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 AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Contract No. I.—From the junction with the Great Western Rail-
Way; at Bristol, to a paint in the parish of Stoke Gifford, being a cis-
ance of about live miles
New
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,
Ternple 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.
"F°RO, 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-
fl; tom 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, anti 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 befere Twelve
o'clook OD TUESDAY, Feb. 9.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.
Contracts Nos. 11, 12, and 13, Swansea Division, being of the
te,Pecti ve lengths of 5 miles, 72 chWns ; 6 miles, 16 chains ; and 13
Miles, 32 chains; and cascading from near Kidwelly through Car-
marthen to Whitland, county of Carmarthen.
Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of Tender
obtained at the Encineefe-office, Carmarthen ; and the Tenders must
be addressed to the Directors of the South Wales Railway, and
delivered at the Railway-oEllre, 449, West Strand, London, on or
before Twelve o'c'ock on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10

310N11OUTH AND TIER-Er ORD RAILIVA.Y.
Contracts Nos. 1, !, 3,4, and 5, of the respective lengths of 2
111,s, 4 chains ; 4 miles 60 chains ; 7 miles, 6 chains ; 1 mile, 51
chains ; and 4 miles, 15 chains ; situated between Ilolme Lacy, near
Hereford, arid Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire.
Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of Tender,
znaY be obtained at the Engineer's-office, at the Railway-station,
Temple Meads, Bristol ; and the Tender must be addressed to the
Directors of the Great Western Railway, and delivered at the I:all-
way-office at Paddington, ou or before Twelve o'clock, on Thursday,
reb. 11.

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

JROYAL POLYTECIINIC IN STITU LION.
, PROFESSOR SCHCENBEIN'S GUN COTTON, and other
-,'lPlosive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on
Y Dr. RYAN, daily at Half past Three o'clock; and on the Evenings
of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
_ The principle of the various EL,' CTRO.'MAGNETIC TELE-
itAPHS explained daily by Professor BACHHOFFNER, including
the Patent of Messrs. Cook and Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and
the more recent Patent of Messrs. Nott and Gamble ; the various
Models explained. Magnified Specimens of DISEASED POTATOES,
exhibited by the OXYHYDROGEN MICROS:UPE, with the DE-
,YRI7CTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. Smee, Esq., F.R.S., to be
the., cause of the disease. A beautiful Series of NEW DISSOLVING
OWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experiments.
The PHYSIOSCOPE, new CHROMATROPE, &c.. &c.

Admission Is. Schools, half-price.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
-TE The Directors of this Company are ready to RECEIVE
fr, NDERS for LO .N 4 of MONEY, in sums 01 not less than 1,0001.,
r't a Period of Five or Seven Years, on the security of mortgage de-
f/entures, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum,
Payable half-yearly.—Application may be made to the undersigned,
It the Railway Office, Paddington Station.
CHAS. I. SAIT:s.TDERS, Secretary.

BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, and CETTE
RAILWAY.
EZPELETA'S COMPANY.
c,„TTh• Directors of this Company request a MEETING of the
`,AREIIOLDERS at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-streets
T°-MORROW, the 13th Instant, at Two o'clock precisely.
DAVID SALOMONS,
Chairman of the English Board of Directors,
By order,
31, Lombard street, Bth January, 1847

C. T. BEKE, Secretary

ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
This OPENING OF THE PETERBOROUGH BRANCH.
Line will be opened for General Traffic on the 14th Instant
The arrangement of Trains will be as follows :

FROM LONDON.
7.15 a.m.; 11.20 a.m.; 2.0 p.m. ; 6.0 p.m.—Week Days.
6.45 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.—Sundays.
16.0 a.m FROM .
, PETERBOROII.4II.
; 8.25 a.m • 12.0 n. ; 4.40 p.m. ; 7.0 p.m.—Week Days.

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*6:O a.m. ; 8.45 a.m. ; 4.0 p.m. - Sundaes.
Train also leaves Cambridge at 6.50 a.m. every morning, for
Peterborough and Stamford.
All the Trains, excepting those marked *, arc 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
C$
stations, or at the coach. offices in connexion with the
wnnann on and after the 10th inst.

By order,

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

lIROTHERTON'S COMMERCIAL HOUSE,
2, WOOD-STREET, HANOVER-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
Miss Brotherton begs leave most respectfully to acquaint her
Friends and the public that stie is carrying on the above Establish-
!nem, so long conducted by her late parents, and in returning her
Deere thanks to these gentlemen who so liberally patronised them,
hors by unremitting care anti attention to merit a continuance of
their sapport.
Xis 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., will,
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, Blackwall, at 93%, ,1,3, 4, and
5. Sundays, at 9%, 11, 1%, 4, and 5. The Trains starting one quar-
ter of an hour before each of these times.

New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 73, 8%, 9%, 11%, 1,3, and
5. Sundays, at 8%, 11%, 1,3, and 5.
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N.B.— ;oother packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe rift&
Star Office, Gravesend, I)ec. 28, 1846.