The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-19 00:00:00

DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.
Now ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., 28s. bound,
MEMOIRS OF THE
0U S E 0 F COMMONS,
From the Convention Parliament of 1688-9, to the Passing
of the Reform Bill, in 1832.
By W. C. TOWNSEND, Esq., M.A.
"We have here a collection of biographical notices of all the
speakers who hare presided during the hundred and forty-four years
above defined, and of several Members of Parliament the Itiest
distinguished in that period. Much useful and curious information is
scattered throughout the volumes. Mr. Townsend's judgment on
public characters appears to be, in primal, candid and dispassionate."
—Quarterly Review, December.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
Now Ready, and may be had of all B seookllers, 3 vols. Bvo., with
Portraits of the Marquess Wellesley, from the originals, by Sir
Thomas Lawrence, and Count D'Orsay, and a Portrait of Tippoo
MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MOST NOBLE
RICHARD MARQUESS WELLESLEY,
K.P. and K.G., D.O L., &c.
Successively Governor-General and Captain-General of India ; Bri-
tish Ambassador in Spain ; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Including
A numerous Collection of Letters anal Documents. now first pub-
lished from original MSS.
By ROBERT ROUIERE PE..4.11CE, Esq.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street,
(Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.)

THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
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the eve of the
MEETING OF 1 PARLIAMENT
so important to the principles of
FREE TRADE,

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ha
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A CARD.
R. CARTER, THE LION KING, presents
his compliments to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, who
have so liberally patronised him on every occasion, and begs te inform
them that neither himself, nor any of his lions, tigers, &c., will
ever appear at the Marylebone Theatre, or any other minor house in
London.
P.S.—Mr. CARTER'S MAMMOTH HORSE will be exhibited at
the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, every day, from I I A.M. till 9 rat., for
a short time previous to his departure to America.

THE FIRST GRAND ETHIOPIAN CON-
CERT will take place at the Hanover-square Rooms en
WANESDAY Evening,, January 21, under the direction of Mr. James
A. Dumbolton.
The original Ethiopian Serenaders, Messrs. Germon, Stanwood,
Harrington, Pell, and White, respectfully announce to the Nobility,
Gentry, and the Fublic, that they will have the honour of appearing
for the first time in Europe, on the above evening, at the Hanover-
square Rooms, in one of their inimitable entertainments, consisting
of songs, glees, choruses, comic sayings, burlesque lectures, &c., in
character, accompanied with the accordion, banjo, conjo tambo, and
bone castanets ; the music taken from the most popular operas of the
day, interspersed with Ethiopian melodies. The Ethiopian Serenaders
have been received with the most unqualified approbation through-
out the United States, and on one occasion they had the honour of
appearing, by special invitation, at the private mansion of the Pre-
sident of the United States, and were honoured with the company of
the President, his Cabinet, Foreign Ministers, Ambassadors, &c.
The second Ethiopian Concert will be given at the Hanover-square
Rooms, on FRIDAY Evening, the 23d. Performance on each occasion
to commence at Eight o'clock.
Admission, 2e. ; Reserved Seats, 3s.

CORN-LAWS.
APUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitantslls
Westminster will be held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
Strand, TO-MOILROW, Tuesday, January 20th, to Petition Parliament
for the Total and Immediate REPEAL of the CORN-LAWS.
The Chair will be takes by HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, Esq.,
M.P., at Six for Seven o'Clock in the Evening.
GEORGE IIt7Gf.',ETT, Secretary.