The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-28 00:00:00

COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES,
an 3 BUSINESSES.
FURNESS and CO.'S List on application.
Particulars for insertion received until the 27th of the
Month at their
AUC VION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES,
6, Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the
Charing Cress Railway Station.

NATIONAL SOCIETY for the PROTEC-
TION of YOUNG GIRLS.—The Committee earnestly
solicit CONTRIBUTIONS, which are greatly needed, to
Support 60 girls, under 15, at Woodhouse, Wanstead, saved
from vice, and fed, clothed, and educated for domestic service.
Many from town and country are rejectei for want of funds,
although there is room and the cases urgent.
J. B. TALBOT, Sec.

No. 28, New Broad-street.
Subscriptions received by Coats, Drnmmonds, Herries,
natchards, or Nisbets.

ARMY CONTRA:CTS.
4-11_ TENDERS will be received at the undermentioned
Office until Twelve o'clock noon on the 29th September, for
the supply of
FORAM E, _ _

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for the use of her Majesty's Troops stationed in the follow-
ing places, from ist November, 1869, to 31st October, 1867.

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LONDON DISTRICT.
1. Hyde Park, Kensington, Regent's Park, and Horse
Guards.
2. Hounslow and Kneller HalL
3. Hampton Court.
4. Windsor.
5. Brighton.
q. Sandhurst.
Enfield:
Sera,•a4, Teraerci must be made for each of the above-
Inentioned r.-,tations Barrauk.i, as a p tr..t ly g-ouped and
numbered.
Forms of Tender, initialed and numbered, and Conditions
of Contract may be obtained on application at this Office, by
letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer of the
District, or in person, between the hours of ten and four
O'clock, and no Tender will be entertained unless made upon
the Form so obtained.
Tenders on the printed form must be properly filled up
and signed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered
at the undermentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked
"Tender" on the outside), before twelve o'clock noon on the
20th September inst.
Commissariat Office, 5, New-street, Spring-gardens,
London, S.W., Sept. 10, 1866.

CONTRACTS for FORAGE, ALDERSHOT.
ARMY CONTRACTS-FORAGE.

TENDERS will be RECEIVED at this office until noon on
SATURDAY, the 29th inst., from persona who may be will-
Lug to enter into CONTRACT for the supply of OATS,
fIAY, and STRAW, between Ist November, 1866, and 31st
October, 1867—that is;twelve months—at Aldershot, and
Within the command.
Parties may tender for any of the above articles separately
as under :

OATS, per quarter.
li A.Y. per ton.
STRAW, per load of 38 trusses, of 38 lbs. each.
Three contracts for these services, but for quantities not
leas than a month's supply, and not more than twelve months'
Supply.
The deliveries into store will be final on the part of the
contractor, except in instances where, on opening the trusses
of hay or straw, any quantity may be found (whether from
fraud or otherwise) to be bad from causes manifestly ascrib-
able to original bad quality.
The manure will be taken by Government. The contractor
Will have nothing to do with the issues to the troops or de-
ductions for stoppages on rations to °Meet's horses. Articles
In substitution for forage (as bran, carrots, do.) will be semi:
rately contracted for, and payment wi I be made for supplies
bona fide delivered twice a month—that is, on the 15th and
last day of each month.
Forms of Tender and Condition of Contract may be ob-
tained on application at. this office, by letter or in person,
between the hours of ten and four o'clock, where every in-
formation which may be required on the subject will be fur-
nished.
This new arrangement will enable large farmers and
wholesale dealers to compete for these c •ntracts.
Tenders to be marked on the envelope "Tenders for Oats,
hay, or Straw," as the case may be.
R. ROUTH, Deputy Commissary-General.
Commissariat at Aldershot, Sept. 10, 1166.

CONTRACTS FOR SALT PORK.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House,
Aug. 25, 1866.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on MON-
DAY, the Ist of October next, at twelve o'clock at noon,
they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be
willing to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into
her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned
Ports the following quantities of SALT PORK, all of the
Cure of the present season, viz.:—
NAVY PORK.
Deptford 3 6OO tierces 3,600 barrels.
Haulbowline 1,800 „ 1,800
Each tierce of Pork to contain 75 pieces of 41b. each, and
each barrel 50 pieces of 41b. each, instead of the number of
pieces formerly contained in the tierces and barrels.
The Pork to be delivered into the respective stores as
follows, viz.:—One-third of each quantity for each place
by the 15th day of January, 1867 ; another third thereof by
the sth day of March, 1867 ; and the remainder thereof by
the 30th day of April, 1867; or any greater portion, or the
Whole, at any earlier period, if preferred by the party ten-
dering, and to be raid for by bills at three days after date,
Which will be sent to parties as usual.
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 in accepting tenders.
Every 'tender must specify the name of the person by
Whom the meat is intended to .be cured, the brand of the
meat, and the place of cure.
Tenders for Pork Of the cure of the United States of
America will not be admitted.

Persons tendering for more than one port must give a
separate tender for each port.
Persons tendering must give a reference to a banker for
each surety proposed ; and they are desired to take special
notice that the use of wooden hoops is abolished, and that
Iron hoops only will be required for the casks in accordance
With the conditions of the contract. .

A form of the tender may be obtained, and the conditions
of the contract, to which particular attentionis called, may
be seen in the lobby of the Department of the Controller
of Victualling, Somerset House ; at the Victualling Yards
at Gosport and Plymouth; or by applying to the Agent
Victualler at Haulbowline ; or to the Collectors of her
Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Water-
ford, and Newry; or to the Secretary to the Postmaster-
General at Dublin •, or to the Commander conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool.
No tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100
tierces or 100 barrels.
No tender will be received after twelve o'clock at noon
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 tendering, or an agent appointed
by him, should attend, as the result of the offer received
from each person will be communicated to him and to his
Proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope
tho words, ,4 Tender for Salt Pork," and must also be de-
livered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling,
Somerset House.
The contractors will have to pay half the amount of the
stamps on the contracts and bonds.
By order. ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.