The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-16 00:00:00

ESTABLISHED 1821.

THE LONDON MARBLE and STONE
WORKING COMPANY, are enabled with their
PATENT MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Mo-
numents, Tablets, Slabs for Furniture, and every description of
such Work, with an accuracy, rapidity of execution, beaut 3
and durability of Polish, and reduction of cost, which cannot be
lbts.ined elsewhere.
?he Public are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW-
ROOMS, containing the largest stock in this country.
The Trade supplied with every description of Rough Slab
Blocks, or Scantlings; or Blocks sent to the Works cut to order
Esher-street, 13 olywell-street, Millbank, Westminster.
Please to be accurate is copying the Address, to prevent im-
position, the Company having no connexion with any other
Establishment but that in Esher-street.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
110YAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITTJTION.
Cary's NEW MICROSCOPE, estimated, by Micro-
rcopisis to magnify to SEVENTY-FOUR MILLION
TIMES the Natural Size. New DISSOLVING VIEWS
in Affghanistan, including the BOLAN PASS and View of
GHUZNEE, the Hall of Waters in CONSTANTINOPLE,
and Scenes in the HOLY LAND, from the beautiful
Sketches by D. ROBERTS, R.A. The COLOSSAL
ELECTRICAL MACHINE, with brilliant Experiments, is
exhibited at a Quarter to Three in the Day, and at Eight in
the Evening. Napier's Printing Press, Double Cylinder
Steam Engine. and other interesting Machinery, are in
practical operation in the. Hall of Manufactures. DAILY
LECTURES on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHI-
LOSOPHY, by Dr. RYAN, M.D., LL.D., and Professor
BACHHOFFNER.
Admission, One Shilling ; Schools. Half-price.
N.B. An Elementary Class on Chemistry and Natural
Phildsophy is arranged to take place during the Vacation, for
the convenience of Youth, the Pupils of which have Free
Access to the Institution.
Terms, One Guinea to the Course. Prospectus to be had of
the Secretary.

EXTENSION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF AR.I-UNIONS
THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC UNION OF
LONDON.
This Union is founded, with the concurrence of the most
eminent men in Science and Art, strictly on the principle of
giving equal encouragement to both, by promoting the sale of
the best productions.
The DIRECTORS of the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
from 101. to 200/.
INSTITUTION, with other Gentlemen, form the Committee
of Nlanagement.
In furtherance of one of the main objects of this Union, viz.
to engage the
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and
the
plan (but on a
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fortunate
extent o fenthoeugliust of. Subscribers,
atom are of the
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larger scale) as their esteemed edition of the Deserted Vil-
lage." It will consist of thirteen finished etchings on ten
steel plates, printed on India paper, in an ornamented cover,
illustrating a Selection from the Songs of Shakspeare, a copy
of which thirteen etchings (to be ready in January next) will,
in order of priority, be presented to each subscriber of 205., a
sum little more than half the price in the usual mode of pub-
ication.
In this UNION the whole of the subscribed fund (exceP•
the expenses of advertisements and correspondence)
will be
placed by the Committee in the hands of the Artist and Man
of Science, in return for their selected works, the services of
the Committee being given gratuitously, thus evincing their
determination to avoid the charge of seeking their own pecu-
niary interest, and preventing the possibility of favouritism by
the arrangement that every holder of a prize should be left to
make his own selection.
The prizes will be drawn on the 25th of April next, in the
presence of a general meeting of Subscribers.
Influential residents in the provincial towns, who are dis-
posed to become Honorary Agents, will have the kindness to
communicate with the Secretary of the Royal Polytechnic In-
stitution, of whom the Prospectus may be had, and. who re-
ceives Subscriptions.
309, Regent-street, December 9, 1842.