The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-27 00:00:00

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The Right lion t
R. C. L. Bevan, Esq.
Samuel Morley, Esq.
Geo. Moore, Esq.
Mr. Alderman Finnis.
J. P. Gassiot, Esq.
Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq.
Frederick Thompson, Esq.
R. A. Gray, Esq.
Colonel Stuart Wortley.

The attention of the pub]

suffering consequent on the
the recent colliery explosion

he LORD MAYOR.
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff
Waterlow.
Mr. Sheriff Lycott.
Mr. Alderman Besley.
Mr. Alderman Dakiu.
James Hill, Esq.
R. N. Fowler, Esif.
W. J. Maxwell, E3q. •
Mr. Alderman Cotton.
)lie is earnestly drawn to the
terrible calamity produced by

SUBSCRIPTIONS are greatly, needed to relieve the
numerous families made destitute thereby.
The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley
Colliery Accident in 1862 was <£50,000 ; in that case 204
men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance
double that number are believed to have perished, there-
fore to make a suitable provision for the families depen-
dent upon them, about £lOO,OOO will be needed. At the
final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund,
£3,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present
accidents occurred, and this sum is now available towards
the fund now being raised.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales ....
H.R.H. the Princess of Wales
The Corporation of London
Amount already advertised £9,004 18 0
Subscriptigns will be received by the Eight Hon. the
Lord Mayor Ofessrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co. 54, Lom-
bard-street;- Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand; Messrs.
Glyn, Mills,and Co., 67, Lombard-street; Messrs. Smith,
Payne, and-Co. 1, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Robarts, Lub-
bock, and Lombard-street ; Messrs. Dimsdale, Fowler,
and Co., 50, Co.,d ornhill ; the London and Westminster Bank,
Lothbury; the London Joint-Stock Bank 5, Princes-
street; Union Bank of London, and all its Branches;
Messfs.Willii, Percival, and Co, Lombard-street ; National
Provincial Bank of England and all its branches ; and by
the several members of the Committee.
JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary.
Mansion House, Dec. 20, 1866.

..£lOO

AU-DE-VIE.—This Pure PALE BRANDY,
1J 183. per gallon, is ye ry superior to recent importations
of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex-
tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 38s. per dozen, or in
a. case 395., railway carriage pal RY BRETT and
CO.. Old Furnival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O , and 30, Regent-
street, S.W. Established 1829.

CONTRACT FOR,BEECH WEDGES.
Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 14th Dec., 1866.
T" COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready
to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
Hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve
calendar months certain, and further until the expiration
of three calendar months' warning.
The average annual consumption, together with a Form
of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in
the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department,
Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received
after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be
noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly
authorised in writing..

--Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty,
Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two
responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the
Person tendering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
mance of the Contract.

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

U GUNMAKERS and Others.

The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
military non-repeating Rifles

A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.

To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to

c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.

Must carry their own ignition.
F. SIGHTS.

se r
foresi ht mist be such as . ,of a bavnn.e•

'F. STOOK.
Must bo such as to carry a light metal cleaning rod, and
allow a sling to be used. kW '

G. RECOIL.
Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
.0 per cent.

H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.

Must be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
mon, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
form quality.