The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-02 00:00:00

ETHEOPIAS ,I,:IIENADEIZS, ST. JAMES'S TIIE•'ATRE.

The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington,
White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat-
ing their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre,
THIS EVENING (Tuesday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com-
mence at Ilalt-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT
will take p'ace every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. The
Performances wi,l commence, each day, at half-past Two o'clock.
The Programme will be varied on each occasion.

Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proortetor, air. W. Batty.
Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, awl other
Members of the RJyal Family.—Mr. BAT i Y has formed an ay.
rangement (for twelve nh,hts only) with M. Pablo Fatigue ; his
first appcarice in Loudon with his highly-trained Steeds. The
Fox-Hounds meet every Evening at Half-past Six,
THIS EVENING
Will be performed THE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course
of Men and Steed.
Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE.
Box-office open trom eleven till live o'clock.—Doors ~pen At sia
an e,nitneuce et half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Brondfoot.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lcssee, Mr, Frances Davidge.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Tragedy of ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Alexander the Great. Mr. Betty Roxana, MIAs Richardson.
To conc!ude with a new Drama, entitled RARY RATTLER; or
ZLc Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole
strenoll of the Company-.
ltox•oflice open from eleven till four o'clock.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Poxes, Is., half-price, 6d.; Pit. 6d.; 6allery, 34.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed the Drama of SIMON LEE ; or, The Murnicr
at the Five Fields' Cops,. Ckaraeters by Messrs. Ricks, Dale, Bird,
Searle, Forman; Miss Vincent, Miss Pearce, &c.
After which, THE I ;it, I. ; or, The Rose Diamond.
To conclude with GALE BREEZELY ; or, A Talc of a Tar.

COLONIAL EXPENDITURE.
( No. 680, Session 1846.)
It appears, by paiiers printed by order of Parliament, that
the yearly cost of the British Colonies is 3,171,6461., of which
the military and naval expenses are actually 2,630,804/. 3s. 7d.
Some of the items of this sum are as under:--
1813 4—Military and Naval Expenses of
Gibraltar ... ... ... ... £221,537 8 7
Malta ... ... ... ... 140,702 11 5
Jordan Islands ... ... ... 131,227 5 1
St. llelena ... ... ••• 28,000 9 5
Sierra Leone, Gambia, and Cape Coast 38,332 17 4
Cape of Good Hope ... ... 297,061 10 5
Maurilius ... ... ... 87,031 8 6
Bermuda ... ... ... ... 96,161 5 10
The Windward and Leeward Command, viz. :
Barbadoes, Trinidad, &c. ... ... 319,560 11 2
Jamaica, &c. ... ... •.• 209,811 2 6
Lower and Upper Canach • • 526,034 16 6
ova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed-
ward's Island, and Newfoundland ... 176,660 12 9
Ceylon .
Australia,lll,72B 3 3
—New Zealand, New Wales,South.
and Van Diemen's Lad ~.
General Military Charges 195,954 3 0
...
... ... 48,941 2 2

We understand that Prince Albert has signified his
intention of accepting the Chancellorship of the Univer-
sity of Cambridge, although the official communication
cannot be made till to-day.

so long announced
The sale of the lands in Te
by Mr. Robins takes place on Tphouar:seadasa
greater attractiontnr
before been submitted to
mart. These lands appear to Y next at the auction
towns,
may. tt, so that
the emigrant then any that have
auction, being contiguous to populous an(Vl,
with water communication assisted by stew/P.:3.4'g
the seeds of vast and unbounded prosperity
dered to be sown in this almost new country to the colonist,
rnli,"
whilst its being under the protection and dominion of
United States ensures good government and its aim ,:t
A 'Wain ooneosse,aiire--wealth.
~- ---, - ZOBBEIVP,OI\-4. CLERIC.—On Saturday informa-
rs received by tbe-`police, that John Hoare, a clerk, in the
aif.,
'w employ of Mr. Mebris, of Parliament-street, had absconded
-4 'with 'a cheque for 481., 33 sovereins, a 51. and 101. note,
4 id:tbat he had been entrusted to convey to the Millbank Pali-
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TIP_III WATER AT LONIION-Rki 'rats DAY.
stornMg 20 minutes after 2. I Evening .. 31 gllnatel after 2