The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

lIUTUAL A.SSURANOR wrftiOrr lICTUAL
PROFITS MAY BE APPLIED SO AS TO MAHE POLICIES PAY-
ABLE IN LIFETIME.
SECOND CLASS LIVES ASSURED ON AN IMPROVED SYST
POORTO DIVISION OF PROFITS DECEMBER 31ST, IM6.
BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE

COM PAN Y.
47 and 43, King' William-street, E.C.
Capital Fund—A QUARTER OF A MILLION.
elndAccumulated Fund exceeds One I:lundred and Ten Thou-
Pounds.
en~lire Accumulated Fund is equal to about 50 per cent. of the
31,t received"E' e Premiums on Poll, ice in force on December
last
NOW Busincgs reported In 1861 amount to £353,700.
9,306 Polices in force L 1,569,791.

SALE OF OLD STORES AT THE ROYAL
ARMY CLOTHING DEPOT, PIMLICO.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Secretary of
State for 17.. r is prepßrel to receive DBS for the ptir-
ce.te,ie:lni. :yrt•D STORES, now lyin,r at the loyal Army
Depot, Oresvetior-road, Pimlico, where forms of
be obtaint d. and where tic store- for sale may
ebeeirvie,wryes on the three days previous to the day fixed for the
ato pin
~tt,eTneinrd,,;:•rs,pb.inetween the hours of nine and elevt.n
enuets ,ntt.n a plated fatm, which m9v h •
nextat ab•ive slated, alit are to be delivered at the ‘1 AV
1 on or before Thursday, the Bth of November
11 " , addressed to the D rector of Contracts, and marked cn
Pimlico °ulshie, "'Fender foe the Purchase of Old Store-,
The Secretary of Slate reserves the right of rejecting any
or all of the Tenders.

War
T. II WELL, Director of Contracts.
office, s.w.,
27th October, 1e66.

TUNAI A •K E R S and Otherv.

—,,, • . • . •I. -
"he SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
rfuePeturaetila
REECH-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
g,nwufhaiecthurme.ay replace the present Service Rifles in

I.
The following are the conditions considered essential in
Military non-repeating Rifles
A. WEIGHT.
ot to exceed 91b. soz. without: bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
To be 51 incheswith h rtstock, measured from the
S
hollow of the butt-, la pte to muzzle.
C. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
?dust carry their own ignition.

E. -SIGIIT S.
The foresight must be -such as to-admit-of:6-baynnet
fired according to, the present system.
F. STOCK.
Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
allow a sling to be used.
a. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.

- H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by long-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
Inez
gaunadliotfy.being manufactured in quantities and of uni-

-z. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
IV exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Spider'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. K. CALIBRE.
Optional.

L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.

Optional.

M. TUE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
Mining, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
0.
TheACURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
arni must give a mean figure of merit.of not more than 36in. at 1 000 yards, 30in at 800 yards, 12 n. at 500,
and 6in. at 300:
sho
Thts eace mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty

P. TRAJECTORY.
eg. Not mienuire at 500 yards an elevation of more than
m 0

The shootin Q. FOULING.
g not to deteriorate at 1,000 yards
after firing 250 roundmore than 20 per cent.
n. PENETRATION.
z.,
The meanmeanpenetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
hours in 12 half
water-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
Dr
stance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
ax on bullets is ind" pe sable, but any other lubricant
necessary Peradded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
by the competitor.
Re arras• 111.
Ettfigeathtir p;robaanbdle
Q will be received without the usual proof marks:
drawings of
arm,
the methods proposed,
nitisehned sPecimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu;
and accompanied by a
of c, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, Wa
Teela; Pall-.ma11," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by the considered
sPecifications and specimen arms will be _
Vsb„.. 0
who Select Committee and its associate mem
, w‘ilio will be selected by the Secretary.of State for
,„, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
as et
mid mcommend for further trial such of the systems
ditioanut their
suclllaY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejectingall
war, " may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
being included in the competition, the cen-
t °f which are stated in this advertisement.
C for i z a, -, epted competitor will then be required to furnish..
tuard
to ti 'elinientl at 'Woolwich, six arms in striet,gonfoi niity
re,Th et.sPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
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,Per arm, within four months after date of
tdee-
coleati r'ach competitor will be required to disclose to the
ve . de-
coaLmitt the exact nature of the lubrication he ma. y
te _
A sure of £3OO will be paid to each of the tiocep
of
the ,c‘d9rs• to cover the expense of the six rifles, and f
I„
ePPIy of ammunition required. -
arie" 6ecretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
cm_
.nsecond
by the b, on combination of all qualities, is considered
A. committee to be the best submitted.
bile at-
reward of £6OO for the arm which, w _
it-
Lruni . g satisfactory degree of excellence in other part!c
ii,llll:leeted for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
lities d reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qi.l-
-
Thes climates,
will be principally taken into consideration in
of si„,tag this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
vario'n'aining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
shooting and general serviceability.
as the thn , g qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the ca3PC:"Y ',end upon the rifling of the arm with which
siderelci Mfg° is associated, they will not be so much con-
It
.8 as those above-mentioned.
~ la clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
such ~,e°lllPetitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but
tivenT`e wiP be irrespective of any reward which the
service° the inventor of the arm finally adopted into

IV.
Ikta,,,,M.AGA.ZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
eeiv7zine and
Repeating Arms for Infantry will b 1 -
loadinu arld examined in a manner similar to the Breec i
incheg -"i1103.- They must not be less in length' than 48
The 3, f.ncluding the stock
elusive
hof weight for ihese arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
le ofth charges in the magazine.
It
basoZtinclisPensable that the arms be made to take a
The $
ka . ecretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
eftgdaitzilone or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils thenaobtovaet r,,_ ns ; and in the absence of experience does
[o',3elit define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
,n fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for f iFther 08° Magazine orltepeaing Arms, which are accepted
,tilltrial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
artn. 8 sulu is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

Tvet lle 8 . 1 y Seer
to of State will take care that. no ingenious
ado . - produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
44'4.LP Into the service without proper acknowle.dgmre.nt
a 'gat the name of the individual with whom it o igi
Meg shall
be recorded in connection with it.
the be
to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
lute the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
ar o ce, Oct. 22, 1866.
' of Ordnance.
ffi

Osrp
,RAOT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL

NAVY.

Contraa Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 22, 1866.
COAIMISSIONERS for IXECUTING
N.
itthe OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
QIArV ,Ringdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
11 -IA OTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
whit? a' Twelve o'cloclf at noon, they will be ready to treat
Plvhslicb Persons as may be willing to Contract for sup-
attg and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
nseePtford, all such quantities of TOWELLING for the
raa °.! the Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
Contract under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
N,,ltui,f,u.rther until the 'expiration of Three Calendar Months'
of taa,ttern of the Towelling may be seen,in the Lobby
the L'ePartment of the Controller of Victualling between
bong '°lll's of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the Condi-
of the Contract may bo seen.
these ue Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
thete,sl.;'es an unlimited power of selection in accepting
No Tender
Po 4:ender will be received unless made on the Printed
0,1131 Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
'4l,,7,lo)nlieation in the said Lobby.
tZender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
Partv ..`LaY of treaty ; and it will not be required that the
at til'A'flidering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
offer recent' °Mee on the day of Contract, as the result of the
him al°°.ei from each person will be communicated to
ts,_ and bledppose Sureties in writing.
.A.G.:Pry Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
and bear in the left-hand corner the words
also ender for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
vt be delivered at the Department of the Controller of
regg, Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by two
person persons, engaging to become bound with the
karlie
of enderiConngtract. in the sum of 4'200 for the due perfor-
ue the

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

.11 r
ENDER FOR CLOTHING
-Lae Eight Honourable the Lords and others Corn.
,Tlssioners of this Hospital 'do Hereby Give Notice, that
all'u°3,- are ready to receive TENDERS and to treat with
thAelliPe„rsons as may be willing to contract for CLOTHING
pit al, SOLDIERS, &c., belonging to the Hos-
al, for two years, viz. :
WHOLE MOUNTING FOR 1867.
HALF MOUNTING FOR 1868.
Tho
for t -sA
- persons, therefore, who may bo disposed to treat
an he same are desired to apply at the Secretary's Office
for f daY between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock
8 -
parerner particulars, where Patterns may be seen, andfilled
°f
Tenders obtained, the latter of which must be
8,11411°P, and delivered sealed at the Board-room of the
agent a by the party or parties tendering, or by an
Gthil,Lst aPPointed on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the
tith:'„Y °f NOVEMBER next, at Twolve o'clock, at which
tafc7 ue Commissioners will be prepared to receive and e the same into consideration.

GEORGE HUTT,
royal Rosp Secretary and Registrar.
itia,
Chelsea, Oct. 6 1866.