The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-14 00:00:00

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING.

Yesterday was at once the most pleasant and important
day of the meeting. Rain fell copiously earlyin the morning,
and rendered the atmosphere, as compared with Monday,
deliciously cool. The attractions of the Public Schools'
Contest and the close of the shooting for the Queen's Prize
brought clown a large number of visitors. To appreciate the
results of the day's proceedings we must indulge in a, retro-
spection. The gold medal and badge of the association, which
go along with the £230 given by her Majesty, were won iu
1860 by Private Edward Ross, 7th North York, with 24
out of 60 points, and in 1861 by Private Jopling, 2nd
Middlesex, who made 18 out of 42 points. In 1862
Sergeant Pixley, of the Victorias, secured 44 marks out
of a possible score of 84 ; in 1863 Sergeant Roberts, 12th
Shropshire, 65 ; in I,Sq4 Private Wyatt, London Rifle
Brigade, 60 ; in 1865 private Sharman, 4th West York,
64 ; in 1866 Private Cameron, 6th Inverness, 69 ; in 1867
Sergeant Lane,lst Gloucester, 57 ; and last year, Corporal
Peake being declared disqualified, Lieutenant Carslake,
Fth Somerset, carried off the honours with 65 marks.
Corporal Cameron, of the 6th Inverness, is the hero of
the hour, and of the volunteer world generally. He
has just won the Queen's Prize for the second time—a
feat unprecedented, and hitherto thought to be impossible,
and has, moreover, made the two largest scores on record.
The Ashburton Challenge Shield has been won by Eton
once, viz., in 1861 ; by Marlborough twice, in 1862 and
1864 ; by Winchester once, in 1867 ; by Cheltenham twice,
in 1863 and 1865 ; by Rugby once, in 1866; and by Rossall
last year, being the first time that school
competed. An addition is made to the elevens
this year by a team from Derby. Captain
Hislop, of the 39th Middlesex, has hit a blot in
the course adopted by the Council in connection with dis-
qualifications. In a letter addressed to Lord Elcho, he
complains that the names of those whose scores are
disallowed through a light pull of trigger, the
result of accident merely, are posted with
those who are stated by report to have tampered with the
rifles used by them to obtain a fraudulent advantage.
Captain Hislop speaks feelingly, for he has been himself
disqualified under circumstances which are best set forth
in his own words :—" The rifle which I used for the Martin's
Prize is one that I have had for some years. It was
tested repeatedly on the previous day at different points on
the Common, and after the officerin charge at the Martin's
trize firing-point had manipulated it, I took it, unaltered
in any way, to the north ranges, where it was again tested
and found over the mark considerably. I have since shot
stith it in the Queen's first stage, and it has again been
repeatedly tested and found sound."
The fact that two competitors, Private Doe, Victorias,
and Mr. Farquharson, Blairgowrie, should each have
made the highest possible score, viz., 28 points, at the
Albert 600 yards range, speaks well for the shooting this
year. Major Mulliner, Ist Lancashire Engineers,
Ensign Edmonds, 17th Devon, and four others were only
one point behind.

The shooting for the " Any Rifle " Association Cup
and the "Any Rifle" Wimbledon Cup, was continued
throughout the day. The Rifle Oaks competition was
concluded, and the second stage of the Army Prize
commenced.

The tie for the Tomahawk Prize resulted in the victory
of Private Adams, Ist Newcastle.

The prizes on Saturday will be presented by Princess
Christian. The review which will follow will be attended
by a " flying column " of regular troops of all arms, about
3,000 strong. This will march from Aldershot, arriving
here on Friday.

The Public Schools Elevens were paraded in front of
the Council's tent at three o'clock, and marched off in a
body to the ranges. When the success of Harrow was
rumoured, and the capital figure cut by Rugby and Eton
mentioned in the same breath, the news went speedily
round.

The latest news from Belfast is to the effect that
the city continues quiet, and there is n information of dis-
turbances from the country districts. Twenty-six prisoners
were brought up at the Belfast Police-court on Tuesday for
stone throwing, waylaying, and breaking windows, and
were fined in various amounts. This was in connection
with the disturbance on Sunday night, which was only a
street row.

The question of Order is to be brought under
' consideration in the Ifouso of Lords on Thursday,
when Lord Stratheden will call attention to that part of the
report of the select committee on the construction of the
House, in which it is recommended that larger powers of
interference should be given to the Speaker and the chair-
man of committees for the maintenance of order. The noble
lord intends to move a standing order that when two or
more peers rise to address the house at the same time, the
chairman of committees, subject to the decision of the house,
shall call on one of them to do so.
HER MAJESTY'S SHIP THALIA.—This vessel, the
attempts to launch which at Woolwich Dockyard yester-
day were ineffectual, was safely got off at four o'clOcktlo4
Ul9llling.