The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-29 00:00:00

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MARINE BARRACK CANTEEN
AT WOOLWICH.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset•place, September 26, 1848.
Notice is hereby given, that on THURSDAY, the loth October next,
at One o'clock, the Canteen in the above Barrack will be let from
the Ist November next, to the Ist of January, 1850, by order of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
No person but of unexceptionable character, or who will not un-
dertake, bona fide, to reside in er occupy the Canteen and conduct the
business thereof in his own person, will be approved ; and two sure-
ties will be required for the regular payment of the rent, and of all
Suns which may become due in respect of the said Canteen, and
for the due performance of the several conditions and stipulations
of the indenture of lease. The revenue or other licenses ts:be paid by
the tenant.
The person whose proposal shall be accepted, and his sureties,
Inust execute an indenture of lease and covenants relating thereto,
the particulars whereof may be known by applying to this office, or
to the Barrack Master at Woolwich.
The Christian and surnames of two respectable persons, with their
professions, and places et abode, who will join the tenant in exe-
luting the indenture of lease as his sureties, must be inserted in
the proposals. The Tenant is to pay half the value of the stamps
on the indenture of lewe upon executing the same, and it is to be
understood that the said Commissioners will not undertake to pro-
cure the tenant a license.
A printed Form of the Tender and Conditions may be had at
this Office, or on application to the said Barrack Master. No Ten-
der will be received after One o'clock en the day of treaty, nor any
noticed, unless the party attends, or au agent fer him duly autho-
rise' in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left hand corner the words "Tender for Marine
Barrack Canteen," and must also be delivered at the Office of the
Comptroller for /let/inning and Transport Services, at Somerset-
place.
By the Mutiny Act, Canteens are not liable to have troops bil-
leted on them.
As the person becoming tenant of the Canteen will be bound to the
strict performance of the covenants of the indenture of lease, and to
the full payment of the rent and privilege of sale to the troops, with-
out any remission or reduction under any circumstances whatever,
he is hereby cautioned to make himself fully acquainted with the
conditions of letting, prior to his making a proposal.
• The rent of the Canteen as a tenement or dwelling is to be pro-
posed at the sum stated below, therefore the biddings will be upon
what is offered for every 10 men per month, exclusive of sergeants
occupying the Barrack, tke number being ascertained from the Bar-
rack Master's returns, made up at Twelve o'clock at noon on the
first day of every month, and no changes in the occupation of the
Barrack which may take place in the progresss of the month, either
for or against the tenant, will he taken lot° account. Ne less num-
ber than ie will be charged against the tenant, nor will any odd num-
ber be calculated : thus, if the Barrack should be occupied by 148
Men on the first day of the month, only 140 will be calculated for
that month. The bidders are also desired to introduce no fractional
parts of a penny in their offers, as they will not be noticed, nor will
any tenders be noticed except such as are strictly according to the
term furnishid.