The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-27 00:00:00

No. 13,688.

BIRMINGHAM,_ BRISTOL, and THAMES
JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
The Directors of this Company, in pursuance of the provisions
of the Act Or Parliament, hereby give notice, that the first General
Meeting of the Proprietors will be held at the City of London
Tavern, on TUESDAY, the 16th of August next, at Twelve o'clock
precisely, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors,
and otherwise proceeding as is authorized and directed by the said
Act.

(Signed) WILLIAM GUNSTON, Chairman.
JOHN THOSIPSON, Secretary.
Offices, 26, Austinfriars, July 21, 1836.
N.B.—No Proprietor will be permitted to attend and vote at
such meeting, unless first duly registtiV; -and alrholcTei—•s of Cer:
tificates who have net sent in their claims to the Secretary to be
registered, are requested to do so forthwith.
Proprietors can vote by proxy, the form of which may be ob-
tained at the offices of the Company.

CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,
LONDON.
Notice is hereby given that the DIRECTORS will receive, at
their LONDON OFFICE, No. 17, Cornhill, on or before FUIDAY,
the 29th of July next, at Eleven o'clock, TENDERS for the exe-
cution of the following CONTRACTS :
CONTRACT, No. 7, L.—The formation of that portion of the
Railway commencing at the river Thames at Maidenhead, and ex-
tending to the eastern end of the parish of Ruscomb, a distance of
about six and three-quarters of a mile, including the earth-work ge-
nerally (which constitutes the largest proportion of this contract),
and the construction of all bridges, culverts, and other brickwork
and masonry, and all other works necessary for the entire completion
of that portion of the Railway, except the laying of the rails and
formation of the permanent road.
CONTRACT No. 8. L.—The formation of that portion of the
Railway commencing at the termination of Contract No. 7, L, and
extending to the Caversham-road, at Reading, a distance of about
six miles, including the earth-work generally, the formation of a
tunnel through Sunning-hill, bridges over the Kennet, and the
rivers in the valley of the Sodden, and other brickwork and ma-
sonry, and all other works necessary for the entire completion of
that portion of the Railway, except the laying of the rails, and
formation of the permanent road.
Drawings and specifications of the above works are now exhibited
at the Company's Offices, No. 17, Ceruhill, and at Hanwell, where
printed forms of tender may now be had.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept the
lowest tender, and they expect the several parties to attend at the
Office, at 'Twelve o'clock precisely, on the 29th July.
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS
J. J. CHAPMAN. ' }-Secretaries.

CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
GREA T WESTERN RAILWAY,
LONDON.
Notice is hereby given that the DIRECTORS will receive, at
their LONDON OFFICE,No. 17, Cornhill, on or before FRIDAY,
the 19th of August, at Eleven o'clock, TENDERS for the exe-
cution of the following CONTRACT :
CONTRACT, No. 9, L.—The formation of that portion of the
Railway, commencing within the parish of Acton, at or near the
road leading from Acton to Lower-place, and extending to the
Eastern side of the Brent Viaduct, in the parish of Hanwell, a dis-
tance of about three miles and thirty chains, including the earth-
work generally, and the construction of all bridges, culverts, and
other brickwork and masonry, and all other works necessary for the
entire completion of that portion of the Railway, except the laying
of the rails and formation of the permanent road.—This Contract is
to be completed within the period of ten months.
Drawings and specifications of the above works will be exhibited
at the Company's Offices, No. 17, Cornhill, and at Hanwell, on
and after MONDAY, Ist August next, where printed forms of tender
may then be had.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept the
lowest tender, and they expect the several parties to attend at the
Office at Twelve o'Clock precisely, on the 19th of August.
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS,) •
es.
J. J. CHAPMAN, Secretaries.

THE SHEFFIELD and MIDLAND RAIL-
WAY.
Capital, £900,000, in 18,000 Shares of £5O each.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE,
( With power to add to their number. )
HUGH PARKER, Esq., Woodthorpe, near Sheffield, Chairman.
The Master Cutler of Sheffield Bartholomew Hounsfield, Esq. ,
W. P. Morewood, Esq., Alfreton The Clough, Sheffield
Park John Rodgers, Esq., Sheffield
T. E. Dicey, Esq., Claybrook- J. Coke, Esq., Debdale, Mans.
hall, Lutterworth field.
OfHey Shore, Esq., Richmond, Q. Shaw, Esq., M.D., Leicester
Sheffield J. Needham, Esq., Leicester
Samuel Parker, Esq., Wood- John Sykes, Esq., Sheffield
thorpe, Sheffield Wm. Butcher, Esq., Sheffield
James Oakes, Esq., Ridding's- Thomas Ellin' Esq., Sheffield
house, Alfreton Wm. Smith, Esq., Sheffield
William Jessop, Esq., Butterley- Jos. Paget, Esq., Loughborough
hall, Derby John Bright, Esq., Sheffington-
Michael Ellison, Esq., The Farm, hall, Leicester.
Sheffield Benjamin Sayle, Esq., Bright-
Samuel Roberts, jun., Esq. Park side, Sheffield.
Grange, Sheffield Sam. Hadfield, Esq., Sheffield
John Horsfall, Esq., Standard- Robert Younge, Esq., Sheffield
hill, Notting-ham
Charles Paget, Esq., Rudding-
T. A. Ward, Esq., Park-house, ton, Nottingham
Sheffield Robert Sorby, Esq., Sheffield
Henry Hollis, Esq., Pleasby- Wm. Ellis, Esq., Mansfield
Works, Mansfield Thomas Smith, Esq., Sheffield
Richard Greenhald, Esq., Mans- Henry Doncaster, Esq., Sheffield.
field.
BANKERS—Messrs. Parker, Shore, and Co., Sheffield; Messrs.
Wright and Co., Henrietta street, London.
SOLICITORS—Mr. Bernard John Wake, Messrs. Wilson and
Younge, Sheffield; Messrs. Few, Hamilton, and Few, London.
ENGINEERS--MT. George Leather, Leeds ; Mr. Joseph Locke,
Liverpool.
AGENTS—At Nottingham, Messrs. Leeson and Gell ;at Leicester,
Messrs. Berridge, Berridge, and Macaulay.
The promoters of this undertaking, feeling the necessity of secu-
ring to the important town of Sheffield and its manufacturing inte-
rests the like advantages of Railway communications as those about
to be possessed by other large trading communities, have formed
themselves into a Provisional Committee for effecting that object,
as far as regards a line of Railway from that town through the
midland and southern counties of England towards the metropolis.
The right of Sheffield to possess these advantages has already
been recognised by Parliament, during discussions on other rail-
way projects affecting the interests of that town, and the pro-
moters, therefore, feel justified in entertaining a confident antici-
pation that the proposed measure must at once obtain the favour
and sanction of the Legislature, as well as the cordial co-operation
of the public at large.
The Committee are well advised of the practicability of a line of
railway from Sheffield (upon a level suited to join the intended
railway to Manchester), having its southern terminus at the river
Trent, where it is intended to unite with the Midland Counties
Railway, and having also a branch connecting it with the railway
from Pinxton to Mansfield.
The engineers and surveyors, however, will have especial instruc-
tions to examine the whole of the intervening country, for the pur-
pose of selecting the most eligible line, with reference to its general
public utility.
• The necessary Capital has been estimated at 900,000/. ; but the
Committee reserve to themselves power to reduce the amount of
Shares to be issued, either in number or value, as they shall think
best, if on further examination a smaller Capital shall be found
adequate.
With respect to the probable income, the Committee, confident
as they are that the scheme will prove highly remunerative, deem
it alone necessary, in order to satisfy the public on this head, to
refer to the line in which the country will be intersected by this
proposed Railway, and those with which it will be united, by which
it will be seen that amongst its multifarious advantages it will form
a link in the main and most direct chain of communication between
the metropolis and the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire and
Lancashire, as well as the northern parts of the kingdom, and would
pass through
a country abounding with coal and other minerals.
A deposit of Si. per Share is to be paid upon the allotment of the
Shares, and to be under the controul and management of the Com-
mittee for the time being, for the purposes of the undertaking.
The usual clauses will be inserted in the Act to limit the liability
of the Shareholders to the amount of their respective Shares, and
to provide for the call of subscriptions by periodical instalments.
Applications for Shares may be made to any of the bankers, soli-
citors, or agents above named, in the following form :
" GENTLEMEN--.I requlst to become a Subscriber for
Shares in ' The Sheffield and Midland Railway,' and I agree to take
such Shares as shall be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit there-
on, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers'
Agreement when I shall receive notice so to do.
" Name.
" Residence.
" Trade or Profession

" day of 1836 "
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PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of
Chancery, made in the Cause of LONGDEN against HAY-
WARD, and HAYWARD against LONGDEN, the Creditors
of OLIVE NEEDHAM, late of Hargate Wall, in the County
of Derby, Widow, who died in the month of May, 1827, are, on
or before the 20th day of AUGUST next, to come iu and prove
their debts before Sir GxrFriv WILSON, one of the Masters of the
said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-
lane, London, or, in default thereof, they will peremptorily be ex-
cluded the benefit of the said Decree.
J. W. FLOWER, 61. Bread-street,
Plaintiff's Solicitor.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY.
The Directors give notice that parties desirous of taking
Shares in this Company must make application before the Ist day
of August next, on which day the List will be closed.
EDWARD HILL, Secretary, pro tern.
19, Bishopsgate-street, Within,
July 21, 1836.