The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-22 00:00:00

M R. ALBERT SMITH, TO-NIGHT at 8, with
-LN - his CHINA repaired and MONT BLANC revisited
1859); and EVERY NIGHT (but Saturday), at 8 o'clock;
and Tuesday and Saturday Afternoons at 3 o'clock.
Stalls, 3s. (which can be taken at the Box-office, Egyptian
Ha'l, daily from 11 till 5). Area, 2s. ; Gallery, is.

MR. CHARLES DICKENS'S AFTERNOON
READING will take place on SATURDAY NEXT,
Dec. 24, at Three o'clock, at ST. MARTIN'S HALL, when
he will read his " CHRISTMAS CAROL."—On the evening
of Boxing-day, Monday, Dec. 28, and of Monday, Jan. 2, 1860,
he will read each night his " Christmas Carol.' and "Trial"
from "Pickwick." Stalls, 4s. ; children, 9s. M. Centre area
and balconies, 2s ; back seats, ls. 'rickets to be had at
Messrs. Chapman and Hall's, Publishers. 103. Piccadilly; and
of Mr. Headland, St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. The st ill
plans are now ready. •

MR. and MRS. GERMAN REED, TO-NIGHT,
will repeat their NEW CHARACTERS at the ROYAL
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. 14, Regent-street,
Waterloo-place, and:EVERY EVENING except Saturday.
at 8, Saturday Al ternoon at 3. Admission, Is. and 2s. Stalls, 3s.
to be had only at the Gallery, and at Cramer, Beale, and
Co.'s, 201, Regent-street.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS,
Leicester-square. The performing Bull, DON
JUAN, continues to delight the most enthusiastic audiences
ever congregated within the walls of the Alhambra Palace.
Brilliant reception of Mr. Davis Richards, acknowledged the
most daring and dashing Equestrian in the world. Dan
Castello (the American Humorist), Clementine, Leon, Jose-
phine, Romeo, Sebastian, Buckley, &c., &c., appear at both
Representations. daily. Morning at 2, Evening at half-past 7.
On Monday, Dec. 26th, will be produced, with new dresses,
properties, &c., A Grand Equestrian Harliquinade entitled
THE GOLDEN BULL; or the Enchanted Horn, in which
the celebrated Performing Bull DON JUAN will appear.
Proprietor, Mr. T.M'COLLUM.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand
CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated
Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ;
principal cornet-a-piston, Di. Boulcourt. Doors open at half-
past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad-
mission, ls. _
An Extra Long Quadrille Night on Friday, 23d. Admis-
sion, Is.

THE NATIONAL • ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
High Trolborn, formerly' CASINO DE VENISE—
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 most
approved eassmal and modern music. Doors open at half-
past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12 punctually. Admis-
sion, is.

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 existence). is 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
3 and 8 o'clock precisely. SYLLABUS.—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
Happiness.
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.

CONTRACTS FOR RUM, SOAP, SUGAR, PEPPER,
AND SPLIT PEAS.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services, Somerset-house,
17th December, 1859.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of' the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY,
the 29th instant, at Half past One o'clock, they will
be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
Victualling Stores at toeptiord the undermentionel articles,
RUM
SOAP
' , SUGAR l5O tons.
PEPPER
SPLIT PEAS BOO quarters.
. .

When to be delivered--II all of each in tliree weeks, and
the remainder in three weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the
articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the 'power, when
the tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole,
or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a
greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an
unlimited power of selection.
The Rum,, Sugar, and Pepper, to be exempted from the
Customs' duties, and parties tendering are to state where they
are respectively lying.
Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each import mark,
and the average strength of each mark ex to be stated,
and not an average of different marks or strengths of several
Imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not to be of the
same quality. mark, •r average strength of the sample ten-
dered and accepted, will be rejected by the officers.
Samples of the Soap (not less than a bar), of the Pepper
not less than two pounds), and of the Peas OA less than
two quarts). must be produced by the parties tendering.
Each tender for Sugar must specify the mark and landing
number of each cask or package, the ship in which imported,
and the country or place of its growth or prodnce, and an
average Sample (not less than 2lbs for each import mark) must
be produced by the parties tendering, and not an average of
different marks or several imports ; and any parcel that is
found not to be of the same mark or average quality as the
samples tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the officer s.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not ac-
cepted, are requested to be taken away by them immediately
after the Contracts have been decided.
No tender will be received unless made on the printed
farm provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on
!ipplication at the said office, or to the officer conducting the
racket Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at
Bristol. •

Particular attention is called to the recent modification of
the conditions of the contract, which may be seen at the said
office, and at Liverpool and Bristol.
No tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party
tendering, or an agent on his behalf. should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received
from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
house.