The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

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CIIMBERLA.ND ITEMATZE IRON ORE
COMPANY.
50,000/. Shares of 11. each.—No deed to sign.
NOTICE.—The Scrip Certificates of Shares to " Bearer" in this dont-
pany will be ready to be exchanged for the Banker's 114.4',0,13ts
and after the 21st day of January, 1854.'
This Company is not formed for the purpose of manufacturing liar
Iron under the "Joint Stock Act," but for the express purpose of
working and selling the ore in its primitive state; and is to be carried
on under the Cost-Book System, limiting the liability of the share-
holders to the amount of their shares taken and paid upon.
The ore is of the finest quality ; is absolutely necessary for snaking
the best sorts of iron ; and can be produccd and shipped free on board
at the port, ti hitehaven, at 7s. 6d. per ton. The selling price is now
13s. per ton. Contracts for the whole of the ore may be made at
this rate. An application. is to be made by the wnitehaven and
Egremont Railway Company, next Session of Parliament, for an Act
to make that line of railway, and atso a branch line of railway from
their main line to this Company's property, and when made, will re
duce the present charge for carriage of ore ls. 6d. per ton.
The remainder of the shares not already subscribed for, are hereby
offered to the public at par. Applications, up to the 21st day f
January, 1854, may be addressed to the Committee of Management,
or Secretary, at the offices of the Company, where prospectuses mad
r,,ltsorts may be obtained, and samples of the ore inspected.
By order,
Offices.,9,Austin friars, H. HUNTER.
(Re.moved from 18, Cannon-steet.)
Decemloar 21st, 1853. . - 1 .

C9NTR ACT FOR COCOA.
Department of the ..(I°mPtroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Some"et-place, 3d Jan., 1854.
THE Commissioners I'o r Executing the Office of
:ed Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord High Admiral of the Ifni
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice; tiOtt on THURSDAY, the 26th
instant, at One o'clock, they will be refill to treat with such
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering
into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEPTFORD,
Tons. Half inW ahemnotnotibi,eadnedlitvheered.
remain-
COCOA
.. ~..............100 der in a month afterwards, or
earlier if preferred by the party
tendering.
The Cocoa to be exempted from the Customs Duties.
Tenders will not be received for a less quantity than 10 tong.,
Samples (not less than 2lbs.) must be produced by Use parties ted.
dering,
The samples•produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted
are requested to he 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 Com-
mander Bevis, at Liverpool, and of the Collector of Customs at Bris-
tol. 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 Cocoa,"
and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, and must be accom-
panied by a letter signed by two responsible i ersons, engaging to
become bound with the person tendering in the sum of 201. per cent.
on the value, for the due performance of the contracts.