The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-13 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE.
October 9, 1852.
The Principal Officers of her Majesty's Ordnance do hereby give
Notice, that they will SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Tower,
on TUESDAY, the 19th of October, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon
Precisely, sundry Lots of OLD STORES, consisting of Greatcoats,
Serge Cuttings, Saltpetre Bags, Oakum, Fire-engines, Files. Copper,
Steel, Iron, Tools of Sorts, Walnut-tree Cuttings, Musquet Flints, and
various other Articles, the whole of which may be viewed at the
Tower four days previous to the Sale, from 10 till 4 o'clock, upon ap-
plication to the Principal Storekeeper's Office at that place, where
Cata'ogues of the Lots, and Conditions of the Sale will be delivered
to those persons who may apply for the same.
By order of the Board,
0. BUTLER, Secretary.

THE BANK OF INDIA.
Capital 100 Lacs of Rupees, or 1,003,000/. sterling, in 40,090
Ahares of 250 Rupees, or 251. sterling each. Deposit of 51. sterling
er share.
SoLictroas,—Massrs. Hughes, Kearsey, and Masterman, London.

littokxas.—Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite.
The Bank of India is established for the purpose of carrying on the
general business of banking and exchange in India, China, the
auritius, Ceylon, Singapore, and the other eastern possessions of the
British empire ; for receiving deposits and making remittances ; for
granting cash credits and making advances upon approved securi•
ties ; for issuing circular notes payable in Europe, Egypt, the prin-
cipal stations on the Overland routes to India, and at the different
establishments of the bank ; for granting local drafts and credits ;
and for all other legitreate banking business.
Application will be made to her Majesty and to the Government
of India for charters of incorporation to limit the liability of the
ghircholders, and power will be taken to increase the capital of the
enmpany to 2,400,000/.
The arrangements for the constitution of this Company are now
nearly completed, and full prospectuses, with the names of the Board
Of Directors, will shortly be published.
In the meantime, further information may be obtained at the
temporary Offices of the Company, 4, Adam's-court, Old Broad-
Street, London.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.
CONTRACTS FOR STORES FOR THE YEAR 1853.
The Directors are prepared to receive TENDERS for the SUPPLY
of the undermentiono 1 STORES, viz.:-
I'e. of Contract- No. of Contract-
1. Brass Sheet and Tubes, for 19. Lead, White and Red
Locomotives I2a. Lead, Sheet and Pipe
A. Copper 20. Iron, Yorkshire
4 Canvas 20a. Iron, Staffordshire
b. Carpet and Rugs 20b. Iron, Pig
A. Cloth 21. Iron Castings
A. Coals 22. Iron Work
.43. Crucibles 23. Wheels
10. Curled Hair 24. Oil, Burning, &c.
11. Carriage Furniture, Brass 25. Oils (various), Tallow, and
12. Colours Turpentine
12a. Drysaltery 26. Oil Cloth
13. Coach Trimmings 27. Steel
14. Cotton Waste
15. Bags, Rope, He p, 28. Steel Spring and Files
29. Tin Blocks
36. Glass, Plate in-
&c.
Ma. Glass, various 30. Tin Sheet and Spelter
3 17. Hardware 1. Varnishes
17a. Brushes and Pencils 32. Various articles not in-
cluded in other Contracts
18. Leather
19a. Leather, varioUs 34. Hats3s. Caps

...,81?eciflcations and Forms of Tender may be had on and after
zustoit
eatiesday, October 20, on application in writing to the Secretary,
Station, London.
Parties
Forms of Tender for each Contract are printed separately, and
applying should state the particular Contract or Contracts
for which they propose to tender.
_Patterns may also be inspected on and after Wednesday, October
front Ten till Four o'clock, at the Company's Pattern Room,
tuston tation, and any further information required may be ob-
aLned 011 application to the heads of the several departments.
.240 v ern
ende
rs
s to be sent in on or before Ten o'clock on Wednesday,