The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

MARINE BARRACK CANTEENS.
Department of the Comptroller for V;PtlmPini- any T,
port Services, Somers4t-diacc, 12th April, 1b49.
Notice is hereby given, that on Tituasnay. the 26th instant, et
One o'clock, the Canteens in the undermentioned Barracks hill be
et from the 14th May next, to the 14th May, 1852, by order of the
Lards Commissioners of the Admiralty.
No person but of unexceptionable character, nor any person for
more than one Canteen, or who will net undertake bona tide to reside
nor occupy the Canteen, and conduct the business thereof in his
own person, will be approved; and two sureties will be required for
the regular payment of the rent, and of all sums which may become
due in respect of the said Canteen, and for the due performance of
the several conditions and stipulations of the indenture of lease.
The Revenue or other licenses to be paid by the tenant.
The person whose proposal shall be accepted, and his sureties,
must execute an indenture of lease and covenants relating thereto,
the particulars whereof may be known by appl3ing to this Office, or
to the Barrack-masters at the several Barracks.
The Christian and surnames of two respectable persons, with their
professions and places of abode, who will join the tenant in executing
the indenture of lease as his sureties, must be inserted in the pro-
posals. The tenant is to pay half the value of the stamps on the
indenture of lease upon executing the same, and it is to be under-
stood that the said Commissioners will not undertake to procure the
tenant a license.
A printed form of the tender and indenture of lease may be had
at this Office, or on application to the respective Barrack-masters.
No tender will be received after Oneo'clock on the day of treaty, nor
any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly autho-
rised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed " To the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty"' and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for
Marine Barrack Canteen," and must also be delivered at the office
of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, at So-
rserset-place.
By the Mutiny Act, Canteens are not liable to have troops billeted
On them.
As all persons becoming tenants of Canteens will be bound to the
strict performance of the covenants of the indenture of lease, and
to the full payment of the rent and privilege of sale to the Troops,
without any remission or reduction under any circumstances what-
ever, they are hereby cautioned to make themselves fully ac-
quainted with the conditions of letting, prior to their making a
proposal.
The Rents of the Canteens as Tenements or Dwellings are to be
proposed at the sums stated opposite to each is the following list,
therefore, the biddings will be upon what is offered for every ten men
per month, exclus ve of sergeants occupying the barracks, the num-
ber being ascertained from the Barrack Master's Returns, made up
at twelve o'clock at noon on the first day of every month, and no
changes in the occupation of the barrack which may take place In
the progress of the month, either for or against the tenant, will be
taken into account. No less number than Ten will be charged
against the tenant, nor will any odd number be calculated : thus if
the barrack should be occupied by 148 men on the first day of the
month, only 140 will be calculated for that month. The bidders are
also desired to introduce no fractional parts of a penny in their
attars, as they will not he noticed, nor will any Tenders be noticed
except such as are strictly according to the Form ffirnished.
Gosport (Forton) Marine Canteen .. 101.
Woolwich Canteen • • .. • • .. 151.