The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND, Strrmattn. 13, 1860.
TAE Go ver no r and Company of the Bank
.of England give notice, that the GENERAL COURT
held at the Bank this day is Adjourned till TUESDAY next,
the 18th instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the
Purpose of taking the determination by vote, in print or
writing, of the question on the following resolution, proposed
at the Court, for a Dividend, viz., "That a Half-year's Divi-
dend of Interest and Profits b 3 made on the 10th October
next, £5 per Cent., without deduction on account of income-
tax." The voting* will conimence at eleven o'clotk and ter-
minate-at four:

J. STEIVART, Secretary.

KJCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY.-
The Directors are prepared to receive TENDERS for
LOANS on Debentures of sums of not less than £lOO and up-
wards for five years, at 5 per cent, per annum interest, pay-
ment of both principal and interest being guaranteed by the
secretary of State for India in Council, and convertible into
Scinde Railway Stock at par, at the option of the holder, at
any time within that period.—By order of the Board,
T EIO3. BURNELL, Secretary.
Gresham House, Ohl Broad-street, August 29, IS6O.

a]tEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
GRAND REVIEW OF VOLUNTEERS AT GLOU-
CESTER, September 18th.—On SA lURDAY, the 15th Sep-
tember, an Excursion Train will leave Paddington at 3.30
p.m, and Readimr, at 4.40 pm. for GLOUCESTER and the
undermentioned Stations, returning on Wednesday, the 10th
September.

Fares, there and back t
Cirencester or Stroud 12s. and 6s.
Gloucester or Cheltenham l4s. and 7s.
Ross and Hereford l6s. and Bs.
For further particulars see bills.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—
On SUNDAY, the 16th September, an EXCURSION
-TRAIN will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., and Reading at
8.55 a.m., for CHIPPENITAM, BATH-, and BRISTOL, re-
turning the same day from Bristol at 7 p.m.
_ -

Fares, there and back:
Chippenham or Bath
Bristol

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY—
CHEAP EXCURSION to DORCHESTER and
WEYMOUTH.

On SATURDAY, the 22d Sept., an EXCURSION TRAIN
will leave Paddington at 3.30 p.m., and Reading at 4.40 p.m.,
for Chippenham, Melkaham, Trowbridge, Westbury, and
Frome (tares, 10s. and Os.), Yeovil (11s. and 7s), Dorchester and
Weymouth (12s. and Bs.) Returning from -Weymouth at 7
a.m. on TUESDAY, Sept. 25.

11BEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
..v.A TWELVE DAYS' EXCURSION to the WEST of
ENGLAND, offering facillies for visiting Tavistock, Truro,
Penzance, &c.
An Excursion Train will leave Paddington at 8 and
Reading at 9.10 a.m., on MONDAY, September 17, for Weston-
super-Mare, Highbridge, Bridgewater, and Taunton, fares
20s. and 145.; Tiverton and Exeter, 225. 6d. and 165. ; Vtar-
cross, Dawlisb, and Teignmonth, 258 and 17s. ; Newton, Tor-
quay, Paignton, and Totnes, 275. and 18s. ; Ringsbridge Road
and Plymouth, and Barnstaple (for Ilfracombe), and Bide-
ford, 30s and 20s. ; returning on Saturday, September 29, from
Plymouth (and Bideford) at 6 a.m., and intermediate stations
as per bills.
RETURN TICKETS, at single fares, available up to the
2 ith September, will be issued at Plymouth to Passengers
wishing to proceed to any station on the Tavistock, Corn-
wall, or West Cornwall Railways.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
TOURISTS' SEA-SIDE and FAMILY TICKETS,
available for a month, or longer by extra payment, are now
issued at Paddington and other principal stations.
To Exeter, Bideford, Barnstaple, Dawlish, Teignmouth,
Torquay, and Paignton, 50s. first class, and 355. second class.
Truro, 60s. and 40s. And Penzance, 655. and 455. To parties
of not less than three persons.
To Weymouth, Dorchester, and Bridport, 355. and 255. ; to
arties taking three or more tickets.
To the Isle of Man, Bangor, and Beanmaris, via Chester
and Liverpool, 70s. and 50s.
To Llandudno, via Liverpool, his. and 475.
To Carnarvon, via Llangollen and Llanberris, and to Bala
and Dolgeliy, via Llang,ollen, 70s. and 50s.
To Naiberth-road and New Milford, for Tenby and Milford
Haven.—Tourists' tickds, 725. and 50s. ; family tickets (to
parties of not less than three persons), 635. and 455.
To Limerick and Killarney, for the south of Ireland, via
Milford Haven and Waterford. £5 ss. and £4.
Bills, giving full particu'ars, can be obtained at the Corn-
pany's offices and stations, or upon application to the Super-
intendent at Paddington.

CONTRACTS FOR SEAMEN'S-CLOTHING.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
•
Somerset-house, 13th Sept., 1860.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
-a- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the
11th Oct. next, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to
treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for
supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling
Stores at DEPTFORD, the undermentioned Articles, viz.:—
BLUE CLOTH, No. 1 165,000 Yards.
Do_ Do. No. 2
DUCK lOOO,OOO
FLANNEL
.. 650,000
BLUE SERGE 650,000 WHITE COTTON DRILL..
BLUE JEAN.
STOCKINGS, MEN'5......
Do. BOYS' .. :.
SHIRTS, MEN'5.........
Do. BOYS' •. .. ... .. . .. .. .. ...... .. ..
40 inches wido 12,000 Yards.
HESSEN 36 • • lO,OOO
30 -
7.000
BLACK SSILK HANDKERCHIEFS
(
50,000 No.
COMFORTERS ............. ..... •••• ..
BED COVERS
HAIR FOR BEDS
One-half of each to be delivered in Three Months, and the
remainder in Two Mouths afterwards, or earlier if preferred
by the party tendering.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the
Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole or for
such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater
quantity, or of not contracting for any.
No Tender will be received unles s made on the Printed Form
provided for the purpose; and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said Office, and at the Victualling Yards at
Gosport and Plymouth.
Tenders will be admitted for any portion of the above
quantities.
Samples of the Articles may be seen at the said Office be-
tween the hours of Ten and Two only, and also at the Vic-
tualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth.
Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of
the COnditlons of the Contracts, which may be seen at the
said Office, as well as at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and
Plymouth.
No Tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party
tenderin,,, or ai agent on his behalf, should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
house.