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Tous les autres exemplaires originaux sont filmto en commen9ant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par la darnlAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboles suivants apparaTtra sur la derniAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols -^ signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbols V signifie "FIN". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent §tre fiimis A des taux de reduction diff6rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clich6, il est film6 d partir de I'angle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nicessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 CIRCULAR. 5tU UiUtary District RiSe Association, ToKoNTo, September :<, I8«'il. Si«,— I have the honor to inform you that the iith Military District Riflt? Association has been formed, and that ColonelThomson, the Commandant of the District, is the I'resident; tlie \'ice-l*residents are the Mayor of Toronto, tiic Wardens of tlie Counties of N'ork and Peel, Simcoe and Ontario, the Sheriffs of the saiu (bounties respectively, and the Com- mandant of the Active Force or Volunteers. A cnuncil has also been appointed, consist- ing of the Lieutenant-Colonels of the several Battalions of the Sedentary Militia, the Lientenant-Colonel of the 2nd Battalion \'olunt.eers and the Captains of Troops of Cavalry Batteries ot Artillery or Companies of N'olunteer Rifles, together with the Members of the I^'gislative Council, and of the Legislative Assembly, resident within the said Military District, and raveral other influential gentlemen therein. The objects of the Association are for the encouragment of the Rifle Carps, and for the promotion of Rifle Shooting, by raising subscriptions to l)e distributed in prizes, at meetings to be held from time to time, fhe first meeting for competition for prizes will commence on the 10th day of October ne.vt, at 1 1 a. m„ and be continued on the following day at a. m., at Toronto, when the following prizes will be shot for: No. 1. A sweepstake, of one dollar entrance, with added by the Association. Ranges, I.IO, 200, 250, .'SOD yards, three rounds at each range. Open to all comers — \ to to best shot, three-fifths of remainder to second best, and two-fifths to third best, — any descrij)tion of Rifle. No hair triggei-s, globe or magnifying sights allowed. Minimum puli of Knfield, six lbs., all others three lbs. All scoring to be by points. No 2. Two prizes of sixty and thirty dollars each — open to Voluntoei's only. Entrance Is. 3d. ; Range 400 yards, five rounds; best shot sixty, second best thirty. No. 3. Merchants' prize — eighty dollars, open to all coiners, any description of Rifle ; Kntrance 2s. 6d. ; Range 250 yards, five rounds. No. 4. Open to Volunteers only, no entrance; Range 600 yards, five rounds. Two prizes, best shot sixty, second best forty dollars. SECOND DAY. No. I. Silver Medal of the Association, open to ^lembers only, TiOO yards, five rounds ; no entrance charged. No. 2. Ladies' purse of 2 prizes, 1st., of dollars, for Volunteers, 2nd., of equal amount for members not Volunteers; Range oOO yards, five rounds; no entrance charged . No. 3. All Service Prizes. Open to the Regular Troops, Volunteers, Enrolled Men of the Sedeutury Militia, Pensioners and Police. Entrance 2s. 6d. ; Ranges 700 and 900 yards, five rounds at each ; best shot one hundred dollars, second best fifty dollare. No. 4. The Marston Prize. Open to all Membere of the Association ; no entrance charged ; Range 400 yards, 5 rounds. A Rifle, value fifty dollars, sighted to the longest ranges ; presented by Mr. W. P. Marston, Gun Maker of this City, with case tiiit of the jiri/.i"* may he very coiixideraMy inon'iLied slioiild tlic Ax-'oi'iiitinii lie wiHtiiiiicil )iy tln' Militia, flic Mcrcliaiits, tlw Mccliaiilcs und tlic l*H))»'s sioiial (u'litluiiii'ti of till- l)i-lil mafchi'-t tills antuiiiii in ntlu'r paits of the District, t*ay Wliithy, Harno, Newmarket, and Strei-tsville. Tlif Commlttet' of Management will |»r.l>l\ li at an early day tlie rules ninier which tlio Shooting will \w coiidncted, which rules will he framed, as nearly as may I te, according to tliiise of the National liitle Association of Kui^land. Vviur attendant' i> ic(|ne-ttd at a Meeting, which will take |ilaee at the (irnnd -hiry Uoom, in tiie Court Hoine, 'ruronto, at Kleven o'clock, a. in., on Thursday, the .'Jrd day of < )ctolter next, where the Cummittei of Maihigement will he asscmlilel. The Sulwcnp- tioiis which you may he aide t < collect you will In- jileascd to torwanl to me at 'i'oronto, not later than Satunlay the '.'.Sth of ScptemlM r instant, and you an- particularly leipiested to solicit the < Xlicers and men of the Militia and others resident in voiir vicinity, to become members of this Association. I ha\e the honor to be. Sir, Your obedient servant, W. H. .1 AH VIS, Li. I'll!.. Sii-nliirif mill Triiinuri'r. SiibMiiplioiiH to III!' Kitif .>lulf'li. — Ortolifi' lOtli uiitl lltli, IHUI. A ME, t 4. if': RESIDENCE. DOLLARS. r3