The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

rt. VIE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
ai„,eaPable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
the cartridges being arranged on a table.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The
tb arm must give a mean figure of merit of
.not more
,"411 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12m. at 500,
and bin. at 300.
„The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
-.ots each.

P. TRAJECTORY.
iot to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
deb. 30 min.

a. FOULING.
Tho shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at
4,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.

n. PENETRATION.
thrlhe moan penetration of five shots not to be lass than
4L of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
t.;
12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hears in water.
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
bl Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
necessary
be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
veessary by the competitor.

111.
l‘rc arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
tPecifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
a"8111ed specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
-441, should be sent to the " Director of Ordnance, War
•"„ie? Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
b„,..t he specifications and specimen arms will be considered
the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate ors,mem-
who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
6,14 r, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
select and recommend for further trial such of the systems
848 Tay appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
eu as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
di,: ...nt their being included in the competition, the con-
-L,lcas of which are stated in this advertisement.
1„-'4ach accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
tt,?xperiment, at Woolvrich, six arms in strict conformity
lit. Lae specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
kianaition per arm, within four months after date of de-
e 14- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
prialnittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
er,°Y. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
ti;tnPetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
q,B,aPp/y of ammunition required.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
1;:-, which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
the committee to be the best submitted.
second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
-Ining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
'oB is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
itiesthird rewltrd of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
ich will be principally taken into consideration in
t7arding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
Parlous climates, and general serviceability.
The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
"ieY may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
sq cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
,cred as those above-mentioned.
is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
4„"i a competitor entitled to mere than one ; but
frrh prize will be respective of any reward which may be
Freia to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
eryiee.

1,, MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
riaga7inand Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
opt,. A e .
and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
ip—uing Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
~
`'"es, including the stock.
!10 limit of Weight for these arms is fixed at 91b. ex-
liTvo of the charges in the magazine.
is indispensable that the arms be made to take a
It is
trfillo Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
°ti
e airle or Repeatin Arm roduced that fulfils the abcove
tditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at
o"ent define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
,1,)? fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for n°se Magazine orßopeatingArms, which are accepted
urther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
Itr4,.ilis sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

IQ The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
,t7ov,sel,ty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
aiired into the service without proper acknowledgment,
,aatethat the name of the individual with whom it origi-
', shall bo recorded in connection with it.
izifs"" ` the rifle to xvhichthe first prize is awarded is adopted
the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-Genera], Director
War of Ordnance.
wface, Oct. 22 1866.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the Lmmediate vicinity of the Great No; there Rail-
way Terminus, King's-nose.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

Vice- Patron—His Royal Highness the Pence of W % LE c;, E G.
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLE ITCH. 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 t
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benei•olent,_as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite tunas to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown,
Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by nessrs. Courts and
Co.; Orummona and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Cu. ;
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FOR
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Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
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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 aro homeless and starving. The Manager &c.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
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are, for want accommodation,b refused admittance, andhave
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meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
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work a sum of at least £1,300 more will be required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
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