The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-24 00:00:00

TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter
mediate " tilack at 3a. Bd. per lb.-26, COll.llllll, Lon-
don, L.C.

T"._ STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious
." Drawinfl Roomn " Black at 4s. 2d. per Corn.:
bill, London, E.C.
Dr. MissalP a Certificate of Purity, and a Pri:e Current
free on applization, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C.

CONTRACT FOR BRITISH OAK TIMBER, THICK-
STUFF, PLANK, AND TREENAILS.

Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy,
Somerset Place, 18th Dec., 1861.
THE COMMISSION, ERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD P. IG TI ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN arid IRELAND, DO
HEREBY GIVE NOTT.CE, That on TUESDAY, the 14th
Jan. next, at Two o'Cl.ock, they win be ready to treat with
such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying
12,0(0 Loads of BIC.TISIT OAK TIMBER (rough contents,
but to I,e delivered in a rough or sided state as the.
said C .rmmissioners shall direct),
1,250 Loads of 'BRITISH OAK THICK STUFF,
100 Loads.c'j Ditto PLANK,
N o.
400,00'd Ditto TREENA ILS,
to be deliv cred at her Majesty's several Dockyards by the 31st
December; in each of the years 186?, 1863, and 1864, at prices,
includir.g all carriage and other expenses.
A T ender may be made for the whole Contract, or for the
quantities required at any one or more of the yards, but not
for less than the full quantities of Timber, Thickstuff, Plank,
and Treenalls required for any one yard.
A Form of the Tender. showing the distribution, sidings,
and dimensions of the Timber, Thickstuff, Plank, and Tree-
si ails, and all other necessary particulars. may be had on ap-
plication to this Office by letter or otherwise.
No Tender will be received after Two o'clrJek on the day
of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless tb.'a party attends,
or an agent for him duly authorised in weding.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and tear in the left-hriir, corner the words
Ten.!er for British Oak;" and mast also be delivered at,
Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter sLned by two re-M
sponsible persons, engaging to 'eeComc bound with the Per-
son tendering, in thqsum of .-r,420,000. for the due performance
Of the whole Contract, or in a due proportion for apart only.

SALE OT;. HER M)
Department of the Store]
Somerset-pla,

.1-ESTY'S SHIPS.
ceeper-General of the Navy,
;e, 16th Dec., 1861.

rrHE COMMISSIONE.
1 THE OFFICE of LORD
'UNITED KINGDOM of GR:
LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE /S
the 3d January next, at TNNO
receive Seated 'renders for the p
derraentioner:( Ships

;RS for EXECUTING

) HIGH ADMIRAL of the
;EAT BRITAIN and IRE-
OTICE, That on FRIDAY,
'clock, they will be ready to
purchase of her Majesty's un-

Where
Tons. Lying.
Portland 1477
951
Spartan 9lB
Pilot
Express.., 382
Paerel
Pandora. 319
Crane... 359
Arrow 477
Lynx ... 477
Viper 477.

Where
Tons. Lying.
Frolic . W.))
Arab.... . 981
Daring ...... 42a
Elk... 484

Tyne 600
Electra. 462
Kangaroo 483
Dispatch 483
Daphne 726
Mariner 4Bl
Fantome 483
Vestal 913
Cleopatra 2lB.
r No Tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day'
of treaty.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
.Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
•"fender for the purchase of H.M. Ship," and must also be,
delivered at Somerset-place.
Persons wishing to view the Ships must apply to the Su-
perintendents of MM. Dockyards at Devonport and Chatham
for Notes of Admission for that purpose.

'Devonport.

Chatham.

Catalogues and conditions of sale may be had here or at'
the said yards.

111 0I AL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT!
INSTITUTION
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM "
SHIPWRECK,
(Incorporated by Royal Charter). •
•
Founded in 1824.—Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum-
berland, K.G., F.R.S.
CliAiumAN—Thos. Baring, Fsq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P., Chair-
man
of Lloyd's.
DEPUTY-CD).flrmAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V•P., -
Chairman of Lloyd's Registry of British and
Foreign Shipping Society.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, during,
the past year, the Institution has incurred expenses amount-
ing to £6,'58 ls. in establishing Life-boat stations on dif-
ferent parts of the Coasts of Eng' and, Ireland, and Scotland.'
The Institution has also expended on the repairs, stores,
alterations, and inspection of its numerous Life-bo ts, Boat-
!louses, and Transporting-carriages £3,632 19s. ; and £1,550
for exercising the Crews of its Life-lioats—making altogether
a total of £11.441.
During the past year the Life-boats of the Institution have
been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following
Winked Vessels:—
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose .. 1
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
Brig Pallas, of Shields .. • • • . 3
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow .. 9
Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. 5
Schooner Catherine, of Newry
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11
A Barge of Teig-nmouth
Brig George and James, of London
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool •• •• .. 15
llrigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth .. • . • • 9
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth 2
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland . 6
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. .. 5
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. 5
Brig Ann, of Blyth .. • • .. •• • • 8
Sloop Hope, of Dublin•
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. .. 5
Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. .. .. 16
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. 2
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby • •• •• 5
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis 3
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven ..
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester 6
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. 5
Schooner Rose, of Lynn
Brig Prodroma, of Stockton . • • .. 11
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough
Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg . • .. 6
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. •• .. 7
--
Total .. •• • • ..210
For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
voted £9OB fis. 4d. as rewards. It has also granted rewards,
amounting to £203 4s. for saving 245 shipwrecked persons, by,
shore-boats and other means, making a total of 455 persons
saved from a watery grave on the Coasts of the United
Kingdom.
During the present year (1861), the Life-boats of the Insti-
lution have also been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of
the following Vessels :
Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford „ 5
Schooner Prosp-ct, of Berwick
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives
A Fishing-boat of Whitburn
Brig Arethusa, of Blyth
Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. • • .. .. 2
Schooner William, of Morecambe .. 4
Smack Gipsy, of Newry
Schooner 11argaret Anne, of Preston • • .. 4
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven
Schooner William, of Liverpool . • .. ..
3
. 5
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown • - • • •
Brig Providence, of Shields .• • •
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle • •
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood
Barque Guy ma, of Glasgow • • •
Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. • •
Brig San Spirid one, of Galaxide .. • • • • 8
"•
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vianna • . • •
French Brig La Jeune Mar'e Therese . • • •
5
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough • • • •
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater • • • • 4
Ship Danube, of Belfast .. 17
Schooner Ilortensia, of Hanover . • 4
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven • • 4
Brig St. Michel, of Marans • • • • • • • • 8
Spanish Barque Primera de Torrevieg,a (saved ves-
• sel and cite of the crew) • • • • • • •• 1
Schooner Murrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and
crew) •• •• • ••
Brig Anne. of Plymouth•(saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Sunderland (saved vessel and
6
crew) •• .• .• ••
Barque Frederick, of Dublin .• • • • • .. 1
Barque Peace, of London .. .• ••• .. 2
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. 11
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew
of four hands) .. • • • • • • 10
Smack Adventure, of Harwich .• • •
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft • •
11
Barque Undaunted. of Aberdeen • •
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
1
coast, saved one man .. • • '• • • •
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone • • • • •• •
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk . • • • _.S
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderlano
. 6
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth • .
Schooner Friends, of Ly muslin •
Schooner Eliza Anne, of • •
Brig Content, of Sunderland ..
Smack Mien Owen, of Cardigan • • • •
Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam •. • „. 5

.. 8
4
..

Total .. • • • • • • —2BB
The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts
now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship
reeked Crews. Their help was never more needed than a t
the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions;
the Society has made within the past few years, it
man-
its has now
One Hundred and Twenty-
One e-boat s under
agement, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorow•li
efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely
needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
Donations and Annual Su' scriptions will be thankfully re-
ceived by Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-
greet ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 50, Strand ; Messrs. Berries,
Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. Jame es-street, London ; by a 1
the Bankers in the United Kingdom ; and by the Secretary,
Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14,
John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C.
Payments may be made by Cheqpes or by Post-office Orders
(crossed), to Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., or to the Secre-
tary.