The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE RAILWAYS ROYAL COM-
PA NY.—Capital, 35,000,000 francs (£1,400,t00), in 70,000
The SUBSCRIPTION to the above is OPENED at Messrs.
C. Devaux and Co.'s, 62, King William-street, where the
nroApeetus may be had, with copy of the statutes as approved
by Royal decree of the 22d December, 1859.

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.-
EPSOM SPNG RACS.
GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES,Eon THURSDAY,
10th, and FRIDAY, 20th April, 1810.
rrequent Trains will run during these days from Waterloo
and Vauxhall Bridge Stations to Epsom.
Ordinary fares will be charged down to Epsom till 11.15
km. and up from Epsom after 7 p.m., viz.:—
Single Journey 2s 3d .. Is 9d .. is
Return Tickets 3s Od .. 2s Gd Od
. Passengers holding these Return Tickets cannot return
oorn Epsom until alter 7 p.m. on each of the race days.
Additional Special Trains will run from Waterloo-bridge
!oEpsoul from 11.ao a.m. till 1.20 p.m., returning from Epsom
from 3.30 p.m. till 7.0 p.m., during which time the ordinary
trains to and from Epsom will be suspended.
Fares by these Additional Trains :
To Epsom and Back is Cd
•
To or from Epsom 4s Od
No particular class of carriage can be guaranteed.
.A Special Direct Train will leave Waterloo-bridge station
for Epsom at 1 15'p.m. punctually on each of the race days.
Steam boats call at Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges
t °lna up or down the river nearly every five minutes.
Tickets may be procured on and after Tuesday, 17th April,
at Messrs. Tattersalls' ' • the Universal Office, Regent-circus ;
Griffin's, Green Man and Still, Oxford-street ; Golden Cross,
ellaring-cross ; 53, King William-street, City; the Swan with
TWO Necks, Gresham-street, City; and at the Waterloo-
bridge station.
'Waterloo-bridge Station, April, 1860,

By Order.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL,
Gray's-inn-road.
This Hospital is entirely devoted to destitution in its most
gtiable form, viz., that which is accompanied by sickness and
scale, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with ade-
quate support, it may bs rendered capable of admitting into
otB wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this
Zreat metropolis-; moreover, it gratuitously affords medical
advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 2,000 out-
Patients a.week.
Contributions received by the Treasurer, Edwd. Masterman,
Agit, Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drum-
1110nd and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott,
Grote, and Co. ; Smith. Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ;
Jones, Lloyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ;
Williams, DeAcon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nis-
bet and Co., Berner's-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the
Rospital.
- STANFORD S. SMITH, See.

PRACTICAL GEOLOGY.-KING'S
COLLEGE, LONDON.
Prof. TENNANT, F.G.S., will give a Course of TWELVE
LECTURES on GEOLOGY, having especial reference to the
Application of the Science to Engineering, Mining, Architec-
ture, and Agriculture.
The Lectures will COMMENCE on FRIDAY MORNING,
April 20, at 9 o'clock. They will be continued on each sue-
Ce-eding Wednesday and Friday, at the same hour.
Fee £1 11s. 6d.
R. IV. JELF, D.D., Principal.

OHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall,
King William-street, Strand.—Farewell Season in Lon-
10a.—Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday Morning at
EWelock. Tickets and places may be secured at the Hall
om 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's West-end Box-office, St.
James's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Proprietor and Manager,
J. W. RArNoR.

A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Picea-
dllly.—Open every Evening, with thecelebrated Band
Conducted by Mons. Lamotte (chef d'orchestra to the Em-
Perot Napoleon). A magnificent SMOKING SALOON
added to this Establishment. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Ad-
Mission, ls.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
HIGH HOLBORN.
This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the
elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined
With the perfeetion of its management, is OPEN EVERY
EVENING for DANCING. The celebrated band, under the
direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, plays a nightly-varied selec-
ton of the mat approved classical and modern music.
Doors open ;at half-past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at, 12
Dunctu ally. Admission, ls.

WEDDING STATIONERY, including every
requisite.—Beaatiful and elegant designs by DE LA
XIJE and Co. A sample packet and price list sent free. No
sharge for carriage on orders over 20s. The London Depot
ler De La Rue and Co.'s manufactures—HENßY GOOD'S,
10, Moorgate-street, E.C.
.Card plates and crest dies engraved in the first style. and
Rote papers beautifully embossed in coloured relief, or if plain,
stamped without charge. An illustrated catalogue will be
forwarded free on application.

REDUCTION OF TEN POUNDS PER TON
In the price of
THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE
On and after the Ist of April. 1860.
Barrels ctg 448 Feeds, wg nett 1121b8., with measure, 40s each
eases „ 448 Feeds, ~ 1121b5., in Packets, 45s each
Carriage paid to any railway station in the kingdom,
Nutritives value .. £l5
Condimental value .. .. 125

Total .. £l4O per ton.
sbowing a 'profit of £lOO per ton through the use of this in-
valuable compound, adapted for the seasoning of all kinds
of food for animals.
Agents required in overy town where none are already
appointed.
JOSEPH THORLEY, the Inventor and sole Proprietor..
Offices, 77, Newgate-street, London.
A. Pamphlet sent free by post on application.