The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-09 00:00:00

31ANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.
FOURTH CALL of 10/. per share, making 30!. per share
called up. At a meeting of the Directors, held in pursuance of the
provisions of the Aet of Incorporation, en the 2d day of April,
1838:

It was Resolved,—• .
That a CALL should be made on the Proprietors, of 10/. per
share. Proprietors of shares in the above undertaking, therefore,
are hereby required to pay the sum of 101. on each of their reepec
4ive shares, on or before the fifteenth day of May, 14.3 i, to one of
the under-mentioned bankers :

Manchester and London... Messrs'. Cunliffes, Brooks, and Co.
Leeds Messrs. Beckett, Blayds, and Co.
Liverpool ...The Manchester and Liverpool Dis-
trict Bank.
The bankers have been instructed to charze interest, at the rate of,
51. per cent per annum, upon all sums paid after the said fifteenth
day of May, I li3S.
Manchester, April 3, 1835.

JAMES WOOD, Chairman.

MANCHCEOSNTTREARCTASNFDORLWEOERDKSSRAILWAY.
The Directors of the Manchester, and Leeds Railway Company
will MEET at their Offices, Ne. 9, Brown-street, in Manchester,
on Mosnav, the 18th day of June, 1838, at Twelve o'Clock at
Noon precisely, to RECEIVE TENDERS for the under-men-
timed Contracts :
TODMORDEN CONTRACT.—To make and maintain the
Railway with all excavations, embankments, tunnels, bridges, cul-
verts, drains, fences, and gates complete, including the laying and
ballasting of the permanent way . and sidings, and furnishing the
necessary stone blocks, but exclusive of the wooden sleepers, rails,
chairs, and fastenings; as also the Gauxholme Viaduct. Com-
mencing at a point about five chains to the north-east of Clough
Mill, and terminating at about twelve chains to the north-east of
the road from Todmorden to Burnley, being a distance of abont
one mile and twenty-two chains, exclusive of the length of the
Gauxholme Viaduct.
MILL WOOD CONTRACT.—To make and maintain the
Railway, with all its works in like manner, from the termination of
the Todmorden contract to Castle Clough Mill, being a distance of
about sixty-two chains.
Hunt's Bank, Manchester, on and after Friday, the Ist
Drafts of the contracts, with plans and specifications of the works,
will be ready for inspection, at the Engineer's office, Palatine-
buildings,
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Printed forms of tender may be had after the above date, at the
1838.
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t,h,eTßena(illetvrayfo-roffiwcoer, 9a,ndßrothwe-n-pstarreetiost,
Works;o,,..
in Manchester, at or before ten o'clock in the forenoon, on Mon-
day, the 18th June, 1838, under a sealed cover, addressed to the
Chairman, an
or persons duly authorized by them, must be in attend-
tender.ng,
ance 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 eon
ten-
ders must be
tracts in a penalty of not less than 10 per cent. upon the gross sum -
contracted for ; and the names of the proposed sureties are to be
specified in the tender. The Directors INTL' not bind themselves to
accept the lowest tender.

JAMES WOOD, Chairman.
Manchester and Leeds Railway Offic, 9, Brown
street, Manchester, 30th April e18,38.

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1-10LIIE VIADUCT CONTIRACT
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Canal at Guaxholme, and terminating on the north-east side of the
turnpike road from Todmorden to Ilaslingden, being a length of
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precisely,
about 320 yards.
SOWERBY CONTRACT (including the 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 hill, and terminating opposite
the Gas Works, in Sowerby Bridge, being a distance of about one
mile and a quarter.
COPLEY CONTR A CT.—To make and maintain the Railway
with all its works, in like manner, commencing at a point opposite
thew, Gas Works in Sowerby-bridge, and terminating in North Dean
Railway, wi
'oct,r,b,eini.- a distance of about two miles.
'''Elt-BRIDGE CONTRACT.—To make and maintainthe
being
ley Wood, at a point about 11 chain from the western boundary,
in the township of Huddersfield, and terminating about 17 chains
th all its works, in like manner, commencing in Brad-
to the east of the road to Batty 51ills, in the township of Kirk-
heaton,MlßFlELD 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 chaitis. to the east of
a distance of about two miles and 22 chains.
the Calder Iron Works, in the township of Thornhill, being a dis-
tance of about two miles and seven chains.
THORNHILL CONTRACT.—Te make and maintain the
Railway, with all its works, in like manner, from the termination
building
of the Mirfield contract, to a point about 26 chains on the westerly
side of Ilealey New Mill, in the township of Thornhill, being a
distance of abrait two miles and 481 chains.
forenoon, on Monday
Drafts of the contracts, with plans and specifications of the works,
will be ready for inspection, at the engineer's office, Palatine-
day of at
- - —ay, 1838. Printed forms of tender may be had after the
be t
above date, at the offices in Manchester ; and no others will a -
tended to.
Palatine-
buildings, Hunt's Bank, Manchester,on and after Monday, the 31st
The tenders must be delivered at the Railway office,
_N°. 9, Brown-street in Manchester, at or before ten o'clock in the
the I lth 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
he 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.