The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-10 00:00:00

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION PRIZE►

MEETING.

The business of the association was resumed
yesterday ; bat before rowed* to glee the details, it is
neormary to advert to the many neon' accidents which have
usfmtanately attended the present meeting. In yesterday's
papreesion it was stated that a mounted orderly bad been

►ent to the camp by the Duke of Cambridge for copies of
all notices to reference to the prevention of accidents, and the
subject was brought under the notice of the council, and
evidently engroesed considerable attention, and yesterday
morning, at nine o'clock, before the commencement of
the business, Lord Dcho addressed the whole of

the volunteer who were assembled in front of the

council tent, and said he regretted to say that there had
been seven serious accidents, one of them having arisen
from the catehaansea of the man himself, andlthe remainder,

he was sorry to say, from the neglect of parties at the firing
point in firing too soon or shooting at the wrong target. He
had himself, together with General Hay, been telegraphed
for to go to London on the previous night to explain to the
Duke of Cambridge the rules they bad laid down for the
prevention of accidents whilst marking Fresh rules were
laid down yesterday, which were that no man wee to be
allowed to take his position to fire until the target was
Meer of discs and the danger disc was down-
It was also required that every man should fire
between two boards, so that a man could rely see that
particular target at which he is 'hooting. In addition to
these precautions the number of the target was placed 12
paces beyond the firing point in a coaspicume situation, so
that there might be no mistake whatever as to the point at
which a man was to fire. It has also been laid down that
DO man is to fire until the officer in command shall pro-
nounce the word " reedy." It bad been stated that
Colonel Steele, who had the charge of the Guards, would
not hold himself responsible for the safety of the Guards
unless the system of marking by discs was abolished and
the old plan of marking by flags was resumed.
At a subsequent period Cal. Steele arrived and intimated
to the effect above stated. Capt Mildmay, the escretary ,upon
this sent al measeoger to Mr. Steward, the optician to the
ainaciation, and on his having an interview with General
Hay acid Lord Elcho, he was asked how many telescopes he
had at his command, so that they might be enabled to re-
sume the old system of marking. In such a case a powerful
glass was essential for the use of the officer in charge of the
firing parties, to ascertain for himself the correctness of the
signal shown from the butt. Mr. Steward guaranteed the
use of 40 telescopes, and at two o'clock it was officially an-
nounced by Lord Elcho that in the event of there
not being found a sufficient number of volun-
teers to continue the system of disc marking, the
old system would be resumed. When Lord Elcho
wait to the Victoria Rifle camp, and explained to them the
position the emaciation was in, 15 of that corps immedi-
Moly volunteered to go and act as markers at the butts,
and during the greater part of the day Lord Elcho, the
Earl of Dacia, and Earl Grosvenor, performed that duty,
using the disc marking, for the purpose of showing th►t
there was not the danger supposed in the new system. At
two o'clock, while Lord Echo was addrusing the assembled
volunteers, he put the question to them which system they
wished to be adopted, discs or flags, and there was a unani-
mous shout in favour of the new system. The contest for
the Queea'e prise was continual with the flag marking, and
►t all the targets at 200 yards, the Guards being markers,
but at all the other targets the disc marking was captioned.
The business of the day was the first stage of the Queen'■
prize at 500 yards ; a continuation of the first stage of the
House of Lords prime ; the All Corners prizes ; the Ataxia.
Pon Cup, the Sitio day Review and Lord Vernon's prime,
the first sad second series of extra prime, running date, and
pool and sighting targets.
The running dear yesterday took the place of the running
man, and, as usual, was extensively patronised, and the pro-
flake°, to which many of the competitors have attained in
shooting at a rapidly moving object since last year, when
1 this novel species of target was introduced, is remarkable.
Last year rarely more than three bull's-eyes were obtained
in a day—a bull's eye being the part between the
neck and the beck of the shoulder—but on
the present occasion many of those shots were
obtained. Since last year the regulations have
been somewhat altered. At that time there was a penalty
of Is. upon the shooter if his shot took effect in the haunch,
but to that penalty this-year has been added a !rushee fine
of Is. 6d. if a shot is discharged after the deer has pealed a
certain point and about to enter his Lin. These :attar fines
go to the markers, u it is deemed necessary for their pro-
tection that they should not be exposed to the risk which
may arias if a musket is improperly discharged. Up to
4 °Week about 330 tickets were issued, with 40 fines of la
and four of half-a-crown. The following were the bull's
eyes made up to that time :—Captain Borden, 3rd York-
shire, 1 ; Captain Herbed, Coldstream Guards, 1 ; Captain
Raynor, Hantiogdonslatre Light HMO, 1 ; Private A. Por-
ter, 15th Hants, 1 ; Lieutenant Hancock, Ist Worcester-
shire, 3 ; Ensign Pettike, 45th Foot, 1; Sergeant Horst,
2nd ',Haglike, 1 ; Augustus Clique, 2 ; Captain Scurfield,
15th Durham, 1 ; Sergeant Gascoigne, 16th Kent, 2 ; Ser.
grant Hemptoo, 36th Middlesex, 1; Sergeant Lumnow,
Ist Berke, 1.
From the above it will be seen that some excellent 'MIS
have been made at this really difficult object.
An error occurred in the list of high scores for the
Queen's prize yesterday at 200 yards. Sergeant Instructor
Collins, of the 7th Surrey, ought to have been "Paymaster
T. Collins." This was an error of the statistical depart-
ment of the association.
In the course of the day the following special order was
booed :

"Several accidents haring occurred to markers, the fol-
lowing regulations will be strictly enforced :-1. No person
will take up hi position to fire at any target until the regis.
ter-keeper give' the word "ready," and names the target
at which he is to fire. 2. The person about to fire will take
care that he fires between the boards which are numbered
the same as the target at which be is ordered to fire. 3.
Any competitor firing at or hitting the wrong target, or in-
fringiug these rules, will be excluded from all further com-
petition throughout the meeting.—By order,
" S. FLOOD PAWL
"N.B. The conneilearteatly appeal to every competitor to
assist them in giving effect to the above Deetweary
In reference tothe new system of marking, the following
letter was received by the Council of the Association :
" Having most carefully considered the question of the
present system of disc marking, and feeling the very grave
responsibility a onntionance of that system entails on us,
we are compelled with much regret to decline to accept
each reepoosibility beyond this day's shooting.
(Signed) C. C. Hay, Major-General.
" THOMAS &M IA Colonel, Coldstream Guards.
" The Conned of the National Rifle Association."
For the Queen's Prize some very good shooting took place.
Sergt. Millard, of the St. George's Rifles, who represents the
corps by virtue of bolding the champion's badge, made 18
points at 200 yards and 16 at 500 yards.
Last night, the band attached to the G division of police
were in attendance, under the direction of Mr. Lake, band-
master, and played some very choice music in front of Lord
Echo's residence. On Wednesday evening they were also
on the ground, and for two hours delighted the whole camp
with their musical performances.
In the competition for the University bronze medal,
N.R.A., the total score of the winner, Captain E. Roes,
should be 84, and not 74 as previously stated.

ADMIRALTY, JULY 9.—ArrOINTAIRNTS. Mid-
shipmen W. Hailstone and C. E. W. H. Hatton, to the
Warrior; J. Giles and H. B. B. Bamford. to the Iteeistance ;
F. E. Haigh, to the Liverpool ; G. T. Temple, to the
Defence ; J. A. Baker, to the Royal Oak ; W. N. Rodeo,
to the Edgar ; R. F. Hodges, to the Emerald ; P. G. Evans,
to the Black Prince.
Naval Cadets C. W. Dickinson and P. S. Knowles, to the
Warrior; Lord Lewis Gordon and H. J. Knight, to the Re-
sistance ; T. C. Heethooto, C. Royds, and W. A. Buckles,
to the Liverpool ; A. W. Ogilvy, J. L. Hammett, and H.
H. Barnard, to the Defence ; F. B. Toby, E. J. Bowtree,
sod F. Maitland, to the Royal Oak ; R. A. Device, F. E.
W. Lambut, J. Philips, H. B. C.Wynyard, and Charles J.
Barlow. to the Edgar. J. E. Russell nominated to a
cadetship.
OPRRA GLASSER.—T. HARRIS and Sow's GLOBES
still rotate the celebrity long awarded to them by the habitues
of the Open; they poseese high magnifying power with a
large sod perfectly datioct Seld of view, the sinall'of geese-
tici. T. Harris and Son make or alter Opera Weasel so as to se-
curately suit nearsighted eyes. A misty of khe naslost Teem
aad fashion for this season. Moderate Imams. non Ramis
and Optician& opposite the British MOM= gates, London.
I latablisliedl76o.—(Advertlsement.l