The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-31 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR SALT BEEF AND PORK.

DEPARTMENT of the COMPTROLLER for VICTITALLING and
TRANSPORT sERVICES;Somerset-place, Aug. 3, 1846.
THE Commissioners for executing. the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Dritain
and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on TRoasDaY,the 24th
September next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for the fluppli of a
quantity of

SALT MEAT,
of the cure of the United Kingdom, equal to 12.000 Navy tierces of
Beef, and 18,000 Navy tierces of Pork (in separate tenders). all to be
cured in the ensuing season, their Lordships reserving to themselves
the power, when the terrlers 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.

Two thirds of .the Beef to be delivered in tierces, and the remain-
der in barrels, and a quantity of Pork equal to 250 tierces (and for
which separate tenders are to be made), to be delivered in casks,
containing 100 lb. each, and of the remaining quantity of Pork three-
fourths to be delivered in tierces, and the remaining one-fourth In
barrels, into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Ports-
rrouth, Plymouth, and Haulbowline, in such p.oriorti.ns as shall
hereafter be directed, arid within the followirm periods:—

BEEF, Two-thirds
31st March
One-third • 31st On or beforethe - May
PORK, One-third 31st sDrch S 1847
Two-thirds C 31,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 specs el•
The conditions of the contract may be:seen a! ads office. or by
applying to the Agent for the Victualling at-Cork, or to the Collectors
of her Majesty's Customs at Limerick, ciellast, Waterford, and
Newry, or to the Secretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or
to the Resident Agent for Transports at 'Leith.
No tender for a less quantity than shall he equal to 300 tierces of
Beef, or to 300 tierces of Pork (except for the Pork, to be delivered in
casks containing 1001 b. each), will be admitted.
No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
nor any noticed unless the party attends, or some person on his
behalf, duly authorised in writing ; and it is to be expressly under-
stood that the tenders must contain a separate price for the Beef, and
a separate price for the Pork; and that every tender must also ape-
c!fy the prices both in figures and words at length, or the tenders will
be rejected.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words " Tender
for Salt Meat," and " Comptroller for Victualling," and must also be
delivered at Somerset-place, and be accompanied by a letter signed
by two responsible persons, engaged to become bound with the per-
son tendering, in a sum equal to 251. per ce,t. on the amount of the
contract, for the due performance of the same.

rrHE WILD MAN OF THE PRAIRIES; or'
" WHAT IS IT ?"
Now exhibiting at the EGYPTIAN HALL, MCOADILLY. Is It
an animal ? Is it human ? 'ls it an extraordinary Preak"of Nature ?
or, is it a kgitimatounensher of Nsture's w;. "?-r Or is is tWs long
sought-for LINK between Man and the OURAXG OUTAN(4, *l eli
naturalists have for years decided does exist, but which has hitherto
been undiscovered ? The exhibitors of this indescribable Person or
Animal do not pretend to assert what it is ; they have named it the
WILD MAN OF THE PRAIRIES ; or, " WIIAT IS IT," because
this is the universal exclamation of all who have seen it. Its
features, hands, and the upper portion of its body, are to all appear-
ances human ; the lower part of its body, the hind legs, and
haunches, are decidedly animal I It is entirely covered, except the
face and hands, with long flowing hair of various shades. IT IS
LARGER THAN AN ORDINARY SIZED MAN, but not quite so
tall. "WHAT IS IT" is decidedly the most extraordinary being
that ever astonished the world. It has the intelligence appertaining
to humanity, and can do anything it sees done, or anything which
man or animal can do, except speak, read, or write.
Hours from 1134 to I, 3% to 5, and 73¢ to 9. Doors open quarter
of an hour previous. Admission One Shilling. Children under Ten
Half-price.

OT WEATHER.-TR VELLING.-SEA-
SIDE.—Thee REGISTERD PA LETOT in London, only at
22, Cornhill, opposite the Royal Exchange; and the chief Llama
Cloth Warehouse, 114, Regent-street. Do not be deceived by a
similarity of name, placed in the windows of a few petty shops in the
neighbourhood of the Patentees. Each Paletot is stamped " H. J. and
D. NICOLL, 114, Regent-street."