The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-17 00:00:00

CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING.
Royal Hospital for Seamerr at Greenwich.
August 5, 1626.
SUCH persons as may be willing to Contract for
Lighting the Interior of thie Institution, and such parts of
the Exterior as, may he required with Oil, for One Year from the
let of Oetob.er next, ma,,- deliver iu their proposals to the Directors
at this plae,e on Sattirtt'a};, the 26th instant, at 11 o'clock in the fore-
noon, attar that hors no proposals will be received. In the mean
time tlje Fornik,tf Proposals, and particulars as to quality, period
of del,ivery, will be obtained at the Steward's Office here.
r'arties dsviirowts of contracting must personally attend ou the
dp,y and hour aforesaid, and no tenders will be received from any
`who are not dealers in the articles for which they offer.
Pror,osals are required to ,be agreeable to the forms above-
nietttif 'tied, and to runfain the names and reeidence of two respon-
sible Sureties; and it is also requested, that the word " Tender"
be v vritten on the address of each proposal, otherwise no regard
wird be paid to them.

-- - BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL.
A-
IS MAJESTY, with that liberality and conde-
scending kindness with which he has always favoured the
objects of the BRITISH INSTITUTION, having placed at the
disposal of the Directors, for the purpose of imniediate
Exhibi-
Atm, his, PRIVATE COLLECTION of PICTURES, from
CARLTON HOUSE PALACE, the 'alley is open daily,
from Ten in the Morning until Six in tl-„e Evening,
Admission, I s.—Ce.elogte, Is.
, WILIjaAM BARNARD, K
,

.eeper.

CLARK'S .GI2NEItAL OUTFITTING
• wAn.EnousP.', for the EAST and WEST INDIES
and SOUTH AMEPACA, EXETER 'CHANGE, STRAND.
Officers, Cadeti, and 't • t India, anti Gentle-
men proceeding to Sor.ith America, or any other part of the
Globe, will find in tklis Establishment the whole of their Mili-
tary AppointnrAt*, Swords, Chaco*, Sashes, Belts, Pistols, &c.
togethei with, it huge-anti well manufactured stock of Sea Cots,
Couches, +ands liedding ; Cabin IVash.hand Tables,. Chairs, and
Lamps t. Seat Chests, Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every
• other desexiptiOn of Travelling Equipage.
?AN ASSORTMENT OP CANTEENS, ready fitted with
ti ie necessary requisites for India, and other tropical climates
likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated Article's, Knives
and: 'Forks, suitable for families going abroad ; Military 'and
litodostatiee Books, Maps, &c.
aI...FASHIONA BLE STOCK of Carriae, t urriele, Tan.
dem, Melon, Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with every
description of.Saddleiy, &.c. &c. for home use, East and Wcst
Indies 4 and South America, which merit inspection from their
excellent quality, • first style of workmanship, and moderate
All the Articles in thisEitablisliment are warranted, and the
eXeelle'At plan of fifty years standing is still strictly adhered. to,
of l'etkitig but one Ready Money Price, from which no abate.
urea
.will be made. •

CA BINET-MA k ER.S' SOCIETY.—
CHEANCABINET and UPHOLSTERY, at trio LON-
' -DON REPOSITORY for the CABINET-MAKERS' SO-
CIETY, being the only real one now existing in London, No.
71, corner of LEADENHALL-STREET, . opposite Aldgate
Pump, , and which has been established upwards of Six years.
For Ready Money, and no Abatement.
The Trustees and Committee respectfully infirm the Nobility
and Gentry, that they still conduct the above Establishment for
the Benefit of industrious and ingenious Mechanics (who have
large families), by offering their Manufactured Articles in tbe
Cabinet Line of the hest workmanship, and cheaper than by any
House in London, no other profit being required than to satisfy
the warehouse rent and incidental expences; being satisfied with
conetant• employment to enable them to support their families,
the number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly
Meeting to be 148. From the great patronage the Committee
have reoeived, they are in hopes of increasing that number.
The follovrink ii a Specimen of the "Lb* Prices asked;
all
Goode Warranted : • X. s. d.
Five feet M*hogany Bedstead, four-post 4 10 0 ,
Tent ditto
6
dered Mattress to fit - 1 1
0
0
Mahogany Drawers with solid ends - 35 0
- 'Eightliahogany Chain( - 610 0
Siabogany, Pembroke Table 2
Feather Bed free from dust and smell, 0
from ..£2 12 0 ,to 8 8 0
Drawing-town Sofa, from .£5 50to 7 7 0
Sofa' Bedstead - 38 0
,',Mahogany:llorse-Ilair Sofa - 6 10 0 npwsrds
A quantity of Paper Hangings for Bed, Dining, and Drewing-
mmot, at nearly Half-price. The Trade will fin& it worth their
attention. •
frivHouses Furnished at a few days' notice, and Apartments in a
rew ilware..—Goods packed free of expense except the matting.
• COMMITTEE.
• T. Corder J. Wilson J. Carter
I I
• T. Hasler J. Unett W. Waghorn
THURNELL Agent. J. HASLER, Secretary.

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SaruGGLINO EXTRAORDINARY.--Oft Tuesday
aboutittion, a man stripped himself upon the beach, opposite the
hathing-rooms, at Dover, and went into the wat.er to hael4, in
and after enjoy-
, :oight of several people who were near the place; a be gave
ing himself for some time, plunging about in the Water?
~.ewiii
an alarm, aod struggled as if he was conaewua that Ma, life
in danger. The sentinels of the C,oast Blockade
procure(' the
bostletationed at the post, and put off to his assistance; but whirs
they were thus engaged, a number of snen crowded towards the
shore, and with a rope drew out a few tubs of spirits, and taking
One each upon their shoulders, walked away with their loads, and
got clear off by the Marine Parade, when the promenade was lite'
rally thronged. The drowning man immediately recovered his
strength, his object being merely to divert the sentinels from their
post, until his comrades had worked , the goods which were sunk.
Ws hsve heard that the water has since been dragged, and forty
tubs linnet in' the 'genie place..lCentisit Gazette.
The following curious details respecting a robbery
committed at Volmerange were elicited at the Court of Assizes at
'Metz, on the 4th inst. In the month of September, 1824, Julie
• Heilbrotin, the widoW of a half-pay officer, living at Vol:tier:lnge,
came to olTer, fur a sure of money, to the widow Anne Soutag; a
WOMAII of a very weak mind, ta discover to her a treasure hidden
in a barn by her late husband ; the conditions were, that a certain
sum Rhombi .he given every day for masses fior the repose of the soul
of Sontag's husband, still in purgatory ; that during the nine days
that the search should lam, a piece of six francs should be placed
in the water-chatet, and that all the windows, doors, drawers,
by
should be left open. The search began, but wu put a sto to by
an event which opened the eyes. of the widow. IleilbroPuri had
tam ear, to have two feithful accomplices ; in the eight .of
the 16th of September the declared to her dupe that the oil of the
lamp.would riot suffice, and they both went tout to it some
• from a ,neighbouring shop. Having purchased the nil, the en-
chantress took 'good rare not to allow the widow Sontag to re.'
turn, but led her towards a bridge at the extremity of the villa);
_where n ludicrous scene . took piece: —..... " Do you set'," said ehe,
" those flames dancing on the surfer* of - the water?"' " No,
where are they ?" " There, there, all blue ;- and appear and
disappear." " But I,:see nothing et all," exclaimed the dupe,
" nothing tit all sbscpt!iy." ' " Ah, tuy dear, it is the soul of your
Poor dear husband in purgatory, con*, quick, the masses !" But
Anne Soutag, however uneasy about the soul of her husband, bet
gar to have .certain qualms for the repose of ,her own goods, and
.
eivreseed a Wish 'to return home. On 'arriving, she saw a light
In the barn p the neighbours had beheld all her goods reinoved
fro Mon ill, open floors and windows, not suspecting what
was going
. • no alarm was given; the woman Heilbronn and her aides-
de -camp were arrested, and condemned, the fermer to ten years;
The letter to seven years' imprisonment. Anne Soutag, an her
urination,, tleposedi that feeling- doubtful attont the tucceu of
poied to the curate of the vlag who
nfterA under
Loi tier, that he eoulti not ensure the recovery of there,easure;
but
I that the Inaesee could not fail to do good to the soul of her hue.
This explsnation set the
it were ' dill in ' purgatory.
`vhele court in ato the great discomfiture of the credulous
widow. roar, , . .