The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-11 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.-AT THE

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
an increase of POWERFUL and BRILLIANT
EFFECTS in ELECTRICITY are exhibited by ARM-
STRONG'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC MACHINE. A new
field is opened for investigating, on a magnified scale, a
variety of objects in ART, SCIENCE, and NATURAL
HISTORY, by means of LONGBOTTOM'S OPAQUE
MICROSCOPE, showing also an extraordinary OPTICAL
ILLUSION. New DISSOLVING VIEWS. A List of
the POPULAR LECTURES whieh will be delivered during
the Week is suspended in the Hall of Manufactures. Hollo-
way's original CRAYON DRAWINGS from RAPHAEL'S
CARTOONS, numerous MODELS in MOTION, DIVER
and DIVING BELL. Conductor of the Band, T. Wallis,
Mus. Doc.
Admission, One Shilling. Schools, Half-price.

HALL OF COMMERCE
AND GENERAL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS,
LONDON.
BOARD OF SUPERINTENDENCE.
Sir GEORGE LARPENT, But., Chairman.
JOHN CATTLEY, E§q., Deputy Chairman.
William Burnie, Esq. James Pattison, Esq.
James Cook, Esq. Sir John Pirie, But.
Robert Cottesworth, Esq. John D. Powles, Esq.
Matthew Forster, Esq., ALP. Henry Jam e f Prescott, Esq.
Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild.
Samuel Gurney, Esq. David Salomons, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. John James Siordet, Esq.
Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq.
John Irving, Esq., 111. P. Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P.
Henry Kingscote, Esq. Thomas Weeding, Esq.
James Matheson, Esq., M.P. Geo. Frederick Young, Esq.
The HALL of COMMERCE has been erected to provide
a central point of meeting is the Commercial World for the
Merchants, Bankers, Ship-owners, Manufacturers of the
Inited Kingdom, Captains of vessels, Foreigners engaged in
commercial or other pursuits, and the Public in general.
The READING-ROOM adjoining is provided with all the
eading Foreign and British newspapers, and general commer-
cial intelligence from all parts of the world, maps, charts, itine-
'aries, directories, steam-boat and railroad information, list of
ships sailing to all puts of the world, pric!ss current, documents
and books of reference on commercial subjects.
There are also Rooms fur PRIVATE BUSINESS and
FIRE-PROOF VAULTS and SAFES for the deposit of
valuables. _ _

In addition to the above conveniences, the Subscribers will
bave the use of an EXCELLENT LIBRARY on COMMER-
MAL SUBJECTS.

... _
The Establishment will be conducted by the Proprietor, un-
der the superintendence of a Board of Subscribers.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM.
Persons residing in London, or within 12 miles... 1/. I Is. 6d.
Persons residing at a greater distance

London, September 1, 1843.
Ile BOARD of SUPERINTENDENCE of the " HALL
of COMMERCE" take leave to draw your attention to this
Institution.

It has been built and-established at -a very great'dost, by a
Ingle individual, for the convenience Of the. Cmn imereld Corn
munity of the City of London,*witb a degree 'of public spirit
worthy the metropolis, of the world.
The subscription is now planed on so moderate a scale as to
te no object of consideration, in proportion to the conveniences
offered, which are set forth in the above Prospectus ; and the
Board are of opinion, that without interfering with any of the
raisting establishments appropriated to specific branches of
rade, these conveniences may be found available by a very large
body of persons in the City of London—by parties visiting
London occasionally on mercantile affairs—and by gentlemen
from the Continent and other foreign ports.
GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman.

JOHN CATTLEY, Deputy Chairman.
N.B. A Coffee-room is now open for the accommodation of
he subscribers.