The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

TER VICTORIA RIFLES.

COMPETITION POR MISS BURDETT COUTTS'
RIFLE PRIZE.

The number of competitors at Wimbledon for
Miss Burdett Coat& prize was so great that the Association
were compelled to withdraw it, there being no time left for
the competition of so large a number. It was therefore
suggested that it should be shot for at Kilburn on Tuesday,
at 12 o'clock, the arrangements being left in the handsof Lord
Elcho. To the 501. presented by Miss Burdett Coutte wee
added 251. by the Duke of Wellington. These two sums were
divided into three prizes—first, 301. ; second, 2251. ; third,
201.; open to all comers, with auy kind of rifle. Thedistance
fired from era s4OO yards. and the number of rounds 10; no
entrance fee. Shortly after 12 o'clock the competition
' commented, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of
Wellington, Lord Echo, Lord Maddock, Major•Generd
Boileau, and a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen.
Among the r. 3 competitors were Could de Gentles ; Herr
IThomunn (Swiss) ; Lieutenant Lacy, 12th Regiment;
Captain Archibald, ;Ord Foot ; Captain Robertson, 9th
Perth Rifle Volunteers; Swami. Mackenzie; the Master
of Lovat ; Major Talbot ; Captain Dove, 91st company
Lanarkshire Itifs ; Corporal Redder, Grenadier Guards ;
Captain Greenhill, and several officers awl members of the
Victoria Rahn ; Mr. Treebv, and other civil members of
the same curve. Several .4 the competitors were valuers
of prizes ut Wimbledon.
At the termination of the 10 rounds the score stood :
Points.
Arthur Fellowes, Victoria Rifles... ... 13
David Thombery, ditto ... 13
M. P. Smith, ditto
Thomann (twig.) 13
Corporal Hodder, Grenadier Guards ... 12
Major Talbot ... 10
F. Giles, Victoria Rifles ... 10
Captain Greenhill. ditto ... ... 10
G. K. Matthewes, ditto ... ... 10
Captain Dove, 91st comp., Lanark ... 10
The firing, which had excited the greatest interest
throughout, was now most narrowly watched as the four
first stepped to the front to fire off the ties.
Arthur-Fellows@ soured... 2 M. Smith 5c0red......0
David 111.1ml:soy .....1 I Thomann„ . .
The conteetnow remained between Fellowes and Thomson,
who had both scored 15 points ; and the final result was—
Thomann ... ... 17 points I Thornbury ... 14 points.
Fellowes ... 16
The target was 6 feet by 3, with a bull'aeye of eight
inches diameter, counting three, mutes two, uppers and
lowers one.

IRONMASTERS" QUARTERLY MEETING.

WOLVERHAUPTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The usual quarterly meeting of the ironmastens
of this district was held in this town this afternoon. The
attendance of the trade was smaller than usual, and the
businesa transacted was on a correspondiug sale ; in fact, a
quieter quarter.day can scarcely be imagined. The pro.
ducera of nearly all descriptions of manufacture' iron deg
dare that they are mo lerately supplied with orders, amply
sufficient to keep their works in tun operation. Such of the
trade as axe in a less satisfactory
.position did not improve
it by the proceedings at this meeting, for very little finished
iron was sold. Consumers are operating with much caution,
and the exporting firma who ship Staffonishire iron are doing
very little at this moment. The trade prices are nevertheless
firmly maintained, and ate not likely to be departed from
except by persons whose exisenciets force them into the mar.
ket or a make of irou for which there limy be uo pressing
demand. lurked, in present circumstances, iron cannot be
produced and gold at a profit lower than the trade
i sale, for
as natter, now stand in the South Staffordshire iron
trade, labour is at a higher rate of remuneration in proper.
tine thee the article it produces. iron was sold today
at half-a-crown per ton lower than the sonic description of
iron would have commanded three months ago. There is
no organised movemeut to blow out furnaces. but it is
tolerably certain that this will be done on a moderate scale
in selklefence unless the demand for pig iron rallies.
Manufacturers and merchants' quarter-day plumed off
factorily, accounta in general being promptly paid.

WEAVERS' TURN-OUT AND THREATENED

RIOT AT COVENTRY.

COVENTRY, WEDNTSDAT.
During the three months since the conclusion of
the French treaty there has been a" increase of 156,000/.
worth of foreign ribbons imported int, this country. This has
greatly accelerated the competition of the Coventry• mann.
facturers, who have consequently been unable to continue
the agreements they made with their employes in
1840. Forty of the principal manufacturers pee
this as their determination on Saturday lieu, and
it was followed on Monday by the turn-out ef
13,000 men. Monster meetings of 4,000 and 5,000
weavers hare lance been held, at which delegates
from Congleton, Leek, Derby, and other places, were
pruent, and the weaver' have determined riot to re-
sume their work until the meters come to NORIO fresh
agreement. The latter offer to pay weekly instead of by
the piece as heretofore, and this the men writ not consent
to. It ix propoirel to introduce the cotton trade, and letters
on that subject have been received from Bury and Black-
burn. Many hundreds are receiving relief from the union,
and equally large numbers are migrating to Derby and
Lancashire. The position of affairs iu the city, meanwhile,
becomes more dam -,rout even• day, and a large pow of
policemen from all parts of the city are concentrated in the
vicinity. Breaches of the peace have already taken p
and ten weavers are now iu custody fur intimidation and
stoning the police.

Now Aer ON Pl.7lnLlu IMPROVMSMTS.—The new
act, which has just received the toyal assent, and is now in
forge, provides for local improvements beneficial to the
health and comfort of the people. The ratepayers of any
parish maintaining its own poor, the population of which
according to the last aecmiut exceeds 500 pepsins, may
purchase or lease lands, and accept gifts and grants of lan4
for the purpose of forming any public walk, exercise, or
playground, and to levy rate for maintaining the same, and
fur the removal of any nuisance or obstruction to the free
use and enjoyment thereof, and for improving any open
walk or foothpath, or placing convenient seats or shelter'
from rain, and for other purposes of it similar nature. The
act may be adopted iu boroughs. After the adoption of the
act a meeting of the ratepayers is to take place to make •
separate rate, and such rate is to be agreed to by • majority
of at least two-thirds in value of the ratepayers assembled.
Previous to any such rate being imposed a sum in amount
not less than oue-half of the estimated oat of such proposed
improvements shall have been raised by private !subscrip-
tion or dentition. The rate is not to execed sixpence in the
pound.