The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-25 00:00:00

THE MIME RIFLE.

WOOLWICH, Meilen 24.—The whole of the officers
and non-commissioned officers of the regiments the
numbers of which were given last week, arrived at the
prrison hero on Saturday evening, and On Monday
forenoon of the present week commenced practising with
the Minis rifle at the Royal Arsenal, at a range of one
hundred yards, Major Brownrigge, of the Grenadier
Guards, pointing out the mode of loading the new pat-
tern r
ad
it mtptor fiket, ru.ld in the method of taking the sight
when rey ring. The Mime ball now used is
more simple than the balls formerly practised with, the
three circular indentations near the base of the conical"
shaped ball being dispensed with, and the present halfl
is exactly of the same shape as the common sagar-loaf.
The ball is hollow, extetiding about half way ?I? fronts
the base, and a small copper cup inserted, glievisgThe
the appearance of the bottom of a common butt
god ;is with
practice with the simplified ball is equally
el': the ball's
the -former, the number of balls that struck the
being
A on Stivionaay
eye at one hundred yards raPg-adit been made of
sufficient to completely riddle it. h
a Tuesday, at two
wood instead of iron. The P
- racriti•ce ;and to
at three
hundred yards, was vt.ry goo.-ea,
im Itlhree or four balls in
hundred yards range,. s°7".et-6,inveye, the officers and
succession were pat
non commissioned office"
acquiring a thorough
arm. The practice
yards, and will c. a great interest in
1, knowledge of the use of the new
Imo
tomorrow will be at four hundred
in( nee at eleven o'clock, A M.,
. and
into the bull
unlit
be carried on

RETURN OF THE GREAT BRITAIN FROM HXZ
TniAL TRIP..--We have noticed the performances of this
.far as Holyhead. The Great Britain re-
-1 trip '
ePrastria to Liverpool yesterday. We have
in announcing the entire success of the whole trip,
pleasureh t her compasses were as correct as in any wooden
andt a
Afterlanding a part of her company at Holyhead at
vessel.
tfiunrenesdtefaromnlbhi
i e.sf., on Monday night, she shaped her course with a
fresh head wind for Tuskar. At eight A.M. on Tuesday
morning she was abreast of the Saltees, the wind up to this
time having been fresh and dead against her. Here it died
away. The ship's head was turned and the course shaped for
the South Stack. Soon after ten the engines were put on at
full speed, and so remained, without drawback, for ten
hours, the average rate being fully ten knots an hour. The
ship was kept the whole nigbt out in mid channel. At five
A.M. yesterday morning the engines were turned on again at
full speed, and the course shaped back for Liverpool. She
passed the Skerries at thirty minutes past seven. Point Lynea
at twenty-five minutes past eight, and the Bell Buoy at BOOM
PROCLAMATION FOR ASSEMBLING PARLIAMENT.
The following is Lord Brougham's Bill for shortening the
time required for assembling Parliament after a dissolution
thereof :—" Whereas, on account of the increased facilities of
communication which now exist, the time required by law
to intervene between the date of the proclamation for as-
sembling Parliament and the day appointed for the meeting
thereof may be reasonably shortened : Be it enacted, there-
fore, by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with
the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal,
and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by
the authority of the same, that so often as her Majesty shall,
by her royal proclamation, appoint a time for the first meet-
ing of the 14rliarnent of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland after a dissolution thereof, the time so to be
appointed may he any time less than fifty days after the date
of such proclamation, the Act of the fifth year of Queen
Anne, chapter 8, article 22, or any other law or usage, to
the contrary notwithstanding ; provided that the time so
appointed shall not be less than thirty-five
date of such proclamation." days after the
No fewer than Sevin members of the Western Cir-
cuit bar are candidates for seats in Parliament at the next
election, besides those now having seats—Mr. Slade. Q.C.,
for Salisbury; Mr. Butt, Q.O , fur Weymouth; Mr..M.
Smith. for Truro; Mr. Phinn,. for Bath; Mr. Cox, for
Tewkesbury ; Mr. collier,
Or Tayittyck. and far. Cuter,
for PlymOutil i