Hitting the Mark. It appeared that the Artillery Volunteers were getting to be marksmen almost too good, they having twice or thrice at their meetings shot away the target, and thus cut short their exercise.
A Rifle Prize Meeting. - The valley of Ecclesbourne, on the 26th of August presented an animated spectacle on the occasion of an annual meeting of the local Rifle Volunteers to compete for prizes with those from other districts, including the Metropolis. The firing commenced at 11am, and did not finish until the mantle of night began to close around. The winners were as follows: First match (£8 and &4), Corporal Wallis, of Brighton, and Private Clark, of Goudhurst. Second match (£7, £4, & £3) Ensign Peal, of St. George's; Private Vidler, of Hastings; and Corporal Russel, of 29th Kent. Third match (£8, £5 and £3), Corporal Wallis, of Brighton, Color-Sergt. Bortis of Worthing; and Capt. Fisher, of Tunbridge Wells.
A Church Parade to Halton, on Sunday, Sept. 27th, was attended by sixty of the Hastings Artillery, and thirty-three of the Rifles. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Parkin, Chaplain to the Volunteers.
Poor Rates
At a vestry meeting of All Saints on the 10th of October, a rate of 10d. in the £ was agreed to, at the St. Clement's meeting an 8d. rate was passed to produce £460; and at a meeting at Bopeep, for St. Leonards parish, a shilling rate was figured for.
Workmen's Treats
Mr. John Howell, a successful builder, treated his workmen, 200 in number to the Great Exhibition in London, on Monday, Aug. 11th.
Messrs. Burfield, brewers and merchants, also paid the expenses of their employees to and from the International Exhibition.
Mr. E. N. Dawes, house decorator, of St. Leonards, and Mr. R. Selden, timber merchant, of Ore were also among those who treated their workmen to the Exhibition of 1862.
Philosophical Society
Spectrum Analysis. At the April meeting of this society, a discussion on Dr. Hale's paper took place in reference to the new spectrum analysis, when Dr. Stone observed that the spectra of the fixed stars differed from one another, and from the sun, as shewing that the results were independent of the constitution of the Earth's atmosphere.
The Police
The Police having gone through their inspection by Capt. Willis, the Government Inspector, a "clean bill" as to cleanliness and general efficiency was returned.
