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London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR LIGNUM VITiE

Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Samerset-place, 2,•th March, 1858.
THE Commissioners for executing the Office 01
Lord !Ugh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Brit.ir
and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the 13th April next, at Two o'clock, they will he ready to treat
with such viersont= is may be willing to Contract for supplyin
her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
50 Tons of Sr. DOMINGO LIGNUW VITIE, of from 634
to 94, Inches diameter.

A form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender
Will be received alter Two o'clock on the day of treaty, norwill any be
noticed unless the party attends or an agent for him duly autho-
rised in writing.
Every •ender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Aslmira.ty,
avid hear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Lignum
Vita:," and nusi be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a
le'ter, si ned by a responsib'e Person, engaging to be om.• bound
with the person tendering, in the sum of £lOO, for the due per-
formance of the contract.

CONVEYANCE OF HER MAJE-4TY'S MAILS BETWEEN
NASSAU NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS, AND
NEW YORK.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset House, 24th March, 1858
IT FIE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
j. Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Greet Britain
and Ireland, DQ HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. that on fUESD %Y,
th,, 20th April next, at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready
to treat at the above office for the conveyance one t in four weeks,
each way, by steam-vessels, of her %I aleßty's Mails between
NA :SAD, NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS. and NEW YORK.
No tender will be received after half-past one o'clock on theday
treaty, nor any noticed unless.made on the printed form provided for
the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said
office.
Every tender must be addressed to the liecretary of the Admiralty.
s.nl bear In the left-hand corner the vvor lit " Ten ter for the Convey-
ance of Mails," and must also be delivered at Somerset-house, and
state the addressor the party tendering.

CONTRACT.; FOR WINE, OATS, 4ND SALT.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, somerset-howe, 22d March. MS

THE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and 'lreland do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the Bth
April n zt, at ba7f-pamt One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
inch persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and
delivering into her Majesty's Victualling '.totes at Deptford and
Plymouth, the undermentioned Articles viz.:—
For Deptford Wine (White) Marsala, 2,000 gallona ; Oats,
300 quarters ; Salt (White), 200 ,one ; Salt (•t Übes Bay), 10 tons,
For Plymouth—Salt (White), 55 tons.
One halt to be delivered in one mo th, and the remainder in one
mo ith afterward,, or earlier if prof rred by the piny tendering.
Tenders may be made for
.the whole or Any portion of the articles.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the l'en-
ders 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 forany, and also an unlimited power ot selection.
The Win, to be exempted from the Customs' Duties, and Parties
tendering are to state where it is lying.
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Samples of the Wine. in pints ti.tyticach Cask, must he produced
by parties tendering, and not samples only for cach Import Mark.
Samples of the Oats (not less than 2 ,uarts) and of the Salt
(not less than 3 lbs of each description), mast be produced by the
parties tendering.
The samples produced by persons whose Tenders are not accepted
are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con-
tracts have been decided.

No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may ho obtained o' application ,t
the said Office, at the Victualling Yard at Plymouth, or .o the officer
conducting the Packet service at Liverpool, or io the Collector of
Customs at Bristol.

The conditions of the rriviscd contracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said, office, at the Victualling
Yard at Plymouth, and at Liverpool .nd Bristol.
No tender will be received after haw-past one o'clock on the
day of treaty, awl it wilt not be required that the cart: tendering,
or an agent on his behalf. shonld at end at the office on the day of
contract, as the result of the offer received from ea .h person will be
communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
livery tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for
and must also be delivered at Somerset House.

MESSRS. NICOLL'S ESTABLISHMENTS
are thus divided:—
No. 114. REGENT-4111E1-7.T is their Depot for Paletots, Uni-
forms, Gentlemen's Evening and Morning Dre,s. •
No. 116, for the manufacture of the 1; nines Trousers.
No. 118, fur Half-Guinea waist ;oats.
No. 120, for Waterproofed Guinea Capes, and Servants' Liveries.
No. 14/J3 their new Establishment for Ladies' ltid.ng Habits and
Mantles.
No. 144 contains their other new Denartmeut for Clotit'ne-yonnz
gentlemen with the taste, excellence, and economy whereby Messes.
NICOLL have secured wide spread conflden
The Wiqesale Warerooms are at the rear of the Regent-street
premises, v z , 29, 30, 31, aid 4', W ARWICIis.STRE P: T.
The City Depot is at 21 and 22, CORNII ELL.
The addresses of the various Agents are d tly advertised In the
journals of the United Kingdom and the Colonies.
THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE
AND LIFE INSURANCE OMPANY'S
INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED ONE MILLION STERLING,
1856. 857. 18;7
£222,000..Fire Premiums........ £2.19,000 —lncrease.... £67,000
72,781 .. ........ .. • 110,900 ine.reas,. •• • . 38,000
17,3'8.. Life Annuities .. • .. 27,000.. Increase.. • . 9, 00
820,000—Accumulated Fun's.. . 1,088,001.. Increase.... 268, 00
Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal t be had on application.
The Income of the Company now exceeds 450,600/. a year.

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES I IFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Rovent- 'reet, Waterleo-
place, London, S.W. Life assurance, annuities, endowments, and
loans on advantageous terms.

F. FERGUSON CA WROUX, Nianazer,

N.B. Policies in force, no.withstanding the Deceme of the Life
Assured, provided the Premiums be paid within the thirty days
of grace.

INTERNATIONAL LIFE A SSUR A SCE
SOO .ETY. 145. Strand, London, ,v.C., Feb. 25, 1858: estab-
lished 1837.—Payment of Premium within Days of,lrace,—Tt always
has been and stil is tne practice of this society to pay claims un ler
policies of assurance notwithstandine the death of the assured oc-
curring within the 30 days of grace, and before payment of the
annual premium, provided payment thereof be made, or notice of
the death be given to the office before the expiration of such days
of grace.

For the Court of Direeto-a,
E. S. SYAIES, Chairman.