The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

HAVELOCK MEMORIAL FUND.
VICE ?RESIDENTS.
Field-Marshal Viscount CO MBERMERE, K.C.B.
The Right Hon LORD KEANE.
The Right Hon. the Lord JOHN RUSSELL, M.P., F.R.S.
The Right llon. R. VERNON SMITH, M.P.
President of the India Board.
COMMITTEE.
General Sir H. Smith, Bart., JP. F. Robertson, Esq., M.P.'
G.C.B. I W. Roupell, Esq„ M.P.
Sir William F. Williams, of Kars, I H. 11. 'heridan, Esq., M.P.
Bart., K.C.B. Lieut.-General De-la-Motte, C.B.
The Right Hon. H. U. Addington Major-General Maclean
Sir J. R. Grant,Bart.,C.l34.G.ll. Lieut.-Col. W. Fred. Cavendish
Sir Edward Hulse, Bart. Captain Adair
Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Captain Moorsom, C.E.
Bart , K.C.B. Captain P. Morrison, R. A.C.
Sir Macdonald Stephenson B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S.
R. W. Crawford, Esq., M.P. John oft. Esq.
G. Moffatt, Esq., ]SI,F. Alexander Wilson, Esq., F.R.S.
BANKERS-The Bank of England and Messrs. Drummond and Co.
HON. SECBETARIEs.
Major J. Adair. I W. F. Morris, Esq.
Extract from Sir Henry Havelock's General Order after the action
at Bithoor, August 17, 1857.
"England shall sweep through the land. . Soldiers! in that
Moment your labours, your privations, your sufferings, and your
:valour will not be forgotten by a grateful country. . . You will
be acknowledged to be the stay and prop of British India in the
time of hor severest trial."
At a MEETING of the COMMITTEE, held at No. 3, Pall-mall
East, On iVEDNEsnAY, Jan. 20, 1558,
Sir MACDONALD STEPPIENSON in the Chair,
Resolved—That the object of the Committee is tke erection of a
suitable Monument in commemoration of the eminent services of
the late Sir Henry FlavelOck and his brave oomptnions in arms.
7 hat the mayors and corporations of the principal cities and towns
of Great Britain and Ireland he invited to co-operate with the
Committee in carrying out the above object, and that they be re-
quested to receive subscriptions.
That in order to afford to all, classes the opportunity of contributing
towards this truly national undertaking, the amount of individual
Subscriptions Is left open, and the smallest will be cheerfully received
Subscriptions received at the Bank of England; by Messrs. Drum-
Mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-
street ; Messrs. Herries, Farquha,, and Co., St. James street ;
kessrs.' Hoare and Co., Fleet-street; Messrs. Williams. Deacon,
and Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Cox and Co., Charing-cross.
All post-office orders must be made payable to the " Cashiers of
"Le Bank of England."
Committee-room, 3, Pall-mall East, London, S.W.

• CONTRACT FOR RAISINS.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-house, 20th January, 1858.
THE Conainissioners for executing the Office of
_ Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
an Ireland do Hereby Give Notice, that on THIIMDAY the 4th Feb.
:neat, at halftepast One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
Illicit Persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and
elivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the
Underlnenuce.-5,
RAISINS ...... ......... l2O tons.
One half to be delivered in three weeks, and the remainder in three
Weeks afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the Raisins.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten-
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 for any, and also an unlimited power of selection.
The raisins to be exempted from the Customs' Duties, and Parties
tendering are to state where they ere
Samples of the Raisins (not less than 3 Ibs) mast be produced by
the parties tendering.
The Samples prodticed by persons whose Tenders are not accepted
are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con-
tract has been decided.
No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
rded for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
the said Offiee, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service
at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol.
ti The conditions of the revised contract, to which particular atten-
tion is galled, may be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool and
ristol. No tender will be received after half-past one o'clock on the
may of tnikaty, 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 received from ea,:th person will be
communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
end bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Raisins," and
must also be delivered at Somerset-house.