The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-04 00:00:00

MANCHESTER and BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.
CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
The DIRECTORS of the MANCHESTER and BIR-
MINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY will meet at their
Offices, No. 23, Bond-street, Manchester, on THURSDAY, the
20th day of August next, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, to
RECEIVE TENDERS for the following CONTRACTS:--
No. 8, or CHEADLE I'IULME CONTRACT.
To make and complete that part of the Manchester and Bir-
mingham Railway commencing at the south end of the south
abutment of the viaduct or bridge erected or intended to be
erected to carry the said Railway over the Meeker Brook, in
the township of Cheadle Moseley, in the county of Chester,
and terminating in a field marked on the Parliamentary plan
as No. 16, in the township of Dean Row, of Bollin Fee, in the
said county, being a distance of about three miles and thirty-
seven chains, including all the excavations, embankments, arch-
ways, bridges, culverts, drains, and fencing, and to complete the
ballasting and laying 'of the permanent way of the said Railway
over the whole of the said distance, and to keep the whole of
the said works in repair for the space of twelve calendar months
after completion, and to find and provide all the requisite materi-
als, according to the plans, sections, drawings, and specifications,
wit hin the period and upon the terms and conditions men-
tioned and contained in the draft contract.
No. 9, or WILMSLOW CONTRACT.
To make and complete that part of the Manchester and Bir-
mingham Railway commencing in a field markej on the Parlia-
mentary plan as No. 16, in the township of Dean Row, of
Bollin Fee, and county of Chester, and terminatity, in a field
marked on the Parliamentary plan as No. 9, in the township of
Nether Alderley, in the said county, being a distance of about
three miles and sixteen chains, including all the excavations,
embankments, archways, bridges, culverts, drains, and fencing,
and to complete the ballasting and laying of the permanent
way of the said Railway over the whole of the said distance, and
to keep the whole of the said works in repair for the space of
twelve calendar months after completion, and to find and pro-
vide all the requisite materials according to the plans, sec-
tions, drawings, and specifications, within the period and upon
the terms and conditions mentioned and contained in the draft
contract.
Drafts of the contracts, with plans and specifications of the
proposed works, will be ready for inspeatien on and after the
sth day of August next, at the Offices of the Company's Engi-
neer in Chief, George Watson Buek, Esquire, Store-street,
Manchester.
Printed forms of tender may be had at the above-named
place, and it the Company's Offices in Bond-street, Manches-
ter, at which latter place all tenders must be lodged at or before
the hour of meeting, endorsed " Tender for Works," and ad-
dressed "To the Chairman of the Board of Directors." No
tender will be received which is not made according to the
printed form, to be furnished at the Company's or the Engi-
neer's Offices. The parties whose tender is accepted will be
required to enter into a bond to the amount of ten per cent.
upon his contract, and to give two sureties for the performance
of such contract; the name of which sureties, with their de-
scriptions, must be set forth in the tender. The Directors will
not consider themselves bound to accept the lowest tender.
Parties tendering, or persons duly authorised by them, must
be in attendance at the Company's Offices, in Bend-street,
Manchester, at the time of meeting.
THOMAS ASHTON,
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Manchester, 24th July, 11140.

ORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.
1.11 OPENING OF THE LINE THROUGHOUT.
The Public is respectfully informed that the TRAINS of this
COMPANY, in connexion with those of the London and Bir-
mingham, Birmingham and Derby, Midland Counties, York
and North Midland, and Hull and Selby Railways will
START and ARRIVE according to the following fables,
until further notice :

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DEPARTURE and ARRIVAL of TRAINS BETWEEN
LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, DERBY, SHEFFIELD,
LEEDS, YORK, and HULL.

DOWN TRAINS.

tparture from

Arrival at

Birming-
ham.

London.
h. m.

Derby.
h. m.

Sheffield
h. m.

Leeds. I York.
h. m. h. m.
1 Or.m. 1 45P.m,
4 Or NI. 4 45p.m

Hull,

6 45A.st
10 30A.m

119 30A.M.
12 45P.m

11.40A.m,
2 50r. u,

6 OA M.
9 OA M.

and
9 30A.m.

1 OP.M

3 45P.M

5 50P.m

7 0P.m.1 7 4.5 p m,

1 OP. M.
8 30r.m.

5 30P.m.1
3 15.1.. m.

S OP. 11
•6 OA. NI

10 15r.m
8 SA.M.

II 30P. M.
9 15n.m..10 tht.m.

8 acm.ll2 30r.m,

SUND.
3 OP.M.)
7 OP.M.
•6 OA.M.

IAY TR)
5 Bp.m.
9 8P.11.1
5.k.M.

AINS.
6 30P.m. 7 .15P.m.
10 30P.m
9 15s.m.

8 30P.m.1 3 15A.M

UP TRAINS.
Departure from Arrival at
Hull York. Leeds. Sheffield. D:rby. ham. London.
#n 45A.m. 8 ()A.m. 10 15A.m. 12 45A.m. 5 ()P.m.
—715 A 8 OA.M. 9 15A.m. 11 30A.m. 2 OP. H. 6 45P.m.
f 845A.m 9 30A. m. 10 30A. M. l 2 45P. m, 7 OP. M.
{1215 P.m 1 OP.M. 2 OP. m. 4 15p.m. 6 45p.m. 11 30p.m.
•2 0p.m.1 4 OP. m 4 45P.m. 6 OP.M. 8 151..34. 10 50p.m. 5301. H.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7 30A.m. 8 15A. m. 10 11A.m. 11 45A. m. 2 15P. H. 7 30P. m.
1 30P.m 3 26p.st. 5 Op.m. 7 45p.m.
_ I 04 45P.m. 6 26p.m. 8 15P.m. 10 15p.m. 5 30A. m.

In addition to the direct trains, passengers may go to and
from Hull by the trains marked -f,by waiting at Sherburn for
the passing of the York and Hull Trains. *Western Mail, to
and from Birmingham. Third Class Passengers will be con-
veyed by the trains marked thus tNOTE.—Passengers may be booked through at any of the
above places, at the respective Railway Stations, excepting so
far as passengers to and from Hull are concerned, who will
have to re-book themselves at IN akefield.

Coaches to and from all parts of the kingdom meet the Up
and Down Trains at the Principal Stations. Half an hour is
allowed for refreshment at Derby.
The Public are respectfully informed, that owing to the ar-
rangements between Derby and London not having been com-
pleted, the direct night Trains will not run until further notice.
Passengers and parcels leaving London at Half past Eight
p.m. by the night mail for Leeds will therefore have to go to
Birmingham, and from thence by the Train which arrives in
Leeds at a Quarter past Nine a.m.
Passengers and parcels leaving Leeds for London by the last
Train, at Three-quarters past Four p.m. will also have to go
for the present by this Train to Birming\iam, and thence to
London by the Train which arrives there at Half past Five a.m.

FARES.
Ist Class. 2d Class.
London to Sheffield £2 3 0 ... £1 10 0
„ Leeds
„ York
B;rmingham to Sheffield 1 1 0 ... 0 14 0
Leeds 1 8 0 ... 0 19 0
York 1 11 0 ... 1 1 6
One One Two Three

Carriage. Horse. Horses. Horses.
London to Sheffield £s 15 0£3170 £6 15 0..£9 0 0
„ Leeds 6 10 0...4 7 0...7 10 0...10 0 0
„ York 6 15 0...4 12 0...7 15 0...10 50
Birmingham to Sheffield 2 14 0...1 18 0...3 6 0... 4 9 0
Leeds 3 9 0...2 8 0...4 1 0.. 5 9 0
York 3 14 0...2 13 0...4 6 0... 5 14 0
By Order.
H. PATTESON, Secretary.
Office, Warnford-court, Throgmor ton-street.
July 21, 1840.