The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-28 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR WHEAT,

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling
•
and Transport Services,
Somerset-house, 27th July, 1860.
'THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
-I- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the 6th
August next, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to
treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for
supplying and delivering into her Majesty's •Victualling
Stores at DEPTFORD, the undermentioned Articles, viz. :

WHEAT 4,000 quarters.

When to be delivered.—Half thereof in Three Weeks, and
the remainder in Three Weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the
Wheat.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the
Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole or for
such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater
quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited
power of selection.
Samples of the Wheat (not less than two quarts) must be
produced by the parties tendering.
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immedi-
ately after the contract has been decided.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form
provided for the purpose ; and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said Office, or to the officer conducting the
Packet service at Liverpool, or the collector of Customs at
Bristol.
Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of
the Conditions of the Contract, which may be seen at the
said Office, and at Liverpool and Bristol.
No Tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party
tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in. the left-hand corner the words " Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
house.

MACKIE'S STATION HOTEL,
INVERNESS.
Why is this HOTEL not known in the CALEDONIAN
CANAL ROUTE to INVERNESS ?

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

GOODWOOD RACES.-FRIDAY.

The Nassau Stakes of 50 sovs each, for three-yr-old fillies,
Bst 71b each ; the second to save her stake, &c. One
mile. (14 subs).
Lord Stamford's Provision, Bst 71b .. (A. Edwards) I
Mr. B. Hall's Seclusion, Bst 7Ib.
Mr. T. Parr's Contadina, Bst 71b .. (L. Snowden) 3
The following also ran :—Her Highness, Plumper, and
Arethusa.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Seclusion, 7to 4 agst Contadina, 6
to 1 agst Plumper, 10 to 1 agst Provision,. Plumper made
running to the rails, waited upon by Seclusion and Her
Highness. Provision then came and won in a common
canter by two lengths, three-quarters of a length separating
Seclusion from Contadina ; a bad fourth. Arethusa did
not pass the post.
The Duke of Richmond's Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs.

New mile.
Mr. Formby's The Speaker, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b.. (Bullock) 1
Mr. Savile's Montebello, aged, Btllb.. (G. Fordham) 2
Lord Stamford's Provision, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Daley) 3

The following also ran :—Restes, Tightfit, Golden
Pippin, Chere Imie, Queen Bee, St. James, Barabbas, f by
Annandale—Margery, Rockley, Joyeuse, Wildbird, and
Highden.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Provision, 9to 2 agst Montebello,
6to 1 agst The Speaker, 7to 1 agst Rockley. The Speaker
was first off, waited upon by Montebello and Provision.
the others lying in a cluster close up ; Barabbas
being last. Half way up the distance the race was left to
the three placed, The Speaker winning a good race by two
lengths, a head between the second and third. Restes was
fourth ; the others straggled in. at wide intervals.
The March Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; for 2-yr-
olds, 7st 71b ; three, 9st ; f allowed allowed 31b. The win-
ner to be sold for 300 soya, &c. (Half a mile.)
(29 subs.)
Capt. Christie's Spicebox, 3 yrs, 9st (Wells) 1
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Pomona, 3 yrs, Bst 111b(G.Fordham) 2
Mr. Payne's Lady Harriet filly, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (Charlton) 3
The following also ran :—Nabob's Daughter, Bayard,
Parole, Egeria, Malta, and White Rose.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Spicebox, 3to 1 agst the Lady Har-
riet filly, 5 to 1 agst Nabob's Daughter, 6 to 1 each Pomona
and White Rose. After several false attempts, caused by
the fractiousness of Egeria (who was on the flag falling left
at the post), she got away, Spicebox being first off, closely
followed by Malta and Parole, Mr. R. Ten Broeck's two
lying close up. At the stand, Pomona came with a
rush, but failed to head Spicebox, who won a fine race by a
head ; two lengths between the second and third, a head
between the third and fourth. An objection was lodged
against the winner on the ground of foul riding, but it was
overruled.
The Chesterfield Cup, by subscription of 15 soya each ; for
all ages, 2-yr-olds excepted (handicap). Certain winners
extra, &c. Craven Course. (66 subs.)
Count Batthyany's Orlando, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (W. Bradley) 1
Mr. Merry's Cecilia, 3 yrs, 6st llb .......... (H. Covey) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Catawba, 3 yrs, sst 101 b.... T. French) 3
The following also ran :—Zuyder Zee, Comforter, Fort-a-
Bras, Soothsayer, Sweetsauce, Nuncia, Cynricus, Rising
Sun, Nimrod, King of Diamonds, Gibraltar, Allington,
Winton, fby Pyrrhus the First—Sneer, Edmund Kean,
Forager, Golden Pippin, Volunteer, Lucy, Philomela,
Furious, fby Sir Tatton Sykes—Fortuna.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Sweetsauce, sto 1 agst Winton, 6to 1
each agst Comforter and Catawba, 8 to 1 each agst Man-at-
Arms and Orlanda, 15 to 1 agst Cynricus, 20 to 1 each agst
Soothsayer, Cecilia, and Zuyder Zee. Lucy made the run-
ning, followed by Allington, Orlanda, Zuyder Zee, Fort-a •
Bras and Catawba; Sweetsauce, who got badly off, being
last. At the turn entering the straight Sweetsauce went
through his horses and showed momentarily in the van,
Catawba then taking up the running, with Cecilia next,
Orlando. coming out at the end of the Stand and winning
very cleverly by a length and a half; a length between the
second and third. Winton was fourth, Gibraltar fifth,
Golden Pippin sixth, the next lot being Allington, King of
Diamonds, Rising Sun, Fortuna filly, and Soothsayer.
The Nursery Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sous each,
5 ft, with 100 added ; for 2-yr-olds ; certain winners
extra. Last mile. 57 subs.
Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's Captain Fortibus, 7st 31b
(W. Bolton) t w.o.
Sir J. Hawley's Rouge Dragon, 7st l2lb
(G ordham) t
Mr. Ratcliffe's Clematis, Est 121 b (J. Adam) 3
The following also ran :—Fairwater, Nemesis, Wombat,
Canary, Volition, Sparkle, Dog Rose, Orion; Sister to St.
Albans, Maid of Peru, Nativity, New Forest Deer colt, and
Bayonet.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Rouge Dragon, 4to 1 agst Nativity,
5 to 1 agst Clematis, 10 to 1 each agst Maid of Peru and
Nemesis, 12 to 1 agst Fairwater, 100 to 6 each agst Clematis
and Canary. After some delay at the post, owing to the
breaking away of Nemesis, Sister to St. Albans, and others,
Sparkle got off with the lead, followed by Orion, Rouge
Dragon, Captain Fortibus, and Clematis. In this order
they ran to within the distance, where Sparkle was passed
by Rouge Dragon and Captain Fortibus, the two running
a dead heat. Clematis finished third, four lengths off.
Nemesis was fourth; Nativity, Canary, and Sparkle, the
next three ; Sister to St. Albans heading the next lot.
Captain Fortibus afterwards walked over, and the stakes
miles
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xtr Sargent's threen Broach's .
121 b .... (Wells) 2
were divided.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-yr-olds, 7st 41b;
four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 121 b ; six and aged, lOst 21b.
Aboute Crater, 3 yrs, furlongs.
Mr. 41b ........ (Charlton) 1
Mr. _
R. T
Mr. Rigby's Tournament, 6 yrs, lOst 21b.. (G. Fordham) 3
Betting-5 to 2on Crater.
Tournament led for the first
three-quarters of a mile, Starke next, Crater lying several
lengths in the rear. After going about two miles and a
half, Crater went up to Starke,
g ear. Crater waited
upon Starke until descending the hill, at
side by side with
him, and Tournament dropped inrtuontnhienr
the finish had him
safe at the dip, and cantered in the winner by 20 lengths,
Tournament finishing about the same distance from
Starke.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
ST. LEGER.
7to 2 agst Thormanby (taken)
4to 1 agst The Wizard (offered to take)
Bto 1 agst Sweetsauce (taken)
10 to 1 agst Wallace (taken)
20 to 1 agst Northern Light (taken)
25 to 1 agst Stampedo (taken)
The remainder of the betting was on the events decided
to day at Gtoodwood.