The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-13 00:00:00

INDIA OFFICE, 11th April, 1859.
THE SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA, in
Council, gives notice that he will be prepared, at or
before twelve o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, to re-
ceive tenders for a loan of £7,000,000, for seven years, on
security of debentures (transferable either by the delivery of
the debentures respectively, or by deed), to be issued under
the provisions of the Act 22d Victoria, cap. 11, such deben-
tures to be of the respective amounts of £l,OOO and £5OO, and
to bear interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, pay-
able by coupons attached, half-yearly, at the Treasury at this
Office, on the 19th July and the 19th January in each year.
Holders of the debentures will have the option of claiming
Payment at par at the expiration of five years, from the 19th
July next, on giving one year's previous notice.
The tenders to be for sums of not less than £5O, and to
state how much will be given for every £lOO of the said loan.
The tenders are to be delivered in, sealed, at the Treasury,
at this office, and to specify the debentures required, whether
transferable by delivery, or by deed, and the proportions of
each denomination of debentures.
A deposit of two per cent. upon the amount tendered must.
at the same time be paid, to be returned in the event of the
tender not being accepted ; and parties tendering must be
careful not to enclose the deposit in the sealed tender.
So much of the amount tendered to be paid to the Secretary
of State for India in Council on the 3d May, 1859, as will leave
50 per cent. of the capital to be paid as under, viz. :-
25 per cent. on the 14th June, 1859,
25 per cent. on the 19th July, 1859,
from which dates the interest of 4 per cent. per annum upon
the respective instalments will be calculated ; but parties who
so desire may pay up in full, and will be allowed a discount at
the rate of 3 per cent. per annum upon the anticipated pay-
ments. _

In cases of equality of tenders beyond the amount required
they will be subject to a pro rata diminution.
Scrip receipts will be given to the parties entitled, to be de-
livered up in exchange for the debentures when prepared.
No tender will be received after 12 o'clock on the said 19th
day of April, nor unless upon a printed form, which may be
obtained at the Accountant-General's department of this
office, or of Mr. Henry Scott, 16, Throgmorton-street.
3. COSMO • MELVILL.

CONTRACTS FOR TEA, TOBACCO, AND MUSTARD

SEED.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and
• Transport Services, Somerset-house,
7th April, 1859.
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 THURSDAY, the
28th instant, 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 articles :
TEA, 50,000 lbs, TOBACCO, 50 tons—Half of each to.be
delivered in three weeks, and the remainder in three weeks
afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering.
MUSTARD SEED (White) 30 quarters—Half to be deli-
vered in a fortnight, and the remainder in a fortnight after-
yards or earlier if preferred. by the party tendering.
Tenders maybe made for'tla. whole or any portion b 1956-
articles.

Thai Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
the tenders 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 also an
unlimited power of: selection.
The tea and tobacco to be exempted from the Customs'
duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are re-
spectively lying.
Samples of the tea (not less than two pounds from the
bonded warehouse), and of the mustard seed (not less than
two quarts), must be produced by,the parties tendering.
Each tender for tobacco must specify the several trade
marks and numbers, and the countries or places of its growth
or produce, and a fresh drawn dock sample of each cask or
package must be produced by the parties tendering, and any
cask or package that is found not to be of the same mark,
number, or quality as the sample tendered and accepted, will
be rejected by the officers,
The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not ac-
cepted, are requested to be taken away by them immediately
after the Contract has been decided.

No tender will be received unless made on the printed form
provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on ap-
plication at the said office, or to the Officer conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs
at Bristol.

The COnditions of the revised contract; to which particular
attention is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liver-
pool and Bristol.
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No
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, as the result of the offer received
from each person will be communicated to him and his pro-
posed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty,"and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
house.

TO-NIGHT, 13th, at 8, The Rev. J. M.
BELLEW, S.C.L., will give A READING from the
WORKS of OLIVER GOLDSMITH, with Incidents in his
Life, at ST. MARTIN'S HALL, this EveninF, (WEDxEsDAT)
Stalls, 4s. ; Centre Area and Balconies, 2s. ; Back
Seats, ls. To be had at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-
street ; St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre ; Mr. Seale's Li-
brary, Circus-road, St. John's-wood ; and Mrs. Ackerman's,
6, Blenheim-terrace, where plans of the Stalls may be seen.

CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—St. James's Minor
Hall. The celebrated CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS
will repeat their POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT EVERY
EVENING at Eight o'clock, and Saturday Afternoon at
Three.—Stalls, 38. ; area, 2s. ,• gallery, ls.—Tickets at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

THE VICTORIA CROSS.—On and after the
18th instant, the FIRST SERIES OF HISTORICAL
PICTURES, by M. DESANGES, containing authentic Por-
traits, will be on Exhibition at the Victoria Cross Gallery,
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, daily, from 9 till dusk.
Admission, One Shilling. Season tickets, Five Shillings.
Bearers of the Order admitted Gratis.

LONDON CRYSTAL PALACE, REGENT-
CIRCUS, OXFORD-STREET and GREAT PORT-
LAND-STREET.
This magnificent building is NOW OPEN to the public, for
the SALE of all kinds of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES.
The Photographic Establishment, Aviary, Conservatory,
General Refreshment Room, and Ladies' Private Refresh-
ment Room, with Retiring Room attached, are replete in their
several departments.