The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-17 00:00:00

London: H. Bat Mere, 219, Regent-street.

EN RI ' S PATENT HORSE and CATTLE
11 FEED, Invented, 1554; Patented, 1E05; has now been
before the public for more than six years, and, owing to its
success, there is now a host of imitations in the market, all
or which are so many compliments to this, .the Original and
the only Patented Cattle Feed preparation.
DAILY HORSE and CATTLE FEED, for seasoning the
other fond, and causing good digestion, 425. per cwt.

MEDICATED, for restoring and conditioning, horses and
cattle, in boxes, 56 feeds, 125.. sent carriage paid.
Read Office, London-bridge, London DinouGrotov,-, full

CONTRACTS FOR RAISINS, PEPPER. MUSTARD
SEED, TOBACCO, AND VINEGAR.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset-house, 16th May, 1861.
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 TUESDAY, the 28th
Inst., at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with
such Persons as may be willing to CONIRACT for sup-
plying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
at Deptford, the undermentioned Articles, viz. :
RAISINS.
PEPPER .
(White). (30 Qrs.
MUSTARD SEED ( Brown) .... t 30 „
TOtACCO 5O Tons.

When to be delivered.—Half of each in Three Weeks, and
the remainder in Three Weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering.
VINEGAR.... 15,000 Gals.
Half in One Month, and the remainder in One Month
afterwards. nr earlier if preferred by the party tendering.

'renders may be mastow. ..as; 41.4,
articles.
_ _

Thair 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, contract!ng. for any, and also an
unlimited
power
o
of selection.
notlection
The Raisins, Pepper, and Tobacco to be exempted from the
Customs' duties, and parties tendering are to state where
they are respectively lying.
Samples of the Mustard Seed (not less than Two Quarts of
each, of the Pepper, not less than Two Pounds, and of the
Raisins, not leas than Three Pounds), 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 grow&
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 be of the same mark, num-
ber, or quality as the sample tendered and accepted, will be
rejected by the. officers
Samples of the Vinegar (not less than a Quart) which the
parties tendering may purpose to supply must accompany
their Tenders, as the delivery will be required to be made in
accordance with the samples which may be accepted and the
Vinegar tendered to be'No. 20, Trade denomination.'
The Vinegar to be delivered in good, sound, strong, and
substantial casks, which are to be retained as long as' re-
quired by the said Commissioners or their officers without
payment therefor, bnt are to be taken back from the sa.d
Victualling Stores (when emptied), by and at the expense of
the contractor.

1 lie samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
accepted, are requested to be taken away by them immedi-
ately after the contracts have been decided.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on
application at the said office, or to the officer conducting the
Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the collector of Customs at
Bristol.

Particular attention is called to the recent modification of
the conditions of the contracts, which 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, 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 cleft-handaddresed the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the corner the words
" Tender for ," and must also be delivered at
Somerset-house.

LOYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Institution
earnestly APPEAL to the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST-
ANCE to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on
the limited funds of the Society.
THOMAS BARING, Chairman.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman.
14, John-street, Adelphi, Feb., 1861.
Bankers—Messrs. Willis and Co. ; Coutts and Co.; Berries
and Co.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road.
Patron—Her Majesty the QUEEN.
President—His Grace the Duke of Bueeknell, K.G.

Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
This Hospital relieves distress in its most helpless shape,
that of disease aggravated by destitution. With more ade-
quate funds the Weekly Board could make immediately avail-
able 500 beds for the relief of the large mass of suffering in
tnis inetiopolls. Its present resources, supplied entirely by
the Voluntary Contributions or the rubite. on.hle it So afford.
in addition to its [n-patients, effective Medical Assistance to
an average exceeding 2,000 Out-patients weekly.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas-
terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ;
Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ;
Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and
Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and
Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.;
Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at
le Hospital

J. B. OWEN, ➢I.A„
Chairman of the Weekly Board.