The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANS-
ATLA N TIQUE, 8, Place Vendome, Paris.
NEW YORK, via HAVRE and BREST.
The undermentioned Steamers will sail every 14 days, as fol
lows :
NAPOLEO sr 11, . ..'... .... Paddle
VILLE DE PAR 15....... Screw
PERErRE Screw
ST. LAURENT ............ Screw
EUROPE Paddle
RATES OF PASSAGE.
Havre or Brest to New York, Ist class, .03 0 0
~ ~ 2d class, 17 0 0
3d class, 14 0 0
Agents—STRINGER, PEMBROKE, and CO.,
8, Austinfriars, E.C.

CONTRACT FOR ITALIAN HEMP.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
SOMERSET HOUSE, JAN. 1, 1868.
COMMISSIONERS for executing the
X. Office of Lord High Admiral of the United King-
dcm of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby Give Notice
that on Tuesday, the 21st instant, at two o'clock, they
will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing
to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into store at
her Majesty's dockyards at Chatham and Devonport 300
tons cf ITALIAN HEMP.
A distribution of the hemp, and a form of the Tender
and conditions of contract, may be seen in the lobby of
the Storekeeper-General's Department, Admiralty, Somer-
set House. No Tender will be received after two o'clock
on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the
party attends, or an agent for him, daly authcrised in
writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear, in the left hand corner, the words
" Tender for Italian Hemp," and must also be delivered at
the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty,
Somerset House.

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

PAINLESS DENTISTRY.
MESSRS. GABRIEL, DENTIsTs (Established
1815), of
Loudon 53, Harley-stroet, Cavendish-square,
„
Liverpool 34, Duke-street, and
Brighton
have just published a NEW PAMPllLETexplaining their Pain-
less System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Teeth without
springs, at MODERATE CRAMS, which may be had free by post
for four stamps.

THE ROYAL NATONAL LITEBOAT

INSTI2 U 1 lON.

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held
in its house, John-street, Adelphi—Thos. Chapman,
Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were also
present Lord Henry Cholmondeley, Sir E. Perrott,
Bart., Admiral Sir W. H. Hall, K.C.8., Captain
Arrow, deputy master of the Trinity Howse ; Col.
Fitzroy Clayton, W. H. llarton, Esq., Col. Palmer,
Captain Ward, inspector of lifeboats to the institu-
tion ; and Richard Lewis, Esq., the secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting having been
read, rewards amounting to £2BO were ordered to
be given to the crews of the following lifeboats
of the institution for their gallant services during,
the storms of the past month :—The lifeboat Edin-
burgh and R. M. Ballantre, stationed at Port
Logan, N. 8., saved 15 men from the barque Strath-
leven, of Glasgow, on the 17th ult. Twelve months
previously to the very thy, the wife and children of
the captain of this ship had given a contribution
in aid of this lifeboat. The Donna Nook lifeboat,
the North Briton, saved the crew of six men of the
schooner F.sk, of Montrose, and rendered other ser-
vices to distressed vessels. The Licensed Victuallers'
lifeboat at Hunstanton saved 15 men from the
screw steamer Harrnonia, of Hamburgh, making in
all 31 persons rescued by this lifeboat since she was
placed on her station in September last. The St.
Andrew's lifeboat saved the crew of four men of
the sloop Christian and Charlotte, of Peterhead.
The late A. W. Jaffray, Esq., of St. Mildred's-
court, presented to this institution the cost of this
lifeboat, and of those at Whitby and Thurso, and
since Mr. Jaffray's lamented death these boats have
saved 48 lives from different shipwrecks. The i
Royal Berkshire lifeboat, at Aberdovy, North
Wales, brought safely into harbour the schooner
Jane Sophia and the smack Hope, both of
Aberystwith, with their crews. This lifeboat has
been instrumental, altogether, during the past
year, in bringing three vessels into harbour which
would have been totally lost without its
aid, and of bringing ashore the crew of another
vessel, which broke up immediately after they were
taken off. The Parsee lifeboat, stationed at Palling,
rendered considerable assistance to the distressed
vessel Neid, of Colchester. The lifeboat Willie
and Arthur, at New Brighton, rescued 13 men from
the ship Thornton, of New York. The Thomas
Wilson lifeboat, stationed at Whitburn, brought
ashore the master of the brig John, of Hartlepool,
and the Padstow lifeboat saved the crew of three
men of the sloop Telegraph, of Port Isaac. The
lifeboats at Hoyle, Margate, Berwick-on-Tweed,
Bridlington Quay, Scarborough, Ballywalter, Rams
gate, Drogheda, Caister, Fraserburgh, North Deal,
and Great Yarmouth, had also rendered various
services to distressed vessels during the past month.
Various rewards were also granted to the crews of
different boats for saving life from shipwreck on
our coasts. Payments amounting to upwards of
£2,000 were made ou various lifeboat establish-
ments. During the past year the lifebOats of the
institution have saved the lives of 785 persons,
in addition to 35 vessels rescued from destruc-

tion. The institution has also granted rewards Ll-
saving 393 persons from various wrecks by shore
boats and other means; so that the society has con-
tributed altogether, during the past year, to the
rescue of 1,088 lives from different shipwrecks. A
sailor's daughter has forwarded to the institution,
through Messrs. Drummond, a fifth donation of
£lOO. A legacy of £lOO had been received during
the past mouth from the executors, of the late Mrs.