The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-19 00:00:00

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NEW NOVEL, DE THE AUTIIOR OF "LADY AUDLErS
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This day iu .1 rots at all Lthrarke,

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

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WIMBIXDON COMON, THIIZSDAY EVISING.

To-day, soon after luncheon, a numerous meeting was
held in she Bell Tent, on the ground, for the purpose of
presenting Lord Moho with an &dims@ on his retirinf from
the dace of president of the National Rifle Association.
Earl Spencer, K.G., was in the chair, and aft the principal
persons connected with the association were present.
The address having been parented by Earl Spencer,
Lord fiche returned thanks at some length and in con-
clusion proposed three choirs for Lord and Lady Spencer,
three cheers for the association, one for better weather,
and one for the Belgians, all of which were most heartily
given. _ _ .

Klehoehallange &Mid was wan last year by land with with 1,170 marks ; England made 1,121 and Ireland,
1,039.
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'An extraordinary some was made to-day by Captain
Turner, of the 40th Lancsahire. At 500 yards he made
14 cartons' in 17 shots. This gentleman in the
simultaneous Enfield competition, which takes place in
every corps in England, Scotland, by natives of Ireland
who are members of volunteer corps, and in Australia,
made the highest score. He made 112 marks at 800,'000,
and 1000, in 10 shots. The highest possible score is
120. For his etwxlient shooting he obtained the highest
Prim-
For the Duke of Cambridge's prize, with military breech-
loaders, Ensign Starkie, at :e.lO yards, made 09 points in
five minutes, consisting of 11 bulFs-eyes, 15 centres, and 5
outer&
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As the day advanced the interest in the contest for
the Moho Ohalkage Shield increased. At the 1,0(10
yards the sure wee of tha most fleetnesdeg dee-
oridtion ; aomedmee the Melia bad • the lead,
sometimes the Scotch, and this continued through-
out the whole period. As the meted approached
a termination numerous visitors crowded round the Snag
points, and every shot was watched most anxiously. At
stll the whole 15 dots at this extended range were
fired, and on comparing notes it wee found that
the seen deed as follows :—/Inglend, 1,097; Scot-
land, 1,096., giving England a majority of ono
oaf! It is not the brat time that the glorious
unit has Settled a itianteutons question. At the Haw the
gun fired the Irish bad eight rounds to Are, but as they
not possibly make up the required number this made
no difference as to the result. As soon as it was known
that the English bad won there was load sheering.
In the last range of 1,000 yards the Scotch had fed
completed their shooting, and the gods soon they made
had be declared. The number was otaniennitatel to the
Er lisp tut as Ferrate Baker, of Bristol, was about
dreng ids last shot, And the lad shot on the English
tide. Ott the numbers being stated to him while he
was at the tiring • point he isoulArY exclaimed.
" Here goes to win the shield for England." Ha
fired, made a built-eye, and thud determined the contest.
Had he made anything less than a ball's-eye Scotland
would have been entitled to the prime, as they had made •
the greatest score at the longest range. Such an exciting
scene as the dechntion of the winner of this prise by the
bare majority of one, has never been witnessed due the
institution of the Endue' Ride Association.
Sergeant Brown, 12th Lancashire, woo the first of the
Windmill prises yesterday, at SOO yards, giving him a
prise of 20/ but a peettest was lodged against him for using
Metford ballet. This was investigated, and the result
was that Sergeant Brown was disqualified from taking
thirsielgians were busily engaged during the day in
shooting for prizes appropriated to them.

The following report has been made by Captain Drake,
R.R., in charge of the butts and works at Wimbledon, in
reference to the state of the grand stand: —" Stands of the
same pattern cie that now tweeted at Wimbledon have been
modal Epsom mei other reawavenee for many years peat
having been annually inspected by the surveyor ; the stand
in ainen was, m faet, need on the last Derby-day, and
held rainy more people than tbe National, Rifle Amman-
tion can hope toga into it. When • large number of people
move about rapidly (aa the people in the Stands did when
the min came on Let Satur&yl, a certain amount of co:il-
lation will take plea ; this oscillation, though not clan-
sman, is unpleasant, and steps have therefore been taken
he prevent it da Saturday next"

THE REVIEW.
The following General Orden ie reference to the Volun-
teer Review on Saturday have been issued from the War-
ta*,
1. Ms volunteer mint cd which the attendance at the
review has been sanctioned by the Secretary of State. will be
fanned in brigades and din ion.. r shown in a statement of
the dlatribstion of the kris Imre iessezed.
t No company Is to be of lass strength than In flles, or et
greater strength than 92 thee: the number of company Akers
accompanying the troupe is to be strictly limited to three fur
each company.
3. Battalions should, it palate, be made up to at lead di
companies. No corps of less than four companies will be ad-
mitted as a battalion.

The rank and file of the infantry should be provided with
blank ammunition, at the rate of 10 rounds per man.
S. Ammuniten la tbe proportion of 26 rounds per gun for the
field guns will be served out to the Field Artillery on the ground.
e. It is moat desirable that each volunteerabould have a cloak,
cape, or great coat. Uniformity of pattern as regards these get-
manta may be dispensed with en this occasion, provided they are
folded neatly, and carded in the sates way throughout each
corps. Officers commanding battalions will give the re der for
their men to cloak when neceessry. Volunteer officers acting as
beidediers and brffisdemajors will wear a crimson seats over the
left shoulder.
T. Commanding =leen must bring with then: to the review
field states of their respective corps.
S. In the cam of a come of garden artillery, or of bCantry,
which is joined with others In a battalion en this occasion, the
field state is to be banded to the officer commanding the Ma-
libu, to enable him to make out a field state for the whole
battalion.
9. The field states will lie given by commanding officers to the
=smajors of the br=ades to which they respectively bolos=
ttey will be subsequently collected Isom the brigade nsejors
by an assistant-inspector of volunteers.
10. The core which are to be conveyed from the metropolis
by special trains of the London and South-western and the North
bundon Railways, must he governed by the detailed instructleas
for their departure which have been already published.
11. Commanding officers should take steps to Insure the punc-
tual arrivalof their respective comsat the railway stations sad
limn:lost piers at the hours which have been fixed for this
purpose.
It Whilst proceeding through the streets of the metropolb
to the railway station, commanding officers are to lie careful In
keeping their corps from overlapping any corps that may be in
their front. and they must regulate Nov order of march so as to
keep the thoroughfares dear.
13. When a core arrives within 101 yards of the railway sta-
tion its band must cease playing.
It With a view to avoid contusion at the metropolitan rail-
way stations, a corps is not on any :Account to approach within
100 yards of the station unless It is properly told off, and pre-
pared to enter the carriages on reaching the platform in regular
military formation ; neither is a corps to attempt to enter the
station should it arrive there while another corps is engaged
in entering. In such a contingency it mast wait until the en-
trance is clear. On entering • railway station the command-
ing =Mar is to report the arrival of his corps to the assistant
inspector of volunteers on duty.
IS. The faros will assemble on the ground of the National
Rifle Association at Wimbledon as soon after o'clock as pos-
sible. Corps arriving from Wimbledon will enter the encl.:-
Win by the SOUthessv gate, those anteing from Barnes and
Putney by the northern gate. No corps Mil be admitted after
6 p.m.
16. Battalions are to complete their formation outside the
enclosure. so as to be In readiness to take their place in brigade
without delay.
17, Corps on entering the enclosure will proceed direct to the
renderrous of their respective brigades, and their bends are to
mass playing at once
The bands of volunteer corps will march at the head of
their battalions without playing.
19. A field hospital has been established near the Windmill,
and an arnhalonce wagon will be on the review ground for the
conveyance of any pars= who may regain to be taken to the
hospital during the manoeuvres.
W. At the conclusion of the field day. arms ire to be
examined, and surplus manures ammunition collected from
the ohes, in accordance with article 108 of the volunteer
Anyturplits gun arnamaition will he handed over
to the otlicer rommandiog the party of the Royal Artillery by
which ammunition woe brought from Woolwich.
21. When the troops remiss orders to quit the ground they
will march through the gates of the enclosure by which they
respectively cowed. Those corps which have to return to the
Wimbledon and Barnes Railway stations will proceed under the
command of their respective brigadier', who, with their
brigade-majors, will superintend the allotment of corps to rail-
way
TeskeffinlilL utmost regularity Is to be enforced whllst the several
corps are marching to and from the review ground, standing at
ease during intervals between the manoeuvres, proceed Me to and
from a railway station, or detained there prior to entering the
carriages assigned for their conveyance. In none of these situa-
tions is a volunteer on any account to quit the ranks without
peradesion from his command= officer. It should he borne in
mind by all concerned that the reputation of the volunteer ser-
vice is as much compromised by want of attention to matters of
discipline of the character here referred to, as by en absence of
soldier-like bearing on puede, or of Intelligence In manceuvring
in the Acid.

THY ROYAL AGELCULTVILAL SOCIATY. —The Oreat
Eastern Railway Cenipmey has been running enormous
trains to the Bury Bt. &batted' meeting of this society,
and has even gone to the length of borrowing a number of
carriages from the London, Brighton, and Mouth ('out
mtern. Nevertheless, the attendance, although consi-
derable, ban not been up
..to the mark of the last show
bold by the society at Plymouth. Yesterday, at noon,
21,034 persons had passed through the turnstiles
Ninth the admission of the public at R a.m.,
but large as this number may appear and
sensibly as it was augmented during.tho remainder of the
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day, the Plymouth Thursday '
42,043 visitors) must have ha,
needay night the receipts
month mark, and on Mande)
increased to 1,8001. or 1,9001.
thee of the show groundyesterda)
and picturesque, all classes 1,
Many of the poorer visiton fa'
eight-seeing, andianaht be
upon the green ow

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the society bad
had a majority. Up to Wed-
wen 1,2001. below the Ply-
May the deficit was probably
101. Nevertheless, the appear-
sterday was extremely animated
.es being largely represented.
fairly tired themselves out with
• men reposing at full length