The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-09 00:00:00

CONTRACT for BALTIC HEMP.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy;
Somerset-Place, March 7, 1849.
The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
notice that on TUESDAY, the 10th April next, at One o'clock,
they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
Contract for supplying
RIGA AND PETERSBURGH HEMP,
To bo delivered at her Majesty's Dockyards, according to a die-
tribal:lon, which, with a Form of the Tender may be seen at the said
Office. No Tender \sill he received after One o'clock on the day of
Treaty, for any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for
him, daly authorised in Writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Heraw," and
must also be delivered at Somerset-place.

BANK OF ENGLAND, Meacn 6, 1849.
riIHE COURT of DIRECTORS of ti-33
,GOTERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND
give notice—
That the GENERAL COURT held at the Bank on THURSDAY,
the 15th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely. to cOnslder of a Divi-
dend ; alsolha,t another. Genera' Court ICI he held at the Bank, on
TUESDAY, the 10th Apia next, ft-Om Ten o'clock in the forenoon till
Foir o'clock in the a.ternoon ;"er the El-ction of a Governor and
Deputy-Governor for the year cnsain•s (whit'" w;11 be declared that
evening) ; and the same Court will be con. cued by aojournment,
and held at the same piste, and during the came hours, on WEDNE: -
DAY, the 11th April next, for the Election of Twenty-four Di-ectors
(which will also be ore of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by
the charter), and the Election of the Twenty-four Directors will be
declared as soon as the scratiny is over.
Printed Lists or the Proprietors having votes will be ready to be
delivered at the Bank, on TUESDAY, the 27th March instant.
JOHN .KNIGHT, Secretary.
N.B. By an Act passed in the 7th year of Geo. 111. no person will
be entitled to vote at the said E'ection who shall not have been six
calendar months pm sesc,d, in own right, of the stock for which
he shall then give Ms Vote, vnless the uld ttock shall have been ate-
quircd, or shall have come by bequest or by marriage,, or by succes
sion to an intestate's estr,te. or by the custom of the city of London,
or by any dead or e At'ement r ter the death-of any person who shall
have been entitled for li.e to the dividends of such stock.

CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
Notice Is hereby given, that the Half-yearly General Meetitn,
of the Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Office, 61,
oorgate-streat, in the City of London, n FRIDAY, the 16th day of
March new next ensuing at One o'clock in the afternoon.
This Meeting will be made Special, in order to determine on roc
expediency of raising additional Cepital by the creation of New
Shares under the powers of the existing Acts, and of a Bill whlchhas
been introinced into Perifoment fir the purpose.
To authorise the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company
of borrowing money on mortgage, and to confirm the purchase of the
Mold Railway.

The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely.
ANDREW G. GIFFORD. Secretary.
Offices. 61, Moorgate-street, London, Marcy 1, 1849.
N.B. The Transfer-books of the Company w 11 be Closed from
Fan).ky, the 9th of March until after the Meeting.

GGRAVESENDBLACKWALL RAIL-
WAY, and STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS.
Railway and Boat included in one Payment.
Fares, to or from London.
Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway, ONE SHILLING ;
•za;oon and First Class ditto, OME SHILLING and SIXPENCE.
To or from Blackwall or intermediate Piers,
Fore Cabin.... • ... 9d. Saloon ••• • .. • . Is.
.S-o other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers.
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.
Week Days, at 7, 8%,* 9%, 11%, I. 3, and 5.
Sundays. at 8%, 11%, I, 3. d, and 6%.
FROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL.
Week Days, at 9 20. II 40, 12, 1 20, 2 40, 4, and 5 20.*
Sundays, at 9 20, 10 40, 1 20, 3 20, b 20, and 6.*
Observe ! Them are the times of the TRAINS leaving Fenchurch-
street.
Passages marked * are run direct, the Packets not being per-
nitted to stop at Piers or for Boats.
Omnibuses trom Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London
,very quarter of an hour.
BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 4/. 4s. • Six Months, 21. 15s. ;
Three Months, 11. 1,58. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the
oackets ; Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders,
rtrunswick Wharf, Blackwall.
Passengers' Luggage conveyed to and from the Packets and Rail-
way, at the Brunswick-wharf, without any charge. The charge for
Porterage at. Fencharch-street is Id. for small parcels, and 2d. for
large parcels.
March 1, 1849.