The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-25 00:00:00

M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
.uapable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
oing, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
itThe arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
and
'"au arm
must
1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
6in. at 300.
shoth e mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
s each.

elig.t gotO P. TRAJECTORY.
ti
require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1

at The shootin Q. FOULING,
g not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
4°o yards after firing 250 rounds.
The R. PENETRATION.
that f rolsean penetration of five shots not to be-less than
t.te present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
0., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
°ill's in t 3-2,,
istance 30 yards.
Wax s. LUBRICATION.
on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
liaces,„" soPeradded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
"17 by the competitor.
ITO a
marks.
Speeifi arms will be received without the usual proof _
,ta,, cations, and drawings of the methods proposed,
finish probable cost - and accompanied by a

per arm.

SPecimen arm, with 20 ro'unds of suitable ammu-
we, $
hould be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
ii(1), Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by the sPeothcations and specimen arms will be considered
° Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
wlta, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
aeler4 and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
:13 ,;" and recommend for further trial such of the systems
such? aPPear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
warra-s may, not bo considered to offer sufficient merits to
nt their being included in the competition, the con-
tati,st, °f which are stated in this advertisement.
for ei" accepted competitor will then bo required to furnish
to the Pertinent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
aineit.Posimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am
nia4 I°ll,Per arm within four months after date of de-
connlitt-'aeb Competitor will be required to disclose to the
Ploy. .Each
the exact nature of the lubrication ho may em-
seml :4- sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
the B)uetitos. to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
TheP,,Ply of ammunition required.
t'reretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO f?r the
by ti7""ob, on combination of all qualities, is considered
committee to be the hest submitted.
tailli,"°°lad reward of £6OO for tho arm which, while. at-
lars, ig a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
ttrleotsd for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
8 rd reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
ofearZb will be principally taken into consideration in
eust:g.this prize will be economy of manufact.ure, power
l'arion living rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
The
climates, amid general serviceability.
as the shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the ca7,n2a3' depend upon the riffing of the arm with which
sidereitiLndge is associated, they will not be so much con-
is as those above-mentioned.
a ~eoarlyto be understood that under no circumstances
such ,;9°lPetitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
gipeu
will be irrespective of any reward which may be
%bike'. 'us inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV.
Re MA-UZI-NE AND REPEATING ARMS.
cawed ire and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
lioadi air examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
-4nchengi"ill°- They mat not be less in length than 48
The 1i the stock.
elusiv Rad Of weight for these arms is fixed at 91-Ib. ex-
it
.e of the charges in the magazine.
bftitonisetillaisPensablo that the arms be made .to take a
kagazSecretary best
conditio° of State offers a reward of 300 for
°r Repeating Arm produced that fulfils
sent a_,B and in the absence of experience does not at
to be- define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
Th fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
f°l' il°B° Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
Thrther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
arza, sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The Sec V.
hovelty reu'd7 of State will take care that
. noenitnsgheanlines
ado produced in answer to this advertisement
audrh'ed into the service without proper acknowledgment,
Ilat that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
M shall be recorded in connection with it.
ijno Lile rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
office,of Ordnance.
22, 1866.
Oct..

41-I:RACT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY.

Contract Department, Admiralty,
CIE Somerset-house, Oct. 22, 1866.
COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
, the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
ellT.Ltid Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
1..:!v NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
;t1 it Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat
b7b,Lo such persons as may be willing to Contract for sup-
at tTtg and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
Deptford, all such quantities of TOWELLING for the
of the Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
azitiftirtnder a. Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
warning. B until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
-.mug.
of Pattern of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
the 13ePartment of the Controller of Victualling betweenti,,6 hours of Ten and Two o'clock, whom also the Condi-
"4l4l of the Contract may be seen.
the °A) Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve to
thalnteseniciveesrs an unlimited power of selection in accepting
1,110 Tender will be received unless made on the Printed
0:1111a PFovided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
~131:211cation in the said Lobby. 041101 Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
partß day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the
tbY tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
off " Office on the day of Contract, as the result ofthe
hi r received from each person will be communicated to
Ad7bis proposed Sureties in writing.
r3r Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
raltY, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
11180 Tend bear for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
victiftdelivered at the Department of the Controller of
reap:',lng, Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed b.y two
per_nieble persons, engaging to become bound with the
trance
o tendering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
-"e a the Contract.

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

A. 111, M Y CONTRACTS.
offie,;-14:NDP.Rs will be received by the Commissariat
resPectively in charre at the undermentioned Dis
or %jail Twelve o'clock noon on the 29th October,lB6l3,
Twelve
of

for tie „ BREAD AND MEAT,
'0 34 7,10 0i her Majesty's Troops, from Ist December, 1865,
14 Loud aY'
"".
,on District, Commissariat 0111:e, 101, Victoria-street
1. 0, .",reul and Meat for the Troops statio.ied at :
.-,,e'Bea Barrack., for all the Troops in London, the
Th`c'wer excepted.
a. e Tower. 1. ttourisiow and lineller HalL
t, iRBIPton Court.
6. trindsor.
7. Ba4llltoo, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.
8.
linerhurat.
,?). Jersey. eY'
r.4.lderney
angensitra on. the printed forms must be properly tilled up_
at the'ea, al d no Tender will be noticed unless delivered
"Ten,d o,dermetioncd Otlice,_under cloted envelope (markel
29th oer on the outside) bet- e twelve o'clock noon on the
etober but •

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
ALEX. BOSS'S CANTHARIDES oU...which speedily
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Rent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—ALES. 8088, 248,
WWI Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.--Corns cured
in one day by ming' ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO.
Thin preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours,
removing the very root. Price 4s ; sent by post for 60 stamps.
—248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

FtAIR -C UR LIN G FLUID, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID owls
Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold
at 38 6d, 5s 'd, and 105 6d ; sent free for 54, 81, and 144 stamps.
—Had of all Chemists.

REY
HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
‘l3ll ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour
immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na-
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for 54, 81, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists.

HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn,
London.—AL ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes
superfluous hair from the lace, neck. and arms, without effect
to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 55 6d, and 105 6d; sent for 51, 84
and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. ,

DIMPLE REMOVER. All diseases of the
skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSo'S
VE ;ETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal-
lowneps, &v. 2s 9d and 7s 8d ; or gnat for 49 and 100 stamps.
—A LEN. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Cue-
mists.

HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the
hea4 with this beautifulll -perfumed Wash, in seven
or ten days the hair assumes its oritrinal colour, And remains
so by an occ •slonal usin f. 108 Fd ; Britt for stamps.—ALEX.
ROSS, 24", High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

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descrii•tive of articles and means used for improvinz
the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn,
London.

TTOTHING 1111 POSSIBLE.—The greatest and
most wet ul invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLS.
Messrs. JOB DT GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull Wharf, 93,
Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Malesty, respect-
tullY offer to the public this truly marvellous Anil, which
gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no
matter at what age. The Agna Amarella has none of tLe
properties of dyes it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the
system, and when the hair is onee restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per
bottle. or in half bottles, les. 61. Testimonials from artistes
: etetheabhiligithy. mayestorder, and from individuals of undoubted re-
Gosnell and Co. have
be
beseeneanppootan atepdpiricaerttiumon.enliltoe
hersse s R
. John
wuell and Co. have been appointed Pertumerl to her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING
SHIP. £2,000 required.
WM. WILLIAIIS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge. 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON-
TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY HOME. £l,OOO required.
WM. WILLI &MS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street. W.C.

OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The
Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys.
One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at
£6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends
have promised to pay for one boy each year.
Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West-
minster Bank, 41, Lothburv, and 214, High liolborn; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East ; and by
WM. Ti ILLIASIS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

PROVIDENCE ROWS NIGHT REFUGE,
FO
HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14e, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O.
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
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 are homeless and starving. The Manager &c.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
‘re, for want accommodation, refused admittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, X 2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is propsed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry cfn and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving ? Tho smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
STTBSCRIPTioNs are earnestly requested, and be
grat3fully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT, D.D.; 2
Finsbury-cirrus, E.O.