The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-15 00:00:00

CONTRACT No. 14.

The whole of the works, excepting the permanent way, from
Nunn's farm, parish of Alargaretting, to Widford, a distance of 160
chains, including about 420,000 cubic yards of earth work, two
public road bridges, and several occupation bridges and culverts.
CONTRACT No. 15.
The whole of the works, excepting the permanent way, from the
River Cam, west of Chelmsford, and over the Chelmer to Spring-
field, a distance of 180 chains, including the viaduct over the Aloul-
sham valley, about 280,000 cubic yards of earth work, and seven
Public road bridges.
• Plans and specifications of the works included in each contract
'will be ready for inspection at the Company's Offices, on and after
the 16th day of January, 1839.
Each Tender must be accompanied by the names and descriptions
of two responsible parties willing to become sureties for the due
rrfc'rrnance of the contract or contracts tendered for, under a pe-
nalty or penalties, to the extent of not less than 10 per cent. upon
• tgross amount of the contract or contracts.
tenidheros.Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest
Tie tenders mast be delivered at the Company's Offices before
Peo'clock on Tu ESDAY, the 22d of January, endorsed, " Tenders
:r Works," and it is expected that the parties tendering, or some
'erscus on their behalf, will be in attendance at that hour to give
nY explanation which the Directors may require.
By Order of the Board,
J. C. ROBERTSON, Secretary.
Offices, 4, Adelaide-place, London-bridge.
Dec. 11, 1838.

PROSPECTUS.
tAGLE FURNACE and FOUNDRY COM-
PANY, Great Bridge, Staffordshire, near Birmingham.
CAPITAL 60,0001.

To be raised in 3,000 Shares of 201. each.
elainit ottsequence of the decease of the Managing Partner, the re-
co og Proprietors of the above Property offer this established
neeth for sale, and a conditional purchase has been made for
V,,P,orpose of forming a Joint Stock Company, to carry on these
Three with a subscribed Capital of Sixty Thousand Pounds, in
Share
Thousand Shares of Twenty Pounds each; of which 21. per
iitre will be required at the time of appropriation, Si. per Share
the January next (at which time possession will be given), the far-
)34 r sums of Si. per Share in January, 1840, 51. per Share in Ja-
-164;7 1841, and the remaining 31. (if necessary) in January,
hut the present
M Proprietors agree to let Ten Thousand
fo''° ods of the Purchase Money remain in the hands of the Company
re-
Paid term of seven or ten years, to be agreed upon, and to be re-
`qby Anneal Instalments.
file Shareholders will be entitled to the Profits from Christmas
alit, and a Dividend may be relied on at Midsummer, 1839, after
td, rate of not less than 10 per cent. per annum ; and, as only a
Portion of the Capital will be paid up for a long period, the Com-
nOY will also be enabled to carry a considerable sum to a re-
;red fund, after paying the interest on the arrears of the pur-
'lase money.
ite,The Eagle Furnace Property consists of two Furnaces now in
blast, with four extensive Foundries, two Cupolas, one Air
tillroace, large Taming and Boring Mill, with fitting-up Shops,
j, of which are in a complete state of repair, and capable of Li h
trier
more than One Hundred Tons of Castings (of any magnitude),
kid leek ; the Eagle Furnace Castings are in the highest repute,
-
to connexions of the Concern are extensive and of first-rate
te
er.
4.1 There are more than Fifty Acres of Land which contains lower
ik,easores of Coal and Ironstone, with Pits sunk, and six Engines
-Lc at work thereon. The land:upon
.which the Works are erected
Niyenold containing about Eighteen Acres, enclosed by a Wall,
14a branch of the Birmingham Canal running into the same.
v,„'ne favourable state of the Iron Trade renders this Property well
the consideration of the Public ;. it will be vested in Trustees,
tiLL The terms and management re(rulated by Deed, and the liabili-
`lol the Shareholders limited to'2ol. per share.
4:1 Board of Directors has been formed, and 1,200 Shares are al-
-7 disposed disposed of.
4tr'PPlication for Shares in writing (post-paid) to be addressed to
kki Win. Ryland, Old Bank, Stourbridge, and Messrs. Young
f
on, 3, Bartholomew-lane London, from whom, and also
elo Messrs. Clowes and Wedlake, solicitors, King's Bench Walk,
lik,rfiPle, and Mr. Chapman, accountant, Waterloo-street, Birming-
ksT, every information maybe obtained; and references to one of the
14 Banking Houses in London will be given as to the respectabi-
i4l of the parties engaged in this undertaking. The Works may be
o,l)ected by application to Mr. John Eberhard, at the Company's
71°04, Great Bridge.
2.11, 1838.

No. 36, OLD BOND-STREET.
YESIG HT and DEFECTIVE HEARING.
of TESTIMONIALS on the PATENT SPECTALES
E• SOLOMONS, 36, Old Bond-street, nearly opposite
Tvestern Exchange.
4rtl Sir Anthony
on Carlisle, President of the Royal Col-
-4° of Surges, and Senior F.R.S.gurgeon to the Westminster
papital, &c.
tl
tlitioal'r• Solomon's Spectacle Lenses seem to me likely to afford ad-
tett aids to imperfect vision, and because of their superior
litto:tring Owers to sor other dense maerials, hy promise to
new P
resources g
forlas the construction of t
Specta.tdese.
t, ANTHONY CARLISLE, F. R. S., Langham-place.
',"n Robert Keate Esq., Serjeant-Surgeon to her Majesty.
appe "Lye examined and have tried the Amber Lenses ; and they
4,,ear to me, so to modify and soften the glare of light as to
co„ greater comfort and relief to the eye than the Spectacles in
.41aon use.

R. , 15, Al-street.
?r°4l Dr. J. Johnson, PhysKisianEATE Extraordinary
to the late
11 King, &c.
tpet.lt`to been using and am still using Mr. Solomon,' Amber
Ilku'eles and find them more pleasant to the Eye than any other
ti which I have tried.
JAMES JOHNSON, M.D., 8, Suffolk-place.
Fromliransby Cooper, Esq., F. R. S., Surgeon to Guy's. Hos-
t' pital, &c.
it ;°,lll the use I have made of an Amber Lens, and comparing
thifritn those in ordinary glasses, I have no hesitation m saying
trye° my sight, the former is,
infinitely preferable, in being less
to the ye.
laNsßy B. COOPER, 2, New-street, Spring-gardens.
4',1 much pleased with Mr. E. Solomons' Amber Lenses, and
then Nieman who made trial of them for several
Glasses he has before

MARTIN WARE, New Bridge-street.
4111111 a examined the Amber Spectacles made by Mr. Solomons,
Dot,-4.ara of opinion that they are calculated to answer every pur-
Nq'or Which they arc intended—that they soften the light to
`Pill, and irritable Eyes, and are likely to be useful to persons
f°,sierht is thus affected—being preferable to Glass or Pebbles.
'OPLAND, M.D., F.R. S., Bulstrode-st., Manchester-sq.
Pro
41
to er, - an examination of the Amber Lenses, I have every reason
et,C44elude that they possess many and decided advantages over the
417 Glass spectacles.
J. T. CONQUEST, M.D., 13, Finsbury-square.
NI Pave
a
eiried the Patent Spectacles of Mr. E. Solomons, which
Pebble.. II the attributes of the best white and coloured Glasses and
4nid and are superior to them in magnifying power, lightness,
light:'7 agreeable manner in which they serve to modify.the rays of
ni their passage through them to the organs of vision.
JOHN STEVENSON,
Oculist to the late King, 38, Conduit-street.
PtettitToZto recommended by the following, and many other

Si; Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart., F. R. S., &c.
C. Aston Key, Esq., St. Helen's-place.
J. Scott, Esq., New Broad-street.
C. J. B. Aldis, Esq., M.D.
Sir James E. Anderson, M.D., &e.
arshall [lan, Esq. 111. D., F. R. S.
W. Coulson, Esq., Old Jewry. „
DI W. Duffin, Esq., Langham-place.
Solo.nons begs briefly to announce that he has effected
theni"Portant imp rovement in Voice Conductors which renders
11944 4PPlieable, with the most beneficial results, in cases of Deaf.
held &e.+ and which, worn unperceived, without requiring to be
j°7aieennitble those using them to participate in all the various en-
ts te which the SENSE OF HEARING is subservient.
kerns,,4aThe mistakes arising from a similarity of names, and the
Mereiyus afforded to those who may wish to derive advantage
aeitett Y. render it necessary to call particular attention to the sub-
ale% address, and to impress the public with the fact, that the
gistin are the. only Spectacles that have been deemed worthy of the
ittio:aislied sanction of the Faculty, of which the exclusive publi-
•t
the
—ove pre-eminent names is sufficient warranty. ach.;ll'6,CO OLD BOND-STREET (nearly Opposite the Western
,
N
No connexion with any other house in England.

They are induced to publish this Notice in consequence of a
FALSE and SCANDALOUS REPORT to the CONTRARY,
and which Report they declare to be utterly without foundation.
Posting in its various Branches conducted in the most approved
manner.
Dec. 11, 1838.

THE UNITED MERCANTILE and TRA-
VELLERS' ASSOCIATION, and General Mutual Life
Assurance and Annuity Society, 68, Cheapside, for securing An-
nuities to Aged Travellers, Warehousemen, Clerks, and others, and
Endowments to their Widows and Children ; and for Mutual As-
surance of Lives and Survivorships, Granting Annuities, and the
Purchase and Sale of Reversionary Property and interests.
TRUSTEES.

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor. James Pattison, Esq„ M.P.
i
George Grote, Esq., M.P. I Thomas Brockelbank, Esq.

DIRECTORS.

CHAIRMAN—The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR.'
DEPUTY CIIAIRMAN.—WM. HUGHES HUGHES, Esq.
F. A. and L. S.
' Giles Redmayne, Esq.
Peter Rolf, Esq.
Joseph H. Warter, Esq.
James Webber, Esq.
Robert Wileoxon, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Mr. John Robert Culliey I
Mr. J. Stokes
Mr. George Fred. Finden Mr. William Tilt
Mr. W. Williams.

Edward Baker, Esq.
Robert Currey, Esq.
Thomas Dakeyne, Esq.
Joseph Dowson, Esq.
John Evat 5, Esq.

BANICERS.—:Messrs. Prescott, Grote, Ames, Baillic, and Grote.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Newbon and Evans.
PHYSICIAN—George Cursham' M. D.
CONSULTING SURGEON—Eusebius A. Lloyd, Esq.
Life Assurances and Annuities of every description are granted
by the Association.
To those parties who desire to secure a provision for the decline
of Life, the system of Deferred Annuities, as granted by the So-
ciety, offers great advantages.
A reference to the Tables will show that a person aged 25, by the
appropriation of less than 4s. 6d. per week, will obtain, at the age
of 55, at his option, an Annuity of 501. for the remainder of his life,
or a sum in Cash of 577/. 10s., and other SUMS in proportion ; and
in the event of his dying before the attainment of that age, ALL
the Premiums paid to the Association will be returned.
Books of Tables and Forms of Proposal may he obtained at the
Office, No. 68, Cheapside, London; or of the Agents in the
Country.

JAMES DRANSFIELD, Actuary and Secretary.

tCOTTISH (WIDOWS' FUND) LIFE
ASSURANCE,
Founded on the Original Basis of the
LONDON EQUITABLE.
PRESIDENT.
The Right Hon. the Earl of ROSEBERY.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, K. T.
Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, of Fountainhall, Bart.
The Hon. Lord Moncrieff.
Right Hon. C. Hope, Lord President of the Court of Session.
TRUSTEES.
Sir James Gibson Craig of Riccarton, Bart.
William Scott Moncrieff, Esq., of Fossarsay•
William Mitchell, Esq., of Parson's Green.
James Balfour, Esq., of Pilrig.
Edward Loyd, Esq., Banker, Manchester.
(All being, together with the whole body of Directors, Ordinary
and Extraordinary, in terms of the Laws, Members of, and per-
sonally connected with the Society, by Assurances of niore -than
three years' standing.)
THIS is the OLDEST and MOST EXTENSIVE LIFE
OFFICE in SCOTLAND,
Instituted A.D. 1815.
HEAD OFFICE, 5, ST. ANDREW SQUARE, EDINBURGH.
ACCUMULATED and INVESTED FUND, 700,000/. Sterling.
ANNUAL REVENUE EXCEEDING 130,0001.
WHOLE PROFITS BELONG TO THE ASSURED.
Assurances granted to any extent not exceeding 5,0001. on approved
Lives.
No Life Office in Great Britain, since the EQUITABLE of
LONDON enacted its restricting Bye-Law of 1816, has been ena-
bled to afford equal advantages to the Assured.
Its Funds and Revenues are in a state of the most rapid increase.
The Bonus Additions already declared exceed 50 per cent. on the
Original Sums Assured—that is, Original Policies of 2,0001. now
exceed 3,0001.
VIEW OF THE SOCIETY'S PROGRESSIVE INCREASE.

Periods. Annual Revenue. Accumulated and Subsisting As-
invested Capital. surances.
£. s. d. ..-C. s. d. X. s. d.
1815-22 ,10,635 13 6 41,090 11 5 251,011 8 0
1422—'25 20,070 3 5 It ,1,076 5 5 453,103 13 8
1823-29 41,730 10 3 149,145 2 6 9550169 0 8
1323-3.3 77,723 12 •1 061,1 '0 0 4 1,640,000 12 8
1833-37 inclus 124,533 1 1 62e,514 311 2,621,732 16 10

Since which period, its further increase has been proportionally
rapid.
Assurances which may now be opened will rateably participate,
agreeably to the Laws of the Society, in the additions to be declared
at the ensuing Periodical Investigation.
__________ _ _

The THIRD PERIODICAL—INVESTIGATION takes place
at 31st December instant, when ADDITIONS by way of BONUS
will be DECLARED to ALL ASSURANCES OPENED PRE-
VIOUS TO THAT DATE, in terms of, and under the Limita-
tions contained in the Articles of Constitution and Laws of the
Society.
These additions, when declared, are added to and incorporated
with the original Assurances, and all future additions, whether re-
trospectively or prospectively, are computed, not on the original,
but on the accumulated amount of the Assurance. As it is pro-
bable that on this, as on former similar occasions, the desire to par-
ticipate in these benefits will very largely increase the number of
proposals for Assurance which will be made to the Society previous
to the closing of the books for the current year, it will greatly fa-
cilitate the duties of the officers of the Society, and at the various
Branches throughout the country, that parties intending to propose
Assurance do so with as little delay as possible, in order to prevent
the inconvenience which the delaying-of them till the latest possible
moment at which they can be received or carried through, con-
sistently with the Society's regulations, has given rise to on former
occasions. .

Parties wishing to effect Assurances, so as best to meet any par-
ticular contingency, or effect any specific object, will receive the
requisite information, and have the suitable form of Proposal trans-
mitted to them ; and all official communications of this nature are
considered strictly confidential.
Copies of the Prospectus—Forms of Proposal—and every neces-
sary information—may be obtained on application at the Society's
OFFICE in LONDON,

15, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.
HUGH MACKEAN.
Or at the following Branches, viz.:—

Als.wenEsTEß..—Thos. Boothma—n, jun., Esq.., Cross-street, King-

street.
LIVERPOOL—Messrs. Arthur Oughterson and Co., Exchange-place-
LEEDs—William Ward, Esq., Attorney-at-Law.
Hu oDEastriELD—Hugh Watt, Esq., Banker.
BRADFORD—George Rogers, Esq., Horton-road.
NEWCASTLE —Charles &arum, Esq., 12, Sandhill.

EYE PRESERVING SPECTACLES.
CHAM BE RLAIN, Manufacturer of the EYE-
PRESERVING SPECTACLES, upon unerring princi-
ples, respectfully informs the Public that his prices are less than half those
usually charged by other Opticians.
Patronized by the Nobility, Clergy, the Principals of the British Mu.
scum, and strongly recommended by most distinguished Members of the
Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons.
A pair of best Convex Pebbles, fitted to the purchaser's own frame, Is.;
Concaves, 7s. 6d.; Convex Glasses, Is.; Concaves, 2s.
Best Brazilian Pebbles, in gold frame, £ 1 15 0 for Ladies
Ditto ditto double joints
Ditto ditto standard silver Ol5 0 Ladies
Ditto ditto double double joints Ol6 6 Gentlemen
Ditto ditto finest blue steel iYame 0 15 0 Ladies
Ditto ditto ditto double joints Ol6 6 Gentlemen
Ditto ditto tortoiseshell frame
.I)itto ditto best black buffalo horn 0 7 6 Ladies
Di; to ditto strong steel frame
The above are all glazed with the clearest Brazilian pebbles, composed
of pure chrystal, which is acknowledged by Oculists to be the most pel.
'ucid and perfect substance that can be used for Spectacles.
Best Glasses, in steel frames, from is. 6d. to 2s. f,d.
Ditto, ditto, best horn ditto, 2s. 6d.
Glaziers' Patent Plough Diamonds, 12s. 6d. —a variety.
Crders attended to within ten miles of London ; a month's trial allowed
within which customers may exchange their purchases without extra
tharge. all letters are requested to be post paid.
Country and Foreign Correspondents may be suited either by sending
the glass last used, or part of it, or by stating the distance they
can read common type, specifying the length of time they have used
.ipectael es.
37, BROAD-STREET, Bloomsbury, in a direct line with Holborn
Rstablished 122. ' _