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London, England, 1870-12-01 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF.

CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
WHITEHALL, Nov. 24, 1870.
TENDERS, addressed to the Superintendent of
Contracts, Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W., will be received
until Noon on FRIDAY, the 9th December, 1870, for the Supply
of FRESH BEEF at the following places, for Six Calendar
Months, from the Ist January next ensuing, viz.—
ENGLAND.
Jersey
Liverpool
London Bridge to
Woolwich, inclu-
sive
Milford Haven, Pem-
broke, and Pater
SCOTLAND.
;snook I Granton
IRELAND.
Killybegs
Kilrush
Kingstown and Dub-
lin

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Falmouth
Harwich
Hull, Hawko Roads,
and in the Humber

Netley

Newhaven

Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (Oxen)
Portland and in
Portland Roads
Sheerness,dx.(Oxen)

Ardrishaig I Grl

1 Queensferry

Carrickfergus
Castletown (Bere-
haven)
Foynes
Galway
Forms of Tender,'" CONTAINING ALL PARTICULARS an
FULL CONDITIONS of CONTRACT (which have been greatly
altered, and to which special attention is called), can be had on
application in writing, or otherwise, to the Superintendent of
Contracts, Admiralty, Whitehall, S.W. ; to the Superintending
Storekeepers of the Victualling Ya, ds at Deptford, Gosport,
and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her Majesty's Dockyards
at Chatham, Sheerness, and Pembroke ; the Naval, and Victual-
ling Storekeeper at Hawbowline ; the OLeer conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool ; the Secretary to the Postmaster-
General, Dublin ; to the Collectors of ljer Majesty's Customs at
Berwick, Cowes, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Harwich, Hull, Jersey,
Newhaven, Weymouth, Granton, Greenock, Galway, and Watex-
ford ; and to the Postmasters at the other places.
In filling up Forms of Tender parties must be careful to insert
the names of the places in full, as given abov,.
Parties tendering for Oxen or Beef at Portsmouth, Plymouth,
Portland, Sheerness, Dartmouth, Falmouth, and Queenstown
must name two responsible persons to become bound with them
for the due performance of their contracts. Parties tendering
for other places will not be required to name sureties. Con-
tractors will not be called upon to pay half stamps as hereto-
fore. See instructions on Fo• ms of Tender.
No Tenders for Vegetables are required on this occasion.
FRANCIS W. ROWSELL,

Queenstown ea Kin

_sale
Rathmullen
Waterford

Superintendent of Contracts.
* Forms of Tender are as follows :
(1) For Oxen for Fresh Beef, at Portsmouth and Plymouth.
(2) For Oxen for Fresh Beef, at Sheerness.
(8) For Fresh Beef, at all other places.
Applieations should state which Form is required. The Forms
used in June last are obsolete. None should be used which
havb not the words "Revised Form" printed in the left-hand
upper corner.

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chief Office-17, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.
Annual Income, £300,000.
Capital, subscribed by more than 1,600 Shareholders, nearly
£BOO,OOO.
DIRECTORS.
CHAIRMAN—GeneraI Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., F.R.S.
The Rev. A. Alston, D.D. R. M. Carter, Esq., M.T.
E. Hamilton Anson, Esq. Edmund Heeley, Esq.
A. R. Bristow, Esq. Reginald Read, Esq., M.D.
This Society are now ISSUING COMPLETE LIFE POLICIES.
The peculiar features of these Policies are as follow :-
1. The Payments Cease after Ten or Twenty Years.
2. The Policy is not forfeited by the non-payment of renewal
premium during the ten or twenty years.
3. The Assurer is entitled for each yearly payment he has
made to a paid-up Policy for one-tenth or one-twentieth of the
stun Assured

HENRY B. PARMINTER, Manager.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.

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REFUGES FOR HOMELESS AND DESTI-
TUTE CHILDREN and CHICHESTER TRAINING
SHIP.--Upwards of 500 Boys and Girls are now being supported
in these Refuges and Ship.
Owing to the benevolent and praiseworthy exertions which
have for several months been made to aid the sick and Wounded
in ths present War, the funds for the support of these Refuges
and Ship have decreased sonsiderablY.
An urgent appeal is therefore made for assistance to support
the imnates.
415 will keep a boy or a girl for one year, and ss. for a
month.
Contributions thankfully received by the London and West•
minster Bank, 214, High Holborn, W. 0., and 41, Lothbury,
8.C., and by

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary
No. 8, Great queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C.

ALEXANDRA. ORPHANAGE for INFANTS)
Hornsey-rise, near Highgate, N.
Children eligible from any part of the Kingdom.
Under the immediate patronage of
Their Royal Highnesse
s
the PRINCE
the and PRINCESS of
ALES, and
CROWN PRINCESS of PRUSSIA.
A MEETING of Governors was held on THURSDAY, November
17, 1870, at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, for the
ELECTION of TEN INFANTS, Two of whom to be retained
until sixteen years of age.
ROBERT JONES, Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex, in
the Chair.
At the close of the Ballot the following were declared to be
SUCCESSFUL:—
ELECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL SIXTEEN 1 EARS
OF AGE.
1. Scarlett, Alice Maud.... 635 12. Bloom, Louisa .. 611
ELECTED 'lO CONTINUE UNTIL NINE EARS OF A.
3. Richards, Henry William 648 7. Stevens, Elizabeth ....GE 452
4. Leigh, Charles Edward.. 576 8. Mather, Selina Agnes.. 439
5. Eyles, Alfred Henry .... 490 9. Bennett, Louisa Mary .. 431
6. Childs, Alice Rebecca .. 458 10. Curtis, Elizabeth Maud 429
A vote of thanks to the Chairman and to the Scrutineers
terminated the proceedings.
JOSEPH SOUL, Hon. Secretary.

73, Cheapside.
URGENT APPEAL.—The Committee very earnestly appeal
for Contributions in aid of the BUILDING FUND especially, as
well as for the general purposes of the Charity, which has no
funded property, but depends wholly upon voluntary support.
No salaries are paid but to the household. The Orphange is
open to visitors.

ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL.—The next
ELECTION for this Charity will take place in January,
when 25 Orphans will be admitted. Children for nomination
should be at once put upon the list.
As the Charity depends upon voluntary benevolence for four-
fifths of its annual income, Contributions are earnestly solicited.
JOSEPH SOUL, Secretary.
Mises, 73, Cheapside, E.C.
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rrilE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SCHOOLS
of INSTRUCTION,I64 and 166, City-road, London, E.C.—
Established 1868.—Evening Classes. The usual WINTER
EVENING CLASSES have now COMMENCED, whereby gen-
tlemen who are engaged during the day will have the advantage
of being instructed in every practical part of telegraphy.
T. ETANS LUNDY, Secretary.

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL WINTER EXHI-
BITION of CABINET PICTURES by British and Foreign
Artists is now OPEN, at the FRENCH GALLERY, 120, Pall
Mall, from nine till half-past five o'clock. Admission, Is. Cata-
logues, 6d.

SOCIETY for ORGANISING CHARITABLE
RELIEF and REPRESSING MENDICITY.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
Chairman—The Earrof LICHFIELD.
Treasurer --1. B. Praed, Esq.
Hon. Secs.—Alsager Hay Hill and George M. Hick', Esqs.
Object of the Society.—The establishment of a Charity Office
in every Poor Law District in the metropolis, such office to be
the recognised centre of charitable organisation in each district.
DISTRICT COMMITTEES in union with the Society :
ST. MARYLEBONE.—Office, 151, Marylebone-road, N.W.
ST. GEORGE'S, Hanover-square.—Office, 28, Mount-street,
Grosvenor-square, W.
WESTMINSTER..—Office, 38, James's-street, S.W.
PADDINGTON.—Office, 3, Leinster-street, W.
MILE-END OLD-TOWN.-office, Vestry-hall, Bancroft-road,
Mile-end-road, E.
BATTERSEA.—Office, 3, Verona-street, York-road, S.W.
LAMBETH.—Office, 49, Upper Kennington-lane, S.E.
CLAPHAM.—Office, 11, Polygon, S.W.
CHELSEA.—Office, 57, Flood-street, S.W.
KENSINGTON.—Office, 39, Holland-street, W.
HAMPSTEAD.—Office, corner of Church-lane, High-street,

N.W.
DEPTFORD.—Office, St. John's Mission-hall, King-street, Broad-
way, S
ST. MARY, NEWINGTON.—Office, 188, Walworth-road, S.E.
ST. GILES'S-IN-THE-FlELDS.—Office, 7, High-street, St. Giles'.
ST. PANCRAS.—Office, 17, N, oburn-buildings, W.C.
CONTRIBUTIONS towards the extension of this organisation
throughout the metropolis may be paid at the office of the
Society, or to Messrs. Coutts and Co., 50, Strand, W.C.
The funds of the central office are for purposes of organisa-
tion only, not for relief.
C. B. P. BOSANQUET, Secretary.
C. J. RIBTON-TURNER, Organising Secretar,
Office, 15, Buckingham-street, Strand, W.O

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