The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Four-and-a-Half per 4 ent. Preference Stock.
The G HEAT EASTERN RAILWAY CO HPANY.fs pre-
pared to receive applications to; tiitms of £loe, or ,opwards,
of the above Stock, bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of
4iper cent, per annum.
Interest c •mnaences from the date of payment.
Applications 'to be made either personally or by-letter to
the undersigned,
Bishopsgee:
Terininus, February, 1803.
J. B. OWEN.
Secretary.

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CONTRACTS for FUN, ,apd LIPHT.
t,,,,, TYNDERS will be received at thiS fil' ce until radon on
be willint, to enter
into Di:March, from ' persons 'Who trisY .- ._
trontracts for the, SUPPLY a u0A.t.,•., COKE, and
CANJAEs i. i - , ...may be required for the
n su- h quant es . a .
'use I'd her Ma'esty's Laud Forces. find Military Departments
march YOl the following , 1864: '
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paces, from Ist Aprir,l!. 63, to 31st
.71 Ilydpak -Botit. Tieriiinaton. and Kensington-palace
-fri,evir Barracks :—sso tons • Wapend coals, 3 toss coke, 1,55 U
-1' composite candles, 630 lbs. dip candles.
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• ~,. Rezent'spark, st. Johnsood,Vortman-street
-arracks :-1,109 tons Walisend coals, 11 tons coke, 1,685 lbs.
composite toadies, 3,488 lbs. dip candles.
3. Wellington, St. Geome's, and Ilnekingham-palacc Bar-
' racks ; Horse Guards, Infantry Guards, St. james's-park,
and Royal, Engineer Office, Buckingham-gate :-1,667 tons
Wallsend coals, 200 tons Wylam +1 oor coils (for Wellington
Barracks). 12 tone coke, 2,206 lbs. composite candles, 1,214 lbs.
dig candles.
4. Military Store establishment, Pimlico:-221 tons Walls-
end coals.* 364 tons 1 o*lar's Merthyr Coals, 10 tons Tanfield
Moor coals, 400 chaldrons coke, 3co lbs. composite candles,
200 lbs, dip candles. .
5. The Tower :-823 tons Wall send coals, 160 tons Dowlar's
Merthyr coals, 10 tons Tanfield Moor cOtaS, 10 i lons coke, -920
lbs. composite candles, 200 lbs. dip candles.
6. Hounslow and lineller-hall : —740 tons Inlandlest coals,
28 tons coke, 1,000 lbs. cohiposfte candles, 4,000 lbs. dip
candlel.
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7. Hampton-Court 1-115 tons Inland best coals, 150 IbB.
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. . composite candles. 500 lbs. dip candles.
8. Windsor :-1,3, 0 tons Wallsend coals, 6 tons coke, 2,250
lbs. composite candles, 600 lbs. dip candles.
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9. Brighton, with Coast F rte from Newhaven to Shore-
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ham:-645 tons Walsend coals, 3 tons coke, 1,630 lbs. com-
posite candles, 6,310 lbs.. dip candles.
.t 10. Crokdon:--200 tons W.llsend -coals, 3 tons coke,
250 lbs. comp site candles, 1,500 lbs. dip i andles.
The quantities above *pecified of each article of supply- are
only approximate estimates of what may probably be required
-., . within the period of the contract, but the contractor will be
, • held liable to delver such quantities as may be demanded
under competent authority, whether more or less than the
above. Separate tenders for fuel and for light must be made for
each of the abovementioned stations or barracks as separately
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grouped and numbered. Fcrms of tender, and conditions of
~ •• 4._ contract, may be obtained on appli ation at this office, by
i 4,...;,, ~- letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock.
rat - Tenders on the minted forms must be properly filled up and
' ''-:'.-..:', signed, and no f.ender will be noticed unless delivered at the
onderm, entionead
outside Ake, under closed envelope (marked on the
"Tetlider for Army Supplies"), before noon on the
3d March neat.
Mr. 11. MATURIN, Deputy Commissary-General
Deputy Commissary-General's Office. 5, New-street,
ztiting-gardens, London, ..____ S.W., Feb. 10, 1863.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATnoNEss—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
"RESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Fsq., M.P., F.R.S.,
DEPUTY-CRAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
'he beginning of the year 1860, the Royai National Lifeboat
Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab-
lishments .in the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution
have een in,trumental in rescuing Lie Crews of the follow-
ing Wrec'z ed Vessels:—

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