The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-12 00:00:00

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CONTRACT FOR LIGYVII VITAE.
Department of the Stotekeener General of the Navy,
S,merset-place, 11th Oct., 1854.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the tinned Kingdom of Great Itritato
And Treland, DO ELEItEItY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUr:4DA, ,
the 24th instant, at One o'clock, they will t.e ready to treat with
such Persons as may be willing to Contract, for supplying and deli-
Tering Iwo store at her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth, •
40 Tons of ST. DOMINGO LIGIyILTII VITAE, of from 4% to 20

ins. diameter, and
10 of WEIIT B M AHAA LIGNUM VITAE, of from 33,; to
4 Ins. diameter. •
A form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender
will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be
noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised
iii writirg.
Every tender must I), addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Lignino Vitae,'
and mttst also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by u
letter signed by a responsible person, en,aging to become bound
with the person tendering, in the sum of 2001. for the due performance
of the contract. •

REAT-IN ES'rERN RAIL WAY. -THREE
J DAYS in it I'll or BRISTOL.—A Train will leave l'a
dington on SATURDAY EVEN ISO, Octo er 14th, at 6 30.
returning ow TrE.DAY EVENIti ";: October 17th, from Mato!, at
6.30 p.m., and Bath at 7 ts.m. Fa, es— Bristol, 10s. and • s.; Bath,
fts and ss. A single packaga of 'ugzage ',rowed to clef) pLissenger.
Tickets (not tram- ferab e) are av•tilanle only by the Excor,t,,n Train,
and 'in ,y be prevlowly obtained at the raddington titan it, or et
the Company's OMees, 27, King-atr..ct, Cheapside; 63, Bridge-roaa,
Lambeth; 351,0xford-street ; aii 20. -tram:.

'GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—
THREE DAYS' r XCURSION to OXFORD, BANBURY,
LEASII, (1 W aitWICK, and BIRNIINGH A.Nt—On SUNDAY,
Octooer 1 th, a Train will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., returning
the same evening, or Tuesday evening, from Birmiftham, at 6 30;
Warwick, 7.5 ; Leamington, 7.15; lianhdry, 8 ; and °Mord, 8 bn.
Fares there and back —Oxford, 64. and S. 6d. ; Banbury, 7A. and 45.
6d.; Leamington or Warw ck, 10s. 6d. an.i 6s. ; and limninzham,
s. and 7s Tickets may be previously obtained at the Paddington
station; at 27, King-street, Cheapside ; 269, Strand; 63, Bridge-road,
_Ambeth ; and 351, Oxford-street.

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1835.)
No. 8, At;stin-friars, London.
Pald•up capital 900,0001, with power to increlve to 1,200,0001.
The Court of Directors GRANT LETTERS of CREDIT (payable
on demand) and BILLS of EXCHANGE on t',e undermentioned
branch stablishments of the C,rporation, on par, viz:—
Sydney Williamstown Warnambool
Maitland Geelong Portland
' Newcastle Ballaarat Hobart Town
Ipswich. Moreton Bay Castlemaine Launceston
Me bourne Belfast, Port Fairy Adelaide.
The Directors also negotiate approved bills of exchange, and send
bills for collection drawn on Au,tralia.
App&atldns to be made at the office of the Corporation, 8, Austin-
friars.

By Order of the Court.
WILL LAM MILLIKEN, Secretary.

ESTABLISHED 1837.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
PANY.
Empowerol bySpecial Act of Parliament, 4 Vic., Cap. 9.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Empowered by Eler Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
COLONEL ROBEILT ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chat nu In.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, with or
WithourFarticipatton in Profits.
E. 11. FOSTER, Resi lent Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.,

THE ORGAN OF THE LAND AND BUILDING INTEREST.
rrHE • FREEHOLD LAND TIMES AND
IL BUILDING NEWS, pub islrid on the F•rst and Fifteenth days
of every MJnth, price Fourpence stamped Fivep• lice; size Thirt• -
two pages quarto, with numenais illustrations.—No. 15 of this jour-
naliwas out of print on the second day of publication, and several
hundred applicants were unable to obtain ctioi s. TI e Proprietors
have therein e determined to strike off several thousand more colil.'s
of the PORTRAIT OF MR. JA qE•4 TAYLi ilt, JUN., OF MR-
MINGHAIt (the founder of the Freiihold Land S) stein). and to re-
print the interestine Biographical Sketch of sir. Taylor's l ife in the
shape of a small pamphlet. The Port, alt and Pamphlet can be ob-
tabled GRATIa with No. 16 of the Journal, on appiicati.in at the
Office, or throt•gh any Newavendor.—Office, 20, Old Boswell-court,
Tempie-bar.•Terms of Subscription, NINE SHILLINGS per annum
payable in advance.

Tu-ANNERS and CUSTOMS of the TURKISH
• ..t.v.L NAT [WC, " Past and Present," from Osman, founder of the
Ottoman dynasty, down to the present S dtan, hclul gelid Khan.
"This extraor :Mary and unique CI, tLLECTION of MODELS (life
size) is realised so a. to defy imitation. Illu,trated by costumes
(naval, military, and civil), arms, insignia of once ; also the build-
ings, the Harem, the Himam, or Turkish bath, the khave, bazaars,
Carriages, cattle, and scenery, including every minute &tall. rertier-
ing all the groups strictly corr,ct an I truly natural. "They are
.all of the most We.l ke descriptie.i."—Vide the daily journ-ls, Aug.
9, 1854. The TURKISH EX it I flONand .r.ti, MUSFITM
Is OPEN• DAILY, from II till 10. Saturdays it closes at 6 p.m
Admission 2s. td. ; children and school.) half-price. Family ti ;kets
(for live) 10s. admission on Saturdays, 53.; children, 2s. 60.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, Cass. C. LAVaENT, Onslow-house, Fulh um-road),
—The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR TI-1E SE ',SON,
and will continue open every eveninr, with L ACRE NT'S
CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, 'ultan Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; aiso, by 11.
Laurent, the following Waltzes La belle Francalse, Leonora, Villi-
kins and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past b.
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.