The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

DIED.

On the sth inst., suddenly, at Cheltenham, Joseph IL
Turner, Esq., of .4'o, Montague-place, Russell-square, and
3, Bedford-row, aged 63.
On the sth inst., at Castle Bromwich, gr. John Small..
wood, aged 79.
On the 31 inst., at Tweed House, Berwick-on-Tweed,
John Wilson, , aged 74.

V On
the 2d inst., at-Ilarpertown, Roxburghshire, Mary
G. Walker, youngest daughter of the late Robt. Walker,
Esq., of Wooden, aged 56.
On the 2,th ult., at 10, St. James's-place -Hatcham,
William Herbert, youngest child, and, on the 4th inst.,
Katherine, wife of George Scott Keys, and daughter of J.
Hooper, E q., Peckham.

LONDON' : Printed andiPubliehed by MURDO YOUNG
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No
112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county
of Middlesex, Thursday, October 8, 1857.

CONTRACTS for SALT BEEF and SALT PORK.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset House, 12th August, 1857.
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 THnitsDAY, the •15th
October next, at half-past One o'clock, 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 undermen-
loned Ports, the following quantities of

LT MEAT.
of the curs of any country, and all of the cure of the present season,
„

NAVY BEEF. NAVY Poia.
• Tierces. Barrels. Tierces. Barrels.
Deptford ........ 2,500 2,000 • ... 2,500 2,000
Gosport ~ L5OO ,1,2f0 .• .. 1,500 1,200
Plymouth ..... • 1,500 1,200 .... 1,500 1,200
Ilaulbowline ..
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 a'so an unlimited power of selection.
A separate Tender must be given for the Beef and a separate Ten-
der for Pork, and every tender mutt specify where the meat is in-
tended to be cured.
Persons tendering for more than one Port mast give to separate
Tencier for each Port.
The Beef and Bork to he delivered into the respective stores as
follows—viz., one-third of each quantity for each place by the 9th day
of January, 1858 ; another third thereof by the 27th day of February,
1858 ; and the remainder thereof by the 15th day of April, 1858,
or any greater portion, or the whole, at any earlier period, if pre-
ferred by the party tendering, and to be paid for by bills payable in
seven days from and after the respective dates thereof.
Parties tendering are desired to take special not:ce that the
use of WOODEN HOOPS is A BOLISITED, and that hum HOOPS
only will be required for the Casks, in accordance with the condi-
tions of the revised fora; or 410ntract.

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, 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 Secre-
tary to the Postmaster-General,at Dublin; or to the Commander
conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Resident
Agent for Transports at Leith.
No Tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100 Tierces,
or 10013arrels.

No tender will be received after half-past one 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 tendering,
or an agent appointed by him, should attend at this office, as the
result of the offer received from each person will be communicated
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, " Ten-
der for Salt Meat„" and "Comptroller for Victualling," and must
also be delivered at Somerset gouse.

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FOOD, for DELIC kTE INFANTS, CHILDREN, and IN-
VALIDS. Supersedes the expense and dangers of wet nursing, is
Moremasily digested, and imparts more healthful nourishment than
; acidity, cramps, bowel complaints, flatulency, cough, restless-
ness, scmit.la, eruptions, are avoided by it, and perfect regularity of
the system and sound sleep injured. Many respectable families who
have real ei and saved delicate Infants by this Food can be referred
to, and a copy of their Testimonials may be had free on forwarding
a stamped and addressed envelope to Barry Da Barry and Co., 11,
Regent-street, London. Prices ; —ln Canisters, is. ; 2s. ; and 121 b.
at 21s. The large Canister will be forwarded free of carriage on
receipt of Post Office Order.