The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-31 00:00:00

110 YAL FR EE H OSPITAL,
Gray's Inn Road.
d
CHOLERA WARDS are NOW OPEN. Cholera and
di arch medicin.s supplied ga.th ritonsly day and night to
all applicants. FUNDS are urgently REQUIRED. The
premises are a freehold, but the Hospital is wholly un-
endowed, and dependent on voluntary contributions, which
are kindly received by Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co.;
Barclay, Bevan, and Co: ; Coutts and Co.; Drummond and
Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries and Co.; rrescott and. Co.;
Ransom and Co.; .Smith, Payne, and Co.; Williams,
Deacon, and .Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; and at the Hospital
daily, from Ten till Five.

STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec.

CONTRACT' FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL

NAVY.

• , - Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 22, 18513.
COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
orrblE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
n'IM Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
(1 IVE NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
bext, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat
Pl
Kith,
smfii-pcTslons may be willing to Contract for sup-
Yilig and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
at Deptford, all such quantitie4 of TOWELLING for the
Ilse of the Royal Navy, as may from tithe time be de-
aded under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
and further until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
warnintr.
A pattern of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
of the Department of the Controller of Victualling between
Uthe hours of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the Coltdi-
rals of the COntract may be seen.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
them.
ves an unlimited power of selection in acceptini. the tenders.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
i'erm provided for the purpose; and which may be obtained
on application in the said Lobby.
on No Tender will be received after Twelve clock at noon
tho day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the
Party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the
~,fifl3aner received from each person will be communicated to
tri d his proposed Sureties in writing.
A,vorY Tender must be addressed to the Secrettuy of the
74ratraltY. and bear in the left-hand corner the words 'Tender for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of
Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by two
responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the
Person tendering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
Inane° of the Contract.

By Order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Regisirar of Contrlvtil
,futilsciNigtircaritiCs.

TU GUNMAKERS and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
ceiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
BREECH-LOADING. RIFLES, either repeating or not
repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

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

A. IGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. W
witEhout bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
C. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
Must carry their own ignition.
The foresight must E. SIGHTS. y
be such as to admit of a bayonet
fixed according to the present system.
Must be such as to car STOCK.
ry
allow a sling to be used. a light metal cleaning-
rod, and
G. .
Must not exceed that ofRECOIL the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 Per cent

R. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
tcingMust be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
arechil be
and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
-loa.ders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
, and of
quality.being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
40rui
I,st he as ETH AMMUNITIONy
by AS A WHOLE. anr little liable to injur rough usage, damp,
suit: in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge. for.
de.,-4,17, 8 converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci-f
bei7,, I explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable o
quaPnanufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
f,
-ptiono. K. CALIBRE.
OptionTaßLE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional. M. THE LOCK.

aitneian, the pable of finngRAPIDITY OF FIRE.
g
at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0. 4o cartridges arranged on a table. 4 _
TheeITILICY WREN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
thaTille3lll,7:llt :0301.15t give a mean figure of merit of not more_
and 6. 'in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
Ehots 004111:1an to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty

delS:ototoreq P. TRAJECTORY.
g 3 uire at 500 yards an elevation of more than

The eh Q. FOULING.
at 1,00
250 riorate more than 20 per cent.
rounds.
The it. PENETRATION.
thatth Nears penetration of five shots not to be less than
of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield
1. 'll2 half-inch elm lank which have been soaked 48
'mare in water P 8,
Distance 3O yards.
Wax (7) s. LUBRICATION.
tufty ,e o bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
teeese superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
sarY by the competitor.
110 ". .
111.
!tapeteiiicearrstisonsyssll,ll3tweceived without the usual proof marks.
drawinos of the methods p. Ilaigja'gatlie Probable cost per arm, and accompanied btnyna_
tifatiocue:sh'el'uekinen arm with 20 rounds of suitable ans
_al.
, be seneto the "Director of Ordnance, War
by Pad-mall," on or before the 30th March,
considered.lB67,
blfires,:aatTe_ cni fiareetiosnesleaontddsopmeemimiteteneaarnmas
iwtaillast
oiate
meln:r
War whond will be selected by the Secretary of State for
as Ivill,
as and ea recommend for further trial such of the systems.
after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
auci;ZsaPPear to them sufficiently promising., rejectigaatlol
Ivarra„ln„Y not be considered to offer sufficient merit
slitlet,„-' eLeeir being included in the competition, the con-
t Wiel which are stated in this advertisement.
furnish
for x,ea?eePted competitor will then be required to furnil
to tl eVituellt, at "Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
ramijo-Peeirnen arm 'submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
Coe_
114tetlet('-ittle Per at, within four months after date ofo d aeh competitor will be required to discloset theem-
thePleyAS the exact nature of the lubrication he may
e°elPetit sum of £3OO will be paid to each of theaccepted
a and of
Bu„ ?re, to cover the expense of the six rifles,
The ply of ammunition required.
4,11
Iv,
.cretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
by theninh, on combination of all qualities, is considered
A. se„,seem,olittee to be the best submitted.
ta.i4h,,,,'Jeo reward of £6OO for the arm which,, while
cant:
lar„ ;,(,,, ae_satisfactory degree of excellence in otherpa
..4.' :81. !ected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
litieeW reward of £.400 for the best cartridge. The qua-
awarciit which will be principally taken into consideration in
of eustar this be
will be economy of manufacture, powe.nr
Tisustaining rough usage, freedom from. deterioration i
he eh 1111,,tes, and general serviceability.
af3they outing
th which
qualities of the cartridge must be. fair; but
the ,40.4?aY depend Upon the rifting of the arm 'vi
-
ehlererdge la associated, they will not be so much con
It
asap aS thou
above-mentioned.
\sill ielearlYto be understood that under no circumstances
6ech or be entitled to more than one prize ; but
~.,_ e prize will be i
"n to the . rrespectivo of any reward which may be
gervite. inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

k IV.a MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARM :
be re-
eivort_itte and Repeating Arms for Infantry
loacitep,agu, egad in a manner similar to thwellßreec4hB-
- °.".wfies. They must not be less in length than
~ te,_lncluding the stock.
ehil-siov iitnit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
it .6 of the charges in the magazine.
bai3ron:etindisPensable that the arms be made to take a
colitiz.tz.iueecorie.tary of State offers a reward of 800 for the beste
t4itions Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
/It 1 ; and in the absence of experience does not to b: fulfil] iiP the standard of accnraey or other conditions
. Th0.,..d before such an arm can be attVe.
ace() ted
lop furt'te4tagazine orßepeating Arms,
This r il, will be paid fo rounds wrafhtelemofmat6nOiteiaocntp.er
4111. suit is to include 1,000 o a
The Secrets ry of State will take care tlit no ingenious
ad,,,y, i?roduced in answer to this advertisementshallbo
aedt'ieici into the service without proper acknowledgment,.ogi..
tate at the name of the individual with whom it ri
ift shrill be recorded in connection with it. .
tato the
rifle to Nvhich the first prize is awarded is adopted
e service, it will bear the inventor's name.
ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War ()A.
of Ordnance.
- `-'4l6e, Oct. 22, 1866.
th
..t' ENDER FOR CLOTHING.
eil,ioereadyightto gonourable the Lords apd others COM-
the-laUr erg Of this Hospital do Hereby Give No ice,wthitt
receive TENDERS and to treat___atLi
the iii'M°llB as may be willing to contract for CLOT:IN:-
PIN, in,. t.LID SOLDIERS, &c., belonging to the H
wo years, viz.., MOUNTING FOR 1867.
71,, -1441-4' MOUNTING FOR 1868.
for th": 6 Persons, therefore, who may be disposed to treat
any „la bet are desired to apply at the Secretary's Om
Pe4for f.,._.); between the hours of Eleven and Three o'claonck.
srtoer particulars, where Patterns may be. seen,
beol
tilled ',,,osf Tenders obtained, the latter of which must
said.
if,,=''. 6,11 delivered sealed at the Board-room of the
'Rent 3Pital. by the party or parties tendering. or by an
Ctll dof on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the
the
k of I‘TOVENIIIER next, at Twelve o'clock, at which
take the Commissioners will bo prepared to receive and
e saine into consideration.

GEORGE HIITy,
11(13'fil
Secretary and Registrar,
—sPital Chelsea, Oct. 6 1866.

1-‘IjCIA 091' °LI) STORES AT THE ROYAL
~, x0.1,,,,--...1 r CLOTHING DEPOT, PIMLICO. t
of
klate f',-41, IS REREBy GIVEN, that the Stcre .ary
r.
ilendOtt.,
~ War is prepared to receive 'VENDERS for the pu ,
elotid:' °I,D STORES, now lying at the Royal
o)f
er_Hepot, Grosvenor-road, Pimlico,
store
melie forme
etteerlg,Wryßotketnhebt?iobtained and where thetshteo
,reetlizze.: daysew peroevious to day fixed for the
. forre sale may
the hours of nine and eleven
T. 414,141 tWe and fonr 'pe.m. e
11)obtainep must be made on a printed form, wcP ai et
ht
hme a Z7V ba
'r-
efh)tete,VaitivrotTe stated, and are to be del e
and marked en
the , addresßeadtontr before Thursda, the Bth of November
irn,utvde, „ ToendeerDirr tgeot Contracts,_
Purchase of Old Store-,
Ti;ele% '
or au .00retary of State reserves the right of rejecting any
Or the Tenders.
T. HOWELL, Director of Contracts.
War Q„,
miCe, S.W., 27th October, 1E66.