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brought to a close on the second day, the distribution of prizes were then made as follows :—

rst Prize, Silver Cup, Gunner I). McKinnon, City Artillery

2nd Prize, £7 ros. od. Private S. McRae, Dundas Rifles 3rd Prize, 7 o o “ J. Bearisto, St. Eleanors “ 4th Prize, 6 o o “ P. Blatch, Wheatley River “ 5th Prize, 5 o o “ P. Hickey, Irish Volunteers “ 6th Prize, 4 o o “ W. Kennedy, Dundas “ 7th Prize, 3 10 0 Lieutenant McDonald, Orwell “

A few weeks subsequent to the above event, the government of New Brunswick gave a valuable Silver Urn, as an Inter- colonial Prize to be fired for in a rifle match, and generously inviting a rifle team of twenty marksmen from each of the Provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, to be held at Sussex, early in October. Accordingly on the morning of the appointed day, the different teams having arrived at Sussex, reported themselves to the officer in command of the field. The ranges for this contest were 200, 300 and 400 yards, five rounds at each range, any position.

The Nova Scotia team were the first called on, and they delivered their fire in a soldier like manner, firing from a standing position at the first range, and kneeling at the second and third; the same may be said in reference to the New Brunswickers: but the Island team was the most successful. Patrick Hickey having scored 24 points, the highest number made, the Urn was awarded to him. The average of the shooting was as follows:—Nova Scotia 11%, New Brunswick 12%, Prince Edward Island 14.1%. The Island team— which was commanded by Adjutant-General, Colonel Stewart, ——upon their return to Charlottetown was loudly cheered by an eager crowd of citizens, who were awaiting their arrival. Private Hickey—the winner of the trophy and who was a member of the Irish Volunteers—was entertained at dinner by a number of officers and other gentlemen at the North American Hotel.

By the returns of the general census taken this year the population was 81,856, including 315 Indians. The churches numbered 156, schoolhouses 303, and licensed teachers 280; there were also 141 grist-mills, r76 saw-mills and 46 carding- mills, 55 tanneries and 89 fishing establishments on the Island.

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