The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

NATIONAL JtIPLI ASSOCIATION.

The Natiossl Rifle Association's annual corn-
, petitive trt 1 of entall-bere Mr will take place at Hythe
' early I. lebrvory--minimum bon, ; maximum weight.
941 b. ; minimum pall of trigger, 6th. Lich guntoaker com-
peting will have to bring six rifles, of the same description
and quality. The rifles will be fired from fixed mechani-
cal rests. and the one that gives the best figure
will be selected as the description of rifle with
which the IQesee's Prize will be competed fur,
subject to the a:entities of the manufacturer un-
dertaking to supply the Dumber of rifles requited by the
council within a-time specified, and of their being in every
respect equal to the one chosen. The mean figure of merit
of ell the rifles of each set that may be tried will decide the
position to be assigned to the verticals, description of rifle.
Although it may be found desirable to try the shooting of
the rides from the shoulder, to test to a certain extent the
amount of the recoil, the shooting to determine the figure
of merit will be seeds from the fixed reek A rest will be
provided by the sesociatlon which is capable of being
adapted to any deseription of rifle without previous prepara-
tion ; bet imyearapititor may, if be prefer it, bring his own
rut The day Axed fee the trial will be duly announced.

Captain F. W. Jebb, 67th Foot, who pasawl
through the eta College at Iles bet Baal examiaatios, has
bees appointed *sty tonstaatiaartormatterloaeral at

Wu Army and Nary Gazette) understand that
Major the Hon. W. C. Yelverton, Royal Artillery, is not
likely to obtain the promotion to the rank of lieutenant-
=to which, in the onlinary course, be would have
on the death of General Dennis Herbert. Major
J. O. Bartley, sth Fusiliers, the next senior major, will
therefore is all probability get the step of rank.
Runt NAVAL RI:NERVE—We have just heard
of an act of generosity on the part of the reserve raga at
present out drill in London which dessnee to be suitably esi•
corded. A quartermaster on board the Great Beaten wee
nahappily killed during the late gale, while endeavouring
to mitind the steerage apparatus. The poor fellow's widow
bad beard of the kind and liberal disposition manifested on
wore than nee occasion by the men in training on board the
DAIWA. She accordingly went to the traloing-ship, laid
her tese before the men, and left it to their kind considers-
lion. The result was a noel napalm, in the shape of a
handsome subscription, which, it, may be hoped, will afford
aeme oomoLition to the bereaved object of it. Such con-
duct as this reflects high credit 00 the Naval Rmerve, and
marks it out as a fen* entitled to the respectful regard of
the community. We are not surprised at the popularity
which the reserve le repOdly acquiring. or at the invertible
preference gives to eard IMO by captains of ships when
engaging MEWS at die Iddl-cdioe. This ie. but the natu-
result of the superiorslag of wee talon in the reserve,
and of the rapid advents made by the force us the public
estimation. —Alltppiep sad Iferazatik Gazette.

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