The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-26 00:00:00

)VIILIAT, and SOI'.
Department-rf Int`omptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset•place, March 24, 1849.
The Commissioners for executing the Ofilco of 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
wi 1 ',e ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con-
tract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling
Stores, at Deptford, the xndermentioned articles, viz. :
The produce of the British Pos- Gallons.'
sessions and not less than half
RUM 100,000
to be the produce of the British
Possessions in the 'West Indies,
SUGAR (the produce of the British Pos-] 100
COCOA • • ....... 50
.......• • • • • •
Quarters.
2,000
WHEAT White.. • • 1,000
Tens.

Half
of
each
in
Tons. three
weeks,
and
the
remainder
in
.. • • .. three
. 1 weeks
SOAP (Mottled).... •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 50.) afterwards.
The Rum, Sugar, and Cocoa to be exempted from the Customs'
Duties.
Samples of the Cocoa (not less than 21bs.), of the Wheat (not less
than 2 quarts), and of the Soap (not less than a bar), must be pro-
duced by the parties tendering, and a sample of the Sugar, together
with the Conditions of the Contracts, may be seen at the said
office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock en the day of
treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent
for him, duly authorised in writing.
Every Tender must toe 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, and those for Rum
and Sugar must be accompanied V a letter, signed by two responsi-
ble persons, and those for Cocoa, by one responsible person, en-
gaging t , become bound with the person tendering in the sum of 251.
per cent. on the value, for the due performance of the Contracts.

CONTRACTS for BALTIC TIMBER GOODS
and NORWAY SPARS.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, March 23, 1849.
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 TUESDAY, the 24th April next, at One o'clock, they
will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con-
tract for supplying her Majesty's several Dockyards with
RIGA STAND MASTS and FIR TIMBER, DAN rzic DECK
DEALS and FIR TIMBER, and NORWAY SPARS.
Distributions of the Articles and Forms of the Tenders may be seen
at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on
th' 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 two responsible persons, engaging to become bound
with the person tendering in the sum of 5,0001. for the due perform-
ance of each of the Contracts for Riga and Dantzic Goods, and in the
sum of 5001. for the Norway Spars.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
26, CORN HILL, LONDON.
Capital .£500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
The leading features of the Society are guarantece of an ample
Proprietary Capital.
Moderate Rates of Premiums.
Two-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured.
Annual Division of Profits.
Half the Premium may remain as a Loan for Five Years.
Extensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium.
Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates.
N.B. The last Annual Bonus to the Assured ♦aried from 27 to 65
per cent. (according to age) on the Premiums paid.
Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options.

.
:4' .4 Annual
Age. 2 a', Pre-
,i, r. minim

Polley
taken
out 1111

Bonus in
addition , Bonus in
to Sum , Cash.
Assured.

Perma-
nent Re-
duction of
Annual
Premium.

Sulu the
Assured
may bor-
row en
Policy.

s. CI 4 s d.
262 14 3121 15 11
237 15 6108 16 4
211 18 6 95 16 9
163 8 4 75 15 10
159 3 4 71 5 0
132 2 6 58 17 6
84 11 81 37 10

X s. d.
20 0 0
17 7 6
14 17 7
11 10 9
10 19 8
8 19 10
6 14 2

X s. d.
543 17 9
494 6 10
445 S S
395 11 1
346 2 3
296 13 4
247 4 5

/ s. d.
60 '1000:74 3 4