The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-13 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.—SeaIed Tenders will be
received until noon on the 3d of November at this
Office, for the London District, for Aldershot, and for the
gChannel Islands, and at the several District Commissariat
ilicen,s, for the Military Districts in Great Britain, to supply
F
uOe R t
Aroops with BREAD, FLOUR, MEAT, CATTLE, and
GE, from IstDecember, 1859, to 31st May, 1860 ; and
with PAILLASSE STRAW, and STRAW for Royal Engi-
neer R.
1860. rvices,fl OM Ist December, 1859, to 30th November,

Printed forms of tender and conditions of contract, and all
particulars regarding' the subdivision of the Districts, may
be obtained on application at this office, between the hours
of 10 and 4 o'clock. W. T. POWER,
Deputy Commissary-General.
5, New-street, Spring-gardens,
12th October; 1859.

Office of the Gas Light and Coke Company,
Horseferry-road, Westminster,
Oct. 12, 1859.
-A- I OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That A
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL COURT of the Pro-
prietors of this Company will beheld at the Company's Gas
orks, Horseferry-road, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the
4th day of November next. The Chair will be taken at 12
o'clock precisely. Notice is Hereby also further Given, That
at the same meeting the Annual Election of Auditors will
take Place, and should a ballot be required it will continue
open for four hours from its commencement. -By order,
C. BURLS, Secretary.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
On SATURDAY, Oct. 15, A CHEAP EXCURSION
TItAIN will leave Paddington at 12.30 p.m., for Cirencester
and Stroud (fares 121 and fin), Gloucester and Chelteuham
(14a
,g) ; Ross and Hereford (16s and 8s), returning .on
riday, Oct. 21, from Hereford, at 10.30 a.m., and interme-
diate stations as per handbills.

METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND
-- GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W.
Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments.
Loans on real and personal security.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

McCOLLITM'S CIRQUE CLASSIQUE.
ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE,
Leicester-square.—lmmense success. Re-engagement
of the celebrated LAURI FAMILY. Grand change of
Entertainment Two performances daily, at 2, and half-
Past 7..

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
.rimacnny. —These elegant roomsare now op..n for the
'Winter Season for Promenade Concerts, with the celebrated
Argyll Band, conducted by Hone. A. Lamotte ; principal
eornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Dancing at 10 o'clock. Doors
open at 8, commence at half-past. Admission, Is.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
High Holborn, RE-OPENED for the SEASON.—This
establishment,• pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance
and matchless beauty of its decor-talons, combined with the
Perfection of its management, is OPEN EVERY EVENING.
Great alterations and improvements have been made during
the recess, and nothing has been left undone that could en-
hance the beauty of the place, or increase the comfort of the
Visitors. Doors open at half-past 8; overture at 9; closing
at 12 punctually, Admission is.

()UR, DISASTER IN CHlNA.—England and
France must be avenged—War is oertsdn—Do not delay
avail yourself at once of the recent importations of the East
India Yea Comany. Black, Green, or Mixed Tea may still
be had, in 6lb bapgs, at 2s. 4d. per lb.—Warehouses, 9, Great
St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant
assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe-
isks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c.,
in Italian Alabaster, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
talogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, London, W.C.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the
interesting study of MINERALOGY; CONCHOLOGY, and
GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each.
__PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
kuLLOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand.

THPRLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.--Every
person having an interest in domestic or farm animals
lewukitobtain a supply- of this celebrated and economical
7 f°od. Vchich will, prove invaluable during the approaching
(1800. For keeping horses in'good condition' it is unequal-
-.ft. rigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their
se increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find
Fgeat advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua-
yof the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by
i. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied lg i
a eatimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and A -
culturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing
448 feeds (measures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any
Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders
Payable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London.
N.B.—The public are cautioned against being imposed upon
by worthless imitations.

aLENFIELD PATE-NT STARCH,
trspD IN' THE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
AND PRONOUNCED BY HER lI.A.JESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED.
WHEN YOU ASK FOR
GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
• SEE THAT YOU GET IT,
Al inferior kinds are often .substituted.
. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c.
___WpTHERSPOON & CO.. GLASGOW Auto LONDON-

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road.
• Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
During the past year (185 E) 40,403 received the benefits of
*de Charity, either as out or in door patients ; and since its
foundation to 31st December, 1858, the number relieved was
uPwards of 649000.
The .Committee entreat AID to enable them to continue
114I' great work of charity.

STA NF'OltD-R-MrfTll.-Si'a:

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTITIITION.—The Committee of this Institution
earnestly appeal t 4 thelublic for pecuniary ass!stance to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society.
THOMAS RARING, Chairman.
Se pt 21 THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman.'
, 1859.
Contributions will be thankfully received by Messrs. Willis
and Co. ; Coutts and Co. ; llerries and Co. ; and at the office
of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, W.C.

THE SECRET GUIDE TO HEAT TH AND
APPINESS. A MEDICAL WORK. By a Phy-
Rician.,ll Post free, on receipt 'of six penny stamps, sent
direct from No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford-
street, London, illustrated with 100 engraving/. It gives
lustruetions for the perfect restoration of those who are pre-
Vented by impediments from entering into the married state,
also showing the dreadful results from early abuse, gonor
rhoea and syphilis, and the benefits arising from the chemical
tests and the examination of the spermatozoa by the newly,
constructed microscope, with powerful lenses, and contain-
ing a Valuable prescription et lotion to prevent infection.

NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVER!' IN THE
SCIENCE OF MEDICINE.
Patent Office Seal of Groat Britain. Diplome de l'Eoole de
Pharmacie Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Me-
dicine Vienna .
TheTatentee has confided the preparation of these Medi-
fines to a Physician of the 'Royal University of Erlangren.
and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
(Rho is registered under the New Medical Act) and attends
My at No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, be-
tweenthe hours of 11 and 2, and from 5 till 8 (Sundays ex-
eePfed), in order to advise Patients 'on their Diseases and
ea d),
and thus add to the speedy certainty of Cure.
THrESEMAR taste' 2, and 3, prepared in the form of a
Ilozengt. devoid of or smell, and can be carried in the
oisteoat Pocket. Sold in tin cases, divided into separate
es*lapted for both sexes.

MEDICAL ADVICE.
nit LA'MERT, Registered L.S.A., Honorary
• kember of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D.
of the 'University of Erlangen, &c., may be CONSULTED
2n all cases of Debility, Nervousness, and the Secret In-
!lnuit's' of Youth and Maturity, from Eleven till Two, and
krum Six till Eight, at his residence,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON
Dr. Lilted has
nne - just published, price Sixpence, with nu
roue Eno-ravin and Cases, a New Edition of his Work,
entitled 6 gl

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xvhich-will be sent tree,ELF-PR ES
in a sealed
envelope. by Mann, 39,
Cornhlll, London, or by the Author, to any address, for
Xight stamps.

Ste,, CONTENT S.
—ION I.—The Physiology of the Generative Organs.
„Steno?? The
-The Morale of Genera-
"vc Physiology—True and False Morality.
._SCTION lll.—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical
;,telations—lts Expectancies and Disappointments—Adven-
t" of Physical Contrasts in securing Healthy Offspring.
SECTION IV.—Spermatorrhcce and Impotence—The causes
Of
St erf Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries.
ox V.—The Vices of Schools—Effects of r-
nicious habits on the mental and general faculties—lcertain
mporpe t-
ance of Moral Discipline.
SECTioN Vl.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De
Linty—lmtence and Sterility—Dangerous Results of
various Hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of
Treatment ; Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from
Twenty Years' successful practice.

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