The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-14 00:00:00

CAMILLA

Admiralty. Feb. 13.
Vico-Admiral Sir James /lope has tranimitted
to lbe Adatiratty the &Bowing ettract of a letter, dated
the Sth el Ilbeeiaben milieu by the rawater of the Item
which apyv■ to wallow the itka that her Majerty's sloop
thuoilla bouldered at sea:

•' Os the •27th of October. being 70 mile. limith-eut from
Clapp King, I Fused • large lower maid, with top on it.
erraped bright, a•d evidently not io the water for a very
long period ; it well amid have hem ommidered .is a mast
ef a •nao•of•war brig."

7.1/I RIFTS COJ

!PETITION AT HYTNE.

A great number of noblemen and p.otlenien,
ineludieg Lord Elam iLE., General Hay. Coked Wil.
fool, I 'apish' drums (et Manchester), lir. Edge (of Man.
Chester), Mr. Henry, Edinburgh, l'armingham mannfac-
toren, military officers, and others knowu to take an active
interest in the volunteer mover.ect, met on Tuesday at
"bine, to see the trial by a committee id the National Rifle
Awe lotion of the hest nfles sirli.eh the skill and SCIODC• of
WIZ p tentees slid manufacturers has Hulloed, the meocia.
tow 1.. trig aomroua of offering su..h as i axes to the sucemsful
romp-tutors at the text ..-test on Wimbledon.
common, .0 July of the present year. Last year a 1/
1,
proportion of the prime awarded consisted of 4.1 e
111.
worth rifles, hulas an iropreesion Lad recently got abroad
U. it a superi”r rine had been invented WA painted by
Mr. Mgt. ed Ruinelletreet. Manchester, the annedellion
solicited a trial of the comparitive easritri, not only of the
rifles patented by those two Manchester gentlemen, but of
any others in the kingdom. To the gentlemen competing
the result of the contest is of . ours, a matter of far greater
ir:p vtancehan the mere receipt of the order for the ersau-
fa' tare 4 the fee rifler which at most the National Mao-
ri Aloe could distribute as prizes, for it Maiden also a. ex-
prewar of opinion by those deemed moat competent tojedge,
en
-I basing power therefore to inf neon, the opinion of
the ountry AS to which is the beet known eolograction
rd the rifle, sod which therefore, In the event of say
chance being n.•As by the government. °vitt to be
gob.titeted for the Hewer Relish rifle. Owing, however,
to the very ioconvenient position of the place cheers fur
trio trial, and the difficulty of reerhing it, but few com-
petitors were induced to enter the NU.. In fact, the com-
petition no. virtually limited to three patentee. of rides,
of whom Msnehester rut two. These were Mr. Whit.
worth, Mr Edo, and Mr. Henry, a gunmaker from Jilin.
bor:b. The 'lr., latter gentlemen are now making a protest
to tieneral Hay ASALOSS what they consider a very unfair
advmstage unintentionally given to Mr. Whitworth, and
eater whodi they are declining to con.pet- with him. It
appears that the committee of the National Nine Armin-
tine isteutled that the shooting alionlil take place from a
machine net ; but this rest is a ("flatly and complicated
pioce of machinery, requiring long sod co rktin Low procaine,
io order that the greatest possible accuracy may he se-
ooirol Is the lain of the rifle upon it. Mr. Mtftwerti, •
it wow, preerees a rest of his own, which, it is said, he'
bee keg nod in use up... his premise., where he has as
excellent fence of AID yanbi long for pr.. tisa.g with and
testing it. Mr Edge and Mr. Henry therefore declare that
It is nakir to them that they 01,1124 lie tape-WI to tem-
mde from a rmoge rest, to which they had only mew
daring • heavy mow storm, and but for • few bears on
Monday alowouni. the shooting be ing Kowtowed to ems-
ruczijr.que
sarace at half-past ore o'clock on Tuesday Unger
these circumstance., they risk that all the shell
take place from the shoulder, as the only fair and I.
test which can he made of their respective rifles. and wire
our parcel was despatched the point was still undecided.—
Nirrisphow Deity "mt.

THE CONVICT ii VOLT AT CHATHAM.

CHATHAM. WYDNDIDAT.

A strong Irani of troops of the lioe ;MI been on
duty at the convict prisms the whole of the day, sad also
Lel eight, and every premise/am has bees taken to present
a reasnmee of the outbreak wereog the prisoners mallard
la the astoblishowel At ea early hour this morning, in
enielentilty with a request made by Captain Powell, the
novenas, Mapie•Genend 41111 entered the whole of the
dominators of the gamins, with • certain number of
drummers from met, corps, to proceed to the prison with
the rate sal tree:mica, fa the 'impose of administering cra-
pesl punishment to the prisoner. who were yesterday
ordered hi he dogged her Mr Joshua Jebh and Captain Gam.
bar. Some id the new from her Majesty', ship Wel.
hairy, 71. also proceeded to the prima for the same pur-
pose. The prootows to hi /egged were all brought out into
the yard. when they were stripped aid fastened up to the
trieltb.. a guard of soldier► being stationed mud. A
Dumber of the Made* sad strongest men from the band
wen thee releetal, sad each prisoner received three
doom lashes. The aereher rd mem dogged to-day in
Mated to have bees 36, all of them being those who took
a kolas tart in the revolt ea lloodav afternoon. The
slnunewn vomited in dogging the convicts ',re occupied
at the task the whole of the meninx, and also this after.
wee% the esevicte lain; punished one at a time. Each mug,
after realivieg hie punieliniest. .41/ ,nvereil to the prison
infirmary to he medically treated. It was remarked that
the markt@ who behaved is the mist outr.geous mouser
during the outbreak were these whom r:ia were the loudest
during the Martina cf the pwaishrnei.t. Many of the pri-
soner, hors their punishment with scarcely a Margie cry.
Thereon dill about GO convicts ironed in the cells awaiting
the &Masa as to the paaisimiest 1.. Is k..licted cm them,
and it is eadenteod that the whole of that number will b.
d. =ed. The ceavicta base all been kept confieed to their
iells to-day, sad none have left the pivion v. work. The
troops will remora on yard at the prison until further
orders from Meirr-Geseml Eyre.

E ITILNstVr. RnnaT or BANK No Fame
4 rims!. WI, %M. —The essliamptme n.agistrates were en-
v., on Turday in hearing a charie a...eiast Matilde
pompom aced Charles Drees of steeling loaf. is Reek of
Liaised odes fres the reddenos of hie Excelkocv General
Juan Senseuel de Rome, the es-Presideat of the South
American Republic of the Anemiasfortesf rderation. Hr.
C. R. DOOMS. town dark, appeared the prosecution ;
11r. W. Leigh. solicitor. fee the defence ; sal Doe Hearkpie
Alas, the Spaelh owed, noted as interpreter. Osumi
Hors has resided for some years et Rockstose House.
Hosthemptua, and a fortnight ago, on receiving 900 f. in
Hoek of Euglea,l notes from his agents in Landow, Messrs.
H. F. Dickson aial Co.. of Winchester-street, City, he took
from that aura too Isv. Dotes and foal- of 51. each, and
pla.vsi the TOTAMIIII4 VOL in an nnlucked drawer of his
writing-table, from whence it was abstracted. The primmer
Ininaptoo, who had formerly been in the general's:
sta 111 oz:
ted to fellow servant iu July last that she
covered this went drawer, and last week she made pur-
chases at shops in southampton, tendering in laymeot two
of the stolen odes, a 74 and a IV, and two more, a 101.
soda fii., IMO found by Police-Sergeant be, basket.
Brows, with whom Frampton txhabited, trodered io m-
inuet fur a silver watch and some groceries rsepcctirely two
of the 101. notes, receiving in change local rd Dotes, which
wen found in his posseseian. Both prito Jere were com-
mitted foe trial at the April sessions. The general has
offered a liberal reward for the discovery of the remainder
of las stoles sole*, which are nurniscril—ten pound
notes: J. L. 53,017, 53,015, 5:4030. 53.1r11, and 53,022.
Five pound notes : J. N. 611,512, 66,0413, 4;6,1414, 66,e15,
66,817,66,519, and so oil inclusively to.J. N. 66,0027. Pay-
ment of the whole of there Dotes has been Mopped at the
hank of Woad, es well as at the local banks.
Mount= SEOCKINU CIIINOLINZ ACCIDENT.—
Yenterday morales, at an early hour. a mast frightful
accident occurred to His E Hill, aged IS who re-
sided at Sutherlivad.terratre, Islingtoo. It
appeared t'tat she was sitting alone by the lode of the lire,
her rr,oohnr hsamogover the fender,when a piece of red hot
coal her ilea., which became ignited, and she was
enrelois,l in fire. Her 'creams brought assistasee. when
the flans re extinguished. The unfortunate lady was
couveyed I. the hospital, where an new remains without
the slightest hope of recovery.
A.I
vertisenieil --Tom ir- as : new PainlessWe re of Cure ' meth certair.ty se water quenches
thirst,. losing immense, relief been peas. after retry other
ramasees toss hided Teeth mind ley thls method will newer sere
via, sag the pineal the aseeseity of the paint ow-rttlne of
eftissllsa Isse=4•Zety.lllr liessant •turte..c•Dvistiat, 17.
611411=1"6.in , UM*" Mk) my) be eiseattlfed