The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-31 00:00:00

ADOPTION OP THE MINIE RIFLE.

TO IBS TIMOR 01 TKO 17LPOT116.
&it stinivrem v. pay ler*

isms, ami It is regained that thasellohmeso shield les *ti-
diest In their way and progerly disposed ; and it woo
therefor, with no little Misdeed= that the public was in-
formed that the Mink' rile was adopted, sad that. Grin
partite had bean actually seat them the movers' regiments
England to Do instructed is the now system. if mei.
urinal power had a better wsapn, we wore to be as •pi
Anthem. So far, • great Innewition had takes
Ancient, mrostprooted projudies hod boss OVINIONIIN sod
seism had obtained the datireess dee to it. Bat mach
has yet to be coaceded to mom= sense before we vital,
have obtained such a weapon as will suit the waste OM
ago. The Minis, as tried at Woolwich, is of ile me Ai
heavy oontriestion as the old musket was, Mb the OM
diameter of bon ; the consequence of whisk is thee Met
Mg has tbs soldier to rry as heavy • memitet, beg his
samositioa, which was shady samosas% is new jug
twin os niciesabsrame from the isegtemod hum lip

bullet. Yet the sondes of the gaieties is en simple
enough : it is a gamin of —teat is to say, the
result is obtained by multi leg the mess et the brat by
the velocity. It Is a eroll.kaewa AN that it is midge le
Are with mach smaller ehespe bus Mee lost the belie
should escape from the glemegai but that le se Rama rip
a Rae bullet and • uses ballet sheen be (red
with proportional charges. The smaller goo will of
awn regain a larger preporla of powder,
_pa we de bet
lad thie aypractice is ennad on at Western It te illetere
mime then 'nuts. the hank oemietee awl
arm. aespeesel of their dews* Milne dhow,
were kr nearly twos yeas elesied dessisiag the sest
eseurate flea whisk be gins Is lb. bells. They
Asni, other reposed triely that it shield his eiseaker
riallout sena width. kw wry sound seem given IS
aserertheud. wen slops& Now, the ballot is nee
et if len no gross ;is • plain, perfectly=
Are we es eiresed along Webbed to the
r. best sunhat that we wish toles • bad Withal ear
ewe, or hes It been weed in legimil and thong dethelhe
The Wise It NSW net the se. Thou. who datemined
preps bullet kw the now wow t
Velithrbeloggisit esaasisese es unall arse "ok
wail be say deshoble and of gable importenee that their
expeelseelas, with the Neel% swig be mode rabbi. IS
ceetethig ie =defused. ken the slams bite the gist
ea the esny sloths then endt • aossithe
Weny bet, if we mamba *Ws, Ibis said Nomilese
to be is weber ea imegiary aed stared SW of
k h ioe."
Salt use always " eemeit bun w so-
metes ether. the
did it leet seek snakeits
whet
pass ? These are swim width it wereidbe piumert
to ling atiotheterily sasureesd. Bet ken that say widens
it apparel to a that the sole charge of our 'Roma ono was
left in the bawls of • Mr. Leven. and therefrom when we
find that ismierous propylaea mode by such SIPS is
Hawkiles Seem Omer Laneseer, Within's, modothers, las perstrialliqueter thrown en thus, we
be he
es
thee ski ef Channue is not se mush
to Sem es XL lowa bleed ehengs, but the op-
all isprnement reseies. It weal sam pear
llff 11.1=
ts
Weft seeethieg ia the of Pal-
m& which suss ell then onergetie Nos
him toolgeon te aegmbeaniewsp 111,11111.418• • •
have remedied. We believe Kr. UNA we arginly •
storekeeper, but sabsequestly beams eiglengenamt nth*
moll arms department ; but surely the nature of the oars
desekeeper is nut such as to give a man ask h.telleie
Owl Introduction to the mince of small arms. This WO
pretty evident in the simple disagreement which arose be
tween Mr. Greener and Mr. Lovell on the subject of the
swivel lock, sad the diameter which should be gives to the
bore of • musket. Mr. Greener supported his booby by
plain insehaciesl resonsieg ; Mr. Lovell by the authority
of the mmell„ arms 1111.1•••• It almost inineed the
*die lie knees" that the superintendent weal
sun and the ounsietee were ono and the ease.
It is' et loft eight appear of very little setter whether
are Wog et fir not ; bat 8/sunset's
ibeit:the sore sales nat
ureeered. We And that the MSS the
le tabs d—thetJiring parties as ant to Weeiwith to
be theveigft Wetness& Usispeed, tkpregegasisirens of
▪ aasesition earteldse in sieve nen be The
had will be est Mem renntoll, re. seaskin
ha to be onseneeled Ihr Ike purpose, the earteidges has
to be f 041111116. end shipped est eine t. our willies. Now
le net tab en apenehe menu ? lf, thanks, at the end
el • year se We, it ie dinesped that eve bullets, whoa
hrestitt Me awed waren% net trope a well a the
amemay's, thee Nese penis eannear,, treek dithenhies
geercomie oicid hmennomi heeds ordeout to aseemble
son Wag penis sent ie Waiwieh—end Q tW beenas
NIP etlentien wee
lb not pad es the lest leteednetien of
dal late , swill&
All are aware that has the enatiplieity of beim ow
nailed with the Ordsonlosollge it is impailie ihr the
rent Mosear-Clearaul, fees hie short teals/leer eMee. a
therW aids of thee tlepetweest theme plat
m: ounpe Us neeensily dependent At in
aneation es as who perersent &nations. Bat it
would be wail it el meths eabdirisions fa
"ebb elm wen egalasily thesenikly lunati-
on' bowed up to the nue% of the them.
t
rib were the see, hulloed el say weenies S-
trlafe wede ingesesin in melt ass beng seeihned,
=meld be afforded Vs plinth esseallea, his
aliewel in seems ef =phi, wirMenitsi
=the amid spat Omen ohnight no the Mier
spedinunee pasha to be onessefel. the
algintes et them ahankl be aneseged to pereaste, and
be 110111414 ind not, as in the us of Y. Wei's% es
the kaki of the labours of posimas twiny yea% ell plod
unnamemeedged, in the ships of a Mine rifle. while the
anther of lee improvement le left in usnwarded
by snob • erotism as is at preset punned, it is=
bagesalbe that any lasing bank en accrue to the ear-
vis, est beck-stair and .... mat prevail. It is to the
bend& of certain interested individuals that our soldiers
dwell be allgured by hideous codas lase—it: is kept.
°then elan are benefited by a peculiar strap, or buckle,
sad, an& it is known to be of no use to the soldier, it is
kept. • bullet is invented which has positive advantages
over the English government out. Will its author be
sawed to show the to competent authorities ? or must be
atrlw ia vain to surmount ogee obetnietioo—ia the end
seetleg refusal prior to the nisei= of hie pith as •
goseensent
That the whole of our anall ern departmed requites me-
tal relies is becoming noisier every day. The gorenineet
talk of • militia, bet even if the so* are willingeteotis.•
everwipte, sakes the men us to be snood with a
Atha we do net es bow they an be math reedy fit sir-
eke. The Dirmingasa eastraetors are quarelhas a to
Nile beim waking • mingle musket. They ere "flowed
to easy en their disagreements whit"' the drill-
i
will has plenty of time to aid Ass skit late WTaawimis
inensetions. It would take all the gesenneut small sue
feetethe pet together, sane twenty's's' had work to am
eth preset three with the aim wagon. The authorities
▪ te Silk site mon& has beam reeneded to
elethilth. by saying a few men to Woolwich to be inenveled
is iming • weapon, the entridge of whisk es, certainly,
not be rid to be definitely settled.—Yours,
A PRACTICAL SOLDIER.

PALLIANZETART Lurie Napalms
wishes thoroughly to stifle the discussion, and to puma
the publication of the debates that emu in hie Senate and
legislative corps, he should canes the Chambers in whisk
those bodies most to be constructed sad ventilated elms
the fashion of the British limbos of Parliament; se that
the assembly might be elms, sad the 'peahen Mandible in
the rallary.—Pancle.
MXIDRET THROUOH THa STATE OY THE f2I7IEETR.I
—Yesterday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at Bt.
Bartholomew's hospital cm the body of Wdlima Maha-
-1 waving, an engineer late in the employ of Mears. Sunni
and Co., Neillwidga Irceereas, New North•reeL Dieemsd
was returning from Mandy and Perkins's Istswity le the
ahem harry Ia sawyeay Jib Kr. Maori Sr" ow of
the is a *Yee mote sod whoa is Methipeosleset the
Mee slipped doom sad bee donated sod M. Sakti were
precipitated WO the Ned, Ow Issuer receiving a
hectors of his rtgitt aim end several of his ribs, so/
other *jerks dot he died he massioswee at the Jove bee-
=l:hither he hod Imo esseeell hthwedithely Ass the ;
a Ow of the wthrwies shut (het the wily way ia
whisk he wield assegai IN the asellest was that the seeds
wen kept se bate by the Oise othelies that the home
Geoid not tad suilisal MM thr Shelf het sad the meow
someiteil that that woe wow a verpesseralesesplekL Tee-
Aedtheliel Matt"