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volve a greater amount of skill in hitting him in the
bull's-eye, or just over the region of the heart, and
no doubt the few bull's-eyes that were made will
yield a valuable return.

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ing will take place to-morrow, for the possession of
the Elcho Shield, shot for hitherto by eight picked
men from England and Scotland, but this year
there will be associated with them eight selected
from Ireland, so that the contest will be truly an
international one. The prize was instituted by Lord
Elcho, and for the first two years, we believe, it was
won by the English eight, and on the third year by
the Scotch. The selection this year to represent
the respective countries is as under :

ENGLAND.—Capt. Heaton, Lieut.-Col. Halford,
Capt. Bland, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Banting, Mr. Cun-
liffe, Mr. Martin Smith, and Lieut. Purchas.
SCOTLAND.—Capt. Horatio Ross, Colin Ross,
Edward Ross, the. Earl of Aberdeen, the Hon.
James Gordon, Capt. Mitchell, Sergeant Forbes,
and Mr. Wilkin.

IRELAND.—Mr. A. Barlow, Mr. J. Clarey, Mr.
R. S. Greenhill, Major Leech, Mr. J. M'Kenna,
Mr. J. Rigby, Mr. W: Rigby, and Mr. T. R.
Walkinghame. •

For some time the contest for the Chancellor's
Prize was nearly equal, but the wind was of a very
shifty character, and after a well-fought battle the
victory Ta again , gained by Cambridge by 344
against 340; thereby winning by four marks only.
The numbers last year were, Cambridge 415, Ox-
ford 370, Cambridge then winning by a majority
of 45.

Another honour has just fallen upon Mr. Edward
Ross, for in the contest for the Enfield Wimbledon
Cup, value £lOO, which was restricted to the win-
ners of first prizes of the value of £2O and upwards
in Enfield competitions at any of the Wimbledon
meetings previous to 1865, and the highest scorer
in the Enfield match and Oxford and Cambridge
Challenge Plate in 1864, Mr. Ross has carried off
the prize. He made at the range of 200 yards 15,
and at 600 yards 16 marks, making a total of 31.
The following are the official scores :
SECOND STAGE ALBERT.
800 900 1,000
Yards. Yards. Yards. Total.
Ensign Pixley, Victorias lB 21 21 60
Capt. Heaton, 3d Manchester 24 21 17 62
Major Bishop, Guernsey Militia 14 18. 10 42
Capt. Astley, School of Musketry 24 24 12 60
Sergeant Edwards, 6th Stafford Absent.
Mr. Mefferd, 6th Stafford 2l 23 18 62
Capt. Goodliffe, Lon. Rifle Brig Absent.
Private Wilkin, Ellen Rifles 24 22 14 60
Lan.-Cor. Norsworthy, 23d Mid 21 18 Retired.
Ensign Sprott, sth Lancashire 23 20 10 53
Private Johnson, Bth Stafford 20 24 19 63
Lieut. Purchas, 14th Worcester 23 24 16 63
Egn. Cockerham, 4th West York 21 21 19 61
Captain Jaques, 9th Surrey Absent.
Private Parsons, Hon. Ar. Comp Absent.
Capt. M'Gregor, Lon. Scottish Retired.
Sergeant Snelus, Bth Cheshire 25 19 17
S erg Brown, 13th Lancashire 23 22 18
Sergeant Tinkler, sth Lincoln 20 17 10
Sergeant Green, 3rd Somerset 2O 13 14
Corporal Ingram, 3rd Lanark.., 14 Retired.
Priv. Dunlop, London Scottish 23 Retired.
Private Baker, Ist Gloucester 25 26 18
Sergeant Lane, Bristol Rifles
Corporal Fraser, 7th Inverness 24 14 24
Sergeant Forbes, Ellen Rifles 27 24 18
Private Malcolm, Loud. Scottish 17 19 18
Capt. Penny, Ist Glo'ster Artil. 24 23 22
Capt. Dawson, 4th West York 15 Retired.
Private Sharman, 4th West York 25 18 15
Private Martin, 40th Lancashire 26 19 15
Lieutenant Burt, Ist Warwick 18 23 24
Captain Bland, 76th Regiment 22 23 11
Priv. Peterkin, Cam. University 23 22 18
Lieut. Thomas, 4th West York 23 25 17
Sergeant Loy, 2nd Surrey ~, Absent.
Lieut. Banting, St. George's 22 21 13
Captain Ewen, 2nd West Yo.rk 23 18 19
Private Halsall, 21st Lancashire 24 27 13
Capt. Kinnear, Edinburgh R.B. 23 19 15
Priv. E. Ross, London Scottish 25 25 14
Priv. C. Ross, London Scottish 21 21 17
Lieut. Marriner, 9th Middlesex 16 27 15
Corp. Hepplestone, 6th Lan cash. 25 25 13
*Assistant-Surgeon Henderson,
Mid-Lothian ... 26
Mr. Greenhill
18
Sergeant Kerr, London Scottish 15
Sergeant Gibbs, Ist Bristol 16
Mr. J. Miln
Retired.
Ser. Clutterbuck, sth Gloucester 24 23 12
Captain Suter, Ist Hereford
Priv. Holloway, sth Gloucester 19 16 Retired.
* Assistant-Surgeon Henderson's foresight objected to;
decision will be made known to-morrow.
CHANCELLOR'S CHALLENGE PLATE.
OXFORD.

24 20 70
Retired.
15 Retired.
20 18 24

200 500 600
Yards. Yards. Yards. Total.
Corp. Blackburn,ooxford Univ. 18 20 10 48
Private Winser, Oxford Univ... 12 12 10 31
Col.-Serg. Ward, Oxford Univ. 20 14 13 47
Sorg. bony, Oxford University 18 9 13 40
Lieut. Morrell, Oxford Univ.... 18 21 11 50
Private Kolle, Oxford Univ.... 13 14 9 36
Serg.-Major Bathe, Oxford Univ 12 18 14 41
Sorg. Cundy, Oxford University 17 10 14 41

128 118 91 310
CAMBRIDGE.
200 500 GOO
Yards. Yards. Yards. Total.
Capt. Richardson, Cam. Univ... 19 16 10 45
Capt. Marquis of Lorne, Cam.
University .„ 16 9 14 39
Lieut R. Thompson, Cam. Univ 19 5 12 36
Sergeant Grieve, Cam. Univ.... 13 18 14 45
Berg. White, Cam. University 20 18 14 52
Serg. Hon. B. Bouverio, Cam.
University 19 13 9 41
Private Dyer, Cam. University 15 17 12 41
Private Hon. W. 0. Powlett,
Cambridge University 13 14 15 42


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Mr. Disraeli on the General Election,

The three members for the county of Buckingham—Mr.
Du Pre, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Harvey, were entertained at
Newport-Pagnell yesterday. Mr. Disraeli travelled down
from London to be present at the banquet given on the oc-
casion, and the moment his carriage was seen entering the
town from the Wolverton station of the London and North
Western Railway the bolls of the old church rung out a
merry peal, and the townspeople assembled about the door
of the Swan Hotel to receive him and give him a hearty
welcome. At the dinner the chair was taken by Mr. M.
Knapp, and the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. R.P. Fitzgerald,
Mr. R. R. Walpole, and a number of other loading gentle-
men in the county, sat at the head table with the county
members.

When the usual loyal toasts, " the Army and Navy and
Volunteers," and "the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese,"
had been given,

The CHAIRMAN gave "The County Members," which
was received with all the honours.

Mr. Du PRE, who was very warmly received, returned
thanks, and in doing so said ho had faith in the Conserva-
tive creed, in the soundness of Conservative principles, and
in the energy and union which bound the- Conservative
party. Though they might meet with certain reverses and
disappointments he felt convinced they would ultimately
triumph over all, and defend all the most valuable institu-
tions of the country. (Cheers.) He should oppose stead-
fastly such a lowering of the franchise as would swamp
such men as those who now composed the meeting which
he now addressed (hear, hear), and as would enable mul-
titudes to overpower the men of intelligence, and so to un-
dermine the constitution under which we had the happi-
ness to live. (Cheers.) When he last addressed the men
who usually composed the dinner party at Newton-Pag-
nell, only two out of the three members for the county
were Conservatives, but, thanks to the energy of the con-
stituency and the gallantry of his hon. friend Mr. Harvey,
they had now all three Conservatives. (Hear, hear.) He
was of opinion that till Lord Palmerston retired there would
be probably no change of Government, but after that there
would be. Ho had read a speech recently delivered by Mr.
Walter, in which that gentleman said the Conservative
party were those who constitutionally checked the Ministry,
—that they ought always to be in Opposition, and that the
Liberal party ought always to have the patronage of the
State. (A laugh.) Mr. Walter compared the contest be-
tween the two parties to a game of cricket, in which the
Conservatives were always "out" and the Liberals always
"in." However that might be, he ventured to think that if
the Conservatives should get an innings they would show
they they were as competent as their opponents to adapt
the Government to the wants of the country. (Cheers.)
Mr. DISRAELI then rose amid general and prolonged
cheering. He said—lt is to me a source of great satisfaction
to find myself in this town, in the centre of these Hundreds,
and of a people who have so often proved themselves one
of the great garrisons of the Constitutional force of this
county. It is a necessary consequence of the geographical
position of this part of the great and undivided county
which we represent that we should not so often have an
opportunity of personal communication with our consti-
tuents in the neighbourhood of Newport-Pagnell as with
those in the other parts of the county ; and, therefore, I
always look forward with interest to the northern dinner,
whether it takes place before or after the election. But I
must say it is to me a source of pleasure that this meeting
has taken place after the election for Buckinghamshire and
after our return ; for though meeting you is always agree-
able and satisfactory, still I think I can understand that
a certain degree of anxiety must have influenced us if
we had came here to meet you as candidates and not as
representatives. (A laugh and cheers.) We can, however,
now fully enjoy the position which by your favour and
kindness we have been placed in ; and I feel sure lam
speaking the language of my colleagues as well as my own,
when I say that we are proud of that position ; and I
think that at a moment like the present, when there has
been a great struggle throughout the country, which is still
going on, and when an effort was made by a great and
powerful Government to attack all the boroughs and
counties of the kingdom, it must be a source of pride to us
that the great and undivided county of Buckingham has
returned three Conservative members to Parliament, though
at some previous elections we only secured two seats; so that
Buckinghamshire has resumed that position which during
so many great struggles it had occupied, and has set an ex-
ample to the rest of England which I think will be attended
with some advantage. (Cheers.) Therefore I most sincerely
thank you for your greatldn dn ess in inviting me to meet you
here to-day. I find in this neighbourhood some of my earliest
and warmest supporters, and I can assure them that I shall
always strive to deserve a continuance of their confidence.
(Cries of "You well deserve it," and cheers.) My hon.
friend has alluded to the probable consequences of the
present general election, which has not yet terminated. I
would say a word on that subject as he has referred to it,
because I think it is one—so far as I can form an opinion
from what I read in the public journals—on which con-
siderable inisapprehonsion exists. I cannot myself see
that the result of the present general election, so far as it
can bo known at present, is ono which should cause any
diminution in the confidence of the great Conservative
party of this country; and I think if we fairly consider the
case I shall be able to show that there is very good reason
for that opinion. I shall not quarrel about numbers—l
shall not make captious inquiries as to whether some un-
known individual who has entered Parliament for the first,
and perhaps the last time—(a laugh)--may be a Liberal or
a Conservative. I take a largo and general view and accept
the returns of our opponents; and accepting the returns of
our opponents, and forming an estimate with respect to the
100 seats which are not yet decided and the fate of which
is not known, but respecting which there cannot be much
doubt, I don't hesitate to say that when the new Parliament
meets and settles down, the Conservative party in the
House of Commons will not be inferior in numbers to that
which supported Lord Derby after the general election of
1859. (Hear.) That, gentlemen, in itself would be a very
considerable result, and really, if you examine the matter
with a little closeness, you will see there is a very good foun-
dation for the opinion which lam giving. In the last Par-
liament there wore 310 gentlemen who acknowledged them-
selves—at least formally—members of the Conservative
party, and some may have supposed that if the general
elections had gone in favour of the Conservative party
they might have been so numerically strong that a change
of Government would have instantly occurred. Now, if we
had obtained some moderate accession to our numbers—
say as much as would have been possible under ordinary
circumstances—still it would not have been likely that we
should have an absolute majority ; and I for one should be
sorry to see the Conservative party again raised to power
without being in possession of a decided and absolute ma-
jority. But, gentlemen, there is a great difference between
numbers on paper and effective, practical numbers. (Hear.)
It is very true that in the last Parliament there were 310
hon. gentlemen who formally acknowledged themselves
members of the Conservative party ; but whenever an occa-
sion arose which put at issue the existence of the Govern-
ment—whenever the Conservative leaders made an appeal to
their followers to take the opinion of Parliament on any im-
pertant question of policy—there wore always 15 members
of those 310 who invariably voted against their friends and
supported the Government. (Hear, hear.) Therefore though
on paper you had this large number of 310 members, when
you came to bring your forces into action you had not more
than 295. (Hear, hear.) But it is a very remarkable thing
that at the present moment almost all those who were nomi-
nally Conservatives—who sat on the Conservative benches
in the House of Commons, but invariably when there was
an important question voted for the Government—have
lost their seats. (Loud cheers.) Now, we are told if we take
the figures of the Government, the Ministry have had a
very great triumph—that already they have gainedls
members, and that they will gain more. Well, they may
or they may not. It is possible they may
gain
afew
more ; but let us admit, for the sake a argument, that
the Government gain 20 members in the election. And if
they do gain 20 members in this election, you will find that
when Parliament has met, and when the Ilouse of Commons
has fallen into shape, the state of parties will be very similar
to what it was when Parliament was dissolved. In the first
place, it takes some time before Parliament gets into shape.
There are such things as petitions—(a laugh)--and they
must all be decided upon. In the last Parliament the Con-
servative party gained 10 seats more by petitions. As far as
I can form an opinion from what has taken place, it is not
likely that the petitions after this election will be less
numerous than those presented after the last general elec-
tion ; and from what I have observed in public life it ap-
pears to me that the majority of petition cases will always
be decided against the Liberal party. (A laugh, and hoar,
hear.) And that is a necessary consequence of the fact
that the Conservative party generally—though not always
—depend on legal influences, while tbn Liberal party, since
the days of Walpole, have generally depended on in-
fluences of a particular kind not yet acknowledged to be
constitutional. (Renewed builder and cheers.) It
appears to me, therefore, that though as the immediate
result of the election you may have a diminution in the
number of Conservative members, by this time next year,
when Parliament has fallen into its natural shape, you will
find the position of parties almost identical, as far as
numbers are concerned, to what it was in the last Parlia-
ment. In the last Parliament we met with a force of 295
members; we gained about 10 members by petitions, and
we added another 10 by isolated contests during the six
years of the existence of that Parliament. The practical
result, then, will be this—that when the new House of
Commons has assumed its proper form tho political position
of parties, as far as their influence is concerned, will be
identical with what it was two months before Parliament
was dissolved. Well, then, I say this without the slightest
hesitation—that, considering the Liberal party, in one
shape or another (a laugh), have been in power for so