The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-01 00:00:00

No. 20,653.

PUBLICATIONS.

MR. THORNBITET'S NEW NOVEL.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
EVERY :MAN his own TRUMPETER.
By G. W. THORNBURY.
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of navel-readers. It is an exceedingly glittering drama, well put
upon the stage, the personages accurately defined and strikingly
varied, the semery touelled i-y tho hand of an artist, and the
action sustained untiringly from the first scene to the last."—
Athenaeum.
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1111 PORTANT to ADVERTISERS.—
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Esq., M.A., will appear in "THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GAL-
LERY" of " ME ILLUSTRATED NEWS OF THE WORLD " of September
4th (N 0.31), price 6d., stamped id , the portrait alone worth Is. Gd.
Advertisements cannot be received later than Thursday morning,
10 o'clock.—Ofllee 199, Strand, W.C.

VEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858.
Part VII., price 3d., will be published on the Ist of September.
The Record, containin g a complete calendar of Sport in England,
Ireland, and Scotland in 1557, and Nominations for ISIS, may be
had, price two shillings.
W. Wright, Fulwood's Rents, Holborn.

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London : Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, and through
all Booksellers in Town and Country.

50 LOADS OF DEEM TIMBER. •
DATITIES willing to supply the above, or any
JIL. portion thereof, may obtain forms of tender and particulars
thereof on application to the Under-Secretary of Sato for War,
War-office, Pall-Mall, S.W., marked on the oßtstde "Contracts."
The Timber is required for the manufacture of Saddle Trees. It
must be of the very best quality, sound, and thoroughly seasoned;
to he not less than 51 or 6 inches thick, nor less than 3 inches
wide; and is to be delivered at the Royal Arsenal, Wcolwich.
The tenders are to be delivered at this Office on or before the
11th September, addressed to the Under-Secretary of State for War,
War-office, Pall-Mall, and marked on the outside "Tender for
Timber." R. G WIN, for Director of Contracts.
War-office, Pall-Mall, Aug. 30, 185 S.

CONTRACTS FOR SALT BEEF AND SALT PORK.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset House, July 30, 1555.
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 THURSDAY, tke 30th September next, at
half-past 1 o'clock, they will be READY to TREAT with such per-
sons as may be willing to CONTRACT for SUPPLYING and Deliver-
ing into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned
Ports, the following quantities of
SALT MEAT, _

of the cure of any country, and all of the cure of the present
season, viz.:—

NAVY BEEF. NAY' Y PORK,
Tierces. Barrels. Tierces. Barrels.
Deptford
Gosport
Plymouth
Haulbowline 5OO 750
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 flt, or for a greater quantity,
or of not contracting for any, and also airunliraited power of selec-

tion.
A separate tender must be given for the Beet and a separate
tender for Pork, and every tender must specify where the meat is
intended to be cured.
Persons tendering for more than one port must give a separate
tender for each port.
The Beef and Pork to be delivered into the respective stores as
follows, viz.:—one-third of each quantity for es eh place by the 31st
of January, 1859; another third thereof by the 15th day of
March, 1859; and the remainder thereof by the 30th day of April
1859, or any greater portion, or the whole, at any earlier period, if
preferred by the party tendering, and to be paid for by bills pay-
able in seven days from and after the respective dates thereof.
Parties tendering are desired to take special notice that the use
of wooden hoops is abolished, and that IRON noors only will be re•
quired for the casks, in accordance with the conditions of the
revised form of contract.
A form of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions of the
revised contracts, to which particular attention is called, may be
seen at this Office; at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Ply-
mouth ; or by applying to the Agent Victualler at Haulbowline ; or
to the Collectors of her Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick,
Belfast, Waterford, and Newry ; or to the Secretary to the Post-
master-General at Dublin ; or to the Commander conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool; or to the Resident Agent for Trans-
ports at Leith.
No tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100 tierces,
or 100 barrels.
No tender will be received after half-past 1 o'clock on the day of
treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the printed form provided
for the purpose ; but it will not be necessary that the party ten-
dering, or an agent appointed by him, should attend at this office,
as the result of the offer received from each person will be commu-
nicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Bills in payment for any beef or pork delivered into her Majesty's
Stores will be sent to parties upon transmitting the usual certifi-
cates of receipt.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words " Tender
for Salt Meat," and "Comptroller for Victualling ;" and must also
be delivered at Somerset House.

CARDS for the MILLION.—A Copper Plate
Elegantly Engrav;d, and 5) best Cards printed for 2s. Sent
post freo by ARTHUR GRANGER, Printer, Stationer, /ice., 308, High
Holborn.