The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.
TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
The DIRECTORS are desirous of Eceeiving TENDEIN for the
BRECTION of ADDITIONS to the EXISTING ENGINE HOG -E
at the RUGBY STATION, and or the ELECTION clan ENGINE
HOUSE at NORTLIASII..TON.
Parties desirous of Tendering may sat the Drawings and Speci-
fications, and obtain Bills of Quantities, at the Engineer's Office,
Ruston-station, on Thursday, February 3d, 1853, between the hours
of 10 and 4.
Tenders, addressed to the undersigned, should be sent in not lattr
than 10 o'clock on Wednesday, the 9th February, 1553.
C ['AS. E. STE WART, Sera etary.
Secretary's Office, Euston-station,
25th January, 1853.

PARIS. —MA_RRIAGE of the EMPEROR.—
On SITURDAY, the 29th instant, the TIDAL TRAIN for
PARIS, via Folkestone and Boulogne, will start from the SOUTH-
A.STERN RAILWAY TERMINUS, London-bridge, at 10 50 a.m.
Arrival in Faris, 10.45 p.m. the same day. Sea passage. two bolas.
G. S. HERBERT, Secretary.
London bridge Terminus, 25th January, 1853.:

BANKS OF DEPOSITS AND SAVINGS BANKS.
INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL.
PARTIES desirous of Investing Money are re-
quested to examine the plan of the National Assurance and
Investment Association, by which a high rate of Interest may be
obtained, combined with perfect security.
Prospectuses and hill information may be had at the office, or sent
Yost the on application.
PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.
7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, London.

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
NATIONAL ASSURANCE AND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION.
TWEE HALF-YEARLY INTEREST on the
INVESTMENT STOCK of this ASSOCIATION, at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum, to 31st December last, is now in course of
payment. and may be received at the office daily, between the hours
of 11 and 3 o'clock.
PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.
7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, 9th January, 1853.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY,
33, Norfolk-street, Strand.
A DRAWING will take place at the Office 3 on SATURDAY, the
12th of Fcbtuary, at twelve o'clock, for FIFTY RIGHTS of CHOICE
on the Society's Estate. All persons becoming members on or be'
fore the 11th February will participate in the advantages of this
Drawing. The Offices are open from 10 until Bon Mondays and
Fridays, and from 10 to 5, on the Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs-
days, and Satcrdays.

C. L. GRUNEISEN, Secretary.

F.R.RIST.C.II _PLAYS, ST.._ JAMES'S
THEATRE.—SEASON 1853.
Mr. MITCHELL respectfully announces that the SEASON of
FRENCH PLAYS will be COMMENCED on MONDAY next,
Jan 31, by the engagement of M. nsieur Ravel (of the Theatre
du Palais Royal —his nrat a.opearance since the year 184.). The
first performance will consist of two new and amusing Vaudevilles,
entitled [IN MONSIEUR QUI SUIT LES FEMMES, and YORK; cu,
Une Recompense Honette, in both of which Mons. Ravel will ap-
pear. Mr. Mitchell has the satisfaction to submit the following
List of Artistes, engaged to appear during the season :—Monsieur
Ravel, Madame Lambert (o' the Theatre do Palais Royal), Madlle.
Berlin (of the Theatre Francais), Madlle. Luther (of the Theatre du
Gymnase—her first appearance in England), Monsieur Lafont,
Madlle.Emma Fleury (Elave du Conservatoire, Paris), Madlle. Page
(ot the Theatre des Varietes—her first appearance in England),
Monsieur Adrien Fede, Mons eur Leonard, Madlle. Madeline Brohan
(cf the Theatre Frantais - her first appearance in England), and
Monsietir Rcgnier (of the Theatre Fracq tis). The eminent Trage-
dienne, Madlle. Rachel, is also engaged for Twelve Representations,
and will appear in Monsieur Emile Angler's successful Play of
DIANA, at the commencement of her engagement—Ddring the en-
gagement of Monsieur Ravel, at the beginning of the seam, it is
intended to give Four Representations a week—on Monday, Wed-
nesday, Friday, and Saturday Evenings—the Mondays and Fridays
being, as usual, Subscription Nights.—lt is also respectfully an-
nounced that, during the Easter week, from Monday, March 28,
until Saturday. April 2, M. Robert Houdin will exhibit his extraor-
dinary Entertainment of Soirees Fantasiques, being his last appear-
stnce in England. previous to his final retirement from his profession.
—The French Plays will be resumed after Easter, on Monday, April
4. The Subscription will be arranged tor Thirty Representations, on
Mondays and Fridays, until the end of May. The favour of an early
application for Season Subscriptions is respectfully solicited at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the principal
libraries, as usual.-33, Old Bond-street, Jan. 22.