The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-22 00:00:00

CON. VEYANCE OF TROOPS.
Transport Department Admiralty,
Somerset House, Oct. 17,18u3.
HE CWAVVISSIONERS for Executing the
1 Office of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give
Notice, tha;; on TUESDAY,dte 20th instant, at half-past
010e,k., they will be
One o'
. in. the Regulationseicontained yto treat under the Conditions
ncl the form of Charter
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aherr Majesty'sim aT Transport
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~ two fast-sailing, ships, of about
In one Ship. In the other Ship.
uflio'Ars l4 4
Ladies.lll,
6
C./Meer-1' Children .... 4
Soldiers
Women
Soldiers' Children
Stores (heavy) 10 tons .......
Stores (light) 106 tons.
Tenders are to be made at rates per head (officers and
irnen separately), and per ton for Stores. The rates per head
:are to include conveyance, freight of b9ggage according to
Government scale (App. XXII of the Transport Regulations),
the suonly of articles t,v. the mess place. cabins, and berths
App. XV.), articles for table use of Troops (App. XVI.), and
of cooking utensils, fuel, lights, and necessaries tor their
use (App. (VII.), as well as of all such Stores (especially
those referred to in Art. 97), and other requisites as are re-
quired by the Transport Regulations to be provided by the
owners. Messing for officers or other first and second class
passengers is to be supplied by the owners, and will be paid
ter, in addition to the above charges "per head," at the rates
specified in App. XXIII. of the Regulations, which rates are
to include the supply of bedding exclusive of bed then and
towels), medical comforts, articles for table us", cooking
utensils, fuel, light, and other requisites (Fee Art. 201 and
App. XV. to XVII. of the Regulations). Fittings will be
erected, and provisions, a supply of water, medical comforts,
and Bedding for the Soldiers and their families, will be put
on board by Government. The owners are to supply a dis-
tilling apparatus, and water casks or tanks. Drinking tanks
in the mess decks for the daily use of the troops will, how-
ever, be lent by Government, in lieu of the usual mess water
barrels
The Ve"sels are to be ready for immediate service, and to
sail as soon as the Government fittings, &c., are completed,
without any delay on account of the shipment of private
cargo,

No private passengers are to be conveyed.
All Tenders must be made on the printed form provided
for the purpose, which may be obtained on application at the
said office, and be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
Somerset House, and bear iu the left-hand corner the words
"Transport Department."
No tender will be received alter half-past one o'clock on
the day of treaty.

ARMY CONTRACTS.
MENDERS will be received at this Office until
12 ,a'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons
Who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply

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BREAD AND MEAT
In such quantities ,s may be required, for the use of Her
Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places,
from ist December, 1863, to 31st May, 1864 :-
1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington.
2. Pc.-r,ent's-park and St. John's-wood.
3. New Barracks, Chelsea.
4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St.
George's Barracks.
5. The Tower.
6. Hounslow and Kneller HalL
7. Hampton Court.
S. Windsor.
9. Brighton, with Coast Ports from Newhaven to Shore-
ham.
10. Croydon.
11. Sandhurst.
Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for
each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa-
rately grouper: and numbered.
Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained on r.pplication at this office, by letter or in person,
between thrs hours of 10 and 4 o'clock.
Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up
and si,/ried, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered
at the ralder-mentioned Office, under closed envelone (marked
on the outside "Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before
12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next.
W. T. POWER,
Commissary-GeneraL
Deputy Commissary-General's Office,
5. New-street, Spring -gardens,
London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1863.