The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-13 00:00:00

The National Rifle Association.

'VS IMBLEDON, Friday Evening.
To-day the shooting for the Association Cup
continued, but no score was made to surpass that
made yesterday by Private Marsh, whose 37 was
better than the same number made on the first day
by Mr. Ross, of the London Scottish.
In the shooting for the first stage
Queen's Prize,
Captain Wright, of the 30th Cheshire, secured the
high score of 52, and was looked upon as safe to
win the first place in the preliminary competition ;
but it was not long afterwards that Corporal Lake,
of the Ist Stafford, made up the same score. The
next score to this was 50, made by Private Ryrie,
of the 10th Cumberland ; and late in the evening,
just before the close of the firing, Lieut. Evabs, Ist
Notts (Robin floods), made up a score of 50 also,
This stage of the Queen's Prize closed a few minutes
before gunfire, the winner being Capt. Wright, of
the 30th Cheshire, who wins £6O and the silver
medal. Private James, of the 22d Middlesex,who won
this prize last year with 48 points, made 49 to-clay.
The shooting for this prize has been excellent, taken
all together, and the scores of the first 30 and first
60 show an average better than those of former
years. .

at 200 yards were made by
- The highest scores made for the Albert Prize to-
dayadjutant of the 3d Manchester, and Private Martin,
of the same corps,
Captain Heaton,
who each made five bull's-eyes,
scoring 20, the highest possible number. Captain
Heaton also put in five bull's-eyes at 600 yards for
the extra prizes, 3d series.

For the Martin's Cup, Ensign Gow, of the
Queen's (Edinburgh), made a score of 18 at 600
yards range, with an Enfield rifle, firing in the
llythe position.
The Carbine Prizes were also shot for to-day by
the effective artillery volunteers. The score will be
found below.
The first stage of the Alexandra Prize at 200
yards was decided to-day, there being no fewer
than five of the competitors who scored 18, but on
counting backwards it was found that Private J.
score with two bull's-eyes, and he was adjudged
had closed his
E. Roberts, of the Bristol Rifles,
the winner. The remaining scores were also highly
creditable.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day.

The market opens quiet, but unchanged. Sales
probably 10,000 bales.

TEMPLE BAR.— i he face of old Temple
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G
tho operation being performed by the
Ball-Iw'AasSlLlbSjected to a thorough--The
washing at two o'clock
tc be decorated with evergreens, in
steam fire-engines. The venerable
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honour of our visitors.

DESTRUCTIVE THHNHERsToRm—Loss OF LIFE.
—A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy falls of
rain, broke over Darlington, Oldham, and the neighbour-
hood on Wednesday afternoon. At Shaw Hall a building
was struck by lightning and severely damaged, and near
the same place a cow and a horse were killed. Two girls,
named Shirgley and Walker, were struck by the electric
fluid on the road from Sholver. The former died in a short
time, and the latter is suffering severely from her injuries.
several buildings in Oldham itself wore more or less in-
jured by the lightning, and the flood of water rushing into
the underground storerooms did damage to the extent of
£l,OOO. At the western end of the town hardly any rain
fell.
1866, and tho liabilities amounted to
THE CHEPSTOW OLD BANK.--A. second dividend
of is. 6d. in the pound is announced by the trustees of
Snead and Co., Chepstow Old Bank.
0506 k, placeooo,The suspension
.estimated at
the time that the
estate would realize 10s. in. the pound. A dividend of
Bs. was paid some months since, and with the Is. Gd. now
a and
dn Jun©,it was
announced makes a total of 9s. Gd. The assets aro not
yet all realized, and it is understood that there will be
another small dividend. The trustees are Messrs. Brown,
Cure, and Rigging.