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London, England, 1857-05-22 00:00:00

TOWER.-SALE OF STORES.

BY order of the Secretary of State for War.—
To be Sold, by public auction, in the ToWer, on THURS-
DAY, the 28th of May, 1857, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely,
the following STORES :
Tents
Great C ats
C 10111111,7, various
Bedding
Cloth, Oxford Grey, about 10,000
yards

Boots, Ankle awl Knee
Rags, Woollen
•
Saddlery
Toole, various
Old Steel and Iron
Accoutrements
And Miscellaneous Articles.
May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the three
days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Depart-
ment, Pall-mall ; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on
payment of 6d. each, which will be allowed to purchasers.
No person will be admkted to view the lots, or intothe sale room,
without a catalogue.

EXCHEQUER RILLS.
Office of her Majesty's Paymaster-General,
Whitehall, 21st May, 1857.
THE EXCHEQUER BILLS, dated in the
Months of June and December, 185; (per Acts 19 Vict., cap.
19, and 19 and 20 Vict., cap. 44, Anno, 1856), with the /nterest due
thereon, will be paid off on the 16th June, 1857, when the interest
will cease. Such bills will be received at this office daily, from
half-past ten till three o'clock, until the Bth day of June, 1857, In
elusive.

Printed Forms, containing instructions for the preparation of the,
Lists, and the arrangement of the Bills, may be obtained on applica-
tion at this office.

The bearers must endorse each bill with their usual signatures,
and they must insert their names and addresses in each list ; and
where the names of holders &reinserted In the bills, the indorsements
of such holders must also be obtained previously to their lists and
bills being left for examination.

NEW BILLS, bearing interest at the rate of twopence halfpenny
by the day upon every one hundred pounds, and dated the said 16th,
day of Jane, 1857, may be obtained in payment of the principal of
the whole, or part, of the Exchequer Bills issued under the Act above-
mentioned, on the claimants specifying, in their lists, the amount of
new bills required by them.
The New Bills, together with the Interest on the Bills left on or
before the said Bth day of lune, for exchange, will be issued on the
17th day of June, 1857 ; the bearers mast attend at this office to
sign • receipts for the payment of Principal and Interest.
Payment, in Money, may be obtained at this office for any of the
said Exchequer Bills, previously to the said 16th day of June, 1857,
upon the claimants leaving the bills for examination one day prior
to that on which such payment is desired.

N.B.—All Exchequer Bills dated prior to June, 1857, have been
previously advertised to be paid off.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.

NE W MEMBERS.

Lord Ebrington, Mr. Somers, Sir T. Burke, and Mr.
Corbally, took the oaths and their seats.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The fallowing bills were read a third time and passed
—Guildford Gas, Guildford Water, South Shields Gas,
and Sunderland Gas.
The Chester Water Bill was further considered and
ordered to be read a third time.
PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented in favour of the abolition of
Ministers' Mo'ney ; against the Maynooth Grant ; against
the present Superannuation Act ; from the shareholders
in the Royal British Bank, complaining of want of pro-
tection under the Joint-Stocks' Winding-up Act, 1854 ;
&c., &c.