The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1868.

CONTRACTS FOR FRESH OX BEEF.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, sth Nov., 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 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
es may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at the following places, from the Ist January
to the 30th June, 186
EN9, bothGLAND days,
included, viz.:
Ste.
Jersey and Guern-
sey
Littlo6a:ll34on
Liverpool
London-bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Lymingtou
Milford Haver,,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Netley
Newhaven
SCOTLAND.

Berwick
Cowes
Dartmouth
Exmouth
Falmouth
Fleetwood
Gravesend
Greenbithe
Harwich
Holyhead
Hull, Hawke
Roads, and in
the Humber

Penzanco
Portland and
Portland Roads
Plymouth (Oxen)
Portsmouth (do)
Sheerness (do)
Ramsgate
Scilly
Southampton
Swansea
Weymouth
Whitstable
Yarmouth(North)

Ardrishaig
Greenock

0 MD ton
Queensferry

IRELAND.
illibegs
Kingstown and
Dublin
Limerick
Lough Foyle
Lough S Willy
Mill Cove (Bere
haven)
N.B;—Tho Contractors are to supply good, fat, well-
fed Ox Beef, as no Heifer Meat will be admitted.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an 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 Nore, both inclusive ; also the Naval Barracks at
Sheerness.
Parties tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Sheer-
ness are to sp-cify in 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 100Ibs.
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 are also to deliver the Meat on beard lI.M.
ships and vessels.
The 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 have au 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, W.C.; or by applying to the
Superintendent of the Victualling Establishment at Dept--
ford, Gosport, and Plymouth, the Superintendents of her
Majesty's Dockyards at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness,
and Pembroke; the Naval and Victealling Storekeeper at
Haulbowline; 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 Tf ar vvich Penzance
I
Berwick I Hull Ramsgate

Bantry •
Belfast and Car-

Queenstown and

Kinsale
Ratlimullen
Valentia
Waterford
Westport

ricklergus
Castletownsond
Foynes
Galway
Kilrus b.

Cowes I Jerseyand Guern- Scilly
Dartmouth soy Swansea
Falmouth I Londonderry (for Waterford
Fleetwood 1 Lough Foyle A I ytrestport

Galway
Greenock

Lough Swilly) I WeyMouth
Newhaven Yarmouth

And to tho Posti
Forms of Tendei
the Lobby of the I

naster at each of the other places.
may also be obtained on application at
iepartment 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 bo
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 House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
bound with the person tendering in the sum of 41,500 for
the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheer-
ness, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Queenstown and Kin-
sale ; and in the snm of 4300 for each of the other Con-
tracts.
The Contractors to pay half the amount of the stamps
on the Contracts and Bonds.
By order,
ANTONIO BRADY.
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

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INDIA OFFICE, 15th October,, 1868.
By order of the Secretary of State for India in
Council.
Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain
reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and
soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of
Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to
time been received from the Governments of the respec-
tive Presidencies in India.
Packages containing articles reserved from the follow-
ing estates remain unclaimed, tr.
1 Babington, W. R., An;sistaiat Surgeon, -Madras
Medical Department.
12. Briggs, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment.
17A. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras Native
Infantry.
20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran
Battalion.
21. Carter, C., Captain, 38th Madras Native infantry.
26. Chancy, A., Lieutenant, 39th Madras Native In-
fantry.
33. Donne, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical
Department.
42. Dillas, R., Lieutenant, 3d Madras European Regi-
ment.
48. Edmonston, W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras
Native Infantry.
52. Fenning, D. A., Colonel, let Madras Light Cavalry.
63. Grinelack, E., Private, 104th Foot.
65. Harris, J. D., Lieutenant, 28th Madras Native In-
Infantry.
69. Hawes, J. C., Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers.
7;. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment.
79. Johnston, J. McM., Captain, 4th Madras Native In-
fantry.
83. Koighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In-
fantry.
83: Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In-
fantry.
117. Owen, M., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry.
128. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry.
134 A. Ryan, P., Deputy Commissary, Madras Sappers and
Miners.
142. Shedden, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De-
partment.
150 n. Stothert, R., Major, 4th Bengal Native Infantry.
1.54. Walker, A., Captain, Madras Establishment.
165. Walker, T., Sergeant-Major, 7th Madras Native In-
fantry.
170. Wright,.W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners.
Applications for such packages should be made by next
of kin of the deceased, er by the legal representatives of
such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office.
In the event of any of the packages in question remain-
ing unclaimed for the turther period of six months from
this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of
by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate
of the deceased.
T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.

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