The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

MATT P.LttliPT nom STA.UP DITTY.!
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset-House, November 6th, 1854.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Thai, under
.11 section 29 of Act 2, William IV., cap. 40, all Bids drawn either
abroad or at home, or made out on account of the Naval Service, are
*wholly exempt from Stamp Duty.
The Lords of the Treasury have decided that this exemption is still
In force, notwithstanding the passing of the Act of last session, 17
and 18 Victoria, cap 83.

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CONTRACTS FOR SUGAR, TEA, AND RAISINS.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services, Somerset House, 10th November, 1854.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on Tunas])lv, the 23d
instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons
as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her
Majesty's Victualling Stores at GOSPORT and PLYMOUTH, the
undermentioned Articles viz.:—

To be delivered at
W to be delivered.
GospOrt. Ply 'Dumb.
Tons. Tons.
SUGAR ....... ........ 75 75 One-half of each in
lbs. lbs. three weeks, and
TE (C0n,g0u)..... •. .. 15,0 '0 15,'00 the remainder in 3
Tons. weeks afterwards,
RAISINS (Eleme, Va- or earlier if pre-
-I,ntta, Chesme, or any Tons. ferred by the party
other description). ... 45 30 tend c

Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten-
ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part
thereof only as they may deem flt, or for a greater quantity, or of
not contracting for any ; and also an unlunite t power of selection.
The articles to be exempted trout the ustoms Duties, and parties
tendering are to state where they are respectively lying.
Samples of the Sugar (not less than 4lbs.), of the Tea (not less
than 2lbs.), from the bonded warehouse. and of the Raisins (not less
than Gibs.), must be produced by the party tendering,
The Samples produced by persons whose Tenders are not accepted
are requested to bo taken away by them Immediately after the Con-
tracts have been decided.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
the said Office, at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth,
or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liver-
pool, or to the Collector of 4 ustoms at Bristol.
The coaditiors of the Revised Contracts, to which particular at-
tention is called, may be seen at the sa'd Office, at the said Victual-
ling Yards, and at Liverp of and Bristol.
No Tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of treaty,
• and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on
his behalf, should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the
result of the offer received from each person will be communicated
to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for
and must also be delivered at Somerset house.

SPECIAL CRIMEA FUND.-ROYAL CALE-
DONIAN ASYLUM, Ilol:oway, for Educating, Clothing, and
lilt
_Maintaining the Children of Scottish Sol tiers and Sailors and Marines,
'ffonnifted, disabled, or slain, in her Majesty's service.
At a FOWL% L Greiff KRAL COUR of this Institution, held this
day, at the Scottish Hospital, Crane-ceurt, Fleet •street, it was
Unanimously resolved, to admit at once, on avlicatlon, twenty-
flve children, being o,phans, sons or daughters of Scottish soldiers.
sailors, and marines fallen in the present war. Also to admit one
hundred children of Scottish soldiers, sailors, and marines killed or
disabled in the present war, on payment of fifty guineas for each
child on its entrance, instead of one hundred guineas, the stuns
directed by the laws to he paid in advair:e for the aArilssien of a child
to the privileges ot the Institution.
To enable the Direct rs to meet the great expenditure consequent
upon this measure, DONATION S and SUBSC RIP f lONS are earne-tly
Implored, and the following noblemen and i•entlemen are respectfully
requested to receive the same Those who have been seen have most
kindly consented :
His Grace the Duke of Rucclench and Queensberry,
E.G., President.
Ills Grace the Duke of M, ntrose.
His Grace the Duke of Roxbur h.
The Right Honourable the Lord Kinnaird.
Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, lieu., Vice-President, King
William-street, City.
Sir John H eron Maxwell. Bart., Springkell, Ecclefechan.
John Auldjo, Esq., Chairman of the Court of Directors, Noel House,
Kensington.
Mired Brodie, Esq., Deputy-Chairman of the Court of Directors, /co.
5, Cavendish square.
The Rev. John Cumming, D D., 7, Montague-place, Russell.square,
James A Simpson, Esq., Treasurer, 62, Moorgate-street.
Hugh Hamilton Lindsay, Esq., Treasurer, 22, Berkeley-square.
John Masson, Esq., Cowper's-court, Cornhill.
Captain 11. H. Lindsay, East India Chambers.
George Lindsay, Esq., Laurence Pountney-lane, City.
Donations and subscri: tions will eke be eceived by Messrs. Contts
and Co., bankers to the Institution, Strand ; Mr. Francis Crew, its
Secretary, No. 3, Vernon-place, Bloomsbury-square ; and by E. 11.
Pattge,
en, Esq., at the City Office, 11, Arthur-street West, London-
his Brace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry,
Pis Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon • • ...... 100 0 0
Sir John Heron Maxwell, Bart., Chairman of the Meeting 100 0 0
Tho nas Stone, Esq., 35, seital-square
John Hall, F.sq., 3, Queen's-gardens, Hyde-park lO5 0 0
Ills Grace the Duke of Roxburgh.... •• • •• •
The Right Hon. the Lord Kinnaird ...... •_ • •• • 52 Ii) 0
Her Grace the Duchess of Wellington, per Dr Cumming,
for girls .• -••••••••.••• • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • 10 10 0
Her Grace the Duchess of Norfllc, for girls (annual) .• 2 2 0
The Rev. John Cumming, D.D.
W. Main, Esq., per ditto •••••••• • • • • • • • •••••. . • • • • 10 10 0
Hugh Stark, Esq. • • •••••••. • • • • • • • •
John Masson, Esq.• . ••.. • •
John Duncan, Esq., N. 8., per J. Masson, Esq.... .. 10 10 0
.4. Montgomery, Eq. • ..... •••• • • • •
Alfred Brodie, Esq. ......... • • •• • • ..... .. 10 10 0
The-Chisholm • - . ..................... • •
George Virms, Esq ••• • • •
Captain H. H. Lindsay
•• .. 10 10 0
Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, of Stanhope, Bart.,
per Stewart and Co., bankers, Peebles .. ••• • • • .• • •
A Token of Gratitude from a Scholar In the Asylum in
1842, per Wm. Dallm, jun ... •• • ..... •• • •• ..
3. A. Stewart Nicholson, • •
Gavin Milroy, Esq., D
Thomas Learmonth, Esq., per Dr. Cumming • • • •
Dr. Learmouth, per Ditto.. •• .. • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • ••• • • •
David G-rdon Laing, Esq , Villiers-street, Strand • •
G. W. Kemp, Esq., Sp'tal-square ... • •. •• •
R. Pattison, Esq. (annual) • ........ ........ • • • •
By order of the c'ourt.
FRANCIS CREW, secretary.
3, Vernon-place, Ploomsbury, London, Oct. 30,1854.
N B.—Boys to be admitted must be u wards of seven years of age,
and remain until they are fourteen. Gills upwards of eight, and
remain until they are fifteen.

10 10 0

10 10 0
10 10 0
5 5 0
5 6 0
5 0 0
5 5 0
6 5 0
2 2 0

TO LOYERS OF FISH.-
100 real TARMOUTR BLOATERM for 65., package included
The above lot warded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps,
or P. 0, 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county',
and nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettls, jun., Fish-curer, Great
Yarmouth.

AIIRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.-
Now Open for the Season.—Daring the week the Orchestra
will perform the Overture to Zampa ; Waltzes : Le Refrsin des Mon-
tagnee (first time), Germania, Solon Spruche : Polkas, Fidelin (first
time), Les Folies, Moscow ; Quadrilles : La Gi.erre d'Orient (first time),
Schamyl, Partant roar la Syria (by desire), L'Etoile du Nord • Schot-
tische: Malvina (first time), and (also by desire) the Alma Galop.
Principal CoTnet A Piston, M. lionlcourt.—Alterai ion of Time -Doors
open at Eight ; commence at half-past.—Admission, One Shilling.