The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-09 00:00:00

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861
Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.,
whereby a home has keen afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, clas..4, 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, house,
and laundry, to it them for domestic service; and, if not other
wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain
suitable situations for them.
The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is
entirely sustained ty donations and subscriptions.
HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer
W H. WAF WICK, Secretary.
Office, 121, Pall mall, S W

CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF. --
Contract Department, A4mirale, Somerset House,'
May 2, 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 Ist June next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
be read y to treat with such persons as may be willing to
CONTRACT for supplying (under separate Contracts) all
such quantities of
FRESH OX BEEP .

as may be demanded for the use of her tvlajesty's Ships
and Vessels at the following places, from the Ist July to
the 31st December, 1868, both days included, viz.:

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Deal, and in thei

Downs
Dover
Exmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Fowey '
Gravesend
Greenhithe
Harwich
Holyhead •
Hull,Hawkertonds,
and in the Hum-
ber

Aberdeen

ENGLAND, &c.

Jersey and Guern-1

soy
Littlehampton
Liverpool
London Bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymington •
Milford Haven;
Pembroke' and
Pater •
Netley
Newhaven
North Shields
Penzance

SCOTLAND.

Greenock

Portland and Port-

land Poads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do.)
Sheerness (do.)
Ramsgate
Scilly
Southampton
Syr:llama '
Torquay
Weymouth
Wivenhoe
Yarmouth (North)

Ardrishaig Leith, Leith Roads,
Granton & Frith of Forth
fRELAND.
Kenmare
Kilrush

Bantry
Belfast

B nnerana (Lough'
S Willy)
Castletownsend

Killibegs
Kingstown and
Dublin

Queensferry

Queenstown and

Kinsale
Rathmullexi
Valentin
Waterford.
Westport

Crookhaven Lough Foyle
Foynes Mill Cove (Bere-
Galway haven)
N.B.—The Contractors are to supply good, fat, well-fed
Os Beef, as NO HEIFER MEAT will be admitted.
The• Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves au unlimited 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
Wore, both inclusive; also the Naval Barracks at Sheer-
ness.
Parties Tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and
Sheerness, are to specify in their ',renders a rate per 100
lbs. for live Oxen, delivered in thattikttil manner; and also
a rate per 100 lbs. for fresh Ox Beef, delivered in the car-
case, should the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
think proper to demand the Beef to be delivered in the cal-
case, instead of live Oxen, during any period of the con-
tract ; and no attention 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 I'ounds
at per 1001hs.
The Cattle4er „Falmouth to be slaughtered on the spot,
and the Cattle for Portland to be slaughtered not farther
from that port than Weymw.tat ; the C(mtractors for
Portland and Dartmouth are also to deliver the Me .t ou
board ll.M.'s. ships and vessels.
The Contractor for Gravesend is to he a resident there.
The Contractor for Portland and Weymouth is to re-
side at Weymouth.
The Contractor for any of the other places is to reside
on the spot, or to have 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 Controllec of„Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, W.C. ; or byapplying to the Super-
intendents of the Victualling Establishments at Deptford,
Gosport, and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her Ma-
jesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, and
Pembroke ; the Agent for the Victualling at Haulbowlim3;
the Officers conducting the Packet Service at Dover, Liver-
pool, and Southampton ; the Secretary to the Postmaster-
General, Dublin ; to the Collectors of her Majesty's Gus-
toms at
Aberdeen I Greenock

Scilly
Shields

Belfast
Berwick

Oowes
Dartmouth
Falmouth

Harwich
Hull

Jersey & Guernsey
Londonderry (for
Lough Foyle)

Fleetwood [ Newhaven

Swansea
Waterford
Westport
Wexford
Weymouth
Yarmouth

Fowey Penzance
Gal way I Ramsgate
And to the postmasters at each of the other places.
Forms of Tender may also be obtained on aNlication
at the Lobby of the Department above mentioned, or to
the proper officer at either of the above places.
No tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of Treaty, nor any noticed unless made 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 this Office, as the result of the
offer received from each person will be communicated to
him and to his proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be delivered at the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset louse,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
bound with the person tendering in the sum of £1.,500 for
the duo performance of each of the Contracts for Sheer-
ness, Port, mouth, Plymouth, and QUBOIIBtIWI2 and
Kinsale ; and in the hum of £3OO for each of the other
Contracts.

Tho Contractors to pay half the amount of the Stamps
on their Contracts and Bonds.

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

CONTRACTS FOR VEGETABLES.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 2d May, 1868.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby give Notice, that on MONDAY, the
Ist June next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will bo
ready to treat with such persons as may bo willing to
CONTRACT for supplying all such quantities of
VEGETABLES
as may be demanded for the use of hor Majesty's Ships and
Vessels at the following places. from the Ist July, 1868,
to the 31st March, 1871, both days included, viz.:—
ENGLAND.
Newhaven
Netley
Scilly
SCOTLAND.
Aberdeen Ardrishaig
IRELAND.
Buncrnna (Lough Swilly) Killibegs.
Separate Tenders must be made for each port, and at a
rate per 100 lbs. instead of at per cwt., and no attention
will be paid to any offers not so made. Contractors in
claiming payment for Vegetables supplied are to make
out their Invoices in pounds at per 100 pounds.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of s election in accepting
the Tenders. _ _ _ _

Fleetwood
Fowey

Torquay
Wiveuhoe

Lymington

Forms of Tender may be obtained, and particular atten-
tion is called to the Conditions of the.) Contracts, which
may be seen at the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House ; or by
applying to the Collector of Customs at Aberdeen, Fleet-
wood, Fowey, Newhaveo, Scilly, or to the Postmaster at
each of the other place
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made 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 this office; as the result of the
offer received from each person will be communicated to
him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be delivered to the Department of
the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset' House,
and signed by two responsible parsons, engaging to be-
come bound with the person tendering in the sum of
£lOO for each of the Contracts.
The Contractors to pay half the amount of the Stamps
on their Contracts and Bonds.
By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.