The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

The Council of the National Rifle Association
hope that those who are now engaged in forming
county or district rifle associations will see the ad-
vantage of establishing them as far as possible
upon an uniform system throughout the king-
dom, and in connection with the central Na-
tional Association. There is no wish on the
part of the Council to interfere with or check
in any way the independent action of local asso-
ciations, but they are anxious that such an uniform
system should be established as would enable them
annually to tabulate, compare, and record, as they
hope to do, the results of the shooting at the an-
nual county and national prize meetings.
The Council think that they do not over-estimate
the importance of the National Association in as-
suming that it is mainly to the success of the great
Wimbledon Prize Meeting that the spread of the
taste for rifle shooting and the form ition of county
rifle associations are due ; and they further ven-
ture to think that it is chiefly through. the influ-
ence of the great prize meeting, where Volunteers
from all parts of Great Britain and- the colonies
will annually meet and compete for her Majesty's
prize, and where riflemen of all nations will com-
pete for the Prince Consort's prize, that the taste
for rifle-shooting and the existence of local rifle
associations can permanently be maintained.
It is, therefore, to be hoped that the National
will obtain the support and co-operation of all
county associations.

I remain your obedient servant,
ELCHO (in the name of the Council)
St. James's-place, Dec. 14.

P.S. By her Majesty's desire the Queen's Prize
is now open to all colonial Volunteers, on the same
terms as to those of the United Kingdom, and the
National Association has resolved to give their
silver medal to colonial associations.

"RULES OF THE CHESHIRE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
" 1. The object of the association is to assist in
giving permanence to the Volunteer Corps, and to
promote rifle shooting throughout the country.
"2. The association will consist of all annual
subscribers of 10s. and upwards, and of all donors
of £5 and upwards. These may have the privilege
of becoming members of the National Rifle Associa-
tion, by increasing their annual subscription of 10s.
to 205., half of which will be paid to the National
Rifle Association ; or by doubling their donations,
half of which will be applied in the same manner.
"Donors of not less than £2O for prizes in any
one year at the county meetings will be enrolled
as members.
"3. The property of the association shall be
vested in three trustees, to be appointed by the
council.
" 4. The Lord-Lieutenant of the county to be the
patron of the association.
" 5. There shall be a president annually elected
by the council, who shall not be re-eligible for the
office of president for three years.
"G. There shall be 12 vice-presidents annually,
elected at the yearly general meeting in December.
" 7. There shall be a council of 21 ordinary mem-
bers (exclusive of ex officio members) elected at the
general meeting in December, of whom one-third
shall in each year vacate office (in the first and
second year, according to alphabetical order, after-
wards in the order of their election), but shall be
eligible for re-election, Five shall be a quorum. The
council shall have power to appoint sub-committees.
" 8. The patron and president of the association
*:id the trustees shall be ex officio members of the
council, and there shall be a treasurer appointed by
the trustees, who also shall be ex officio a member
of the council.
"9. The council shall have the sole management
of the income and funds of the association, ren-
dering an account at the atonal meeting in De-
cember, such account having been previously
audited by a person or persons not members of the
council to be annually named by the council for
that purpose.
" The council shall have the entire manage-
ment and superintendence of all the other affairs
and concerns of the association ; and shall do all
such acts and deeds as shall appear to them neces-
sary to be done for the purpose of carrying into
effect the objects thereof.
" 10. The council shall be regulated in their pro-
ceeiings by such bylaws as may from time to time
be enacted by them, established bylaws not being
in any case altered, or new ones proposed, without
at least one month's notice of such intention being
given to each member of the council.
" 11. There shall be a paid secretary appointed
by the council, who shall be removable at their
pleasure. Clerks also may be appointed, and offices
taken, at the discretion of the council.
" 12. There shall be a general meeting of the
association in each year, held in Chester, in the
month of December ; at this meeting the council
shall be elected, who shall afterwards elect the
president for the ensuing year.
" 13. There shall be a general meeting of the
Association each year towards the end of August or
beginning
of September, in such part of the county
as stall be deemed by the council most advantage-
"ous for the advancement of the objects of the asso-
ciation;
" At this Meeting it will br. ".;vett to all volunteer
artillery or rifle Companies in the county to send a
certain number of their members (the number to be
fixed by the council) to compete for prizes, provided
that the persons so sent are bone fide effective
members of the company from which they are sent.
or not, ori
Volunteers to pay such entrance fees as the Council
may decide upon.
petitor, which
p`ell. Prizes shall also be given which shall be
0 all corners belonging to or resident in the
county, Whether belo •
nging to Volunteer
companies
payment of a certain sum by each cora-
payment shall entitle him to a cer-o