The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-07 00:00:00

TILE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY RIFLE
MEETING.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6.---This meeting was brought
to a conclusion to-day. The weather was fine, but
the wind was high. The prize was a purse of £5O,
presented by the Liverpool cottonbrokers ; the
second prize a rifle, value 25 guineas. Distances
1,000 and 1,100 yards, open to all corners. Lieut.
Ich was the most successful, making five points at
1,000, and four points at 1,100 yards. There were
three ties of seven points for the second prize—
namely, Mr. James Colquhoun, Musketry In-
structor at Hythe ; Mr. G. R. Dunbar, son of the
baronet of that name, of Edinburgh ; and Lord
Fielding, of the 4th Denbighshire. The ties
being shot off resulted in Mrro.Dd itselfuuba therbeing
declared the winner of the second prize.
The Whitworth rifle again proved
most efficient weapon. The general score exhibited
,dantwdo fives, two
the following results :—Three
esnixees:
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Tfohuerrse, twwaos threes,som e
a mile, during
by Captain illakeley.
with a Blakeley gun, at a ran
tehyaet wasthe e difficultyge of
practice during the day
Iwtbiiscshuappbousleld's
detachment of No. 4 gun • experienced by the
elevation of the Bla.kele m obtaining the correct
owing to a defect in theY glill
on Saturday was
creditable to all concerned th cartridges. It is very
meeting has gone off with at the Lancashire county
that to Colonel out an accident, excepting
when weGladstone. It is the more satisfac-
tory
thousands of Armed consider that during the week some
In the account men have visited the ground.
Middlesex, lent of the inspection of the 19th
Colonel insteadr.orcughes was called Lieutenant-
aptain-Commandant.
The winner of the third prize given by the mem-
bers of the Liverpool Stock Exchange was de-
scribed as " W. S. Williamson, of the let Shrop-
shire Volunteer Rifles." He is Captain of the
Kidsgrove Rifle Corps.
A meeting
of the Reading Rifle Volunteer Corp%
was held in the Corn Exchange on Monday even-
ing for the distribution of prizes which were offered
for competition among those who had not taken
part in any of the former contests. 'There was a
good muster of Volunteers, and many of the in-
habitants interested in the movement were also
present. In the absence of Captain-Commandant
Sir Paul Hunter, the ceremony of distribution was
performed by Lieutenant Blandy. The prizes were
as follows :-Ist, A long Enfield rifle, to Private
Stanfield ; 2d, a silver inkstand, to Private Charles
Clark • 3d, a timepiece, to Private Ruddock, sen.;
and 4th,' a silver cream jug, to Private Morris.
Each gift was prefaced by some excellent remarks
from Lieutenant 13Iandy, and altogether the meet-
ilia was of a satisfactory character.
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