The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-24 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR SUET.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset House, 234 December, 1857.
THE Couunissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland do Hereby Give Notice, that on MONDAY the 4th January
neat, 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 Deptford the
undermentioned article, viz.:—
SUET..... . • ....... ........ 150,000 lbs.
In Fifteen equal weekly deliveries, the first of such deliveries to be
made by the 16th January, 1858.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the Suet.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten-
ders are epened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part
thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of
of contracting for any.
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 contracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool and
Bristol. No tender will be received after half-put one o'clock on the
day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering,
or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the office on the day 01
contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be
communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Suet," and I
must also be delivered at Somerset-house.

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THREE EXTRA. NIGHTS.

Piecolomini, Spozia, Ging,lini, Bolletti, Rossi, Vialetti,
and Aldighieri,
Tuesday, Dee. 29—Thursday, Dec. 31—Saturday Jan. 2,
The following favourite operas will be given :
Tuesday—lL TROVATOREI.
Thursday—LA TRAVIATA.
Saturday —LUCIA DI L lERMOOFw
Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons),
pit and one pair, 2/. 2s ; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 1/. 55.;
three pair, 15s; gallery boxes, 10s; gallery stalls, 3s 6d;
pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s,

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
SATURDAY EVENING, to commence at Seven, with
SPEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Messrs. W. Farren,
Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam,
and Miss E. Ternan.

After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle-
quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ;
Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ;
Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s, each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
P t
I, ewer Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 1' No half-price to Upper Gallery.

ItOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.

On SATURDAY EVENING, will be presented THE
CORSICAN BROTHERS,

After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime,
entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess
Blanehe Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess
Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor-
mack. ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and
Columbine, Miss (.7. Adams,

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
On SATURDAY EVENING, Dec. 26, TFIE WEPT OF
THE WISH-TON-WISH. Mr. Wright and Madame Celeste.
After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled
HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND
PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank
Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billington ; Miss Marie Wilton ;
Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee
and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.—
THIS EVENING, the Gorgeous Burlesque and rant°.
mime, LALLAII ROOKII.
Morning Performance on Boxing Day.
First aprarance of Mr. CHARLES DILLON on Monday
next.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
i tg company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
S !actions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
C:IORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, tire., viz. :—Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyra, Siiss Bru-
nell, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr.
Heushaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jonec, J. Barker,
W. Melling, Senor Antonio. E. L. Rime, and Mr. St.
Albyn; Messrs. S. Genii's, W. T. Critchlield, and E. Mack-
nay. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master
Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at
&Ten o'clock precisely. Suppers, ctc., until twelve &clock.

AM COWELL'S RETURN to leis Old
1,71. Quarters, the CANTERBURY-HALL, for
One Night only, THIS EVENING (CHRISTMAS EVE),
Dee. 24, 1857.

CYTERBURY-HALL, Westminster-road.—
GRAND MORNING CONCERT,
BOXING DAY, December 26, 1857, commencing. at half-
past One o'clock. Programme, consisting of Solos, Comic
and Sentimental, and selections from the following Opera 3
Ernaui, II Trovatore, and La Traviata. Comic talent—Messrs.
S. Collins, W. J. CriteHeld, and E. W. Mackney.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAT—Morn. 53 min. aft. 6—Even., 19 min. aft. 7
T -Ifonitow —Morn., 46 min. aft. 7—Even., 17 min aft.

THE WEATHER —SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 24.
IHERMOMETER, IN THE SNIDE.
F. 6 —highest since noon yesterday.
50—lowest this morning and daring the night.
57 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 36.40.
WIND, S. W.; rather fresh, with fine weather.

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