The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-29 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF IRON
TANKS.

DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR
VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SER-
VICES, SOMERSET-PLACE, 0cr.28, 1839.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT-
ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of
the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT lIRTPAIN and IRE-
LAND do he:roily give Notice, That on THURSDAY, the 7th
November next, at One o'clock, they will lee ready to treat
wiith such Persons as may be willing to Contract fer the pur-
chase and removal from Her Majesty's Victualling Yard at
Deptford of

OLD IRON TANKS,
Under a Contract for Twelve Months certain, and afterwards
until the expiration of Six Months Warning.
The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at the said
Office.
No Tender will be received after One o'clock en the Day
of Tripty, nor any noticed, unless the Party attends, or an
Agent for him duly authorized in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender
for purchasing Iron Tanks," and must also be delivered at So-
merset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by a responsible
person, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in
the sum of 1001. for the due performance of the Contract.

MANCHESTER
RAILWAY.
TENDERS FOR LOANS.
The DIRECTORS of the MANCHESTER and LEEDS
RAILWAY COMPANY are prepared to receive TEN-
DERS for the LOAN of MONEY, in sums of not less than
Ore Thousand Pounds each, secured by the Bonds of the Com-
pany, for the period of two years. Interest thereon will be
allowed at the rate of Five per Cent. per annum, payable half-
yearly, in London or Manchester.
The Tenders to be addressed to the Chairman.
Dated this 22d day of October, 1839.
H. HOULDSWORTH, Deputy Chairman.
Clones-buildings, Hunts-bank, Manchester.

and LEEDS

NATIONAL LOAN I,UND LIFE AS-
SURANCE AND
DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY.
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
EASTERN BRANCH.-5, Castle-street, St. Mary Axe.
Capital, 500,0001.
EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
DIRECTORS.
T. L AMIE MURRAY, Esc., Chairman.
Col. Sir Burges Comae, K. C. S. Robert Hollond, Esq., M.P.
John Elliotson, M.D. F. R. S. George Lungley, Esq.
C. Farobrother, Esq., Ald. John Rawson, Esq.
H. Gordon, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Dr. Olinthus Gregory, F.R.A. S.
Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S.
ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. R. A. S.
By the new principles of Life Assurance and Deferred An-
nuit;es, founded by this Society, the moral obligation of all
classes of making a provision for a family or for old age is
largely enhanced, by the immediate advantages secured to the
Assured themselves.
The details if the principles of the Society, its improvement
in the system of Assurance, its economical arrangements in
favour of the Assured, its extensive Tables, &c., will be found
in its Prospectus, which may be obtained at the Offices of the
Society, 26, Cornhili, London, or at any of its Branches
throughout the Country.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.

DRAUGHT WINES.-PORT AND
SHERRY, 10s. 6d., 125., and 15s. per Gallon ;
Marsala and Lisbon, 125. per Gallon ; Cape, 6s. 6d. and is. 6d. ;
Pont?c, 93.

HENEKEY and COMPANY.
Gray's Inn, Wine Establishment, 23, High Holborn.

PUBLICATIONS.

RUSSELL HOTEL, PIAZZA. COVENT-GARDEN.
Bod, 2s. ; Plain Breakfast, Is. fed.
nri SALTER respectfully submits the above
• scale of Charges to Gentlemen making a short stay in
the Metropolis either for business or pleasure ; and begs to
assure them they will not be subjected to any additional outlay
for tavern expenses, except is. 6d. per day for Waiters, Boots,
Chamber Maid, &c.—Admittance at any hour of the Night.
Warm and Cold Baths always ready.

HOUSES, &c., to be LET, by JACKSON
and CO., in various situations, in the following Trades,
and many others :—Tea, Coffee, Chop, and Eating Houses ;
Public Houses ; Beer Houses ; Brewery ; Baket s ; Tobacco-
nists ; Grocers ; General Dealers ; Green Grocers ; Coal and
Potato Dealers ; Oil, Cotour, and Italian Business ; Cow-
keepers, Dairy, and Milkwalks ; Private Houses; Lodging
Houses, Re
Particulars may be had at the Offices of Messrs. Jackson and
Co., Auctioneers, 20, Brydges-street, Covent-garden.
N.B. Letters to be pad.