The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-26 00:00:00

llurst and Blackctt, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn.

THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH'S LIFE AND WORKS.
Fourth Edition, in 2 vols. Bvo., price 28s. cloth,
A MEMOIR of the REV. SYDNEY SMITH.
By his Daughter, LADY HOLLAND.
With a Selection from Ills Letters, edited by Mrs. AUSTIN.
Tho Rev. SYDNEY SMITH'S ELEMENTARY SKETCHES of
MAUL PHILOSOPHY. Third Edition, fcp. Bvo. price 7s.
The Rev. SYDNEY SMITH'S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS.
1. In Pocket Volume . ..... • • ..3 vols. fcp. Bvo., 21s.
2. Complete in One Volume.. Square crown Bvo., 2 le.; calf, 30s.
3. Library Edition. • 3 yols. Bvo., Portrait, 38s.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longinans.

Second Edition, Now Ready, price la.
T ECTURE on the PRODUCTS and
RESOURCES of BRITISH INDIA.
By 31ONTACWE GORE, Esq.
Delivered before the St. James's Literary and Philosophical
Society.

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Just published, Fourth Edition, price 65.,
BERTINCHAMP'S NATIONAL FRENCH
GRAMMAR, with a Mantutl of Commercial Forms.
London : Whittaker and Co.

NEW SERIAL 11'ORK BY mR. CEIARLKS DICKENS.
On the 31st of December will be Published, to be completed in
Twenty Monthly Parts, Price One Shilling each, Part 11. of
L IT T L E O R R I T.
By Csalprellc ENa-
With Illustrations by lIABLor K. BROVInE.
Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-Street.

On the Ist of January, 1856, will be published, No. 1., prices ls., of
THE POPULAR HISTORY OF ENGLAND :
An ILLUBTAATED Maros!' of Society and Government from
the Earliest Period to our own Times By CHARLES KNIGHT
The PoruLAn HISTORY OF ENGLAND will he beautifury printed in
medium octavo—illastrated with about 1,000 Wood Engravings;
and will be divided into SG Monthly Parts.
London : Bradbury an I Evans, 11, Bouvet& Street.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The
Directors hereby Give Notice that they will receive Money
en Loam, to pay off Debentures falling due, and are prepared to accept
Tenders ior the same for a period of 3,5,0 r 7 years, at 5 per cent.
per annum. Application may be made to the undersigned.
By order of the Directors.
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
raddingto* Station, 2d November, 1855.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of
C %NADA.
NOTICE IA HEREBY GIVEN, That the Transfer Books of the
above Company will be Closed from Tuesday, the Ist day of January,
185(3, to Tuesday, the 15th, both days inclusive, for the purpose of
making up the Half Year's Interest accrued on the " A" Series,
Queb2c and Richmond, St. Lawrence and Atlantic, and Toronto and
Guelph Issues of Grand Trunk Shares.
Each of the Proprietors regis erect on the 31st December, will have
a Warrant forwarded to him for the amount of Interest to that date.
Notice is also given, that the Interest at the rate of six per cent.
per annum accruing on Debenture Certificates, No.l (or Company's),
and Debenture Certificates, No. 2 (or Government), up to the 31st
December, will be payable on and after the 16th January, 1856,
the Certificates to be deposited at this office three clear days prior
to the receipt of the Interest.
By order of the Board.
C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
Offices of the Company, 21, Old Broad-street, London,
19th December, 1855.

ESTABLISHED 1837.
RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
PANY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Empowered by Iler Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
MAJott-Garmit.i.t. ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, at the
lowest possible rates consistent with security to the assured.
E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
I, Princes-street, Bank, London.

MR. GORDON GUMMING has the honour
to announce that TWO NEW PICTURES will be added
to his AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT on the 26th. The subjects
will be, Ist, The Hunter's Troop of Sixteen Horses attacked by Fire
Lions, painted by Harrison Weir ; 2d, A View of the River Limpopo.
with large Herd of Hippopotami, by Richard Leitch.-232, Piccadilly