The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-15 00:00:00

ELECTRICAL INFLUENCE ;IN HEALTH AND
DISEASE.

Just Published, price ls., free by Post for Fourteen Stamps,
cIECOND LIFE : or ELECTRICAL NERVOUS
FORCE ; a MEDICAL WORK, intended for the special
perusal of all who are suffering from the various forms of
NERVOUS and PHYSICAL DEBILITY, and the distress-
ing ulterior consequences to which they lead ; with practical
Observations on the great Curative power of ELECTRO-
GALVANISM in the treatment of these Disorders, by infus-
ing tone and vigour in constitutions relaxed or debilitated
from various enervating causes. Illustrated with Cases com-
piled from the Note-book of a Registered Medical Practi-
tioner of' twenty years' standing.
Unlike many vaunted restoratives, Electricity is one which
commends itself to the medical man. as being accordant with
the soundest teachings of physiology. By the most obvious
indication it admits of being shown that the Electrical and
Nervous energies are identical ; hence, that when the latter
fails, the former can take its place, and that when, from irre-
gularities of any kind, the nervous system has become debili-
tated, paralysed, or exhausted, and the patient brought to a
condition little short of total prostration, then by the action
of Electricity, imparting certainty and efficacy to medical
treatment, he can be re-invigorated, and his health re-esta-
blished to a degree almost warranting the designation of
SECOND LIFE.

Published by Mann, 39 Cornhill, and of all Booksellers,

HOUSEHOLD WORDS.—The result of an
application made this day to the Master of the Rolls,
on behalf of Messrs. BRADBURY and Evans, having been an
undertaking on the part of Mr. CHARLES DICKENS to alter
the statement put forth by himself in reference to " House-
hold Words," Messrs. BRADBURY and EVANS have to an-
nounce that it [is only Mr. DICKENS'S editorial connection
with that work that is about to cease.
March 26, 1859.

VI R. ALBERT SMITH'S CHINA,
To-NIGHT at 8 o'clock, and TO-MORROW at 3 and 8.

Just published, rice
Sixpence,
"TO CHINA AND BACK.' By ALBERT SMITH. For-
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CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—St. James's Minor
Hall. The celebrated CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS
will repeat their POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT EVERY
EVENING at Eight o'clock, and Saturday Afternoon at
Three.—Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—rrickets at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

THE VICTORIA CROSS.—On and after the
18th instant, the FIRST SERIES OF HISTORICAL
PICTURES, by M. DESANGES, containing authentic Por-
traits, will be on Exhibition at the Victoria Cross Gallery,
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, daily, from 9 till dusk.
Admission, One Shilling. Season tickets, Five Shillings.
Bearers of the Order admitted Gratis.

1. HE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High
Holborn, formerly Casino de Venise.—This establish-
ment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and
matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the per-
fection 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 classical
and modern music. Doors open at half-paseB ; overture at
9 ; closing at :12 punctually. Admission ls.

ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
Theft popular and celebrated rooms are open every
evening, with R. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by
that great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris.
Leader, Charles Hall. Mons. Boulcourt, the celebrated cornet-
a-piston player, performs nightly, with other talented
artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, IJa Traviata,
Huguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha.
Manager, R. R. Bignell. Doors open at half-past 8, close
ten minutes before 12. Admission, Is. to Promenade. _

N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and
Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price, treasurer, at the
Rooms.

ALHAMBRA PALACE-A BULL FIGHT.
A SPANISH BULL FIGHT.

The Californian performers having acted as principals
in a Bull-fight in America for upwards of one hun-
dred nights, will undertake the same exploits in London.
The regular Equestrian performances, the same as last week,
will be produced in addition to the Bull-fight, which takes
place Morning and Evening. The Rocky Mountain Won-
ders appear at each performance.
Two Performances Daily at two and quarter before Eight
p.m.

- Pit, ls. • Boxes, 25.; Reserved Seats, 35.; Stalls, 55.; Private
Boxes, £2 2s. Children under Nine years of age, half-price.
Gallery, 6d.
Splendid performance during Passion Week.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—H.R. H. THE PRINCE CONSORT.
Splendid Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS of the HOLY
LAND, after David Roberts's Sketches, Daily at a quarter
past Four, and Evenings at a quarter past Nine.
Lectures by Mr. LENNOX HORNE on the HUMOROUS
MELODIES of OLD ENGLAND.

Lectures on CHEMISTRY and the FIERY ORDEALS of
the ANCIENTS, by Mr. E. V. GARDNER, Professor of Che-
mistry.
Lecture by Mr. J. L. KING : " PHILOSOPHY in SPORT
MADE SCIENCE in EARNEST" —The OXY-HYDROGEN
MICROSCOPE—MODELS in MOTION, &c., &c.
Duting• the EASTER HOLYDAYS, a Lecture on the
PHILOSOPHY of MAGIC, illustrated with brilliant Expe-
riments.
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The ST. GEORGE'S CHOIR, every Wednesday Evening
at Eight.
Managing Director—lL I. LONGBOTTOM, Esq.

ATAN AND HIS HABITS.—THIS DAY, at
--TX Three and Half-past Eight, Dr. KAHN will deliver
Lectures at his unrivalled and Original Museum, 3, Tich-
borne-street, facing the Haymarket.
SYLLABUS—ldentity of Self-love and Social—The Philosophy
and Physiology of Marriage —Happy and Unhappy Unions—
Whom and when to Marry—The Great Social Evil, its real
Cure—Philanthropists and their Schemes—New Views of Men
and ThingsL--Dangers of Youth—Rocks of Advanced Age—
The true Glory of Middle Age—My Memoirs—Much in Little.
The Museum is open daily (for Gentlemen only) from
Twelve till Five and from Seven till Ten. Explanations of
the Models every half-hour. Admission One Shilling, in-
cluding Handbook : to which is appended the SHOALS AND
QUICKSANDS OF YOUTH. By, JOSEPH KAHN, M.D.,
Graduate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, of the Im-
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stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-
square.