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

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EDWARD HARPER, Secretary.

COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES,
awl RUSINF.SSES.
PIJRNESS and KNEE'S List on application.
Particulars for insertion rezeivel until the 27th of the
month at their

.A.LIC :lON AND TioTEr, AGENCY OFFICES.
5, Agar-street. Straisl, W.C,., and nearly oNosite the
Charing Cross Railway Station.

INDIA OFFICE, Bth NOVEMBER, 18'6.
jar Order of Secretary of State for India
in Council.
Notice is hereby given that the Director-General of
Stores for India will he 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
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 C. 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 IcaNGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN end IRE-
LAND, do hereby give Notice, that, on MONDAY, the
ue December next, 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, eltsuth quantities of
STEARINE CANDLES,
for the 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.
, Samples (not less than 6 lbs. of each description) must
'3O produced by the parties tendering, and none to be ten
tiered 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
provided be received unless made on the Printed
-c elm r the purpose, and which may be obtained
?r,
!rollper application in the Lobby of the
Some Department Of the Con-
of Victualling, Admiralty. Somerset House, where
the conditions of the Contract may be seen.
No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at
eftslloon on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that
Party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should
nd 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
l'Amiralty, 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-
eltY, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons,
the sum to become bound with the person tendering in
e sem of £l,OOO for the due performance of the Contract.
By order, ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public securities.

ripU GUNMA K E R S and Others.
T.
ra_he SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
1:1"'"b king PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
EEOII-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
llutu
ePeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
re manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
14ilitary non-repeating Rifles

- A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.

B. LENGTH.'
°n
T„ 0 be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
ow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
-intuit not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packod for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
blast carry thbir own ignition.

E. SIGHTS.
z The foresight must be such as to admit of "a bayonet
led according to the present system.
F. STOCK.
Itipolluvsat hsleinsguctho aloes tuosecl.rry a light metal cleaning rod, and
G. RECOIL.
„Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than.
'l' Per cent.

AS A .
s. Must be as little H
liE abIeARM to injurybylWHOLEong-continued firing,
tough
and exposure. as the naval rifles converted to
aPeeh-loaders on the Snider system. To he as capable,
111'8^, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
foen, and of-being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
rna quality.
L THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
dust 4,.. be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
a
z'!i! exposure in l Climates, as the Boxere fo
dental
cony
ertedEnfield rifle —also as little liable Ito acci-
r
Lial explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
quality,manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
x. CALIBRE.
Optional.

Optional.TllE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.

Optional.

M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
14.1°aPable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
o niR, the cartridges being' arranged on a table.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
tb The
arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
and 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
bin. at 300
•
teech.
eh he ruean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
o
•

P. TRAJECTORY.
deg
ot to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
30 min.

a. FOULING.
atThe shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
11000 yards after firing 250 rounds.
R. PENETRATION.
that mean penetration of five shots not to bo less than
via' of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
z., 1.2 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
111.8 in water.
'stance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
10,,!ax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
11,-4 be superad
heded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
''''ssarY by t competitor.
1,1. 111.
8 0• arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
tte,'fleations, and drawings of the methods proposed,
114,:4,4' the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
bitled specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
(VO, should be sent to the " Director of Ordnance, War
Ts, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by 41," ePecifications and specimen arms will be considered
''"e Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
wre, Who will be selected by the Secretary.of State for
elect and recommend for further trial such of the systems
stlexhaY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
ma as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
tiitNnt their being included in the competition, the con-
ks of which are stated in this advertisement.
for aeh accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
to trPeriment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
hal, '3 specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
kanition per arm, within four months after date of de-
co"-
eatEch competitor will be required to disclose to the
Nkraitt he exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
eo7,T. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
too Petftors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
~,11PPly of ammunition required.
arti u° Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
t,Whicit, on combination of all qualities, is considered
Ane Committee to be the best submitted.
htk.second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
lap 11'g satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
;i: is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
kb, third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
14,,Irlich will be principally taken into consideration in
Of ,upg this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
Vari's'aining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
I,°_os climates, and general serviceability.
as tflue shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the ,eY 'nay depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
eicleiistridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
it ed as those above-mentioned.
ll is elearlyto be understood that under no circumstances
sncha Competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
give_Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
isenee_O to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
-.

I V
It MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
eq,,nEs'azine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will bere-
loaded
;h and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
-"itlea• They muSt not be less in length than 48
including the stock.
clil,rv° limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ,x-
It .° af the charges in the magazine.
baYoltt.indiapensable that the arms be made to take a
AtTla RA
--`4gae,C'eretary of State offers a reward of 800 for the best
00td.,--'oo or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
144.:Lions
; and in the absence of experience does not at
to 1)E; define Tl i", the standard of accuracy or other conditions
filled before such an arm can be adopted.
!or f2BO Magazine orlteating Arms, which are aceted
liii!'ther trial, will beep paid for at the rate of .£6O. each.
ttrtri stun is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

Th, v.
b°velt ocretary of State will take care that no ingenious
No,„ Y produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
hild",",ed into the service without proper acknowledgment,.
natd the name of the individual with whom it origi-
lfnshall be recorded in connection with it. ha
te
vle rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
u° service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
,-,
lira,. of Ordnance.
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so long enjoyed as designers of Clothing for the Young of
all ages will be fully sustained in the following NEW
STYLES for the present season. The materials as well
as the workmanship aro of fine and durable quality, and
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n 01711001) OVERCOATS and CAPES.
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BOYHOOD, PRINCE ARTHUR REEFERS.
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