The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-20 00:00:00

ILLUSTRNTED LONDON NEWS,

•HE YEAR 1855 bids fair to be one of the
most important and eventful of modern history. on the 6th
of January, 1855, will be Issued the first number of a new volume of
the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, and not merely a new volume, but
of a New Year—each volume being perfect awl complete in itself—
containing,-for the time, a faithful record, pictorial and descrlpt,vo,
of all Events of interest in every part of the world. To that limited
portion of the public who do. not subscrl e to this Journal, it may
be stated that no period could be selected more opportune for com-
mencing—the whole expense being but Twenty-six Shillings per an-
num, exclusive of double numbers, which are issued on rare occa-
sions, when it would be. impossible to crowd the important events
and Engravings into a single number; for this smal! sum the sub-
scriber will receive twenty-four large pages—seventy two columns—
of the most interesting information, carefully selected from the News
of the Week, intersr ersed with a variety of charming articles on the
chi,f topics of the day.
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS has, by its impartial and con-
sistent advocacy of the welfare of the public, secured for itself a poli-
tical influence scarcely second to any newspaper in the empire; and
reference can, with some pride, be made to the support afforded to
all beneficial measures proposed and adopted by the English Parlia-
ment.
Foreign Politics will ever command the attention which ought to
he devot, dto so important a feature of a newspaper. On the ques-
tion of the Russian War, during the year 1854, ONE THOUSAND
ENGRAVINGS appeared in the Mum:amp LONDON NEWS. Ex-
tensive arrangements, calculated to improve this popular Journal,
and engagements, such as w 11 greatly enrich its Literary, Scientific,
and other departments, have been made, and will thus combine on
this Paper the greatest talent of the day.
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS has been established thirteen
years, during which period it has received a greater degree of en-
couragement and approbation than any ,Tournal ever published. This
is proved by the Returns of Stamps issued from time to time by order
of Parliament. The Stamps applied for the first six months of 1854
was upwards of 2,734,000—showing a WEEKLY CIRCULATION
of UPWARDS of ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY- THOUSAND
COPIE !
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E R MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-
GENERAL will rueive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of
UN [FORM HATS for the Letter Carriers, Mall Guards, Accelera-
tor Drivers, and Riders of this department, for one year. The
Tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her
Majesty's Postmaster-General," and superscribed " Tender for Letter
Carriers', Guards', &c., Hats ;" and they must be delivered at this
office at or before noon on MONDAY, the Sth January, 1855.
Specimens of the Hats to be supplied may be seen on application
at the Mail awl Circulation offices of this department. The party
whose Tender is accepte 1 will be required to enter into a contract,
and to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 501., for the due
performance of the contract.
General Post-office, Dec., 1854.

HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-
GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of
WATERPROOF CAPES for the Letter Carriers of this department,
for one year. The Tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers,
addressed to " Her Majesty's Postm•3ster-General," and superscribed
Tender for Waterproof Capes," and they must be delivered at
this office at or bef ate noon on MONDAY, the Bth January, 1855.
Specimens of the Capes to be suppliel may be seen ou application
at the Circulation-office of this department. The party whose
Tender is accepted will be required to enter into a contract, and
to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 50!., for the due
performance of the contract.
General Post-ofilee, Dec., 1854.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.—
During the course of this week will be played by Laurent's
Orchestra :—Overture, Geraldine, Balfe—Waltzes : Vermahiung's
Toaste (first time), Strauss; La Jardiniere, Lahitsky : Jubilee. Tin-
ney; Le Carnaval de Venise (by desire), IL Laurent, with Varia-
tions for all the principal performers. Quadrilles: Le Palais de l'Al-
cazar, H. Lamotte ; La Guerre, Bos's'o; Le Serment (first time),
Ramain ; Lammermoor, Tinney. Schottische: Carlotta (first time),
Zerbini. Polkas: Musen, Strauss; Bacchus, Strauss; The New
Annen (first time), Strauss. Gallops : The Baltic, Wagner. Les
Guides, 11. 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 WEER :—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. Angell on
Chemistry. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 3.15;
Thursday, 8.15. Mr. L. Buckingham 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
3., 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
Ci.tern, 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, li. Is.; Life Admission, 10 guineas.