The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

TIIE ARMY.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
will, as colonel of the Scots Fusileer Guards, in-
spect both battalions of that regiment of Guards on
Saturday morning in Hyde Park.
It is expected that his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, as General Commanding-in-Chief,
will make an inspection of the Ist and 2d battalions
of the Grenadier Guards, at present quartered in
the metropolis, in the course of the ensuing week.
Two small draught of troops from the camp at
Colchester, for service in the East, have taken their
departure ; 91 men of the 66th, under the com-
mand of Brevet-Major Fawcett and Lieut. Maguire,
having left for China, and a detachment of the Ist
Royals, 74 strong, and under the command of Capt.
Watts and Ensign Atkinson, being now on his way
to India.

Captain Mercer's No. 3 battery, 4th Brigade,
marched from Woolwich on Tuesday morning, and
were billeted at Islington for the night, under
orders to proceed to the Euston station yesterday
morning, for the purpose of rehearsing and ascer-
taining the readiest method of despatching a field
battery by railway.
The Alpine, 1,664 tons, Capt. J. Rose, has been
chartered by the Hon. Council for India, and will
convey the following reinforcements to Calcutta—
viz., 2 officers and 124 men of the Ist battalion 13th
(Prince Albert's) Light Infantry, from Fermoy ; 3
officers and 135 men of the 27th Enniskillens, from
Buttevant ; and 2 officers and 111 men of the 89th
Regiment, from Fermoy.
The Warrior Queen has also been chartered by
the Government for the conveyance of reinforce-
ments to India, and will embark the following
troops :-3 officers and 74 men of the 46th Regi-
ment, and 5 officers and 283 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men of the 80th Regiment, from Butte-
vant ; and 4 officers and 26 men of the 48th Regi-
ment, from Cork.

The following, addressed to Viscount Sydney, has
been issued from the War-office, dated July 11 :—._

" My Lord,—ln reply to your lordship's letter of the sth
inst., I have the honour to state that there will be no objec-
tion to a brigade field-day for Volunteer corps taking place
at Bromley on the 14th inst., to be attended by such corps
as may have applied for and obtained the necessary per-
mission to assemble (as laid down in the War-office memo-
randum of the 6th ult.)
"No applications for permission for corps to attend can
be received at this office later than 12 o'clock on Friday
next; and no corps which has not obtained leave will be
permitted to take part in the manoeuvres.
" A list of the corps to which leave has been granted will
be transmitted to your lordship as soon as it is complete.
" I have further to inform you, that (in the absence, on
duty, of the Inspector of Volunteers) Major-General Eyre,
commanding at Chatham, has been appointed, with the
consent of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief, to act as inspecting officer on the occasion. He
will superintend and watch the movements, and afterwards
make his report to this office.
" I have to add that Major-Gen. Eyre will be furnished
with the names of the various corps which have received
permission from this office to attend, and if any corps should

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be present without the proper authority, he will be directed
to require them to quit the ground.
" I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's obedi-
ent servant, "S. HERBERT."

In order to give a greater military effect to the
sham fight intended to take place on Saturday next
in Camden-puk, Lord Ranelagh yesterday solicited
the co operation of Gen. Dacres, commanding the
garrison at Woolwich, to permit the attendance of
a corps of mounted Artillery on the occasion.
The General readily complied with his lord-
ship's suggestion, and promised that, on the ap-
proval of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief, the officers and men forming a troopof Royal
Horse Artillery and a couple of field batteries of
artillery should be despatched with their guns from
Woolwich on Saturday morning, so as to arrive at
Camden•park, and take up their position with the
Volunteers at the appointed hour.

THE VICTORIA RIFLES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I take the liberty of forwarding you the
accompanying report of the firing yesterday on the
practice-ground of the Victoria Rifles at Kilburn.
As yen are aware, the number of competitors at
Wimbledon for Miss Burdett Coutts's prize was so
great that the Association were compelled to with-
draw it, there being no time left for the competi-
tion of so large a number.
It was therefore suggested that it should be shot
for at Kilburn on Tuesday, the 10th inst., at 12
o'clock, the arrangements being left in the hands of
Lord Elcho.

To the £5O presented by Miss Burdett Coutts
was added £25 by the Duke of Wellington. These
two sums were divided into three prizes—first,
£3O ; second, .£25 ; third, £2O ; open to all corners,
with any kind of rifle. The distance fired from
was 400 yards, and the number of rounds 10 ; no
entrance fee.

Shortly after 12 o'clock the competition com-
menced, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess
of Wellington, Lord Elcho, Lord Radstock, Major-
General Boileau, and a large assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen:
Among the 53 competitors were Count de Gendre;
Herr T homann (S wiss); Lieut. Lacy, 12th Regiment ;
Captain Archibald, 33d Foot ; Captain Robertson,
9th Perth Rifle Volunteers ; Stewart Mackenzie ;
the Master of Lovat ; Major Talbot ; Captain Dove,
91st company Lanarkshire Rifles; CorporalHodder,
Grenadier Guards ; Captain Greenhill, and several
officers and members of the Victoria Rifles; Mr.
Treeby, and other civil members of the same corps.
Several of the competitors were winzers of prizes
at Wimbledon.
At the termination of the 10 rounds the score
stood:—

Points.
Arthur Fellowes, Victoria Rifles .. 13
David Thornbury, ditto .. .. 13
M. P. Smith, ditto 13
Thomann (Swiss) .. .. 13
Corporal Hodder, Grenadier Guards .. 12
Major Talbot .. .. 10
F. Giles, Victoria Rifles .. .. 10
Captain Greenhill, ditto .. .. 10
G. K. Matthewes, ditto .. 10
Captain Dove, 91st comp., Lanark .. 10

The firing, which had excited the greatest inte-
rest throughout, was now most narrowly watched
as the four first stepped to the front to fire off the
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ties.
Arthur Followes scored.. 2 I M. Smith scored
David Thombiuy „ .. 1 Thomann „

The contest now remained between Fellowes and
Thomann, who had both scored 15 point, and the
final result was :

Thomann l7 points. 1 Thornbury .... 14 points.
Fellowes

It is but justice to the winners of the second and
third prizes to state that Herr Thomann fired with
a superior rifle, with shade to sight and a hair trig-
ger, whereas they fired with the common Govern-
ment long Enfield, regulation bore, made by the
London Armoury Company on the plan of inter-
change, with a pull of trigger equal to 41b. They
also ur_ed the Government ammunition, pattern
1853, as suPpli.a to thc corps from the Government
stores.

The target was 6 feet by 3, with a bull's-eye of 8
inches diameter, counting three, centre two, uppers
and lowers one.

I have strung this together regardless of form or
style, thinking you may poosibly deem this "sequel
to Wimbledon" worthy a space in your valuable
columns.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
FREDK. ABBOTT, Sergt.-Major,
Victoria Rifles.
Orderly-room, Kilburn, July 11.