The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-26 00:00:00

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PUBLICATIONS.

NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " JOHN HALIFAX."
Now ready, in 1 vol. crown Bvo , 10s. 6d., bound.
A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS
ABOUT WOMEN.
By the Author of " John Halifax, Gentleman."
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INTERESTING CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Now ready, in 1 vol., 10s. 6d. bound,
tV R. TUPPER'S NEW WORK.
9 " RIDES AND REVERIES OF &SOP SMITH."
By MARTIN FARQUIIAR TUPPER.
"Mr. Tupper's new work will do good service to his 1 terary repu-
tation. It combines with lucidity and acuteness of judgment, fresh-
ness of fancy and elegance of sentiment."—Morningyost.
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1858 —LETTS'S LARGE PRINT SHEET
• ALMANAC:IK, price 6 pence, for aged
or near sighted persons, also LETTS'S DIAILIEi in above 100
varieties, from 6 pence to 14 shillings each. Cell..r Books, Game
Books, S:able Books, etc. Sold by all Booksellers. Catalogues
gratis.
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Now roily, in crown gyo., 25.,

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Published on the first of every month, price 3s. 6d.

00LBURN'S UNITED SERVICE
MAGAZINE and N‘VAL and MILITARY JOURNAL'

This popular periodical, which has now been established more than
a quarter of a century, embraces subjects of such eatehsive variety
ane powerful interest as must render it scarcely lest acceptable to
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branches of se-vice, Reviews of New Publications, either imme_
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Menial, Distribution of the Army and Navy, Gener. 1 Orders, Cir_
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Now publishing, price two shillings, bound in cloth,
FEIST'S RACING RECORD.
Edited by ALDER C FEIST,
Editor of the Turf Department of the "Sunday Times," and Re-
porter of Sporting Intelligence to the London Daily Papers.
"'ln addition to other useful information, it will contain a complete
Record of the Racing and steeplechase Season in England, Ireland,
and Scotland trom the Ist of January up to the day of publication,
Derby Lots for 1853, and Nominations for all the Principal Races
for next year ; forming one of the most copious works of reference
ever published.

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born, London.

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CONTRACT FOR SUET.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset House, 23d December, 1857.
THE Commissioners for executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
end Ireland do Hereby Give Notice. that on MONDAY the 4th January
next, at belt-past One o'clock, they will he ready to treat with
such persons as may he willing to contract for supplying and
itenvering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford the
undermentioned article, viz.:—
SUET . 150,000 lbs.
In Fifteen equal weekly deliveries, the first of ,uch deliveries to be
made by the '6th January, 1858.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the' uet.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten-
,tors are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part
hereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of
not contracting !bratty.
No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
the said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service
at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol.
The conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, 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 at. end at the office on the day of
contract, as the result of the offer received from etteh person will be
communic .ted to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Suet," and
must also be delivered at Somerset-house.

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secured. Price 1,0001.
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1,0501. _ . -

COTTAGES FOR SALE.
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replete with every convenience.
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TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED.
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pensary), 27, Alfred-Place. Bedford-square, London, continues to
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" The first man of the dcy is these complaints.".
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