The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-23 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 23, 1838.
THOSE Persons who may be desirous of Contract-
fr ing with the Principal Officers of the Ordnance, to furnish,
of °,'l the Ist July next, to the 30th June, 1839, such Quantities
fo..9ALS and CANDLES as may from time to time be required
tau, -Barracks and Ordnance Stations in the Counties in Great Bri-
o_ can receive Particulars of the Contracts on applying at this
~e between the hours of Ten and Four.
an' enders for supplying either Coals or Candles must be sealed up
wil ea,
ked " Tender for Coals," or " Tender for Candles," and
u b mreceived Board, until Eleven o'clock on Tuesday, the 12th June ; but no
,31.°Posal, either for Coals or Candles, will be noticed unless made
or annexed to a printed Particular, and the prices inserted in
,acrids at length ; nor unless a Letter be subjoined to such Propo-
• r", two persons of known property, engaging. to become bound
wttli
for " party tendering in the sum expressed in the Particulars
e due performance of the Contract.
,ifi,seuders to be made for the several Barracks and stations, as spe-
IV in the Particulars of Contracts.
;44'13. The practice of allowing Letters to and from Contractors
of
their Agents to pass free of Postage is discontinued ; but the
gr,d eial Correspondence between the Cntractors and Regimental
11 ()ther Officers will be forwarded as usual. The Board of Ord-
-041,7_ will not, however,responsible for any Letters, Money, or
for Money, which may be so forwarded.
E HIPPODROME, BAYSWATER.
it Public Days, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 25th and 26th May.
raltt:ces will take place on these days for the Birthday Gold Cup,
se‘ I°o sovereigns; The Farmers-hunters' Cup, value 100
o,;triel'gr's ; a Handicap ; and various other Stakes. Gambling
ors, and Tables are strictly prohibited, and no drinking booth
r`alls will be allowed on the Grounds.
oil 4)4r-wheeled Carriages, ss. ; Two-wheeled ditto, 3s. ; Person
orseback, 2s.ditto on foot, Is.

irs_ Carts or Waggons will not be admitted.
ÜBLIN, CORK, AND BELFAST
ASPHALTUM COMPANY.
Capital 100,000/., in 4,000 Shares of 251. each.
ApplicationspO for Shares to Mr. N. Fullam, 15, Sergeant's Inn,
Leet-street.
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Rij rospectus, with the Names of the Directors and Bankers,
jublished in a few days.

pr.,..,. STEAM TO NEW YORK.
rIE Stearn•ship SIRIUS, Lieut. ROBERTS,
_AN i. R. N., Commander, is intended to leave London, on
k%ortu'''''AY, the 26th inst., at Ten o'Clock in the Morning, and
ret ', on THURSDAY the 31st inst., at Nine A. 111., for New York,
btarning from thence on or about the 21st June.
.Passengers will
DJan./eyed free from Liverpool, Dublin, and Bristol, on TUES
, the 29th inst. tojoin the SIRIUS, at Cork.
Further information obtained, on application to Macgregor Laird,
v ' eornhill ; or to J. P. Robinson, 137, Leadenhall-street. This
4";'lall'ived at Falmouth on the 19th, after performing the voyage,
• Ili 48,,,5t; strong head winds, to New York in 17 days, and returned
- c---6NL'l4_weather in IS days.
ZVYANCE for PARCELS and SMALL PACKAGES
ndTEAM to MALTA, the lONIAN ISLANDS, GREECE,
IitEGYPT.
Lit MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT having,
ve,,, with a view to the public convenience, sanctioned the con-
-V,lnee of Parcels anti Small Packages, under certain regulations,
pi '''e Packets in the Mediterranean, in conjunction with the Pe-
milasilla Steam Navigation Vessels, carrying the Mails to Gibraltar,
qr,Managers beg leave to apprize the publir that theiy are ready to
il, ,-,BIVE and FORWARD PARCELS and PACKAGES for
-"e above-mentioned places, under the regulations established, and
IN.hiell may he seen at the Peninsular Steam Navigation Offices, 57,
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Mary:axe, London ; or on application to Messrs. W. and .C.
'Arne, Falmouth.
WILLCOX and ANDERSON, Managers.
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4OND ON VINEGAR and BRITISH
1 WINE COMPANY.
Capital, £lOO,OOO, in 20,000 Shares of £5 each.
Deposit £1 Rel. Share.
MANAGING DIRECTOR—Mr. P. BROAD.
The Directors desire particularly to impress upon Oilmen, Gro-
Zra, Picklers, &c., that they are actively engaged in making ar-
7Nements to execute orders forthwith ; also that, in the allotment of
t'Zhares, preference will be given to those applicants connected with
Ctrade, without, however, excluding responsible applications
:,,1 persons unconnected with it.
• IPplications for Shares to be made on or before the 23d instant
totter„ which period none can be received) by letter only, post paid,
, 13301flas Moseley, Esq., at the Company's Temporary Offices,
dford-street, Covent-garden.
rit)till• No further call will be made without a month's previous
------...ezzid no call will exceed 1/. per Share.
ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
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trad,, lee is hereby Given, h
pelthe DIRECTORS have this day
Punt": CALL of 2/. 10s. Share on each Share in the Ca-
: „‘'tnek of this Company, payable on or before the 16th day of
I.ol,,il'eat, to any of the undermentioned Bankers of the Company :
Ilam," and Westminster Bank, or any of its Branches.:
Li.," 01 Liv l
erpoo .
ArrPi)ol Borough Bank.
:niehester anti Liverpool District Bank.
Wes:nal and Provincial Bank, Bath.
East „land of Eon Bank, Bristol.
Natio°t England Bank, Yarmouth.
rational Provincial Bank, Boston.
Clielt
Wilt enhairi and Gloucester Bank, Cheltenham.
* IV,: and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury.
Nvos`tero Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh.
11 , stern Bank of Scotland, Glasgow.
, Al()__ai I3ank of Ireland, Dublin.
• 147ssr3. Harve-
y and Co., Norwich.
11,4 Srs• Bacon, Cobbolzl, and Co., ;eh.
/4oss,rs• Alexander and Co., Ipswich.
Iqes'rs• Mills, Bawtree, and Co., Colchester.
Mess sparrow and Co., Chelmsford.
Alessi's. Lemon and Co., Brentwood.
ke'sil• Brodie and Co., Salisbury.
hts• Pryer and Co Wimhortie.
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By Order of the Board,
Offices, J. C. ROBERTSON, Secretary.
fEces, 4, Adelaide-place, London-bridge, May 22, 1838.
1111-ISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY,
INT,,t•i . CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
OfFr, e*s hereby given, that the Directors will receive, at their
of icie 'n Broad-street, Bristol, on or before TUESDAY, the 29th
• ftillo, at Twelve o'Clock, TENDERS for the execution of the
wing Contracts :
CONTRACT 1, B.
i'lle `
14, . Excavation and formation of the Earthwork, and the ron-
' oot•,.'11" of all Bridges, Culverts, and other Masonry, and the
• the completion (excepting the Materials for, and the Forming
the rerloanent way) of that portion of the Railway extending from
011',,,d cif Contract. No. 4, A (the Boundary ditch of the parishes
Nes J,,raPshavit and South Brent), to the Boundary-fence between
,„; 1 and 75 in the narish of South Brent, a distance of about
"ul" and 5 • ' &ins.
. ..„„
..... rh, ,-,. CONTRACT 2, B.
Iti., . •-•xcavation and Formation of the Earthwork, and Land
ctlti,,(aiail of all Bridges, Culverts, and other Masonry, the
th,, 'e
oxripletion (excepting the Materials for, and the Forming
' * fro- Peimanent Way) of that. portion of the Railway extending
/k,T,42 th end of Contract 1, B, to the Bounciary-Fence, between
ha' 4C and 47, in the parish of Burnham, a distance of about 2
(1 arid 7 chains.

The CONTRACT 3, B.
-Activation and Formation of the Earthwork, and the Con-
e0ti,416" of all Bridge?, Culverts, and other Masonry, and the
the 'e e°Tnldetion (excepting the Materials for, and the forming
fr Permanent way) of that portion of the Railway extending
• the end of Contract 2, B, to the Boundary-fence between
,and 24, in the parish of Bridgwater, a distaace of about
MTlie Earthwork in Contracts 1, B, and 2, Is, cynsi.ts principally
il/4formation of a Causeway of from 1 to 4 feet in height, the
• being oLtaineC, from the side ditches ; and,i n Contract 3,
cUttin of the same descriPtion, with the exception of a short
at Puritan, of about 150,000 cube yards.
The CONTRACT 4, B.
P,rr Erection of a Bridge of 100 feet span, across the River
Drawn a short distance above the town of Bridgwater.
• at the E
oitod ami Specifications of the above Works will be exhi-
ngineer's Office, Coronation-road, Bristol, and at the
.11,y
nit Hotel, Bridgewater, on and after Monday, the 14th of
atth4-rinted Forms of Tender may be had at the same places, and
,
Th._%olipany's Offices, Broad-street, Bristol.
,1-), 'rectors will nut consider themselves bound to accept the
0f,42: ender, and they expect the several parties to attend at the
in Broad-street, Bristol, at Twelve o'Clock on the said 29th
;sot Aa,
eirßtol 4a.ndJ. B. BADHAM, Secretary.
Exeter Railway Office ,30, Broad-street,
Aprilr, 1835.1