The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

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M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
aioaPable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0.41,tng, the cartridges belt* arranged on a table.
4,COURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
tv,T he arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
„,s'au 3Gin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
-41'1 Gin. at 300.
sn
ITots eache mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty

P. TRAJECTORY.
'leg.
isiot
80 to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
min.

The Q. FOULING.
at ,
1 shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per coal
,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.

The it. PENETRATION.
Oa mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
wab Of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle-
-12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
',ours in water.
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
,„ ,4Y be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
accessary by the competitor.
No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
specifications,_ and drawings of the methods proposed,
stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
bliflsbed specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
-6,`lca, should be sent'to the "Director of Ordnance, IVar
ul,ce Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867:
b specifications and specimen arms will be considered
athe Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
wras; who will be selected by the Secretary.of State for
' and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounde,
select and recommend for further trial such of the systems
as In
Ru ha appear to them sufficiently promising., rejecting all
R 8 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.
"rach accepted competitor will then be required to furnish•
iztoorthePeriment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
sPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
Inanition per arm, within four months after date of de-
and- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
tsi ittee the exact nature of the lubrication he
'(3Y A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
iiie mPetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
supply of ammunition required.
a he Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
brrn Which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
Y the committee to be the best submitted.
t A second reward of £6OO for the arm whichthe, hile at-
ainin .
1,,, g a satisfactory degree of excellence in orw particu-
8, Is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
lltthird reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. Teua-
'es will be principally taken into considerations n
of arding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
sastaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
va
Zmis climates, and general serviceability.
thati Lim shooting qualities of the cartridge e
arm must be fair; but
"eY may depend u with which
sL cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
"...ered as those above-mentioned.
14 is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
inlet,a competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
give" Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
em ?a to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
-vice.

MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
c'-lagazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be r -
lonlvae,4 and examined in a manner similar length Breech-
-11-3-*„`ng Rifles. They must not be less in g than 48
ib_B, including the stock.
th, :le limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 91b. ex-
balt o
la .f the charges in the magazine.
indispensable that the arms be made to take a
ThYonet.
kale Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
n.ziae or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
conditi
pre,2l.la ; and in the absence of experience does nat at'
to -""' (lane the standard of
can be
or other conditions
,I),e fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for fhose Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
„,urther trial will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
arra":.his sum is tO include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

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to_he Secretary of State willV. take care that no ingenious
velty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
a']epted into the service without proper acknowledgment,
t;that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
'J.; 3 shall be recorded in connection with it.
the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
° the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance.
War office, Oct. 22, 1866. •

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brovcr ce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which
Its ft. es freuent coughing. In aroaing mption
even
,cts areqbeneficial.
truly Persons depchrived ofconsu sleep, or
in a firing' down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief
w. i. e.vir minutes after taking it Preparen only and. sold by
for L 1%1
cros-"t4BERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Uharing-
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in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Bath.
way Terminus, King's-cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

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Vice-Patron—ll is Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE:4, ,RG,
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH,

This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the drat to estab-
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