The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-17 00:00:00

M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
aim apable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
o.in, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
heURA.CY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
ti,an arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
3Gin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
%I-16in. at 300.
13LI heeach mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
40ts

r. TRAJECTORY.
tielotc,azuire at 500 yards an elevation of more than

Q. FOULING.
4t The shooting nt to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
,000 yards after firing 230 rounds.

n. PENETRATION.
%The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
v.4t of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
h'4., ore 2n elm planks, which have been soaked 48
cntr's in wqt er.
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
th„%a on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
imLY be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
111.
eeessary by the competitor.
ktrl\lo arms will bo received without the usual proof marks.
?ifications, and drawings of the methods proposod,
the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
liitl,Bned specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
wen, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
bv.`"Pall-mqll," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
specifications' and specimen arms will bo considered
1f4,1,.'ne Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
Vs, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
F 3041., ntd who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
" Got and recommend for further trial such of the systems
sii,lll)..aY appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
has appear
may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
qit!rant their being included in the competition, the con-
-04)ns of which are stated in this advertisement.
to.''ach accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
ter,tlPerimet, at Woolwich, six anus in strict conformity
4"ue specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
11ition per arm, within four months after date of de-
u•%li Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
pittnt ittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
ce°Y• A. sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
thll)etitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
ttIPPly of ammunition required.
"e Secretary of State offers a reward of .£l,OOO for the
,Le by 4,which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
he committee to be the best submitted.
te second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
lart:lll.,R a satisfactory degree of excellence in other parttcu-
's selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
hi& third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
ofkv,B,which will be principally taken into consideration in
;ruing this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
N.,4".llstaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
Pus climates, and general serviceability.
tte tilt° shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the eY may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
tlee'artridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
h?cl as those above-mentioned.
8 Clearly to e uderstood that under no cirumstances
htleha Competitor b n
be entitled to more than onec prize ; but
Riv(,...Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
iterviucoto the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

1v:
k MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
ceiv4azine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be 1.0-
1,4,1'1nd examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
Ineb:ng Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
The Including the stock.
clll43lnnit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
It ‘,6 of the eharges in the magazine.
bayol3lB`'6,indispensable that the arms bo made to take a
1:111A
Secretary'ulac. of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
-*trio R t' A produced that fulfils the above
tdt. or epea rm
,Dre8,,,.°1353 and in the absence of experience does not at
‘ol),‘ define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
'lllfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
'or fart°so Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
11,her trial, will be paid for at tho rate of £6O each.
Itrtil, 811na is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

he V.
Co Tve Secretary of State will take care that no itnsgean.i.o.us
4,loprY produced in answer to this advertisemen,
tleid into the service without proper acknowled. g
bate, It the name of the individual with whom it origi
; lf 0,8"11 be recorded in connection with it.
th rifl evi to which the t prize is awarded is adopted
serce, it will bear firsthe inventor's nae.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-Generalm, Director
1'74
°4O, Oct. 22 Jew. of Ordnance.

DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.
The medical profession for Thirty ye rs have approved
of this pure Folutlon of Magnesia as the best remedy for
Acidity of thc Stomach, Hos.dawle, Heartburn, Gout, and
Indigestion ; and as a mild aperient it is especially adapted
for ladies and children. Prepared by
DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, ,to.,
172, New Bond-street, London ;

And sold through:ut the world by alt respectable chemists.
CAUTION —See that " Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle

and red label ever the cork.

DR- SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS
PIE'S.—A NEVER FA [LING REMEDY.---Pre-
kated without any mercurial Ingredient, from the recipe of Dr.
-eotf, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who
.uffer from bilious and liver nomplaints, indigestion, wind.
ipasms, giddiness, ilzzineas of the eyes, &c. For habitual
ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier
d the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera-
tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro-
mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.
sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 8, King William-street, Char-
ing-cross. London,and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 144.,
and three times the quantity In one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask
for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a
square green oaokage. with William Lambert." engraved
,n the stamp.

THE " SINGER," New Noiseless Lock-Stitch
FAMILY SEIVIN(3 MACHINES.
These machines combine all the Latest Improvements, and
are now ol Exhibition for the first time. beln,r an improve-
ment upon Singer's celebrated "Letter A" Family ,ewinz
Machine, of which over One Hundred and Eighty Thousand
have been sol i in all parts of the world. Inspection in-
vited.

Purchasers des:rous of securing the best machines yet
brought out should not fail to see the n. Cata'o.;ues post
free.

THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CONIFANY,
Proprietors and Manufacturer] uf the world-renowned
"Sinker" Sewing Machines.
Chief Office for the United Kingdom, 147, Cheapside.
London.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING
SHIP. £2,000 required.

W3l. WILLI43IS, Secretary.
Rays' -ReidEre, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

[4 OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON-
TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY IIOME. £l,OOO required.
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

HOMELESS 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 bay each year.
Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West-
minster Bank, 41, Lotbburv, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.e.

ROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C.
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodging; with Suppers and
Breakfast; 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' Lodging; 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 dm.,
feceives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor House; each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, £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 proposed, 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 on and
accomplish -.What has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving. The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayowl of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earr,cgily requested, and will be
gratefully received by the:itevf D. GILBERT, D.Dr, No, 22
Zinsbury-ciicuo, ••••

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily
produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3s 6d, is 6d, and 10s 6d;
sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 Stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 148,
High tiolborn. London, and all Chemists.

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured
in one day by nsin,r ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO.
Thi, preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours,
removing the veryroot. Price 48; sent by post fOr 60 stamps.
—248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID oath
Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold
at as 6d, 5s 61, and 10s ad ; sent free for 54, Si, and 111 stamps
—Had of all Chemists.

(1
HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
LA ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour
Immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na-
tural in efre I. Price 3s set, 5s 6d, and ,os ed ; sent by post
for 54, Bi, and 141 stamps ; and all Chenthts.

HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn,
London.—ALl4a. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes
superfluous hair from the tale, neck, and arms, without effect
to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 105 641; sent for 51, 84,
and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists.

DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the
skin are improved by ono dose of ALEX: ROSS'S
VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal-
lowness, dm 2s 9d and 7s ed ; or post for 40 and 100 stamps.
—ALEX. ROSS. 245, High Holborn, lf,indon, and all Che-
mists.

HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the
heal with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven
or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains
so by an occ4slonal :.sin!. 10s sd ; sent for stamps.—ALEX.
ROSS, 24C, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 stamps,
UGLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet
descriptive of articles and means used for improving
the appearance. By ALEX. fIOSS, 248, High Holborn,
London.

rilllE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
11_ Lome to the 12 now in operation. Lest year no fewer
ban 458 poor, friendless, young females were rejected iron'
want of FI.IN DS 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 ofd to 16, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
'ontributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Slr. Daniel Cooper, K 5, Queen •street. Cheapside: ur by liessra
Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street.

110YAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-oross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
Lhe delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de-
pendent for support on voluntary contributions andt,gw2tes
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a oensiderable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
coLtainiag several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown,
Janson, and Co. Abchurch-lane; also by Ressre. Contts and
Co.; ilrummonit and Co.;Gorn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ;
Ransom and Co. ; l'reseat, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne,
and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Beacon, and Co.; Nisbet
and Cc., Bernere•street and at the Hospital. from 10 till F.
STAIVORD laLag, Peorotuy,

PA TENT VENTILATING CHIMNEY
TOP.—Messr4. MYErti and • TODART with con&
(knee recommend their CHIMNEY •IOP as an effectual
CUitE of SMOKE. it has an advantage over all others, as
it can be sweeped. It is alike useful and ornamental.
Prices for foreign and home orders on application at 112
Strand, W.C., where testimonials can be seen.

m.. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52,
Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrlp-
ti al of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires,
or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth
as not to be distinguished fro n the originals by the closest
observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will
be found superior to any teeth ever beforo used. This
method does not require toe extraction of roots, or any pain-
ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are
loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica-
tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful
in mastication.

52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5.