The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-23 00:00:00

CONTRACTS for SALT BEEF and SALT
PORK.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-place, August 15, 1851.
The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
St the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give
Renee, that the periods for the delivery of the Salt Beef and Salt
Pork, for which Tenders are to be received on THURSDAY, the 25th
September next, at One o'clock, have been EXTENDED—for the
tint Moiety to the 31st of March, and for the Remainder to the
Slst May next, and they will be ready to treat with such persons as
may he WHIM', to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her
ejesty's Victualling Stores at the nadermentionecl Ports, the follow-
ing quantities of

ALT MEAT,
of tile cure of the ensuing season, viz :

Navy Beef. Navy Pork.
-- —
Tierces. IBarrAs. Tierces. Barrels.
I— --
No. No. No. No.
,Deptford - - 5300 3000 10,000 5,000
Portsmouth - - - 200 450 250 500
Plymouth - - - - 50 50 50 50
Cork - - - - 80 100

Their Lordships reserving to themselves the power, when the
fanciers are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such
?art thereof only, as they may deem fit, or of not contracting
z°r any part; and also an imllmtted power of selection, according
ituallty.
4 separate Tender must be given for Beef and a separate Tender
,
'r Pork., and every Tender must specify where the meat is intended
.o be cured.
Persons tenderirg for more than one Port must give a separate
Tender for each Port. and every Tender must contain a separate
Nice for tierces and a separate pricy for barrels.
The Beef and Pork to be delivered into the respective stores as
follows viz. :—One-half of each by the 31st day of March, 1852, and
the remainder by the 31st day of May, 1852, or any greater portion
or the whole at any earlier period if preferred by the party tender-
ing, and to be paid for by bills payable at sight.
The conditions of the cootracts may be seen at this office, or by
....applying to the Agent for the Victualling at Cork, or to the Collectors
v. her Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Waterford,
and Newry, or to the Secretary of the Postmaster-General at Dub-
lin, or to the Commander conducting the Packet Service at Liver-
/4_01; or to the Resident Agent for Transports at Leith.
./No Tender (except for Plymouth and Cork) will be admitted for
less quantity than

300 Tierces, }
or for Deptford.
450 Barrels
ICO Tierces, -
or for Portsmouth.
150 Barrels
ITO tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
Ittd the party tendering, or an agent for him duly authorised in
Wr:thlfg, must attend at this, office on Friday, the 16th September
ne.it, at Two o'clock, to learn the result of his Tender.
Every tenter must be addressed to the Secretary of the Ad-
,__/ralty,, andtwar in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words
. Tender for Salt Meat," and " Comptroller for Victualling," and
Mit also be delivered at Somerset-place, and be accompanied by a
letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound
, Litit the person tendering, in a sum equal to 20/. per cent. on the
"glottitt of the contract, for the due performance of the same.

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NORWICH PUM P S.
Work without FRICTION or LEAKAGE, and do not CHOKE.
26 YEARS' practice has proved these Ne plus Ultra Hydraulic
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0 readily applied to any motive power to draw or force water, air,
„r_ anY not rapidly injurious fluids in any quantity, or to any height
ur distance, for any purpose, by W. SIIAL DERS, Jun.
PATENT FOUNTAIN PUMP, ENGINE, HYDRAULIC, and
LEATHER WORKS, NORWICH.

The best PUMPS there arc, dispute it who dare.
AGENTS required. For Sale and Repair.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
CAMBRIDGE AND LONDON.
t notice is hereby given, that the Line is now OPEN between
L'IIIEPRETH and KING'S-CROSS, for the conveyance of Passengers
'ad Parcels.
s, The Great Northern Railway Company have put on well-ap-
pointed Four-horse Omnibuses, which perform the journey between
tabridge and Shepreth with perfect regularity; they start punctually
t.a
'°nl the Great Northern Railway, 23, Trinity-street, Cambridge.
Passengers booked through from Cambridge to London.
Pares :—First-,lass, 10s. ; Second-class, 7s. 62. ; Third-class, ss.
For particulars of the Trains. see the General Time Bills.
111 e Evening Train from London now starts at Six o'clock instead
0,
lye o'clock r.x._

• ,•
By order,
SEYMOUR CLARKE, General Manager.
Celnpany's Offices, King's-cross Station,
London, August 5, 1851.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
GOODS DEPARTMENT.
The Great Northern Railway Company inform Merchants, Whole-
Wee Dealers, and others in London and its vicinity, that for their
etter accommodation, they have opened an office in Angel-street,
I't• Martin's-le-Grand, adjoining the Bull and Mouth Yard, for the
irn l'Pose of receiving inquiries connected with the Goods Department,
44 where orders relative to the collection and delivery of goods will
, Promptly attended to. All letters sent by post should he ad-
."."Bed to Mr. Roadnight, Great Northern Railway Office, Angel-
Ereet, St. Martin's-le-Grand.
an tooling fees are discontinued.
By order,
SEYMOUR CLARK, General Manager.
Company's Offices, King's Cross Station,
London, sth August, 1851.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSION TRAINS TO OXFORD, BATH, AND
.ItESTOL.
Train will leave Paddington on SATURDAY EVENING, the
ad of August, at SIX o'clock, for Oxford, returning therefrom on
Monday Morning, August the 25th, at 8 30 o'clock.
Fares there and back.
First Class . ..... 6s. I Closed Carriages .. 3s. 6d.
No luggage allowed exceeding a carpet-bag.
atSUNDAY, the 24th of August, a Train will leave Paddington
5 a Quarter before Eight o'clock in the Morning, for Bath and
Aristal, returning the same evening from Bristol at 6 30, and Bath
at 7 o'clock. _ .

FARES.
To Bath and Back, Ist class 05. I Covered Carriages."... ss.
3.
Bristol do. Ist class 10s. Do. do. ••• • • G
Tickets may he obtained previously for the last-mentioned Train
It the Paddington Station ; 27, King-street, Cheapsidc, and 449,
West Strand.
Passengers baying luggage will only be conveyed at the ordinary
fares.