The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-29 00:00:00

NiR. CHARLES DICKENS To-night (2lth)
WILL READ at St MARTIN'S HALL, his " CRICKET
ON THE HEARTH."
The Reading will commence at Eight exactly, and will last twe
hours.
Stalls (numbered and reserved), Five Shillings ; Area and Gal-
leries, Halt-a-crown; Unreserved Seats, One Shilling. Tickets
to be had at Messrs Chapman and Hall's Publishers, 193, Picca-
dilly; and at St. Martin's Hall, Long Acre.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—Messrs. SAWYER and
STRANGE, of "The London," Fleet-street, supply the Re-
freshment Department.-1 sinners in every variety, from Is 6d to 55;
and Light Refreshmetts of all kinds. See the daily bills of fare.

NEW ENTERTAINMENT.—MR. and MRS.
GERMAN REED (late Miss P. MORTON), will give, this
Evening at B, and every evening exc,pt Saturday, a New Series of
Illustrations. Saturday Afternoon at 3.—Admission Is., 25.,
and
3s. ; ,talls, secured, without extra charge, at the Royal Gallery
of Um, 14, Regent-street. and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s,
201, Regent-street.

CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall.
TWO HUSDREfI AND EIGIITY-SECOND F.I..rTt.;ETAIN-
DiENT.—Change of Programme, introducing Burlesque on the
Circus.—Many Patrons of the Christy's having been unable to gain
adtnission owing to the limited numbers of Stang, they have now
Introduced an extra row, which will afford more comforts to their
numerous patrons.—Evening at 8, end on
aturday
Area, morning,
commencing at 3. Prices —l3ozes, it. Is.; Stalls, 33. ; 25.;
Back, Is.

PROFESSOR WILJALBA FRIKELT,.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—POSITIVELY LAST WEEK.
This Evening at S.-Last Afternoon Performance on ,aturday at 3
—" TWO iioUltS OF ILLUSIONS.--Pr.,fe,sor Frikell begs most
respectfully to announce that his se :son must positively terminate
this week, hi; engagements at St. Petersburg compelling his imme-
diate return to Russia.—Private Roses, two guineas, one guinea-and
a.her, awl one guinea ; Stalls, ss. ; Balcony Seats, 45.; Boxes, 3s. ;
Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is.

KAHN'S ANATOMICAL AND
PATHOLOGICAL MUSEUM,
3, TICHBOILNE-STREET (Opposite the Haymarket). Open daily.
Admission, ONE SHILLING.
LECTURES by DR. KAHN, at Three and Eight.
DR. KAHN'S N.NE LECTURES ON TAE PHILOSOPHY OF
MARRIAGE, &c., sent post freo on receipt of twelve stamps.

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A DELAIDE GALLERY, Lowther Arcade,
Strand.— ARGYLL CASINO, with R. BIGNELL'S celebrated
band ; formerly conducted by the late EMILE LAURENT, now con-
ducted by the great artist, Mons. LAMOTTE, of the Grand Salle
Valentino at Paris ; principal cornet-a•olston. %t. HOULCOI7RT, " the
greatest artist in the world on that instrument:" Leader, Mr.
CHARLES HALL. The shove hand plays selections from "La
Trayiata," "It Trovatore." and "Lucia Di Lammermoor," nightly,
and is to be .neaged for Concerts and ItaltN.-Apelv-to R. R. RIONELL,
at the "Original Argyll Rooms,' Great windmlll-street, Hay-
market. Doors open at half-pastg. Admission, Is.

GREAT [TED STATES' CIRCUS. -
Messrs. HOWES and CUSIIING. Proprietors.—The largest
Equestrian Establishment in the World, numbering over Two
Hundred Men and Horses, is NOW OPEN for a Short Season, at the
ALHAMBRA. PALACE, Leicester-square, giving Two Perform-
ances each day, commencing at half-past Two, and a quarter to
Eight o'Clock. p.m.
3... In consequence of the immense attendance at the evening's
performances, the proprietors beg to state their intention of
continuing the Grand Morning Entertainments daily until further
notice. The Day Performance is fully equ'al to that of the Evening.
Admission—Private Boxes from 21. 2s to 31. 3s each ; Stalls, Is ;
Reserved Seats. 3s ; Boxes, 2s ; Pit, Is ; Galisry, 6d. Private
Boxes and Stalls can only be secured at the Alhamb-a Palace, and
Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Box-Office open from
10 a.rr.. until 5 p.m. No fee for booking places. No Programmes
are correct but those purchased inside the building, and only One
Penny each is allowed to be charged. Carriages must set down with
horses' heads towards Charing Cross ; taking up to the North.

BANK of BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Vacancy has occurred In
the Direction of &this Bank by the death of the late Sir Robert
Campbell, Baronet, which wlil be filled up at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting.
BY the terms oFthe deed of settlement it is required as follows:
" That every prOprietor intending to become a candidate, or to pro-
pose some other proprietor as a candidate, for the office of Director,
Must, within ten lays from the time when the advertisement shall
have been inserted, signify by some writing under his or her hand,
to be left within the same ten days at the eMce of the C,,rporation,
either his intention to become a candidate, or the name and place of
abode of the candidate intended to be proposed by him or her."
Names of candidates cannot, therefore, be received after the 9th
May. ' '

By order of the Cou C.
WITAB, Secretary,
7, St. Tielen's-pace, London, 20th April, 1858.

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES LIFE
ASSITIUNCE SOCIETY. 27, Regent- .reet. Waterloo-
place, London. S.W. Life assurance, annuities, endowments, and
loans on advantageous terms.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

N.B. Policies in force. notwithstanding the Decease of the Life
Assured, provided the Premiums be paid within the thirty days
of grace.

INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSIJRA.NOE
SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London, W.C., Feb. 25, 1858: estab-
lished 1837.—Payment of Premium within Days of Grace,—lt always
has been and still is the practice of this society to pay claims under
policies of assurance notwithstanding the death of the assured oc-
curring within the 30 days of grace, and before payment of the
annual premium. provided payment thereof be made, or notice •1
the death be given to the office before the expiration of such days
of grace.

For the Court of Directors,
E. S. SYMES, Chairman,

THE INTERNATIONAL LIF E
ASSET{ ‘NCE SOCIETY,

142, Strand, London.

Empowerei by Act of Parliament. for LIFE ASSURANCE, SC'
VIVORSIIIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c.

DIRECTORS.
EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman.
Wm. Kenworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq.
Bannael King-Church, Esq. John Moss, Esq.
John Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., John Symes, Esq.
P.R.& Joseph Thompson, Esq
SECRETARY TO Tun BOARD.
Alexander Richardson, Esq.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Augustus" Illondel, Esq.
AUDITORS.

k.
Pro Tenor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and PrAVM!' J. Radford Yo.,
MEDICAL AEFEREE GENEItAL.
J. Elliotson, Cantab , F. R S., 37, Conduit-street.

ACTUARY.
W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &C.
ASSISTANT ACTUARY.
Barker Woo!house, Esq.

BANKERS.
,Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Roweliffe, Bedford-row

The next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declare
Lay, 1860.

Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 :

Polic • Bonus in • Permanent
y
taken Age; --red. addition Bonus in in Rxend.uneattiornroet
--tired. to Sun
out in " - A'ssored. . miam. • *
.--- --...- , • --
£ £ s. d. £ S. d. ,f s. d.
1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 424 1 4 56 3 8
1811 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4
1845 '59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0
184$ 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 1 10 15 2
1t451 55 2,800 120 17 0172 14 6 67 7

The followin4 are amongst the advantages offered by the T nter-
' national Life Assurance Society :
The Society was established In IST3.
Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every
Eve years.
Its subscribed capital Is five hundred thousand pounds.
Its Investments, at the date of the last attmal report, amounted
to one hundred and seventy-on' thousand pounds.
Its annual income is ninety thousand pounds.
The number of policies now in tome exceed six thousand.
AboUt one thousand new policies are added every year.
Since its commencement the Society has paid in claims upward
01 three hundred and twenty thousand pounds.
For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Chair,
wan, 142, strand.
EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman.
142, Strand, London, W.C.

ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE

INCAPACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MATtItIACE.

New and improved Edition, enlarged to IM pages, illustrated by 100
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The CORDIAL BALM of SYRTACUM is employed inboth sexes
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remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hiddene
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urinarvexamination, the cause and effect of every variety of these
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BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.,
37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON,
Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, honorary
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. The essential object of this treatise is to point oat the fearful con-
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