The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-14 00:00:00

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1(1.N A.IIAN'S U. WHISKY. DUBLIN
EXHIBITION 1865.
This celebrated OLD IRISH, WHISKY gained the
Dublin Prize Medal.
It is Pure, Mild, Mollow, Delicious, and very Whole-
some.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ;
by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or
whnlesalet at
R. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label,
and Cork branded
"Kinahan's LL Whisky."

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NIUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
rincorportted by Act of Parliamint. ISM)).
14, RUSSEr.L-STRE ET, COVE NT-GA.R OEN. LONDDY.
Pron om t
oat on 1.
P ADVANCE
le ton all description of Security. Forms
• ap by ter to
EDWARD CLASPER. Secretary.

COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC •HOUSES,
and BUSINESSES.
PIIIINESS and KNEE'S List on application.
l'articalars for in 'eel° i receive.) until the 27th of the
Month. Yt their
AdJO:'IONT AND HOTEL. AGENCY OFFICES
5. Agar-street. Strand, W.C.. and nearly opposite the
Charing Cnss Railway Statio t.

INDIA OFFICE, Bth NOVEMBER, 1866.
BY Order of Secretary of State for India
in ,
Notice is hereby givenC thatouncil the Director-General of
Stores for India will be ready on or before Monday, the
19th instant, to receive proposals in writing, sealed up,
from Such persons as may be willing to supply
200 Pieces of SERGE,
and that the conditions of the said Contract may be had
_on application at the India Store Office, Cannon-row,
Westminster, where the Proposals are to be left any time
before two o'clock p.m. of the said 19th day of November,
1866, after which hour no tender will be received.
GERALD G. TALBOT, General Director.

CONTRACT FOR STEARINE CANDLES.
• CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
Somerset House, 7th November, 1866.
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 MONDAY, the
3cl December next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
1(3,0 ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
...?ntract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
X4tialling Stores at. Deptford, all such quantities of _
STEARINE CANDLES,
for /he use of Her Majesty's Indian Troop Ships, as may
from time to time be demanded under a Contract for
Twelve Calendar Months, certain and further, until the
expiration of Three Calendar Months' warning.
Samnles (not loss than 6 lbs. of each description) must
be produced by the parties tendering, and none to be ten
dered the material of which is of a solidifying point below
125 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
the Tenders.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
(711'm 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
!loon on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that
the Party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should
stend at the office on the day of Contract, as the result of
the offer received from each person will be communicated
to him and his proposed sureties in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for Stearine Candles," and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons,
thee to become bound with the person tendering in
o g f £l,OOO for the due performance of the Contract.
By order, ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public securities.

T ° GUNMA KE RS and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
BTDcet,iving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
-QECII-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
fPeating, Which may replace the present Service Rifles in
uture manufacture.

Zithaery nfolloonwing are the conditions considered essential in
-repeating Rifles:—
A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
o lo
To
be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
w of the butt-plate to muzzle.
M° WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must
service. not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packod for
D. CARTRIDGES.
Must carry their own ignition.

0:11110 foresight must be suchSIGHTS as. to admit of:a bayonet
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.
~tu
G. RECOIL.
10 st not exceedth tof the Enfield Rifle by more than
Per cent
a
H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Must
r be as little liable to injury bylong-continued firing,
blre' usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
cell-loers on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also,lnel gfuaube'liit7. use. d without accident by imperfectly trained
form' au of being manufactured in quantities and of
uni-
I. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
aolust be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
B„%eXposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
dp,-,.,lefs converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to noel-
-Ijl4l explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
lng manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality. K. CALIBRE.
Optional.

L. THE TWIST AND FOR3I OF GROOVE.
Optional.

M. THE LOCK.

Optional.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
tti,„°aPahle of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0."10g. the cartridges being arranged on a table.
44,COURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
-1-he a
thaarm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
n 36iu. at 1 000 ards 30in at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
'44 bin, at 300. y *
shotse e mean to be taken upon at five targets of twenty
ach.

P. TRAJECTORY.
eg• Not
to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
" 30 min.

Q. FOULING.
atlhe shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
,000 yards after firing 250 roundi.
R. PENETRATION.
The
that Mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
vi of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
,"urs io 12 halaf-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
w t Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
wag on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
teee%oe superadded or applied to the cartridge, if .thought
'sltrY by the competitor.
S 116. arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
ette,c,lfications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
Etr„.llg the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
ii-tiB"ed Specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammo-
olit''°6, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Ogee, Pall-mall" on or before the 30th March, 1867.
specifications and specimen arms will be considered
Ve_Ltle Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
bers, Who will bo selected by the Secretary. of State for
selaar,aml who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
a
and recommend for further trial such of the systems
sue-CY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
want as inaY. not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
dititrao nt their being included in the competition, the con-
nB of which are stated in this advertisement.
frich accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
toollPcriment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
munitionspecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
per arm, within four mouths after date of de-
mand_ Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
voMraittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may m-
eet!' A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
th—Petitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
(4,2.11PP1y of ammunition required.
a" Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,
consideredooo for the
6
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4, ich, on combination of all ualities, is
he committee to be the best subqmitted.
tai„.second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
larnig a satisfactory degree of excellence in other part!cn-
-1.3 selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
litr third reward of X4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
awes which will be principally taken into consideration in
of Railing this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
Valritaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
TI)118 climates, and general serviceability.
ae or shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
side7l.trid as
above soci-ated, they
d. will not be so much con-
millmntone!?d as hose
is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
saeba competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
give Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
serviced the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

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4 MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
co agazine.and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
I arl and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
inee Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
1,173, including the stock.
0114 e 'trait of weight for these arms is fixed at 9#lb. ex-
Lit" of the charges in the magazine.
I::: eiliistelotiiinsdisPerisable that the arms be made to take a
kalle Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
cooTzine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
; and in the absence of experience does not at
to is,e3l. define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
1„.1111filled before such an arm can be adopted.
for f"ss Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
,iiiirher trial will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
arm, s sum is include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The V.
nov Qenretary of State will take care that no ingenious
kdoe,t3' produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
andisLe4 into the service without proper acknowledgment,
law th
spathe name of the individual with whom it origi-
lf be recorded in connection.with it.
the rifle to which the'first prize is awarded is adopted
into the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
Office, of Ordnance.
wffice, Oct. 22, 1866.

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