The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-26 00:00:00

IV.
IILr.MAAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
eeiaazill,e and
innßepeatig Arms for Infantry will be re-
leadi,tl examined a manner similar to the Breech-
:"lfles• They must not be less in length than 48
cl TO Including the stock.
limit of Weih for these arms
It vie of the chargg est in the magazineis fired at 911 b. ex-
bayonseti.ndispensable that the arms be made -to take a
The
Magazine
Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
tenditliZe?r Repo. atingArm produced that fulfils the above
PlegeAt defined in the absence of experience does not at
to fulfilled the standard of accuracy or other conditions
Thom before such an arm can be adopted.
ter futt Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
er tnal, be paid fo rounds rate of £6O. Tich.
Itru) stun is to include 1,000 of ammunition per

V.
boTwil? Secretary of State will take care thtt no itneniobeus
,10.7.1,e,3 i:frodueed in answer to this advertmemen shall anat:`, 4 Into the service without proper acknowledgment,..
tai4ethat the name of the individual with whom it ongt-
aielinil. be recorded in connection with it.
Into the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
y.e Service,
it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War r,... of Ordnance.
-- vnice, Oct. 22, 1866.
OclfirtitACr FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY.
Contract Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 22, 1866.
ripCIE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
tr the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
r,ll,Lted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
ZI YE 'NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
-3tt, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat
11.411
Al such persons as may be willing to Contract for sup and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling. Stores
"De and
all such quantities of TOWELLING for the
use
tila °f the Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
n -aded under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
..,to ,
1,,," illrther until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
arning.
0f the of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
the Department r)ePartment of the Controller of Victualling between
tio-,s'ears of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the Comh-
.3 0
tt, f the Contract may be seen.
the " Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
thernselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting
6 tende
No I.B'
Po,— Tender will be received unless made on the Printed._
0),`,. Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
~:;:I:oPlication in the said Lobby.
0,17 Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
pltta7l3lretedn:dyeriofn
treaty • and it will not be required that the
g, er tin agent on his behalf, should attend
effere °"-tee on the day of Contract, as the result of the
hi), l'eceived from each person will be communicated to
iand his proposed dSureties in writin. clOl,- Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
TelirdtlitY• and bear in the left-hand corner the words
ik, b:r for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
' delive dat the
Ictuci re
responsible Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by two
Perk% I,ule Persons, engaging to become bound with the
nian tendering in the sum of £2OO for the duo perfor-
ce of the Contract.

By Order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.
A ItMy CONTR A C T S.
lif%,,,r;rx•NDEßs be received by the Commissariat
;qPts-' reaPectively in charge at the undermentioned DIF-
Lorll,,lntil Twelve 'clock noon on the 29th October. 1866,
'e 61113P1y of °
to
r the uv BREAD AND MEAT,
Y
her Majesty's Troops, from Ist December, 1866,
49"°114313181r617.t, Commissariat 101, Victoria-street
and heat for the Troops stationed at :
I Barracka for all the Troops in London, the
-weir exc,
-.e pted.
• 401.1 Wer.
$. nsloW and Kneller Hall.
. 14, n,iolptßor.
on Court,
itri
1. 8 ghton' t
e. with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.
(L
.:ue 4tthursrioe„.•
10,
arSgor:ey.
at taiß.neeillitple printed forms must be properly filled up
`4 !lc) enderwuilul be noticedunless delivered
clee,
of tioned Office,. der dotedenvelope (marked
%ober in,t) outside), before twelve
o'clock
noon on the