The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

Greenock
Leith, Leith Roads,
& Frith of Forth
[RELAND.

Kenmaro
Kilrush

Buncraua (Lough! Killibegs
S willy) Kingstown and
Castletownsend Dublin

Crookhaven Lough Foyle
Foynes Mill Cove (Bore-
Galwayhaven)
N.B.—The 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 selectiun 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 Sheer-
ness.

Parties Tendering for Portsmouth, Plymouth, and
Sheerness, are to specify in their Tenders a rate per• 100
lbs. for live Oxen, delivered in the usual 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 iu the car-
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 male for each Port, and at a
rate per 100Ibs.' and no attention will be paid to any off. re
not so made. Contractors, in claiming payment for the
supplies of Beef, are to make out their luyoiceS in Pounds
at per 10O1bs.
The Cattle for Falmouth to be slaughtered on the spot,
and-the Cattle for Portland to be slaughtered not farther
from that port than Weymouth ; the Contractors for
Portland and Dartmouth are also to deliver the Meat on
board H. M .'s. ships and vessels.
The Contractor for Gravesend is to be 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 Lo) by
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, W.C. ; or by applying to the Super-
intendents of the Victqling 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 HaulbovAine ;
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 I Scilly,.

Belfast
Berwick

Harwich
Hull

Shields
Swansea
Waterford
Westport
Wexford
Weymouth
Yarmouth

Cowes

Jersey & Guernsey

Dartmouth 1 Loncloudorfy

Falmouth. I Lough Foyle)
Fleetwood Newhaven
Fowoy Penzance
Gal way Ramsgate
And to the postmasters at each of the other places.
Forms of Tender may also be obtained on application
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 House,
and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become
bound with the person tendering in the sum of £1,500 for
the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheer-
ness, Port mouth, Plymouth, and Queenstown and
Kinsale ; and in the sum of £3OO for each of the other
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.

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861
Under the patronage of 13.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.,
whereby a home has been afforded for 230 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of
the kingdom.
The object of the Charity is
give orphan girls a plain Eng-
lish education, and practical instruction, in the kitchen, house,
and laundry, to fit 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
to
•
entirely sustained by 0-o""•..tions and subscriptions.
HENRY KINOSCOTE, Treasurers
Office, 121, Pall mall, s W WH. WARWICK, Secretary.