The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-02 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEERS.

Various valuable prizes were shot for by the
Surrey Volunteers on Epsom Downs on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last. On the
first day, in class A, the competitors were allowed
five shots at 250 and 300 yards range. The weapon
used was the Long Enfield. The first prize of
£l5 was carried off for 17 points by Sergeant Bra-
vington, of the 15th Surrey. The next prize shot
for was one of £25, the competitors for which num-
bered 48. Any rifle not exceeding 101 b. was ad-
missible. The highest score (15 points) was made
by Lieut. H. Bonus, of the 2d Surrey (Croydon).
On the third day the Lord-Lieutenant and county
members' prize of £5O was shot for ; 5 shots at 300,
500, and 700 yards range; and rifle carrying Go-
vernment ammunition. In shooting off ties Ser-
geant Mills made a bull's eye at 700 yards. Mr.
Kingsmill made an inner (2 points) and Mr. Ellis
missed ; the first was, therefore, the winner of the
£5O prize. There were 88 competitors. Class C
contained prizes in money :-Ist, £5O ; 2d, £3O;
3d, £2O ; five shots, 800 and 900 yards, shot for by
effective members of county corps ; won by the fol-
lowing:-Ist prize, Mr. Martineau, 6th Surrey;
2d, Mr. Hewett, Ist Surrey ; 3d, Mr. G. R. Keel-
ing, Bth Surrey. The two last named fired no less
than seven times in shooting off a tie of 6 points
each. Ultimately it was agreed to divide the
money; accordingly they will receive £25 each.
The principal all-comers' prize was a Westley
Richards rifle, value £l5 15s. It was gained by
Mr. Symons (South Middlesex), who made 17
points. On the fourth day (Friday) a challenge-
cup, value £lOO, was contested for by parties who
entered in classes B and C and the winners of
prizes in class A. The cup is to remain the pro-
perty of the association until won by the same
person three consecutive years, when it will
become his property. The winner in each year
will have his name engraved on the cup, and will
receive a medal from the association. It was won
by Mr. Burnett, of the 6th Surrey (Esher) Corps,
who made eight points. The Epsom cup, value £35,
given by the inhabitants of Epsom, was won by
A rmourer-sergeant Killick, of the sth Surrey (Rei-
gate) Corps. The firing terminated on Friday, at
6 o'clock, when the prizes were presented by the
hon. secretary, Mr. T. Tilson, without any speech.
The various squads have been commanded by Col.
Campbell, late of the Bengal Artillery, now com-
mandant of the 3d Surrey (Croydon) Rifle Volun-
teers.

On Saturday the cadets attached to the London
Rifle Brigade, the Queen's Westminster, the Surrey,
the Greenwich, and other metropolitan corps assem-
bled in considerable force at the parade-ground of
the London Rifle Brigade, Old Kent-road, for a
field day, preparatory to the review, which is to take
place on the 11th irst. Already 13 or 14 cadet
corps have agreed to be present at the review, and
it is expected that from 1,500 to 2,000 of the youthful
Volunteers will be present on the occasion.
For some weeks past detachments of the 7th Mid-
dlesex (Islington) Rifles have been practising at
their rifle range, Rainham, and, judging from the
progress they have already made, many of them bid
fair at no distant day to become excellent marks-
men.
It is intended shortly to have an assault of 1
arms at the head-quarters of the corps, in which the
Volunteers will be assisted by several members of
the regular army.
The members of the Volunteer Band of the Civil
Service Rifles met on Friday in the orderly room at
Somerset-house to present a handsome ring to the
band-master, Mr. M. Davis, as a testimony of re-
spect. The band will muster on Thursday next in
the square of Somerset-house at 4 o'clock, when a
selection of popular music will be performed.
The prize meeting of the Ist Oxfordshire Admi-
nistrative Battalion took place on Monday, Tues-
day, and Wednesday last at the butt of the Oxford
City Rifle Corps at Hincksey, near Oxford, and the
weather each day being very fine there was a large
attendance of Volunteers from various parts of
the county. The prizes given by the county of Ox-
ford, consisting of Henry's first quality rifle, value
£3O, for the greatest number of points at 200, 500,
and 600 yards; Henry's second quality rifle, value
£2l, for the second greatest aggregate number of
points at the same ranges ; and three silver caps,
value £5 each, for the highest number of points at
600, 500, and 200 yards' range, gave rise to a good
deal of competition, and were won respectively by
Colour-Sergeant Tawney, of Banbury, who made
20 points ; Lieutenant Thomson, of Oxford ; Pri-
vate Ash, of Woodstock ; Private Hawkins, of
Oxford ; and Private Mitchell, of Henley. A silver
cup, given by Mr. Rowell, silversmith, of Oxford,
for the greatest number of points at 200 yards'
range, was won by Colour-Sergeant Austin, of lied-
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dington, beating 23 competitors. A novel prize in
the shape of a piece of freehold building land, value