The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

THE A.IIIIIY.

Marshal the Duke de Magenta and a party of
distinguished officers of the French army on Satur-
day made a visit to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
and were engaged some hours in going over that
institution and the Royal Military Asylum.
Major-Gen. J. E. Portlock, R.E., has resigned his
post as member of the Council of Military Educa-
tion, from impaired health. He had belonged to the
department since its establishment in June, 1857.
The following troops arrived at Aldershot during
the past week :—The head-quarters of the 37th Re-
giment (North Hampshire), under the command of
Col. E. C. W. M. Milman; the Ist Life Guards,
under the command of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. D. C.
F. De Ros ; and the 3d battalion of the Grenadier
Guards, under the command of Col. the Hon. R.
W. P_ Curzon, C.B. The 37th Regiment left
Plymouth on Monday, and arrived at Cove on
Tuesday, the bands of the sth Fusileers, 64th
Regiment, and Ist battalion 60th Rifles meeting
them on their arrival at Farnborough, and preced-
ing them to their cantonments. The strength of
the corps is 32 officers, 41 sergeants, and 738 rank
and file. The women remain at Plymouth until
further orders. The regiment was drawn up on
Friday on the Queen's-parade, North Camp, and
was inspected by the Lieut.-General commanding,
accompanied by his staff. At the conclusion of the
inspection the Lieut.-General complimented Col.
Milman and the officers and men on the efficient
state of the regiment. The Ist Life Guards
arrived on Wednesday from Windsor, and are
quartered in I and K. lines, North Camp, near the
13th Hussars, The total strength of the corps is
24 officers, 38 corporals, and 307 privates. This
corps was also inspected on Friday by Lieut.-Gen.
Sir J. Pennefather. They formed in line on Clay-
cart-ridge shortly before 11 o'clock, and went
through various evolutions in presence of the
Lieut.-General commanding and Lord George
Paget, C. 8., commanding the Cavalry Brigade.
The appearance of the men was all that could ,be
desired ; the manoeuvres were performed with the
usual dash and precision. The 3d battalion of the
Grenadier Guards arrived from the Wellington
barracks on Thursday, and were met on their
arrival at Farnborough Station by the band of the
64th Regiment, who accompanied them to their
quarters on Cove Common, where they are under
canvass. The strength of the battalion is 19
officers, 23 sergeants, and 523 rank and file.
Col. E. C. W. M. Milman, 37th Regiment, has
been appointed Brigadier of the 3d Brigade,
stationed at Aldershott, as successor to Colonel R.
T. Haynes, Bth Regiment.
A grand military rifle match is appointed to take
place at Ccosar's Camp, Aldershot, on the 22d, 23d,
and 24th inst., the programme of which has just
been published. Hits are to be reckoned as well
as points.
A considerable draught of Royal Artillery will
leave Warley Barracks for India in a few days.

Lieut.-Col. Knox, R.A., has received the com-
mand of the Royal Artillery in the eastern district,
in the rcom of Lieut.-Col. O'Connell, R.A., wbo is
under orders for India. Capt.Paget and Lieut. Shoot
of the 66th, have received orders to join the depot
companies of that regiment, and Ensign Sanders is
to proceed to the service companies with a draught
from the corps. Col. Dixon, C. 8., is sufficiently
recovered from his recent severe indisposition to re-
sume the command of the 10th depot battalion at
the camp at Colchester.

It was yesterday announced at Chatham garrison
that the appointment of commandant of the 3d
depot battalion, vacant by the death of Col. C. E.
Fairtlough, has been conferred on Lieut.-Col. the
Hon. J. J. Bourke, formerly of the 88th (Connaught
Rangers).
Yesterday a commencement was made by Messrs.
Foord and Sons, the contractors, to whom has been
intrusted the work, of erecting additional barracks
at Chatham for the officers and men of the Royal
Marines of that division. The new barrack build-
ings are to be erected on the vacant piece of
ground on which the Army and Navy Hotel and
numerous other houses formerly stood, all of which
were purchased by the Admiralty and taken down.
It is intended to erect 211arge and commodious bar-
rack rooms, each 46 feet in length, and the whole
capable of accommodating 600 men, in addition to
the number at present quartered at the barracks.
There will also be quarters for the Staff, and quar-
termasters' and other stores are to be erected. The
new buildings, which are to be erected from plans
prepared under the direction of Col. Greene, Direc-
tor of Admiralty Works, will be about 18 months in
progress.

JHE GRAND NATIONAL RIFLE

CONTEST.

The weather considered, the attendance at Wim-
bledon yesterday, the fifth of the contest, was quite
as numerous as could be expected. Although the
programme was rather an attractive one—the most
interesting of its items being the match between
the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, upon
which the attention of visitors was generally con-
centrated—the weather was as bad as could be de-
sired in the morning, but cleared in the afternoon,
although there was even then rather more wind
than was wished for by the competing marksmen.
The Oxford and Cambridge competition did not
commence till three o'clock, and was preceded by
the contests, commencing at half-past 9, for Lord
Vernon's prize, Messrs_ Eley's prize, the Oaks, the
All Comers, the Association Cup, and the extra
prizes, besides the sport at the sighting targets,
pool, and the running deer.
Besides these, there was the shooting off the ties
for the St. George's Vase and the Harold Cup.
These were the events earliest decided.

With regard to the former, the contest for the
vase was confined to Ferguson,of the Ist Inverness,
and Leete, of the Queen's Westminsters, each of
whom scored 30 in the general contest on Satur-
day, while seven other volunteers who made 29 had
to shoot off their ties to decide the destination of
the third and fourth prizes which are awarded
under this head. Ferguson now made a bull's-eye
with his first shot, beating Leete, who only made a
centre, by one point. He therefore takes the St.
George's Vase for his battalion, and the gold jewel
of St, George, value about £2O, for himself, Leete
taking the second prize, a silver jewel of St. George,
value £l5; while Hemery, 11th Middlesex, takes
the honorary distinction of the bronze cross of St.
George; and Plaskett, of the Civil Service, a pho-
tograph of the Vase itself. The St. George's Chal-
lenge Vase is the gift of Colonel Lindsay, of the St.
George's Rifles, and is worth £250. It will be
held until the contest of next year by the Ist In-
verness, when it will have to be surrendered to
the battalion which may be lucky enough to send
the suecuTetg
the marksman who makes the highest score, and so
on a from year to Year. But in the event of the
entries.
, beloirlr
_ very
battalion winning in three successive years—
a Y unlikely thing—it will become the absolute
property of that battalion, and will be replaced in
year out of the receipts from the
there are upwards of 1,600 corn-
sent
petitors
their besgtinnig to 100 battalions, 99 of which
Saturday. an to compete for the prize on
The Harold Cup, value £sp,
Satur-
day by Nicholls, 10th :3 "1'602 was won on
~ascord .-.•
ter, taking £25 of the isn ) kiibbs, Ist Glouces-
u added by
Rifle Association ; the third pri - the National
fourth of £lO, added ja th© 8%,,z-! of £l5, and the
- -4 way, being won