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UNI ED KINGDON
WATER COMPANY.
Capital 500,0001, in 50,000 Shares of 101. each.
Deposits 7s. fid. per Share.
Provisionally Revistered, pursuant to 7th and Bth Victoria, chap.
110 , and Nott;:es, Succiticatiuns, &c.; for an Act of Incorporation
served on the Woods, Forests, :and Land Revenues, pursuant to 9th
and 10th Victoria, chap. 106.

ARTESIAN

~li_E WELLINGTON SURTOUT
CAUTION.—The great success of the wellington Surtont
canseo several. unprincipled persons (against two of whom
„ ~,ding, have been commenced) to imitate this registerod coat,
;.atii,,ln.!h in a material derogatory to its reputation, all persons art
he warned that to make any garment (having sleeves) whether
worn by mai, or female, WlTllttUr SLIOCT• .DER OR SLEEVE-
TOP 7.EA:11:4, whatever may be i s shape in other respects, is a
direct infringement or the patentees designs, and gill in every case be
visited by an action at law.

ship. lam of opinion that if the navigation laws were re-
pealed, the quantity and amount of British tonnage world
dscline. I can show the effect of competition on British
shipping at Rio Janeiro. The port of Rio is open to
the ships 'of all countries. In 1846, 635 vessels, mea-
suring 142,000 tons, entered that port with cargoes. Of
that, number 105 were British ships. measuring 23,262
tons; 158 were Americans, measuring 38.400 tons; 1
Argentine; 74 Swedish, measuring 18,680 tons; 34
Austrian, measuring 10.131 tons; 14 Belgian, measur-
int; 3.654 tons; 36 Spanish, me4suring 6,637 tons; 10
Bremen, measuring 2,290 tons; 1 Chilian, measuring 167
tons; 58 Danish, measuring 12,149 tons; 54 Sardinian,
measuring 8,628 tons ; 3 Dutch, measuring 481 tons ;
23 French, 8 Norwegians, 1 Oldenburgh, 44 Portu-
guese, 4 Prussians, and 7 Russians. The whole of the
foreign ships measured upwards of 119,000 tons. During
the same period 630 vessels left Rio with cargoes, only
67 of which were british, 28 Austrian, 18 Belgian, 15
Bremen, 54 Danis*, 2 Dutch, 22 French, 23 Hamburg,
3 Lubeck, 12 Neapolitan, 6 Norwegian, 45 Portuguese,
4 Prussian, 6 Russian, 53 Sardinian, 17 Spanish, and 60
Sweetish. If the navigation laws were repealed, British
ships' would be as successfully competed with by
foreigners' in our colonial trade as they are now
in the trade with Rio. The principal articles of
,sport from Rid are sugar and coffee, and the chief
articles of import are flour and wine - the flour
is generally 'brought from the United States, and
the wine from Portugal.' They are brought in vessels
that take in return cargoes. If we cannot compete with
foreigners at Rio now, we could not hope to compete
with them in our colonial trade, if the protection given
by the navigation laws was done away with. The Go
vernment requires us to take seven men and one boy for
ever 100 tons in convict ships, and five men and ene boy
for every 100 tons in emigrant ships.
By Admiral Driias--We calculate the tonnage by the
old measurement.
Admiral Dundas-What is your opinion with regard
to the general characters of the masters and mates in
the merchant service?
Mr. Dunbar-I think that they are a very respectable
body of men. I am of opinion it is desirable that masters
and mates should undergo a course of examination before
entering upon service in their respective capacities; but
I think it would be difficult to make a compulsory system.
The masters and mates I myself employ all undergo an
examination with the view of testing their ability in
nautical affairs.
By Mr. Liddell.-The average rate of wages given to
able-bodied seamen in vessels trading to the East Indies
is from 40s. to 455. per month, and the average rate
given to the same class of men in ships trading to Canada
and the north of Europe varies from 555. to 655. per
month. I have taken these as the average rates for the
last five years.
Mr. Ricardo-Can you state the rate of wages given
in any particular ship-say a ship of your own ?
Mr. Dunbar-Yes. My ship the Rawales sailed a few
weeks ago with passengers for Auckland. She is a ship of
635 tons according to the old measurement, and 740 tons
according to the new. The captain's wages (I am now
speaking from memory) are 10/. per month ;
but he has
perquisites, 5/. per month for finding extras for his
cabin, 2f p-r cent. on all the freight the ship earns,
ana in case she carries passengers, as she did in this in
stance, he " finds" them, and ailows me one-fourth of
the profit. The chief mate gets 61. per month; the
second mate, 41. 10a; the third mate, 21. 15s. to 34; the
steward, 2/. 15s. to 31.; the carpenter, 51. to 5/ 10s.;
the boatswain, 31.; the cook, 2/. 15s. to 31.; and the able
seamen have 2/. each. To navigate the Ramalese there
are required, besi les the captain, three mates, six petty
officers, twelve able seamen, eleven ordinary seamen, and
five apprentices, making a total of thirty-seven persons.
I am perfectly satisfied with the ability and nautical
skill of the captain and the officers of the ship, and I
place every confidence in them.
By Mr. Liddell.-I think that the rates of wages
given to the officers and crew of the Ramales is as low
as they could possibly be placed at, consistently with
the position of the parties.
Admiral Dundas-I qsk you, as a landsman, if you
were going to America, and had the choice of two ships,
differently officered, one by men who had undergone an
examination by a board of nautical men, and the other
commanded by persons who had not undergone any
such course of examination-I ask you, which ship
would you prefer sailing in ?
Mr. Dunbar-If I knew the owners I would as soon
sail in one as in the other.
Admiral Dundas-That is not an answer. As a
stranger to the owners, which ship would you choose
to sail in ?
Mr. Dunbar-I should say that I would go on board
the vessel that was commanded by the officers whose
nautical knowledge had been tested before the board.
By Alderman Thompson-I always make strict in-
quiry with regard to the integrity and ability of masters
and mates before I employ them.
By Mr. Liddell.-During the last twelve months the
lowest contract rate for taking out emigrants to our
colonies was 10/ per head, and the highest rate was
under 141. per head.
By Admiral Dundas.-The Government require that
the officers employed in taking out emigrants or convicts
shall have passed an examination on nautical matters.
By Mr. Liddell-I very
seldom send out my ships to
Australia with the expectation that they will get return
freights which will pay me. When they cannot get
freights At a remunerative rate I have always ordered
remuneratingatrrate they
that they shall no on to India. I have known ships to
remain for three months, and even longer, at Sydney
generally
before they could get freights. The freight for wool has
averaged frarn Id. to lid. per lb.; but that is
gbeet athtafkreeigthhet
ships; n d inf
by no means a remunerating rate ;-lid. per lb. would
cargoes.
By Alderman Thompson-I have never heard of
foreign ships
y
being preferred to British ships at Aus-
tralia,_ India
captains nsse
acractihn
oo cannot
or at any of
the other ports to which my vessels
tino
trade.
By Mr. Liddell--_I have heard of a few, very few, ships
sailing from Bremen and Hamburgh with emigrants
to the British colonies; and I have been told that they
are by no means as well provisioned as British emigrant
ships. I was told that a Britishship sailed from France
for Rio a few days ago,
had
board only
a that they on
a little meal and barley to feed the crew and passengers.
Mr. Ricardo-Do you know this ?
Mr. Dunbar-_I was informed of by the owner of the
vessel, who is in this room, She it
e is a vessel of 250 tons,
and had 200 emigrants on board. She was not provided
with a medicine chest, and only with the sort of food I
have already described.
By Mr. Liddell-T
be Emigration Commissioners have
made out a scale for the regulation of passengers, and
the provisioning of thern. Under that scale the expense
of providing each of the emigrants with water, medical
comforts, and berths, amounts to from 71. Bs. to 7/. 12s.
per head.
By Mr. Ricardo-I do not think that foreign ships
taking out emigrants to the British colonies are obliged
to comply with the regulations of the Emigration Com-
missioners.
By Mr. Liddell-I do not believe that emigrants can
be conveyed from this country to Australia at a less ex-
pense than I have stated.
By Mr. Villiers-I send my ships from Australia on
to India in ballast, because I considered that lid. per
lb. freight for wool would not remunerate me for my
trouble and the outlay of my capital, but other parties
are found who bring home wool at that rate.
Mr. Ricardo--I believe that shipowners are not in the
habit of doing anything without being paid for it.
Mr. Dunbar-Yes, indeed, they are. I believe that
the shipowners of England are the worst paid body in
the country, taking into consideration their risks and
eikpenses.-(A laugh.)
.13y Sir G. Clerk-The shi
andps 0.11 range in burden
between SOO and 700 tons, are a very valuable class
of ships. The reason why other shipowners bring
wool from Australia at lid. per lb. is often in conse-
quence of their not having capital to send on their ships
to India in search of a freight, and frequently because
the captains have orders not to go further than the port
to which the ship originally was outward bound with a
cargo. I certainly have found it more advantageous to
send my ships on to India than to let them bring home
wool from Australia at a lower rate than lid. per lb.
By Mr. Mitchell-Bringing home wool for led. per lb.
freight would give some, but very small remuneration to
the ship owners.
By Mr. Liddell-One penny and one-eighth
per lb.
for wool would amount to Si. per measurement ton; and
then the expense of stowing, which is paid by the ship-
owner, amount amount s. per ton, which leaves only 31,
155., and that could not remunerate the ship. owner; it would take nearly 50 per cent. more adequately
to pay him. My ships have frequently brought copper
ore from Australia. I have never heard of any difficulty
in obtaining shipping there for exporting the reduce of
the colony. However, from the quantity of ore that hs
been discovered unexpectedly there, there may have beena
some temporary difficulty in obtaining ships to export
it. I have never allowed my ships to wait in Australia
for cargoes. I have desired that they should leave for
India immediately, in case they did not get a certain
amount of freight. My vessels have brought over cop-
' per ore for four guineas a ton ; but
I have known,
within a few months, three vessels to have brought ore
for 41. 12s. 6d. a ton. I presume the additional freight
ence of the •
I was given in consequincreased supply of ore
in the colony.
I 1 Mr. Ricardo-You do-Youbring ore for four guineas per ton,
and yet you require 61. ss. per ton for wool. How do
account for that ?
Mr. 111 ntsar-A ton of ore does not take up near half
the space that a ton of wool does. A ton of ore does:
not take up more than 17 square feet, whereas a ton of
wool takes up about 50 square feet.
Mr. Ricardo-How do you make that out ?
Mr. Dunbar-You must knew that there is a great
iifferenee berwsen a ton measurement in loading a ship,
atal a ion weight ; a ton weight of wool would occu
100 square test, Wool is thaeaini
a
. .y a better cargo than ;
ore, because it is lip, I.terthe
cargoes
from Aus-
tralia are generally rnixed. but
By Alderman Thompson-I should not take an entire
cargo of copper ore-31. per ton for copper. ore, and lid.
per lb. for wool, would give a fair remunerating freight.
By Mr. Ricardo-In point of fact, you require 14Z per
'On weight for
Mr. Dunbar-Certainly ; hut..__
Mr Rseardu-I vely want you& o,,va view ui the
question.

PATRONS
The Most Noble the Marquis 4,f NORTHAMPTON, Belgrave-square
The Right Hon. Lord Az:HLEY, Upp,r Brook-street, Grosvenor-sq
TRUSTEES.
Lord Chas. Beane'ere, Lowndes- Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq.,
street, Lownoes-square. M.P., Portland-place.
Wiliam Alexander sPKinnon, Luke Jas. Hansard, Esq., South-
Esq., M.P., Hyde-park-place. I amptou-st., Bloomsbury-sq.
NANAGING DIRECTORS.

Every genuale coat has a stamp bearing the royal arms, with a
number indicative .f the size, also the name and address of the
patentee, JAMES' FoUGERE, 6, CONDUIT-STREET, REGENT-
sTRE h.T, and 11, P• aLLTRY, near the Mansion-House, LONDON,
to imitate which is felony.

John Boni, Esq , M.D , M.R L and E., George-st., Portman-sq,
}..ward Smith. Esq., R.N., John-street, Adelphi.
Gerrard Barry, Esq., M.D., M R.C.S.L., Char7est-st., St. James's-sq.
Jo hua Stoptbrd, Esq., East India Chambers, City.
Charles Blunt, Esq., Montagu-place, Russell-square.
William Henry Mayne, Esq., 31. D., M.R.C.S.L., Howland-street,
Fitzroy-square.
Ellis Price Sutton, Esq., Great Ormond-street.
(With power to add to their number.)
BANKERS.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, MAY 12, 1847.
THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE
EAST INDIA COM'P'ANY do hereby give Notice,
That the RATE of INTEREST payable upon the Company's
Bonds will be from 3/. lOs. per cent. per annum to 4/. 10s. per cent.
per annum from and after THIS DAY.
JAMES C. MELVILLE, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, MAY 12, 1847.
, riIE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
A. INDIA COMPANY, do hereby give Notice,
That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY
will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY the
26th instant, at E'even o'clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of
nine Proprietors of East India Stock, as expressed in the following
Letter, viz. :
" To lie Honourable the Chairman and the Directors of the East
India Company.
" Honourable Sirs,—We, the undersigned Proprietors of East India
Stock, request that your Honourable Court will convene a Special
General Court of Proprietors, at the earliest convenient period, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the acknowledgment re-
turned by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, to the
Resolution passed by the Special General Court of Proprietors, held
on the 25th March last, in order that the Court of Proprietors, hav-
ing due regard to the responsible trust vested in them by law, may
determine upon th., course which it becomes them to adopt on this
extrardinary occasion.
" We have the honour to be, Honourable SP-s,
" Your most obedient servants,
" ARTHUR JAMES LEWIS.
"JOHN BRIGGS.
. " JOHN POYNDEB.
" I. SULLIVAN.
" JOSEPH HUME.
" HOLT MAcKENZIE.
" CHAS. FORBES.
" ROBERT J. BAGSTIAW.
" CHAS. GRANT."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.
London, May 8, 1847.

London Joint-Stock Bank, Prince.4-street, Bank : Commercial Bank
Lothbury.
• SECRETARY—JOSIitIa Stopford.
ASSISTANT-SECRETARY—Richard St. George Graham.
21, East India Chambers, Leadenhall•street.
PROSPECTUS.
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' When we look to the vast population, $:113 consider the eminence,
the trade, the enterprise, the great manufacturing and coo-anemia!
interests of this metropolis, it becomes a matter of no little surprise
that the most active means have aot, long since, been taken to ob-
tain a better supply of water, and to get rid of the mud-and-water
monopoly which has so grievott,ly existed for many years past.
The subject is one upon which so much has been said, and such
universal complaints made, that it is altogether unnecessary to
dilate upon the crying evil, or to offer a single remark beyond that
which is rendered so self-eVident to every disinterested and dispas
sionate mind.

Of the eight companies supplying London with water, the New
River is the most extensive. It was constructed by Sir Hugh
Mhpileton, at an expense of about 150,0001. When, in 1834, the
public were much excited in corPequence of the bad water supplied,
a Parliamentary inquiry on the sul&ct took place, and t2ommis.
sieners were appointed... Front the evidence then given it speared
that the capital invested by the New River Company was 1,116,91141.,
by the other Companies 2,127,595/., making a total of 3,224,5591.
Although the New Silver Company paid an enormous bonus (300 per
cent. on the paid-up capital) yearly to the shareholders, there was
a balance o 157,2061. 10s. 6d. remaining, which :s snore than the ori-
ginal cost of construction. The average number of houses supplied
In 1834, accordin_ to the minutes ot evidence, was 196,492, at the
annual value of 276,2001„ about 1/. 10s. yearly per house. Pure
water can be supplied for one-third that sum, and leave a profit, to
the capitatst who invests in this speculation, more enormous than
that of the New River Coin' any.
Hence the opportunity has presented itself for the formation of a
Company for the supdly of pure water at an inconsiderable Attlay,
and upon those sure and unerring principles of Artesian Springs
which have been so generally adopted on the Continent —unf,iling
and =nieces •fully established to the satisfaction ot the most sceptical

BEERSELLEIIS' ANNIVERSARY DINNER.
THE THIRTEENTEI • ANNIVERSARY
DINNER of the ME fROPOLITAN NEW PUBLICANS'
PROTEt 'TIoN SOCIETY, will take place at White Conduit Tavern,
Pentouville, on THURSDAY, August 5, 1847.
The ANNUAL STEAM-BOAT EXCURSION to the RIVER
MEDWAY, will tae place on TUESDAY, June 8, 1847.
unite, 51, Threadneedle-street.
J. BISHOP, Secretary.

With reference to supplying London with pure spring water, let it
be unders'ood, that the surface of chalk on which London is built re-
ceives and retains rain on an average of twenty-one inches per an-
num. This chalk-bed or basin has an extent of 12,500 sq are miles.
Each square mile contain:, allowing one-third for evaporation, no less
than 3,208,228 hogsheads of water per annum, or on a hundred square
miles, one-twelfth of the surface, 320,822,800 hogsheads. The supply
of water last year by the different companies was 314,553,012 hogs-
heads. Thus the London bed is capable of supplying more than
twelve times the quantity needed, sufficient for all the towns in Great
Britain and Ireland.
So certain and conclusive have been the experiments tried, that
the most successful result has attended every instance in procuring
water upon the principle stated.
The metal pipes, as now used by the London Water Companies
will net be adopted by the United Kingdom Artesian Water Com-
pany. Glass, and some such tubes as cannot be corroded, will only
be in use. The recent repeal of the duty on glass and porcelain
make such pipes cheaper than metal.
Shareholders shall be protected from all responsibility beyond the,
actual amount of shares taken.

SOUTH ON ACCIDENTS.

Now ready, foolscap Bvo.. price Five with Woodcuts,
HOUSEHOLD SURGERY; or, HINTS ON
EMERGENCIES.

Jiy JOHN F. SOUTH, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital.
EXTRACT FROM AUTHOR'S PREFACE.

" The object of this work is to give some useful hints as to the means
which all people have it in their power to employ when accidents
happen which require immediate attention, and no medical man is at
hand and cannot be obtained for hems. Such cases are n .ither few
nor unimportant, and many serious consequences, nay, even death,
may be prevented, if a ju licious person, having been put on the
track, make use of the simple remedies almost every house affords,"
London : C. Cox, 12, King William-street, Strand.

All applications for Shares must be addressed to the Secretary of
the United Kingdom Artesian Water Company, at the Office, East
India Chambers, Leadenhall-street, City, London.
FORM OF APPLICATION F.:11 SHARES.
Sir,—l hereby request you to allot ma Shares of 101.
each in the United Kingdom Artesian Water Company ; and I gua-
rantee to pay, when called on, a deposit of 7s. 6d. per Share for such
Shares, or any lesser number that you may eliot to rue,
and to sign the deed of partnership when necessary.
Residence•••• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • .
Names of two Refereences,

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ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON,
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
oa fill occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted at the lowest possible
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