The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-17 00:00:00

No. 16,689. LONDON, TUESDAY

GRAVESEND FOR SIXPENCE.
BOAT AND RAILWAT'INCLUDkD.
Tae Star and Blackwall Packets leave the
BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL.
WEEK DAYS.—At 9%, 10%, 12, 1%, 3%, b, and 7.
SUNDAYS.—At 9%, 11, 1%, 5, and 7.
The Trains starting One Quarter of an Hour before eaoh of
these times.
FROM THE ROYAL TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.
WEEK DAYS.—At 8)4, 9%, 11% 1,3, 5, and 6.
SUNDAYS.—At 834, 11%, 3,6, and 6.
Qn Monday Mornings an extra Packet at half-past 7.
Fore Fare, 6d.; Chief F.ire, 9d.
Bills of the times for boats calling at the intermediate Piers, to
be obtained at the Star Office, Blackwall Railway.
Star OBlee, Gravesend, March 14, 1846

riIHE CAMPAIGN on the SUTLEJ creating
1 immense interest at the present' moment, there is exhibiting
at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Portraits of the
most Distinguished Men both in the SIKH ARMY and GOVERN-
MENT of LAHORE, taken by a lady of rank, distinguished in the
Fine Arts, during her residence in India. Also,Fortraits of Sir Henry
Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady Sale, &c. By means of the OPAQUE
MICROSCOPE these interesting Portraits are on a magnifict nt
scale. Mornings, at Half-past Four o'clock ; Evenings at a Quarter
to Ten. The LECTURES include those on ASTRONOMY, during
Lent on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, COLEMAN'S WORK-
ING MODEL ascending and descending Inclined Planes, &c.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

GENERAL TOM THUMB.
Hours of Morning Levees changed. The Little General is giving
his final Levees every day and e,ening at the Egyptian-hall (up-stairs).
He has had the distinguished honour of appearing three times before
her Majesty, and or performing before and receiving brilliant
presents from all the principal Sovereigns of Europe. He is twenty-
.ches high, weighs only fifteen pounds, and is the most
charming, symmetrical, and graceful little man being.

Hours-from Half-past Twelve to Two, Half-past. Three to Five,
and Half-past Seven to Nine o'clock.
Admission ls.—Children half price. . .

.
His engagement every night at the Lyceum Theatre will in no
manner conflict with his usual hours at the Egyptian-hall, which
terminate at nine o'clock.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS_

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Connuans.)

MONDAY, MARCH 16.
The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills
ordered to be brought in by the undernamed *ion. Members :
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester (WorsboreUgh

Branch)—Mr. Parker and Mr. Ward.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways Junction—

Viscount Duncan and Mr. Loch.
Midland (Birmingham Extension)—Mr. Hudson and Mr. Muntz.
Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Railways—

Mr. Hudson and Mr. Bsnbow.
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth—Lord H. Lennox and Mr.

Mangles.
Chichester and Bognor—Earl of March and Mr. J. A. Smith.
East Coast—Lord G. Bentinck and Mr. Tumor.
Midland (Barfield to Elsecar, and other Branches)—Mr. Hinde and

Mr. Hudson.
Leicester and Birmingham (with a Branch)—Mr. Spooner. Mr.

Parke, Sir J. Easthope, and Mr. Dugdale.
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Amendment —Mr. Craig, Mr.

Rutherford, and Mr. Macaulay.
London and Birmingham Grand Junction, and Manchester and
Birmingham Railways Amalgamation—Colonel Anson, Mr. P.

Stewart, and Mr. Mangles.
Lo2i.don. and Birmingham (Aylesbury Railway Perehase)—Mr.

Mangles and Mr. Benbow.
Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction—

Mr. Christopher and air. W. Collett.
Edinburgh and Glasg.w and Wishaw and Coltness Railways June-
..

tlon—Viscount Dtinean and Mr Loeh.
Leeds and Thirsk (SL Helen's Branch Deviation)--Mr. 0. Dun-

combe, Sir G. CocibUrn, Mr. Beckett, an.i Mr. Milani.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Monkland and Klrkintillock, Ballochney,
and slamannan Railways Junction—Viscount Duncan & Mr. Loch.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Forth and Clyde Navigation

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Junction—Viscount Duncan and Mr. Loch.
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbrldge Extension—Mr. H. Johnstone,

Mr. Lockhart, and Mr. P. Stewart.
Furness and Windermere—Mr. Alderman Thompson, Colonel Low-
ther, and Mr. Patten.

RAILWAYS

Select Committee on Group No. 12,

Mr. Hayter discharged ; Mr. Vernon Smith appointed Chairman.
Lord Northland and Mr. Hildyard discharged ; Marquis of Granby
and Hon. W. Fitzmaurice selected, and added to the Committee.
Select Committee on Group No. 16.

Colonel Conolly discharged ; Lord Brooke, selected, and added to
the Committee.

PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS.