The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-14 00:00:00

STARCH MANUFACTURERS

TO R. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
bi-1-'4NFIELD PATENT STARCH,

• Used in the Royal Laundry,
411 D AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL. 1862
Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. &o.

INDIA OFFICE, 11th December, 1816.
IRY ORDER of the SECRETARY of STATE
tiofor INDIA. in COUNCIL.
lend r`j,Cl4l IS HEREBY GIVEN, that it is intended. to
etl,,ea,,,adia, at the tad 01 1R69, five young men, trained and
the V-11 for:ultimate employment in the higher branches of
1,0„, jPartment for the conservation and management of the
under the Government of India.
!leDe„`rtlary will be at first .£.360 a year, and promotion will
hl upon Upon efficiency, and the occurrence of vaeaneks in the
bh,Frades.
'lll;,"ata must be British subjects above 17 years of age.
.411sed,IPast produce satisfactory certificates of being.pos-
,„."‘ a competent knowledge of the tollowin,r inejects,
thaaari...t.h.:eartei d, if required, to undergo an examination in
A "Bil composition.
Algeb
-eta, rra. elementary principles. simple and quadratic eq
c.
geo,--. 41 )8 and proportions, logarithms, arithmetical and
oZtrical progression.
IlaileTetrY. Ist, 21, 3d 4th, and 6th books of Euclid, and
kiLr_.l4.°llolnetry
the f colloquial knowledge of French or German. with
tlaßsiteepity readiv and translating the works of some
A pre, writer in one of those languages.
ktwk,erenc.e will be given to those candidates who have a
lutree'"ge of Chemistry and Physics, and who are practised
It a hand and plain drawing.
tears- lected they will be further required to go through a
„seiellee Bff training and instruction in forestry and cognate
leas or two years and a halt in France or Germany pre-
their departure for Ina ; and the Secretary of StAte
etDe'entribute £3l at the end of each halt year town. ds the
farourteif this training in the-case of such candidates as are
fora
reported on by their
the.instruoors.
e detailed informat.on as to qualifi-ations sought
bt4 fiind.,,.the advantages held out, may be had on application
;lotori under-Secretary of State for India, India Offic,
dress
~street. Westminster, to whom candidates must ad-
wleir
andiCatians before tile is: February, 1867.

JAMES FERGUSSON.
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° GUNMAKERS and Others.
Th,
1,446,-; SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
4511tp'r,t1R,.PROPOSA.LS from Ganmakers and Others for
lepel,;'ti-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
14t4.g, 'which may replace the present Service Rifles in
Manufacture.

The
folio kiiite.win
epg are the conditions considered essential in
I:7 nen-reating Rifles—
-I'l(4'f-° A. WEIGHT.
exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
T B. LENGTH.
`4111,. "' 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
nf the butt-plate to muzzle.
Ite;27EIGHT OP AMMUNITION MADE UP.
krvfe'ol- not exceed 61b. 4ov. for sixty rounds as packed for

kuo D. CARTR:IDGES.
" Carry their own in•nition.
Th E. 'SIGHTS.
tkece
'loresight must be such as to admit of a bayonet
cording to the present system.
F. STOCK.
alloy "9' SUCh as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
a sling; to be used.
I G. RECOIL.
10 tt
114eetotexceed.that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
110, , it. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
ue as little liable to injuryby long-continued firing,
"tei,ll,Bago, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
IS ;leaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
15`
bein used without accident by imperfectly trained
11, and g
ark of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
claalitv.
tr, IHE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
tit,d at be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,-
%itieePosure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
~etit,9" 8 converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci-
°xplosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
(1441111anufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
b", •onal, x. CALIBRE.
Onitt TRE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.

OM.
4104,1. M. THE LOCK.
N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
kirti.tillable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0. Aoße,'.,:tho cartridges being arranged on a table.
s, ThA'u RACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
a,rna must give a mean figure of merit of not more
41:41c': lun. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
h'Il• at 300.
Nlot ° Illean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
8 each.

Not p. TRAJECTORY.
reqlu'ro at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
3° Izin.

The FOULING.
"'L 1 A shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
'OOO Yards after firing 250 rounds.
The R. PENETRATION.
"At mean penetration of five shots not to be less ithan
;'l2 -,-„` the present service muzzle-loading Enfield R fle
404',,5' half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48—
111 Water.
-'attee 30 yards.
Vira, s. LUBRICATION.
is •d' s.ible but any other lubricant
kay b bullets ID Is pen
IleceB,e superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
by the competitor.
k No ,
"Ns will be received without the usual proof marks.
ttt?,,ißeations and drawings of the methods proposed,
!Illefatthe probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
"r,itio];',BPecirnen. arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammo-
,".ould be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Thp,' "11-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867. .
• the specifications and specimen arms will be considered
',.°,:rdnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
:l_4" „"`, will he selected by the Secretary of State for
''lert' Ili who will after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
4 ina and recommend for further trial such of the systems
1„1311q. -I,4PPear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
.4rea ill ay not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
diti tit their being included in the competition, the con-
, 41:1,.8h0f Which are stated in this advertisement.
-I°l' ex,l.ecepted competitor will then be required to furnish.
t• he vein/lent, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity,
tilaltiitiiLiospelleitnen arm submitted, w:th 1,000 rounds of am-
Per arm within four months after date of de-
tblilt,; Each ,competitor will be required to disclose to the
I,,..los."'ttee the exact nature of the lubrication he may ern-
;"4l 4- slim of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
die le)netitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
Th WY of ammunition required.
Ittillu.e,Secetary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO tho
tl3;uieh, on combination of all qualities, is considered
,;„ committee to be the best submitted.
Oi rt-ccnid reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
izr a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
i. A tb!telected for merit in respect to its bre!mh mechanism.
1„1,11 reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
of.
-ttlt 8r
will be principally taken into consideration in
f• iti:i"g this prize will be economy of manufacture, pow!sr
'4110,;4'731ng rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
T 1• 1:8 mooting
and general serviceability.
th tlae,',,,staeoting ' qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
dependupon the rifling of the arm with which
iseanssociated, they will not be so much con-
,lt as those above-mentioned.
Zlll a.' Clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
• he,l,Petitor bo entitled to mere than one prize
i'velaTzb will be irrespective of any reward which may be
-eilie,; the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV-
Ita,,,M,A-GAZTNE AND REPEATING ARMS.
r?ertne and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
i,‘"acl'„-,4,11d examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
Tli'ey must not be less in length than 48
I.iteludi te stock.
limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 91lb. ex-
t jet °,f h. e charges in the magazine.
43',31,„ lildispensable that the arms be made to take a
rth
eftia•Ra'3,•„eeretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
b;r41.f,," or Repe•iting Arm produced that fulfils the above
tout de ; and in the absence of experience does not at
fulfi,"oo the standard of accuracy or other conditions
f°Thos led before such an arm can be adopted.
fin-tt 'iagazine or Repeating Arms, which_ar_e__acecaeept.ed
Ails uer trial, will be paid for at the rate of X6O. h
4N. Bllra is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per
The
V.
4"°‘,eft" secretary of State will take care that no ingenliolixs,
4,1°10t1,1 Produced in answer to this advertisement shall
,"(1, h- 'nto the service without proper acknowled. gine.nt,
motet 4,t the name of the individual with whom it ongi
,at° the tislhall be recorded in connection with it.
rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
service it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-Genera], Director
••az of Ordnance.
eel Oct. 22 1866.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to th,. 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected iron
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.

The new home the Ciimmittee wish to form would be for
youngls, almost children, from the age ofd to If. who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary.
lir. ()ante] 1;ooper, 445, Queen•street.Cheapside; or by Messrs
Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street..