The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-19 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, MAT 18.
Azarvai Or TBOOrs Molt CRllee.—Tbe Mangey
No. 7, gorernmentirsimport, LOOS tows,oaPLOooper,arrived
81, Ovsyloctdroldielottrswitlialamewmalisr amend end mili-
tia Mulcts from Chink sad during thedav her troops were
dissitericad at Custom -bones Quer, under the dinstioo et
the *Mum of the Billt. when the whale were immediately
foremsehd to the gairisen. The Ramp sailed from Hong
Hem an the Ztlis December, loving w 230 naval ut-
w.Wie from the widow vessel* of. wee in the Gains wafers.
and 121 militery invalids helongesg chilly to the ash and
99th Regiments, and the Army Hospital Gores, together
with the followings/limn ;Captain G. Imbue, 44th Reid-
meat ; Oliplia O. H. Stabse, lierreEnginears ; lientemout
Cl. ' B. IL Somenet, Nth lit : Mr. W. C-
Gordon, military searekesper ; .W. H. Wenlield,
lender, Royal Nay, in shame of meal invalids ;
111110 4.otast-Bm.. 4. ClidOW, end Arietaat &rpm
& Modaidge, Mavy. The traimport aired at the
libearltins en the January, and mild UMW on the
181 h Febevesy, altos boding stares, amenuoitioa, he-
Whilst st tfamatios the cholera books oat ea Isom* and
mewed fatal in • great number of inotances. The Caps wee
rounded on the 9th MasiciL, sad St. Melees sighted cm the
17th el the wins moth. The Yelionees coached at
Amension is the 208 lord, and remained these three da
Dosing the proem VISO, bids/Eng deetenstiois,
138 lees, lirdeathe oomerest se beard, e.heihisg 2g nerd
ias sale, 10 el the 99th, mid Ass et the 67066 The vowel
was in a kaki ocirditlon horn the day she left Hoop
ked
Kong. Mils *very fear hawk with 10l
Ma me instal /Oar I
amMIMI& at
Rtibirid Willi far &ergo Grey, Gerimmandse
mond yesterday, Dem ihe Gavel
Reps. la bard 103 mend all rent, to-
keen to the Hord leth, 1..1301, 148 kt 131-
beery Mith awl Cape Idle mmeev with 40
omen, and Midas% and*, follow* oilier; "is :—Majer I
R. W. Beam, Kith Redigist • Alli4dmit!ff. J. 11th
Regiment; Fat aims A. A. pecn,B:th PAtillail; and tall-
Magma D. Mesqmen, M.D. Sir Oeca Gm riled
frau the OW os eis sth et March, arrived it fit. Helena
as the 17th, ailed the... on the 18th, and crowed the lie
on the 27th of the mane mouth. During the pump four
deaths end eue birth took place en board. Om Mei swim'
of the troops at this gareimm tbsm mail* isedisal Due-
went were removed to Fart Pitt Hospital.
The headquarters aid sarviee easpesies of the Med Regi-
ment, eider the sommeed of Cassel Steels, C. 8., have
arrived from India in the King Lear. after as abseace of
nearly 14 years. The ragbags*, will Membeek at Graves-
end, sad proceed to Dover.

NATIONAL IHYLS ASSOCIATION.
A general meeting of the menabers of this DlNlDOill-
lion was held on Saturday, at Willies-roosts, the Due of
CIANSILDOI in the chair. There were pessewt Lead Dede,
Lad Radstock, Sir d. F. Burgoyne, Ozionel Cole, C.R.,
Or David Beitd, Load Dminsonth, Maice-Generel Maclean.
Lieutenant T. 800#1. 0010114 Sykes
M.P., Lord
LeMlTankereille, UoMment-Os It. L. liadmirn.:
the Hon. Colonel C. IL Ilmersii, Lord Vernon, lieutenant-
'Odemel GAL Haney, the MIL Arthur Kienaird, Sir
malsenc Disk/wee% Loud
lisateeeirt•Geemlh ei Pod. Visseunt Evirmley, Vat=
Bury, Sir MINNA ILP , Hon. A. Egerton,
General Buokley J. C. Lummore, J. Whit.
r'ista en.ja Major Anson, V.C., Hoe.
FL. ILP., Sir IL Hamilton, General
Z Dana. IL .
His D.
INCSolained that the meeting was
held for teheetce reerlvhig any tee Mom as to the
future m anciehition at Wirn.dm. The ar-
rangements made were mob as he thought would
meet with this appeetatiem dittoes who WINS to meet there.
There would De 50 tarps this year, whisk was a large
addition to the number on the femme maiden. Tim system
of marking would also be primal for long and for short
sages, and all the bits would be counted. MI rifle volun-
teers who attended in uniform would be admitted within
the mieloserefres of expose. That wassim anew 11/261110-
ment. The committee had also beau in cosonsaineties with
lords-lieutenant of counties, on the alibied of providing
tent accommodation for the different volunteers, so that
the member' of different aorta would know where to meet.
As regarded foreignem who wished to attend, a similar
Mrearensfit woakthe !oak for them If they desired to call
thediesivee 01 LW hotommodatiOm These changes vuolw
he hoped, lend to make the Medina even more $
than that of last year. It was intended to have another
review of the volunteers at the close of the meeting. All
members of the association would also be admitted free into
the Grand Stand. His Royal Highnees called attention to
the fact that, although 1,500 letters had been sent to the
different regimes* requeming to know the Lumber of corps
likely to attend, oily 290 replies had been received,
although the circulars were sent u far back as the 20th of
March. It was desirable that these returns should be sent
as soon as porible. The total value of the prizes would be
about 3,00 W., and more was expected, sod the association
would have no objection to receive even small prime of the
amount of U. to be shot for. The railway companies bad
agreed to bring up volunteers to the meeting for single fare.
Since the last meeting the county corps of Suffolk, Surrey,
Edinburgh, and the Kelso Borderers had joined the
immolation, and Canada and South Australia had also joined.
There were now in connexion with the association twenty
counties and nine colonies.
General Wcatow suggested that an alteration should be
made in the form of the targets, so as to record with greater
certainty the vertical deviation.
Several enggesticeis on matters of detail were made.
Lord ELDRO said that the council had decided that they
would adopt a uniform system of counting throughout all
ranges, and that all hits would be counted. He concurred
In the opinions of the advantages which would result from
the use of squares instead of circles for oentrea It was pro-
posed that there should be " cadres," " bullseyes," and
" oaten" 11t all ranges, and a system of flag marking for
the " all Mans." It was also proposed that volunteers
who did not make nine points in the first icstanoes should
retire from the shooting for the Queen's prize. The tents
to be vided by the NVar-otfice would, he believed, be a
great ...n to the volunteers. The tante would be under
the care of Colonel Loud, and a contract had been entered
into with Mr. Cox, of Manchester, to supply the volunteers
during the continuance of the meeting at a very moderate
price ; breakfast, with Us and coffee and cold meet, at Is. ;
hot dinners and vegetables at 2s. ; and tea, with cold meat,
at Ia per heed ; or if any person made arrangements for the
whole day the charge would be 3s. ed.
Colonel LINDSAY (St. Georges Rifles) formislly premented
to the association the Challenge Cup, which had been
subscribed for by the members of hie corps, with the view
of its being shot for at the next meeting. The cup is of
silver, and bas been made after a design prepared by Mr.
Evan Ortner. It consists of a figure of St. George and the
Dragon, supporting an upper vase, the handles of which
are winged dragons.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE. on behalf of the association,
accepted the cup, and on the part of himself and colleagues
expressed his thanks to the St. Georges Rifle Corps for the
trouble which they bad taken in the matter. His Royal
Highness said that he understood the figure of St.
was modelled from Colonel Lindsay—(a laugh)—
than whom it would not be easy to find a more suitable
model, and he wee glad to see him so perfectly and so hand-
mangy represented.
A vote of thanks, proposed by Sir J. Emmons and es.
minded by Lord Lrrrimroa, closed the proosediup.