The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-29 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 BEHF at the following places, for Six Calendar
Months, from the Ist January next ensuing, viz.—
ENG.
Jersey
Liverpool
London Bridge to
Woolwich, inclu-
sive
Milford Haven, Pem-
broke, and
SCOTLAND.
enock I Granton
IRELAND.
Killybegs
Kilrush
Kingstown and Dub-
lin

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

Pater Notley
Newhaven
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (Oxen)
Portland and in
Portland Roads
I Sheerness,&e.(Oxen:

Ardrishaig I Ore

Queensferry

Queenstown & Kin.

Carrickfergus
Castletown (Bere-
haven)
Foynes
G Forms of Tender,j CONTAINING ALL 'PARTICULARS and
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 Yards at Deptford, Gosport,
and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her Majesty's Dockyards
at Chatham, Sheerness, and Pembroke ; the Naval and Victual-
ling Storekeeper at Ilawbowline; the Meer conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool ; the Secretary to the Postmaster-
General, Dublin ; to the Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at
Berwick, Cowes, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Harwich, Hull, Jersey,
Newhaven, Weymouth, Granton, Greenock, Galway, and Water-
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 duo 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 Forms of Tender.
No Tenders for Vegetables are
CIS W. required
ROWSELL, on this occasion.
Superintendent of Contracts.

sale
Ratimullen
Waterford

* Forms of Tender are as follows E.--
(1 For Oxen for Fresh Beef, at Portsmouth and Plymouth.
(2 For Oxen for Fresh Beef, at Sheerness.
(3 For Fresh Beef, at all other places.
Applications should state which Form is required. The Forms
used in Jun last are obsolete. None shoul be used which
have not thee words " Revised Form" printed din the left-hand
upper corner.

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, ls. Cata-
logues, 6d.

... .
ALEXANDRA. ORPHANAGE for INFANTS,
Horsey-rise, near Highgate, N.
Children eligible from any part of the Kingdom.
Under the immediate patronage of
Their Royal Highnesses the ,
PRINCE
the and PRINCESS of
WALES 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 YEARS OF AGE.
1
3. Richards, Henry William 648 7. Stevens, Elizabeth .... 452
4. Leigh, Charles Edward .. 576 8. Mather, Selina Agnes .. 430
5. Eyles, Alfred Henry .... 490 9. Bennett, Louisa Mary.. 431
6. Childs, Alice Rebecca .. 458 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 SOHOOL.—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'.

Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C.

ITHE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY,
1 Enrolled under 6 and 7 William IV., cap. 32, as. the Con-
servative Benefit Building Society. Notice is hereby Given that
the Seventy-third Quarterly and the Eighteenth Annual General
Meeting of the Members will be held at the Offices, No. 33,
Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C., on Tuesday, the 6th day
of December, 1870, at Two of the clock precisely, Viscount
Ranelagh in the chair, to receive the Report of the Executive
Committee, and the Audited Statement of Accounts, for the
financial year einling 30th September, 1870, and for general pur-
poses. According to Rule 22, the following members of the
Board will retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election,
and wilt present themselves for re-election accordingly :—llon.
Robert Bourke, M.P., Newuham Wiustanley, Esq., Sir Lawrence
Palk, Bart., M.P., and Colonel Augustus Meyrick.
By order of the Board,
CHARLES LEWIS G RUNEISEN, Secretary.
Prospectuses of the Share and Deposit Investing Departments
sent free of charge. Present rate of interest, five per cent. per
annum on shares, and four per cent. on deposits, payable in
half-yearly warrants, With privilege of withdrawal to investors
at fixed periods.