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lii. IN ATIAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN
EXHIBITION, 1865.
This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the
Dublin Prize Medal.
It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole-
-801110.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ;
by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or
Wholesale at
R, GREAT AvIIsTDAIILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
Dhserye the Red Real, Pink Label, and Cork branded
"Einahan's LL Whisky."
1111'

LVEUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
ancorpor ited by Act of earliament, 1810),
'4, RUSSELL-STREET. COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON.
Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Farms
t•ee on application by letter to
EDWARD HARPER, Secretary.

COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES,
an RUSIN F.SSES.
FURNESS and KNl4'll4rS List on application.
Partic liars for insertion received until the 27th of the
month at tneir
Allernm AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES.
5, Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the
Charing Cross Railway Station.

CONTRACT FOR RUNT.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
Somerset House, 31st October, 1866.
T" CONMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of tho
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND '
do hereby give Notice, that, on MONDAY, the
12th November next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
Victualling
for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
Stores at Deptford,
When to be delivered.
.Fifty Thousand Gallons of RUM n Three Weeks
T
'tilrom l'ithidate of Contract.
t::eTeisieidirner.s may be made for the whole or any portion of
or for •
sur Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when
the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole
part thereof only as they may dsem fit, or for
a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also
an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders.
The Rum to be exempted from the Customs duties, and
Parties tendering are to state where it is lying.
Payment for the Rum will be made for the proof gallons
to one-tenth of a gallon, the liquid contents being ascer-
tained to the half gallon.
Samples of the Rum are to be sent in pints for each import
mark, and the average strength of each mark ex to
be stated and not an average of different marks or strengths
of several imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not
to le of the same quality, mark, or average strength of the
Sample tendered and accepted will be .rejected by the
officers
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The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not
accepted are requested to be taken away by them imme-
diately after the Contract has been decided.
No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
Porrn 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
Contract, which may be seen in the said Lobby. No
Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon on
the 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 offer re-
ceived from each person will be communicated to him in
writing.
Every Tender must
mothb addressed to the Secretary of the
A-dmiralty, and bear left-hand corner the words
Tender for Ru" and must also be delivered at the De-
partment of them, Controller of Victualling, Admiralty,
Somerset House.
By order, ANTONIO BSADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public securities.

To GUNMA K E R S and Others.
I.
The SEORETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
}relying PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
REECII-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
l'ePeating, which may
future replace the present Service Rifles in
manufacture.

IL
The following are the conditions considered essential in
nailitary non-repeating Rifles :--___

-A. IGT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. .
Tobe 51 inches, with shortLENGTH 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.
Mast carry their own ignition.
. SIGHTS
The foresight must be such as. to admit 0f...a bayonet
fixed according to the present system.
F. STCK
Q°M net b(3 such as to carry ali Oght. metal cleaning-rod, and
W a sling to be used.
G. .
Must not exceed that ofRECOIL tho Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.
THE A
eRM AS A WHOLE.
ron
Must be as little liabl to injury bylong:continued firing,
bregil usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
ais:ch-loa.ders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
met: of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
f , and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
orm quality.
I. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
and
"Posure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Ilider's converted Enfield rifle also as little liable to acci-
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
ljeing manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality.
K. CALIBRE.
Optional.
I" THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
Optional.