The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-30 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE RIFLE CONTEST.

A vii e Contest, promoted by .the' second battalion cf
Lancashire Rifle Volunteers coMme/aced yesterday at,
Hightown. The weathei in' the early part of the day
assumed a very threatening aspeet, and to
.this. circum-
stance probably may be attributed the comparatively
small number of spectators who assembled fa" wlttiess
' one of the most extensive rifle matches which has yet
taken Once in this part of the country. Among the
distinguished gentlemen present were noticed his Wor-
ship the Mayor (T. 11. Anderson, Esq.), Wm. Preston,
Esq., John Buck Lloyd, Esq., Col. Wilbraham, C. 8.,
Col. Brown, Lieut.-Col. Bousfield, Lient.-Col. Gladstone,
and other volunteers. The ground was studded with
tents far ammunition and other purposes ; and the num-
ber of competitors for each prize was amply sufficient to
produce good contests. Thirteen prizes are to be shot for
during the week, of which three only were decided yes-
terday. For the first prize, which was the • Hightown
Stakes', 57 entered, most of wlwm acquitted themselves
creditably, find several exhibited considerable skill
and dexterity in the use of their arms. We will not
speak further of the firing for this prize, but leave our
readers to draw their own coirchsion from the following
table, which exhibits the number of points made by
each volunteer from the several ranges enumerated at
the top of the columns

Prize of Hightown Stakes, Value 1:50 Second Prize,
£2O; Third Prize,

Name. Corps. ants. •-.:
300 500 600 -15
Captain J. 11. T.-IYlor, Ist LR V yds yds yds E.
Captain Thomas Brooks'
A. Fitzpatrick
Lieutenant Hilkerk, 3rd Man lt # . 3 ~„ 2 ... 1 ... 6
Lieutenant H. Heaton, 3rd Man. R V..".. '''
•.• ***
42 ***
41 ...
05 ... 88
Nicholas Murphy, 64th Lan. Irish R 's, ******
4 • - 0 ... 0 ... 3
Lieutenant James Poole, 4th L A V • • "
William Rogers, 69th L Ft V
2. . 0 . 9 0
Charles Scott Ball, Ilth Depot Battalion*
.:. 6
_"' • • - -
Captain W. Blnett, 10th Foot+ - I ...12
5 ••• 5 . 1 a
William Carruthers, 10th DiviQion LR V -
0 5
CharleS Cooper, sth Co. 3rd Man. R V
Lieutenant J. DOgdale 3 - 2 ... 0 5
Robert Handsley, 19th LA V 4 0 ... 0 ..... 4
Captain Hargreaves; 7th LRV 3 1.. 0 .., 4
Kei•getait Hornby, 4th L. Militia
Janies Jeiitigi
11 Colr.-Sergt. , 'nit*, Stirlingshire Militia I ... 8 ~, o._ 9
Sergeant G. Jackson; Stirlingsbire Militia-. 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... 6
Captain Jacques, 70th Llt V
R. Lathhury . . . T 0 0 1
H. Mackinnell, 19th LA V . I . 1 , 0 2
William M'Lorinan
James Roy, 71st LRV 2 . 3 ... 0 ... 5
Sergeant Smart, 70th LRV 4„4 . , 1 9
Ernest de Steiger, 42nd LR V
Lieutenant James Woode, 26th LR V 1 ... 2 ... 1 .„ 4
J. C. Newton
F. Bland, Bth LRV
Major Bertram, 41st Regiment 5 3 ... 1 ... 9
R. Coupe, Ist Company Wigan Volunteers . 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 2
Colour-Sergeant John Clare, 2nd L. Militia. 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0
'Francis Goodwin, 19th LA V 0 0 ... 0 ... 0
Setgeaot.Major Frederick Ellis, Ist L Militia 2 ... 3 ... 2 ~. 7
W. E. Edrholgls 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0
Samuel Garside; AA LB. V
William Gillespie, /fin 1., it V 1 2. . 0 3
Sergeant William Gear 2n41, Militia 1 3 1 5
Major J. Hutchinson, Bth T. It V. . • 2 3 0 5
J. Halsall, Ist Co. Wigan V ***** - * . .... •. -....,..„ 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 2
Colour-Sergeant M. Kanavan, 2nd L Militia I ,„ 0 ... 1 ... 2
W. H. Kirby, 2nd Co. sth Llt V - 3 ... 1 9
Samuel Lees, Jun., 23rd Lit V 0 0' , 0 0
Captain G. F. Martin, 38th LRV 0 ... 0 ~... 0 ..... 0
Colour-Sergeant James Mills, 2nd L Militia 1 ... 2 ... i ..... 4
Colour-Sergeant J. W. Mellor, 56th LR V 2 ... 0 ... 0 .., 2
Colosir-PetgeUnt IL Neville, 2nd L Militia 3 ... 3 ._ 0 ... 6
Sergeant IL Plunkett, 2nd L Militia
C. C. Pole, 2nd Co. sth Llt V
George Sprott, 19th Llt V ..
Sergeant HJ. Sillem, sth L 11,4 V • , 3 3 0 6
W. 11. Swire, sth L R V
__.....

...
Sergeant John Thompson, 2nd L Militia 0 .., 0 ... 0 ... o
M. Dewie, Squad. Delegates, 2 from No. 6 1 .., 0 ..,, I ... 2
G. Harding, ditto
G. W. Robinson, ditto
James Turvey, ditto
• First Prize. + Second Prize. # Third Prize.

The next prize was for carbine shooting, given by
Wm. Brown, Esq. The competition for this prize was
very spirited, and both the second and third places were
"ties," and were not decided until some excellent shoot-
ing had been manifested by the volunteers. Lieutenant
C. Bean, after a close contest, lost the third prize, Lieut.
Stanley scoring one more. The following shows the
number of points made by each of the competitors :
Lieutenant-Colonel Brown's Prize. —A Purse of £25 ;
Second Prize, 15; Third Prize, £lO. (Artillery.)
Points.
200 301 48
yds yds E-4
a ... 2 5
3 0 3
5 1 6
3 ... 3 ... 6
6 ... 4 _lO
6 2 ... 8
2 0 2
4 2 6
1 ... 0 ... 1
2 . 4 6

Name.

F: Maples
Hardy
Lloyd
Jenkins
Captain Brabner.
Lieutenant C. Bean
Lieutenant Banks
Company Sergeant Elliott
Gamier P. Hartley
Lieutenant Poole

Lieutenant Stanley:
Corporal Swift
John Maccabe
F. 11. Michatlowski+
Captain Barton Wrigley
Captain S. A. Turner
Sergeant Swift
Gunner Watson
• First Prize. + Second Prize

, 4 ... 4 ... S
6 0 6
a 3
2 6 8
3 4 7
4 3 7
1 4 5
0 2

# Third Prize.

The number which competed for the next prize, value
50 guineas, was, as will be seen from the annexed table,
very large. The cup was not won without a stout con-
test between the several individuals mentioned below,
and more particularly between Mr. W. H. Richards and
C. C. Pole, ending in favour of the former by two
points.
Rifle Prize.—Preston's Cup, value 50 guineas;
Second prize, 12 guineas.

Name and Corps.

Points.
300 500 11
yds yds E 4
S 0 ... 3
...
0 ... 4 4
2 4 6
0 ... 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 2
0 0 n
2 2
5 0 5
3 2 5

J. Armstrong
William Audby, Ist L R V
W. B. Adams, 14th L R V
R. G. Anthony, stlk Llt V
J. A llport, 32nd L R V
Sergeant Ashcroft, 15th L R V
J. R. Allinson
Ensign John Archer, 69th L It V
A. N. Benson
Edward Becton, 39th L R V
C. Bowling, sth L R V
J. liazisneia

A. Bowater, 25th LRV 4 1 5
George Blythe, sth L R V 4 1 5
Captain W. Badenach, 15tb LR V 1 3 4
R. Bulman 6 2 8
James Brown, 38th L R V 1 3 4
R. H. Corfield, 14th LR V 1 4 5
S. R. Clark, 14th Llt V 1 0 1
Thomas Clarke, 14th Lll V
P: H. Dirom, sth L RV 3 ... 1 ... 4
E. Denbigh, 69th LR V 5 ... 1 ... 6
C. C. Douglas
Captain M. Dowie, 19th LRV 7 .. 3 ...10
Sergeant R. Edwards, 25th LR V
Sergeant Clement Evans, 39th LRV 2 0 2
W. E. Edmonds
A. Eitzpatrick .. ..- . - -.-
Richard Ferrier, sth LRV 6 ... 1 ... 7
A. P. Fletcher, sth LRV
C. B. Franceys, sth LRV 2 ... 0 2
Lieutenant J. M. Fraser, 71st L It'
Robert Gladstone, sth I. R V 2 1 3
W. Si. Grindale, 14th LRV 2 2 4
A. J. Gouthwaite 1 2 3
J. Griffiths, 39th L R V
James Gillison, 19th LR V 4 ... 1 5
William Gillespie, 71st LR V
John Graham, 38th LR V 1 ... 0 ... 1
Charles Gray, 66th L R V 0 ... 0 ... 0
Richard Holt 3 ... 1 ... 4
Charles Hermann 2 . 0 ... 2
R. Haigh, sth L R V
George Harding, 19th L R V
G. F. O. Heyn
Ir. Hughes, 39th L It V 1 ... 0 ... 1
F. W. J. Hurst, sth L R V
E. Higham, 15th L R V 5 ... 1 ... 6
J. S. Harrison, 14th L It V
W. H. Kirkby, sth Llt V 4 I • 5
William Kitto, 66th LR V
-Robert Kerr, Jun., 19th LH V
E. Lawrence, sth Lit V
A. 11. 'Lewis, 64th Irish R V 0 ... 4 ... 4
Nicholas-Murphy, Ist L R V
Stanley Maples, Ist L R V 2 ... 0 ... 2
D. M`Lorinan, sth L It V 0 1 1
Robert Maxwell, sth i , R V 4 ... 3 ... 7
J. M'Diarmid, sth L It V
Sergeant G. 11. Morison, sth L R V
F.T. Mills, 15th L R V 2 ... 0 ... 2
Captain Martin, 38th L It V 1 ... 0 ... 1
Thomas Muller, 19th L R V 0 2 2
Ensign J. B. Newton, sth L R V
A. M. Power, sth L It V
.C. C. Pole, sth LR V
Sergeant H. J. Sitlem 4 0 4
Ensign S. S. Parker, sth L It V
William Patterson

William Rogers, 69th L R V
S. R. Richardson, 19th L R. V 2 ... 1 ... 3
+W. H. Richards, 39th LR V 6 5 .11
Captain John Scott, 71st L B. V
William Swanson 1 0 1
D. C. Scott, Scottish Rifles
George Sprott, 19th L R V
W. H. Swire, sth L R V
Captain T. B. Taylor, Ist L It V 3 ... 1 ... 4
Edward Thornley, sth I. R V
Captain It. H. Tucker, 15i1 I. B. V
Sergeant C. Tnrmeau, 15th L R V 0 0 ... 0
Sergeant 0. Williams, 25th L R V 0 0 ... 0
• Second Prize. + First Prize

The Court of Passage met yesterday for the disposal
of the remaining business,, but rose early. The session,
which has been of much shorter duration than the
average, has been unusually barren in cases of public
interest.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GREAT FLOAT.—Yester-
day morning Mr Churton, the coroner, held an inquest
at the Sun Inn. Birkenhead, on the body of Martin
Moran, late resident in Field-str3et, and engaged on
the great float, under the contractor, Mr. M'Cormick.
He was accidentally killed on Saturday by the falling
of a balk of timber attached to a " jemmy," death was
instantaneous. The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD.—Edwara. Hunt,
of Leicester-street, Birkenhead, was accidentally killed
yesterday, in the Railway Works, at Grange-lane. It
appears that the deceased and others were engaged in
repairing a locomotive engine on the blocks. Deceased
was undr the engine when one of the blocks gave way,
precipitating the engine upon him and killing him upon
the spot. He was dreadfully mutilated, his brain was
scattered about the place. An inquest will be held on
the body to-day.

ACCIDENTS, YESTERDAY.—A labourer named Keeley,
resident at 22, Lytham'-buildings, Chisholm-street, was
crushed yesterday between two waggons in Waterloo-
road. He was most severely injured, and his skull
received a compound fracture.—John Pilki igton, a
labourer, living in Bootle, was accidentally injured in
the wrist and hand by a shot from a gun which acci-
dentally went off whilst he had hold of it by the
muzzle. Both the above cases were removed to the
Northern Hospital.
THE FOREIGN AND BRITISH BIIILE SOCIETY.—The
annual and jubilee meeting of the Liverpool auxiliary
branch of this society was held in the Philharmonic-hall
last evening, pursuant to advertisement. The Lord
Bishop of the Diocese presided. The hall presented a
very brilliant appearance ; the galleries were filled and
the body of the hall was crowded. The right rev.
chairman, on taking the chair after the meeting had been
constituted by prayer, apologised for the absence of the
Earl of Shaftesbury, who, his lordship explained, had
been prevented from attending owing to the severe illness
of a member of his family. The Bishop then delivered
a very eloquent and forcible address, in the course of
which he made a strong appeal to all who were friendly
to the objects of the society to promote and extend its
usefulness by every means in their power. His lordship
alluded in a very felicitous manner to the fact that Mr.
William Brown, to whom Liverpool owed so much, was
sitting obscurely amongst the audience, ',as if he were
the most humble and least known individual among
them ; and he adverted to the pleasure it gave him (the
Bishop) to find himself surrounded by so many of his
dissenting brethren, to whom the society was indebted
for so large a measure of support. The report, which
was of a favourable character, having been read, its
adoption was mlved by the Rev. G. Smith, of London,
and seconded by the Rev. Canon Stowell in a speech dis-
tinguishe 1 by the rev. gentleman's usual eloquence and
point. The meeting was subsequently addressed by
several other gentlemen, and closed with prayer. A
public breakfast takes place this morning, in the Con-
cert-room of St. George's-hall, to celebrate the jubilee.

(s.4ipping lutritigetut.

Wind yesterday, S.E. ; at Holyhead, E., fresh

ARR:

,VED.

Oct. 29.
Swinemund, Lange, Bordeaux
Pacific, Thomas Pomarcat
Friendship, Davies Rouen.
D.
Oct. 27. Royal Blue Jacket: ...Alicante
Nina (ss), Allegra...Saritander Australia, Guthese Batavia
Vrerni, Petcovich Smyrna Peruana, Cox Valparaiso
Sarah Prinsep, Mills ...Genoa Torre del Oro Havana
James and Mary, Sclby,Aveiro P Symons, Legg Singapore
Oct. 29. Paruguay, Harris Lima
Belmont, Grant... New Orleans Carmen, Uribaso Havana
Zambesi, Thomas ...Melbourne Gen. Nowell ...Gulf of Mexico
Balbec (ss), Little Havre Maria Amelia: ...... —.Bordeaux
Minnesota, Flynn... Charleston Flora, Falchenberg, New York
S Douglas, h00k5...... Palermo Adelheid, Heinrich Stettin
Teofilo, Barauo .........Iceland Grace, Stowe Roam
FREIGN PORT.
E A Soullard, Sulis, hce a t St John,S NB
Etna (se),, hence at l‘i O
hence at St John, NB
Etna (ss hence at New York
Lancaster, Devan, hence at Philadelphia
Titania, Congdon, and Leader, Vigneaux. both hence at St
John, NE
Arabia (s), hence at Boston
Parker, Plant, hence at Demerara
Isabel, hence at Prince Edward Island
Jessie Annandale, and Fleetwing, both hence at lirbonr
Grace
Robert Parker, from London at St John, NB
Lady Ebrington, and Black Prince, both hence; Ellen Rad-
ford, and Skimmer of the Seas, both from Buenos Ayres ; Chi-
lena, from Pas de Agucar ; and Sea Snake, from Channural, all
at Valparaiso
Eliza Hands, and Tigress, from Singapore; Lana Rookh,
from Calcutta; Cervantes, from Manilla; and Mary Sparks,
from Akyab, all five at St Helena for Liverpool
Queen's Own, from Akyab at St Helena for Falmouth
Waterlily, from Madras at St Helena for London
Cyclone, from Foochoo at St Helena
City of Manchester (sf), hence off Cape Race Oct 14
Rosina Clay pole, hence and Falmouth at Jamaica
Sardinian (ss), from Messina at Palormo
Milan (ss), from Palermo at Messina
Lucie, Wickham, hence at Stettin
SPOKEN.

Oct. 23.

,
Marintr, Mallow Richibucto
Albatross ,:ss) Rotterdam
Euphrates (es), Reed, Palermo
SAI

William Chandler, hence for Bombay, Oct. 21. off Tuskar
Ovriftsure, Melbourne for London, 80—, 32W.
OUTPORTS.
-

Holyhead, Oct. 29.—Arrived: Terpsichore, from Huelva;
Jane, Liverpool for Santander; Juanita, Liverpool for Vera
Cruz.
Belfast, Oct. I.9'.—Arrived; Giovanni G., from Taganrog;
A. and A., Miramiebi;; Estafette, Bordeaux. Sallee: Cognati
Mirabelli, for Cardi ff.
Greenock, Oct. 29.---Arrived: Fanny Fern, and Wenonah,
from St. John, N.B.
Falmouth, Oct. 29.---Arrived : Antonio, and Henrich der
Petger, from Alexandria; Shamrock, and Tre Fratelli, Tagan-
rog; Henri and Francis, Malta ; Jantina, Stattin; Bondicar,
Taganrog.
Queenstown, Oct. 29.---Arrived Edinburgh (as), from
Liverpool for New York ; Eudora, and liron Prins Carl, Callao ;
Edgar, Alexandria ; Sisters, Lisbon ; Constanze, Smyrna ;
Norman, Fides, and Elizabeth, Salina; Magdalen, Petersburg.

MARITIME EXTRACTS.
Lrvznroot,, October 29.
The Fidelia, from New York for this port, with passengers,
passed Queenstown to-day.
The Excelsior hence at Holyhead for Nantes, with.her stern
smashed by the steam/tug Blazer.
The Typhoon, hence for Bombay, was spoken Aug. 22nd, in
405., 26t., 75' days out, very leaky.
The Barbadian has been towed into Greenock, from Dart-
mouth, dismasted.
The steamer Windsor Castle, from Greenock for Calcutta,
under canvass, is on shore at Sands, and the after compast-
ment is reported full of water ; crew saved.
It blew a hurricane at Algoa Bay Sept. 12.
Valparaiso, Sept. 11 : The Horsburg, from Callao for United.
states. with guano, foundered Aug. 16; crew arrived here, in,
the Veloz, from Juan Fernandes.
Neu, York, Oct. 15 : A barque, with all sail set, was seen on,
shore Oct. 1, about ten miles from Cape Antonio.
The H. M. Hays, from Bombay for Liverpool, at Boston'.
leaky.
The Jacob, Raw, from Shields •for Loando, at Valparaiso,
with foremast rotten, 6,c'; 150 tons of cargo sold to pay
expense,.
Miramichi, Oct. 15 : The Sicilian, from Liverpool for this
port, is ashore at Richilnieto, embedded in the sands, and ber
sheer considerably broken; she has been condemn d, and will
be sold on the 19th, with her salt and coals, remainder of cargo
Rill be forwarded to its destination. The Fanny is ashore at.
Tabsninter. The Eliza, of Shields, from Liverpool for Dalhou-
sie, is ashore near Richibucto, on a reef of rocks. The-
England's Queen is totally lost at Bathurst. The schooner Dit
On is stranded at Caraquet. About forty of the finest barges.
have been broken up, and three schooners are on shore.
Halifax, Oct. 17 : The gale of 6th and 7th,which did somuclr
damage at Shediac, has also been destructive at Buctouche.
The schooner Traveller is on Buctouche beach, with her masts
gone. A barque from Richibucto is ashore on Richibucto Cape.
Prince Edward Island, Oct. 12: The barque Thos. Hodson,
of Newcastle, is stranded near Charlottestown. The Malakoff,
from Bristol, is ashore in Richmond Bay. The Garland, loaded
for England, dragged from her moorings.