The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-29 00:00:00

r. TiIAJECTORY.

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 Enfield Rifle—
viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in water.

Distance id 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 be selected by the Secretary of State for
War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounde,
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 selected 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 clearlyto be understood that under no circumstances
will a competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
such prize will. e irrespective of any reward which may be
given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
service.

JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
TOO IEI PAST► is greatly superior to auy tooth
Powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, proteots the
enamel from deoay, and imparts a pleasant tragranoe to
the breath Prise Is. 6d.—lied Ball Wharf, u 3, Upper
Thames-street, London.

pArENT VENTILATING CHIMNEY
TOP—Messr.,. AiYER•3 and TODART with eonfl-
dtnce recommend their CI-MINN/ POP as an effectual
CUM,: of :-MOK E. It has an advantage over all others, as
it oan be sweeped. It is alike aletui and ornamental.
Prices for foreign and home orders on application at 112,
Strand, W.C., where testimonials can be seen.

ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT,
0 'Ol PENNY per Square Foot.
CROGGON and C 0., Manufacturers,
y 63, New Earl-street, I London, B.C.
34, Bread- s trt et,
s', George-square, Glasgow; 2, Goree Piazvia, Liverpool.

THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What
Lord Lyon was to bis owner was the Taeping, to her
Ca ain, viz., winner of the race, !Living &stance' 41 com-
petitors, as the DIA TEA COMPANY have in-
iariab y done in their °hot e and sale of fine new season's
teas, now selling at importer's prices. Warehouses-9, Great
St. tfelen's-cnnrchydrd.

AVALUABLE • CHRISTMAS PRESENT.-
A CHINESE CADDY, containing I6lbs. of really
good Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or
market town in England, Ireland, Scotland. or wales, oa re-
ceipt of Os., by PHILLIPS and CO, Tea Merchants, 8,
King William-street, City, E.C.

TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-Is. 6cl ,
25.. 'is 6 per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS
and CO Tea Merchants, 8, King Waliam-street. City, Lon-
don, E.C., hre selling* good and line BLACK T price
current post tree. 40s worth carriage tree to any railway
t-t &Von or market town in the Uni,ed Kingdom.—Observe—
PHILLIPS and Co. have no Agents or any connexion with
any house in Worcester or Swansea. ugars are supplied at
market prices.

GEOLOG Y.-ELEMENTARY COLLEC-
TION,, to illustrate the New Edition of "Lyeirs
Elements of Geology" and facilitat the important study of
Minentlo,J and Gleoiogy, can be had at 2,5, 10, 50 to 501
guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, Roaks, Fossils,
iteztut shells.G.?.olmttcal %laps. Hammers. al, the recent
Pub iccions, sc. J. TENT ANT, Miueralogist to Her
111aj,sty, 149. Strand, London.
Private Instrualon is giVen in Mineralogy and Geo!ogy by
Mr. TENNANT. F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C.

"LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN
AA EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels
or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad-
mitted to be the best medicine ior immediately relieving
coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con-
sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty
pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which
provokes frequent toughing. In approaching consumption
its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or
even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief
in a few minutes after taking it. Prepare° oniy and sold by
W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-W Riam-street, Oharing-
cross, London, and by all drumsts, in bottles. 134 d., and
three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask
for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are
engraved on tile st

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obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons
who may have other business in Paris, or who may go
there .for pleasure only.

PRIN TIN G. —TO PROPRIETORS OF
NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print-
ing and Machining of Newbpapers, &c., done on exceed-
ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing
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particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply.
Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church-
row, Savoy, Strand, W.C.

Just published, 2d; sent by the author for 't stamps,
UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet
descriptive of articles and means used for improving
the appearance. By ALEX.•BOSS, 248, High Holborn,
London.

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHABIDES 01L.whioh speedily
otoduoes whiskers and thickens hair, 3a 6d, 5s 6d, and tOs 6d ;
sent by post for 4, 84, and lit 4t .mps. —ALMA. ROSS. 248,
iiiQb tiotborn. London, and all Chemists. .

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured
in one day by nein: ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO.
TM- preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours,
removing the very root. Price 4s ; seat by post for 60 stamps.
—248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

Grand Selection from Auber's Opera of " MASA-
NIELLO," by 40 vocalists dressed in costume as at the
opera. Terr,fic ovation of tho Irish Minstrels, with songs,
dances, and Irish anecdotes, under the direction of Pat
Corri. A new and original overture composed and ar-
ranged expressly for the above minstrels by Mr. H. Baker.
Comic—Arthur Lloyd's new song " Borachio, Pestachio,
Lablachio, Moustachio, and the Roly Poly Eye,"—Jolly
Nash, Georgina Smithson, Miss Fancourt, Paddy Fannin,
Patrick Sellers, and Harry and Kattie King ; and Pio
Watkini, the Persian Juggler. Band of 30 first-class per-
formers, and large Chorus chosen from her Majesty's and
Covent Garden Opera Houses. Musical Director, Mr. P.
CORRI.
Prices of admission - Stalls and Balcony, ls.; Area, 6d. ;
Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Can be secured at the Box Office,
between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock. Hall open every
Evening at 7 o'clock.

FALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real
Malt." 19s. per oalion, is sold in bottles and jars, bear-
ing his label and trade mark. Most liberal terms are offered
to the trade for the slte of this aennin a old s winch is
coming into universal consumption through England.
For price lists apply at Offices, 14, Strand. London, W.C.
Established in Grafton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1780.

DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BELFAST,

Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords.

"V.R." IRISH WHISKY.

TUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH
wRISKY, BELFAST.

London 0111;es and Stores,
4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C.
Established in& Quotations on application.

JAMES DAL•Y and CO., Distillers, John-street,
Cork.—" The purest spirit and Barest drink in the
world."— Loudon Offices, 7, Printing-house-square, E.G.,
next the "Times."

TAMES DALY and CO., Distillers, John-street,
Cork, beg to announce that they are able to supply the
trade with their celebrated Whiskies, in casks or cases, and
to take orders in bon at d for exportation, at their (dikes, 7,
Printinz-house-square, London, E C , the only house in the
square not occupiedby tit. "Times." J. D. and Co.'s whiskies
bruit; the highest prices in the Australian and one^ Colonial
markets, as may b 3 observed by reAerence to the "Journal of
Commerce of Victoria," by whkh it wi►l be seen that their
whiskies fetch 6d. per gallon and is. per case over the next
h.st, and Is. 6d per gallon anct ss. 6d. a case over the lowest
quotation. Always on hand a large supply of ve y old
mellow whisky in t:►e finest condition, matured in sherry
casks, unsurpassable in quality and flavour, su,,pbcd on the
most reasonable terms.

SPLENDID SPECULATIONS.
GRICAT SUCCESS.
With a single stake of El, you can rea'ise £25,0(0 I
With a single stake of X?, you can realise £27.5 0!!
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With a single stake of £lO, you can realise £45,000! !
For vospectuAes and particulars apply without delay to
Mr. hUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey.

THE BEST REMEDY Fki INDIGESTION.
NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi-
dently recommended •as a simple bnt certain Remedy
for Indigestion, which i the cause of nearly all the diseases
to which we are i.ubject, being a medicine so uniformly grate
Jul and beneficial, that it is with justice called the "Natural
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operation, safe under r.ny circumstances, and thousands of
persons can now bear testimony to Ihe benefits to be derived
from their use, as they have been a never-tailing Family
Friend for upwards of 20 3 ears.
Sold in bottles at ls. 14t, 2s. 9d, and lie. each, in every
town in the kingdom.