The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-20 00:00:00

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING.

Yesterday was the wind-up of the Wimbledon
meeting, so far as regards shooting, which to-day
finally closes with a grand review, at which his
Majesty the Sultan will be present.

Association
The first was for a
gave £5O for running
prizes This
iyne yeartwo
the
competitions.
single competitor, during the five minutes, firing
twice at a target 120 yards off, and between each pairs
of shots running a distance of 100 yards, loading
when he likes, but not coming to the firing point.
The second series was precisely the same, but was
for two men working in file—a front and rear rank
man. This competition was not very much pa-
tronised; for during the first week men were too
busy with their other
this week the weather
has been so bad as to make
running in the mud as unpleasant as it was im-
practicable. Yesterday, however, the ground had
dried sufficiently to engagements, and during
enable two Scots to eclipse
anything that had been done before, and to carry
off the prize.

In the military breech-loading
competition the
first prize at 200—making the greatest number of
rounds in two minutes—was taken by Mr.
geaut Pace, 26th Kent, won the
Far-
quharson, of Blairgowrie who fired 36 rounds
with the Henry rifle, and made 92 marks. Ser-
geant
secolid prize, with
80 marks, made with the Government Snider ;
Mr. Bird, of the South Middlesex, making the same
score with a Joslyn rifle, and Ensign Black the
Iu the Duke of Cambrith,e's
same score with the Witney rifle.
prize of £5O, the
second stage of the military breech-loading compe-
tition, the winner was Private M'Rac, Ist New-
castle, whD shot with the henry rifle.
Last night the Ist Surrey gave a
grand assault
of arms in their camp, which was crowded with
spectators. So ended the eighth meeting
of the
National Rifle Association, which, but fur the un-
fortunate weather of the past week, would have
been in every particular a most brilliant success.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE NAVAL REVIEW.—It is
to be hoped that the country will be favoured with some
good photographic views of the naval review. It will bo
be the case, as the steady old paddle-tug
no fault of the authorities if the contrary should happen to
at the disposal of Colonel Clarke, R.E., the director of
engineering and architectural works to the Admiralty,
who, with a staff of experienced "operators," endeavoured,
Echo was placed
under very advoro circumstances, to "photo" the fleet
under its most striking aspects. Wo only hope that suc-
cess has crowned their efforts.—Army and Navy Gazette.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

INDIA.

BOMBAY, June 24 (Via Trieste).

The Bombay Government is said to have received
intelligence of the death of one, if not two, of the
British captives in Abyssinia.
A meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of
Bengal was held on the 17th, at which a resolution
was unanimously adopted in favour of amalgama-
tion with the Bank of Bombay. It is understood,

however, that Government will not sanction amal-
gamation until satisfied that the reconstruction of
the Bank of Bombay is impossible.
The new dock was opened on 17th inst.
The United States frigate Sacramento was
wrecked at Masulipatam, near Cocanada, while
proceeding to Calcutta.

CALCUTTA, June 19.

(Via Trieste.)
The latest accounts received here relative to the
famine in Orissa are less satisfactory. An appeal
has been published asking for £30,000 to support
1,500 children who have been left orphans by the
famine. A native gentleman has offered £l,OOO
to the famine fund provided that nine others sub-
scribe each a similar amount.

It is stated that the prospects of the Indigo sea-
son
are unusually good.
Arrivals at Calcutta from the MauritiUs aro sub-
jected to quarantine.
The tea planters in Assam have memorialised the
Home Government, praying a separate administra-
tion and the appropriation of all revenues of Assam
for the sole benefit of that province.
Advices from British Bunuah say that there is
every prospect of an abundant harvest.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, July 20.

In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of
Deputies clauses 2 and 3 of the Church Property
Bill were passed with slight modification. Some
amendments proposed by Deputies were rejected.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, July 19.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the
Reichsrath the Minister of Justice brought in a bill
for the amendment of penal code. In accordance
with this bill corporal punishment and chains will
be henceforth abolished, and legal disqualifications
which now are entailed by convictions for misde-
meanours will be totally done away with, and in
criminal convictions be only temporary. These
alterations in the law are also to affect persons con-
victed previous to the passing of this bill. The
committee on religious affairs propose that a civil
code of laws shall be introduced for the regulation
of the marriages of Catholics, and also the introduc-
tion of civil marriage. They further propose the
emancipation of schools from the Church, and that
all religions shall be regarded as equal in the eye of
the law.