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

ORNAMENTS for the DRAWING-ROOM,
LIBRARY, and DINING-11001f, consisting of a new and
elegant assortment of Va,es, Figures, Groups, Candlest'lcks, Obelisks,
Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, raper-weights, &c.; in Italian
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze, Derbyahlre ipar, &c. Imported and
manufactured by JAME 4 TENNANT (late Mawe), 149, t-trar d,
London. Ur. TENNANT arranges elementary Collections of Shells,
Minerals, and Fossi's, welch will greatly facilitate the interesting
study of Conchology, Mineralogy, and Geology, at 2,5, 10, 50, to 100
guineas each.

HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-
GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of
UNIFORM CLOTHING for the Letter Carrier?, Mail Guards, Acce-
lerator Drivers, and Riders of this department, for one year. The
tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers, addressed to " Her
Malesly's Postmaster-General," and superscribed, "Tender for
Letter Carriers', Guards', &c., Clothing ;" and they must be deli-
vered at this office at or before noon on MONDAY, the Bth
January, 1855. Spechnens of the Clothing to be supplied may be
seen on application at the Mail and Circulation offices of this de-
partment. The party whose tender is accepted will be required
to enter into a contrac', and to give bond, with two sureties, in
the sum of 1001., for its due perfurmance.
General PoA-office, Dee., 1854.

HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-
GENERAL will rveive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of
UNI FORM HATS for the Letter Carriers, Mall Guards, Accelera-
tor Drivers, and Riders of this department, for one year. The
Tenders must be enclosed sealed covers, addressed to " Her
Majesty's Postmaster-General," and superscribed " Tender for Letter
Carriers', Guards', lee., Hats ;" and they must be delivered at th's
office at or before noon on MONDAY, the Bth January, 1855.
Specimens of the Hats to be supplied may be seen on application
at the Mail aed Circulation offices of this department. The party
whose Tender is accept° I will be required to enter into a contratt,
and to give bond, with two sureties, in the sum of 501., for the due
performance of the contract.
General Post-otilce, Dec., 1854. ,

HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-
GENERAL will receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY of
WATERPROOF CAPES tor the Letter Carriers of this department,
for one year. The Tenders must be enclosed in sealed covers,
addressed to " Her Majesty's Postm istei-General," and superscribed
Tender for Waterproof Capes," and they; must be delivered at
this office at or bef re noon on MONDAY, the Bth January, 1855.
Specimens of the Capes to be supplio I may be seen on application
at the Circulation-office of this department. The p Arty whose
Tender is accepted will be required to enter into a con racy, and
to give bond, with two suret es, in the sum of 501., for the due
performance of the contract.
General Post-ofilee, Dec., 1854.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.-
During the course of this week will he played by Laurent's
Orchestra :—Overture, Geraldine, Balfe—Waltzes : Vermahlung's
Toaste (first time), Strauss; La Jardiniere, I ab;t-ky : Jubilee. Tin-
ney ; Le Carnaval de Venice (by desire), 11. Laurent, with varia-
tions for all the principal perforniers. Quadrilles : Le Palais de l'Al-
cazar, IL Lamotte ; La Guerre, BosWo; Le Serment (first time),
Remain; Lammermoor, Tinney. Schot:ische: Carlotta (first time).
Zerbini. Polkas : Musen, Strauss ; Bacchus, Strauss ; The New
Anuen (first time), Strauss. , Gallops: Tha Baltic. Wagner. Les
Guides, 11. Laurent. Principal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcourt. All
information, r lative to music, to be obtained at the music reposi-
tory union the orchestra. Doors open at Eight; commence at half-
past.— Admission, One Shilling.

ROYAL PANOPTICON of SCIENCE arid
ATtT, LEICESTER-SQUARE.
LECTURES for the WE E 1 :—Dr. broad on Electricity, with de-
monstrations on the large electrical machine, Monday, 825. Dr.
Lathan on Languages, Wednesday, 8.15. Mr. G. F. Ansell op
Cinmistry. Mornay, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 3.15 ;
Thursday, 8.15. Mr. L. Buckingham on the Arctic Regions, ilins-
trated by dioramic views from sketches by Lieut. S. Gurney Cress-
well, Tuesday and Friday, at 8.15 ; Wednesda, and Saturday, at
3..5. Principal Attractions :—Lumirioni Fountain, daily, at 4.55
and 9.55; Moving Panorama, and Dioramie 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 Subaque,ati Light in the Crystal
Ci.tern, 2 awl 7.5 : Distin's Fingal Horn Union, 9.15.—D00rs open
in the morning at 12, in the evenlig (Saturday excepted', at 7.
Admission, Is.; Sehluls, and Children under 10', Half-pr"ce ; Seascn
~.kdinbision, 1/. Is.; Life Admission, 10 guineas. •