The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-04 00:00:00

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nNE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
kl ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLITIT., at the moderate rate
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
Office, 98, Cheapside, Loudon, E.OI

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted
free.

Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-mall—Hon.
Sec., F. Smith, Esq. CEo. REID, Sec.

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEMALE PREVEN TIVE and REFORMATORY IN-
STITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DALE.

CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Bosan
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, E.C.; Francis Nicholls,
.ksq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C.
E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861
Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAmnainGE,
whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of
the kingdom.
The object of the Charity is to 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
entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions.
HENRY HINGSCOTE, Treasurer;
W. H. WARWICK, Secretary.
Office, 121, Pall-mall, SIW

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—

His Royal Highness the Prince of WALEs, K.G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCU, K.G.

This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average numler of attendance of the
destimte sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co, ;
Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and 00. Berners-otreet ;_and at
till hospital, from, 19 till b•

CONTRACT FOR TIN CANS FOR OIL.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House,
March 28, 1868.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of
the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and
IRELAND do hereby Give Notice, that on WEDNES-
DAY, the Bth April next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon,
they will be ready to treat with such persons as may ba
willing to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into
her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford all such quan-
tities of

TIN CANS,
to contain oil, as shall from time to time be demanded
under a Contract for twelve months certain, and, further,
until the expiration of three months' warning.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves an unlimited
power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
on application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where
the conditions of the Contract may be seen.
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on•the day of treaty; and'it will not be required that the
party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
at the office on the day of Contract, 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 addressed to the Secretary of
the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for Tin Cans for Oil," and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons
engaging to become bound with the person tendering in
the sum of £2OO for the due performance of the Contract.
By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.