The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-22 00:00:00

AR3LY CONTRACTS.

Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863.
TENDERS will be received at this Office, until
12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November,
186.3, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con-
tra-t to supply
PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL
ENGINEER. S,
in such quantifies as ma) be required fraRVICEm the Ist December,
1863, to 30th November. 1864, for the use of her Majesty's
Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com-
mand.
Forms of. Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained on application at this office, by letter or in person,
between the hours of ten and four o'clock.
The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and
delivered atthis office (under closed envelope, marked on the
9ut,ifie
"Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will
12.1!p'aticed unless made on forms obtained from this office,
and delivered by the hour appointed.

II WALKER'S NEW NEEDLES.—" The
• Patent Ridged-Eyes extend the Cloth, so that the
thread may pass through it quickly and without the slightest
drag. For ease in threading they surpass all others.''
samp'es, post tree, at Is. of any Dealer. H. Walker's
Patent Penelope Crochet Needles have the word " Penelope"
on each handle. A set of four Bone Handles for 10d. ;
Japanned, Sd. : Parallel Tartan, ls. : Black, sd. A set of four
with the new Patent Uncotopic Handles, which keep the
hooks at all times in their true position for work, for Is. post
free of any dealer. —H. WALKER, Patentee and Manufac-
turer to her Majesty of Needles, Pirh Hooks, Pins, Hooks
and Eyes, Alcester, and 47, Gresham-street, London.

RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS 'PATENT.
WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of
Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective
invention in the curative treatment of HERN I A.
The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects,
1s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, And the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
sent to the manufacturer,

Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 815. 6d. Postage, ls.
A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, le. 10c1.
Poet-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
office, Piccadilly.
NEW PATENT
lE LAST IC STOCKINGS,
TEE-CAPS, Am., for Varicose Veins and all oases of
tooroZ:esa and Swelling ot the Legs, Sprains, and
They are
zi"e au:. oughtn texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
ea4h. podstliary stocking. Price 48. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16e.
j-O,4Se
WRITE. Manufacturer. 22g. Piccadilly.

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111 t,, LEE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
way TerillinZanltTAate vicinity of the Great Northern Ball-
Vuscross.
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Preside Patron—The QUEEN.
Trea,nrer_ Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G.
This was the first 1 Edward Masterman Esqpitatto introd the .
and instant admissiol"
nudity
.of Instance
ril tt° the destitutieleesick e i principlelioutthoef for-
tut ion in its most pittaehierfsn• it is eniirely'dwevtOted to disti-
pcnied by sickness andecem—viz., that which is accem-
magnitude that, with ad - -"ase, and is now ot sufficient
capable of admitting into jetrate support, it may be rendered
:zreat wards a very large'proportion of
the casual sick ot this
funds in order to have noo beWsetar°llolis.
i'eviitilable for the reception of
It requires but the
these the most wretched or our
e a week.
it gratuitously :Words medical advt°,,w, 'creatures. Moreover,
on the average, than 3,000 out. medicine to more,
rative duty to make an
The Weekly Board feel it theirim
EARNEST APPEAL to the pub&
to enable them to admit and relieve thel.e.A2l?tinued Sport,
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daily present themselves. '''essitqf cases that
Co.
;rsuCoutta and
Contributions are received by the
Treasurerlie.
Mastertnan, Esq., l‘lieholas-lane; also by
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herpes and
Cu. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, andat,Bo°.m and
and Co. ;Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and co, ; D'eglyn
and Co.; W.lllarns, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, as 11
Co.; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpoold
and at the Hospital.
STLOTFORD,S. SMITH
_Secretary,

All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual,
including Operatic Selections, Arc. ; Comedy by Unsworth
(the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E,
Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN—
Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO-
SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL, DE SOLLA. the
Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. „Every
Evening.
Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7.

OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great
.11., Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR
NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every
Evening.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter
Season. They have been entirely redecorated.
Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLTEN.
Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales,"
nightly encored.

The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the
Household Troops.
Doors open at 8 o'clock.
Admission, ls.
Manager—M. GRENET.

STAMP YOUR PAPER,

NVE LOPES. INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S
111 ;1 PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS.

The above would be found useful to youths at school for
embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press
complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die,9B. Gd.
Note the Address :—WILLI AM JONES, Die Sinker, Press
Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op-
posite Day and Martin's).

LUXURIANT WHISKERS or
MOUSTACHES. —My formula firers them to grow
heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury
to the skin, and a sure remedy for bal iness. 13 stamps.—
Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. Fo Y's celebrated Hairwash Formula,
for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps,

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
v and Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort-
ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink-
stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c., in Italian,
Alabas -er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon.

Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly
facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON-
CHOLOGY. ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas
each.

PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANP. at 149. Strand. W.C.

DEAFNESS.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER
INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in-
vented instrument for severe cases of. deafness. It fits into
the ear, not perceptib ;e, removes singing noises in the head,
and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at
public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMOI\ S, 39, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly.

CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of
the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.. is Chairman) are now receiv-
ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the
account of the Tercentenary Committee. at the Stourbridge
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks,
Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and
Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs.
Glyn and Co., bankers, London.
The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip-
tion 114 to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee
r st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to
all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his
home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.

Accumulated and Invested Funds £2,122,828
Annual Revenue.... 422,401
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In suraw-es :-ranted both at Home and in Foreirrn Countries
on the most liberal terms.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at the

OFFICES :
LONDON 5B, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbitry,
West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES,
29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance-
buildings, Liverpool.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,010.
Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000.

Chairman in Liverpool :
CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P.
Chairman in London :
WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq.