The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-03 00:00:00

By LEIGH HUNT.

"Kensington, with Itsi'Alace, is rich in historical recollections
and reminiscences of the Augustan age of English literature. In
Leigh Hunt the subject has found a writer capable of doing itjustice.
We feel indebted to him for having produced these pleasant volumes
of historical and literary gossip about the Old Court Suburb."—Lite-
rary Gazette.
Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn.

THE NOCTES AMBROSIANzE.
This day is published, the First Volume of the

W ORKS of PROFESSOR WILSON,
Edited by his son-in-Law, Professor FERRIER, containing
Vol. I. of the NOCTES ABIRROSIAN,E. To be completed in Four Vo-
lumes. The Series will comprise—
NOCTES AM iROSIAN2E.
ESSAYS; Critical and Imaginative. Contributed to " Blackwood's
Magazine."
RECREATIONS of CHRISTOPHER NORTH.
POEMS.
TALES.
LECTURES on MORAL PHILOSOPHY.
To be published in Quarterly Volumes, Crown Octavo, price Six
Shillings each.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

Just published, price Is.,
THE RATIONAL of our PRESENT SUB-
DIVISION of the POUND STERLING, with Strictures on
a Decimal Coinage.
London : Ballston and Stoneman, Bristol: Wright and Co.

THE EIGHTH NUMBER of the HYGEIST
an 1 MEDICAL REFORMER for AUGUST contains :—An
Artic'e from the " Rock, of July 21, on the Medical Ite:orm Bill
also a most important Letter on the same subject, by Jour/ GIBBS
Esq.. of St. Leonard's—Attempt to Smuggle the Medical Mil
through Parliament—Adulteration of Food with the Poisons used
by Doctors: Tradesmen only secondary Offenders—Compulsory
Vaccination Act—Penny Subscription towards the Morisontan
Monument, &c.

May be had at the British College of Health, New-road, London,
on forwarding a postage stamp ; at the Hygeist Office, 262, Strand ;
and of all the duly authorised agents for Mr. Aforison's Vegetable
Universal Medicine.

THE ILLUSTRATED TIMES of Saturday,
August 4, Price 2d, will contain a m agnificent Series of
LARGE ENGRAVINGS of the Funeral of Field-Marshal Lord
Raglan, embracing the Arrival of the Caradoc at Cumberland Basin
—the Star approaching the Quay—the Disembarkation of the Body
—the Procession passing the Town-Haq—Another View of the Pro-
cession passing Prince's-street—Arrival of the Funeral Cortege at
Badminton-hall—the Lying-in-State in the Great Hall at Badmin-
ton—the Funeral procession passing through the Gardens of the
Hall to the Church (Magnificent Page Fngraving). The above En-
gravings are in every instance from Sketches made by Distinguished
Artists, who witnessed the various interesting incidents connected
wi h this mournful ceremony, , The same numher of the Illustrated
Times will contain other Engravings relating to the News of the
Week. Be particular in ordering the Illustrated Times. Price 2d.
weekly.

STANFORD'S NEW GUIDE to PARIS and
the EXHIBITION', containing Instructions before Starting,
Routes, Hotels, Restaurateurs, Public Conveyances, Police Regula-
tions, Tables of French oney and Measures, a short History of Paris,
its Government, Public Buildings, Ecclesiastical Edifices, Curiosities.
Places of Public Amusement, Environs of Paris, the Exhibition and
Fine Arts, &c., &c., with Two Maps, and a View of the Exhibition
and Champs Elysees, is this day published. Price 2s. 6d. ; per post,
2s. 10d.