The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-28 00:00:00

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FICTUALLINC.OFFICE,
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HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING
ms MiIYESTY's NAVY do hereby give Notice, Thai.
on Tuesday the 2d of September next they will be .readY to receive
Tenders, in. Writing (sealed ,up), and treat for the supplying of
what FRESH_ BEEF, SEA'PROVISIONS, and WINE,
shall be demanded for the Use of His' Majesty's Ships and Pessels
at Lisbon, for 'the space of Twelve Months certain, and further
until Six Months warming shall be given ; to be paid for by Bills,
payable, with Interest, ninety days after date.
.The Conditions of the Contrans may be seen at the Sect etag'
Ogre, at this;, Office ; or by applying to His Britannic l'klajesty's
Consul, at Lisbon.
No regard will bi had to any Tender in which the Price shall
not be inserted in words at length, or that shall not be delivered to
the Board before One o'clock on the said 24tiesday, !head of
September next, nor unless the Perrot .who makes the Tender, or
some Person on his behalf, attends, to anwer,.when called for.

VICTUALLING-OFFICE,
July .24, 1896.
THE COMMISSIONE.RSfor VICTUALLING'
111 S AfAjERTY?: Nil Y Y do hereby give Notice, That on
Friday the nth Deg) of Septemlei next, they 'will be ready to re.
ceive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for such Quanti-
ties of IRISH 'BEEF and PORK, of the best quality, and t)
be cured in the ensuing Season, at the respeEilve Merchants .and
Dealet4 therein may think proper to offer; one third Part thereof to
be packed in 1141 j Puncheons, one third Pa, t in tierces, and the
remaining one third Part. in Bart ;to be delivered into flit .11a-
jetty's Vitqualling Stores at Deptford; Porismoietb, and Plymouth,
and into the Army Vifivalling Stores in Si. Cathtrine's, in regu-
lar proportions of each deicriplion of Casks, by the periods under-
mentioned, viz.

One fourth of the whole by the tsth 7anuaty,lBo7 .

One bly of the remain;ng quantity by the 31st March, 184 .

And the remainder by the 3oth of lane, •
And to be paid for by Bills payable, with Interest, ninety days
after date. ,
The Conditions of the Contrails may be seen at the Secretary's
Office at this Office, or by applying to Mr. Dnnsterville, Agent
for the Vieinallrng at Cork, to the Collel7ors of II:s Majesty's Cu:-
tonn at Lisn,•riek, Belfast,Newry, and Waterford, an& to the
Postmaster General at Dublin respeitive(y.
N. B. No Tender for a lest Quantity than so° Tierces will be
accepted. •

No regard will be had to any Tender in which the Price sha
not be inserted in words at length., or that shall nut he delivered
to the Board before One o'clock on the said Friday the
zush Sep-
tember next, nor unless the Person who males the Tender, or 4.2 me
Person on his behalf, attends,' to answer, when called for.

GENtRAL POST—OFFICE.
August r, 1806.
ADVERTISEMENT:. •

BY an Ael of Parliament passed .in the last Ses—
sion, to Repeal so much of toe-A,l of 35 Ceo. 111. cap. 53,
as related to .the Letters of Seamen and &idlers, the folloviing
Provisions have been made in lien of those Repealed, 'viz.

No'single Letter sent by the Post, on his own private con-
cern only, from any Seaman in His Majesty, 's .Navy, or any
Serjeant, Corporal, Trumpeter, Drummer, Fifer, and Pri- ,
vateSoldier in His Majesty's A rmy,within any pat t of His Ma-
jestY's Dominions, shall, whilst such Seaman or Soldier shall
be employed on His Majesty's Service, and not otherwise, be
charged with a higher rate of Postage than the Sum of One
Penny for the conveyance of each such Letter ; such Postage
to be paid at the time of. putting the same into the Post_
Office of the Town qr Place from whence such Letter is in-
tended to be sent by the Post, provided that upon every such
Letter so to be sent the Name of. the Writer, and his ClaSs
or Description in the Ship or Vessel, Regiment, corps, or
Detachment to which. he shall belong shall be superscribed,
and provided that upon every such Letter: there snail be
written in' the hand-writing of, and signed by; the-Officer
having at the time the command of the Ship 'or Vesiel,. Re-
giment, Corps or Detachment, his Name, and the Name of
the Regiment, Corps, or Detachment commanded bY him.
No single Letter, directed to any such Seaman, or Soldier,
upon. his own private concern only, within any part of His
Majesty's Dominions, whilst such Seaman or Soldiershall be
employed on His Majesty's Service,and not otherwise, shall
be charged Alai a higher rate of ostage than One Penny,
provided that such Penny be 'paid upon putting the Letter
into a Post-Office, established under the authority of His
Majesty's Postmaster-General ; and provided also, that
every such Letter shall bedireded to such Seaman or Soldier,
specifying ori;the superscription thereof, the Name of the
Ship or Vessel; Regiment, Corps, or Detachment to which
he shall belong, and provided that it shall not be laWful for
the Deputy.Postrmoter to deliver-such Letter to.any person,
except the Seaman or Soldier to .whom it shall be direeted,
or to,some person appointed to receive the same, by writing,
'under the hand of the Officer having the commandof the
Ship or Vessel, Regiment, Corps, or Detachment, to which
the Seaman 'or Soldier shall belong; • .
Nothing in these Instrudions is to be construed to extend
to Letters sjnt to or by. Commissioned or '‘/arrant Officers,
Midshipmen, or Masters' Mates in the Na';,ls; or to Letters
sent by or to Commissioned or Warrant Officers in the Army.
Any Person having the Command of the Ship, Vessel,
Reginwilt, Corps or Detachment, whois authorized to make
his Endorsemeut in the Manner before specified on the Letter
of the Seamus or Soldiers under his Command, will be liable
fur every Offence to forfeit and pay the Sum.of Five Pounds,
if he shall wilfully and knowingly write his Name on any
such Letter that is not from such Seaman or Soldier on his
private Concerns only.
And any Person not having. at the time the Command of
the Ship, Regiment, Corps, or Detachment, who shall write
his Name upon any such Letter, in order that the same be
sent at a lower rate of Postage than by Law established, shall
be liable to forfeit and pay the Suns of Five Pounds-. •
.And any Person who shall knowingly and designedlysad-
dress a Letter to any Seaman or Soldier, syliich shall be in-
tended for another, Person, and which shall be concerning the
Affairs of another Person, with intent ,to evade the Payment
of the rate of Postage by .flaw established, every such Person
soffending will, for every Offence, be liable to forfeit and
pay'the Sum of Five Pqunds.
And if any Person shall procure any Seaman or Soldier to
obtain the Signature of his Commanding Officer, to any Let-
ter to be sent by the Post, which shall not be on the private
Concerns. of such Seaman or Soldier ; or if any Seaman or
Soldier shall himself obtain the Signature of Isis, Command.
Officer upon any Letter which shall not be from himself,
on his own private Concerns only, in order to avoidahe Pay=
ment of the rates of Postage by, LaW established, each and
every Person so offending will, for every Offence, be liable
to forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Pounds.. ' '
One Moiety of the several Penalties and Forfeitures are for
the use of His Majesty; and the other Moiety to the l'es'son
who shall inform, and they may be recovered before anyone
ormore or the justices- of Peace, for the County, City, or..
Place, where the Offence shall be committed; and, in de-
fault of Payment, such Off niders'are to be committed to the
House of Correction for any space not exceeding One Month,
or till the Penalty shall be sooner paid.

By Command of His Majesty's Postmaster-General,
FRANCIS FREELING, Secretary.