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     competitors. There were 12 prizes, ranging from £12 down- 
     
     ward, the National Association Silver Medal of England 
     
     accompanied the Ist prize, which was captured by Bombardier 
     
     Leard, City Artillery. Here, for the first time in our history 
     
     of target shooting, hits together with points counted, which 
     
     raised the scoring as follows z—outer 2, center 3, bull’s eye 4; 
     
     other changes in target scoring has from time to time taken 
     
     place, which shall be duly noticed hereafter. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The annual gathering of the Caledonian Club was held dur- 
     
     ing the summer on Government Farm~now Victoria Park— 
     
     covered seats were erected for the accommodation of the fair sex 
     
     and others. At 10 o’clock the Club marching in procession to 
     
     the wild and thrilling strains of the bagpipes arrived on the 
     
     grounds, shortly after which hearty cheering announced the pres- 
     
     ence of Governor Dundas with his amiable lady, as they seated 
     
     themselves within the enclosure of the stand. A band of music 
     
     was also in attendance, and for the first time in the history of 
     
     the Caledonian Club, a series of Scottish sports were intro- 
     
     duced, and carried out in an excellent manner to the satis- 
     
     faction of all present. After the presentation of a number of 
     
     prizes to the successful competitors of the various games, the 
     
     Club marched to their Club Room headed by the band. From 
     
     this date the annual gathering of the Clans became a certainity, 
     
     and the athletic sports of the day is looked forward to by many 
     
     with delightful anticipations. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the 19th of January, 1864, Captain John Lea, late of 
     
     Prince of Wales Rifles, died at his residence and was buried 
     
     with military honors, his being the first death of an enrolled 
     
     officer since the organization of the volunteers. Captain Lea 
     
     had formerly been a subaltern officer in the City Guards, and 
     
     when in 1859 the Enfield Rifles arrived, was amongst the first 
     
     to enroll his name as a defender of his country. 
     
    
   
   
    
     At the assembling of Parliament during the month of March, 
     
     the turn out of volunteers consisted of a cavalry escort, artillery 
     
     salutes and guard of honor marching to the enlivening strains 
     
     of the band; it being a repetition of other openings of the 
     
     Assembly. ~ 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the 24th May the City Volunteers assembled at George’s 
     
     Battery in order to celebrate the anniversary of Her Majesty's 
     
     birthday. Here a royal salute had been witnessed, a feu-zie-joz'e 
     
    

    
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