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

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
4,9.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa, .. _Nov. .
Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. ""
i;razil and Capa Verde, by British packet ..... Na. 5;
Ditto, by French packet Nov. 2'.
. 8
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena Ont. -
China, Penang. and Singapore, via Somhampton NOV 3:
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 28'
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via. Southampton Nov 3.1
Ditto, via Marseilles .. t ....... . -.....0ct. 28
India (Bombay), via Southampton Oat. 29
Ditto, via ;Marseilles Nov. I
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 28'
Ditto, via Marseilles • Oct. 23
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseil:es. Nov. 1:
Newfoundland
Portugal Nov. 6
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon...
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet
Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton ..

Ditto, via Curk
Ditto, oy Canadian packet, via Londonderry _Oct. -":„:
Vet Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....Nov. ''''
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and
Honduras) Oct 2t
Cuba and Mexico ..
Bermuda, via Halifax
Bahamas, via New York. NoV• '-.

It
THE COMPILER OF JOE MILLER'S JESI,-----h0
seemed as if Mottley were to be haunted by that "-pr
genius of his, ill-luck, to his life's end. He had no se%
got into a fair connexion with the theatres than the out
took the use of his right hand away, and thenceforth "a
was a confirmed valetudinarian. Mottley was in thig
iy
predicament, crippled and half bedridden, when one
1739, quite early, Mr. Read, of Dogwell-court, t
him touching a little literary business. It was thougbt
it would be a profitable jest to gather together all the g°,..ia
things about town, put them into a shilling boo/c,
make the late Joe Miller, notoriously as impervious t°,o
joke as a Quaker, its foster-father. Mottley would 13°,,,. 0
been a name of names for the title-page, on would /3: t
fancied ; but Mr. Read -held differently. Mottley
a dead player, and Miller was. People who knew anYt'--g
knew that the late Mr. Miller was one of the dullest d°;,l
ever sipped ale out of a black jack ; and when they e4d
with their own bodily eyes Joe Miller's Jests on avoid
stall, what a merry sensation there would be in all the' „,
actor's old haunts about Drury-lane, and what a stir aul°l37l,
the mighty butchers of Clare Market, who would se ell
shilling, every butcher of them, to see what it coteadr.
mean. Mottley even sunk his name, assuming that of .711
Miller's '° lamenting friend and former companion,
,!i)‘,%.
Jenkins, Esq. Anyhow, it was a bouncing ebilitt
worth, and Mr. Read cleared a very handsome profit. 'lO,
us hope that Mr. Read did not forget the widow.—Dicice
" All the Year Round."

Births.
BRuarr—On the Ist Sept.., at Muree, the wifo of Colonel
Bright, H.M.'s 19th Regiment, of a daughter. G. S'
COBHAM—On the 25th inst., at Morden, the wife of
Cobham, Esq., of a son. 1:11cle-
DATEY—On the 24th inst., at 15, Norfolk-squall', ,pr.
park, the wife of Horace Davey, Esq., of a daugh`-trar
STORMONT—On the 24th inst., at 28, Charles-street,
fair, the Viscountess Stormont, of a daughter.
Marriages. 03005
BUCHANAN—MELD:m-0n the 24th inst., at Nether
Church; near Huddersfield, John E. Buchanaribtor °-
merchant, London, to Hannah Maria, third daar-A 0.
Thomas Mellor, Esq., Spring Lodge, Thong 131i,cir
VARDERA—SIMS—On the 24th inst. at at St. James 6 r,010:'
dilly, John F. Verdera, of Vinaros: Lodge, 114.
Middlesex, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of
Esq., Jermyn-street, Haymarket.
Deaths. b're, t"
DENT—On the 21st inst at Hallaton, Leicestera
Rev. John H. Dent, M.A., aged 72.
COURTUS - On the 24th'inet., at Vernon Cottage, ---"l'e tcl3:
wife of Mr. John Courtus. -11 5"
HEMMING—On the 25th inst., at 92, Gracechure
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Mrs. Mary Ann Hemming, aged 47. berif el
NAIRNE—On the 24th inst., at Grove-hill, Cara
Capt. Alex. Nairne, H.C.S., aged 81. .Aa 0w007
OWEN—On the 22d inst., at Newbridgo,
Mr. Da"'
bandmaster Royal Scots Greys, aged 53. Filson' VOirt
WILSON—On the 25th inst., at Putney, Isaac
late of 116, Wood-street, Cheapside, aged 75. W. C.
WARREN—On the 20th inst., at Richmond, Surrey'

Warren, aged 61.
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hliddleaex•—nidaY, October 26, 1861

CONTRACT FOR COALS FOR HONG KONG.
Contract Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 18, 1866.
14),,n,ited
,11HE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
,P, the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelad, do Hereby
Two o'clock,
That on TUESDAY, then 30th inst., at
asw° O'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons
into be willing to Contract for Supplying and Deliver-
, g into Store, or on board her Majesty's steamships and
reels Lt Hong Kong, 5,000 TONS of COALS. 1,000
Ps of the Coals to be shipped by the 30th November,
00 tons more thereof in the month of December, and the
'lainder thereof in the month of January next. One-
third of the quantity to, be shipped in each of the above-
entioned periods to consist of North of England Coals,
'd two-thirds of South Wales Coals. All the Coals to be
fit for the service of her Majesty's steamships and vessels.
be seen
Form of the Tender and Conditions of Contract may
went,
seen in the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Depart-
-74, Admiral Somerset-house. No Tender will be re-
red after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any
, noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him
anlY‘authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-band corner the words
de render for Coals for Hong Kong," and must also be
~,ivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General,
virniralty, S imerset-house, accompanied by a letter signed
Zititfi-wo responsible persons, engaging to become bound
the person tendering in the sum of £25 per cent. on
e value for the due performance of the Contract.

By Order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities,

Io GUNAIA KERS and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
13.0v-t,ng PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
re,„- t-, 11-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
kr"ag, Which may replace the present Service Rifles in
lire manufacture.

mill
bai.hery non-repeating Ri are the coflesnditions considered essential in
:
A: WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
ilollow be 61 inches, with' shore stock, measured from the
of the butt-plate to muzzle.
OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
kust• WEIGHT not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
Must Carry their own ignition.
. SIGHTS
The foresight mustE
be such as. to admit of a bayonet
Axed according to the present system.
ally ust be such as to ca F. STOCK.rry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
/7 a sling to be used.
dust
cent notexceed that G. RECOIL.
at of the Enfield Rifle by
10 per more than
.

H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury bylongtcontinued firing,
"Teeth-loa Igh usage, and exposure as the nav rifles conerted to
ders on the Snider system. al
To be asv capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
Ilea, a
qund o
itf being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
°Tua aly.
I. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
..114 exposure in all climat.es, as the Boxer Cartridg onider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable toacci-
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.
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x. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
oapahle of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
ai nra n.ng, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
4,T he arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
'4l,tu 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
a" Gin. at 300.
eacm tl3
be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
h.ea n

P. TRAJECTORY.
deg3p 3 rain
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to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1

The Q. FOULING.
at The not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.
R. PENETRATION.
th.lizaTthie.2l:Waelaafn_tieurc. penetration of five shots not to be less than
vioarosfinthe present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
h elm planks, which have been soaked 48
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
kay
teef,ssary by the suPeradded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
competo.
ll°
4ee• rills will be received without the usual proof marks.
atvlfieations, and drawings of the methods proposed,
hir'silitg the probable cost per mounds and accompanied by a
two sPecimen arm, with 20 of suitable ammu-
m should
Pall be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by the
sPeciflcations and specimen arms wilt be considered
ue Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
w'as, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
seier,sed who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounde,
asyrie" and recommend for further trial such of the systems
seehaY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
Warmas,tralY not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
(14'0-'1)1 their being included in the competition, the con-
eBbef which are stated in this advertisement.
for eax"," accepted., competitor will then be required to furnish
to tVeutfloot, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
Inliti-ssPectmen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
COe,,Per arm, within four months after date of de-
co ti•
-Qtch Competitor' will be required to disclose to the
ploy the exact nature of the lubrication ho may em-
ccte,A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
the tti'utors. to cover the expense of the six rifles, and
Tbel),,PlY of ammunition required.
aria Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
hY tCneh, on combination of all qualities, is considered
the
to be the best submitted. .
tailah,e'ead reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at-
hrs is
selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
litie third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qu?.-
‘ awe-sre'i!hich will be principally taken into consideration in
of 844e.g.this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
Vario:in,l.ag rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
-
.es and general serviceability.
tte al!' shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the e;Y4taaY depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
sklereld'ildge is associated, they will not be so much con-
It those above-mentioned.
is Clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
such ee„. ttPetitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but
tive„Pt Me 'will be irrespective of any reward which may be
serv.i7eet.° the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV.
kagaMzAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
,teived n in,,e and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
zoadi,,o7l'., examined in a manner similar to the BreechB-
- They must not be less in length than 4
TO, I.ncluding the stock.
limit
of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
it,iv is -e 5 the charges in the magazine.
vaYonetlndiaPeosable that the arms be made to take a
The
ISTak, .ueoretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
ton-41" °r Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
present'"B; and in the absence of experience does not. at
_ define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
be fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for fu CIS? Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
Tiarner trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
krill. 8 SUM is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The V.
)I,N,
iel Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
Lt Y produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
kicctked into the service without proper acknowledgment,bat that the name of the individual with whom it origf-
-178 shall be recorded in connection with it.
the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
0 the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance.
War Office, Oct. 22, 1866.

CONTRACT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL

Contract Department, Admiralty,
, Oct. 22, 1866.
T Somerset-houseUE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
knit the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL ofn the
il" ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereb
v D NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
-,;lt at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat
such persons as may be willing to Contract for sup-
`a s,e g and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
Deptford, all such quantities of TOWELLING for the,
handed
of the Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
auded under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
and
further until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
"aiming.
oft/jattern of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
the -LB Department of the Controller of Victualling between
t. hours of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the Condi-
lop of the Contract may be seen.
themeh Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve. to
thl,Be„ll'es an unlimited power of selection in accepting
PAII° Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
01;11'1_ PFovided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
„gpp_lication in the said Lobby.
ola_Tt3nder will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
part.,, e
terry of treaty; and it will not be required that the
at dering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
off, Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the
hirr received from each person will becommunicated to
44,7 hie proposed Sureties in writing.
rY Tender must be addressed to the Secretai y of the
I‘l, iralt3r, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
also for for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
vie es
.delivered at the Department of the Controller of
responsible' Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by two
person Persons, engaging to become bound with the
14tostenderines of the Cong
tract.in the sum of £2OO for the duo perfor-
'

By Order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities,

My CONTRACTS.
oftee ENDERS will be received by the Commissariat
trk,tera respectively in charze at the undermentioned Dl.-
1(4. thuntil Twelve o'clock noon on the 29th October. 1866,
e 'OPPIy of

tnr BREAD AND MEAT,
to
L 3,0.4 11Re of her Majesty's Troops, from Ist December, 1866,
MaY. 18.
iii.vruon. District, Commissariat Offt,e, M. Victoria-street
1, BreAd and Meat for the Troops statioaed at :
'helsea Barracks, for all the Troops in London, the
2. ,r,ovver excrspted.
ouoe Tower.
I. unslovv and Kneller Han
1. 1,1,449t00 court.
6.
.nosor.
7. 8 ghton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.
8.
,andhurst.
4.,!_xterusey:
lotTirkeyx;ey
atirieners on the printed forms must be 1) at thned, d no Tender be noticed unless delivered
properly filled up
Tourerrnentiontd 011 ice, under closed envelope (markoe
29th er on the outside), before twelve o'clock 1104 on th etober last

VANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
ALEX. ROSS'S CANTRARIDES OIL, which speedily
produces whiskers and thickens hair, 8s 6d, 5s 6d, and iOs 6d ;
sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stumps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248,
High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured
in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO.
Thi4 preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours,
removing the very root. Price 4s ; sent by post for 80 stamps.
—248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

HAM-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALKX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID onrlB
Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold
at as 6d, 5e 6d, and 10s 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.
—Had of all Chemlets.

HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.
‘...11 ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour
Immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na-
tural in effect. Price 35 sd, 5s gd, and 108 fid ; sent by post
for 54, 81, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists.

HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn,
London.—AL KX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes
superfluous hair from the lace, neck, and arms, without effect
to the skin. Price 3s 6d, Ss 6d, and 105 6d ; sent for 54, 84,
and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists.

DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the
skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. BOSS'S
VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal-
lowness. &u. 2s 9d and 70 ed ; or post for 49 and 100 stamps.
—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Cae-
n:lists.

HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the
head with this betiutittilly-perfurned Wash, in seven
or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains
so by an occasional usintr. 108 Cd ; sent for stamps.—ALEX.
ROSS, 24• i, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

• Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps,
UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet
descriptive of articles and means used for improving
the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn,
London.

DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS
PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre-
'tired without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr.
ieott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found Invaluable to all who
•uffer from bilious and liver nomplaints, inligesticn, wind,
spasms, giddiness, itizzinsis of the eyes, .te. For habitual
ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier
the blood, they ere truly excellent ; mild in their opera-
tion and crateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro-
note digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.
iold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street{ Charing-cross.
London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three
times the quantity in one, 2s. Sid. Be sure to ask for Dr.
Soott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square
green paokaze. with " William Lambert." engraved on the
atamn.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
hen 455 peer, friendless, young females were rejected from
Want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in flee years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, f rem the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen -streekCheapside; or by Messrs
Bards)! Gild Co.. Lombard-street.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING
SNIP. £2,000 required.
W3I. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Boys' Ref age, 8, Great Queen-street, Y.C.

][._l OMELESS BOYS OF %
g LONDON.--CON-
TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY 11031 E. £l,OOO required.
WM. WILLI A. 3113, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C.

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, Lotbbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN AND 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, are given gratuitously every week. The poor
From all parts are admitted, the only condition being that
they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, 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 he 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 broad and coals to poor tamilies
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.lwill be
gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT, D.D., No. 21,
riu4bury-Circus, E.G.