Star.
London, England, 1821-06-28 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTF-OFFICE, 251 h Jenne, 1821.
THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS of the ADMI-
RA LTY being desircus of increasing the nende.:r of
GIIRONO NI ETERS for the use of his MAJESTY's NAVY,
std of encouraging the improved Manufacture of that important
Article, do hereby give notice, That a Depot fur the reception
of Chronometers is opened at the Royal Observatory.of Green-
wich, where the Makers will be permitted to deposit their I
Chronometers, In order to their being tried, and ultimately, if I
they s:iould he found worthy of selection, purchased for the use
of the Navy, or of being disposed of by the Proprietors to pri-
vate Purchasers.
And for further encourager...nt their Lordships will purchase,
at the end of each year, the Chro,:ometer which shall have kept
the best time, at the price of £'3CO3 and the second best at the
'rice of 20-, provided that there have been above ten Chrono-
meters in the competition, and that the said best Chronometers.
shall keep their rates within certain limits, to be hereafter stated ;
the other Chronometers their Lordships may purchase as they
may think proper, at such sums as may be agreed upon with the
Makers, and their Lordships have reason to expect that their
annual rate of purchase, for fume years to come, will be not less
than Tea Chronometers in each year.
Every facility will be afforded to the Makers who may place
their Chronometers in the Depot, for disposing of any of them
to private purchasers, and every information will be afforded to
purchasers as to the rates of going of the Chronometers, of which
a strict account will be kept, uuder the direction of the Astrono-
mer Royal and Hoard of Longitude.
The further conditions and regulations connected with this
arrangement, may be learned of the Astronomer Royal, at
Greenwich; or of the Hydrugrapher of this Mize.

J. Ir. CIWIER.

EAST-INDU HOUSE, June 27, 1221.
pERSONS wilt, are willing to supply the RAST-
-11 CO3IPANY, at their House in Leadmhall-street
er their Warehouses, as may be required, with Four Hundred
sad Twenty Chaldrons of the best COALS of the following
descriptions, viz.

WILLINGTON,
•
lIEATON,
LLINGSWOaTII, and
HEBURN MAIN, Wharf Measure,
3lay send in their Pt oposals, Fealcd up, anra addressed to the
Committee of House, on or before WinNESDAY, the 4th July
next, and if on that day, before Twtivc o'Clock at Noon, as no
Tender will be received after that time.
Not more than Forty Chaltbons will be wanted till the end
•f August, though, if it be the wish of the Contractors, 2;0
chaldrons may be sent in immediately. They will be paid for
as they are delivered.
The Tenders are to specify the price at which it is proposed,
to deliver each sort of Coal. The prices are also to include the
whole of the expense attending the delivery of the Coals.

No Tender will be received but from Coal Merchants pos-
sessing Wharfs and Establishments of their own, in or near Lon-
don, neither will any Tender be taken into co.:sidetation unless
the address of the party making it he nu ntinntd tl.erein, and he,
ro an Agent on his behalf, he in attendance upon the said Com-
mittee, at the day and hour abovernentinned.

JOSEPH HART, Secretary._

BRITISH FIRE OFFICE, STRAND AND CORNIIILD
ESTABLISHED in 1799, for Insurance of Houses'
Buildings, Manufactories, Goods, and Merchandize, Ships,
Vessels, and other Property, on the most equitable terms, and on
principles affording solid and permanent security to those insured.
Dili I d 'TORS, Etc.
JosEen WA ILNER, Esq. Chairman.
lion. Dountas KlNNilltl), I),puty Chairman.
Rt. Hon. the Ficv-Chancellor William Marsii, Esq.
Sir John Cox Hippisley, Bart. •Furnas .I.l4ut:r, Esq.
Sir Robert Wigram, Hart. George 6.. s ills, Esq.
William Agnew, En. Richard C. Plowden, Esq.
3. P. Autiol, Esq. John Suane, Esq.
John BOIS, Esq. 0. la. Sumner, Esq. M.P.
8. P. Cockendl, Esq. Robert Taylor, Esq.
James Henry Deacon, Esq. John Farnham, Esq.
Charles Freeman, Esq. James West, Esq.
Neill Malcolm, Is q. Rd. Williams, Esq. Solicitor.
LARD BARNES, Secretary.