The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR SPLIT PEAS, OATS, AND VINEGAR.

• Department of the comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset-place, 30th Nov., 1557.
PHE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland do Hereby Give Notice, that on FRIDAY, the 18th
December next, at half-past One o'clock, they will he ready to treat
With such persons as way be willing to contract for supplying and
delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the
the undermentioned articles, viz.:—
Qrs. When to be delivered.
SPLIT PEAS .... • 5OO r
Half of each in 3 weeks,
and the remainder in 3
OATS 5OO weeks afterwards, or
Gallons. I earlier if preferred by the
PINEGAR 20,000 party tendering.

Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles.
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 tit, or for a greater quantity, or of
not contracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selection.
The Vinegar to be delivered in good, sound, strong, and substan-
tial casks, which are to be retained as long as required by the said
Commissioners or their officers without payment therefor, but are to
be taken back from the said Victualling Stores (when emptied) by
and at the expense of the contractor.

Samples of the peas and oats (not less than 2 quarts of each)
must be produced by the parties tendering.
The Samples produced by persons whose Tenders are not accepted
are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con-
tract has been decided.
No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
tho said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service
It 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-past 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 of
contract, asithe 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
and must also be delivered at Somerset-house.

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FEIST'S RACING RECORD.
Edited by ALBERT FEIST,
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In addition to other useful information, it will contain a complete
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W. Wright, sporting printer and publisher, Fulwood's Rents, Hot
born. London.