The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-25 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER FETE AND OONTEST AT EWELL

By permission of the authorities at the War Do-
partniest • grand competition for a series of prime with ve-
nous chommtions of mu took phos yesterday at the
Eqd:and *Memoirs rasps of the Governmeat ficatoel of
11.17. *tam no event was looked formatd to with
interest, as several of
otilz 4ass ware to
comers, but the result 'is ex to the
Rib and Artillery voluntaries, who Were
and who reaped a missies& rewsied fax tspYml Were sties.
tam to rifle and derbies psmaims. Tho sesangsmorts for the
(=risk were Cl the most esnmists descripeon, were
oat by a committee of offioers of the 4th Claque
Ports (Myths) RI . Corps— Lieotenant Backmost Dom:
romiliag ; and llajor-Oeneral flay, commandant and is-
mosokrieneral of the Myths Sdiool of Iluakeky—who m-
asa the most diciest aid in conjunctioa with the
adjuteut sad other officers of the establishment to
and socornmodatiou to all visitors, and produce
a result worthy the importance of the undertaking.
The *hooting coadmmeed at ten o'clock, the following being
the mesh : —First prise, an Enfield rifts, competed for at 200
yards, by Cinque Forts Volunteers Cl both branches of the
sodas— 36 were entered, and after roam smart practice the
prime was woe by Private Sheppard, of the 4th Pats
(Myths) Raise ; lad prise, anEafield Ma, range 300
yards, 23 entered, competed for by Cinque Porta Volum.
tier—this prise war well contested by the Folkestoce and
Blythe corps especially, and wns ultimately woe tPrivate
Parma, of the 4th (Cinque Porta/ filth,Ptd
for VoltmMer Artillery only, shot for with thicAstdVZ
maids. wahine at • range of 200 vards-20 emapetiitere
appeared, and the primp was woo by Private Aka Honk. of
the Mb Claque Porte (HAN) Artillery; 446 prize, cow-
= hiszAcirtillery sad &Se voluntri.r.l,... of
Private Kinicolt, of the 9th due Ports (Forbids*
Rifles ; sth prim, wpm to Artillery and lisle voluntaries, al;
a range of 300 yards, 63 competitors—well contested, and
wen by ovate Abbott, of the 30th )13ffilsem (ffrilMe
; prise for Artillery and Efts minnleare,
rasp 100 yards—this war exessedlogly well mintested by SI
members of ransom camps, in which the imehropsiktm were
Wmat, sad was ultimately won by Mr. Spigot, of the
Yaliddleerx (London Smottish) ; 7th prim, for Artillery
sad Rffis Volunteers, rasp 100 yards-72' tompetitors sp-
Brud the prim vas was by &sign Paderiek, of the
it sex Biarshsin) Ribs ; Bth prise, open to all mar-
vises, at GOD yards rsagio—a liars* number of ocinspetitimo
7:71 for this pries, sad some excellent sbooticktook
as the part of volsiatears and non-commissioned
officers and soldiers of the 16th sad other regiments of the
line—the prim was, after miss dispute, ultimately awarded
to Hr. &own, el the 20th Bilffimisx (London Irish), who
was a wiener by Am points. For the extra rise of a
Reeves' breach-loading rifle, contributed by the adjutant of
the Myth. Sonspetichlioolce of Musketry, and open to all comers, a
smart ti took place, but an unfortuna=
osearrod whisk rssoltod in • great delay to the prie
and caused some amount of ill-felling. It appears that
Corporal Bentley, of the 16th Rev meet, from Shorucliffs
camp, obtained the requisite number of points to win the
prim, but on examination of hie rifle the pull of the tricser
was prooouseed not to be of sniSeimit weight. Au adjourn-
ment then took place to the committee-tent for the pm,
pom of submitting the question to the referee, and • warm
disaamtoc ensued, but we were informed that it was WMo
snatety decided to contest for the prise out a future occasion.
The 9th prise, open to all corners, was then contested, but
it being at this tune about mom o'clock, the majority of
the metropolitan volunteers and other visitors were coin.
polled to leave the ground for the Wastonhangerxtation,
Poor miles distant, in order to save the return special train,
and were ecememestiv debarred tram witaeseing the distri.
Lion of the prises, which was errand to be made at the
termination of the proceedings by hlrs. Hay, wife of the
major-general commanding the School of Musketry.
riinsf:he day, in addition to the several officers frien
the B astabliehment, Litatensat-Colonel Andean, Cep-
Lis
. V. Rostock mu it. W. Lea, Adjutant W. H.
Carter, and other *Moen were present from Shorncliffe
camp, and took the utmost interest in the proceedings. It
' is also worthy of notice that the whole of the sergettat-
instrnetors and other non-commissioned officers attached to
the School of Musketry volunteered their service*, and Ts-
opmeted permission of the oosainandant to be present, and
I their assistaace at the several targets was meet valuable.
A large number of pool targets were well patronised at minims
points during the day. 0

ROYAL KM:I'M:ILL —The &Nab d 0411111,1111 Sir
Charles Paaley, KGB, a pennalle Noloe•Oesoral Ord
to liffalomatinnemil sad eakuoluennneandaat ; Colonel
Alexastler Gordon, sow esumesiding at the Cape of Good
Rope, to majorloneral ; Brevet-Coland Lloyd, command-
lag at Bermuda, to °plow! ; and Bloat-Colooel Bent,
0.8., A.D.C. to tie Queen, sad Arieteat Adintaot-
General in Dublin, to liouleasat-eolosell. Gordon's

promotion will render the comman•l at the Cape verant
Lieutenant-Colonel Gawk has mumeeded Lieutesant-Colo-
Del 11.0bertaon ►t Limerick, who is ordered to Jamie'.
DIMPATVR OP TROOPS To Nsw ZRALARD.—Yes-
Utility morning the splendid slipper skip Henry Perak
sailed from kjuseastown for New Leaked with reinforce-
ment fur the troops at present engaged in the Maori war is
that country. The Henry Forme a owned in Liverpool by
Messrs, Foflllo Brothers and CO.

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