The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

LON DON, TUESDAY 1,1 40A RNING

No. 16,725.

LONDON- and BIRMINGHAM 'RAILWAY.
—By order of the Directors no further Tenders for Loans
will be accepted. . ' R. CREED, Secretary.
Office, Easton Station, April 25, 1846. '
HALLETTE'S ATMOSPHERIC RArLWAY
AND CANAL PROPULSION COMPANY.'
The Experimental Line of Railway at the Rosemary Branch, Peck-
ham, for exhibiting the application of Hallette's Atmospheric System,
will be opt ned on WEDNESDAY, the 29th of April instant.
Days ofrunning, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, between
the hours of. Twelve and Four. Tickets may be had on 9plication
at the offices, Winchester-house, 52, Old Broad-street.
EDWARD J. COLE, Secretary.

VERNESS AN 1) ELGIN JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS of
SCRIP of this company will be held in the Caledonian Hotel,
Inverness, on FRIDAY, the 15th May proximo, at Ten o'clock A.M.,
in terms of the resolutions passed by the House of Commons on the
23d current, to express their approval or disapproval of the Bill now
in dependance before Parliament. •
To entitle parties to vote they must produce their scrip at the
meeting.

By order of the Committee of Management, '
CHARLES STEWART, Joint Secretary.

April 25, 1846.

lERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that a MEETING of the HOLDERS,
of SCRIP of this COMPANY will be held in Willis's Rooms, King-
street, St. James's, on MONDAY, the 11th May proximo, at Ten o'clock
A.M.. in terms of the resolutions passed by the House of Commons on
the 23d current, to express their approval or disapproval of the Bill
now In dependance before Parliament.
Te entitle parties to vote, they must produce their Scrip at the
meeting.

By order of the Committee of Management,
PETER ANDERSON, Secretary.

London, April 25, 1846,

Novelties of extrem. interest and informition at the

OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
JLlD'Scenes in the OREGON TERRITORY,fonia a part of an en-
tirely NEW SERIES of. DISSOLVING VIEWS. PORTRAITS of
the most Distinguished Men in the SIKH GOVERNMENT and
ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE ;
also, Portraits of Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady Sale. The
PHYSIOSCOPE and CHROMATROPE, • with new, and beautiful
variations. The most interesting of the Novelties at work are
MACINTOSH'S • ROTARY ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and descending Inclined
Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIREDIAN RAILWAY, an ENVE-
LOPE CUTTING MACHINE, WOOD'S NEW PATENT STEAM-
ENGINE GOVERNOR,' and the tATMOSPIIFIRIC RAILWAY.
Experiments with the DIVING BELL and DIVER.. Lectures on
CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant ex-
periments. „ • •

Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.
A brief Description of the Oregon Territory, from Notes by a Nine
Years' Resident, presented to the Visitors.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital X 600,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This institution offers important and substantial advan-
tages with respect both ts. Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr 3w, without ex-
prise or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances
for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFITg.
The success and increasing prosperity of the Society, has enabled
the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third
Bonus, varying from 30 to 75 per cent. on the premiums paid on
.ach Policy effected on the Profit scale. - •
EXAMPLES.

, 1837 1191 13 51487-13 S'LI3 17 1
1-1-1 s. 1833' 168 13 0 -74'13 10,11 8 6
601000; 74 3 4 1839
138 13 6 61 14 3 9 210
118401 89 0 0 4! 13 4 6 u 0

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£395 II 1
346 2 3
ns 13 4
:n7 45

The division of profits is annual, and the next will lie made in De-
cember of the present year.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See.

NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH
registered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65. Patronised by the Prince
Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &c.
This evercoat recommends itself to the Public generally by its
peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence
against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain.
To be had in London only of the Patentees, 114, Regent-street.

NEW CLUB.—Candidates desirous of being
. included among the original members of the BRITISH AND
FOREIGN- CLUB, now formed, under the auspices of the Earl of
Devon, Lord Metcalfe, Sir George Larpent, Mr. Benjamin Bond
Cabbell, and others anxious to facilitate the intercourse of foreigners
of distinction with English society, and to afford to country gentlemen
and their families visiting London the advantages of an agreeable
home, are informed that the CLUB will he OPENED early in MAY ;
and that a-List of the Committee ana of the Members at present en-
rolled, [may. be obtained at the British and Foreign Institute, 13,
George-street, Hanover-square.

IMPORTATION OF
BEAUTIFLTT.,
bracing many splendid objects of Art, exquisitely Sculptured
Figures; Tazzas, Vases in Alabaster, and the Marbles of Tuscany.
MR.'- EDMUND ROBINS is directed by the
Consignee to submit to Unreserved Public Sale, at his
Auction Rcioms in Covent-garden, on THURSDAY next, at Twelve,
An extensive and varied collection of BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN
SCULPTURE recently imported, embracing numberless charming
specimens -ot the sculptor's art, many of them original, and others
cop ed from the renowned models in the Florentine, Roman, Pompeii,
and Borghese Galleries, comprising beautiful
ALABASTER GROUPS, FIGURES, AND VASES,
Executed in Florence by the most talented modern artists, and an
assemblage of noble Vases, Tazzas, and ornaments of the Medici
Etruscan,, Adrian, Roman, and Warwick forms, sculptured in the
Cardiglio, giallo, agate. and other rare and recently discovered mar-
bles of Tuscany and Elba, calculated for halls and vestibules ; beau-
tiful mosaic marble tables and numberless pleasing objects of deco-
ration fo*r the drawing-room.
The collection may be viewed two days prior at the Auction Rooms
in Coventzgarden.

r PHE OPERA.—The pure white, simple elegance,
JL and perfect fit of the GOLDEN FLAX CRAVAT COLLAR
stamp it as a most gentlemanly article of dress at all times, but for
Full Dress it is indispensable. It needs no additional cravat ; in or_e
article is combined both collar and cravat. Articles composed of
cotton possess a dingy or yellow appearance, .or speedily assume it ;
linen, on the contrary, from its superiorfabric,ls capable of receiving
a higher bleach, and of retaining its snowy whiteness to the last.
The Cravat Collar is made exclusively from the Golden Flax Linen,
a fabric which is known to surpass al, others in purity of bleach and
beauty of texture.
N.B.—Each Cravat Collar is stamped "JOHN PATTERSON,
London, registered 29th Auguste," and may be °Vainest at all
hosiers, outfitters, &e. ,

ONE GUINEA WELLINGTON BOOTS
made t• measure by G. GARRETT, Bootmaker, by special
appointment, to the King of the Belgians. A stock of the most
fashionable and highly-finished Boots kept ready made, to suit the
convenience of Noblemen, Officers of the united Services, and Gen-
tlemen who prefer trying en Boots to giving an order.
G. Garrett, Army Bootmaker, 130, Jermyn-street, St. James's.

DAVIES'S FINE SPERM CANDLES,
Is. sd. per lb. ; Genuine Sperm, Is. Gd. ; Yellow Soap, 425.,
465., 525., and 555. per 1121b5.; Mottled, Sys., 60s. and 645.; Wax
Candles, Is. per lb. ; German, Is. 2cl. • Fine Wax, le. sd. ; Trans-
parent Wax, Is. Scl. ; Genuine Wax, is. Id. ; Store Candles, 534 d. ;
Extra Waxed-wick Moulds, 634 d.; Genuine Sperm Oil, 7s. per gallon;
Solar, 3s. 3d. , Pale Seal, 35. 6d. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. 6d. ;
Windsor Soap, Is.; t. per packet ; Palm, Is. 4d. ; Old Brown
Windsor, Is. 9d. 1.1 e, 2s. ; Almond, 2s. 6d. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d.
per lb. ; Hale's ; crier Paragon Composite, requiring no snuf-
fing, 9%d.
For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St.
Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house.