The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEERS.

FIRST MIDDLES EX ARTILLERY.—This corps has
commenced its shot and shell practice for the season
at Plumstead, preparatory to the annual inspection.
Every facility and convenience for drill is now pro.
vided for the members to enable them to acquire
proficiency in their duties. A spacious and com-
modious headquarters in Leicester-square has been
secured on lease by the commanding officer, and a
large drill-room constructed, with armoury, quarters
for the instructors, committee rooms, orderly room,
and dressing room. Lavatories and lockers for uni-
forms are being put up for the convenience of those
members who live at a distance. A club upon an
economical scale is now being formed, also a school
of arms, thus providing for the comfort and amuse-
ment of the members, and which will prove a great
advantage during the winter months. The First
Middlesex Artillery Volunteers will take part in
the Oxford Review on the 24th June next.

EIGHTH TOWER HAMLETS.—On Saturday a
friendly match took place among members of the Bth
Tower Hamlets, between five members of the Super-
intendent's Office and five of the General Office,
West India Docks. The match took place at the
butts at ranges of 200, 400, and 500 yards, when
the gentlemen of the General Office became victori-
ous by 8 points only. The following is the score:
Superintendent's Office—Mr. Taylor 34 points, Mr.
Grace 38, Mr. Smith 7, Mr. Freike 15, Mr. Was-
tenan 9—total 103. General Office—Ensign Clerk
51, Private Eland 16, Private Wasted 18, Private
Gibbs 12, Private Wardell 14—total, 111.

VICTORIA RIFLES.—The Challenge Plate of this
battalion was again competed for on Friday, at the
New Stanmore Range, Harrow. The vase is of the
value of 50 guineas, and must be competed for four
times a year. It was taken on this occasion by Mr.
King of the A company with a score of 41 marks in
his 5 shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, Mr. Davey of
the C company taking second place with 39, while
some seven or eight men made 38.
HARROW CHALLENGE CUP.—A match for this
challenge plate took place at the Stanmore Range,
near Harrow, between the 3d company of the Vic-
toria Rifles and the 2d company of the 18th Middle.
sex (Harrows). The subjoined scores show a ma-
jority of nine paints for the Victoria squad, who
not only still hold the cup but have again registered
the second-best score thereon : Victorias—Captain.
Collins 15, Sergeant Cancellor 14, Messrs. Shepherd
11, Gardner 11, Werner 16, Latham 15, Lang 14,
Dever 9, Crighton 17, Davey 17—total 139 points.
Harrows—Captain Elliott 11, Lieut. Cunningham
13, Sergeant Morris 15, Sergeant Thornton 12,
Messrs. Roberts 12, Allen 10, Bull 14, Chapman 12,
Woodbridge 14, Corporal Ferris 17—total 130.
We are informed that in consequence of a liberal
concession on the part of the directors of the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway, volunteers in
uniform may henceforth travel between Harrow
and Euston, Camden, or Kensington for ls., and
from Kilburn for ninepence, return fares. This
act of liberality will be fully appreciated by the
large number of volunteers interested in the Stan-
more Range.
SOUTH MIDDLESEX, No. 6 (BROMPTON) COM-
PANY.—Three prizes were shot for by the members
of this company at third-class ranges at Beaufort
House, on the 27th ult. The first prize was won
by Sergeant J. A. Spencer with 47 marks; the
second by Private G. V. Coates, 42 marks (19 hits),
and the third, by Ensign S. Godwin, 42 marks (18
hits). The next series of prizes will be shot for by
the members of this company at second-class ranges,
at Caterham, in July ; and a prize, open to those
members only who pass through the second class
before July 31, at first-class ranges in Augst next.
The company challenge cup, presented by St. Barbe
Sladen, Esq., will also be shot for in August.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, June 1.

The resignation of Sir John Arnott of his seat for
the borough of Kinsale has not been favourably re-
garded by some of his constituents. A large num-
ber of the electors held a meeting on Friday even-
ing, at which a resolution was adopted expressing
their dissatisfaction with the time and other cir-
cumstances attending Sir J. Arnott's resignation.
It was also resolved that the electors could not ac-
cept Sir G. Colthurst, and that they should give
their support to " some other candidate."

Another candidate has come forward in the per-
son of Mr. Thomas Jameson, a Dublin solicitor,
whose address shows that he is an adherent of what
is called the Ultramontane party. He says that he
is " a Liberal in the truest sense of the word." He
is opposed to the foreign policy of the Government,
advocates free education and the granting of a char-
Borsssd.ay next, the
4th
ter to the Catholic University, and will endeavour
to obtain " an enlarged measure of tenant right."
Thnomination is
inest n.e, itsh afitxfeodr .I\freerwlhu

READING ALOUD.—i intimated just now that I
had something
Bay on the subject of reading
aloud. irwasnany to
one ever succeeded in doing this 'without
interruPi
• P Surely not. Not, at any rate, if what you
are reading is of a solemn and impressive nature. Perhaps
a comic passage, an article in a newspaper or some light
' thing of that sort you might get through; but the serious
or terrible always comes to an untimely end. Try it.
Establish yourself comfortably, and, at the same time, ma-
jestically in an arm chair, with your reading camp beside
you, with the shade drawn down, and all things becoming.
Pitch your voice in a good rich bass key ; have your right
hand ready to illustrate your author with Mn occasional
wave, and get well into Hamlet or Othello—do this and see
what will happen. Either one of the ladies—ladies again—
whom you are enlightening, will suddenly exclaim, "Hush,
1 think I hear baby crying "—or else a servant will come
in and announce that the "young man has called to take
your order about the repapering of the back drawingrooni.'.
Who can stand against interruptions of this sort? Who
will ever get back again the inspired tones, the fervid
al
wan-
ner, the graceful gesticulations which have been thusif:
a servant will look upon him with respect after haewhei;
the
interrupted ; and who, oh ! who, will ever expect °gam
seen
his master passionately adjuring vacanc', and sawing
air with his arm ?—Charles Collins in .3.lactna •

How TO WIN A YANKEE PRIZE FIGHT.--At
South Amboy to-day the fight between Con Oraro,
of Colorado, and Owen Googhan, of this city took place. A
thousand went with the fighters. They fought 19 rounds in
spite of a Jersey sheriff. In the last round Oram struck at
Geoghan. He fell to avoid the blow. °ram struck at him
whilst falling. " Foul" was immediately cried by Geoghan's
friends. Pistols, clubs, and knives were freely used, M
last the referee was called upon to decide. His idea was
that the blow of Oran'was not foul. Just at that moment
a friend of
theba blow foul, n placedapistol at the referee's head and
said, ,d,
or -." The referee, of
the tight to our lovely New York boy, Cieoghau,
course, did (Linder the pistol pressure) decide the blow foul
sums of money changed hands. °rant was the best.
LgsthegeSiV:lnsgtol man. The referee had no idea of getting his
thuar
and would have easily won but for outsid
ma and in
and
brains blown ont,—Manizattan.