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

M. TIIE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
ieaPable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute,. without
o.g, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
thanhe arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
36in. at 1 000 yards, 30in at 800 yards, 12in-at 500,
and bin, at 300:
shots ach
The
e Meal). to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty

P• TRAJECTORY.
deg,Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
30
ruin.

The h . Q. FOULING.
at 1,000 e eot
yards afm g
ter not to deteriorate
firing 250 rounds.more than 20 per cent.
•
The mean R. PENETRATION.
that of penetration of five shots not to be less than
'viz the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle-
-1,,, .7 2 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
-.ars in water.
1./taw:lee 30 yards. _

s LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets isincr pensable, but any other lubricant
Yeste 811 radded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
e "7 by the competitor.
No a,,,
--'8 will be received without the usual proof marks.
specificationsta,s, and drawings of the methods proposed,
finished
the Probable cost per arm, and accompanied. byua
tiitio„e4,BPecimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable amm
Ofn "mild be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by t: specifications ands pecimen arms will be considered
ber Ordnance Select Comtnittee and its associate mem-
wasi! wbo will be selected by the Secretary of State for
geleAand who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
as nin
48 and recommend for further trial such of the systems
811,0' appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
warranthe not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
ditio their being included in the competition, the con-
°f which are stated in this advertisement.
for ex accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
to tcr''lnieot, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
tau sPecimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
Inaututin
arin within four months after date of de-
competitor will be required to disclose to the
ploy. "e, e the exact nature of the lubrication be may em
ir,, co,tt sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accept-
ed
the 6;st?", to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
Thers';"Y of ammunition required.
,arte w;;;eLerefary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
Ze", nu combination of all qualities, is considered
taiueuturnittee to be the best submitted.
in coed reward of £6OO for the arm which, while. at-
148,satisfactory degree of excellence in other partru-
, Pelected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The.) gut;
awardteh will be principally taken into consideration
Of 811sta16.'4ln Prize will be economy of manufacture, power
Various nlng rough usage, freedom from deterioration
8431-a shootin
e climates, and general' serviceability.
g qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the ,„„YlnaY depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
siderr''ltridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
it ;4 as those above-mentioned.
' u 8 clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
even Prize will
such espmPetitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but
11 to •be irrespective of any reward which may be
service. the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

rv.
m MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
ceiragazine and D-
..epeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
loacirl a,11(1 examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
iiieb-el/g,es. They must not be less in length than 48
~., 8, ?ncluding the stock.
warns lirnf !it of
otonet.lll weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
it, i: (!` re charges in the magazine.
ufsPensable that the arms be made to take a
Magazine
Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
contz.ine or
iiien . Repeating A produced that fulfils the above
Atean 8 , and in the absence of experience does n.ot. ats
to ba fulfilled the standard of accuracy or other condition
~,,,before such an arm can be adopted.
for'fuose ix
--(agazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
Trher trial,
will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
arm, 18 811111 is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The V.
Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
kdo""Y produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
,Pted into the service without proper acknowledgment,
~,n1 that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
les shall be recorded in connection with it.
f the 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
ffi/lr ce, Oct. 22, 1866. of Ordnance.
Cr

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-LuA.CT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY.

Contract Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 22, 1866.
E COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
Pr
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
(14-11 r-V Bingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
NOTICE, That on MONDAY, the sth November
4willst-, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat
Plying 'moll delivering may be willing to Contract for sup-
itt,ndg into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
„A -ueptford, all such quantities of TOWELLING for the
of the Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
and
aded under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,
krther until the expiration of Three Calendar Months'
"arnieg.
Pattern of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
the the Department of the Controller of Victualling
do —°llra of Ten and Two o'clock, where also thebeCowndi-
!l2 of the Contract may be seen.
ulnae Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty reserve. to
the tends elneelvee
an unlimited power of selection in accepting
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received unless made on the Printed
,PPplrovided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
isTication in the said Lobby.
onTender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
Parttl,
etednadYeriofntreaty ; and it will not be required that the
at g, or an agent on his behalf, should attend
offer ice °'-uce on the day of Contract, as the result of the
hit:received from each person will be communicated to
end his proposed Sureties in writing. Adn7rY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
‘up,,„iralt3', and bear in the left-hand corner the words
also -ler for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
viet e delivered at the Department of the Controller of
responsible willin Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed by two
person Persons, engaging to become bound with the
it 4 tenderin in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
Lie° of the Cong tract.

By Order.
n
Registrar of o ANTONI BRAD,
C tractsOPublic Securities.

A. Itp
M Y CONTRACTS.
oe
Ofhr=nNIZIRRS
ctively will be received by the Commissariat
in charze at the undermentioned Die-
or the td
TsPetd Twelve o'clock noon on the 29th October, 1866$
aupply of

for
the BREAD AND MEAT, •
to at
ttaill e of her Majesty's Troops, from Ist December, 1863,
Lo aY, 167.
kw--011 DiBtBriet, Commissariat Ofllze, 101, Victoria-street
r, Ilre.td and Meat for the Troops statioaed at :
..,b,relosweaerßeaxrcreapetlecad., for all the Troops in London, the
2' The -
1. tie Aoer.
S. unslow and Rneller HalL
4, T,Vin)te.n. Court.
6.
sor.
7. 8:14t.9n, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.
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Te, nLeeroey.
ana "1 rs on the printed forms must be properly flllfd up
at the tiled, aLd no Tender will be noticed unless delivered
"Ten,lermentioned Olßoe,under cloaed envelope (marked
20tli cis on the outside), before twelve o'clock noon on the
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