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London, England, 1821-11-02 00:00:00

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Oct. 2G, 1821.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His MA-
. JESTY 'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice,
that Proposals will be received at their Office, -in
on or before Friday, the 9th of November next, from such
Persons as may be willing to undertake the Supply of Two
Hundred and Fifty Chaldrons of NEWCASTLE COALS for
Ser.vice Of this Department at GIBRALTAR.
Farther Particulars,
•ditions together with the Terms and COll-
- Contract, may be knoWn at the Secretary's
O.Fec,in'Pall-illall aforesaid, any day between the Hours of
Ten and FoUr o'Clock, Where the Proposals must be delivered,
Sealed up, and endorsed " Proposals for Coals," hut noPro-
posals can be, admitted after the 9th .!! November next, at
Zselve o'Clock at Noon of the same. _Day; neither will any
!Pen !ler be noticed, unless thc Party making it, or an 4,7eut
771 his behalf, shall attend.

By Ordrr of the Board,
s E. IL CREW, Sceretary,

1-/tTILILL/NG-OPP/CE, Oct. 1821.
T"E COMMISSIONERS Ai- VICTUAL-
' LT:VG-His 31.1JESTY'S ITY do hereby give No-
hes, that on Tuesday, the 6th of November weal, Ike!, will he
rend' to reed to 7:enders in writing (sealed np), and treat for
P.i.fty„Thousand Gallons of WEST INDIA RUM, of the
strength of 5 per cent. under proof by Sikes's Hydro-
, rioter..
Fi've Thousand Ells of CANVAS for PUDDING BAGS,
be answerable to Sample; to be produced with the
Tenders.
Iserty Tons of BUTTER.
flied Twenty niis CIiF,ESE•
be delivered into"hrs -Majesty's Victualling Stores at
2)eptford, in the space of One Month, and to be paid for by
l'?lts, payable, without interest, sixty dans'after date.
Trie Conditions of the Contracts
may be seen at the Seere-
garY's
No regard will be had to any Tender in which the Price
!kall no: he inserted in words at length, or that shall not be
delivered to the Board -before One o'Clock on the said
76e"laY, the 614 V November next ; nor unless the Person
to m
behalf; "takes the Tender, or some Person on his
attends
answer when called for.

?°r-VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, and NEW SOUTH WALES,
- with leave to call Nt the Cape of Good Hope,
~,F3-* THE fine coppered -A 1 SHIP
Pik
lk, ,_ DEVERON, lying in the London .Docks.
.1„.-44.\it't Burt lien 300 tons, WILLIAM WILSON,
''''4.-Vje Commander. Has most excellent Accom.
modation for Passengers, and carries a Sur-

Preigilt or Rogue. apply to JOHN LYNEY, jun.
Cowpres•court, Cornhill.

INDIA.

I'OONAMALEE MILITARY ASYLUM.
on v. (FROM THE MADRAS PAPERS.]
v ednesday the 11th instant (May), His
14. -encY Lieutenant General Sir TuomAs
v. I,te 3L°P, Bart. and C. C. B. Commander-in-Chief,
td for the last time previous to his depar-
pure f°' Pangland, the Asylum he established at
ofoonarnalee in 1819, for the Children of the time
to service expired Men of His Majesty's Regi-
ents returning to Europe, and for the Orphans
of hose °se who die in India, in the service of their
"untry.
Excellen
c)" cy was accompanied by the Ho-
nrahle Air. Stratton, Member of Council, Co-
b. "el Onnkin, C. 8., and Lieutenant-Colonel
theckens,
other of his Majesty's 34th Regiment, anti
members of the Committee of Manage-
dent, the Staff Officers of the Station, with seve-
f.al Visitors from Madras ; a public examina-
on was held in the Chapel at Poonamalee, of
cond
ne progress and proficiency of the Institution,
ucted by the Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Roy.
The boys and girls of the two schools, in num-
ber about 150 (being selected from the total
umber, viz. males and females at present sup-
Ported by the charity), having been previously
arranged on each side of the chapel, presented a
boys
truly interesting. The first class of
and girls were examined by the Chaplain,
•iin
reading a portion of the Scriptures, in explain-
en What had been read, in spelling, and the four
iernentary rules of arithmetic; at the same time
;,,e writing books and daily registers of the
chi} were laid on the table for inspection. The
ildren of the first classeq being dismissed, pro-
lie,e,.ciPtd) as teachers, to examine, in a similar man-
-132 tneir respective classes, according to Doctor
ex-a"'s system. Afterwards all the children were
clenlned by the Chaplain in the church cate-
tnrslx)'
I explained in short questions with Scrip-
m--neraiLtProofs. The boys and girls of the highest
were then presented by the grief'Commander-
s as President of the Institution, with
13'
i.Medals ; and others received rewards of
sic:"'s• Those children also, who in the work-
at °_,PB had excelled as tailors, weavers, spinners,
_ knitters of stockings, were presented with
medals for their industry and attention.
c is Excellency,with the other Members of the
naltnittee and visitors, then proceeded to in-
;Pect the different buildings appropriated by Go-
'rurnent to the use of the Institution, the School
sawins, work-shops, hospitals, and nurseries ; and
the children partake of a plain dinner, excel-
lent in its kind.
This public examination of the children of the
institutionto was gratifying in the highest degree
o,.the President and Members of the Committee
Cot aianagement)and the other visitors, and much
emendation was bestowed on the children for
ar!r Proficiency in reading, spelling, writing, and
t°ithinetic.
those
ti Nor will the satisfaction be confined
rtesting who witnessed this most affecting and in-'
jest sight.—The officers and men of his Ma-
c, regiments,who, by monthly subscriptions,
ilvntribn.
Le to the support of this Asylum, aided
vviifrnonthly contribution from the Government,
.eel an honest exultation in knowing, that.