The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-01 00:00:00

t. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY F FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 roOunds per minute, without
Corning, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
0. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
, The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
411 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500 IL
bin. at 300. ,
shots e
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
ach.

Not to TRAJECTORY.
cie n. 30 •
require mat 500 yards an elevation of mo than 1
n.

Q. FOULING.
The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.
R. PENETRATION.
t, mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
r. z., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been waked 48
Rifle—
hotii'a in water.
Distance 3Q yards.

8 LICAT IO N.
Wa .tz on bullets is indisUßßpensable, but any other lubricant
11-3- °s• suPemdded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
ecessary by the competitor.
111.
N° "rns will be received without the usual proof mark!.
;tPae,eifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
finished the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by
la
pen, should arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammt pen, suould be sent to the "Director of Ordean6ce, War
ea, Pall-rnall bef the 30th March, 18 7.
The . ,on or ore
Pall-
by th sPectflcations and specimen arms will be considered
h.,__ e Ordnance Select Committee and its associate m f
ii7Bll. and
will be selected by the Secretary of State
rounds,
84 ',alici who will, after firing the 20 preliminary
ts
es The' and recommend for further trial such of the sy.,s stems
disuteii;raoaLlitatZse:rbetointghem sufficiently promising,
Nye, '"'
the not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
rejecting al
included in the competition, the con-
tilf,'3of which are stated in this advertisement.
furnish
for ;x".cePted competitor will then be required to
to tt,rileen, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
of am-
biullitispecimen
awna submitted, with 1,
eland °ltysPer ,within four mouthsoNter.
la se to the
roundsd
te of de-
ceru,,,. rAeh competitor will be required to dis_c ems
eat_
13oletrlype.u, ttlie. e the exact nature of the lubrication lre ypted
sum of £3OO will be paid to each nf 9_
the su °rs, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
arii,,_ Pldy of ammunition required.
lue Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
by thwehleh, on combination of all qualities, is considered
A.
~_f_onnuittee to be the best submitted. .
t(6ai,7°73,1 reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at-
jsre
is
a satisfactory degree of excellence in other partru-
It' 4ligerlected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
lities whichd of £4OO for the best cartridge. Th!tqu-
aAvardiu ?yin be principally taken into consideration in
of sustaf this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
Thosvario 11.ng rough usage, freeiorn from an
si'l. uu?.tes, and general serviceability. .
as the ooting qualities of the eartridge must be fair; but
the the depend upon the rifling of the arm with which.
sidered tlrisdtgheostes assbosovcsia_mteedn,
ttihoenyedt.vill not be so much con-
It ie
win , e'early to be understood that under no circumstances
8401 pri;elblitQr be entitled to m thqn, r,,,D., .-cizrrupat
glue , w ne trre-,....-.... ft
rill3Waidlin"
.nto the
6,,,, Lo the inventor of the arm finally adopted 1
,ice.

IV.
-kr_ lA.GAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
re_
io„,,,74gazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will3ttch-
n7,7d and examined in a manner similar to the ineiliellg Rlilea. They must not be less in length than 48
1,,,a, i.ncluding the stock.
elasiuve limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
ies 5 the charges in the magazine. _
It
b%onetl.adispensable that the. arms be made to take a
74 'hez eAeret.,a,l7 of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
r°ll4itii oritePeatingArm produced that fulfils theno a
pi ReOri,a in the absence of experience does
__ toast
toebe i'' define the standard of accuracy or other conditi
Thetilfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for furtsViagazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
Ter trial, will be paid rounds rate of £6O. . on
per
aphis Sam is to include 1,000 of ammunition
V.
ingenious
11°N'elty r
The
geere,iary of State will take care that. noen
adopted I? oauced in answer to this advertisement
am
th into the service without proper acknowledgment,..
kites ttl,t VI, c name of the individual with whom it origi
t shall be
if 41.4'411 he recorded in connection with it. .
irtlo tile ritle to Which the first prize is awarded is adopted
o service, it will bear the inventor's name. •
War J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance.
Office, Oct 22, 1866.

Colirt,„
'"AQT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY. -. V Admiralty,
rliti, C
OMMISSIB
Contract Department,
oonkeErseßst-boufoso,r Oct.
E22C,
EXECUTING
trnv.e__,,e. nt,-,-,...
1 d 'Pr ''' -'IOE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
arsrt ~,,,---ingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
text -''' °TICE, That on MONDAY, the sth Novembertre
witi: at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to 1 t
Plyihn,B"ll Persons as may be willing to Contract
Stores
at 11,10,41u1 delivering into her Majest's Victuallin
Ilse eittrd, all such quantities of TOWELLING. for the
Ulanded under Yal Navy, as may from time to time be lia,
itt(cl furthe—'er Contract for 12 Calendar Months rta
lyarbing r Until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
of the Deerll of the Towelling
A. P
the hoPartment of the Controller of Victualhng
Condi-
may be. seen in. the
between Lobby
tiolle 21113 of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the
Thucthe Contract may be seen.
the a "rde Coni • •
121%4
.nussioners of the
.Admiralty
th
~,,, es an unlimited power of selection in accepting
No vers.reserve to
o„, t'ender will be received unless made on the Printed
oetil) .-Vender will
tel—utt Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
.....Pialication in the said Lobby.
the
Partoei„(l...a? of treat ; and it will not be required that _
be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
DA ti;,''ugering, orYin agent on his behalf, should attend offer- ()fee on the day of Contract, as the result ofthto
1414 received
rom. 'each person will be communicated
ven.(l —8
proposed Sureties in writing. Adolifs,- Tender must be addressed to the Secretaryte words
forthdee
"TelirY, and bear in the left-hand corner , h
also ht;''' for Towelling for the Royal Navy,'
Vietemrdelivered at the Department of the Controller
re5p0h,,,.1,11, Admiralty Sornerset-house, signed by two
PerseeT:e..person3 andmnoaft
a naering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
e'ugaging to become bound with the
ee of the Contract.

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

Pri ~
.1,..r-"NDER. FOR CLOTHING
kii3,loThe Right Honourable the Lords and others. Coin•
Ilers of this Hospital do Hereby Give Noticte, that
attefa are ready to receive TENDERS and to tret____7l9,l
the 41!°',18 as SOLDIERS,g to contract for CtLOtTeHLl_Nosti-
pita', fortLID &c., belonging o b Et
wo years, viz. :
WHOLE MOUNTING FOR 1867.
,„,_ HALF MOUNTING FOR 1868.
-,nose
for th,, persons, therefore, who may be dissedtolLeceat
Itay d'°, "'me are desired to apply at the Secretary's -)111
for f-43" between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock
I, urther_particulars, where Patterns may be seen, and
ellf,lllB of Tenders obtained, the latter of which must be
Bald Irl% and delivered sealed at the Board-room of the
aßett-°81)1tal. by the party or parties tendering, or by an
6th dnl'Pointed on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the
ti to -"Y of Norkuntit next, at Twelve o'clock, q which
0 the ,
take th ‘,olnmissioners will be prepared to receive and
a Come into consideration.

GEORGE HITTT,
11°741 11°8Pitai Secretary and Registrar.
Chelsea, Oct. 6 1866.
841-1 ,9P OLD STORES AT TILE ROYAL
/sio.ri`'.3llr CLOTHING DEPOT, PIMLICO.
ktie roeet IS REREBY GIVE:v., that the Secretary of
ehite . is prepared to receive VENDERS for the pur-
einthins" 0.,,LD STORES, now lyinz. at the Royal Army
Tender 2. Depot, Grosvenor-road, Pimlico, where forms of
be ,ie„. may be obtained. and where the store- for sale may
nelirerd, cn the three dkys previous to the day fixed for the
aro 117 _,of the enders,between the hours of nine and eleven
1;.. lau two four p.m.
obt;rnuers andübe made on a printed form, which may be
Oince 7,1 ~ts above stated,_ and are to be delivered at the War
ne ' ad-Mall, on or before Thursday, the Sib of November
text, addressed to the Director ot Contracis, and marked en
"' at Ide, 4 intliew, 'render for the Purchase of Old Storet,
Th° S(se
or all °r
titre to
Lot State reserves the right of rejecting any
War Once' T. 'HOWELL, Director of Contracts,
8.W., 27th October, 1866. •

THEE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
ban 455 peer, friendless, young females were rejected from
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
ha been led astray from the path of virtue.
ontributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
”H Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen •street, Citeapside; or by Messrs
Barclay and Ce., Lombard-street,