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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY E VENING, NOVEIVIBER 4, 1861.

2HB NAVY.

THE ARMI.

at the latter range, when the same members again
headed the list. It had been intended to fire at
800 yards, but 700 being the furthest available was
accepted by the members.
The City of London Engineers are being enrolled
to perform the same duties as the Royal Engineers.
The Ladies Challenge Cup, provided out of a fund
arising from subscriptions of ladies, friends, and re-
latives of members of the Civil Service Regiment,
was shot for at Wimbledon on Saturday, the 26th
inst. The ranges were 300 yards, 500 yards, and
700 yards ; five rounds at each range. Private Wm.
Henry Leach, of the 2d Whitehall Company was
declared to be the w inner, having made the extra-
ordinary number of 21 points—viz., 9 points at 300,
7 points at 500, and 5 points at 700 yards.
The contest between 18 men of the 39th Middle-
sex (Finsbury) and 18 of the 40th Middlesex
(Central London) was concluded on Friday at Plum-
stead Marshes, and resulted in favour of the 39th
by eight points. The firing on both sides was very
creditable. The highest scores made were on the
part of the Finsbury at the three ranges by Colour-
Sergeant Smith, who made 14 ; and on the part of
their opponents by Private Gunston and Corporal
Barber, who made 12 each.
The Rifle shooting contest between 20 members
of the West Middlesex and 20 of the Inns of Court
(Devil's Own) Rifles took place at Wormwood
Scrubs last week, the West Middlesex proving the
victors by 20 points—ranges 300, 500, and 700
yards, five shots each range. In -a match between
the married and single men of each corps, at the
ranges of 300 and 500 yards, the former made 208
points, the latter 187. The married therefore won
by 21 points.
On Saturday, the 28th instant, a rifle contest
between 12 men selected from the sth Surrey
(Reigate) and twelve of the South Middlesex (No.
2 Company), under Captain Hamersley, took
place at Caterham. The conditions were five
rounds each at 300, 500, and 700 yards. The match
was wen by the Reigate Company by 26 points.
After the firing the victors were entertained by the
South Middlesex at their Club-house, at Caterham.
Col. Burrows, Royal Artillery, on Thursday in.
spected the 2d Essex Artillery Volunteers at Grays,
under the direction of Gen. Sir R. Dacres, by order
of the Horse Guards, Grays being within the mili-
tary district of Woolwich. After the inspection
Col. Burrows addressed the corps, informing them
that he was much pleased with the appearance and
drill of the 2d Essex Artillery, considering the
short time they had been raised and the distance
the members are obliged to travel for drill. He told
them there was every encouragement for zeal, as
the public attention and favour are so much given
to the Volunteers, even more than to the regular
army, while the interest that is taken in the Arm

Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine will this day haul
down his flag from the mizen of the Edgar, 89,
screw, at Portsmouth, as second in command of the
Channel fleet, now that its summer cruizing is over.
The ships belonging to the Channel fleet at Ports-
mouth will, for a certain period, be placed under
the command of the Admiral commanding at the
port, Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce, in this follow-
ing the course adopted in a preceding year.
The Britannia, naval cadet training ship at Ports-
mouth, has discharged her complement of Royal
Marines to the shore, and received a fresh and less
numerous detachment from the head-quarters of
the Portsmouth division. Under the regulations of
the ship as hitherto carried out the Marines were
allowed to act as servants to the cadets on board.
This has, however, now been altered ; the Marine
merely performs his military duty on board, while 40
men (civilians) have been specially engaged from the
shore to act as the cadets' servants. In the employment
of the same individual both as "servant"and "sentry"
it was felt that a certain laxity of discipline might at
times exist which would not be at all desirable, and
hence the present change. The novice system, too,
has been at length banished from the Britannia, and
this measure can only tend to the cadet's future
comfort and health. Other measures are in contem-
plation of an equally important and comprehensive
_ _

His Royal Highness the Duke of CI lmbridge has
conferred the good-seivice pensions placed at his
disposal on Col. T. Pattie, C. 8., Ist (King's) Dra-
goon Guards ; Col. W. N. Custance, (%.8., late 6th
Dragoon Guards ; and Lieut.-Col. 11 . A. Ouvry,
0.13., late 9th (Queen's Royal) Lauda rs.
Orders were received by telegrai n on Saturday
afternoon for 400 men belonging to ;the Plymouth
division of Royal Marines to prepare -for immediate
service in Mexico. They will proba.bly go out in
the Himalaya, and will form a portio n of the batta-
lion destined for this duty which will. be under the
command of Lieut.-Col. John Gcm!ge Augustus
Ayles, of the Plymouth division, the Senior
Lieut.-Col. (July 5, 1856), and next in rotation
for the rank of Colonel and Second Commandant.
At Plymouth it is now reported that during the
present week the screw steamshiy Conqueror,
99, Captain Edward S. Sotherby, C. 11,, will leave
that port for Vera Cruz ; and :the Aboukir,
86, Capt. Charles F. A; Shadwell, C. 8., and
Centurion, BQ, Capt. Henry D. Rogers, C. 8., for the
Mediterranean.

Orders were yesterday received. at Woolwich by
Major-Gen. Sir R. J. Dacres, K.C.8., directing a
detachment of the Royal Artillery, consisting of 6
officers, 128 non-commissioned officers and men, and
172 horses, to proceed this morniiig to New Tavern
Fort, Gravesend, for the purpose of being employed
in dismounting and removing to heidquarters the
18-pounder battery of position which, has been sta-
tioned at the New Tavern Fort for some years past,
consisting of four 18-pounder guns, en ch of 42cwt.,
12 ammunition waggons, forage waggon, stone
limber waggon, light forage waggon, platform
waggon, and store and medicine carts. The battery
will commence the return march early to-morrow
morning, so as arrive at Woolwich the same night.
In order to materially increase the security of the
river the dismounted battery will be replaced by
an equal number of 40-pouuder Armstrong guns,
which will be placed in charge of the master-gunner
at Gravesend.

character. The one great want of the Britannia is
a frigs,te to be attached to her under a commander,
as a sea-going training ship. At present tae young
men are cooped up in too great a number to remain
on board a stationary ship.
The Russian imperial corvette Novik, which has
been lying for some time at the Motherbank, on her
way from Cronstadt to the Amoor, moved her berth
on Saturday up to the anchorage at Spithead, to
escape from the leeward and exposed position caused
by the present strong gales from N.E. to N.W.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Con-
stantine of Russia left Binstead-house, near Ryde,
yesterday, and departed from Portsmouth at noon
for Claridge's Hotel, London. His Imperial High-
ness will spend three days with her Majesty the
Queen and Prince Consort at Windsor Castle, and
will probably remain in England for eight or ten
days longer. He was under an engagement to visit
the Duchess of Cambridge at Brighton, but this
arrangement was countermanded yesterday, and
his Imperial Highness proceeded direct to London.
Both the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess are,
by those who know the royal feeling in the matter,
said to have greatly enjoyed their sojourn in the
Isle of Wight, and if circumstances will permit
they will repeat their visit next year.
The Phaeton, 51, 400-horse power, has been com-
missioned at Sheerness by Capt. Edward Tatham
(1854). On Saturday she proceeded to the coal-ship
to take on board her stock of coals previously to
proceeding to sea. The Phaeton, which has only
recently been converted from a sailing ship, is now
one of the finest 51-gun steam frigates in the navy.
She is to have a complement of 540 officers and men,
and is expected to proceed from the Nore shortly to
Spithead, where, it is reported, she will hoist the
flag of Rear-Admiral Jones for service in the Gulf
of Mexico.

Major-Gen. Eyre has issued directions for Divine
service to be performed by one of the Presbyterian
chaplains each Sunday in the new lecture theatre
at Brompton Barracks, at -which the Scotch officers
and men of the three depot battalions, the Royal
Artillery, and the Royal Engineers at Chatham
will attend. Those of the Royal Marines who are
Presbyterians attend St. Andrew's Church, towards
the erection of which Government contributed.
Divine service for those of the troops who are Wes-
leyans is held in the Lecture-hall, Chatham, on each
Sunday afternoon.

The non-commissioned officers and troops of the
sth Dragoon Guards at present stationed in Nor-
wich Barracks have just celebrated the anniversary
of the celebrated action at Balaklava in 1854.
Water has been reached in connection with the
artesian well at the cavalry barracks at Colchester
at a depth of 31 feet. The drainage works aro
advancing satisfactorily.

strong gun makes the Artillery force of the Volun-
teers particularly desirable for employment. He
begged of them to be very constant in attendance at

drill, which, he said, is the only way to gain profi-
ciency; and when the exercise of the 32-pounder
smooth bore is fully understood, they will be able
to go on to the Armstrong gun, which it is hoped
they will soon have. In conclusion, Col. Burrows
assured them of the satisfaction he had experienced
in witnessing the able performance of their duties
that day.

We regret to learn that an accident of a serious
character happened to Major-General Lord W.
Paulet, C. 8., on Friday evening. As Major-Gene-
ral commanding the South-Western District he had
on the day named visited Winchester to inspect
the troops stationed there, and returned to
Portsmouth in the evening. On arriving at the
Portsmouth terminus of the South-Western Rail-
way he entered his carriage, which was in waiting,
with Cols. Somerset and Thackeray, and drove off.
In passing along a part of the road where there
were no lights the carriage suddenly overturned.
Lord Paulet was found to be injured in the arm br
shoulder, and was removed to Government-house in
a cab. On examination by Dr. Hume it was found
that the shoulder bone was dislocated, and the frac-
ture was as speedily as possible reduced. Colonels
Somerset .and Thackeray wers...uninjured. It ap-
pears that the town gas cora/any are engaged in
laying down a near main through the road where
the accident took place, and that a large trench had
been opened, with an embankment of earth on eaeh
side, without any provision being made at night,
by a light or otherwise, to give warning of the
state of the road. Into this chasm the carriage was
precipitated over the mounds of earth. The Major-
General and his officers were fortunate in escaping
with their lives. Up to last evening Lord Paulet
was progressing favourably.
A circular received on Saturday at Woolwich from
the Royal Marine Department gives a detail of the
new regulations issued for the remuneration of offi-
ciating clergymen, who will in future be paid ac-
cording to the average number of officers and sol-
diers requiring their spiritual superintendence dur-
ing the period for which they are to be paid. Such
payment will be made in accordance with the an-
nexed rule :—Prom 25 to 100 men, at the rate of
lOs per annum for each man ; from 100 to 300 men,
at the rate of 3s per annum for each man ; from 301
upwards, at the rate of 2s. As these rates have
been settled with a view to the remuneration of
services actually performed, clergymen must be pre-
pared, when required by the officer commanding the
troops, to officiate in barracks. If, however, the
church or chapel be within a reasonable distance of
the men's quarters, the troops should attend Divine
service with the ordinary congregation, should there
be the means of providing them with proper accom-
modation. Unless there be 25 men of all ranks at a
station, including officers, belonging to the Church
of England, the clergyman of that Church there
officiating shall not be entitled to any remuneration.
allowanceenwill, in liketoDissemntainnngear,ndbße
coomnatninCgeanthtoolinc
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regympresence at the station of 25 officers and men
belonging to their respective persuasions.

The paddlewheel steamer Firebrand, 6, 410-horse
power, Com. J. M. Bruce, arrived at the Nore on
Saturday from Woolwich dockyard, where she has
undergone a thorough cleansing and fumigation, in
order to eradicate every trace of the yellow fever,
which made such sad havoc among her crew while
in the West Indies. She has been entirely refitted,
and remains in Sheerness harbour to await orders.

The past week has been a busy one with several
of the Essex corps of riflemen. A silver cup, given
by the Ven. Archdeacon Mildmay, chaplain of the
Chelmsford Corps, has been shot for by 14 members,
and won by Colour-Sergeant Scott, who made 14
points, at ranges of 200, 300, and 500 yards. Con-
sequent on the appointment of the Right Hon. Lord
Braybrooke to the office of Deputy-Lord-Lieute-

The Leander, 51, screw steam frigate, recently
converted from a sailing frigate, has been taken out
of the steam basin at Sheerness, and placed in the
harbour, in readiness to go on her trial trip.
The Megrera, 6, iron screwsteamship, Commander.
Samuel H. Henderson, will leave Portsmouth to-day,
on her voyage to Malta and Corfu with supernume-
raries. On her route she will call at Plymouth.
The Mohawk, 4, screw, Commander Howard, and
Assurance, 4, screw, Commander Aynesley, were
paid off at Devonport on Saturday.
The Nautilus, apprentice brig, Lieut. Commander
Wright, at Plymouth, is to be stripped and the crew
turned over to the Squirrel.
The Rattlesnake, 21, screw corvette, was hauled
into No. 4 dock at Chatham, on Saturday afternoon,
to be coppered and for completing her internal
fitments.

nant of the county, a vacancy has been occasioned

in the command of the Saffron ;Walden corps, to
which Capt. Byng has been elected. A return
' match between the Braintree and Witham corps
has taken place, in which the Braintree gentle-
men have been again victorious, having made 140
points, or only five more than their competitors.
The members of the Witham corps were on Mon-
day invited to an entertainment given by the inha-
bitants as a testimony of their approval of the
Volunteer movement. The Colchester corps has
presented two handsome silver goblets to Mr. Henry
Sandford as an acknowledgment of his services as
hon. secretary from the formation of the corps. It
has been determined during the winter to suspend
the ordinary outdoor assemblies of this corps, now
numbering nearly 200 effective members.
Lieut.-Col. Thellusson has entertained all the
officers of the 3d Suffolk Administrative Battalion.

The Tortoise lighter, Webber, master, left
Devonport on Friday, with stores for Portsmouth
and Deptford.
The Lee, 5,80. horsepower, screw despatch vessel.
has returned into Sheerness harbour after making
her trial trip, the result of which was anything but
satisfactory. The engines worked pretty regularly,
but the greatest speed attained with the tide, and
under the most favourable circumstances, did not
average more than 71 knots per hour, or only about
half the rate of speed originally anticipated from
this class of despatch vessel.
The Icarus, 11, screw steamer, Commander N.
Salmon, which arrived at Sheerness from the coast
of Scotland, to refit, has proceeded to Portsmouth,
in obedience to Admiralty orders, to accompany the
Warrior, 40, to the Bay of Biscay, on her sea trial
trip.

The gallant colonel strongly urged upon the officers
the importance of keeping up a weekly drill during
the winter. In a competition among the Stow-
market company, the first prize, a silver tankard,
provided by subscription, was won by Sergeant
Matthew ; the second, a timepiece, presented by
Private Tydeman, was won by Corporal King; and
a Colt's revolver, provided by subscription, was won
by Sergeant Matthew. A silver goblet, presented
by Ensign Stedman, to the Sudbury company, has
also been shot for during the week and was won by
Sergeant Rogers. A second prize of £3 was won
by Private Lenny, and a third prize of £2 by
Private Abrey. The last two prizes were provided
by subscription, and several other minor prizes were
also shot for. Sergeant Lovett, of the 54th Regi-
ment, has been appointed by the War-office drill
instructor to the Hadleigh corps.
On Thursday a competition for prizes took place
at Cawston between 32 competitors selected from
the Norwich and Norfolk corps. The first prize
—a silver tankard—was won by Lieutenant Bur-
roughes, of the Stalham corps, and the second—an
ornamental cigar case, by Corporal Cottingham, of
the sth Norwich company. The ranges were 300,
600, and 900 yards, three shots each. The Loddon
Corps have competed for a handsome silver cup,
presented by Mr. Alfred Burton, of London; There
were 18 competitors, at 300,500 and 600 yards, and
Sergeant Goddard won the prize. A new butt for
rifle practice has been inaugurated near Hingham
for the use of the Wymondham and Hingham
Corps. Lord Wodehouse, who has allowed the land
to be used for the purpose, took the first shot at the
butt himself. On the occasion of the inauguration,
a silver cup was offered by Captain Gordon, who
commands the company, and money prizes by Lord
IVodehouse, Lieut. Forrester, and Ensign Larke.

A letter from China, dated Shanghai, Sept. 3,
says :—" The Ringdove came in on the Ist from
Japan, and brings intelligence of the Imperieuse
having been ashore on a rock, 140 miles from J eddo,
while on her way hence to Nagasaki. She had
been three days ashore when the Ringdove saw her
and assisted in getting her off. Her guns and shot
had to be thrown overboard, but were recovered.
The extent of damage cannot be ascertained yet,
but she was making a foot of water per hour when
the Ringdove left her. The Odin has the honour
of bearing the commander-in-chief's flag in conse-
quence. Lieut. Pollard, of the Coromandel, is ap-
pointed commander of the Simoom, vice Commander
Cook, deceased, and Lieut. Bingham, of the Flamer,
commander of the Renard, vice Commander Good-
enough, who goes home on private affairs. Lieut.
Menzies, of the Scout, goes home by this mail
invalided. Despatches arrived last night from
Pekin, announcing the death of the Emperor. The
fact has been officially notified to the British and
other consuls. The Sphinx left here on Tuesday
last for Hong Kong. The Atlanta came in yester-
day from the north. The Ringdove left here with
Admiral Hope's despatches and letters for the ships
in Japan this morning. She expects to meet the
admiral at Rakodadi. The Flamer and Starling
wont down the river yesterday to assist the Alge-
rine, which got aground at the entrance of the
someTh edarmegaugleattiooilliserimfopreofsoeoat."
river. She was got off the following day with
ment of Woolwich dockyardo,nbyth tor
we
hfaicchtyhedwepaagrets-
of mechanics have been reduced at the rate :of
three-quarters of a day's pay, have occasioned much
destitution. Mr. Angerstein and Alderman Salo-
mons, the b )rough members, having been appealed
to in the hope of obtaining some redress, have re-
turned an answer stating that the order will re-
main in force for the present, on account of the fund
granted to that branch of the establishment for the
year 1861-2 having been exhausted.
A commander has been appointed to her Majesty's
ship Phaeton, and we understand that in future an
officer of this rank will be appointed to all frigates
time past has
of this class. This step on the part of the Admiralty
beenwill
broughtessen t et
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thefor
a long
lieutenants'
list, and
will find work for many commanders, who, for the
want of active employment, might otherwise
become rusty.—Army and Navy Gazette.

Private Stabbing won the cup, which was given for
the greatest number of points; and the other prizes
were won by Surgeon Tunnaley, Corporal Spark-
hall, and privates Semmenco and Wrigglesworth.
The annual dinner of the Lincoln corps will take
, place early in December, when it is expected that
Major Dick, inspecting officer for the Midland
Counties, will again review the corps. A return
match between the Collingham and Lincoln corps
resulted in favour of the former. The shooting was
at 200 and 300 yards, and the Collingham side of 11
in competing with 11 from the Ist Lincoln company
made 133 to 105 ; in a second contest with another
11 from the 2d Lincoln company they scored 136 to
have
had The best shots of the Spilsby company
had a competition for a number of prizes. A purse of
£lO given by the officers was won by private
Thompson ; a sack of flour, given by Mr. B. Robin-
son, by Private Rainey ; a purse of £2, given by Mr.
S. Palliser, by Private W. Thompson ; a washing
machine, given by Mr. Barn, by Priv-ate Ashton ; a
Garibaldi axe, given by Mr. D. Carter, by Private
Dawson ; a silver cup, given by Mr. Rainey, by
Private Wales; and another Garibaldi axe, given
by Mr. Carter, by Private Cartwright. The ran -,es
in the first two competitions were 600 and 700
yards; in the third and fourth, 500 yards; and in
the fifth and sixth, 300 yards. In a contest between
seven officers and seven privates belonging to the
Sleaford company the privates won by eight points.
In a composition among the Falkingham Company,
an Enfield rifle and £3, given by Capt. Smith, was
won by Private Rimmington ; a prize of .E 3, given
L by the Rev. E. Brown, by Private Wadsley ; a prize
of £3, given by Lieut, ehapulau, by Private 1

Loss OF A WHALEBOAT AND FIVE LIVES.—
Intelligence has been received at Queenstown of the loss of
a whaleboat, the:proPerty of Messrs.Cummins and Brothers,
with fivo men on board, outside the lighthouso on Friday,
It 1$ food they haw all perished,—Cork Eponincr,

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chards ; and a revolver, given by Ensign Cragg, by
Private Gellines.
The first annual North Lonsdale Volunteer rifle
contest took place on Tuesday and Wednesday last
at Ulverstone. The prizes amounted to nearly £2OO,
and attracted all the best shots of the district.
Among the prizes, a challenge cup value 30 guineas,
open to North Lonsdale, was shot for at 300 and 500
yards, three shots each range, and won by the Bar-
row Company with 24 points. The contest termi-
nated with shooting for a cup, open only to unsuc-
cessful competitors for the previous prizes, which
was won by Sergeant Brockbank, 37th Company
(Hawkshead).
The Boston Corps had on Thuraday last a match
of a novel character. Their captain, Mr. W. Garfit,
offered a valuable silver tankard, weighing 26
ounces, to be competed for by any members of the
corps who would join in a 11,mile march. Thirty-
three appeared to start, fully armed and accoutred,
each carrying 40 rounds of ball cartridge. They pro-
ceeded by train to Louth, and in about five minutes
after their arrival commenced the march. Their
destination was the Well Vale Rifle-ground
at Alford, where they arrived in four hours and
two minutes. Four miles of the march was per-
formed at the " double," the road being very hilly
the whole of the distance. Towards the close of the
march the men were ordered to take their way
over three or four turnip fields, and everything
was done to test their energy, but everyone perse-
vered to the entLAftertt little' time for refresh•
meats, the competition began; o:..ch man firing 10
rounds, distributed over four ranges of 200, 350,
450, and 600 yards. The tankard was won by En-
sign Gee (who also holds the challenge medal of the
corps), scoring 11 points; a second prize of 3 guineas,
given by the Ensign, was won by Private Sills.
On Wednesday the Ist, or Duke of Manchester's
Light Horse Volunteers, were reviewed at Kimbol-
ton in Huntingdonshire, by Lieut.-Col. Ibbetson,
inspector, inspector of the district. The regiment
mustered in three squadrons to the number of 120,
and was under the immediate command of Major the
Duke of Manchester. At the conclusion of the
manoeuvres executed, Lieut.-Col. Ibbetson congra-
tulated the corps on the progress they had made.
The Duke of Manchester also addressed the regi-
ment, begging the members to be more regular in
their attendance at drill, and expressing his inten-
tion to take advantage of the regulations enabling
corps of Volunteers to proceed to some of the mili-
tary stations in England for short periods. Among

those who witnessed the review were the Earl of
Sandwich, Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire,
Lieut.-Gen. Peel, M.P., Lord Dynevor, &c.
Several rifle competitions have taken place in
Staffordshire during the week. On. Monday
and Tuesday a number of prizes were
contended for by the Tipton company. A
silver cup, value 14 guineas, given by Capt. Hall,
was won by Corporal Hill, who made 17 points
out of 15 shots at 300, 500, and 600 yards. At
Bilston on Wednesday a rifle given by Captain
Bagnall of the Bilston Company, was competed for,
the conditions being that it should be won by the
best shot out of twelve, six being selected from the
Bilston, and six from the Tipton Company. Cor-
poral Thompson, of the Bilston Company, was the
victor, making 16 points out of ten shots at 200
and 300 yards. The six Bilston men made 82
points, and the six Tipton, 68. On the same day a
'contest took place near Handsworth, in which the
Handswprth, Westbromwich, and Wednesbury
Companies contended for five prizes. West-
bromwich , made the best shooting as a company.
Oa Friday the Dudley Company competed for
three plies, at 150, 250, and 400 yards. Private
Blackstock took the first 24 points and Corporal
Jordan the second with 22.
The Worcestershire Volunteers are still occu-
pied in contests for the silver cups given by Earl
Beauchamp to the different corps for the best
rifle shots. In the course of the past week these
contests have taken place at Worcester, Upton-on-
Severn, Stourport, and elsewhere. At the contest
of the Stourport Corps the cup was won by Private
Walker, and a second prize, a rifle given by the
non-commissioned officers, was won by Private
Roden. The shooting by the Worcester Corps took
place on Thursday and Friday, at 200 and 300
yards' range, five shots each man. Sergeant Birley
was the winner, scoring 12 points, there being many
who scored 9, 10, and 11 each. The Upton corps
had their shooting on Friday, at 600 yards' range.
Private Webb was the winner.

The several corps forming the Ist battalion of
Wilts Rifle Volunteers—namely, Salisbury (two
companies), Ist; Trowbridge, 2d; Maiden Bradley,
Gth ; Mere, Bth; Bradford, 9th ; Warminster, 10th;
Westbury, 13th; and Wilton, 14th, are ordered to
assemble at Warminster on Thursday for the pur-
pose of being inspected by the commanding officer
of the battalion, Lieutenant-General Buckley.
The return match at 20'), 500, and GOO yards
(five rounds), between 10 members of the Ist Wilts
(Salisbury) and 10 of the 7th Wilts (Lavington dis-
trict) came off on the ground of the latter at Brat-
ton, near Westbury, on Friday last, and terminated

in favour of the 7th Wilts by 11 points. A few
days previously a similar match took place, on the
same ground, between 12 of the Lavington rifle-
men and 12 of the Devizes, and resulted as follows:

•Lavington, 176; Devizes, 129. On the part of

the former corps Private Burgess made a score of
23 (11, 6,6), without missing the target at either
range.

In Devonshire several incidents worthy of notice
have occurred in congexion with the Volunteer
movement during the last week. On Monday, at
Totnes, a rifle contest took place between the corps
forming the 4th or South Hams Battalion, for three
prizes, consisting of a handsome challenge cup, of

;he value of 15 guineas; an Enfield rifle, valued at

10 guineas ; and a field-glass, of the value of five
guineas, the whole of them presented by Lieutenant-
Colonel B. J. P. Bastard. The six best marksmen
of the different corps were selected as the represen-
tatives of their company, and the following is a list
of the corps who competed, with the number of
points scored at two ranges, seven shots each man
at each range :—The Chudleigh, 57; Kingsbridge,
75 ; Modbury, 81 ; Yealmpton, 84 ; Newton, 89 ;
Totnes, 93; and Ashburton,los. Sergeant Foster,
of the Ashburton Corps, made the largest number
of points during the day, scoring 25. A contest took
place on Monday, on the Warren at Dawlish be-
tween 12 men of the Dawlish and 12 of the Teign-
mouth Company, and, after a spirited competit.netes.
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engineer carps at Torquay. At a meeting held a
few days ago ten gentlemen enrolled their names as
members:
The annual prize shooting of the Pontefract Rifle
Corps (18th West York) took place in Pontefract-
park on the 28th, 29th, and 30th ult. A silver
medal, given by Captain Lee, withil adcl.ea for the
greatest score, was tied for by Privates W. Clayton
and Sharrow, and was finally won by Private Clay-
ton by three points. lie also gained the honorary
and effective members' first prize, Sergeant A. J.
Wood Winning the second. Two prizes were offered
t•-) be shot for by the staff of the Ist West York
lt,2giment of Militia. The first of these prizes was
gained by Sergeant B. Parkinson, and the second
by Sergeant Carmody, musketry instructor to the
regiment.

Two more 32-pounder guns have been lately re-
ceived for the use of the 2d West Riding of York-
shire (Bradford) Artillery Corps, and have been
mounted on an earthwork battery in Peel-park.
The battery now contains six guns, four belonging

,o the Government, and two are trophies of war from

-nice, given by the outfitters to the corps, was
won by Trumpeter E. Storey, who scored 11 points
at 100, and 7at 300 yards. The entrance money
Was divided into two prizes, the former being won
by Corporal J. H. Smith, 17 points ; and the latter
by Gunner G. Smith, 15 points. The next contest
was for money prizes given by Admiral and Mrs.
Mitford. Gunner G. Smith secured the first prize
with 21 points, and Gunner G. Reynolds the second
with a score of 17 points.
On Thursday rwrsdeanyslaenyddafer,idsawyatlhedeaLlee,yabnudrn,mßaesdhaalme,
Catterick,
and Richmond Corps of the North Riding Volun-
teers assembled at Leyburn to contest for a cup,
value £5O, given by the Swaledale and Wensley-
dale Banking Company, and also prizes of £lO, £5,
and £3 by the same bank. The cup is to be held
in possession of the captain of the successful corps
for the year, but it will not become the property of
any particular corps till it be won three years out
of five. Sergeant Bruere, of the Leyburn Company,
obtained the highest number of points at 200, 500,
and 600 yards, and therefore received the prize of
£lO, the cup going to the Leyburn Corps.
On Saturday the Scarborough Volunteers had a
contest for a prize in money, or a cup of equivalent
value, given by Lord Londesborough. The weather
was bad. Ten shots at 400 yards were fired, Colour-
sergeant Beckett winning with a score of nine
points.

Sebastopol.
The 3d East York (Filey and Hunmanby) Artil-
lery Volunteers met at Hunmanby on Wednes-
day for the prize carbine contests. !die arrangement
was for each Volunteer to have fivo shots, at 100
and 300 yards. The first prize, an electro-plated

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