The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-23 00:00:00

TAONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY,
1, Bank-buildings, April 20, 1838.
HOLDERS of SCRIP SHARES of 1837, are reminded that
the option secured to them of subscribing for the new Shares of
183, depends upon the paying up the remaining instalments on
the Scrip of 1837, and registering the same in the Company's
Books on or before the 30th inst.
By Order of the Directors,
R. S. YOUNG, Secretary.

MANCHESTER and LEEDS RAILWAY.
CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
The Directors of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company
will MEET at their Offices, No. 9, Brown-street, in Manchester,
on MONDAY the 11th day of Jnne, 1838, at Twelve o'clock at
Noon precisely, to RECEIVE TENDERS for the under-men-
tioned Contracts:—

GAUXHOLNIE VIADUCT CONTRACT.—To make and
maintain the railway upon arches, with all its works, commencing
on the south-west side of the westerly crossing of the Rochdale
Canal at Guaxholme, and terminating on the north-cast side of the
turnpike road from Todmorden to Ilaslingden, being a length of
about 320 yards.

SOWERBY CONTRACT (including tha Sowerby Tunnel.)
—To make and maintain the Railway, with all the excavations,
embankments, tunnels, bridges, culverts, drains, fences, and gates
complete, including the laying and ballasting the permanent way
and sidings, and furnishing the necessary stone blocks (but exclu-
sive of wooden sleepers, rails, chairs, and fastenings), commencing
in the field numbered 172, Sowerby township, situated between
Long Bottom Mill and Holling's Mill, and terminating opposite
the Gas Works, in Sowerby Bridge, being a distance of about one
mile and a quarter.

COPLEY CONTRACT.—To make and maintain the Railway
with all its works, in like manner, commencing at a point opposite
the Gas Works in Sowerby-bridge, and terminating in North Dean
Wood, being a distance of about two miles.

COOPER-BRIDGE CONTRACT.—To make and maintain:the
Railway, with all its works, in like manner, commencing in Brad-
ley Wood, at a point about 1 chain from the western boundary,
in the township of Huddersfield, and terminating about 17 chains
to the east of the road to Batty Mills, in the township of Kirk-
heaton, being a distance of about two miles and 22 chains.

AIRFIELD CONTRACT.—To make and maintain the Rail-
way, with all its works, in like manner, from the termination of the
Cooper-bridge contract, to a point about five chains, to the east of
the Calder Iron Works, in the township of Thornhill, being a dis-
tance of aboUt two miles and seven chains.

THORNHILL CONTRACT.—T• make and maintain the
Railway, with all its works, in like manner, from the termination
of the Alirfield contract, to a point about 2.6 chains on the westerly
aide of Healey New Mill, in the township of Thornhill, being a
distance of about two miles and 48 chains.
Drafts of the contracts, with plans and specifications of the works,
will be ready for inspection, at the engineer's office, Palatine-
buildings, Hunt's Bank, Manchester, on and after Monday, the 21st
day of May, 1838. Printed forms of tender may be had after the
above date, at the offices in Manchester ; and no others will be at-
tended to. The tenders must be delivered at the Railway office,
No. 9, Brown-street in Manchester, at er before ten o'clock in the
forenoon, on Monday the 11th June, 1838, under a sealed cover,
addressed to the Chairman, and endorsed " Tender for works;" and
the parties tendering, or persons duly authorised by them, must be
in attendance at the time of meeting. The parties whose tender is
accepted will be required to enter into a bond, with two sureties,
for the due performance of the contracts, in a penalty not less than
ten per cent upon the gross sum contracted for; and the names of
the proposed sureties are to be specified in the tender. The Direc-
tors will not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender.
JAMES WOOD Chairman.
Manchester and Leeds Railway Office, 9, Brown-
street, Manchester, 19th April, 1838.