The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-06 00:00:00

ARMY CONTRACTS.

Commissariat Department, Treasury
o
Chambers, July 31, 1821.
E is hTy
4cereby given to 01 Persons de-
-1
the ,s of Contracting to supply the following A rtieles
01,se of the army, viz..—
ters, to his Majesty's Cavalry in Cantonments and Quar-
41The under-mentioned County
t Gloucester.

Ca viz,---CIATS, HAT, and STRAW—To is Ma-
"lrY in Barracks, and Oats in Caotonments and
8eri,:%;,4 tht antler mentioned Counties
th,g, "vOn, Dorset, Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex,
1,1:"1, On,
Wareeick, York.
4 4ft,the Deliveries are to commence on and for the 25tb
"PteMber next ; that Proposals in writing, sealed up
LTender for Arinv Supplies," will be received
114 tl this
f.°l6. " 011 or before Tuesday the 28th day of August,
proposon
will be received after Twelve o'Clock on tbat Day.
ech p 8 must be made separately for each County, and
1e
r° 0P°341 must have the Letter which is annexed to
Nkr
' " properly filled up, by Two Persons of known
tly:
engaging to become bound with the Party ten-
,' Oa. 4 tile amount stated in the printed Particulars, for
Pell°nuance of the C • tract ; and no Proposal
`ttt be 49ti
L is
et_ ced unless made on a printed
. Tender, and the
ttPre4sed in Words at length , and should it so
s
°oh during the continuance of the Contract no
h ,
i st "1, be supplied by virtue of the same, the amount
4,,44 4,,P8 on the Contract and Bond, paid in the first
iit- 4tticmthe Contractor, shall be refunded to him.
EeS'lts 0f the Contracts may be. bad upon application
*Chattthers, bttsveen the hours of Ten and Four.

ARMY CONTRACTS.
Vrir, Commissariat Department, Treasury
Chambers, July 30, 1821.
, 'L'E is- heteby.given to all Persons de-
,t° ‘)i% ti.tri""s of contracting to supply BEEF and MUTTON
Nl‘ 'i"tY's Land Forces in Cantonments., Quarter*,
Alli''''elil, •
fotd eft,,,,, In the undermentioned
~,,I -et ord, Berks
l'''
..)
'''
3"dr (including the Town of Hunger-
141.i,'oaqt1 \ , Lucks, Cambridge iricindir_./g. the Town of
Ps,' tltib:' Chester, Cornwall (including Scilly), Cumber-
c:f ;;.kti'llTl °°n, Dorset, Durham (including Holy Island),
Isle ° ~,' of Tilbury Fort), Gloster (including the City
11.,"'t of Ai " t'ller4sc Rants, Hereford, Hertford, Hunts,
L°11), j,444' isle of urY'iglat, Jersey, Kent (including Tilbury
fii-'°/4111, Nne4stet, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlesex, Monmouth,
.-44* km .°lll'4nlPton Northumberland, Nottingham, Ox-
**Ulu_ I4nd Sal OP, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey,
Ox-
in '4O W„ - %.op, Somerset,
-" the 'r Wick, Westmoreland, Wily, , Worcester, York,
.
the
leveleveral Counties of North and South Wales, and in
• Tit al %tint' in North Britain.
0 at th Mies in ..orth .
43' of $
e beiiveries are to commence on and for the 25th
4od 'Ptembe
in writing sealed up
ittripited t next; that Proposals
at ttlit
on, s "Tender for Army Supplies," will he received
I'l4 oil
20th day of August
ic,; bin or before Wednesday, the ...
'414 13°11e Will be received after Twelve o'clock on
Y.
Isil''°Posq '
ttlti, the 3 tOOtt be made separately for each County and
use 41 Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney,
i_
..
trli,' for the °I Wici, must he included in one lender,
Wales; as
~..,s't is,,
,CoUtflies comprising North and South _
dtp4sal " the several Counties in North Britain
,eact.i
t 4 Pr4p n'n,t have the Letter which is annexed to the reli
lit!4sl4;lohfilled, up, by Two Persons of known Property, k..t Stated
econt bound with the Party tendering, ri thre.
!41,1'14ti,e :,ted in the printed Particulars, for the duel.pc .
i^ less nihti',, the Contract ; and no Proposal will be noreiscseed!
I!,r4ra,
in.', on
.printed 'render, and the Pricesdeuxpn
.._d_
citt4:l4sr,c, ?Nth ; and should. it so happen that
h u
,riliegdi47
!t. sit• tii_ tlthe Contract no rroops should
W, and 117_ % lut?dthe amount .of the Stampseosn supplied
Con-
-411,1. reinnant.4 fLaihimin the first instance be Contractor,
lq,,,shis (81,4,11.* of the COntrarts may be had upon application
tkl')ltit,7c.*, hetween the hours of Ten and Four; and at,
'4l tt7 ?f bernity Coniniissatv General Young, Edinburgh;
"e 13arrack-Masters at Guernsey and Jersey.

UNEQUALLED TRAVELLING TO DOVER, DEAL,
RAMSGATE, MARGATE AND CANTERBURY.
FOUR INSIDE COACHES. AND KEEP GOOD TIME BY
By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co.
SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER STREET, SNOW-
HILL, LONDON.
THE following 'POST-COACHES, MAIL-
COACHES, &c. set out from the above Inn

The "Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate,
Canterbury, Ferersharn, and Sandwich, new Post-Coach
every Morning at .a quartile' past 7 o'Clock.—ln consequence
of the decided preference given to the above Coach, the Pro-
prietors are determined no expence shall be spared to render
it the first conveyance lin that road.
BROMPTON, Chatham; Rochester, Stroud, Sittingbourne
and Reinhart); every Morning at a quarter past 7.
FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Weymouth, Dorches-
ter, Dartmouth, and Salisbury; every morning at Seven ;
through Honiton, Axminster, Bridport, I3landford, Basing-
stoke, and Bagshot.
The " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lyruington, Winches-
ter and Basingstoke New Four Inside Coach, every Morning
at Eight; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by
Fire.—This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of
Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Makes, Havre de Grace,
Ch.erburgli, &c. The Proprietors of the above Coach hope
to receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto
been experienced since the commencement of the " Union."
No racing with other Coaches.
BATH and BRISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, through_Chip-
penham, Caine, and Marlborough, every Afternoon at 'one ;
arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound Inn, Bath, and the
London Tavern, Thomas-street, and the Swann, Bristol, next
Morning.—Coaches- to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, and
Plymouth.
The UMPIRE, a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one
.Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at
One ; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Seven, through
Woburn, Northampton, Welford, Lutterworth, Hinckley.,
Atherstone, Lichfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knutsford, War-
rington and Preston.
SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal, Post-Coach,
every Evening at Five.—Guarded.
The UNION, WEYMOUTH, Dorchester, Bland ford,Salis-
bury, Andover, Blackwater, Bagshot, end Basingstoke new
Post Coach, every Afternoon. The Weymouth Packets to
Guernsey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maloe s, &c.
Ti,e ROCKINGHAM, LEEDS new light Coach, sets ont
every Morning, at Eight; and passes through Baldock, Big-
gleswade, Eaton, •,Siltii, Greethatu, Grantham, Bawtry,
Stamford, Newark, Retford, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, to
the Golden Lion, Leeds, next morning at Ten. Notwith-
standing the uncommon Expedition of his Coach, it is
allowed to be the most agreeable and complete Public Con-
veyanee on the North Road, being unequalled by any other.
GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries,
Brownhill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Canmock, Kingswcll,
and all Parts of Scotland, a Post Coach (daily).
YORK, Scakborough, Whitby, Shields, Sunderland, New-
' castle, and Edinburgh, New Post Coach, with a Guard
throughout; sets otit every Morning at Nine, by way of
Newark, Retford, Tadcaster, Darlington, Nurthallertou,
Durham, Mot petit, and Berwick. Passengers finding them-
selves fatigued -on the journey, may rest what time trey
please, and then proceed' without any additional Fare.
MARLBOROUGH and Swindon,' new four-inside Coach,
through Ald bourn, Reading, Lambourn, Purton, Lydington,
Pewsey, Wootton Basset, Rarnsbury. Hungerford, and New-
boiy ; every Morning.
BRIDGESORTH, lValsal, ShreWsbury, and Holyhead
Four Inside Coach; every evening.
BOSTON, Spalding, Peterborough,. Stilton, and Hunting-
don Royal Mail Coach, every Evening to Spilsby, Louth,
Grimsby, and Hull, Afternoon at a Quarter before Six. ,
CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven Post Coach, goes
with Four.Hurses, 'and a Guard all the way, passes through
`Brous h, Appleby,. Greta-bridge, Richniond,"Catterick, Bo-
roughbridge, Wetherby, Aberford, Doncaster, and Grantham.
Sets out every Morning, and performs the. jouney with the
greatest facility. Passengers detained on the Road by busi-
ness or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their Seats
being secured in the next Coach.
KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby,Lonsdale, Bolton,
Chorley' Ounslork, and Garstang Post Coaches, every Atter-
noon at Five.
LIVERPOOL, Warrington, Knutsford, Stone, Stafford,
and Litchfield new light Four Inside Post Coach, called 'I tic
Defiance„every Evening at Five o'Clock, to the Saracen's
Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool.
WAKEFIELD Post-Coach, every Morning.
CHESTER, Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporiley, Nampt-
wich, Northwich, and Middlewich Post-Coach, every Evening
at Five o'Clock.
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarns Coach, every
Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland.
MANCHESTER, Winslow, Congleton, Newcastle,Waisal,
end Wolverhampton new Four Inside Post-Coach, • every Af-
ternoon. ,
SHEFFIELD and Rotherham Post-Coach, called thC Rock-
ingham, every Morning.
BIRMINGHAM Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon at
Five, carrying Four Inside; and -passes through Warwick,
Leamington, and Daventry, to the Saracen's Head, Bull-
street, Birmingham, next Morning at Ten.
-HULL, Lincoln, Northcave, Howden, and Doncaster,. Post
Coach, every Morning, to the Cross Keys, Market-place,
Hull.
HER'T'FORD, Ware, Hollesdon, and Cheshunt Coach,
every Morning.
TOTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaches (daily), at Eleven,
Half-past Two, Five, and Eight.
'S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friends and the Public, that they '4Ol riot be accountable fur
any Pareek. Passenger's Luggage, Wiitiogs, Plate, &c. of
inure than cc Pounds Value, if lost. stolen, or damaged, un-
less entered as such, and the Insurance paid fur accord:tier,
at thc-Saraccu's Head hitt, Snow-hill, London,

THE CORONATION.

For the following interesting Account of the
la'e august national event we are indebted to the
last Number of THE LONDON MAGAZINE

LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN IN TOWN TO A LADY

IN THE COUNTRY.

DEAR P--.. The newspaper which I sent, gave you, 1
fe ir, but a very faint idea of the magnificent and impressive ce-
remony of the Coronation, although I selected that which ap-
peared to me to offer the most fultand faithful account. But
the short time allowed to the daily writer for the execution of
his task, and the fatigue in which he was left, s7.fficiently apo-
logize for his rapid, imperfect, and uncorrected relation. On
reading the several papers of the day, I could not but feel, from
my own disappointment in the description of such parts of the
pageant as I did not, myself behold, that your curiosity would
be but miserably fed throughout. I could realize nothing from
the long cold columns ; every thing was named infprooessional
order, but the relation would have suited the course of a fune-
ral, as well as the order of a Coronation. I looked through the
Editor's glass ; but I eaw darkly ! It is my intention now to
give you as faithful a history of the day, as my memory will
compass and I bop that I shall be able in some mea.sure, by
the smooth honesty of my narrative, to apply a little balsni to
your disordered and wounded cunosiiy. Pray let your sisters
read this letter, and do not fail to sweeten your mother's herb
tea with some of the richest morsels of the feast.

I was not put in possession of my ticket for Westminster-
hall, until the day previous to the ceremony, so that I was
thrown into an elegant bustle, about the provision of suitable
habiliments for the occasion. Gentlemen of limited incomes
are not proverbial for having lavers of court dresses in their
drawers, or for seeing the pegs in their passages swarming with
cocked hats ; I was compelled therefbre to " wood and water,"
as the sailors term it, for the day, or, in plain words, to purchase
the antique and costly coat, and the three-cornered beaver, to
fit me for appearing before royalty. I only wish you could
have seen me cooked up for the Hall, you would have allowed
that I was " a dainty dish to set before a King."
The very early hour at which the doors of Westminster-hall
were to be opened put to flight all notions of sleep; and he must
have been a rash man indeed whose mind could dare for that
night to bend itself to bedward. At twelve o'clock I began to
array myself, and I will not say how long I was employed in
this perplexing work, let it suffice, that at half-past three o'clock
I was competent to sally forth from the house of a friend near
the Abbey, and to approach that door of the House of Lords,
by which I was to enter the Hall. Never was seen so calm and
fair a morning, and the very freshness and breath of the coun-
try seemed, amongst other luxuries, to have been brought to
Westminster for this day and its noble ceremony. I emerged
a little before the sun, and had something of the feeling of be-
ing rather the brighter of the two ;—but the soft sky over 'my
head tempered the pomp and prid of my mind, and subdued
me to quiet feelings and more humility.
When I reached Abingdon-street, which, I must take leave
to inform you of the country, is a street very near to the Hall of
Westminster, I found soldiers, both horse and foot, standing
and lying about in every direction. The chill of the morning
seemed to affect them and they were stretched at full length un-
der the piazza, partaking of that comfortless sleep which the
stones coldly afford, and the summoning trumpet breaks. A
man, so minded, might have walked over foot-soldiers like so
many mushrooms, for they slumbered around in most gorgeous
plenteousness. I walked idly about the street and the passages, -
looking into the carriages which stood in line, filled with many
feathers and a few ladies, or watching the workmen, even at this
advanced hour, atcomplishing the passage to the Abbey,—or,
observing the small but splendid, crowd, nestling around the
yet unopened door,—or contemplating, amid all the con-
fusion, and lustre, and pride of the space around me,
the serene dawn opening above me in the sky like a
flower. The jingling and shining arms of the ca-
valry,—the courtly dresses of the approaching people,—the
idleness of the sleeping soldiery,—the dingy appearance, and
earnest labours, of the workmen,—the passing splendour of
some richly clothed officer,—the echoing silence (if I may so
express myself) of the air,—the tall, graceful, and solemn
beauty and quiet of the Abbey,—all contrasted—each with the
other,—and tilled the mind with an excited consciousness that a
great day was dawning. I felt this—and at length took my
station at the door, anxiously waiting for admission.
The moment at length arrived, and the door was opened to
the crowd. I advanced, ticket in hand, with a delight not
easily to be depressed, and succeeded in gaining, by many pas-
sages, my entrance into the Hall.
I must endeavour to the best of my ability to give you a pic-
ture of Westminster Hall, as I now beheld it. How different
was its appearance at this time from that which it made not
many moons past, when I was rushing about after wandering
and 'pampered witnesses, and calling them together " to save
my cause at Nisi Prius." Imagine a long and lofty room,
(the longest and widest in Europe, I believe, without the sup-
port of pillars,) lined with two tiers of galleries covered with
red cloth, and earpeted down the middle with broad cloth of
blue. At every end, facing the north, were erected two gothic
towers, with an archway, which led to Palace-yard, and over
this 'was a huge gothic window. The tables for the feast ran
down on each side ; and at the head, on a'raised platform, was
a bright gold throne, with a square table standing beforeat, on
which was a costly blue cloth worked .with gold. Doors on each
side led up to the galleries. The dark fretted roof, from which
hung bright chandeliers, was an admirable relief to the whole.
You will perhaps have no very deaf notion of the Hall after
this description, but I shall send you a sketch which has ap-
peared in the Observer newspaper, by which you will be able to
realizemy imperfect picture.
1 entered by a door behind the throne, and was astonished at
the magnificent spaciousness and rich adornmenti of the place.
The long galleries were nearly half filled, (for other doors had
been previously opened), and adown the cloth-coloured pave-
ment all was life, and eagerness, and joy, and hope ! Here
you would see the pages putting back a cluster of
_plumed beau-
ties, with a respectful determination and courtly haste.—There
you should behold a flight of Peeresses, feathered, and in white
attire, winging their way, as though in hopeless speed, like
birds to their allotted dove-cotes. In one place you would be-
hold some magnificent soldier, half in confusion, and half in
self-satisfaction, pausing in bewildered doubt and pleasure over
his own splendid attire. And in another part, those who had
reached their seats were:sighing happily, adjusting their dresses,
and gazing around with delight at the troubles of others below
them. I had much difficulty in attaining my " place of rest ;"
and, from the confusion of the pages, I verily believe that I at-
tained it'more from having" Providence my guide," than from
meeting with any earthly assistance.
It might be about four o'clock, or a little after, when I took
my seat. The light streamed in at the great window, like a
flood of illumined water, and touched every plume and every
cheek. Expectation appeared to have given a bloom and life
to each female countenance, as though to make up for the
ravages which broken rest and fariee had endeavoured to make.
—I beguiled the time, which might else have passed tripst
tediously, by watching the' several. parties of Peeresses, and
others, enter from behind the throne, and pass by the state box,
in which some of the Royal Family were seated at a very early
hour. The most eager, and the most gorgeous lady became
spell-bound at the sight, and checked herself, in her maddest
career, to drop a courtsey to " her Highness of Olo'ster." I
was much pleased to see that when the Duchess of Kent, or any
new member of the Family, joined the illustrious party, the
greetings had all the kindliness and affection of persons whole
hearts are their whole wealth ; and the young daughter of the
Duchess was kissed as frankly and tenderly, as though sliehad had
no diamond in her hair, and her eyes had been her only jewels.
Over the Royal box, the ladies of the principal officers of state
sat • and immediately opposite were the Foreign Ambassadors,
and their suite. l should, however, tell you, that the Duchess
of Glo'ster wore a beautiful silver transparent dress over lilac,
and had a rich plefrne of ostrich feathers in her head. Iso well
know how interesting this information will be to you that I'
cannot, think of-omitting it. About seven o'clock, Miss Fel-
lowes (his Majesty's herb-woman), with her handmaids in
white, was conducted into the Hall by her brother, and took her
seat at the lower end of it. At this moment, I wished that you
could have seen this pretty and simple group, I was so sure that
it would have delighted you.
The Hall now filled rapidly, and not with mere visitors only,
but with knights and pages, and noble serving-men, all in the
richest dresses. The Barons of the Cinque Ports rehearsed
the ceremony of bearing the gold canopy down the Hall, to the
no small mirth of the company,—for they staggered along at
most uneven paces ; and one splendid personage, in powder,
could not walk straight, in spite of himself, so encumbered was.
he with the sense of his own magnificence. A part of the Re-
galia was brought in, and deposited on one cf the aide tables. ,
(To be continued.)