The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-17 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, II4O.

LAST WEEK BUT ONE.
ROYAL ACADEMY. TRAFALGAIt-
SQUARE.
The EXHIBITION ei the ROYAL ACADEMY is
NOW OPEN.
Admission (from Eight o'elivk till Seven), One Shilling.
Catalogue, One Shilling.
HEN.. Y HOWARD, R.A., &-eretary.

(ENE HUNDRED DAGUERREOTYPES
A__/ ae FIRST CLASS—Part of a Series of IVO
Works-of Art and ingenious SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS,
amend thein' Specimens showing the process of BIRMING-
HAM MANUFACTURES—severaI of the MODELS are
in MOTION. Mr. GREEN'S BALOON and GUIDE
MACHINERY. THE ALPINE SINGERS, with the
HARP,.at a Quarter before Four -o'clock. LOOMS AT
WORK BY STEAM. The SPINNING OF GLASS.
HALL'S PAU' N HYDRAMIC PELT at work. 'Fifty
Medals struck in a minute by the COINING Pla SS.
The MICROSCOPE and CHROMATIC FIRE CLOUD.
DIVING BELL awl DIVER. ELECTRIC EXPERI-
MENTS. The DAGUERREOTYPE Process explainel.
Mr. MAUGIIAM'S LECTURE on the STEAM ENGINE,
HEAT, or GAS. on alternate day., at Two o'clock.
Oven !rem Tcri o'clock in the morging.
Admission to the whole Exhibition, One Shilling.
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
1-.9, REGENT-STREET.

H E •
OrUACNTIVGE U 1,

(Hylobates Agilis.)
From the Bristol Z,mlogical Gardens, will arrive at the EGYP-
TIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. on TUESDAY. July 21, and
there continue on EXHIBITION for ONE 'WEEK, from
Ten in the /Morning till Seven in the Evening.
Admission One Shilling each.
Children under Twelve years of age, Sixpence.
No specimen of-this singularlfinteresting variety has before
this been seen alive in Europe.

THE- DAGUEItROTYPE ; or mode of fix-
ing, bt a self-acting process, the transient images
shown in the Camera Obscura. This wonderful invention is
protected in this country by Letters Patent, and particularly
honoured by her Majesty's patronage. A large eull, etien of
Specimens obtained by the Daguerreotype is exhittited for Sale
by Messrs. CL AUDET and HOUGHTON, 89, High Hol-
born. at their Warebouses for French Glass Shades, Sheet,
Crown, and Painted Window Glass. The Specimens consist
of Views of Lon on, Paris, Rome, Naples, and other Cities ;
Portraits from Life, Figures from the Living Models, &c., also
Microscopic Objects immensely magnified.
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WAX CANDLES, 15.2.1. per lb.; Fine
Wax, Is. sd. ; Transirrent Lights, with the flt.-
proved plaited Wicks, Is. 9d. ; Genuine Wax. 2s. Id. ; Ge-
nuine Sperm, 1. 9d. ; Store Candles, 6,1. ; Extra-fine Waxed
Wick Nloulds, i d. ; Yellow So,ip, .465.. Ms, and 6th. per
112Ihs. ; Mott 625. 2nd ti6i. ; Windsor, is. 4d. per pac-
ket ; Palm, Is. 4(1. ; .01(1 Brown Winder, Is. 9(1. ; Rose, 25.;
Superior Alreond, 2s. 6d. ; Superfine Sealing Wax, 4s. 6(1
per lb. ; Genuine Sperm Oil, 9s. Od. per Gallon ; Common,
for the new Solar Lamp, 3=.
For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63,
St. Martin's-lane, Trafalgar-square. opposite New Slaughter's
Coffee- House.

RIBBLE NAVIGATION.
Notice is hereby given, that the Half Yearly General
Meeting of the Ribble Navigation Company will be held at
their Offlee, Chapel Walks, in Preston, in tho county of Lan-
caster, on Tit ItSDA V, the Twenty-thirdday of July instant,•at
.Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon.
RICHARD PILKINGTON,
Secretwy to the said Company.
Ribble Navigation Office, June 18, 1540.

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THE LONDON MARBLE and STONE
WORKING COMPANY, are enabled with their
PATENT MACHINERY. to execute Chimney Pieces, Mo-
numents, Tablets, Slab. for Furniture, and every description of
such Work, with an accuracy. rapidity of execution, beauty
and durability of polish, and reduction of cost, which cannot be
obtained elsewhere..

'the Pithlic are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW-
Esher-street, Wlywell-,treet, Millbank, Westminster.
ROOMS, containing the largest. stock in this country.
The Trade supplied with every description of Slab from the
Saw, or Blocks sent to tte Works cut. to order. •

Please be accurate in copying the .Address.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND, LIFE AS-
SITRANCE, and DEFERRED ANNUITY SO-
CIETY, 26, CORNIIILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.
• T. LAMIE MITHRAY, Esq.. Chairman.
J. Elliotson, M.D., F. 11.5. I John Rawson, ESq.
H. Gordon, Clement Tabor, Esq.

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„Liseph Thompson. Esq.
A u6o
I)elTrgor: 1u
s:'—pi grle.i) E
0. Gregory,
F. R. A. S. ; Professor Wheat-

stone, F. R. S.
ACTUARY—fit'.SJI. Wcwihno.sc., F,sq., F. R. A. S.

LIFE A SSURANcE.
Besides the. perfect security to The policy 'holder of a large
paid np capital, and accumulating funds, with moderate rates
of premium, the following is one amongst many of the advan.
tages which belong exclusively to the principles of life assu-
rance and deferred annuities originated by the Society, viz.—
Power t borrow, (without delay, expense, or forfeiture) two-
thirds of all premiums paid upon a policy of assurance.
Premium for assuring 100/.