The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-07 00:00:00

GRAND NATIONAL ARCHERY MEETING AT

ALiSLNDE4PARL

The twenty-first annual meeting of the archers of
the United Kingdom commenced yesterday at Alexandra.
perk, and was attended by a large number of ladies and
gentlemen belonging to the principal archery societies in
connexion with the National Archery Association. Not
only ware the English provincial tozopholite societies well
represented, bet Ireland and Scotland sent a numerous
contingent. The total number of entries were—ladies, 82;
gentlemen, 100 ; who were to contend for money prizes
amounting altogether to 5001., the whole being given by the
Alexandra-park Company, and varying in amount from 41,
to 251., the lowest being awarded to the beet "gold," and
the highest for the first " groom amine The ladies short, each
day, the national round, viz., 4 dome arrowsat 60 yards, and
2 doom at 50 yards; and the gentleman, ditto, viz., 6 dozen
arrows at 100 yards. 4 dozen at 80 yards. and 2 dozen at
60 yards. Those who obtain the beet gold and the largest
VIM WWI at timeless of the trot two days' shooting will
be declared the winners. There are also a number of minor
prim, consisting of busts, yewbows, wows, ka The
third day's shooting will comprise the Metropolitan Prizes
of 71. for the first gross worm and 41. for the beet gold,
with several handicap sweepstakes. There were 14
for ladies and 18 for gentlemen. The latter resembled at
the targets precisely at eleven o'clock, and continued the
shooting, with the interval of half an hour foe lunohooo,
until esz o'clock, when the following was annoesced as the
gross soore of the firat six oompetitore :--Captain G. Edwards,
Aston-park Archers, 442 ; Mr. P. Muir, Edinburgh Toxo-
pholites, 428 ; Captain Fisher, West Seas Archers, 425 ;
Mr. Tammy, Royal Tozopholltet, 386 ; Mr. Atkinson,
Dublin Archers, 348 ; and Mr. Roger., National Archery
Society, 340. Captain Bothnia and Memos. Bpedding,
Walters, Garnett, and Wawa were well up to the tut
number. . . _ . . . .

The ladles courneered shooting at 2 o'clock, and at the
cooclusiou the first six ladies moored as follows :—Miss
Betham, Deblia Archers, 345 ; Mrs. G. Atkinson, Sher-
wood Archers, 312 ; Miss S. Butt, Natiour Archery
Society, 281; Mrs. Horniblow, ditto, 260 ; Mir Gobi, Tip-
perary Arnhem, 246 ; Mies Chattered, Lichfield Archers,
739. Mrs. Hole, Miss Hawsers, sod Mn. Large wrecker
b3biad Wes Chsteryad. As, however, the gross sore will
be reckoned no the two days' shooting, the above numbers,
although forming a criterion, do not ensure their posserces
being the ultimate prime winners. The weather was
all that could be desired for the sport, suffi-
cient sunshine to make it pleasant, without being
powerful enough to interfere with the sight of the targets.
and an =tire gores of wind to interfere with the Bight of
the arrows. The shooting was witosseed by a oreopany
more fashionable sod select than numerous, but this was
probably owing to the high price of admission. A. 6d. to
the park and 2s. 6d. sadironsl to the shooting enclosure.
A meek larger attendance is looked for today, whoa the
admission to the park is to be our shilling only. The
urger were fixed in the cricket ground =dosed far th•
occasioa, which from its extent rid smoothes= is ann.
rably adapted for the purpose. The =see altogether was
one of a pleasing character ; the picturesque drowse of the
ladies most of whom appeared is the colours of their re-
, sperive societies, rod the spirit with which they =tend
into the competition, giving much animation to the pia-
(*saw, which were further enlivened by an excellent
programme of instrtunental music performed daring the
day by that bead of the Stud Life Guards, directed by the
baton of Mr. Froohnert. _

--;;Otlia7.•tireatroTa—ia the park was a French fair on a
large male, comprising about 50 nosily fitted up wooden
shops, in the Swum style of architecture, for the isle of all
sorted fancy goods, coofectiocanre, and three mysterkies
little kik:barks of which lade* and children only know the
use, and istenpersed with them were swings, ion
and all the other usual berm's'. scaunpaninieute I=2
this description.
The prooeedings will be resumed this day at 11 o'clock,
and at the close the encreerful competitors for the best
" gold " and the " grow soars " will be declared by the
ju4es ; this onerous cam Wag filled by Pecks*
Think Bowmen ; C. Y. Calderon, ~ Woodman of
Arden ; and A. J. Wilkinson, Esq., Roy Toropholitss.

Dirraosourait BILIDCIIB.—An association for the
pupa's of (duel/deg by legislative measures the abolition of
the tolls ma metropolitan bridges unveiled a public meet-
in` for yesterday at the London Tavern in furtherance of
its objects. At 1 o'clock, the hour at which the chair was
to have been taken, the audience ocenieted of only eve pursues,
and as a delay of a quarter of as hour did not add ooe to
the number, Sir James Duke, IL P., then entered the room,
followed by several members of the committee, sod stated
that, always ready to take part in useful movement' en-
tered upon by his fellow•eitisess, he bad congested to pre.
side on that occasion. The question was an important ono,
affecting not only the metropolis but the public at large ;
but as the attendance was go small, he thought the plow
course would be to postpone the meeting. The meeting
wu 'dimmed accordingly, without any day being named
for its resumption.

ART TR.-Ammo SCHOOIA—The works by the
students in them school. were opened for inspection last
evening, at the Booth Kensington Museum, and included
a large collection of drawings sod models in • finished state,
together with a variety of composition in progress. No
attempt seems to have been made to produce the effect of
an academical exhibition, the object apparently being to
allow the come to be sees in the ocaditios in which the
pupils had left them ; and hence the visitor is enabled
to gain • fair idea of the ordinary modes operw•di.
Copies and their origiaals are seen side by side ;
and the various objects which are provided for the
artistic benefit of the students are made to be as ornamental
as they are useful. Abundant evidence is given throughout,
both in the male and (ensile department, of the @Minim:Amy
progress which the pupils continue to make, and the gene-
ral conclusion arrived at is that the Committee of (kneed of
Education are leading every encouragement to • mach
appreciated and highly advantageous mode of practical em-
ployment.
MERCANTILE AND EXCHANOI BANC—At an
extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders
of the Mercantile sod Exchange Bunk (Limited),
held on Tuesday at Liverpool, Mr. T. B. Fawcett
in the chair, it was agreed to amalgamate with
the London Bank of Scotland (Limited), and to in-
crease the nominal capital of the bank from two to fear
millions, by the creation of 40,000 sew shares of 501. each.
The details of the proposed amalgamation were explained
at great length by Mr. ironwood, who mid th►t he and hie
colleagues were, alter mature consideration, fully convinced
lof the policy of the step, which would ieeresee their
elieotelle. give them an influential London directorate ; •
much needed increase of capital, and remove frees their
path what might otherwise prove • dangerous competitor
both in London, Liverpool. and Glasgow. There were but
three dissentients in • crowded meeting.
LONDON GC-NZ/CAL ON sinus COMPANY (LiwITED).
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