The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-28 00:00:00

ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES,
West-hill Putney-heath.

Established 31st July, 1854.
This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per-
sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur-
able bodily disease.
Relief is afforded-Ist. By supplying a home, with
medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in-
valid.

2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their
own homes.
A new wing to the Hospital has just been completed
at a cost of upwards of .£lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently
NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred.
There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely
dependent upon voluntary subscriptions.
Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election.
For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex-
tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe-
cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life
subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions,
half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion.
Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleasure,
upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions
will be thankfully received.
FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary.
No. 10, Poultry, London, E.G., September, 186?.

CONTRACTS FOR VEGETABLES.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, sth November, 1868.
TIHE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
1 the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNfTED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, Do hereby give Notice that ou 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 all such quantities of
VEGETABLES
as may be demanded for the use of her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at the following places, from the Ist April,
1869, to the 31st March, 1872, both days included, viz. :
ENGLAND, Sm.,
Holyhead
Jersey and Guern-

Berwick
Chatham to Gil-
gham, inclu-
sive
Cowes
Dartmouth
Exmouth
Falmouth
Gravesend
Greenhithe
Harwich
Hull, Hawke Rds,
and in the Hum-
ber

Granton

_
soy
Littlebampton
Liverpool
London-bridge to
Woolwich, in-
clusive
Milford Haven,
Pembroke, and
Pater
Portland and Por-
tland Roads

SCOTLAND.
Greenock
IRELAND.
Lough Foyle
Mill Cove pore-
haven)
Queenstown and
Kinsale

Plymouth.
Sherness, from
below Gilling-
ham to the
Great Nore, in-
clusive
Ramsgate
Southampton
Swansea
Weymouth
Whitstable
Yarmouth(North)

Queensferry

Bantry
Belfast
Gal way
Kilrush
Kingstown and
Dublin
Separate Tender
rate per 1001bs. is
will be paid to at
claiming payment
their invoices in pc
The Lords Corn
themselves an tin]
the Tenders.
Conditions of the Contracts may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Ad-
miralty, Somerset House, W.O. ; or by applying to the
Superintendents of the Victualling Establishments at Dept-
ford, Gosport, and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of her
Majesty's Dockyards. at Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness,
and Pembroke; the Naval and Victualling Storekeeper at
Haulbowline ; the Officers conducting the Packet Service
at Liverpool and Southampton ; the Secretary to the Post-
master-General at Dublin ; to the Collectors of her Ma-
jesty's Customs at—
Belfast Greenock Ramsgate
Berwick Harwich Swansea
Cowes Hull «aterford
Dartmouth Jersey &Guernsey Westport
Falmouth Londonderry (for Weymouth
Galway Lough Foyle). Yarmouth
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 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 persons, 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.

Tarbert
Waterford
Westport

Ilach port, and at a
~, and no attention
Le. Contractors in
ied are to make out
Lnds.
.d

must be made for
stead of at per cis
ly offers not so mad
for Vegetables suppl
aunds at per 100 you
missioners of the A!
limited power of se

,Iniralty reserve to
tection in accepting

BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM,
Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise).
Instituted 1827.

Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of
destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions,
and of all denominations, whose parents were once in
prosperous circumstances.
Ono hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In-
stitution ; ample room for about 30 more.
Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not
endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary
assistance.
Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the
Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and
its peculiar claims.
The last Report can be obtained ou application to the
Secretary.

THOS. TILSON, Chairman.
CHAS. LEE, M.A.
AUBREY C. PRICE, 3,1.A.' L' Secs.
Se
ALFRED MACKENZ Secretary.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.C.
Bankers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin.
km i and mewl. agyrood, Brothers. Manchester.

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THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
.tre as follows :
For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road.
stead. I 48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland. street. I wich.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside.
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge three homes for aervaats of good
character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee aie deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book.
The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy") may. be had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and, Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DANL. CODPERt
m. oneen-street Ob.oapside.