The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION,
81, King William-street.
The Directors of this Association hereby inform the mem-
bers that the PREMIUMS falling due in the year commenc-
ing on the Ist July next, from those members-who have been
assured for seven or more entire years, will be REDUCED
at the rate of 82/ per cent., leavin,T, 171 per cent. only to be
paid. EDWARD DOCKER, Secretary.
—-- - -
ETR OP OLIT AN, COUNTIES, ANI)
•L-7-1- GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W.
Life Assurance, Annuities,Endowments and Loans.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

WASHINGTON FRIEND'S GRAND TOUR
of 5,000 MILES in CANAL and the UNITED
STATES.—The Falls of Niagara, and the River St. Lawrence,
including re truthful representation of that stupendous work,
the VIC',!ORIA TUBULAR BRIDGE. at Montreal. Ex-
traordinary Illustrations of American, Indian, Emigrant, and
Negro "Life, &c., &c., with his Songs, Anecdotes, and Melo-
dies, rially,at 3 and 8 o'clock.— St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—
Drev,s Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Gallery". ls. Places may be
aCC'ured at Austin's West-end Ticket-office.

Secretary—Mr. W. 11. EDWARDS,

LAST FEW WEEKS.

CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall,
Ring William-street, Strand.—Farewell Season in Lon -
ion., previous to the retirement of Mr. J. W. Raynor on the
21 2d of August —Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday
of
at 3 o'clock. Tickets and places may be secured at
the Hall from 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's West-end Box-
office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Proprietor and
Manager, Mr. J. W. RAYNOR.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Picea-
t dilly.—Open every Evening, with the celebrated Band
conducted by Mons. Lamotte (chef d'orchestra to the Em-
perm Napoleon). A magnificent SMOKING SALOON
added to this Establishment. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Ad-
mission, is.
Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
NIGH HOLBORN.
phis Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the
elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined
with the perfection of its management, is OPEN EVERY
EVENING for DANCING. The celebrated band, under the
direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, plays a nightly-varied selec-
tion of the inasl approved classical and modern music.
Doors open at half- nast 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12
Punctually. Admission, Is.

CONTRACTS FOR SUGAR, COCOA, AND WHEAT.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling
and Transport Services,
Somerset-house, 15th June, 1860.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the 2d July
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 delivr2ring into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Dept-
ford, th,, undermentioned articles, viz :
SUGAR
COCOA l5O „
WHEAT 3,000 Quarters.
When to be Delivered.-1141f of each 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
articles.
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.
The Sugar and Cocoa, to be exempted from the Customs'
Duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are re-
spectively lying.
Samples of the Cocoa (not less than Two Pounds) and of the
Wheat (not less than Two Quarts) must be produced by the
Parties tendering.
Each Tender for Sugar must specify the mark and landing
number of each Cask or Package, the ship in which imported,
and the country or place of its growth or produce, and an
average sample (not less than two pounds for each import
mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, and not an
average of different marks or several imports, and any parcel
that is found not to be of the same mark or average quality as
the sample tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the
officers.

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.
NoTender 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 conductintr the
acket Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at
Bristol.

Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of
the Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at the
said Office, and at tiverpocl 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 au 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-handcorner the words " Ten-
der for
," alid must also be delivered at
Somerset-house.

(,1 ARIBALDI FUND.—
N_Jii Having been appointed by General Garibildi to receive
Stud forward Subscriptions for "I millioni fucili" (the million
muskets), I beg to state that I am ready to receive and
duly remit any sums of money that may be subscribed for the
above object.

Sums already received.
From Glasgow, first F. N. Fordham..... Ll 1 0
instalment .......£2OO 0 0 Harry 8r0wne...... 2 2 0
r. A. Taylor ...... 100 0 0 T. Z. Wilson. 1 1 0
W. H. Ashurst .... 10 0 0 Wm. Hammond.... 1 1 0
Wm. Pare
S. H. Braysher .... 1 1 01W. C. Vivian 2 0 0
Ma pin (.t Co..- 5 0 01J. V. Porter
G. Hyde ,
Fonr Protestant Liberty
Englishmen .... 6 6 0 , Professor F. W
J. 11. Dillon ...... 5 0 0 Newman 2O 0 0
W. Jack50n........ 5 0 0 Two Sisters lO 0 0
Charles Buxton, Frank Dillon 5 0 0
31. P lOO 0 0 Subscribed in a
S. Statham 1 0 0 1 London Printing-
Rawlinson

5 0 0