The Press.
London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

AND ROVES:

Patterns may be seen, and a form of the Tender, a Schedule
of the Articles, and the Conditions of the Contract, obtained
at the said Office.
No Tender will be receive I after Two o'clock on the day of
Treaty, nor will any be noticed uoleas the party attends, or an
agent for Lim duly authorized in writing.
l'very Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad.
aniralty, and bear In the lefthand corner the words " Tender for
Copper, Nails. &c.," and must he delivered at Somerset place,
accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, en.
gaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum-
of 1,0001. fur the due performtnce of the Contract.

CONTRACTS FOR SUGAR, TEA, TOBACCO, AND SOAP.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services, Somerset House,
29th September, 1838.
T"
I mmissiouers for Executing the Office of
lord High Molina of the -United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland do hereby give Notice, that on THURS-
DAY, the 14th of October 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 il-livering into lte'• Majesty's Vic-
tualling Stores at DEPTFORD the undermentioned Articles

Sugar l5O Tons When to be delivered.
Tea &0N0 lbs. Ilalf of each in three weeks, and
the remainder iu three weeks
Tobacco 3G Tons afterwards. or earlier it pre•
Soap ... 100 Tons !erred by the party tendering.
Teeters may be made for the whole or any portion of the
Articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the
Tenders tre opened, of rontracting either for the whole, or fur
each port thereof only as they may deem tit, or for a greater
qaantity, or of not contracting fur any, and also au unlimited
power of selection.
The Sugar. Tea, and Tobacco to be exempted from the Customs'
Duties, and Parties tendering ire to state where they are
respectively lying.
Each Tender for Sugar must specify the mark and landing
number of each Cask, the Ship in which imported, and the
Country or Place of its growth or produce. and an average
sample of Sugar (not less than albs. for each impart mark)
must be produced by the Parties tendering, and not an average
of
different marks or several imports, and any parcel that is
found not to be of the same mark or average quality as the
samples tendered and accepted will be rejected by the Officers.
Samples of the Tea (not less than albs. from the Bonded
Warehouse), and of the Soap (not less than a bar), must be
produced by the Parties tendering.
Each 'fender for Tobacco must specify the several Trade
Marks and Numbers, and the Countries or Places of its growth
or
produce, and a fresh drawn Pock Sample of each Cask or
Package must be produced by the Parties tendering, and any
Cask or Package that is found not to be of the same mark,
number, or quality as the sample tendered and accepted, will be
rejected by the Officers.
The Samples produced by Persons whose Tenders are not
accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immediately
after the Contracts have been decided. _ _

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do Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form
provided for the pu oso, and which may be obtained on appli-
eation et the said Oike, (win the ()Aker geaducting the Packet
hervice at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs nt Bristol.
The Conditions of the Itevl ant Contracte, to which particular
attention is called,may be seen at the said Office, and at Liver-
pe9l and

No lender will be received after I lalf-past One o'Clock on the
day of Treaty, and it will not be required that the Party
•tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should attend at the
Office on the day of C•nttract. as the result of the oiler received
from each Person will be comuninieated 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 worde " Tender
Coro
," and must also be delivered at Somerset House.

WHO WILL PAY THE CHINESE
TI INDEMNITY?—Why, the English themselves. An
expoit duty is to be levied, and then not even the EAST INDIA
TEA COMPANY will be able. as they are now, to sell Six
Pounds of Black, Green, or Mixed Ten at Is. 10d. per lb., or
Coffee in the Berry at 10d.—Warehouses, 0, Great St. Helen's-
churchyard, City.