The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-06 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, MARCIE d...—APPOINTILINTIL--Conl-
mandera7Edwia Augustus Poreher, to the Eiperrowhawk.
4, screw gun mead, at Portsmouth ;Charlie Janne Bello*,
to be additional to ths Formidable. 26, deg Alp, .4 Ahem-
MOM
Lieutenant—Frauds T. Hamilton from the Dunbar mast.
guard Maio° to the Psenbroko. 60, at Harwich.
hicalar—George Christie to the Spartowbawk.
Surgeon—Arthur WlCeona, M.D., reeeetly prometsd
trona the Priam Comort, to lb. Pelona, 21, screw corvette,
at Paymaster—Alfred Boys, late-el Um President. 16, drill
ship for the Royal Neval Broome, to lb. eparrowbswk.
Parasitises Amistset—assii Adam Haswell, hate el the
Royal Adelaide, to the Yaaud r, 10, store ship, at Asoirc•
aims
Clerks—Frederiek W. Isms to tics Royal Adninide. 26,
flag ship, at Devouport ; H. 0.. W. Gams to the Sperros-
hank.
Clerk's Assistant—George B. Collier to the Victory.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

On Saturday afternoon, that which is termed
"the winter"t
at
meeting of the Nattoul Ride Asso-
ciation took at Willie's Rooms, %log-street, St.
James's, for t purpose of receiving the report as to the
aunties. of the association for the put . The Duke
of CatailD(ll, Presides' of the amocos, occupied the
chair. and was supported by Earl Dalhousie, Earl Grosvenor,
the Speaker of the Haase of Commoas, Earl Cowper,
Oeaersl Sir J. Burro% Gestural Eyre.Oolong Wilitudo,
Lard Elcbo Colonel Erskine (the sew -Geoersl of
Volunteers), Lord Colville, Colonel Keenedy, Colossi Tyr-
wkitt, Colonel Wright, Lieutenant-001=U Cochrane. Major
Oxley, Rev. Harcourt Shrine, Sir John Assoc, Colonel
Wards, the Hoe. Frederick 13m, Major Charter (Adjutant
of the goose's). Captain Plied Page (Loudon Scottish).
Major 0. Rowell, Captain Palmer, Captain Templer, Mr.
Luxmoore, Captain Edward Rosa, kc.
The report, a summary of which has already been pub-
liked, having been takes as reed, it waa, os the mottos cd
Lieutesent-Colonel Wards (London Ride Brigade), sesonded
by Colonel Cochrane, adopted.
Captain Fumes moved the mobcaps of the ...tiring
weathers of the council for the ensiling year, to which the
name of Colonel Erskine, the new Inspectortkiastal of
Volute's*, wee added.
This having bees carried,
Lord ELCHO said he had now, on behalf of the National
Ride Association, to ask his royal highsess to do them the
honour of again ormeenting to occupy the position he did at
present ; namely, that of president of the sasoristioa. (Last
"tithe of CAWBRIDOZ observed, as the proposal ap-
peared seseptable to that meeting, sad if it was the wish
of the &audition generally that he should cantinas to hold
the podtios of its presidest, he should hue the grease.
pilau» in doing so. (Renewed applause.)
Lord actin, in reply to gumbo's in reference to az-
eludieg winners of Queen's wises from similar competition
is future, said the object of this rule was to allow yogi
comers a chases of coming forward, and he thought that
winners of the Queen's prise might fairly emend I. Mod
aside, and rest upon their bemoan. At Use muse time the
caused had established a substitute is the shape of the
Wimbledon Cup, which was competed for by the creek
shots only, and was in fact the " bias riband" of the
meeting. The council had soled for the beet in
the matter, but there appeared to be so reams
against • reconsideration of the question should it
be thought desirable to do so. He stated that Use result
of the trial of Mr. Rigby's rug.., which had been salsated
this year over those of Mr. Whitworth, would be to show
that match rides could be produced at eoesiderably less
cost than the amodation had previously paid for them, end
be thought it would sot be advisable, as a rule, to bar the
nee of mechanically fitting ballets is small-bore shooting.
With a view to the encouragement of first-rote rifle shoot-
ing, he was of opinion that the use of the small-bon rides
should be facilitated, though, of course, it was the object
of the association to promote, as mach es possible, practice
by volunteers with the national weapon.
Mr. Dumas, Speaker of the House of C 0111010214 pro.
postal a vote of thanks to his royal highness for pre6fieg
at the meeting.
General Bumming moottded the motion, which was car-
ried unanimously.
The Doke of OANIZIDOII bristly acknowledged the com-
pliment, and the procordisp were brought to a close.