The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-02 00:00:00

ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, lifornilig, Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION at ONE CHARGE.

GREAT MEDITERRA SEAN AND
ADRIATIC JUNCTION RAILWAY,

Connecting the Cities of GENOA, TURIN, MILAN, and VENICE ;
and completing the COMMUNICATION between the MEDITER-
RANEAN SEA and the GULF of -VENICE.

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Capital3o,ooo,ooo Florins Convention, equal to £3,000,000 sterling,
in 60,000 Shares of 500 florins, equal to £5O each, of which 40,000
will be allotted in England, the remainder being reserved for Con-
tinental Distribution.

Deposit 10 Florins Convention, equal to XL per Share.
PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS.
Henry Arrowsmith, Esq., Bayswater.
John Benson, Esq., Park-place Villa, Maida-hill.
Miles Dormer, Esq., Han's-place, Sloane-street.
Sir John Hare, Langliarn-place.
William Horatio Harrison, Esq., Cecil-street, Strand.
Thomas Tsvisden Hodges, Esq., Sandgate, Kent, and Clarendon

Hotel, Bond-street. -
Thomas Reginald Kemp, Esq., Abchnrch-lane, Lombard-street.
Horace W,lliain Meteyard, Req., Chatham-place, Blackfriars.
Major Newcomb, James-street, Buckhigham-gate.
Andrew Turton Peterson, Esq., Wakefield, Yorkshire, and Guildford-

street, Russell-square.
Edward Sherman Polkinghorne, Esq., 12, Clement's-lane, Lombard-
street.

With power to add to their number. •
ENGINEERS.
Sir John Macneil ; William Henry Smith, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
Edwin Smith, Esq., Gray's Inn.; Messrs. Lewis and Ford, 23,
Essex•street, Strand.

TAR and BI.ACKWALI. PACKETS.
kJ Packet and Railway Fare incladed in Oue Payment.
Leave the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at it, Dt, I, 21, 31, 5. and 6.
Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall,* at 9i, lob I I, 11, 3, 41, and 51.

Daily (Sandays included).
* Observe ! The Trains start one quarter of an hour beibre each
of these times.

Fares to or from London.
Fore Cabin and Second Class Carriage, Ninepence.
Saloon and First Class Carriage, One Shilling.
To or from Blackwall.
Fore Cabin, Sixpence—Saloon, Ninepence.
Star Office, Gravesend, March 20, 1845.

rpHE RAILWAY (British and Foreign) LIFE
ji INSURANCE and PROTECTION COMPANY.
To be empowered by Act of Parliament.
The pre-emption of taking Shares to be enjoyed by Shareholders in
Railways exclusively.
Capital 1,000,000 t., in 5,000 Shares or 20/. each.
Deposit 2/. per Share.
The whole to be returned if not carried out. Future calls (if ne-
cessary) I/. per Share, with three months' notice.
Further information may be received by applying to Joseph Cary,
Esq., Solicitor to the Company. 52, hloorgate-street, London ; or to
J. J. Teasdale, Secretary.

11. S 0 N'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN-
MENTS.
At the MUSIC-HAL STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE,
On MONDAY EVENING, May 5, at Eight o'clock,
Mr. WILSON will give, in compliance with many requests,
THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE CHARLES.
SONGS:
PilIT L—Welome Royal Charlie—Whall be King but Charlie?—
He's over the Hills that I lo'e weel—Wha wadna fecht for Charlie?
--This I$ no my ain house—Cam ye by Athole?—Loons ye maun gae
hame—Charlie is iiiy darling.
Plait 11.--Johnnie Cope—The Women are a' gane wud—Alister
M`Alister—Wae's me for Prince Charlie—There arc twa bonny
maidens—Flora M!Donald's Lament.

Piano-forte—Mr. LAND.
Tickets, 2s. Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. Priv ate Boxes for Six, 15s.
for Eight persons,

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
The ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, exhibited. by a working
ModeL'having_ a pOsier to carry visitors from end to end. A Cu-
lons MECHANICAL' HAND on a person who has lost his na-
tural hand. Dr. Ryan's first 'Series of LECTURES on the Che-
mistry of Domestic Life daily. Professor Bachhoffner's varied
Lectures with brilliant experiments.• Lectures On Character, with
Musical Illustration 4, by Mr.: J. Russell, accompanied by Dr.
Wallis on the Piano-forte, every evening except Saturday, at Eight
o'clock: New and beautiful Objects in the CHROMATROPE,
PHYSIOSCOPE, I'ROTEOSCOPE, and DISSOLVING VIEWS,
Submarine EXperiments by the DIVER and DIVING BELL.
Working Models described daily.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

IOVENTRY and LEICESTER JUNCTION
RAILWAY.

COLESHILL AND BIRMINGNAM EXTENSION.
The Scrip for the Extension Branch will be ready for delivery on
and after SATURDAY NEXT, the 26th inst., between Twelve and Four
each day, at the offices of the Company, 3, Church-coprt, Old Jewry.
The original Coventry and Leicester Scrip must be produced, the de-
posit of IL ss. per share paid, and the usual deeds signed by the
holders of the Coventry and Leicester Scrip at the time of the de-
livery. By order, HENRY CASSIN, Secretary.
April 24, 1845.

WESTERN CANADA, ONTARIO, and
HURON JUNCTION RAILWAY.
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Capital 300,0001. in 15,000 Shares, at 20/. each.
The proposed Railway being constructed of wood, which can be
rrociired on the whole line for the mere expenses of cutting it, and
Payne's process, the efficacy of which ha* been so fully tested, being
intended to be applied, durability and economy to an unprecedented
extent will be secured.

Full particulars, with a list of Directors, both in London and Ca
nada, will appear in a day or two.