The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, No. 3, Princes-street, Bank.
The Directors hereby give notice to Members whose PREMIUMS
fall due on the b-th of April next, that the same must be PAID
Within thirty days from that date.
The premiums are paid yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, on the
stk of January, sth of April, sth of July, and sth of October; either
of Which several days constitutes the commencement of the year to
members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the society as
members, on the sth of April next. should appear or lodge their pro-
posals at the office on or before that day.
This society, for mutual and general assurance, appropriates the
whole of its profits to the benefit of parties .ssuring their own lives
for whole term of life, as members of the society.
For the year ending the ste of Ap. il, 1853, an abatement of 51 per
cent. has been declared on the premiums of all members of live
Years' standing and upwards.
RICRA ZD BE.kTIIFIELD, Superintendent.
Princes-street, Bank, March 4. 1853.

CONTRACT FOR HALF 800 t'S AND BLACKING,
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
Transport Services, Somerset-place,
sth March, 1853.
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 THURSDAY,
24th 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 DEP (FORD the
undermentioned Articles for the use of the Royal Marine!, viz.:—
HALF BOOTS,
BLACKING,
under Contracts for 12 Months certain; mid farther until the expira-
tion of 3 months' warning.
The Conditions of the revised Contract, to which particular atten-
tien is called, may be seen at the said Office, and patterns of the
articles at the Marine office, New-street, Spring-gardens, between
the hours of 10 and 2. No Tender will be received alter 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 Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for
," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place,
accompanied by a Letter signed by a responsible Person, engaging
to become bound 'with the Person tendering, in the Sum of 2001. for
be due performance of the Contract for Half Boots, and in the sum
f 1001. for the Blacking.

CONTRACT FOR ELM TIMBER.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, sth March, 1853.
THE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland DO HEUER Y GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the sth April" next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat
with such persons is, may be willing to Contract for supplying her
Majesty's several Dockyards with
2,240 Loads of ENGLISH ELM TIMBER, and
10 ELM THE N S fer PUMPS,
felled between the middle of November and the end of February
last, andto be delivered at prices (including all carriage and other
expenses), by the 31st December next.
Tenders may ,be made for the supply of any one or more of the Yards
or for the whole of them.
A Distribution and a Form of the Tender may be obtained at the
said office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day
of treaty, nor wi,i any be noticed unless the party attends, or an
agent for him, duly authorised in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for
Elm Timber," and must also be delivered at Somerset •place,
accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engag-
in to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 11.
Per load for the due performance of the Contract.