The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-17 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSION to the WEST of ENGLAND.—
On SATURDAY, the 22d July, an EXCURSION TRAIN will
leave PADDINGTON at 8 a.m., for PLYMOUTH, calling at
Weston-Super-Mare, Bridgewater, Taunton, Tiverton Road, Exeter,
Starcross. Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay, Totnes, and Kingsbridge,
and will return from Plymouth on Saturday, July 29th, at 6.30 a.m.
First Closed
Class. Carriages.
To Weston-Super-Mare or Bridgewater 20s. .. 13s.
To Taunton or Tiverton Road • .... 225. •. 15s.
To Exeter .• ••••••• • • • • •• ••• • . 245. .. I6s.
To Starcross, Dawlish, or Teignmouth 255. • • 178.
To Torquay or Totnes ••• • • • • 275. 18s.
• To Plymouth or Kingsbridge.... •••• .• 30s. • • 20s•
The Excursion tickets are not transferable, and are only available
for the Excursion Trains. pickets may be obtained at 27, King-
street, Cheapside ; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 351; Oxford-street;
269, Strand ; and at the Paddington Station.
Further particulars will be given in handbills, which may be had
at any of the above places.

CONTRACT FOR KNAPSACKS AND KNAPSACK SLINGS
FOR THE ROYAL MARINES.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualing and
Transport Services, Somerset-place, 15th July, 1854.
TILE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on FRIDAY,
the 21st instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
'such persons as maybe willing to contract for supplying and delivering
Into her Majesty's Victualing Stores at Deptford,
KNAPSACKS AND KNAPSACK SLINGS,
For the use of the Royal Marines, under a Contract for 12 Months
certain, and afterwards until the expiration of 3 Months' warning.
The conditions of the Revised Contract may be seen at the said
(office, and Patterns of the articles at the Marine Office, New-street,
Spring Hardens, between the hours of li and 2. No Tender will be
received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty, nor any noticed,
unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and
which may be obtained on application at the said office.
.livery tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Knap-
sacks, &c.," and must also be delivered at Somerset-plate.

T 1 MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA,
August 4, 1854.—The magnificent screw steam .ship " UAL-
CUTTA," 1,800 tons, another of the line fleet belonging to the Gene-
ral Screw Steam Shipping Company, will be despatched from South-
• ampton with her Majesty's Mails for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and
Sydney, on the 4th August next. This fine 'vessel has maintained
her high reputation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and is a sister
' ship to the " Argo," which has made the quickest voyage to andirom
' Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying
the Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior
sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will
make the run in 60 days. Rates of Passage from 30 to 100 guineas.
She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the Canons, of 2,500
- tons, Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com-
. lany's Officer, a Cannon-street, City.

THE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the THIRTY-SECOND
ILS-Lr-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of Six per cent., declared
ou the 12th instant, is payable to the shareholders, at the office of
the Company, No. 62, King IVilliam•street, London-bridge, between
the hours of Ten and Four.
By order of the Board,
THOMAS PRICE, Secretary.

July 15, 1854.

ESTABLISHED 1837.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM.
Empowered bySpecial Act of Parliament, 4 Vic., Cap. 9.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
Counts'. ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or
'Without Participation in profits.
E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
I, Princes-street, Bank, London.