The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

Dated Jan. 19, 1853.

CONTRACT FOR RAISINS.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
Services, Somerset-house, 20th January, 1858.
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 Tuuksoar the 4th Feb.
next, at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
Ruch persons as may be willing to contract for supplying and
delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the
Undermentioned article, viz :
RAE-4 ...... • • • ......... 120 tons.
One halfto be delivered in three weeks, and the remainder in three
Weeks afterward,, or earlier if prf ferre,d by the party tendering.
Tenders may he made fur 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 he exempted from the 'ustonts' Duties, and Parties
tendering are to state where they are lying.
sample of the Raisin. (not less than 3 lbs) 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-
tract has been decided.
No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
the said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet service
at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol.
The conditions of the revised contract, to which particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool iind
Bristol. No tender will he received after half-past one o'clock on the
day of treaty, and it will not be required that the Dart': tendering,
or an agent on Ills behalf, should at end at the office on the day of
contract, as the result of the offer received from exli person will be
communic,ited to him and his proposed sure'ies in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the xdmiralty,
and bear in the left-hand earner the wont "Tender for Raisins," and
must also be delivere 1 at Somerset-house.

1)1 R. HOW ARD, 6urgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet-
street, has introduced an entirely new description of A RII-
- TEETH. tlxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They s‘,
perfectly resemble the nal Kral teeth as not to be distinguished fro.,
t•i, original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or
decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used.
This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful
gaeratlon, and wilt support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is
staaranteed to restore articulation and mastication; and that Mr.
Howard's improvement may he within the reach of the most econo-
rnical, he has fixed the charges at the lowest scale possible. De-
cayed teeth stopped, and r indered sound and useful in mastics.
tion.-52, Fleet-street. At ome from ten till five.

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