The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-16 00:00:00

°PLO ECA .

Among the many daces opened in London for
the I.llllll3eMent or grattlication of the public, the
ut.te,►ctious are so strongly expressed in the Bills
and Advertisements that we are often disap-
pointed when we come to visit them. This begets
a mistrnst which not unfrenttently inclines us to
valne our time more than the risk of examining
the merits of various Exhibitions. it is possible
that through this course we miss a number of
pretty Shows, and very agreeable Entertainments.
We rejoice, however, that in stiCh a list wc, can-
not now reckon the Collection of Ancient Ar-
mour which is open in Lower Brook-street, under
the above learned title. This admirable,• and un-
rivalled Collection we went last week to see, and
having experienced the utmost gratification which
such a scene could afford, we hold ourselves re,
sponsiblc to our Readers to infornrthem where
(if they have not already enjoyed it) they have a
nio“ interesting and magnificent treat before
them.

This Armoury forms n set ies from the date of
the Norman 'Conquest to the hit ebt 1)&10(1 in whitha
Armour was generrilly used. It consists of perfect.
suits of remarkable beauty, of shields of the nobiesc
workmanship, tnd helmet's, 5.-..nrilfs, guns, &c.
of every nation, and many of them of exquisite
richness. It would be impossible for its, without
quoting the Catalogne more at length than our
limits permit, to notice a tythe pint of_ the very
eurioui instruments in these rooms. Buonapartes
secret Mail, and the Arms presented to hint by
the Directory, mingle here with "his fellow-
Usurper, Oliver Cromwell's helmet: Persia')
weapons blazing with jewels Contrast with tbe
ruck bows of indions, and. oil British buff and
jack : the instruments of Spa trh,li ortin e, Which
the it/vine/14e Armada yielded to its conquerors,
hang in peace' by rue side of inlbitt din nfrOnS and
tilting latices': in fine, the variety is inexhaustible,
and we know not whether we could pronounce the
Exhibition to he more superb to the eye, by itR
general arratigesmcnt iwd Ltt tlldetlr cif its pots,
or instructive to the mind by the deep.interest at-
tached to a multitude of the Articles which it con-

tains. •
Ilad we not been delighted with it, we shonil
not have ventured to praise it in aloe ntidlci
terms, hot we really think it one of the nimt
Bring spertael6'whith has for a long period beta
peesented to the curiosity of the Metropolis.

. IMPROMPTU
StgiNCFA'CIDITAIN Luau ammo A FINE RORIE.
how Well the rider with tht horse duds suit-
4Vtdelt utl a :,,06/e brute!

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Dividends, are invited to consider with scrimp+ at-
tention the following mode of disrosing of a very
small portion of them :-!--The cost of a Sixteento
in the present Lottery is only Twenty-six Shil-
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by which the possessor of a fortunate Number
may add to hit' income Eighty-three Pounds per,
annum, arising from the sum of 2,7621. 6s. 4d.
Consols, which may be converted into Serling
money At a day's notice. Schemes e‘planatory of
every 'particular may be haul, upon application, at
either of C;:nitoLL's Offices; 7, Cornbill, or 26,
Oxford street,