The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-28 00:00:00

tL~d I 1 ~% N EW BOOK on GENTLEMEN'S ATTIRE. FORTY -Two PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES ( 36 being portraits of Kings and Princes) represent the most fashionable and becoming attire for every age and all occasions. The book contains also new rules for self measure. Post free for six stamps, deducted from a pur chase. —SAMUEL. BROTHERS, merchant tailors, 50, Ludgate -hill. \-.7 VERCOATS, 118., 135., 158. 0 VEIWOATS for BOYS.—Read following 80 advertisements.— Luclgato-liill 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 125., 145., 16s.—OVERCOATS for BOYS.-11..ad first and last advartiserneuts.- - AdgatA-liill, 50.— SAMUEL. OYERCOATS, 17s, 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS for BOYS.— Note prices throughout the column.- 1 4mtgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 11.5., 135., 15s.—OVERCOATS i n groat variety, at the above prices, for BOYS.— Ludgate-hill, 5O. =SAMUEL, BROTHERS.' OVERCOATS, 17s, 195., 21s.—OVERDO A.Ts in superior textures and newest style for BOYS.- 50.— SAMUEL. BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 11.5., 135., 15s.—OVERCOATS in vary useful cloths, at above prices, for BOYS.— Ludgate -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS; 175., 21s.—OVERCOATS for imineliate use, at all prices to 355., for BOYS.- 50.—SA.MUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS, at all prices, have silk velvet collars.—Ludonte-hill, oy__ SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made to order by new self-measure rules.—Ludgate- Lill, 50.— SAMUEL, RROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS are ordered from patterns sent post free.—Ludgate nill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS not approved taken back and others made.—Ludgate- SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 215., 285., 338. 0 VERCOATS , for clerical use, in all fabrics and prices. Ludgate -50 SAARTEL BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVE1tCOATS professional, in all fabrics and prices.—Ludgate hill, 50.—S AMUEL, BROTHERS. OATERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS, for every purpose, in the suitable fabrics.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATB, 425., 555., 63:4.-0 VERCOATS N-1 made from thorou,zhly shrunk cloths only.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS in the new brown and gold mixed 3leHons.—Ludgate hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS in beautiful fur-faced. golct-mixed beavers.—Ludgate bill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. .OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS in every kind of plain and fancy coatings.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425, 555., 635. —OVERCOATS in the new rich bronze and gold mixtures.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS in all weights for every season and climate.—Ludgate hill, 50.—SAIITIEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 338.—OVERCOATS kJ in rich gold and olive mixed treblo beavers.—Ludgate hill, iO.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 28s, 33s.—OVERCOATS of the new reefer sape, beautiftillymade. —Ludgate hill, 50.—S AMIIEL, BROTHERS. (A VERCOAT 8, 425, bss., 63s.—OVERCOA k.. 1 in very beautiful West of England fabrics.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERUOAT S, 215., 285., 335.-0 VER OATS in elegant, double-breasted Chesterfields.—Ludgate hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOA.TS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in rich brown, Oxford, .black, and steel cloths.— Ludgate -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS in new style single-breasted Chesterfields.—Lud gate-hill, !O.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS V in new style Albions and all other shapes.—Lud gate-hill, 50.—SAMTIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS this season are excellent value for the money.- 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 635.-0 - VERCOATS at these prices are made of very choice fabrics.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 338.- -OVERCOATS are vary necessary in this variable climate.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVEROOATS, 425., 555., 638.-0 VERCO AT S in black Beavers, thoroughly tested and shrunk.— Ludgate -hill, 50. SAMUEL BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—ON 'RCOATS in Melton cloths, thoroughly , tested and shrunk.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOA TS in black Melton cloths, west of England make. Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 28s, 33s.—OVERCOATS , in Pilot cloths, for hard. serviceable wear.—Ludgate hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in vory beautiful west of Enland Potershams.— Ludgate-hill, 511 — SAMUEL, 'BROTH MIS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS k- sent to any part of the king-dont Patterns free. Ludgate -hill. 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. kVT agoA.TS, 425., 555. 635. —0 VERO° ITS in high-class Witnev textures. Patterns free.— lilgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 283., 33s.—OVERCOATS made with every regard to strength and comfort.— Ludgate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in very rich, heavy, seal-black black beavers.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS at these prices are in the most fashionable style.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS in very rich, heavy, seal-back brown beavers.— Ludgato-hiil, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. (IVERCOATS, 21.5., 285., - 333. OVERCOATS V are represented in the new illustrated book.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCO A.TS in very rich, heavy, seal-back Oxford beavers.— Lndgate-hill, 50.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., G3s. OVERCOATS lined with silk, and very beautifully quilted.—Lud gate-hill, 50, SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS in all the plain, strong, and most useful styles.— Ludgate-hill, .10. — SAMUEL, BROTHERS. 0 VERCOATS, 425., 555., 6 35. OVERCOATS linod with Italian cloth, and thickly quilted.—Lud- Mte-kill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS reduced in price by a strict ready-money system.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. 1 IVERCO.4kTS, 425., 555., 635. OVERCOATS VI at these prices are fit for any gentleman.—Ludgate hill, BROTHERS. ( VERCO ATS, 215., 285., 335. OVERCOATS with warm woollen linings, for winter wean—Lud gate-hill, 50.—S AMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS of all weights, to suit every kind of climate.—Lud gate-hill, 50. —SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS made to measure by high-class scientific men.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. O VERCOATS, 215., 285.. 33s.—OVERCOATS for liveries are made of well-shrunk cloths.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS guaranteed to fit by the new self-measure rules. — Ludgate-hill, 59.—SAMIIEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS can be ordered from patterns, which are sent free.— Ludgate-hill, 50.—SASIUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS have become an immense business in this house.— Ludgate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS ‘.l exceeding five pounds value are carriage paid.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOA'T'S, 425., 355., CU.—OVERCOATS ordered from the country are always prepaid.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUE L BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS sent to France and any part of the Continent.—Lud gate-hill, 50. SAMTMIL BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS sent to New York and any other part of America.— Ludgate -hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS sent to all parts of British North America.—Lud gate-bill, 50.— SAMUEL. BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 558., 63s.—OVERCOATS sent to Tasmania and every part of Australia.—Lud gate-hill, P.—SAMUEL, BROTRERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33 5. 0 VERCOAT.3 in a variety of undressed clothe, forhard wear. —Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63 s. — OVERCOATS of the Inverness cape class in Whitney cloths.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 215., 285., 33s.—OVERCOATS of the Inverness cape class in Melton class.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS k_l made plain or with lap seams, velvet collars.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL. BROTHERS. VERCOATS, 425., 555., 63s.—OVERCOATS kl made up with velvet edges and velvet collars.—Lud gate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. VERCOATB, 215., 285., 335.-0 VERCOATS \J in every description of plain and fancy cloth.—Lud ate-hill, 50.— SAMUEL , BROTHERS. OVERCOATS, lls., 135., 15s.—OVERCOATS for boys. The new Reefer and Princelet coat.— Ludgate -hill, 50. SAMUEL, BROTHERS. IVERCOATS, 175., 195., 21s.—OVERCOATS for boys in every fashionable and useful shape.— Ludgate -hill, 50.— SAMUEL, BROTHERS. REAL FUR-SEAL WAISTCOATS, 255., 355., 42s.—Richly lustre(' and lined scarlet.—Ludgate 50.—SAMUEL, BROTHERS. FEAD the SYSTEM SAMUEL,' BROTHERS, conduct their business upon in the Illustrated Price ist described at head of cohfmn. The firm has been esta blished 20 years on the principle of charging the lowest price possible for ready money, and marking the same upon each article in plam_figures, ipril which no deviatio4 je No. 23,260. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1866. K IN AIIA.N'S . LL WHISKY. —ll ÜBLE\ EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained th Dublin Prize Modal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole •omo. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London the Agents in the principal towns in England ; o. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the. Red Sal, Pink Label, and Cork brand& ifinahan's LL Whisky." T II 0 X F 0 it D, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., THE MUSICAL ESTABLISII3IENT OF LONDON. CIIIIISTMAS ENTER rA INMENT3. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " JOHN HALIFAX.' ' Just ready, in 2 vols., post Evo., 2!5., Tw° mARRIAGEs. By the Auth,w of "John Halifax," A Noble Lif,,," "Christian's M;stake," &e. Buret ani Blael.ett, 13, (3:eat Marlborough-strect. LES DRAGONS DE FILL ttS (Opera Comique), Music by A. Mai•lirt first time in thiscountry), ri Is EVENING, in wh'elt Mist RUSSELL Asti make 11,:r Reappearance, as si.teci by Ilis-es Barrio and Pitzlicetry ; 3lessrs. A. St. Albyn, Pox, Husk, Evan', and Bury, with 14;xtra Band and Ci.orus ; producA and conducted by als. F. Jongitinaus COMEDY. by Messrs. II , iry Sydney, Brierlcy, and Eger-• ton, W.. 1 Adam., the tirt,thers Pentland, W. K. Julian the cLi:ebr.ited Mimic), F. Evans, awl ‘ll , li Amy Rosalind, to gether with an Ent' rely New Divertissemeat, titled THE OXFOKD REVELS, arranged and produced under the immediate su,erintenricuce eft Ur. W. 11. Payne, THIS EVENING (MONDAY). A . • . • t / 7 e I/ • 010, 0 Alzt‘ l 0.4* , „,4 irq t \ I * / 0 , 1 V • 0 6 " • Arillikk.Xjliff„t a bblft; . . • k fr il!` 0:4 I i d D I I I Age „„,,a , • 1 ...., t+ 113iwilr— • -OROIT. -e for an ordinary term of three years' commission. On entering the ship, the most noticeable thing was the excellent manner in which every part of her decks were lighted, and especially the main deck, where the sound of a violin and tambourine gave unmistakable indication of Jack enjoying him self. It seemed extraordinary there was no noise of voices—that is, no loud noise ; but walking forward this was satisfactorily accounted for, although the greater part of the men on board were forward on the starboard side of the deck. Sailors' hornpipes were going on vigorously, their tnessinates grouped round smoking and criticising the performance. To the hornpipes succeeded a favourite waltz, in which some 20 brawny fellows took part with a gravi ,y and elegance of motion not unworthy of a bill ro , ) 01 . It was impossible to doubt the intense enjoyment of these fellows, notwithstanding their profound gra vity. Among these men was one who, while serv ing in one of her Majesty's ships on the Pacific sta tion, won the silver belt offered for the best dancer, Further aft, on the same side of the deck, wr, 3 a row of mess tables, at which about 50 men and boys were engaged in playing dominoes, draughts, &c, But just abaft these tables, in a temporary room, with an open window in front, was the great inno vation of all in the form of a canteen, at which every man was privileged to purchase at any ti me between 6 and 9 p.m. one pint of beer, and every boy a half pint. A ship's corporal presides over the sale and receives the money, petty officers assisting to measure the liquor and watch that no man doubles his privileged pint. The beer is excellent, the price 2d. per pint, and the profits of the sale are devoted to the purchase of games, newspapers, &c., and also form a fund for exhibitions of science, feats of jugglery, and theatrical displays. The cap tain of the ship is treasurer of the fund, and is assisted by a committee in its disposal. The read ing room was next visited, which is situated on the port side of the lower deck aft, is furnished with an excellent library, newspapers,and games of all kinaa being on the tables, and, like the main deck, is were lit. Upwards of 70 men an d boys 'were seated at the tables, some reading and others play ing games. On inquiring as to the number of men on board ship and on leave, it was stated, that, all hands told, the number on the ship's books was just over 700. Of these, 62 were away on long leave at their homes, and 66 were on shore since sunset for the night. Of these last the greater part were ex pected off again to sleep, it being one of the great features of the Duke of Wellington system that a man is allowed to take an hour or two's run on shore from her of an evening without being compelled to stay on shore until the next morning. The men, in fact, in this particular, as iu all others on board the ship, are treated with a certain amount of confi dence in their good faith, and any infringement of this :privilege is very rare indeed. The cooking arrangements for the seamen of the Duke of Wel lington are on a par with everything else on board. One of the " Grant" cooking galleys has been fitted on board, and this is capable of supplying daily 1,200 men with baked or boiled meat and with fresh-baked bread—such bread as is purchased by housekeepers at the best shops in London. Th e men can also have biscuit if they prefer it to the bread. The "Grant" galley is perfect of its kind, efficient to an extraordinary degree, and is so simply constructed of boiler-plate iron as to be capable of repair under any circumstances of damage at sea by the ship's blacksmith. It also, in its reserve reservoir, always, day and night, contains a large quantity of hot water available for baths in case of sudden illness, and altogether is one of the greatest boons that can be conferred upon the crew of one of her Majesty's ships. We are not aware whether the new system of things on board the Duke of Wellington is due to the Admiralty or to Captain Fellowes singly, or both combined, but we do know that Admiral S. Pasley, the Naval Commander-in- Chief at Ports mouth, thinks t very highly of this attempt to fin prove the condition of our seamen on board ship ; and we join heartily in his best wishes for the suc cess of so desirable an undertaking. PRICE.... ....... 4d. STAMPED....Sd METROPOLITAN RAILWAY—Trains every five minutes. 1j I's RAILWAY —Aloorgate- "'Tit 0 P LITAN RAIL IVAY—Aldersgate sh Pet Station. VrETROPOLITAN RAlLWAY—Farringdon- UL strTet Station. METR OP 0 LITAN RAILIVIY—King;s-cross Station. - 11 E'ER OP OLITAN RAILWAY—Gower-street Stat on. ETROP 0 LITAN RAILWAY PoAland 171_ road Station. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY Regent circus Station (opposite the Polytechnic Institution, 2SB, Regent-street). The METROPOLITAN RAILWAY CO3IVANY'S SPECIAL 03INIIIUSES to and from Pen— land-road Station meet every Train. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY—Baker-street Station. ETR OLO LITAN RAILWAY --Edgware -171 road S ion. ATETROFOLITAN RAILWAY Bishop's .lNl.. road Station. M.ETROPOLITAN RAILWAY Trains every five minutes. MYLES FENTON, General Manager. METROPOLITAN and GREAT WESTERN R LWA YB.—C 11 HIST MAS HOLIDAYS.—Extra Trains between the. City, King's-cross, tiower-street, Port land-road, Retreat-circus, Baker-street, Edgware-read and Paddington, Hammersmith, Kensington, Shepherd's•bush. Notting-hill, and Westbourne-park. MANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BUdGESS and SON, 107. Strand (corner of Savoy-steps). London. Tbe Duke of Wellington Receiving-ship. A nation that has ungrudgingly expended millions on the perfection of its ships of war is necessarily compelled at the same time, on the score of eco nomy as well as of reason and justice, to take mea sures for improving the condition of its seamen. Every advance we have in the powers of our iron dads must be accompanied by some thought for their crews. Much has been done in this respect of late years ; extreme punishments have been abo lished, the sailor is better fed and better :paid, and various other salutary measures have been intro duced by Boards of Admiralty for the benefit of the seaman, but yet much remains to be done in the same direction. We may yet very materially im prove his moral character and education, increase his self-respect,and also his love fo r his ship and his officers, and teach him especially to look upon th e former as his home, and the latter as his natural friends and advisers. But it is evident that, how ever much the several Boards of Admiralty may concoct measures for the improvement of his posi tion on board ship, the seaman himself can only feel such beneficial measures at the discretion of his captain. Thus, there are officers even in the pre sent day who affect to look upon " the Queen's Re gulations" as the " Sailor's Bible," and who rule their men literally by their instructions, read only by their own cold egotism. These officers :may sometimes be "smart," but they are always " mar tinets," and generally unjust. The amount of con tentment on board their ships is broadly enough marked in their enormous " defaulters" and " pu nishment" books at the close of their ships' com mission. Other and an intermediate class of officers, humane and just in their intentions, render their ships almost as distasteful to their crews as does the callous martinet, from a want of tact or firm ness in their rule. As a good illustration of the necessity of these two qualities by the captain of a ship we may mention here a circumstance that took place so long as 1811 on board the then finest frigate in the Mediterranean, and one that will be remem bered by more than one post captain now com manding one of her Majesty's ships who was then serving on board this same frigate as a junior officer. In those days seamen had their full allowance of grog, and it was the custom at sea to pipe all hands on deck to muster and make the ship snug for the night in her sail aloft very quickly upon the serving out of the night's allowance of grog. The result of this arrangement in all ships was that many men were reported for drunkenness when on duty aloft or at muster, and were punished accordingly. Drunk these men undoubtedly were, and at times they would so seriously increase their offence by an attack upon the sergeant of marines or master-at arms, perhaps, that their punishment was increased accordingly ; and in those days a captain could give a man four dozen with the cat at his pleasure. The frigate in question was no exception to the general rule. Men were either falling from aloft after sup per or staggering along the deck in such a manner that detection and punishment were sure to follow. The officer in command got disgusted with this state of things, but soon discovered the cause of the evil and devised its remedy. It was the custom to serve grog immediately after the men's tea, and the pipe on deck immediately followed upon the issue of the grog. It was the rule with the master-at-arms and the police of the ship to search over the mess deck w hile the crew were away in answer to the pipe on , deck, and any grog left on the tables, or anywhere in the men's messes, was inexorably emptied in the scuppers. This rule the men knew perfectly, and the consequence was that, after drinking their basin of hot tea, they hastily gulped down upon it their basin full of cold grog to save it from the ship's police. Under such circumstances the only wonder was that all the shi p's company were not drunk, in stead of only a moderate percentage of their num ber. Our captain fully appreciated all the points of the position on board his ship, and issued an order that the police of the ship should neither make nor allow of any interference with the men's messes while at muster after supper, and that the men should be allowed to drink their grog at their leisure any time before 11 11 hammocks." The result the pipe "down of this order was that drunkenness vanished from the frigate. This is an instance of " tact" combined with sound knowledge of a sailor's character and peculiarities. There is another character belonging to many of t h e captains of her Majesty's ships in the presen t day, in which not only firmness and tact are blended in admirable proportion, but they are also united with humanity and frank trustfulness towards those under them in such a manner as to command the admiration and esteem of all. There can be no bounds to the heroism of a crew led by such a cap tain. It is, however, paramount over all other con siderations that the impression upon the mind of the seaman on first entering the Royal service should be favourable, as giving a tone to his after conduct, and thus rendering his training a profitable invest ment of the nation's money, as well as making him an efficient agent of its power. This has not always been wisely managed, and it is therefore with pecu liar pleasure that we are now enabled to notice the endeavours being made in this respect at Portsmouth on board the receiving-ship, Duke of Wellington, Captain Charles Fellowes, where a system has been adopted which promises the happiest results. All men are received on board this ship en entering for service at Portsmouth, whether new hands from the mercantile marine or old hands whose term of ser vice has expired while serving on board other vessels. The old proverb, " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," applies to seamen 'as well as to children, and on board the Duke of Wellington its simple wisdom is the mainspring of the captain's rule. A very brief description of what was seen on board during an unexpected visit to the ship about 7 p.m. a few days since will best depict the leisure hours of her crew, a body of men, it must be remem bered, who are only temporarily belonging to the Duke of Wellington as the receiving ship of the port, and therefore the more liable to feelings of discontent i or to fancied grievances, than if they were shipmates Explosions in Mines. L z- nUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (IncarporAteti by Act of t'arliam !or., 1860), 4, RUSSELL-STREET, COVI(INT-GARDEN. LONDOb' Prompt ADVANCE on all description of security. F,rrm tree on application by letter to EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. POUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES, an'l BUSINESSES. FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application. Particulars for insertion received until the 27th of the month at their AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. 5, Agar•atreet. Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the • Charing* Cross Railway Station. OSBORNII'S STI.LTON Is THE Cheese! rXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION, who ADVERTISE in "THE SUN," can have the SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose address can be obtained at " The Sun" Office. He has a perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with busi ness, and has good connections. On application to " The Sun" Agent in Paris, either personally or by letter, he will obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons who may have other business in Paris, er who may go there for pleasure only. PRIN TT NG. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print ing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. ISSUE OF 25,000 A PREFERENCE SHARES OF £lO EACH BEARING 8 PER CENT. INTEREST, AND REDEENIA.BLE AT £l5 PER SHARE. THE CREDIT FONCIER OF ENGLAND (LIMITED) ARE PREPARED TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THE ABOVE SHARES IN T HE BELGIAN PUBLIC WORKS COM PANY (Limited). Capital £350,000, in 35,000 Shares, £lO each. Divided into 25,000 A Preference Shares, £lO each (being the Shares now offered for subscription), and 10,000 B De ferred Shares, of £lO each. DIRECTORS. Frederic Doulton, Esq., M.P., Metropolitan Board of Works. Albert Grant, Esq., M.P., London. Lieut.-Colonel Edward Neville, Clarges-stroet. John Irving Pascoe, Esq., Highbury New Park. Henry Pownall, Esq., Russell-square. Edward Warner, Esq., M.P., London. CONSULTING ENGINEER. J. W. Bazalgette, Esq., C.E., Engineer-in-Chief to the Metropolitan Board of Works. RESIDENT ENGINEER. John Bevan Smith, Esq., C.E. BANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard street, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. West ail King, 3, Charlotte-row, Mansion House, E.C. BROKERS. Francis Cope, Esq., 1, Angel-court, Throgmorton street, E.C. Messrs. Price and Devot, 51, Threadneedle-street, E.C. OFFICES. St. Clement's House, Clement's-lane, London, E.C. SECRETARY. W. J. L. Heriot, Esq. PROSPECTUS. Tho object of this Company is to carry out the conces sions granted by the Municipal Council of Brussels, in con cert with the authorities of the province of Brabant and the Belgian Government, for the drainage and coincident improvements of the capital of Belgium. Tho magnitude and value of th:!so concessions will bo understood by the fact that they include subsidies to be received by the Company in cash and Annuities, of the value together of 26,000,0001., or £1,010,000 sterling, which have been voted by all the authorities and sanc tioned by the Crown. The original estimates for the principal part of these works were examined and verified by Mr. J. W. Bazalgotto, Engineer-in-Chief to the Metropolitan Board of Works of London, under the sanction of that body ; and these esti mates have been further tested by months of minute and careful revision on the part of contractors and their respec tive engineers. It is intended that the whole of the works shall be com pleted within four years. The importance of the undertaking is evidenced in the protracted official debates in the Brussels Municipal Coun cil, and also in the Belgian Chambers and Senate on the subject, and by the special report thereon from Lord Howard de Walden, her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels, transmitted by the Earl of Clarendon, through Sir George Grey, to the Metropolitan Board of Works, in London, and recorded in their Minutes under date of May 18, 1866, an extract of which is annexed to the Prospectus. His Majesty the King of the Belgians has expressed his desire to inaugurate the works by laying the first stone in State ceremony, which is fixed to take place at Brussels on Wednesday, the 22nd of January next. It will be at once seen by this brief description of the concession that it is one of no ordinary character. The capital of tho company is fixed at £350,000, in 35,000 shares of £lO each, divided into 25,000 r A Profer ance Shares and 10,000 B Deferred Shares. The privileges attached to the respective share capital are as follows : _ _ The A Preference Shares aro to be redeemed out of the assets of the Company, by drawing by lot, and each share paid off at £l5 per share, being a bonus of £5 per share ; the drawings will take place on the following dates, viz.:— On the 22nd January, 1870, 6,250 shares, or £62,500, 71 /I 1871, '6,250 „ £62,500, If 1872, 6,250 „ £62,500, If 77 1873, 6,250 „ £62,500, Total shares 25,000 or £250,000 Until so drawn and paid off, each share to bear interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, on the Ist of January and Ist July in each year, for which interest warrants will be attached to the shares. Reckoning the redemption at the dates and at the bonus named, the investment will pay subscribers a rate of in terest as follows :—those shares which are drawn, and thus are To bo paid off on 22nd of January, 1870, will have re ceived a total interest and bonus of 2.1 i per cent. per annum. Those to be paid off on 22d January, 1871, will have re ceived a total interest and bonus of 201 per cent. per annum. Those to be paid off on 22d January, 1872, will have re ceived a total interest and bonus of 18 per cent. per annum. The Directors do not pledge themselves to make an allotment to every applicant, nor to allot the whole of the shares, it being their desire to place this small capital in the hands of bona fide investors. Those to be paid off on 22d January, 1873, will have re ceived a total interest and bonus of 16 per cent. per annum The 11 Deferred Shares represent the Concessionaires' interest in the Company. These shares will not be en titled either to payment of any interest or capital until the whole of the Preference Shares have received their capital back, with the interest and bonus before referred to ; there fore the Deferred Shares become practically and virtually a guarantee to the Preference Shares. Applications for shares may be made in the annexed form,•which must be accompanied by the payment of £2 per share deposit, without which no application will ho considered. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No.- To the Directors of the Belgian Public Works Company (LiMited). Gentlemen—Having paid to your Bankers, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, the sum of £ , being a deposit of £2 per Share on A Preference Shares in the above Company, 1 hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such Shares, or any less number you may allot to me on the terms of the Prospec tus, and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, as duly registered, when required. And I au thorise you to insert my name on the register of members of the shares allotted to me. Usual Signature Name in full Residence Profession Date December, 1866... The above is only a short extract from the detailed Prospectus, which can be had, with copy of the letter of the British Minister in Brussels to Earl of Clarendon, on application to the Secretary at the offices of the Company. THE BELGIAN PUBLIC WORKS COM PANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LISTS (of APPLICATION for SHARES in the above Company will be CLOSED TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 29th instant, for Country applications. By order of the Board, W. J. L. HEEIOT, Secretary. St. Clement's House, Clements-lane, E.C. WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO ? Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a Plain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form. Tho proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveries, what buttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted, fee 10s. 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Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, .E 2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give broad and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratsfully received by the_Rey GILBERT. D.D., No ; 2d FitabllrY*o l roPs RO. 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COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGA ZINE AND NAVAL AND MILITARY JOUR NAL for JANUARY contains :—Naval Government— The Breech-loading Rifle Question—The Staff and the British Army—The Battle of Sobraon—The Reorganisa tion of the French Army—Naval Pay and Titles—From Suez to Cairo in 1801—The Bayonet—Withdrawal of the French Troops from Rome—Notes on Military Wages and Customs—L'Ecole Polytechnique—Adventures of Edmund Leigh of the Line—Recollections of Sandhurst — Foreign Summary—The Fenians—Weather Forecasts and Storm Warnings—Promotions and Appointments, &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Groat Marlborough street. • ripHE ART-JOURNAL. con VIENCEMENT OF A NEW VOLUME. The publishers purpose issuing with the ART JOURNAL, for 1867, an ILLUSTRATED CATA LOGUE of the PARIS EXHIBITION, the price of which will not be increased. Each Monthly Part will con tain about 100 Engravings, from the productions of the most renowned Art-Manufacturers of the World. The Work will be Dedicated, by gracious permission, to the Emperor of the French, and will be edited by Mr. S. C. F.S.A. The Part for January, now ready (price 2s. 6d.), con . - tains :—Line Engravings—" Florizel and Perdita," after C. R. Leslie, R.A. ; " The Signal," after J. Phillip, R.A.; " The Spirit of Love and Truth," after J. Edwards. Li terary Contributions—" The Knights of the Middle Ages," by Rev. E. L. Cutts, 8.A., illustrated; "Production of Natural Colours by Photography," by A. Clftudet ; "Mo dern Painters of Belgium—Guillaume Koller," by J. Daf fornei illustrated; "A Memory of the Rev. Sydney Smith,' by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, &c. &c. *** Intending Subscribers are respectfully requested to send in their names early. London: Virtue and Co., 26, Ivy-lane, E.C. THE OCEAN ST. LEGEIt of 1866.—What Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Titei.ing to her Ca.,tain, viz., winner of the race, having distanced ,11 com petitors, as the KAS r INDIA TEA. 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HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and rein_us L . so by an 000sional ushyr. lOs ftd ; s:nt for stamils.—A ROSS, 2V, nigh IlolbJrn, Loudon, and all Cueugsts. T _—__ lIE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to a dd another Lome to Hip 12 now In operation. Last year no fewer , n 45 5 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, whop ve been sent away in five years. The new home the Committee wish to form woaid be for oung girls, almost children, from the age of h 8 to 15, who ave been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received g ratefully by the SecrM essr etary, 61r. Daniel Cooper, •i 5, Queen •stree t . Cheap side; ur by s Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-crass. Patron—Her Most Gracious MaJody the QUEEN. Vi cs -P a tron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE 9,HG. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCL E UCH. K.G. This Hospital, fonndel in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay , and diMcnity cf Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and I. , 4actes. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the lestitute sick has for a oensiderable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the balcOlent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., Abehurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Giyn and Cs. ; Herriea and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Presoott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Vi illiams, Deaoon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Bernere-street ; and at the Hcapitsl. from 10 till 5. STANFORD_ Plati, becto.ssy, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l shall be obliged if you would insert the accompanying copy of my letter to the Home Sec retary in your journal.—l am, &c., KINNAIRD. Itossie Priory, Dec. 19. " Rossie Priory, Inehture, N. 8., Dec. 20. "My dear Walpole,—You- have no doubt seen what is stated to have been the cause of the fearful accident in the Barnsley pit-..' Blasting in a pit where the ventilation was known and admitted to be bad.' How long is this wanton sacrifice of life to be permitted ? Owners of pits and several managers and underviewers have stated, to my certain know ledge, that a great objection to the adoption of Mr. Ansell's indicator is, that the men would not go down if they knew their danger. Now this danger ous state of things for want of sufficient ventilation exists in many pits. It was the case, and known to be so, in the Barnsley pit, as shown by Mr. Dy mond's anxiety to get a new and more direct ven tilating drift made quickly. Why were the men allowed to work on till this was done ? " The question to be ascertained is, the efficiency or non-efficiency of Mr. Anseli's indicator : if the former be proved, then its adoption should be en forced in all coal pits. Mr. C. Hodgson and others say that the Davy lamp in the hands of an expe rienced man will indicate fire-damp as well as the Ansel' indicator. This, however, is not the opinion of other eminent practical men who have experi mented Fs ith both ; and, at all events, it is untrue to state, as has been stated, that the action of the indicator is not constant or reliable. If, on the other hand, the indicator be a fallacy, let it be exposed, and the question set at rest ; and sad as the conclusion may be, the present sacrifice of life and periodical catastrophes must be bolted upon as unavoidable. But if theinvention is founded iu truth—which I believe it to be, from facts which Ido not think can be controverted—and it is not adopted only because the mine owners do not think it necessary for the safety of their men that they should be warned of the existence of gas, whether the amount be great or small, then let its general adoption be enforced, at whatever costs. " Why should not the Government appoint at once a commission of practical and scientific men to in quire into the efficacy of the indicator ? lam satis fied, and so is Mr. Ansel', of what would be the result of such an inquiry ; but of course we may be mistaken. Surely the constant recurrence of such fearful accidents as that of the Barnsley pit should induce the adoption of some preventive measure. I know well the prejudice which exists against a new invention, and the time it takes before it comes into general use ; but. unquestionably it should not be allowed to work its way slowly where life is at stake, and compulsion in that case may be fairly used. It would be a great advantage that the inspectors should know, when on the surface, the state of the air in the several galleries, and if , in addition to the Davy lamp, a small indicator was hung up where the men were working, the most inexperienced among them would be able to ascertain the state of the air in that part of the pit, and thus to a great extent this wholesale destruction of life might be avoided. —Yours faithfully, " KINNAI RD. " The Right Hon. Spence r Walpole." The practice of making presents at Christmas having now become so universal, Messis. Parkins and Gotto have been i n d uce d thi s seas on to collect in t heir spacious show-rooms by far the largest assortment of articles in England, especially adapted for Christmas pre sents, at extremely moderate prices, comprising portrait albums, travelling writing cases, dressing cases, dressing bags, despatch boxes, envelope cases, and blotting books, card trays, work boxes, glove and trinket boxes, inkstands, desks, stationery cabinets, purses, pocket books, p enc il cases, cigar cases, retioulos, opera glasses, scent cases, smelling bottles, ormolu and elegantly mounted orna. mental articles for the drawing-room, library, &c. ; bibles, prayer-books, and Church services in every variety of typo and binding ; in fact, an endless variety of articles to suit ev ery taste, purpose, and pocket. A now department for billiard tables, bagatelle-tables, in-door croquet, and BIZ immense variety of other winter games ; musical boxos,) to. Parkins and Gotto, 2t and 25, Oxford-street, W. AN SIGN-HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF TA- of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. COMMITTEE. The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR. 11. C. L. 'Bevan, Esq. Samuel Morley, Eq. Geo. Moore, Esq. Mr. Alderman Finnis. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff WattrloW. Mr. Sheriff Lyeott. Mr. Alderman Begley. d. P. Gassiot, Esq. ,Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. Frederick Thompson, Esq. R. A. Gray, Esq. Colonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Dakin. James Hill, Esq. R. N. Fowler, Esq. W.J. Maxwell, Esq. Mr. Alderman Cotton. The attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the suffering consequent on the terrible calamity produced by the recent colliery explosions. SUBSCRIPTIONS aro greatly needed to relieve the numerous families made destitute thereby. The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley Colliery Accident in 1862 was £50,000 ; in that case 204 men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance double that number are bAieved to have perished, there fore to make a suitable provision for the families depen dent upon them, about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund, £3,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present accidents occurred, and this sum is now available towards the fund now being raised. 11.R.H. the Prince of Wales H.R.H. the. Princess of Wales The Corporation of London Amount already advertised £11,456 14 11 Subscriptions will bo received by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor; Messrs. Barclay,' Bevan, and Co. 54, Lom bard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co,, 1, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Robarts, Lub bock, and Co., Lombard-street ; Messrs. Dimsdale, Fowler, and Co., 50, Cornhill ; the London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; the London - Joint-Stock Bank, 5, Princes street ; Union Bank of London, and all its Branches ; Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., Lombard-street ; National Provincial Bank of England and all its branches ; and by the several members of the Committee. JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary. Mansion House, Dec. 28, 1866. EAU -DE-VIE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY, lBs. per gallon, is vt ry superior to recent importations of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 38s. per dozen, or in a case 39s , railway carriage paid.—HENRY BRETT and CO., Old leurnivars Distil!ery, Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent street, S.W. Established 1821 CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES. vv- Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 14th Dec., 1866. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with Hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expiration of three calendar months' warning. The average annual consumption, together with a Form of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department, Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering in the sum of £2OO for the duo perfor mance of the Contract. _ _ By Order, ANTONIO BRAY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. PO GUNMAKERS and Others. I. J . The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in future manufacture. The following are the conditions considered essential in military non-repeating Rifles:— A. WEIGHT. Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet. n. LENGTH. To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle. c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP. Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for service. n. CARTRIDGES. Must carry their own ignition. E. SIGHTS. The foresight must be such as to admit. of a bayonet fixed according to the present system. • F. STOCK. _ _ Must be, such as to carry a light motal cloaning•rod, and allow a sling to be used. G. RECOIL. Must not exceed that of the Enfold Rifle by more than 10 per cent. H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE. _ _ _ Must be as little liable to injury bylong-continued firing, rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable, also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained men, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni form quality. 1. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE. Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp, and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for Snider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform quality. x. CALIBRE. Optional. L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE. Optional. at. THE LOCK. Optional. N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE. Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table. o. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST. The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500, and 6in. at 300. The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty shots each. P. TRAJECTORY. Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1 dog. 30 min. Q. FOULING. The shooting not Co deteriorate more than 20 per cont. at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds. R. PENETRATION. The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifie— viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48 hours in water. Distance 30 yards. s. LUBRICATION. Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant may be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought necessary by the competitor. - 111. No arms will be received without the usual proof marks. Specifications, and drawings of the methods jroposed, stating the probable cost per arm, and aCcompaniod by a finished specimen arm, -- with 20 rounds of suitable ammu nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867. The specifications and specimen arms will be considered by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem bers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounde, select and recommend for further trial such of the systems as may appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all such as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to warrant their being included in the competition, the con ditions of which are stated in this advertisement. _ _ Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish for experiment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity to the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am munition per arm, within four months after date of de mand. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the committee the exact nature of the lubrication ho may em ploy. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted competitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of the supply of ammunition required. The Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the arm which, on combination of all qualities, is considered by the committee to be the best submitted. A second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at taining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu lars, is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism. A third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua ities which will be principally taken into consideration in awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power of sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in various climates, and general serviceability. The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con sidered as those above-mentioned. It is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances will a competitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the service. 1v; MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. Magazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will bo re ceived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech loading Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48 inches, including the stock. The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex clusive of the charges in the magazine. It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a bayonet. l rhe Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above conditions; and in the absence of experience does not at present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions to bo fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted. Those Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted for further trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each. This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per arm. . V. The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be adopted into the service without proper acknowledgment, and that the name of the individual with whom it origi nates shall be recorded in connection with it. if the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted into the service, it will bear the inventor's name. J. GEORGE, Major-General, Director of Ordnance', War Olio, Oct, 22 1866.