The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-17 00:00:00

No. 10,76,3. LONDON WEDNESDAY
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SOCIETY 01? PAINTERS IN WATER
COLOURS.
The FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION is NOW
OPEN, at their Gallery, 5, Pall-mall East, each day, from Nine
till Dusk

Admittance, One Shilling. Catalogue. Sixpence.
J. W. WRIGHT, Sec.

A Iteration of the Hours of Exhibition.—Last Week but One of
GENERAL TOM THUMB'S FAREWELL
LEVEES at the EGYPTIAN HALL, as he POSITIVELY
CLOSES on SATURDAY, June 27.
The Little General will appear on Monday and during the Week
in all the Costumes and Per ormances in which he had the honour
of appearing three times before her Majesty, and at all the prin-
cipal Courts of Europe.
Hours of Exhibition from Half-past ,Three to Five ; and Half-
past Seven to Nine o'clock. Admission, Is. Children, under Ten
years of age, Half-price.
All Tickets that have been issued will he received, notwithstand-
ing their dates. ,
After Nine o'clock each IGveriing, the General appears in his New
Play at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre.

R 0 SHERVILLE GARDENS.
Admittance, Sixpence each.
THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 17th pf June.—AMUSE-
MENTS—Archer}, Rifle-shooting, and the rlaze, Popular and
Comic Songs by celebrated vocalists, Military an ..71 Quadrille Bands
will he in attendance, under Dr: Wallis. Dancing nommences on
each day at Five o'clock, Baron Nathan, M.C.
On THURSDAY, the 18th of June, being the Anniversary of the
Battle of 'Waterloo, and in honour of that illustrious warrior, his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, the officers, non-commissioned
officers, and privates, who fought and bled at Waterloo, insuring so
glorious a victory, there will be a grand Fete and Gala in these
grounds, and for this special occasion Signor Auguste Gellini is pre-
paring a magnificent display of Fireworks, including a splendid device
of an Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington, supported with
flar, trophies of war, &c. To conclude with the storming of the
Tower, amidst rockets, shells, &c. Military and Quadrille Bands will
attend on the occasion. Baron Nathan, M.C.
FRIDAY, June 19.—Amusements same as Tuesday.
SATURDAY, June 20.—Grand Fete and Gala, Signor Gellini's
ascent and descent. To conclude by a brilliant display of Fireworks.
Refreshments of all kinds can be obtained in the Gardens, pre-
pared by Winch and Calder. All the Gravesend Boats touch at the
Rosherville Pier.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
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
has, on all 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 on the lowest possible
rates.

This day is published, neatly bound in cloth, price is., Vol. 111. of
D OUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING
MAGAZINE.

With Illustrations by John Leech.
London : Published at the " Punch" Office, 85, Fleet-street

Thic day is published, neatly bound In cloth, price 3s. 6d., Vol. I. of
THE ALM AIN ACK OF THE MONTH.
A REVIEiV OF EVERY.THIN4 AND EVERYBODY.

EDITED ,BY GILBERT ABBOTT a BECKETT
With numerous Illustrations by Richard Doyle.
London : Published at the " Punch" Office, 85, Fleet-street,

COURT CIRCULAR.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel Wylde, and Colonel
Bouverie, went yesterday morning to lay the foundation
stone of the Royal College of Chyrnistry, in Hanover-
.aquare.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
their usual walks and airings yesterday. in the garden
of Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and
attended by Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, Capt.
Taylor, Sir David Davies, and the Rev. J. R. Wood, left
her residence, Marlborough House, at half past nine
'o'clock, yesterday morning, for the Bricklayers Arms'
station, to proceed via South Eastern Railway to Rams
gate, en route for the Continent. Her Majesty receive.]
visits on Monday evening, at Marlborough House, from
their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Cambridge.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an
airing in an open carriage and four yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at-
tended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron Knese-
beck, honoured the Duke and Duchess of Northumber-
land with her company yesterday 'afternoon at Sion
House.

A deputation waited upon the Commissioners of her
Majesty s Woods- and Forests yesterday, at the office in
Whitehall Place, respecting the Battersea embankment.
The deputation consisted of the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., Mr. James Pattison,
Mr. G. Lyall, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Alder-
man Humphrey, M.P., Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Hall, Mr.
Harrison, Mr. Bunn, and the City Remembrancer.
Mr. Hope Johnstone, accompanied by the Provost of
Edinburgh, and the Provost of Glasgow, had an inter-
view with Sir George Clerk, yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.

Sir Thomas Fremantle, deputy-chairman of the
Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India
Colonies.

The Earl of Westmoreland had an interview with
Sir George Clerk yesterday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday. The Lords present were the Lord President,
the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
Mr. Kindersley, Queen's Counsel, was heard on the
Vasareelely cause from Madras. The case was ad-
journed.