The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-18 00:00:00

NATIONAL BMX ABSOCIATION.

The Anal contest for the Queen's Prize of 250 f.
and the gold medal of the usociation took place yester-
day. The " sixty" assembled in front of the council test
shortly before 10 o'clock, before proceeding to the Teepee-
tive firing pomte, they being told off into six squads, and
as the a eaf bore rifles are different from those ordinarily
used they require a peculiar kind of anaannition, and this
those who furnish the rifles are expected to supply. By
some blander, however, on the sixty being assembled, it
was discovered that as each man had to fire ?I rounds, to
say nothing of waste shots, they bad not a quantity ea
hand equal to what was required. Lord Inch° than
addreeeed them, and detailed
suggestedhisition in
which they were placed, andthat the
final content should be deferred, or it should become
seettesty that they should by consent snow the second
stage to conclude at the second range. Bather than have
the contest postponed they eaneented to let it tesainate
there, but on some ammunition being telegraphed tor, it
arrived in time to allow the regular ranges to be gone

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At tste 800 yards some excellent scores were made, par-
ticularly by Captain Bone, of the 29th Kent (Ashford),
who made four bull's eyes and three centres, and made a
total soon at this range of 25, and a Mr. Green, of the 3rd
Somerset, made 23 marks. A similar number was made
by Mesas. Nicholls and Lerman. Mr. Cum-
mings, of the 80th Lancashire, made a good
score. At the 900 yards range Captain BUM
gained 24 marks, making his total score at these two ranges
49, and with such a score as this, being only seven short of
what can possibly be made, his chance of success in the
final stage was looked upon as very favourable indeed. Of
course the trial of skill was at the 1,000 yards, and here
Captain Burn for a' time went on very well, bin; unfor-
tunately for him, whilst aiming, the sun broke forth, and
a bright glare altered the general appearance, and he twice
missed the target, closing his score, however, with 66 marks,
• number two 3n advance of that with which the Queen's
prise was won by Mr. Sharman, of Halifax, last year.
It was non announced that Private Cameron, of the 6th
Inverness, had made G 9 points. As mon as this became
kaown, the common coklnese of Scotahmem melted away,
and they became enthusiastic to the fullest extent. They
Mounted their kilted hero on their shoulders, loud shouts
net the air, and they carried him in triumph to the Coun-
cil Tent, there to await the arrival of the official scores
from other squads. As soon as the placard was exhibited
declaring him to be the winner it was the signal for a
fresh burst of applause, Cameron was again mounted on
their shoulders, and carried round the camp in triumph,
the band of the London Scottish playing "Seethe oonquenng
' hero comes." Havivlttuted;;:rortiplaces, the successful
competitor was at to the Scottish
camp, there to partake his countrymen's hospitality.
The contest was witnessed by • larger assemblage of per-
sons than on any former occasion.
The next item in the programme of the day was
the Ashbartoo Challenge Shield, given by the late
Lord Ashburton, for annual competition by the
public schools having zusenrolled volunteer corps.
The shield to be awarded to the eleven making the highest
aggregate score, and shall be held by the school until the
next annual rize meeting of the National Rifle
Association. Five shots each at 200 and 500
yards. The following were the schools that competed
Eton (1441).—Benson Thompson, Royds, Gaddell, Wal-
rood, Wellesley Roper, Schneider, Cartwright, Lord
Wodebouse, and Eaton. Rugby (1567)—Ryley, Hartcup,
Carpenter, %son, Tobin, Crandy,Tobin,Anland, Graham,
PiercyTempler, Watt:has. Harrow (Is7l).—Shakespear, Bouverie,
, Ainslie, Hood, ben,. Abbott, Latham Templer,
&wench ,e Morgan, and Jones. Cheltenham(lB44
Balater,Watkins,Winlock, Lockyer,Baines, Taylor, Gallen,
°Wray, Collis:, Almond, Perin. Marlborough (1843).
Hannich, Tanqueray, Shelly, Lowndes, Mercer, Dumerque,
Breakenbury, -Megalith, Mills, Haughton, and Lomax.
This is a competition that always attracts a great number of
fashionable company, and friends of the boys, to witness
it. It is shot for amidst the applause of the patrons of
these great public seminaries, and, consequently, every
'encouragement is given to them. Last year the Harrow
School was fortunate enough to win the shield, and Ser-
geant Jones, also of the Harrow School, succeeded in
carrying off the prize given by Lord Spencer, shot for
by the boy belonging to each school who makes the highest
score in the competition for the Ashburton Shield. It was,
therefore, with a strong desire to wrest the double honour
from Harrow that the contest was entered upon, but, as
the result showed, it was not to be done, and Harrow won
by 256 marks ; last year they won by 216 points. Eton
was second, Cheltenham being second last year.
The next prize, the Spencer Cup, was then shot for, and
it was won by Sergeant Jones, of Harrow, who thus took
it for the second time. Thus Harrow takes again both
prizes, and as soon as the last one was decided they cheered
most lustily, and received the hearty congratulations of
their friends. In the contest for the Spencer Cup, Ham-
mirk, of the Marborough School, made the second best soon.
When the Harrow boys left the ground on omnibuses
they were again loudly cheered. It should be noted in refer-
ence to the Queen's Prise, that Cameron, who won it,
has only been a volunteer two years, and until Saturday
last he never had • small-bore ride in his hand, and never
before shot at 1,000 yards. There were several other
prizes for competition ; amongst them the Saturday Mr kw,
prize of 501., given by the proprietors of that journal, and
251. added, to be shot by breech-loaders, five shots at 500
yards. For this Lieutenant Dawson made 19 out of a pos-
sible 20, with one of Henry's rifles, and Private Farqu-
harson, of Inverness, made 18. The competition is still
open.

THE LATE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. —We
learn by telegraph that the Ertl and Countess of Kim-
berley left Dublin yesterday. They drove in an open car-
riage, escorted by a troop of the sth Dragoons, to West-
land-row terminus, and were followed by a large crowd.
At Kingstown they embarked on board the Ulster mail
steamer for Holyhead, the guns on the jetty firing a royal
salute, and the Guards' band playing the National Anthem.
The steamer left the pier hat a quarter pest three. A nu-
merous concourse of spectators witnessed their depar-
ture. It is stated that the entrance of Lord Abercorn
into Dublin, and his swearing-in as viceroy, are likely to
occur before the end of the week. The outgoing Lord-
Lieutenant held an undress levee on Monday, which was
largely attended. Addresses were presented to him by the
grand juries of several counties—among the rest, of Sligo
and Cavan. In these Lord Kimberley was warmly
thanked for the way in which he has dealt with the
Fenian, and the marked improvement that has taken
place in the social condition of the country was traced to
.his " wise, temperate, yet firm and evenhanded" adminis-
tration. The Cavan gentry further expressed a hope that
in some other department of the service of his country
scope may be afforded for the exercise of his distinguished
administrative abilities. The Sligo grand jury referred to
the uniform courtesy and attention to all chums which
had characterised his lordship's rules. In acknowledging
the Sligo address some days ago by letter, Lord Kimberley
intimated that he should be ungrateful if he did not
warmly acknowledge the support he had received from
Irishmen of all creeds and parties in dealing with the
conspiracy which had threatened the peace of the country.
The Dublin town council address, which was presented on
Monday by a deputation., expressed a deep conviction of
the ability, honesty of purpose, and indefatigable energy
of the Lord Lieutenant, and their cordial and entire
satisfaction that her Majesty had been pleased to raise his
excellency to his exalted rank in the peerage. In
replying Lord Kimberley said he had deeply regretted the
necessity that anise for measures of repression, but was
glad to think be was justified in inferring from their ad-
dress that the exceptional powers granted to him had not I
been needlessly or oppressively exercised. He congratu-
lated them on the almost complete immunity of Ireland
from cattle plague. As to the office of Lord-Lieutenant,
whatever views they held as to its continuance, they would
agree with him that as long as it existed it should not be
suffered to degenerate into a mere pageant, but that the
Lord-Lieutenant should take an active and leading part in
the direction of affairs. He would ever remember the fair '
and generous treatment he had met with from Irishmen of
all parties in a time of serious difficulty, and whether in
or out of office, it would be his desire to contribute to
further the welfare of Ireland—an object which every
right-minded Englishman had at heart.
Tax CHURCH INSTITUTION.—At a meeting of the
executive committee of this institution, held yesterday,
the following resolution relating to Mr. adatone's Church
Bate Bill was passed :—" That, notwithstanding the appa-
rent possibility that Mr. Gladstone's bill forte he abolition
of compulsoe7 church rates may pass
its nd reading
without • division, this committee desires to renew its
protest against the leadi principles of the same, on the
ground that it does not farm h seek a settlement as the
church has a right to expect."
The Great Western Railway, Widows and
Orphans' annual fete took pleoe yemeiday at Beckett-park,
Shrivenhare, the seat of Viscount Barrington, who had
ones preeiously lent the use of his domain foe the seam
aharitable pylon.