The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-31 00:00:00

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LONDON STREET REFORM SOCIETY.
PREsiiikN T.
Sir WILLIAM FRA.SER, Bart., ILA., F.S.A.
On thel3th of JunejB6s, it was admitted unanimously in
the Hcluse of Commons that the conditi 4London, as
regards Pliving, I fighting, and Cle 4sgraceful.
No improvement has taken place. ..4.
The 'Traffic. of litfidqu- becomeg`;-6 • ..n&t, day more un-
manasgeable. The Public Vehicles ark in or to those of
andCOnlineli-0 Cities..
This Society.hits bean formed to stiirtiAttbiymblic atten-
tion ; to collect, condense, and -make dinown facts ; to
point:out defects in the law ; to enfoivcinoVisions at
present neglected; and to watch Bips:intpirdttged into Par-
liaMent on these :4,ubicets. -
The London Steeet Reform SOO' ayfis:iot pledged to
support any sptific:phango in thb, goye4tittent of the
Metropolis.
Those who may wish to join the Soc.:. quested
to write to J. S. Ilalv, -Esq., lion. 88, St.
Jaines's-street,

CONTRACT FOR BFAI—i-Wig:o4-S.
Contract Departnnt,-Adinii: Somerset
House, 14th Dec., 1848.
THE COMMISSIONERS,; for AXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGII ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they 01' be ready
to treat with such Persons as may be willing,,t4 Contract
for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
Hewed Wed3-,es of Beech; under a Contract-A twelve
calendar months certain, and further'nntil ,expiration
of three calendar months' warning.
The average annual consumption, togethor*itira, Form
of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, •! v • .oen in
the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General'S I', rtment,
Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender Areceived
after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be
noticed unless the Party attends, or au Agent for him duly
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secry
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner .156
"-Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must:also bVdeli'.
at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, A4tuira,
Somerset House,- accompanied -by a Letter signedtby '
responsible persons, engaging to become bound VII
Person tendering in the sum. of £2OO for the dtia.irri
num° of the Contract.
By Order,
ANTONIO BRAY, *-
Registrar of Contracts and la
Securities.
Cr'--

of the
words
'vered
two
the
'for-

Atnis
Jut/there.
cfv,aftof the agentimustbeAtserked in the Tender.
-No Tender will be received unless made on the printed
Rrtrififovlded for the pu-pose, and which may be oblained
olktiplicat;An4 the lieW4of. the Department of the-Con-
.4.#4.rift, Somerset House, or to
the7o4triksTer ter oynesi-where also the ~Coliaitions of
theAontriet may fie • ' •
NoTethl9r, will4e',o4o.ridgter..Noon. on .thd, Any of
treaty,. and itprill,nothaxectUired that t te.prty tendering,
or an agent on his behalf,' shofildiitterfd*lf the Office on
the day of Contract, as'the result of thetfferrectrivazt from
each person will be communicated to him and his proposed
sureties in writing.
.'Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiraltyoind must also be delivered at the department
of the Comptroller of 'Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset
Ilgutie,-.--*digned by two respOn§ibie :persons, engaging to
become bound with the pemon..tendering.hrthe sutn of
4.1Q.0,fg.r. the duo perforaiance.of the Contract for Fresh Ox
1341tItiid £lOO for the. Cbaiita.for Vegetables.
The CoUtirattor.to paY•lsitilf the amount of the stamps on
gae Contracts and Bonds.
-- ANTONIO BRADY, -
of•OCAtiracts and Public' Securities.
'TV G K, E S and -Others.'
'
,110 SECRETARY or-STATX for:WA-BO& tiosirous of
Keceiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakirs. and Othcirs for
BR,ERCH-LOADING RI4ES,, either rebeathig o'r not
reP.ol44o4,3efligbgmat re/208311e present Servicellifles in
future wa4iuragtur&z.,4,t, • t
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The following At, tJie• carkditions cOnsMeted- essential in
military non-repeating 13V:—
Not to exceed 91b. soz: with bayonet.
33.1 TSFS.qTEL
To be 51 inches, with Aiort stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to: 10
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed Glb. 4oz.for sixty rounds as packed for
service. „

D. CARTRIDGES.
it own ignition.
• in a "1bi144,1051+ 69AR

Must,ca.rry ti

...emu', Ann- .-'L -
fixed according to the present system.

-F. STOOK.
Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, ani
allow a sling to be used.

G. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.

ill THE ARM AS A WHOLE.

Must be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accidant by imperfectly trained
men, and of being manufactured in quantities ana of uni-
form quality.
THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
•

Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Snider's converted Enfield rifle —also as little liable to acci-
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality. X. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.-
Optional.

M. THE LOCK.

Optional.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.

Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table.

o. AC-di:MACY WREN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.

The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in, at 500,
and bin. at 300.

The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.

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

Q. FOULING.

The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent,
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.
it. PENETRATION.
- - -

The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Eufield Rifle—
viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in water.

Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.

Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
may be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
necessary by the competitor.

No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
Specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
finished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
The specifications and specimen arms will be considered
by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
bers, who will bo selected by the Secretary of State for
War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
select and recommend for further trial such of the systems
as may appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
such as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
warrant their being included in the competition, the con-
ditions of which are stated in this advertisement.

Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
for experiment; at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
to the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
munition per arm, within four months after date of de-
mand. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
committee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
ploy. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
competitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
the supply of ammunition required. ,
- The Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
arm which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
by the committee to be the best submitted.
A second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
taining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
lars, is solected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.

A third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
ities which will be principally taken into consideration in
awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
of sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
various climates, and general serviceability.
The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair • but
as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with Which
the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
sidered as those above-mentioned.

It is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
will a compeator be entitled to mere than one prize ; but
such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may ke
given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
service.

I.ripEA
.IS C REAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6d ,
2s. ‘'s 6 . per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS
'it CO • Tea lierchanis, 8, Kin; William-street, City, L,:in-
.E.4 .o.re'setiiiiv, good and fine BLACK T;,.A. A. price
I,ost tree.: 4Os worth ear. laze „free to any.railway
ion or market itr.va in the United Xingdom.—Obstrve—
'LLlPS anu. Co. hive no 'Agents or any connexion with
house in Wortester or Swansea. - Sugars are supplied at
7ei, prices. _

,XITIBITORS at "the PART4TXHIBITION,
' who ADVERTISE in "THE SUN," can have the
.{VICES of *A:: SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose
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• and .hairgoeiVeonnections. On application to " The
. Agent in Pi*, either personally or by letter, he will
obtain every poisible facility' for Exhibitors, or persons
who May-have otfi-ir business in Paris, er who may go
there for pleaspre only.

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BOYS' ATTIRE. .
BOYS' lIYAM and CO. .

, ftit›! iH E OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What
By Order,
ANTONIO BRAY, Lord Lyon was 10 his owner was the meting to her
Ca,:t.ain, viz., winner of the race, having distanced 41 ' Registrar of Contracts and Public com-
petitors, as ihe t'.AS. I' I • DIA TEA COMPANY have in-
Securities. ntriab y done in their citoi e and sale of fine new season's
CONTRACT FOR FRESH OX BEEF AND VEGE- teas, now selling et importer's prices. Wanhouses-9, Great
. TABLES AT FOYNES. St. Helen's-churchyard.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY.
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7,T,. _ 14114,g .-CH1R15T.3.1.4 ....'; Plt ESE...NT,
:,,,i X:,:,t4A2, -ittiti&-'foti.)::CCIT-.1711NG A C I.ESIi.: CADDY, containing 161bs. of real,
~'fil" the VitFl ~- "Till ItOOD HIGH' AD2iIIIIAZ :of2 the good Black 'Yea, sett carriage free to any railway, sta ion or
-I'-"''s-ITNITE I -El o_,: '•OM qf GRVA T. BRITAIN e•TRE
-*" marKet town in England, Ireland, ••eottsnd. or ‘N ales, oi re-
ceipt of , a.. b PHILLIPS and CO Tea
;..- LAND • ash • .4. • Give Notice, that on Tuesday,.the loth linag William-altreet, City, E.C. ' Merchants,
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4 , 1-anu ~•-•, .- '' at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they,4ill be,"'.. • '
,•••=•, . At`-twith such persons as,mayle willing-to con-- ' . ,
~I*7•'.-1,-*, ft.,,, ract ft
,:upplying all such qqaptities of • - - -,--, TEA• IS
CHEAPER THAN EVER.-I.s. 6d ,
.
.eIIRESH OX BEEF 104-VEGETABLES ' °- ‘'s 6 • per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS
and CO . Tea Merchanis, 8 Kiii-T.William-street, City, Lon-
feir the use of her Majesty"Qatps and
.vesspk4t Poynes as dot. EA o.re-settin_,,, gooland tine BL V.:a ;• A. A. price
.4- iuiw be demandel from the r 41.1 Jangiary: titite4Oth June, -,t (mei, t, host free': 40s worth c‘ir. laze' „free to 'any, railway,
1*67, both days. included. '',:-i,V.,,i .- .!:-.,- i :4'il: . • 1t..-tion or market town in the Uni,ed Xingdom.—Obst rye—
Thu Contractor is to. suirtgoo4 -fat well.7fed.Ox Beef, --Pnimars &nu Co. hive no 'Agents or any connexion with
tt no Heifer meat will be 1 witted. . ,-.....,.,-1,.
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. tranYatkheTisehWQrb,
... The Lords Commiiisioneri.of theAdthirllty*.reserve to prices.
,ii,
- theiiiselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
..,
the Tenders. , , .„,... ~
. ester or Swansea. - Sugars are supplied at
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VXITIBITORS at "the PARIS' EXHIBITION,
Tenders must be made ithrste's per 1001 b., and no at.ten- 11...4 who ADVERTISE in "THE MIN," can have the
lion will be piddle any -offZ•rAlst so niart. . - . SERVICES of A: SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose
The Contractor, in claiming payment for the supplies, is address con le obta,iii.ed at " The uit" Office. Ho has a
to ,nAtke otit'llisrinvoltes in'poungs at per 1001 b. - - - perfeCtlndwledge of French, is also acquainted with busi-
`The C.(in-Ctictor to-Jaiiide on the spot, or to have an ness, and. hairgoo&connections. On application to " The
agent residehigh' r' e. isf -non-resident, the name and ad- Sue Agent in Pir,ii, either personally or by letter, he will
d e
roxof the agent mustbeinserted in the Tender. . ._, , obtain
,every possible facility' for Exhibitors, or persons
'No Tender will be received unless made on the printed who May-have other business in Paris, er who may go
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