The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-26 00:00:00

London : Aylott and Co., 8, Paternoster-row.

On Saturday, July Ist, will be published, price 2d., No 1 of
THE EPITOMIST, a Weekly Journal of Lite-
rature, Criticism, Art, Science, and Alanuractures ; c ,m-
-prlsing Fiction of t e highest class, Reviews of new works, all the
~cieruiffc Intelligence of the Week, a list of Patents with a stracts
of Specifications, a Domestic Miscellany, and Correspondence ;
32 pages, svo.
Office, 49, King William-street (City), London.
Order of all Bo_ ksellers, and Newsvenalors, in the Kingdom.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND FIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON, 21st June, 1854.
TZOTICE IS HEREBY Gt VEN. That the HALF-YEARLY IN-
TEREsT on the CAPITAL ST. CIS of this SOCIETY, at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum. due on the 30t,i instant, together with the
B NUS there, n, declared, at the annual meting in May last, will
become payable on the 10th July next, and proarietors may receive
the same at this Office on that or any subsequent day, between the
hours of 11 and 3 o'clock. And notice is nen by given, that the
Transfer Books of the Society wi 1 close on the 30Lh inst., and open
on the Ilth day of July next.
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By order cf the Court of Directors.
W. S. B WOOL EIOUSE. Actuary.

VCONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
/ICA —The It OA lion. Sir T. FaatistAND LEwts, Bart., M.P.,
Chairman.
HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esry., Deputy-Chairman.
ADVANTAGES The lowest rates of Pr.-mium on the Mutual System.
The whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth
Year.
No char te for Pelicy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
Number of Policies in f-rce, 0,600.
The A,surance Fued amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards of
220,000/. per ammn.
The sum of 397,0..0/. was added to Policies at the last Division,
wird' produced an average Bonus of 67/. per cent. on the Pre-
miums p
Assurances effected in the current year 1851, will participate in
the Profits in 1559.
For particulars apply tl
ALEXANDER MA !DONALD, Secretary,
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.

ESTABLISIIED 1837.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vic., Cap. 9.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
COLONEL ROBERT ALEXANDER, BlaCkheath-park, Chairman.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or
without Participation in Profits.
E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.

IMPORTANT TO HOUSES OF BUSINESS.
REDUCTION on the GOVERNMENT DUTY
ON FIRE INSURANCES.
UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
Capital, £2,000,000
With 7,000 Shareholders.
CHIEF OFFICES-40, PALL-MALL, LONDON.
All Insurers in the " Uszrry" are allowed the full discount which the
Office receives from the Government upon the Duty chargeable on
their Policies, at the rate of 5/. per cent. on Country, and 4/, per
cent. on London policies.
Insurers receive Two-thirds or the profits.
Parties desirous of inuring with this Association may be personally
waited upon by a gentleman from the Office, nd thus be spared al'
trouble o: loss of time.
Applications for prospectuses and all other information, are re
quested to be made to

THOMAS H. BAYLIS,
General Manager and Secretary.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, CnAs. C. LAURENT, Onslow-bouse, Fullrun-road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with L A.URENT'S
CELEBRATED BA:CD. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H.
Lalrent , the following Waltzes La belle Francalse, Leonora, Villi-
kills and his Dinahm
m , Achnission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8.
Dancing to co nn at 9 o'clock, and ter.uinate at half-past H.

OYAL POLYTECIINIC INSTITUTION.
Under the Patronage of LULLI. PRINC.I ALBERT.
. The Pub is is re,peetfully informed thit this Establishment is now
pieced UNI'EE ENTiRELY NEW MAN + GEMENT, and that
alterations and itm,roverh,nts are iii progress in all its departments,
whit.h it is hoped will render it even More worthy of the patronage
of the public than it llgs hitherto been.
- .
• All c, tumunicatiOns in future should be addressed to J. 11. Pepper,
Esq., the Rest.temt Director. -
All the LECTURES, OPTICAL and other EXHIBITIONS, are
continued as usual.
Open daily from Eleven till Five, and every Evening except Satur-
day from Seven ti ,1 Ten. •
Adunssiou, Is. 3 Schools and Children ender ten years of age,

CONTRACT FOR IRON N U.LS, &c.
Department of the Storeke.ner General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, 23d June, 1854.
'PIE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
L. Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Brita'n
and Ireland, 1)0 HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the 18th July next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat
with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for twelve
months certain, and afterwards until tr:e expiration of sit: months'
warning, for supplying her Majesty's several Dockyards with '
IRON NAILS, TACKS, TENTER HOOKS, RIVETS, and BRADS.
Patterns may be seen, and a schedule form of the tender and con-
ditions of the contract obtained, at the said office. No tender will be
received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed
unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writ-

ing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Nails," and
must a'so be delivered at Somerset-pace, accompanied by a letter
signed by two responsible pertons, en zaging to become bound, with
the person tendering, in the sum of 2,0001., for the due performance
of the contract.

BRECKNELL'S SKIN SOAP.—Recommended
as the best for producing a clear and healthy skin; being the
OLD YELLOW SOAP made expressly for the purpose of the best mate-
ials and not scented. Sold only he Shilling packets of either four
rounded tar lets or eight squares. BRECKNELL, TURNER, and SONS,
Wax and Tallow Chandlers, Soap and Oil Merchants, &c., to her
Majesty, Beehive, 31, Haymarket, London. Observe, each Tablet
and square is stamped " Brecknell's Skin Soap."

MR. MCHI having had the honour of supply-
ing the Crystal Palace Company with Table Knives of a
novel and pleasing form, begs to state that in future he will name them
the 'CRYSTAL PALACE TABLE KNIVES," and supply them to the
Public, of a similar quality, in fine ivory, 30s. per dozen ; transparent
ivory, 425. per dozen. Mr. 31 edit charges the same prices for his
Manufactures, when disposed of at the Crystal Palace, as he does at
his establishment in Leadenhall-street.
Owners of merchant-steamers, hotel-keepers, and all public estab-
lishments, will tied these knives far more economical and durable
than the usual sort, being on an entirely new construction , and not
affected by immersion in hot water.
4, Leadenhall-street.