The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-27 00:00:00

WEST KENT.

On Thursday evening Messrs. Angerstein, M.P.,
and Lubbock, the Liberal candidates for West Kent,
addressed a large and influential meeting of electors
in the Assembly-rooms, Harmer-street, Gravesend.
Mr. Robert Oakes, J.P., was voted to the chair, and
a large number of influential gentlemen, including
Mr. F. Leith, J.P., and the Rev. Mr. Price, sat on
the platform. Both the hon. gentlemen expressed
themselves in favour of extending the franchise and
reform, and claimed independence of action in giv-
ing their votes. Resolutions pledging the meeting to
give the hon. gentlemen their support at the coming
election were proposed by Lieutenant Baker, and
seconded by the Rev. Mr. Price, and carried unani-
mously, when, after a vote of thanks to the chair,
the meeting terminated.

THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—The regula-
tions of the association with respect to the forth-
coming Wimbledon meeting have just been issued. The
rule made in former years that no man should take the
Queen's and other great prizes more than once has been
abrogated. With respect to the Queen's Prize, it is ruled
that only volunteers who have been returned as efficients
under thenew Volunteer Act can compete for it, and it is
to be fired for as in past years, in two stages, the first stage
being at 200, 500, and GOO yards, with the Enfield rifle, and
open to all enrolled Valunteers Corps at the rate of two
representatives each company ; and the second, at 800, 900,
and 1,000 yards, is confined to the. GO highest competitors
in the first stage, and will be shot over with Rigby match
rifles, provided for the purpose. The highest man in the
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highest will receive the badge and £5, and will have
rifles lent them with which to compete in the first stage.
The 40 best shots above the "first sixty" will receive
£3 each. The prize in the first stage is the sum of £250,
presented by her Majesty the Queen, and the winner will
receive the gold medal of the Association. The next great
Volunteer prize is the St. George's Challenge Cup, pre-
sented by the St. George's Rifles. This is open to ono re-
presentative from each company of an enrolled corps, and
the competition is also divided into two stages, the first
at 500 yards, and the second at 600. The highest in the
first stage wins the Cup for his regiment to hold for a
year, and ho will receive for himself the gold and en-
amelled jewel of St. George and a purse of £6, the 19 fol-
lowing best shots also receiving prizes. The entrance fee is
10s. for corps subscribing to the association, and 15s. to
others. The second stage is open free to the GO boat shot in
the first stage, and the highest will win for himself a
dragon" cup, value £5O. The All-comers' prizes are this
year of very great value, and while encouragement is given
to fancy rifles, a great many competitions are only open to
botuzfde Government pattern ; and to the Alexandra prizes
(the sum of £5OO, divided into 90 prizes) the entrance fee
is as low as 10s. a range, the ranges being 200 and 500
yards. Competitions are now going on in the different
volunteer regiments for the right of representing the corps
at Wimbledon, and, from the interest taken in these com-
petitions by the volunteers, it may safely be presumed that
the forthcoming meeting will be even more Successful than
its predecessors.

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