The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-08 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.

COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT, TREASUILI
CHASIBERS, JAN. 1, 1830.
NOTICE is hereby given to all Persons de-
sirous of contracting to supply the following Arti-
cles for the Use of the Army, viz.:--

BEEF and MUTTON,
To his Majesty's Land Forces in Cantonments, Quarters,
and Barracks, in the ender-mentioned Counties and
Island :
Durham I Isle of Wight
Hants Kent
Northumberland.
OATS,
To his Majesty's Cavalry and Artillery Horses in Canton-
ments, and Quarters, in the under-mentioned County
Northumberland.
FORAGE, viz.
Oats, Hay, and Straw, to his Majesty's Cavalry, and
Artillery Horses in Barracks, in the under-mentioned
Counties

Berke I And in the several Counties in
Middlesex North Britain.
That the deliveries are to commence on and for the 25th
day of February next ; that Proposals in writing, sealed
up, and marked " Tender for Army Supplies," will be re-
ceived at this Office •n or before Friday, the 29th day
of January; but none will be received after Twelve
o'clock on that day.
Proposals must be made separately for each County and
Island, except for the Counties in North Britain, all of which
must he included in One Tender, and each Proposal must
have the Letter which is annexed to the Tender properly
filled up by two persons of know■ property engaging to be-
come bound with the party tendering in the amount stated
is the printed Particulars, for the due Performance of the
Contract; and no Proposal will be noticed unless made
en a printed Tender, and the prices expressed in
words at length ; and should it so happen that during the
continuance of the Contract n• troops shall be supplied
by virtue of the same, the Amount of the Stamps on the
Contract and Bond, paid in the first instance by the Con-
tractor, will be refunded to him.
Particulars of the Contracts may be had upon applica-
tion at this Office between the hours of Ten and Four.

BATH AND BRISTOL RAILWAY.
AT avery numerous and respectable MEET-
ING of SUBSCRIBERS and others interested in
the formation of a RAILWAY FRONI BATH TO
BRISTOL, held at the Assembly-Rooms, Bath, on
MONDAY, 4th January, 1830, at One o'clock ;
THOMAS PYCROFT, Esq. in the Chair ;
The Provisional Committee appointed by the early
Subscribers to consider a Line for a Railway between
the Cities of Bath and Bristol, and to obtain a Plan and
Estimate of the probable Expence thereof, presented their
Report.

Resolved, That such Report be received.
The mine having been read, together with the Report
and Estimate of Mr. William Brunton, of London, Civil
Engineer, who had been appointed to inspect the line of
road which had been previously surveyed, and also to
survey the other part of the country between the two
Cities, and to report on the best line which he would ad-
vise the Subscribers to adopt.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Meeting, the
formation of a safe, cheap, and expeditious mode of con-
veyance for Passengers, Merchandize, Agricultural Pro-
duce, Coals, and Stone, to and from Bath and Bristol,
cannot fail to be a great public accommodation, and
highly beneficial ro the Commercial and Trading Interests
of both these Cities.

Resolved, That the perfection which has been attained
in the construction of Railways affords security, expedi-
tion, economy, and certainty of conveyance during all
seasons.

Resolved,—That, in order to obtain these advantages,
a Company be formed, to be styled " The Bath and Bris-
tal Railway Company," for the purpose of making a Rail-
way from Bath to Bristol, and thereby facilitating the
communication between those places; and also from Bath
to South Wales add Ireland.

Resolved,—That the line of Road laid down in the
Plan deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, and which
has been since surveyed and approved of by Mr. Brunton,
be adopted.
Resolved,—That a Committee be appointed, with full
powers to prepare a Bill, and conduct the application to
Parliament; to appoint a Treasurer, and other Officers,
and arrange all details which may be requisite to carry the
undertaking into effect.—That
The Chairman, Mr. Barrow,
Captain Houlton, Mr. Jelin Fussell,
Mr. Rotton, jun. Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Dunkin, Mr. Stafford,
Mr. Stott, Mr. Perry, and
Mr. Flower, Mr. Kays,
With six individuals, to be nominated by the Subscriber,
in Bristol, do form such Committee; with power to add
any six others to their body, and to supply vacancies ; and
that any five of them, when duly convened and assembled,
do form a quorum, and be empowed to act, so long as
they shall respectively continue to hold in absolute and in-
dividual property, ten shares each in the undertaking.
Resolved, That a capital of 170,0001. be raised, in
Shares of 50/. each ; and that no person be allowed to
subscribe icr more than fifty Shares.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of defraying the Ex-
pellees of the Surveys and application to Parliament, a de-
posit of four per cent. upon such amount, when sub-
scribe d, be paid to the Bankers ; which, with ten shil-
lings already called, will make a deposit of 2/. 10s. per
share; such funds to be at the disposal or the Committee,
an I to be applied, in the first instance, in discharge of the
expences already incurred in the Surveys, &c., under the
direction of the Provisional Committee ; and that all shares
on which such calls shall not have been paid on or before
the filet day of February next, shal be deemed to be for-
feited, and may be appropriated in such manner as the
mmittee may deem most beneficial to the undertaking.
Resolved, That Sir Benjaminjlobhouse, Bart. Phillotts,
and Co., be appointed Bankers.
_ _ _

Resolved, That Mr. Wintour Harris be appointed So-
licitor to the Company.
Resolved, That Mr. William Brunton be appointed
Principal Engineer in the undertaking.
Resolved, That Mr. Edmund Luscombe be appointed
Secretary to this Company.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Meeting be given to
the Provisional Committee for the zeal and exertions
which they have shown in obtaining the information and
preparing the Report now presented by them, and that
such Report be printed and circulated.
a. Resolved, That these Resolutions he printed in the Bath
and Bristol Newsp,pers, and in the Times, Morning
Herald, Courier, and Sun, London Papers.
THOMAS PYCROFT, Chairman.
The Chairman then left the Chair, and the same having
been taken by the Rev. Mr. Francis,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Meeting be given to
Thomas Pycroft, Esq. for his kindness in taking the
Chair, and for his attentive and able conduct therein.