The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WED_NESDAI EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1868.

OLIN BURGESS AND SON'S Original and
V Superior ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, also MANFIELD'S
PATENT PICKLES, are perfectly pare and uncoloured. To be
had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS AND
SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London. j

C 0 MPAGN I E GENE RALE Tit ANSAT-
LANTIQUE.
4. Rue de la Paixl Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for Now York
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From IfivnE or BR EST to NEW -YORK.
First ;lass 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class
From Paris to Now York, via Havre or Brest, including
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman—General Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., F.R.S.
Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free.
HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London.

THE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE
JL ASSITRANCE COMPANY.

Established 1821.
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Subscribed Capital. Two Millions.
Total Invested Funds upwards
Total Income upwards of £320,000.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIRE POLICIES
which expire at MICHAELMAS must be Renewed within
Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents
throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void.
_

All Insurances now have the benefit of the Reduced
Duty of is. 6d. per cent.
For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com-
pany's Agents, or to
T. TALLEMACH, Secretary.

OHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
t./T TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth
powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the
enamel from dec ty, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to
the breath. Price is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper
Tbames-street, London.

pARTRIDGE AND COOPER.
MANUFACTURING STATIONERS,
192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.C.)
THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES.

CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s.
per ream. s. d.
Fine Cream Laid Note ; a cheap paper 3 0
Superilae Cream Laid Note; much approved 4 0
Supei lineThiek Cream Laid Note; especially recommended 5 6
Extra :•upertlne Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0
•;traw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6
Large Commercial Note Papers 35., 45., 55., and 6 0
Foolscap Papers, blue or cream........ 105. 63, 12s. 61., and 14 6
Outsides Foolscap ......................................................... 6 6
Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 4s. • ruled ditto, 4 6
Tinted Lined Note fire quires for is. 6d., or 5 6
Double Thick Cream Wove "Club House" A ote, five quires for

2s. 6d.
Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s Gd, 59 6d, & 6s 6d
Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d per 1,000
Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., Is
COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 100. Polished
steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the
prices charged by the retail houses.
An ILLU ,TR ITED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands,
'tationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling
Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free.

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
COntract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
. House, sth Nov., 1868.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
-A- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby give Notice, that ou TUESDAY, the
Ist December next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they
will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing
to CONTRACT for SUPPLYING (under separate Con-
tracts) all such quantities of
FRESH OX BEEF
as may be dettianded for the use of he
and Vessels at the following places,,fr,
"o the 30th June, 1869, both days inclui
ENGLAND, &c.
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlehamp`un
Liverpool
London-bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymington
Milford Haven,
Pembroke; and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven
SCOTLAND.

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Exmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Gravosend
Greenhithe
Harwich
Holyhead
Hull, Hawke
Roads, and iu
the Humber

Ardri6haig
Greenock

Bantry :
Belfast and Car-

rickfergus
Castletownsend

Foynes
Galway
Kilrush

er Majesty's Ships
.m the Ist January
led, viz. :

Penzance
Portland and
Portland Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do)
Sheernesi (do)
ltamsgate
Scilly
Southampton
Swansea
Weymouth
Whitstable
Yarmouth(Nocth)

Rillibegs
Kingstown and

Gran ton
Queensferry

Queenstown and
Kinsale
Rathmullen
Valentia
Waterford
Westport

N.B.—The Coni
:ed Ox Beef, as no

The Lords Comi
lemselves an uul

Dublin
Limerick
Lough Foyle
Lough S Willy
Mill Cove (Bere-
haven)
ractors are to supply good, fat, well-
Heifer Meat will be admitted.
missioners of the Admiralty reserve to
united power of selection in accepting

the Tenders.
Particular attention is called to the revised conditions
of the Sheerness Contract, which is to include supplies
to all ships and vessels between Chatham and the
Great Nore, both inclusive ; also the Naval Barracks at
Sheerness.

Parties tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Sheer-
ness are to spe i cify n their Tenders a rate for 1001bs. for
live Oxen, delivered in the usual manner ; and no atten-
tion will be paid to any offers not so made.
Separate tenders must be made for each Port, and at a
rate per 1001bs., and no attention will be paid to any offers
not so made. Contractors, in claiming payment for the
supplies of Beef, are to make out their invoices in pounds
at per 1001bs.
The Cattle under the Sheerness Contract to be slaugh-
tered in the Admiralty slaughter-house at. Sheerness, for
Falmouth on the spot, and for Portland not farther from
that port than Weymouth. The Contractors for Portland
and Dartmouth aro also to deliver the Meat on beard H.M.
ships and vessels.
Thu Contractors for Portland and Weymouth are to
reside at Portland or Weymouth.
The Contractor for any of the other places is to reside
on the spot, or to bare an Agent, resident there, whose
name and address must be given on the Tender.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, M.G. ; or by applying to the
Supeentendent of the Victualling Establishment at Dept-
ford, Gosport, and Plymouth, the Superintendents of her
Majesty's Dockyards at oolwich, Chatham, Sheerness,
and Patabroke; the Naval and Victnalling Storekeeper at
Ilaulbowline; the Officers conducting the Packet Service
at Liverpool and Southampton ; the Secretary to the Post-
master-General, Dublin ; to the Collectors of her Majesty's
Customs at—
Belfast

Penzance