The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-10 00:00:00

771 E WIMBLEDON MEETING-

The business of the meeting commenced yesterday
with most delightful weather, a brilliant sunshine, and
a nice breeze from the south-west, which rendered the
whole scene very agreeable and interesting. The
final range in the first stage for the Queen's Prize
was begun at 600 yards. After this all further com-
petition for the prize will be limited to the sixty who make
the highest aggregate score in the three ranges of 200, 500,
and 600 yards.

In consequence of a noncompliance with the regula-
tions, the council seem determined to take the most
energetic steps for putting down a most irregular pro-
ceeding, and with a firm hand. The following additional
notice has been issued :

"The scores made by Captain Hislop, 39th Middlesex ;
Sergeant Hervey, 39th Middlesex; Sergeant Evans,
Glamorgan ; and Private Holmes, Cambridge, for the
Martini Prize ; and Captain Woods, 40th Middlesex ;
Lieutenant Eddison, 7th West York ; Ensign Ford, 40th
Middlesex ; Sergeant Hervey, 3rd London ; Private
Tebbutt, sth Lincoln ; Private Morris, Ist Hants ; and
R. Wright, sth Lancashire, fir 200 yards, Queen's Prize,
have been disallowed on account of light pull of trigger."

The following notice was also issued yesterday
"The Whitworth Rifles and the National Rifle Associa-
tion Badges will he ready at the concert tent to-morrow
(Saturday) where the qualified competitors can apply for
them."

For the Queen's Prize, up to twelve o'clock
Colour-sergeant Sherlock, 20th Middlesex, had made
an aggregate score of 42, but soon after that
it was surpassed by Sergeant R. W. Witham,
London Rifle Brigade, who made a total aggregate score
of 43—via., 14 at 200, 15 at 500, and 14 at 600 yards.
The highest score at this time made at the 600 yards
alone was made by Sergeant Roberts, 38th Middlesex
(Artists'), who scored 16 points. The next highest score
at this range was that of Sergeant Hunt, of the 22nd
Middlesex (Queen's Westminsters) who made 15 points.
As the day advanced the wind became almost hushed, and
the shooting improved. Private Andrews, of the St.
George's, had made an aggregate of 45 points for the
Queen's Prize, and it was considered almost certain that
he would be the winner, and many of his comrades of the
St. George's were almost ready to congratulate him upon
his success. This feeling continued up to almost the last
shots of the day, when the announcement was made that
Private Kirk, of the Ist East York, had made 46 points.
This was shortly before gunfire, and of course the news
soon spread that he was the winner of the silver medal
and silver badge of the association, besides the pleasant
addition of £6O.

The competition for the Windmill Prizes was re-
sumed and concluded, and at 200 yards Captain
Madden, of the 18th Devon, NI ho made 20 points, took
the first prize of £1!, and the following also took prizes of
E 5 each :—Colour-sergeant Clews, Ord Renfrew,lo points :
Sergeant Lane, Ist Gloucester, 19 ; Sergeant Mackenzie,
Gth North York, 19; Private Chapman, 12th North
York, 18.
The following took prizes of £4 each :--Lieut. Cameron,
6th Inverness, 13 points ; Lieutenant Murdock, Ist
Edinburgh, 18 ; Ensign Greve, 4th Roxburgh, 13 ;
Sergeant-instructor Gilder, 18th Middlesex, 18 ; and
Lieutenant Idell, 17th West York, 18.
Amongst the well-known shots, Leete, of the Queen's
Westminsters, has made an aggregate score of 39 for the
Queen's Prize ; and at GOO yards Private Andrews, of the
11th Middlesex, made 16 points, and Lieutenant Angell,
Ist London Engineers, made 17 points,

SINGULAR FORTUNES OF A CONVICT.

On Thursday, at the Birmingham Police-court, a sin-
gular case was brought before the magistrate's, illustra-
tive of the manner in which penal sentences are carried
out. At the Warwick Assizes in March, 1851, before
Mr. Baron Alderson, a man, named Joseph Marshall,
was sentenced to death for a daring burglary and
attempted murder committed in October previous.
Heeley, a nephew of Marshall's, was imp!icated, and re-
ceived a like sentence. The carital sentence was commuted
to one of transportation for life, and Marshall and Iloeley
wore sent to the convict settlement in Western Australia.
The former behaved well, and after working in a gang for
four years he received a licence available only within
the limits of the colony. After many vicissitudes of for-
tune Marshall saved some money, and returned to Eng-
land in 18(313. Ile had been earning an honest livelihood,
and has kept clear of the police till this week, when some
alleged misdeeds were laid bare, and he is now liable to
have the sentence of imprisonment for life carried out. He
will be committed again to take his trial in the same court
where eighteen years ago ho received sentence of death
from a judge whom ho has survived some years.

Two children were poisoned to death in Liverpool
on Thursday by eating mussels which they found on the
bottom of a flat.

The amount subscribed to purchase an annuity for
the "Ex-Railway King," Hudson, has reached the sum of
£1,500.

The Suez Canal Company give notice that on And
after the `2lst of November the charge for passage will be
10f. for each passenger or for each ton.

The Globe attaches great importance to the state-
ment that the Government intends to create new peers to
pass the Irish Church Bill.

An inquest was held on Thursday at Islington on
the body of James Nevill, aged twelve days, the illigitimate
child of a domestic servant at Iluxton. The father is said
to be Mr. Wallace, in whose service the mother was.
Mrs. Wallace, having no children herself, had the child
put out to nurse, and on Monday evening last, whilst tho
nurse was from home, the child was stolen from its bed and
shortly afterwards found dead on the pavement in Canon-
bury-place, having been violently suffocated
ALLEGED MURDER AT SEA.—A Danish seaman
named Jorenson has been landed at Great Yarmouth from
a Danish vessel, charged with having caused the death of
a lad, one of his shipmates. The circumstances have been
reported to the Danish Consul in London.

AIUSICAL ITEMS. Balfe has gone to Paris.
Faure, the baritone, is ill, and has gone to drink the waters
at Luxenil. Offenbach's "Porichele has been given at
the theatre ih Rio de Janeiro.—Musical Standard.

FORDHANI.—A misunderstanding took place between
Capt. Machell and Fordham after the race won by Prince
Imperial at Newmarket on Thursday. It appears that
Captain Machell, not being satisfied with the running of
Pericles, who was ridden by Fordharn, and having claimed
Prince Imperil], expressed his intention of trying him
With Pericles again ; and Ford Lam, considering that this
would be an imputation on his character, felt justly very
much annoyed, and has, for the present at least, deter-
mined not to ride for the stable.
Mr. J. Farrer's colours are : —Blue, and amber-cross
belts.

The following assumed names have been registered:—
Mr. J. Farrer, Mr. A. Barton.
Tumult broke down while running in the Welter Plate
at Sutton Park on Thursday.
Achilles, the winner of a Selling Sweepstakes at New-
market yesterday, was claimed by Mr. Burcham.
At the beginning of this season, Sunshine had twenty-
nine engagements, the forfeits of which amounted to
£1,330.