The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset House, 29th November, 1856.
PHE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
I Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland do hereby give notice, that on MONDAY, he 15th
December next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with .uch
persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying (under separate
contr tcts) all such quantities of
FRESH BEEF
as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's ships and vessels
at the following places, from the Ist January to the 31st December,
both days included, viz.:—

Chatham
Cowes
Deal and in the Downs
Deptford to London Bridge in-

Kingstown and Dublin
Leith
Milford and Pembroke
North Shields
Portsmouth
Queenstown and Kinsale
Sheerness
Weymouth and Portland Roads
Woolwich to Gravesend, both in•
elusive
Yarmouth

clusive
Falmouth

Greenock
Guernsey and Jersey
Harwich

None of the Contracts to be sub-let, and the Contracts for Dept-
ford,„Woolwlen, chatnam,
spot.
and Sheerness to-be slaughtered on the
A form of the tender may be obtained, anu the ..,uttartions or thy
revised contracts, to which particular attention is called, may be
seen at this office, or by applying to the Superintendents of the
Victualling Establishments at Deptford and Gosport ; the Superin-
tendents of her Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheer-
ness, and Pembroke; the Clerk in charge of her Majesty's Yard at
Deal ; the Agent for the Victualling at Haulbewline ; the Agent for
Transports at Leith; the Secretary to the Postmaster-General, Dub-
lin ; or to the Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at each of the
other places.
No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
nor arty noticed unless made on the printed form provided for the
purpose; but it will not be necessary that the party tendering or an
agent app inted by him should attend at this office, as the result
of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him
and his proposed sureties hi writing.
Every Tender must be delivered at the above office, and signed
by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the per-
son tendering in thesum of 1,5001. for the due performance of each of
the contracts for Sheerness, Chatham, and Portsmouth ; and in the
SAM of 5001. for each of the others.

IDDLESEX PRISONS.—To Bakers, But-
chers, Mcalmen, Oilmen, Grocers, Brushosakers, Leather-
sellers, Woollcndrapers, Soapboilers, and others.
WANTED, at the House of Correction, at Coldbath-fields and
Westminster, and at the House of Detention at Clerkenwell, SUP-
PLIES of the undermentioned ARTICLES, for six calendar months
from Christmas next viz., about 19 cwt. of Bread daily, in loaves
of various weights ; good Ox Beef without bone, consisting of clods
and stickings; Ox Heads. weighing on an average 23 lbs. each;
Mutton, consisting of breasts, necks, and ribs ; Molasses, Sugar, Rice,
Potatoes, Scotch Barley, Oatmeal, Salt, Soap, Oils, Leather, Linen-
draper* and Woollen Cloth.
Persons willing to contract may see patterns and samples, according
to which the tenders are to be made, and obtain the necessary
forms of tender, upon application at either of the said Houses of
Correction.
Sealed tenders are to be delivered before half-past 19 o'clock
en FRIDAY. the 12th instant, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-
green ; and the persons tendering, or some authorised agent, must
be in attendance there at 11 o'clock precisely on that day, with the
names and addresses of two responsible sureties. The Visiting Jus-
tices do not bind themselves to accept the lowest, or any of the ten-
ders.
Dated this Ist day of December, 1856.

CHAS. WRIGHT, 1 Clerks.
C RAS. P. ALLEN,

PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of
Chancery, made in the cause. " Waterhouse Against Bran-
ston " the creditors of JOHN LUNN, late of New Bridge-street,
flackfriars in the City of T.ondon, and of Rye-terrace, Peckham,
in
the county of urrey, Tea Dealer, who died in or about the month of
January, 184'. are, by their solicitors, on or before the Eighth day
of January, 1857. to come in and prove their Debts or Claims at the
Chambers Of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 3,
stone-buildings, Lincoln's•inn, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they
will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree.
Monday, the Twelfth day of January, 1857, at Twelve o'clock at
noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating
upon the claims.

Dated this first day of December, 1856.
CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk.
W. M. WILKINSON, 44, Lincoln's.inn-fields,
Plaintiff's Solicitor.

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