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London, England, 1865-07-24 00:00:00

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Limerick county ... 1
Lincoln
Mallow ... 1
Newport
Poole
Portsmouth 1
Portarlington ... 1
Renfrewshire 1
Shropshire, South 1
Staffordshire, North ... 1
Stirlingshiro 1
Sussex, East ... 1
Sligo ... 1
Taunton
Tynemouth 1
Wareham
Warwick
Wallingford ... 1
Wakefield 1
Waterford city ... 1
Weymouth 1
Wilts, South ... 1
Windsor
Yorkshire, North Riding 1
Yorkshire, South-West 1

Total ... ... 56

RAISING THE STANDARD.—The Reader says :
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of London, which is just over, has been so exceedingly
fatal to candidates that it is difficult to believe that the
unhappy victims can clearly have understood the regula-
tions which should have guided their preparation. Of more
then 600 candidates, more than 300 were plucked, a fact
which is at least creditable to the strictness of the 'Univer-
sity examiners. But strictness is only one of the conditions
of fairness ; another is that tho questions shall not exceed,
either in breadth or depth, what the candidates had been.
led to expect by the official regulations."
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The Wimbledon Meeting.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AND REVIEW.

On Saturday a double ceremonial brought to a
close the proceedings, extending over the previous
fortnight, which have been held at Wimbledon
under the auspices of the National Rifle Association.
The marksmen whose skill earned the valuable
prizes in the gift of the Council were assembled,—in
the first instance, to receive those honours, under
circumstances rendering them doubly acceptable ;
and at a later hour the regiments of metropolitan
Volunteers, to whose ranks no inconsiderable portion
of the successful competitors belong, marched on to
the Common with the object of taking part in the
movements of a field-day. To both these cere-
monials public interest attached in no slight degree,
for the attendance at the Review especially, was in
excess of that recorded on similar occasions. Many
who had been prevented by circumstances growing
out of the general election, or by other causes, from
visiting the ground daring the progress of the com-
petitions, no doubt seized the opportunity of paying
their annual visit to Wimbledon ; and many more
must have attended for the first time, since the line
of carriages and spectators within the inclosure was
prolonged very much further in the direction of
Wimbledon than at any of the former Reviews.

Shortly after 3 o'clock the process of distributing
the prizes was begun. The trophies were displayed
in the open air upon a long table :covered with blue
cloth, and placed immediately underneath the prin-
cipal flagstaff fronting the spectators, who for the
most part occupied seats within the various inclo-
sures, though these were encircled and shut in by
an outer fringe of gay dresses and goodly uniforms.
At some height above the table the Elcho Challenge
Shield was suspended, a noble work of art, making
such rapid progress towards completion that next
year probably it will be in a fit state to be forwarded
either to Edinburgh or Dublin, or to be suspended
publicly at Westminster, as the issue of the interna-
tional contest may determine. The successful com-
petitors were drawn up in line to the right of the
table, and, as their names were called, advanced in
turn to receive from the hands of Lady Spencer, one
of the earliest and warmest patrons of the rifle move-
ment, the prizes to which they were entitled ; Lord
Spencer, Lord Elcho, Lord Grosvenor, Lord Bury,
and Colonel Lindsay attending to represent the
Council, with their secretary, Captain Mildmay.
The proceedings opened with a short introductory
statement by Lord Elcho, referring to the impor-
tant effect of prize competitions such as that at
Wimbledon in giving permanence to the national
force. Notwithstanding the two elements of evil
which the meeting had this year to contend with,
in the less favourable state of the weather and the
dissolution of Parliament, the result, as a whole, he
declared to have been eminently satisfactory. Like
cold winds in spring with weakly constitutions, the
general election has subjected the association to a
severe trial, but it has stood the test well. Regard-
ing the duties which Lady Spencer kindly consented
to discharge, Lord Elcho felt sure that the fact of
her ladyship's co-operation would give satisfaction
to all, whether volunteers or not. There was no
lady better entitled to fill the position than Lady
Spencer, for there was no volunteer who had done
so much as Lord Spencer for the volunteer force.
It was to him they were indebted for their place of
meeting, and at the conclusion of the proceedings to
no one therefore would they more heartily acknow-
ledge their obligations than to Lady Spencer.
The following were the prizes for distribution. It
will be perceived how closely in many cases the score
with which they were won approximates to the utmost
score that could be attained in the prescribed num-
ber of shots :

Highest

Score pit-Bible
Ist Series—Smith rifle, value £9O, Corporal made. 'core.
Hogg, Ist Selkirk ... 13 20
Ist Sories, Gardiner Dinner Service, value
£25, Ensign Only, 11th Worcester ... 17 20
2d Series, Ilappin,Webb, and Co., Break-
fast Service, value .£52 10e., 0. C. Pell,
Inns of Court 20 20
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6th Series, Herbert Watkins' Album, value
£2l, Earl of Aberdeen, London Scottish 82 40
3d Series, blurcott Rifle, value £2O, Private
Johnston, Bth Stafford ... 18 '2O
4th Series, Smith Rifle, value £lO, Ensign
Cunliffe, 26th Cheshire ... 19 20
bth Series, Hunt and Roskell Cup, value
£2l, Maj. Bishop, Royal GuernseyMilitia* 40 40
sth Series, Elkington Statuettes, value £2l,
Cept. Nand, 76th Regiment.* ... 40 40
sth Series, Hancock Cup, value £2l, Mr.
Metford, Bristol 39 40
sth Series, Watherston and Sou Gold Chain,
value £2l, Captain Heaton, 11th Lanca-
shire ..• 39 40
sth Series, Kano's Gunpowder Competi-
tion, value £2l, Captain Costin, sth
Lancashire ••• ••• 39 40
Horatio Ross, value £25, Private J. G.

Petorkin, Cambridge University 47 in 6 min.
Volunteor Sorvico Gazette, value .£25,
Sergeant Forbes, 6th Abeideen ... 23 28
Westley Richard's Rifle, value £43, Capt.
Horatio Ross, 6th Kincardine 24 25
" Spectator," value £25, Sergeant S. T.

Holland, Victorian... 17
London and South-Westorn Railway,valuo
£5O, Lanarkshire' ... 142
" Daily Telegraph," value £5O, Corporal

Littie, West Middlesex ... 19
" Saturday Review," value .£lO, Ensign M.
F. Halliday, 21st Middlesex 18
Mr. Baas's value £lO, Private J. M. Hay,

lat Somerset
Telescope, value £2O, I'6Tate E. Ross,

London Scottish ... ••• 22
Alexandra, 200 yards-4st Prize, value.£2s,
Sergeant Walker, London Rifle Brigade 18
Alexandra, 500 yards-Ist prize, •alue£2s,
Sergeant Grieve, Cambridge University 19
Alexandra, 24 stage, value £5O, Sergeant
Kerr, London Scottish ... 23
Albert, 500 yards, value £5O, Ensign :Pix-

ley, Victorias •.• ••• ••• •••
Albert, 500 yards, value £4O, Captain Ilea_
ton, 3d Manchester
Albert, 500 yards, value £3O, Major Bishop
Guernsey Militia ••• •.. ,„
Albert, 500 yards, value £2O, Capt. Astley,
School of Musketry .•• „,
Albert, GOO yards, value £5O, Private

Martin, 40th Lancashire ..„
Albert, 600 yards, value £lO, Private Shar-

orNic,aluo "130, S"o.rgoani
46t hooWyeasrtdYs,
Albert,inan

Forbes, 6th Aberdeen... ... 20 20
Albert, GOO yards, value £2O, Lieut. Burt,
Ist Warwick „, „, 20 20
Albert, 2d stage, value £lOO, Assist.-Surg.
Henderson, Ist Mid-Lothian „.• 70 84
Ashburton Challenge Shield, value £l4O,
Harrow School „, 216 440
Earl Spencer's Cup, value £l5, Sergeant
Jones, Harrow School „, 19 28
St. George's Challenge Vase, Bronze Cross,
value £4, Private Bustard, 20th Middle-
St. George's Challenge Vase, Silver Jewel,
value £5, Private Radcliffe, South
Middlesex ... „, „, 24 28
St. George's Challenge Vase, gold jewel,
value £6, Sergeant Penzer, 4th Stafford 26 28
Dragon Cup, value £5O, Private Hamerton,
12th Middlesex „, 22 28
Any Rifle Association Cup, value £5O, J.
Annison, S. L. R. C. ... ••• ••• 39 40
Enfield Rifle Association Cup,:value £5O,
Lieut. Dickins, Victorias ••• ••• 19 20
Any Rifle Wimbledon Cap, value £lOO,
Capt. Horatio Rosa, 6th Kincardine ••• 48 56
China Challenge Cup, value £525, Somer-
setshire ••• •• ••• ••• •.. 263 400
National Rifle Association Silver Medal
and £5O, Private E. Ross, London
Scottish ..• ••• 40P ••• 47 GO
Henry Peek, value £52 10s., Colour-Serg.
J. F. Marriott, 4th West York ... ••• 38 48
Earl Dudley, value £5O, Earl of Aberdeen,
London Scottish 47 48
Chancellor's Plate, value £lOO, Cambridge 341 672
International Trophy, Scotland 1,017 1,680
Elcho Challenge Shield, England ... 1,053 1,410
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
value £5O, Capt. Barnard, Victorias 27 28
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
value £lOO, Private Poole, 12th Somerset 45 CO
Her Majesty the Queen's Prize and the
Gold Medal of the National Bilk) Asso-
ciation, value £230, Private Sharman,
4th West York ••• •• 64 84
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* Ties.

Lord Aberdeen was among the earliest to approach
the table, which he had afterwards to revisit on more
than one occasion, and took, as his first instalment
of prizes, the costly and ponderous volume of photo-
graphs given by Mr. Herbert Watkins. The habitues
of Wimbledon were some little time before they

could recognise, in full Highland costume, the young
but brilliant'shot whose practice it was to compete
always in the plainest attire to be seen upon the
ground ; but, having satisfied themselves as to his
identity, the public gaze turned by a natural instinct
towards his successful rival, Mr. Peterkin, who at
last found himself in undisturbed possession of the
" Horatio Ross Prize." The donor of this trophy,
so hotly contested, came forward soon afterwards,
and received the recognition duo to his individual
skill, as well as to the school of skilful marksmen he
has founded. His son, Mr. E. Ross, as Lord Elcho
reminded the assembly, is the only Volunteer as yet
into whose hands both the gold and silver medals of
the Association have found their way. As regarded
the Wimbledon Cup, for which Mr. E. Ross made
the highest scorn at the present meeting, it appeared
upon investigation that according to the published
rules his qualification was not sufficient, and there-
fore he could not hold it. The claimant, Mr. Bailey,
who stood third upon the list, being also a member
of the London Scottish, Lord Elcho explained that
he personally had abstained from taking any part in
the inquiry, which was conducted by the other mem-
bers of the Council. There was some reason to be-
lieve that the qualification of Mr. Sprott, who stood
next to Mr. Ross, was also open to doubt ; but
until the prize was cleared up the prize could not
actually be handed to Mr. Bailey. A gentleman
here stepped forward and made a communication
to Lord Elcho, who immediately added—" Mr.
Sprott informs me that he shot for the cup
under a misunderstanding—(cheers)—and therefore
cannot retain it." Mr. Bailey thereupon came
forward and obtained the prize amidst general
applause. Colonel C. H. Lindsay, M.P., according
to custom, himself stated the circumstances con-
nected with the St. George's Challenge Vase. It had
been won last year for his battalion by Sergeant
Penzer, of the 4th Staffordshire, against 300 compe-
titors, and this year the same Volunteer had again
carried it off, though the number of competitors in
the interval had increased to 800. Sergeant Penzer
was unable to attend that day, and he was sorry to
say that no other representative of the corps was
present. In the case of a prize of this magnitude,
where the successful competitor could not receive it
in person, arrangements ought to be made under
which some officer would take charge of it for the
corps. Colonel Lindsay addedthat through the in-
strumentality of the entries for the " St. George's
Vase," and the appendant "Dragon Cup," the regi-
ment he had the honour to command had increased
its contribution to the funds of the National Rifle
Association from£9o originally, and £lBO last year,
to 220 " dragon" sovereigns at the present meeting.
The China Challenge Cup, value £525, contributed
by Volunteers and some native residents in China,
Lord Elcho explained was not yet ready to be pre-
sented. A cup value £lOO had been sent home to
the London Scottish, at the same time that this
larger contribution was forwarded to the National
Rifle Association, and proved to be of such novel
design and so much superior in workmanship to what
could be procured at home for the same money, that
they had determined to have the more valuable cup
likewise prepared in the Celestial Empire. The En-
field International Challenge Trophy, subscribed
for by Volunteers in England and Scotland, and
costing about £l,OOO, so far had only been mo-
delled in plaster ; but, together with the very
handsome prize which was being raised in the
same spirit by Irish contributors, it would pro-
bably be ready for the next meeting. Captain
Mackenzie, with other members of the Scottish
' Eight who won in the International Enfield
match, received this explanation, and walked
past in honour of their victory ; and it then be-
came the turn of the English Eight, who entitled
their country to the possession of the Eleho Chal-
lenge Shield, to advance for a similar purpose. The
shield being unfinished, it was not desirable or ne-
cessary to remove it, but Lady Elcho, quitting the
position in the reserved seats she had hitherto occu-
pied with her immediate circle of friends, advanced
to the table, and, at the request of the English
Eight, conferred upon them the honorary degree of
conquerors in this year's struggle.
Lord Elcho, referring to the correspondence pub-
lished in reference to this match, said Capt. Ross,
ho thought wisely, came to the decision that the
scores taken at the firing point should rule. A bet-
ter match had never been shot at Wimbledon ; the
Scotch did not grudge. the English their victory,
but next year they would do their best to get the
shield back again.

Mr. Wells, a member of the Council, appeared,
among the other competitors, to receive a prizo of
£5O, won by him at tho Carton ranges, and was
much applauded. The leading feature, however, in
the ceremony was, of course, the conferring of the
Queen's Prize upon Private Sharman of the 4th
West York, who carries off the honours of the Wim-
bledon meeting of 1865. The winner of a Queen's
Prize may elect to receive his £250 in specie, or in
any other shape that he prefers. Private Sharman
took as portion of his prize a silver tea service,
which, with the residue of the money enclosed in a
miniature blue silk purse, was handed to him by
Lady Spencer amid general applause.
As soon as the last of the prizes had been distri-
buted, but before any of the spectators left their
places, the opportunity was taken of repeating the
experiments performed on various days during the
meeting, and more recently conducted at Plymouth
in presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, for rendering powder explosive or non-ex-
plosive at will. Mr. Gale, the inventor, is perfectly
blind, and has been so for many years, but, never-
theless, he appears to have mastered a highly im-
portant secret, and his success on Saturday
was quite equal to 'that attained on any other
occasion. A bowl was placed upon the ground con-
taining a mixture of his impalpable non-explosive
powder, with ordinary gunpowder, in the proportion,
it was stated, of two to one. This resisted all
attempts made to explode it—first with a slow
match, then with lighted matches dropped into it,
and finally by stirring up the mass with a red-hot
poker. As soon, however, as any portion of the
gunpowder was separated from the rest by the pro-
cess of sifting the gunpowder so abstracted exploded
freely. The spectators, of whom some had exhi-
bited a little uneasiness when the word "gunpowder"
was mentioned, and a disposition to retire from front
places, grew so much interested in the experiments
that eventually even when the sifted powder was
exploded not a lady quitted her seat.
As soon as the experiments were concluded, the
general proceedings at this point were brought to
a close with hearty cheers for Lady Spencer, who
had done so much to render the distribution attrac-
tive, for *Lady Elcho, Lord Spencer, Lord Elcho,
and, finally, for " the Queen."
The review was fixed to commence at 5 o'clock,
and punctually at the time named his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge was upon the ground,
accompanied by a numerous Staff. There appears,
however, to be some difficulty in the way of assem-
bling large bodies of volunteers at the hour named,
and it is said that in this instance the fault attaches
to the railway companies. They certainly had a
large amount of extra traffic thrown upon their
hands irrespective of the volunteers, for at Waterloo
station, as early as 2 o'cloek, the trains were unable
to get out to the station punctually, and sufficient
passengers were flocking in to fill a second before
the first train of 30 or 40 carriages had left the plat-
form. The eagerness to witness this year's review
at Wimbledon was unmistakeable, and the desire
arose in some measure probably from the fact that
the lastpublic demonstration of the kind was obliged
to be held in dumb show in consequence of the un-
fortunate accident which occurred to a marker, who
was lying dangerously and, as the result proved,
mortally wounded at Wimbledon on the day of the
Review. This year, down to the firing of the signal
gun on Friday evening, the meeting passed off
without, not only one calamity, but without any
casualty worth recording, and there had been a
tendency in some quarters to regard as unnecessary
and exaggerated the very elaborate medical prepa-
rations and the importation of army surgeons which
the Council determined upon from the outset.
The public, however, little knew that late on this
very Friday night, after the thousands of rifles
in camp had been safely discharged for the
last time a dreadful accident occurred, and
that for some hours it was more than doubtful
whether the Review could proceed on the following

day. It will be remembered that the successful close
of the meeting was celebrated by a display of fire-
works, to witness which an unusually large gather-
ing of spectators attended. Among these, in the
small inclosure, railed off as a species of lawn to the
cottage belonging to Lord Spencer, were the families
and friends of the principal members of the Council.
The fireworks were extremely brilliant and success-
ful; they ascended to prodigious heights, and the vast
area of the Common enabled them to be admired in
all their beauty. Nothing, however, was more re-
markable in connexion with them than the extremely
loud reports which initiated the flight of some of the
rockets, falling stars, &c. At one period two or
three reports of singular loudness, like the
discharge of pieces of heavy artillery, fol-
lowed each other in quick succession, and sud-
denly a couple of officers, included in the party
within the inclosure, thought they heard a rush
through the air, suspiciously like the noise, half-
scream, half-whistle of a shell, followed by the dull
corresponding "thud" upon the ground. A branch
fell from a tree above their heads at the same mo-
ment, and while they were remarking upon the ex-
traordinary angle at which the rocket-sticks appeared
to be flying, somebody exclaimed that a lady had
fainted and was lying upon the ground. The lady
proved to be Miss Giffard, daughter of Lady Giffard.
She was immediately raised and medical assistance
procured, when the mystery of the noises was sadly
explained. Miss Giffard was found to be suffering
from a fearfully lacerated wound of the throat,
caused by a jagged piece of metal several inches
long—the smallest fragment in a large collection
that was picked up off the grass next morning and
filled a good-sized hamper. The loud reports
had accompanied not so much the discharge
of rockets, or the ascent of coloured fires, as
the bursting of the iron vessels from which they were
expelled. The spectators, without knowing it, had
been exposed to the discharge of so many infernal
machines of such destructive force that one iron
fragment flew right over the cottage and the ground
in rear, a distance in a straight line of 400 or 500
yards, falling with such force at the end of its gyra-
tions as to cut its way through ono of the tents in
camp. Lamentable as was the casualty, the surpris-
ing part of the matter is that the explosions were not
attended with wider injuries. Surg. -Major Wyatt, of
the Guards, Dr. Love, a resident physician, and Dr.
Westmacott, of the London Scottish, were in imme-
diate attendance upon Miss Giffard, who happily was
the only sufferer ; the accident, from its taking place
within the enclosure, being concealed from the know-
ledge of the general public. So serious in medical
opinion was the injury, the great arteries of the throat
being laid bare, that it was impossible to move the
patient further than one of the marquees belonging
to the Staff, which, with every comfort that the cir-
cumstances permitted, was placed at her disposal.
Here she was compelled to remain till early the fol-
lowing morning, when the doctors, believing that a
removal to the residence of some relatives near at
hand might be ventured upon, authorised the step,
which was accordingly taken. But for this the re-
view, of course, must have been stopped, and, as it
is, days must still elapse before the ultimate issue of
the accident can be predicted with any confidence.
The visitors on Saturday afternoon, knowing no-
thing of what had occurred, prepared to enjoy the
review to the utmost. The day was fine, without ex-
cessive heat ; the Common, as it never fails to do, sur-
prised the visitors with its wild, uncultivated beauty;
and when at last the line was formed, towards half-
past 6 o'clock, the spectacle was decidedly impressive.
The aggregate of 12,000, upon which the War-office
returns had counted, was not attained, the total
number present being about 2,000 less ; but, owing
to the large proportion of scarlet uniforms in the
ranks, thc force actually in the field was prominently
displayed. There was not, as on former occasions,
any attempt at representing an enemy ; the op-
posing battalions were purely imaginary, and
the Commander-in-Chief manoeuvred the troops
under his orders in two divisions, without any
necessity for weakening their strength. Under
such circumstances the movements were neces-
sarily simple, and, upon the nearer side of the
common, easily followed by the public ; they con-
sisted mainly in two or three changes of front,
well executed, and in a rapid advance as far as the
butts and beyond them, and then in a retreat to the
level plateau, where the first position was taken up.
After the first change of front, and as the line was
pressing forward towards the crest of the ravine,
which must be crossed before reaching the butts, the
6-pounder batteries of the Hon. Artillery Company
made a dash to the front, unlimbered, and poured in
a rapid fire. In limbering up again a little time was
apparently lost, and to make up for this the troop
advanced at a gallop, crossing the road which here
intersects the common and presents an awkward
double rut for guns to traverse at speed. One or
two of the gunners were seen to fly up to a great
height from their saddles, and likewise from the
limber seats, but it was hoped that all had settled
down again and got over safely, till, a little further
on, that stationary cluster about a fallen man was
visible, which once seen can never be mistaken.
Almost before the eye could realize that there had
been an accident an ambulance was flying to the
spot and the unhorsed artilleryman was removed to
the hospital in camp. The gun to which he be-
longed pushed on, and resumed its position in front.
At this period the scene was very animated. Between
about, and beyond the butts, firing was
going on ; these butts which before had been
in the hands of the enemy, were taken, in a few
cases escaladed, and fired from. Of some mounds
the bases were fringed with steel, while other shot
tongue, of fire from their summits ; the scarlet
uniforms lent a wonderful air of reality to
the contest, and on both flanks tho heavy guns
kept up a sustained fire, raising clouds of white
vapour, in which the troops now and then were
lost sight of, to appear again in altered position.
About 8 o'clock his Royal Highness took up his
position at the flagstaff, and the march past com-
menced. With few exceptions it was very steadily
performed. Let regiments, however, be ever so well
drilled, a march past of Volunteers cannot be suc-
cessful until their marching music is reformed. The
bands have certainly made advances in proficiency ;
well-selecte 1 airs are for the most part well played
now, and the old discordant clatter of instruments
is rarely heard. But Volunteer bands are still re-
gardless of what ought to be one of the main points
for which they exist—the assistance of Volunteers
in marching. At the critical moment, as a regiment
is just abreast of the flagstaff, they will change the
time or tune, or even stop altogether and let another
band give out its preliminary roulade without the
slightest thought of the effect produced on the march-
ing of the men. In one case, on Saturday, a batta-
lion of artillery without guns, ono of the finest
corps present, had got half-way past the Comman-
der-in-Chief, when the band, which had played the
leading companies past, stopped short and turned
them over to another set of instrumentalists, who
struck up some seconds later, of course an entirely
different air. As they passed the flagstaff, and
still more when they reached the nearest wheeling
point, the Volunteers made great and successful
efforts to preserve an absolute evenness of
line. The public exhibited much gratification
at the presence of the Honourable Artillery' Com-
pany, whose noble uniform and steady drill make
them valuable acquisitions at any volunteer gather-
ing. Regret, on the other hand, was expressed at
the absence of the Inns of Court, who often take a
conspicuous part at the Wimbledon Reviews. It
was alleged that so many members of this corps are
at present away on circuit that a muster could not
be accomplished ; but it must be borne in mind that
even a limited representation, such as that put in by
several corps on Saturday, is better than no attend-
ance at all. Most of the Voeleurneta, certhroesge especially
regiments werell
warmly and deservedly cheered,
whose leaders held a high place in public estimation
for services rendered to the movement, or the mem-
bers of which have distinguished themselves in the
recent rifle competition. In every case the desire
at least to appear to the best advantage was shown,
and the Commander-in-Chief expressed his admira-
tion audibly of some of the movements. The march
past concluded before 9 o'clock, and then commenced
the return journey to town, which, from the great
crowds at Wimbledon and ~the slow:progress of the
regiments compared with vehicles, is alvi aye tedi-
ous process. The public, nevertheless, accepted. the

delays with the same good humour which they had
manifested throughout the day; and though Putney
station was crowded to its very doors, and out into
the centre of the road, with time and patience every-
body at last found his way to town.
The great success of the review was unhappily
marred by a number of accidents. One, apparently
the most serious, has been already alluded to. Mr.
Davies, of the Hon. Artillery Company, bears the
reputation of a good horseman, but the explanation
of his fall and the consequent concussion which he
received is that, the breastplate having broken, the
horse slipped through his girths and the saddle
turned round while the troop was advancing at full
gallop. Yesterday morning he had so far recovered
as to bear removal from the camp to his own resi-
dence, under the care of Surgeon Gowland. Mr.
George Richardson, of the 3d Middlesex Artillery,
received a contusion of the foot from an artillery
wheel passing over it ; and Private C. Lewis, of the
London Scottish, was slightly injured about the face
by a blow from a ramrod. Private Lockarby, of the
29th Middlesex, and a member of the Queen's West-
minsters, received painful, though not dangerous,
wound from the explosion of the rifles of their rear
rank men. It is to be hoped that these latter acci-
dents will lead to the issue of stringent orders against
the absurd practice that prevails in some corps of
marching at the trail with rifles loaded and capped.
Every comfort and attention that the sufferers could
require awaited them in the hospital marquee, and
too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the ar-
rangements for removing them promptly to this
marquee from the place where they encountered
their accidents.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.

The report of the directors states that the amount re-
ceived on capital account to the 30th of June last was
£13,462,092 ; consisting of ordinary shares and stock,
£5,240,922 ; of preferential stock, £4,851,003 ; mortgage
debt, £2,081,385 ; and debenture stock, £1,288,782. Tho
amount of capital expended during the half-year was
£894,430. The gross revenue for the half-year had been
£496,458, showing an increase of £30,157 over the corre-
sponding half of 1864. There had been a steady increase
upon each item of traffic, notwithstanding the great reduc-
tion of passenger fares and goods rates. Active prepai ations
were being made at the port of Littlohampton for the traffic
to and from the opposite French coast, a sufficient fleet of
steamvessels would soon bo at the disposal of the company,
and a satisfactory return might be anticipated. The work-
ing expenses and renewals amounted to £244,179, against
£220,273, showing an increase of £23,906. The expenses
wore at the rate of 2s. 74d. per train mile against 2s. 6id.,
and 501 per cent. of the receipts, against 481 per cent. of
the receipts for the corresponding half of 1864. Tho in-
crease in the working expenses arose from the additional
amount of work done, and from considerable repairs to the
line and plant, requisite for keeping them in the bust order.
The bills promoted by the company in the last Session of
Parliament had received the Royal assent, as had also a
bill promoted by this company and the London and South
Western Railway Company for transferring to the two
companies jointly the undertaking of the Tooting, Merton,
and Wimbledon Railway Company, in accordance with
certain arrangements. By this act powers were granted to
the London and South Western Railway Company to carry
thoir intended traffic for Blackfriars and Ludgate over the
Brighton Company's lines between Streatham and Knight's-
hill, and to convey their goods traffic between the
Streatham junction and the Brighton Company's wharf
at Deptford. The Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway was
promoted by an independent company, for a line starting
from the Brighton's Company's main line, about one mile
south of Croydon, and proceeding in a direct course for a
distance of 22 miles till it reached the Brighton Company's
extension from East Grinstead, at Groombridge, a short
distance from Tunbridge Wells. The line would give to
the Brighton Company a direct route from Tunbridge
Wells, and in connexion with their authorised lines from
Groombridge to Hailsham and St. Leonard, a lino to the
latter place and Hastings, nearly as short as any other
route which existodor could be constructed, The directors
had entered into a working agreement with that company,
and had taken such steps as would result in the Brighton
Company being authorised to subscribe towards the capital,
and insure at the earliest possible moment the completion
of the works and the adoption of the line as part of the
Brighton Company's undertaking. The several works
in progress wore proceeding satisfactorily, excepting that
the South London and the Metropolitan Extension lines
had boon seriously delayed by the difficulties in the iron
trade. The portion between Peckham and Brixton required
by the Chatham Company was, however, nearly ready for
use, and when the whole of the South London line env;
completed an accession of traffic might be expected, larger
in proportion than that derived from any previous exten-
sion of the company's system. The line from Horsham to
Guildford was completed. Tho Banstead and Epsom
Downs line was opened for traffic on the 22d of May. The
lines from Leatherhead to Dorking and from Dorking to
Horsham were progressing. The T unbridgeWells lines were
also approaching completion. The not amount at the credit
of the revenue account wa5£131,055, out of which the direc-
tors recommended the payment of a dividend at the rate of
21 per cent. for the half-year, leaving a balance of £2,731
to the credit of the current half-year. The capital account
showed that the total authorised capital of the company
was £16,902,900, and the amount expended to the 30th of
Juno £13,874,164, leaving £2,928,735 unexpected. The
revenue for the half-year showed that £496,458 had been
received, and £244,179 expended, including £16,390 for
rates and taxes, and £12,198 for Government duty, leaving
a balance of £252,279, out of which £127,200 was deducted
for interest on loans and preference charges, leaving, with
£5,976 from the preceding half-year, a balance of £131,055.