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London, England, 1866-11-02 00:00:00

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FOR RIM.
CONTRACTCONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
Somerset House, 31st October, 1866.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
UNITED the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
-1j2414D' do hereby give Notice, that, on MONDAY, the
Lille November next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
0r ady to treat with such persons as may be willing to
btract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
Victualling Stores at. Deptford. _ _ _

Pift When to be delivered.
y Thousand Gallons of RUM Within Three Weeks
T from date of Contract.
:enders may be made for the whole or any portion of
al:llsuttnl; Casks, except such as may be required for her
s service, are to be taken away from the said
coreb by and at the expense of the party whose Tender is
caPted.
Pa •
rties tendering are to state a price perlproof gallon for
'Go Rum, casks being removed, and also a price per proof
gallon for the Rum, in the event of the casks being re-
tamed for her Majesty's service.
„ Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
the heir
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
allinlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
rho Rum to be exempted from the Customs duties, and
parties tendering aretostate where it ie lying.
r,k3 meat for the Rum will be made for the proof gallons
to.t.onne-tenth of a gallon, the liquid contents being ascer-
L i_ed to the half gallon.
Samples of the Rum are,to be sent in pintsfor each import
severthe average strength f each mark ex to
td, and not an average o differsnt marks or strengths
of seal imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not
• tof the same quality mark, or average strength of the
sample tendered and accepted will be rejected by the
officer,
aThe samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
eePted are requested to be taken away by them imme-
telY after the Contract has been decided.
IsTo Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
c°l7ll 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.
Particular attention is called to the conditions of the
Cl,oenntract,
willhi may be seen in the said Lobby. No
the der be received after Twelve o'clock at noon on
day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party
tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the
efoe on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him in
A Irer3r Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
-..drairalty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
Et
" Tender for Rum," and must also be delivered at the De-
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134 rtment of the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset House.
By order, ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.

TO GUNMAKERS and Others.
l'he SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
e.„e•eiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
15uREECH-LOADING RIFLES,m
either repeating or not
!ePeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles
lture manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
bailitary non-repeating Rifles :
A. WIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
hollow Te 51 inches with short stock, measured from the
the butt-, plate to muzzle.
WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
milet not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

Must carry their DO.,r2AigßnTitißolnD. GES.
. The foresight must be suchSIGHTS as. to admit of 'a bayonet
~IL
ed according to the present system.
F.
al Must carry .
Must be such as to a IiSTOCK ht metal cleaning-rod, and
w a sling to be used. g
, 0
M G. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
4 Per cent.
11. THE A A WHOLE.
gMust be as little liableAßM to inju S
rybylong-continued firing,
h
bre usage, and exposure as the naval rifles converted to
alsech.loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
nie7; °f being used without accident by imperfectly trained
formand ef being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
quality.
RI, 4.* THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
and -8' be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
sni,e=Tnsure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge fos
dge:ale,ryras. converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to aca-
belilnLat explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
auufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
Optional. X. CALIBRE.
Opt I" THEonal TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional. M. THE LOCK.

airrielaiDable riN'gRAPIDITY OF FIRE.
of fin
at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0. Aeg, file cartridges being arranged on a table.
than
WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
tha •"". must give a mean figure of merit of
.not more
11 361 n. at 1 000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12m. at 500,
and sin. at 3 '
Te °I).
ineall to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.

P. TRAIECTORY.
delTg.oBtotorewn quire at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1

The b . Q. FOULING.
at 1,00„s noting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
• u yards after firig. 250 rounds.
The n. PENETRATION.
tilat „cineata penetration of five shots not to be lesktflhan
vi "` the present service muzzle-loading Enfield i e—
t 4'112 h„if :
uours in elm planks, which have been soaked 48
Distance
water.
lance 30 yards.
\\*tx s. LUBRICATION.
nlztv `l,' on bullets is indispensable,
but any other lubricant
suPeradded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
.47 by the competitor.
10 n 111.
Sped will be received without the usual proof marks:
gta,' leations, and drawings of the methods proposed,
tei‘elllig the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
niti ed specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
ofass, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
The Pall-mall," on or before the 3Sth March, 1867.
e
by the specifications and specimen arms will be
bra Ordnance considered
Select Committee and its associate mem-
Wm: no will be selected by the Secretary of State for
seleA"nd who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
commend for further trial such of the systems
socha, appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting
.all
W InaY not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
included in the competition, the con-
-4tlB4:irraeptinsaodtfhrweh
3;
are stated in this advertisement.
for f Ve,LaeeePted competitor will then be required to furnish
to trAt'vrtment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
raot..sPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
Iza oon
A Per arm, within four months after date of de-
cell"- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
piouniiittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
eo Yi;,,f4,4 sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
thille '-"L'cirs, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
rf,,3llPPly of ammunition required.
ar,,,-"ce Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
binikthwehich' on combination of all qualities, is considered
committee to be the best submitted.
i_.
.second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at-
laair4sli'lg a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
lar is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
iitilk third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The, qtv-
axvies Which will be principally taken into consideration in
of :,,rd,..ing this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
varres..'ining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
swidil_lcartrid
Thus climates, and general serviceability.
as th.e shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair;_ but..
the 'Y nlaY depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
r? d hose is associated, they will not be so much con-
Itas above-mentioned.
18 clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
sucha competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
~,iv Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
service
cen to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV.
1,1 MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
aßuzine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
lolveo and examintd in a manner similar to the Breech-
inaobleng Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
8, including the stock.
niii.7B limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
-4118 of the charges in the magazine.
bayonet.
48 ill 13ensa
dis bl that the arms be made to take a
I,
3,l:„he Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
con,ll.4,ine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
pr and, in the absence of experience does not at
esent define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
c °,1,7 fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
iuoBo Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
tri 1 'll be 'd f t the of £ each.
• --a ,wr . par or a
arto,xh 18 sum is to include.l,ooo rounds ofrateammunition per

nTvehietySecretary of State will. take care that no ingenious
produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
Z'l3ted into the service without proper acknowledgme.nt,
that the name of the individual with whom it ongi-
``'l,23 shall be recorded in connection with it.
c) the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
41. the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance. ar Wfice, 0ct.22, 1866.

TENDER FOR CLOTHING.
raissioners
of
thhtitos
H eLr
eobr Lords
Giveand oNthoetreeCtheom-
that
aTril:ereandi: reocesPivlea TENDERS and to treat with
iilke'l„.Persons as may be willing to contract for CLOTHINGT,ir. ,IITALID SOLDIERS, &c., belonging to the HOB-
,--ai ior two years, • .
WHOLE MOUNTING FOR 1867.
HALF MOUNTING FOR 1868.
fo Those persons therefore, who may be disposed to treat
r the same are desired to apply at the Secretary's Office
daY between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock
_9r further particulars, where Patterns may be seen, and
roil" of Tonders obtained, the latter of which must be
filled up, and delivered sealed at the Board-room of the
tßaLd hospital. by the party or parties tendering, or by an
gent appointed on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the
tth a
-.Y
'me t aheof NOVEMBER next, at Twelve o'clock, at which
Commitossionersconsideration will be prepared to receive and
take the same in.

GEORGE HTJTT,
Secretary and Registrar.
Royal hospital, Chelsea, Oct. 6 1866.

Ilr• SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS
tPILLS.—A. NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre-
ed, without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr.
'tc of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all whc
Rofrer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind,
sti
"Mll giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, dm For habitue)
mess, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier
j the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera-
-I._‘en and cmateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro-
To_te dizes Lambert, strengthen the whole nervous system
Sold by W. B. King William-street, Charing-erosa
ticlndon.and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three
Ines the quantity in one, 2e. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr.
motes Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green niim.
with " Lambert," engraved on the neap.