The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-15 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF TIIE CITY OF LONDON.
IGENTLEMEN,
FIAITE been invited by a large number of my
fellow Citizens to become a Candidate for the representation
u."„the yin rliament, at the esuing Election, and I reect- t_tl.y ar!nCitounceP tan.you my intention n s
tosolicit your suffrages sosp soon
a* Parliament shall be dissolved.
anljaving spent the whele of my life in active pursuits, both official
char eemmereial, within the Cities of London and We6tmin ter, any
vr
e a
eitti'er ex
re
and
my
opinions upon the great political subjects which
e
for some years been u .der public discussion, are too well known
planation. I profess a firm adherence to those opinions
_e i q
and a determination to act upon them, whenever occasion shall
Nuire,
I 0.1
~,, --.1, at the same time, be always ready to unite with men of
.. , Darties in endeavouring to effect such improvements in our
ITti institutions 'as may be cons:dered likely to tend to the pre-
. rvatlon of our 'admirable Constitution in Church and State, and
the en
hett •
~ ng the condition of the people.
' - 3,4e,7ing an Alderman of the Corporation of London, if it should be
Pleasure to honour me with your confidence, I shall have an
ion
• addit '
re of that body.
the c a satisfaction in seeing a revival of the period when it was
or,istoni that the representation of the City, should include one
have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
JOHN JOHNSON.

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London, May 14, 1847,
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30, 1847.
GUILDHALL, A NUL
ITIEIR COMA,TITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S
LAND •
day of , will MEET at Guildhall. on WEDNESDAY,
receiv eTE the
E26th
fora b.laY next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, o
next (a',.P.UTATION and LEASE for three years, from Midsummer
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OLl,E,auJect to a power of resumption), of the o,fficeLsor
aipid DU-
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thence '''' Whitechapel Bars and all the liberties of this City from
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t? s
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to gars. and all the liberties of this City from thence east
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the no
at One o'clock recisely.
."------..—.....__ THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller.
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TUEEAST INDIA HOUSE, MAT 12, 1847.
COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE
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Per Bonds of INTEREST payable upon the Comp. TB'
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annual from and after THIS .
JAMES C. MELVILLE, Secretary.

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EXETER-HALL. A LECTURE on the
BOSJIEMAN RACE (Pigmies) of SOUTHERN AFRICA,
unquestionably the most extraordinary race of mankind, as well
physically as intellectnally, will be DELIVERED on the EVENING
of MONDAY, the 17th inst., at Eight P.M., by ROBERT KNOX, M.D.,
Ir•It.S.E., Corresponding Member of the Academie Royale de Mede-
eine, and Lecturer on Anatomy and Physiology.
This Lecture is particularly addressed -to those interested in the
exciting events new going on in South-Eastern Africa, in the Kaffir
War, in the great question of race, and the probable extinction of the
4,„4°„tigh-lal races, the progress of the Anglo-African Empire, and the
—"nisiortant questions of Christian mission, and human-civilization
in that quarter of the globe. In illustration of the Lectufv, Dr._
Itnex will introduce to the notice of the physiologistef and man
kience Five Bosjiemans, or Bush people—two males, two females
Itndhat infeverant v,
ishite t only specimens of this singular race of human beings
ed Europe.
AAmission : reserved seats and platform, 2s. Gd. ; body of the hall
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kid A --,:`,"1,r-RICA.N ABORIGINES-.--TWO MEN, TWO WOMEN,
tbe
IntBelltror;'Y' Of the BOSIIEMAN er BUSH MBE, from
never °.• South Africa a race that, from their wild habits, could
banit beffle be induced 'to visit a place of civilization. This oppor-
-144 in? atlf3lng the man of science and the student in zoology
teeth: -cen obtained by great personal exertion on the part of the
" capital who have brought them to England, at an immense outlay
"" On the passage to Europe a baby was born at sea, thus (roz the great interest that must be excited by their appearance.
"40bffatt, the Missionary's Work on Southern Africa, page 52.)
ItevuentYtedent;uaturlan ! Thy hand has been against every one, and
21 hand against thee. For generations past they have been
rtltt had made° Partridges in the mountains. Deprived of what nature
,their oVin, they became desperate, wild, fierce, and indo-
thing their habits. Hunger compels them to feed upon every-
,mible, Ixias, wild garlic, mysembry antharnams, the core of
are e',41111 of acarias, and other plants and berries, some of which
ever:;,-,entnely unwholesome, constitute their fruits; whilst almost
and of living creature is eagerly devoured, lizards, locusts
serpenn°,oPPers not excepted. The poisonous as well as innoxious
reeervZ.neY. roast and eat. They carefully extract their bags or
arrews;,' et poison, with which they cover the points of their
Per r, •
see pr,articulars of the habits and disposition of the Bosjiemans,
31et°fe'sor Leichtenstein's Barchells, Campbell, Backhouse,
br. and Moffatt's Travels In South Africa, and the works of
nn the Variet of the Human Race.
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TIRE BOSJESMANS, or BUSH PEOPLE,
AT EXETER lIALL.
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ON
'rlit SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND
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~, 'WITH TWENTYIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
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141‘. PRESERVATION : A Medical TreatiFe
Ili `4l the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth. and Bfaturi' y.
phym-rated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy.
expiel°2,"3Y, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Organs,i
the their various structures, uses, and functions, and silowti:- gr
aZegaZiurias that are produced in them, by solitary habits, and o
4,1/ehti• eyk With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous
Urea' and aud Constitutional Weakness, and other diseases of
, EY SAMUEL L/OMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON,
l+fntriculat9, Redford-street, Bedford-square, London;
e,-..a`ed Member or the University of Edinburgh Honorer;
" the Londen Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate
nail, London, &c., &c.
CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE.
,1nd0h11„..1..1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrance,
I.;Bo.l,erVons, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive
dental
th**
On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative,
that grea Sir functions, structures, and secretions, proving ae.e" hYsical Power are dependant upon their healthy action
PTIF.T..„"• 011 Solitary Habits ; their various effects on th:
~.°lthelst-n''''.°lnY; the concealed cause of Debility of the function
Mental
atentai intch. Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the
and mat acuities. CUAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth
acuities,
and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Wd
ness.
the pi ebitity, and Premature Decay.—CnAPTEas 5 and 6. On
- rr
arising om indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorhcea
urea, and Oilier Diseases of he Urethra.
4 REVIEWS and TUE woss.
,4
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ditieri, 3f early indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad.
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Peal, even May be satisfactorily replied to, that admit tno ap-
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