The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-01 00:00:00

M. THE LOCK.

Optional.

x. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
„Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
"inling, the cartridges being arranged on a table. •
(11. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
4,he arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
'uan 36in. at 1,000 yard; 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and Gin. at 300.
shots The paean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
each.

P. TRAJECTORY.
a eg. 30 Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
mmin.

The shootin Q. FOULING.
g not to deteriorate
ou m
ttt 1,000 yards after firing 250 rnds.ore than 20 per cent.
R. PENETRATION.
The mean penetratio f five shots not to be less than
that of the present service. o
muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
hours in water
, 1 2h alf-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
Distance 30 yards.
LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is. indispensable, but any other lubricant
Thot aY be superthe cempetitoradded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
eeessary by .
No q . I.
B arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
PeFifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
Etita.ting the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
blltrlisochee, dPsP:-emimalel,n" arm, with 20 rounds of suitable- ammu-
offl ri, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
on or before the 30th JNlrch, 1867: b -,11, c specifications and specimen arms will be considered
a.'ne Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mein-
wrs, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
seiaer',ad who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
as tie: and recommend for further trial such of the systems
suchay aPPear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
wantas maY not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
to their being included in the competition, the con-
t,ll,,S °f which are stated in this advertisement.
for c,"' accePted competitor will then be required to furnish.
to ft:Perin:lent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
utu q,sPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
-11
-I°ll
Per arm, within four months after date of de-
kat& -,-,_
cern • sch competitor will be, required to disclose to the
vo uuttee the exact nature of the lubrication he may ;me:
1:,3;* ~4. sum of £3OO will be paid to each f)f th. e accep
of
the penters, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and f
rnpePPly of ammunition required.
ar,-iu Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
by tilvhich, on combination of' all qualities, is considered
,°' committee to be the best submitted.
taiiiit7cond reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at-
lars .; a satisfactory degree of excellence in other partten-
litic,,, ,;, selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
:siturl reivard of £4OO for tho best cartridge. The qin-
ar,•„,,-nh will be principally taken into consideration in
of sustanig.this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
various ;leg rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
The- 'lniates, and-general serviceability.
as the-:"°eting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the enw,4°!aY depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
vsfdiiiraei-icielledagrelyitoassocited, they will not be so much con-
, ,s as those above-mentioned.
be understood that under no circumstances
t
Finch ~e,9rupetitor bo entitled to mere than one
.prize ; but girett"xe will be irrespective of any reward which
service, the inventor of the arm finally adopted mmtoaythe

IV.
ceivepziAGne an
M.AZINE AND REPEATING AR-74§ r
.d
Repeatig Arms for Infantry will
riGeeecr-
loadi aTI examined inn manner similar to the h
illelijil,les• They must not be less in length than 48
rpb-e'f;nepding the stock.
°llBive limit of
eh' fight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
, It is `` ,n.le charges in the magazine.
ba.ye,etinuispensable that the arms be made to take a
Dla The
.Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
or Repeating Arm produced tha. t fulfils the above
onclition
Dresen, ; and in the absence of experience does not ats
to be f',uefine the dof accuracy or other condition
for Th Lllfilled oresbe such an arm can be adopted.
fac)rii; Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
er trial, will be paid fo rounds rate of £6o.Tich.er artg. sine is to include 1,000 of ammunition p

la ovelty *,
The Seer V.
ent shall be
e,ta-r9 of State will take care that no ingenious
adopted k'routueed in answer to this advertisem
.atici ~ a into the service without propel. acknowledtgome.on,t,_
iiate3"'sit the name of the individual with "horn i no,
if th..". 1.1 be recorded in connection with it. .
into the Ilile to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
e service, it will bear the inventor's name. J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War
Office, of Ordnance.
Oct. 22, 1866.
0041.,,
'44-0T FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY.
...

Tut ri Cont Department,
u Oct. 22, 1866.
Admiralty,
is 03MMISSTOTEg°fosei EXECUTING
blviezt4t,
sa t ~0 TlCS,Twelve
tiiitpch, OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
Oilz •,„.-`'lngdoin of Great Britain and Ireland, do H
o'clock ir hat
'D
ata noon,ll ON Ph Ae
they willt li the
efi readyt h
tNovembernetsreiial
133,in„,11e1l Persons as may be willing to Contract. for
Stores
at b ... and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling
lige elitford, all such quantities of TOWELLING
of
the nianf)i_re Royal Navy, as may from time to time be of
0,4,, ~ e under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,_,
,s,alirtiiiiiitther until the expiration of Three Calendar Months
ot
ti attern of the Towelling
P g.
the jile bePartment of the Controller of Victualhng between
may be seen in. the Lobby
tietia°olrs of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the Co di
is_The t.,ollre,9otractintiy be seen.
..,eitseiv .m Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
thtenders es an unlimited power of selection
T• in accepting
Fe,,„ ender will be received unless made on the Printed
oil ,
_T,Tevi.ded for the purpose, and which may be obtained
i‘lniication in the said Lobby.
oil the'ender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon_
.12,rt;tedn'iLi oif treaty ; tin-d
-it will not be required that the
'_l4,_the Office on
as the result of the
g, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
?Ifer reco__ , i! the day ofContract,
will be communicated to
h person
Fond erl prom
-vac
~ •
e ''s Proposed Sureties in writing.
..tiiiiairrY,. Tender must be addressed to the Secretor of
words
fotrhdes
tetidaltY, and bear in the left-hand corner
also er for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
rietur
.delivered at the Department of the Controller of
respea I.lllg, Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by t
per_
onslble person, egaging to become bound withrfthre-
wo
lea: 4 tendering in the sum of 00 for the due pe o
mee of the Contract.

l3y Order.
ANTONIO BRADY:
z,...........2tega5trar of Contracts and Public Securities.

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12-"--,,DER FOR CLOTHING.
trits,io, Ile Right Honourable the Lords and others Cto_lll7
the /101 l of this Hospital do Hereby Give Noticte,:a.t
eeeirl are ready to receive TENDERS and to trea:t
Dito,
rov ALID SOLDIERS,
the /1\?-.,.°11s as may be willing to contract for CLOTHING
i r two years, &c., belonging to the Hos-
WHOLE MOUN TING FOR 1867.
Thos RALF MOUNTING FOR 1868.
for the e Persons, therefore, who may be disposed to treat
Roy day sanae are desired to apply at the Secretary's Office
for
For
between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock_
por 'other particulars, where Patterns may be seen, and
tilled of Tenders obtained, the latter of which must be
said /1113, and delivered sealed at the Board-room of the
aßeilt °BPital. by the party or parties tenderinz, or by an
6th dapPointecl on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY,,_ the
tie,o of NoTEMBER next, at Twelve o'clock,
.at v.hainclicai
take thei° Commissioners will be prepared to receive
same into consideration.

GEORGE HUTT,
ob. Secretary and Registrar,
11
rioqpital, Chelsea, Oct. 6 1866.

SALE Ot---17--. CLOTHINGRE AT THE ROYAL
Nol, ARMY DEPOT, PIMLICO.
~tate ri,1,,„,. 1S HEREBY GIVEN, that the Secretary of
cult e „",` 'v Hr is prepared to receive rENDP.RS for the pin.-
~.elothi.,"' ()Lb bTORES, new lying. at the Royal Army
Teild„"Z Depot, Grosveuer.road, Pimlico, where forms of
ue vr,.,,,,tnal be obtainrd, and where the store. for sale may
qelip,,-z-a, on the three days previous to the day fixed for the
a tr) `` Y of the Tenders, between the hours of nine and eleven,
, and twoTel*,
rounda four p.m.
o:...nbtaia.P qbe made on a printed form, which may be
siusiads:beve stated, and are to be delivered at the War
nexete: °all-mail on or before Thursday, the Bth of November
7: adsdeerreesse&tootthe Director ot Contracts, and marl!.ed on
V'oo." " Tender for the Purchase of Old Store,,
u all of the Tend State reserves the right of rejecting Any
ers.
War of. T. HOWELL, Directcr of Contracts.
"40e, S.W., 27th October, 1866.

PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the
skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROS -OS
VE;ETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal-
lowness, ttro. 2s 9d and 7s 6d ; or ptst for 40 and !00 stamps.
—ALEX. ROSS, 248. High Holborn, London, and all C e-
mits.

HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the
head with this beautiful')-perfumes Wash, in seven
or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains
so by an occAslonal usial. les ed ; s ut Tor stamps.—ALLX.
ROSS, 24Q, High Hoiborn, London, and all Chemists.
Just published, 2d ; sentby the author for 1 stamps,
UGLINESS and BEAUTY;, being a Pamphlet
descriptive of articles and means used for improving
the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High. Holborn,
London.

TIE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to thA 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
ban i 55 poor, friendless, young females were rejected 'row
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.
t`h
beeneen led astray
the Committee wish to form would be for
Young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have
astray from the path of virtue.
___l;ontributicms will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
H . Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen-Street, Cheapeicle; or by Xenia
Barclay and Co, Lombard-street.