, that we have no fatal case to record, and we trust
nothing farther will occur tl shake the confidence in this
line, the general arrangements of which, with the excep-
tion of this untoward occurrence, have been anxiously
London, England, 1847-05-27

13, Great Marlborough-street.
MR. COLBURN WILL PUBLISH,
On Saturday neat, May 29,

TEE FOLLOWING INT "RRESTING NEW WORKS:-

ZENON, THE MARTYR. By the REV. R. COBBOLD, M.A.
3 vols., post Bvo.

Vol. X. of AGNES STRICKL2-ND'S LIVES OF THE QUEENS
OF ENGLAND.

MEMOIRS OF VISCOUNTESS SUNDON, Mistress of the Robes
to QUEEN CAROLINE, Consort of GEORGE LI.; including Let-
ter. of the most celebrated Persons of her Time, now First Published
/yarn the Originals. By MRS. THOMSON, Author of " Memoirs of
the Court of Henry VIII.," &c., 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Nlarlhorough-street.
Orders received by all Booksellers.

13, Great Marlborough street.
MRS. TROLLOPE'S
ou NEW NOVEL,
IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
Orders received by all Booksellers.

MR. PRESCOTT'S NEW lIISTORIcAL WORK
THE CONQUEST of PERU
IS NOW READY.
_

2 vols. Svo., with Map, Plates, &c., 325. bound.
Richard Bentley. New Burlington-street,
Publisher in irdinary to her Majesty.

AN TWERP, BRUSSELS, and the RHINE.
LONDON TO Ci)LOJNE IN THIRTY HOURS.
(S -a r assage Seven Hours Duly.)
The Antwerp Company's powerful, splendid, and very fa rite
steam-ship ANTWERI'EN, T I tOMAS JACKSON, Commander (re-
fitted and re-decorated throughout in the most sumptuous manner),
leaves the St, Katharine's-wharf, Tower, every Sunday Morning at
Ten o'clock, returning from Antwerp every Wednesday Atternoon at
One o'clock. By this steamer and the raProad from Antwerp, ti a-
yellers going to the Rhine reach Cologne in thirty hours. The general
accommodation for passengers on board this renowned ship, as well
as her spacious Ladies' and Private Cabins, are entirely unequalled.
Carriages and horses may be sent to the wharf up to one hour b fore
' the time of starting, but all applications for the shipment of goods
must be made to the London agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon,
123, Fenchnrch-street, where, as well as at the Packet-office, 33,
Regent circus, Piccadilly, berths may be secured and every Informa-
tion obtained.
London, England, 1847-05-20

FINE ARTS.

THE HOUSE IN WHICH SHAKSPERE WAS
BORN. Drawn by J. T. Clark, and engraved by
T. H. Ellis.

A rumour has been afloat of late that the lowly
dwelling-house in Stratford-upon-Avon, which was
sanctified by the birth of the most glorious poet this
world over saw, has not merely passed into the hands of
another proprietor, but that it is actually in danger of
being levelled with the ground. So prevalent has this
report beome that the Chief Commissioner of her Ma-
jesty's Woods and Forest has been communicated with
upon the subject; and what was the reply given to that
communication by Lord Morpeth ? Why, that the
Government could not become the purchaser of this
priceless relic of antiquity, because it ought peculiarly
to belong to the British public. How could it possibly
come more immediately into the possession of the British
public than through the instrumentality of the Govern-
ment? We dissent from this opinion of Viscount
Morpeth—we dissent from it in tote—and we are only
amazed that a Noble Lord of his literary taste and
literary reputation, and we may say literary enthusiasm,
should have slighted so favourable and becoming an
opportunity for offering a distinguished homage to the
everlasting memory of William Shakspere. The de-
struction of such an edifice as the tenement
we speak of seems to us literally nothing less
than sacrilege. The house is essentially an object
of national pride, it should assuredly be an object for
national conservation. To it the illustrious of all gene-
rations since those of Elizabeth and the first James have
resorted; the renowned of all nations, the brave, the
noble, the beautiful, the wise, the good, have made
pilgrimages as to a shrine, to look with in-
terest about the room in which the immortal had
first drawn breath, to gaze with awe upon the
adjacent tomb in which his merely perishable form
had been deposited, and to tread in reverential silence
the ground which had once been hallowed by his foot-
steps. Is it meet that such a house as this—is it
meet, we ask, that such a house as this should be
profaned by the measuring tape of an appraiser, or
chaffered away under the hammer of an auctioneer?
Above all, is it consistent with our reverence for this
preternatural genius,is itconsistent with our love for this
almost miraculous intellect, to look on with indifference
while his birthplace is threatened with destruction?
There is time yet to prevent a catastrophe which must
otherwise be very shortly irreparable. Whatever may be
the ultimate decision in regard to Shakspere's house at
Stratford-upon-Avon, the present engraving must ever
be regarded as an invaluable and beautiful memento.
It is gracefully and boldly drawn, and engraved by a
faithful and brilliant artist. The impression before us
is a gem ; admirable alike for itself and for its almost
sublime associations.
London, England, 1847-05-20

FINE ARTS.

THE HOUSE IN WHICH SHAKSPERE WAS
BORN. Drawn by J. T. Clarh, and engraved by
T. H. Ellis.

A rumour has been afloat of late that the lowly
dwelling-house in Stratford-upon-Avon, which was
sanctified by the birth of the most glorious poet this
world ever saw, has not merely passed into the hands of
another proprietor, but that it is actually in danger of
being levelled with the ground. So prevalent has this
report become that the Chief Commissioner of her Ma-
jesty's Woods and Forest has been cDmmunicated with
upon the subject; and what was the reply given to that
communication by Lord Morpeth ? Why, that the
Government could not become the purchaser of this
priceless relic of antiquity, because it ought peculiarly
to belong to the British public. low could it possibly
come more immediately into the possession of the British
public than through the instrumentality of the Govern-
ment? We dissent from this opinion of Viscount
Morpeth—we dissent from it in tote—and we are only
amazed that a Noble Lord of his literary taste and
literary reputation, and we may say literary enthusiasm,
should- have slighted so favourable and becoming an
opportunity for offering a distinguished homage to the
everlasting memory of William Shakspere. The de-
struction of suck an edifice as the tenement
we speak of seems to us literally nothing less
than sacrilege. The house is essentially an object
of national pride, it should assuredly be an object far
national conservation. To it the illustrious of all gene-
rations since those of Elizabeth and the first James have
resorted; the renowned of all nations, the brave, the
noble, the beautiful, the wise, the good, have made
pilgrimages as to a shrir.e, to look with in-
terest about the room in which the immoral had
first drawn breath, to gaze with awe upon the
adjacent tomb in which his merely perishable form
had been deposited, and to tread in reverential silence
the ground which had once been hallowed by his foot-
steps. Is it meet that such a house as this—is it
meet, we ask, that such a house as this should be
profaned by the measuring tape of an appraiser, or
chaffered away under the hammer of an auctioneer?
Above all, is it consistent with our reverence for this
preternatural genius, is itconsistent with our love for this
almost miraculous intellect, to look on with indifference
while his birthplace is threatened with destruction?
There is time yet to prevent a cata.strophe which must
otherwise be very shortly irreparable. Whatever may be
the ultimate decision in regard to Shakspere's house at
Stratford-upon-Avon, tt,e present engraving must ever
be regarded as an invaluable and beautiful memento.
It is gracefully and boldly drawn, and engraved by a
faithful and brilliant artist. The impression before us
is a gem ; admirable alike for itself and for its almost
sublime associations.
London, England, 1847-05-20

GROUP XXVI.

The Committee on this group re-a.csembled this morning
in room 12, at two o'clock, to resume the consideration of the
DERBYSHIRE, STAITORDSHIRE, AND
WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION,
and they shortly afterwards adjourned till three o'clock to-
morrow.

GROUP XXVII.
The Committee in this Group, Mr. Cardwell (chairman),
were engaged all the morning arranging clauses in
The Eastern Counties Railway (Wisbeach to Spalding).
The Great Northern Railway (Branches to King's Lynn).
The Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham (Wisbeach to Sut •
ton• bridge).
The clauses having been agreed to, and all the business of
the Group disposed ot; the Committee broke up.

GROUP XXIX.
MIDLANDS (BRANCH TO BRAYPORD
MERE).
The Committee met at twelve o'clock.
There being no opposition to the branch, evidence was
gone into p,o forma, and the preamble was declared to be
proved.
The Committee then proceeded with the clauses.
London, England, 1847-05-20

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

A visit yesterday to this favourite and most attractive in-
stitution was sufficient to reduce the hyperbole, that " all
London goes to Epsom ou the Derby day." Notwithstand-
ing the Derby, and the temptation to out-of-door amuse-
ments offered in every direction round the metropolis by I
fine hot day in May, the Royal Polytechnic Institution was
very numerously attended throughout the day and evening.
There is a newlecturer added to the strength of the scientific
department in the person of Dr. Hunter Lane, whose
chemical lectures, as was to be expected from his established
reputation, give considerable satisfaction. Dr. Backhoffuer,
of course, continues, from morning to night, the varied con-
tributions of his rare acquirements and talents to the trea-
sures of knowledge and pleasure presented in this unrivalled
temple of 'practical science. We were greatly pleased with
the painstaking and lucid manner in which Mr. Crispe gives
the explanations of the great number of curious and in-
teresting models spread over the great hall. These explana-
tions form a very important feature in the day's entertain.
ment, and are attended to with deep attention. Mr. Long-
bottom's Physioscope, Armstrong's Hydro-electric Engine,
the Dissolving Views, the Cosmorama, and the excellent
music of the director, Dr. Wallis, are still prominent and per-
manent attractions. We should direct attention to the
Electrical Eels, as constituting the most interesting living
objects of natural history in Europe.
London, England, 1847-05-20

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

The weekly meeting cf the Repeal Association, post-
poned yesterday in consequence of the death of therd-
Lieutenant, took place this day at the Conciliation-hall,
Mr. James Burke in the chair.
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL read a long letter from Lor4
Ffrench, and covering a subscription of 54
Mr. J. REYNOLDS made a long speech in reply to the
Nation newspaper, which asserted that the Association
was in a state of bankruptcy. Mr. Reynolds denied that
the fact was so ; they had reduced the expenses from
3001. to 301. a week, and their income was equal to all
the present wants.
The rent was announced to be 491. 7s. 6d.
CORK AND PASSAGE RAILWAY.—The k wor -s on this
railway will be commenced forthwith.

STATE Tla 018
____________------
MANCHEST
,--TTheßre has been rather
more inquiry for yarns talky, but sales have been ef-
fected only at lower rates. There has been a little more
doing in goods, but without any improvement in prices.
Short time is gradually extending in different districts
and its adoption will doubtless be hastened by the adV
vance in the price of cotton, reported elsewhere.
ROCHDALE, MAY 17.—There has been a better feeling'
in the market to-day, but little or no improvement in
the demand for goods: the buyers are waiting to hay*
them for less money, which has been resisted on the part
of the manufacturers. Wool is rather easier to buy. at
somewhat lower prices.
HALIFAX, MAY 15.—Our piece hall to-day presented
the usual dull appearance, and scarcely any goods were
disposed of. The demand tor yarn has greatly fallen
off; and a great deal of machinery is running short
time, with the prospect of more mills following their ex-
ample. Very little wool, of any kind, is changing hands.
The price of long wool is in favour of the buyer, more
especially in lower sorts; but short wool remains firm '
fl
on account of the scantiness of the supply.
IIvDDEitsFIELD, MA', 18.—W, 11.4 v. tigain had a veryk
1
I flat markt.,t; icanufacter make bitter complaints, any,,several mills are wOlkittg half time. t,
LLEDS, MAY 18.—Out market continues in the simic
inanimate condition as we have had to report these In di
few weeks. Business is at the very lowest ebb, and thy.
advent of a favourable change seems as far removed a*
ever,—Manchester Guardian,
London, England, 1847-05-20

THE CROPS IN IRELAND.

We have most melancholy news to communicate
about the crops. A fortnight ago everything looked
promising, but a very considerable change has since
taken place. It will he understood that we are only
referring to the neighbourhood of the town, as we
have not had any means of ascertaining the condition
of the crops in the distant parts of the county. But
about Sligo the crops have within the last few days
undergone a deplorable alteration. Wheat has turned
out very badly. Mr. Wynne, of liazlewood, sowed
a large quantity of this grain, and we understand
it, at present, presents a wretched appearance.
Mr. James Wood, of Woodville, has four-
teen acres of wheat down, which looks so
unpromising that he is hesitating whether
he will plough it up, and set barley or not. Mr.
Vernon, of Finisklin, is about to re-stt his wheat
land with barley. And the wheat crop, every place
we have had an opportunity of witnessing it, seems
burned up ; it it yellow,
.red, any colour but green.
But the most distressing intelligence we hive to an-
nounce is, that the disease has reappeared in the pota-
toes. The failure of the wheat crop is quite apparent
to all, that of the potato requires, in its present stage,
more discrimination and judgment, to detect. But,
we believe, the existence of the disease is quite evi-
dent and visible to agriculturalists.—Sligo Champion.
We are happy to state that the crops in this neigh-
bourhood, notwithstanding the unfavourableness of
weather during the last few days, appear in a very
favourable and cheering condition.—Athlone Sentinel.
London, England, 1847-05-20

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 20.—The Clyde arrived this
morning, at 8.45, with 71 passengers, 1,073 oz. of gold
dust, 202 casks of coffee, 16 bsles of tobacco, 24 of sar-
saparilla, and 53 sundry packages. Her dates are—St.
Jago de Cuba, April 24; Jamaica, 25th; Jacmel, 26th;
Porto Ri'zo, 28th; Demerara, 19th; Tobago, 21st; Tri-
nidad, 21st; Barbadoes, 24th; Grenada, 26th; St. Vin-
cent, 26th ; St. Lucia, 27th ; St. Martinique, 27th ;
Dominique, 27th ; Guadeloupe, 27th ; Antigua, 28th ;
Montserrat, 28th ; Ne vis, 28th ; St. Kitt's, 28th ; Tor-
tola, 29th; St. Thorne's, Ist of May; Fayal, 13th.
The mails will leave by the eleven o'clock train. The
crops were highly favourable, and the weather equally
so; the weather home, however, was very unsettled, and
a severe gale was encountered on the 14th and 15th.—
Herald.
London, England, 1847-05-20

GROUP XXV.

MA.NCEESTER, BUXTON, AND VIATLOCE.
AND MIDLANDS (JUNCT ON AND DEVI-
ATIO)ZS).
The Committee met, at the usual hour, in Room 13, but
in consequence of the report of the Railway Board not being
received,
The Committee adjourned till the 2d June.
London, England, 1847-05-20

LORDS" AMENDMENTS.

On the motion of Mr. R. SPOONER, the Lords'
Amendments to the Newmarket and Chesterfield Rail-
way (Extension to Thetford) Bill were agreed to.
EDUCATION.

Mr. THORNELY presented petitions from Wolver.
hampton, praying that in any grant for the purposes of
education, the Roman Catholics might be included.
HEALTH OF TOWNS.

Petitions were presented in favour of the Health of
Towns Bill from Hull, Leeds, places in Cornwall, and
Warrington;
TRUCK SYSTEM—COAL MINES.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
coal. miners of England and Wales, complaining of the
.truck system, and praying for the appointment of Go-
vernment inspectors.
POOR-LAW BILL.
Mr. HENLEY presented petitions from Henley-on-
Thames and Warwick praying for the amendment of the
Poor-law Bill of last year.
REPORTS ON RAILWAY BILLS 4

Mr. GREENE moved that the report on the. Paisley,
Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway Bill be taken into con-
sideration this day, notwithstanding that the breviate of
the Bill, as amended in Committee, has not been laid on
the table the day previously. Also, that the report on
the Paisley and Renfrew Railway (Sale and Improve-
ment) Bill, be taken into consideration this day, not-
withstanding that the breviate of the Bill, as amended
in Committee, has not been laid on the table the day
previously.—Agreed to.
ANATOMY ACT.

Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from numerous
working tradespeople in the town of Leeds, complain-
ing that the provisions of the Anatomy Act were not
carried out, and that the inspector did not send annual
returns to the Houses of Parliament as he was bound to
do. The petitioners prayed for an investigation into the
provisions of the Act.
RAILWAYS BILL.

The order of the day for the second reading of the
Railways Bill was discharged.
AGRICULTURAL TENURE.

Mr. PUSEY presented several petitions from differenk
parts of the country praying for an improvement in the
law of agricultural tenure.
REPORTS ON PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. GISBORNE gave noticethat,atthe time of
private business, at the first meeting of the House after
the holidays, he should move that it was not expedient
that reports upon private Bills should be further consi-
dered in that House.
PAROCHIAL RATING-.
An HoN. MENBEn. (whose name we could not learn)
presented a petition from an union in the county of
Buckingham, praying that a system of union rating
should be substituted for the present system of paro.
chial relief.
London, England, 1847-05-20

G YPT IA N HALL, PICCADILLY
THURSDAY Next, May 20.
The most EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION of ABORIGINES
EVER SEEN in EUROPE, landed in Liverpool by the brig Fanny,
Captain Wheeler, and will be EXHIBITED, for the first time,
at the EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly, on THURSDAY.

TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN, and a BABY, of the BOSTESMAN
or BUSII TtiII3E, from the interior of South Africa, a race that,
from their wild habits, could never before be induced to visit a place
of civilization. This opportunity of gratifying the man of science
and the student in zoology has only been obtained by great personal
exertion on the part of the gentlemen who have brought them to
England, at an immense outlay of capital. On the passage to Europe
a baby was born at sea, thus adding to the great interest that must
be excited by their appearance.

From the Liverpool Journal : —"Bosjesmans, or Bush People, from
Southern Africa—lnteresting specimens of a most extraordinary race
of human beings have been landed in our port; they are the Bosjes-
mans, or Bush People from the interior of South Africa, of which so
mach has been written by the missionaries, and the few who have
travelled to that far distant region. They are natives of the country
berder:ng the Great Orange River, 1,200 or 1.400 miles from Cape
Town. They exhibit almost as striking an absence of the intellectual or
higher faculties as is observable in the skull of that mockery of
humanity, the Baboon, while the preponderance of the animal is al-
most equally as great. In every respect they are calculated to excite
the greatest astonishment, and to confirm to the full those " Tales
of Travellers" which we have certainly been inclined to look upon
with suspicion. We could scarcely have credited that such a race
could bo in existence on the earth. That they are. genuine no one
can doubt ; in proof of which we give the following extract from a
Cape Town Paper of the 24th December, which we have just re •
ceived :—" We understand the brig Fanny; Captain Wheeler, which
recently left Table Bay for Liverpool, had on board an unusual kind
of exportation, viz., two males and two females of the genuine Bush-
man species; they are in charge of a Mr. J. G. R. Bishop, who has
been at considerable trouble and expense in procuring them from the
interior. They are authentic specimens of this diminutive and ra-
pidly decreasing tribe of Aborigines, found only in Southern Africa.
For particulars of the habits and disposition of the Bosjesmans,
see Professor Ltichtenstein's, Barchell's, Campbell's, Backhouse's,
Methune's, and Moffatt's Travels in South Africa.

Admission One Shilling, and Reserved Seats Two Shillings and
Sixpence.
London, England, 1847-05-20

THE POLISH BALL.

The Dilchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Bedford, the
Duchess of St. Albans, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the
Lady Charles •Fitzroy, the Lady Caroline Sanford, and the
Lady Agnes Duff, were among the ladies' patronesses of the
above ball who attended the final meeting at Willis's Rooms
on Tuesday last. The following is the programme adopted :
" The lidies patronesses to rendezvous in the tea-room at
ten o'clock.

"roil ladies and their partners belonging to the fancy
quadrilles, to rendeavous in the lower room at ten o'clock,
Tia.:—

" The Cameli►a Quadrille, under the direction of her Grace
the Ducheas of Bedford.

" The Strawbefry Quadrille, under the direction of Lady
Charles Fitzroy and Viscountess Milton.
" The Polish Colours Quadrille under the direction of Vis-
eountess Ebrington.

" The Mazurka, under the direction of Lady Agnes Duff.
" The ladies and their partners belonging to the above
dances will proceed to the ball-room, where the ladies will
bake their seats. As soon as they are assembled, the doors
will be thrown open, and the ladies patronesses will make
their entrée two and two in orderof precedence.
" Whilst the procession is entering the ball-room, the
Polish national anthem will be played, after which the dances
will be danced in the order as above detailed."
London, England, 1847-05-20

GENUINE EAU DE COLOGNE,
imported direct, and kept two years in the docks before sold.

ROSS and SONS beg to say that in consequence of the spurious
trash offered, they are induced to make known the system adopted
by them fur the last thirty years, of selling only the Genuine, and
that two years old. In consequence of their enormous consumption
they are enabled to sell the best at little more than is charged for the
spurious, the latter being as inferior as British brandy is to foreign.
Prices—A single bottle, 3s. ; a case of six, 165.; six cases at once,
15s. per case, for cash only.
Address ROSS and SONS,II9 and 120, I3ISIIOPSGATE-STREET,
LONDON.

P.S.—They have still a few dozens left of some that has been
seven years in bond.

QPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE.
The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty
years have used this eelebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only
article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, rod or
grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black,
without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro-
duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change ; and it
can be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tend to destroy
the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap-
plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing
the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lOs
per bottle.

To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fleldgato
street, IVhiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn-
hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 140, Oxford-
street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-
street ; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London •bridge ; Finnigin,
Milsem-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of mos
Perfinners and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to
any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid.
Please to ask for Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye.'
bserve. the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper.
London, England, 1847-05-20

4, LEADENIIALL-STREET, NEAR THE INDIA-ImUSE.
ost people complain that Shaving's a bore,
E ach day's painful scrape only chafes an old sore.
C hoose the Cutler who stands at the head of the trade:
II alf the battle depends on a well• temper'd blade,
I n the front of these lines his name is displayed.
THE most recherche STOCK of PAPIER
MAMIE ARTICLES, DRESSING CASES, WORK BOXES,
TEA TRAYS, WRITING DESKS, kr., in London. Everything
for the TOILET and WORK TABLES ; MECill'S famous BAGA-
TELLE TABLES.
London, England, 1847-05-20

GROUP XXXIII.

The Committee met this morning at twelve.
GREAT NORTHERN (EXTENSIONS TO
LEEDS AND WI:U=I'IEL?), DEVIII-
TIONS, &c.)

The proceedings commenced by Mr. TALBOT, who claimed
(and argued his claim at considerable length) to be beard on
behalf of the London and North-Western Company, against
the proposed extensions of the Great Northern Railway to
Leeds and to Wakefield.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS appeared as the counsel for Lord Mex-
borough, and consented, on the part of his Lordship, to with-
draw the opposition to the Bill, provided in case of the passing
of the Great Northern Railway Bill, that that company
should consent to the terms of the agreement entered into
between the Leeds and Dewsbury Railway Company and his
Lordship.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM contended that Mr. Talbot had
no right to appear on the part of the North-Western Com-
pany, there being no petition of that company referred to
the Committee. With respect to the arrangement between
th. T....ds and 11....h.n, mxit..,..7 with Loiti Mexborough,
he could only say that he was at present perfectly ignorant
of the nature of those arrangements, but he could venture to
say, on the part of his clients, that they were perfectly ready
to make arrangements that might be considered fair and rea-
sonable to the parties immediately concerned.
Mr. TALBOT, in reply, said that, although by the general
rule he admitted that he could not appear without a petition,
yet, under the peculiar circumstances of the case he was in-
titled to appear, there not having been sufficient time to pm-
pare a petition to the House since the decision of the Com-
mittee on Saturday last, as to the course they proposed to
take with respect to the Bills before them.
The room was then ordered to be cleared. The Committee
deliberated, and upon the parties being called in,
The CHAIR3LIX said, the Committee are of opinion that
the objection taken by Mr. Talbot is a good one, and must
prevail. The Leeds and Dewsbury Railway having sold
themselves to the London and North Western Company, and
the Committee having proceeded, ever since they were made
aware of that fact, upon the assumption that the London and
North Western parties were really before them, the Com-
mittee do not think that they can allow the Leeds and Dews-
bury Railway to turn round and repudiate the London and
North Western Company, and stand in an independent posi-
tion ; they think the objection, therefore, a valid one.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS then claimed to be heard on behalf
of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, as against the Mid-
land Counties scheme.

Mr. TEMPLE objected to such a course.
Mr. Sergeant WILKiNs replied; and the Committee again
ordered the room to ba clearod.

Upon the pasties being recalled, the Committee decided
that they were of opinion that the preamble of the
London, England, 1847-05-20

NEW NOVEL BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo.,
M.ARALADIJKE HERBERT;
Or, The Fatal Error.
A STORY FOUNDED ON FACT.
By the Countess of BLESSINGTON,
Author of " The Femme de Chambre," &c.
" A powerfully written novel."—Athenmum.
" A novel of uncommon merit, and replete with interest."—Lite-
rary Gazette.
" A work of extraordinary interest, and high literary finish,"—
Morning Post.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.
London, England, 1847-05-20

N©. 17,057.

WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER-
TAINMENTS.
At the MUSIC-lIALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE,
On MONDAY EVENING, May 24, at Eight o'clock, Mr. EVIL.
SON will give an Entertainment on the
SONGS OF SCOTLAND,

In which he 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
Aberfeldy—Tam 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 SECOND.—Wha wadna fecht for Charlie ?—lle's o'er the hills
that I loe wcel—The women are a' gane wud—Wae's me for Prince
Charlie !—There are twa bonnie maidens—Tak your auld cloak
about ye.
Tickets, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes for Six Per-
sons, 15s. ; for Eight, hi.
Mr. WILSON will give an Entertainment at Crosby Hall, Tuesday,
May 25: and a Morning Performance on the Songs of Scotland, at
Willis's Rooms, on Friday, June 4, at half-past two o'clock.

OYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY of
I'
ENGLAND.
Th, GENERAL MAY MEETING will be held at the Society's
House in Hanover-square, on SITUB,DAY, 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 1835.

London Office, 8, A-ustinFriars, May 15, 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, for the following purposes :—To elect Three Directors, in the
place of those who go out by rotation, viz., John Studholme Brown-
rigg, Esq., M.P., George Holgate Foster, Esq., and Charles Morris,
Esq., who, being eligible for re-election, have been proposed accord
ingl3-; 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.
London, England, 1847-05-20

THE CROPS IN IRELAND.

We have most melancholy news to communicate
about the crops. A fortnight ago everything looked
promising, but a very considerable change has since
taken place. It will be understood that we are only
referring to the neighbourhood of the town, as we
have not had any means of ascertaining the condition
of the crops in the distant parts of the county. But
about Sligo the crops have within the last few days,
undtigone a deplorable alteration. Wheat has turned
out very badly. Mr. Wynne, of llazlewood, sowed
a large quantity of this grain, and we understand
it, at present, presents a wretched appearance.
Mr. James Wood, of Woodville, has four-
teen acres of wheat down, which looks so
unpromising that he is hesitating whethe^
he will plough it up, and set barley or not. Mi.
Vernon, of Finisklin, is about to re-set his whcst
land with barley. And the wheat crop, every place
we have had an opportunity of witnessing it, seems
burned up ; it it yellow, red, any colour but green.
But the most distressing intelligence we have to ar •
nounce is, that the disease has reappeared in the pota.
toes. The failure of the wheat crop is quite apparent
to all, that of the potato requires, in its present stage,
more discrimination and judgment, to detect. But,
we believe, the existence of the disease is quite evi-
dent and visible to agriculturalists.—Sligo Champion.
We are happy. to state that the crops in this neigh-
bourhood, notwithstanding the unfavourableness of
weather during the last few days, appear in a very
favourable and cheering condition.—Athlone Sentinel.
London, England, 1847-05-20

LEEDS CENTRAL STATION BILL

was proved, and that the preambles of the remaining Bills
referred to the Committee were not proved, viz., the
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Extension to Water-
ford, &c.)
Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway.
Great Northern (Extension to Leeds and Wakefield, &c.,

and. Deviation).
The Committee then adjourned until Tuesnay week, when
it is proposed to proceed with the clauses of the Leeds
Central Railway Station Bill.

GROUP XXXV.

EAST MANCASIMIE DEVIATIONS (RAW—
STENST.AI.I. COAL EILANCH).
The Committee met this morning, Mr. Fitzroy in the
chair, when they first took the Rawstenstall Branch, which
is merely a short extension, of ten chains long, of the East
Lancashire line, to enable the directors to get at certain va-
luable beds of coal. There was no opposition to the Bill.
London, England, 1847-05-20

TO LADIES.

ROWLA.NI);§—-k A L Y DOR
an ORIENTAL BALSAMIC PREPARATION of singular
efficacy in thoroughly purlrying the Skin from all Pimples, Spots,
Blotches, Redness, Freckles, Tan, and Discolourations, producing a
healthy freshness and transparency of Complexion, and a softness
and delicacy of the hands, arms, and neck. It is invaluable as a
Renovating and Refreshing Wash in Travelling ; and, in cases of
Sunburn, Stings of Insects, or Incidental Inflammation. Its virtues
have long and extensively been acknowledged. Its purifying and re-
freshing properties have obtained the exclusive patronage of the Queen,
the Court, and the 1103 al ramily of Great Britain, as well as the
principal Courts of Europe, and the most distinguished Nobility and
Gentry of all civilised nations.
Beware of Spurious " KALYDO/tS," containing mineral as-
tringents utterly ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their re-
pellent action, endanger health. Each bottle of the genuine has
the words " ROWLANDS' KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A.
ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire
of the Hon. Commissioners) on the Government Stamp affixed on
each. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle.

Sold by the Proprietors, and by Chemists and Perfnmers.
London, England, 1847-05-20

~bß'~~ls~ y3S

LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1847.

PRIVY COUNCIL.
ller 'MAJESTY held a Privy Council at three o'clock
this afternoon at Buckingham Palace, at which it
was expected the appointment of Lord CLARENDON
to the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the room
of the late Lord BESUOROUGU, would take place.
Most of the Cabinet I‘linisters were expected to
attend the Privy Council.

Lord BROUGHAM perseveres nobly in
eliding in the
dissemination of knowledge among all
fellow-countrymen. While certain theoraetsi:sprl)f-i his
thropists are wrangling in provincial town-halls"
expatiating in provincial newspapers, upon the pro.
priety of different schemes of education, the true and
London, England, 1847-05-20

THE TOWN .I.ND BAY OF GIBRALTAR.

The ?ffenagerie contains many specimens, including the Giraffe,
Gazelles, Re. The Promenade Concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A
representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge
of Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the
SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR.

Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc-
tion of the Town, and Blowing up of the flattering Ships.
Durinkthe season, M. JULLIEN will give a series of Concerts;
the Band`will consist of one 11-.nclre4 Performers.

Adiniseion, One Shilling.
London, England, 1847-05-20

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Preprletor and Manager. Mr. William Ratty.
Under the patrenage of the Queer, Prince Albert, and the

Royal FAmily.
Last nights of the grand Equestrian and Dramatic spectacles, pre-
vious to the Whitsuntide splendid productions.
THIS EVENING

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Will he performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of TIIE BRIDE
OF ABYDOS ; or,. The Corsair.
Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the performances of
the Arabian horse, Diamond of the Desert ; the four Mexican Antipo-
dean Artistes ; and the celebrated Clown. Mr. W. F. Wallet.
To conclude with ZARAII ; or, The Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. I). Broadfoot.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 33 ; Pit, 23. ; Gallery, Is. ;
tipper Gallery, 6d. Commence every eveninmr at Seven o'clock,
London, England, 1847-05-20

ROYAL VIC TORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING

Will be perfotmed RU II; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor,
Bernard, Mr. Hicks ; Itnth, Miss Vincent.
After which, THE Stitt' BOY ; or, The White Slave of Guade-
loupe. Julian, Miss Vincent.

To conclude with JACK—AND JACK'S BROTHER; or, The
Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the
Company:

Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.

RI)YAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

tinder the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c.
Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

- - - _
The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable
expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with
Bower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the
grand Pictorial Representation of
THE TOWN .tND BAY OF GIBRALTAR.
_ .

The Ifenagerie contains many specimens, including the GiratTe,
Gazelles, &c. The Promenade Concerts, conducted IT Godfrey. A
representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge
of Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic l.dsplay, representing the
SIEGE OF GIBUALTAR.
Bowing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc-
tion of tne Town, and Blowing np of the Battering Ships.
During, the season, M. JULIA EN will give a series of Concerts ;
the Band will consist of one h-ndre4 ?ertormers.
Ad,oissiou, the Shilling.