The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-04 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEERS.

N. 6 Company (Capt. Mitchell's) of the London Scottish
had their annual prize meeting on Saturday last, at their
butts at Wimbledon. The weather was everything that
could be wished for, the prizes, though of small value, ex-
cited a keen competition, and there was a numerous assem-
blage of members and friends of the company. The prizes
were competed for at 200, 500, and GOO yards; five shots at
each range, Hyttie position. Colour-Sergeant A. D. Mur-
ray won the chief prize.

The return match between the 12,h Middlesex (Barnet)
and 14th Middlesex (Highgate) took place at the range of
the latter at Child's Hill, Hendon, on Tuesday last, when,
after a most interesting contest, the Barnet men were again
successful. Ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards ; five rounds at
each range—old Wimbledon scoring. Thirnet, 310, High-
gate, 299 marks. On the Highgate side, Private Dighton
made the very excellent score of 42 marks, the highest in
the match, Private Lake and Ensign Gruning also making
capital scores, On the winning side, the prize contended for
fell to Private Hamerton.

In Essex the Tendring Hundred Corps has competed for
a prize pewter with £4 added, and other prizes. The pewter
was won by Private Nash, a second prize of £3 being taken
by Sergeant Balls. The Ist Essex (or Harwich) battery of
artillery has been inspected by Col. Knox, R.A. The bat-
tery made some good shot and shell practice at about 1,500
to 1,600 yards. The battery was also put through manual
and platoon exercise by Lieut, Barnes, and at the close of
the inspection Col. Knox congratulated Capt. Daniels (the
commanding officer) upon the state in which he found the
Batiery. A. match has taken place between six members of
the Braintree corps and a corresponding number of the
Chelmsford corps—the shooing was at ranges of 200, 500,
and 600 yards, five rounds each—and the scores made were
—Chelmsford, 158—Braintree, 176. Ten men belonging to
the corps attached to the establishment of Messrs. Burgess
and Key, at Brentwood, have shot off a match with ten of
the Ilford Company at Ilford. The Brentwood side won,
making an aggregate score of 240 against 228 obtained by
their opponents.
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The priz F7shooting of the Ist Cinque Ports battalion of
Rifle Volunteers came off on Wednesday last, at the military
ranges at Eastbourne. All the companies composing the
battalion were represented, each corps sending several men.
There were four competitions, with four or five prizes in
each; Wimbledon targets and scoring. The Cuckfield re-
presentatives won the bulk of the prizes--Hastings took one
prize, Private Geo. Jeffery, the Hastings Challenge Cup-
holder, taking the second prize in competition B, five shots
each at 500 and 600 yards, with a score of 25 marks—Bugler
Leaney, of Etchingham, won the first £5. The ranges for
this match were 200, 600, and 600 yards-• five shots at each.
The first two ranges were shot over early in the afternoon.
In the first match the squad composed of the Hastings' men
made next to the highest total, Cuckfield being first.
A competition has taken place among members of the
March corps for a ladies' cup, which was won by Private
Simmons. Private Thompson, being second best shot, ob-
tained a prize of £2. Officers' prizes were won as follows :
L 5, given by Capt. Catling. by Corporal Fuller—L3, given
by Lieut. Dawbarn, by Private Greaver—and £2, given by
Ensign Little, by Private Cox. _