The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-04 00:00:00

HAIR FELT

as may from time to time be ordered under a Contract•for
twelve months certain, and further until the expiration of
three months' warning.
The average annual consumption for the last three years,
a Sample of the Felt,, and a Form of the Tender, and Con-
ditions of Contract may be seen in the Lobby of the
Storekeeper-General's Department, Admiralty, Somerset
' - '

No Tender will be receiVed after Two o'clock on the
day' of ',treaty, Aor will, any be noticed unless the party
attends, .or an agent for him duly authorised in writing.
Every Tender must bd addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
"Tender for Hair Felt," and must also be delivered at the
Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somer-
set House, accompanied by a letter signed by two respon-
sible persons, engaging to become bound with the person
tendering in the sum of .£590 for the due performance of
the Contract.

By order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

CONTRACT FOR WHEAT, PEPPER, RAISINS,
AND SUGAR.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House,
April 18, 1868.

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 MONDAY,
the 4th May next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Ma-
jesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the undermentioned
articles, viz.:

Torf
oebrrealttoeronaditebessr.e. d
Qula.n.:ooo Pounds
WHEAT
PEPPER
RAISINS 50,000 „
SUGAR.. 500,000 „

When to be delivered—One half of each quantity in
throe weeks from the date of Contract, and the remainder
thereof in three weeks afterwards (or e profmrro4
by the party tendering).
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of
the articles.
Separate Tenders are to be made for each anicle

Their Lordships reserve to thernselves the power, when
the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole
or fur such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for
a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also
au unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
The Pepper, Raisins, and Sugar to be exempted fr
the Customs duties, and parties tendering are to state
where they are lying.
Samples of the Wheat (not less than 2 quarts), of the
Pepper (not less than 21bs.), and of the Raisins (not less
than 31bs.), must be produced by the parties tendering.
Each Tender for Sugar must specify the mark and land-
ing number of each cask or package, the ship in which im-
ported, and the country or place of its growth or produce,
and an average sample (not less than 2lbs. for each import
mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, and not
an average of different marks or several imports, and any
parcel that is found not to be of the same mark or average
quality as the samples tendered and accepted, will be re-
jected b,y the officers.
No Wheat tendered is to be of less weight than 60Ib. per
bushel. •

No Tenders will be received unless made in accordance
with the above denomination of quantities and rates • and
Contractors in claiming payment for articles supplied are
to make out their invoices in accordance therewith, both
as to quantities and rates, excepting those for wheat, which
are to be in pounds, at per 0 pounds.
No Tender will bo received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained
on application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where
the conditions of the Contract may be seen.
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
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
hint and to his proposed sureties in writing, when, but not
before, the rejected samples are to be removed.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of
the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for ," and mast also be delivered at the
Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset House.

By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

VRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.—LONDON
_a.: FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN-
STITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1368 are ea r
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon-
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, E. 0.; Francis Nichols
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, 16. C.
E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
HO boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
91 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing,

370 children.

£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank,
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, KC.; and by
WILLIAM WILLI A.MS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-aelds.

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Fognded 1819. Enlarged 1861
Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.,
whereby a home !las been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of
the kingdom.
The object of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng-
lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, houso,
and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other
wise provided for when they attain 15 years of ago, to obtain
suitable situations for them.

The Committee ef.rufistly appeal for support. Tho Charity is
entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions.
HENRY KINOSCOTE, Treasurer
W H. WAFWICK, Secretary.

Office, 121, Pall mall, S W

THE RESCUE LI
%re as fol:

30CIETY'S HOMES
!lows :

For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, Now Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland. I street. wich.

For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious-to
open another house for this pitiable class.
The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was.compelled to refuse 524 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book.
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge throe homes for servants of good
character, in which aro admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.

The Society'slport(of which a contributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy") may be had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its bankers aro Messrs. Barclay and Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to taro
benevolent. DANL. CO PER Sec.
85, Queen-street, Cheaside.

Leave every 14 day;,7l;l-1-11aTre and Brest, for New
_Yo „ _
From 1-lAl'll:E.—April 9th- and 23d, 3ray 76.- and 21st,
June 4th and 18th, July 2d and 16th.
From BREST —March 28th, April 11th and 25th, May
9th and 23d, June 6th and 20th, July 4th and 18th.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From HAVRE or BREST to NEW YORK.
First Class
- 700 fr.f Cabin.
Second Class
Third Class 275 fr.

From Paris to Now York, via Havre or Brest, includ-
ing railway ticket, 8501 r. and 725 fr., according to cabin ;
second class, 440 fr.; third class, 285 fr.

Hand-books, with full detail's of all the routes of this
Company, can be had of
STRINGER, PEJIBROKE, and Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.

ANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per-
il". feet), pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers,
and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107,
Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London.