The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

N°. 22,346.

J. PURE, CARPETS, R EDDING, and
FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, regardless of amount or dis,ance. First• class
Coods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
lergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
rom, displayed in Showrcoma oi.eupying, an acre of ground.
Every article warranted
CLERGY3II. N and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respi-etfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
C . :ire publishing au entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 410
admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and
Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
tale :
A Six-roomed Parsonage
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 16 6
A Twelve-roomed ditto

Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass
of valuable informationto all requiring househ Ad furniture,
carpets, or bedding.. References kindly permitted to Clergy-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborougli, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
St. Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great
Britain.
COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford-
bridge, London, B.E,

THE CONTRACT CORPORATION
(Limited).
Incorporated under the Companies Act, 156.2.
Capital, £4,000,000, In 40,000 Shares of £lOO each.
DIRECTORS.
Wm. Latham Bailey, Esq. (Bailey Brothers and Co.), Liver-

pool.
W. Montague Baillie, Esq. (Baillie, Baillie, Cave, and Co.),
Old Bank, Bristol.
Anthony Kington Baker, Esq., Director of the Great Western
Railway Company.
George S. Bsecroft, Esq., M.P., Director of the London and
North-Western Railway Company.
Joseph Boyce, Esq., Director of the Royal Bank of Ireland,
and Midland Great Western Railway Company, Dublin.
Thomas Dakin, Esq.. Alderman, President of the Great
Western Railway of Canada.
Stauros Dilberoglue, Esq. (G. J. Ca • afy and Co.), Thread-
needle-street
W. Smith Dixon, Esq , Govan Iron Works, Glasgow.
Thomas Gooch, Esq. (Gooch and Cousens), Director of the
Bank of London.
Captain 11. J. W. Jervis, M.P., Deputy Chairman, Great
Eastern Railway Com .any.
Octavius Ommanney, Esq. (Ballet, Ommanney, and Co.),
Westminster.
Joseph Robinson, Esq., 7, Laurence Pountney-hill.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster.
Solicitors in Bristol—Messrs. Daniel and Cox.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above Corpora-
tion is now prepared to entertain APPLICATIONS for
CONTRACTS.
Communications to be addressed to the Secretary.

By order of the Board,
J. CHARLES HANDFIELD, Sec. pro tem.
Temporary Offices, 31, Threadneedle-street, E.C.

THE MEXICAN BANK (Limited).
Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.
Capital £2,000,000, in 20,100 shares of £lOO each.
First Issue 5,000 shares.
Deposit £1 per share on application, and £1 per share on
allotment. Calls will not exceed £5 per share, at intervals
of three months.

DIRECTORS.

Frederick Harrison, Esq., Director of the London and County

Bank.
James L. Hart, Esq., Consul for Mexico (J. Hart and Co.),

London.
Abel Heywood. Esq. (ex-Mayor of Manchester), Director of
the Alliance Bank.
Lewis Laneworthy, Esq., Manchester.
William J. Marshall, Esq. (Wilson, Bowles, and C 0.% London.
Joha Paterson, Esq , Ulairman of the Standard Bank of
British Jouth Africa.
Robert Rumney, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank, Man-

chester.
Charles Alexander Thurburn, Esq., late of R. and H. Thur-
burn, of Alexandria.

TUNKERS.
The Alliance Bank. Lothbury, London ; Brown's-buildings,
Liverpool ; and Cross-street, Manchester.
SOLICITORS.
London—Flux and Arles, 9, Mincing-lane.
Liverpool—Fletcher, Hull, and Stone, Cook street.
RROKERS.
J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Mo3rgate-street, London.
Shore and Kirk, Manchester.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
16, King William-street, London, E.C.