The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

No. 39, A.J..BEMARLE-STREET PICCADILLY,
OPPOSITE THE YORK HOTEL, AND No. 76, KING WILLIAM.;
STREET, ClTY.—Major.General Sir Howard Elphinstone begs
leave to say that the Spectacles he has now had sometime in use,
have fully redeemed the assuranceof the Messrs. S. and B. Solo
mons as to their excellence, and having found so ranch comfort and
advantage from their use, far preferable to evert other kind of
Glasses which he has been in the constant habit of snaking use rot
for a great number of years.—l 3, Norfolk. street, Park.lane, the 6th
of November, 1840.—General Browne Clayton feels desirous to ex_
press the comfort and advantage he has derived at his advanced age
of 70 years, and after two years' trial, from the use of Messrs. S. and
R. Solomons' newly.invented Spectacles; their valuable invention
fully merits the patronage they have received of the Royal Family
and so malty individuals of high distinction, as well as of the nume.
rous scientific and eminent medical practitioners.—London, Feb.
25th, 1841. Address, Addington Hall, Lancashire.—The Messrs.
S. and B. Solomons' Invisible Operative Voice Conductor Sound
Magnifiers, for deaf persons, is not the least perceptible, nor more
uncomfortable than having a piece of wool in its place; they give
immediate relief to old. standing extreme cases of deafness. No
connexion with persons of the same name.-62, Albemarle.street,
opposite the York Hotel, and 76, King William-street, City.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—In
consequonce of . the late strike among the workmen at
this building, Mr. Allen, the assigned cause of it, has
been allowed one month in order to collect a fresh sup-
ply of men to continue the operation of the above works,
and unless this can be accomplished some fresh arrange-
ment must be made with the men, as it is understood
that Mr. Barry will not consent to the stoppa'e of the
works for any longer period. All the masons who are
employed by Messrs. Grissel and Peto at the Nelson
Monument, Trafalgar-square, and at the Woolwich
Dock-yard, have applied to their Lodge for permission
to strike, in order to put the contractors to greater in-
co..venience, but they have not as yet obtained the re-
qTred permission. The men who have already struck
will ii(?t, get. any assistance from the Union, on account
of having taken the consequences upon themselves with-
out first getting the sanction of the club. The allow-
ance, when authorised to strike, is 12s. a week for each
m tn.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The mena:erie in
the Regent's Park on Wedriesday received the valuable
addition of three lions, presented by Sir Thomas Reade,
her Majesty's Consul at Tunis, who, on account of his
active exertions on behalf of the Sucietl-, has recently
been elected an honorary member. These noble ani-
mals, along with a fine pair of ostriches, were brought
over from Malta by the Great Liverpool steamer, in
which vessel they have until Wedneday been lying in
quarantine, at Southampton. The collection at the Re-
„ones Park now contains six lions, which, with the rest
of the carnivore, are in good health. Within the last
week there have been added a pair of fine Carolina fal-
low-deer, an American syren (a singular animal, much
allied to the proteus), and three new and singular varie-
ties of water-tortoises from Carolina. The four chain-
panzee .s s also continue in good health and vivacity. The
gardens were 911 Wednesday visited by upwards of 800
children belonging to the St. James's Aaso,..iated f3baritx
and,rarochial Schools.