The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-04 00:00:00

V, R. CHARLES DICKENS—TO-NIGHT, at
8 o'clock, at ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly—will
Read his STORY of LITTLE DOMBEY, and the TRIAL
from PICKWICK (the last time but one). Stalls, 4s. ; Bal-
conies and Area, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; of Messrs. Chapman and
Hall, 193, Piccadilly, and °Mr. Austin, Ticket Office, St.
James's Hall.

MR. W. S. WOODIN'tz NEW ENTERTAIN-
MENT_, the CABINET of CURIOSITIES, POLY-
GRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross,
Iv, ',NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at
area, Private boxes, £1 Is. ; Stalls and box stalls, 3s. ;
:`ea, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is. -A' plan of the stalls may be
seen, and seats secured (without extra charge), at the Box-
Vfice, from 10 till 4. Morning Performance, Saturday,
4-arch 2.

BURFORD'S PANORAMA.—One Shilling.—
The entire of the above interesting and world-famed
Exhibition will be OPENED. on and after Easter-Monday,
at the reduced charge of One Shilling.—Leicester-square.

A ROYLL ROOMS. - GRAND MUSICAL
ENTERTAINMENT,
'with the Celebrated BAND, Forty in number ,(established
Vev„en years), choSen from the Philharmonic Concerts, Royal
)teuall Operas, and the Household Troops. Conducted by
ons. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt.—Dancing
at Nine o'clock.-Is. admission.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
Hicrh Holborn.—This popular and' magnificently ap-
Minted Ball Room, decidedly the most fashionple and best
conducted entertainment in the world. The very excellent
band, under the able direction of Mr. ?acker, is constantly
introducing the choicest and latest music of the day—a qua-
drille and-polka from Balfe's new opera, Bianca; Colleen
13awn Waltz, Garibaldi's Triumphal Galop, &c., among others,
now nightly receive the plaudits of the company. The wines
supplied are of the very choicest quality. The refreshment
rooms are elegant in the extreme, and replete with every
Comfort. Admission throughout, is.

PRESENTS.- ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN-
TIFIC.—ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
end Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assortment
Of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands,
Leautiful inlaid Tablas, Paper weights, &c., In Italian,Alabas-
ter, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and
Manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her
Blaiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London.
.nr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate
the interestin study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY
and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each.

PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANr, at 149, Strand, W.C.

CONTRACT FOR NECESSARIES AND BARRACK
STORES FOR THE ROYAL MARINES.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling
and Transport Services,
Somerset Place, 2d April, 1881.
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 18th
inst., 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 Deptford all such quantities of the undermentioned
articles, for the use of the Royal Marines, as may be from
time to time demanded, under a contract for twelve months
certain, and further until the expiration of three months'
Warning, viz. :—Necessaries, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Shoe
and Clothes Brushes, Barrack Stores, Coal Baskets.

Patterns of the articles may be seen at the Royal Marine
OSi.e, New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of 11
and 2 o'clock.

No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form
provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on ap-
Plication at this Office.

Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of
the conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at this
Office.

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, s tould attend at the
Office on the day of contract, as the result of the offerreceived
from each person will be communicated to him and his pro-
posed sureties in writing.

Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and hear in the left-hand corner the words "Ten
der for Necessaries and Barrack Stores •'' and must also be
delivered at Somerset-place, and si ned by two responsible
persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tender-
ing, in the sum of £3OO for the due performance of the Con-
tract.

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and
LIFE IDT,L'RANCE CuMPANY.

Established 1836.
Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament,

Offices, No. 1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry,
London ; Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow ; Sydney, Mel-
bonnie, and New York.

This Company has attained a very high position amongst
the Insurance Institutions of Great Britain. Its annual
revenue exceeds £500,000. Its invested funds amount to
£1,260,000.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

,The Premiums exceed £310,000, and place it In the first
Class of Fire Offices ; its liberality and promptitude in set-
tling claims have been established in the adjustment of enor-
mous losses ; and its influence in determining rates of Pre-
taium has uniformly been eiven to proposals for improving
the character of risks that high Premiums may be unneces-
sary.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The Reserve in this Department has been increased by the
addition of upwards of £58,000 in the year 1860 alone. The
system of Bonuses is simple, involving no possible liability
01 partnership ; liberal, guaranteeing a more than average
amount of benefit ; satisfying, because known at the date of
the Insurance, and therefore free from disappointment, un-
certainty, and doubt. The arrangements in other respects
are intended to render the Polices of TIIE LIVERPOOL AND
LONDON perfect securities in the hands of third parties. The
Annual Premiums exceed £150,000; the accumulated reserve
is 1'707,000.