The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-09 00:00:00

MICROCOSM.
GRAND DISPLAY of the WON-
DERS of NATURE, by means of Fourteen Di-
oral aud Lucernal AIICROSCOPES on a scale of mag-
niide never before attempted.
By P. CARPENTER, Optician.
is Exhibition is now re-opened to the Public, with
Brea Additions and Improvements, 24, Regent-street,
four )oors from Piccadilly, from elev'en o'clock till eight.
Adm4ion, Is. The Evening Exhibition by Gas-light is
"en superior to that by day.
" The resent Exhibition offers to our notice, under the
most strikhg point of view ever exhibited to the public,
the tninutiteof Nature's works. Twelve magnificent com-
pound Alicroswes have been so placed and fitted up, that
the observer boks into each of them as a cabinet of natu-
ral curiosities, which pass one by one in review before him,
and disclose tt him those wonders of form, colour, con-
struction, &c. which were hidden from his unassisted
vision."--TNew Nlonthly Magazine, for Oct. 1897.

TAE THAMES TUNNEL
'THE Di7ectors having. been requested to
give sone information on the Pecuniary Concerns
of the Company, state that the whole amount expended
on the South Shaft and about 600 feet of the Tunnel, is
about 157,500/. of which the cost of Premises and Ma-
ehinery was about 38,500/. The sum wanted to carry the
Tunnel to the North embankment is 75,0001., which,
however, does not include the necessary repair of the pre-
sent accident.
The Proprietors, in Special Assembly on the 29th ult.,
Resolved—
That from the Report of the Engineer, and from what
bass already been accomplished, this Meeting is of opinion.
that notwithstanding the accidents which have occurred,
no insuperable obstacle, except the want of Funds, is likely
t) prevent the Completion of the Undertaking.
The Directors having received numerous assurances of
the great interest excited in the Public mind, and of the
general willingness to support by VOLUNTARY CON-
TRIBUTIONS this Undertaking, beg to announce that
the Directors will receive, and that the following Bankers
and other Gentlemen have offered to receive, such contri-,
butions, vs.:—
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co. Treasurers to the Com-
pany, Bircbin-lane.
Messrs. Barclay and C0..54, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Bosanquet and Co. 73, ditto.
Messrs. Coutts and Co. 59, Strand.
Sir William Curtis and Co. Lombard-street.
Messrs. Drummonds, Charing-cross.
Sir James Esdaile and Co. 21, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Frys and Chapman, St. Mildred's-court.
Messrs. .Glyn and Co. 67, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Grote and Co. 62, Tbreadneedle-street.
Messrs. Haminersley •and Co. 69, Pall-mall.
Messrs. Hankevs and Co. 7, Fenchurgh-street.
Messrs. Herries and Co. 16, St. James's-street.
Sir Was. Kay and Co. 1, Mansion-House-street.
Sir J. W. Lubbock and Co. 11, ditto.
Messrs. Marten, Hone, and Co. 68, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Masterman and Co. Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street.
Messrs: Remington and Co. 69, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Rogers, Towgood, and Co. 29, Clements-lane, Lom-
bard-street.
Messrs. Sansom and Postlethwaite, 65, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. Mansion-House-place.
Messrs. R. G. and J. A. Twining, Devereux-court, Strand.
Messrs. Young and Son, West-Smithfield.
J. Barandon, Esq. Austin-Friars.
Charles Druce, Esq. Billiter-square.
Henry Dtsdin, Esq. Gainsford-street, Horaleydown.
C. F. Henning., Esq. Corn Exchange and Fen-curt,
Fenehurch-street.
A. J. Mackenzie, Esq. Providence-row, Finsbury, and
Walthamstow.
Isaac Solly, Esq. St. Mary-Axe.
Messrs. Cropper, Benson and Co. Merchants, Liverpool.
Messrs. Gurneys and Birkbeck, Bankers, Norwich.
Messrs. Gurneys and Peckover, Bankers, Wisbeach.
Messrs. Leylands and Bullins, Bankers, Liverpool.
Messrs. Moss, Rogers, and Moss, Bankers, ditto.
Messrs. C. H. and A. Harris and Co. Bradford, Yorkshire.
William Smith, Esq. M.P., 36, Upper Seymour-street,
Portman-square.
George Hyde Wollaston, Esq. Clapham-Common.
Thomas Brandram, Esq. Size-lane.
Timothy Bramah, Esq. Piinlieo.
T 12, Park•square, Regent's-park.
homas Brunton, Esq.
Bryan Donkin, Esq., Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road.
Hugh Gray, Esq. 27, Mincing-lane.
Rich. Peckover Harris, Esq. Union-court, Broad-street,

and Walthanutow.
Benj. Hawes, Esq. Russell-square.
R. H. Marten, Esq. Mincing lane.
W. 11. Wellaston, Esq. M.D., V.P.R. S., Dorset street,
l‘lanchester-square.
Fred. Perkins, Esq. Park-street, Southwark.
Messrs. Sweet, Stokes, and Carr, Basinghali-street.
Dr. Gaitskell, Rotherhithe.
Messrs. Paulin, Son, and Herue, Broad-st., Radcliffe-cross.

ROYAL MAIL COACH-OFFICE, LAD-LANE,
THE following ROYAL MAILS depart
from the above Office every Evening at half•past
Seven (Sundays excepted at Seven) :
BATH and EXETER, through Devizes, Tausiton, and
Collompton.
BARNSTAPLE New Mail, through Milverton,
velscombe, Bampton, and South Almon.
BIRMINGHAM and KIDDERMINSTER, through
Stoney Stratford and Coventry.
BRISTOL, through Marlborough and Qiippenham.
CARLISLE and EDINBURGH, through Chorley and
0 arstang.
EXETER, through Salisbury, Blandford, and Dor-

eater.
ALMOUTII and PLYMOUTH ROYAL SMALL.
MAIL.
HOLYHEAD, through Wolverhampton, rewsbary,
and Bangor.
LIVERPOOL, through Newcastle and Cengleton.
MANCHESTER, through Derby and Macclesfield.
MILFORD HAVEN, through Carmarthen and Haver-
! ord -west.
NORWICH, through Colcheeter, Ipswich, and Scole.
The following POST COACHES start regularly at the
time specified:—
MORNING POST COACHES.
Weymouth, through Blandford and Dorchester at Five.
Norwich, through Bury and Scale, at Half-past Six.
Nottingham and Derby, through Leicester, at lilalf-past
Six.
Exeter, Falmouth, and Plymouth, at half-past Six.
Windsor and Eton, at Seven.
Birmingham, Coventry, and Holyhead, a Quarter before
Eight.
Liverpool, through Birmingham, a Quarter before Eight.
Southampton, through Winchester, a Quarter before
Eight.
Canterbury and Dover, at Eight and Ten.
Brighton, Eight and Ten.
AFTERNOON POST COACHES.
Canterbury and Dover, at Half-past Two.
Carlisle and Edinburgh, through Garetang, a Quarter
before Four.
Derby, through Northampton and Leiceeter, a Quarter
before Four.
Glasgow, through Kendal and Dumfries, a Quarter be-
fore Four.
Manchester, through Derby and Buxton, a Quarter be-
fore Four.
Nottingham, through Lonahhorough, a Quarter before
Four.
Bristol and Bath, through Chippenham, at Four.
Milford Haven and Tenby, through ,wati
, at Four.
Taunton, through Cross and Bridgeavater, at Four.
, , Windsor and Eton, at Four.
jiverpool, through Coleshill and Liehfitia,
at Half-past
• Two
Norwich, through Colchester and Ipewich, at Half-past
Five.
Derby, through Leicester and Northampton, „ gittrixr
before Six.
through Carlisle, a Quarter
Edinburgh and Glasgow,
before Six.
Manchester, through Leek and Macclesfield, a Quarter
before Six.
Nottingham, through Leicester.
a Quarter efore
Birmingham and Coventry, through StonyStela d, a
bf ol Si x.
Quarter before Six.
Holyhead and Shrewsbury, a Quarter before
S'ix.hours),
Cambridge Entarprise, New Poet Coach (in six
through Buntingford, Royston, and Melbourne, a Quar oars),
before Six.
Wisbeach, superior fast coach, through Ely, Littleport,
and Lynn, (in twelve hours), a Quarter before Six.
Niauchester New Independent, through Leek and Mac-
eleAfield, a Quitter before Seven.
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dumfries, and Carlisle, a Quarter
before Seven.
Canterbury and Dover, at Seven.
N,B. POST COACHES to every City and Miumfac-
turing Town in the Kin om.
W. WATERHOUSE and SON, Proprietors.
The Proprietors of the above Carriages will not be
Accountable fur any Parcel or Package whatever, not for
Passenger'' Luggage above the vaiue of Five Parnis,
unless the same be entered and paid for accordingly at the
esmo of the delivery of any ouch Parcel, Package, or Pas"
singer's Luggage, to them or their Agents.