The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-19 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEERS.

On Saturday the annual prize meeting of the
London Rifle Brigade opened at Plaistow in a com-
petition for prizes of 20 guineas and less, presented
by the City companies. The competitions were
limited to the " extra efficients," a term which, as
applied to those volunteers who, in addition to un-
dergoing the required number of drills, fire the GO
rounds in class and pass, at least, into the second
" period." The firing was at 200, 500, and 600
yards, seven shots at each range, but the prizes will
be awarded only to those competitors who shoot
twice over the ranges, awl make the highest aggre-
gate scores. The first prize, value 20 guineas, is
presented by the Merchant Taylors' Company ; the
second, value 15 guineas, by the Goldsmiths' Com-
pany ; the third, value 10 guineas, by the Drapers'
Company ; the fourth, value 9 guineas, also by the
Goldsmiths' Company ; the fifth, sixth, and seventh,
to the amount of 20 guineas, are given by the ward
of Cheap. The eighth and ninth, to the amount of
10 ghineas, by the Salters' Company, and the three
last, to the same amount, are given by the Fish-
mongers' Company. The shooting occupied all day
on Saturday, and at its close only the first stage had
been fired. There was a very strong wind prevail-
ing the whole of the day, necessitating constant aim
off the target at 600 yards, but some good scores
were made notwithstanding. Sixty—one being re-
gistered by Private Law, 57 by Private Wyatt and
Colour-sergeant Churchill, the well-known shot,
and Sergeant Drane also stood well. The prizes to
be competed for during the week are presented by
Colonel Warde, General Sir G. Bowles, K.C.8.,
Major Aderman Sir W. A. Rose, and other officers,
and by the City companies. Only three individual
citizens—namely, Mr. Joseph Fenn, Mr. Bannister,
and Messrs. Silver—appear in the prize list as
donors. The firing was conducted under the man-
agement of the adjutants, Captains Ewens and
O'Callaghan.
The annual prize meeting of Lord Abercorn's
company of the London Scottish was lately held at
the Wimbledon ranges. The Abercorn challenge
vase, value £52, was declared to be won for the
year by Quartermaster Strachan, he having won it
the greatest number of times in monthly comneti-
tions between January till June. The chathpion
badge of the company was won by Private White.
Two series of prizes were shot for, and Private
Sharer won the first, value £7, of the first series ;
Sergeant Baillie, the winner of the St. George's
Vase at the last Wimbledon meeting, won the second;
and the other winners were Corporal A. Scott, Pri-
vate White, Private Murray, and Sergeant Michie.
In another series Sergeant Baillie won a small-bore
rifle, given by Mr. Kerr, of the London Armoury
Company, the inventor of the Kerr rifle ; Quarter-
master Strachan won a sporting gun value four
guineas ; Private Murray won a London Armoury
Company rifle, and Private -White a desk value two
guineas.
Several of the many companies of the London
Irish, which is now looked upon as the strongest
Metropolitan corps, so far as efficient members are
concerned, fired at Milton, near Gravesend, for the
annual array of prizes, the great majority of which
had been presented by the officers. In A company
Privates J. Thomlinson, Weatherhead, W. O'Neill,
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Private Hughes won a handsome tea
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