The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

At 500 Yards.

Private J. Halsall, 21st Lancashire
Captain Kersnaw, Bth Lancashire lB
Private A. Watson, Ist Wilts l7
Lieut. A. S. Dickens, Victoria
Corporal R. Prosser, W. Middlesex
Ensign Walker, Gth Kincardine l7
Captain J. Mallam, 2d Oxford
Sergeant H. Smith, 15th Surrey
Captain 3. W. Collier, 4th W. York l6
16
Captain Colesworth, 2d Essex..
Ensign 0. Coathop, 27th Somerset
Private T. P. Waite, 10th Glocester l6
Captain Jee, 55th Lancashiae l6
Sergeant Aolmes, Ist Manchester .... l6
Corporal Northam, London Rifle Brigade l6
F. W. Wells, 9th W. Middlesex
Captain Cummings, 80th Lancashire
The following were the other principal scores made on
Saturday :
" SATTJRDAY REVIEW" AND COUNT DE

GENDRE PRIZES.
Volley Firing at 400 Yards—Ten Men each.
First Prizes.

Points.
2d Stafford 144
Second Prizes.

Ist Surrey .. 142

Third Przes.

10th Middlesex l4O
Ties for Fourth Prizes.

13
let Warwick

47th Lancashire
131
Bth Lancashire

COUNTY MATCHES.

Ten Competitors,—Fire Rounds at each distance.
200 Yds. 500 Yds. Total
Points. Points. Points.
Staffordshire lll .. 129 .. 273
Gloucestershire
Middlesex l3B .. 128 j.. 266
orfolk
Lancashire
Warwickshire
Midlothian
Worcestershire
Wiltshire
Kent
Herefordshire
Nottinghamrire
Berkshire
Derbyshire .. 128 .. Retired.
FIRST SERIES EXTRA PRIZES-500 yards.
Ties of 18 shoot for place.
Ties of 17 shoot for seven prizes and places.
SECOND LERIES EXTRA FRIZES—Any rifle,

800 yards.
Highest Scores,
Points.
Hen, Member Miller, Bristol
19
Lord Ducie
Lieutenant Squire, 3rd Elgin
ALBEST—FIRST STAGE,
Highest Scores at 200 Yards.

Pointe.

Sergeant Palmer, 3Gth Stafford
Private Colquhoun, Dumbarton lB
Private J. Baker, Ist Gloucester
Colour-sergeant J. Clems, 3rd Renfrew
Private G. Wilkins, 6th Aberdeen l7
Sergeant G. Gibbs, Ist Gloucester •• 17
Hon. Member G. Miller, Ist ditto l7
Captain Herbrrt, Coldstream Guards
Hon. Member lleoford, Bristol
Count de Gendre
Captain Gregg, 27th Cheshire
Major Holloway, 11th Norfolk
Hon. Member T. Robbins, Ist Wilts
ENFIELD ASSOCIATION CUP, value £5O.
Winner, Sergeant H. M. Aldridge, 4th Dorset, 35 points.
On Saturday evening, between 9 and 10 o'clock,
the competition for the Owl prize was entered upon.
There has been snme natural apprehension that
danger was inseparable from rifle shooting after
dark ; and one night, when experiments were _ _ _ __
going forward, the active patrol in camp, in igno- THE PAIR OF MOORUKS, those curious birds of
ranee of the cause of the firing, was hastening to the ostrich family, in the Zoological Gardens, which
the spot to arrest all the parties concerned, when were brought from Sydney in May, 1558, have at length
they were stopped, and the matter satisfactorily succeeded in breeding young, Two previous attempts were
explained. A single glance at the range on Satur- unsuccessful, in consequence of the male bird, whob.dsialwayne
hatches th
day evening showed that there was one important fhis
occasione fheedthferoymounge
nrest.
when
eggs,
latter having
were dm
destroyed
s rt el. eyoevd
safeguard which the nervous had entirely over-
they were hatched, and placed with a hen wadi sufficiently
looked. The red lamp at night is a more effective strong to be restored to the parent birds.—AtZtenceuni•
danger signal than the red flag by day. Among the
THE " SPECTATOR'S " ANALYSIS OF TILE LATE
multitudes of other objects, and in the preoccupation VOTE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The Tories
of his mind, a man in the daytime may not notice really secured IS Ultramontane votes, but lost the gt.:12,,e
that a flag which he believes to be lying down has through the resolution of their own side not to suPPor`
suddenly been snatched up ; but he must be negli- them. The numbers were in England, for Govern!ro_lit
18mebnyt thel7 IrishL i
Liberal
ral vote.ll In,
making
skFhilvi Five censer
wONev Without
Catholicst
h
gent indeed if, firing at a light 200 yards off, the 260 to 220 against; in Scotland, 37 to 14;
se o
Letters
Would Le i bill baps
avv
Irish lee
in
"etiß"rdit'ai."n,
only object within view,he fails to see that another to 72, giving Government a majority of 63 inarGyrituces
out th voted
light different in colour has been shown beside, or rfoedruGceodvetmoand Colonel
in front of the one at which his piece is levelled.
The Council wisely placed the entrance fee high for city it
e ldi eh
i as
gpaai rntsyt,. iOn bt
huuet
this prize, in order that there might be no over. sertera
absent and 15 Conservatives,
crowding at the firing points—something over 100 20, who might have turned the
:nt ohFe E.:
Dnh gE.
nlßi
da
Ah,
shots were fired on Saturday night, and the "owl's defections, on the other. hand, t
eye" was broken twice—not a very large per cent- had a sweeping majority.
age, but then it must be remembered that there is KIDNAPPING hseca Governmente.
ByinT Null from two
Lon.ityh9thLeibserdals were
men h
no guide whatever to the marksman. If he once just been recdeifvsetodthe
Federal service. One who
themhave
is
"gets on," in shooting phrase, he may continue fbeenrom ka • dmna
up pnea
Ica
ed Dossor, who left Hull for New York
easily enough to break the glass, shot after shot, 12 months ago. He was by trade a painter, and ono
about
but in the meantime his bullets may be drawing a day he was sent forby a personl who offered him a very good
circular pattern just round the glass, and there will job—one, 8
kinfatcotl by
yk over
he was to make his fortune.
be nothing to show that they did not lodge in the iiewasa h ecd
became inse
ernsthibelebargain, and
hdid so. Soon
enter corners of the target. A very curious effect
afterwardscovered consciousness he found thatnatd hweh n
had been trans-
was
again
it e
produced when the glass was struck and broken•
formed into a Federal soldier. He was sent to a depot, where
A cry of "Danger" was raised at once, and the die- with several other English recruits he was drilled heavily
tance swarmed with red and white lights, which every day, and after a few weeks was sent to join the army,
crawled like glowworms about the embankments, where at the date of the letter ho was compelled to fight in
their owners being wholly invisible. When damages the ranks. The other letter has been received by Mr Whin-
were repairedback
ham, hatter, Waterworks -street Hull. It is from his
of "All right," nephew, who states that ho left Liverpool in an American
to their butts, there was a shout
sillp. On the voyage he was very umeb. ill-used by the
and the firing recommenced. Mr. ;Malcolm,.
A
directed the butt marking, and continued till the lauded ho was seized by soldiers and taken by force to an
range was closed. For competitors tbhle. Mlle was
island near New York, the name of which he does not give•
very interesting, but the general
as the
EOM had Here ho met with several other Englishmen,. all of whom
This wlettemr
enough of " The Owls," especial]' atthat great heat had . been e
.n impresseds
daed
June
u into the
sfaf Fsefdhearttilthseei
recruits its were being
of the day made .standinFt abouto hour feel
which
daily, and that the writere almost expected hourly to
rather chilly. The major' y f lookers on in cense-
receive orders to join the army. He complains loudly that
deserted this spot for the camp fire of the
quence the British Government does not interfere to prevent these
Victories, where, as usual, they were hospitably re..
scandalous outrages upon Englishmen, apparently forget-
ceived, and mirth and melody lasted till a late hour. titig that by going to America and on board. an American
Yesterday (Sunday) the encampment presented a ship he forfeited all reasonable claim upon the country he
very interesting spectacle. It has been usual to hold deserted.

Vernon.
The House of Commons will be represented by
Earl Grosvenor, Lord Elcho, Lord Bury, Mr. 111ald
colm, Mr. Vivian, Mr. C. R, Talbot, Mr. Dillwyn,
Mr. Forster, and Mr. Buncombe. As to the two
remaining places a slight uncertainty exists, but
Mr. Wyndham, Mr. Humberston, and Mr. D.
Griffith among them will supply the vacancies,
leaving one bon. member in reserve in case any
unforeseen emergengy should arise.
Corrections to Fridaj's Scoring :—First Stage,
Queen'e, name omitted—Lieutenant Puckle,London
Scottish, 40 points. First sellies, extra prizes,
name omitted—Private Green, 19 liC.rthampton,l7
points.