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? tit [ GRATIS.] SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1863. [ GRATIS.] RACING IN CHINA. CANTON RACES. Stewards: R. Carlowitz, A. Downie, W. H. Fittock, and C. B. Matheson, Esqs. Hon Sec : J. F. Croom, Esq. With power to appoint a Judge. Clerk of the Course: J. P. M. Fraser. DEAR BELL : The pony racing season of 1863 was inaugurated here on Saturday, Jan 17, upon the race course at " Poo- on- Ka," Honam. The weather was not very favourable, a trifle warmer than was pleasant, but the course was in good order, and some of the races afforded capital contests, and no end of exciting finishes upon the part of the jockeys. The Hong Hong gentlemen were good enough to send up their ponies to compete for some of the prizes, which added much to the day's sport, but they were not quite so successful as was anticipated. The Griffin was taken to Hong Kong by their Gorilla, and the Canton Cup would likewise have gone in the same direction, but, owing to a slight error only one pony started, and therefore the Cup remains, the forfeits only going to the walk over. The Chaa- sze Cup was a well- contested race, and was won cleverly by a Canton pony, ridden with great patience and judgment by Mr Coare, a surprise to every one. In the Hong Kong Cup and the Winners' Handicap it was Small Hopes for everything but the winner, and the Honam Plate un- fortunately went to " blazes." The thankless office of starter was ably filled by MrThorburn. Lieut Wells, H. M. gunboat Haughty, occupied the judge's chair, and the course was under the controul of Mr Frazer, whose exertions were untiring in keeping it clear of the crowds of Chinamen.— Yours, & c, Canton, Jan 30, 1863. CANTONIENBIS. SATURDAY, JAN 17.— The GRIFFIN'S PLATE, value 50 dollars, for ponies that have never previously run in a race; once round. The Confederates' b m p Gorilla, lost 121b Mr Morgan 1 Mr Moul's c m p Surprise, llst31b 2 Mr Andrew's d c p Dundreary, lost 3 Mr Alexander's d c p Blazes, " lOst 41b 0 Betting: 2 to 1 on Gorilla, even agst Surprise. The favourite made the running at a good pace, and won easily by two lengths. The CANTON CUP, value 100 dollars, for all ponies; twice round. The Confederates' g ch g Spanish Stu- dent, list 131b Lieut Turner walked over The FAREWELL CUP, value 100 dollars ( presented by a subscriber), for all ponies owned by bona fide Canton residents; once and a half round. Mr Moul's g m p Surprise, list 31b Mr Coare 1 Mr Alexander's d c p Blazes, lOst 41b 2 Betting: 6 to 4 on Surprise, 3 to 1 agst Blazes. Surprise made running, followed by Blazes. On entering the straight Blazes got on good terms with the favourite, and a good race ensued be- tween the pair, Surprise ultimately getting the best of it by half a length. The HONAM PLATE, value 50 dollars, for Canton ponies only; winners extra; once and a half round. Mr Alexander's d c p Blazes, lOst 41b Capt Purcell 1 Mr Andrews's d c p Dundreary, lOst 2 Blazes the favourite. A good race; the favourite staying the longest, beat Dundreary by a neck. The CHAA- SZE CUP, value 100 dollars, for all ponies; winners extra; once and a half round. Mr Moul's g m p Surprise, list 31b Mr Coare 1 The Confederates' g ch g Spanish Student, list 131b 2 The Confederates' bk ch m Skittles, lOst 121b 3 Betting: 3 to 1 on Spanish Student. Skittles at starting went, off with the lead, closely followed by Surprise; the favourite lying off. At the graves Surprise passed Skittles, and got a clear lead; on entering the straight the favourite drew up, but, coming too late, was beaten cleverly by a neck. The HONG KONG CUP, value 200 dollars, for all ponies; winners extra; twice round. Dr Hanley's d n c p Small Hopes Capt Purcell 1 The Confederates' bk ch m Skittles, lost 121b 2 Betting: 6 to Ion Small Hopes. Skittles's saddle turning at starting dismounting his rider, the race was won in a walk by the favourite. The HELTER SKELTER RACE, value 30 dollars, for all ponies; last pony to pay the second's entrance; previous winners at this meeting excluded; catch weights; entrance 3 dollars; twice round. Mr Francis's b c p Tearaway Mr Croome 1 Mr Edwards's b c p Punch 2 Tearaway the favourite, who, making the running, won with ease, and trotted in. The WINNERS' HANDICAP; compulsory on all winners; losers catch weights; once and a half round. Dr Hanley's Small Hopes Capt Purcell 1 Mr Moul's Surprise 2 The Confederates'Gorilla ; 3 Betting: 5 to 1 on Small Hopes. Gorilla made the running, closely followed by Surprise, the favourite in the rear. On round- ing the end to come into the straight, Small Hopes was let out, passed the other ponies, and won with the greatest ease ; a good race between second and third, Surprise beating Gorilla cleverly by half a length. THE CHASE. MARKET HARBOROUGH STEEPLE CHASE RULES, 1863. The revised steeple chase rules have already appeared in our columns from time to time as they were gradually amended, but having received several applications for copies of the same in their complete form, as finally agreed upon, we append them in full :— I. The rules concerning horse racing in general, as published in the Racing Calendar ( Races past, 1862), apply to all steeple chases, with the exception of Rule 43, and of some other rules that are only applicable to flat racing ; and also with the follow- ing exceptions and additions:— II. The decision of the stewards, or whomsoever they may ap- point, is final in everything connected with Steeple Chases, and there is no appeal whatever to a court ef law. III. A walk over shall in no case be deemed necessary, either after a dead heat or otherwise. It shall be sufficient if a horse be weighed for, mounted, and proceed to the starting post, when, if no competitor appear in due time, he shall be considered the win- ner of the race. Such horse shall be liable to carry extra weight as a winner. IV. The term " winning horse," in reference to those liable to carry extra weight, or those to be excluded from any race, shall apply only to winners of steeple chases of £ 20 or upwards, not in- cluding the winner's stake, or of some prize of equal value, and not to the winner of hurdle races, flat races, or matches of any kind. V. A maiden horse or mare is considered one that has never won a " steeple chase" of the value of £ 20 or upwards, not including the winner's stake; and a horse that has never started, is one that has never started for a " steeple chase" of the value of £ 20 or up- wards, not including the winner's stake. VI. Any rider in a steeple chase where the ground is not flagged out going upwards of one hundred yards on any high road, lane, or public thoroughfare, will disqualify his horse from winning, although he should come in first. VII. Any rider in a steeple chase where the ground is not flagged out opening any gate or wicket, or passing through any gateway or common passage from one enclosure to another, will disqualify his horse from winning, although he should come in first. VIII. Any horse getting away from his rider, may be re- mounted in any part of the same field or enclosure in which the occurrence took place; but should such horse not be caught until he shall have entered another field, then he shall be ridden or brought back to the one in which he parted from his rider. Any jockey so losing his horse may be assisted in catching him and remounting him without risk of disqualification ; and in the event of a rider being disabled, his horse may be ridden home by any person of sufficient weight; provided he be qualified according to the conditions of the race. No penalty shall be exacted for carry- ing overweight in this instance. IX. Should the weather or ground be in a doubtful state for running, it shall be left entirely to the stewards, who may order the chase to be postponed for any time whatever, according to their discretion; and all nominations, subscriptions, and bets shall stand good, the same as if the chase had taken place on the day originally fixed. X. In nominating a horse, gelding, or mare the first time for a steeple chase, its full pedigree must be given, if known, other- wise it shall be sufficient to state its age, colour, and the name in which it has and is hereafter to run, together with such descrip- tion as will distinguish the animal from any other running in a similar name, either in flat races, hurdle races, or steeple chases. XI. Should the name of any horse be changed after having been once entered in either a flat race, hurdle race, or steeple chase, it shall be necessary in all subsequent entries to « tate his original name, as well as any other names under which he may previously have been entered. XII. Every person who shall ride for a steeple chase shall be weighed immediately after the same, and shall be allowed 41b above the weight specified for his horse to carry ( provided his weight be not increased by immersion in mud or water), and no more, unless the weight he actually rode be declared as the weight he intended to ride; and if any horse shall carry more than 41b above his weight, without a declaration having been made by the jockey or the owner of the horse, or by his servant to the steward or clerk of the course, before starting, then such horse shall not be considered the winner of the race even though he should come in first, but shall be placed as the last horse in the race, and his owner shall pay the stake as for a beaten horse ; and whether the horse comes in first or not. t he jockey shall be fined £ 5 for his neglect, and shall not be allowed to ride in a public race until the said fine be paid. The person appointed by the stewards to weigh the jockeys shall, immediately after each day's racing, report to the clerk of the course how much each horse carried, where he carried more than lib above the specified weight; and the clerk of the course is, as soon after as may be, to communicate such report to the stewards, or one of them; and the weight each horse actually carried, if more than 41b above his weight, shall be published in the first list printed after the race. XIII. In all handicaps with twenty subscribers, the lowest weight shall be lOst, and when the highest weight accepting is under 12st 71b, it shall be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. XIV. The names of all horses whose stakes and forfeits are not paid shall be published in the Racing Calendar at the end of every year; and Messrs Weatherby, Old Burlington- street, London, or whomsoever they may appoint, are the persons to whom all stakes and forfeits for the different steeple chases are payable. XV. The stewards shall have power to disqualify any horse from being declared the winner of a steeple chase, although he should come in first, if it can be clearly proved to their satis- faction that the jockey by any deliberate foul riding intended to knock down any horse, or in any determined way to jeopardize his chance of success in the race. Any jockey who shall be found guilty of foul riding, shall be fined for the first offence a sum not exceeding £ 2- 5— to be paid before he shall be permitted to ride for any race; and for the second, he shall be prohibited from riding in anj- race until such time as the steward? shall think fit. XVI. If any flag, post, or boundary mark be placed in the course— no matter by whose order— after the riders have been shown over the ground, or had the line of country pointed out and explained to them, it shall not be considered binding or of any effect unless such alteration or addition shall have been par- ticularly named previous to starting, to all the jockeys about to ride in the race, by one of the stewards, clerk ef the course, or by their representatives. XVII. If a horse refuse any fence in a steeple chase, and it can be proved to the satisfaction of the stewards that he has been led over a fence by any of the bystanders, or has been given a lead over one by any horseman not riding in the race, the horse shall be disqualified from winning, although he should come in first. REMOVE STEEPLE CHASE AT ETON.— This annual race took place on Thursday, March 5, over about three miles of country, starting from a meadow near Coin- Norton, and ending at the " School Jump," near the Slough- road. The course presented many tough and extensive jumps, as well as some heavy ploughed ground, sufficient to test the wind and mettle of the most expert athlete. At the start Bovill took the lead, which he kept by several yards until near the finish, when he was passed by THE BURTON COUNTRY AND LORD HENRY BENTINCK'S HOUNDS. BY " CECIL." The Great Northern, the Midland, and the Manchester, Shef- field, and Lincolnshire railways concentrate at Lincoln, affording the wonted means of locomotion for travelling sportsmen seeking variety in fresh hunting fields, and the ancient city may be accepted as nearly in the centre of the Burton country. Every species of accommodation can be found, and the Saracen's Head Hotel I especially recommend to my friends. Mr L. Thornton, the worthy landlord's son, is a capital sportsman— one of the best men to hounds, thoroughly acquainted with every portion of the country, and may, therefore, with perfect safety be taken as a pilot. Then there is very ample and commodious stabling in Lincoln that may be rented on economical terms. Horse provender is reasonable and good; oats are the produce of the soil, and free from the very obnoxious process of kiln drying so prevalent in many districts where foreign corn forms the prin- cipal bulk. I can safely assert that oats so treated are very pre- judicial to the health of those horses which are compelled to con- sume them. The north- west boundary of the Burton Hunt ex- tends to Gainsborough, nineteen miles from Lincoln, and the j Great Northern railway affords communication between these two places. Market Rasen, on the north- eastern extremity, fifteen miles distant by the road, is accessible also by the Manchester, Shef- field, and Lincolnshire line. Northward of a parallel line extended from Gainsborough to Market Rasen lies the Brocklesby country, and on the east the South Wold, which traverses south to Tattershall, a town not to be approached from Lincoln much under eighteen miles, by reason of dykes and drains, com- municating with the river Witham. The Lincolnshire and Boston branch of the Great Northern runs by Tattershall, and a direct line from there to Newark will indicate very nearly the demarca- tion between this and the Belvoir boundaries. The river Trent serves as a barrier from the Rulford and the Grove hunts. Lincoln is within convenient distance from Blackmoor Causeway, which is about equi- distant from Newark, Blankney, also approachable from Sleaford, and nearer still to Swinderby Station, Branston, Brattleby, Coleby, Dunholme Gorse, Fiskerton, Glentworth, Harmstone, the Green Man, Hackthorn House, the Eighth Mile Stone on the Spittal- road, North Carlton, Newbold Common, Skellingthorpe, Swallow Beck, Water Dyke Houses, Wellingore, to which place Sleaford is also nearly the same distance. The Midland line is negotiable from Newark for Carleton- le- Moor- land, Coddington Plantation, and Stapleford Moor, and from Swinberby Station you may reach the Half- way House on the Newark- road and Auborn Village. From Thorpe Station Eagle- wood is within two miles. Tne Great Northern, by way of Saxelby Station, puts you near Kettlethorpe and Thorney, and Marton Station Gate, Burton, or Normanby- by- Stow. Proceeding to Gainsborough Station, Harpswell Majinmoor, Norton- plage, Somerby Hall, and Thonock House are at hand. There is also a station at Lea. On the Boston branch Bardney Station is the point for Gautby, North Spring Wood, Scot Grove, and Stanfield Hall. The Lang worth Station, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- shire line, is close to Goltho, Tile House, Beck, and Wragby. Wickenby Station, East Barkwith, Taldingworth Grange, and Snarford Bridge, Caenby, Legsby, and Linwood Church are near to Maket Rasen. Viewing the country in its aptitudes for fox- hunting, it is far above the average; the coverts in some parts are extensive, yet moderate by comparison with what are very com- monly met with in the provincials. Taking a survey of the line of road from Leadenham to Lincoln, right and left, there is a fine open expanse, free from woodlands ® f magnitude, and Wellin- gore, ten miles from Lincoln, and sixteen from Grantham, has the reputation of being one of the crack coverts, but, like many others favoured with that distinction, a run is greatly dependent on the line a fox may be pleased to select. If he breaks westward he has a fine grass vale before him, but, northward and eastward, hounds have to encounter the difficulties appertaining to the arable culti- vation adopted on a light soil. The cream of the country lies on the west of a line of road running from the south to the north, midway between Grantham and Brigg, in which Lincoln occupies a central position, and this road may be described as passing through the midst of the country. There is, too, a fine estate at Blankney, halfway between Sleaford and Lincoln, where foxes are fostered with the utmost care by Mr Chaplin, who occupies the stables at Lincoln which were built by the late Mr Assheton Smith when he hunted the country. At the time of my visit Mr Chaplin had taken a trip to Melton, consequently his horses were absent, and I had not the chance of seeing them, which I greatly regretted, as I was informed they are of unusually high character. The extensive property of which Mr Chaplin is the proprietor affords a most pleasing illustration of what may be accomplished by high farming when conducted by talented, wealthy tenants, under a good landlord. At Mr King's, of Ashby, also, there is invariably a rare lot of foxes, in the midst of a profusion of game, and the country throughout is well stocked. The long- established love for foxhunting, which has existed in Lincolnshire for many generations, would alone prompt the inhabitants to use their best efforts to promote sport; but they have a still further stimulus in the unbounded liberality dis- played by Lord Henry Bentinck in every department and detail connected with the establishment and its accessories. As fitting acknowledgments, walks for hounds are in almost unlimited pro- fusion, and as the time arrives all are anxious to receive the most promising of the rising generation. In this, too, his lordship re- ciprocates with their sympathies by giving very large premiums for the best puppies when returned from their walks. The fences in this country, as in most others, vary considerably in magni- tude ; but they are generally far apart, and there is one very dis- tinguishable feature— there are no blind ditches. Many are, it is true, wide and deep ; horses, however, can always see what they have to encounter. On remarking this one day in the field to a very extensive agriculturist, regarding me with apparent surprise, he inquired what I meant by a blind ditch ? and, upon rendering an explanation, he expressed himself quite astonished that in any country where the acknowledged process of civilised cultivation of the soil was practised that so much palpable neglect could exist as that of not keeping the ditches open, if only for the important purpose of letting off the water. There is a most gratifying ap- pearance of prosperity about these farms, very clearly displaying the character and condition of the occupants, and by far the greater portion of the attendants at the covert side is composed of agriculturists, well mounted, and affording most pleasing examples of the highly respectable class to which they be- long. The impression prevails in many parts of Eng- land that horses can only be bred advantageously on grass farms. A visit to Lincolnshire will serve to dispel that delusion, for here they are bred, and to a state of very great perfection. Inexpensive thatched hovels, with yards or outlets constructed with rough timber, afford them shelter from the elements, and security from those casualties which young animals must always be subservient to when permitted to range at large over extensive wilds and wastes. On enquiry I found that many of the horses reared in these parts are purchases from Ireland when quite young. Events of ancient date serve to identify foxhunting in its legitimate character with this district, though, as in all the other instances, I have failed to discover the precise period of its com- mencement. I have, however, been enabled to ascertain that Lord Monson's Crier was introduced into the Brocklesby kennels as a sire in the year 1781. His lordship must, therefore, have been a master of hounds prior to that period ; and I also find that, from the date mentioned to 1808, inclusive, no less than twenty stud hounds were sought for from the same quarter, incontestable evi- dence of the very high estimation in which they were held, and that, too, by the most talented authorities of the age. The hunts- man's name was Evans, the first whip Tom Barnes, and the second whip James Wilson, who, if I am not mistaken, lived many years with Sir Richard Sutton, by whose liberality a pension was granted when age and infirmities stole upon the veteran servant. Mr Osbaldeston's Wonder, a son of Lord Yarborough's Wonder, was doing duty at Brocklesby in 1809, by which I infer that the preceding year was the date when the young Squire of Ebberston became the purchaser of Lord Monson's Hounds, as I have been given to understand, in exchange for eight hundred guineas, with some reservation to the effect that he should supply the juvenile Lord Monson with another pack in the event of his requiring it This would be Mr Osbaldeston's first essay as a master of fox- hounds, and most emphatically did it denote the talent rising to maturity which has so signally identified his sporting career. Hunt- ing the hounds himself, with James Wilson to attend him, and as- sisted by Tom Sebright, who must then have been a young hand, only about eighteen, it is easy to conceive the spirit and enthusi- asm with which affairs were conducted. In a brief memoir of the veteran huntsman, inserted in my account of the Honourable George Fitzwilliam's Hounds, it was mentioned that his father first studied the science in Shropshire, in the serviee of Mr Corbet. I have since ascertained that he was at one period of his life huntsman to Mr Dutton, who kept hounds at Slaughter, near Stow- on- the- Wold, Gloucestershire, at which place Tom Sebright was born. It was Mr Osbaldeston's good fortune to distinguish himself very early in life by his exquisite discernmentof those qua- lities which are capable of being transmitted from parents to t heir progeny. It is a gift— a boon, indeed, for which masters of hounds may be truly grateful, seeing how sadly many signally fail in the attempt. When quite in his noviciate he bred Tarquin, a son of Trickster and Duchess, whose rare symmetry and good qualities soon gained a fame that ensured an introduction to the chosen beauties of the most fashionable kennels. So great was the estimation which this good hound gained, that he was buried in the kennel court at Quorn, with the following significant epitaph :— TO THE MEMORY OF TARQUIN, WHO DIED A. D. 1818. " Beneath this stone my favourite foxhound lies. Stop all ye sportsmen here, and wipe your eyes; Though hot rhe only favourite of the pack, From him no false alarm, or in his duty slack." True enough, he was " not the only favourite of the pack," Joker, Jovial, and Jason, Joker's son, were in great estimation as sires, as well as others, and the dashing, daring spirit which Mr Osbaldeston displayed, invoked feelings of wonder and ad- miration not previously felt in the Burton country. The foxes were wild, and stood a deal of pressing ere the brave pack could tear their jackets, and they were ferocious, too, as re- ports declare that fat pigs fell victims to their rapacious jaws; not that I vouch for the fact, but I tell the tale as it was told to me. It was in this country, somewhere about the second season of Mr Osbaldeston's occupation of it, that Captain White, after a university introduction with the Duke of Beaufort's and Sir Thomas " Mostyn's Hounds, in Oxfordshire, took his finishing degrees ere he essayed to hold a lead in Leicestershire. Mr Osbaldeston had the mastership of the hounds in this country about five seasons, but without positive data as to the precise term, I find that in 1816 it was hunted by Mr Walker, and I have some idea that Mr Osbaldeston's Hounds were at that time located at the Thurgarton kennels, in the Rufford country. Perchance the final recollections of former days induced " the Squire " subsequently to adopt the Lincoln green as his racing colours, which, since his resigna- tion of the chase, we have so often seen conspicuous on the Turf. Mr Walker's hunting career in this country lasted but a brief time, and Mr Foljambe had possession of it a similar period. The foxes had then two years' respite, when Mr Assheton Smith awakened the dormant spirit, and built kennels and stables at Lincoln. This gentleman kept it two clear seasons, and about the Christmas of the third, disposed of the pack and possessions to Sir Richard Sutton. In 1823 there were many hounds from Mr Ward's and Lord Lonsdale's kennels ; eleven couple and a half from the former, and four and a half couples from the latter, known to be of gigantic ancestry, and quite consistent with the remarks contained in Mr Osbaldeston's letter on the Sth of March. There was in that year only one couple from that gentleman's stud hounds ; but subsequently a vast number were introduced, and the descendants were very numerous from the Squire's Foiler, Prizer, Vaulter, Sportsman, Tomboy, Fencer, Flourisher. Falstaff, Ferryman, Castor, Rector, Ranter, Vanquisher, and others. It will then be remembered that to the very great regret of hunting men Mr Osbaldeston declined keep- ing hounds in 1834; so that, after the lapse of a few years, the stud hounds descended from his kennels could only be traced with considerable research and difficulty. Sir Richard Sutton's Ducie, from indisposition, feund it imperatively necessary to re- . linquish for a time the mastership of the V. W. H., but with a fond ' hope, that was, however, never realised, anticipated a renewal of the sport he so dearly loved. His lordship had hunted that country about twelve seasons, and with vast assiduity established a pack of hounds whose attainments were of a very high order, which he was reluctant to disembody by disposing of them in lots. They were, therefore, transferred to Lord Henry Bentinck, under certain conditions, as I have always understood, the par- ticulars of which, however, it is unimportant to enquire into. This pack was composed of much very valuable blood from the Duke of Beaufort's, Mr Osbaldeston's, and Mr A. Smith's kennels. Full- sized hounds Lord Ducie had a great leaning for, but merit and performances were a sine qua non. To these Lord H. Bentinck subsequently made additions from Mr Harlock's and Mr Wynd- ham's packs, and again at the sale of Mr Foljarnbe's Hounds in 1845 more very valuable acquisitions were obtained from that source. The twin brothers, Herald and Harbinger, whose de- scendants are so extensively dispersed through the most fashion- able kennels of the present day, were in great force a few years prior to the sale. They were the issue of Mr Osbaldeston's Ranter and Mr Foljambe's Harpy. Ranter was a son of the 8quire's ever- celebrated Furrier and Ruin, Furrier by the Duke of Rutland's Saladin and his grace's Fallacy, Saladin a son of Sultan and Golden. Harpy, the dam of Herald and Harbinger, was a daughter of a former Herald, bred by Mr Foljambe, and Julia, and the last- named Herald was a son of the Duke of Rutland's Hermit, by Saladin out of his grace's Harpy. I am thus dis- cursive in " tracing the pedigree, as it shows that Saladin was the great grandsire of Herald and Harbinger, both in the male and female line; and, although quite opposed to close consanguinities in breeding either horses or hounds, it does not appear that in the third generation any injurious or degenerate effects are produced. Lord Henry Bentinck appears to have made another addition to his forces by a purchase at the sale of the late Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds in 1855, and the very ample means at his command of ob- taining walks have enabled him to breed very extensively. The three brothers— Contest, entered in 1847, Comrade and Craftsman, in 1848— by his lordship's Comus and Sanguine, bred by Mr Foljambe, have diffused their very excellent and invaluable qualities in many kennels with which I am acquainted. There are many of their descendants in the Duke of Beaufort's, the Cots- wold, and Lord Fitzhardinge's kennels. In the latter, Crom- well, a son of Contest, frequently mentioned by me on former occa- sions, and he with his numerous family would alone be sufficient to establish the ancestry. Sir Richard Sutton also patronised them considerably, as his list for 185- 3 contains the names of three couples and a half of Contest's progeny and two couples of Craftsman's. Contest was one of the most perfect hounds I ever saw, certainly excelling the other two in style and symmetry. As many as ten summers are numbered with the past since I had last the opportunity of admiring him, but I still have his fine commanding form vividly in remembrance. His colour was a good black, white, and tan, with a fine intelligent head, rare shoulders, legs, and feet, capital loins, and that important desi- deratum, in my estimation, powerful thighs, in which his pro- geny resemble him. This renders them a great acquisition to im- part power, which I too frequently see deficient. He stoodfull three and twenty inches in height, but fortunately his progeny are rather under than over that standard. There was a rare little hound called Hannibal, a son of his and the Berkeley heroine, in the late North Warwickshire pack, which every observant attend- ant on those hounds must have known. Corsair, entered in 1853, must also be distinguished with a bright star to his name, as one of the most, if not the most worthy scions of bygone days. He was a son of the Belvoir Clinker and Redcap, the latter by the Brocklesby Ruler, a hound bred by Mr Foljambe from his Albion and Rosamond. Clinker was a son of the Brocklesby Rally wood and the Belvoir Caroline, and Mr Foljambe's Albion was a son of Sifter and Actress. The list for the current year enumerates eighty- one couples and a half of hounds, whereof twenty- two couples were entered last autumn, twenty- one couples are in their second season, eleven couples in their third, twelve couples in their fourth, nine couples in their fifth, five and a half in their sixth, and one hound, Bene- dict, in his sixth season. He was bred by Mr Foljambe, is a son of his Nectar and Bracelet, bred at Brocklesby from Abelard and Beajila. He is a nice, useful- sized hound. Carver, in his sixth season, a slate- coloured hound, has abundance of power, and is by the Duke of Rutland's Chaser and Torment, a daughter of Crier and Transit. Larkspur, in the fifth season's entry, is a fine level hound, of full size, and on that account well adapted to be the progenitor of a race of daughters; he has a high character in his work, and being a son of Comrade is another re- commendation ; his dam, Lightsome, appears in the name of Mr Sutton. Tancred, a very clever black, white, and tanned hound, quite the right size, is a son of the Duke of Rutland's Sailor and Twilight, a daughter of Tomboy and Columbine. Cerberus, by Mr Foljambe's Clasher out of Charmer, a black and white hound, very active, with capital legs, and perfect feet. Falcon, a good coloured black, white, and tanned hound, of considerable pro- portions, is the issue of Sir Richard Sutton's Rambler and Fair- maid ; Rambler, son of Trueman and Roguish, and Truetr. an by the Duke of Rutland's Trueman and Pastime. Fairmaid was a daughter of Craftsman and Furious. Titus, in the succeeding year's entry, is another son of Sir Richard Sutton's Rambler and Trinket, a daughter of the Duke of Rutland'sComusand Twilight. He is of rather greater size than the average of the pack, never- theless, he is short on his leg, and his colour isa recommendation. Foeman, a very smart, active, nice proportioned black and white hound, is a son of Rhoderick and Fairmaid, the dam of Falcon. Rhoderick is descended from Mr Foljambe's Royster. Proctor, a compact, useful hound, is a son of the Duke of Rutland's Chaser and Priestess, one of the late baronet's Rambler family. Dori mont, in his third season, is another representative of Bhoderick and Daffodil, a daughter of the Duke of Rutland's Chaser. This hound possesses vast power and length, with remarkably clever shoulders, and his colour is geod. This closes the enumeration of stud hounds; next year will include Rector, Regulus, and Regent, descended from Titian and Ringworm, a daughter of Contest and Rakish, by Mr Foljambe's Royster and Rantipole, Royster by the Duke of Rutland's Bluecap. Rector is a dark black and tanned hound, over three- and- twenty inches; he has length and style, and may be described as a fine, commanding hound. The two brothers are more compact, black and white, with very little, if any, tan about them ; they are, in my estimation, just the right size. Of the two I should select Regulus, the muscular de- velopment of his thighs being conspicuous, though many, I be- lieve, prefer his brother Regent. Of the same year Tartar, son of Falcon and Tinsel, is a fine, powerful, showy hound, with a great deal of character. Palafax, descended from Corsair and Problem, is a very splendid representative of his sire, quite justifying any encomiums. Problem re^ a daughter of Sir Richard Sutton's Potentate, one of his Trueman family. Plunder is also a son of Corsair and Priestess, a nice hound, but not having the power of his kindred. There is much, indeed, to admire in the other sex, and Red- breast, a black, white, and tan daughter of the Grove Rector and Roguish, in her fourth season, stands very prominently on my list. Phyllis and Proserpine, descended from Cardinal and Pliant, are particularly clever, with rare legs and feet. Among the dog hounds in their first season Trumpeter and Traitor, Bondsman and Brusher, Potentate andPandarus, and also Wood- man denotes the judgment that has been exercised in the breed- ing department of their kennels. Lord Henry Bentinck's stud is a most extensive and valuable one. Perhaps few, if any, masters of hounds give more liberal prizes. It matters not what the distance may be, if a horse of very first- rate qualities is on sale, his lordship is very likely to become a customer. There are upwards of seventy, and all of very great pretensions, under the care of Leatherdale, a most in- telligent servant. The stables are about a mile from Lincoln, and consist of loose boxes, principally in compartments of two or three boxes in each, and every species of accommodation, com- fort, and convenience that skill can devise and money procure has been introduced. A remarkably well- arranged covered ride affords shelter for exercise in the winter and most commodious accommodation for summering. Thus there is no necessity for one of two alternatives which exist where no such convenience is provided— that of sending horses to exercise on cold rainy morn- ings, or of keeping them confined in the stable. Among the novelties of the day are the Turkish baths, which his lordship has given a fair trial with success. They are so constructed as to admit eight horses to the process simultaneously. On the advantages of these baths opinians. are very much at issue, but theory must condescend to bow to the shrine of practice. Judiciously used there can be little doubt of their efficacy; as, for example, after a severe day's work to dispel the rigidity of the muscles and the latent fever that exists, the effects are described as restoring the appetite, and not enervating the system. The process consists in submitting the animals to a heated atmos- phere, well regulated by ventilation, and after a certain time the horse is removed into an adjoining apartment, where a jet of water is thrown over him by means of a flexible india- rubber tube, when he is quickly scraped and clothed, and removed into his stable to rejoice after the luxuries of the operation. A very im- portant practice is adopted in these stables which may prove of much public benefit; it is the application of mustard mixed with turpentine on the throats of horses having inclination to that pre- vailing disorder roaring. Those so affected are found to be very greatly relieved by using the application the day before hunting, and I have been assured that confirmed cases of roaring have been cured by persevering with the plan. It sometimes occurs that in selecting the most favourite country to see hounds, disappointment ensues— that they have no sport; and, on the other hand, that from some unfashionable place they have a capital run. This was my fate with these hounds. Wellingore takes precedence in favourism, but it was a very bad scenting day to begin with, otherwise there was a good fox, though he took a line over the lightest portion of the country in the direction of Leadenham. The hounds hunted the line with wonderful industry and perseverance into the borders of the Duke of Rutland's country, and there almost appeared to be a very feeble line of scent into a covert, but in all probability his lordship's considerations of etiquette prompted him not to proceed, and they were taken to Blakeney, in expectation of find- ing a fox accustomed to enjoy himself in the sunny expanse of some turnip fields, but his haunt was not discovered. This, how- ever, afforded me an excellent opportunity of admiring the agri- | cultural condition of this fine estate, which has been already men- ! tioned. On returning to Wellingore another fox was found, but i he had no inclination to extend his travels far from the covert, ! though that was sufficiently distant to enable him to escape. Another attempt to see a day's sport at Langworth was equally j unsuccessful from want of scent; still the hounds persevered most I marvellously, and there is no doubt, when that important ele- i ment exists, their hunting powers are most exquisite. COURSING. AQUATICS. MOUNTAINSTOWN MEETING- MABCH 11 & 12. Stewards: The Earl of Bective, M. P., Lord Lurgan, Lieut- Col Conyng- ham, Capt Kodon, C. A. Nicholson, J. L. Naper, W. 8. Garnett, and G. A. Pollock, Esqs. Judge: H. Walker, Esq. Slipper: Mr Springall. The ORNAMENTAL STAKES. I. Mrs Pollock ns r d Borealis, by Skyrocket out of Bamboozle, beat Hon 1 Clara Brewnlow ns bk w d Master Brabazon, by Musician out of i Norah Miss Pollock ns r d Bonfire, by Skyrocket out of Bamboozle, beat Mrs ' Rodon ns bk w b Convolvulus, bv Canaradzo out of Jeopardy Mrs Rodon ns r d Larkhili, by Sandy out of Jailbird, beat Mrs Lenox Conyngham ns bd w d Cunenock, by Canaradzo out of Gadfly Mrs Pollock ns r b Boudin Richlieu, by Skyrocket out of Bamboozle, beat Hon Louisa Brownlow's w b Lady Moira, by Hawk— BriUlana Hon Clara Brownlow ns bk d Master M'Cann, by Waterford out of Lady Francis, beat Mrs C. A. Nicholson ns r d Fergus Macnever, by Ja- cobite out of Never Mind Hon Mary Brownlow ns w b Lady Blanche, by Junta out of Debonnaire, beat Miss Evangeline Pollock ns bk d Colligan, by Rioter out of Lady Shankhill Mrs VV. Stowell Garnett ns bk w b Gladiolus, by Lopez out of Molly, beat Lady Lurgan ns bd b Lady Java, by David out of Java Miss Letitia Garnett ns bk b German Aster, by Gaberlunzie out of Heiress, beat the Countess of Bective ns f d Baronscourt, by Judge out of Bitters Hon Mary Brownlow ns f d Master Martin, by Skyrocket out of Mar- guerite, beat Mrs Lenox Conyngham ns w bd b Cinoloa, by Cana- radzo out of Gadfly Hon Louisa Brownlow ns r w d Barkly Holt, by Legar Hill out of Bunting, beat Lady Madeline Taylour ns f d Baronshill, by Legar Hill out of Bunting Lady Lurgan ns bk b Lady Edith, by Woodman out of Havoc, beat Mrs VV. S. Garnett ns r d Kildonan, by Kentuckian out of Fly by Junior Mrs Lenox Conyngham ns bk t w b Cherry, by Tickler out of Cygnet, beat Lady Adelaide Taylour ns r d Bunker's Hill, by Legar Hill out of Bunting ( 1) Mrs C. A. Nicholson ns f b Rapheon, by Legar Hill out of Never Mind, ran a bye II. Borealls beat Bonfire Larkhili beat Boudin Richlieu Lady Blanche ( a bye)— Master | M'Cann ( dr) I Lady Edith beat Rapheon III. Borealls beat Larkhili Lady Blanche bt German Aster j Lady Blanche beat Borealis, after which the stakes were divided. The BECTIVE CUP. I. The Earl of Bective's r b Bobbinet, by Legar Hill out of Bunting, beat Mr C. A. Nicholson's r b Flora Macnever, by Jacobite out of Never Mind Lord Lurgan's bk b Lady Bella, by Jacobite out of Kitty Cob, beat Lord Bective's f d Baron Nicholson, by Judge out of Bitters ( 1) Mr W. S. Garnett's bk t d Grasshopper, by Napier out of Cygnet, beat Mr Pollock's r d Balloon, by Skyrocket out of Bamboozle Lord Lurgan's bk d Master Watford, by Regan out of Lady Watford, beat Col Conyngham's bk b Change Mr Pollock's f d I'ear, by Beacon out of Papillotte, ran a bye Lady Bella beat Bobbinet I Master Watford ran a bye Grasshopper beat Pear III. Lady Bella bt Master Watford^ Grasshopper ran a bye Lord Lurgan's bk b Lady Bella, by Jacobite out of Kitty Cobb, beat Mr W. S. Garnett's bk t d Grasshopper, by Napier— Cygnet, and won.;, The MOUNTAINSTOWN STAKES. I. Mr Pollock's r b Bliss, by Judge out of Wimple, beat Lord Lurgan's bk b sapling Lady Julia, bv Rioter out of Little Grace Lieut- Col Bathurst's Break o' Day Boy beat Mr Pollock's r b Pine, by Beacon out of Papillotte Lord Bective's w bk d Boscage, by Legar Hill out of Bunting, ran a bye Bliss beat Boscage J ' Break o' Day Boy ran a bye Lieut- Col Bathurst's Break o' Day Boy beat Mr Pollock's r b Bliss, by Judge out of Wimple, and won. The CONSOLATION STAKES. I. beat Mr W. S. Garnett's Gladiolus Mr Nicholson's Rapheon Lord Lurgan's Lady Moira .. Mr G. Pollock ns Kildonan II. ^ Cinoloa beat Barkly Holt Col Conyngham's Cinoloa and Mr Pollock's Balloon divided. German Aster beat Gladiolus ( dr) Master Martin beat Barkly Holt ( dr) Cherry ran a bye Master Martin beat Cherry Lady Edith ran a bye Col Conyngham's Change Col Conyngham's Cinoloa Mr Pollock's Balloon Lord Lurgan's Barkly Holt Balloon beat Change DEAK BELL ; We have closed, with regret I say it, our season here. The generous lord of the soil, as usual, filled his house, and, ably assisted by his wife, " a true lover of the sport," dis- pensed hospitalities with a liberal hand. The hares were not so plentiful as usual in Castletown, but there were tons of them in Drakestown, Peter's Church, Lennanstown, the Mohills, and Grange. We ran thirty courses the first day, killing twenty hares, and finished all by five o'clock. Next day, the morning being desperately wet, we did not put the first brace in slips until twelve o'clock. On the first day the weather was brilliant, and the many ladies who came to witness the trials vied in bright- ness with the morning. The Ornamental Stakes were won cleverly by Lord Lurgan running first, second, and third, Mr Pollock fourth, each receiving a piece of jewellery. The lot ( 29) entered were, with a few exceptions, good, and in excellent con- dition. This popular stake was first run for at the meeting in 1861, having been originated by Mr G. A. Pollock, late secretary, when 16 dogs contended. It was divided between Mrs Pollock's Banter and Lady Bective's Bayonet; the latter, being drawn after an undecided course, getting second prize, and Mrs Pollock's Briefs running up. At last year's meeting, in March, we had 20 entries; the Hon Miss Brownlow's Lady Blanche, Lady Lurgan's Lady Margaret, and Lady Lurgan's Lady Agnes running first, second, and third, so you see that there is a progressive improvement each year. Break of Day Boy was unques- tionably the best dog in the Mountainstown Stakes, and ran his courses with great fire; but in his trial with Bliss, had the hare lived a short time longer, he would have been outworked. She killed too soon, and is a beautiful greyhound, with great staying powers. The Rioter dog, Colli- gan, cut a sorry figure, and " sold his friends, who might well have exclaimed— " Ah! false as the dream of the sleeper, Like Love, the bright ore is gone.' Balloon and Grasshopper had a close business of it, the latter just taking it out of the fire. You will see by the cards sent that most of the ornamental and the Bective Cup go to the noble house of Lurgan. Thus again the king of Irish coursers takes the lion's share, and well he deserves it, for no man supports the sport more liberally through our Break- a- day- bay, break- a- window- boy, or break- a- head- boy country than his lordship. The Louth Cham- pion comes on next, after that Spiddal, and Diamor, where we have the finest coursing lands in the world, with a grand stock of game. Would we could get up another I6- dog stakes in April, on the broad plains of Kearntown, at £ 25, or even £ 10 10s each. Mr Walker, and also Springall discharged their respective duties admirably. And now, hoping that we may have no poachers, no distemper, but lots of bliss amongst the long tails for the remain- der of the season, I leave the happy scene with Erin's bard's regret— " As travelers oft' look back at eve, When eastward darkly going, To gaze upon that light they leave, Still faint behind them glowing; So when the close of pleasure's day To gloom has near consigned us, We turn to catch one fading ray Of joy that's left behind us." — Yours, & c, LABBY DUFFEY, Royds, who won by a few yards after an exciting race; Bovill 2. ; ligt { or the year jje removed from this to the Cottesmore Hall 3, the rest well up. It was fully expected that Bovill would ! country consisted of eight- and- a- half couples of working hounds, have won, but the fine condition of Royds told well at the and gjx couplesof unentered hounds from the Brocklesby kennels, finish. Run in 15min 3sec. ! whereof one couple- and- a- half were by sires from Mr Foljitmbe's, SYMPATHY WITH POLAND.—- A largely attended public meeting, ! and ^ gqUal number from Sir Tatton Sykes's; and five couples, called for the purpose of showing the sympathy of the metropolis j bred by g; r Richard, were by Brocklesbv sires. There were also with the Poles in their present struggle with Russia, was held at ^ ven- and- a- half couples by Belvoir sires, besides two couples Guildhall on Tuesday, at two o'clock. Alderman and Sheriff { rom 6ir Tatton Sykes's Bajazet; two couples, in their fourth Lawrence, in the absence of the Lord Mayor— who was unable seasorl) by Mr Osbaldeston's Flasher: one c up! e, by MrFoliambe's from illness to attend— occupied the chair. Several resolutions ; jjovster and the Rufford Prudence: and two couples and a half by were carried in favour of the Polish nation. It was resolved that ; the Vine Grampian. Thus, when Sir Richard Sutton commenced a petition, embodying the sentiments of the meeting, be presented , jn the Cottesmore country, there were thirtv- two couples and a to both houses of Parliament. The principal speakers were the ; hal{ out o{ seventy couples, the complement for the season, derived Earl of Harrowby, the Earlof Shaftesbury, theEarl of Zetland, Mr from goUrces which I described in my article of the 22d February. H. Seymour, M. P., & c, & e. j ihe year 1842 inaugurated a fresh dynasty. The late Lord SHOCKING TRAGEDY ON BOARD A STEAMER.— By the arrival j of the Anglo- French Steamship Company's steamer Grimsby, | Captain Wharton, at Great Grimsby, on Sunday, March 15, we I have particulars of a shocking tragedy on board that vessel on her passage from Hamburg. It appears that the Grimsby left Ham- ! burg on Friday evening week with several passengers, emigrants for >' ew York. Among the latter were two men, named Peter : Schlossman, 33 years of age, and John Frederick Lorengen, aged : the former by trade a wheelwright, and a native of Potsdam, . Pru- sia, and the latter a labourer, also a native of Prussia, i Previous to the vessel sailing the men were entire strangers to each other, but both being bound for the same distant land, they at once fraternised, and were shortly on friendly terms. Loren- gen was accompanied by a woman, named Bach, ten years his I senior, whom he intended to marry on their arrival at Liverpool; and Schlossman by his son, a strong youth of 16. When the i Grimsby was abreast of the Tesel the two Schlossmans, Lorengen, and the woman Bach were standing on the deck in conversation. ; The evening being cold, Lorengen observed that they would be i much better below, and they all four accordingly descended into I the forecastle, They had not been seated many minutes befsre a strange change was observed to come over Peter Schlossman. He appeared greatly excited, and went up to Lorengen, who was sitting j near to the woman Bach, and kused him on the cheek. He then requested them to let him alone, and not to rob him, and, turning ] to Bach, he said to her, " Take no notice of me, even if I should strip myself naked," He still continued rambling, and before anyone had the least idea what he was about to do, he drew from ; his pocket a large clasp knife, and plunged it into the left side of Lorengen, and continued working it about in the abdomen in a fearful manner. The woman screamed out, while the boy rushed | upon deck. The second mate and one of the seamen, named I Percival, jumped below. As the mate was going down, he met the w ounded man ascending the ladder. As soon as the two sailors ! got below they saw Schlossman brandishing a knife about and a terrific struggle ensued. The murderer was at length got on the floor, lashed, and pulled on deck. While Schlossman was being secured, others of the crew went below to look after the wounded man. He was found suffering from a mortal stab, and breathed • his last before assistance could be prjeured. Schlossman was kept .-> ured in a wooden house on the deck until the following - mday) morning, when it was found the unhappy man had managed by some means or other to get his hands free, and with , the cords with which he was bound he had hung himself. HEALTH OF LONDON.— The deaths in the week ending March ! 14, were 1. V51, being 129 more than the average, the increase being .'...: g to pulmonary diseases: t1. ere were 191 deaths fr ® m phthy « ;' g, 17 from bronchitis, and 114 from pneumonia. The birth's were 1,006 boys, and 946 girls— total 1,952. ( ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) MR EDITOR : I have just wended my way home from as good a meeting as ever I witnessed. We had some of the warmest lovers of the sport from all parts of Ireland. On both days Lord and Lady Lurgan, Mr and Mrs Fowler, Mr and Mrs Pollock, Mr and Mrs Ruxton, with Messrs Naper, Coddington, G. A. Pollock, Col Co- nyngham, and a host of others. We began, as usual, at Castletown. Borealis beat Master Brabazon well, as did Bonfire Convolvolus. The Skyrocket lot are fast and promising. Larkhill beat Cune- nock ; both slow. Fergus Macnever was too high to cope with Master M'Cann. Lady Blanche made a show of Colligan, and ran through all her courses well, notwithstanding this is her fourth season. A pot boiled over with the crack, Lady Java, she having succumbed to Gladiolus, much to the astonishment of all. German Aster ran two courses very well, but in the third was beaten in the run up and kill. Baronshill, the favourite, was easily settled by Barkley Holt. Lady Edith, one of the best in the stake, settled the backers of Kildonan, who thought him a real good- un. Cherry ran her two courses prettily. The card tells the rest. In the Bective Cup the three best dogs were Lady Bella, Balloon, and Grasshopper. Balloon and Pear ran the insect very close; the former is a tine fast puppy, but the least thing heavy in the shoulders, with a fine rib; he will be troblesome yet. The Mountainstown Stakes were won by the best dog, viz, Break o' Day Boy. The second day we met at the Mohills, and all passed off as a wedding feast. The best luncheon came out each day from the lord of the soil, with lots of Brennan's best Romano, Velvet, & c, and was partaken of with avidity by his numerous visitors and friends— So fill the cup— what is it to us How Time his circle measures ? The fairy hours we call up thus Obey no wand but Pleasure's. LOUGH NEAGH. — Yours, & c, GREYHOUND PRODUCE, & c. On the 18th inst, at Shrewsbury, Mr C. Harries's Jenny Geddes, by Dan M'Lean Cohorina, six pups to Lazy Lad, by March out of Muslin, namely, two white and blue, one white and black, two black and white, and one blue and white; all dogs. On the 12th inst, Mr W. Mercer's Phillis, by Beacon out of Motacilla, seven pups to his Peter, by Regan out of Enigma, all saved, namely, four dogs and three bitches, five black, one black and white, and one brindled. On the 16th inst, Mr Issard's red bitch Shamrock, by Bangalore out of Judy, ten pups to Canaradzo, all saved, and kept on two bitches. On the 10th inst, black bitch Grantham, six pups to Sirius, namely, one red dog, one red bitch, two black dogs ( with a little white on chest), one black bitch, and one fawn dog. On the 13th inst, at Great Ryburgh Old Hall, Norfolk, Mr F. Gardner's black and white bitch Bulbul, eight pups to his British, all black and white; two killed. On the 27th ult. Mr Thompson's Veritas; on the 2d inst, Mr Cloudesdale's Camden Town ; and on the 12th inst, Mr J. Jar- dine's Border Union visited Gilbert. On the 25th ult, Prize/ lower, ten pups to Canaradzo, seven kept, namely, four bitches and three dogs, all nearly white. On the 14th inst, Mr W. Hall's white bitch Playful, by Pugilist, visited Mr Bake's Blue Lupin, at Bird's Cliff, Cheetham Hill. On the 6th inst, at Lambourn, Mr Hornby's Note visited Mr Lister's Corporal. On the 14th inst, Mr Hornby's Heiress visited Lord Sefton's Skyscraper. On the 6th inst, Capt Barnewall's fawn bitch Firefly visited Mr Barden's Blue Hat, in Dublin. On the 15tli ult, Mr Racster's Racketty Hoppicker, eight pups to Seagull, namely, five dogs and three bitches. On the 1st ult, Miss Frantic, by Master Mocking Bird, six pups to Bugle ( brother to Canaradzo). On the 28th ult, Havoc, by Steamer out of Hasty Girl, nine pups to Bugle. On the 28th ult, Bo- peep, by Wolverhampton, dam by Webb's War Eagle, visited Bugle ( brother to Canaradzo), at Stamford. On the 10th ult, Mr Anyon's Actress; and on the 16th, Mr Gardner's Get Out visited Rataplan. On the 18th ult, Mr Bartholomew's blue and white bitch Bon- nets o' Blue paid a visit to Blue Hat. On the 20th ult, Norah ( the dam of Lady Norah, Master Brabazon, Moselle, & c) paid a visit to Mr Bartholomew's Musi- cian. On the 25th ult, Mr G. B. Bruce's Brocoli, eleven pups to Mr Long's David, namely, six dogs and five bitches. On the 26th ult, Mr W. Long's Lurline, twelve pups to Cantab; all kept. On the 6th inst, Witchcraft ( dam of The Wizard, & c), visited I Mechanic, at Downham Market. ! On the 11th inst, Mr T. L. Reed's brindled bitch Reference ; visited North Briton, at Holly Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. On the 7th inst, Mr Muskett's Dewdrop visited Mr T. L. Reed's Ajax ( brother to Riot). On the 7th inst, Mr F. Gardner's black and white bitch Begum I visited Columbus. On the 9th inst, Mr G. Finch's black and white bitch Farmer's Daughter, by Black Cloud out of Myrtle, visited Effort. On the 11th ult, Benedictine Nun visited Greek Fire. On the 13th inst, Polly ( dam of Roaring Meg) visited Beacon. On the 27th ult, Mr Thompson's Veritas visited Gilbert. On the 27th ult, Columbine, four pups to Effort. On the 9th inst. Enjoyment, ten pups to Effort. On the 9th inst, Mr Finch's Farmer's Daughter visited Effort. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The annual meeting ef this club was held on Monday evening, March 16, at the Club House, Caledonian Hotel, Adelphi- terrace, the Commodore, Mr Andrew Arcedeckne, in the chair, faced by Mr Alexander Crosley, the cup bearer. The minutes of the pre- vious meeting having been read and confirmed, the annual election was proceeded with, the officers retiring, and MrE. S. Phillips taking the chair. Mr POWELL then said as an old member of the club, perhaps he might say the oldest member, he should take great shame to himself were he not to be the first to propose the re- election of their esteemed Commodore. Every one knew him, and knew him too well for him to say much in bringing him to their notice. He always attended their meetings, and was full of mirth and anecdote, besides which he was a good yachtsman, and did every- thing in his power to further the interests of the club. He would conclude by saying Mr Arcedeckne was a most excellent com- modore, and he ( Mr Powell) took a great deal of pleasure in pro- posing his re- election. Mr S. F. OBIEL seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously. Mr MAYNABD, in proposing the re- election of Mr H. F. Smith as Vice- Commodore, observed that he, like their Commodore, was so well known to them as to need but little praise at his hands. He was a thorough good yachtsman, the owner of a clipper vessel, and had done everything in his power to aid the club, and they ought never to forget the plucky manner in which he had come forward last year, in conjunction with the Commodore, and given the extra prize for vessels to sail in their sea- going trim, and which had proved so successful. He ( Mr Maynard) had much pleasure in proposing his re election, assured that he should instantly find a seconder. Mr EDWIN CROSLEY seconded.— Re- elected unanimously. The CHAIRMAN stated that the committee were not yet in a position to submit any one to the notice of the club as rear- com- modore ; they had now therefore to proceed to the election of a treasurer. Mr CBOCKFORD said to him had been deputed the honour of proposing the re- election of the treasurer, Mr G. C. Eagle, and as a very old member he felt himself in a position to speak with some confidence on Mr Eagle's abilities. Perhaps there was no one in that club who had done it more suit and service than their esteemed friend. A thorough business man, he was eminently qualified for the post he held, and from his ( Mr Crockford's) own knowledge of his friend's financial abilities during the time the club was not in that prosperous state it was now, he felt con- fident they could not do. better than re- elect him. Mr TOMLINSON had much pleasure in endorsing the remarks which had fallen from Mr Crockford. The energy which Mr Eagle had at all times brought to bear upon the discharge of his duties had not only acquired for him the regard and esteem of all who knew him, but must continue to do so, so long as he was connected with the club.— Re- elected nnanimouslj\ Mr HUDSON, in proposing the re- election of Mr Alex- ander Crosley as cup bearer, felt sure that there would be no dissentient voice. Mr Crosley had been associated with the club for many years, and during the six or seven years that he ( Mr Hudson) had had the pleasure of know- ing him he was confident that no one in that club had discharged his onerous duties with greater zeal; no one had ever worked harder for them, for whatever his business engagements might have been, he had never neglected the club, and a more sincere friend and one who looked more after their interests it was impossible to find. He hoped to see him re- elected their cup bearer for many, many years to come, and if he should ever be called upon to accept a higher office all would most cheerfully elect him to it, and he himself weuld fill it with the utmost credit to himself and satis- faction to the club. Mr ELLIS CLOWES seconded, and Mr Crosley was re- elected unanimously. Mr S. F. ORIEL was then deputed to inform the officers of their re- election, and we need scarcely say that the four gentlemen have been so long connected with the club that on their returning to the room they were received with the greatest applause, and having resumed their seats, The COMMODORE said he returned them his most sincere thanks, both for himself and on the part of the Vice- Commodore ( who was labouring under a severe cold, and had asked him to speak for him) for their kindness in re- electing them, and assured the club that so long as they continued to honour himself and Mr Smith by electing them as their first and second officers they would ever endeavour to merit their esteem, and let no opportu- nity slip of benefiting the club by every means in their power. Mr G. C. EAGLE observed he felt much flattered by this renewed mark of their confidence and good opinion. During the many years he had had the pleasure of presiding over their exchequer they had worked most pleasurably and agreeably together, with more or less success, and he might now safely say that they had attained a most prominent position in the yachting world. They were now commencing a season which bade fair to be a most pros- perous one ; good prizes were offered for their matches, and it only remained for those gentlemen owning yachts to come for- ward and aid them in their desire to promote sport. He, how- ever, repeated that the season promised well, and concluded by hoping that he should ever give them the same satisfaction as it was sard he had hitherto done. Mr ALEXANDER CROSLEY had but a very few words to say, beyond expressing his heartfelt thanks to them for re- electing him, not only on this occasion, but for so many years past. All he could say was, that the more they gave him to do the more cheerfully he would do it, and the more cups they gave him to take care of till won the greater he was pleased. The following gentlemen were then unanimously elected as sailing committee for the ensuing season, on the proposition of Mr C. ORIEL, seconded by Mr WILSON, viz :— The flag officers, treasurer, cupbearer, and Messrs A. S. Davey, H. 8. Fearon, G. Haines, G. Harrison, W. Roper Maynard, E. S. Phillips, Walter Smith, and R. Tress. On the motion of Mr Arthur S. Davey, seconded by Mr George Powell, it was carried that the following gentlemen be the house committee for the ensuing season, viz:— The flag officers, trea- surer, cup bearer, Capt Ardwick Burgess and Messrs R. J. Blyth, Edwin Crosley, Ellis Clowes, Deane John Hoare. W. Foster Newton, S. F. Oriel, O. D. Osborne, G. Tomlinson, J. Wilkinson, and R. J. Wood. The following gentlemen were then re- elected auditors, on the motion of Mr S. F. Oriel, seconded by Mr Wood, viz:— Messrs Edwin Crosley, O. D. Osborne, and E. S. Phillips; and Messrs J. F. Delaney, George Haines, and Edward Hughes were re- elected measurers of yachts, on the motion of Mr Wood, seconded by Mr Alexander Crosley. This closing the list of officers, the treasurer proceeded to read the sailing committee's fixtures for the ensuing season, which are as under :— SAILING FIXTURES, 1863. Opening trip, Saturday, May 2. Yachts to assemble at Black- wall at 2: 30, and sail thence in company to Erith, where the usual dinner will be held at six o'clock. First match, Wednesday, May 27, for yachts of the first and second classes; course, from Erith, round the Nore Light, and back to Erith. Prizes: First class— First boat, 70guineas ( in plate), second £ 10. Second class— First boat 30 guineas ( in plate), second £ 10. Last night of entry Wednesday, May 20, at ten p. m., at the club house. Yachts to be measured the day before the match, at Erith. Second match, Wednesday, June 10; for yachts of the third class, and an extra match; course for the third class to be from Erith to the Chapman Head, and back to Erith. Prizes: Third class— First boat 20gs ( in plate), second boat £ 5. Last night of entry, Wednesday, June 3. Yachts to be measured the day before the match, at Erith.— Extra Match: Prizes— First boat £ 50, second £ 10; yachts to sail in their usual sea- going trim. Further particulars of this match to be hereafter announced. The TREASURER, in submitting the above programme, said they had repeated the extra match for vessels to sail in their ordi- nary cruising trim, as it had been productive of so much sport last year. The prizes would, no doubt, as then, be given by the flag officers, who, of course, reserved to themselves the right of imposing what conditions they pleased. The club, however, would probably remember that all the particulars had been duly announced last year in good time, the match had worked well, and no doubt this one would give every one equal satisfaction. Some conversation here arose as to the desirability of having the matches so close together, Mr Farmer urging that the whole season was embraced in a fortnight. It was, how- ever, pointed out that, after a long discussion in committee, the two days fixed had been deemed the best that could be decided upon, as they were the days preceding the Royal Thames matches, when a large number erf craft would be in the river, Mr Davey remarking so many fast vessels were now being built that the ordinary craft could not compete with them, arid that directly after the Royal Thames matches the racers, who rushed after one another like a pack of hounds, would be off to the Mersey and other places, and would not be in the Thames to contest in the Royal London matches if a later day than the 10th of June were determined upon. The sailing committee's report on the matches of the season was then unanimously adopted. The altera- tions and additions to the rules and sailing regulations of the club, as proposed by the sailing committee, were then brought forward by their representative, Mr Arthur S. Davey, and are as follow:— " That rule 14 be altered by adding after the word ' month' ( excepting in the months of August and September). That rule 25 be amended by increasing the tonnage of the second class yachts from 20 up to 25 tons, and the first class to all yachts ex- ceeding that tonnage. That rule 30 be altered by adding the words ' unless otherwise directed by the sailing committee.' That rule 33 be amended by adding the words ' and cupbearer' after the word ' treasurer,' and substituting the word ' three' for the word ' five.' That rule 34 be altered by adding the words ' and cupbearer'after the word ' treasurer.' That rule 35 be altered by adding after the words ' at the termination of the match,' the words ' upon the owner or member in charge of the yacht signing a declaration that no ballast of any kind has been shifted during the match.' That rule 50 be altered by adding at the end thereof the words ' but that each house member who has paid up his sub- scription for the current year shall have a free ticket forwarded to him, which shall not be transferable.' That the first part of the sailing regulation 0— 9 be altered to read as follows :—' That no ballast be shipped or unshipped during a match,' and no ' shot bags or any other kind of shifting or water ballast be allowed on board,' ' and only,' & c." Rule 14, as proposed to be altered, provides that for the future there shall be no monthly meeting of the club in August and Sep- tember, it being found impracticable to continue the meetings in those months. Rule 25 speaks for itself, and the other alterations are unimportant, with the exception of those in Rule 3- 5 and Sail- ing Regulation 0— 9, referring to the vexed question of shifting ballast, which has occupied the attention of yachtsmen so much of late that we need not repeat Mr Davey's remarks upon the subject. Mr Davey moved, and MrDe^ ney seconded, that the al- terations proposed by the sailing committee be carried. Some objections were taken to some of the proposed alterations, but these were easily overruled, and the motion was unanimously car- ried. Rule 35accordingly, asamended, now reads as under:—" That the cups or prizes be presented to the winner at the termination of the match, upon the owner or member in charge of the yacht signing a declaration that no ballast of any kind has been shifted during a match, unless protest,'' & c; and Sailing Regulation 0— 9 : —" That no ballast be shipped or unshipped during a match, and no shot- bags or any other kind of shifting or water ballast be al- lowed on board, and only the usual anchors and cables carried, which shall not be used as shifting ballast, and that no sweeps be used." The TREASURER announced that he had engaged the steamboat Queen of the Thames to accompany the forthcoming matches, and the following gentlemen were appointed stewards for both occa- sions, viz:— The flag officers, treasuPIr, cup bearer, Capt Ardwick Burgess, and Messrs R. J. Blyth, Edwin Crosley, H. Cotton, J. F. Delaney, Geo. Harrison, J. Hudson, Edward Hughes, Edmund Knibbs. W. Foster Newton, O. D. Osborne, S. F. Oriel, G-. Powell, E. 8. Phillips, Walter Smith, G. Tomlinson, and R. J. Wood. Mr ALEXANDER CROSLEY then announced that in conjunction with Mr Hudson he had, in conformity with the wishes of the club, drawn up a congratulatory address to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his marriage. The address was then read. Mr EAGLE proposed, Mr POWELL seconded, and it was carried, " That the best thanks; of the club are due to Messrs Alexander Crosley and Hudson for their kindness in undertaking this matter, and for the efficient manner in which it has been carried out." Mr HUDSON having responded, the meeting was declared ad- journed. In the course of the evening the following gentlemen were unanimously elected members of the club, and several others pro- posed for election at the next meeting :— Mr Horace Goad Curcis, Cliff House, Ramsgate, yacht Sylph, 7 tons ; Capt E. T Gourley, Sunderland, yacht Silver Cloud, 70 tons ; Messrs Edwin Howard, Forest Hill, Sydenham; Charles M'Clean, 1, Chapel- place, Caven- dish- square ; Charles M'Clean, jun, 1, Chapel- place, Cavendish- ! square; John Wright, 1, Hare- court, Temple; Capt Barclay | Greenhill, 35, Lincoln's Inn- fields; Mr William Wagstaff, St Michael's House, Cornhill; Count Fvz^ kewecz, St Petersburg, yacht Sylph, 107 tons; Capt John Jansen Howard, Norfolk House, Southampton. PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. The monthly meeting of this club was held on the evening of the 13th March, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Mr George Legge in the chair. After balloting for the members named, who were duly elected, Mr WEBBER said he rose to propose the re- election of Mr Robert Hewitt, who had so long been their Commodore, than whom they could not find a better man. Mr BENSON said no one would dispute the fact that he was a most proper person for the office, and he entertained no doubt he would give that attention to it which would enable them not only to boast of being more prosperous than hitherto, but one of the first clubs in that great city. The meeting cordially assented, and the] Commodore was re- elected. The office of Vice- Commodore had become vacant, and the chairman now said he rose to propose Mr Robert Leech, who had consented to take the office. He had urged, when spoken to upon the subject, many engagements, and a fear that he should not be able to devote so much time as was necessary for a full discharge of the duties of the post, but he had expressed his willingness to take it. He owned a handsome and fast craft, and the chairman had much pleasure in proposing him. Mr PERCY TURNER said he had known Mr Leech four or five years, and he was a gentleman, and good yachtsman. He had not only consented to take the office, but had promised to assist them all he could. Mr Leech was unanimously elected. Mr BURNEY proposed the re- election of Mr Percy Turner, as treasurer. He thought it was very nearly a honorary office, but did not think there could be any possible doubt as to the advisa- bility of re- appointing Mr Percy Turner. Mr E. KNIBBS said he had had the pleasure of knowing Mr Turner many years, and he had discharged the duties of his office with such entire satisfaction, that it was a great question whether any other person could manage them as well as he could. Mr TURNER ( having been unanimously elected, and who was the only officer present) said he had been treasurer ever since the formation of the club, and he felt much pleasure in being again returned, because it was an evidence of the satisfaction he had given. He had used the best interest he possessed in advancing the prosperity of the club, and should continue so to do. He was happy to say that it was in a more respectable and better position than ever it had been before; all the new mem- bers being men of standing and position. He repeated his thanks for their good opinion of him, and the feeling of gratification he should experience in being able to promote the interests and pros- perity of the body. Mr WEBSTER said that Mr Burton had kindly been willing to accept the office of hon sec vacant by the retirement of Mr R. Sadlier, and he had, therefore, much pleasure in proposing him, as he possessed the necessary capabilities, and an earnest desire to serve the club, which would induce him to carry them out more fully. Mr WEBBER said it was the right man in the right place, and seconded the proposition, and Mr Burton was unanimously elected. Mr BURTON replied that he felt obliged for the honour conferred, and should be happy to do anything he could to promote the interests of the club. Mr TUBNER proposed Mr W. Webster's re- election as cup- bearer to the club, observing that he was most competent to the office, and Mr SADLIEB seconded to the same effect. Mr WEBSTER ( having been elected) expressed his thanks for the kind expressions they had used in his favour, and hoped that they would give him full employment, by placing in his hands cups to present, when he would be very happy to forward them to the proper quarter. Messrs A. Turner, Sadlier, and Webber were appointed auditors. The CHAIBMAN then called the attention of members to the in- ternational match, to be sailed under the auspices of that club, as proposed by Mr W. Benson. The tonnage was limited to 15, and it would be desirable to choose a day for the competition when many small boats were in the river. It had been thought that Friday, the 12th of June, the day after the Thames match, would be advisable. A discussion here arose both as to the day and amount of the prize, which, it is expected, will be worth £ 50 or £ 60, and will be raised by voluntary subscription amongst the members, in cele- bration of the royal marriage. The result, of an animated discus- sion was that the matter was referred to the committee of the club. Mr PEBCY TURNER said he could not allow the present oppor- tunity to pass without acknowledging the valuable services of Mr Richard Sadlier, their hon secretary, who had retired after having been associated with them in that capacity for six years. He was quite sure that those who had known him intimately would regret his retirement, and the club had been much benefited by his arduous exertions. He therefore, moved, a vote of thanks for his past services. Mr BURNEY seconded the proposition, and the club carried it, but the members declared their desire to express their sense of Mr Sadlier's exertions by a more substantial token, and on the motion of Mr Turner some steps were taken for the raising of a piece of plate. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC GAMES. The athletic sports held annually at Cambridge University took place in Fenner's Cricket Ground, under auspices the most favour- able, on Thursday, March 5, and the two following days. The wea- ther— if we except a stiff breeze which prevailed during Friday, March 6— was all that could be desired, and this fact, assisted' by the careful attention of the managing committee, brought the ground into a condition more finished and charming than we re- member heretofore to have seen. Subjoined is an account of the events which distinguished the first day's proceedings, with the names of the winners, and the times, distances, & c, accomplished in their contests; and here let us add a remark which applies to the games throughout, viz, that the precise accuracy with which the above- mentioned points were determined, forbids our readers to entertain a doubt as to the exactness of the information supplied. The course for the hurdle race, for the 100 yards race, and for all the longer distances, was laid out with a measurement four times repeated, whilst the time in which eaeh race was run was taken, under the judge's immediate superintendence, by never less than three watches:— 100 Yards Race— First heat: Wright, Trin Coll, 1; Whitaker, 8c John's Coll, 2. Time, llfsec. Second heat: Wayne, Trin Coll, 1; Booth, Trin Coll, 2. Time, llsec.— Third heat: Harrison, Trin Coll, 1; Wynne, Trin Coll 2. Time. lOJsec. Fourth heat: Rowsell, Trin Cbll, 1. Time, llsec.— Long Running Jump: Law, Jesus College, 1; Booth, Trin Coll, 2. Distance jumped, 18ft 4iin.— One Mile Race: Thornton, Jesus Coll, 1; Lawes, Trinity College, 2. Time, 4min 41sec. — Standing High Jump : Frost, Jesus College, 1 ; Boyle, St John's Coll, 2. Height jumped, 4ft 3in.— Hurdle Race, 200 yards and 10 flights— First heat: Clarke, St John's Coll, 1. Time28sec. Second heat: Law, Jesus Coll, 1. Time 29sec. Third heat: Alexander, Trin Coll. Time 28sec. Fourth heat: Daniel, Trin Coll. Time 27sec. Fifth heat: Milvain, Trin Hall. Time 28sec.— Trowser Race, 120 yards— First heat: Frost and Waugh ( Jesus Coll) 1, Clarke ( St John's Coll) and Gibson- Craig ( Trin Coll) 2. 8econd heat: Daniel and Wayne ( Trin Coll) 1, Wright and Marshall ( Trin Coll) 2. Final heat: Daniel and Wayne 1, Frost and Waugh 2. For the 100 Yards Race the entries were not nearly so many on this occasion as in the year preceding, but the careful training which some of those who were compet ing had undergone promised, and not unfaithfully, that the contest would be a fierce one. The distance attained in the Long Running Jump showed a manifest improvement on that of the previous 3' ear; as Mr Law- has but lately commenced residence, we may hope to see him win distinction for himself and his university on many future occa- sions. Much excitement was felt about the Mile Race, though few doubted that victory would sit upon the helm either of Mr Thornton or Mr Lawes. The pace throughout was splendid; in the third lap, when the favourites took up the gallant struggle for the lead, it became terrific, nor was it till within 100 yards of home that Thornton fairly beat his opponent off, coming in with a spurt of wonderful power the winner of the fastest mile race ever run in the university. The Trowser Race, from its novelty and the well- known merits of some among the competitors, at- tracted great interest. Messrs Daniel and Wayne, though in this case " footmen,'' nor " single,'' nor " without encumbrances," by the way in which they " did their work," sustained their previous " character,'' securing also " the place," and " the care of the plate." On Friday, March 6, the races were run according to the fol- lowing account:— 100 Yards Race ( final heat) : Wayne, Trin Coll, 1; Rowsell, Trin Coll, 2. Time, lO^ sec.— Pole Jump ( high) : Crotch, 8t John's Coll, 1; Oliver, Jesus Coll, 2. Height jumped, 8ft 6in.— Quarter Mile Race : Thornton, Jesus Coll, 1; Lawes, Trin Coll, 2. Time, 56sec.— Throwing the Cricket Ball: Whit- taker, St John's Coll, 1; Booth, Trin Coll, 2. Distance thrown, 109yds 1ft 3in.— Hurdle Race ( two heats)— First heat: Daniel Trin Coll, 1; Milvain, Trin Coll, 2. Time, 27isec. Second heat: Law, Jesus Coll, 1; Alexander, Trin Coll, 2. Time, 28| sec.— Half Mile Race : Thornton, Jesus Coll, 1 ; Lawes, Trin Coll, 2. Time, 2min 8sec.— Mr Wayne had little difficulty in winning the 100 yards race, the Challeng e Cup, and the Medal, but the race ( by challenge) between Messrs Rowsell and Booth for the second place was perhaps the hottest struggle which occurred. The pole jump was won, as in the previous year, by Mr Crotch, but the height attained by this gentleman fell short of what he has accomplished on past occasions. The most astonishing performances were again exhibited by Mr Thornton in the quarter and half mile races. We are ourselves unable to determine whether the 56sec occupied by the one race or the 2min 8sec by the other, and that, too, against rude Boreas's most vigorous blasts, are to be pronounced the more wondrous feat. It must rest with the reader to decide. Mr Lawes was in each case a good second, but not without a hot struggle, for his place in the quarter mile race. Mr Whitaker, who threw the cricket ball 109 yards, was also the winner in the previous year. Mr Booth and the Hon G. Lyttelton had a close contest for the second place. The result of the second heats for the Hurdle Race augured a sharp conflict for the morrow, on which day the pro- ceedings took place as follows:— Walking Race for an hour: Patrick, Trinity Hall, 1 ; Thornton, Trinity Coll, 2. Distance walked, 6m 300yds.— Putting the Weight: Dowson, Trinity Coll, 1 ; Ross, Trinity Coll, 2. Distance heaved, 29ft 8in.— The Two Miles Race: Cadman, Trinity Hall, 1; Garnett, Trinity Coll, 2. Time, lOmin 25sec.— Running High Jump: Thornton, Jesus Coll, 1; Croteh, St John's Cell, 2. Height jumped, 5ft Sin. Hurdle Race ( deciding heat) : Daniel, Trinity Coll, 1; Law, Jesus Coll, 2. Time, 27sec.— Back Race: Thornton, Jesus Coll, 1; Frost, Jesus Coll, 2.— 200 Yards Race ( Consolation Stakes): Milvain, Trinity Hall, 1: Kerrison, Trinity Coll, 2. Time, 23sec.— The Walking Race, which commenced the performances on the concluding day, was, till the last ten minutes, a most exciting contest. Mr Thornton started well with the lead, which he for a long time maintained, the struggle for the second place being maintained equally well and equally long between Messrs Har- rison and Patrick. The superior style with which the last- named gentleman walked began, however, to tell at last, and during the concluding quarter of an hour he held an evident and easy lead, which brought him in a winner, after accomplishing 6 miles 300 yards. Mr Down was the winner of the " putting'" in the preceding year also, his more recent performance falling some- what short of those before.— Eight competitors appeared at the scratch when the bell rang forth its warning that the Two- mile Race was to be run, but such was the confidence which Mr Thorn- ton had won for himself by his previous performances, that no- where could be found any willing to stake their money against him. The lead was taken and sustained by Mr Garnett, Mr Lawes running second, and Mr Thornton and Mr Cadman fol- lowing abreast. The pace was good, and little variation occurred in these positions till the seventh lap; Mr Lawes here challenged for the lead; the challenge was ineffectual, and he gradually fell to the rear, leaving to Messrs Thornton and Cadman a struggle for the front, wherein, to the surprise no less than to the admiration of all, the latter gentleman sped an easy victor to the goal, in a rush more fast and furious than was everwitnessed onthe ground before. Mr Cadman thus becomes the holder of theChallengeCup, and Tri- nity Hall a fourth time the conqueror in the long- distance race. It would be unfair to pass over in silence the well- sustained run- ning of Mr Garnett of Trin Coll; we hope to see more of his per- formances in the contestforthcomingbetweenthesister universities. In the High Running Jump, Mr Thornton attained the height of 5ft 3in, less than that accomplished in the preceding year, a re- sult, perhaps, due to the slippery state of the ' take off," and, after a hot two miles race, a more than creditable performance. The Hurdle Race, won by Mr Daniel, proved a keen struggle ; the time was excellent. Perhaps Mr Daniel's jumping might be judged a trifle inferior to the style in which he cleared the hurdles dies in the previousyear. TheSackRacewas attended bymerriment and the usual mishaps, the final heat proving hot indeed. TheConso- lation Stakes were won by Mr Milvain, a gentleman who through- out the games gave such promise of future excellence by the pluck and style in which he carried each contest on, that his merits, if backed by careful practice and training, will surely lead him to future triumphs. On the whole, we can without hesitation affirm that the success achieved in the sports this year even outstrips the unprecedented results of the previous occasion ; the competition was stronger, the conflicts more earnest, the feats accomplished infinitely superior, the supporters thronged the spectacle in greater numbers, and swelled the prize money with more liberal contri- butions, thus conferring reward where reward is due, and proving that the estimation of athletie excellence grows year by year, as grow it should, amongst the public at large. N SUPPLEMENT TO BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MARCH 22, 1863. ANGLING. SPRING FISHING. Wfen with his lively ray the potent sun H « s pierced the streams, and roused the finny race, ttien issuing cheerful to thy sport repair; Chief should the western breezes curling play, And light o'er ether bear the shadowy clouds, High to the front, this day, amid the hills, And woodlands warbling round, trace up the brooks ; The next pursue their rocky- channel'd maze, Down to the river, in whose ample wave Their little Naiads love to sport at large. Just in the dubious point, where with the pcol Is mixed the trembling stream, or where it boils Around " Iftse stone, or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow. There'throw, nice judging, the delusive fly. Bince my lasii " note," we have had heavy gates, zvtk In some places much mow and frost, and altogether the weather lias been too cold to tempt the fly- fisher to visit his fevourite daunts for trout. The^ ery mild weather we had in January ani February brought ths fish very forward in condition, and in saany of the early rivers the fish are now really in very good order, and should • we have rs. ild southerly winds we mayespect trout to take well. But some of our weather prophets have prognosticated heavy rains and storsas in April and June— l< sufficient for the day is the evil thereof'— and let us not begin to moan concerning that which may merer happen. As yet I foave seen but little fly on the waters I have visited, and the fish have not taken well; ' but one or two • warm days will soon bring out the clouds of flies, so I may as well tell ysu how some seasonable trout 11 ies are to be made, so that • when good fishing weather does come you may be prepared. . About the beginning of April the sand fly, which comes from larva, will be up, at least I expect so this year, as most flies are a week or two earlier than usual. The sand- fly is chiefly found on • yapid, rocky streams, and where it is found it is a most tailing fly. I have usuaily found it kill best when the day is • eold and raw, and not many flies of any kind on the water. It is • very like an excellent fly used later in the season, called the cin- mamon fly, but is much smaller. The sand fly is made :— Body, the yellowish fur from a hare's neck, tied with yellow silk ; - wings, landrail's wing; tegs, light ginger hackle, small. The fly ds small. I would give the number of the proper hooks, but there are so many makers, all numbering their hooks different!}', that it is hardly possible to do so. If the manufacturers of hooks • would but come to some understanding one with another, and xumber their variously- shaped hooks according to a certain gauge, they would confer a very great boon upon anglers without any injury to themselves. There are many excellent hook manu- facturers, and most anglers have some favourite bend. For my own part, I have used Peter Phillips's hooks for years, and, speaking from experience, I do not wish for any better. The tend, I think, perfection, and, with fair play, you cannot break them in a fish's mouth, no matter what his size. Last year I killed several large salmon in very heavy water with one of Phillips's No. 10 salmon fly hooks, which is the smallest used— not larger than a good- sized trout fly. But to continue a list of trout flies. The stone fly is a magnificent fellow; he will be up about the beginning of April. You will find him chiefly on stony rapid livers. He is the better part of an inch in length, and as big as a straw in body— a most delicious mouthful for a large trout, though little Troutie does not let him pass; indeed the impudence of little Master Trootie is really wonderful. Often when salmon fishing with a fly near a couple of inches in length, I have taken small trout really not much larger than the fly; and when spin- ning for salmon with a good sized bait, I have seen the ambitious little rascals rush at the lure, on which it is often impossible to avoid taking them. The stone fly is made:— Body, yel- lowish- brown dubbing, mixed with hare's ear fur, and ribbed with yellow silk, the body darker at the shoulder, and more yellow as you approach the tail; tail, long strands of partridge feather; wings, which ought to lie rather flat over the body, the mottied feather from hen pheasant wing; legs, a yellowish- green stained hackle. The artificial fly should not be made quite so large as the natural fly. Tiie best time to use the stone fly is when the wind is high, on rough water. Choose the most rapid parts of the stream, or just at the edge of the stream, and if you can throw what is called a " dry fly" you will find it more killing than the usual way of fly fishing. To do this you must throw your fly dry on the water, and let it float down the stream on the surface of the water, following the fly with the point of your rod. When the fibres of the fly become wet give it several whisks in the air, and it will again be sufficiently dry to cast. This mode of fishing requires very nice throwing and also neat management of the fly when it is on the water; but it is an " out and out'' killing plan, more particularly on fine water, and clear days. To throw a dry fly you should only have one on your cast. I have seen a friend of mine in Wilts, who, by the bye, is one of the very best trout and grayling fishers I know, kill fish by throwing a dry fly on water • which was as smooth as glass, with a bright sun over head, and not a breath of wind. He would walk up stream whipping his fly in the air, and if he saw a good fish break the surface, he ap- proached within casting distance ; down he goes on his knee, the rod swings over his head, and the fly alights some two or three yards in front of the fish, as lightly as though the fairy- like gossa- mer wings of the natural fly had placed it on the shining water ; life- like the lure floats, and I would not give a cart- load of Yankee " greenbacks'' or a brass button for Master Troutie's life. The gut should be wet before the fly is cast; you can do this by holding the fly between your fingers, and running the gut line between your lips. The natural stone fly may be used with very great success, either on a blow line, in the same way a May fly is fished with, or by sinking the fiy in holes and eddies. If you wish to find the natural stone fly look for him near the edge of the water amongst the stones, lift every stone, and be quick in your motions, or you will fail to cap- ture your bait; the instant the stone which covers the fly is raised away he cuts, and you may often hunt in vain for him; he is quicker on his legs than any insect I know, the " active flea" not excepted. The stone fly is a hardy fellow, and you may keep him a considerable time alive in your bait box, if you give him a little water now and then, for he is a great drinker. A tin bait box, with a few air holes at the top, is the best way of carrying the natural stone fly, and mind what you are about when you lilt the lid to take one out, or every fly will be off like a shot; they will not fly, for they seldom use their wings, but their legs are worthy of all your consideration. They are ever ready lor a race. You may have very pretty sport with the natural stone fly, using your fly rod, about four yards of fine gut, and a single bait hook, or small triangle, no shot. Put a couple of stone flies on your hook, or, what is better, the grub of the stone fly before the wings have grown ; you will find the grub in the same spots you find the fly. To fish with the natural fly and small fly rod, choose the most shallow places in rapid water. Wade up the stream, and with a short line cast, or rather pitch your bait before you, letting the fly float down to you, but not past you. You will find trout often follow the bait within a few feet of your legs, when they will take it, but not if it passes you. On fine, warm days trout get in the shallows, and you may take them in the way I have explained in water not deeper than would cover the dorsal fin of a two pound fish. The brighter the sun, and more clear the water, the better for this style of fishing ; but you must wade. You may also sink the natural stone fly in holes and deeps, placing a couple of fiies on your bait hook. Don't use much shot; two or three No. 4 is quite enough. The grannom fly will also be out in the early part of April. In general he does not appear much before the end of the month, but I think he will be up earlier this season. You cannot mistake the fly, as it has a peculiar green tint at the end of its body, where it carries its eggs. It is rather larger than most water- larvae flies, and is some weeks on the water; but trout do not seem to care much for them after the first week or two. It is a better morning and afternoon fly than mid- day, and will kill better on cold than warm days. It is made thus:— Body, hare's ear fur, rather light brown, and bright- green floss silk at the end of the body; wings, feather from the partridge's wing; legs, ginger hackle. The gravel- bed fly is another really good fly in April, but it does not usually appear before the second or third week of that month, though, on account of the mild weather we have had, it may be earlier this season. Should the present eold weather last, all the water larvae flies will be checked. The gravel- bed fly is not on all waters ; it is usually found on streams were there is a quantity of sand and gravel on the banks; when it does appear it is very numereus, and the fish feed most greedily on it. The fly is very small, and is made:— Body, lead- coloured silk; wings, fine brown feather from the woodcock's wing; legs, dark claret hackle, cut short. The fly is a fine weather gentleman, and the best time to fish with him is on a fine warm day, from twelve to three. You will hardly see a single fly of this sort out on a cold windy day. The spider and peacock flies are also good, the latter best. It is made:— Bronze peacock's harl, ribbed with claret- coloured silk; wings, wing feather of an old starling; legs, dark claret hackle, nearly black. This is also a sun- loving fly, and the best time to use it is on bright, warm days— even when the sun is out, and water clear, he will kill, but he is deadly when the air is close and warm, and the sky cloudy. He may then be seen disporting himself over the water, but he seldom rests long on the surface, if per- mitted by watchful Master Troutie, or cannot rise well if there is any wind, or the stream much ruffled. The above flies, with the list I gave for the end of March, will all be useful up to the middle of April. Large trout will soon begin to feed; they do not get into condition so soon as the smaller, but, as I before said, the warm weather we have had has brought the trout in early rivers wonderfully forward, and I have seen many good- sized trout in singularly fine condition for this time of year. Trout will take the worm or minnow well from this time. The best time to spin for trout is when the water is slightly coloured, after a rain. If you can get out just as the first of the fresh water is coming down you will be almost certain of sport, and you will usually kill the largest fish. In my idea spinning for salmon, trout, or pike is, next to fly- fishing, the finest of all angling sport, and it is most deadly, when artistically performed. There are many more anglers who spin than fish with the fly; all fancy they can spin—" Any one can spin," you will hear a man say; can they? Now, I fancy, to spin well is about as difficult a performance as an angler can undertake. You see men doing something with a bait which they call spin ning, dragging a gudgeon or minnow through the water with a twenty- foot pole, and a cart- rope highly glazed run through the rings; these deluded creatures will tell you they are spinning, but unless you were so informed you would never suppose such was their occupation. I think about the most difficult rod to buy is a really good spinning- rod. Such a rod for trout- fishing should be light, elastic, yet stiff, well balanced, the ferules strong and fitting perfectly, yet not heavy. For ordinary streams a 12 or at most 13- foot is quite long enough; you can manage a short rod more neatly, and turn and twist your bait into little out- of- the way places quicker with a short, handy rod than a longer one. When you have a great breadth of water to fish, or the banks are high, and many bushes at their edges, you then require a longer rod to give more power to your cast, or to lift your line over the wooded sides; but the short 12- foot rod is my favourite. The best spinning- rods are made of the finest mottled bamboo; there are some anglers who prefer other woods; they consider that bamboo is apt to break, and once broken, is - difficult to splice, so as to make the rod again serviceable. If anglers will buy cheap f goods, they must not expect to get a first- rate article; and when I see a stingy old angler haggling about the price of a rod or line, I always wish he may come to grief with the first good fish he gets hold of. There is nothing so useless as a cheap bamboo spinning rod; but if you give a good price, you may get a bamboo rod that will last for years— and do hard work. I have one myself that has killed, I dare not say how many sal- mon and pike, as well as trout. I have had it for seven seasons hard at work, and it has never been broken; top joints I have had, as I am particular about the point of my rods, and put them aside as soon as they get bent or over strained; but no other part of • the rod has ever required repair; a ooat or two of varnish, and the old rod comes out each season as youngand strong as ever. I have also an old cane salmon rod, with which I have fished many seasons, and it has done admirable work. I, therefore, say that if you get a good bamboo rod you cannot have a better of any sort of wood. The usual fault of most rods, and particularly spinning rods, is, that they are too weak in the middle piece. When this is the case you lose a great part of your power of casting, and when you strike a fish it is the middle piece of the rod that first feels the motion of your hand ; the rod gives in the centre, and the point of the rod is hardly affected at all. The consequence is that you lose many fish that would be hooked if the rod was properly strengthened all the way up. Another fault I find in many spinning rods is that they are too stiff and bulky. 3 have often seen a spinning rod with a top joint nearly as big at the point as a tobacco pipe !! One might as well fish with a hop pole. The point of a spinning rod, to my fancy, should be fine and stiff, yet pliant. Much has of late been written respecting that greatest of annoyances to the spinner—" kinking"— and various methods have been given as " certain cures'' for this distressing complaint. Now I do not believe in any one of the modern remedies for " kinking;" neither do I believe it possible * o prevent the line in some degree twisting when you have a bait at the end of it revolving like a peg- top. Swi- vels do in a degree lessen the twist, but nothing which £ have yet eeen or read of will prevent it entirely. You may bend your leads, or suspend, them onyeur line, and if you have faitfe in the invention you ma^ r fancy your line does not twist, and you are a happy man for atiaae; but all at once you are brought up with what" Jack" would call" abound turn," your line has " kinked!" Of course the invention has not failed— oh, no; that is impossible, and you have a dozen reasons to give why the line has " kinked." I must say I have very little faitfa in any of the inventions I have yet seen for preventing " kinkiag," and I have tried all. The suspended lead does in some degree arrest the twisting of the line, but very little. The bent lead has nearly the same effect; but neither one nor the other will entirely do away with the " kinking," or twisting, of a line, if you spin for any length of time in heavy, rapid water. Your bait then goes round at such a pace as to upset all theory of " resistance to the rotary motion.'' fioiaaing for pike and spinning tor salmon or trout are very dif- ferent performances. Pike are usually found in comparatively still waters, and you may, in some degree, prevent the twisting rj your line, by suspending a lead, according to Mr CholmondPaey PenneU's plan, if you spin in still waters. But in the l\ eavy, rapid, white water in which salmon delight to lie, your bait, if spun against the stream, goes at such a " bat" that if„ signifies little whether the lead is suspended or set on in the usual way— the line will twist or " kink" after a long spin. Much depends on the method of casting thelina, and much on the line itself, and also the line being always kept on your reel. Most, and in fact I may say nearly all, the tines now used for spinning are what is termed " prepared," and some of them are so stiff that, when first run off the reel, and laid on the grass, they will lie in strong coils. A line for spinning should be soft and pliant, not stiff, amd if any of my readers will use the simple method of running their spinning- line off the reel, and stretching it along a wall over pegs, then, when dry, rubbing it with a piece of silk which has been moistened with warm oil, each day when they return from fishing, they will find that their line will be soft and tfiexible, and not so apt to kink as when they are kept on the reel; I do not say that this will prevent kinking, or twisting of the line; but the line will run more smoothly through the rings, and it will not kink so much as it does when ' kept constantly on the reel. I have said that much de- pends on the easting of the line; I cannot well explain how a line should be cast. I do not know anything more difficult to illustrate in writing than the way a line should be cast; but I will endeavour to make myself understood. The object you have in view is to use just sufficient force with the powerful lever you have in your hand to cast your line in the direction you wish, and to let the line run smoothly through the rings of your rod. If you commence your cast by giving a quick jerking motion to your rod, the line will be brought up suddenly; the end of the line, not having reached its utmost extent, will not have power sufficient to carry out the lower part of the line, which is running swiftly through the rings; the consequence is that the line, which is running faster at the butt of the rod than it is at the point, is twisted round the rod and caught in the rings, and your bait brought up " all standing." Commence your cast by a slow, steady swing, and gradually increase the force until the point of the rod is directed to the spot you wish to reach. If you do this, your bait will be carried out steadily and truly, and you will avoid much of the " kinking," which is'the cause of so much misery to spinners. FIN, THE REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF SALMON FISHERIES. We here continue the report of the Government inspectors, the first portion of which appeared in our last. 4. DESTRUCTION OF UNSEASONABLE FISH, UNCLEAN FISH, AND BMOLTS. The destruction of unseasonable fish, kelts, and smolts pre- vailed to a disastrous extent in many rivers. The smolts especially were an object of capture. As the time of their migration to the sea came round, a regular fishing season was commenced. The rod fishers collected on the banks of the Wye, the Lune, and other rivers by day, and at night the shallows were swept with small meshed nets; and baskets or other devices were fitted to head race sluices, and the fish taken in them by the bushel. Sect 10 now regulates the size of the mesh of nets that may be used for the capture of salmon; and sections 14 and 15 impose penalties for the wilfully taking, the buying, selling, and ( what is still more useful) the possession of any unseasonable or unclean salmon, or the young of salmon. Under these provisons, and those of section 8, which make the use of any spear, gaff, & c, illegal, the destruc- tion of the breeding fish and their brood has been much checked. The kelts have got down safely to the sea, to return to the rivers clean and heavier fish, and the sniolts to grow rapidly and return as grilse; and the consequence has been, that heavy fish and grilse have been taken on several rivers this last season, in hitherto un- known numbers. 5. POLLUTION— MINES, MANUFACTURES. We are glad to report that the extent of water polluted by either mines or manufactures is much less than is generally sup posed, and we are confident that the injury done to such rivers as are polluted is capable of great reductton. In either case the question is one of degree, and if the amount of poison discharged into a river be sufficiently diluted it ceases to be hurtful. If, therefore, by any mechanical means the great proportion of the poison that is carried from the washing floors of the mines, or is found in the refuse of the factory, can be extracted before the fouled water reaches the river, the small quantity that escapes would be neutralised by the body of pure water that receives it. Such means do exist, are ap- plied at different mines and factories, and in all cases inexpensive, are in some actually a source of profit to their em- ployer. At Aberystwith the neglect of them has entailed a very heavy loss of property. The water supply of that town was de- rived from the liheidol and Ystwith, until the refuse from the Goginan and other mines was discharged into those rivers, and every living thing in them was destroyed. The town had to go elsewhere for its water, and has spent some thousands of pounds in obtaining an amount that is still insufficient; and hundreds of acres of rich land on the banks have been laid waste by the poi- sonous deposit left on them by floods; a small outlay at the com- mencement would have prevented a loss and an expenditure which has been so great that the cost of a trench to intercept the mine water and carry it to the sea, would have been profitably incurred. The 5th section of the act declares that every person who causes to flow into waters containing salmon, any liquid or solid matter to such an extent as to poison or kill fish shall incur certain penalties, unless he uses the best practicable means at a reason- able cost to render harmless the said liquid or solid matter. The provision is certainly not stringent, nor is it in any way cal- culated to injure or even alarm miners or manufacturers; but we believe that, if " the best practicable means at a reasonable cost" were adopted, very large mining er manufacturing operations might be carried © n upon any river without injury to it. Let us first consider the case of the mines. The poison from mines is seldom held in solution. The only mines on the rivers included in this report at which the poison appears to be so held are those on the Tamar and the Teign. The Devon Great Consols, the largest and most profitable copper mine in England, discharges into the Tamar, but the copper held in the water is far too valuable to be wasted in poisoning the river, and is extracted by the miner for his own benefit. On the Tavy mine no means are yet taken to extract the copper, and the river is poisoned by it. In nearly all cases, however, the poison is not soluble, but carried by the action of the water into the river; it is deposited upon its bed, and destroys the larvae and caddies upon which the fish feed, the spawn from which they take form, and finally the fish themselves. As the efficacy of the means we are about to recommend depends upon the truth of the assumption, we will shortly state some of the grounds upon which it is formed. We will mention, first, the case of a small brook, in Cardigan- shire, which shows very clearly the insolubility and the weight of the poison. This brook flowed through the grounds of a gen- tleman, who informed us that it was an excellent trouting stream until a mine was opened upon its banks, which used it as a drain ; the poison soon destroyed every fish; in two or three years the mine was shut up, and our informant attempted, at different intervals of years, to re- stock the brook with trout, but vainly, until fourteen years had elapsed from the date of the closing of the mine, when he succeeded, and the brook is again full of trout. The poison carried by the water into this brook had, by the na- tural process of gravitation, fallen to the bottom of the pools and eddies, and remained there until the floods of fourteen years had scoured that bottom clean ; if the poison had been in solution it is hardly necessary to say, that as soon as the last drop of the dele- terious liquid had passed through she stream, it would have become pure and again habitable. Bo in the case of the numerous becks described in our last year's report, that serve as drains to mines, and run into theTyne and Tees, trout are found within four, three, twos miles, or even one quarter of a mile from the mouth of the mine, according as the volume of water, the size of the mine, and the rapidity of the current is great or small. Again, we find colts and geese poisoned this last year on the Teifi, not by drinking the mine water, but by eating the grass growing on the bank over which that water had passed. The poisonous deposit had settled upon the herbage, and had been convey ed with it into the stomach of the animal. Similar cases of the poisoning of cattle and poul- try have occurred frequently in different parts of Wales, of North- umberland, and of Derbyshire. We have already mentioned that the highest of the three tarns through which the water flows from the copper mines of Snowdon is poisoned, and that the two lower are uninjured. We propose, then, that the system of purifying the water by the process of gravitation, which in these cases was carried out by nature, should be applied artificially to the refuse water before any of it is permitted to reach the brooks. That a number of catch pits should receive the mine water, so constructed that the current through them should be as slight as possible, and the heavy matter be permitted to fall to the bottom. The number of the pits re- quired must entirely depend upon the size of the mine, and the quantity of water used in the washing process. The pits found sufficient at the Devon Great Consols mine have been described in the report upon the Tamar, and a large volume of water is there used. In Derbyshire water is scarce, and a thin stream that would seem most insufficient to a Welsh or Northumberland miner, is made to dress large quantities of ore. Catch- pits in Derbyshire are therefore easily constructed, and such care is taken in some lead mines which we examined, near Bakewell, to pre- vent any injury accruing to the cattle or stock that feed on the banks of the neighbouring river, that simple contrivances are placed at the outlet of the catch- pits, which prevent any bubbles passing out and carrying with them minute particles of poison. The result is, that the rivers are uninjured, compensation for dead stock is not claimed and obtained from the miner, and the scorched and barren land that fringes the banks of Rheidol and Ystwith is unknown on the Wye or the Derwent. Without doubt, the small quantity of water used in Derbyshire renders the catch- pits very efficacious, and in many other places where the construction of sufficient pits might not be easy, some diminution of the water used could be effected without any incon- venience to the miner. We suggest then that catch- pits should be made to receive the water from the washing floors of all mines, and that they should be constructed in such numbers that when the water passes out ef the last, it shall do so in a condition that will not poison or kill fish. The pits should be deep, and the exit as shallow as possible, so that only the surfaoe, and therefore purer water should escape from one into the other. They should be constructed in duplicate, so that when set No 1 is full, the mine water may be diverted to set No 2, and No 1 be left until the slime hardens, when it will be more easily dealt with. When it has hardened, it should be taken out, and care taken to deposit it out of the reach of any flood. It will be found useful to keep the poisoned water sepa- rate from such other streams as may be used for turning wheels, & c, until it has passed through the filtering pits. We may say that in no case, except at the Dylifa mine, already referred to, have we been told by the mining captains that the expense of such pits would be at all considerable, or the adop- tion of them be inconvenient; and in Derbyshire a gentleman of large mining interests stated to us that not only was the poison- ing of a river separable from the working of a mine, but that it was altogether unnecessary; and that if the purity of any river in which he was interested was injured by a mine, he would in- stantly bring an action. We do not set up the fisheries against the mines, nor, as it will have been seen, do we propose that any regulations should be im- posed upon the miners which will interfere with their profits, and so restrain their enterprise ; but we venture to urge that if it can be shown that the mines can be worked witheut injury to the property of others, it is not too much to expect and require that the means necessary for that purpose should be adopted. We believe that the means we have suggested will answer the end, nor is that belief speculative. They are in actual employment, as we have already stated, with entire success in Derbyshire and on the Tamar; they are then " practicable," and the expense is certainly '' reasonable;" for we are told by the captain of the Devon Great Consols mine, which employs 1,200 hands, and raises more copper than any mine in the country, that his cleansing opera- tions cost him £ 10 per month. On the other hand, we have the fisheries of the Wye, a river of vast capabilities and great value, equal to the Spey in size, imperilled because these precautions are not carried out, and unless they are adopted, the Wye may be gravely injured by the workings of a mine, which however san- guine its owners may be respecting it, they can scarcely hope will put as much money into their pockets, as worked in the way now in use it will certainly take from those of the fishery proprietors. The report of 1861 of the Royal Commission on the Sewage of Towns states that the pollution of the rivers of the country is so great and general as to have become a national evil. It would be out of our province to enter into the question further than it affects the salmon fisheries; though they, perhaps, are only a small ele ment as compared with the graver interests at stake, viz, the health and life of the public. The sewage proper of a town is not, we believe, injurious to the fisheries, unless it be very large indeed as compared with the volume of water by which it is diluted, and that the fish, as in the case of the Thames, have to pass through it for a great num- ber of miles. The evidence we obtained on the Thames showed that the last salmon that were taken in it were of very large size, a proof of age; and that, for some years after any grilse were seen, such large fish and " skeggars ( the Thames name for smolts), were taken in that river. We infer from this that the old fish were not deterred from entering the river by the polluted state of the water, but that the smolts, more easily affected by the impurities, and travelling more slowly, were destroyed as they • endeavoured to pass to sea. Newcastle sewage has not affected the Tyne; and as we stated in © sir report last year, the Lee fisheries have not been injured by the drainage of Cork, and those on the Liffey, notwithstanding the sewage of Dublin, have increased four or five fold in value since t& at river has been protected, and the barriers upon it modified. The manufactures that have the most effect upon the salmon fisheries are papsr, gas, tin, dye, and print ( cotton) works, and we will refer shortly to them seriatim. Paper mills may be divided into two kinds: one manufacturer employs the cleanest best rag he can obtain, and he is com- pensated for the increased cost of the material by the small quan- tity of chemicals that he needs in preparing it. The other uses a coarse material; dirty rags, old ropes, Italian grass, straw, & c, & c, and requires a larger amount of chemicals to render it work- able. In the first class of mill the chemical most used is chloride of lime, a very poisonous agent, and it is from its use that the rivers principally suffer. The chloride is brought to the mills as a dry powder, the lime with which it is combined being used merely as a medium of eonveyance; the powder is mixed with water, to form the solution of chloride commonly called bleach or liquor, and the lime, often called whitening, sinks to the bottom. The rags are steeped in the bleach, and as it is expensive, when it has become weak it is strengthened and used again; or it is placed in a tank, and such of its power as remains is extracted for further use; but in mills that are carelessly worked it is suffered to escape into the river. The whitening can be put to no purpose in the mill, and is too often thrown into the neighbouring river, or is placed on the bank, from which the next flood carries it. It should be collected and used for manure. In some places it is supposed to be inju- rious, for as is the case with some other manures of the best de- scription, the application of it in too large a quantity will burn the land; but if well and properly used, it is most valuable, and the neighbouring farmers are glad to obtain as much of it as they can. The maker that works with the coarser materials boils them up with a certain quantity of quick lime, and care must be taken to prevent that lime escaping into or being thrown into the water. No deubt the rivers have been often poisoned by the paper- maker, who has made them serve as a sewer to carry off his refuse; but more commonly the lime has been stolen by his men, and em ployed for the express purpose of taking the fish. The keeper is remiss, or there is no keeper at all to look after the river, and that the fish are scarce is attributed to the mill instead of to the men. The water remains to be dealt with which has been employed in the processes through which the rags and pulp and paper pass, and which, carrying as it does with it some quantity of vegetable fibre, and of fatty substance from the size used on the printing papers, is in itself a most valuable manure. We will give one instance were it is so employed: Messrs Allen have two mills at Ivybridge, on the River Erme, in Devonshire; they employ 400 hands in making the finer sorts of papers. In the upper mill the whole of the refuse is collected and used for their land, arable and meadow, and one of those gentlemen informed us that he obtained with such manure the best crops in the country. The spring- water supply for the lower mill is obtained from the land of two neighbouring farmers; and in payment of the right to take such water, Messrs Allen return the dirty water from their mill. Two wooden pipes, side by side, convey the clean and refuse water to and from the mill and farms; and we heard that the farmers valued the quality of the manure thus obtained so highly, as to make complaints when thequantity was diminished. For further examples we will refer to the reports on the Dart and Exe. It will be thus seen that whatever injury paper mills cause to the rivers is not only unnecessary, but is done at the cost of the manufacturer. If the rivers are wilfully poisoned, the poison is stolen from him either in the shape of lime or of bleach ; if he discharges his refuse into the river for the purpose of getting rid of it, he is wasting manure that will give him " three crops of grass in the place of one," and the more deadly that refuse is, the more bleach does it contain, and the greater is his loss. The paper- maker, therefore, positively poisons a river at his own cost, and in advocating the enforcement of legislation to prevent him destroy- ing the purity of the water which supplies him with milling power, we are working for his advantage as well as for that of the fisheries. So much complaint was made in 1861 of the gas and tin works upon the Csk, that we examined in our report made last year upon that river of the evils that arose from those causes, and the remedies that might be applied; and this year we have given an extract from a letter of one of the conservators of that river pre- ferring similar complaints against some chemical works. The value of the gas refuse is becoming better understood, and, therefore, there is less danger that the gas- maker will continue to poison the rivers by treating substances as refuse that are really valuable. In the majority of instances, the Gasworks Clauses Act, 1847, and the Local Government Act of 1848, are sufficient to punish any careless or ignorant gas- maker for wasting his sub- stance in the pollution of the public property ; and in the cases not affected by those acts and in which it may be necessary to resort to the Nuisances Removal Act, 18 and 19 Vic, c 121, we repeat our suggestion that the authority given by sec. 24 of that act to the board of guardians, to act as prosecutors, should be ex- tended to the conservators of rivers. The injury done by tin works proceeds from the vitriol which is used for the purpose of cleaning the iron plates before they are tinned. The American war has very largely affected the tin trade, and probably from that cause rather than that the tin- makers have taken any additional pains to prevent injury to the rivers, we have heard but few complaints of them ; but there is no reason why the tin trade should not be at its height without inflicting any injury upon the rivers; the amount of vitriol used is very small, and if common care be taken to turn all the waste vitriol liquor into pits so constructed that it could only escape into the rivers through filtering beds of waste ashes or gravel, tin works upon a river will be perfectly harmless. In the process of printing cotton, poisonous matters are em- ployed ; amongst others, arsenic is used for the purpose of what is termed in the trade, " making the colours fast;" after the cot- tons have been printed they are steeped in a strong solution for that purpose; they are afterwards washed, and the water em- ployed is} strongly charged with the deadly substances, and al- lowed in this state to run directly into the river, which is gene- rally close to the establishment where the works are carried on. We hate Communicated with persons engaged in the printing trade, all of whom express a desire to avoid doing injury, if they can do so at a reasonable cost; we believe that by filtering, nui- sances of this description might be effectively abated; and that there would be no difficulty in carrying out the process of filter- ing,' except where the polluted water must escape at a low level, when it might be necessary to raise it to a higher one by pumping, and so to incur a certain expense. The operation of dyeing is highly detrimental when carried out on a large scale, as in the case when many works for this purpose are established on a river of ordinary size. We have been in- formed that many of the substances used in this process are very poisonous, and we have referred to the river Calder in Lancashire, which furnishes an instance where they appear to have been most deadly; complaints, however, of printing or dye works are not common. The Ribble and its tributaries are the only waters in- cluded in our present report that have been materially affected by either of these causes, and we are unable at the present mo- ment to suggest specific means by which the evil may be pre vented. In this, as in other cases of pollution, the question is en- tirely one of degree, and therefore in many instances, if a per centage of the poison could be extracted from the refuse water, tlte volume of pure water into which it is turned would be suffi- cient to neutralise the remaining amount. CRICKET. CHESS. CHESS PROBLEM. No. 400. BLACK. By Conrad Bayer. • JJ jj § JJJ III H JU em H jf § j § jj § jjj H J § § • m • Li • B NW w ill j § • • • WHITE. White to play, and mate in four moves, SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. SOLUTION OF No. 388. To solve this apparent piece of intricacy, first take of Rooks by checking in corner, and then capture Rook with King. Said King then comes round and devours two Pawns on Q B file, and you advance your Q B P to fifth. Then take King round again, and when adverse King is in corner, and your own Q 8, push P to Q B 6. Remainder obvious. SOLUTION OF No. S89. 1. RXQ P+ PXR 2. Q K Kt 4 Q Q 4 ( A) 3. RXK 5, and then mates. ( A) KQB3 3. Q Q B S+, and then mates. Game between Yan Eynatten and Van Kohtz, in Holland. Eynatten. 1. K P 2 2. K Kt B 3 3. K B Q B 4 4. Castles 5. Q Kt P 2 6. PQB3 7. QP 2 8. PXP 9. Q Kt B 3 10. Q Q R 4 11. Q Q Kt 3 12. BXP+ 13. Q Q 5 Kohtz. KP2 QKtB3 Same QPl BXKtP BQ B4 PXP BQ Kt3 QBKto B Q 2 Kt R 4 K KB Kt K B 3 Eynatten. 14. Q K Kt 5 15. Q K B 4 16. P K5 17. Q K 4 18. Kt Q 5 19. K R K 20. QXB 21. Q K4 22. Q K Kt4 23. Q B Kt 5 24. BKB6 25. PXKt+ 26. Q K R 4 White gives an easy mate in three moves. Kohtz. KXB KK Kt KR4 Q K 2 BQB3 BXKt QBPi PQ4 P K Kt 3 QKB2 KtXB KKB QRK MARYLEBONE CLUB. MAY 25, Lord's— All England Eleven v United ( Cricketers' Fund benefit). JUNE 1, Lord's— M. C. C and Ground v Colts of England. JUNE 8, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Sussex. JUNE 18, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground y Oxford University. JUNE 22, Lord's - Oxford v Cambridge. JUNE 25, Lord's— Cambridge Quidnuncs v Oxford Harlequins. JUNE 29, Lord's— Gentlemen v Players. JULY 6. Lord's— Thirteen of Kent v England. JULY 10, Lord's— Eton v Harrow. JULY 20, Lord's— North v South. JULY 27, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground V Middlesex. AUG 10, Canterbury— Thirteen of Kent v England— return. AUG 12, Canterbury— M. C. C. v Gentlemen of Kent. AUG 17, Brighton— M. C. C. and Ground v Sussex— return. SURREY COUNTY. MAY 11, Oval— 11 Colts ( with captain) v 12 Gentlemen of Surrey Club ( Colts 25 years limited). MAY 18, Oval— Surrey Colts v Sussex Colts ( 25 years limited). MAY 25, Oval— Gentlemen of Surrey Club v Gentlemen of the Manches- ter Club. MAY 28, Oval— Surrey Colts v Kent Colts ( 25 years limited). JUNE 4, Oval— Surrey v Yorkshire. JUNE 11, Oval— Surrey v Sussex. JUNE 15, Cambridge— Surrey v Cambridgeshire. JUNE 18, Oval— Surrey v 14 Cambridge University. JUNE 22, Canterbury— Surrey v Kent. JUNE 25, Oval— Surrey v 14 Oxford University. JULY 2, Oval— Gentlemen v Players. JULY 9, Oval— Surrey v 14 Free Foresters. JULY 13, Brighton— Surrey v Sussex. JULY 16, Oval— Surrey v Kent. JULY 20, Oval— Surrey Club v South Wales. JULY 23, Oval— Surrey v Cambridgeshire. JULY 27, Sheffield— Surrey v Yorkshire. JULY 30, Oval— Surrey v Middlesex. AUGUST 3, Oval— Surrey v North England. AUGUST 10, Oval— Surrey Club v Southgate. AUGUST 13, Manchester— Gentlemen of Surrey Club v Gentlemen of Manchester. AUGUST 17, Oval— Surrey v England. AUGUST 20, Broughton, Manchester— Surrey v North England. AUGUST 24, Oval— All England v United, for Tom Sewell's benefit. AUGUST 27, Southgate— Surrey Club v Southgate. COUNTY OF SUSSEX. JUNE 1, Brighton— the Secretary's Eleven ( gentlemen players) v the Young Players of the County. JUNE 8. Lord's— the County of Sussex v Marylebone Club and Ground. JUNE 11, Oval— Sussex v Surrey. JUNE 15, Brighton— Nine Gentlemen of Sussex and Two Players v Nine Gentlemen of Wilts and Two Players. JUNE 25, Brighton— Sussex v Kent. JULY 6. Brighton— Gentlemen of Sussex v Gentlemen of Hants. JULY 13, Brighton— Sussex v Surrey ( return). JULY 20, Salisbury— Sussex v Wilts ( return). JULY 30, Kent— Sussex v Kent ( return). AUG 10, Southampton— Sussex v Hants ( return). AUG 17, Brighton— Sussex v Marylebone ( return). AUG 20, Brighton— Gentlemen of Sussex v Quidnuncs. COUNTY OF KENT. MAY 28, Oval— Kent Colts v Surrey Colts ( under 25). JUNE 11, Nottingham— Kent v Notts. JUNE 22, Tonbridge Wells— Kent v Surrey. JUNE 25, Brighton— Kent v Sussex. JULY 16, Oval— Kent v Surrey— return. JULY 23, Cranbrook— Kent v Notts— return. ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN. MAY 4, Pudsey— v 22 of Pudsey and district. MAY 11, Sheffield— v 18 of Sheffield CW. Sllnn's benefit). MAY 14, Glasgow— v 22 of Clydesdale Club. MAY 18, Berkenshaw, near Leeds— v 22. MAY 21, Manchester, Old Trafford— North v South. MAY 25, Lord's— v United ( benefit of Cricketers' Fund). MAY 28, Bath— v 22. JUNE 1, Halifax— v 22 of the district. JUNE 4, Old Trafford— Y 16 of Manchester ( with two professionals). JUNE 8, Southampton— V 22 of Union Club. JUNE 15, Dewsbury— V 22. JUNE 18, Broughton— v 20. JUNE 25, Redditch— V 22. JULY 2, Money— v 22. JULY 16, Hackwood Park— v 22 of Basingstoke. JULY 27, Walsall— v22. JULY 30, Longslght— V 20. AUG 3, Boston Spa— v 22 of Boston Spa. AUG 6, Ashton- under- Lyne— V 22. AUG 17, Lawton Hall— V 22 of Cheshire. Ai- G 20, Harrogate— v 22. AUG 24, Scarborough— V 22 of the district. AUG 27, Liverpool— North v South. UNITED ALL ENGLAND. MAY 14, Gomersal, near Leeds— v 22. MAY 18, Southsea— V 22 of East Hants. MAY 25, Lords— v All England ( for the Cricketers' Fund). MAY 28, Oxford— V 20 of Christ Church College. JUNE 1, Ealing— V 20 ( with two bowlers). JUNE 8, Seaforth— V 20 of the Northern Club ( with two bowlers). AUGUST 6, Southgate— V J. Walker's 16. AUGUST 10, Otley, Yorkshire— V 22. AUGUST 13, Southampton— V 22 Gentlemen of Hampshire. AUGUST 24, Hastings— v 22. AUGUST 31, Newport, Isle of Wight— V 22 of the island. OTHER MATCHES TO COME. APRIL 25, Trafford— Manchester v Hulme Adelaide. MAY 2, Trafford— Manchester v Ancoats Collegians. MAY 6, Trafford— Manchester v Sale ( with Reynold and Slinn). MAY 9, Seaforth— Manchester v Northern ( with Arnold). MAY 9, Trafford— Manchester v Pendleton. MAY 16, Trafford— Manchester v ( Jolts of Lancashire ( with Reynolds). MAY 20, Trafford— Manchester v Longsight. MAY 21, Trafford— North of England v South. JUNE 10, Trafford— Manchester v Ashton- under- Lyne ( with Slinn). JUNE 12, Trafford— Manchester V Players in Lancashire. JUNE 22, Trafford— Manchester v Huyton. JUNE 24, Trafford— Manchester v Rochdale ( with two Players). JUNE 27, Stockport— Manchester v Stockport. JUNE 29, Trafford— Manchester v Accrington ( with J. Berry). JULY 1, Trafford— Manchester v Broughton. JULY 3, Preston— Manchester v North Lancashire. JULY 8, Longslght— Manchester v Longsight— return. JULY 11, Trafford- Manchester v Northern ( with Arnold)— return. JULY 18, Trafford— Manchester V Clifford. JULY 20, Preston— Manchester v Preston ( with two players). JULY 22, Broughton— Manchester v Broughton. JULY 25, Trafford— Manchester v Cheetham Hill JULY 29, Lockwood— Manchester v Lockwood ( with two players). AUG 8, Trafford— Manchester Second Eleven v Longsight Second Eleven. AUG 12, Trafford— Stockport v Manchester. AUG 19, Rochdale— Manchester v Rochdale ( with two players). AUG 21, Trafford— Preston ( with two players) v Manchester. Auo 29, Cheetham Hill— Manchester v Cheetham Hill. SEPT 4, Ashton- under- Lyne— Manchester V Ashton ( with Slinn). SEPT 11, Trafford— North Lancashire V Manchester. SEPT 16. Trafford— Lockwood ( with two players) v Manchester SEPT 26, Trafford— Dldsbury v Manchester. CRICKET IN JAMAICA. 1ST BATT 14TH REGT V 4TH WEST INDIA EEGT AND THREE OF GARRISON. On the 17th and 18th of February, the Mountaineers, fresh from Newcastle, where coals do not abound, manfully tackled the Low- landers, and with no inconsiderable result. The Lowlanders fought well and steadily against great odds, but Bradley's for- ward hitting was too much for their fielders; and Burton and Blois's bowling opened their eyes some. The game commenced with the thermometer at 110 degrees, and every run was ran, no runs for tenting being allowed. On the losing side, Mr Nash in his second innings made a most scientific score of 35. Mr Gray's, Lieut Almon's, and Mr Balus's bowling require great commenda- tion. I hope to send you by next mail, or the mail after, the result of the return match. Score: WEST INDIA REGT. 1st inn 2d inn Gray, b Hutchison 3 b Blois — 5 Lieut Almon, b Hutchison 7 leg b w, b Blois 5 Balus, run out 1 c Foxwell, b Hutchison.. 7 Barry, b Burton 0 Lieut Cary, b Burton 0 !) r Thompson, run out 0 CHATHAM AND ROCHESTER FANCY RABBIT CLUB- This long- established club, which has been in existence since 1844, for improving the breed of prize rabbits, was held at the Gibraltar Inn, New- road, Chatham, on Monday, March 16. The number of rabbits sent for exhibition was more numerous than on any former occasion, although it was the winter show, and the specimens were finer than usual, which is to be accounted for principally to the mildness of the winter months; and a most respectable company assembled in the show room to view the rabbits, arranged in tiers of mahogany hutches. Among the visitors were several gentlemen from various clubs in the country. The judges were Messrs T. Ayerst, J. Whittingham, T. Hudson, and J. Gilbert. At eight o'clock p. m. the chairman, Mr John Scullard, the president, took his seat in the large room, which was inconveniently crowded, and on his opening the business in a brief address, observed that he felt much pleasure in seeing so numerous and respectable a company to witness the prize animals, which would be submitted for public inspection. He could say, with truth, that better rabbits could not be produced by any club in the country. He also stated, for the information of those persons who did not know the exact points constituting a prize rabbit, that the properties consist of length of ears and width, the carriage of the ears, eye, shape, make, colour, age, and weight ; he wished also to mention that a silver cup is to be given to the member who will produce the longest- eared rabbit in two successive shows [ cheers]. He was happy to say that a young member, Mr Joseph Gilbert, stands first at this show for the cup ; he therefore must use his best endeavours to stand first in the next, which will be held in September, as there will be others who will use their best exertions to gain the challenge cup, which is to remain in the hands of the worthy host until it is won. The chairman then called for the production of the prize rabbits, which were placed on the table in the following order :— FOR LENGTH OF EAR. LENGTH, WIDTH, WEIGHT. Mr J. Gilbert's yellow and white doe 22iln .... 5Jin .... 8£ lb .. Mr T. Ayerst's sooty fawn buck .... 20jin .... Sin .... 8£ lb .. Mr J. Follett's tortoiseshell doe .... 20Jin .... 4| in .... 9£ lb .. FOR ALL PROPERTIES. Mr M. King's yellow and white buck 19in .... 4iin .... 911b .... 4 9 Mr J. Munden's tortoiseshell doe .. 19im 4Jin .... 81b 6 2 Mr Woolley's grey and white buck.. 19Jla 4iin .... 9flb .... 7 16 Mr J. Whittmgham's black doe .... 18in .... 4Hu .... 8ilb .... 7 16 FOR WEIGHT. Mr Lowdell's tortoiseshell doe 71b lOoz. Out of the number of rabbits for competition, there was not one black and white for the fourth prize, nor was there a blue and white for the seventh prize. There were a great number of un- successful rabbits, measuring upwards of twenty inches in length of ears, and also possessing other excellent properties, but by the rules of the society no member is allowed to take more than one prize. Bhere was a group of four rabbits, being one litter, belong- ing to Mr Gilbert— their united measurement of ears was the ex- traordinary length of 85 § inches. Owing to the popularity of the society its health and prosperity was drunk with applause, and the chairman, deputy chairman, Mr Ayerst ( secretary), judges, and other clubs were drunk and ably responded to; and the com- pany did not separate until a late hour, evidently delighted with the whole proceedings. There was a first- rate string band in attendance during the evening, and some excellent songs sung, which added to the pleasures of the company. The prizes will be distributed on Monday, March 23, at the club house. AGE. m. D. 5 17 7 21 7 18 LITERATURE. PUNCH.— The republication of this time- honoured periodical continues, and we have now to acknowledge the receipt of a vo- lume which brings us down to the conclusion of 1853. Old as the jokes now are, they come back to us with a freshness which is quite surprising, and as each volume is prefaced by a brief history of the events, political and otherwise, upon which the pens and pencils of the contributors touch, all is perfectly intelligible to those who have no memories at all, and also to those whose minds ten years ago had not arrived at that maturity which would enable them to take a joke. Many of the actors in the scenes re- presented in the present volume have long since gone to their rest; but there still remain a few, who ten years back were looked upon as enjoying a green old age, whose countenances from time to time, even now, serve the purpose of the same artists who still grace, and we trust will long continue to grace, the pages of our witty contemporary. Our old friend Leech, in particular, is as strong with his pencil as he was twice ten years back. His " bits" from the camp at Chobham. in 1853, will still raise a laugh, as will also many of the sporting mishaps of Mr Briggs, who, it may be remembered, in 1853, was in the zenith of his fame. F/ oreat Punch. MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY. By R. DUNNE. [ Churchill and Sons],— This little work comprises a brief exposition of the lead- ing phenomena of the mental states, and of the nervous apparatus through which they are manifested, with a view to the better un- derstanding of mental phenomena. The work is alike inter- esting to the psychological inquirer and to the medical prac- titioner ; it is spoken of in medical circles, where the author is deservedly esteemed and respected, in the very highest terms. The Lancet of Saturday, March 14, in speaking of the workdays :— " The greater portion of these pages have already appeared in a contemporary journal. They are few in number, it is true, but they are of sterling quality. Every page is suggestive, and dis- plays the close and vigorous thinking of a well- disciplined and philosophic mind. If the profession of medicine in this country would like to know where there is to be found an intellect of no common force, and a modesty not too frequently met with, let them look upon the author of ' Medical Psychology. We wish we could always be represented by such a man as Robert Dunn." c Hutchison, b Lareston.. c and b Lareston c Hutchison, b Burton .. Crozier, b Burton 1 leg b w, b Hutchison Lieut Nash, b Burton 2 Capt Stewart, not out 6 Osborne, b Burton 10 Machem, b Blois 0 Byes, & c 11 Total Capt Le Mesurler, b Stewart — 35 Blois, b Gray 2 Major Trevor, b Gray 24 Lieut Burton, b Stewart 9 Private Foxwell, b Barry 20 Lieut Bradley, b Nash 58 Hutchison, b Balus 0 - 41 14TH REGIMENT. 0 3 not out 35 run out 3 cHutchison, b Burton.. 9 b Burton 15 Byes, & c 20 Total - 108 VanHey thuy sen, st Almon, bGrav21 Private Fairest, c Crozier, b Gray 4 Corporal Plunkett, not out ..... Lareston, run out. 11 Byes, & c 31 Total 215 CRICKET AT MHOW. DEAB BELL : I send you home the scores of a couple of matches played by the Artillery in this truly delightful country; but, would you believe it, one day it was so cold, some of us had to put on our waistcoats to keep warm. The matches were be- tween No. 1 Battery, 18th Brigade, and the rest of the Artillery at this station. By the score it will be seen that the former were the victors in both games. Batting, bowling, and fielding good ; ground very much like good old English turf, without its elas- ticity. Both games ended with lots of liquor, and no squabbling. — Yours, & c, A GUNNER.— Feb 8. No. 1 BATTERY, 18TH BRIGADE. Gunner Devine, b Hanbury Gunner Bell, b Pygle 2 Trumpeter Abbott, b Hanbury.. 38 Gunner Blake, b Belcher 32 Lieut M. C. Newall, not out .... 49 Gunner Bennett, b Belcher. 4 Gunner Burnside, c Spence, b Hanbury 3 REST OF ARTILLERY. 1st inn Gunner Ashley, b Hanbury .... 1 Corporal Scott, b Belcher 2 Gunner Clancy, b Hanbury .... 0 Gunner M'Dermott, b Belcher .. 9 B 11,1 b 1 ....... 12 Total. .153 2d Inn Gunner Dagley, b Clancy .. 15 b Clancy 6 Trumpeter Belcher, b Newall 1 c Newall, b Clancy 16 " b Bennett 27 b Bennett 6 Gunner Would, b Clancy 7 Rough Rider Spence, b Clancy Schoolmaster Birkbeek, cM'Dermott, t b Clancy j Lieut Hanbury, c Scott, b Newall .... Gunner Steers, b Newall Gunner Clewes, c and bClancy Bombardier Stewart, b Clancy Gunner Pygle, not out o Gunner Farris, b Clancy 0 B34, lb I, wbl Total .... 9 c Blake, b Clancy 4 1 run out 0 1 not out 3 3 bClancy 2 0 b Clancy 3 0 run out 6 b Clancy 0 B5, wbl 6 - 73 Total — 79 RETURN MATCH. REST OF ARTILLERY. 1st inn 2d inn Gunner Would, c Ashley, b Clancy 38 c Newall, b Abbott 13 Trumpeter Belcher, cAbbott, bClaney.. l2 Sergt Bennett, b Clancy . 0 Schoolmaster Birkbeck, b Newall 0 Lieut Battiscombe, b Newall 5 Rough Rider Spence, b Clancy 0 Lieut Hanbury, c Ashley, b Newall . .14 b Abbott' Gunner Pygle, c Newall, b Abbott... .13 b Newall Gunner Haggett, b Clancy 2 Gunner West, c Newall, b Clancy 0 Gunner Stewart, not out 1 B 13,1 b 2, w b 10 25 Total — 110 Total .— 49 No. 1 BATTERY, 18TH BRIGADE R. A. c Abbott, b Clancy 5 b Abbott U c Blake, b Abbott I b Clancy 0 c Newall, b Abbott 0 runout 4 not out 0 b Abbott I B 5, w b 8 13 Gunner Ashley, b Belcher 27 Gunner Carson, c Birkbeck, b Bennett 5 Gunner Blake, b Hanbury 20 Lieut Newall, c Spence, bBeleher20 Bugler Abbott, st Battiscombe, b Belcher 14 Gunner Devine, b Hanbury .... 4 Gunner Burnside, b Hanbury.... 0 Gunner M'Dermott, c Spence, b Hanbury 7 Gunner Bell, b Hanbury 14 Gunner Clancy, st Battiscombe, b Bennett 2 Gunner Burley, net out o Byes 12 Total 125 In the second Innings of No. 1 Battery, Ashley scored ( not out) 24, Carson ( b Hanbury) 13, Abbott ( not out) 1— total 38. WRESTLING. CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND SOCIETY.— The meeting at Guildhall Shades, on Tuesday night, March 17, was thinly at- tended, the members apparently as usual reserving themselves for strong attendances the last meeting or two previous to " the great day," Friday, April 3. In the absence of Mr Bell, Mr W. Thomp- son occupied the chair. The principal feature, after the disposal of the usual routine business, was the appearance of Mr Harris, as the representative of Mrs Scones, of Hornsey Wood House, who explained that he attended the meeting in conse- quence of having received several letters complaining of the con- ditions in which the gold watch ( presented to the society by Mrs Stones) was advertised to be shot for the day after the wrestling, most of them insinuating that shooting with double guns from 5 traps was altogether in favour of well- known good shots, such as Messrs Margetson, Hodgson, Dixon, Leggatt, & c, and wanting to shoot from one or two traps, with single guns. To this Mr Margetson replied that, as far as he was concerned, he had noth- ing to do with making the terms, which, like others, he only learnt from the announcement in the papers, but was quite ready to shoot on any terms, or at any distance, and considered that the giver of so handsome a prize had a perfect right to name the conditions, which were quite fair, as the shooters would be handicapped, and the traps decided by dice, which those who did not like had the option of declining. With regard to the selection of a few names as pro- bable winners, the same might be said of the wrestling or any other sport, in which some must necessarily be superior to others, and in saying that the first prize was sure to fall into the hands of one out of three or four, and therefore unjust to the rest, the wrestling society might as fairly be charged with giving light weight prizes for the benefit of SmitM, Dixon, Scott, & c, and heavy ones for Jamieson, Noble, Ewbank, Dick Wright, & c, be- cause it was next to a certainty that some of them must win. Mr Harris having very handsomely stated that it was both his own and Mrs Stone'ss wish to give perfect satisfaction to the society, he was willing to leave the matter in their hands, and the sense of the meeting being taken, it was unanimously resolved that the shooting should come off as advertised. Those who in- tend shooting to send their names to Mr Harris, at Hornsey Wood House, before Friday, . April 3, to be handicapped at the court they pronounced a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to die without hope of mercy, the learned judge telling him that the fact that he had committed the murder in order to compass his own death was an aggravation of the cruel crime of which he had been found guilty. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. CHARGE or MURDER AT BILSTON.— At Stafford, on Monday, March 16, John Jeavons was tried for the murder of John Howell, John Davis, and James Kempson, on Jan 30. The circumstances briefly were these:— The prisoner, a young man of 19, was engine- driver at Pagett's Croft Colliery, Bilston, belonging to Mr Knight. In the month of January last he had been complained of by the deceased Davis for neglecting to oil the pulley which winds up the men from the pit, and his master, Mr Knight, had accord- ingly spoken to him on the subject, on which he cursed and swore, and talked about leaving his work. On the morning of the 30th of January the three deceased entered a skip to go down into the pit, the prisoner being the engineer, and having to let them down; and it was his duty to see that the tackle was in proper order. The men had not descended many yards when the rope broke, and they fell to the bottom of the pit and were killed. On examination of the rope subsequently, it was found that it had been cut, two of the three strands having been nearly cut through. It was an iron rope. Government offered a reward of £ 50 for the discovery of the person who had cut the rope, and the result was the committal of the prisoner. The evidence against him was entirely circumstantial. Proof was given that he had made use of threatening remarks as to two of the deceased. A man named Clamp, who lived within twenty yards of Pagett's Croft Colliery engine- house, was passing it at about a quarter to eleven o'clock on the night before the men were killed, and heard some one hammering there. No one but the engineer had any right there, and he generally locked up the engine- house between eight and nine o'clock. The noise was as of a hammering of iron. The prisoner was also seen near the engine- house shortly before this. Four days before this Clamp had a conversation with the prisoner, who asked him how he liked the new " doggies,'' mean- ing Davis and one other of the deceased men ; and he said that " Davis was a , and he'd loose him down some morning, and forget to pull him up again." He had also to another person threatened to " drop'; or drop on" Davis, and on the night before the men were killed Jeavons had said to a miner named Farnell that the splicing of the rope was not safe, and told Farnell to come away from the rope, for that if it broke they would say they liad cut it. In consequence of this Farnell did not go down the pit next morning. Another witness, named Benjamin Poole, was at the pit bank on the morning of the 30th January, when Farnell told him not to go down on that rope, as it was unsafe, for that the engineer had told him so. He had not spoken half a minute when the rope broke, and the unfortunate deceased fell to the bottom and were killed. The splice in the rope to which the pri- soner referred was close to the place where the rope had been cut through. The trial was a very tedious one, and ended in the ac- quittal of the prisoner, the jury not considering the evidence suffi- ciently strong to prove he cut the rope. CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST AN OFFICER.— At Maidstone, on Tuesday, March 17, Mr H. Aldridge, an ensign in the 84th Regt, a very gentlemanly- looking young man, surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of feloniously uttering a forged check for £ 15, with intent to defraud the National and Provincial Bank at Folkestone.— This case created a good deal of interest, on account of the position in life of the prisoner, who is very respectably con- nected, and also from the fact of his being a very great favourite with all his brother officers and with the officers of all the other regiments at the camp at Shorncliffe, where he has been stationed for about a year and a half.— Tne principal witness in support of the case for the prosecution was Mr Standford, the cashier of the National Provincial Bank at Folkestone; and, according to his evidence, about half- past eleven o'clock in the morning of the 15th of August a gentleman came to the bank in a fly between half past eleven and twelve o'clock, and presented a check, apparently drawn by Mr Meiklam, an ensign in the 78th Regiment, upon Messrs Cox and Co, the army agents in London, for the sum of £ 15, and which was drawn in favour of Mr Thorp, who is also an ensign in the same regiment, and asked for cash for it. Mr Stand- ford asked the gentleman if he was Mr Thorp, and he said he was, and signed the name, " W. Thorp'' to the check, and added to the signature the words '' Ensign 78th Regiment," and he then received two £ 5 notes and five sovereigns, and was driven away to the railway station, from whence a train started at ten minutes to twelve o'clock. Mr Standford stated that to the best of his belief Mr Aldridge was the person who presented this check, and upon the discovery being made that it was forged he went to the camp, accompanied by Superintendent English, of the Kent county con- stabulary, and saw Colonel Lightfoot, the commanding officer. The prisoner was sent for, and Mr Standford at once stated that he believed he was the person who had presented the forged check, and he was asked to write the name " W. Thorp," and the words " Ensign 78th Regiment," that had been written upon the check, on a piece of paper. He immediately did so, and the result was that he was given into custody, and committed to take his trial upon the present charge, but the magistrates consented to admit him to bail, and he now surrendered to take his trial. In the course of the case a cab driver named Frederick Philpot, who had driven the person, whoever he was, to the bank upon the occasion of the forged check being presented, was placed in the box to be examined at the request of Sergeant Bal- lantine, the prosecutioR not considering it advisable to call him as a witness for the Crown, and he stated, in answer to questions put by the learned sergeant, that he remembered driving to the bank on the day in question, and that a gentleman went inside, but he declared that the prisoner was not the person. It appeared, however, from other questions that were put to him by Mr Biron, that when he was first applied to he stated to Superintendent English that he knew the gentleman he drove to the bank was young Aldridge, of the 84th, and that he had repeatedly driven him, and that he owed him 4s 6d, and it also appeared that in consequence of what he did originally state to the su- perintendent he was directed to appeal- before the magis- trates at Hythe on the following day to be examined as a witness for the prosecution upon the present charge.— Col Lightfoot, the officer in command of the prisoner's regiment, was examined, and he stated that he remembered seeing him at morning parade on the 15th of August, and after the parade was over he asked his permission to go to Canterbury, and he allowed him to do so. It was about ten minutes to twelve when this oc- curred, and at this time he was in plain clothes, and was going in the direction of Sandgate.— In answer to questions that were put by Sergeant Ballantine, the colonel stated that the parade was generally over about half- past eleven o'clock, and between that time and the period when he again saw the prisoner he would have had to go to his hut and change his clothes, so that it must have been nearly twelve o'clock when he asked him leave to go to Canterbury. He also said that the prisoner had been in the regi- ment two years, and during that period he had conducted himself exceedingly well, and he considered him a young man of most honourable principles, and he never ' knew a more promising young officer to have joined the corps.— Sergeant Ballantine, at the close of the case for the prosecution, made a most powerful address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He said that although he had undoubtedly in the first instance approached the inquiry with very great anxiety, that anxiety had been dispelled as the case proceeded, and he said it really appeared to him that the evidence that had been adduced had not only failed to establish the charge against the prisoner, but had actually disproved it, and that after the testimony of Colonel Lightfoot, as to the time when he last saw him on the morning in question, it was impossible that he could have been the person by whom the forged check was presented.— A number of witnesses, all persons of station and high position, among whom were Sir H. Vane, Colonel Maude, Mr Hurst, the barrister, Admiral Montague, Mr C. Dickens, and the Rev J. F. Hodgson, were called to speak to the character of the prisoner, and they all concurred in describing him as a young man of high honour and integrity, and, in their opinion, utterly incapable of committing such an act as the one now imputed to him.— The learned judge having very briefly summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. THE MURDER OF A BOY ON CHATHAM LINES.— At Maidstone, on Wednesday, March 18, a young man named Burton, aged 18, was tried, before Mr Justice Wightman, for the murder of a little boy named Frederick Houghton, at Gillingham, on the 23d of July last. The prisoner, the day after the act, gave himself up to the police. The case was very simple, though very shocking. The young man himself stated that lie had felt an impulse to kill some one; that he had sharpened his knife for the purpose, and went out to find somebody on whom he should use it; that the poor boy was the first person he saw ; that he followed him to a convenient place upon the Lines, knocked him down, cut his throat, knelt upon him, and pressed the blood out of him until he was dead. This was the account which the prisoner had himself given of the act, and the only question was as to his accountabi- lity for it. He was indicted at the winter assize, before Mr Justice Byles, who, in charging the grand jury upon the case, said he could see nothing in the circumstances to warrant them in sup- posing that the prisoner was not responsible for his actions, and the grand jury returned a true bill for murder, on which he was arraigned. The counsel retained for his defence, however, ap- plied for the postponement of his trial, in order to afford time to obtain evidence as to the state of his mind. Ac- cordingly, this application having been acceded to, the case stood for trial at these assizes. The case was fully proved against the prisoner, who, in fact, did not attempt to deny his guilt. Indeed when first arraigned he pleaded guilty, and only withdrew this plea on the recommendation of the judge. The defence set up by Mr Ribton was that the prisoner was not in his right mind, and that the very act, and the method of commit- ting it, were alone sufficient to prove this. He called numerous witnesses to speak as to his sanity, including several medical men, who thought any person having a morbid propensity to murder must be insane.— Mr Justice Wightman, in summing up, said there was no doubt about the act; the only question was whether the prisoner at the time he committed it was in such a state of mind as not to be responsible for it. The prisoner's account of it was that he had done it from a morbid feeling ; that he was tired of life and wished to be rid of it. No doubt, prisoners had been acquitted of murder on the ground of insanity ; but the question was what were the cases in which men were to be absolved from responsibility on that ground. Hatfield's case differed from the present, for there wounds had been received on the head which were proved to have injured the brain. In the more recent case of Macnaghten, the judges had laid down the rule to be that there must, to raise the defence, be a defect of reason from disease of the mind, so as that the person did not know the nature and quality of the act he committed, or did not know whether it was right or wrong. Now, to apply this rule to the present case would be the duty of the jury. It was not mere eccentricity of conduct which made a man legally irresponsible for his acts. The medical man called for the defence defiiied homicidal mania to be a propensity to kill, and described a moral insanity under which a man, perfectly aware that it was wrong to do so, killed another, under an uncontrollable impulse. Thi3 would appear to be a most dangerous doctrine, and fatal to the interests of society and the se- curity of life. Surely such a theory was as contrary to common sense asit undoubtedly was to law? Therule, as laid down by thejudges, was quite inconsistent with such a view, for it was that a man was responsible for his actions if he knew the difference between right and wrong. It was urged that the prisoner did the act to be hanged, and so was under an insane delusion; but what de- lusion was he under? So far from it, it showed that he was quite conscious of the nature of the act and of its consequences. He was supposed to desire to be hanged, and in order to attain the object committed murder. That might show a morbid state of mind, but not delusion. Homicidal mania, again, showed no delusion. It merely showed a morbid desire for blood. Delusion meant the belief in what did not exist. The question for the jury was whether the prisoner at the time he committed the act was labouring under such a species of insanity as to be unaware of the nature, the character, or the consequences of the act he committed. In other words, whether he was incapable of knowing that what he did was wrong. If so, they should acquit him; if otherwise, they should find a verdict of guilty. The jury retired to consider their verdict, but were not long absent. On their return into SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.— An accident of a shocking nature took place at Henley- on- Thames Railway Station on Monday, March 16. As a large steam engine for agricultural purposes wag leaving the station, with the steam up and a horse in the shafts to guide it, the driver, a young man named Jones, dropped his cap, and in stooping to pick it up, stumbled and fell under the engine. Before he could recover his feet, one of the heavy iron wheels^ nearly a foot in width, passed over his head, crushing it to atoms, and causing instantaneous death. FALL OF A CHURCH.— A deplorable accident, happily unattended with loss of life, occurred at East Sheen at an early hour on Sun- day. About 18 months since, in consequence of a great want of church accommodation in the parish of Mortlake, the wealthy inhabitants of that vicinity determined to erect at East Sheen, in the upper part of the parish of Mortlake, a new church capable of holding some 500 persons. An approved design was fur- nished by Mr Blomfleld, son of the late Bishop of London, who has had great experience in church architecture, and the contract of Messrs Carter and Son's, of Holloway- road, amounting to something over £ 5,000, was accepted. It had been intended to carry up the steeple only 40 feet at first, leaving its completion to a subsequent date. The building had been so far finished just before Christmas, but in consequence of some dissatisfaction ex- pressed at the stunted effect of this portion of the edifice, the prin- cipal subscribers determined the work should be continued at once, and during the last two months the steeple has been com- pleted to the height originally designed, 72 feet, with a lantern tower, 20 feet high, as a finial. This portion of the building had arrived at such a state of completion onFriday week that the archi- tect is stated to have certified for the last payment to the con- tractors, and on Saturday, when the workmen ceased their labours, everything was apparently sound. On Sunday morning, however, about twenty minutes after six o'clock, the masonry of the tower rising immediately oyer the altar to a height of 72 feet, fell with a tremendous crash, carrying with it a portion of the roof, and destroying the main arch'at the altar end of the build- ing. Of the tower scarcely one stone is left upon another, and the body of the church will require rebuilding at the altar end. Great disappointment has been occasioned in the neighbourhood by the accident, the church having been erected by subscription, chiefly contributed by the wealthy inhabitants of the parish, among whom may be especially mentioned the members of the Penrhyn family, the church having been originally designed as a memorial to Mr Penrhyn, brother- in- law of the Earl of Derby, who presided over the Richmond bench of magistrates more than twenty years. THE LOSS OF THE MAIL STEAMER COLOMBO.— On Wednes- day, March 18, Mr Self, police magistrate, and Captain Harris and Captain Baker, nautical assessors, attended at the Greenwich police court, to express the opinion arrived at with regard to the loss of the mail steamer Colombo, Captain Farquhar, on the island of Minieoy, in the Arabian Sea, on the morning of the 19th of November last, whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to Suez. The court was unanimous in its opinion, the principal point for its consideration having been the cause of the vessel being wrecked on the island named, the same being 32 miles to the northward of the supposed position of the ship at the time she struck, which was at 6: 20 on the morning of the 19th Nov, and within seven or eight minutes after land was first sighted. Agreeing with the course shaped and allowance made for lateral currents by Captain Farquhar on leaving Poin t de Galle on the afternoon of the 17 th Nov, the court was of opinion that such an extraordinary deviation as 32 miles to the northward of the supposed position of the vessel could only be ascribed to the influence of an unusually strong current, it having since been ascertained in this country, from a pamphlet published by Professor Ferguson, of the Indian navy, that a cyclone or rotary storm was prevailing to the N. W. of Minicoy. To this must be attributed such an extraordinary current, which no amount of precaution could have guarded against. In return- ing to Captain Farquhar his certificate, the court expressed an opinion that the conduct of the engineer in charge at the time of the wreck had been neglectful, in not throwing off the expansion gear on receiving the order just previous to the vessel striking, to " turn astern, full speed," by which two or three minutes of pre- cious time was lost, although it did not appear in evidence that the wreck would have been avoided had the order been instantly obeyed. The court also expressed its approbation of the conduct pf Captain Farquhar and his officers and crew in saving the lives of the whole of the passengers and recovering the mails and cargo on board the w recked vessel, Mr Selfe remarking that an official report embodying the opinions of himself and the nautical asses- sors would be forwarded to the Board of Trade. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, MARCH 17- WAR OFFICE, MARCH 17.— Royal Regt of Artil: Maj- Gen H. W. Gor- don to be col- commaudant, v Gen J. VV. Tobin, dec. 59th Ft: Maj- Gen J. Clark to be col, v Maj- Gen P. Young, dec.— 5th Regt of Drag Gds : H. W. Langley, gent., to be cor, v Gist, prom; R. J. San key, gent, to be cor, v W. B. i'oulkes, prom.-— 6th Drag Gds: Quartermas G. Griffith, from the 5th Lancers, to be quartermas, v C. Bedford, who ex„. 5th Lancers : Quartermas C. Bedford, from the 6th Drag Gds, to be quartermas, v G. Griffith, who ex.- r— 12th Lancers : The first Christian name of Pay mas Roberts is " Randal," not " Robert," as stated in the Gazette of Aug 8, 1862. Royal Artil: Lieut- Col and Brev- Col H. A. Turner to be col, v Falliser, removed as a gen officer; Capt and Brev- Maj R. B. M'Crea to be lieut- col, v Turner; Sec Capt H. M. G. Purvis to be capt, v M'Crea; Lieut T. Van Straubenzee to be sec capt, v Pur- vis ; Gent Cadet M. J, Clarke to be lieut, v Van Straubenzee; Acting Vet- Surg G. Blake to be vet- surg, v G. Naden, placed upon h- p; Acting Vet- Surg W. A. Russell to be vet- surg, v J. Lambert, removed to the 17th Lancers. Royal Engs : Lieut, with temp rank, P. R. Barber has been permitted to res his com. The com as col of Col H. Righy is March 13,1861, and not Feb 18,1861, as notified in the Gazette of April 29, 1862. -— Mil Train: Lieut H. J. Lane to be capt, v W. R. Goodall, who ret; Ens D. M- Mahon to be lieut, v Lane.-— let Regt of Ft: F. Y. Wether- all, gent, to be ens, v A. Clark, who ret; Gent Cadet J. Pratt, from the Royal Mil Col, to be ens, without pur, v W. T. Ellis, transf to the 48th Ft. 2d Ft: Capt J. L. Toke, from the 90th Ft, to be capt, v Croome, who ex. 6th Ft: Gent Cadet J. A. M'Vicar, from the Royal Mil Col, to be ens, without pur, v J. B. Blair, prom. 14th Ft: R. H. Atkinson, gent, to be ens, v W. P. Townley, transf to the 45th Ft.-— 15th Ft: Ens S. P. Marjoribanks to be lieut, v W. St C. Tisdall, who ret; C. Grove, gent, to be ens, v Marjoribanks. 16th Ft: Staff Assist- Surg R. W. Saunders, M. D., to be assist- surg, v H. Ferguson, app to the Staff. 18th Ft: Maj C. H. Hinchliff, from h- p unat, to be inaj, v E. W. Sargent, seconded on being app district inspec of musketry ; Capt J. Swinburne to be maj, v Hinchlltf, who ret; Lieut E. A. Noblett to be capt, v Swin- burne ; Ens W. Sherlock to be lieut, v Noblett; A. R. Savile, gent, to be ens, v Sherlock.—— 19th Ft: Gent Cadet li. Chalmer, from the Royal Mil Col, to be ens. without pur, v Tribe, prom. 20th: Gent Cadet A. E. Becher, from the Royal Mil Col. to be ens, without pur, v Macaulay, prom. 2lst: F. G. Vernon, gent, to be ens, v H. Gordon, transf to the 44th Ft. 27th : Lieut VV. H. Twemlow to be capt, without pur, v W. Croker, seconded on being app district inspec of musketry. 29th: Lieut G. VV. F. D. Smith to be instruc of musketry, v Lieut Berkeley, prom. 30th: Ens C. H. Garnett to be lieut, v R. O. Campbell, who ret; J. E. Goodwyn, gent, to be ens, v Garnett; Paymas, with the hon rank of capt, T. Cassidy, from the 90th Ft, to be paymas, v Paymas, with the hon rank of capt, G. F. Lamert, who res on Nov 2,1862. 3oth: The transf of Assist- Surg D. M. Davidson, M. D., from the Staff, to be " v Clarke, whose transf from the 13th Ft has been can," and not " v Clarke, dee," as stated in the Gazette of Dec 9, 1862, the decease hav- ing taken place prior to the date of transfer.-— 44th: Ens H. de P. Ren- nick to be lieut, v A. S. Birch, who ret: Ens H. Gordon, from the 21st Ft, to be ens, v Rennick. 45th : Lieut C. F. Beamish to be capt, v F. R. Grantham, who ret; Ens P. Dane to be lieut, v Beamish ; Ens W. P. Townley, from the 14th Ft, to be ens, v Dane. 46th: Staff Assist- Surg F. I'out to be assist- surg, v J. G. Faught, app to tke Staff. 55th: Gene Cadet E. H. C. Brad^ on, from the Royal Mil Col, to be ens, with- out pur, v A. J. Clark, dec. 58th: Ens W. G. C. Wade to be lieut, without pur, v A. Hesilrige, dec.—— 82d : Lieut H. D. Marsh to be capt, v Brev- Maj G. E. Halliday, who ret; Ens W. R.. Bunbury to be lieut, v Marsh ; T. VV. 0' Driscoll, gent, to be ens, v Bunbury ; Gent Cadet W. O. Thompson, from the Royal Mii Col, to be ens, without pur, in succes to Lieut Sullivan, prom to capt unat. 86th : Gent Cadet R. O'S. Brooke, from the Royal Mil Col, to be ens, without pur, v J ackson, prom.—• 96th : Capt J. Croome, from the 2d Ft, to be capt, v Toke, who ex ; Ens A. F. Lambe to be lieut, v E. Johnston, who ret; W. M'N. Cairn?, gent, to be ens, v Lambe; Gent Cadet T. Cowell, from the Royal Mil Col, to be ens, without pur, v Seagram, transf to the 95th Ft. 99th: Lieut C. Coates to be capt, v J. W. Medhurst, who ret. Rifle Brigade: Lieut G. L. Austin to be capt, v R. H. Graham, who ret; Ens and Adj G. R. Noseley to have the rank of lieut; Ens J. S. Hardy to be lieut, v Aus- tin; M. Fitzgerald, gent, to be ens, v Hardy. St Helena Regt: Ens G. V. Lambe to be lieut, without pur, v E. D. Hay, dec.— MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.— Staff Surg- Maj W. Dick, M. D., to be dep- inspec- gen of hosp, v A. Stewart, ret upon h- p ; Assist- Surg J. G. Faught, from the 46th Ft, to be Staff assist- surg, v F. Pout, app to the 46th Ft; Assist- Surg H. Ferguson, from the 16th Ft, to be Staff assist- surg, v W. P. Frazer, dec; Assist- Surg J. Ferguson, from the 3d West India Regt, to be Staff assist- surg, v VV. Lindsay, dec; J. Sandison, gent, to be Staff assist- surg, v F. Oakes, prom on the Staff. VETEWNARI DEPART- MENT.— M. D. Byrne, gent., to be acting vet- surg, v G. Blake, prom to be vet- surg. UNATTACHED.— Lieut W. Wood, from the 42d Ft, to be capt, without pur. BREVET.— Col St G. B. Showers, now serving as brlg- gen commanding the Presidency Division, Bengal, to have the local rank of maj- gen while so employed; Serg- Maj B. Brown, Royal Artil, to have the local rank of ens while employed as acting capt of orderlies at the General Hospital, Woolwich. The fol officers having completed five years' quali- fying service in the rank of lieut- col, under the provisions of the royal warrant of Oct 14,1858, to be cols in the army:— Lieut- Col R. Knox, 18th Hussars; Lieut- Col J. E. Robertson, 6th Ft. The fol proms to take place consequent on the death of Gen J. W. Tobin, col- commandant Royal Artil, on Feb 21, 1863:— Lieut- Gen P. M. Wallace to be gen, v Tobin; Maj- Gen W. Wylde, C. B., to be lieut- gen, v Wallace; Col G. James, on the ret f- p list, to be maj- gen; Col H. Palliser, from the Royal Artil, to be maj- gen, v VVylue; Maj and Brev- Lieut- Col H. Gahan, St Helena Regt, to be col; Maj R. A. Logan, 57 th Ft, to be lieut- col; Capt F. S. Kempt, 103d Ft, to be maj. MEMORANDUM— Cor J. Packwood, h- p Land Trausp Corps, has been permitted to ret from the service by the sale of his com, under the circular memorandum of Feb 15,1861.— Hon Artil Comp of London: Lieut J. Eglise to be capt; Serg R. Helshem to be ens. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. John Walker Braithwaite, late of Chipping Barnet, schoolmaster. Charles Heptonstall, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, stay manufacturer. George Marsden, Dewsbury, cloth manufacturer. BANKRUPTS. Robt. Wood, Woodchester- st., Harrow- rd., Paddington, stonemason. Wm. James, York- place, Upper Mitcham, assistant to a chemist. Charles Prout., Great Xiohfield- street, Oxford- street, tailor. J. G. Robinson, Faddiugton, ret lieut Hon East India Go's service. Henry Baston, St Agnes- ter, Tabernacle- sq, Finsbury, baker. Wm. Reed, Bermondsey- square, Surrey, baker. John James Morrall, Eden- place, Old Kent- road, leather dresser. Samuel Mark Lazarus, Barnes- place, Mile End- road. John Michael Fischer, Hermes- street, Pentonville- road. Jas. Henry Thorn, late of Chester- st, Pimlico, commission agent. J. P. Davisen and G. P. Seven, Limehouae- causeway, outfitters. Wm. Pitt Walton, Bury- street, Bloomsbury. Louis Lenzberg, Oxford- street, cornice pole manufacturer. James Kerrison, Norwich, grocer. Godfrey Cornelius Dohoo, Connaught- ter, Edgware- rd, tobacconist. Robert Eager, Bristol, horse dealer. John Ralph, River- street, York- road, Iving's- cross, gas lighter. Charles Dmiuiock, Cable- street, VYellelose- square, grocer. Frederics Wm. Strange, Hatfield, straw hat manufacturer. Henry Mills Sparham, Basinghall- street, attorney. M. Jones, Mitre- ct, Cheapside, and Hammersmith, woollen wrbsmn. Samuel Gashion, Lower- street, Islington, dealer in marine stores. Sam. Peirson, Sun- st, Bishopsgate, and West Hackney, furn ironmngr. Sam. Hood, Up Thames- st, and Latimer- rd, Notting Hill, iron mrcht. Reuben Renwick, Graeechureh- st, and Frederick- pl, Bow, stationer. Wm. Eaton, late of Xhornham Parva, Suffolk, farmer. George Pearman, Henley- on- Tliames, bootmaker. Dan. Garcia, King- st, Aldgate, and East- rd, Hoxton, fruiterer. Geo. Rushworth, Acre- ter, New- rd, Wandsworth- rd, mason. Charles Hayes, Great College- street, Camden Town, perfumer. Thomas Peter Woodman, Sandgate, Kent, butcher. Edwin Booth, Shiffnall, agent. Joseph Horton, Bromsgrove, baker. Wm. Mlddleton, Warwick, journeyman cabinet maker. Wm. Basford, Burslem, brick maker. George Hollis, Handsworth, hay dealer. Richard Gough, late of Hinton- on- the- Green, Gloucestershire. John Kersham, late of Tredegar, draper. Henry Dixon Gogswell, Bristol, pawnbroker. Wm. Ellis, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, grocer. Charles Henry Appleton, Bristol, clerk to a railway company. George Hingeston, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, attorney. Matthew Allan, Boston Spa, Yorkshire, seed merchant. A. Blaekmore, Castleford and Featherstone, Yorkshire, innkeeper. Thomas Oultram, Over, near Winsford, Cheshire, builder. Thomas Hudson, Fleetwood, Lancashire, fishmonger. James Baker, Liverpool, shoemaker. John and Thomas Crook, Chorley, Lancashire, fish dealers. John James and Robt. Blackburn, sen. Gateshead, grease merchants. Joseph Groocock, Birmingham, file grinders. Charles Davis, Bristol, commercial traveller. John Lewis, Liverpool, butcher. Jane Freebody, late of Seacombe, teacher. Wm. Wilkinson, Hulme, Lancashire. Geo. Willing, Fratton, Portsea, Hants, caulker in dockyard, Portsca. Thomas ' l'homas, Pyle and Kenfig, Glamorganshire, bootmaker. Wm. Seedhouse, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, innkeeper. George Leech, Norton, Durham, painter. George Watson, Barkway, Hertfordshire, bricklayer. John Stabb, Torquay, carpenter. Wm. Stabb, Torquay, carpenter. Edward Taylor, Luton, Bedfordshire, bookseller; W. GwlUiam, Pucklechurch, nearChlpping Sodbury, Glocestersh, nailer. George Ingram, Coventry, licensed victualler. Anthony Wallis, late of Manchester, beerseller. Daniel Borsay, Bolton, cart sheet manufacturer. John Mort, Bolton, fruit dealer. Samuel Hudson, ltawden, near Otley, cloth weaver. Wm. M. Roebuck, Hawksworth, near Otley, journeyman blacksmith. Hartley Waterworth, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, buyer of milk. George Richards Stockwell, Huntingdon, tailor. Samuel Rowseil Buckland, St Mary, Somersetshire, carpenter. George Baker Kinsey, Bardwell Suffolk, grocer. Jonathan Astin, Bury, Lancashire, grocer. Wm. Itees. late of Roath, near Cardiff, tailor. Wm. Williams, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, finer. Robert Clifford, St Quintin, Wiltshire. Joseph Oldham, Basford, Nottinghamshire, journevman bleacher. Joseph Griffiths, Leintwardlne, Herefordshire, saddler. Alfred Bushell, Sandwich, Kent, market gardener. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Hunter, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, farmer. C. Mooney, lately of Glasgow. . T. Craig, Dunfermline, tiesher. W. Geddes, New South Wales or furth of Scotland. Printed and Published by WILLIAM CHARLES CLEMENT, at the Office, 170, Strand, in the Parish of St Clement Danes, in the City andLiberty of Westminster.— SUNDAY, MARCH 22,1863,
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