The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-11 00:00:00

ollows

It per Cents. .. 96 90 Italian Loan 72 25
Do. end month.... Do. end month 72 35
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 69 60 Do, end month —
Credit Mobilier.... 1420 10 Russian
on. end month.... 1420 Austrian .. —
Bank Shares ...... 3380 Spanish Threes 52 50
Credit 1' oneier .... 1470 Home Debt ..

RA IL WAYS.
Cash.

Account.

Orleans _. • •
Northern ....
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1056 25 .. 1062 25
Geneva.... - .. 462 50
Southern ......
Western
Eastern
Sardinian 457 50 ..
Austrian ......
Lon, bard - 575 --• • 575
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

HALIFAX, APRIL 30.

Mr. William Cornell Jewitt, who left by the
Arabia for Europe, will publish an appeal to the

Government and people of England, urging Eng-
land to join France and other powers in an invita-
tion to the North and South to meet in Congress,
upon the plan proposed by Secretary Seward in h's
letter to France, in order to legislate upon a basis
for the settlement of existing differences. Thf-
appeal will further set for h the responsibility of
England to act, and in so doing establish beyond
question her friendly disposition towards the Ame-
rican nation.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The official byelaw® and regulations for the prize
meeting of 1863 have been issued. The meeting
will be held on Wimbledon Common. The camp
will be ready for occupation on Monday, July 6.
The shooting will commence on Tuesday, the 7th,
at one o'clock, on which day the targets will be
open for matches, pool, sighting, &c. On Wednee
day and the following days the prize shooting will
commence at 9.30. The following are the byelaw"
and regulations:-
1. There shall be six ranges, viz. :-A, 200 yards; B,
500 ; C, 600; D, 8('0 ; E, 900; F, 1,000 y ards.
2. The size of the targets shall be the same as laid down
in the army musketry regulations. The size of the targets
at range F shall be the same as at range E.
3. There shall be square bull's eyes and centres at all
ranges; bull's eyes counting 4, centres 3, outers 2.*
4. For volunteers the shooting at range A shall be off
the shoulder ; at the remaining five ranges shall be from
the knee, Hythe position, unless off the shoulder.
5. For all corners the shooting at range A shall, unless
otherwise specified, be off the shoulder, at the remaining
five ranges any position ; but no fixed artificial rest shall be
allowed, unless otherwise specified.
6. No paid volunteer drill or musketry instructor who
has served in the army or militia shall be qualified to shoot
for prizes open to volunteers only,
7. Unless otherwise specified the prizes open to all corners
may be shot for with any description of rifle not exceeding
101 b. in weight.
8. Unless otherwise specified, no magnifying sights shall
be allowed.
9. No hair-triggers shall be allowed.
10. In shooting for prizes open to volunteers only the pull
of trigger shall be restricted to a m'nimum of 61Igs.
11. Ties :-Where prizes are c mpeted for at one range
only, ties shall fire one shot each at that range until the
best,shm be returned, Where prizes are competed for at
more than one range, and adjudged according to the aggre-
gate number of points made, ties shall fire one shot at the
longest range until the best shot be returned.
12. In the competition for prizes restricted to volunteers
at Hinges A, B, or C none but Government ammunition, as
supplied on the ground from the Government magazine,
shall be used. Any competitor infringing this rule shall be
disqualified from competing for any prizes during the re-
mainder of the meeting.
13. Competitors shall, if required, submit their rifles for
inspec ion before, during, or after a match.
14 No competitor shall, unless otherwise specified, enter
more than once for any prize.
15. The winners of money prizes shall have the option of
taking them in money or in kind, as in previous years.
16. All winners of money prizes shall be required to de-
clare to the secretary, on the morning of Friday, the 17th,
their intention to take their prize in money or in kind, and
in the latter case to give their names to be attached to the
article which they have selected from the exhibition tent.
17. The presentation of prizes shall take place at the
Crystal Palace on Monday, July 20,
With regard to the prizes, the pressure on our space pre-
cludes us from stating more than the prizes themselves,
leaving the conditions to be ascertained by a reference to
the bye•laws.
FIRST STAGE OF HER MAJESTY'S PRIZE,-1. To the
best shot :--The silver medal of the association. 2. To each
of the 30 best shots in order of merit :-(a) A Whitworth
rifle, value £2O. (b) The N ,tiGnal Rifle Association badge.
(c) £5 in money. 3. To each of the next 30 best shots in
order of merit :-(a) Ihe National Rifle Association badge.
(b) £5 in money.
THE ST. GEORGE'S CHALLENGE VASE, VALUE £250.-
Presented for annual competition to the Volunteer Batta-
lions of Great Britain by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. H.
Lindsay, on behalf of the members of the St. George's
Rifles.
The following additional prizes shall be awarded, and be-
come the property of the three best shots in the contest,
viz. :-A gold and enamelled jewel of St. George, to the
winner of the Challenge Vase. 2. A silver and enamelled
jewel of St. George, to the seeond best shot in the contest.
3. A bronze cross of St. George, to the third best shot in
the contest. 4. A large photograph of the Challenge Vase
and Jewel, handsomely framed. 5. A large ph tograph of
the Challenge Vase and Jewel, handsomely framed, to the
battalion which shall prove its if succet•sful.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS' PRIZE.-Xl7O, given by the House
of Lords, and divided into 21 prizes, as follows :-One prize
of £2O, five prizes of £lO, fourteen prizes of £5, entrance
fie ss. ; one prize of £3O. Any rifle of bona fide government
pattern carr3ing '577 bore ammunition, 7 shots each at
range C ; no entrance fee.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES'S PRIZE
-A Cup of the value of £lOO, or £lOO in money, at the
option of the winner.

' HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S PutzE.—A Cup, value
£250; or £250 in money, at the option of the winner, toge-
ther with the gold medal of the Ass ciation.
THE LADIES' CONSOLATION PRIZES, given by the
Ladies of England.
ALL COMERS' PrizEs, open to all nations.
NATIONAL ttIFLE ASSOCIATION PRIZES.—Sixty ize-,
open to any rifle—At range A, twenty prizes. aggregate
value, £240 ; at range B, twenty prizes, aggregate value,
£240; at range C, twenty prize., aggregate value, £240 ;
total aggregate value of the prizes, £72o—divided at each
range as follows—one £5O prize, one £4O prize, two £2O
prizes, six £lO prizes, ten £5 prizes.
THE " ALBERT" PRIZE.—A Cup, value £100; or £lOO
in money, at the option of the winner, presented by the
National Rifle Association.
SIXTY PRlZES.—Restricted to Rifles of bona fide Govern-
ment pattern, carrying 577 ammunition minimum pull of
trigger 61bs.—At range A, thirty prizes, aggregate value,
£185; at range B, thirty prizes, aggregate value, £185;
total aggregate value, £360. Divided at each range as fol-
lows :—One £25 prize, one £2O prize, five £lO prizes, thir-
teen £5 prizes, five £3 prizes, five £2 prizes.
THE ALEXANDRA PRIZE.--Given in hot our of her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales —A Cup, value £5O, or
£5O in money, at the option of the winner.

THE ASSOCIATION CUP.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE S
PRIZE. A Cup of the value of £5O, or £5O in money, at the

option of the winner.

PUBLIC ScuooLs' PRIZE —The Ashburton Challenge
Shield and Earl pencer's Cup.

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S PRIZE —A
Cup, value £5O, or £5O in money, at the option of the win

LORD VERNON'S PRIZES, VALUE £5O, AND THE
" SATURDAY REVIEW" PRIZE,—lst priZ, Saturday Re-
view, £5O ; 2a prize, Lord Vernon's. £25 ; 3d prize, Lord
Vernon's, £l5; 4th prize, Lord Vernon's, £lO.
THE ELCHO CHALLENGE SHIELD.—The regulations for
this prize were drawn up by Viscount Bury and Mr. Ho-

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ratio Ross, and were sanctioned by the Council of she

National Rifle Association.

MATCH BETWEEN THE LORDS AND COMMONS.—EIeven
competitors on each side. 7 shots at each of the ranges A
and B. Any rifle. Any position.

RIFLE DERBY —Open to a y rifle. Entrance £2. Hal
forfeit if declared before the c abpetition begins. Sub.

scribers not shooting al owed a nomination. No crmpetitor
or nominee can be e .tered more than once. There shall be
three prizes :—Half of the sum total subscribed shall form
the Ist prize, three-fifths of the remainaer shall form the

2d prize; the remaining two-fifths shall form the 3d prize,
RIFLE OAKS,—Restricted to nibs of bona fide govern-
ment pattern, carrying .577 ammunition. Entr 'nee, £l.
Half forfeit if declared before the competition begins. Same
conditions as for Rifli Derby.

EARL OF DUDLEY s PRIZE —A Cup, value £5O, or £5O
in money, at the option of winner.

The following prizes have been alread) given for compe-
tition, and shall be competed for as " extra prizes :"—By
Mr, Smith, of Davis-street, a rifle, value £4O ; by Mr.
Bennet, of Cheapside, a gold "Bennett" watch, value £3O;
by Sergeant Pixley, Victoria Rifles, a cup, value £25.

The marking will be in Captain Hill's system—viz.,
with the disc on the target.

Free Emigration for Lancashire Operatives.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Six,—Allow me to acknowledge, with thanks, the fol-
lowing contributions for the above object—viz., Miss Har-
riet Martineau, Li; T. 8., £3; S. E. W., Is.; James
Dean, ss. ; A Friend, 2,4. 6d.
Further contributions are earnestly requested on behalf
of the hundreds of distressed operatives who have, during
the laA fortt.iht, made application to emigrate to our Aus-
tralian colonies, to whom aid has been obliged to be refused
for want of funds.

Special help is solicited towards purchasing an outfit for
a few operatives, who are going to Victoria on the 15th
inst. Their circumstances will not allow them to provide
the clothing that is absolutely necessary for the voyage.
In the hope that the appeal will meet with a sympathis-
ing response.—l remain, yours faithfully,
GEORGE ASHWORTH,
Hon. Sec. Lancashire Emigration Society.
Manchester, May 9, 1863,

Mr. Creswick concluded on Saturday a brief en-
gagement at the Surrey Theatre, the scene of his tormer
management, lie has been playing a round of his favou-
rite characters, much to the satisfaction of his numerous
admirers,