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

DIED.

On the Bth inst., suddenly, James Nisbet, Esq., of 21,
Berners•street.

On the 19th of October, before Sebastopol, suddenly,
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Carson Alexander, command.
ing Royal Engineers.
On the Bth inst., Charlotte Leonora, wife of the Rev. R.
Croft, vicar of Hartburn, Northumberland.
On the 2d inst , at Plymouth, of illness contracted in
the public service, B. H. Bunce, Esq., Commander R.N.,
late of H.M.S. Neptune, aged 41.
On the 6th inst., at the Vicarage, the Rev. Edward B.
Lye, thirty-four years vicar of Raund.s, Northamptonshire,
aged 60.
On the sth inst., at Cork, Edgar -Walter, Captain R.M.,
son of the late Jonathan Walter, Esq., of Plympton.
On the 3d inst., at Holywell-terraoo, Shrewsbury, Fran-
cis Richard, youngest sou of Captain Wm. Pultoney Dana,
of the same place.
On the d inst., at his residence, near Neath, Willians
Leyson, Esq., Surgeon, R.N., F.R.S., aged 64.
On the 7th inst., Mr. James Bampton, aged 64.
On the 22d Sept., at Sholapore, East Indies, Second
Lieutenant Edward John Wrench, of the Bombay Artil-
lery, second son of the Rev. Dr. Wrench, vicar of Sale-
burst, Sussex.

LONDON : Printed and Published by HURD° YOUNG,
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Of
Middlesex, Saturday, Nov. 11, DOC

CONTRACTS FOR WIIE.A.T, PEAS, AND SOAP.
Department of the Comptroller for 'Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset House, 7th Ncvember, 1051.
THE Commissioners for executing the Offiee of
Lord lligh Admiral of the United Kingdom ot Great Iti:t,in
and Ireland, DO lIERZBY OWE NOTICE, that on MONDAY,
the 20th instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to Coat with
such persons as may be wintry.; 50 contract for supplying and delivering
Into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the undermentioned
Articles, viz.
When to be delivered.
Quarters. Half of each in 3 weeks,
'WHEAT ........ ....... •• • 3,00) and the remainder in 3
PEAS 3OO weeks afterwards, or
• Tons. earlier fprelerredbythe
SOAP 5O party tendenng.
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 fit, or for a I.Treater quantity, or
of not contracting for any ; and also an unlimited pow, r of set coon.
A proportional part of the price per 1-fishel Cf Wheat will be paid
or any weight exceeding 60 lbs. per bushel.
Tenders may be made for the whole, or any portion of any one of
the above articles ; and every Tender must speci:y in words, as well
as in figures, the prices at which the Articles may ho offered.
Samples of the Wheat and l'eas (not less than 2 quarts of each),
and of the So p (not less than a bar), 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-
tract h is been decided.
No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on' annUe7,•ion at
the said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the l'acketSerrico
at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol.
The Conditions of the revised cc:attracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said Office, and at Liverpool and
Bristol. No tender will be received atter Ole o'clock on the day of
treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering or an agent
On his behalf sr:6(dd attend at the office on the day of contract, a
the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated
to him 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.

LONDON NECROPOLIS COMPANY.—
It is intended to OPEN the CEMETERY on the 13th No-
vember, and this Company will undertake Funerals on and after
that date.
A train, conveying Funerals and mourners only, will start from
the Westminster-road Station daily at 11.20 a.m.
Forty-eight hours' notice of any intended Funeral must be given
at the office of the Company, 2, Lancaster-place, Waterloo-bridge,
where full particulars of the general arrangements may be obtained.
( 'llse Charges are :
First Class Single Grave in perpetuity, including convey-
ance of Coffin to Woking, Funeral Service, i.nd Inter- £2 10 0
Second Class, ditto ditto •• .... 1 • 0
This Company has also contracted with eminent and responsible
Undertakers and Statuarie', so that the Public may either employ
their own Undertaker or statuary, or by ene payment obtain all the
requirements of a Funeral.
' I .414 A detailed Tariff may be obtained en application, either in person tl4
or by letter.

By order.

RICIURD CHURCHILL, See.

MIDDLESEX HOUSE of CORRECTION,
Coldbath-fields. -- The SITUATION of GOVERNOR of t...e
said HOUSE of CORRECTION for the county of Middlesex having
been declared VACANT by the Court of Quarter Session of the
Peace in consequence of the resignation of Mr. George Laval
Chesterton, Notice i 9 Hereby Given, that the ELECTION of another
GOVERNOR will take place on THURSDAY, the 7th day of Decem-
ber next (being the county day of the next general session), at the
Sessions-house, Clerkenvvell.gteen, by voting, to commence at One
o'clock, and end at Three o'clock. The salary will bo 5001. per
Annum, with residence within the walls of the building, rent and
taxes free. The age of candidates must not be less, than 30, nor
More than 45 years, and they are to forward to me at this place
letters (in their own handwriting) stating their names and resi-
denees, ages,
and occupation, accompanied by testimonials of cha-
racter and eligibility, addressed to "The Committee for General
Purposes," on or before the 18th of November next, and must per-
sonally attend 1h) said Committee at the said Sessions-house, on
Monday, the 10th of that month, at Two o'clock, and out of the
whole number of candidates the committee will select the names of
not more than five nor less than three to be submitted to the
Court.—Dated this 9th of October, 1854.
CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Committee.
Sessions-house, Clerkenwell.

TO LOVERS OF FISH.-
100 real YARMOUTH BLOATERS for Gs., package included.
The above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny po4tage stamps,
er P. 0. 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county,
and nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettis, jun., Fish-curer, Great
Yarmouth.

OYSTERS. —J. SWEETING is happy to
inform his Friends and the Public that his BURNHAM
RIVER NATIVE OYSTERS are as fine as last season. He has
them six years' old, four hours from the beds, at his FLsh and Oyster
Establi,hment, 159, Cheapside. Superior Oyster Rooms ; Steed's
Ale ; Reid's Stout.

LAND to PIIRCHASE.—WANTED, about
100 ACRES of LAND, within a radius of 40 miles of Charing-
cross, for the purpose of erecting thereon an Industrial School for
Juvenile Offenders of the county of Middlesex, under an Act or the
last Se scion of Parliament. The powers of the Lands Clauses' Con-
solidat ion Act of 1845, relating to the purchase of lands by agree-
ment, being incorporated with the above Act, may offer advantages
to some vendors. Proposals, stating the locality, tenure, nature of
soil, sub-soil, supply of water, and distance from nearest Railway
Station, are to be sent, sealed up, and addressed to " The Chairman
of the Committee of Visitors of the Middlesex Industrial School,"
under cover to me at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, before
Thursday, the 14th day of December, 1854.

CHARLES WRIGHT.
Clark to the Committee of Visitors.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.—
Now Open for the Sea,on.—During the week the Orchestra
will perform the Overture to Zampa ; Waltzes : Le Refrain des Mon-
tagnes (first time), Germania, Solon Spruche : Polkas, Fidelin (first
time), Les Folios, Moscow ; Quadrilles : La Guerre d'Orlent (first time),
Schamyl, Partant pour la Syria (by desire). L'Etoile iu Nord •. Schot-
tische : Malvina (first time), and (also by desire) the Alma Galop.
Principal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcourt.—Alteration of Time —Doors
open at Eight ; commence at half-past.—Admission, One Shilling.

PATRON—A. R. 11. PRINCE ALBERT.
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Dliss GLTN will read OTHELLO on Tuesday, the 14th inst.,
at Eight o'Clock, and HENRY the iith on Thursday, the 16th, at
Eight. .

LECTURE specially addressed to the INDUSTRIAL CLASSES,
Monday Evening, 13th inst., at Eight. Second Lecture of a Course
_On PHYSIOLOGY, as connected with HEALTH, by Dr. CARPENTER,
F.G.S., &c. Subject—FOOD and INDIGESTION.
FIRST EXHIBITION of Dr. EDWARDS' pliorncr.APris of
the MOt)N, magnified by the Oxy-hydrogen Microscope.

LECTURE by Dr. .BACIIHOFFNEIt on the PATENT POLY.
TECHNIC GAS FIRE. A Splendid Series of 40 COSMORAMIC
VIEWS of ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW, &e., and the CUSTOMS
of the RUSSIANS, is now open daily and in the Evenings. DIS-
SOLVING VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR, SEBASTOPOL, ke.
Admission, Is. ; stall,, 2s ; pit stalls, 3s. _ •

. .
Open on SATURDAY EVENINGS from half-past seven till ten,
with an Entertainment descriptive of the RISE and PROGRESS of
AMERICA, illustrated by a series of Dissolving Views of American
Scenery, by G. HARTEY, Esq.