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London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

CONTRACT for BRITISH OAK TIMBER'
THICKSTVFF, PLANK, and TREENAILS.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, Dec. 14, 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 sth February next, at One o'clock,
they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
Contract for supplying
16,500 Loads of BRITISH OAK TIMBER (rough contents, but to
be delivered in a rough or sided state, as the said Commis-
sioners shall Airect).
4,800 Loads of BRITISH OAK, THICKSTUFF, and PLANK,
and
900,000 BRITISH OAK TREENAILS.
To be delivered at her Majesty's several Dockyards by the 31 st
December, 1852, at prices including all carriage and other expenses.
A Tender may be made for the whole Contract, or for the quariti-
V" required for any one or more of the yards, but not for less than
.ue full quantities of Timber, Thickstuff, Plank, and Treenails re-
geired for any one yard.
Form of the Tender showing the distribution, sidings, and di-
bleasions of the Timber, Thickstnff, Plank, and Treenails, and all
Viler necessary particulars may be had on application to this Office,
Y letter or otherwise.
No Tender will be received after Ono o'clock on the day of treaty,
n or
any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him,
dull
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty.
and bear in the left-han i corner the words " Tender for British Oak,"
and must also be delivered at Somerset place, accompanied by a
etter
signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound
With the person tendering, in the sum of 16,0001. for the due perform-
nee of the whole Contract, or in a due proportion for a part only.

CONTR ACT for CANDLES.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, December 17, 1849.
The Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral
_,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give
11,etice that on TximansY, the 10th January next, at One o'clock,
they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
Contract for supplying and delivering into the Royal Marine Bar-
racks at Chatham, all such quantities of

TALLOW CANDLES
aa shall from time to time be demanded, for twelve months certain,
and thrther until the expiration of three mouths' warning.
The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at the said Office, and
(tegether with the samples of the Candles), at the Office of the Bar-
rack-master.
Ne Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
11" 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
Candles," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied
PY a letter signed by a responsibl• person, engaging to become
D'utrid with the person tendering in the sum of 1001. for the due
Performance of the Contract.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE.
December 14, 1849.
The Principal Officers of her Majesty's Ordnance do hereby give
notice, that they will SELL, by-PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Tower,
on FRIDAY, the 21st December, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon
Precisely. sundry Lots of OLD STORES, consisting of greatcoats,
.erge_cuttings, shoes, horse-collars, horse-shoes, new gun flints, salt •
Petre-bags, brass hose, cocks, tools, iron, steel, brass, end various
other articles, the whole of which may be viewed at the Tower three
days previous to the sale, from Ten till Four o'c!ock, upon appli-
-sation to the Principal Storekeeper's Office at that place, where cata-
logues of the lots and conditions of the sale will be delivered to those
Persons who may apply for the same.
Ny order of the Board,
G. BUTLER, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, DEC. 12, 1849.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
COMPANY do hereby give notice—
turhat a Proprietor of East India Stock kat give n notice, that at
117 Quarterly General Court of the slid Company appointed to be
eld at their house in Leadeuhali-etreet, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th
IRl,ant, he will submit the following motion. via.:—
" That copies of all correseondenee relative to a Conti-martial
Held
on the tth September, 1844, on certain Sepoys of the 6th Madras
03-ralry be laid before this Court, and copies of all opinions given
14w of ieers on the subject."
That another Proprietor hat given notice of his intention to sub-
in.t the following motions at the said Quarterly General Court
Viz,
" That this Court, deeply lamenting the prolonged exile of the
v_thices of Seindh, and the failure of those endeavours ftorn time to
`eMade for the termination of their unmerital sufferings, most
utearnestly recommend to the Court of Directors that an opportunity
f4altorded such of them as surviva to be heard in their defence, be-
esome competent and impartial tribenal to be nominated by the
ti.‘,.erninent of India, and if innocent, that they be reinstated in
nlLtr Private rights; also that a like consideration, w here the same
,441.
,ve ante
ied in ar equitable, be extended to the heirs of such of the Ameers
tors
~ d c iptivity."
"tat the following papers be laid before the Court of Proprie-
:—
is° dDY of the treaty entereto Isy Ctain Seaton
"ie Bombay Government, within the ilydraapbad State, i,n in
thebehalf year
Oa.
t,::.,CoPY of the instruco furnished the Envoy who was deputed
he
rtYdrahad to annul Honourt ab treaty.
Am CoPies of the returned letters te the late Nur Mahomed, Chief
:er of Ilydrabad, alluded to in the Governor-General's dispatch to
' Seeret Committee, under date 21st February, 1838.
tb„" %les of other unpublished- letters from Nur Mahomed. about
,arne time explanatory of his unwillingness to accede to the Go-
ernor-Genera're, proposals.
G:CoPY of the unpublished portion of the Secretary to the Governor-
,„ heral's letter to the Resident of Scindh, under date 6th September,
,s3e,
4nBtet" ,le..tnent of the respective portions of territory which were gua-
ill, by separate treaties to thelllydrabad AMe,2IS by the treaty of
11th March, 1839.
4,4:` List of the Ameers who have been consigned tO exile, showing
, Stipends which they have from time to time received."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

TEAST INDTA TIOUSE, OCTOBER 31, 1849.
HE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
That INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company
be the held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, en WEDNESDAY,
9th December next, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon.
JAMES C. MEL VILL, Secretary.
•

trAIIPTON COURT PALACE ROYAL
KTTCIIEN G A RDENS.
, Thews GARDENS to be LET on LEASE for 23 years, from the
k
,11 of January next, together with the Melon-ground, the Glass-
:ruses, the FoNvelling-houses (except the Head Gardener's House),
,Itables, and other buildings belonging thereto ; and also the Fruit
+rees, Pine Plants, Tines, Shru;.s. Stork, Crop, Utensils, &c. &c.
,411.1' persons desirous of obtainin.; a Lease of the same, are to
to Tenders in writing, under sealed covers, indorsed " Tenders
for dartlPton Court Kitchen Gardens," and addressed to the Coin-
Z4Koners of .her Majesty's Woods, &c., No. 2, Whitehall-place, on
s''before T solve o'clock on FIuDAT, the 4th day of January next,
stating,,,, the amount of rent they are willing to pay for the same.
tr,..4n0 premises may be vie;ved by application to Mr. Turrell, the
°I the
Gardener, and the schedules may be inspected, and particulars
(filiaz terms and eonditions may be obtained by applying at the
Vc° of Mr. Tennethorne, Architect to the said Commissioners, 7,
nitehaillard, London.

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REGENERATOR.
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IDtrife of Grimstene's Aromatic Regenerator. This is an essential
bit,., drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers (grown at his lier-
Sek: Righpite), which has been long known to the nobility and
titlni'Y, by whore it is highly appreciated for its manifold virtues, too
pa,,:eroals to be set forth in an advertisement, but may be read in his
-iPhlot, in which the bottles are enclosed.
lit4ch pamphlet has the signature of William Grimstone, Merchaat,
41.3 IrT, Highgate, and will be found at page 11, urr'er the copy of
Of Weekly's Letter to the Editor of the " Times" newspaper, 7th
ciagnst, 18 46.
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blth„,▪ 6* of its many virtues, as thousands can prove, are published
Pamphlet enclosed with each bottle.

Reader,
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1,41 will remember the thousands of blind you meet with in your
the others with various coloured eye-shades ; indeed, such was
tb,:elnancl for eye-shades, that it was a business. What has re-
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ftr-lighted people (the climate Is the same) ?I'll tell you the cause
OD:ll.lunlversal use of Grimstone's Eye Snuff ! and because it cured
keg Gutta Serena, Cataract, Nervous Ileadach, and Deaf:-
51,8. the Lords of the Treasury directed it to be denominated a medi-
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as in 1825 the Solicitor of Stamps, Godfrey Sykes, Esq.,
th`eu the label, and sanctioned its sale under order of the Lords of
41..',4,‘easury ; the letter of protection, signed b errie, Es., to
Grimstene, bearing date 18th Februy ary, H
1525. s
Thisq was
ter7connt of its curative qualities, being sold at that time in cants -
1142vitilin the reach of every poor family. But under this ordor of
c4Z,,rient it is obliged to be stamped.
MSTONE'S MEDICATED EYE SNUFF, sold in canisters,
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j."Y thousand proofs.
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Gotta Serena, from G. H. Boutell, Professor of Galvanism
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O. H. BOUTELL, Professor of Galvanism."
toar4"2n,t en
ri! leters to Mr. William Grimstone, HerbaryHighgate, near
fl at which establishment he continues to gatufacture his
h,_ed lIERB TOBACCO, so mnch esteemed in all foreign parts.
th. following letter, in testimony of its delightful qualities, is from
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_
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