The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-18 00:00:00

London: 11. Balnere, 219, Regent-street.

VOR the SEA. SIDE.—TRAVELLING SUITS,
IL with Cap, complete, 21. I Bs. to Three Guineas; tha Beaufort
Coat, 2/. 10s. ; the new summer Trousers, One Guinea ; Baden
Waistcoats, Two for One Guinea.

EXCELLENCE WITH ECONOMY.
GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street.

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 THURSDAY, the 15th
October next, at hef-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 undermeu-
toned Ports, the following quantities of
SALT MEAT.
of the cure of any country,, and all of the cure of the presenj se lson,
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NAVY BEEF. NAVY PORK.
Tierces. Barrels. Tierces. Barrels.
Deptford... . 2,500 2,000 .. 2,500 ' 2,000
Gosport ....... 1.500 1,200 .... 1,500 1,200
Plymouth .... • ... 1,500 1,200 .... 1,500 2,200
Flaulbowline .. •• • • 1,000 GOO .... 1,050 GOO

Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten-
ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for-such part
thhreof only as they may deem lit, or for a greater quantity. or of
not contracting for any. and also an unlimited power of selection.
A separate 'render must be given fur the Beef and a sep Irate Ten-
der for Pork, and every tender mutt specify when.: the meat is in-
tended to be cur, d.

Parsons t,nderina for more than one Port mast give a separate
Tender for each Port.
The Beef and Pork to be delivered into the r,srectivestores 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 Feb:uary,
1858; and the remainder thereof by the 15th day of Arrii, 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 bids payable in
seven days from and after the respective dates thereof. ,
Parties tendering are desired to take special noCce that the
use of WOODEN HOOPS Is ABOLISHED, and that Tit'm floors
only will be required for the Casks, in accordance with the condi-
tions of the revised for,n of Contract.

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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 Custo ns at
Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Waterford. and Newry ; or to the Secre-
tary to the Postmaster-GeneraLat 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 100 Barrels.
No lender will be received after half-past one o'clock on theday of
treaty, nor any noticed unless male 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 thi 4 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, "'ren-
der for Salt Meat„" and "Comptroller for Victualling,' and must
also he delivered at Somerset House.