The speculators in money-transactions, we understand, have recently become exceedingly
impressed with the conviction that, whether by de- sign or accident, a great portion of the Dutch Stock has become the prone, ty of foreigners. Coupling this fact with the feelings which are • involuntarily excited by the expensive and procrastinating policy of Holland, it suddenly begins to be seen, that whatever effect this costly policy might have upon Dutch credit or Dutch Stock, would fill prin- cipally upon foreigners, arid so far prove a gain to the Dutch nation , itself. It can • scarcely be supposed that any thing of this nature has been anticipated ; hut if the chapter of' human accidents and hinnours lead to certain possibilities or probabilities, there can be no harm ni looking at things-as they are.—Globe. The College of Surgeons has purchased a house adjacent- to the Museum, on the site of which it is intended to erect a wing to.ther
• present building. They will thaw have-convenient room for their es.
'esjvelibray, and beenablegLiadisplay the increasing tressuresiof their museum. The cost is to be 10,0001 The College has at piesent a eapital of 60,0001.—Medical and Surgical Gazette. On Wednesday night, Captain Ross, accompanied. by some friends* visited the Hop/ Pavilion- Theatre, in the Whitechapel Road, to wit- ness a melodramatic piece, entitled Captain Ross, or the /Pig of the AfetiC Regions. The gallant Captain came ineog. ; but Lia presence became known ; the repot soon got circulated throughout the neigh. bourhood, and in a short tinie- the theatre was crowded to excess. Captain Ross paid the most marked attention to the piece; and was frequently seen to laugh heartily at the performance, particularly that of Hielop, as the representative of himself.
The Gravesend New Steam Packet Company, for carrying passen- gers between London and Gravesend, and for occasional excursions, and towing vessels, has been formed, the whole capital having been taken.
Previous page
