The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-09 00:00:00

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I The preparations for the opening of the camp on Saul-,
day are gradually approaching completion. Little doubt
is entertained, from the resources which the National
Rifle Association has at its command, that the arrange;
nents now being made will be completed in time, and
will give satisfaction to the thousands of volunteer rifle;
men who will go under canvas during the greater part of the
meeting. In adddition to the space annually covered with
::auvas by the association for the general body of volun-
teers, which this year has had to be considerably extended,
there will be no fewer than seventeen separate camps,
belonging entirely to metropolitan volunteer regiments.
tdost of the structures in which timber has to
be used are now erected, and the tramway, which
stretches from one end of the camp to the other, is almost
finished. Altogether, the camp will be the largest and
most complete this year which has yet been formed.
Every regiment in the volunteer force will be represented
at the meeting, and for the Queen's Prize alone, the
entries for which closed last month, there are some thou-
sands of competitors. The entries for all the competitions
are now closed, but post entries may be made at the corn-
tuon. The lists directing the squadding of volunteers
for the St. George's Challenge Vase and her Majesty's
Prize have been issued, as have also others on
various matters appertaining to the meeting. One
states that " the ammunition issued on the ground at
Wimbledon will be entirely of 1866 manufacture," the
announcement being made to guide those practising
for the Enfield competitions, as some doubt seems to
have prevailed as to the date of the ammunition
issued. Another sets forth that "in all competitions'
restricted to rifles of bond fide Government pattern steel'
barrels shall not be allowed." Eighty counties of Great
Britain will send its volunteers to the Common, and some
of the competitors are on their way from Australia,,
India (Bombay), the Cape of Good Hope, Jersey and
Guernsey, and various parts of Ireland. It has been
decided that the match between England, Scotland, and
Ireland, for the Elcho Challenge Shield, shall be shot off
on the-23rd inst.; the match between the Houses of Lords,
and Commons on the 16th inst.; the International Irish.
Challenge Trophy on the 18th ; the Public Schools
matches for the Ashburton Challenge Shield and the
Spencer Cup on the 21st ; and the match between the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge for the Chancellor's
Challenge Plate on the 22nd instant.