Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
FOREIGN.
Protest against the Grant for the
Prince of Wales Visit.
Death of Lady Franklin,
Splendid Shooting at. Wimbledon
The Lord Mayor of London
Snubbed by Invited
Germans.
The Elections in Bavaria.
Bloody Riot in San Miguel.
The Mob Incited by Catholic
Priests.
Splendid Shooting at. WimbIedO-
The Elections in Bavaria.
Bloody Riot in San Miguel
The Mob Incited by CathOli,
Priests.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, July ia meeting was held
in Hyde Park yesterday to protest against
the grant for the Prince Of Wales visit TO
India. Twelve thousand persons were
present. Bradlaugh made violent speech,
and concluded by offering a resolution Of a
similar character. The resolution was
adopted almost unanimously. Eight per
sons who voted against it were set upon by
the crowd, and the police had to interfere
for their protection.
Lady Franklin, widow of Sir John Frank
lin, died last night.
Mitchell, an Englishman, also tied Full
ton in shooting for the st. Leger stakes
Saturday.
John Rigby, of the Irish Team, tied
Maj. Fulton in the shooting for the St.
Leger Stakes, Saturday, making thirty
five points. The contest will be finished
to-day.
Lord Wharncliffe entertained the Ameri-
can Team at dinner to-day, at Wimbledon.
Lady Wharnclife, Lieut.. Col. Phillips,
MIR. Mildmay, Capt. Peel and a number Of
other prominent persons were present. No
speeches were made.
The captains Of the English, Irish and
Scotch Teams petitiOned the council to
permit the Americans to shoot at The same
time their teams compete for the Echo
Shield. The Americans concur in the ap-
plicatiOn. No answer has yet been given
by the cOuncil.
The ties Of Saturday at Wimbledon, for
the st. Leger sweepstakes, were shot of to
day. Fulton, Of the Americans, won,
Mitchell second, JnO. Rigby third.
Shooting for the Albert prizes is taking
place to-day at Wimbledon. Ranges are
200, 600 and 900 yards; shooting at the first
two ranges is finished, and scores show
Gildersleeve two points ahead, having
made sixty-eight out Of a possible seventy.
At the first range Gildersleeve, Fulton and
Coleman Of the Americans, each made 81
points out of a possible 35, while Hamll-
ton, Petty, Wyatt, Greenhill, and Rigby.
the latter two Of the Irish eight, made So
points. at the second range only Green
hill and Rigby maintained close cOmpeLi-
tiOn with the Americans scoring, 81 points
each.
In the match for the Rife Association
Cup, in which each man had ten shots at
COO yards range, Coleman scored 40 Of a
possible 80, leaving a large number Of
competitors. Gildersleeve made IS.
The excellency Of American maTksman-
ship causes aStOnishment.
The American Rihemen say they do not
concur in the petition Of the council by
Captains Of English, Irish and Scotch
Teams for permission for them to shoot at
the same time with Echo Shield competition,
and that they will not compete in that
match. Shooting at Wimbledon between
members Of the House of Lords and House
of Commons was won by the latter.
The disturbances in Herzegovina are be-
lieved to be serious. The commissioners
sent by the Porte TO tranqulize the country,
have reported by telegraph that they are un-
successful. The whole district between
MOstar and the Austrian frontier, down
nearly as far as ROgusa, is in q state Of re-
volt, and the Insurgents threaten death TO
all who refuse to join them. Tbs Com
missiOners advise the Porte to send troops
forthwith.
The contest for the Albert prizes was
finished this afternoon. Sir Henry Hal
ford won the first prize, scoring 9S out Of
possible 1O5, and Col. Gildersleeve took
the second prize, scoring %.
In a match between the House Of Lords
and House Of Commons, the range was 500
yards, tie Commons making 3l3 against
22O made by the Lords, out Of a possible
total of S75. The following are the indi-
vidual scores, the highest possible being 20:
COmmOns-Randle Plunkett, 81; Daniel
PeplOe, O.; Arthur Vivian, O.; Marquis Of
LOrne, 81, Robert Lindsey, %; total, 3l3.-
LOrds-Earl Ferris, 81; Duke Marl-
borough, 45; Lord Waldesrave, 42; Earl
DUnniveT, SO; Lord Whsrnclife, 50; total,
22O.
In the House tonight Mr.. Disraeli stated
that the government would proceed with
the agricultural, the merchants, theshipping,
the indicature and land transfer bills. lie
declines to say what disposition will be
made of other measures. He hoped, with
the assistance Of the House, to bring their
labOrs to a close at a satisfactory period.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed az the
PIemier's indefniteness.
OF the functionaries invited TO the Lord
Mayors international banquet, the follow
ing have signifed their acceptance: the
Projects of Seine, Of Pas de CALAIS and Of
the Police of Paris; the Mayors Of Calais
Bordeaux, Geneva, Rome, Turin, Florence, |
ChTistiana, Boston and Quebec, and Bur,
gOmasters Of Brussels, Antwerp and Am |
sterdam. Seventeen have not yet answered !
and twenty-five have declined, including |
all the Germans invited,
The question of the admission Of the |
Americans to competition for the ElchO /
Shield has been decided in the negative.
Col. Gildersleeve explains that the team /
left New York with instructions to shoot /
a team match only with the Irish; more
over the team is Just now crippled by the
illness Of one of its members, who is an
shot. Col. Gildersleeve, how
ever, is anxious to make a match with
team representing the United Kingdom, to
be shot in the United States next year.