The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

CHELMSFORD-JAN. 11.

The market was fairly supplied with wheat, and millo:5
and merchants showing an inclination to buy a good busi-
ness was done at the rates of last week. Spring corn 01
all descriptions remain as last quoted.
Mice, old white....s2s 663 Peas, Partridge 41s 433
new , .E, s en White..32s 363
old red %Os 593 B,iling ..
new. 50s 583 Dun.... ..... 3Bs 400
Barley.... 26s 336 dit!o, new....--s --a
Chevalier —8 —s Beans, Tick, old ......408 459
tirrincl,ng -58 30s new. ...38s 423
Malt sBs 603 Harrow i icks.42s 46'
Chevalier Gus 628 new.... tO3 4',4,6,
Oats .• • 2ls 27s Mazagan . ..... :93 4"

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LL WHISKY. DUBLIN
EXHIBITION, 1865.
This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the
NTdin Prize Medal.
It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole-
somo.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London;
the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or
wholesale at
R GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
(Observe. the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded
" Kinahan's LL Whisky."

UTUAI LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
"
!Inc ,rortte.,l by Act of 1S)0).
41,14).33MLL-STREET. COW: '-GARDEN. LONDON.
lrecrompt ADVANCE.; on all description of Security. le,orms
on apprcAtion by letter to
EDWARD HARPER. Secretary.

OUN'PRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES,
aril BUSINESSES.
FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application.
Bartle ilars fur insertio t reacivet until the 27th of the
tLonth Sit Vieir
At7(;"l')N JI.ND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES.
A,zar- street, S.ra .41, W.C., acar:y oppo3:te 011
Ch,trins,, Crass Railway St-itioa.

lUNVILLE'S V. R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BELFAST,
Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords.

" V.R." IRISH WHISKY.
ITNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH
w RISKY, BELFAST.
London Of ices and Stores,
4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C.
Established 18(8. Quotations on application.

IiAATES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street,
Cork.--‘, The purest spirit and safest drink in the
World." —l.n.,don
next the Offices, 7, Printing-house•square, LC,
" Tines."

TA-MES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street,
7 Cork, be r,, unnonnce that they are able to supply the
trade with tieli• celeora,ed Whiskies, in nasks or cases, and
P!ake oene,.s in ;-apiil aao for exportation, at their offices, 7,
rrintin..;-house-square I E.C.. the only house in the
bi!lare not occupied by 'L. -Tim, " 0 and Co.'s whiskies
bra: the itiohest prices in ion Lust .atise and other Colonial
markets, P. MOT • obseiver, i,, 1, ensr.s to the "Journal of
`jumllierc which a. gilt be t .-sn that their
rhlskieeatAd and Is. •se. r :r the next
De" arhi l• 6d und • the lowest
quotation_ Atw y.. na hand hlr.,e supply .e y old
Gawnibkv is toe finest stwittion, ma,need in sherry
sa'" unsurpa;oQdle in quality and flavour, saiphed on the
Most reasonable tern!,

CON-TRACT FOR BARRACK STORES FOR THE
ROYAL MARINES.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 9th Jan., 1867.
TuE 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 WEDNES-
"JAY, the 23d inst., at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, they will
be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
Victualling Stores at Deptford all such quantities of
Lono•-llair Broom Heads, and Clamps and Blocks for Long
Scrubbing Brushes, as may from time to time be demanded
for the use of the Royal Marines, under a Contract for
twelve calendar months certain, and further until the expi-
ration of three calendar months' warning.
Patterns of the articles may be seen at the Royal Marine-
"ace, New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of
Eleven and Two o'Clock.
. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
term provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
911 application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where
the conditions of the Contract may be seen.
NNo Tender will bo received after Twelve o'Clock at
Noon on the day of Treaty; and it will not be required
that the Party tendering, or an Agent on his behalf, should
attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result
of the offer received from each person will be communi-
cated to him and his proposed Sureties in writing.
AdEvery Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
miralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
.Tender for Barrack Stores ;" and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons,
+7Faging to become bound with the Person tendering in
sum of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract.
By Order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

TU GUNM AKER S and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
hi-117,11'z PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
r,CII-LO AIDING RIFLES, either repeating or not
iiil3`34ting, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
lire manufacture.

military o are the conditi
ons considered essential in
ry non-repeating Miles:—
A. WIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
To 1)0 B. LENGTH.
51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the bntt-plate to muzzle.
..... WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP._
al ist not exceed Glb. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
Service.

D. CA.RTRIDGES.
Must carry their own ignition.
:r1 E. SIGHTS.
fil ( ,10 foresight must bo such as to admit of a bayonet
according to the pre,ent system.
F. Must be such as to carry aSTOCK. light metal cleaning.roel, and
allow a sling to be used.
G. .
Must not exceed that ofRECOIL the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent
THE AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liableAßM to injury bylong-continued firing,
11;ough n'ago, and exposure, es the naval rifles converted to
also, of on the Snider system. To be as capable,
xrisent, li,eingus.ed without accident by imperfectly trained
of
to ' and of being manufactured in quantities and of rat quality.
THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must bo as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
exPosure in all climates, as the Boxer
toecartrid for
duller's converted Enfield rifle—also ftS little liable el-
bePtal explosion es the same cartridge, and as capable of
elnz, manufactured in largo quantities, and of uniform
quality,
X. CALIBRE.
Optional.

L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.

optional.

M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
4imieg, the cartridges being ar:anged on a table.
°• ACCURACY WIIENFiRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than 3Gin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and Gil,. A 300.
The Inean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.
r. TRAJECTORY.
Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
deg. 30 mitt

Q. FOULING.
The shooting; not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
atl,ooo yards after firing 250 rounds.

n. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
"., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours iu water.
Distance 30 yards.
s LUBRICATION.
b., Wax on bullets is 'indispensable, but any other lubricant
nece ss
37 be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
ary by the competitor,__

No arms will be received
without the usual proof marks.
Specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
ta.tiug the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
%shed specimen arm. with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
-1(1;„.,'1011, should be senc, to the "Director of Ordnance, War
The
Pall-mall," on or be:ore the 30th March, 1867.
b specifica.tions and snecimen arms will be considered
Y the Ordnance Se'ect Committee and its associate Leis,mem-
rt who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
r, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
select and rocommerd for furtt-ee trial such of the systems
saisi,TaY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
Warrant." theiro be considered to offer sufficient merits to ditobeing included in the competition, the con-
accepted
autl°f which. are stated in this advertisement.
for competitor w'll then be required to furnish
to Jixerreent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity.
sPeelmen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
unition p r
mand within four months after date of de-
--aceh competitorai will be required to disclose to the
committee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
P °Y. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
Ttripetito,s to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
the supply o;' arumun required.
jThe Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
,I',7l3,which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
' committee to be the hest. submitted.
t A second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
ainttlg a satisfactory C..egree of excellence in other particu-
-1
~a re, 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 cartridTe must be fair; but
as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
the cartridge is associated, they will not bo so much con-
sidered as those above-mentioned.
It is clearly to bo understood that under no circumstances
will a competitor be entitled to more than ono prize ; but
such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
sorvice.

1 V.:
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
-111a!z,azine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will bo re-
eived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
°ruling Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
including the stock.
The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 9pb. ex-
clusive of the charges in the magazine.
It is indispensable that the arms be made to tako a
bayonet.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
111
0.,t-razi no or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the ab4ve
conditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at
Present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
to be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
Those Magazine orßepeatingArms, 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.
hi
novelt The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
ndopted din swer to ts advertisement shall be
into the servaince 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.
ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
"of Ordnance
War Office, Oct. 22 1866

t and
NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The
AGUA AMA RELL S.
most useful invention of the day,
51-essrs. JOBN GOSNELLgreatest
and CO. Red Bull Wharf, 93,
Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to CO.,'her Majesty,
Upper
offer to the public this truly marvellous 1111.0, whioh
Zradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no
respect-
matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the
properties of dyes • it, hairhe contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when 'the is once restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per
ottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from artistes
of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re-
spectabilit
Goenell and Co. have
Y, maY be seen on application. Messrs. John
Highness the Prinoes been appointed Perfumers to her Royal
.. of Wales.

WHAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS
YOUR MOTTO ?
Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a
Plain Sketch, or Gs. for a Coloured one. The Arms of
man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form.
The proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveres, what
buttons to be used, and how the carriage should be painted,
fee 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500
Engravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every
family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour,
price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi-
grees traced from authentic records, information as to the
obtaining of a new grant of arms, how tr change one's
name, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal
family ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 23, Cran-
bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING
SHIP. £2,000 required.

WM. WILLIMIS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON-
TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required.
WM. WILLI x3lB, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The
One hundred atee
Commit are most anxious t provide boys.
and fifty are now in the for
Refuge. Th4oe a 0 nnual
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at
£6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends
have promised to pay for one boy each year.
Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West-
minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by
Refuge, 8, WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
CI tr
Great Queen-seet, W.U.

PROVIDENCE itOW NIGHT REFUGE,
FOR
11011TriAlSS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O.
B
_ Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
reakfasts, have beon given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, aro given gratuitously every week. The poor
from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that
they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
ere, for want accommodation, refused admittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, £2,000 has beon 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 prop,ise - • d, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
:
poso will allow, to give bread 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 tho destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be
gratefully received by.the
Fil3fibig7-CLCOUN