The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-21 00:00:00

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
GENERAL POST. OFFICE, Auousr 17, 1839.
MANY mistakes having occurred with Let►ers
addressed to INDIA, 'MALTA, the lONIAN
SLANDS, GREECE, and ALE X ANDRIA, it is requested
that all Letters intended to be setlt by the route of Falmouth
shall be marked " via Falmouth ;" if not so marked they will
be retained, to be sent by the India and Malta Mail, which is
conveyed under the New Conve•ation through France, and for-
warded, from Marseilles in British Packets once a Month, as
already announced.
Those Letters intended to. be sent to INDIA, MALTA, the
lONIAN ISLANDS, :.ad ALEXANDRIA via MAR-
SEILLES, by the French Packets sailing from that Port on
the Ist, 11th, and 21st of the Month, in the ordinary French
Mail from Londe,n, she'-id be addressed—"By French Packet."
• By Command,
W. L. MABERLY, Secretary. '

BARRACK CANTEENS.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, 29th JULY, 1839.
NOTICE is hereby Given., that the CAN-
TEENS in the underraentiP,ned Barracks are TO BE
LET from the Ist of October next to the 30th of September,
1842.

No Person but of unexceptionable character, nor any Person
for more than one Cantben, or who will not undertake, bona
fide, to reside in the Canteen and conduct the business thereof
in his own person, will be approved ; and two Sureties will be
required for the -..egular payment of the Rent, and of all Sums
which may beiLome due in respect of the said Canteen, and for
the due perf.wmance of the several Conditions and Stipulations
of the indenture of Lease. The Revenue or other Licenses to
be paid by the Tenant.
The P.erson whose Proposal shall be accepted and his Sure-
ties most execute an Indenture of Lease and Covenants relating
theret e, the particulars whereof may be known by applying to
this 'Office, between the hours of Ten and Four, and to the
Aar-rack Masters at the several Barracks.
Zile names of two respectable Persons, with their Christian
Names , Professions, and Places of Abode, who will join the
Tenant in executing the Indenture of Lease as his Sureties,
must be inserted in the Proposals. The Tenant is to pay the
dui value of the Stamps on the Indenture of Lease upon execut-
ir the same ; and it is to be understood that the blaster-Ge-
neral and Board of Ordnance will not undertake to procure the
Tenant a License.
Sealed Proposals, addressed to the Secretary to the Board of
Ordnance, Pall-mall, London, with the words " Tender for
Canteen," written on the outside cover, will be received at this
Office on or before Twelve o'Clock at Noon, of Thursday, the
29th of August neat, after which hour no Proposal will be no-
ticed.

"Berwick
iiirrningham
Brighton
Burnley
Canterbury
Chatham
Carlisle
Christchurch
Chichester
Coventry
Croydon
Dorchester
Deal
Dover
Exeter

ENGLAND.
Gosport Northampton
Hampton Court Portsmouth
Hounslow Plymouth
Ipswich * Parkhurst
Leeds Stockport
Portman-street Sunderland
~.: Regent's Park Tipner
cl St. George's, Tynemouth
4 Trafalgar-sq. *Winchester
0 Wellington,St. Winds9r
).
1-4 James's Park Weedon
Maidstone *Wades,
Manchester Woolwich
Newcastle York
Norwich
SCOTLAND.
I 'Greenlaw
Glasgow
Hamilton
Leith Fort
ISLANDS.
Jersey I Alderney
By Order of the Board of Ordnance,

Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Fort George

Piershill
Perth
Paisley

Guernsey

R. BYHAM, Secretary.
N. 13.—The Barracks at the Stations marked thus * are at
present unoccupied, but the Canteens are included, as in the
event of the marching in of Troops they will be let to Persons
willing to become Tenants.

TSTEAM BETWEEN BRISTOL AND NEW YORK.
HE GREAT WESTERN, Lieutenant
JAMES HOSKEN, R.N., Commander, is intended to
!ail from Bristol, for New York, on SATURDAY, the 24th
instant, on which day Steamers to convey Passengers on
board will leave Cumberland Basin, at Three o'clock in the
Afternoon.

Fares and Freight as usual.
Applications for Freight to be made of the different Agents,
or at the Company's Office, Bristol. Rate of collecting the
Jame 4 dollars 60 cents. to the pound sterling.
Freight to be in Bristol on Tuesday, the 20th inst.
Tor further information apply to
CHRISTOPHER CLAXTON, Bristol.