The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-23 00:00:00

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
Dr. Ryan's New and Interesting LECTURE on the CHE-
3IISTRY and PHILOSOPHY of DIVING, at Half-past Three
daily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Professor Bachhoffner's LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY,
'with brilliant experiments, daily. MACINTOSH'S ROTARY EN-
GINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for
iascending and descending Inclined Planes, FARRELL'S ARCM-
MEDIAN RAILWAY, the ,ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, an EN-
VELOPE CUTTING MACHINE, and WOOD'S NEW PATENT
STEAM-ENGINE GOVERNOR, all in action. Scenes in the
OREGON TERRITORY are among the NEW DISSOLVING
"VIEWS. PORTRAITS of Distinguished Men in the GOVERN-
MENT and ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MI-
CROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE exhibiting a
Inc Collection of Living Objects, &c., &c.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.
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COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC POR-
TRAITS, by Mr. BEARD, to the superiority of which all
leadingthe journals have so liberally borne testimony, are taken daily
E'..m Nine till Six, at 34, Parliament-street, Westminster ; 85, King
'w___lllllll32-litreet, City; and the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-
t.rvet• "There is no comparison between the early steps in the art
43 thaafa which have now been attained." " The colours are decided
and aL Every tint." " There is a depth of tone in the picture, a
Zeller, a freedom, perfectly unknown before."
Licences to exercise the Invention in London er the provinces,
,ranted by Mr. Beard (sole patentee of the Daguerreotype). 85, King
m-s treet, City.
tiOST—A. BLUE MORROCCO POCA.EI-
- with Silver Clasps, engraved with an Austrian Coronet,
Sh'eld and Motto. It contained some notes and correspondence in
the German language, bat much of which is in cypher.
It is supposed to have dropped from the pocket of the owner whilst
standing in a crowd in Regent•street, about a fortnight since, who
were waiting to see the Duke of Wellington come out of the ware-
r°oBlll of Messrs. Nicoll, makers of the Llama Cloth Registered
Paletot.
If the whole of the contents are returned untouched on or before
the 20th of June, a Reward will be given equivalent to what would
have been the value of the Travelling Letters of Credit, also part of
the contents ; these are addressed Vienna, Dresden, and Paris, but
mot being signed are useless to any ether but the owner.
Communication can be erected by application to the English
Nobleman, address stated in one of the letters contained in the
Pocket-book.

rrIFIE NEW ASYLUM for INFANT OR-
PHANS, STAMFORD-HILL. For Orphans under Eight Years
or Age, without distinction of sex, place, or religions connexion.
The SECOND ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this Charity will be
held at the 14ndon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the
27th of May,
The B.ght Hon. Lord Viscount HORPETH, M.P., in the Chair.

STEWARDS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Cla- Sir Geo. De H. Larpent, Bart.
_ rendon William Ewart, Esq., M.P.
dam Pattisen, Esq., M.P. Charles Lushington, sq.
Charles Hijidley, Esq., M.P. James Harmer, Esq.
lienrY Vyner, Esq. S. M. Pete, Esq.
-A. W. Roberts, Esq. Robert Lush, Esq.
a. P. Arnold, Esq. William Leavers, Esq.
Trends Bennoch, Esq. John Remington Mills. Esq.
Edward Brown, Esq. Robert If`Cabe, Esq:
Domenic Braggiotti, Esq. William Mawby, Esq.
Jesitth Conder, Esq. James Peek, Esq.
'buries Carter, Esq. John ltelfe, Esq.
'vase Circuit, Esq. Charles Reed, Esq.
:Joseph Crane, Esq. Robert Rymill, Esq.
.Joseph Davis, Esq. George Simmons, Esq.
'John Finch, Esq. James Smith, Esq.
:Edward Edwards, Esq. George Thompson, Esq.
William Groser, Esq. Henry Thompson, Esq.
Edward Healey, Esq. William Tho•nborrow,Esq.
John W. Harker, Esq. William W. Tyler, Fsq.
Charles Jones, Esq. William Wilkinson, Esq.
George T. Kemp, Esq. David W. Wire, Esq.
P. C. Leckie, Esq. John Wilks, Esq.
Christopher Lund, Esq. I Captain Weller.

Tickets, One Guinea each, may be had of the stewards ; at the
Oicea of the Institution, 32, Poultry ; and at the bar of the London
Tavern.

31, Poultry, May, 1846. JAME

SIIERMA.N, Hon. Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNHILL LONDON.
Capital .£500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
its Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
"with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
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on all occasions, the power to borrow, ^without expense or for-
feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
*llO the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
rates.

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
11. fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid
efAch Policy effected on the Pront scale.

p Premium..
4 £s. d. r
601(000 74 3 4 1.