The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-01 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY

APRIL 1, 1842

PRICE sd.

THE SUN is Published EVERY MORNING at FIVE O'CLOCK, in Time for the EARLY TRAINS and TOWN DELIVERY; a SECOND EDITION (Evening Sun) is Published in Time for the AFTERNOON TRAINS,
and a THIRD EDITION at SEVEN O'CLOCK, for POST, containing PARzrAmENTARY and all other NEWS in LONDON up to that Hour.
,ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, Morning, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY. CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE.

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OP
ENGLAND;

112, BISIIOPSGATE STREET,
London, •?Bih March, 1842.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Open—MORNINGS, from Eleveno'clock till Six, r.
EVENINGS, except Saturdays, from Seven till half-past Ten
o'clock.—The COLOSSAL ELECTRIFYING MACHINE,
worked by Steam Power, exhibiting the effects of ELECTRI
LIGHT, the AURORA BOREALIS, &c., &c., on a grand
scale, at Twelve, A . 11f. and at Half-past Seven in the Evening.
The. NEW avd ENLARGED DISSOLVING VIEWS,
commenceinr, a Series, intended to illustrate the SCENERY
of the HOLY LAND, are shown at Half-pas' One, at a
Qarter-past Five, and at a Quarter before Ten o'Clock in the
Evening. The intermediate hours are devoted to various Lec-
-Ores, which demonstrate every advance made in practical
science. 'lO the Cosmoramic Views, which are exhibited in
the Evenings, ten beantiful pictures have been added.—Lcader
of the Band, Mr. Wallis.—Admission, One Shilling.

ITORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF
DON.—EXHIBITIONS AT THE GARDEN.—The
Fellows of the Society are reminded that next Tuesday, the sth
of April, is the. last day on %hidh they can procure rickets at
Ss. 6d. each.

The Directors of the NATIONAL PHOVINCIAL BANK
of ENGLAND hereby give notice that, in consequence of the
death of PHILIP COURTENAY, Esq , and the disqualifi-
cation of JOSHUA SCHOLEFIELD—and ARCHIBALD
HASTIE, Esqrs., there will be three Vacancies in the Direc-
tion, tobe filled up at the Annual General Meeting of the Society,
to be held on the lath May next, and that every .shareholder
intending to become or to propose a Candidate for the Office
of Director must, within Ten Days front the date hereof, signify
by some writing under his or her hand, to be loft at the Office
of the Society, in • the City of London, either his intention to
• become a Candidate, or the name and plzee of abode of the
Candidate to be proposed by him or her.
By Order of the Board,
DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager.
N.B. No Proprietor is eligible to be elected a Director who
lias not been a Proprietor of at least twenty 1001. shares, or
one hundred 201. shares, for six calendar months, or to propose
a Candidate unless a Proprietor of at least ten 1001. shares, or
fifty 201. shares.

rim THAMES TUNNEL is Open Dai'y
(Sunday excepted), from Nine in the Morning until
Dusk, and is lighted w►th gas. The present Entrance is on
the Surrey side of the river, close to Retherhithe Church.
The Tunnel is now completed, and is 1,200 feet in length.
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OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COMPAN Y
.44 COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND, Old. Broad-
street,London, March 16, 1842. •
The COURT of ASSISTANTS of the GOVERNOR and
COMPANY of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND,
hereby give notice, that the ANNUAL GENERAL COURT
for the ELECTION of GOVERNOR, DEPUTY-GOVER-
NOR,. and ASSISTANTS, for the Year ensuing, will, pur-
suant to the Charter, be held at the Office of the Company,
No. 57i. Old Broad-street, on FRIDAY, the Bth of April
next, at Twelve o'clock precisely.
They further give notice, that such General Court will like-
wise be en Special Affairs.
By order of the Court of Assistants.
WILLIAM INGLIS, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY
FOR GRANTING
LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c.
No. 26,CoRNHILL.
Capital .E 500,000.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.

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Admittance One Shilling each.
NOTICE.—The Tunnel will be shortly closed to the Public,
in order to finish the foot Passengers' Descents.
J. CH Ait LIER, Clerk to the Company.
Company's Office, 2,, Walbrook Buildings,
City, March, 18.13.
N.B. Conveyances to Rotherhithe, by Omnibus, from Pic-
cadilly, Charing Cross, Fleet-street, and Gracechurch-street ;
and by Steam-boats, from Chelsea, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Hun-
gtrford, Old Shades Pier and London Bridge, to the Tunnel
Pier atWapping. Books, with Plates descriptive of the Works,
are sold at the Tunnel, price Is.

DIRECTORS.
T. LAMIE MURRAY, Eq., Chairman.
J. Elliotson, M. D., F. R. S. I John Rawson, Esq.
John Griffith Frith, Esq. ,John Riddle Stodai t, Esq.
Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq.
George Luugley, Esq. I Joseph Thompson, Esq.
A UDITIMS.
Professor Wheatstone, F.R. S. I Professor Graves,A.M.F.R.S.
ACTUARY—W. S. B. Wemlhouse, Esq. F. R. A. S.
PHYSICIAN—J. Elliotson, M. D., F. R.S.
SURGEON—E. S. Symes, Esq.
Sommotts—.Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ewens, and Ommannev,
6, Basinghall-street.
BA Nl:lRS—Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co.
LIFE ASSURANCE.
ADVANTAGES—Perfect security from a large paid-up Capi-
tal and accumulations—Equitable Rates—Power to borrow
Two-thirds Premium paid, without expense or forfeiture—and
Profits annually divided.
N.B. Policies for Short Periods atl4l,vot Rates than at any
other Office, with option of cotitinui&ONfOr Lite, at the ass*
rates.