The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

titles of hoed Kaselagh, • number of officers and gentle-
men interested in the improvement of firearms, together
with mural 'toolmakers who have directed attention to the
subject, assembled yesterday at his lordship's residence
Midgrave House, Fulham. Aiwa, those present were thi
Magma of Stafford, Sir Hew Hoes, Adjutant-general of the
Artillery ; Sir J. Walsh, Colonel Hawker, Major Brown-
rigg. of the Guards, and several other officers. A consi-
derable oollcrtion of firearms was exhibited, among which
was one of the double.hurellod rifle carbines lately sent
est to the C.ipe for the lgt& Lenten, a very heavy cum-
brous weapon, and which was universally condemned by
the judges present ; the IRon regulation musket
Wow in use, which weighs 11 lire. 4 on. • as im-
pend musket for grand um, airtalsetxued by
Mr Wilkin.on, which canto •inal of ea SIM* weight
as the ordinary musket, bet eel, wet& lasi a very
finished and efficient piece; a genuine spelms et the
1. Carabinia-tiehe," used by the ChaesuerelthThelpeth
which had been sent by the President of Frame te WI
Ilanelaith, which weighs 101bs., and seemed •
Urge and heavy arm for so very active • corpa"l:l= I
said to be ; • new ritle, the invention of Lord
my light and handy, and capable of canyhmseedy
Ilianalsed
sot quite] as far as the carbine-a-fiche ; • Mins die
Dravigne, a French maker; some revolver p of Dose
and Adams; a needle gun by Mr. Sean ; eel maw II
the same kind by Mr. Needham, &e. The thee dm
priment was made with one of Deane and dime
revolving pistols at fifty yards. The target was
stench at every discharge, and tl=licity, ease, sad b
Olin with which the revolver was much admired,
and it was observed that there was se need of "Core re•
misers." while this pistol was le be obtained. A Wisl as
then made of Mr. Wakimes% musket, whisk be hes
ttato supersede the mismes regulator Mese. It is
dlirdb • solid hosing d • bellow bell, like the" Male,"
bat with the mese east. The toile et the Idol wee quits
satiefactory. A wirogetigC•glein.iheMosNry midst a
puobolic chamber Is istredssell We the breeds et fa
common repletion Pees, the ball with which It was
loaded being a essied sae, sad having attached to it a
piece of twisted whipseek which le was said weColdogZil
that Taral modes is the air which I sew a
dreidiratum, was seat hied. The expose etheprethig a
common firelock by this plan is Nay the Mr. Sore
ocffie gun, which is as lemememest on that
and en the Premiss an ise. was ant tried.
The weight of this Pees is wily eight geoids. esd
the loading at the breach Is putermed by atm mevemeste
of the hand that it could be deed cif times is a minute at
the least. Mr. Sears hod with him es di pm of this de-
str.ption, from which above 3,011 rem& have bees fired,
without its having suffered any tbeiebwedea. Ose defect
to which needle guns are liable as astir* avoided, sanely,
the escape of gas when it is fired. It was clearly shows
that there was no escape of gas whatever. A wale
aerated by a Danish maker, but which was act s fry
was oleo tried. Its weight was only dye pesses. Mr.
K.edlisais needle tile, which is heed with • serfaal
hell. was shown to be • very efficientwrinitat Kish ride was fired with very EaLefilmt, IX
is seol to be meet 'iciest at 500 yards. lellseest wee
soca el by the trial of the ceeshisos-tiche at the Mermen
di Viseemes, and the imp whisk for the ether
bad been only 100 yolk was isersessel m 151. Irswell:
foran4 to be a very impesellethis plizeregething great ma-
ins: forte to deal with the Ink ; tie resod wag very
treat. The practice with ibis gas was the worst of any
Batas the day. It should be said that the ' ties of
sow of lb. nee, were tamed asemmaleill se
be mete in which
the pa selynara
Imels . bat , notteb was dime M het lesipaZ mearsey
0 eghtme. and the heaths* Minim i the power of
inielhair the ball of all the gimes mes width experiments
sem awl.. and the nosh wee, is the mobil. of the int-
bate4 who were preerat, that by the shaven et lasts takes
has the very situsimbie mid legesiess sposiesess of gen-
maims shah wore preduced, as ellsetive and unfit
wapiti IN: teal service might be mwsollatured.
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