The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-17 00:00:00

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-
DAY, 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-
'Ace, 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.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
!-drniraltv, 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-
Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons,
engaging to become bound with the Person tendering in
the sum of £3OO for the due performance of the Contract.

By Order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

TU GIINMAKERS and Others.
I.
~T.Ye SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
ra
)37,,e"1ng• PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
repeating,
RIFLES, either repeating or not
f„eMing, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
military non-repeating Mlles :
A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
t To be 51 inceg, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of htate to muzzle.
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
Service.

D. CARTRIDGES. •
Must carry their own ignition.
E. SIGHTS.
The foresight must be such as to admit. of a bayonet
"zed according to the present system.
P. STOCK.
Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning rod, and
allow a
sling to be used.
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G. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
" Per cent.
H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injurybylong-continued firing,
brae usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
ch-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
foern, andquality of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
el .

L 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.
Optional. M. THE LOCK.

I.r. FIRE.
Capable of firing atRAPIDITY least 12 roOFunds 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
thand
6i 3n. 6in
at 300.. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
an
The mean to be taken upon at least. five targets of twenty
shots each.

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provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption
its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or
even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief
in a few minutes after taking it. Prepares only and sold by
W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing-
cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 1301., and
three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask
for Lamberts Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address are
engraved on the stamp.