The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-22 00:00:00

MUSIC OF FRANCE.

'Without Extra Charge to the POlie, at the
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
The Directors have engaged Mr. C.' E. HORN, to deliver
A SERIES of LECTURES on the MUSIC of EIGHT different
NATIONS. Tho MUSIC of FRANCE commences on the 20th
instant, and will be coutlitinitl Miring the week, on Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday Evenings, at Right RlPl4eic ; and on Tuesday, Thurs-
day, and Saturday, at Three o'clock, with VG.0.4.11, Oul INSTRU-
MENTAL. ILLIISTRATIONS. All the other LECTVIttiS mut
EXHIBITIONS as usual. LONGBOTTOM'S PHYSIOSCOPE and
OPAQUE. MICROSCOPE. • NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS, ARM-
STRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, Sm.,: &e. '
. . Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

GENERAL TOM THUMB (for a few days
longer), the American Dwarf, under the especial patronage
of her Majesty 4114 the Royal Family, exhibiting every Day and
Evening, previous to visiting Paris, in CATLIN'S spacious INDIAN
GALLERY, EGYPTIAN lIALL, Ficf dilly, frnm Ejoyen to One,
Half-past Two to Five, and frbrn Seven tr. Nine OfCloCk, gipjtlk
illustrations of Napoleon, the Grecian Statues, Singing, Dancing, Sce,
This wonderful man in miniature weighs only FIFTEEN POUNDS,
and is smaller than any infant that ever walked alone. The elegant
presents from her Majesty and the Queen Dowager may be also seen.
The General wears his Court' Dress daily at Half-past Twelve.

Tho General continues to wait on thoi Nobility and Gentry on due
notice.. . .

Admission One Shilling.

The General has never appeared on the stne of the HVlTterkel
Theatre as has been represented.

WHITE
UsisET I?.'orpIARDENS

The Public is most respectfully informed that these-delightilil and
rural Gardens will be OPENED, for the SUMMER,iIEABON, on
IVIIIT-MONDAY, the 17th instant, with amusements of the most
novel, varied, and interesting description, and with great improve-
ments In every department of the establishment.
The :Dinner and Ball Rooms have been most splendidly orna-
mented ; the Gardens tastefully laid out—Founthins, Fish-ponds, &c.,
introduced ; and every mums adopted to insure the comfort, ac
commodatlon, and amusement of the public, and of large or small
Dinner, Tea, or other Parties.

GILDITALL, MAY 9, 1844.—The COM-
3IITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will MEET at
Guildhall, on WEDNESDAY, the 29th day of May inst., at Twelve
o'clock at noon, to receive TENDERS for a Deputation and Lease
for three years, from Midsummer next, subject to a power of resump-
tion, of the office or place of COLLECTOR and RECEIVER of the
CITY'S TOLLS and DUTIES at Whitechapel-bars, and all the Li-
berties of this City from thence southward to the Custom-house, to-
gether with the same tolls and duties. Also a like Deputation and
Lease of the City's tolls and duties at Bishopsgate-bars, and all the
Liberties of this City, from thence westward, to the site of the late
Be.thlem Hospital, and eastward to Whitechapel-bars, exclusive,
together with the same tolls and duties. Also a like Deputation and
Lease of the City Tolls and Duties at Aldersgate-bars, and, all the
Liberties of this City from thence eastward to the site of 'the late
Bethlem Hospital, including Cripplegate and Moorgate, together with
the same tolls and duties. Also a like Deputation and Lease of the.
City's Tolls and Duties at Smithfield-bars, and all the Liberties of
this City from thence eastward to Aldersgate-bars, explosive, to-
gether with the same tolls and duties. Also a like Deputation and
Lease of the City's Tolls and Duties at Holborn-bars, and all the
Liberties of this City from thence southward to Temple-bar, and
eastward to Smithfield-bars, exclusive, together with the same tolls
and duties. Aldo a like Deputation and Lease of the City's Tolls
and Duties at Temple-bar, and all the Liberties of this City, from
thence southward to Puddle-dock, together with the same tolls and
duties.

A deposit of three calendar months' rent on each district of the tolls
is to be made at the time of the meeting of the Committee on any
tender being accepted,Asd to be forfolte.l on non-performance of the
contract, and three cale dar months' rent is to be eontinued.to be paid
in advance. The conditions for letting the said tolls may be soon at
the Comptroller's-office, Guildhall.
The Tenders are.to be sealed up and delivered at the said Office,
before Twelve d'Clock on the day of the Committee's meeting, after
which time no tender can be received ; and the party tendering must
attend the Committee at One o'Clock precisely.
THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller.

THE LONDON GENUINE TEA COM-
A_ PANT beg to inform 'Families Visiting the Provinces, that
they may procure GENUINE TEAS direct from the Company, of
their Agents, in nearly every town and village in the kingdom,
packed in Lead, and warranted Genuine by the Company.
Spurious and English made Tea being now commonly sold by
the shopkeepas in the country, the greatast caution is necessary.
Observe the Company's seal on each package.
Applications for Agencies for the sale of the above Genuine Teas,
by which a considerable income may be derived, to be made to the
Company at their Warehouses, 2, Lawrence Pountney-hill, London.

METE AMERICAN ROCKING CHAIR.
None are genuine finless they hAve `! Luck, Kent, and Cum-
ming" printed on the bottom. This Chair, so Mitch admired by all
who have visited America, for the remarkable ease, pleasure, and
comfort which it affords, is just imported and for SALE at the exten-
sive Carpet and Upholstery Establishments of LUCK, KENT, and
CUMMING, No. 4, Regent-street; Carpenters' Hill, 68, London-wall;
and William. Cumming add Co., 98, Hatton-garden. It, is asserted
with confidence, that there is no piece of furniture ift use in eivilsed
society more sought after and approved of when known.
'The price is 255., .with a liberal discount to the trade. Stout per-
sons and invalids will find these chairs invaluable.

QCHWEPPE'S SODA and POTA SS WATERS,
constantly used at the Royal Palaces at Windsor and London,
as well as by the principal Nobility and Gentry or the United King.
dons, and recommended by all the leading medical profession, con-
tinue to be mannfactured with the utmost care by J. S. and Co.,
aided by their powerful machinery, and the valuable experience of
half a century. Every bottle has its due proportion of alkali, which
is rarely, if ever, the case with the inferior waters. To prevent
imposition, a red label, with their signature, is Axed ea the cork,
without which none is genuine.
SCHWEPPE'S LIQUID MAGNESIA, to supersede the use of
Magnesia in its solid form, is attaining a high reputation, and is
generally recommended by the faculty as a most valuable anti acid.
Sold by all respectable chymins and patent medicine vendors in
bottles at Is., Os. 6d., 4s. rd. and IN. each. Every genuine bottle is
distinguished by a Berner. street, London, and also al
their branch manufactories at Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby.