The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-05 00:00:00

NIODEI. OF THE BATTLE OF
ri • WATERLOO ie NOW EXHIBITED at the 1- Gyp_
CAN HALL, PICCADILLY, by brilliant Artificial Light.
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Instantly illuminated from Two o'clock in the Afternoon,
ar throughout the Day in Dark or unfavourable Weather.
Open from Ten in the Morning until Nine n the Evening,
without intermission.
Admission One Shilling each.
It-JAMIESON. CONSULTING CIVIL
ENGINEER, author of a Dictionary of Mechanical
'''eie2nce, Mechanics for Practical Men, Mechanics of Fluids, &c.
No. 38, Smith-street, Chelsea, March 2, 18:39.
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PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION
APPLICATIONS forCOMPANYFI SARES. addressed to the DI-
iIIECTORS, at the Company's Office, No. .5. Barge-yard,
ucklersbury, will continue to be received until the 21st inst ,
when the Ahotment will be made, and the Deposit cailed up,
in accardaxce with the terms of the Prospectus.
6, GEORGI?, BROWN, Chairman.
Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, March 1, 1839.

LO N
DON AND WESTMINSTER
MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, fur
,!kssurance on Lives and Survivorship& for Granting Annuities,
L°ans, Endowments to Children, and for the purchase of Re-
versionary and other Interefts.

PATRON.
The Most Noble the MARQUIS of WESTMINSTER.
li tintEcToas.
Yaughanßarnewall, Esq. !Thomas Huxley, Esq.
klenry John Beare, Esq. Colonel .Tourdain
Joseph 13€•rinett, Esq. Henry M. Kemsheai, Esq.
Major Wm. Bird Bleamire. Taverner John Miller, Esq.
'l.a. Blunt, sen., Esq. Sir Harris Nicholas,K. C. M. G.
Edwards Broughton, Esq. 'Captain Rattray. R.N.
Nvid Caldwell, Esq.
By r P. Salomons, Esq.
w„•,,Li. Moreton-Dyer, Esq..' Admiral Shippard
'l"liat.asrn Ewart, Flso. ;Pearson Thomson, Esq.
John Welstead, Esq., F. R. S.
(1 _ TRUSTEES.
T)avid Salomons, Es 1 Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G.
.

Taierncr John Miller, Esq.

AUDITORS.
• ..Y,llll S. Pell, Esq. J Frederick W. Cildwell,-Esq.
George Robinson, Esq.
PHYSICIANS.
A• Todd Thompson, M.D. F.L. S., 3, Hinde-street, Man-
Itobeehes.ter-square.
rt Willis, M.D., 25, Dover-street.

SURGEONS.
pthur Oacke Esq., Holles-streci, Cavendish-Num—.
°!ph FreeFnan, Esq., Spring-gardens.

• STANDING COUNSEL.
%illiam Fraser, Esq., 10, King's Bench Walk, Temple.
:4e SOLICITORS.
Messrs, rs. Roy, Blunt, Duncan, and Johnson, 42, Lothbury.
G. and C. Kempson, 31, Abingdon-street,Westminster.
BANKERS.
The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury and Waterloo-
Place and its branches.
b,,Prospectuses may be had, and application for Shares made,
nPPIYing to the' London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury,
and
d Waterloo-place, and at all its Branches : and to Messrs.
(;,S'Y, Illttnt, Duncan, and Johnston. 42, Lothbury; and Messrs.
Ind lainster C. Kempson, Solictors, 31, Abingdon-street, West-

~_ FRANCIS EWART, Secretary.
MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.
Th TENDERt; FOR LOANS.
DIRECTORS of the MIDLAND COUNTIES
j) WAY are prepared, under the powers of their Act of
adiatneut, to receive TENDERS for the LOAN of MONEY,
r°:lts(:eurity of their DEBENTURES, on INTEREST, at the
tthree' °I Five per Cent. per Annum, for any term not less than
Theears. Interest to be paid half-yearly.
Tenders are to express the sums, and the term of years
"r which the same are propmed to remain.
r,APpliention to be made to Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and
."'".* Lombard-street, London ; Mr. S. Woods, 3, India-build-
);lgaP, Liverpool ; Mr. E. Ashworth, 57, Black King-street,
L'eineeeshteesrt.er, ; or at the Office of the Company, High-street,

By order,
Leicester Feb. 20, 1839. J. F. BELL, Secretary.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
LONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY
COMPANY.
CONTRACT, Nos. 15, 16, and 18.
is ille period for receiving the Tenders of the above Contract,
extended from Thursday the 14th day of March, as before
vertised, to Thursday the 28th of March, 1839 ; and for view-
Ing the Drawings and Specifications from the 4th to the 18th.
JOHN HAMMOND, Chairman.
London
and Brighton Railway Office, 10 Angel-Court,
14th February, 1839.

oNDoN and BRIGHTON RAILWAY
COMPANY.
CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
Notice is hereby given, that the DIRECTORS will MEET
at their Office, No. 10, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street,
London, at One o'clock, on THuRSDAY, the 28th day of March,
1839, to RECEIVE TENDERS for the EXECUTION of
the WORKS for CONTRACTS Nos. 15, 16, and 18.

PATCHAM CONTRACT, No. 15.
To make and maintain the railway, with the excavations,
embankments, brickvvork, masonry, bridges, culverts, drains,
fences, gates, lodges, and other works complete, including the
laying and ballasting of the permanent way and sidings, and
tupplying all the requisite and necessary materials (except the
stone blocks, wooden sleepers, or bearers, rails, chairs and fas-
tenings) of that portion of the railway commencing at the south
end of the Clayton Tunnel, in a field, No. 28, in the parish of
Pieeombe, and terminating in a field, No. 20, in the parish of
Patcham, all within the county of Sussex, being a distance of
about two miles and 19 chains.
PRESTON CONTRACT, No. 16.
To make and maintain the railway with all its works cora-
Ph'te, in like manner of that portion of the railway commencing
at the south end of the last-named contract, in a field, No. 20,
'n
the parish of Patcham, and terminating at the northern side
the road leading from the Dairy House to New England
brl, in the parish of Preston, all within the county of Sussex,
in length about two miles and 22 chains.
BRIGHTON CONTRACT, No. 18.
Plete tole and maintain the railway with all its works co:11-
U "lif' manner of that portion of the railway commencing
to Ne northern side of the road leading from the Dairy House
and tp/7 England Farm (including the bridge over the same),
fnianirroinating in Trafalgar-street, Brighton. Also, the re-
at the portion of the Shoreham Branch Railway, commencing
`",,e east end of the Shoreham Branch Contract, in a field
Be7lf'w England Farm and terminating in Trafalgar-street,
,Or.ton, aforesaid, being, a length of about 63 chains. The
lion'Pie contract will include the forming and levelling of the sta-
3-"2F:frioi4fhttheen.contracts with plans, sections, drawings, and
illfieations, with printed: forms of tender, will be ready for
o"f9.;eetion on and after the 18th day of March next, at the office
h" Rastriek, civil engineer, 454, Charing-cross East,
i.,
the -",(°o•
contractors.
The quantities of the different descriptions of work
"1. several contracts will be furnished at the same time to
._
the'rlls sealed tenders for the contracts must be delivered at
streVe 01 the Company, No. 10, Angel-court, Throgmorton-
r4o_ 1., London, at or before Twelve o'Clock, on Thursday
4, ,11,1thlg, the 28th day of March next, 1839, and endorse:!
No ri,er for Works on the London and Brighton Railway."
Rill 11:e'er except the printed form furnished by the Company
harntu"
"gent) accepted. The parties tendering (or an authorised
flop t
attend at the Company's office to give any expi arta-
repted be required, and the person whose tender is ac-
for th will be required to enter into a bond, with two sureties,
tent. e,,„(tu.te Performance of the contract to the extent of 10 per
The "ii!le amount thereof
tends, 'rectors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest
the c,„• The contractors will be furnished with a counterpart of
"ntraet at their own expense, if they require it.
Lew Jan JOHN- HARMAN, Chairman.
, 8,1839.

°V-
I'4 IT LOCOMOTIVE POWER.
MANCHESTER AND LEEDS
A ILWAY COMPANY a. e desirous of making
Tar-
'-tNiCril with competent partie- for the SUPERINTEND..
°I hl,l, the STEAM-ENGINE DEPARTMENT, on one
i,, Tiovting plans, viz ;
fl, si? coreract with competent and respor s b'e parties to
eia
~`ce nee set.. y pow. r at a fixed "rice per passenger per
ther,4"' per ton' of eohds per mile, or per trip ; the Company
m" ereetYlng the 'necessary capital for purchasing the engines
be a„ g °citable establishments for repairs, or otherwise, as
Vrer,d npon.
,"ecce
"" 411 gage an individual of fir t-rate ability and expe-
Lender, . Stearn engines and machinery, and in the superin-
'elv.rtea 0f workmen, who shall manage the locomotive
tiNtuttlioneset for the Com. pany, and direct alt its me:ihanical
1, •
-L'ati contract with experienced and resporrib'e parties al-
"gag.d in the locomotive engine business, to keep the
e-
a o"y s eneines in the hthest state ~1 working efficiency, at
cotienissionon work performed by the engines; the
otlila,aY either providing the requisi' e work-shops and tools, or
AB S?, as may be agreed upon.
in RI" expected that a part of this Railway will be opened
of k ay next, early application is indispensable. With. persons
th."'tst-rate talent and responsibility the Company will treat on
,'" twist liberal terms. Applications (post paid) to be addressed
w the Chairman, and endorsed " Locomotive Power."

The Compan JAMES WOOD, Chairman.
Bank, Manchester
Y's offices, clowes's Buildings, Hunt's
, February sth, 1839.
tiA.RFIELD'S DIAMOND PLATE POW-
DER, warranted not to wear the Plate.
k it instantly clears tarnish and dirt, and magically produces
Bras inimitable Polish upon Gold, Silver, Plated Goods,
terk,j, C
whipper
and makes British Plate, Zinc, and Pew-
-4., as white as the best Silver.
Patt:', Wholesale and retail, at Hallet and Co.'s British Plate
13ateh19, 41, Ludgate-street.
Nft."„kll, Chemist to the Queen, all, Newport, Isle of Wight
ICr, Castle street, Leicester-!Poole, Manchester
Vulla,e Holbrook ,l 1 lb, Grafton-street,
Ppell, No. 84, Lombard- Dublin
wiieet
Parkinson, Birmingham
Wkrren son, P, renchurch-street ;Nettleship, Lincoln
Aand Son, Carmarthen Bloomfield, Poole, Dorset.
at the Manufactory, 92, Feneh. u rch-street.
No 3. •I`ITS
WANTED for ever: Town in the Kingdom.
--Plate cleaned with this powder will not again tarnish.

SIGHT AND HEARING.
PIIHE INVISIBLE OPERATIVE VOICE
so/ CONDUCTOR, 'effected by the Messrs. S. and B.
.0A.10,,,
Nail, ,40, Opticians and Aurists to the Royal Family,
tit le benefited):.l9,. Albe-
be,n .tree% Piccadill , b which thousan44 of deaf persons have
iible 414° the cavity of sheitheearsi
size of a snedv ce I.
si . syh, ial Ini nd g
npo ices, 0 and
entrychle,n.
‘"isper44 having s piece of wool in its place, by which the faintfee4
lON a public assemb is heard with distinctness. And de
tt. 7 Nitjp is brought to nature by the use of newly-inveli si
nig inmAC„E LENSES: immediately they are placed before weak
Atnit,Letreet sight, either by day or candle light, eycry o Rreat ~79ear aid distinct, and the most minute particle is seen with
.
bee„,_"istinctness, by the use of which both the sight and hearing
I,4elruch improved.
01 the ~e,3l!rg; LOMONS DISCLAIM all connection with. persons
su they
~.'l% NA ME, and the ode of amber Spectacles:
.. in doing
Art..rki, ate the HISTORY of AMBER, from the Dictionary of
~ , übeiences" of Andrew Ure, M.D., F R.S., &c. &c.
law,?, i'er ;8 an indurated vegetable ill ce, and n, t produced by the
ba,ch_ r•rrstalliz .tion, but
grimy
the same cath.es which influence the
it ,aalnal condition of grim. lii,ec,s are often foynd embedded in
Nelill-nn t" is most powerfully electrical by friction—very hot, to
subject .extent as to explode into fragments ; the workmen. too, are coltin (° nervous tremours in their wrists, arms, &c. • they en-
, .
Anu,„et great danger by handling such dreadful excited electrici;
awl ~'!. grows, with lime, and is apt to take tire, and is of bitch a
will ~'lrrufe when exposed to warmth that it swells, bubbles up, and
ii'et
_,away with fla
's me
!IR EN,,,to(!ry Dr. lire statements are further confirmed by Sir 1).
1 he ,i' _
~.1 EE and .Pliny, as also by Parkes and Hems, Chemists.
vioon"sr uctive ettcts of such a material for Specta.cles, to imperfect
('Urtis are fully and most satisfactorily explained . in Mrssrs.
aim end nd Dollond's Second Edition on the Pr. serration of bight,
I);;i,Z,_he ascertained at any respectable Opticians in London.
eoh,t_ 1 II.SSr9 ' olomons' newl-invented F‘pectaele Lenses.ate not
tail, n aced of such a material r but which are very superior, and
orilah.gek at once dimness of sight anti imperfect vision to its
t o'til'd'. I. a.nd natural state ; these Spectacles, and very small Voice
toerv.o,tsoa for Deaf permits, are oniy to be had at then' I",itablish.
`r-w, Albeinarle-street, Piccadilly op.pnsite the lork hotel.
~.,. 14° TRAVERLLRS AFZE r;MPLOYED.