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CONTRACT FOR RUM.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIPALTY,
Somerset House, 17th February, 18(18.
runE COMMISSEONERS for EXECUTING
IL the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN end IRE-
LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the
27th inst., at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready
to treat with such persons as may be willing to CON-
TRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
Victualling Stores at Deptford
30,000 Gallons cf RUM,
to be delivered within three weeks from date of Contract.
Tenders may bo made for the whole or any portion of
the Rum.

I~i'VOTES ON DR. BARRY'S " REPLY TO
_L THE STATEMENTS OF E. MR. WELBY PUCHN."
By E. WELBY PUGIN.
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DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BELFAST,
Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords.
" V.R." IRISH WHISKY.

All the casks, except such as may be required for her
Majesty's service, are to be taken away from the said stores
by and at the expense of the party whose Tender is ac-
cepted.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
the Tenders aro opened, of contracting either for the
whole or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit,
or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any,
and also an unlimited power of selection.
The Rum to bo exempted from the Customs Duties, and
parties tendering are to state where it is lying.
Payment for the Rum will be made for the proof gallons
to one-tenth of a gallon, the liquid contents being ascer-
tained to the half gallon.
Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each impost
mark, and the average strength of each mark Ex to
be stated; and not an average of different marks or
strengths cf several imports ; and any parcel of Rum that
is found not to be of the same quality, mark, or average
strength of the sample tendered and accepted will be re-
jected by the officers.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, 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 no 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, when, but
not before, the rejected samples aro to be removed.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words,
" Tender for Rum," and must also be delivered at the De-
partment of the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset House.

By order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH
WHISKY- BELFAST.
London Office.; and Stores,
4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.O
Established 1808. Quotations on application.

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A correspondent , writing from Ategerat, our most ad•
vanced post when the last mail left, says :—" TheloWn of
Ategerat is situated in the valley of the same name, in
the district of Gunt Afaschd, province of Againd, in the
kingdom of Tigr6. It is a town of some size and im-
portance, an is built upon a slight eminence. In the
centre is the church, a large building for Abyssinia, and
all round it are clustered the ordinary flat-topped huts of
the natives. At a little distance from the town, on a
rising ground, stands the largest private house I have yet
seen. It consists of a square two-storied tower or for, with
structures on the top for musketry; at the base are the
houses, and the whole is surrounded by a wall. The chief
to whom it belongs once stood a good siege in it, and I
dare say it is considered a strong place in this country.
He is now, poor man, a prisoner. Having for some
reason or other espoused the cause of the Wakshum
Gobazyc, he went off to join him with all the
men he could muster. He did him good service, and,'
when the wars were over, was very naturally desirous of
returning home ; but be had made himself much too useful
for that, and Gobazyc told him that he could not bo
spared ; upon which the chief ran away, was caught,
and put int() prison, where be will probably remain for the
rest of his life, if be is not lucky enough to make his
escape. Such is the reward o! military service in this
country. His wife and son now inhabit the fort, and have
been very civil to us. Some two miles to the east of the
town, on the hills that bound the valley, is the village of
Goola ; and, very prettily situated in the midst of tall, shady
trees, stands the Roman Catholic church and the house of
Bishop Jacobus, who has now been dead about ten years.
The church is a large one, built after the model of all Abys.
sinian churches. The flat roof is of timber, supported on
strong wooden pillars. An Abyssinian church is square in
shape, and consists of an outside corridor, into which the
people are admitted ; within this is a court, open only
to the priests ; and in the centre of all is the Ark, or
Holy of Holies. The doors are ornamented with rude
crosses carved in the woodwork, and sometimes with
figures of saints. Mixed up with their Christianity are
many Jewish customs, such as having the Ark in their
churches. They hold very much to this, and seem to
look upon it as a distinctive mark between them and
the Roman Catholics. One of their first questions about
us was what sort of religion we professed, and whether
we had the Ark. Part of their religious ceremonies
consists of dancing—perhaps much in the same way as
Davfd ' danced before the Lord.' They carry a wooden
staff, having attached to it a number of pieces of tin strung
together, and with this instrument they jingle an accom-
paniment to their dances. Instead of church bells they
use stones slung in cords, and strike them with a wooden
mallet. There is a good deal of bitterness between the
Abyssinian Church and the Roman Catholics. The Tigrd
chief is very hostile to the latter, and, I believe, intends
to wipe them out of his territory altogether. On the other
hand, the Lasta chief is favourable to them, and encou-
rages them. Bishop Jacobus's house is a largo stone.
built edifice, and might be made quite comfortable.
The scene was so pretty and peaceful when I saw it, about
half an hour before sunset, that I can quite understand •
man resigning himself very willingly to spend his lift
there. A stream of delicious water runs through the
grove of trees, and, with a little cultivation, almost any-
thing might, lam sure, be made to grow. Close by is
small garden belowing to a Massowah merchant, phi:
went with me as a guide to spew the church ; in it were
growing potatoes, onions, Chili peppers to any amount
and vines ; the bunches of grapes were formed, and Aver(
very fine and large."

MR. WEBB, DENTIST,
27, NEW BOND-STREET,
Many years with Mr. ESKELL, of 8, Grosvenor-street,
Bond-street.