The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-13 00:00:00

• CONTRACTS FOR VEGETABLES. . •
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 2d May, 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 MONDAY, the
Ist June 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 h;,- Mi.jesty's Ships and
Vessels at the following places, from the Ist July, 1868,
to the 31st March, 1871, both days included, viz.:
ENGLAND.

Torquay
Wivenhoe

Fleetwood I Newhaven
Fowey Netley
Lymington Scilly
SCOTLAND.
Aberdeen Ardrishaig
IRELAND.
Buncrana (Lough S willy) Killibegs.
Separate Tenders must be made for each port, and at a
rate per 100 lbs. instead of at per cwt., and no attention
will be paid to any offers not so made. Contractors in
claiming payment for Vegetables supplied are to make
out their Invoices in pounds at per 100 pounds.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of nlection in accepting
the Tenders.
Forms of Tender may be obtained, and particular atten-
tion is called to the Conditions of the Contracts, which
may be seen at the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House ; or by
applying to the Collector of Customs at Aberdeen, Fleet-
wood, Fowey, Newhaven, Scilly, or to the Postmaster at
each of the other place..
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made on the
printed fprin provided for the purpose ;, but it wi,ll nal*
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 proposectsuroties in writing.
,31-y Tender must, be delivered to the Department of
the ContrOiler of Victualling: Admirillty, Somerset House,
and signed by two responSible prspns, engaging to be-
come bound with the person tendering iia the sum of
£lOO for each of the Coutra,cts.... .•

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.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
sre as follows :
For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Ha 1311- 150, New Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland street. wick.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Horno—St. James's- street, Dover.
Temporary Houle-85, Queen-street, Cheapside.
The home at -Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate 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.
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge throe homes for servants of good
character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
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 iks work to the
benevolent. DANL. COFEItv 5"
85, quen-street, Chenaide.

The following is the text of the address of the
Bishop of Orleans on the occasion of the Enipe-

ror's visit to the cathedral of that city :

SIRE,—At the moment your Majesty places
your fart on the threshold of this ancient Basilica,
rich in grand reminiscences, I have the honour to
present to you the good wishes and homage of the
clergy of the city and diocese of Orleans.

" I make bold to say that throughout the whole
of France your Majesty has not met with a nobler,
more Christian, and more French city.
" Orleans has, twice at least, had the special
happiness and honour of being the last and the
victarious bulwark of _our. country 40.iii4 foreign
I invasion. .

"Paris, which I name with respect, has more
than once allowed its gates to be forced by the
stranger, Orleans never.
" Our river La Loire has always proved an
impassable barrier.
"It was only yesterday that we celebrated
the 439th anniversary of that memorable day
when a young girl of seventeen years of age, sent
by God, delivered Orleans and saved France.
" Already in the age of barbarism one of our
greatest bishops, Saint Aignan, drove hence, cross
in hand, him who in his fierce pride styled himself
the scourge of God.
"In those two great moments of trial Orleans
was not the only rampart, but the heart of France,
where the fast pulse of national emotions might be
heard to beat. But, thanks to God, the heart was
strong; and `soon that, independence- which was
.threatened, liberty, and the future were all re-
copquered.
"As your Majesty has deigned to visit us, place
your 'hand upon that heart, for it still beats the
same. The citizems of Orleans have not changed,
and your Majesty will understand that amidst the
-confusion of men and things there are always two
pulses of indomitable strength—the patriotism
which surrounds you, and religion. You will here,
perhaps, more than in any other part of the Em-
pire, feel that France, when • her soul is carefully
interrogated, is, and wishes ever to be, the most
Christian nation, and that in this double flame of
patriotism and faith she has always found her
honour and her fortune since the days of Charle-
magne.
" We ask from God, sire, that the inspirations
of that immortal monarch who did so much for
Christian and French civilization may be those
of your Majesty, and may ever live blessed and
faithful in the heart of the eldest son of the
Church.
" We cannot raise our wishes higher, or form
others more worthy of you, of France, of religion,
and more decisive for the future, which God always
holds in Ilis powerful hands.
" You have desired, sire, a happy rapprochement
between the festivities in honour of Joan of Arc
and the festival of agriculture. This mixture of
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The festival of Joan of Arc is also that of all
Christian women and French women, and you
have thus interpreted it, madam, by deigning to
take part in it. Joan of Arc not only saved France,
—it is France herself that she represents ; that
sensitive and proud, tender and valorous nation.
We like to gaze at her ; and that image cannot dis-
please your sight under the features of Joan of Arc,
with the inspired heart of a young girl under a
warrior's armour.

,‘ You have deigned, madam, to take part in our
solemnities, and this idea also moves me the
morrow of a day on which religion has granted you
the purest joy allowed here below to the heart of a
mother.

" Your Majesty has just beheld your son kneel-
ing and taking for the first time the nourishment
of the bread of life at the altar of that God who
loves and blesses that age. That sight brought
pious tears from your eyes. May your Majesty
never shed others than such ; may you behold the
young Prince, your love and your hope, grow up
in that strong piety which is, as Boauet sail of
the son of Louis XIV., ' everything for man and
prince.' May his first sacrament remain in the
deep and indelible remembrance of his life. That
is what the venerated head of our Church asked
from God for himself when from the height of the
apostolic throne, always so valiantly supported by
our arms, Pius IX. blessed him at the very moment
that he received for the first time the visit of his
God !"

The effect produced by this speech, to the elo-
quence of which, I must observe, this imperfect
translation does but scanty justice, was, I am in-
formed, says the Paris correspondent of the Stan-
dard, extremely great. The sight in itself was
very impressive. Bishop Dupanloup, with his
towering stature, in his sacerdotal robes, looking
every inch a worthy successor of the old Bishop of
Orleans who overthrew Attila, the grim old cathe-
dral, the surrounding clergy, all grouped round
their pastor, formed a tableau which few could
view without feeling deeply stirred. The athireds
itself, every word of which was clearly heard,
greatly affected the Empress, and even the impas-
sive features of Napoleon exhibited some signs of
emotion.

In reply the Emperor said :
" I am much touched by the noble words which
you have just addrelsed to me. It is on this spot
that we can dwell with happiness upon how much
religious faith and true patriotism can effect for the
safety and grandeur of a country. In this city was
produced one of the most wonderful facts of
history. The river which flows beneath your walls
has been one of the ramparts of our independence,
in the same manner as it protected in less distant
times the heroic remnants of the grand army. The
Empress and myself, in coming to share in the
popular festivities of Orleans, were desirous first to
kneel within that ancient Basilica, and, surrounded
by the grand remembrances of the past, to ask from
the Almighty his protection for the future."
The cortege then proceeded towards the choir,
and immediately 300 voices, accompanied by the
organ, 'chanted the psalm of Lmtatus Sum, which
was followed by the Te Deum and Domine Saloum,
The ceremony terminated by a solemn benediction
from the bishop. Their Majesties were afterwards
present at the distribution of prizes at the agricul-
tural show, and while examining some of the most
remarkable productions addressed to the exhibitors
words of congratulation and encouragement. The
Emperor Himself handed to M. Thibault, farmer,
of Villameslain, the prize of honour awarded to
him, and also decorated several of the successful
competitors with the Cross of the Legion of
Honour.

A number of tho religious, judicial, ciyil, and

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military authorities were then presented, after
which their Majesties set out for the railway
station, amid loud cries of " Vive l'Empereur !
Vive l'lmperatrice ! Vive le Prince imperial !"
and set off for Paris, where they arrived in time
for dinner.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

VALETTA, May s.—Since the last mail left for
England there have been two departures for the
I squadron the despatch-vessel Psyche, Lieut.-
Corn. Sir Francis Black wood, on Wed ues.lay night,
,he 29th ult., and the Trinculo, gunboat, Lieut.-
Com. F. de V. Sanders, to-day. • The Psyche took
-with her several officers of the garrison, who intend
-.visiting Jerusalem and other places in the Holy
Land. She had orders to call at Syracuse to land
th ere a telegraph clerk, with some 200 despatches,
to be telegraphed thence to England and the Con-
tirent, the cable between Malta and Sicily having
stcpped working that day, owing to the singular
.1141 unusuil fault of the fracture of the conducting
mire, while its insulating envelope was left unin-
jit -Id. On the following morning the cable was
mitlerrun by the steamer Hawk, and everything
niade ready for repairing the line, but, owing to
unf.Avourable weather, this could not be attempted
until the next cloyi-Aipltert-gthe 4net44ry-ed4wasfrieked
up on the Dragut Shoal, about a mile outside Malta
harbour. About 1 p.m. on the Ist inst. the line
was re-opened to the public. The squadron, under
the command of Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., has
arrived at Jaffa. Her Majesty's screw steam sloop
Racer, 11, Com. L. Brine, which had been assisting
in the repair of the Malta and Alexandria telegraph
cable, returned to Malta on the Ist inst., ten days
from Alexandria. This vessel was taken into the
Royal Naval Dock on the 2d instant, when it was
found that she had sustained serious damage, having
lost her false keel, and considerably injured her
main keel. During the time she was on the rocks,
and when the lives of all on board were iu great
danger, the conduct of the crew was most exem-
plary, and the order to furl sail was as coolly and
promptly executed as if she were at her moorings
in Malta harbour. The Egyptian Government
yacht Mahroussa arrived here on the 28th ult. from
Alexandria, for docking and cleaning purposes.
Her Majesty's despatch vessel Caradoc, Lieut.-
Corn. the Hon. Henry H. A'Court, will be inspected
on Friday next, previous to her departure on the
following day for the Dardanelles, to resume her
post on that station. Com. Elphinstone, formerly
of this vessel, left Malta by the last Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamer for England on
promotion.

Major-General Joseph Oates Travers, C. 8.,
Inspector-General of the Royal Naval Forces, com-
menced bis annual inspection for the present year
of the Royal Marines at Portsmouth, with an in-
spection of the Royal Marine Light Infantry at
Gosport, on Monday. Yesterday the entire force
of artillery and infantry was brigaded on Soutbsea-
common.

The trial of ,her Majesty's ship Bullfinch under
steam was made yesterday, at the measured mile of
Maplin Sands. The Bullfinch has been built and,
fitted for sea at Sheerness from designs furnished
by the Controller's Department, Whitehall. The
vessel is of 663 tons, 170 ft. in length, and 29ft.
beam. Captain the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., of
the Sheerness Steam Reserve, was in charge of the
ship. Messrs. W. W. Williamson, chief inspector
of machinery afloat, and J. Ward, R.N., chief of
the steam factory at Sheerness, were in attendance
on behalf of the Government. The engines are of
the combined power of 160 horses, working two
screw propellers of the Mangin description; diarneter
7ft. 3in., pitch lift. 41in., and immersion of the
upper edge 12in. Tau draft of wat•,'r during the
trial was Bft. 10in, forward, and 10ft. 2in. aft. The
mean speed of the vessel was 11.011 knots ; the re-
volutions 132 per minute ; pressure of steam in
boilers 281 b. ; vacuum 241, and approximate indi-
cated horse power 917. The engines of the Bull-
finch are constructed by Messrs. 'l'. a❑d G. Rennie,
and are similar to those of the Lapwing, Swallow,
and Curlew. The trial of the Bullfinch was most
satisfactory, there being no stoppages through
priming, hot bearinga, or other casualty. The
engines were under the charge of Messrs. J. and G.
Rennie during the trial.
Advices from the West India and Pacific naval
stationß, received by a Southampton correspon-
dent, report the following movements of ber Ma-
jesty's ships of war :—The Favourite left Jamaica
for Bermuda on the 22d of April ; the Fawn was
under orders to leave for Portsmouth on the 26th ;
the Jason and Barracouta, at Jamaica, were ordered
to Halifax and expected to leave at the end of the
month, and the Phoebe was ordered to Hayti and
St. Domingo for a cruise. The Aboukir was at
Port Royal, Jamaica ; the Royalist was daily ex-
pected at Jamaica from Bermuda, and the Mullet
from the West Coast of Africa; the Gannet was at
Trinidad; the Doris was to proceed to Bermuda,
calling at Barbadoes ; the Niger was expected at
Barbadoes from Halifax and Jamaica ; the Cor-
delia, in the Gulf of Mexico, had been ordered home
to England to be paid off ; the flagship Topaze,
Commodore Powell, arrived at Panama on the 20th
of April from Valparaiso ; the Scout, Capt. Price,
was to leave Panama for Vancouver on the 22d ;
the corvette Reindeer, Commander Nares, arrived
at Vancouver on the 2d of March from Panama, all
well ; the Malacca was at Tobago.
Yesterday the whole of the Ist Division Depot
Brigade Royal Artillery, stationed at Sheerness,
were inspected ou the garrison parade by Major-
General Freeman Murray, commandant o Chat-
ham garrison and the south-eastern district. The
gallant General arrived on the parade at 10 o'clock,
and was received with the usual general salute, after
which the line was minutely inspected. The bri-
gade, which numbered eight batteries, then marched
past in open and quarter distance column in quick
time. The men were then put through the manual
and pl ttoon exercise by Colonel It. 11. Crof ton, the
commandant of Sheerness garrison, after which
various field day evolutions were gone through,
eliding with the wholo lino advancing rind giving
the general salute, under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel Nuttall, second in command at Sheerness.
The drill, which had occupied all the morning,
ended with an inspection of the kits and clothing
lately issued. After visiting the married sol-
diers' quarters, the schoolrooms, and the new fort
at the Garrison Point, General Murray lunched
with the officers in the new mess-room. Afterwards
several detachments were told off to the Armstrong
guns on each centre bastion and the field-pieces
stationed on the beach, from which some fine shot
practice was made at targets moored out at sea.
Examinations were made of the gartison books,
which were found highly satisfactory. The num-
ber of men on parade was about 400, and, con-
sidering that the principal part of them were re-
cruits, the manoeuvres were executed in a highly
creditable manner.

We record to-day the death of Major-General
Edward Rowland Mainwaring. Ile served through-
out the whole of the Affghan campaigns in 1839-
40-41-42, including the assault and capture of
Ghuznee. In the subsequent year he was engaged
at the night attack at Baboo, Kooshgoh, and the
destruction of Khoodawah. lie was one of the
garrison of Jellalabad, and served in •the general
action and defeat of Akbar Khan, and the subse-
quent operations leading to the reoccupation of
Cabul ; was attached to the left wing of the army of
Gwalior, and present on the Staff at the battle of
Punniar. He was present with the army of tho
Sutlej, including the battle of Sobraon, and was
engaged with the army of the Punjaub and at the
action of Ramnugger, Sadoolpore, Chilianwalla,
and Goojerat. His decorations were five medals,
two clasps, and a broau, star.