The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-15 00:00:00

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING.

The-competition for the Queen's Prize was continued
yesterday at the 500 yards range, and the shooting was no
exception to the general rule. Some remarkably good
scores were made, and to all appearances a very high
figure of merit will be necessary to place the
competitor in the first sixty, and entitle him to fire in
the second stage at the longer ranges. There is no doubt
whatever that the general average of the shooting is con-
siderably in excess of that which has taken place on
any former occasion. This to a certain extent may
be attributed to the very favourable state of the
weather, but it is mainly due, probably, to the increasing
interest taken in rifle shooting by the volunteers. Though
many men are present whose faces are familiar to those
who, regularly attend the meeting, and who year after
year take part in the shooting, there are,
perhaps, a greater number of young shots, upon the
ground than at any former contest, and this must be taken
as an indication of a very healthy state of affairs as
regards the volunteer force generally, and in relation to
the shooting department especially. With regard to the
Queen's Prize, notwithstanding the very large numbr
of entries, it is satisfactory to be able to state that the
arrangements made by the Council were perfect in every
respect, and enabled the whole of the competitors at the
200 yards range on Wednesday to complete their firing
comfortably some little time within the specified period.
The Alexandra Prize is not yet concluded, but will be
BO by night, there being a few competitors to complete
their 200 yards range. The 500 and 600 yards shooting
has already been determined, and the results of the 200
yards (for which there are range prizes) is looked to with
considerable interest, as most of the best shots
are engaged in it, and although any position is allowed,
the ranges are the same in the first stage, as in the Queen's
first stage.
The breechloading competition was watched with
considerable interest by a select company, including
Mr. Cardwell, Secretary of State for War, Lord Elcho,
&c. Some very good scores were made, and the rapidity
of the firing was a subject of general comment. That the
breechloader should be the arm of the Volunteers, as well
as of the Regular Army is beyond question, and its dis-
tribution to the various corps cannot long be delayed.
The Lords and Commons Match has been unavoidably
postponed till Saturday. To-day being the day on
which the Irish Land Bill will probably be again under
the consideration of their Lordships' House, the match
would probably not be finished in time that evening to
allow Lord Spencer, Lord Abercorn, and other peers to be
present at the discussion.
The Elcho Challenge Shield is to be shot for on the 20th
instant. The English team, of which Mr. Wells, M.P.,
is captain, is constituted as follows :—Mr. G. Norsworthy,
Inns of Court ; Captain Radcliffs, South Middlesex Rifles;
Captain Fenton, 24th Lancashire (Rochdale) ; Captain
Jaques, Surrey ; Captain Burt, Ist Warwick (Birming-
ham) ; Captain Harrison, 19th West York (Rotherham);
Lieutenant Purchas, 14th Worcester ; the Rev. J. H.
Doe, Victorias.
The Duke of Abercorn commands the Irish contingent,
which, relying in the main upcn the national, or " Rugby,'
rifle, enjoyed, it is said, some advantages over their
English brethren in the preliminary trials, the English
having been sorely troubled by defective ammunition.
The Irish Eight is thus composed :—Mr. J. M'Kenna, Bel-
fast ; Mr. J. G. Pollock, Dublin ; Mr. J. Rigby, ditto ;
Mr. J. Lloyd, Roscrea, ; Mr. W. Smyth, Glasgow ; Lord
Cloncurry, Lieutenant Walker, 34th Regiment ; and Mr.
J. Lowry, Glasgow. Lieutenant-Colonel F. Gascoigne,
of the Leeds Artillery, being the ninth, or waiting man,
in the event of lapse.
Captain Ross is again the veteran leader of the Scotch
Eight, and his trusty band includes names which are very
familiar, viz„ Captain J. W. Malcolm, M.P., Mr. Ed
ward Ross, Corporal Fraser, Queen's Edinburgh ; Mr. J.
Clews, Ayrshire ; Mr. Brownlee, Glamorgan ; Mr. R.
Dunlop, Ist Inverness ; Mr. J. Ferguson, Mr. M`Vittie,
7th Dumfries. .

The first accident at this year's Wimbledon meeting hap-
pened on Wednesday in the shooting for the Queen's Prize.
A member of one of the Middlesex regiments had fired
a shot at the 200 yards' range, which struck half on the
bull's-eye and half on the centre. In ordinary cases one
motion of the disc is sufficient to denote the value of the
shot, and to efface the mark with the paint brush that is
fastened to the reverse side of the disc. In this case,
however, it was necessary to use two brushes, but those at
the firing point, forgetful or not aware of the circum-
stance, fired just as the marker was putting out the disc
for the second time. One splash of lead, penetrating
through the narrow opening from the butt, struck-him on
the face, while a second and sharper splash cut his arm
below the elbow. He, however, walked bravely to the
field hospital, where the cuts were attended to, and he is
doing well.
The proprietor of the London Figaro has offered a prize
of £5 to competitors for the " Extra Prizes '! contest.
The Prince of Wales prize terminated early in the fore-
noon, the following being the result. The ranges were
200, 500, and 600 yards.
COlour-Sergt. Mortimer, Ist Aberdeen 48
Private Venables-, 2nd Oxon
Private Roe, 3rd Salop 44
Lieutenant Good, Ist Dorset
Sergeant Appleby, 3rd Durham 42
Private Pardoe, Ist Oxford University 4l

These all received £5 each, as did fifteen others who had
scored forty points and under.
QUEEN'S, 500 YARDS.
Present highest scores.
Sergeant J. Holmes,• 6th Lancashire l9
Ensign Gow, Ist Edinburgh l9
Private Green, Ist A. B. Dorset
Private Chapman, Rifle Brigade
Sergeant W. Roper, 31st Kent
Private H. Young, 2nd Herts lB
Private L. Cameron, Ist Edinburgh lB
Sergeant Snelis, 2nd Glamorgan lB
Private Williams, 11th Glamorgan
Sergeant W. Beare, 13th Hants ...........

There are twenty-seven others with seventeen to-
fifteen
points. They are almost all Lancashire volunteers.
The following are the aggregate scores for the Alexandra
Prize :

ALEXANDRA AGGREGATE SCORES.
Lieut. Purchas,l4th Worcester, winner of £l5 53
Winners of £lO.
Private Gane, London Scottish ..•
Captain Wilson, 3rd Lanark ... •
Winners of £5.
Major Jopp, Ist AberdeenEnslon ...
Private Starkie;22 LanarkndMidles
Smith let
Captain Rimington, 2nd London

... 51
... 51
... 50
... 50

Sergeant Wallace, 2nd Monmouth ... ... 49
Sergeant Frost, 14th Cheshire ... 49
There are ten winners of £3, and fifteen of £2.
The Daily Telegraph prize was won by Ensign. Green,
3rd Somersetshire, with a score of 19.
GRAPHIC, 500 YABDS.
Corporal Poole, 12th Somerset
ASSOCIATION CUP, 200 AND 500 YARDS.
Highest Aggregates.
Lieutenant Burrows, 23rd Lancashire
Sergeant W. Mickie, London Scottish

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IMPERIAL PARLIA,si ENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY.
ROYAL ASSENT. •

The royal assent was given, by commission, to the fol
lowing bills :—Attorneys' and Solicitors' Remuneration
Wages Attachment Abolition, Wine and Beer-houseEi
(1869) Amendment, Sale of Poisons (Ireland), Protection,
of Inventions, Jewish United Synagogue, General Police
and Improvement (Scotland) Supplemental Bill, Local
Government Supplemental, Southwark and City Subway,
Wandsworth Bridge, London and North-Western Rail-
way (Steam Vessels)."
THE UNIVERSITY TESTS Bl' L.

A number of petitions having been presented against
this bill, EL4 De Grey moved its second reading. The
noble earl briefly explained the provisions of the bill,
and strongly urged their lordships to give their approval
to a measure which would complete the steps which had:
been taken to reform the universities, and place them in
their true position as great national institutions. The
measure would extend the utility and efficiency of our•
great seats of learning, while adequate safeguards had'
been embodied in the bill for the maintenance of
their religious character. The noble marquis opposite'
had given notice of his intention to move resolutions.
with a view of providing proper safeguards for the main-
tenance of religious instruction and worship, but be-
thought the real object was to impede the passing of the
bill during the present session, and therefore he hoped
the House would not be induced to accept the resolution in
preference to reading the bill a second time. Had in-
quiry been the real desire of the noble marquis; he could .
have brought the matter forward some time ago, as the
bill was one of those mentioned in the Royal Speech on '
the opening of Parliament ; but he carefully avoided
doing so, and now at the present late period of the session
he de sired that there should be a select committee ap-
pointed to whom the vote should be referred. He could
only view such a proposal as an attempt to defeat the
bill, and therefore he hoped their lordships would not
consent to adopt the course proposed.—The Marquis of
Salisbury then moved the following resolution :—" That
in any imeakure forienabling persons not members of the
Church of England to hold offices to which they are not
now eligible tin the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge,
and Durham, and the colleges and halls in those univer-
sities, it is essential to provide by law proper safeguards
for the maintenance of religious instruction and worship,
and for the religious character of the education to be
given therein. That a committee be appointed for the
purpose of inquiring into the best mode of giving effect to
the foregoing resolution." The noble marquis said he
took that course because he did not think it was right to
legislate upon such a question without a full and deli-
berate inquiry, not only into the provisions of the bill,
but its probable results.—The Bishop of Oxford said
he could not vote for the amendment proposed, •
and although he had been threatened with the loss
of all. his friends at Oxford, if he voted for "the accursed
measure," he should give it his support, believing better
things both of Oxford and his friends there.—The Bishop
of Gloucester supported the amendment. —The Bishop
of Exeter was of opinion that the time had come when these
tests should be set aside, and that all should be admitted
to the offices and endowments of the universities. The
question was not so much how this was to be done, but to
do it at once, for delay was most mischievous, not only to
the universities, but to the interests of the Church. The
tests, he believed, were the great cause of the doubts and
difficulties which prevailed in the Church and the univer-
sities, and it was the dissensions of those entrusted with
religious education which would drive the country, now
happily strongly religious to adopt a system of secular
education. The time had come when, in order to fight the
battle of truth, it was necessary that these tests should
be abolished, and he hoped that their lordships would now
read the bill a second time.—The Archbishop of York
also warmly supported the second reading of the bill. On
a division, there appeared—
For the second reading
Against it
The result did not elicit a single cheer from either side -
of the House. To the first resolution of the Marquis of
Salisbury, Earl De Grey said he should raise no objection,
but to the second, for the appointment of a select com-
mittee, he should offer his strongest opposition. A some-
what angry discussion then arose as to the utility of
appointing a select committee. Ultimately their lordships
divided, when there appeared—
For the appointment of the committee 95
Against it

Majority
The Customs and Inland Revenue Bill was read a
second time.

The Salmon Acts Amendment Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Tramways Bill passed through committee, 'and the
bill was reported with amendments.

The Benefices Bill was withdrawn.
The Charitable Funds Investment Bill and the Rents
and Periodical Payments Bill were severally read a second
time.

On the motion for the third reading of the Cattle Dis-
eases (Ireland) Bill, the Earl of Airlie moved the recommittal
of the bill, as he believed that infected cattle in Ireland
would be shipped to Scotland, to prevent which he thought
some power of inspection and prohibition ought to be in-
troduced in the bill.—Earl Spencer said there was ample
power for that in the various clauses. The bill was read
a third time and passed.

The Magistrates in Populous Places, the Dividends
and Stock Bill, and the Sligo and Cashel Disfranchise-
ment Bill were read a.third time and passed.
The Consolidated Fund Bill and the Petty Customs
(Scotland) Abolition Bill passed through committee.

The Judicial Committee Bill was read a first time.

The Commons' reasons for disagreeing to certain of
their Lordships' amendments to the Irish Land Bill
were brought up and ordered to be taken into considera-
tion to-morrow.

Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes to ten.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THURSDAY,
The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four

o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. Tillett took his seat for Norwich. The hon. gentle-
man was introduced by Sir T. Bazley and Mr. Mundella.

THE PERMISSIVE BILL.

Sir WILFRID LAWSON gave notice that early next ses-
sion he, should move for leave to re-introduce this bill.
ROYAL RESIDENCE IN IRELAND.

Mr. STACPOOLE asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether, having regard to the desire generally expressed
in Ireland that there should be a royal'residence in that
country, her Majesty's Government would propose to
Parliament this session a grant to purchase a suitable
residence there for his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales.

Mr. GLADSTONE said the Goverment were very sensible
of the importance of the relations between the Royal
Family and Ireland, but it was not the intention to intro-
duce any measure on the subject mentioned during the
present session. _ _