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London, England, 1827-02-02 00:00:00

Nuanika 12,472.]

'CONTRACTS TO DRLIVER COALS AT NEWFOUND-
.-LAND,•BERMUDA, AND CORFU.

TREASURY CIIAMIIERS,

Clomoduarist Dqtartmene, Rbruary 1, 111:'.7.
Qucti Persons is are desirous of o,ntracting with
eke Agent foe •filownesiesariat Supplies, to Deliver COALS at
NRW FO U NDLAND; Stahl U DA, and CORFU, user receive
Particulars of the at this Office between the Hours of
Ten sod Four, and delivseeheir Tenders sealed up and directed to
the Agent for Commissariat Supplies, marking thereon " Tender
Tar Cdali;". In'or before TUESDAY, the 13th Instint : but none Will
be ter:deed after Twelve o'Clock on that Daft nor will any Pro-
pos! be waked yulest made eft or annesoll to a Printed Particular,
sad tie Prices inserted in Words at {wish; nor unless a Letter be
objekied'to such Proposal, signed 'by Two Persons of known'
?mercy, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in
*km espressod in the Particulars lee the due Performance of
ty (N.wsca

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FICTU4LLLAVd-0F1A93, January 23, 1827.
PHI COMMISSIONERS for YICTIJA L4,ING
i Us R'N& 'Yez.4►r,tc.dokritly give notice:
%Ft nTORSD.At, the 15th of Febrearynlat, they will be
tesdf to receive Tenders in writing (seated 'up), and. treat with
ma renew as are wlfil to enter into Crantratt. for the per-
formance of all such ejkitt ;1:9 13 WORK as may be required
for the service of his Majesty's Victualling Yard, at Deptford, for
Twelve Months certain, from the 2gth February nest; and fur-
ther, until the expiration of Three Months' Notice, given for the
termination of the Contract, the Conditions of which may be seen
at this Office, or oat that of the Commissioner of Deptford Vie-
tsshtg Yatd.
Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be
delivered before One o'Cl'ock on the day appointed ; and must
be accompanied by a Letter, signed by two respon.ible Persons
ragging to become bound .with the Party tendering, in the
real sem of :One Hundred Pounds, for the due performance of
the Contract.

LISBON.

BALLS AND BELLES—LANCERS AND DANCERS.
The streets are crowded with English Officers, mount-
ed or dismounted; go into the coffeehouse you are
jostled by the Rifle Corps—ask for dinner at the tavern,
you find every seat pre-occupied by' the Guards—amid
throw all your nature into your best bow, letting the
curls on your forehead (those who have any) just
touch the tip of your shoe-string, to one of the dear
beauties, and as you raise your head you find she is
whipped off by the Cossacking Lancers, who are already
beginning to turn the Lisbon Lsclies' heads—venture
into the weer,' you are • rode against by Ensign News
tome, of thegSth—recovir from the shock, and you aft,
charged by a detachment fronrevery division, mounted'
on sorry little hacks, which ire bought in fee for ten'
pounds,• or hired, on n day's leave, for five shillings,4
The tall
•feathers Of the Grenadiers poke into the firsti
ewe ivindo w tif your friends, and the plumes of the
Buff are sweeping tbe squares and pavement. A Gen-
deman with a black coat is as little distinguished as a•
tea-dealir is at St.'James's; with a blue coat and stars..
ing yellpw bourn* you have some chance—a darker
eyed maid may perhaps be deceived, and submit to
a recognition, imagining you are attached .to the em-.
bassy, or employed its the Commissariat. A pious
fraud .of that descriptiOn is not only to be excused, but
much to be commended, as the world moves here noes
The evil-minter may have, however, sweet revenge in
seeing theaival.of the night• turned inte a superintend:
ent of baggage waggons the next morning, while you of
the black float are tree as air, to rove about the river or
the shores. i•weold eatber be a Lietitinant of Hussars
it the than the Prince of Abyssinia ; hitt I
would ratter. be, a Cadet of the faMily of the Mohicans
'than the Hussar in the forenoon, wheal see him at the
tail of a luggage cart, calculating how much the loss
of lace, by the last hour's rain, will cost his pocket in
month. A civilian has also the advantage of your sot-"
dier in the cafe, or at the opera, he does not swagger or
swear at the Portuguese waiter in English ; he does not
stand in the pit to obstruct the riew et a Gentleman near
him—he doe' not annoy two La dies who are in the upper
boxes, because he fancies they are unprotected—and he
'does not get marked for a future knife, dagger, or sti-•
letto, by some inconsiderate speech, look, or action.—
These ate times, also, when the attempt to deal its
bout:tars exposes your subaltern to a disgrace which re-
conciles your black coat to its obscurity. For instance,
a General by anticipation„ mounted on,a vicious horse,
is flung into the dirt, sneered at by the grinning Pot-
.tuguese.—or, in displaying all the graces of his riding-
scowl, he is crossed on the Lacs sudre by the muleteer.
of a flour mill, who contrives to entangle him in
team and dust his jacket. We will not speak of the
sour looks and inchtf:rent accommodation he meets with
at his billet. The master of the house may be a Car-
condo (an Ultra)—but who the deuce cares for the
master if the mistress will take your partl—anJ tell me
a wife, mother, or daughter, in Lisbon, that is not for
the English faction. Many things has a young British
traveller to learn before ).e is made amiable in foreign
society, but more than all, others has the military tyro
to acquire, in. Order to insure popu4irity abroad. This
is the best school oldie present day. We have &great
number of fine:apirited, good-tempered pupilsprepare
yourselves, Ladies °Cour native land—whom we mean
to send yc.o home kir the next season, the haudsomest,
best-bred, and most gallant fellows in the world. Let
our young Officers do all.they can to make themselves
SORE THROATS, HOARSENESS, &e. disagreeable, we know their value too well to allow their
BUTLE WS ACIDULATED CAYENNE LO- merits to be eclipsed by their own watt of thought.
..eae ZgNGI3.S are particularly recommended for habitual Snre One is proud of the service, when he sees the close at-
&oats; relaxation of the Coda; enlargement of the Tonsils,
t.stion which the most inveterate dandy pays to his
sae that description of Hoarseness which arises from relaxation of
the membranes of the Throat, and the parts contiguous. duty. The 10th, who, lay all consent, never do ally
The Cayenne Lozenge has been found of great utility to such thing, mind their business here—and the Lancers, the
rP:.,ry therefore
sons a
rare freve tiV
nII in the hshit of speaking in public; they nnOßlld essence of lavender and Eau de Cologne, are
ih p . •advantageously be j
itheStmate,.at the Bar, arid '
me emit, and tie highest testimony n the musical World bts as attire in. Setting corporals' wives and soldiers' babies
•
lan advanced in their favour, especially in those cases, where, from On shore, as if they were human brings like the co 4-
Ike onwant use of the voice, or the Influence of a humid atmosphere, mon species. One is still more proud of the terrace
zse nibr
Lozenges
become relaxed, and diminished in their trice. when he sees those fine young men its- military array—
enact are also recommended as a stimulus, during if he has the opportunity of contrasting
Yield Spons; theyare refreshing and prevent Sore Throats Maw. particularly
rimer. lo thew who are ungccustomed to exposure in the mortileg, them with the ill-clad, weakly looking Officers of the,
boore the (kw has passed or, end in moist and foggy evenings. Portuguese troops; add one is still more sensible of the
Suit in boxes, at as. sod 49-64. by Messrs. Ruder, Chemists, Cheap-' high station which. their • appearance and saccontpli:ll
116.1,,fri.oraer of St.-Paura; 73, Princes-sm-et, Edinburgh; and 54, merits entitle themto hcArf, when he sees them in the
c
k -street, Dublin; &Ivory and Co. 156, New Bond-street ; •
Wtumat, 83, iligh-strert, Borough ; and the principal Medicine ball room, where the blest company in Lisbon are col-
Vilifiers in the Limed Kin; lected, eclipsing stursieale.of other nations, not only
_.„`‘.,lte_re may he had, BIDTLER'S ANT ACT I) LOUNGES by the splendour. their d
,resh bet alio by tbe elerace:
stu B, relieving Heartburn, nande...:e, Indigeseiwt, at their manners and 4sirrisite,. ':A.feerisights since,
"onr As.eethms, ard•girhig Tune to the Stom.ch. 11l buses, at
and i 6J. had she preasore to see 001014 int UMW* carry di the

The Person WM makes the Tender, or some Person on kis be-
half, inst,t attend to answer when called foe.
. • lf. WALLER cuFrom

VICTI74II,ING-OFFICS, February 1. 1127.
THE COMMISSIO.vEIIS for VIC ft 1 A LLING
hie itArg.slZirs Miry, do hereby give Notice,
That on Fiti DA Y, the 16th instant, they will be ready to
receive Tenders in writing, (sealed up) and treat with such Persons
as will undertake to supply all such quantities of Basins as may be
required at his Majesty's Bakehouse at Deptford, for one Year
freon the lst May next, and farther until Three Months'
,tiailte,et Operateof for every suite of Biscuit that may
be baked—the said Baiins to be delivered at the Wharf weekly,
in sech proportions as may be demanded by the Officers of the
Yard, except during the Winter Season, when (as the Navigation
of the River is in danger of being impeded) the Contractor will
be expected to keep in the Depot a sufficient Stock for the pro.
hale demands, for which purpose the use of the Basis Field, at
.Peptivisi:Vill Wallowed to him.
The dinditiaos fifths Contract maybe seen at this Office ; and
any further information which may be required, will be given on
applicationtt Ihe Commissioners' Office, DeptfordVictuallingYardL
Bach!tenderAisr Specify the price in words at length, and be
delivered before One O'Clock en tie. day' appoiited; lind must bel
nxempanied by a Letter signed by tiro respoisible Persons, en.
gaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in the penal sum
el Vise Hvisdrod;Poands, for the dye performance of the Contract.

The Person %Who makes the Tender, or some Person on Ids
behalf, must attend to answer when called for.

JL WAILLIZR CLIFTOT.

This day was published,
•
Prke 2s. Sch the Second Number of the New Serleg et
TrilE PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE and AN.
NALSoi PHILOSOPHY.
By RICHABD TAYLOR, F.S. A. F.L.S. kr. aid RiCHARD
.PHILLIPS, F.R.S. F.L.S. tcc.
The Philosophical Magazine and the Annals of Philosophy have
long been known is exhibiting general views of the progress of
Science; and the improvements erected in its various departments.
The objects of both Joutosla being similar, the Editors, the more
efBdrmtf-to serve the cause of Science by combining their labours,
have commenced A Ewe AXD Clowns Seizes.

Connrs: On some 'new Auxiliary Tables for determining the
apparent Places of Greenwich Stars, by F. Bally, psq. Pres. Aur.
Soc. F.R.5...-Investigation of the Heat extricated from Air when
it undergoes a given Condensation, by J. Ivory, Esq. M.A. F.R.S.
—On the Relations of Electricel and Chemical Changes, by Sir
H. Davy, Batt. Pres. B.S.—A Mode of Heating Water for a
Bath, by E. D Thomson, Esq.—On the Finite Extent of the At-
mosphere, by T. Graham, M.A. On the Triple Prustiatt of
Potash; by ►t. Phillips, F.R.S.—On Capillary Attraction, by the
Rev.!. B. Emnsett—.A new hlethod of Bleaching and Preparing
Flax;hy the Rev. J. B. Emmett—On New Succulent Planta, by
A. H. Haworth, Rsq.'F.LS. Ste.-00 Accidents incident to Steens
Boilers, by J: Taylor, Esq. PR.& Tr. G.S.—On the Crystalline
Forma of Wagnerite. by A. Levy, Esq. M.A. F.G.S.—On Cap.
lain Parry's Experiments on the Velocity of Sound, by W. Gal-
braitb; Esq. M.A. —Loattred Societies-4cientific awl Micelle.
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AROMATIC SPIRIT OP VINEGAR.
I THIS agteedble perfumed liquor (the original in-
i vention of Mr. Henry) which Is of well-known ethcary in
'dieting Faintness and Headache, and in counteracting the
edicts of over-heated, chose, sr infected air, continues to he pre-
MI" the greatest perfection, by Meyers. THOS. and WM.
RY, Manufacturing Chemists. Manchester. It is sold in
Laths, wboleoale and retail, by Mews. Bavur and Blow,
Betheners, Cockspur-street ; and Retail, price 2a. 9d. by one
agent er more in every principal Town ; but it cannot be genuine,
unless the names of the above preparers are engraved on the-
Greernment Damp, which is filed over the cork of each box.—
Plover Sponge Boxes are sold by Bayley and Blew, as usual.
As above may also be had, auatenticated by a similar stamp
ilottea CaLcioras Mscursia, in 'betties at its. 9d. or with glas
*vanillin at 46. ad.