The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-04 00:00:00

EVENING SUS.

'CONTRACT FOR SALT BEEF AND PORK,
DEPARTNtENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR
VICTUALLING AND TRANSPORT SERVICES
SoSIERSET PLACE, AuorsT 8, 1841.
111 HE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT-
- ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL
old Ire UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and
IRELAND do hereby give Notice, that. on THURSDAY, the
23d of September next, at One o'Clock, they will be ready to
treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for
the supply of a quantity of
SALT MEAT,
of the cure of the United Kingdom, equal to 15,000 Navy
Tierces of Beef, and 16,000 Navy Tierces of Pork (in separate
Tenders), all to, be cured in the ensuing season, their Lord-
ships reserving to themselves the power, when the Tenders are
opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part
thereof, only, as they may deem fit, or of not contracting for
any part,
The sa;.d Meat is to be delivered, three-fourth parts they
in tierces, and the remaining one-fourth part thereof in br
.rreis,
into b er Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Po!'
mouth,
Plyrsouth, and Haulbowline, in such proportions as r here-
A
itfte r be directed ; and within the following period',:_
Beef, Two-thirds (31st l‘fiAarch
One-third
On or before the 4 31st May 1842
Pork, One-third )31st !slarch
Two-thirds 1,315 t May
and to be paid for by bills payable at sight, but not during
the first period of delivery, for any quantities beyond those
specified.
The Conditions
.of the Contract -may be. seen at this Office,
or by applying to the Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or
-to the Collectors of her Majesty's CrtF,coms at Limerick, Bel-
fast, Waterford, and-Newry, or to th.e Secretary of the Post-
master-General at Dublin, or to the. Resident Agent for Trans-
ports at Leith.
No Tender for a less no antity than shall be equal to 300
Tierces of Beef, or to 3fli Tierces of Pork, will be admitted;
but all Tenders for such, small quantities will be accepted, if at
a lower price than thr,t fr,r which larger quantities are offered.
No Tender will. be received after One o'clock on the day of
treaty, nor any uotir ed unlessthe party attends, or some per-
son on his behalf, duly authorised in writing ; and it is to be
expressly undigrsteod that the Tenders must contain a separate
price for the and a separate price for the Pork • and that
ewvoerry Tender.Y.nust also specify the prices both in igures and
iri*c r'th' or the Tenders will be rejected.
Admi.27 ender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
h •
.and bear in the left hand corner of the envelope
cords `• Tender for Salt Meat," and '6 Comptroller for
a• jrialling," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place,
m 3 be accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible per-
.. 'ls' engaging to become bound with the person tendering,
rn a sum equal to '251. per cent. on the amount of the Contract,
`for the due performanc of the same.

OFFICE of the GOVERNOR and COM-
PANY of COPPER MINERS in ENGLAND
OLD BROAD-STREET, London, August 12, 1841.-7..jai
COURT of ASSISTANTS of the Governor and (:),,,pany
of Coppers Miners in England, HEREBY GIV.
that they will SELL, on T HURSDAY, the that NOTICE
12-nurteenth day of
October, now next ensuing, at their P.:atees in Old Broad-
street, 1.000 Tons of British Gra'..„,, Refined and Common,
Tin, in Block's, Ingots and Bars in Batsith ; in Lots of not
less than I', vo Tons. The Sale to commence at Twelve
o'Cloek pref;isely.
Catalogr Les will 1-Je issued in due time, containing particulars
and cowl; tions of 'Sale, which will be delivered on and after the
fourteen' ,h day September next, either at this office or by the
Comps' ay's brokers' Messrs.- Short and 11ahony, No. 71, New-
man's court, Cornhill.
T.1.,e Public. Sales of Tiu by the Company will henceforth be
he' it quarterly—viz., in January, April, July, and October, and
t) quantity put up will be regulated by the average quarterly
' xasumption.
N. B. The Company binds itself not to make Sales of Tin
during the quarter beyond the quantity advertised.
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UNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE OF-
FICE, 1, KING WILLIAM-STREET, LONDON.

DIRECTORS.
Sir HENRY WILLOCK, Chairmam.
JOHN STZWART, Esq., ;tI.P., Deputy Chairman
Col. Sir Ririaard Armstro74,`William Kilburn, Esq.
C. 8., K ,C. T. and S. Charles Otway Mayne, Esq.
John Brshaw, Esq. John Rogers, jun., Esq.
Augus*.us Bosanquet, Esq. IRobert Sauuders,Esq.
Chas . Dashwood Bruce, Esq. Jas. Duncan Thomson, Esq
Ell;.s Watkin Cunliffe, Esq. Captain Samuel Thornton,
It'aikes Currie, Esq. M. p. R.N.
AUDITORS—Robert Hit:bens, Esq.; Crawford Davison Kerr,
Esq. ; Robert Gardner, Esq.
BANKEas—Bank of England; and Messrs. Curries and Co.
SOLICITOR—WiIIiam Henry Cotterill, Esq.
PuYsiciAN—George Barrows, M.D., 45, Queen Anne-
street.
ACTUARY—David Jones, Esq.

POLICIES ON THE LIVES OF PERSONS ABOITT TO PRO-
iCZED TO, OR RESIDENT IN INDIA, either in a Civil or Alili-
*ray capacity, may be effected at very moderate rates of pre-
mium, calculated from extensive data exclusively for the use
of this Office.

The Society has Committees established at Calcutta, Ma-
dras, and Bombay, where Assurances may be effected, and the
premiums be made payable either in India or in Great Britain,
as may be most convenient to the parties.
The profits are declared in each year, on the second Wed-
siesdiy in May, on which date all those whose policies have
been in existence five complete years, are entitled to partici-
pation therein.
One-fifth of the ascertained profits of the five preceding
years is divided between the policy-holders and shareholders ;
three-fourths to the former, and one-fourth to the latter. The
remaining four-fifths are set apart to enter into the average of
the succeeding years, and thus to provide against unforeseen
contingencies.

{Messrs. Bagshaw and Co., Calcutta.
Agents in India Messrs. Hall, Bainbridge, and Co., Madras.
Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay.
By order of the Board,
DAVID JONES, Actuary.

N ATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY
FOR GRANTING
'LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &c.

No. 2r,, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Pariatment.
EIRECTOR.S.
T. LAMIE .MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R. S. 1 John Rawson, Esq.
John Griffith Frith, Esq. Jehn Riddell Stodart, Esq.
Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq.
George Lungley, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.

AUDITORS.

Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. I Professor Graves, A.M. F.R. S.
ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhonse, Esq., F. R. A. S
'SOLICITORS—Messrs. Sweet, Sutton, Ew ens, and Omman-
ney, 6, Basinghall-street.