The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

WIMBLEDON, Tatitarier EVINING.
The absorbing topic of this day's proceedings was
the great contest between eight of the picked moo of Eng-
land, Scotland, and Ireland, to compete for the first time
with the repremotatives of the sister We for the honorary
poemenion of the Elcho Shield. The change which had
taken place to admit eight members who were native* of
Ireland into the competition naturally invested the contest
with more than ordinary inteiest, and after the almost im-
promptu team which had been got up, and the manner is
which they acquitted themselves for the possession of the
International Enfield Trophy, there was &general hope that
they might become the possessors of the prize, although
the realisation of that hope was almost something more than
doubtful. The contest was divided Into three lunges of
800, 900, sod 1,000 yards, 13 shots each at these different
ranges. As a natural consequence the three countries fired
from separate points, and the business of the day began at
half-pest 9 o'clock at 800 yards.
The Earl of Aberdeen made the extraordinary score of 12
bull's..ryes and three centres for Scotland, makiog altogether
67 points; Yn Wilkie, also belonging to the Scottish,
making 51 ; but this number was equalled by Mr. Beating,
one of the &what eight, beloneng to the St. George's
Rifles, who made 51 point..
The Scotch were most ably represented by Captain Ross
and him sons, Edward aad Colin, and nothing could exceed
the splendid shooting of the Earl of Aberdeen, who made
bull's *yes in such succession that with him it (*seed to
be a novelty, and when that honourable score was not made
it proved rather the exceptions than the rule. After one of
the most spirited contests ever withstood at these meetings,
the palm of victory was awarded to England, the tow
' more of the three ranges being as follow :
ten Yenta 1100 Yarda 1,000 Yards
. .

Englund
Scotland
lraLind

Ai;sootTh as the numbers were peonooneed, 'Kee &Wand
• majority of 2—the respeca ice cumbers beim hi England,
1,053 ; Scotland, 1,081; sod Ireland, tee was Meat
enthusiastic cheering on behalf of England, but aintaiii
eimulteneous/y with this, there arose so equally lend °hear-
ts, from the Scotch eight, who deemed that they tad woo
the prise, on amount of some dispute which bad arisen as to
whether • shot which had teen flied some time back was
• ricochet or • centre. Some remarks were made as to why
this objection was rot mode before, and the point was left
foe the decision of the wawa,

EXPLOSIVE AND NON-EXPIASIVZ 1311727 POWDER—
. Gale and Mr. Saunders attended at Mount Edgetimbe
yesterday to Dhow to his Royal Highness the Prince of
Widen and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
Mr. Gale's invention for rendering gunpowder noe-explo-
ewe and restoring its explosive properties at pleasure.
The experiment's were made on the lawn in front of the
bowie. On the protected gunpowder being shown to the
Prins, he inquired bow it was possi/de to return
its explosive properties; this was iortantly dose, and the
%re
odor fired, when it exploded with the usual smartness.
:pennants were repeated, to the evidentautinfec-
ti of his royal highnees, who then made minute inquiries
in the nature of the intention, and the means which
led to the discovery by Mr. Gale. He alto expressed a hope
that the aubjoct had been taken up by the' goverotnent,
and was pleased to and that it had received pbmpt atten-
tion from the War-ofilee. The experintsate- •were wit-
named by the Duke of St. Albano, Lord Skehreendale,
Lady Skelmendale, Counters Dalkeith, Lord George
Hamilton. Lady !I/Alm Hamilton, the Earl Monet Hes-
cqesbe, Dowager Counter Mount Edgeembe, General
Knollys, Major Grey, and the Oounters de Grey. The
Prices, who was naturally apprehensive of the reaulta when
he first saw the slow match burning down into the gun-
powder, immediately gained confidence on epilog Mr. Gale
holding the vessel with the gunpowder in hors hind. He
expressed his satisfaction at the discovery of a process cal-
culated to save life and diminish anxiety. Be mid that
the experiments had been completely ancemodni, that be
was deeply interested in them, and he was glad to find that
Mr. Gale bed devoted his attention to a subjeeiet so much
importance to the public.—Wettere Morning Neon
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Am accident, whiCh beg
resulted in distressing ommequencea, occurred in the vicinity
of Windsor on Wednesday evening. It seen.' that Ciptaiin
Bread and Mrs. Brand (the daughter of his Excellency
M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian minister) Were drfsing in
the neighbourhood of the town, when the home ran away,
and while the captain was trying to restrain the animal, the
reins broke, and all metro' over it was last. The captain
attempted to lease the carriage In order to stop the
harm if ;violable, but In defog so slipped gad fell, and
received some injury. The fright, mid cromreqtreet shock
to the sedan which Mrs. Bread received through
the widest caused a moat serious illness (although
it is understood that she wee not throw. from the
I vehicle), which has brought on a premature confinement,
and left the lady in snob a critical state as to cense the
Smateet &km to her friend.. Mrs. Brood er, It is said,
to have left bee random in the Cloisters of Winderl Oath
yesterday on a two months' vieit to IL and MarlanteVaa
r de Weyer, et New-lodge' near Windsor Permit, the seat of
his Ihoellseey the Belgian minister. The ueftvttraste
lady, oho wee yesterday shaman said to be be et my
glue:dog eonditioo, now lies et Caftan Breed's on
"In the Cloisters, under the care i Dr, Pane, of .dew,
sad Dr, lialieor, of Windsor.