The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-08 00:00:00

" T II E" S A U C E.
(DR. SOUTHWOOD SMITH'S DIGESTIVE.)
Delicious with every dish. Wholesale and Export by A.
t. Stocker,
Batty and Lamb's Conduit-street ;Y itarclay and Sons,
h chamLondon; and Georze E
.3dmond4, Crown-
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auce• em L COc.o.
iverpool. Retailed everywhere Ask for "The"

SPLENDID SPECULATIONS.
Wtth GRtAT iSUCCESS.
a single stake of £l, you can realise £25,0r0 ! I
_ith a single stake of X 2 you can realise £27,590 !
With a single stake of £B, , you can realise £37,000 I!
With With
a single stake of £lO, you can realise £45,000! !
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Prospectuses and parti aly whout
• EUGENE TILLOT, Generalculars erchant,pp Gueritnsey. delay to

CONTRACT FOR RUM.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
Somerset House, 31st October, 1866.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
e OFFICE of LORD HiGir ADMIRAL of the
uNITthED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, do hereby give Notice, that, on MONDAY, the
12th November next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
?be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
7let?"tn.et-for supplying.- and delivering into her Majesty's
ualling Stores. at Deptford,
When to be delivered.
Edty Thousand Gallons of RUM (Within Three Weeks
from date of Contract.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of
the Rum.
Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
- the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole
or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for
a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also
all unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
The Rum to be exempted from the Customs duties, and
Parties tendering are to state where it is lying.
Payment for the Rum will be made for the proof gallons
1,0 one-tenth of a gallon, the liquid contents being ascer-
tained to the half gallon.
Samples of the Rum are to be sent in pints for each import
41ark, and the average strength of each mark ex to
• b 0 stated, and not an average of different marks or strengths
of several imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not
he of the same quality, mark, or average strength of the
6arnple tendered and accepted will be rejected by the
officers.
accepted are requested to be taken away by them imme-
tuately after the Contract has been decided.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
°rut provided for the purpose, which may be obtained on
application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
troller or Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House.
coParticular attention is called to the conditions of the
Telltract, which may be seen in the said Lobby. No
tender -will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon on
ndday of treaty, and it will not be required that the party
cm ce aling, or an agent ou his behalf, should attend at the
c,,_ on the day of Contract, as tho result of the offer re-
Wwri'vteindg.from each person will be communicated to him in
Every Ad
,t,nlenraltY, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
pa-'-rte der for Rum," and must also be delivered at the De-
.owelresnet of the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
By t House
order, * ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

T 0 GUNN. AKE R S and Others.
The SECRETARY
recei -LCRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
fuePeturatin
)3RE/2,11R.,, PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
r 'it-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
g, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
e manufacture.

Blithe f°llOwing I the conditions considered essential in
111 --ary non-repeating Rifles :
Not to exceed 91b. soz. A
wit
WEIGHT.
.hout bayonet.

. B. LENGT
beTllo be 51 Inches, with short stock, measured from the
ow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
C. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Nust not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

Alu • D. CARTRIDGES.
8" carry their own ignition.
E. SIGHTS.
The foresight must be su t -
nlCed according to the presentch as
systemo admit of a bayonet
.
liust
ng
to r. STOCK.
al lo
such aeu e s to carry a light metal cleaning•rod, and
a Sli bsd.
1011."
Der cent.
not exceed RECOlL.thatno.fthoEnfield Rifle by more than

II THE AMI AS A WHOLE.
r 11,1118 t as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
1:11°- usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
mseech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
I, 0, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
f and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
ortu quality.
anyl. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
ust be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
sn.,,,"Posure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Lo' converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to dentalacci-
explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
qualgityln.anufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
Optional. CALIBRE.
Optl.• THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
onal.
Optional. m. THE LOCK.

x. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
a. %able of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
nulling, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
v• ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm m 1 ust give a mean figure of merit of not more
and bin. at 300.,
'Ban 36in. at 000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
ilinots each.

P. .
Not to require at 500 yards anTRAJECTORY elevation of more than 1
"g• 30 min.

Q. FOULING.
,The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
s'" 1)000 yards after firing 250 rounds.

It. PENETRATION.
ii,irhs mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
4..uoatros finthweapterensont service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
Distance 30 yards.
S. LUBRICATION.
ax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
tiblaece"guPemdded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
8417 by the competitor.
Sh.No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
sh7,c,ifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
rn",ng tlie probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
bctlisucd sPecimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
°en, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
4,ce,, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by BPecifications and specimen arms will be considered
'L.() Ordnance Select Committee and its associate warmem-
Who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
ee\ 4114 who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
has
and recommend for further trial such of the systems
suel'aY appear to them sufficiently promising,. rejecting all
Na 48 inaY not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
diirrant their being included in the competition, the con-
-018 of which are stated in this advertisement.
for Itch accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
to tj.3.Peritnent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
fiuh
,na
IlionsPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
rn Per arm, within four months after data of de-
-r-sach competitor will be required to. disclose to the
Ploy, "tee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
eoliiL„-A- sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
the r'"tors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
TTIPPIy of ammunition required.
artl"wei_Seeeretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO. for the
th„"ieli, on combination of all qualities, is considered
committee to be the best submitted.
tail,i6ccond reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at-
-14, ia' satisfactory degree of excellence in pBP3lected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
lithe hied reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qu-
sivElseirdeil Will be princilly taken into consideration in
of sustfillF,tllis Prize will bee economy of manufacture, power
Varioti`ning rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
Tiles climates, and general serviceability.
BidereCltasdtgl?ore
th„„Sheotin ualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the TaY depend. upon the rifling of the arm with which
associated,nbove_men ttihoenyedwill not be so much con-
It is
'will a clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
such ,e°mpetitor be entitled to mom than one prize; but
givellitze will be irrespective of any reward wbich may be
service. the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

I V
1,1- MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
-alga. •
acne and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
f°, ci(cl ni,ncl examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
in4Li'lifles. They must not be less in length than 48
7°ll, Including the stock.
elusi e hmit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
it ‘'.° of the charges in the magazine.
b 18 bl that the erms be made to take a
aY"tet -a °
The •
corf.Secretary of State offors a reward of 300 for the beste
aaitzilone or Repeating Arm produced thltt fulfils the abov
Preae„,ll,B; and in the absence of experience does not at
to b"' define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
r fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for f° Magazine orße eating Arms, which are accepted
urther trial, will be pPa'd f at the rate of £6O each.
or
to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The s V.
bov„ secrete of State will take care that no ingenious
adow,"3' produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
andPtrl,inte the service without proper acknowledgment,.
nate—a‘ the name of the individual with whom it origi-
,,B. shall be recorded in connection with it.
the rifle to `4 which the first prize is awarded is adopted
,0 the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. T. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
WO Pm of Ordnance.
--4101 OCt. 22 1866.