The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

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.
E. SIGHTS.

The foresight must be such as to admit ora bayonet
fixed according to the present system.
F. STOCK.

Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
allow a sling to be used.
G. RECOIL.

Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.
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 accident by imperfectly trained
men, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
form quality.
t. 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. K. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
at. 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. ACCURACY WHEN 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 6in. at 300.
The mean to be taken upon at least five ;argots 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.

n. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield 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.

111.
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 berore the 30th March, 1867:
The specifications and specimen arms will be considered
by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
bers, who will ba 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 tile competition, tho 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 sinmunition 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, i. selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
A third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
lities which will be principally taken into consideration in
awarding this Trize will be economy of manufacture, power
of sustaining rough. usage, freedom from deterioration in
various c:imates, bud 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 associate t:, they will not be so much con-
sidered as those above-mentioned.

It is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
will a competitor be entitled to more than one prize; but
such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
service.
I V
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
Magazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
ceived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
loading Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
inches, including the stock.
The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 9ilb. ex-
clusive of the charges in the magazine.
It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a
bayonet.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the absve
conditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at
present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
to be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.

.... -
Those Magazine orßepeatingArms, whicliare accepted
for further trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per
arm.

The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
adopted into the service without proper acknowledgment,
and that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
natesshall_be recorded in connection with it. _

if the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
into the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance.
War Office, Oct. 22, 1866.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON-
TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required.
WU. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.O.

HOMELESS BOYS OF • LONDON.—The
Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys.
One hundred and fifty are now In the Refuge. The annual
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at
£6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends
have promised to pay for one boy each year.
Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West-
minster Bank, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by
wsr. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

DROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FOR
HOMELESS WOMEWAND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O.
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, aro given gratuitously every week. The poor
from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that
they aro homeless and starving. The Manager ecc.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, chilnren, and orphans
are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be
gratefully received by the jiev. D. GILBERT D.D., No 22,
Finsbury-oirous 8.0.

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ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the bamediste vioinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus. King's-cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

Vlee-Patron—His Royal Rieman the Prince of 1-W A LES,KG.

President—llia Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G.

This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de-
pendent for support on voluntary contributions and Ades.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Illessra, Brown,
Janson, and Co.:Abchurch-lane; also by Kessrs. Contta and
Co.; Drummond and Co.;Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ;
Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne,
and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. • Nisbet
and Co., Bernere-street : and at the Hcepitaf. from 16 till b.
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT ST. GEORGE'S, BAT-
TERSEA.—Last Sunday was specially observed at this
church as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God for the
removal of the cholera and the cattle plague ; and the Rev.
Burman Cassin, the incumbent, proposed to his congrega-
tion that their thank-offerings on the occasion should be
devoted to the aid of the Hospital for Consumption, Bromp-
ton, a valuable charity, which had beyond all others bene-
fited his parishioners. The text selected for morning ser-
mon was Job chap. v. and part of v. 17—" Behold, happy
is the man whom God correctoth." The subject was
handled with singular felicity, the various points
being elucidated with great clearness and power.
At the close of a very impressive discourse, which
was listened to with the deepest attention, the preacher
read a few facts connected with the hospital, which
had been established upwards of five and twenty years.
Since the opening of the now building in 1816, 13,298 in-
patients and 90,688 out-patients had boon under treatment,
in very many instances with successful results. Mr. Cassia
said that he should not beg for help as a favour, as he felt
stile that his people would consider it a privilege to make
their thankofferings for mercies received ; and he believed
that no ono would leave the Church without putting some-
thing in the plate according to his means. An interesting
featuro in the day's proceedings was the usual monthly ser-
vice (in the afternoon), specially for children,who were, also
affectionately invited to bring their little offerings. These
amounted to £1 15s. Bd., chiefly in pence, half-ponce,
and farthings. An eloquent sermon, suited to the occa-
sion, was also preached by the incumbent in the evening,
after which the collection amounted to £l2 9s. 6d., that in
the morning having been £l2 ss. The church is a small
ono, holdingabout GOO persons ; the bulk of the parishioners
belong to the working classes; and only two Sundays pre-
viously there had been a sermon for another charity. Yet,
notwithstanding, the sum collected on Sunday was more
than double that on any former occasion ; and was, in
proportion, much larger than the collections made in many
richer congregations. Such an evidence of zeal and libe-
rality on the part of his people must have been very pleas-
ing to the Rev. Burman Cassin, and must help to encou-
rage him in his ministerial labours.

This meeting, so intensely popular with the Cockneys,
was concluded to-day under ex ceedinglyfavourable auspices.
The fog, which was intense in London this morning, was
hardly visible at Croydon, and the afternoon was thoroughly
enjoyable. In point of attendance the meeting was highly
successful, and far exceeded the most sanguine expecta-
tions of the promoters, whose coffers must have been con-
siderably augmented by the immense number of shillings
paid at the entrance. Tho fences, which in some cases
yesterday gave slight dissatisfaction, had been this morn-
ing considerably lowered, but the "drop" and water-jump
were not altered, although some gorse had been scattered
in the vicinage of the last-named place. In consequence
of the clayey nature of the ground the " going" was some-
what heavy. The card to-day contained six races, two of
which were matches, and created but passing interest.
Speculation on the great event was carried on briskly prior
to the start, and soveralof the competitors were backed for
a good deal of money, Globule finishing at 8 to 1. hornet,
however, held " the pride of place," leaving off at sto 1.
Of the others, the most fancied were Astrolabe, Clansman,
Meanwood, Patience, and Sprite. Little need be said of
the race, as Globule made most of the running, and won
very easily by three lengths.
xxrcH...._so -SEWS, It ft. Three miles
Sopp's Scandal, by Topthom (h. b), 6 yrs-,-.lM:rt'_

kickaby) 1
Mr. Rakworthy's Spitfire, aged, 9st (Rickards) 0
Betting-11 to 10 on Scandal.
7 After going a couple of hundred yards Spitfire fell, but
being quickly remounted, Rickards was enabled to catch
the favourite at the bottom turn, where both refused, but
being got over at the second attempt Scandal led to the
water-jump.at the fence, passing which Spitfire refused.
At the fence out of the turnip-field she again refused, and
Scandal was upwards of a distance ahead when Rickards
induced Spitfire to go on, but, refusing again a couple of
fences further, after eight attempts she was cantered home,
and Scandal going the course, although he repeatedly fell,
came in alone.

Selling Steeplechase Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20
added; winner to be sold for 40 soya; about two miles.
Mr. Thomas's Orontes, 4 yrs, llst (Griffiths) 1
Duke of Hamilton's Sinite, aged, list 121 b (J. Page) 2
Mr. C. H. Carew's Redwing, aged, 12st 71b (Barry) 3
Mr. Church's White Stockings, aged, lOst 121 b (Gmnt) 0

Betting--7 to 4 agst Oruntes, 2to 1 agst Shiite, 4to 1
agst Redwing.
Orontes got away in front and led to the postern rails,
immediately after clearing which Redwing came away with
the lead of Sinite and Orontes, but stumbling at the water
jump Orontes took up the running, Sinite being next, and
Redwing third. At the fence past the water jump White
Stockings refused, but Grant got her over at the second
attempt, and she went on in pursuit till a couple of fences
further on, when she refused, and bolting into the next
field was not further persevered with. Orontes still kept
the lead, although Redwing and Sinite were alternately in
second place. Approaching the bottom Sinite made an
effort, but was neverable to reach Orontes, who won easily
by two lengths. Redwing was a bad third. The winner
was sold to Mr. G. Gilkes for 165 guineas.

The Stand Plate (handicap) of 40 sovs, for all ages ; win-
ners extra; about two miles and a half.
Mr. W. R. H. Powell's Flyfisher, by Kingfisher, aged
12st 71b (J. Pope) 1
Mr. W. Booth's Pine Apple, aged, 11st 21b (J. Page 2
Captain Key's Omen, 5 yrs, lOst 12Ib (Gra 3
Mr. Williams's St. Maximus, aged, lOst 101 b ...(Ellisony 4
Mr. C. H. Carew's Jacob, aged, llst 41b (J. Knott 0
Mr. Beadman's Threadbare, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b ( Rickards 0
Mr. J. Lones's Valour, 4 yrs, 10st 71b (Rickaby) 0
M. de Mouchlin's Glyciue, 4 yrs, lOst (Freshman) 0
Betting - 5 to 2 agst Jacob, 3 to 1 agst Flyfisher, 100 to
15 each agst Pine Apple, St. Maximum, and Omen, and 8
to 1 agst Valour.
After a couple of false starts Threadbare got away in
front of Omen, Jacob, St. Maximum, and Valour, and in
this order they cleared the brook, Jacob leading to the
next fence, where Valour and Threadbare came to grief,
and the former was not persevered with further. Jacob
was in front in the turnip-field, followed by Omen, St.
Maximum, Pine Apple, Flyfisher, and Glycine, but Jacob
refusing at the next fence, St. _Maximum took up the run-
ning, closely attended by Pine Apple, Flyfisher, and Omen,
but on the far side St. Maximum gave way to Pine Apple,
Flyfisher going in advance of Omen, who refused at the
fence into the meadow, but was induced at the second at-
tempt to go on in pursuit, joining Flyfisher at the wood
side, St. Maximum at the same time drawing upon Pine
Apple, whom ho headed at the bill, and, taking up the
running within the straight, was first over the water jump,
Pine Apple being clear of Omen, Flyfisher bringing up the
roar into the turnip-field, where he faltered, and in the
field opposite the Stand was a long way in the rear. Going
along the far side Omen got in front, with Pine Apple se-
cond, and they ran thus to the wood side, where Flyfisher,
who had rapidly made up the lost ground, joined St. Maxi-
mum, and the quartette took close order and entered the
straight almost in a chaster, and Flyfisher heading Omen
and Pine Apple outside the distance, a close and exciting
race home ensued, ending in favour of Flyfisher by a
length, Pine Apple defeating Omen a neck only for second
place. St. Maximum was fourth, a length in rear of the
last-named, and none of the others passed the post.
The Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase Handicap of 20 soya
each, h ft, with 200 added ; winners of any steeplechase
handicap value 200 sovs after Nov. 16 (at 11 a.m.) 101 b,
of 100 sovs 71b extra; the winner of the Croydon Cup
51b in addition to any other penalt3, any other winner
31b extra ; the second to receive 30 sovs out of the stakes;
about three miles and a half.
Mr T. V. Morgan's Globule, aged, lOst 41b (G. Holman 1
Baron Finot's Astrolabe, 6 yrs, 19st (Casidy 2
Mr Hobson's Patience, aged, lOst 51b (Ur Hobson 3
Mr Studd's Clansman, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (H. Smith 4
Duke of Hamilton's Cortolvin, aged, 12stilb (Lamplugh 0
Mr Lynton's Hornet, 6 yrs, list 411) 'o3. Land 0
!Mr. W. R. 11. Powell's Daisy, aged, list 121 b (J. Pope 0
Lord Poulett's Reporter, aged, list (A. French 0
I Mr Cashman's L.S.D., 5 yrs lOst 121 b (Hyland 0
Lord Coventry's Balder, aged, lOst 101 b (Stevens) 0
Mr George's Sprite, aged, list 71b. (11r Thomas) 0
Mr T. Non's Sir William, aged, 10st 51b ...(A. Saddler) 0
Mr T. Ilidsett's Meanwood, aged, lOst 51b (J. Page) 0
Mr R. Herbert's Garus, aged, lOst 41b (W. Reeves) 0
Mr C. Summer's The Rogue, aged, lOst 71b (inc. 7lb ex)
(Pickett) 0
Mr Williams's Arlescott, aged, 10st 41b ...... . . (Ellison) 0
Mr T. Golby's Ace of Trumps, aged, lOst 211).(Wheeler) 0
Mr J. Dalby's Ben Nevis, 5 yrs, lOst (Ablett) 0
Mr Greenish's Milford, 5 yrs, lOst (J. Knott) 0
Betting-5 to 1 agst Hornet, 8 to 1 each apt Daisy and
Globule, 100 to 12 agst Astrolabe, 10 to 1 agst Meauwood,
100 to 6 each agst Sprite and Clansman, 20 to 1 agst L.S.D.,
25 to 1 each agst Patience, Gams, and Balder, 100 to 3
each agst Arlescott and the Rogue. The nineteen compe-
titors having taken the usual canter proceeded to the post
lon the far side, and after four ineffectual attempts (in
which Globule, Arlescott, and Meanwood were the most
prominent to break away) Meanwood got slightly the best
away to the first fence, where, faltering, he was passed by
a lot of horses, and Daisy came to grief. Over the obstacle
Globule took up the running, followed by Hornet, Ben
Nevis, Sprite,andMeanwood, next to whom wore Reporter,
The Rogue, and L.S.D.,' Daisy being persevered with a
short distance, but refusing, was pulled up. Globule was
first over the water jump, a clear lead of Hornet and Repor-
ter, with The Rogue and Sir William, in close company,
next, while in a cluster came L. S. D., Milford, and
Mean-
wood, of which the first-named and Hernet
the wrong
Mil-
ford, with whom was Meanwood, jumped
side of the flag. Of these last four only o on fell, and
rnet, who was
quickly remounted, took any further part_co in, Reporter the race.
At the succeeding obstacle, the drop
fell and Garus refused, and only
No casualty
first-named
casualty
was persevered with further.utedN
a long field when
hap-
pened to the remainder, who p
the fence into the meadow wasr:isrte:awchheicdii
theyTha They
cleared ranwtiht he
but slight variation in the orde
bottom turn, where Globule
water-jump until making the
Rogge being second, Hornet,
was still in advance,
beeviins,gAce of Trumps, Astrolabe,
close up, third, with BeTnii_Na
whipped in by Cortolvin
and Sprite next, the rueekfully
a dozen lengths in the rear.
and Arlescott, who were
to the water-jump the second
This order was but before the drop-fence
time, which all a;oatinsafely over,
;vas reached Patience and Sprite ran through a lot of
horses and joined the leading pair, and Ben Nevis at the
same time hanging,
let up Astrolabe, who, passing Hornet
Sir in the field opposite the Stand, joined
andWPiatlience. About three-quarters of a mile from
Sanpdrite
home The Rogue showed signs of distress, and retiring,
left the contest with Globule, Patience, Clansman, Astro-
labe, Ace of Trumps, Balder, Sprite, Hornet, and Sir \V il-
hia Approaching the bottom turn the French mare
ne-eded Patience, and the three drew away, Casidy making
a most determined effort to reach Globule, who, however,
won easily by three lengths. Patience was placed a bad
third, Clansman fourth, Hornet fifth, Sir William sixth,
Ace of Trumps seventh, Alescott and Ben Nevis next,
while Balder, who fell heavily at the last fence, walked in
with The Rogue. Sprite fell at the fence near the half
distance while holding sixth place, and rolling over Mr.
Thomas crushed him severely.
Match of 50 sovs, h ft. Two miles.
Mr. Wesley's Hungerford, aged, lOst 71b (Rickaby) 1
Capt. G. Johnstone's Lincoln, aged, list 71b (Barry) 2
Betting-6 to 4 on Hungerford. The pair ran in close
company for a mile and a quarter, when the favourite drew
away and won easily by three lengths.
Selling Hunters' Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for
horses which have been regularly hunted with some
established pack of hounds in the United Kingdom
withiu 12 months of the time of entry; four year olds

" Wo consider that the Steeplechase won by Hungerford
is no race owing to the horses having run a mile and a
quarter instead of the proper distance.
(Signed) "B. J. ANGELL.
" HAMILTON (for Heathcote)."

OXFORD UNIVERSITY AQUATICS.
Notwithstanding that Cambridge has not sent the usual
challenge, and that there are great doubts about their doing
so, the Oxonians have taken time by the forelock, and
made arrangements for the trial eight-oared rave, which
has now become a regular institution, to take place from
Abingdon to Nuneham on Friday, Dec. 7. The new pre-
sident of the Oxford University Boat Club, Mr. F. Willan,
of Exeter College, although somewhat a junior man, seems
fully alive to the importance of his office, and from what
wo can see is likely to carry it out with the same glorious
success as his predecessors of late years. It is stated in
well-informed circles that Mr. M. Brown, of Trinity Col-
who has for the past arest_years led the " dark blue"
-;,tory, will again haw, the.honour of rowing the stroke
I:rftfLa circumstance-of itself enough to give increased
confidence to the sons of the Isis.

APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from
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