The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-24 00:00:00

TLR find BLACK WALL PACKETS.
„ Packet and Railway Fare incladed in One Payment.
one of the above Packets leaves the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, week-
:lat3" ~,at 7%, 81,4,9%,11%, 1,2% ,3%, 5,6, and 7%; and on Sundays,
1,7V2, 8%, 11%, 1,2%, 5,6, 7, and 7%.
Rrunswick Wharf, Blackwall,* week-days, at 9%, le%, 11, 12,
,N, 3, 4%'8. 5% 7, and 8 ; and on Sundays, 9%, 10, 10%, 11, 1%, 3,
7, 1631
* Observe ! The Trains start one quarter of an hour before each
et these times.

Fares to or from London.
Fore Cabin and Second Class Carriage, Ninepence.
Saloon and First Class Carriage, One Shilling.
To or from Blackwell.
Fore Cabin, Sixpence—Saloon, Ninepence.
For shorter distanc( s, Sixpence.
ItTlekets.—For Twelve Mon he, 51. ss. ; Six Months, 31. 3s. ; Three
°n,sths, 21. 2s. ; to be obtained at the Star-office, Gravesend, or of
the
utPtains on bo ,rd the Packets.
Star Office, Gravesend, May 11, 1845.

THE GREAT EASTERN and WESTERN
RAILWAY, from YARMOUTH to SWANSEA.
'roVisionaliy Registered, pursuan to 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.
Offices—No. 5, GRESHAM-STREET, RANK.
Capital 3,500,00 1., in 70,000 Shares of 501. each.
Deposit, 21. 10s. per Share.
11,. e Preliminary expenses not to exceed 10s. per share, without the
h,s
—"vtion of a general meeting of the Shareholders.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTTE,
--„ Y Esq., Penpont, Lord-Lieutenant of the county of
'sree
J Orl
Bie William John E De Beauvoir, Bart., Director of the Manchester and
M 'frnay, Bart., Alderman of London
Otrniineham Continuation and Welsh Junction Railway
--`„4,'Y George Ward, Esq., M.P., Director of the Eastern Count'es
e:-41 a,iiiwaY•
11 Robert Ross, Esq., 3f.P., Belfast.'
Bas Farncomb, Esq., Alderman of London, and a Director of the
wh.114. niur and Liege Railway
";•u_ialh Hughes Hughes, Esq., F.S.A., F.L.S., &c., Alderman of
ndon, and a Director of the London and Greenwich Railway
ir.TclAsliton, Esq., White Lion Court, Cornhill
wL)e. 'rt Bestow Esq., Surrey-place, London
"wiara G. Beare, Esq.. Porchester-place, London, Director of the
in._"orcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway
""'ir Ph Beaumont, Esq., The Tump, Abergavenny, and CivraCelyn
J' troll Torks
T V. Bevington, Esq., Neckinger Mills, London and Worcester
ck_Olas Henry Black, Esq., Limehouse
gn Blunt, Esq., Upper Bedford-place, Director of the London
boos
La_ll LI. Brewer, Esq., Coalbrook Vale Iron Company
ig,as Brown, Esq., Ebbw Vale and Syrhowy Iron Company
111 Henry Buckland, Esq., Caduxton House, Vale of Neath
ew Caldecott, Esq., Russell-square
,„- Chamberlain and Co., Royal Porcelain Worcester Works,
4 nereester
Un.,.e51 Clay, Esq., Brompton, Director of the Wolverhampton,
rewsbury, and Birmingham Railway, and Whitehaven and Fur-
. eel* Railway
BOrge Beauchamp Cole, Esq., Chester street, Grosvenor-place
vard Henry Cole, Esq., Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, Kildare
~17Cornfoot, Esq., Copthall-court, and Old Palace, Richmond.
-``'wickn Levick, Esq., for Messrs Crutwell, Allies, and Co., Cwm
'o3'n and Blaina Iron Works
iozsj'arker Deane, Esq., D.C.L., Porchester-terrace, Bayswater
Dowglassc, Esq., Marlbro'-place, St. John's-wood
Ik4tY ClarkDuppa, Esq., Boughton Monchelsea, Kent
ird Evans, Esq., banker, Merthyr Tydvil
Evans, Esq., banker, Brecon
liam Findon, Esq., Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park
and Fothergill, Esq., Aberdare Iron Works, Glamorgan
Crionn W. B. Greville, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park
,j,;Zrge Hall, Esq., Ely
k,"o Harvey Esq., Rush Hill, Surrey
chard Heaviside, Esq., Brighton, Director of the Cork and Water-
,• C ford Rall
Esq.ilw
• n
ay
, Pwllddw Colliery, Blaenavon
ttel Homfray, Esq., Tredegar Iron Works, Monmouthshire
"athan Hopkinson, Esq., Fenchurch-street, Director of the Great
L•'orthern of France Railway
fos James, Esq., Swansea
as Jevons, Esq , Liverpool and Venallt Iron-works, and Blaeng-
4iZaoh, Venallt, and Forchgoch Collieries
Krill Esq., London-bridge Wharf, Director of the Worcester,
,‘.,hrewsbury, and Crewe Union Railway
Ihtuo3", Esq., Albany Steam Flour-mills, Worcester
AZant John 3Tacquire, Esq., Hampton Court
zr Mann, Esq., Woburn-square, and Denver Hall, Norfolk
Slaund, Esq., Tymawr, near Aber,gavenny, and Blain Dir Coal
Works
iZrY Brooks Marriott, Esq., Vale of Neath Brewery Company
ti?.in Morgan, Esq., Tay Dee Park, Abergavenny
)31,-. ,es Moseley, Esq., New Barns, Ely.
ho'l Needham, Esq., merchant, Worcester
144n,as Norbury, Esq' Sherridge Hall, Worcester
• Parbury, Esq., Russell-square, Director of the Manchester
ek,i';',Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction Railway
loh:o Rusher, Esq. Glyn y Rose, Vale of Neath
Bradley Read, 'Esq., merchant, Worcester
‘ard Smith, Esq., Old Broad-street
j:•SPeddine,', Esq., Mines Royal Copper Company, .tLondon and
(Mani Steele, Esq., Abergavenny, Blaenavon Iron Company.
11:_ =
Steele, Esq., Abergavenny
Ifthy Steward, Esq., High Lodge, Norwich
e,7
VoilrY St )ek, Esq., Beddgelert, Carnarvon
eu Shapland, Esq., Moorend House, Mathon, Worcester
e: Shapland, Esq., Middle Temple, London, and Mathon, Wor-
th, ter
Diaard Tewart, Esq., Coupland Castle, Northumberland, and York-
-1/4 es
, Portman-square
hitk Thompson, Esq., Director of the London and Brighton
#4O
ale S. Trower, Esq., St. Mary-at-Hill, and St. James's-place, St.
..leS'S
Itt44The'''h 'Underwood, Esq., Blackheath Park and Norwich
Watkins, Esq., Director of the Chichester and Brighton Rail-
ma
Wayne, Esq., Gadly's Iron Company, and Aberdare Coal
kie'oPany.
Webb Esq., merchant, Worcester
e,
Esq., merchant, Worcester
bl,7'n Lechmere Whitmore, Esq., the Pryora Bank, Fulham,
`eotor of the Irish Great Western Railway.

(With power to add to their number.)

k/b, . ACTING COMMITTEE.
btl,ii George Ward, Esq., M.P.lRowland Fothergill, Esq.
Robert Ross, Esq., M.P. Algernon W. B. Greville, Esq.
heians4ts Henry Black, Esq. 'Richard Heaviside' Esq.
Nit Cornfoot, Esq, 'Samuel Homfray, Esq.
as Dowglasse, Esq. Arthur Mann, Esq.
ENGINEER IN CmEP.—William Gravatt, Esq., F.R.S.
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS.
Sandiforth F. Griffin, Esq., C.E,
14 Charles Brumell, Esq., C.E.
LlGrrOßS.—Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate-street,
London.

am. LOCAL AGENTS.
.4414'4, ea—Charles Basil Mansfield, Esq.
4,`George Leeds, Esq.
, h 1
George
Perkins and James
4bn. A—Messrs. Maybery, Williams, and Cobb
t-4.7avenny —Messrs. Morgan and Batt
ord—John Gwillim, Esq.
cster—llenry Foley, Esq.
Vttgam—Messrs. Lee, Pinson, and Best
aster—William Talbot, Esq.
—"eh—Joseph Colman, Esq,
I.ov thin BANKERS.
do
1.04 '4l—The London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury.
str b ----The Commercial Bank of London, Lothbury and Henrietta.
a--The Glamorganshire Banking Company
I.4le..—gYr Tydyll and Brecon—Messrs ilkins and Co.
—t,"—Messrs. Berwick, LechmereW and Co.
4EcarrartY (pro tem)—Robert de Neufyille Lucas, Esq.

ki44lh.e objec Swansea, railway is to open a direct line between Bir-
a_kin.‘o In' and Yarmouth, taking Birmingham as the
ni the manufacturing districts, and bringing it into communi-
Th With the British Channel and the German Ocean.
trl4:es distance between Swansea and Worcester will bo seventeen
at..47.,horter than by any other proposed line, while the most ample
ertrnodation is provided for the Iron and Coal districts, South of
Mili;;Yr Tydvil, by a loop line through Aberdare and Pontypool,
• direct Passenger line at Abergavenny.
commencing at Oakham, or Peterborough, to the East,
ranaurae% directly or indirectly, the towns of Norwich, Thetford,
tal:l3n, Ely, Downham, Lynn, Wisbeach, Peterborough, Stara-
in, Leicester, Nuneaton, tlirmingham, Dudley, Stour-
,enn enn• eadderminster, Stourport, Worcester
re Hereford, Aberga-
' Pontypool, Merthyr Tydvil, Aberda,'Neath, and Swansea,
aearjnit the advantages of railway communication to a population of
3+000,000.
er
ab
will be asked in the Bill to be presented to Parliament to
kit interest at the rate of 4/. per cent. per annum on all deposits
talls
„„AD„h_, from the time of payment until the opening of the line.
',ln "'mations for Shares to be made to the Provisional Coral-
- te
at the offices of the Company, No. 5, Gresham-
fOortt._ank ; to Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, Solicitors, 47,
I),l.ltkr,e-street, London, or Messrs. John Shewell and Son,
lters'nkers, Tokenhouse-yard. London ; Mr. John Smith, Share-
t,Eolos 3, Shorter's-court, London ; Mr. John Duncuft, Sharebroker,
neap. • D,!tester ; Mr. John O'Neil, Sharebroker, Manchester ; Messrs.
-Zolds and Son, Sharebrokers, Liverpool ; Messrs. H. and C.
w, Sharebrokers, Leeds; Messrs. Tate and Nash, 5hare-
.,14,,;7, Bristol ; Mr. James Pearson, Sharebroker, Birmingham ;
7,llll.„,Samnel Hutchinson and Co., Sharebrokers, Bradford ; Mr.
rok,'“ Wes, Sharehroker, Worcester ; Mr. Robert Allan, Share-
. 4', Edinburgh ; Mr. William Gordon, Sharebroker, Aberdeen
4Y11124:1,rew Brand, Sharebroker, Glasgow; and Messrs. Bruce and
Miarebrokers, Dublin ; of whom prospectuses may be had.

____,
ci.REAT EASTERN
Not. , RAILWAT.
, rec.:. IS hereby given that no fluther applications for shares will
1,103 e ivy after the 24th inst., except from parties locally interested,
,applications must be made on or before the 27th inst.

and WESTERN

PATENT METALLIC CAPSULES
seas the following properties, and are now practically
date 07,10 be the only security for effectually preserving the con-
ihthey .._uuttles, jars, Pots, &c.
applicable to these vessels, of every size and shape, from
04-Zer _allest phial to the month of a jar or pot three inches in
e- are
la made of a metal free from every impurity, non-corrosive
ra,/,,,ure, and consequently, not subject to oxidation, nor pervious
hey 'Lure.
ZlitAPre..._.tierve the contents of the vessels to which they are applied
Le
,tid , ; thus securing them from becoming vapid, mouldy,
tlitt3 effectually protect the Corks from the ravages of insects, and
eons influence of the musk rat and other vermin. m
Persede the use of wire, wax, bladder, &c., and the uni-
t
) solidy acknowledged inefficiency of tin-foil ; the capsule being made
)48eiaTetal, has not only sufficient strength of itself to secure effer-
aess 7,clulds, but is much handsomer in appearance than the above
-`l,ll asel, besides having the advantage of being applied with
6reater ease and rapidity.
7 have also the very important property of affording absolute
In al ,against the possibility of fraudulent substitutions.
o),l42._iition to the advantages before enumerated, the use of the
Zttl, '4 Prevents the liquid from oozing out of the mouth of the
h'?Die'n,completely removes all cause of complaints (particularly in
'"Eitt,` climates), against the adhesion of the wax and other coating
41114 `, to the fingers, when the cork is extracted—staining every-
th 'which it comes in contact ; and prevents the falling of
41(1.4tutrensive matter into the bottle or glass, which frequently dete-
Ex,,", and even destroys, the natural properties of the liquid.
nes desirous of availing themselves of this valuable inven-
It'llltC glving their orders for Wines, Ales, Porter, Cider, Preserved
Vinegar, Pickles, Sauces, Chemicals, Oils, Mustard, Ink,
&e., need only direct their tradesmen to cover the
other packages, with the Patent Metallic Capsule, which
•••t o
illeUr extra expense.
particulars be had, and orders received, at the Mann-
-1,0 may
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LATHER PREDICTIONS. All who
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cosine' k*IIIIISTONE'S WEATHER ALMANACK, whose predic-
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`4l ;hocked by many proprietors of newspapers and other works.
Ealia"flies " has eulogised its correctness and peculiar mode of
01, see page 57. The "John Bull" published its usual check.
izsy ,544, giving it, indeed, 336 correct daily predictions , see
;pies 52 and 54. Also, "The Sun," the "Globe, the "Era,
"
mtll" Chronicle," " Satirist"? " Punch," and
44.:114ret'" " Herald,"rs, have noticed the correctness of thisionique work,
t the great variety of matter is an interesting biography of
Ye' Highness Prince Albert while at the College of Bonn; also
Chronology, Royal Family, both Houses firrarliatnent,
• ite, a`v Population of the British Empire, forint-alien of ths chief
ii!,4ar;n4 Sundays,; a Calendar, containing Sundays, f4stlvp4 ';anni-
pl, Plienemenons, chronological events, moon's-age, eclipses,
4;t4
gardeners' monthly calendar, a column for the weather itevery
tlbie,l3agea 3to 25. Stamps, assessed taxes, &c. ; a list of hankers.
4..et31 letters, from ladies and gentlemen of the highes
cured of ophthalmia, gutta screw', cataract, deafness,
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Ce4,l',_wards of 20 years, by using Grimstone's Eye Snuff—trans-
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"Pets Page 54 the Medical Report in the " Forceps," Feb. 14, 1844,
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4 ram;lien eye-shades, and other human disfigurements. It is the
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a beautiful pocket size, with a steel engraving repre-
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‘
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tut
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Cigar Merchant, 434, Oxfordt-sotreet, London.
Copy of one of the above Letters :
St"-Vtarlin's-le-Grand, General Post-office, Inland Department,
October, 9, 1844.
rier,z_or the last three or four years I have been labouring under
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° Sir 147
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eq'"eiiding . moister, with directions,
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