The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-10 00:00:00

CONTRACTS for SALT BEEF and PORK.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
The . . Services. Somerset-place, Aug. 13, 1847.
et
the
uo.mi,rnissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
',lce.tbat on THURSDAY, the 30th September next, at One o'clock,
they( vill be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
• \ TRACT for the supply of a quantity of
of the _ LT MEAT,
cure of the United Kingdom, or elsewhere, equal to 5,000
poreslenses),
2'avy Beef, and 11,000 tierces of :•.avy Pork (in separate
1e,...,`"4), al, to be cured in the ensuing season, their Lordships re-
ee``e dig to themselves the power, when the tenders are opened, of
thilraeting either for the whole, er for such part thereof only, as
may deem ISt, or of not contracting for any part; and also an
"T▪ utted power of selection, according to quality.
" tenders, loth fir Beef and Pork, to specify tl.e place where
.4el meat is intended to be cured.
kie:lc,ef to be delivered in tierces, and a quantity of Pork
to
.50 tierce.e (and for which separate tenders are to be
muterent,ittibig
)n.to be delivered in casks, containing 100 lb. each, and of the
quantity of Pork three-fourths to be delivered in tierces,
at the .__
remaining one-fourth in barrels, into her Majesty's
ir Tic-
Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Haulbow-
-1.1,r10 i n such Proportions as shall hereafter be directed, and within
the bfbil°wlng periods :
QEEP Two-thirds 31st March,
One-third 31st May 1848
PORK, One-third On or before Vie
31st March
, Two-thirds 31st May to " Paid for by bills payable at sight, but not during the first
of delivery, for any quantities beyond those specified.
eeThe conditions of the contract may be seen at this office, or by
tf bring to the Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collectors
Or
to
Nr;
„ ,-Nesty's Customs at Limerick, elfast, Waterford, and Newry,
Ite.',,Loo Secretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to tho
Z;:ent Agent for Transports at Leith.
to',,,,,tender will be admitted for a less quantity than shall be equal
tlerces of Becf, or to 300 tierces of Pork, except for the Pork,
~,i.eodeelieered in casks containing 100ib. each.
bet rider will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
halfY noticcel unless the party attends, or some person on his
duly authorised in writing ; and it is to be expressly under-
-40 that the tenders must contain a separate price for the Beef, and
I;trate price for the Pork ; and that every tender must also spe-
te„. '" Prices both in figures and words at length, or the tenders
be retecte4
, • the Ad-
Y ten :er must be addressed to the Secretary
4..;‘,"Y, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the wordsd
...eicier for Salt Meat," and .. Comptroller for Victualliug, and
i`eirttralse be delivered at Somerset-place, and be accompammeed
ottyttd
*ith tied by two responsible persons, engaged., to bee° b
ate,, the Person tendering, in a suns equal to 2al. per cent. on the
of the contract, for the due performance of the same.

WHITTINGTON CLUB and METROPO-
u_ LITAN ATHEN.Y.UM.—WESTERN CLUB. HOUSE.
wts,7„kjonimatee for raising a Fund for the establishment of a
tr,e4xERN CLUB-HOUSE for the Institution meet every Tursnar
Tito' °' at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand ; and every
Welet'DAT
EvENLNG, at the Club-house in Gresham.street, at Seven
r,tioen' Precisely on each evenii.g, when the attendance and co-ope-
eon, °f 1 Who
are interested in the success of the undertaking are
stly requeitd.
irifartheiculars, apply the Steward ,or by letter, to
ae, EN., t r parthe Hon. Secretary.to
THOS. B. RAE, Hon. SeC.
7, Gresham-street, September, 1847.

G NCAsTER ST. LEGER.
aka JAxEs BAKE, of the Post-office Ilotel, Ma-chester, has
!Ida Five Pound Sweep of Two 'Horses each, foe the Doncaster
ger, fast filling. 69 Subscribers, at 51. each.
First Prize ••••• • • • • • •• •• £220 0 0
Second Prize ••• • • ...... . 40 0 t)
Th rd Prize •.• .
rimy Pound= to be divided amongst the other runners.
s_o the Ninth and Tenth Sweep of One Pound oath, 139 Sub-
"°4
",11, are fast filling.
Fir-t Prize •••••• • • • • • • ZA4 0 0
Second Prize .•.•.• • • • • 15 0 0
Third Prize ••••• • • • .• •• •• 7 0 0
Ir/retity-five Pounds to be divided amongst the other runners.
To be drawn on Monday next, but sooner if Ali

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