The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-06 00:00:00

2HE VOLUNTEERS.

Colonel Aikman, V.C., presided on Saturday
evening at the annual dinner and distribution of
prizes of the 2d City corps, at the Freemasons'
Tavern, Great Queen-street. There was a large
attendance of the members of the corps and their
friends. After dinner the usual loyal toasts were
given and responded to, and it was shown that the
regiment since its present colonel had taken the
command was rapidly increasing both in strength
and efficiency. The principal prizes were awarded
as follow :—The Challenge Cup, presented by the
Worshipful Companies of Fishmongers and Joiners,
to Captain Remington, best shot of the battalion ;
first prize in the first series to Sergeant 'Wiltshire,
and in the second, third, fourth, fifth, and eighth
series to Private Hinde, Colour-Sergeant Franklin,
Private Boyes, Sergt. Newman, and Corp. Wheeler.
The silver company badges were awarded to Pri-
vate Love, A Company ; Quartermaster-Sergeant
Jenkins, B Company ; Corporal Thomas, C Com-
pany ; Sergeant Kershaw, D Company ; Corporal
Isom, E Company ; and Captain Rimington, F.
Company. A large rumber of prizes for attend-
ance at drill were also presented, the two best being
taken by Colour-Sergeant Morgan and Corporal
Engledew, both of whom had attended 84 drills
during the year.
On Saturday a rifle contest was held at the me-
tropolitan ranges at the Scrubbs, among members
of the City of London Rifle Brigade, London Scot-
tish, 20th (North-West) Middlesex Rifles, City of
London Artillery Brigade, and 3d Middlesex and
3d Essex Artillery, for a series of prizes presented by
the Railway Clearing-house, Euston-square. The
prizes were divided in the ratio of two-thirds for
Enfield rifles and one-third for carbines, the ranges
for the former being the usual 200, 500, and 600
yards, and those for the latter 100, 200, and 300
yards, five shots. More unfavourable weather for
shooting there could not have been, for the wind
blew with the full force of a gale from the north-
east, rendering the taking of a correct aim al-
most an impossibility. The shooting was got
through before dusk, but the highest score made
did not exceed 34 points with the Enfield rifle,
and 32 with the carbine. The winners were :--
Rifles-Ist prize, Sergeant Davidson, 20th Middle-
sex ; 2d prize, Private J. D. Campbell, 20th Mid-
dlesex ; 3d prize, Sergeant P. A. Sherlock, 20tIr
Middlesex; 4th prize, Private T. Reed, 15th Mid-
dlesex (London Scottish) ; sth prize, Lance-Cor-
poral Mapple ; 6th prize, Private Clutton ; 7th
prize, Lance-Corporal Crump, all of the 20th Mid-
dlesex ; and Bth prize, Private M'Leod, Loudon
Scottish. Artillery —lst prize, Gunner Harding,
Ist City of London ; 2d prize, Gunner Maisey ;
3d prize, Gunner flare ; and 4th prize, Gunner
Foskett, all of the 3d Middlesex Artillery. The
above competition was held at the ranges
of the Queen's, the use of which had been
granted for the day. The Sergeant-Instructors
of the 20th Middlesex also fired on the same
day for a series of prizes at 200, 500, and 600
yards. The first was won by Sergant-Major Box ;
the second by Sergeant Instructor Crowther ; and
the third by Sergeant Instructor Grime. On the
previous day, No. 15 (Messrs. Shoolbred's) Com-
pany of the Queen's (Westminster) held their an-
nual prize meeting. The first and second prizes, in
the first series, value £l4, were won by Colour-
Sergeant Robinson and Private Howell, 34 and 31
points, and the first prize in the second series by
Corporal Elliot, 35 points. Tuesday next is fixed
for the annual prize meeting of the 13th (St. Mar-
tin's) Company of the Queen's, and Saturday next
for the fresh contest among the South Middlesex,
West Middlesex, Paddington, St. George's, and
Queen's, for the " Bath" cup.

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