The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-14 00:00:00

! SAILING and STEAM VESSELS WANTED for PER-
FORMING the MAIL SERVICE between ABERDEEN
or PETERHEAD, and LERWICK, in the SHETLAND
ISLANDS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR
VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SER-
VICES, SOMERSET-PLACE, Dec. Ili, 1839.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT-
ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of
11.1 e UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
. AND do hereby give Notice, That on TUESDAY, the 31st
instant at One o'clock, they will be ready to receive
enders, under Conditions, which may be seen at the above
ulee er upon application to the Collector ef Customs at
Aberdeen or Lerwick, sr to Lieut. Pitt, R.N., at Leith, for
the CONVEYANCE of MAILS between ABERDEEN or
PETERHEAD and LERWICK, in the Shetland Islands.
All Tenders are to be made upon the printed form provided
for the purpose, which may be had upon application as above,
and they are to be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
at Somerset-place, with the words " Tender for the Convey-
Pee ef Mails," and " Comptroller of Victualling" in the left
nand corner of the envelope.
N• Tender will be received after One o'clock on the Day
Treaty, nor will an be noticed, unless the Party, sr an
Agent for him, attends.y
Every Tender must be delivered at the above Oce, and if
"7 an agent, be accompanied by the written authority of the
Parties tendering ; and it must also express when the Vessels
Will be ready for survey, and when they will be ready to corn-
nlenee the performance of the service required, and also state
the
address of the party tendering.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, DEC. 11, 1839.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That the QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the
B.aid COMPANY, appointed to be held at their House, in
eadenh al I-street, on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 1839, at Eleven
c''clock in the forenoon, is MADE SPECIAL, for the pur-
Poso of laying before the Proprietors documents relative to the
late military operations in Affglia.nistan, and resolutions of
thanks adopted, in consequence, by the Court of Directors.
The abovementioned documents and resolutions are now open
for the inspection of the Proprietors at this House.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, DEc. 11, 1839.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That the SPECIAL QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT
of the said COMPANY appointed to be held at their House in
!.eadenhall-street, on WEnNEsnAY, the 18th December, 1839,
15 FURTHER MADE SPECIAL for the purpose of taking
into consideration the Draft of a Petition to Parliament pray-
ing for relief in regard to such Customs Duties levied in Great
Itritain and its Colenies, as press unequally upon the produc-
t'', and industry of India as compared with other parts of the
dominions of the British Crown, and from restrictions opera-
ting prejudicially to the interests of the natives of India, which
raft of a Petition has been prepared by the Court of Directors
In pursuance of the Resolution of the Special General Court of
the 3d July last, and now lies open at this HOus• for the perusal
of the Proprietors.

JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, DEC, 11, 183 A.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,

That a Proprietor of East India Stock has given notice of
hisintenti:n to submit the following motion at the Quarterly
General Court of the said Company appointed to be held at
their House in Leadenhall-street, on 'Wednesday, the ISth
instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the forenoon, viz. :
" That adverting to the Despatches of the Court of Di-
rectors of the 20th of February, 1833, the 22d of February,
1837, and the Bth of August, 11138, it does not appear that the
professed object of the first mentioned Despatch (viz., the
Withdrawal of the encouragement afforded by England to the
Idolatrous Worship of India, and the relinquishment of the
Revenue derived therefrom) has yet been accomplished, and,
therefore, that it be recommended to the Court of Directors to
take effectual measures for carrying out their original orders of
the 20th of February, 1833."
The said COURT of DIRECTORS ''o likewise give notice,
That another Proprietor postponed until the said Quarterly
General Court, to be held:on Wednesday, the 18th instant, the
Motion of which he had previously given notice.
" To take into consideration the case of " Captain Haviside,
a claimant for the compensation awarded to Commanders in the
Maritime Service of the East India Company."
The said COURT of DIRECTORS dolikewise further give
notice,
That another Proprietor has intimated his intention to submit
a motion at the said Quarterly General Court, to be held on
Wednesday, the 18th instant, viz.:--
" For an inquiry regarding an entry in the Home Accounts
of the East India Company, from the Ist of May, ISM, to the
30th of April, 1839, under the head of Disbursements under
orders of the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.