The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-09 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR WHEAT, PEAS, AND OATS.

Department of the Comptroller (or Victualling and Transport
_ -- Services, Somerset-place, Dec. 5, 1853.
111 HE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
_IL Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the 29th
instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and de-
livering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEPTFORD, the
under-mentioned Articles : viz.,—
Quarters.

When to be delivered.

WHEAT .. •• • • ...... 1,500 1 Half of each in One Month,
and the Remainderin One
Month afterwards, or ear-
lier if preferred by the
300
party tendering.
1

PEAS. .• .. •• .. ...... 300

OATS (for making Oat-
meal) .. • • • ...... •

A proportional part of the price per bushel of Wheat will be paid
for any weight exceeding 60 lbs. per bushel.
No Tender will be received for a less quantity of Wheat than 300
quarters, or of Peas and Oats than 100 quarters of each.
Samoles not less than 2 quarts of each, must be produced by the
parties tendering.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted,
are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the con-
tracts have been decided.
The conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said office, at the office of
Commander Bevis, at Liverpool, and of the Collector of Customs at
Bristol. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day
of treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent
for him duly authorised 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-place.

ENGINEERS, MASONIC AND UNIVERSAL MUTUAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
HEAD OFFICE, 345, STRAND, LONDON.
BONUS.
NOTICE.—A DIVISION of PROFITS will
take place at the end of the year 1854. All persons who have
paid two Annual Premiums will be entitled to share therein. Policies
to participate in the Bonus must therefore be effected in the course of
this year.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.

I, Princes-street, Bank, London.
Established August 1, 1837.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9.
Policies issued free of stamp duty.

DIRECTORS.

Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, CII4111(1.14
William Bardgett, Esq., 149, Fenchurch-street.
George Bevington, Esq., Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey.
F. P. Cockerill, Esq., Shadwell and Twickenham.
George Cohen, Esq., Shacklewell.
Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street.
John Drewett, Esq., 50, Cornhill.
Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq., 1, Princes-street, Bank.
T. S. Girdler, Esq., 7, Tokenhouse-yard.
11. L. Smale, Esq., Doctor's-commons.

STANDING COUNSEL.
H. Bel!widen Her, Esq., 8, Old-square, Lincoln's-Jim

Messrs. M'Leod and Stenning, 16, London-street, Fenehurch-street.

BANKERS.

Messrs. Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowlers, and Barnard, 50, Comb'''.
The marked testimony in favour of life assurance evinced by the
Legislature In the exemption from income tax of the premiums paid
for the benefit of a surviving family, is deserving the most serious
attention of all classes ; not only on account of the actual saving,
but also on account of the high estimation in which it proves that the
system of life assurance generally is held by the Government of the
country.

Increasing Rates of Premium, especially useful to creditors for se-
curing Loans or Debts.

half Premiums, only, required during first seven years.
Assurances payable during Life.
Provision, during minority, for Orphans.
BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
Profits divided annually.
Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age.
Half-credit assurances on a new plan peculiarly advantageous to
policy-holders.
At the last Annual General Meeting a reduction of 30 per cent. was
made in the current year's premium on all participating policies.
(PROPRIETARY.) I (zstrru.u..)

Half Whole Half Quar..
premium premium
ea First for Re- Age. Annual Yearly terly
4
premium Pre- Pre-
-4 Seven mainder
Years. of Life. mium. miam.
I-- ---
s.
d. X a. d. Years. 'Months X s. d. X s. d. A a. d.
30 ; 1 1 9 2 3 6 30 0 2 7 3 1 4 21 012 3
40 1 9 2, 218 4 3 2 7 6 1 4 41 012 4
50 2 2 6 4 5 0 6 2 710 1 4 61 012 5
GO 3 6 8 613 4 9 8 8 2, 1 4 8; 012 6

E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

GR AVESEND STAR
PACKETS.

\o other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers.
The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting)

FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

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