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

TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street,
Cork.—" The purest spirit and Barest drink in the
World." —I.o ,don Offices, 7, Printing-house-Knare, E. C.,
next the " Times."

JAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street,
Cork, be::: to announce that they are able to supply the
,cacle with their celcorated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and
11,Ortliling.
eordees and at .-t for exportation. at their offices. 7.
house-square, London. 1(1.C.. the only house is the
square not own led b a 4. Timers." 0 and Co.'s whiskies
brill! the hi,.hePst price:in theust •atia.e.aad other Colonial
I,l?arkets, " MRY observe.: re:e•eace to the "Journal of
"moletc- of Victoria," I,v whicb NMI be that their
whiskainesd fid Pe- tralloo and le. •)er the next
611 Her- and ba. 6d.e, • • the lowest
qlWation, A.lw,y-- ;land P supply .1: ve y old
wro -
skv finest c InatoPed in sherry
casks, unautpas' sacle i'
n quality and flavour, supplied on the
Most reasonable terms.

CONTRACT FOR BARRACK STORES FOR THE
ROYAL MARINES.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 9th Jan., 1867.
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 WEDNES-
L'AY, 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
Long-Hair 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,-
Office, New-street, Spring-gardens, between the hours of
Eleven and Two o'Clock.
No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
on 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.
No Tender will be 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.
Evpry Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the and corner the words
" Tender for Barrack Stores ;"and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
P;ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons,
Lac sumtendering of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract.
By Order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

To GUNMAKERS and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
igi,vinz PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
r„„nerr-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
iiira"ng, Which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

military mi non-re The following are the repeating Riflnesditions considered essential in
:
A. Not to exceed 91b. soz.
with .
WEIGHTout bayonet.
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B. LENGTH.
till° be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
ow of the butt-plate to muzzle;
me• WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
service
ust not exceed Gib. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for

n. CA
Must carry their own igRTRIDGES.
nition.
T. SIGHTS. he foresight must be such as to admit of a bayonet
liZed according to the pre?eut system.
P. STOCK. Must he such as to carry a light metal cleaning•rod, and
allow a sling to be used.

a. Must not exceed that of RECOIL.
the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.

R. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Itust be as little liable to injury bylong-continued firing,
11;°gli usa-e,
K and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
apeeh-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
ThB"n, of beingused without accident by imperfectly trained
for, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
te quality.
I. THE AMMITNITION AS A WHOLE.
;11Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
,I_, exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
dental converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to ental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality.
K. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
• Optional. at. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
aiming the cartridges being areanged on a table.
0. ACCURACY WHEN FiRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than
and 61 31. . i n
60. at
300. 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
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
deg. 30 min.

Q. FOULING.
The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 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_
°'Z• 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in Water.
Dlstance 30 yards.
s. LBRCATION.
Was on bullets is indisUpenslable, but any other lubricant
usY be supemdded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
cossary by the competitor.
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, ISro arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
opecifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
I,Ei.tating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
illislied specimen arm. with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
lacm, should be SM. to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30t'a March, 1867.
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the
specifications and snesimen arms will be considered
.13' the Ordnance Se'ect Committee and its associate mem-
..ers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
tt;Meet and recommend for flirt', er trial such of the systems
,' TaY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
eyN;e" as 'ay not bo considered to offer sufficient merits to
lorant their being included in the competition, the con-
ans of which are stated in this advertisement. .
for ell acc'ePtoci competitor will then be required to furnish
to ttleP"i
RT, ent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
munit.-Pee'slorl arrn submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
ion per arm, within four months after date of de-
e?rolcommittee Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
uittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
11°Y. .. sum of £6OO will be paid to each of the accepted
teiplropetitors, 10 cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
smsliPPl37 (:)' ammunition required.
arm-1- he Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
1; which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
Y the committee to bo the best submitted.
L 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 pr•ze 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 more 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.

iv.
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
Magazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re_
eived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
()ruling Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
nches, including the stock.
The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 9i113. ex-
clusive of the charges in the magazine.
It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a
bayonet.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
Magazine or Repeating Ann 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 be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
Those Magazine orßepeatingArnas, 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.

noThe Secretary of State willV. take care that no ingenious
he
produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
ltdepted 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.
Into
the ilfle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
Intlo the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War of Ordnance
Once, Oct. 22 180'