The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.

ENDERCSomwmillsabreiarteOcifierve Aldershot,
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12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November,
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1863.
1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con-
tra,.t to supply
PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL
ENGINEER SERVICE,
in such quantities as may be required tram the Ist December,
1853, to 30th November. 1864, 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 °Moe, 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 atthis office (under closed envelope, marked on the
outside "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will
be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office,
and delivered by the hour appointed.

CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARYaciriloebeet;
ik j the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratfor
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of Which sid-upon-
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are
ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be
account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Scourbrlgee
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Bank's-
Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and
Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs.
Glyn and Co., bankers, London.
The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip-
tion li,t to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee
r st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to
all admirers
townand where he liv and died. his

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, at King's-cross.
Patron—The QUEEN.
President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free
and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for-
mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti-
tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom-
pznied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient
magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered
capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of
the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the
funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of
these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover,
it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more,
on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week.

The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an
EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support,
to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that
daily present themselves.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward
has rerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ,• Herries and Co. ; Ransom and
Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.: Glyn
Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
and C
Coo:: Piams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and
Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool
and at the HoopitaL
sTANFQE,D.S, SMITH Secretary,

FIRE DEI'ARTIIENT.
Insuraires granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
on the most liberal terms.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at the

OrricEs :
LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
„ West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

TEA.—MOORE 13ROTHERS respectfully inti-
mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They
especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced
to 3s. 2d. ; Sonchonz' reduced to 38. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re-
duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d.
to 3s. lid. per lb.
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