The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-09 00:00:00

*SCHOOL for the INSTRUCTION of EN- I
GINE DRIVERS on RAILROADS.
The DIRECTORS of the POLYTECHNIC INSTITU-
TION hereby give Notice, that the SCHOOL for this pur-
Pose will OPEN on MONDAY, the 21st inst., for the reception
of CLASS PUPILS. The following is a Syllabus of the
Course bf Instruction:-
1. On the expansive property of steam, according to the
density of the atmosphere and the power exerted on the piston.
This to include stationary engines, whether condensing or high
pressure, as well as the locomotive. 2. On the mechanical
structure of the steam engine. 8. On the velocity of bodies
On planes, when a certain forge is applied, particularly referring
tO hatlines or declines, in order to show when it is necessary to
MCl.ease or diminish the force of the engine. 4. On the tan-
gent at which, at any given velocity, the engine is likely to go
off the raPs when running on the curves. 5. On the strength
or size of ropes or chains necessary to draw weights or loads on
the railroad, whether on inclined planes or not. 6. On the
strength of tubes requisite for boilers, and on the proper weigh:,
with which to load the safety valve. 7. On the power of .„t„.
"cm fin engine or rail. 8. On the quantity of water r,„,44.,,0ke
required per mile. 9. On the resistance of the atin..sAure in
jilt). winds.
The Course will consist of Lectures occispyi4 Three Months,
at the rate of Three per Week ; and the ,rtfotn4s of attendance
are from Seven until Eight in the Ev enioE, is the Theatre of
the Establishment. Fee for the :'ourse, Two Guineas. The
;I'heory of Steam and of the 2ngine will be taught by the Pro-
lessor of the Institr.ti'on, assisted by an experienced DRIVER
(originally a Lei...;O3,IOTIVE ENGINE MANUFAC-
TURER) in tl,te PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
Airhe upof L'iils ild have the use of lae Sectional and Wrking
'WeP're, wcornotive, Stationary,r and Marine Engines, owith-
t P.dditimial expense. An Examination of the Pupils will
place at the end of each Course of Lectures, to which the
b r f•ctors and Officers of the Railroads will be invited; and no
to receive a Certificate from the Institution unless he
r"ses this public examination satisfactorily. Further particu-
ar's may be had, by applying to Mr. Longbottom, Secretary,
4x, tile Institution, 309, Regent-street.

TO STEAM-BOAT PROPRIETORS.
THE DIRECTORS of the LONDON and
BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY are desi-
rous of commuuicating with OWNERS and MANAGERS of
`TEAM VESSELS who may wish to CONVEY PASSEN-
GERS to and from the BRUNSWICK PIER, BLACK-
WALL, dosing the ensuing year, to commence running early
in the Spring, and to whom they are prepared to grant advanta-
Reous terms as to Wharfage and Time. The Railway Trains
Zln every Quarter of an Hour between the 11Iinories and Black-
all, including the intermediate Stations, performing the jour-
,eY within ten minutes, and will, early in the summer, com-
"'enc.e running to the principal Station in Fenchurch-street.
(Signed) 3. WARMINGTON, Secretary.
l's, America-square, Dec. 3, 1840.

iIIAMILY ENDOWMENT SOCIETY,
L LIFE, AS_SUR.A.:)ICtE .nd ANNUITY OFFICE,
No. 12, Chatham...place, Blackfriars' Loridon.
'° LOII.GE.ALFRED MUSKETT, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH BYLEY, Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
The principles of Life Assurance are so well understood and
IPPreciated, as to need not any explanation : suffice it to ob-
trve, that, by their adoption, many deserving families have
preserved from want and misery.
Tables illustrative of the same, and that will bear a compa-
-112011 with those of any other Office, have been constructed, so
to to meet the wishes of parties who may desire, or not, to par-
ImPate in. the profits from time to time, according to the aye-
-
age of the previous seven years.
EXAMPLE OP A LIFE ASSURANCE FOR £lOO.
Age. 30 I 40 I 50 I 60

PremiumlX2 4 7

I£3 0 3

L£4 4 9

I£6 2 5

Endowments
The usual of
Commission to Solicitors all kinds made for future or existing Chil-
dr
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CLAYTON ARMS (LATE THE BULL HOTEL)
CLAYTON SQUARE, LIVERPOOL.
MEY PHILLIPS, of the Hand Hotel,
RLlangollen, having also taken the Spacious Hotel in
~,,,,,Yton-square' Liverpool, formerly called the Bull, (but
0011 will be, for the future, designated the Clayton Arms),
Ss to solicit the patronage of the Public generally, and re-
44ttfully !appeals to those who have frequented the Hand
assuring them that the same mode of conducting busi-
-38 which "she, has pursued there during the long period of
Years, will be adhered to in her new establishment, and
y?Pes thereby to render the Clayton Arms Hotel in every re-
-I'l.t attractive to those who seek comfort, cleanliness, and
ttarttion. The rooms are airy, the situation is open and cen.
and in the immediate vicinity of the railroad.
"r,•13. A room appropriated solely to commercial gentlemen.
''.2celleat Stabling and Lock-up Coach Houses.
Liver 1 N0v.840 „ poo , ov. .

WINES AND SPIRITS.
4-AMES FRASER, late of the Royal Horse
Guards (Blue), now of the ROSE AND CROWN,
I,,,IGHTSBRIDGE, takes this opportunity of informing his
s,..cierous Friends and the Public, that he has on hand a large
TV, of Foreign Wines and Spirits, Scotch and Irish Whiskeys,
Ae, in prime condition, upwards of 15,000 bottles of Stout and
coA commission will be allowed to three or four Town and
141 try Travellers.
All Orders to be Pre-paid.

PATENT LEVER WATCHES.—Messrs.
AVERY and CO., Watchmakers, &c., 36, Ludgate-
rilieet, St. Paul's (opposite Messrs Everington and Co.'s),
t er to their Friendsand the Public their celebrated PATENT
oInEVER WATCHES, capped and jewelled in four holes,
.0-11ble bottom silver cases, maintaining pewer, &c., at six pi-
and with 34 plate eight guineas, of workmanship of the
Rhest class of excellence equal to those charged 25 per eent.
4iiiiher• Gentlemen's levers, in gold cases, fourteen guineas
fou,4uPlgarth; Ladies', with gold dial, at twelve guineas and
A ;;:e,ineas. Good new Silver Verge Watches at 525. 6d.
rant), Nv ith every watch for twelve months.
24-'' .11—An irmense,titrock of Jewellery and Fancy Goods at
tc, 30 per cent. below the usual London charges.

[YDE'S LONDON MANIFOLD LET-
TER-WRITER.

Ph. Reduced.in price to Ten Shillings.
me superiority of this MANIFOLD over all other copying
nines is too well known to require comment. Several let-
With a copy. each having the blackness and durability of
trf without its irregularity, result from One Operation. It is,
t ke!tire and expeditious in its application, extremely portable,
tnates the necessity of carrying ink, pens, &c., and (=nu-
Ztured of the best materials) is admitted to be the most
and economical economical copying apparatus yet invented. A large
B°,lli:tient of different sizes and bindings always on hand.
6Cl'nufactured at their Paper and Sealing-Wax Warehouse,
V Fleet-street, where may be had the BANK SEALING-
A
and HARD WAX for Hot Climates,Gs. per lb.,
.!sale and for exportation. May be obtained of the prin-
Z Stationers of the United Kingdom.

THE CHEAPEST LIGIIT.
ItOBINSON'S PATENT BRILLIANT
an NAPTHA LAMPS are cheaper, more cleanly, and
biallexcellent substitutes for gas, oil, or candles, simple to
tepake. require no attention or snuffing, net apt to be out of
rt free from grease, dirt, or sparks, and .n.ver chill. A
th,-elreular of pattern, with prices, will be sent by forwarchig
ll4i3Oaddress (free) to H. M. Robinson and Co., No. 19,
114 oles, Aldgate.—Agencies and Licenses granted. A hbe-
N iovrance to the trade.
411tha of first quality manufactured and supplied regularly.

THE TOILET of BEAUTY furnishes in-
Qow numeirable proofs of the high estimation in ic.hich
po,. LAND'S LOTION is held by the most distinguished
kiZssors of brilliant complexions, preserving the complexion
t, from the effects of cutaneous malady and the operation of
the ZPerature eculizr to the present season, and sustaining
blAest tints vkith which beauty is adorned.
".OBT. SHAW, London," is engraved on the Stamp.
Prices 2s. 9d., ss. 6d., Quarts Bs. 6d.
,r3111..?,y all respectable Perfumers and „Medicine Venders.
-"Pln may be had, SHAW'S MINDORA OIL for the
air' price 3s.

TtlE TOOTHACHE isPERMANENTLY
tIAsTtCpRED by the application of the GREGORIAN
; also for the Ear-ache and Tic-doloreux. The above
tiable discovery was providentially made by the Rev. GOR-
Wan,GREGG, a Clergyman of the Church of England, who
The ''...'anY • years the martyr of an excruciating toothache.
of composition now used with such success was the only one
,711D3' Which he found, not only on trial in his own case, but
leinlirlaerous othets, in the course of an extensive private ad-
ihttratiae, to be instantaneous in its effect, and painless
Gperatton.
lakraine at 3, Opera Arcade, Pall Mall East (late of St.
And 4), where all orders are executed; 78, St. James's-street ;
l'everal Medicine Venders.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.
AIESSRS. SLOAN and CO., Members of
ki tbe Rer
28, IRONMONGER-LANE,
College of Surgeons,
nt tiIENT-S REET, and 4, ARGYLL-PLACE,
icHEAPSIDE, may be consulted from Eight o'Clock in the
Morning until Ten at Night, on every variety and stage of
_
YPhilist'vritli that delicacy and secresy they have hitherto ob-
erved. The treatment they pursue will not subject any patient
: coledirment or hindrance from business. Cases of an ex-
, '.ne nature they eradicate in eight or ten days, or if slight or
'.-tent in two or three, without the indiscriminate use of mer-
ZrY, and at a moderate expense. Generative debility,
auorrhcea, and Strictures of the Urethra, unhappily so preva-
,ent, are treated upon these unerring principles which have in-
:red to Messrs. Sloan and Co. so large a share of nubile pa-
)t sage for nearly thirty years in London„and which it will be
e!l' future exertion to maintain.
km‘etters, containing an enclosure, will be answered by return
is Patients, however distant, will be corresponded with until
ect,
ered.
INFIRMARY for the CURE of STRIC-
TURESk of the URETHRA, SYPHILIS, GONOR-
TIvA, GLEETS, and all DISEASES of the GENERA-
-1„E sad URINARY ORGANS.
te"atwithstanding the above Instituti; is closed, Patients ..sy
Iltinue to receive the GRATUITOUS ADVICE of the Sur-
Pryilk„ (Mt. Courtenayi;e inst Gr f
40, d
eat '
the arlCharity. borough-street,) by ap-
W 5 at his own he.ea o
tin,r Zuni of Attendance, from Eight to Ten in the Mornings
Seven to Nine in the Evenings. On Sundays in the
but not in the Evening.

:811 IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MEDICAL

•
SCIENCE.
AN Infallible Remedy has been discovered, in a
to t, simple vegetable compound and an outward application,
'le Goat, Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Tic-doleureux,
dZbago, in all their agonizing forms, by which imme-
tttre relief is afforded in the most inveterate cases, and the
AeiPerfeeted within from two to three days.
g Thomas Feaver, woollen warehouseman, Nos. 3 and 4,
*la
this 1-street, Cheapside, son of the discoverer, having tested
remedy by private circulation for several
theyears, during
thuich time thousands have been cured, from nobleman to
hi: Petsant, considers he would be wanting in his duty towards
ad; "'tiering fellow-creatures if he did not give them the full
lonatta-,e
g. of this most important di,covery ;he therefore no
iZet hesitates to adopt this mode of making it publicly
st• ‘lll. The cures it has effected in the most violent and ob-
-I:ate cases have been truly wonderful, and a newspaper could
villled with letters and testimonials in confirmation of its
h7tc, y from persons of rank and distinction, including several
th7leedical gentlemen of eminence. The great superiority
en's 'Pecific possesses over all other remedies is from its being
th:ltitard application, and so perfectly safe and innocuous that
ittelt2test weak and timid patient may use it with the greatest
kalhla remedy is now known as Feaver's Embrocation, and
strYeet~ had of the proprietor, Mr. Feaver, 3 and 4, Friday-
Cheapside; Barclay and Sons, Newbery, Edwards, T.
etßutler, Sutton, Sanger, and most of the respectable chemists
44, medicine venders in town and country. In bottles at
1. 6d., 11c, Vs., and 305. To prevent counterfeits,
labs is_signedby the proprietor