The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-10 00:00:00

RITPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions
of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred
Medical men to bo the most effective invention in
the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel
spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is hero avoided—a
soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi-
site resisting power is supplied by the Uoc-Main Pad and
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that
it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A
descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
tot fail to fit, forw,trdel by post, on the circumference of
the body, two inches below the hips, being, sent to the
manufacturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
A Single Truss, lfis., 215., 265. 61, and 31s. 61. Postage,
ls. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage,
is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage,
ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White,
Post-office, Piccadilly.

NEW PATENT
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
JKNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases'
of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They
are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are
drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 61, is. 6d.,
10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufact'irer, 228, Piccadilly.

SHEERNAEDSMISR.ALTY, 23d Sept..lB6B.
ASSISTANT SC HOO LMASTER AT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a VACANCY exists for
an ASSISTANT SCHOOLMASTER at Sheerness Dockyard.
Candidates who may wish to undergo a Competitive Examina-
tion for such an appointment are invited to apply, either per-
sonally or by letter, to the Civil Service Commissioners, Gateway,
Dean's-yard, Westminster, on or before the Bth of October, fur-
nishing certificates of age and health, together with testimonials
as to character and capacity for teaching. The examination will
commence on Tuesday, the 13th October. Candidates must be
between the ages of 20 and 35, and will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects, in all of which it. will be necessary for Candi-
dates to pass:-
1. Exercises as to Handwriting and Orthography.
2. Arithmetic and M ensuration.
3. Grammar and Analysis of Sentences.
4. English Composition.
5. Physical and Political Geography of the World, especially
of England and Europe.
6. English History.
7. Euclid—first four and sixth books, and first twenty-one pro
positions of the eleventh book.
8. Algebra.
9. Plane Trigonometry.
10. Differential and Integral Calculus (Elementary), and Plano
Co-ordinate Geometry (Elementary).
11. The Elementary Principles of Mechanics and Hydrostatics,
not requiring the Differential Calculus.
They will also be competitively examined in the following sub-
jects, and although it will not be necessary for each Candidate
to have a knowledge of these latter subjects, a high value will
be set on them:-
12. Elementary Chemistry and Physics.
13. Plane Trigonometry (Analytical) and Spherical Trigono-
metry.
14. Plane Co-ordinate Geometry (more advanced) and Analyti-
cal Geometry of three dimensions.
15. Differential and Integral Calculus (more advanced) and the
easier Differential Equations.
16. Mechanics and Hydrostatics, including Problems requiring
the Differential Calculus for their solution.
The salary of the Assistant Schoolmaster at Sheerness Dock-
yard commences at £lOO per annum, increasing by .£lO each year
to £l4O, and the Certificate of the Civil Service Commissioners
will entitle the successful Candid .te to the benefit of the Super-
annuation Act.
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d eligibleead f orpromotion
Schoolmaster,
with salaries varying from 1150 to £250 per annum.
W. G. ROMAINE.

PROPOSED MEMORIAL OF LEIGH
HUNT.
The grave of Leigh Hunt—one of England's most
charming Poets, Essayists, and Critics—at Kensal Green,
is without even a headstone. It has been proposed to
erect there a modest Monument to his memory. Mr.
Joseph Durham, A.R.A., has been selected to execute a
Portrait Bust and Pedestal. SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE
SOLICITED for the purpose. The following gentlemen
form a Committee for the collection and application of the
requisite amount :
William Barry, Esq. Charles Kent, Esq.
Sir Johu Bowring. W. C. Macready, Esq.
Thomas Carlyle, Esq. J. Bertrand Payne, Esq.,
Robert Chambers, Esq., F.R.S.L.
LL.D. Sir F. Pollock, Bart.
Charles Dickens, Esq. B. W. Proctor, Esq.
George Godwin, Esq, F.R.S. Sir Percy Shelley, Bart.
C. L. Gruneisen, Esq., Chas. Ratcliff, Esq., F.S.A.
F.R.G.S. E. M. Ward, Esq., R.A.
Alexander Ireland, Esq.
S. C. HALL, F.S. A, 1 Hon. Sees.
EDMUND OLLIER,
S. P. TOWNSHEND MAYER, F.R.S.L., 25, Norfolk-
street, Strand, W.C., Hon. Treasurer, by whom Subscrip-
tions are received.
Bankers—Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Groat Queen-street.
91 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

370 children.

£l5 will koop a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury,by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.

NOR'T'H LONDON or UNIVERSITY COL-
LEGE HOSPITAL.—DONATIONS are earnestly
SOLICITED to secure the opening of the Wards for
" Little Children" on the Ist of October. Contributions
will b. 3 thankfully received by the Treasurer, Sir Francis
Goldsmid, Bart. M.P. St. John's-lodge, Regent's-
park ; by the Secretary ; and by Mr. J. W. Goodiff, Clerk
to the Committee.

hYdirectiollarlcmjt.t
Committee,
,
Secretary.

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road.
Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and women.
Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind
who cannot earn their own living.
500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which
cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre-
tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A.