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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN! 'l/443, JULY 10, 1862.

,A LBERr MEDICAL and FAMILY ENDOW-
ME NT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
7, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, S.W.
Established 1838.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the HALF-
YEARLY DIVIDEND to the 30th ultimo, after the rate of
Seven per Cent. per Annum, is in course of PAYMENT to
the Shareholders.

NATIONAL _RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Messrs. Allen, 14th Wilts, 18, winner of first prize;
Marriner, West Middlesex, 15, second prize.
To-day the AU Corners of All Nations will shoot
off their ties, while the Rifle Derby, the Association
Cup, the Duke of Cambridge's prize, and the extra
prizes competitions will continue. The new fea-
tures will be the Prince of Wales' Prize, £lOO, cup
or money ; the Duke of Wellington's Prize, £5O,
cup or money ; the Saturday Review Prize, £5O,
cup or money; and Mr. Henry's Prizes of a £26
rifle and £l5 rifle, open to all comers at the Run-
ning Deer.

March weather, cold, windy, rainy, and cheerless
did not
o tend
f the
yesterday
Council
National Rifle Association by bring-
ing to Wimbledon the thousands of visitors who,
under more favourable circumstances, might have
been expected. Still, the number was sufficient to
show the interest generally felt in the proceedings.
and more especially on the international match be-
tween England and Scotland, which commenced
early in the day_ In addition to this contest there
were the competition for the Duke of Cambridge's
prize, the Rifle Derby, Extra Prizes 2d and 3d
series, the All Comers, the Association Cup, Sweep-
stakes (25 per cent_ to Association), of 2s. 6d., at
200 yards ; 55., at 500 yards ; and 10s., at 600
yards ; Pool, &c. There were many noblemen and
gentlemen early on the ground, and it was noticed
that there was much more than the usual proportion
of ladies.

FRANK EASUM, Secretary.

10th July, 1862.

The review will commence on Saturday at 5 pan,
It is expected that upwards of 10,000 volunteers
will be present, and the force will be divided into
two divisions, which will manoeuvre against each
other. The covered stand will accommodate a large
number of spectators. It is expected that Marshal
McMahon (Duke of Magenta), and many other dis-
tinguished foreigners now in London will avail
themselves of the opportunity of judging of the
merits of the British volunteers.

The match between England and Scotland was
originated at the meeting last year by Lord Bury
and Capt. Ross, by whom, in fact, all its prelimi-
naries were settled and all its conditions laid down.
It has been adopted as a permanent feature in the
programme of all future annual meetings of the As-
sociation, upon the principle with regard to nation-
ality, that the test shall be paternal descent. Lord
Elcho has intimated his intention of presenting an
" Elcho Challenge Shield," and this will be the prize
shot for from year to year for ever—each of the
successful champions to receive a small prize, which
is to be paid for by the losing side. The exact na-
ture of the small prize, however, is not yet deter-
mined
upon, and the shield itself is understood to be
at the present time in its first stage of manufacture.
The firing was at three ranges of 800, 90), and
1,000 yards respectively; and the number of shots
per man was larger than in any other contest of the
meeting. Usually the number of shots has been five
at each range ; in the parliamentary contest, as well
as in those between the public schools and the two
universities, the number was seven ; but in the
present instance, in order to give a better chance
of a fair average, and to shut out any probability
of the final result being materially affected by acci-
dent, it was arranged that each of the competitors
should have 15 shots at each range. Lord Bury
headed the English eight, and Captain Ross the
Scottish ; the former being distinguished by the red
cross of St. George on the right arm, and the latter
by the blue cross of St. Andrew. Of these 16
champions every one had a reputation to sustain,
and each exerted himself like a really representative
man, and as if he imagined the honour of his nation
to rest on his individual rifle. The English eight
were Lord Bury, Captain Heaton, Sergeant Rowe,
Martin Smith, the Earl of Ducie, Halford,
and Beasley. The Scotch eight were Captain Ross,
Lieutenant Ross (his son), the Master of Lovat,
Major Moir, Anderson, Fergusson, Muir, and Peter-
kin. There was an umpire chosen by each side, with
a final reference in cases of dispute to Gen. Hay.
Before the commencement of the firing there was
a strong general inclination to back the Blue Cross
of St. Andrew, but before it had advanced very far
the Red Cross of St. George rose in favour, and long
before the score was made up at 800 yards the odds
were considerably in their favour. Lord Bury led
the way with a splendid score on the English side,
but was excelled by Captain Ross, who at 800 yards
scored 52, out of 60 possible, points and hits in-
cluded ; and the English shooting' was good from
first to last at this range, the Scotch being rather
unfortunate, Mr. Fergusson more particularly, who,
after carrying off the St. George's vase from nearly
100 competitors, only struck the 800 yards target
twice out of 15 shots. At the conclusion of the first
stage of the firing the English eight had beat their
northern opponents by about 50, and increased that
majority by 30 at the 900 yards range.
In the course of the firing at the second range an
objection was taken by Captain Ross, which, if
sustained, might deprive the English of their supe-
riority. By rule 9 a miss shall be shown by a flag held
on one side or the other, high or low, to indicate the
direction in which the shot went. This was done at
the Scotch target, and the objection raised was that
throughout the first range the men on duty at the
mantelets had actually gone up to the butts to point
out the precise spot where a shot struck; and this,
it was contended by Captain Ross, had given to his
opponents a great advantage. The decision of Gen.
Hay was that since Capt, Latour, the Scotch um-
pire at the English target, had made no protest
when the practice was adopted, the objection came
too late from Capt. Ross, and could not be sustained.
Lord Elcho entirely concurred with Gen. Hay, and
the shooting proceeded, with the understanding
that either practice might be adopted, but that it
must be the same at both targets.
At the 1,000 yards range fortune declared herself
still more decisively against the Scottish Lion, for
so far as the shooting had proceeded when the gun-
fire put an end to the proceedings of the day, the
English eight had increased their majority, so that
Capt. Ross admitted, with the utmost possible good
humour, that he and his party had got " a jolly good
licking," which was strictly true. When the firing
was suspended that at the 1,000 yards range was
about half got through.
ALL COMERS-200 YARDs.—Messrs. Muir, 3d
Kirkcudbright; Thornbury, Victoria Rifles; and
Potter, School of Musketry ; made 18 each, and
won £2O each. Messrs. Burra, 29th Kent; Hap-
pleston ; Cotesworth, sth Lancashire ; Smith, 17th
Edinburgh; Fellowes, Victoria Rifles; Wilson,
School of Musketry; Halsall, 21st Lancashire;
Field, Hon. Artillery Company ; Jopling, 2d Mid-
dlesex; and Lawley, Derby; made 17 each, and
shoot off to determine three prizes, and for six places
in competition for Prince Albert's prize.

ALL COMERS-500 YARDS.—Messrs. Punshon,
Newcastle ; Bluett, 10th Regt. ; Wilson, School of
Musketry ; and Rose, ditto ; made 20 each, won
£35 each, and shoot off for place. Messrs. Vaisey,
Ist War wick ; Cunliffe, 26th Cheshire; Padwick,
7th Sussex; Baynes, 12th Surrey; Moir, 23d Stir-
ling; Banting, St. George's; Rowland, 55th Foot;
Lathbury, 70th Lancashire; Dougall, 26th Lanes-
shire ; Herne, 9th Devon; Salt, 2d Derby ; Thomas
4th West York; and Prince, 7th Surrey; made 19
each, shot off to determine three prizes, and for
seven places in competition for Prince Albert's prize.
ALL COMERS-600 YARDS.—Messrs. Dines, 28th
Middlesex; Moir, 23d Stirling; and Cunliffe, 26th
Cheshire, made 19 each, and won £5O each. Messrs.
Young, Ist Stirlink ; De Gendre, Swiss ; Formby,
Liverpool R.B. ; Scott, London Scottish ; Gill, 4th
West York ; Wilson, School of Musketry ; Halsall,
21st Lancashire; and Morrison, London Scottish,
made 18 each and shot for four prizes. Messrs.
Heaton, 3d Manchester; Colquhoun, 4th D. Guards;
Sharp, 40th Lancashire ; Brock, 82d Foot ; Earl
Ducie ; Fane, Oxford ; Stuart, London Scottish ;
Burra, 29th Kent; Halford, Ist Leicester ; and
Johnstone, Roxburgh, made 17 each, and shot for
three places to compete for Albert prize.
SWEEPSTAKES-200 YARDS (Government ELMMII-
tion).—Messrs. Mole, 10th Durham, 17, winner of
first prize; Roscoe, 27th Lancashire ; Thresher, sth
Dorset ; Greenway, 17th Surrey ; and Lintot, St.
George's, made 16 each, ties for second prize.
SWEEPSTAKES 200 YARDS (Small bores).—
Messrs. Panton, 2d Dorset ; Fellowes, Victoria ;
Baker, Ist Gloucester; Brooks, 12th Middlesex;
and Thorley, Ist East York. made 17 each, all shoot
off for first and second prizes.
SWEEPSTAKES-500 YARDS (Government ammu-
nition).—Messrs. Punshon, Ist Newcastle, 17, win-
ner of first prize ; Marriner, West Middlesex ; and
Cortis, 11th Sussex, made 15 each, ties for second
prize.
SWEEPSTAKES —5OO YARDS (Small bores).—
Messrs. Ewen, 2d West York Militia, 20, winner
of first prize ; Punshon, Ist Newcastle, 19, second
prize.
SWEEPSTAKES —6OO YARDS (Small bore).---