The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

ROYAL VOLUNTEER BALL.—Under the
immediate patronage of
Tier Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
His Royal IN.liness the PRINCE CONSORT.
His Royal IliOniess the PRINCE of WALES.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, Commander-.
in-Chief:
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE.
Her Royal Highness the Princess MARY of CAMBRIDGE.
LADIES PATRONESSES.
Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort
Her Grace the Duchess of Argyll
Her Grace the Duchess of Roxburghe
Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose
Her Grace the Duchess of Wellington
Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland
Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness
The Marchioness of Salisbury
The Marchioness of Downshire
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury
The Marchioness of Westminster:
The Countess of Shrewsbury
The Countess of Derby
The Countess of Ilinnoul
The Countess Frances Waldegrave
The Countess of Harrington
The Countess of Sefton
The Countess de la Warr
The Countess Spencer
The Countess of Clarendon
The Countess of Malmesbury
The Countess of Donoughrnore
The Countess of Beauchamp
The Countess of Uxbridge
The Lady Laura Meyrick
The Lady Constance Grosvenor
Lady William Powlett
Lady Alfred Churchill
The Viscountess Palmerston
The Viscountess Ingestre
Lady Saltoun
Lady Panmure
Lady Elcho
Lady Stanley of Alderley
The Hon. Lady Phipps
The Hon. Mrs. Sidney Herbert
The Hon. Mrs. Edward Curzon
The Hon. Mrs. Smythe Vereker
Lady Armytage
Mrs. Baillie Cochrane.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Earl Grosvenor, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Westminster
Volunteer Corps.
Viscount Ranelagh, Lieutenant-Colonel of the South Middle-
sex Volunteer Corps.
Lord Elcho, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Scottish Volunteer
Corps.
Lord Colville, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Hon. Artillery
Company Volunteer Corps.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. Lindsay. Lieutenant-Colonel
of the St. George's Volunteer Corps.
The'Royal Volunteer Ball will take place (under the imme-
diate sanction and patronage of her Majesty) on Wednesday,
_March 7, 1860, being the day which her Majesty the Queen
has specially appointed to hold a Levee to receive the patriotic
Volunteers from the different parts of the kingdom.
The Ball will be given in TIIE NEW FLORAL HALL,
Covent-garden, which building has recentl been completed,
and from its teat dimenl24,s,Alo_ 1 • • •
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forth* Bari Thient of unsurpassed grandeur,
A raised Gallery will be devoted to the exclusive accom-
modation of the Ladies Patronesses.
It is proposed to give, out of the proceeds of the Ball, Four
Prizes for the four best Rifle Shots, to be contested during
the ensuing Summer by the Volunteers of the London Dis-
trict. Each Prize will be of 'the value of Twenty-five
Guineas. The Winners of these Four Prizes are then to
Compete for a Fifth Prize of the value of One Hundred
tGuinetis. _ _

Further details of the Entertainment will be published
next week.
• TlCKETS.—Gentlemen, being Volunteers, may obtain
Vouchers for their Tickets through the Commanding Officer
of their respective Corps, or through the Committee of
Management, Floral Hall, Covent-garden.
Each Volunteer who may wish to be accompanied by a
Lady, will, through the same source, be furnished with a
Voucher for a Double Ticket.
Gentlemen, not being members of any Volunteer Corps, as
well as Ladies who desire to be present, will please to apply
for ♦ouchers to either of the Ladies Patronesses, or to the
Committee of 3iaoagtit, Floral Hall, Covent-garden.
Every Lady and Gentleman's name must be inscribed on
their Tickets, as the Tickets are not transferable.

Dancing will commence at Ten o'clock.

Refreshments will be supplied during the evening, by the
Messrs. Gunter, of Berkeley-square.
At One o'clock the Supper will be served by Messrs. Staples.
Tickets for the Ball, 255. each ; which will include refresh-
ments, supper, and wine.
The Vouchers must be exchanged for Tickets on or before
saturday, March 3d, at the Floral Hall, Bow-street, Covent-
garden ; or at the Libraries of Mr. Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-
street, and Mr. Sams, 1, St. James's-street.
N.B.—As the number of Tickets to be issued is, of necessity,
limited, preference will be given to those who first present
their Vouchers for exchange.

CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall,
King William-street, Strand.—Farewell Season in Lon-
don.—Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday Morning at
3 o'cloek. Tickets and places may be secured at the Hall
from 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's IVest-end'llox-office, St.
James's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Proprietor and Manager,
XT. J. W. RAYNOR.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS,
Leicester-square. Two Performances Daily—Morn-
IV at Two ; Evening, at Half-past Seven. The only Eques-
trian Establishment now open in London. THIS DAY,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29th, the entire troupe of artistes,
with several important additions will appear in a brilliant
aeries of Equestrian and Gymnastic Performances.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand
CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated
Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ;
principal cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at half-
past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad-
imission, is.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
IG II TIOLBO itN,
This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the
elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined
with the perfection of its management is OPEN EVERY
EVENING. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr.
W. M. Packer, plays a nightly-varied Selection of the mast
approved classical and modern music. Doors open at half-
past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12. Admission, One

DR. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO-
MICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket (acknow-
ledged by the whole of the Press to be the most useful and.
Instructive of any in r7tis.'ence), 1,4 OPEN DAILY (for gentle-
Men only), from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission,
One Shilling. Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. KAHN'S
Popular Lectures on the " Philosophy of Marriage," daily at
2 and 8 o'clock precisely. SYLLAIIUS.—Happy and Unhappy
Unions, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions,
and their results —Disqualifications for Marriage, and their
cure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries
—Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical
Hippiness.
N.B.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled
"The Philosophy of Marriage," sent post-free on receipt of
twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street,
Cavendish-square. W.,

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