Holland and the Netherlands, Australia. 



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HOLLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS. 



Botanic Gai'den at Brussels. — The new Botanic Garden at Brussels, 

 which promises to be so great an ornament to that city, is advancing ra- 

 pidly towards completion. The magnificent range of green and hot-houses 

 is covered in and glazed, and in part occupied with plants, and the tei- 

 races into which the sloping site of the garden has been disposed, are already 

 either partially planted or laid out for the reception of the trees and 

 shrubs, &c., which are to ornament them. One striking feature of this 

 botanic garden, and which few similar establishments can boast, is, that 

 from the "circumstance of its running parallel for upwards of one third 

 of a mile with the new north boulevard, than which it is considerably 

 lower, and separated from it throughout its whole length by a sunk wall, 

 a complete view of the range of hot and green-houses (which occupy a 

 commanding eminence), and of the whole garden {Jig. 11.) is obtained 





a. Low frames with curvilinear roofs, 



b. Low frames with straight sashes. 



c. Six fountains. 



d. Flight of steps. 

 e e. Boulevard. 



without the trouble of entering it from, this boulevard, which forms 

 part of a delightful promenade planted with four rows of trees, now nearly 

 surrounding the whole city. {Note of a Friend, April.) 



AUSTRALIA. 



New Settlement on the Sivan River, on the north-west coast of New Hol- 

 land. — Some account of this settlement will be found in all the news- 

 papers for April, and in No. 78. of the Quarterly Review. Details, accom- 

 panied by criticisms, will be found in the Farmer's Journal for April 27. 

 and May 4. and 11. A gardener, who has 200/. or upwards, and a healthy 

 wife, would do well to consider the very favourable circumstances attend- 

 ing this settlement. A man acquainted with country matters, with 5000/,, 

 by going out there with twenty paupers, and remaining seven or ten years, 

 would, in all probability, increase his property twenty-fold, and might then 

 return home with the consciousness of having done good to others as well 

 as to himself, of having promoted civilisation and happiness generally. 



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