The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-22 00:00:00

DIRECTORS,

Ceorge Bolideld, Esq. I William Hunter, Esq., Alderman.
T. Challis, Esq., Alderman, M.P. James Pilkington. Esq., M.P.
Jacob Geo. Cope, Esq. Thomas Piper, Esq.
John Dixon, Esq. Thomas B. Simpson, Esq.
John T. Fletcher, Esq. The Right Hon. Chas. P. Villiers,
Chas. Hindley, Esq., M.P. M.P.
Edward Wilson, Esq.
The CHRISTMAS Fire Renewal Receipts are now ready, and
may be bad on application at the Head-office of the Company, or
of any of its agents throughout the country.
In the LIFE DEPARTMENT FOUR-FIFTHS of the PROFITS
divisible by the Company's Deed of Settlement, allowed to Assurers;
and the Company transacts all business relating to Life Assurances,
Deferred Annuities, or Family Endowments, on the most liberal
terms consistent with sound principles and public security.
No charge for Starnpa on Life Assurance Policies.
LOANS granted on personal security, and the deposit of a Life
Policy to be effected by the borrower.
To all Agents, Solicitors, Auctioneers, and Surveyors, a liberal
allowance is made.

By order of the Directors,
THOMAS PRICE, Secretary.

NIAM-NIAMS ; or, the TAILED FAMILY
of CENTRAL AFRICA, will be Exhibited To-morrow for
the first time in Europe at Dr. KAHN'S MUSEUM (top of tke Hay-
market.) Open as usual. Lectures to Gentlemen, by Dr. Sexton;
and to Ladies by Mrs. Sexton, Admission, is.
N.B.—A Descriptive Pamphlet of the Niam-Niams, price 6d.,
with a plain engraving ; ditto, coloured, Is. ; to be had at the Museum.

AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.--.
During the course of this week will be played by Laurent's
Orchestra :—Overture, Geraldine, Balfe—Waltzes Vermahlung's
Toaste (first time), Strauss; La Jardiniere, LabitQky : Jubilee, Tin-
ney; Le Carnaval de Venise (by desire), H. Laurent, with Varia-
tions for all the principal performers. Quadrilles: Le Palais de l'Al-
cazar, H. Lamette ; La Guerre, Bosisio ; Le Serment (first time),
Ramain ; Lammermoor, Tinney. Schottische: Carlotta (first time),
Zerisini. Polkas : Musen, Strauss ; Bacchus, Strauss ; The New
Armen (first time), Strauss. Gallops : The Baltic, Wagner. Les
Guides, H. Laurent. Principal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcourt. All
information, relative to music, to be obtained at the music reposi-
tory under the orchestra. Doors open at Eight; commence at half-
past.—Admission, One Shilling.

ROYAL PANOPTICON of SCIENCE and
ART, LEICESTER-SQUARE.
LECTURES for the WEEK :—Dr. Noad on Electricity, with de-
monstrations on the large electrical machine, Monday, 8.15. Dr.
Latham on Languages, Wednesday, 8.15. Mr. G. F. Amen on
Chemistry, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 3.15 ;
Thursday, 8,15. 'Mr. L. Bnckingham on the Arctic Regions, illus-
trated by dioramic views from sketches by Lieut. S. Gurney Cress-
well, Tuesday and Friday, at 8.15 ; Wednesday and Saturday, at
11. i 5. Principal .Attractions :—Luminous Fountain, daily, at 4.55
and 9.55; Moving Panorama, and Dioramic Views of Verona, at
2.40 and 7.40 ; Grand Performance on the Organ, by Mr. W. T. Best,
at 4.15; Cosmorama of St. Petersburg, Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday ; Cosmorama of Moscow, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday;
Heinke's Diving Apparatus and the Subaqueous Light in the Crystal
Cistern, 2 and 7.5 ; Distin's Flugel Horn Union, 9.15.—D00rs open
in the morning at 12, in the evening (Saturday excepted), at 7.—
Admission, Is.; Schools, and Children under 10, Half-price ; Seascn
Admission, 1/. Is.; Life Admission, 10 guineas.

GR AVESEND STAR
PACKETS.
No other Packets call at the Greenhlthe and Purfleet Piers.
The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting),
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

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Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London
every quarter of an hour.
BRUNSWICK WEIA.RF, BLAOKWALL, on the arrival of the fel
lowing Trains from the Fonehurch-street Station.

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„ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwieh Bd. Os,
Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. OS.
BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5;. Os.; Six Months,
Three Months, N. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on bOl
Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend.
Nov. 13, 1854.

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