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Twenty-Rsoad Prize.—Cooper,W., 31 points—six silver
forkp
sixlitver spoons, with the arms of Belgium.
TV-en y-third.Piize.—Arrowsmlth, 31 points—a similar

Visit of the,Veluneerl34o Belgium:

(From the Times Special Correspondent.)
BRUSSELS, TUO34iV _Morning.
The Volunteer Camp has been ftlx broken up,
the Britilh flag has been pulled awn at 'lA,ad-
quarters, and%lthCommander-in-Chief and his
aides-de-camp have gone to some other champ des
manceurres. A few Volunteers are still to be seen in.
the streets, and their appearance still gives rise to
the " Hip, hip, hurrah !" with which the lower
orders salute them ; but Brussels has returned to
its ordinary occupations, and in another 24 hours
there will not be even a trace of the splendid fes-
tivities of the past fortnight. As some reports have
been circulated to the prejudice of the Volunteers in
respect of their conduct while in this city, it may be
well, before bringing my record of the visit to a con-
clusion, that I should say a word or two on the subject.
Having been about all day and all night wherever
Volunteers " most did congregate," and having been
obliged to sit out the small hours after midnight in
preparing my letters for the morning mail, I venture
to think that I have had as good an opportunity as
any other person in Brussels of judging of the be-
haviour of the Volunteers. Well, under such cir-
cumstances, I have no hesitation in stating that
it has been such as to do them the highest credit.
The testimony of private families residing here—
and there could be no better evidence in the mat-
ter—is that the " British Volunteers have acted
like gentlemen." Sometimes there was a little
noise in the streets after midnight, and as on these
occasions Volunteers were heard shouting " Vive le
Roi," and joining in the " Brabangonne" and " God
Save the Queen," a general order requesting that
such proceedings would not be renewed was posted
at head-quarters. The prudence of this order may
very fairly be questioned. The men might have
been communicated with on the subject through
their officers ; but such a document gave a handle
to those who were disposed to cast odium on the
Volunteers, though, of course, it was only a request
addressed to a few. During the fetes it was difficult
for any Volunteer to get home after a ball or con-
cert without being pressed by Belgians to stop on
the way and partake of private hospitality. Besides
a Belgian guard was invariably to be found round
any group of Volunteers on their way to their hotel.
Those generous Belgians were sure to raise their
voices in the inevitable " Hip, hip hurrah," which
evidently they believe to be our formula of acclama-
tion on every occasion when we would express our
enthusiasm, even though there were no more drink-
ing going on than would be at a teetotal meeting ;
and the result of this salutation and the bar or two
of " God Save the Queen" which invariably fol-
lowed it was naturally to evoke a " Vive le Roi !"
'and the " Braban9oune" from the English portion
of the company. British rioting took no more mis-
chievous turn than that. No Volunteers were seen
in disreputable company ; they were mixed up in no
night brawls; they had no squabbles with the town's
people ; and they discharged their hotel bill in a
manner to leave the landlords nothing to complain
of. Remembering, then, that there were nearly
1,000 of them here, all on a holiday, and all having
every temptation to abuse hospitality had they been
so disposed, their conduct cannot be deemed any-
thing else than highly creditable to their corps and
their country, That their commanding officer is of
that opinion appears from the following document
which he issued yesterday on leaving head-quarters :
" Ifead-quarters, Brussels, Oct. 22 .
" Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd Lindsay, in concluding his
duly as Commandant of the Detachment of Volunteers in
Belgium, has to thank all ranks with whom ho had the
honour to act for the generous assistance they have on all
occasions given him in maintaining the credit and good
name of the English Volunteers in this foreign land. Within
a period of 12 hours 1,100 in tit, drawn from almost every
corpsin the kingdom, were assembled in Brussels, and were
immediately called upon to take part in parades and reviews
prepared fur their reception ; that they were enabled to do
this with credit to themselves is due to their appreciation
of the necessity of discipline, and to the readiness with
which they attended to all orderseangimilitgo,RMYbVi
wero issued for their guidance. The
an
epoch
of British Vi.duuteers to Belgin.sNitltsu to oe remembered
tory of our fiS and satisfaction by
all. The gratifying
proofs of Belgian kindness, hospitality, and goodwill ac-
corded at our arrival has been enhanced by the general
assurance at our departure of their appreciation of our. good
behaviour. That all ranks hero present have contributed
towards the good understanding and mutual respect which
has sprung up between the Volunteers of England and the
people of Belgium is a matter of congratulation, not
only
to the 1,000 Volunteers here present, but to 180,000 Vol un-
teers whom they represent in England."
The Reunion Lyrique gave a final concert to the
foreign riflemen a night or two ago, and between
the first and second part of the performance M. Do
L'Eau D'Audrimot, major commanding the Chas-
seurs Eclaireurs of the Garde Civique, presented
to Col. Loyd Lindsay, for the National Rifle Asso-
ciation, a cup and a vase, offered by the battalion
and the Belgian excursionists, as a prize to be com-
peted for at Wimbledon. Both prizes are extremely
beautiful objects of art. Col. Lindsay and Lieut.
Furley returned thanks, and several other speeches
were delivered on the occasion.

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' Twenty-fourth Prize.—Sharman, 31 points—a similar
prize.
Twenty-fifth Prize.—Montgomery, 31 points—a similar
prize.
Twenty-sixth Prize.—Harms, 31 points—a similar prize •
Twenty-seventh Prize.—Say, 30 points—a similar prize.
T wen ty-eighth Priz e.—C urtis, 30 points—a fowling piece
given by the Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Legion of the
Garde Civique.
Twenty-ninth Prize.—Edmonds, 30 points—a richly gilt
silver medal, value £6, given by the proprietor, M. Brown ,
of the Globe Tavern.

Thirtieth Prize.—Hodgkinson, 30 points—an artistic
sword hilt and a revolver, given by Messrs. Buls et ()outer,
of Brussels.

Thirty-first Prize.—Berry, W., 30 points—a richly gilt
silver medal, givan by the Brotherhool of St. Antoine, in
Alost.

Thirty-second Prize.—Russell, Adr., 30 pointe—photo-
graphs and a work of art in bronze, offered by 31. Vorwee.
Thirty points each were obtained by Macrostie, Hewitt,
and Greenhill.

In the long range competition especially reserved
to the Belgians eight prizes were given. The first
consisted of 12 silver forks, the remaining seven
were medals. The successful competitors were :
First Prize.—M. J. Fievet, of Schaerbcek, 32 points.
- Second Prize.—M. Leopold Collette, of Liege, 31 points:
Third Prize.—M. Alexandre Andre, of Charleroi, 31
points.

Fourth Prize.—M. J. Rollin, of Liege, 30 points.

Fifth Prize.—M. Joseph Jacques, of Mons, 29 points.
Sixth Prize.—M. Edouard Saere, of Brussels, 28 points.
Seventh Prize.—M. Aitud Andre, Charleroi, 28 points.
Eighth Prize.—M. Paul Baert, of Brussels, 27 points.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

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The following general order, No. 892, has been
issued from the Horse Guards, by command of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge:—
"His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-
in-Chief directs that when officers of the army are desirous

of being appointed to the commissariat department, in terms
of clause 4 of the royal warrant of Oct. 28, 1858, their ap-
plications may be made according to the prescribed form,
which will be forwarded to the Adjutant-General of the

Forces, for submission to the Field-Marshal Commanding
in Chief, with a letter of recommendation from the officer

commanding the regiment or depot, to which the appli-
cants may belong. Previously to appointment as proba-
tionary deputy assistant commissary generals candidates
will be required to undergo an examination according to
the following scheme:—Obligatory—English language,

correct writing from dictation, composition : maximum
number of marks, 1,000. Arithmetic: first four rules,
simple and compound, weights and measures, vulgar and
decimal fractions, duodecimals, proportion, extraction of
square root, practice, and interest and discount : 1,000
marks. One foreign language. In each of the subjects
one-half of the marks allotted to it should bo gained for
qualification. Voluntary Subjects—Mathematics, Algebra,
Euclid (Books I. to VI. and XI. and XII.), trigonometry,
mensuration of planes and solids, mechanics: 2,500 maxi-

mum number of marks. Geography—Especially in refe-
rence to the population, commercial production, resources,

and communication of countries : 1,000 marks. History—
From the year 1789: 1,000 marks. Chemistry-1,000

marks. Geology and Mineralogy-1,000 marks. Any other
modern language—each 1,000 marks. No candidate will

be considered qualified who does not obtain an aggregate
of 2,400 marks. Not more than three of the voluntary

subjects must be taken up by any candidate, nor will he be

allowed to count the marks he obtains in any voluntary
subject, if balow one-fifth of the maximum allotted to it.

Candidates who have obtained commissions from Woolwich

or Sandhurst, without purchase by passing out on list A,
or who are exempted by article 48 (b), revised army regu-
lations, will be required to undergo a qualifying examina-
tion in one foreign language only.
" By command of his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-C hie f.
"WILLIAM PAULET, Adjutant-General."

Yesterday Major-Gen.Sir RobertWal pole, K. C. 8.,

Gravesend, for New Zealand, to join the service
companies of their respective corps.

At the distribution of the prizes for thelong-range
shooting the Minister of the Interior and the Pre-
sident of the Chamber of Representatives was
present. The names of the winners were declared
by the secretary, M. Boulart, to whom the compe-
titors owe a debt of gratitude for his management
of and constant attendance at the range. As the
winners came forward to receive their prizes they
were warmly congratulated by Mr. Dailly, the pre-
sident of the Tir. Captain Willmott, of the Vic-
torias, announced that it was the intention of the
members of that corps present in Brussels to pre-
sent a silver cup to be shot for by Belgians at
next year's Tir, on such conditions as should be
laid down by the Commission. A model of this
prize was exhibited, and the Belgians received the
announcement of the offer with several rounds of
cheering. The following is the prize list. Should
there be any errors in the names I am not answer-
able for them. I give them as they have been
furnished by the Commission of the Tir, and have
no means of checking them with any English list:—
First Prize.—Alfred Cortis, 35 points—a work of art,
given by the King, value £lO, and the portrait of the
N. inner.

Second Prize.—Hooper, 35 points—a work of art, value
£4O, given by the Queen; and his portrait.
Third Prize.—Dawson, 35 points—a work of art, value
£2O, given by the Count of Flanders, and portrait of the
winner.
Fourth Prize.—Starkie, 35 points—a work of art/ value 1
£2O, given by the Duke of Brabant, and a bouquet, worth
£4, given by M. Laizein.
Fifth Prize.—Farrer, Garde Civiquc
value £24, given by the 4th Legion of the
of Brussels.
4 . beautiful vase in i
Sixth Prize.—Kirk, 35 poinbst---n
by the Chassours-
35 points--a. bronze time-piece,
crystal and silver, value £2O,
visitedfe Wimbledon.
Eclaireurs and the. Bel
£2O, given by the Government. t
points—a work of art, value
Seventh Prize.—reagikea,n3sswnpho.
Eighth Prize.—
Gil"bs'Enittee for
ionts—a work of art, value
the Reception of Fo-
£2o, given by the Committee
reigners. Foster,34 points-13 silver articles given
Ninth Prize.—
by the Ist Leofthe Civic Guard of Brussels.
urcott, 33 points—a silver vase, value
£2O, given - b'"v the--Ms me 33 points-12 silver forks and 12
artillery of the Civic Guard.
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Eleventh
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Prize_y ,
silver spoons,
with the arms of Belgium, given by the Go-
vernment.
Twelfth Prize.—Algernon Black, 33 points-12 silver
forks and 12 silver spoons, with the arms of Belgium.
Thirteenth Prize —Marscb, 33 points--12 silver forks
and 12 spoons, with the arms of Belgium, given by the
Chasseurs-Eclaireurs and the Belgian Riflemen who visited'
Wimbledon.
Fourteenth Prize.—Haigh, 33 points —l2 silver forks and
12 silver spoons, with the arms of Belgium.
Fifteenth Prize.—Marriner, 33 points-12 silver forks
and 12 silver spoons, given by the Ist Legion of the Garde
Civique.
Sixteenth Prize.—Leete, 33 points—a work of art, value
£2O, given by the St. Josse-ten-Noodc Legion of the Garde
Civique.
Seventeenth Prize.— Gould, F. P., 33 points—a centre-
piece of silver and' crystal, value £l2, given by the 2d Le-
-4 gion of the Garde Civique of Brussels.

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temporarily resigned his command at Chatham, ou
a short leave of absence, the duties of commandant
of the garrison being discharged in the meantime by
Col. J. L. A. Simmons, C. 8., director of the Royal
Engineer establishment, second in command at the
station.

Yesterday Capt.J. D. Bradley, 2d Battalion of
Battalion of the 18th Royal Irish Itei."2-I'_'!'7tt z
Chatham, and embarked on board the England at

Yesterday the first of the keel plates for the
double turret ironclad ship Monarch, 6, 5,100 tons,
1,100-horse power, ordered to be constructed at
Chatham from the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, was
lowered into No. 3 dock, at Chatham, in which she
is to be built ; and at the close of the working hours
yesterday afternoon nearly the whole of the keel had
been fitted in its place, a considerable portion of the
vessel's keel having
been previously fitted in the
workshop adjoining the dock. A large number of
mechanics and other workmen have been placed on
the Monarch, and by direction of the Admiralty will
be employed extra hours during the winter, in order
to hasten forward the completion of the vessel,
which, according to present intentions, is to be
finished and afloat in less than 12 months from the
present time.
Prince Jerome Napoleon, who arrived at Pearse's
Royal Hotel, Plymouth, on Saturday afternoon,
visited the Port Admiral, the Commander of the
Forces, and the Admiral Superintendent at Devon-
port on Sunday morning, and subsequently inspected
the breakwater in Plymouth Sound and the iron
turret-ship Prince Albert, 4, on board which he con-
tinued some time. On Monday morning the Prince,
accompanied by Mr. W. Luscombe, Vice-Consul for
France, went to Keyham steam-yard, where he Was
received by Admiral Superintendent Drumine!'d:
Mr. Miller, chief engineer; Mr. Townshend, civil
engineer, and Capt. George C. Willes, .13., of the
guard-ship of Steam Reserve Indus. ws Imperial
establish-
Highnesse appeared greatly interestefdthbrs
of the Royal
ment, and by the mills, storehouses, &c•,
so
which be was
~ an inspec-
tion of the docks and machinery
William victualling-yard,th
escorted by Capt.-Superintendentthinaster-attendant, and
e Edward Codd,
Commander T. Wheeler,
The gunboat Clinker
conveyed the Prince
took
him
Mr. Jamieson, storek
to eeper.
the various public establish-
ments,to his yacht, the Jerome
Napoleon, Capt. G.
and then
de
Buisson, which left Plymouth
Soundabout
any
The yacht is new, and this is
her first trip ofnoon.
importance since she was launched.
d himself as being much grati-
The prince express! . himselfl
eptton in the port of Plymouth.
fied with his rec
ddle-wheel steam storeship Dec 1, Master
The pa
Commander G. Raymond,
which left Plymouth
Sound on Monday morning, returned shortly after
so much disabled in her machinery as to require the
aid of a harbour tug to tow her into Ilamoaze to be
repaired. _ _ _

The screw steam-frigate Phoebe; 35, was placed
on Monday morning in No. 1 dock at Keyham
steam-yard to complete repairs.
The Prussian frigate Niobe left Plymouth on
Monday morning for Lisbon, for the purpose of
obtaining a clean bill of health before proceeding to
Madeira and the Brazils.

ANGLING IN WINDSOR GREATh PARK.—OnRI Mon-
daylaspt
eJr.nDlis.sVioanlef,roEnsql
her Majesty
dhaya,vsi ob-
tainednfigshhl
of Farnham
haovyeat:
in the lake at the back of Cumberland Lodge, hooked ing
spinning and landed a fine pike weighing 2511 b., 45 inches
in length, and 18 inches girth. It was exhibited at Mr. R.
Smith's fishing-tackle shop, Eton. It was supposed to be
20 years old, and would have weighed much more if the
feed had been more plentiful. A few years since the ponds
in Frogmoie-gardens were dragged for the purposo of de-
stroyibg the jack, when oue was caught weighing between
801 b. and 401 b., with a tench weighing 71b. in its pouch.
THAMES ANGLING.—The Thames Angling Pre-
servation Society have determined to put the law in forco
against those who take undersized fish, and the following
schedule of the sizes legally capturable has been put forth :
—Salmon, not less than 61b; trout, not less than Ilb ;
pike or jack, 12 inches from eye to tail ; perch, 8 inches
ditto ; roach, 8 inches ditto; dace, 6 inches ditto; gudgeon,
5 inches ditto ; barbel, 12 inches ditto; chub, 9 inches
ditto. The water bailiffs are occasionally to inspect the
wells of,punts, to see that the law affecting undersized fish
is enforced.