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• COMPANY.
47 and 43, King William-street, B.C.
Capital Fund—A QUARTER OF A MILLION.
Accumulated Fund exceeds One hundred and Ten Thou-
land Pounds.
_ jhe Aocumulated Fund is equal to about 50 per cent. of the
e ire Blst last Premiums received on Policies in force on December
New Business reported in 1861 amount to £353,700.
9,306 Polices in force £1,569,791.
SALE OF OLD STORES AT THE ROYAL
ARMY CLOTHING DEPOT, PIMLICO.
_NOTICE IS toB IVEN, that the Secretary of
ZState for War is preparedeceive rE N DMRS for the pur-
Ina;be of OLD STORES, now lying at the Royal Army
Clothing Depot, Grosvenor-road, Pimlico, where forms of
delivery Of via may be obtain, d. and where the store- for sale may
en the three days pre.vious to the day fixed for the
the Tend Ts, between the hours of nine and eleven
4 M., and two and four p.m.
,Ten
_ders roust be made on a printed form, which may be
)Otained
as above stated, and are to be delivered at the War
textMee' Pali-mal!. on or before Thursday, the Sib of November
, addressed to the Director of Centracis, and marked e,n
tki outside " Tender for the Purchase of Old Store,,
- anliew. '
The Secretary of Slate reserves the right of rejecting any
or all of the Tenders.

T. 'WELL, Director of Contracts,
War Office, SAV , 27th October, 1866.

TU GUNMA K E R S and Others.

receiving
SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
jcei'dng PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
IREECII-LO ADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
euPeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
mtre manufacture.

""-,,utary non-repeating
following
Rifles are tho
A. WEIGHT.
conditions considered essential in
:
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.
IN be 51 inches, with short- stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for service.
D. CARTRIDGES.
Must their own ignition.
E. SIGHTS.
The foresight must be such as to admit of a bayonet
fixed according to the present system.
E. STOCK.
Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning rod, and
allow a sling to be used.

G. .
Must not exceed that ofRECOIL the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.

H. HE ARM AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury bylong-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
men of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
form an dl
of
being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
.
I. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
LlSnider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to mei-
e,n_tal explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality. g
CALIBRE.
R.
Optional,
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
H. THE LOCK.
Optional.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
:141,ieg th© cartridges being arranged on a table.
The WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
than-he arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
36in. at ,00 yards, 30in at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and 6in• at 300.
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.

degiqot t P. TRAJECTORY. o rectum) at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
30 rin.

Q. FOULING.
Me shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.
R. PENETRATION.
tharTtlio°f the Penetration' Penetration' of five shots not to
Enfield Rifle—
viz 12 resent service muzzle-loading be less than
h., nnch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
ours t„ map
• " .
Dwane° 30 yards.
S. LUBRICATION.
113:TE on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
Zer,,,,,474llbPeyrathdednendinoper applied to the cartridge, if thought
1,10 ft 111.
SpecifiesS will be received without the usual proof marks..
e,,,.ins, and drawings of the methods proposed,
in l'aillZ,the probable cost per arm, and accompanied ba
nit°, 4,l3oeirnen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable aroma-__r
Ore ' sumlld be
,sent the "Director of Ordnance, Wa
Tera, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867: _
by te sPeeifications and specimen arms will be considered
ber e Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
Wal! /vb,? will be selected by the Secretary of State for
seleATio who
recommendter firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
as sla and for further trial such of the syster
tiitcihon,Y,3tatPhP:iarr to them sufficiently promising,.
tvarl..l; n'1137 not ho e00.;it......1 to offer suffielf`nt meritson-
rejectin :01
being included in Ihe competition, the c
Erns c't which are stated in this advertisement.
for f 1 accepted competitor will then be required to furnishconformity
moue ti s'erimet, at Woolwich, six arms in strict
ds of am-
raPecimen arm submitted, with
"00 rounds
te of de-
Inanii."l„.,Per a ithin four months after. a
ess„,,,zach copeitor will be required to the
plO, —."?e the exact nature of the lubrication he may e
to disclose
In-
crr,;,,B' Mint of £3OO will be paid to each of the acceptedanof th,72"nrs, to cover the expense of the six rifles, d Therw Yof ammunition required.
441 wh•ecrtarY of State offers a reward of £l,OOO fo by th --Ith, en combination of all qualities, is considered
A :e°nltnittee to be' the best submitted. r the
taillit;'C°M reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at--
Isl., ,5 satisfactory degree of excellence in other partpu
~i, releet.3d for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
litise blrc.l reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. Th?qu-
a,:vard"ieli will be princi ally taken into consideration in
of esta.g.this p.ize ivill bepeconomy of manufact.ure, power Va!4o4lil.ng rough usage, freedom from deterioration The ?`lnlates, and general serviceability.
eoot'
as they . lag qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
Plio:
side clirtitliidlecleyend
crated the rifling of the arm with w ich
trei (1 . aashanvaentenyedwill not be so much con-
VII a
n_clearlY to be understood that under no circumstances
Bch • "'1 toPetitor be entitled to more than one prize; but
SivenPilzfoirwill i,..., i
mayth6ee
rrespective of any reward which
4erviee/.° -..e inventor of the arm finally adopted into

iv.
44 IVIAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS. •
e-
ceivetl2ll3o
a,,,, arid Repeating Arms for Infantry will be r -
,leadit,,,,-, examined in a manner similar to the Breecl4lB
eiesiv_ limit of
'aehe "Iflea• They must not be less in length than
The' Pcluding the stock.
weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
It
is !f
r!f the charges in the magazine.
baYooetl4thaPensable that the arms be made to take a
tonclitionB°.r
11'115 se
Magazioe"et4rY of State offers a reward of 300 the best
Repeating Arm producedfulfilsktrhe above
Present ~ , and in the absence of experienc3 does not a
to be f "Gaze the standard of accuracy or other conditions
111 alfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for al
Magazine Repeatingor Arms, which are accaepte. d
Thrher trial, will for at the rate of .£6O ch
arts. 8 sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The se
V.
110\7.0t... eretary
of State will take care that no ingenious
adopt4l?roduced in answer to this advertisement shallbe
alid thatT,_e the service without proper acknowledgment,_
aate, si, „ne name of the individual with whom it origi
if th:4_,,." be recorded in connection with it.
late the 'ale to Which the first prize is awarded is adopted
service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War ,-,
of Ordnance.
vißee, Oct 22, 1866.
CONTRACT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY.
Contract Department, Admiralty,
Some t-house, Oct. 22, .
rillif, COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
Nit ""lee OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
Glltld lezdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
next .4.IsTOTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
with at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat
Plyir,„7co Persons as may be willing to Contract for sup-
at b''. aud delivering Juan her Majesty's Victualling Stores
tiq. cPtford, all such qtities of TOWELLING for th 41-4413,ft ,the Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
ad fur" 'a" ander a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
Ivartitl_her until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
A P4i
et the , ern. of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
the h 'ePartment of the Controller of Victualling between
thit„°tirs of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the Condi-
tthe Contract may be seen. theiiiseliords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve. to
thlsi6 t:ndersala unlimited power of selection in accepting
Porn) T7:(1114.7 will be received unless made on the Printed
on a . 111 ed for the purpose, and which may be obtained
IsToPPll:atien in the said Lobby.
cla tile ci"er will be received after Twelve o'clock t aettnotre
Part„ aY of treaty; and it will not be required h
at thje"Alerine, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
offer `-"oee on the day of Contract, as the result ofthe
hirn iyed from each person will be communicated to
and_ bis proposed Sureties in writing.
AditiTrY ir ender must be addressed to the Secrettuy of the
reeraalt3r, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
ide, ,er for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
viethr delivered at the Department of the Controller of
resf7-4,,,11.1,..n,g, Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by two
PersocVie Persons, engaging to become bound with the
auto Lebdering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
ce of the Contract.

By Order.
ANTONIO BRADY,
ri t, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.
4- -;,l‘ii, 13,E1t FOR CLOTIIING.
ki88; --e night Honourable the Lords and others Corn-
the -°aers of this Hogpital do Hereby Give Notice, that
so 3' are rea(iy to
th,e3lllsolla ais receive
. TENDERS and to treat with
to cntract for CLOTHING
15ital, To; lILID SOLDIERS,, &c., belonging to the Ho -
Lo
years, viz. :
WHOLE MOUNTING FOR 1867.
Th HALF MOUNTING FOR 1868.
for those Persons, therefore, who may be disposed to treaet
itoy dayftie are desired to apply at the Secretary s !111.?k
filled 11°-
to fbe the hours of Eleven and Three o c,ou
Poctriurtbfer Particulars, where Patterns seen, and
Tenders obtained, the latter of which must be
Bald tr IN and delivered sealed at the Board-room of the
agent .°Bl3ltal, by the party or parties tendering, or by an
timeGtli d -PP:Anted on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the
of Novitaintu, next, at Twelve o'clock, at which
take
the Commissioners will be prepared to receive and
same into consideration.

GEORGE HUTT,
Secretary and Registrar.
11°Y41 hospitl Chelsea, Oct. 6 1866.