The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

RON—TI.P.II. PRINCE RT.
ROYAL • POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
UNDER N:NTIRELY NEW 'MANAGEMENT.
COURSE of Mr riC DAY LECT URES, sin.. .hilly addressed to the IN-
DUSTRIAL CLASSE,, to w' ich they and their e.milies will be
admitted, Morning or Evening, on oayment or SIX PE Nr •E eac.', on
Producing a tick et slimed by the Foreman or Superintendent of the
'Works to which they may belong. •
The Ti IR D LECTURE or tr is Cf XIISE will be delivered by the
Rev Professor BADEN I'owELL. 11.R.5., on Monday Evening, the 28th
test., at Eight o'clock, on the PHYSIL:AL CA Ue4E of the PRECES-
SION of the EQUINOXES.
GREAT SCIENTIFIC NOVELTIES.

.....
NATURE PRINTING, by lin BACHIJOFFNER
EXIIIBITUN of the NIODERN R. I•.K FIRE, and of DU-
BO.CQ's ILLUMINATE!) (7ASC IDE, In addition to all the Daily
LECTURES by MeRsTR. PEPPER Att.! BACHHOFFNER.
VP I IPA]. EX Fl I BITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GAL-
LERY, &c.. &c., &c.

A RAND of MUSIC under the direction of Mr. WAUD of the Royal
Italian Opera,

The Gas lighting has been re-arranged byJoins T.Esma, Esq.
FOSS'S VATENT HAND PRIMING APPARATUS explained
daily, with many other inventions.

CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS.
• . ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA, 24TH Aria., 1554,
THE Right Honourable the Lords, and others,
Commissio.ers of Ibis Hosp.tal, hereby give Notice 111,4
they are ready to receive Tenders from, and to treat with, such per-
sons as may be willing to Contrast for *ictu Ming the In.penslotiers
of the said Hospital, from the Ist ociot.er, 1854, to the 30th .-eptem-
ber, 1855, both days Inclusive, for the following Articles of Provisions,
Esc.,l is :
BEEF and MUTTON*, BREAD. CHEESE, RUTTER, POTATOES,
SALT,°ATM EAL, Pe.PPEIt, F ".oOlt. SUET, COCOA, BLACK
TEA, and SUGAR, at per bead, per diem,
. For the wh, le ration, according to the , stahltshe,l allowances of the
Rouse, as epecifled in the form or r no' r which may be obtained
at the Office of the Secretary, any day between he hours of Ten
and Three o'clock, w ich' Tt nth r must be tilled up and delivered,
sealed, at the Board-room of stud the Hospital. ty the party or
parties tendering, or by an agent appo n ed on his or the r t ehalf, on
TUESDAY, he 12th day of Sept.antn r next, at Twelv- o'clock, at
Which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the same into
Consideration.
It is to he observed, that the Contractor will he required to find
- security to the Crown for the sue perormance of the Coi.tract, al id
that no Tender will be received after the hour above mentioned
The Commissioners do no pledge themselves to accept the lowest
Tender.

A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar.

THE UNIVERSAL PROVIDENT LIFE
ASSOClATlON.—Fstablished 1849.
CIIIEF OFFICES-52, King William-street, London-bridge.
TRUSTEES.
John Lewis Ricardo, Esq.. M.I. I Robert, Will am Kenner r. Esq
Charles John 3i are, Esq. Crawshay Bailey, Esq., si t.
I M PORTANT FE ATER ES. "
Persons insured for Life, and who have paid three consecutive
Yearly Premiums and upwa,d, can r. ce,ve h.,c,t their money, less
• the premium fir the risk incurred during the time tt.ey were iosured,
by Riving three months' notice to the Company, or on surrender of
the original policy, the premium so paid may remain as a D. teat
(without any future payments), arid a Deposit Puhcy of t quivalent
Value will lie issued in lieu thereof.
P. licies i sued on th Deposit SystPrn, which m eta the waits of a
lulu oasis of the community, who are prevents,. insuring th 1.
• owing to the precarious riattiry of their incomes, or to them uncer-
tainties of emt 1133 mt nt and heath The assured toon th s principle
keepa an account precisely the same as he mould at a savings Bank,
vallh this important advantage over ese inst tutions, that whatever
Stan remains unw,thdrawn esents a Life oficy ior ac m.ider by
Urger amount, p +sable to his representst yen in case of death.
Every other des, ription of Lite Aquirance business transacted.
Annuities era- ted on most literal terms.
Disease d and lives rejected by other offices, taken at a pre-
mium proportionate to the risk.

C. W. BEVAN, Mangglug Director.
E. P It W4EI.L. Secretary.
N.B.—Agents wanted throughout the kingdom. Liberal Comm!a-
Mona.

THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA,
Oc'ota-r 4, '854. The 4:ene al :-:crew Steam Shipping Com-
pany's screw st. am .shM AROO," 1,850 tons, 3110 horse power,
Centre Hyde, commander, will sail from south .mpton with her
Majes'y' Mails for Adel,ide, Port- and .k du..y, on Wednes•
day the 44hOctoher, 1854, at Tw o'clock punctualy. The " Arg
one of the fastest ships ,fl, at, Is ju• tly c leb ated for her last passage
to Australh, liaki-g made the run ut itt 4 da) s, and home within
the same period. She is ale he rrst steam-ship that re,urne to
Falkland via Cape H rn, thus accompli-hing a voyage round the
world in 128 days. Th vessels forming the superb fleet of screw
steamers 0, this Company, of which this ship is.one, are well known
for the punctuality and s, eed olth -hie!) heir voyages are performed.
.No expense has been spared In their construction, and the accommo-
dations which they flhr to the pu lie are wiourpas ed if equalled,
by any ships afloat. Race of Passage oney Vnr3, according to the
aCconimo‘ation requi.ed, 4rom 30 to 100 guineas. Full particulars
as to Frei. ht and ',image may be had at the Comp. ny's Officer, 1,
Cantum-street, London.

BANK OF DEPOSIT,
No. 3, PALL MALL EAST. I ONDON.
Established A.D. 1944.
Parties desirous of INVESTING MONEY are
requested to examine the PI •n of th s institution, by which
a high rate of interest may be obtained with perfect security.
Interest payable in January and July.
PETER MOIIItD4ON, Managing Director.
Prospectuses and Forms for opening Accounts sent tree on application

JACKSON'S PATENT PREPARATION for
the Pit E-ERVATiON of POTATOES, sEEDA, sc—'his
valuable diQcovery, for whit h Letter, Patent -have been obtained, is
the rt suit of fourteen ye rs' study and experiments in the preserva-
tion of vegetable matters. It imparts heal. h and vigour to he Plants
and eeds subjeeted to its a lion, and t tTettually prevents the
TATO lil.F ASE, the SMUT in WHEAT, 1111 !MEW And 1101,
all FUN'2AI, ‘SE,, and he attacks of INSECTS and VER '
Iv IN, and further r comment's itself to the it niter, th planter, and
the public generally, by the extreme simplicity of the mode 0f its
aPidlcation.
It Is sold by a'l seedsmen and Chemists, to packets of one, two,
three, and four p unit; each, with instructions for its use, and parties
requi•ing larger quantities for their own use or for exportAtien, can
be supplied on advantageou, tern a, by addressing to %l . Jaekson. the
Pati ntee, 18, Cannon-street, London-bri ige, wh the article is
always on sale, and the fuihat particulars and directions fir its use
can be obtained.

GR AVESEND STAR
PACKETS.
vo other Packets call at the Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers.
NOTICE. —D kY TICRET4 are I.sued upon the oravesend Star
Packet,, available for return by them rby the Lon 'on and Tilbury
Railway: tho Return Tickets by the Rai way wi 1 also be available
for return by the Stir Packets.
The Packets .tall ‘t the piers as underlined 'weather perm'
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Direct Tlai". trora the Itnate marked t
Omnibuses; from F-nehureh.street Station to all parts of London
*very quarter of an hour.
BRUNSWICK AVILA RF. BLACKWALL. on the arrival of the fol-
lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street station.

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In direct
Fore Cabin. Saloon.
To or from Gravesend and f.0nd0n........ • • 10d. .. Is. 2d.
Orivesend and Blackwell or Woolwish Bd. .. OA. 10d.
Between Oravesend and Intermediate Piers.. fid. .. Os Bd.
BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5 . 0.. , Six Months, 3/. Os.;
Three Months, 2,. Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the
Packets; or of Mr. Monk. Terrace Pier, Gravesend.
Fast and superior Packets to be Let for Excursions. Apply to
W. Morgan, Agent, star Company, Star Office, Fenchurch-
street Terminus, Blackwall Railway.
July 24, 1/44

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Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30
stamps,
NERVOUS DEBILITY;
Its Causes, Symptoms. and Cure.—An Essay on Sper-
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successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Oenerative
P3'stem. obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and
distiugumng, by urinary examination, the real cause and (feet of
"Cry variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits,
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these important disorders.
ity AA MUM, LA'MERT, M.D.
e,,,_2/7, REDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON,
"-`-'°r 01 Medicine Matriculated Member of the University of edit.
burgh, lionerary 'Member of the London Hospital Medical Society
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point out the fearful con-
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their physical condition, and
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edoi
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aivree
y a cure.
Meth. in the treatment co these delicnateengcagerteldpls:
unfortunately been too generßHY conndm
ammo', who Inflict great injury on those who are induced to place
to the care of ignorant
faith in their pretensions*.
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