The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-09 00:00:00

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RI" PIC -IV L.,

IKIN XI-lAN'S LL- WHITCY. DUBLIN
XHIBITION 1865.
This celebrated OLD IRISH, WHISKY gained the
uublin Prize Medal.
It
ino.
Puro Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole-
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ;
b
the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or
-womb, at
R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
"Xina
'Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded
hat's LL Whiskv."

Arirr----IJAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
:‘4‘ll ,IncorporAted by. Let of l'arltaniant, 1450).
41:ISSBLI.-STREET. COV E NTT-Gr RCo EN. LONDON.
rerunPt ADVANCE on sll description of Security. Forms
application by letter to
EDIVA.UD HARPER. Secretary.

COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES,
PIIPv. ani RUSIN e.S.SES.
E
S 3 and KNEE'S List on apnlic
pork: liars for insertio t received until the 27.. h of the
%oath their
s l/13:ION AND HOTEL AGENCY DEVICES.
.4!tr street', S:rand, and nearly opposite the
Clutring .t.o

DEAPNESS.--The ORGANIC VIBRATOR.—
sezor.rot fits into-the eAr, not perceptible; 1110
It unpleasant
_ 3tioll 01 .In.zinr, noi••es in the held is entirely rem teed.
to_bear sdrn,trni immediate rel•ti lo deaf persons, and enable' them
netl7 at church an.i public assembles. Every
Alb'l!i kind of hearin ingtrument.--SlesErs. SOLOMON, 39,
narle-street, Piccadilly.
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Acidity UNNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.-
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Pure solution of Magnesia as the beat remedy fo
tY ot th-. 3 Stomach.. Headache. Heartburn. Gout, and
10r Lad2-I..gestion ; and as a mild aperient it is especially adapted
tidies and ehildren. Prepared by
DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, &c.,

X 72, New Bond-street, London ;
etuTlON—ld gold through the world by all respectable chemists.
See that " Dinnetord and Co." is on each bottle

and red label over the cork.

CONTRACT FOR STEARINE CANDLES.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY,
THE Somerset House, 7th November, 1866.
COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
T,„ the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
CITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
-34117,1% do hereby give Notice, that, on MONDAY, the
be "-"ecember next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, they will
0 ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to
r°°tract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty s
ictuallin g Stores at Deptford, all such quantities of .
STEARINE CANDLES,
{dr the Ilse of Her Majesty's Indian Troop Ships, as may
rPro time to time be demanded under a Contract for
welve Calendar Months, certain and further, until the
"Riration of Three Calendar Months' warning.
be'4lll:3les (not less than 6 lbs. of each description) must
d Produced by the parties tendering, and none to be ten
ged the material of which is of a solidifying point below
The
Fahrenheit.
themselves
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
the an unlimited power of selection in accepting
Lae Tenders.
1, No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
et 7131 provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
trolpPlication in the Lobby of the Department of the Con-
ti,e".er of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, where
conditions of the Contract may be seen.
th4,..11_ Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at
en on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that
attend rty tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should
tL_ tit the office on the day of Contract, as the result of
414% 9ffer received from each person will be communicated
"u kin and his proposed sureties in writing.
AdZerY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
't irraltY, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
at
t;lneder for Stearine Candles," and must also be delivered
erajgoners of the Controller of Victualling, Admi-
_t7f et House, signed by two responsible persons,
thrglog to become bound with the person tendering in
8111/1 of £l,OOO for the d performance of the Contract.
By order, ANTONIOII2
BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public securities.

11 GUNMAKERS and Others.
reThaSECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
il'llig PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
REECgrepe,-41-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
manufacture.
futu' e"ng, Which may replace the present Service Rifles in
r

Thf, f
7 non-rep
rctilita" owing
atinre the conditions considered essential in
leag Rifles :—•
A. WEIGHT.
1'1(4 to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.

hol° be 51 i B. LENGT .
nches, with short stock, measured from the
of the butt-plate to muzzle.
ilic• WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
serviueest.not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for

kw
•,. ca.— D. CARTRIDGES.
their own ignition.
T
~ The f B.
such a. SIGHS.
to admit of 'a bayonet
axed foresight musts
according to the present system.
slleW
Ilust be
suell
carryF.
STOCK.
as toa light metal cleaning-rod, and
a Sling to be used.
G. RECOIL.
locust not tier
cent exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than

ltust R. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
rough be as little, liable to injury byloug-continued firing,
breu, and exposure, ns the naval rifles converted to
als_ -loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
rae")),, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
form and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
- quality.
MuoiCliliE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
and .e as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
Sni.ie"Pesure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
r
(lentil 8 Converd nfie ld rifle also as little liable to acci _
being
explosionte as Ethe same cartridge, and as capable of
quaitinanufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
Y.
Optional. X. CALIBRE.
Option'T.E TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional. M. THE LOCK.

b
CaPale N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
aimin of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0.
"l'A thO cartridges being arranged on a table.
OTTRACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
ti:l:oll:4„tsh6,i::a.crraaht.3moou.st give a mean figure of merit of not more
ahri- uin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty

P. TRAJECTORY.
meg. 8
110 t to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
0 tuba.

Q. FOULING.
The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.

n. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
Nl4-, 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
ii
ours in water.
Distance 30 yards.
- 8. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any. other lubricant
be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
necessary by the competitor.
111.
110 arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
statin thefinishf, probable cost. per. arm, and accompanied by a
bitio u specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
fe 11, should be sent to the "Director
ma Ordnance, War
Trebe, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th arch, 1867..
by tr sPeeificationkand specimen arms will be considered
e Ordnance Select Committee and its assofcias
tteatemero;
\Val: who will be selected by the Secreta.ry.o
sel4, ',and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
n "e' and recommend for further trial such of the systems
nin
sneCY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting. all
11, 48 may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
di'tl!rant their being included in the competition, the con-
k" of which are stated in this advertisement
nth accepted competitor will then be required to furnish.
too tZPeriment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
sPeeiroen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
katiaiti" per arm, within four months after date of de-
c(4.l-. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
plop, the exact nature of the lubrication he may
comi,,,,A, sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
"'°rs, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
1,03P1y of ammunition required.
n.rtime,_Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
by t;:culoh, on combination of all qualities, is considered
A committee to be the best submitted.
taitiCcood reward of £6OO for the arm which, whilde.caut:
lara, , a satisfactory degree of excellence in other
.pa
n!sm
4 !!If;elected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
iitiesL.,, reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. Thequ.
awarZhich will be principally taken into consideration in
of snst_.g.this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
in
ttml.fig rough usage, freedom from deterioration
1,, 4anones climates, and general serviceability.
ag url'e shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
tb, ° 3; 4143' depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
nZa— ns hornu associated, they will not be so much con-
Itse above-mentioned.
pnii l
a clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
such e9MPetitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
prize will be i
service. en to rrespective of any reward which may be
theinventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV
)4a MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
be
re_
amain
and Repeating Arms for Infantry II
leraliu and examined in a manner similar to thwe Breech-
incii:g 114108. They must not be less in length than 48
The i.ncluding the stock.
baYonseti.
QIN lindt of weight for these arms is fixed at 9ilh. ex-
ie 5 the charges in the magazine.
It
take a
nclisPensable that the arms be made to
ii.rr ha R,,
'agw—ernlarY of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
couditilne or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
Pres, 13118; and in the absence of experience does not at
to belll define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
rill fulfilled before such an arm canbe adopted.
for f,i°2a Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
Th.,ther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O. each.
.
Itral. 18 81113:1 is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

Iloilyspecretary will.
take State take care that no ingenious
adjlte _
into in answer to this advertisement shall be
4,,,P,L. cl into the service without proper acknowledgment,
411,1.t._ that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
-17 shall be recorded in connection with it.
illt, the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
u the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War of Ordnance.
°Mee, Oct. 22, 1866.

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