The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-27 00:00:00

M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 roOFunds per minute, 'without
"'ling, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
0. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and Gin. at 300.
The mean- to be taken uponat least five targetsnf twenty
shots each.

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

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 Rifie—
'viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in water.
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
may be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
necessary by the competitor.
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No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
Specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
finished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
The specifications and specimen arms will be considered
by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
bers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
select and recommend for further trial such of the systems
such 3' appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
'nen as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
I°.arrant their being included in the competition, the con-
ditions of which are stated in this advertisement.
for Ea ch accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
o
expe
riment,' at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
tom th e specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
unition per arm, within four months after date of de-
mand. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
erunittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
Pconri. 4,4 flume a £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
the-vetors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
,PPPIy of ammunition required.
a .1- oe Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
i_r_M which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
".Y.the committee to be the hest submitted.
second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
taittin
.g a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
NA'', is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
0. rdin.g
liti third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
aweeBl7hiell will be principally taken into consideration in
this prize will bepeconomy of manufacture, power
pstaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
`l,l9us climates, and general serviceability. a The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the `'Y may depend u
cart yon the rifling of the arm with which
80er d ridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
It isas those above-mentioned.
clWillaearly to be understood that under no circumstances
givelll)Hz° will
su emapetitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but
be irrespective of any reward which may be
e. to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
rvtee.

IV.
3leg
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
ceivazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be ro-
-10444,4 end examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
inch -g
They must not be less in length than 48
1118, including the stock.
elt4 limit of Weight for these arms is fixed at 91b. ex-
it is
of the charges in the magazine.
ba3,onse indispensable that the arms be made to take a
Secrets
Th
lia..-6,Beoretary f State offers a reward of 300 for the best
condition or Repeating Arm produced that. fulfils the above
Present 118; and in the absence of experience does not.. at
to beT;iefine the standard of accuracy or other conditions
Tl titled before such an arm can be adopted.
'or fl°— orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
Titalrther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
arin. Is 811111 is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

The V.
tovo, Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
noap'37_, Produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
,eu into the service without proper acknowledgment,
bntAnit the flame of the individual with whom it origi-
lf ho recorded in connection with it.
into the
rifle to which the first prize is ded is adopted
ge service, It Will bear the inventor'sawar name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War Om of Ordnance.
CO. ""e(3, Oct' 22, 1866.
4TRACT FOR TOWELLING FOR THE ROYAL
NAVY.

Contract Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 22, 1866.
rtl/14,_ COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
Nit ~.e
Ad iz i OPFicE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
GVi ~„.'"lnziom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
ne t_ „-`3„,OTICE That on MONDAY the sth November
'''
'"" urr lo'clock at -theywill be ready to treat
with
su . eve
plying en Persons as may be willing to Contract for
sup-
at -r, arid delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores
assuetford, all such quantities of TOWELLING for the
lan °,ll the
Royal Navy, as may from time to time be de-
atiiiif ed under a Contract for 12 Calendar Months certain,,
Varbili rther until the aspiration of Three Calendar Months'
of afteDattern of the Towelling may be seen in the Lobby
the Department of the Controller of Victualling betweenon__
tionanors of Ten and Two o'clock, where also the o di
rh, of the Contract may be seen.
th' no Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
etnseiv
the te A os an unlimited power of selection in accepting
tuersreserve. to
Po. 1), Tender Will be received unless. made on the Printed.
na,,'4 Provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained
..,\l:lllication in the said Lobby.
on th.r,ender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon
Part 6 ua3, of treaty; and it will not be required that the
at 0.3: tendari,„ _
clf ug then agent on his behalf, should attend
offere, -ce on' day of Contract, as the result of the
him a"tierlve from each person will be communicated to
Eve hied PPo Sureties in writing.
.44Q. r 37 Tender must be addressed to the Secretaty of the
`‘Te).,iraltY, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
ala,""ifpler for Towelling for the Royal Navy," and must
Vie, e
.delivered at the Department of the Controller of
t, LUalling, Admiralty, Somerset-house, signed hy two
peasirutinsitbelnecieperiresons, engaging to become bound with the
trance of the Contract
ihe sum of £2OO for the due perfor-

By Order.

ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.
C°IITRACT FOR COALS FOR HONG KONG.
Contract Department, Admiralty,
Somerset-house, Oct. 18, 1866.
TAE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
Unitedhe OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
Oiro „Xiogdorn of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby
Tw.4„ -NOTICE, That on TUESDAY,*the 30th inst., at
as In- °'ninelc they will be ready to treat with such persons it, .43' be willing to Contract for Supplying
.‘, g into Store, or on board her Majesty's steamships an
and Deliverd-
ttsels Lt Ilong Kong, 5,000 TONS of COALS. 1,000
2c'on" f the Coals to be slimed month
the 30th November,
' A tons
rehia." more thereof the month ofDecember,
One-
tlaird'oer thereof in the month of January neat.
in I
- and the
tnentint t_,ll° quantity to be shipped in each of the above-
4Mtu.--nett Periods to consist of North of England Coals,
_
fit fe,',°,7thirds of South Wales Coals. All the Coals to be
A. I, Lae service of her Majesty's steamships and vessels.
be ee„ °"rn e Tender and Conditions of Contract may.
raentAlin the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General'separert--
Nved (innir,ftly, Somerset-house. No Tender will be
be tet.arer Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will
him dui- inel unless the party attends, or an agent for
( eauthorised in writing.
Aarti'virrY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
s
' rtenlltY, and bear in the left-hand corner the worbsd
deliverer for Coals for Hong Kong," and must also _
.A.thl."l at the Department of the Storekeeper-Geperal,
by, tw,alty, s
nnerset-house, accompanied by a letter signed 'with Ii) responsible persons, engaging to become bound
the , le Person tenderin in the sum of .£25 per cent. on
i alee for the duo performanceg of the Contract.
By Order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities.
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N b,AL k'ItEE 110SY.ITAL, Gray's-inn-road,,
Y 'l,,,`4the
Einga' iins lairnedite
s-cros vicinity of the Great Northern Bail-
, s. vi,l'.lsatr°rt Patiron--Vier Host Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
'l.tila Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G
reside/if_
~ 'Phi. r, —GIs Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G.
,'-',gl) tii„°a,Plial. founded in the year 1828, the first to estab
'ne d„j: Principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
Dend ' aY and difficulty of Governors' orders, Is wholly de-
l. (It for auPPort oa voluntary contributions and taTacies.
ttriditrcticts relief to a large number of in-patients. and, in
estit% tr, Ths, the average number of attendance of e
-,000 „„,, lick has for a considerable period averaged between `l.l);'' tOOO weekly. ben,. Lottunittee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
eoz,t:iolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
tbe r Ling several hundred more beds, had the Committee
co.!fluisite funds to maintain them.
irrnarib,utions are received by the Treasurer, lidward_M_aa
Dr,,,,n72 Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutta.spadm%.;
sod c''',°.llii made% ; Glyn and Co. • Hiarries a. d Co.. R ill'elay. andrescott, Grote and Co'. ; Smith, Payne, and Con;
litY nr,',,,„ Co. • W Muds Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Cur-
% ;I:i„- `43.: l'ilibet and Co., Bern6-street ; I. Barned and
° 'erPool ) and at the Llespltai. from 10 till 5.

BUNS= MIT% &getup.

T' RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
ban 455 peer, friendless, young females were rejected Irom
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, fir.
Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen.streek Clicapside; or by Meson
Bull" 11144 COI LOntard-street.

OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON-
k TR I BUTTONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY HOME. £1,0,)0 required.
WM. WILLI 013, Secretary.
Boys' Befuze, 8, Great Queen-street. W.C.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The
Committee are most anxious to provide for 4® boys.
One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The anttail
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is est.lntated at
£6,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends
have promised to pay for one by each year.
Subscriptions thankfully revived by the London and West-
minster Bank, 41, Lothburv. and 214, Iligh Uolbo it; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East ; and by
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

L'EXTINCTEUR PATE NT PORTABLE
SELF-ACTING FIRE-ENGINE.
_ - _

Sole Licen see— ED IVA RD CA,spER, 33, Poultry, E.C.
rivraLooms, NKT 1 REASURES, ARTICLES Prized
BEI ON D MONEY VALUE may at any moment he DE-
STROYED BY FIRE. Even tholigh danger be avertel it
is by violent exertions and floods of water. at the expense of
UT PER DE -;TRUC PION to DELICATE FABRICS, of
IRRETtnEVABLE DAMAGE, to PRICELESS PRO-
DUCTIONS.
L'EXTINCTEUR is a very small and very eleJant orna-
ment for Halls. Landings, Sze , contains the volume of MO tiE
jet with immense force on the seat of
THAN HALF A TON OF WATER in a c =pound,
II I.IIIIILEsS to ire or property, but which the first comer
snatches up with cave, and by erely turning a tip projects
an infinitely small
name and instantly extinguishes it,
Li„,usee will be happy forward (post paid) details
of severe tett., to which this admirable invention has been
submitted, and of its approval and adoption ny gentlemen
dastinguit hed in science, so:111 position, and commerce.

WINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having
been recently opened and fitted with requisites for
the care and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr.
TIOISRAGON, announces that he his transferred his Estab-
lishment from Birmingham to the above desirable residet:ce,
easily accessible, and distant from London about an hour
and a-halt by the London ant North-Western line, and flity
minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on
a sandy soil, arid commanding an extensive and pleasinz
prospect, t.rc garden, me .dow, plantation, and recreation
grounds. For terms and forms of admtssion address the
proprietor.