The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-29 00:00:00

NAVAL ATn) MILITAI tY CLUB. The
COMMIT" EE of this CLUB sre desirous of RENT-
ING a COMMODIOUS HOUSE, in the neiolbourhood of
St. James's, capable of affordinz Temporary Club accommo-
dation to about 600 Members, Address, With full particulars,
to R. Lomax, Esq., solicitor, at the Tersiporary Offices of the
Club, Carlton Chambers, 8, R ',gen t Street, Waterloo-place.

CONTRACT FOR WASITIT,G BEDDING AT THE
TOWER OP
LONDON.
NOTICE IS lIERF
,BY GIVEN, That the
Secretary of State fctr War is prepared to RECEIVE
TENDERS, on or before the 6th May, 1862, for WASHING
to the
BEDD
31st March, 186 ING at the ewl' MP
of London, from the Ist May, ,
4,
A specification of thr work to be performed may be seen on
application to the Su' perintendent of Stores, at the Tower.
Tenders must be made upon the proper printed form, which
may be obtained o' 1 application to the Director of Contracts,
War-office, Pali= mall, between the hours of 10 and 4.
The Secrett...r,' of State reserves the right of rejecting an
or all of the 'X' enders. y
THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contracts.
War ofF,e e. April 24, 1862.

CPAtISTY'S MINSTRELS. The Original,
Well-known, and only CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS are
Pe-,fcirming nightly to crowded houses at the PO LYGRA-
P firlC HALL, Icing IVilliam-street, Strand. Tickets to be
Aod at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ;
Mr. Austin's Ticket Office. St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—
TMorninv Performance every Saturday at three o'clock.—
' W. P. COLLINS, Sole Proprietor.

A BGYLL ROOMS.—Series of New Music,
Valses, Quadrilles, and Polkas, by the unrivalled Band
of 50 performers, under the sole direction of Mons. Bour.-
conT, Conductor and Composer. This gentleman will play
'every evening at 11 o'clock, until further notice, variations
arranged by himself on the Cornet-a-Piston.—The free-list
'will be open for the profession by leaving their card at the
tl!roor. By order of the Proprietor.—Manager, Mons. P.
'Grenet. Admission is.

PHRENOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, vid PHY-
SIOGNOMY.—Aressrs. FOWLMR, and "-,VELLS, from
America, will LECTURE in EXETER HALL, May 1, on
"How to Read Character ;" 2d, "Choice bf Pursuits ;" 3d,
"A Good Memory." Reserved seats, 25.; unreserved, Is.
'Open at half-past 7, commence 'at 8. Consultation Rooms,
147, Strand, IY.C.

PRACTICAL VT3OLOGY.-KING'S
COLLEGE, Londo-a.—P rofessor TENNANT, F.G.S.,
Will commence a Course of I ,ECTURES on WEDNESDAY
morning, APRIL 30, at Nixie o'clock, havill2" especial refe-
rence to the application of GEOLOGY to ENGINEERING,
ARGIIITECTTJEE, and AGRICULTURE. The
Lectures will be coritinvLed on each succeeding Friday and
Wednesday, at the same hour. Fee, Li Its. ed.
R. W, JELF, D.D., Principal.
N.B.—The clays will be accAmanied by the Professor to
the British 111r,seum, the G'eat EExhibition, and to places of
Geolcgical interest in the Country.

1101 AL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
FOR THE VII.7:SERVATION OF LIFE FROM

SHIPWRECk,- ---
cfnoorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRON ESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PIIMSIDEICr-Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum-
berland, K.G., F.R.S.
CtrianmAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P.,F.R.S. V.P.
DmPu'rr-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.

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APPEAL.
The 'Committee of Management have to state that, during
the r set two years, the Institution has incurred expenses
anicrantng- to £28,P,30 on various Life-boat Establishments
On the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
During the past two years the Life-boats of the National
lice-boat Institution have teen instrumental in rescuing
the Crews. of the following Vessels:—
8, r.iener Ann Mitchell, of Montrose .. 1
Scin.iooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
ririg Pallas, of Shields .. • • • • ••3
.Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow • •
••• • •
:Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth • • • •
;Schooner Catherine, of Newry -• • • .. 4
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11
A Barge of Teigiamouth •• •• •• •. 2
Brig George and James, of London
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby 6
Coble Hononz of Cullercoats
Schooner F.iiza, of North Shields .. • • ......7
Barque Ols,eron, of Liverpool • • • • •. 15
flg'antiv.re Nancy, of Teignmouth . • • • 9
Smack 'tVonder, of Teignmouth .. • • •. 2
Brig *._•eotia, of Sunderland .. .. • • .. 6
,8100,0 Three Brothers, of Goole .. .. •• 5
..I".map Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. • .. 5
.wig Ann, of Myth
.. • • .. 8
'Sloop Hope, of Dublin 3
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. 5
Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. .. 16
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. 2
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby •• •• 5
••
•
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis
.. . 3
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. • • 9
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. • . 6
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. • 5
Schooner Rose, of Lynn •• •• .. 3
Brig Prodroma, of Stockto•a .. • . 11
Brig Eliza, of Middlesboi•ough
Brigantine Frela, of Konigsberg .. • • 6
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshanin
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. . 7
Brig Lovely NV.),
• of Seaham
Brigantine T7,,gget, of Bideford .. 5
Schooner r-Tospect, of Berwick .. .. 6
Slo..o,P.Ttliomas and Jane, of St. Ives 3
A isrifng-boat of Whitburn
Arethusa of Blyth 8
~,crJooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo
tat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. 2
Schooner *William, of Morecambe .. .. • • 5
Smack Gipsy, of Newry • 4
Schooner I‘largaret Anne, of Preston .. .. 4
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven •• •• 8
Schooner William, of Liverpool .. • • •• 5
Rc7gor Nimrod, of Castletown
' :ig, Providence, of Shields .. • • .. 8
Arig Mayflower, of Newcastle
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. .. 4
-Barque Guy ma, of Glasgow .. • • .. 19
'Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. .. 10
Brig San Spirld'one, of Galaxide 2
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna .. 8
French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese
.. •• 6
Barque.. arque Perseverance, of Scarborough 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
Ship Danube, of Belfast •• ••. 17
Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover • .. 4
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4
Brig St. Michel, of Marone 8
Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) .. 1
Schooner Rune% of Penzance (saved vessel and.
crew) . 4
Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
crew)
Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. 1
Barque ';'eace, of London .. .. 2
LuggrA. Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft . 11
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew
of four hands) .• .. 4
-Smalc Adventure, of Harwich..
.. .. 10
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. • • 7
Barque Undaunted. of Aberdeen . 11
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
coast, saved one man .• 1
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone .. • • .. 6
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. .. • . .. 5
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. 5
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. 6
Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. .. 4
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin • •
.• • 5
..
•
Brig Content, of Sunderland • • • . 5
Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .. . • • • 3
Gs.lliot Epimachus, of Amsterdam .. •• 5

Total •• •• •• •• 498
For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
'voted £1,893 as rewards to the crews of the Lifeboats. It has
also granted rewards amounting to X 515 10s. for saving 173
!^/tipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak-
ing & total of- 871 persons saved from a watery grave during
the last two years.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society,
1.111 other means, since its formation, is upwards of 12,2( 0 ;
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 704 Silver Medals, and
:£15,250 4.11 cash have been granted as rewards. The Institu-
tion t..as also expended £57,200 on Life-boat Establishments.
'The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts
tow being made by the Society to save the lives of Ship-
wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at
the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions
the Society has made within the past few years, it has now
One Hundred and Twenty-one Life-boats under its man-
agement, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough
Mciency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely
heeded, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. •
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con
tributions

£ s. d
tier Majesty the Queen .. annual 50 0 0
Clark, Mrs. • • •• •• •• •• annual 210 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. annual 1 1 0
Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. .. .. don. 25 0
Co_ Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0
Rigby, G. W., Esq., Sherborne Castle .. annual 50 0
1:rle, Lord Chief Justice .. don. 10 10 0
I'anshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0
ilarvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. don. 30 0
Lambton, Messrs. W. H. & Co., Bankers .. don. 21 0 0
Lanesborough, the Earl of .. annual 5 0 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. 7th don. 10 0 0
koore, Rev. G. B. .. don. 15 15 0
Itobartes, T. .T. Agar, Esq., M.P. annual 5 0 0
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. annual 30 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Antnony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0
Donaticns and Annual Ste scriptions will be thankfully re-
reived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
CO., 50, Strand; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers in the United
Ringdom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at
the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon-
don, W.C.

Payments maybe made by Cheques or by Post-office Orders
(crossed), to Messrs. IV ills, Percival, and Cm., or to the Secre-
tary,

Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post tree, ss. 6d.,
ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT of
STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they
so often appear Incurable, when in reality they might be
removed by the most simple means.
By F. B. COURTENAY, M.E.C.S.E.,
And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the
Cure of Strictures of the Urethra.

" This work is the production of a surgeon whose special
attention has been directed, through a long professional life,
to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases
Which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his
[,'neat discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various
kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which
their management is founded. By his systematic management
an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is
attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can
Most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable
contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and
Ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject
to stricture."—Aedical Circular.