The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-01 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE.
Aug. 20, 1849.
The Principal Officers of her Majesty's Oninance do hereby give
notice that they are ready to dispose of, to such persons as may be
willing to tender for the seine, a quantity of Old Shot cast in sand,
assorted and mixed, from 2lbs. to 1 in Store, at the Royal
Arsenal, at IVoolwlch, which have been divided into Lots, and may
be vl,weel upon application to the Storekeeper, at that place, any
day (Sundays excepted) previous to the day fixed for the delivery
of the Tenders.
A Catalogue of the several Lots may be obtained by persons wil-
ling to become purchasers, at the Storekeeper's Office, Woolwich ;
the Principal Storekeeper's Office, at the Tower ; and at the Secre-
tary's Office, in Pall-Mall, where the Tenders for the whole, or any
number of the said Lots arc to be delivered, on or before TUESDAY,
the 18th of September, 1849.

By order of the Board,
G. BUTLER, for Secretary.

CONTRACT for the SUPPLY of WOOD, for
LIGHTING FIRES at the following BARRACKS, is and
near LONDON :
CROYDON and CARSHALTON SCHOOL.
HOUNSLOW and lIAMI'TON COURT.
HYDE PARK and KENSINGTON.
REGENT'S PARK, PORTMAN-STREET, and ST. JOHN'S
WOOD.
TOWER.
WELLINGTON, ST. GEORGE'S, and HORSE GUARDS.
WOOLWICH.
Sealed Tenders, addressed to " The Secretary to the Board of
Ordnan..e, Pall-Mall, will be received at this Office, until TUESDAY,
the 4th of September next, from such persons as may lie willing to
Contract for the supply of Split, Dry, Sound Fir Wood, or of Split
Birch, Ash and llazel, mixed, made up, into Bundles of one and
a halt, awl three pounds weight, and nine inches long ; to be firmly
bound with rope yarn, and delivered free of every expense (except
the contract price), into the Barrack Stores at the respective
stations, at such times and in such quantities as the Barrack
Masters may require, from the Ist of October, 1849, to the 30th of
September, 1852.
Blank Forms of the Tender, and ether information relating to the
Contract, may be had on application at the Barrack-office, 85, Pall-
or to the respective Barrack Masters.
The Terms for each Station are to be stated separately.
It is to be clearly understood that the Board of Ordnance reserve
t o themselves the power of accepting or rejecting any of the Tenders,
without assigning any reason or entering into any correspondence
On the subject.

By order of the Board of Ordnance,
E. BYIII.II, Secretary.

Office of Ordnance, Aug. 17, 1849.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
AT THE TWENTY-SIXTH lIALEYEARLY GENERAL
MEETING of the Proprietors, held at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, London, on FRIDAY, the 31st day of August, 1849, par-
ellant to the Act of Incorporation, '
EDWARD LADD BETTS, Esq., in the Chair.
The Advertisement convening the Meeting having been read, it
Was moved, seconded, and carried,
" That the Common Seal of the Company be affixed to the register
of Proprietors now produced."
It was then moved and seconded—
" That the Report of the Directors now read and circulated among
the Shareholders be received and adopted, and that the Dividend,
at the rate of two shillings per each share, or sum of 20/. of the Con-
solidated Stock of the Eastern Counties, and of the Norfolk Com-
panies therein recommended, be paid on and after Saturday, the 15th
September, 1849."

Whereupon an amendment was moved--
" That the part of the Report recommending and stating that the
Directors intend in the next session of Parliament to proceed with
the Bill for the Amalgamation of the Eastern Counties and Norfolk
lines be struck out, and that the Directors be recommended to take
no further proceedings therein, and to avid all useless waste of the
Company's funds in any such proceed ugs."
The amendment was put to the meeting and lost. The original
motion was then put and carried. Whereupon a Poll was demanded
by a Proprietor. The Chairman declared that it should take place
at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on MONDAY, the 3d of
September next, to commence at Ten A.m. and-to terminate at
Four P.m.
EDWARD L. BETTS, Chairman.

The Chairman having left the Chair, it was moved, seconded,
and carried unanimously, " That the best, thanks of the meeting be
given to Edward L. Betts, Esq., for his conduct in the Chair, and his
great attention to the business of the Company."
By order,
C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
Ilishopsgate Station, September 1,1849.

MORTGAGE LOANS.
LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE RAILWAY
COMPANY,
The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive TENDERS
:or LOANS on Mortgage, for periods of Thre4, Five, or Seven years,
for which interest at the rate of four-and-a-half per cent. per annum
Will be allowed, payable half-yearly.
Further particulars may be known on application to Mr. S. W.
nulteel, Finance Department, Company's Offices, Hunt's Bank, Man-
chester. By order,
J. S. HERON, Secretary.

NOTICE.
AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.