The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-13 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.

Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863.
TENDERS will be received at this Office, until
12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November,
1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con-
tract to supply
PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL
ENGINEER. SERVICE,
in such quantities as ma 3 be required fram the Ist December,
1863, to 30th November, 1854, for the use of her Majesty's
Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com-
mand. _ _

Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob-
tained on application at this office, by letter or in person,
between the hours of ten and four o'clock.
The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and
delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the
Out ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will
andoticyd unless made on forms obtained from this office,
delivered by the hour appointed.

VELLUM MANUSCRIPT OF VIRGIL.-
A MS. Copy of " THE ,ENEID," on Vellum, and of
the 13th century, has recently been offered for sale at a price
much below its value. Should any person have lost such a
MS., further particulars of the one above-mentioned may be
obtained by applying to Messrs. BooNE, Booksellers, 29,
New Bond street.

T H E
0 X F 0 D,
6, OXFORD STREET, W.
_ _ _

THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections
from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the
MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA.
Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs.
Green, Bernardi, Huish, dm, with full band and chorus.

Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Flute Solos by Drew Dean, dm.

Comic. by UNSWOUTH ("or any other man "), Eugene,
W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French
Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND.

Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his
wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain-
ing a full baud of 40 instruments.
The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated,
and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis.

Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is. ;
private boxes, 10s. 6d.

CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order
‘,..) to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds,
Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro-
fessor Pepper and FlenryDireks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral
Illusion, "THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a
new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample
view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the
Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give
(with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects),
REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at half-past
Nine o'clock.
All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual,
including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth
(the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E.
Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand.

}ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN—
Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO-
SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the
Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. Every
Evening.
Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great
Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR
NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every
Evening.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter
Season. They have been entirely redecorated.

hfusical Director, pions. Jullien, of monster concerts cele-
brity. The band )s selected from the Crystal Palace, the
Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty.

Doors open at 8 o'clock.
Admission, ls.

Manager—M. GRENET.

S HORTHAND.-PITMAN'S - PHONOGRA-
PIIIC TEACIIER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d.

SHORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d.

ORTHAND.-"PITMAN'S PHONO-
GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient-probably
the MOST efficient-system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir
Rowland Hill.
London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C.

cIPECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented
k.l Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the
Nobility, includinr, Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra-
ordinary re,ief to weak, dim, and detective ♦ision.—S. and B
SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.

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CAPTAIN WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE,
CURRY or MULLIGATAWNY PASTE,
Curry Powder, and Curry Sauce, may ne obtained from all
Sauce Vendors, and wholesale of
CROSSE and J3LACKWELL, Purveyors to the Queen,
Soho-square, London,