The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR WORKS.
Notice is hereby given that TENDERS for the-following
WORKS will be received at the undermentioned times and places.

BRISTOL —2i-11)--:Ou'ill—iiak.LES JUNCTION RAILWAY,

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Contract No. I.—From the junction with the Great Western Rail
way at Bristol, to a point in the parish of Stoke Gifford, being a dis-
tance of about five miles.
Contract No. 2.—From the termination of Contract No. 1, to the
New Passage, being a distance of about six miles.
Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of
Tender obtained at the Engineer's-office, at the Railway station,
Temple Meads, Bristol; and the Tenders must be addressed to the
Directors of the Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway, and
sent to the Company's offices, Exchange• buildings, Bristol, on or
before Twelve o'clock on Monday, Feb. 8.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY.
Moreton Contract and Shipton Contract, being of the respective
lengths of 5 miles, 29 chains ; and 11 miles, 46 chains ; and extend-
ing from a point near Chipping Campden, in the county of Gloucester,
to a point near Charlbury, in the county of Oxford. •
Plans and specifications may be seen at the Engineer's-office, 'Wor-
cester, and the Tenders must be addressed to the Directors of the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, and delivered at
the Railway-office, 449, West Strand, London, on or before Twelve
o'clock en TUESDAY, Feb. 9.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.
Contracts Nos. 11, 12, and 13, Swansea Division, being of the
l'espective lengths of 5 miles, 72 chains ; 6 miles, 16 chains ; and 13
Inlles, 32 chains; and extending from near Kldwelly through Car-
marthen to Whitland, county of Carmarthen.
Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of Tender
obtained at the Engineer'e-office, Carmarthen ; and the Tenders must
be addressed to the Directors of the South Wales Railway, and
delivered at the Railway-office, 449, West Strand, London, on or
before Twelve o'clock on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD RAILWAY.
Contracts Nos. 1,2, 3,4, and 5, of the respective lengths of 2
Miles, 4 chains ; 4 miles 60 chains ; 7 miles, 6 chains ; 1 mile, 51
eluting ; and 4 miles, 15 chains ; situated between Holme Lacy, near
Hereford, and Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire.
Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of /ender,
may be obtained at the Engineer's-•fce, at the Railway-qtation,
Temple Meads, Bristol ; and the Tender must be addressed Ito the
Directors of the Great Western Railway, and delivered at the Rail-
way-office at Paddington, on or before Twelve o'clock, on Thursday,
Feb. 11.

RUID'S NEW GRAND HALL
No 5, FARRINGDON-STREET, CITY.
The Brothers, of the Ancient Order are invited to attend the
OPENING, on Tayaspior evening next at Eight o'clock.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PROFESSOR SCHCENBEIN''S GUN COTTON, and 'other
Xxplo3ive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on
Dr. RYAN, daily at Hall past Three o'clock; aid on the Evenings
of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The Principle of the various EL ECTRO-MAGNETIC TELE-
GRAPHS ,explained daily by Professor BACHHOFFNER, including
the Patent of Messrs. Cook and 'Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and
the rnore recent Patent of Messrs. !Cott and Gamble ; the various
l'iedels explained. Magnified Specimens ofDISEASED POTATOES,
exhibited by the OXYHYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, with the DE-
S TRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. Smee, Esq., F.R.S., to be
the cause of the disease. A beautiful Series of NEW DISSOLVING
VIEWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experiments.
The PHYSIOSCOPE, new CHROMATROPE, &o:. &c.

Admission Is. Schools, half-price.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
The Directors of this Colngaily are ready to ItECVE
TEND
for LOANS of MONEY, in sums of not less than 1,0001.,
!ora Period of Five or Seven Years, on the security of mortgage de-
centures, bearing Interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum,
payable half-yearly.—Application may be made to the undersigned,
at the Railway (Mice, Paddington Station.
CHAS. I. SAUNDERS, Seeretaiy.

BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, and CETTE
RAILWAY.
EZPELETA'S COMPANY.
The Directors of this Company request a MEETING of ; the
hHAREIIOLDERS at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-streett
INNIIORROW, the 13th Instant, at Two o'clock precisely.
DAVID SALOMON'S,
Chairman of the English Board of Directors.
By order,
C. T. BEKE, Secretary.
31, Lombard-street, Bth January, 1847.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
OPENING OF THE PETERBOROUGII BRANCU.
This Line will be opened for General Traffic on the 14th Instant
71'0 arrangement of Trains will be as follows:

FROM LONDON.
7.15 a.m.; 11.30 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.; 6.1 p.m.—Week Days.
6.45 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.—Sundays.
FROM PETERBOROUGH.
*6.0 a.m ; 8.25 a.m.; 12.0 n. ; 4.40 p.m. ; 7.0 p.m.—Week Days
. _

*6,0 a.m. ; 8.45 a.m. ; 4.0 p.m.—Sundays.
A Train also leaves Cambridge at 6.50 a.m. every morning, for
Peterborough and Stamford.
All the Trains, excepting those marked *, are in conjunction with
Trains at Peterborough to and from Stamford.
For particulars as to Fares, Rates, and Coaches in connexion with
the Trains see Time Bills, to be had on application at any of the
Company's stations, or at the coach-offices in connexion with the
Company, on and after the 10th inst.

By order,

Bishopegate Station, January 4, 1847. C. P. RONEY, Secretary.

BROTHERTON'S COMMERCIAL HOUSE,
2, WOOD-STREET, lIANOVER-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
Miss Brotherton begs leave moat respectfully to acquaint her
Friends and the public that she is carrying on the above Establish-
Icent, so long conducted by her late parents, and in returning her
Olsoere thanks to these gentlemen who so liberally patronised them
/lopes by unremitting care and attention to merit a continuance of
tit* sappert.
111;les B. has the satisfaction to state that the house has recently
been enlarged to the extent of Six Show Rooms and Twelve Bed
-Rooms, which, with the acquisition of Hot and Cold Baths, &c.,
she trusts, add materially to its convenience and comfort.

GRAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL
PACKETS.
Boat and Rail included in One Pa
and delay of the Pool. yment, avoiding the danger
From the Brunswick Wharf, Blaekwall, at 9%, 10%, 1,3, 4, and
S. Sundays, at 934, 11, 134, 4, and 5. The Trains starting one quar-
ter of an hour before each of these times.
New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 734, 834, 934, 1134, I, 3, and
Z. Sundays, at 831, 1134, 1,3, and 5.
N.B.—tie other packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Marc'
Star Office, Gravesend, I)ee. 28, 1846.

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF POLICIES IN THE EQUITABLE
ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.
NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 8, Waterloo-plac, Pall-mall, London.
The attention of Holders of Policies in the Equitable Assurance
1-(notony of London, is particularly called to the Half-credit Scales
or Premium of this Company, by which table the bonus to be de-
Cared at the next investigation of the Equitable Assurance Cora-
lany's affairs, in January, 1850, may be secured at a present annual
Ilayinent of one-half the rates generally charged by other compa-
nies. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid, after deduc-
tion of the other half of the rates. Should the life insured survive the
delaration of the bonus, the policy may be allowed to lapse, and the
°lmPany will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may
be due thereon; or in the event of the party being at that time in
bad health, tke policy can be kept up at the full premium of the age
8-s When first accepted. The above plan, originating with this Corn-
rthey, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last division of profits
Equitable Assurance Company, in 1841, when it was largely
Adopted, and many of the policies then effected are still in force,
AI Id large bonuses have been added to them on the scale of the fol-
'owing table :
Sum Assured. Time Assured. Stun added to Policy.
£5,000 • • 6 years 10 months .... £683 6 8
5,000
5,000
5,000 •••• • 4 years •• •• • ... 400 0 0
5,000 .... ••.• 2 years .. • ........... 200 I 0
5,000 ........ 1 year .............. 100 0 0
_ Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application
te the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the Offices, No.
4, Waterloo-place, London.

IVATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26 CORM:LILL, LONDON.
Capital .£500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
iwith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
lbws, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for.
e iture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
za;so the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
t rests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted of the lowest possible
x.tes.

DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society
enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare
fourth bonus, varying from 3.5 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid
each Policy effected on the Profit scale.