§ MR. HUSSEY VIVIANsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary for war whether the Enfield Rifle alluded to in the War 31 Office Circular of the 13th instant was the short Rifle furnished to the Rifle Brigade, or the long Rifle used in the Line?
§ MR. SIDNEY HERBERTwas under-stood to say that the long Rifles were those of which the Government had the largest store, and which would consequently be issued at present; but he hoped that no long time would elapse before there would be a sufficient supply of short Rifles to enable the Government to issue them to volunteers.