The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-27 00:00:00

TO be SOLD by TENDER, by Order of
-11- the PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HER MAJESTY'S
BOARD of ORDNANCE,
The SLOOP " DUKE of RICHMOND," of about 56
Tons Burthcn, Old Measurement, with her Mast, Spars, Rig-
tins
For further Particulars apply at the Office of the Honour-
able the Principal Storekeeper, Tower, or at the Office of the
Secretary to the Board, in Pall Mall, between the hours of
Ten and Four.
The Vessel may be viewed en application to the Master on
board ; and Proposals for the purchase must be delivered, sealed,
at the Office in Pall Mail, on or before the Gth May next, ad-
dressed to the Seeretar, , and endorsed " Tender for the Duke
of Richmond Sloop." y

By order of the Board,
R.
Office of Ordnance, April 17, 1839, BYHAM, Seeretary

coNTRACTs FOR WHEAT, RUM, WINE, SOAP
PEAS, OATS, and PRESERVED MEATS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR
VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SER-
VICES, SOMERSET-PLACE, APRIL 2t, I`l3o.
_LIRE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT-
ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of
the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
D de hereby give Notice, That on THURSDAY, the 2,1 1E
l_iae.sonry next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
veris as trim be willing to Contract for supplying and deli-
ng into Her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, the
Undermentioned Articles, viz.:—

Quantity. When to be delivered.
WHEAT ined.... ................ 2'oo Quarters)
(White... ... .. SUO Quarters Half of each in three
Rum The produce .... . the.]
British Possessions
A, „,,„ • .
t..,
80,000 Gallons weeks, and the re-
mainder in three
snr.9„l WI NE (strong bodied) 12,r01 Gallons] weeks afterwards.
vA r (Mottled) 25 Tons

- Half in a fortnight,
PEAS.. ..................... .. 5OO Quarters iflnadftotligelnilaatierr.
wards.
°ATS (Scotch Pstatoe) OO Quarters Within a fortnight.
,P,,It_ESERVED MEAT and SOUP... B,ooolhs Half in a month, and
the remainder in
s',,Nt ENTRATED GRAVY
SOUP ..... } 1,2•0 I Pints a fortnight after-
...."
wards.
The Rum and Wine to be exempted from the Customs Duties.
quarts
Samples of the Wheat, Peas, and Oats, (not less than two
of must each), and of the Wine, (not less than two bottles),
be produced by the parties tendering; and a Sample of
the Soap, together with the Conditions of the Contracts, may
)ke seen at the said Office.
he Tender will be received after One o'clock en the Day
of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the Party attends, or an
Agent for him duly authorized in writing.
, lt 1
Elery Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad-
for
ti
EtY, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender
~
"-----, and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, ac-
eginillanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, en-
glging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum
1:25, i• per cent. on the value, for the due performance of each
of he Contracts for Rum and Wine, and by one person for
the Contract for Preserved Meat and Soup.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL
THE THIRTY-FOURTHSOCIETY GENERAL MEETING of
~I!.e
sl
above SOCIETY will be held in Exeter Hall, on Mon ,s.v,
'''l47 6, 1839
The Right Hon. LORD MORPETH, M.P. and V.P. , in
the Chair.
z Tickets of admission may be obtained of William Allen,
Treasurer, Plough-court, Lombard-greet ; Messrs.
Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch-street ; Messrs. Hatchard
bld 8,,n, ; Messrs. Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ;
/jr; • Bagster, Paternoster-row • Mr. Davies, Sunday School
-,-,hl°ll Depot, Paternoster-row ;' and at the Central -Schools,
adorough-road.
"L , The
at Twelve prec doors will i
be opened at Eleven o'Clock, and the Chair
ieu-

HENRY DUNN, Secretary.

EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK
the EA °MPANY.—The COURT of DIRECTORS of
herebyT and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY, do
~ give notice, that an EXTRAORDINARY GE-
YlifrtAL MEETING of this COMPANY, will be held at
;is Ilouse, on Tuesday, the ith of Act, pursuant to the
011" ling requisition, agreeably to the of Parliament :
London, April 12, 1839.
,undersigned membs of East and West India
L''''ok Company, being severallyproprietors of 5001. or upwards
of the said Comany's capital stock, do hereby request that an
pExtraordinary General Meeting may be called, for the pur-
,,, of considering the expediency of increasing. the interest
which the United Company at present possesses in the Black-
wall Commercial Railway.
George Hibbert Robert Cotesworth
John Smith M. T. Smith
John Henry Deffrell Robert Hawthorn
George Read William Lyall
Rowland Mitchell

H. LONGLANDS,
Dock-house, Billiter-square, April 12, 1839. Secretary.
N. B. The Chair will be taken at 2 o'clock precisely.