The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-08 00:00:00

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THE cOIIIIIIISSION.ER, for VICTUAL-
LING Ills M./IJESTY'S VY do hereby give No-
tice, That on Thursday, the 29th of September next, they
will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealers up), anti
Writ fur the supply, ouseparate Contracts, of Judi quantity
of PRIME 1111$11 BEEF and PORK, in Navy Tierces, If
the otquing Season's cure, as may be demanded for the use
°f his Majesty's Troops at
GIBRALTAR GRENADA
ANTIGUA, TOBAGO
DARPA DOES TRINIDAD
li ERBICE ST. LUCIA
DEMERARA ST. K[TT'S
DOMINICA ST. VINCENT
Jr;) Twelce.Months certain, from the 24th June, 1824.
It is estimated that the quantity which may pr'aba'a/y be re-
quired may be equal to about 3,800 Tierces. of Ileef, and.
3,10 Pork; but information will" be hereafter given to the
Contractors tf the actual quantities to be sent out; and the
Terms of the Contracts may be seen at this (Vice, or by ap-
plying to Mr. J. IP. Dausterville, Agent for the l'ictualling,
at Ilaulhowline.

In the event, however, of no Tender being received for the.
delivery of this Heat at the sertral Stations which the Board
'nay dern: proper to accept, they will be ready, on the follow.
Lag day,,via. the 46th Septemyer, at One o'Clock, to receive'
Tenders and treat for the supply of an equal quantity of
Beef and Pork respectively, to be delivered into their Storei
at Peptford between the lit February and 80th :Orli, 1844.
Na regard will be had to any Tenderk which the Price
shall not be inserted in words at length, or that shall
not be delivered to the Board before One o'clock on the said
Thursday, the Mk of Seyeniber next, nor unless the Person
Ichd'inakei the Tender, or sonic Person on his behalf,• attends
to antwer.when called for.

Each Tender must be accompanied by a,,Letter signed by
two respensi4le Persons, enoginef,to become bowed with the
Party tendering, in the Penal
.Suus of Sal. 6a. ed. per teat:
on the whole amount of each Contract, for the due perform.
a,ice of the came.

AL ll' ALLER CLIFTON.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMIIIIIpO,Ey AUG.7.—We have authority to
state, that the 12th of August, the King's birth-day, has been
fixed upon for laying the first stone of the new quadrangle at
Trinity College ; and that his Majesty has been graciously
pleased tomuminate the Speaker of the House of Commons to
officiate as his proxy, In the ceremonial of the day.
..We understand that the Vice-Chancellor and. Members of
the Senate Will assemble at the Senate-House at half-past one
o'clock,. and will accompany the Representative of his Majesty
in }procession to the King's gate at Trinity College, at two
o'clock precisely, where they will be met by the Master, Fel-
lows, and other resident Members of the Society, and will pro-
ceed immediately to the ground. A rand dinner will be given
on the occasion in the hull of the College.
We understand that that a very numerous assemblage of
distinguished persons is expectW at the grand ceremony
of laying the: tint stone of the new quadrangle at Trinity col-
lege, on Tuesday next. In the records of the society it is stated,
that at the foundation of St. Michael's Hall by Harvey Aungier
in A.324,_ the nobility and gentry of the county were invited to at-
tend. The last thou that a similar ceremony took place in Trinity
college, was at the erection of its magnificent library, newly the
whole expense of 'which was defrayed by subscription. In the list of
subscribers on that occasion several persons are to be found, who
were not membefs of that society. persons are to be found who
were not memliefa of that society. ['he Duke of Somerset, then
Chancellor of the University, contributed the sum of 500/. ; the
Duke of Alhenfarle. 1006; the Earbi of Kent and Bedford
; Sir Isade Newton, then Fellow, 401.; the Arch-
bishops of Canterbury and York, 1001. each; the Bishops of
Ely, St. Asaph, Chester, Durham, the Deans of York,
Peterborough, Cork, were also munificent benefactors. Sir
John, H. Cotton and Sir Ceorge Downing, 100/. - each.—
The poet Dryden is also among the number. Many of the
Masters and 1;'ellows of different Colleges gave their aid, and
the names of several ladies are to be found in the list. The
letters of Dr. liarroWs who was the great promoter of the build,.
ing, are still preserved, and are particularly noticed in the bio-
graphical memoirs of that eminent scholar and mathematician.
The Duke. of Sussex has appointed. the Rev. John Page
Wood, 1415. 13. of Trinity College, one of his Royal Highness's
Chaplains.