The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-03 00:00:00

'FAMINE in IRELAND and SCOTLAND.—
A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Large Room,
EXETER HALL, at Eleven for Twelve o'clock on THURSDAY,
February 4, which will be address:.d by Deputations from Ireland
and Scotland. This Meeting is convened by the Committee appointed
at the recent Conference of Clergymen awl Dissenting Ministers
held at Exeter Hall. The movement is entirely misectarian, as will
appear from the following list of gentlemen who are expected to
address the Meeting :
lion. and Rev. Baptist Noel I Rev. A. King, Dublin
Rev. Dr. Mc. Leal, Glasgow Rev. J. Treshsdl
itev. Dr. Urwick, Dublin Rev. Edward Thompson
Rev. Dr. Lcifehlld I Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart.
Rev. W. Chalmers C. Cochrane, Esq.
Rev. N. Shepherd, Sligo Hon. S. G. sborna
SAMUEL GURNEY, Esq., will Preside.
Rev. G. II Stoddart,
A•sl"} lion. Secretaries.
Rev. J. R. Baiter, A.M„
AR letters and communications to be addressed to No. 21, Cam-
bridge-terrace, Hyde-park, or 40, Leicester-square.
11.11.---1 typographical error having occurred in some of the
tickets as to the hour of meeting, all persons desirous of being
Present are requested to notice that the chic will be taken at twelve
o'clock precisely.

CONTRACTS ft,r WHITE COTTON' DRILL,
BUTTONS, and THREAD.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, 30th Jan., 1847.
The Commissioners far executing the Office of turd High Admiral

the United. Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
notice, thaton TRUIISDA.T, the 13th Feb. next, at One o'clock, they
Will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying and delivering into her 3lajesty's Victuallin Stens at
Deptford the undermentioned Articles, viz.:—
WHITE COTTON DRILL. for Seamen's Shirts...—. 100,000 yards
WHITE METAL FOUR-HOLE BUTTONS .. •• 2,412 ►ross
BEST PATENT WHITE LINEN THREAD •••• .. 1,400 10s.
Half of each to be delivered by the 18th May, and the remainder by
the 30th June next.
Samples of the Articles and the Conditions of the Contracts may
be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One
o'clock on the Day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party at-
tends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing.
Every Tender mast be addresed to the Secretary of the Aduil-
raltS, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for ' "

and must also be delivered at Somer4et-place, accompanied by a
Letter signed by Two respensible Persons, engaging to become bound
With the Person Tendering, in the sum of 2W. per cent. on the ♦alue,
for the due performance of the CoAtracts.

STEAM via the CAPE to MADRAS, CAL-
CUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE, and HONG-KONG.
Calling at the CAPE, MAURITIUS and CEYLON.
toT (eis Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company intend
he
pateh their Steam Ships.
"POTTINGER " ef 1,400 Tone, 500 horse power, Feb. 16.
The accommodation for passengers is of a very superior descrip-
tion.. The Cabin fittings, together
with bedding, linen, and every
sage are provide.' at the Company's expense, The rates of pas-
sage are, to the Cape, 601.; to the Mauritius, 751. ; t.f Calcutta, 841.,
including a handsome to le, wines &c., awl every expense.
For plans and further particular's, apply at the Company's 0210414
51, St, Mary Axe, London.

ROrRYOAFTEAs7 E;tosirlETNEitei,llNN:s
IcNr ja nidWothe;
Explosive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on
SY Dr..ll.l4,Nolaily at Half past Three o'clock; and on the Evening!
of'Motulays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The principle of the T2lllOllB EL rCTRO-MAGNETIC TELE •
GRAPHS explained daily by Professor BACIIHOFFN ER, including
the Patent of Messrs. Cook and Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and
the more recent Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble ; the various
.Ilodols explained. Magnified Specimens of DISEASED POTATOES,
exhibited by the OXYHYDROGEN" MICROSf7OPE, with tha DE-
STRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. Smee, Esq , r.R.S., to be
the cause of the disease. A beautiful Series of Nk.W DISSOLVING
VIEWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experirnente.
The PHTSIOSCOPE, new CHROMATROPE, &c.. &o.
Admission is. Sehools, half-price.

-BEARD'S COLOURED PHOTuGRAPIIIC
PORTRAI 18.
At 34, Parliament-street, Westminster;
85, Ring William-street, City ; and the
Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street.
_ " A great improvement has been effected by the patentee. The
al hod of colouring renders the portraits agreeable and life-like."—
James.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26 CORNIIILL, LONDON,
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces impertant and substantial advantages
With respect to Life Assurances an 4 DeLrred Annuities. The assured
bas, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
e ture of the Policy, two-thirds of the eremiums paid (sae Table) ;
iso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
erests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
rate%

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The remarkable success and Increasing proverlty of the Seciety
has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
a ieurt'a bonus, varying from 3,5 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid
on each Policy effected on the Profit scale.