? tit [ GRATIS.] SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1863. [ GRATIS.] THE CHASE. WOLF HUNTING IN FRANCE.- BY " ACTiEON."- No. II. MR EDITOR : In my former letter I endeavoured to describe the style in which a pack of draft English foxhounds managed to dis- pose of a brace and a half of cub wolves, on a fine dry morning, in the month of September; and although they certainly did succeed in killing them, it was quite evident, from first to last, that that description of chase had but little attraction for them. In fact, any sportsman might discern that they had not yet entered in < wnest to their game, and in all probability most of them never and it was quite evident to me, who always endeavoured, s much as possible, to watch the hounds in their work whenever I happened to be out with them hunting either the wolf or wild boar, that they invariably had a strong predilection for their • premier amour— a fox scent— and would not hesitate to leave the line of whichever they had been uncoupled on, to rattle away after the first fox that happened to cross their path. About a week or ten days after, the hounds met close to the same place, intend- ing to have another try to find, and kill', if possible, the remaining three cubs which had escaped on the previous day. The rendezvous was under an enormous old oak, and well might its towering height and widely- spreading branches entitle it to be named " The Sylvan Temple of St Hubert." You seldom meet with such trees as this in Prance at the present day. The revolutionary axe swept away, together with their unhappy owners, these noble mementoes of a thousand years. Here, under a most agreeable and cooling shade ( for it was a roasting, drying morning) we breakfasted about nine o'clock, in company with several gentle- men of the neighbourhood, amongst them one who had brought his twenty couples of real original French hounds to join the Count de la Rochefoucault's forces, and thus, by their united efforts, carry out a most successful attack against the remaining wolves, young and old. We have been reminded frequently that a twice- told tale is quite the reverse ef agreeable. Still, without boring my readers with a long account of all that passed at this jolly breakfast, and which I attempted to describe in one of our jperiodicals some few years ago, I must claim their indul- gence in permitting me to insert an extract, descriptive of the two packs of hounds, which were waiting in attendance under the shade of the tree, quite close to the party sitting on the empty hampers which had previously contained the ex- cellent breakfast they were then enjoying. To the right you see the pack of pure bred old- fashioned French hounds belonging to Count D'Ambrojaques, with their ears hanging down to their knees, their necks so short and cloddy that their heads appear literally to grow out of their upright shoulders all at once, and so heavy that their narrow loins and flat, powerless thighs and quarters seem scarcely able to propel them forward when called upon to move ; but they have fine, deep- toned, musical voices when they begin to sing, and perhaps that may be considered some recompense for their entire deficiency in most of the more essential characteristics of the hound. On the opposite side stands another group, silent and patient, and looking anxious, eager, and ready ; their long lean heads, their well- set shoulders, their racing but powerful quarters, their well- filled loins and reachy frames tell the admiring observer from what part of the world they were imported. They are a pack of English fox- hounds, and no country in the four quarters of the world except- ing happy England can produce another lot to equal them. The two valets of this portion of the group appear to have but little to do, whilst the attendants of our musical friends on the opposite side with all ttieir united efforts can scarcely contain them from breaking out into a full and harmonious concert. The least noise sets them off. If a bird rustles in the neighbouring thicket, if thedistant clang of the hoof of a horse belonging to the anxiously- watched- for piqueur announces his approach, or even if a sore ear is rubbed against by a more restless neighbour, the hymn com- mences, and is immediately taken up by the voices of the whole choir. But, hark ! the piqueurs have arrived, and have given a full account of all they have discovered since daybreak. Without more minutely entering into all the detail of what animals had been tracked and " detournee," suffice it to say that " LaVerdure" had come across the track of " un gros loup"— no doubt the pater- familias of the cubs we spoke of before, and it was evident that he had been disturbed by the noise of the French hounds, for the place was not above a quarter of a mile off, and he had passed not certainly above an hour by the eagerness shown by the limier upon tbe return homewards of the piqueur. It was resolved, of course, to attack this wandering wolf imme- diately ; and the preparations having been hastily made, the two packs were led down ir. their couples to the spot, and waited • until " La Verdure" had very politely explained to me the size and age of the wolf by his track, and all connected with that part of the morning's business, and to allow me to see, by my express wish, the whole of the two packs uncoupled at once. As soon as the piqueur had sounded his horn for the valet to uncouple, a scene ensued which I must beg to try and describe. It would be no novelty to me to see sixty couples of hounds all at work at once, all crowding together upon terms with their fox, on a burn- ing scent, at five o'clock on a summer's morning, in some deep and holding woodland; but such a scene as this I had never been prepared to contemplate. Fifty couples of hounds, half of them with notes as deep as a cathedral bell, all uncoupled at once, full cry, and eight French horns accompanying them to the enliven- ing air of " Le Loup." Moreover, the French hounds had each { a small light- toned bell attached to his neck, which considerably added to the melodious effect of this over- whelming crash. It was charming, it was brilliant, it was really quite ravishing. Our pleasure, however, was but of a fleet- ing nature, like that capricious vapour upon which depended all our hopes. After running well for about half a mile, the pack ar- rived at a large meadow which the wolf had crossed, and where there was a dead stop, such a check as was perfectly fatal to all our anticipated joys. The weather was all against us, as it was one of those fine, dry, autumnal mornings, with clouds of gossamer floating about; and although there seemed to be a tolerable scent in cover at starting, there was not a sniff outside, and no further could the hounds get. At last the foxhounds threw over into the opposite side, and althsugh they managed to own it, and chop along a little by degrees, they very soon became upon such bad terms with their chase that they were obliged to give it up. Those tender- nosed, melodious natives might have run up and helped them if they had been inclined, but " no" seemed to be their opinion; and '' as you have no scent out of cover, and as it is a deli- cacy we much enjoy, we prefer to stay where we are, and to hunt this little bit as far as we have come back again, and back again, as long as a puff of it is left." Then ensued a scene I shall never forget, and I almost wished myself safe home again. The foxhounds got divided; roedeer and foxes abounded here, and continually crossed their line; the natural consequence was that the forest was covered with small lots of hounds, running all sorts of game, for which fun the French hounds seemed quite as inclined as the English division. Ttie confusion which followed I can scarcely describe, and in about ten minutes each gentleman out might have gone off with his own little pack, and hunted whatever was most congenial to his taste, let it be wolf, wild boar, fox, hare, or roebuck. The piqueurs read, without any beneficial result, the riot act upon their horns, set to a tune which in France is called " the Charge," but, if I recollect right, in an old book called the Gentleman's Recreation, it is termed " When the hounds hunt a game un- known," and which, I have no doubt, in the days of our great grandfathers, was an exceedingly popular air amongst sportsmen. At length the two packs were got together and coupled up by the " valets de chiens," who I should fancy had plenty of running about during the two hours these ungovernable rascals were careering about this enormous forest, and enjoying in broken lots their own pastime. A council of war was now held, and it was resolved to finish the day by going about two miles further on into the forest, and hunting a wild boar that had been detournee by La Bosee during his morning's walk; this portion of the forest, moreover, not having been affected by the insubordinate conduct of the rioters in the early part of the morning's work. Without entering further into detail upon the fine chase we had in one large quarter of the forest with the boar, which we found immediately, and which was killed, the hounds behaving in a manner, thanks to an improved scent and a cloudy afternoon, almost well enough to redeem their characters after their previous wild and ungovernable conduct. A few mornings after this day's sport I went again to hunt with these hounds in the Forest de Beezann, a large woodland district some few miles to the left of the forest I before mentioned. The piqueurs, with the two packs, French and English, came over the night before to sleep at the farm house where the rendezvous had been appointed to take place. I have not space enough allowed me in these columns, more valuable for recording the more recent events connected with all our sports and pastimes, to describe so fully as I could wish all the interesting and amusing accidents of this day's diver- sion. The two packs, united as before, were uncoupled upon as fine a wild boar of two years old as ever was hunted. They were at work with him, off and on, from eleven o clock till four in the afternoon, and although eleven shots were fired at him, he escaped for want of scent, but I should fancy more especially from the hounds being tired and disgusted at running all sorts of riot and change the greatest part of the time. From what I could judge of the manner in which the English hounds hunted this boar after the first quarter of an hour, I should say they much pre- ferred a fox scent. They would run him fairish when close to him, but when in difficulties they did not seem to care much about working his line. Several times small lots of hounds broke away from the body with a fox or roedeer. There was no at- tempt to keep them together, excepting by playing the air of " Le Sanglier" upon five or six great French horns. The piqueurs never attempted to get to their head and stop them. I followed them frequently on my great prancing Mecklenburgh coach horse, which carried me about the forest well enough, but was so nervous he would not let me handle my whip. However, I ge- nerally brought them back after running to ground in about a quarter of an hour, and they seemed quite to enjoy my dog lan- guage, the like of which they had not Heard for some months, as they came cheerfully along the forest rides. The Marquis du Bourg, upon seeing me coining back with about ten couple, said, " Ah Mons , your old compatriots seem quite to know you, and pay far greater attention to your voice than our piqueurs' horns." " Why, yes, Mons le Marquis," I answered, " I expect from our partiality to a fox scent we were all educated in the same school of hunting;" and there is a kind of freemasonry existing not only between all real sportsmen, but I firmly be- lieve it extends to the poor hounds themselves. Upon another occasion, when he saw me trying to put on some noisy French hounds to join the cry of the leading hounds, he said, " That is about the worst vice our French hounds have. They are always hangftig and giving tongue behind. They won't care for your whip. I wish you could teach them to understand one of your veritable English • Tally- ho's!"' The marquis was a fine old gentlemanly sports- man, and evidently an enthusiastic lover of hunting and horses. From the several days' hunting, both wolf and wild boar, it was perfectly evident that the count's pack would be a long time learning to hunt either of these animals in such a forcible style as would please his not fastidious, but excellent taste and judgment in hunting. He asked me my real opinion about the matter, and, in, our ride home together in his carriage, we had a regular anting lecture for about twenty miles. I told him that my real conviction was that most of his English hounds were not absolute drafts, but part of a regular pack, purchased at the hammer at Hyde Park- corner during the previous summe^ and real steady foxhounds, and would. I had no doubt, take more trouble to enter than many young hounds of less value. Some of them cer- tainly went to work in tolerable good earnest, but take them as a pack they were next to useless. I explained to him as delicately as I could that, because he had given no end of money for them, he must not feel the least remorse in ordering his piquer to get rid of about half of them, even by the halter if he could not find a customer. Moreover, I convinced him of the inferiority of the French hounds in chase; that their dreadful everlasting noise, their hanging behind, and general left- handedness must quite dis- gust foxhounds that had been brought up from puppyhood to respect the acknowledged laws of the chase, or else to be kicked out of the kennel. I assured him no good judges of hunting ever thought of mixing various sorts of hounds together, and that a few vicious brutes introduced to a steady pack would soon convert the entire body into ungovernable rogues; that noise and hanging on a scent, instead of being the test of a tender nose, was just the reverse; and that if he would pay a visit to some of our crack packs, like the Belvoir, the Badminton, the Quorn, or the Grove, he would soon be convinced that a really high bred foxhound could and would hunt as cold a scent as a beagle, but that he would do it in a very different style, and that the moment he felt it he would not stop bellowing on the spot, but dash forward right and left to drive the line; whilst he threw his honest tongue just sufficient to summon his comrades to his aid, who all flew like lightning to the cry, or would be soon drafted to augment the forces of inferior establish- ments. I could not exactly make out from what kennel the . count had procured bis hounds. I one day asked " La Verdure'' if he had their pedigrees. He told me he had no pedigrees, but had purchased them in London at Hyde Park- corner, and that they were " Mr Tattersall's breed." I could not help smiling - r/ hen X thought what an extensive breeder © ! hounds our. old friend at " The Corner " had been in his long and useful lifetime. This happened to be the year of the first Exhibition, and as I was anxious to run over and see the wonder of the age, and as it would be closed within a month, I resolved to start immediately. The count requesting me to purchase for him some more hounds, for he was determined to persevere till he had formed a pack that would hunt boars and wolves to his satisfaction. I must say I had not much faith in whatever hounds I might be enabled to purchase for him doing him any greater service that what he already had, unless he altered the old system of mixing and join- ing the French and English packs. However, he left it all to me, and I did the best I could for him. Upon my arrival in England I wrote to several masters of hounds and huntsmen of my acquain- tance to help me to procure what I wanted, but none could I get worth having till the autumn draft was made after cub hunting. I was quite in a dilemma, { as the, count wanted the hounds imme- diately ; and I was equally anxious to start for the more " outhern part of France, where I had intended to winter and hunt with several other packs of hounds. At last, as luck would have it, I heard of a small pack in the north of England, belonging to a gentleman who had made them from drafts from the Belvoir and Mr Foljambe's kennels; undeniable blood, if they would not pass muster as to some trifling points in their shape better known to houndsmen, but uninteresting to most of my " gentle readers." They were really a very slashing, good- looking lot, very sizeable and sorty, and beautifully marked ( most of them) with a good deal of the Belvoir tan. As their master had not sufficient foxes in his country to keep them regu- larly at work, he had also hunted on alternate days stags, and liinds. Just the very thing I wanted, a lot of good hounds that would run together, made rogues of. The ice had been broken, and I have no doubt these hounds might easily have been brought to hunt any animal existing in a very short time. I shipped them directly, and very soon received a letter from their new master, not only saying he was pleased, but that he was perfectly delighted with them in their work as much as their appearance, and they were the admiration of all his friends who had been hunting with him. He took them out immediately after their arrival, and with the very first boar he found he had a capital run of above half an hour in the open. The hounds fairly beat the whole field, and had actually killed the boar themselves, and torn his inside out, before even the piqueurs could get up to them. I had several amusing letters from the count afterwards, expressing his thanks to me for my aid and judgment in setting him up so entirely to his satisfaction ; but I never could learn that he had killed a wolf with them. During all my experience in French hunting I have never been able to discover one instance of an old sound wolf being killed by hounds, when hunted au force, and without the aid of the gun being brought in, either at the com- mencement or as a coup de grace at the finish. After I left this part of France, where I had hunted in the Marne, I went into Burgundy, and hunted with the hounds of a Mons Botot de 8t Sauveur, the louvetier of that neighbourhood. He hunted usu- ally the wild boar, but upon two occasions we were on the line of an old wolf ; however, his pack were not strong enough to handle him in chase. This was in the great forests round Challillion sur Sfeine. M Botot told me that no Frenchman ever thought of try- ing to hunt a wolf to death au force in these days without bring- ing in the aid of the gun. During this winter I hunted with the hounds of the Marquis M'Mahon in those fine forests near Langres, the property of the Due de Joinville before the present Emperor confiscated them. He hunted stags, and occa- sionally wild boars. I was talking to him one day about the hounds killing the three louveteaux which I before mentioned. He said that was all easy enough, but that it was next to an impossibility to hunt an old sound wolf to death with a pack of hounds without shooting him. His hounds, which were then about the best lot in France, and all foxhounds, were hunted by Bogot, the crack huntsman of France. Many years ago, when I was first in the habit of going to France during the summer months, I made the acquaintance of that most extraordinary character, the celebrated Martin Hawke; in one of our frequent conversations on hunting he told me that, although during his eleven years' residence at Tours he had hunted and shot great numbers of boars and some wolves, having frequently capital sport and extraordinary chases, he did not ever remember seeing an old wolf hunted fairly down with hounds. He recounted to me a very curious anecdote illustrative of the extraordinary strength and cunning of an old dog wolf, which had set his pack at de- fiance upon many occasions. He was determined to kill him at last somehow, and for that purpose procured an eld worthless mule, which he had killed, and placed near the wolf's kennel in a wood, which he was then known to haunt. As was expected, on the following morning, when they took the pack to the place to try and hunt him and kill him, out came the wolf gorged to his very throat, and away he went in large rings round about the forest, the hounds running him hard, as if they meant having him. The wolf, however, stopped from time to time, and by an apparently easy effort, in view of most of the horsemen, threw off the incumbrance of his last night's repast, and showing hunts- man, hounds, and all the field a clean pair of heels, vanished across the cauntry like a rocket, and he was never found in that line of country afterwards. I have been informed upon good au- thority, that that first- rate huntsman and judge of hounds, Sir Henry Oxenden, who, after he gave up his pack in Kent, went to reside at Pau, where he hunted generally toxes with a regular pack of hounds, and wolves when he could meet with them, has declared that his belief was that an old sound wolf could not be killed by any pack of hounds at fair hunting. He has also given the authority of the late Duke of Welling- ton, who had a pack of foxhounds hunted by Crane, who afterwards hunted the Fife Hounds, that it was not possible for a pack of hounds to hunt an old wolf fairly to death. There was a book, published by the notorious Colonel Thornton at the beginning- of this century, in which he has described a tremen- dous chase with a wolf which he killed in France with his own foxhounds. This was during the month of September; and even if the colonel ever did consummate so glorious an achievement, I would stake my existence, lif it could be proved, that the animal killed was only a louveteau after all. All those wonderful his- tories of wolves killed fairly in chase which one reads of in the chronicles of French hunting are most of them, I feel perfectly confident, amusing romances from " find to finish.'' I will not go so far as to affirm that a sound old wolf never has been killed fairly by hounds, but I may say I never yet met with the au- thentic proof of it. One more anecdote. All huntsmen know that it is not by any means, in these game- preserving days espe- cially, a very uncommon occurrence to kill a fox, after a good and satisfactory run, apparently sound and right; and that when they come to stick his brush they find it full of shots. If that fox had been skinned and examined minutely, I expect plenty more shots would have been found about his loins and other tender parts, quite enough to have upset the condition and gene- ral system of one of those old invincible " CEesars," that most huntsmen have boasted of from time to time. Now, is it not quite natural to conclude that when an old wolf has been occa- sionally killed au force by hounds, that the poor animal had been suffering, and was to a great degree incapacitated from escaping death, by his internal festering gunshot wounds? For numbers of wolves have had to run the gauntlet at a battue, as I have wit- nessed, and escaped scathless, at least to all appearance. We read some time ago the long account given by a celebrated French chasseur and author of a tremendous wolf chase, which lasted the beat part of three days, when the animal was run into by the pack and fairly killed; that when they came to skin him there were found bullets enough to rig a cast net; for he had been the terror of his forest for years, and had been hunted no end of times before without success. Now, our cast net has one hundred and eight large bullets on it, and is four- teen yards round the lead line. I can only add, on that point, that the wolf proved himself a first- rate weight carrier, and that the account of the chase was highly amusing. In conclusion, after all that has been said about what has been done, I still think that it would be perfectly possible to hunt an old wolf to death with proper tackle, that is, a small packcf hounds, drawn with judgment, prepared for the purpose. There could not be a more advantageous time to try it than at the end of February, when the dog wolves are not, from certain causes, quite so stout as later on in the spring; but that is the'r fault if they will go galivanting. And whoever undertook to carry it out ought on no account to be over- whelmed by the honour of a numerous ungovernable field to ride over the hounds and before the wolf; nor the hounds' attention taken off by unseasonable calls on the horn, nor undue interfer- ences of any description whatever either with the huntsmen or those experienced piqueurs who might be appointed to assist him. Our forefathers never hoped to kilKa fox a hundred and fifty'years ago without they were enabled to do so by running him to ground and then digging him out. I fancy if they were to rise out of their " dread abodes" and witness the daily deaths of foxes after the brilliant runs of modem days, they would almost imagine that they had suddenly arrived on the confines of some enchanted island. The modern chase of the wolf might also be brought by perseverance to the same state of perfection, and convince the sporting world that " Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis." WILD DEER HUNTING WITH MR LYWOOD,~ AND THE CLOSING DAY OF THE NEW FOREST FOX- HOUNDS. Mb EDITOR : Friday, April 24.— Met Mr Ly wood and his pack at Btoney Cross. Found a deer near Boldrewood, and went away for Holme Hill, then bore to the left by Pug Pits and Ochnel Arch to Broomy Enclosure, and back again nearly the same line. Here, from our deer running short, and the atmospheric influences being so decidedly against scent, a rather long check ensued, but the staunch pack eventually recovered the line of their deer, and beautifully hunted up to him in Black Wool, when jumping up in view we ran him across the high road near Stoney Cross, and killed close to Acre's Down. I am told these hounds had a capital run a few days previous, forcing their deer from the heart of the forest, and pulled him down near Dunbridge, about seven miles south- east of Salisbury. Mr Ly wood is entitled to all praise for extending the sport of deer hunting into the merrie month of May, thereby shortening the hunting man's dreary vacation. I was much pleased with the manner in which he handled his hounds, never unnecessarily interfering with them in their work, and I imagine it would be a difficult country to stop him when mounted on either of the nags he rode to- day. Having made the Compton Arms, Stoney Cross, my domicile for the night, I took the road to Minstead, and through the pretty town of Lyndhurst to Bolton's Bench, the trysting place of the New Forest Foxhounds on this their last day of the season. Here a goodly field of sportsmen had met, leavened by a sprinkling of the fair sex, including Lady Edith Somerset and Mrs Gore. And, let me ask, what would become of this wilderness of ours were it not for woman's presence " to share our pleasures and dry our tears?" The chase owns a goddess for its deity, and I trust it will never lose the presence of votaries of the gentler sex to pay homage to its queen. But to proceed; Captain Morant is already moving his pack towards Fletchwood, approaching which one word of encouragement and a wave of the hand suffices— for they are far too steady to break away unbidden— every hound tops the enclosure fence, and is lost to view in the cover. Some ten minutes pass, when a fox, much too wild to allow hounds to draw up to him, is seen stealing away bv Hawkin, the first whip, who had been keeping his weather eye open for such a chance. Steadily and well were the hounds got on his line ; going away over the Lyndhurst and Southampton- road, near the station, by Ashurst Lodge, crossed Motley Bog, and away for Beaulieu- road Station, running by the side of the railway for nearly amile, crossing it near Frome Enclosure, through Hawkes Wood, to Abbotstanding, goingout at the lower end of; the cover down to the Beaulieuand Lyndhurst high road; headed short back towards Hatchet Gate, crossed the high road; away by Palmer's Farm to Old Joe's, and lost this capital fox near Gardener's house. Found a second in Hammer, and ran him at a good pace through the cover and to groifrid, near New Park. I cannot conclude without adding my humble tribute of praise due to these hounds, and their management in the field and the kennel. Their condition is perfection ; and to say that the pack that were out to- day ( 16J couples of dog hounds) are a good look- ing lot, unexceptionable in their work, and that they are handled as hounds should be handled, would be a mere echo of faint praise. That Capt Morant is one of the best gentlemen huntsmen of the day admits of little doubt, but I trust he will pardon me for saying that I should like his hound language better when draw- ing were it a little more expressive. Adieu then, dear Bell! Should there be among your many readers any good Samaritan who Hatters himself he can offer me, when another season arrives, a higher treat than the one I experienced during my late sojourn in Hants, I trust that he will invite me to the sight, accompanied with the friendly offer of a mount.— Yours, & c, _ MOONRAKER. DEATH OF AN OLD SPORTSMAN.— Died, at Cottesmore, on Friday, May 15, Benjamin Spriggs, aged 83, well known in the Cottesmore, Belvoir, and Quorn countries, and an owner of race horses for half a century, always keeping a small stud of horses in training. He was also possessed of some of the best hunters in England, and won the Farmers' Plate at Croxton Park Races and the Farmers' Handicap more frequently than any other farmer. Mr Sprigg was the owner of She celebrated half bred Chance, the winner of the Granby Handicap; as also of Nottingham, who won the Scuury at Croxton Park, and the next day the Melton Plate. ANGLING. SPRING FISHING. " Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks, Swelled by the vernal rains, is ebbed away. And whitening down their mossy- tinted stream Descends the billowy foam; now is the time, While yet the dark brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well- dissem bled fly, „ The rod tapering with elastic spring ; Snatched from some hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores prepare." After some weeks of drought, which had nearly drained the smaller streams, and caused the larger to become so low and clear that fly fishing was almost a hopeless game, the welcome rain has fallen, and for once I believe farmers in general are satisfied with the weather. Angling is " looking up"— so are the crops. The lovely vales have assumed their brightest garments, and the soft southerly breezes are scented with aromatic sweets from the newly budding foliage. Never was rain more welcome; but I suppose we poor anglers must not say we are delighted to see the rain " for the sake of the country." " Oh," says the cynic, " perhaps the rain may continue, so as to create great floods overrunning the river banks, and destroying the crops. What a run of salmon there would be, ' Mr Fin;' what jolly sport for you. But what about the farmer?" Well, we all seem to have lust the weather we wished for. Now is the time to '• Tempt the trout with well- disseinbled fly. There are some rivers, and particularly those in Wales, where trout will take the fly better just after a flood, when the water is a dark porter colour, than at any other time. I have generally found that trout will rise better after a flood in all rivers which are much subject to floods; the fish in these rivers seem to wait for the fresh water to feed. Again, I have noticed that in rivers which run through flat countries, and are not so much affected by rains, the trout will not rise at all well just after a heavy rain, but will take the worm or minnow. The worm is about the most deadly bait used for, I may say, almost all fresh water fish; in fact, I do not know a river fish that will not take a worm ; it is a universal bait, and, when fishing with a worm in a river where there are various kinds of fish, you may take any one of the different sorts. I once took five different sorts of fish, one after the ether, with a worm. I killed first a trout, then an eel, then a pike; a chub followed, and got nothing but abuse for daring to intrude his worthless carcase into my presence. The next fish, however, made amend ; a powerful tug at the bait, and a " run" tkat made the reel sing again, proclaimed something had hap- pened under water which was worthy all my attention; and after a pretty little fight I landed a fresh- run ten pound salmon. Fish will take the worm in water which is so thick that you cannot see anything a couple of inches under the surface. When the water is in this state the worm is almost the only bait to be used. I have seen a black slug kill at such times, also a snail; but the worm is the best, and I like the tail of a lob worm, or the lob worm whole, if the fish are large. Fish must hunt and feed by scent when the waters are so thick that it is hardly possible for them to see any great distance from them. That fisn have most acute sense of smell I am quite certain, and it is chiefly for this r « ason that artificial baits are so inferior to natural. I have had many artificial baits which will " run" trout or salmun as well as the natural, but when the fish get near enough to scent the lure they turn from it instantly. You may very easily deceive the eye of a fish; it is far more difficult to deceive his nasal organs. New and highly- varnished baits are my detestation. I think the less varnish used about any sort of baits the better, and I use very little on flies. Whilst writing on the sub- ject of worm fishing, I will give young anglers a dodge theymay not be up to. It is not in every part of a stream that fish can be taken with worms. The best place to fish with a worm is any part of the stream where a shelving bank of gravel slopes gently down from the bank into a deep pool. The stream over the gravel should not be strong— just enough to carry your worm quietly rolling over the gravelly slope. Place yourself at the head of such s run, about six or seven in the evening at this time of year ; bait with a red worm ; above three No. 4 stiot on your gut, a foot and a half from the hook. Let the worm be carried over the gravel by the stream, and when you have a bite, let the fish have his " wicked will" for a bit, and then strike sharply. You need not move from your station if there are any fish in the pool, or anywhere near ; they will be sertain to come to the gravel in the evening to feed, and I have known one rod take two large baskets full of good trout during a summer evening and night fishing one bank. Two rather singular events have this week come to my knowledge, and though they are not connected with angling they are worthy of now. The rivers have been in a capital state for otter hunting, and the hounds have been at work in several waters, and they have had some excellent sport. A friend of mine, who owns part of a salmon river, was pestered with otters, which were destroying the salmon in numbers, the fish being now driven to the pools, and the water low and clear. The otter hounds did not succeed in killing any of these otters, and it was therefore determined to endeavour to trap them. A fine dog otter was taken very little injured by the trap, which only caught him by one of his toes, but held him firmly. The otter was taken t © a good- sized pool, and then released, and a pack of terriers hunted and killed him, after about three hours' work; but what is most ex- traordinary is that the otter, during the time the dogs were hunting him, was seen by great numbers of people who were present to catch three trout one after the other, two of which he devoured!! This otter could not have been very much alarmed if he could quietly fish for and catch trout for his dinner, though a pack of hungry terriers were ready to tear him to pieces, and some hundred people assisting at the death. The other circumstance was, a gamekeeper shot a male hawk, and was walking up to where the bird had fallen, when the hen bird stooped and picked up her fallen mate, and was making off with his body, when the keeper fired and killed her also. My friend has the two birds. The list of trout flies for the next sreek or two varies very much on different rivers, more particularly on lakes, but amongst the most useful flies is the alder fly; it will be on most waters about the end of the month, and may be used to the end of the season; it is a most excellent fly. Imitation: Body, dark mulberry silk or peacock's harl; wings, brown lien's feather; legs, black hackle. The fern fly is also good on some waters; it is made: Body, orange floss silk; wings, starling wing feather; legs, blood red hackle. The little yellow Sally is a great favourite with some anglers, and therefore I give it, but I am not amongst its admirers ; it is best used on very warm and often bright days. It is made : Body, yellow silk ; wings, the yellow feather from a canary's back; legs, small ginger hackle. Yellow Sally is a small fly. The turkey brown is the first stage in the life of the dark spinner; it is a capital day fly— the spin- ner, an afternoon or evening fly. The turkey brown is made: Body, red brown silk, darkish shade; tail, whisks of red hackle : wings, brown hen's feather; legs, red cock's hackle. The little dark spinner is the turkey brown with a new jacket; he is, as I have said, an excellent evening fly, and is made: Body! mulberry silk, ribbed with purple silk, sometimes with fine gold t'; read ; tail ( better left out; as it looks pretty, pray put him in), whi- ks of dark red hackle; wings, starling's wing feather ; legs' dark red hackle, nearly black. The yellow dun is a very great favourite of mine at this season, and will kill I think on almost any river; it is made: Body, the yellowish fur from a hare's ear, ribbed either with yellow silk or very fine gold thread ; tail ( if you will), two whisks of a ginger hackle; wings, the mottled feather of a mallard, dyed yellowish green ; legs, hackle, dyed the same colour as wings. The black gnat, or fisherman's curse, is on the water in great force now, and will remain the greater part of the season. When this ily gets low down on the surface of the water trout will feed greedily on them, dashing some inches clear out of the water at their prey; but though ti e water may be in one boil of rise, you will often find it difficult to get a single fish to look at your fly. The fact is that the natu- ral black gnat is so very minute that it is hardly possible to make anything like a good imitation. It is quite wonderful the quanti- ties of these black gnats one trout will devour; last week I killed a trout about a pound, and his belly was crammed full of black gnats; his throat was full, and also his mouth, so that when I took him out of the landing net to disengage the hook, a mass of black matter fell from his jaws. There must have been some millions of gnats in the fish. The black gnat is made: Body, black ostrich harl ; wings, any fine black feather, sometimes the swift or the dark part of the star- ling's wing ; legs, a black hackle. The fly must be on the smallest hook made, and tied on with the finest gut. The black gnat I use I make simply with black ostrich harl, neither wing nor legs, " or any other extremities." The oak fly is now well up I have in a former letter given a description of this fly; but as some of the readers of Bell may not have noticed it, I will give its imitation. He is to be seen near rivers, on the sunny side of any large tree or post, and always rests with his head towards the earth. The oak ily is a capital fly to dap with. He is made : Body, orange silk; wings, woodlark's mottled feather ; legs, cock- a- bouddu hackle. Of ail the list I have now given I consider the alder fly the best. There is, however, a fly which will be on the early part of June, which though styled the May fly, is seldom seen during this month, and in some cold, wet seasons does not appear before the middle of June. The green drake is, of all the ephemeridie family, the greatest favourite with trout; in fact, when the green drake is well up, neither trout, grayling, or any other surface- feeding fish will look at any other" fly, and no wonder, for the drake family are of aldermanic dimensions, fat, and no doubt most luscious morsels. The May fly does notriseon all waters. On some a very few may be seen about the beginning of June ; on others the fly is never seen ; and again, on others it rises in such vast numbers that the surface of the water is covered with them, and the overhanging boughs and grasses of the surrounding meadows are a mass of fly. When this is the case the fish will feed most greedily, and regularly gorge them- selves. The usual way of fishing with the May fly is by dapping with the natural fly, and it is certainly the most murderous way of killing trout " out;" and the cunning old monarch of the brook, who has become so knowing that no other| lure will tempt- him, falls an easy victim to the irresistible green drake, dapped a few inches before his nose. The most sporting way of taking trout is with th< e artificial May fly; but when the natural fly is up strong, it is seldom much can be done with the artificial. Trout may be taken with the artificial fly if you happen to be on the water just as the first few drakes make their appearance; but after the trout have fed on the fly a day or two, it is seldom that they will look at any imitation. The May fly is a very difficult fly to imitate. Ogden of Cheltenham makes a very good dy, also Farlow of the Strand, London, and several of the higher- class tackle shops, but none of them seem to stand any chance with the natural fly. For my own fishing 1 would rather take a brace or two of good fish with the artificial fly than a basketful with the natural; but it is hardly to be expected that an angler can resist the temptation ef filling his basket with the finest fish in the stream, which he can easily do with the natural drake, although the mode of fishing is rather of the " pot- hunting'' school. The finest fishing of this sort I ever saw wac on the Test, a river too well known to anglers to need further description. A day's May fly fishing on the best parts of the Test is a thing to be noted in the angler's memory ; but the river is most strictly preserved, and there is very little chance of obtaining leave to fish, unless you are acquainted with some of the proprietors. The Itchen is also a famous May fly river. This river also is highly preserved. Pottle, the fishing tackle maker at Win- chester, could give all information on the subject. There was also very good fishing to be had in the Avon, at Fordingbridge, by stopping at the Star Hotel. There are grayling and pike in the water, some very large. There are many other good rivers, but I do not know any where the May fly rises so strong, and the fish take so freely. The trout also are large and plentiful. I have said that the green drake is a very difficult fly to imitate well, and I should not recommend any tyro to attempt to make his own fly, or if he did, to expect to kill many fish; he had much better give an order to some first- rate fishing- tackle maker for what he re- quires, he will thereby save himself much tribulation and trouble; he will kill more fish, and do good to honest trade. But should he wish to try his hand, he may set up a green drake thus: Body, straw- coloured floss silk, or cork stained a pale yellow or straw- colour ; the shoulder of the fly should be a dark colour, which may be made by a turn or two of peacock's harl; the extremity of the body is also dark; the wing made from the mottled feather takeu from the side of a mallard, which must be stained an olive green ; legs, same feather. As I have before said, I have an objection to tails. If you wish particularly to add the tail, make it of three whisks of the mallard's feather, same as wing. The cork- bodied May flies are great favourites with many anglers, and I have had capital sport with flies made in this way. Once, in particular, I was fishing the Itchen ; the morning was bright and warm, with little breeze, and I had but little sport consider ing the water I was on, which was strictly preserved, and full of fine trout. About noon I observed one or two May flies out, but the trout did not take much notice of them at first; shortly, however, the fly began to rise, and the fish followed suit. It was early for the drake, and I had not expected to see him on the river. I therefore was not prepared, but on looking over my fly book I found a couple of old cork- bodied May fly. I at once put one to work, and well can I recollect the sport I had that after- noon ; how the fat pascal sucked ia my bit of cork and feather! There was not a ripple on the bright water. I walked up the stream, and when I saw a big fellow quietly shove his nose just above the water, hardly disturbing the polished surface, and with an appetising smack of his lips gulp down a rich May fly, I cast my fly dry, and let it float down towards him. A gentle roll was all to be seen, but the fly had disappeared. Away went the line; a few desperate dashes clean out of the stream, a turn or two round, and the net was under him ; he was safely creeled, and Iwas ready for my next customer. That was one of my " big basket days.'' Don't I recollect it! When fishing with the artificial May fly, endeavour to cast your fly dry on the stream, and let it float on the surface; do not wet the wings if you can avoid it. Choose still sheltered places where your fly will not be knocked about by wind or rapid. I have seen men whipping with the artificial fly seek the shallows and rapid streams, thinking that the rough water would give them a better chance with the artificial fly ; but it is a mis- take ; they cannot keep their fly as it should be on the surface, sailing down the stream with a dry wing. In my next I will de- scribe the different methods of fishing with the natural May ily. I have run out so much line that I must " reel up." — Yours, & c, FIN. ARCHERY. MEETINGS ALREADY FIXED. MAY. — Edgbaston Archers— Prize Meeting, JUNE. — Archers of the Teme, at Ludlow. — Sherwood Archers, at Newark. — Edgbaston Archers— Ordinary Meeting. 12.— Crystal Palace— Fifth Annual. — Archers of the Teme, at Ludlow. — Edgbaston Archers— Ordinary Meeting. 26.— Leamington and Midland Countiea at Leamington. — Torbay Archers— First Prize Day. JULY. 2,3.— National Meeting, Oxford. — West Somerset— First Grand Shooting Day. — Archers of the Teme, at Ludlow. .— Edgbaston Archers— Prize Meeting. 16.— Grand Western Meeting, at Weymouth. — Archers of the Teme, at Ludlow. — Scottish National, at Edinburgh. — Sherwood Archers, at Newark. AUGUST. .— West Somertet— Second Grand Shooting Day. , 26.— Archers of the Teme, at Ludlow. .— Edgbaston Archers— Prize Meeting. .— Torbay Archers— Second Prize Day. .— Edgbaston Archers— Ordinary Meeting. .— West Somerset— Third and Last Grand Shooting Day. SEPTEMBER. .— Sherwood Archers, at Newark. .— Edgbaston Archers— Ordinary Meeting. DRAUGHTS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. MARTINS AND WYLLIE.— The following is a verbatim copy of the articles, for this important match. We have received £ 10 a side:— [ Copy.] " It is hereby agreed on the part of James Wyllie of Leven, Scotland, and Robert Martins of London respectively, to play a match at the game of draughts for one hundred pounds sterling a side, say two hundred pounds in all, on the following condi- tions:— " 1st. That the match be played in Glasgow, to commence on Monday, the 31st of August, 1863, at eleven o'clock a. m., and every lawful day thereafter at the same hour, and no game to commence after half- past seven o'clock p. m., allowing the players one hour in the interval at or about three o'clock p. m. " 2d. That the match consist of fift3' games, wins and draws to count, say 25 games on the black and 25 games on the white squares, to toss for choice of colours of squares, and the winner to have the first move. To be played with red and white men, and either player can use spectacles. " 3d. That, with the exceptions named, the match be played in accordance with the standard laws in Anderson'ssecond edition. " 4th. That eight pounds sterling be given to Robert Martins to play the match in Glasgow, that sum to be delivered to Mr Mar- tins by the Editor of Bell's Life on the day of making the last deposit. " 5th. That the money collected for admission be divided equally between the players, after deducting rent of hall and all necessary expenses. " 6th. That £ 10 a side be staked with Bell's Life within ten days ( date May 7, 1863), and a second deposit of £ 30 a side to be made good on or before Monday, June 1st, 1863; a third deposit of £^ 0 a side on or before June 29, 1863, and the last deposit of £ 40 a side on the 17th of August, 1863, along with the £ 8 for Mar- tins's expenses. " 7th. That an umpire for each player be appointed along with a referee, to be mutually chosen, whose decision in case of dispute shall be final. " 8th. That the party failing to perform this agreement shall forfeit the deposited money made with Bell's Life to the party performing or willing to perform the same. " 9th. Should either player object to the position any gentle- man may occupy in overlooking the game that gentleman is bound to comply with the wish of the player, without explana- tion, by moving or leaving the room, but in honourable courtesy another place will be assigned to him, where he can obtain an equal sight of the board. " JAMES WYLLIE. " 15th day of May, 1863." " ROBERT MABTINS. CHESS. CHESS PROBLEM. No. 406. BYM Grosdemange. BLACK. m g § § j § § • m. in § jj Hi ill m jjj jjj m WmjL • in fa sn • V i ill * Pif ME9 11 § § jj § § § § § JJ Wk • • HP iiif WHITE. White to play, and mate in three moves. Game between Paul Morphy and A. De Riviere, in Paris. Since Mr Morphy succeeded in escaping from Beast Butler's sway in New Orleans he has been quietly residing in Paris, disinclined for chess, and apparently absorbed in sympathy with his g illant Southern brethren, not yet freed from their brutal Yankee oppressors. Morphy. Riviere. 1. KP2 K P 2 2. K Kt B 3 Q Kt B 3 3. KBQB4 KBQB4 4. QBP1 Q K 2 5. Q1' 2 BQ Kt3 6. Castles Q P 1 7. KRP1 K KtB 3 8. K R K K R P 1 9. Q R P 2 Q R P 2 10. Q Kt R 3 Q Kt Q 11. Q Kt Q B 2 Q B K 3 12. KtK3 BXB 18, KtXB K KtQ 2 14. Kt K 3 1' K Kt 3 15. Kt Q 5 Q K 3 16. BXKRP( a) PICB3 17. B K Kt 7 R K R 4 Morphy. 18. K Kt P 2 19. KtXKBP 20. Kt Kt 5 21. BXKt 22. P K B 3 23. PXP 24. K K Kt2 25. R K R 26. RXR 27. Q K R 28. R R 8+ 29. RXR 80. Q K R 6 31. R Q B 32. liXQ B P+ 33. R K 8+ Riviere. RXKRP KtXKt QQ 2 RKR5 PXP R K R 3 Kt K B 2 KtXKt Kt K R 2 KtXB KK2 BXP QQB3 Q Q Kt 3 K K 3 KtXR 34. QXP+, and mates next move. ( a) Morphy is very far from his old form at present, but here we get a flash of genius. If Rook retakes, Queen is lost. Game, recently in Ries's Grand Cigar Divan, between M Du- fresne, of Rotterdam, author of the most perfect hand- book on chess yet published, and Mr Steel, Secretary of Liverpoel Chess Club. Dufresne's work is just out; a goodly octavo in German, replete with novelty and skill. Steel. 1. K P 2 2. K KtB3 3. Q P 2 BQB4 b. P KS 6. B Q Kt 5 7. K KtXP 8. KtXKt P. K KB 10. BXP+ 11. Q Kt P 2 Dufresne. K P 2 Q KtB3 PXP K KtB 3 P Q 4 Kt K5 K B Q B 4 BXBP+ FXKt K K B QKR5 Steel. 12. QXQ P 13. P Q Kt 5 14. B Q R 3+ 15. B Q 7 16. P K Kt 3 17. K K Kt2 18. PXQ 19. K K B 3 20. KRQ 21. R Q 3 Game between Herr Mieses Miesee. Anderssen. 1. K P 8 KP2 2. K B P 2 PXP 3. K Kt B 3 K Kt P 2 4. K R P 2 P Kt 5 5. Kt K 5 K Kt B 3 6. KBQB4 Q P 2 7. PXP KBQ3 8. Q P 2 Kt K R 4 9. B Kt5+ PQB3 10. PXP PXP 11. KtXQBP KtXKt 12. BXKt+ K K B and 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Anderssen, Mieses. BXR R K R 2 ( a) B 05 Q KtB 3( c) K K B2 Kt Q R 4 Kt Q B 3 QRP2 QXQ B K 3 K K Kt Dufresne. BQR3+ QRQ K K Kt B Q 5 QBXP+ BXB B KR6+ RXQ PKB4 B K Kt 4+, and wins. in Germany. Anderssen. Kt Kt 6 B K B 4 K K Kt 2 ( b) RK+ Q Q Kt3 QQR3 K B K 4 ( d) QKB8+ KBXP+ RXB It K 8, mate. This game is a fine specimen of attack on the part of Anderssen. ( a) Better play K K B 2. tb) Fine chess. ( c) Very good; but your men are free for attack. ( d) Best move, but not obvious. are all locked up, while Anderssen's Look at its bearings. Game between Herr Mieses and Anderssen, in Germany. Mieses. 1. K P 2 2. K Kt B3 3. K B Kt 5 4. B Q R 4 5. Castles 6. KRK 7. Q P2 8. P Q5 9. B Q R 3 10. Q Kt B 3 11. KtXK P 12. RXKt+ 13. P Q 6 ( a) Anderssen. K P 2 Q Kt B 3 QRP1 K Kt B 3 KtXP Kt KB3 P K5 Q Kt P 2 KtQ R4 KtXB KtXKt B K 2 Q P PXP Mieses. i 14. B K Kt 5 ; 15. BXP ! 16. Kt K R 4 ( b) ! 17. Kt K B5 : 18. RXB ! 19. KtXQ i 20. Q K R 5 21. Kt Kt 6+ 22. KtXR i 23. QQ 24. P Q B 3 25. QX Kt, and wins. Anderssen. PKB3 PXB Castles K K R QXR( c) KtXR B Q Kt 2 K K Kt 2 RXKt RQB K KB2 ( a) Worth looking at more than once. ( b) Attack finely conducted, and the great master must look about him. SINGULAR HAND AT WHIST. We have received the following, dated Jubbulpore, February) 1863:— There sat down to whist the undermentioned officers of the 91st Regiment. The cards, which had been played with before, were shuffled and dealt as usual, and the hands were as follow:— * Capt H. Wood ( dealer) 13 spades, ace turned up. Ensign H. R. Rolfe 12 hearts, 1 club. * Ensign W. C. Hinton 11 clubs, 1 heart, 1 diamond. Lieut- Col W. T. L. Patterson... 12 diamonds, 1 club. * Partners. Witnesses to this having happened without any packing of cards, or any other way of accounting for the occurrence : ( Signed) W. S. L. PATTERSON, Li « it- Col, 91st Regt. H. WOOD, Captain, 91st Regt. H. R. ROLFE, Ensign, 91st Regt. W. C. HINTON, Ensign, 91st Regt. Extra witness: A. C. BRUCE, Captain, 91st Regt. [ Our correspondents inquire whether any one of our readers can instance any equally remarkable circumstance, and also ask what are the odds against its happening again. This is a job for Mr Babbage, or any other man.] PEDESTBIANISM. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.— In future all advertisements for this department of Bell's Life in London must reach our office on Thursdays, before four o'clock, or they will not be inserted until the following week. They must not exceed seven lines in length, or they will be charged double, and so on in proportion for every succeeding seven lines. PEDESTRIANISM AT BOW. GAVIN AND BURTON.— These pedestrians met on J. Wilson's enclosed ground, Olympia, Bow, to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, there being a capital attendance of the admirers of the com- petitors. The betting was 6 to 4 on Burton ; and there was, for quite a minor affair, a good deal of money speculated on the re- sult. The umpires and referee having been chosen, the men came to the mark, and on the start being made, Gavin, who dis- played a little more agility in getting off than his opponent, had a decided lead. The result of the struggle is soon told, for the advantage of position was maintained by Gavin all through, and he went in an easy winner by four yards. The stakes can be re- ceived by the winner at our office on Thursday next, May 28, at twelve o'clock. GREAT RACE BY THE TWO " DECIDED CHAMPIONS" OF ENGLAND, PUDNEY AND JACKSON.— In the excellent pro- gramme set down for the Whitsuntide sports at Bow the great event will be the contest of four miles, for £ 50, to come oft' on Whit- Monday, May 25, the renowned American Deer and no less celebrated J. Pudney again meeting for the " trial for the mas- tery." To all who remember the doings of these celebrities no repetition is necessary; whatever may have been done by others, of the twain it should be noted that on the 6th of Jan, 1845, W. Jackson accomplished over 11 miles in the hour, on the high road, " ran his man to earth'' in 10, put on his coat and walked, and yet completed what has never yet been equalled. To give the races of the " Deer" is out of the question ; but the way in which he cut down Jones on Monday, May 18, a young man, shows the still unimpaired powers of one who has not yet been surpassed at all distances, and, if age is taken in question, has never yet been ap- proached. Time races were not much in vogue in Jem Pudney's prime, when for six years he held the undisputed title of Cham- pion Runner; but 12 miles even in the hour he could have shook and defied all comers. Bet ween Pudney and Jackson the old fire has flared up ; the thousands of their friends are anxious again to see such clippers, and over a " palaver" ef bygone days the two ponies were at once posted. Neither has left a stone unturned to get fit, and the two " evergreens" in fettle will show an exam- ple which their younger compeers would do well to imitate. At six o'clock precisely the " decided champions" will bound from the mark; but the other sports are such in extent that. the follow- ing can only be selected for the especial attention of the visitors : TODDY RAY AGAINST TIME.— On Monday, previous to the great race between Pudney and Jackson, Toddy Ray will run 15 miles in one hour and a half, the backer of the " Scythebearer" staking £ 20 to £ 15. The untiring Toddy starts at three o'clock precisely. STONE AND HADLEY.— These lads also decide their spin of 100 yards on Monday, for £ 5 a side. Start at half- past four. HEENAN AND BEEMAN.— The 150 yards race for £ 20 also come3 off on Monday, May 25, between these two men, previous to the contest between the Old Deer and " Our Jem." Other matches will take place, but the 440 Yards Handicap is unavoidably postponed, on account of the large number of trials to be decided on Whit- Monday, May 25. WHIT- TUESDAY— The Great 170 Yards Handicap ; first prize £ 3, second £ 1, third 10s. The following entries sufficiently foreshadow the nature of the exciting trials to be witnessed:— Lewis 13 yards start, Beckwith 12, Andrews 12, Roberts 16, Hagan 19, Baker 18, Reid's Novice 15, Reid 12, Travers 19, Taylor 14, Davis 18, Whitmore 18, Day 12, Bennett 16, Arnold 16, Nicholls 17, Jakes 12, West 20, Beddow 5, Couchman at scratch, Mitchell 20, and Drew scratch. On Whit- Tuesday there will be many other contests decided, and two days' sport rarely witnessed will be the result. The Bow Olympia is acknowledged to be the finest running ground in Lon- don, and easily reached by either omnibus or rail, the latter by the North London Railway, and the former every ten minutes from the City or West End. Vast preparations are made by Mr C. Wilson, and the manager ( Jem Pudney) will be assisted by an old friend during his great contest with the American Deer. The admission, notwithstanding the great programme put forth, will be only sixpence. The betting on the four miles race is about 10 to 9 on Jackson, in consequence of his so cutting down Jones on Monday last; but the betting on Wednesday, at Epsom, was even, Pudney for choice. PEDESTRIANISM AT BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICTS. ASTON CROSS GROUNDS.— On Monday, May 18, there was a good attendance present to witness the two events which came off, and should the weather prove favourable on Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26, there is no doubt of a large muster at the grounds to witness the various matches set down to come off. WILLETT AND SILVESTER.— These Birmingham novices met on Monday, May 18, at the above grounds to run six score yards, for £ 5. The men were pretty equally matched, and to appearance in good trim ; Mr T. Clulee ac< ed as referee, the betting level. After a few attempts they got away together, and a well contested race ensued, both men running close together till within a short dis tance of the winning- post, when Silvester spurted forward, and won by a yard. WARD AND JAMES.— These Birmingham novices made their appearance at four o'clock to run six score yards, for £ 5 a side, James having a start of two yards. Both men looked in first- rate trim. James's friends, from his trials whilst training, were so con- fident of winning that they backed him to a good sum at 12 to 8, and just previous to the start laid 2 to 1; Mr Pimley was the ap- pointed referee. After ten minutes at scratch they got away, Ward having the advantage in the start; James at thirty yards stumbled, which gave Ward an advantage, for he immediately dashed ahead, and ran in a winner by three yards. James attri- butes his defeat to the spikes in his pumps being too long. The following matches stand to come off at the above grounds on Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26 : — MONDAY, MAY 25.— Bayliss and Wood ( both of Wednes- bury), 120 yards, for £ 5 a side. Mr Hawkins of Wednesbury stakeholder and referee. To be at scratch between one and two. Dudley and Jinks, 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, immediately after the above. Mr Hawkins stakeholder and referee. Nash and Dickenson of Westbromwich, 100 yards, for £ 5 a side. Mr Pritchard stakeholder. Referee chosen on the ground. G. Beet and G. Stevens ( both of Birmingham), 120 yards, Beet to have a yard start, for £ 5 a side. Mr Tailby stakeholder and referee. Longworth of Booth- lane and Thompson of Birmingham, 120 yards, for £ 5 a side. Mr Tailby stakeholder and referee. 15 minutes start, or go by report of pistol; the man going before the pistol is fired to be put back a yard each time. Jackson and Harcourt ( both of Dudley), 100 yards, for £ 5 a side. Mr Challingworth of Dudley stakeholder and referee. Young Willette of Oldbury and Baker of Wolverhampton, one mile, for £ 5 a side. Mr Clift of Oldbury takeholder, our | cor- respondent referee. WHISTANCE AND WILKS.— The match of 129 yards, for £ B0, between these Wednesbury men, which was to have been run on Monday, May 25, is off, both men agreeing to draw the stakes. TUESDAY— J. Dickenson and the Frenchman ( both of West- bromwich) will toe the scratch to run 100 yards, Dickenson to have two yards start, forJ£ 5 a side. To toe the scratch at two. J. Brown and J. Bradnock, 130 yards, for £ 5 a side. To be on the mark between two and three o'clock. T. Roberts of Birmingham and Wardle of Leicester, one mile, Roberts having a start of 20 yards, for £ 10 a side. Mr Tailby stakeholder and referee, who has to appoint a party to fire the pistol. The men to be on their marks from half- past three to four o'clock. The final deposit to be made on Monday, May 25, at Row- botham's, Black Lion, Hurst- street, Birmingham, where Roberts is staying. Both men have actively trained for the event, and a close and clipping race is anticipated. ASTON CROSS GROUNDS — Mr Ciu e , ofjthese ground?, will give £ 10 to be run for in an All England handicap race, distance ha'f a mile, to come off on Monday and Tuesday, June 22 and 23. All entries of Is each to be made on or before J une 3, and accept- ances of Is 6d each on or before June 17, te Mr Clulee as above. Any one entering falsely will be disqualified. ASH TREE GROUNDS, TIVIDALE, TIPTON.— On Monday, May 25, the two following matches are set down to come off here:— B. Bowater of Dudley Port and J. Taylor of Tipton, who have made their money good to the stakeholder, Mr Challingworth of Dud- ley, to run their 70 yards match, for £ 5 a side. The men to toe the scratch at one o'clock. T. Price of Tipton and B. Acland of Dudley Port will, at three o'clock, toe the mark to run six score yards, for £ 5 a side, Mr Challingworth of Dudley having duly received the stakes. T. Thomas referee. YEW TREE GROUNDS, WALL HEATH, DUDLEY.— J. Mitchell and B. Round ( both of Dudley) have made their money, £ 5 a side, good to the final stakeholder for their 120 yards match, which comes off at the above grounds on Monday, May 25. To start in 15 minutes, or go by report of pistol; the man not going to lose the money. The men to toe the scratch at two o'clock. PALMER AND JACKSON.— These Dudley men must make their final deposit good on Monday, May 25, at Mr Davies's, Dudley, for their 120 yards match, for £ 5 a side, which comes off on Tues- day, May 26, at the above grounds, Palmer having a yard start. Men at scratch at two o'clock. J. Clarke of Birmingham and Randle of Coleshill are matched two laps round Aston Cross Grounds, for £ 5 a side, on the 8th of June. The men make a further deposit of £ 1 a side on Monday, May 25, at Mr Rogers's, Albion Tavern, Liverpool- street, Birming- ham. MORDYKE AND BARLOW.— The quarter of a mile match, for £ 10 a side, between these Birmingham men is going on. £ 4 a side is down in the hands of Mr Tailby, who is final stakeholder and referee ( and not T. Cooper, as previously stated), to whom a fur- ther deposit must be made on Monday, May 25. The match comes off at Aston Cross Grounds, on June 8. C. Deaking of Sutton, not being satisfied with his defeat by Mills of Aston, will make a match to run him one or two laps round Aston Cross Grounds, for £ 5 a side. Money ready at the Beggar's Bush, Oscott. Or he will run Eaves of Minworth half a mile level, for £ 5 a side. Money ready any night next week, at the Gate Inn, Sutton. Longworth of Booth- lane, win or lose his match on Monday, May 26, with Thompson, will make a match to run Jones ( alias Ward) 120 yards, with two yards start, or G. Stevens with three yards, for £ 5 a side. His money will be ready at A6ton Cross on Monday, May 25, to make a match. James, not being satisfied with his defeat, will make a match to run Ward 120 yards, if he will give four yards start, for £ 10 a side. Money ready at Pimley's, Robin Hood, Cottage- lane. Mills of Aston will run Daken of Sutton Coldfield half a mile level, or give 10 yards in one mile, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready at Moore's, Queen's Arms, Aston- road. T. Roberts of Birmingham will run Barker of London five miles if he will give two minutes start, for £ 15 or £ 20 a side. Will give or take expenses to run at London or Birmingham. Money ready at Rowbotham's, Black Lion, Hurst- street, Bir- mingham. J. Cotterill of Abbey- street, Birmingham, will run any man in the world six score yards, f. « r £ 25 or £ 50 a side. Money ready at Mrs Herbert's, Coalheaver's Return, Soho- road, Birmingham. T. Coleman of Birmingham, not being satisfied with his defeat by Thomas at Liverpool, will walk him seven miles if he will give two minutes start, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side, or will walk Bland seven miles level, for £ 5 a side, at Aston Cross Grounds. A match can be made at J. Holden's, Townsend Tavern, Walsall. Young Evans ( alias Bodger) will walk W. Watkins one or two miles level, or he will take 100 yards start in one mile or 200 in two miles of Nelson of Harborne. Either match for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready at Ruckerley's, the Anchor Inn, Sheep- street, Birmingham. CITY GROUNDS, MANCHESTER, SATURDAY, MAY 16.— RABBIT COURSING.— A match at rab- bits, for £ 10 a side, came off here this afternoon between J. Potts's Venus of Stockport and J. Royle's Spring of the same town, the conditions being 11 out of 21 courses, 60 yards law. At the conclusion of the contest Venus had caught 11, and Spring 10. VENUS AND FLY.— Mr Holden has received the full amount of the stakes (£ 10 a side) for the match at rabbits, eight out of 15, 60 yards law, between J. Holmes's Venus and J. Cope's Fly ( both of Longton, Staffordshire). The contest is to take place here May 25, at three o'clock, Fly not to exceed 161b nor Venus 151b, and the latter to have one rabbit given. PEDESTRIANISM.— W. Lang of Middlesborough and P. Staple- ton of Staleybridge have now staked £ 20 each in the hands of Mr Holden on account of their race of one mile, for £ 25 a side,^ vhich is arranged to come off here on June 6. The final deposit will become due on the 1st of that month. The stakeholder has been appointed to fill the office of referee. BURKE AND AN UNKNOWN.— For the race in which Mr G. Hardy, of the Rising Sun, Manchester, has undertaken to pro- duce an unknown who is to give M. Burke of Salford 30 yards in 880, for £ 25 a side ( S. A1 bison barred), Mr Holden has now re- ceived £ 5 each, and £ 10 a side more is to be staked © n June 8. The contest is£ to take place here on the 27th J une, Mr Holden to be referee. CHAMPIONS' SWEEPSTAKES, ONE MILE AND A QUARTER, FOB £ 130.— There will. be a champions' sweepstakes of five men, at £ 20 each, with £ 30 added by the proprietor, at these grounds; distance, one mile and a quarter, to take place on Saturday, July 18, first prize £ 100, second £ 30. All entries, accompanied with £ 5 as the first deposit, must be made with the stakeholder and referee, Mr Holden, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester, by Wednesday, May 27. WRESTLING.— On account of the match between F. Robinson of Ashton and R. Holden of Hollinwood to wrestle two out of three back falls, Lancashire fashion, for £ 25 a side, here, on May 29, Mr Holden has now received £ 15 each. The match is to com- mence at eleven a. m., neither man to exceed five score 161b weight HIGGINSHAW GROUNDS, OLDHAM. SATURDAY, MAY 16.— DOG HANDICAP. — This afternoon having been fixed for the concluding heats of this handicap, there was again a goodly number of spectators assembled within the enclosure, probably about 300 persons being present. The distance was 200 yards, the prizes being £ 5, £ 1, and 10s. Having published in our last the names of the successful dogs in the opening events, it is only necessary now to add that the final heat was won by a yard and a half by Nuttall's Nigger, of Radcliffe; the second was carried off by six inches by Barnett's Spring of Oldham, Wormwood's Spark of Rochdale coming in third. Mr Chadwick acted as referee. T. H. Mills and J. Burres ( both of Oldham) are matched to run< 440 yards, for £ 10 a side, at these grounds, on Friday, May 29. £ 5 a side is now down in the hands of Mr J. Butler of Oldham, who is to be final stakeholder, to be made into £ 7 10s a side on May 23. To be on the mark at ten o'clock in the forenoon. J. Broadbent of Leeds, near Oldham, and F. Longbottom of Royten, near Oldham, are matched to run 200 yards, for £ 15 a side, at these grounds, on Saturday, June 13. £ 1 a side is now down in the hands of Mr J. Chadwick, the proprietor of the grounds, who is to be final stakeholder, to be made into £ 5 a side, on May 23. To go by the first report of a pistol. WRESTLING.— E. Buckley of Millbottom and J. Bentley of Oldham are matched to wrestle two back falls out of three, Lancashire fashion, for £ 10 a side, at these grounds, on Saturday, May 30. To be in the ring at eleven o'clock. Mr J. Saville, of the Crown and Cushion, Oldham, now holds £ 5 each, to be made into £ 7 10s a side on May 23. Neither man to exceed 6 score 101b. FLY AND LADY.— The race of 200 yards, for £ 10 a side, between P. Dillon's Fly and Dick's Lady ( both of Rochdale), is to come off at these grounds on Saturday, May 30, the heavier dog to give 2j yards to the pound inside. The stakeholder, Mr T. Kershaw, of that town, holds £ 5 each, and the dogs are to be on the mark at five o'clock p. m. VICTORIA RACE GROUNDS, LEEDS. SATURDAY, MAY 16.— JACKSON AND TEBBS.— There was a fair attendance at these grounds to- day to witness the 80 yards race between R. Jackson and J. Tebbs ( both of Leeds), for £ 10- a side. There was a good amount of betting, Jackson being the favourite at 5 to 4. The men lost very little time at their marks before they were off, running together for about 50 yards; then Jackson began to show in the front, and after a well- contested sprint Jackson won by about two yards. TEBBS AND ODDY.— When Tebbs had rested some time he again made his appearance on the course to run 120 yards, fe* r £ 5 a side, JOddy receiving five yards start. Tebbs was the favourite at slight odds. They started very evenly, and when about half the distance had been run Tebbs had overtaken his man, who was soon in the rear, and allowed Tebbs to go in an easy winner. MONDAY, MAY 18.— JOWITT AND WHITE.— These youths, who had been matched to run a mile on their handicap terms for £ 5 a side, by which Jowitt had 20 yards start, met here to- day, when there was a fair attendance of spectators, amongst whom a large number of small bets were made. White was the favourite, and was freely backed at 2 to 1. Those odds increased during the time they were running three laps, although White had not made much progress in making the distance between them any shorter, but to the surprise of all he gave up as soon as the straight run was entered for the finish, and Jowitt was allowed to finish at hi& leisure. SPEIGHT AND CHARLESWORTH.— The mile race for £ 5 aside between these men is progressing, and is fixed to be run here on Saturday, June 6. BRADLEY AND NELSON.— These men, who are matched to run 440 yards, for £ 7 a side, continue to make good their deposits; it comes off here OH Saturday, June 20. WATSON AND WHITEHEAD.— These men also continue to stake the needful as it becomes due for their 120 yards race, for £ 10 a side, which is to be decided here on Saturday, June 27. CANINE — DART AND DART.— Mr C. Garnett has now received £ 5 a side for the 200 yards race for £ 25 a side, between G. Easby's dog Dart and W. Ackroy's dog Dart, which is to be run here on Saturday, June 13. SNIPE INN, AUDENSHAW. SATURDAY, MAY 16.— The attendance here this afterneon numbered about 300, to witness the walking match between H. Kinder of Oldham and H. Brandon of Dukinfield ( each having a wooden leg), distance one mile, for ( it was said) £ 15 a side, which was supposed to be deposited in Mr W. Swann's hands, who also filled the office of referee. On the men getting to their marks the betting opened at evens, but we did not see a single bet made on the match. Brandon tosk the lead until 20 yards from home, when he allowed Kinder to go in a winner by half a yard. Brandon could have won had he been so disposed. JUMPING.— BOND AND ARTINGSTALL.— Mr T. Warren now has £ 10 a side for the match between these men to jump at stand five hops and a jump, for £ 25 a side, here, on Monday, June 8. A further deposit of £ 5 each is to be paid on Saturday, May 23, at eight o'clock. , f JARROTT AND ARTINGSTALL.— The match between these men to jump at stand Bentley, here, for £ 50 a side, on July 11, is off,, neither party staking on Saturday, May 16. A pigeon shooting handicap came off here on Monday, May 18, when the following killed all their birds and divided:— Messrs J. Williams, Wrigly, and Birchmail. WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP.— SCHORA AND ACTON.— Mr T. Warren now holds £ 5 a side for the match between these men to wrestle for £ 25 a side and the Champion Cup, at 6 score 31b, here, on Saturday, June 13. A further sum of £ 5 a side is to be staked on Monday, May 25. A dog handicap, 230 yards, will take place here on Saturdays, June 20 and 27. First prize £ 5, second £ 1, third 5s. Entrance Is each, to be paid by Tuesday, June 16. at the ground ; or J. Hol- den's, or H. StiT^ nson's, Oldham. Handicap two and a half yards to the pound inside, and according to merit, 4oz allowed, and to weigh same weight on June 27. QUOITING MATCH.— On Saturday, May 23, a match was to take place for £ 10 a side, between B. Wilkinson and J. Stopford. To' commence at half- past three o'clock. ST GEORGE'S RACE GROUND, HONLEY. J. Haigh, of the George and Dragon Inn, Honley, will give the following prizes to be run form a 200 Yards Novice Handicap, viz, £ 6, and 2s 6d for each man winning a heat. Is to enter and Is 6d to accept. To enter up to June 10, and accept the following week, when it will positively close or be given up. G. Carter of Lepton and A. Hammersley of Almondbury will decide their race of 440 yards, for £ 10 a side, here, on Whit- Mon- day, May 25. The whole of the money to be staked at twelve o'clock on the day of running. A. France of Honley and D. Thomson of Dewsbury will de- cide their race here on Saturday, May 23, for £ 10 a side, one mile, Thomson to have 20 yards start. £ 7 10s a side is now down in the hands of J. Duffton, and the whole of the money is to be staked before twelve o'clock on the day of running. J. Habier of Lowerhouse and D. Pearson of Longwood have staked £ 5 a side in the hands of J. Duffton, who is to be final stakeholder and referee, to run 200 yards at the above grounds. May 30, and to make another deposit on Saturday, May 23. Both men appear to be in good trim, and from their well known merits a good race is expected. J. Earnshaw and Shaw decided their race on the above ground on the 16th inst, when about 500 spectators were present. The betting was even at starting, but 2 to 1 was laid on Earnshaw when the men toed the scratch. Earnshaw got first off, and went in an easy winner by about one yard. E. Bridgewood and W. Metcalfe are matched to run one mile, for £ 10 a side. £ 2 10s a side is already down in the hands of J. Haigh, who is to be final stakeholder and referee. To run here on June 13. CANINE.— D. Taylor's biteh Fly and E. Nopton's bitch Switch are matched to run 200 yards, for £ 10 a side. £ 5 is already down in the hands of S. Nortliffe, who is to be final stakeholder and referee. The heavier dog to give two yards and a half to the pound outside, to run on June 6. COPENHAGEN GROUNDS, MANCHESTER. As is usual for a short period preceding the Whitsuntide holi- days, sport has been by no means in the ascendant at these grounds since our last notice, and the same dullness will charac- terise pedestrianism here during the present Whit week. Horse racing at Castle Irwell will then form the allurement for three days, and, as is customary, will attract thousands to that pretty locality to witness the performances of " high- mettled steeds,'' the citizens of Manchester yielding to none in their admiration of the sports of the Turf, attended though they are, at times, by many " glorious uncertainties." Consequent on the approach of the above- named festival we have, on this occasion, the following event only to place upon record, it having been decided on SATURDAY, MAY 16.— Whilst it is true that canine races are frequently decided for large sums, rarely indeed have we seen speculation so brisk as on this event. The animals engaged were Mr G. Parkinson's Spring of Rochdale and T. Ivil's bitch Nettle of Clifton ( near Manchester), the conditions being that they should run 200 yards, for £ 20 a side, and the heavier dog to give three yards to the pound inside. On being weighed 16oz was pronounced the difference, and Nettle therefore received the ad- vantage. The betting opened at 11 to 10 and closed at 2 to Ion Spring, Mr J. Taylor aeting as referee, and Mr Hayes starter. The race was a good one, Spring winning by half a yard. There was a goodly attendance of company, and a considerable sum. changed hands. Mr Hayes will give £ 23 in prizes for a handicap, distance 500 yards, on Saturday and Monday, July 4 and 6; entrance Is 6< i each and 2s 6d to accept. All entries to close on or before Tues- day, June 16, and acceptances the week following, at the grounds. Stamps as cash. Any one entering falsely will be disqualified. Mr Hayes will give £ 10 for a Dog Handicap on Saturday and Monday," June 13 and, 15 ; entrance] 2s 6d each and no acceptance. All entries to close on or before Tuesday, June 9, at the grounds. Stamps as cash. To name weight and colour at the time | of entry. To commence weighing at two o'clock and run at three. SHEFFIELD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. QUEEN'S HOTEL, SHEFFIELD.— Acceptances for Mr C. Whitworth's great All England Two Hundred Yards Handicap Race, to be run for at the above ground on Whit- Mon- day and Tuesday, May 25th and 26th. First prize £ 25, second £ 4, third £ 1. First heat at half- past two. Fifteen minutes between each heat:— Lot 1: M. Burke of Salford 52 yards start, F. Darley 54, T. Wood ( Cobbler) 59, T. Moor 59.— Lot 2 : W. Waithman of Coventry 52, J. Burgin 59, J. Simmoniteo9, J, Hunsler ( Cup Marker) 63.— Lot 3 : F. Storey of Gleadless 58, Sam Taylor 58, W. Blackwell 59, R. Savage 60.— Lot 4 : A. Crudging- ton of London 50, T. W. Gough of Worcester 52, J. Hussick 5t>, J. Hully of Shire Green 59.— Lot 5 : A. Cooper. of Lincoln 53, H. Stones 54, J. West 59, E. Scott 61— Lot 6 : R. Price of Middles- borough 54, A. Kelly of Wardsley 58, P. Carr 59, T. Bodiugton 59. — Lot 7 : J. Buckley of Tonge- lane 47, G. Swift 53, R. Dooley of Blakeley 58, J. Skinner 58.— Lot 8 : G. Wood of Blaydon 49, W. Furguson ef Newcastle 49, F. Littlewood 55, W. Webster 56.— Lot 9 : H. Dodd ef Birmingham 55, J. Worthington 57, S. Peckett 58, J. Bradbury 59 — Lot 10: C. Wilshaw of Glasgow 49, W. H. Wilson 54, Jn. Eshelby 57. Any man leaving his mark before the pistol is fired will be put back two yards each time. Only one man allowed with each runner. HAREW00D ARMS, LEEDS, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. RABBIT COURSING.— LILL AND LILL.— Mr Woolfoot has now received £ 5 a side for the rabbit coursing match between Har- greave's black bitch Lill and Pitt's barred bitch Lill, which are matched to run the best of 15 courses, for £ 10 a side. To be run at the Cardigan Arms, Leeds, on Saturday, Maj- 30. FLORA AND ROSE — These dogs run the best of 21 courses at rabbits, for £ 15 a side, on Tuesday, May 26, at the Cardigan Arms, Leeds. Mr Woolfoot is stakeholder and referee. DICK AND LILL—£ 5 aside is now down for the rabbit coursing match between Joe Hemsley's dog Dick of Leeds and Sunder- land's bitch Lill, which are matched to run the best of 21 courses, for £ 15 a side, at the Cardigan Arms, Leeds, on Monday, June 8. Miss AND FLY.— Another deposit has been made for the match between Rainforth's yellow and white bitch Miss and Pickard's bitch Fly, which are matched to run the best of 21 courses, at rabbits, for £ 10 a side, at the Cardigan Arms, Leeds, on Saturday, June 13. The quoit match between Stables and Child is off, Child haviDg forfeited. SUPPLEMENT TO BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 24, 1863. CRICKET. NOTICE TO SECRETARIES. No matches can be inserted unless sent by the secretary or Borne member authorised by the club, and those Pj& foches will be rejected which are not drawn up in proper fovm, or which are written on both sides of the paper. Much t; roubl « is saved by the use of P. Lillywhite's score sheet, wh'JC. U was so generally used last season, and which must not b> e confounded with the ecoring paper used at a match. Matches not appearing imme- diately should not be sent again, they being only delayed for want el space. MARYLEBONE CLUB. MATS5, Lord's— All England Eleven v United ( Cricketers'Fund beaefit). MiiiS, Lora's— 1 Zingari v Household Brigade. JUNE L, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Colts of England. • JONE 8, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Sussex. JUNE 10, Lord's— Household Brigade v Koyal Artillery. JUNE 11, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Civil Service Club. - JUNE 18, Harrow— M. C. C. and Ground v Harrow School. - JUNE 15, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground' ( with two players) v United All England. • JUNE 18, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Oxford University— return. • JUNE 22, Lord's- Oxford v Cambridge Universities. • JUNE 25, Lsrd's— Cambridge Quidnuucs v Oxford Harlequins. JUNE 29, Lord's— Gentlemen V flayers. JULY 2, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Rugby. JULY 6, Lord's— Thirteen of Kent v England. JULY 9, Lord's— 1 Zingari v 22 of the Houses of Parliament. JULY 10, Lord's— Present Etonians v Present Harrovians. JULY 13, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground ( with Parr and Willsher) v County of Cambridge). JULY 16, Lord's- The Army v the Bar. JULY 20, Lord's— North v South. JULY 23, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v South Wales Club. JULY 27, Lord's— M. C. C. and Ground v Middlesex. AUG 10, Canterbury— Thirteen of Kent v England— return. ANA 13, Canterbury— M. C. C. V Gentlemen of Kent. AUG 17, Brighton— M. C. C. and Ground v Sussex— return. COUNTY OF SURREY. MAY 25, Oval— Gentlemen of Surrey Club v Gentlemen of Manchester. MAY 28, Oval— Surrey Colts v Kent Colts. 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, Oval— Surrey v 11 from Cheltenham, Rugby, and Marlborough, JUNE 22, Canterbury— Surrey v Kent. JUNE 22, Tollbridge Wells— Surrey v Kent. JUNE 24, Oval— Rugby v Ma lborough. JUNE 29, Oval— Surrey v 15 of Cheltenham, Rugby, and Marlborough, with tliree bowlers. 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— Gentlemen of Surrey Club v South Wales. JULY 23, Oval— Surrey v Cambridgeshire— return, JULY 27, Sheffield— Surrey v Yorkshire. JULY 30, Oval— Surrey Club v Soutfigate. AUG 3, Oval— Surrey v North England. AUG 10, Oval— Gentlemen of Surrey Club v Wimbledon. AUG 13, Manchester— Gentlemen of Surrey Club v Gentlemen of Man- chester. AUG 17, Oval— Surrey v England. AUG 20, Broughton, Manchester— Surrey v North England. AUG 25, Oval— Surrey v Middlesex— Sewell's benefit. AUG 27, Southgate— Surrey Club v Southgate. COUNTY OF SUSSEX. JUNE 1, Brighton— Secretary's Eleven v Young Players of the County. JUNE 8, Lord's— 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, ^ utlsampton— Sussex V Hants— return. AUG 17, Brighton— Sussex v Marylebone— return. AUG 20, Brighton— Gentiemen of Sussex v Quidnuncs. COUNTY OF KENT, MAY 28, Oval— Kent Colts v Surrey Colts. JUNE 4, Maidstone— Kent v Cambridgeshire. JUNE 11, Nottingham— Kent v Notts. JUNE 22, Tunbridge Wells— Kent v Surrey. JUNE 25, Brighton— Kent v Sussex. JUNE 29, Brighton— Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Sussex. JULY 16, Oval— Kent v Surrey— return. JULY 23, Cranbrook— Kent v Notts— return. JULY 30, Folkstone— Kent v Sussex— return. AUG 27, Gravesend— Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Sussex— return COUNTY OF DEVON. JULY 20, Plymouth— Gentlemen of Devon v Gentlemen of Cornwall. JULY 2i, Plymouth— Boconnoc v Plymouth. JULY 24, T1 verton— Gentlemen of Devon v Gentlemen of Gloucester. JULY 29, Torquay— Gentlemen of Devon v Players of Devon. JULY 31, Torquay— Mr Beltham's Eleven v Torquay. AUG 3, Ply mouth— Mr Bentham's Eleven v Plymouth. AUG 5, Boconnoc— Mr Bentham's Eleven v Boconuoo. AUG ll, Dorchester— Gentlemen of Devon v Gentlemen of Dorset. AUG 18, Bath— Gentlemen of Devon v Gentlemen of Somerset. AUG 20, Clifton— Gentlemen of Devon v Gentlemen of Gloucester— return. AUG 25, Boconnoc— Teinbridge, Plymouth, and Boconnoc, ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN. MAY 25, Lord's— V United ( benefit of Cricketers' Fund). MAY 28, Bath— V 22 of Bath and district. JUNE 1, Halifax— V 22 of the district. JUNE 4, Old Traftord— y 16 of Manchester ( with two professionals), JUNE 8, Southampton— V 22 of Union Club. JUNE 15, Dewsbury— v 22 ® f the district. JUNE 18, Broughton— V 20 of Brouglitou. JUNE 26, Redditch— v 22 of Redditch. JULY 2, Money— v 22 of the district. JULY 16, Hackwood Park— v 22 of Basingstoke. JULY 27, Walsall— v 22 of Walsall. JULY 30, Longsight— V 20 of Longsight. AUG 3, Boston Spa— v 22 of Boston Spa. AUG 6, Ashton- under- Lyne— V 22. AUG 17, Lawton Hall— v 22 of Cheshire. AUG 20, Ilarrowgate— V 22 of Harrowgate. AUG 24, Scarborough— v 22 of the district. AUG 27, Liverpool— North v South. AUG 31, Bristol— V 22 of Bristol. SEPT 7, Hull— V 22 of Yorkshire. SEPT 14, York— V 22 of Yorkshire. UNITED ALL ENGLAND. MAY 25, Lord's— v A. E. E. ( 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 Northern Club ( with two bowlers). AUG 6, Southgate— v J. Walker's 16. AUG 10, Otley, Yorkshire— V 22 ( for the benefit of Robinson and Swain). AUG 13, Southampton— V 22 Gentlemen of . Hampshire, AUG 24, Hastings— V 22 of Hastings district. AUG 31, Newport, Isle of Wight— v 22 of the island. SEPT- S, Islington— V 20 of Middlesex ( with two players). SEPT 7, Godalming— V Godalming and district. SEPT 14, Newcastle- on- Tyne— V 22 of Newcastle district. OTHER MATCHES TO COME. MAY 25, Battersea Park— Civil Service v Richmond. MAY 25, Oxford— Wimbledon v Christchurch. MAY 25, Westminster— Bedford Amateurs v St James the Less— return. MAY 25, Woolwich— Eastern Counties v Non- commissioned Officers R. A. MAY 25, Bradford— 18 of Dudley Hill v Bradford. MAY 85, Cliipperfield— Past v Present of Aldenham School. MAY 26, Salisbury— South Wilts v Sherborne School. MAY 27, Stoke Newington— Tottenham High Cross v Amicables. MAY 27, Cambridge— Eastern Counties v Cambridge Victoria. MAY 27, Cheltenham College- Cirencester v Cheltenham College. MAY 27, Liverpool— Longsight v Bootle. MAY 27, Oxford— Bullingdon V Cheshire. MAY 27, Broughton— Rusholme v Broughton 2d. MAY 27, Wimbledon— Keir House v Clapham Grammar School. MAY 28, Kusholme— Longsight v Rusholme Second Elevens. MAY 28, Broughton— 16 of Pendleton v Broughton. MAY 29, Rusholme— Broughton Juniors v Rusholme 2d. MAY 29, Stanmore— Stamford Hill v Stanmore. MAY 29, Eaton— Trinity College, Cambridge, v Eaton St Neots. MAY 29, Broughton— 14 of Longsight v Broughton. MAY 29, Cassiobury Park— Household Brigade v Cassiobury. MAY 29, Upton— Southgatev South Essex. MAY 30, Islington— Eastern Counties v Bedford Amateurs. MAY 30, Stratford— Amicable v Eastern Counties 2d. MAY 30, Richmond— King's College v Richmond. MAY 30, Blackheath— Aldersgate v Blackheath Montpelier. MAY 30, Hackney— C. T. Y. v Aldersgate 2d. JUNE 1, Battersea Park— Civil Service v Knickerbockers. JUNE 1, Oxford— Bullingdon V Free Foresters. JUNE 2, Notting Hill— East Surrey v Kensington Park. JUNE 2, Redhill— Merstham V Redhill. JUNE 2, Marlborough— Cheltenham College v Marlborough College. JUNE 2, Gloucester— Tewkesbury V Gloucester. JUNE 3, Primrose Hill— Beaumont v Regent's Park College. JUNE 3, Broughton— Birch v Broughton 2d. JUNE 3, Wimbledon— Keir House v Windlesham School. JUNE 3, Seaforth— Northern Club V Anfield. JUNE 3, Dulwich— Streatham V Dulwich. JUNE 6, Stratford— General Post Office v Eastern Counties. JUNE 6, Longsight— Cheetham Windsor First Eleven v Longsight Second. JUNE 6, Woolwich— London Yard v Royal Gun Factory— return. JUNE 6, Cheetham Hill— Longsight 3d Eleven V Cheetham Windsor 2d. JUNE 6, Rickmansworth— Civil Service v Rickmansworth. JUNE 6, Battersea Park— Civil Service v Incogniti. JUNE 6, Lord's— King's College v X. Y. Z. JUNE 6, Tufnell Park— Aldersgate 2d v Carlton Hill. JUNE 6, Crystal Palace— Adelaide V Crystal Palace. JUNE 6, Hackney— Felix v Aldersgate. JUNE 8, Peekham— Islington Albion v East Surrey. JUNE 8, Cranbrook Park— South Essex v Cranbrook Park. JUNE 9, Twickenham— St James the Less v Twickenham. JUNE 9, Tufnell Park— Stamford Hill v Harrow. JUNE9, Victoria Park— Stoke Newington Amicables vFinsburyVictoria. JUNE 10, Trafford— Manchester v Ashton- under- Lyne ( with Slinn). JUNE 10, Tooting— Dulwich V Upper Tooting. JUNE 10, Lord's— R. F. White's v X. Y. Z. JUNE 10, Wimbledon— Wimbledon v Wimbledon School. JUNE 11, Bath— Sherborne School V Lansdewne. JUNE 11, Lord's— Civil Service v M. C. U. JUNE 11, Cassiobury Park— An Oxford Team v Cassiobury. JUNE 12, Crawley— Redhill V Crawiey. JUNE 12, Notting Hill— Uxbridge v Kensington Park. JUNE 12, Trafford— Manchester v Players in Lancashire. JUNE 13, Stratford— London Yard v Eastern Counties. JUNE 13, Longsight— Pendleton v Longsight Second Elevens. JUNE 13, Birch— Longsight Third Eleven v Birch Second Eleven. JUNE 13, Broughton— Cheetham Windsor v Broughton 2d. JUNE 13, Highgate— King's College v Cholmeley School. JUNE 13, Lord's— Middlesex Hospital v X. Y. Z. JUNE 13, Richmond— Crystal Palace v Richmond. JUNE 13, Windsor— Royal Horse Guards Blue v Cassiobury, JUNE 13, Hackney— Blaekheath Montpelier v Aldersgate. JUNE 13, Islington— Aldersgate 2d V Felix 2d. JUNE 13, Twickenham— Keir House V Wellesley House. JUNE 13, Harrow— School V Town. JUNE 13, Sleaforth— Northern Club v Rock Ferry. JUNE 13, Vauxhall— Wood Green v South Western. JUNE 15, Tooting— Wimbledon V Upper Tooting. JUNE 15, Oxford— Buliingdon v Quidnuncs. JUNE 15, Battersea Park— Civil Service v Anomalies. JUNE 15, Chester— New Brighton v Chester. JUNE 17, Oval— East Surrey v X. Y. Z. JUNE 17, Hampstead— South Essex v Hampstead. JUNE 18, Tufnell Park— Kensington Park v Incogniti. JUNE 18, Dulwich— Clapham v Dulwich. JUNE 19, Sherborne— Past v Present of Sherborne School. JUNE 20, Peckbam Rye— Aldersgate 2d v C. T. Y. JUNE 20, Lord's— University Hall v X. Y. Z. JUNE 20, Stratford— General Post Office 2d v Eastern Counties 2d. JUNE 20, Old Trafford— Longsight Second Eleven Y Clifford 16( 11 Earr'd). JUNE 20, Upton— Civil Service v South Essex. JUNE 20, Gravesend— Parks Eleven v Gravesend. JUNE 20,. Hackney— Mornington v Aldersgate. JUNE G. V raterow— Harlequins v Harrow School. JUNE 20, Huvton— Northern Club v Huyton. JUNE 22, Wimbledon— Reigate V Wimbledon. JUNE 22, Peckham— Guy's Hospital v East Surrey. JUNE 22, Cheltenham College— Old v Present Cheltonians. JUNE 22, Trafford— Manchester V Huyton. JUNE 22, Bradford— Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire. JUNE 23, Primrose Hill— Redhill V Camden. JUNE 23, Hadley— Stamford Hill V Hadley. JUNE 23, Oval— Putney Clarence V Kennington. JUNE 24, Primrose Hill— X. Y. Z. v Beaumont. JUNE 24, Trafford— Manchester v Rochdale ( with two Players). JUNE 24, Blackheath— West Kent Amateurs v Eastern Counties. JUNE 24, Charterhouse— Civil Service v Charterhouse. JUNE 24, Braughton— Urmston V Brougbton 2d. JUNE 24, Rugby— Burton- on- Trent v Rugby. JUNE 24, Upton— Gravesend v South Essex. JUNE 25, Cassiobury Park— Dingley Dell v Cassiobury. JUNE 26, Fairfield— Chester V Fairfield. JUNE 27, Broughton— 16 of Beswick Victoria v Broughton. JUNE 27, Stratford— Honorary Members v Eastern Counties. JUNE 27, Stockport— Manchester v Stockport. JUNE 27, Peckham— Crystal Palace v East Surrey— return. JUNE 27, Longsight— 16 of Clifford v Longsight. JUNE 27, Hackney— Wood Green v Aldersgate 2d, JUNE 27, Richmond— X. Y. Z. v Richmond. JUNE 27. Redhill— First Eleven v Next Sixteen. JUNE 27, Lord's— Merchant Taylors v King's College. JUNE 27, Tufnell Park— Aldersgate v Great Northern. JUNE 27, Wimbledon— Wellesley House v Keir House. JUNE 27, Battersea Park— Civil Service v Marlborough College. JUNE 27, Birkenhead— Northern Club v Victoria. JUNE 29, Merstham— Royal Gun Factory v Merstham United. . TUNE 29, Trafford— Manchester v Accrington ( with . T. Berry). JUNE ' 29, Sydenham— St James the Less v Sydenham. JULY 1, Trafford— Manchester V Broughton. JULY 1, Putney— Honorary Members V X. Y. Z,— return, JULY 1, Upton— Civil Service v South Essex. JULY 2, Clapton— Kensington Park V Clapton. JULY 2, Streatham— Aldersgate V Saxon. JULY 3, Preston— Manchester V North Lancashire. JULY 3, Red hill— Edenbridge v Redhill. JULY 3, Seaforth— Northern Club v Warrington. JULY 3, Chester— Warrington v Chester. JULY 4, Stratford— Middlesex Amateurs v Eastern Counties— return. JULY 4, Woolwich— Roval Gun Factory vNon- comOfficers R. A.— return JULY 4, Battersea— St James the Less v West London— return. JULY 4, Harrow— I Zingari V Harrow Schooi. JULY 4, Longsight— Longsight v 14 of Pendleton. JULY 4, Hackney— Aldersgate 2d v Hackney. JULY 4, Primrose Hill— X. Y. Z. v South Hampstead. JULY 4, Broughton— Ancoats Collegians v Broughton 2d, JULY 4, Blactoeath— Aldersgate v BlacHieatti Morden, j Jet* 4, Wood Gree; a_ Felix v Wood Green— return. JULY 6, Bradford — 16 of Keighley v Bradford. JULY 6, Chester— Liverpool v Chester. JULY 7, Kpsoin— Kennington v Epsom. JULY 7, WOOD Green— Camden v Wood Green, JULY 7, Holloway— East Surrey v Islington Albion— return. JUL'SS., Longsight— Manchester v Longsight— return. JUL? 8, Dulwich— Crystal Palace v Dulwlch— return. JULT 8, Notting Hill— Incogniti v Kensington Park. JULY 8, Battersea Park— Civil Service v Diamonds. JCXY 8, Broughton— Cheetham Hill 2d v Broughton. Juniors— return. ^ ULY 8, Upton— Hampstead v South Essex— return. JULY 8, Oval— Epsom v Kennington. JULY 9, Nottingham— Yorkshire v Nottingham— return. JULY 9, Croydon— Kennington v Croydon Clarendon. JULY 10, Broughton— Birkenhead Park v Bronghton— return. JULY 11, Stratford— Non- com Officers R. A. v Eastern Counties— return JULY 11, Longsight— Rusholme v Longsight. JULY 11, Birch— Longsight Second Eleven v Birch First Eleven. JULY 11, Waltham- ltoyal Gun Factory v Royal Gunpowder Works. JULY 11, Epsom— King's College v Epsom. JULY 11, Charterhouse— Wimbledon v Charterhouse. JULY 11, Old Trafford— Northern Club v Manchester— return. JULY 11, Lord's— R. F. White's v X. Y. Z. JULY 11, Twickenham— Arundel v Twickenham. JULY 11, Hackney— Great Northern v Aldersgate. JULY 13, Shiffnall— Wolverhampton v Shiffnal. JULY 15, Dulwich— College v Dulwich 2d. JULY 15, Broughton— Rusholme v Broughton 2d— return. JULY 15, Prince's Park— Chester v Dingle. JULY 16, Peckham— X. Y. Z. vEast Surrey— return. JULY 16, Wimbledon- Blackheath v Wimbledon. JULY 16, Streatham— Aldersgate2d v Saxon 2d. JULY 18, Broughton— Sixteen of Stockport v Broughton— return. JULY 18, Longsight— Bootle v Longsight. JULY 18, Tottenham— Eastern Counties v Tottenham. JULY 18, Stratford— Amicable v Eastern Counties 2d— return. JULY 18, Tutfhell Park— Adelaide v Crystal Palace. JULY 18, Hackney— Marlborough V Aldersgate. JULY 18, Victoria Park— Aldersgate 2d v Star of the East. JULY 20, Wimbledon— Upper Tooting v Wimbledon— return. JULY 21, Westminster— Twickenham v St James the Less— retnrn. JULY 21, Notting Hill— Anomalies v Kensington Park. JULY 21, Wood Green— Finsbury v Wood Green— return. JULY 22, Streatham— Dulwlch v Streatham— return. JULY 22, Broughton— Manchester v Broughton— return. JULY 22, Merstham— Redhill v Merstham— return. JULY 22, Oval— Croydon Clarence v Kennington. JULY 22, Wimbledon— South Wales v Wimbledon. JULY 24, Tufnell Park— Stamford Hill v Stanmore- return. JUNE 24, Cheltenham— M. K. v Mr Follett's Eleven. JULY 25, Broughton— Longsight Juniors v Broughton Juniors. JULY 25, Tuffnel Park— Eastern Counties v General Post Office— return. JULY 25, Old Traftord— Longsight v 16 of Clifford. JULY 25, Trafford— Manchester v Cheetham Hill. JULY 25, Upton— Westbourne v South Essex. JULY 25, Hackney— Biackheath Morden v Aldersgate. JULY 25, Islington— Aldersgate 2d v Bedford Amateur. JULY 25, Anfield— Northern Club v Anfield— return. JULY 25, Woolwich— Royal Gunpowder Works v Gun Factory— return. JULY 27, Wimbledon— Chatham Garrison v Wimbledon. JULY 27, Keighley— Bradford v 15 of Keighley — return. JULY 28, Uxbridge— Kensington Park v Uxbridge. JULY 29, Lock wood— Manchester v Lockwood ( with two players). JULY 29. Wimbledon— Charterhouse v Wimbledon— return. AUG 1, Primrose Hill— Beaumont V Mornington. AUG 1, Stratford— Bedford Amateur v Eastern Counties— return. AUG 1, Islington— Bedford Amateur 2d v Eastern Counties 2d— retnrn. AUG 1, Urmston— Broughton 2d v Urmston— return. AUG 1, Lord's— South Hampstead v X. Y. Z.— return. AUG 1, Vincent- square— Aldersgate v Grosvenor- road. AUG 1. Hackney— Felix 2d v Aldersgate 2d. AUG 1, Fairfield— Northern Club V Fairfield— return. AUG 3, Harrow— Stamford Hill V Harrow. AUG 4, Redhill— Camden v Redhill— return. AUG 5, Peckham— Kensington Park v East Surrey— return. AUG 5, Longsight— Broughton Juniors v Longsight Juniors— return. AUG 6, Hacknev— Saxon v Aldersgate. AUG 8, Cheetham Hill— Broughton 2d v Cheetham Windsor— return. AUG 8, Stratford— West Kent Amateur v Eastern Counties— return. AUG 8, Old Trafford— Longsight v Manchester ( Junior Elevens). AUG 8, Trafford— Manchester Second Eleven v Longsight Second Eleven. AUG 8, Crystal Palace— Richmond v Crystal Palace. AUG 8, Hackney— London v Aldersgate. AUG 8, Victoria Park— Aldersgate 2d v Hackney. AUG 8, Primrose Hill— Springfield v Beaumont. AUG 8, Seaforth- Northern Club v Dingle— return. AUG 8, Wood Green- South Western v Wood Green— return. AUG 10, Woolwich— Merstham United v Royal Gun Factory— return. AUG 10, Westminster— Svdeiidam v St James the Less— return. AUG 11, Mortlake— Twickenham v Mortlake— return. AUG 11, Tufnell Park— Stamford Hill v Grays. AUG 12, Trafford— Stockport v Manchester. AUG 12, Rock Ferry— Northern Club v Rock Ferry— return. AUG 12, Broughton— Birch v Broughton 2d— return. AUG 13, Notting Hill— Clapton v Kensington Park. AUG 13, Clapham— Dulwich v Clapham— return. AUG 15, Stratford— London Press v Eastern Counties— return. AUG 15, Bowden— Longsight v Bowden. AUG 15. Longsight— Rusholme v Longsight Second Elevens. AUG 15, Warrington— Northern Club v Warrington— return. AUG 15, Lord's— Conservative v X. Y. Z.— return. AUG 15, Islington— Aldersgate v Felix. AUG 15, Hackney— Comet v Aldersgate 2d. AUG 17, Iteigate— Wimbledon v Reigate— return. AUG 17, Dudley llili— Bradford V Dudiey Hili— return. AUG 17, Wolverhampton— shiffnal v Wolverhampton— return. AUG 18, Edenbridge— Redhill v Edenbridge— return. AUG 18, Primrose Hiil— Wood Green v Camden- return. AUG 19, Rochdale— Manchester v Rochdale ( with two players). AUG 19, Richmond— Dulwich V Richmond. AUG 19, Kew— Kennington v Kew Cambridge. AUG 20. Notting Hill- Hampstead v Kensington Park. AUG 20, Blackheath- Wimbledon v Blackheath Paragon— return. AUG 20, Gravesend— South Essex v Gravesend— return. AUG 20, Primrose Hill— Aldersgate v Mornlngton. AUG 21, Trafford— Preston ( with two players) v Manchester. AUG 21, Chester— Fairfield v Chester. , „ „, „ AUG 22, Longsight— 16 ot Clifford v Longsight Second Eleven ( 11 Barr d). AUG 22, Primrose Hill— South Hampstead v Beaumont. AUG 22, Stratford— Honorary Members V Eastern Counties— return. AUG 22, Redhill— First Eleven v Next Sixteen— return. AUG 22, Chatham— Wimbledon V Chatham Garrison— return. AUG 22, Hackney— Carlton Hill v Aldersgate 2d. AUG 22, Tufnell Park— Aldersgate v Tavistock. AUG 22, Seaforth— Northern Club v Huyter— return. AUG 24, Wimbledon— Civil Service v Wimbledon. AUG 26, Dulwlch— Upper Tooting v Dulwlch— return. AUG 26, Lord's— Cassiobury v Grasshoppers. AUG 28, Longsight— Broughton v 14 of Longsight. AUG 28, Redhill— Crawley v Redhill— return. AUG 29, Stratford— Tottenham v Eastern Counties— return. AUG 29, Cheetham Hill— Manchester v Cheetham Hill. AUG 29, Crystal Palace— Closing Match, Crystal Palace Club. AUG 29, Sale— Broughton 2d V Sale— return. AUG 29, Barnes— Twickenham v Arundel— return. AUG 29, Hackney— Grosvenor- road v Aldersgate. AUG 29, Tufnell Park— Aldersgate 2d v Comet. AUG 29, Seaforth— Northern Club v Victoria— return. SEPT 2, Dulwich— Richmond v Dulwich— return. SEPT 2, Oval— Kew Cambridge v Kennington. SF. PT 4, Ashton- under- Lyne— Manchester v Ashton ( with blinn). SEPT 5, Poplar— London Yard v Eastern Counties— return. SEPT 5, Pendleton— Longsight v Pendleton Second Elevens. SEPT 5, Longsight— Birch Second Eleven v Longsight Third Eleven. SEPT 5, Broughton— Sixteen of Bowden v Broughton. SEPT 5, ltusholme— Broughton Juniors v Rusholme 2d— return. SEPT 5, Wimbledon— Incogniti v Wimbledon. SEPT 5, Battersea— Aldersgate v London. SEPT 8, Redhill— Reigate v Redhill— return. SEPT 8, Tufnell Park— Hadley v Stamford Hill— return. SEPT 10, Hackney- Saxon 2d v Aldersgate 2d. SEPT 11, Trafford— North Lancashire v Manchester. SEPT 12, Longsight— Cheetham Windsor Second v Longsight Third. SEPT 12, Tuffnel Park— General Post Office 2d v Eastern Counties 2d. SEPT 12, Redbill— Married v Single of Redhill— return. SEPT 12, Cheetham Hill— Longsight Second v Cheetham Windsor 1 irst. SEPT 16, Trafford— Lockwood ( with two players) v Manchester. SEPT 19, Hackney— Aldersgate v Eastern Counties. SEPT 19, Longsight— Birch First Eleven v Longsight Second Eleven. SEPT 19, Old Trafford— Broughton 2d V Manchester Clifford— return. SEPT 21, Wimbledon— Victoria v Wimbledon. SEPT 26, Longsight— First Eleven v Twenty- two. SEPT 26, Trafford— Didsbury v Manchester. RUGBY v RUGBY UNITED. This match was played on the club ground on May 11, and ended in favour of the Rugby Club by 11 runs on the first in- nings. The game was greatly in favour of the town at one time, as six wickets were down for 45 runs, when T. Ratliff went in, and in a brilliant but lucky innings carried out his bat for 35 runs. The batting on the Town side was good, particularly that of Par- nell. Score: UNITED. W. Billington, b Buchanan 6 H. Oxborn, b Buchanan 27 W. Richardson, b Ratliff 3 E. Elkington, run out 15 J. Parnell, jun, b Reay 27 W. Beard, cThursby, b Reay.... 4 W. Over, not out 9 W. Mason, leg b w, b Ratliff .... 3 W. James, b Ratliff 0 Weston, c Campbell, b Buchanan 5 W. Collliis, cCampbell, bBuchanan 1 B 5,1 b 3, w b 3, n b 1 12 RUGBY CLUB. D. Campbell, c Mason, b Over .. 1 F. Caldecott, stElklngton, bOsbornl4 Capt Dundas, leg b w, b Osborn.. 4 T. O. Reay, c Collins, b Osborn.. 16 D. Buchanan, c Collins, b Over.. 6 T. Ratliff, not out 85 W. Ratllff, b Over 0 W. Thursby, c Over, b Elklngtou. 18 A. Thewles, b Osborn 6 H. Watson, c Weston, b Over.... 1 J. F. Starkey, b Osborn 0 B 9, w b 10, n b 1 20 Total 109 Total 121 In the second innings of the United, Billington scored ( b Ratllff) 2, Osborn ( b Reay) 4, Beard ( c Thursby, b Reay) 33, Over ( b Reay) 23; b 4, 1 b 2, w b 4— total 72. CRICKET AT UPPINGHAM SCHOOL. ALL OVER FIVE FEET ELEVEN INCHES V ALL UNDER. This match was played at Uppingham, on the School Ground on May 5 and 9, and was brought to an exciting finish in favour of the Anakims by four wickets, for whom Mr Knowles pulled it through by a magnificently played innings of 66 ( not out)— a seven, three sixes, off the slows, & c. Score: UNDER. 1st inn 2d inn D. Briggs, b Roupell 5 c Poole, b Roupell 1 C Alington, c Roupell, b Lucas 14 c Emson, b Roupell 0 S. French, c Emson, b Roupell 7 c Green, b Roup ill 14 M. Fitzgerald, b Roupell 5 c Emson, b Knowles .... 12 F. Foys, b Roupell 0 b Lucas 7 R. Fitzherbert, b Lucas 1 c Roupell, b Lucas 0 W. C. Cornish, run out 3 b Lucas 22 J. Wright, b Lucas 0 not out 2 B. Chllds, c Lucas, b Roupell 1 b Lucas 4 H. Noyes, b Roupell 6 c Emson, b Roupell 2 E. H. Chapman, not out 10 ( De Zoete) b Emson 16 B 18, 1 b 1, w b7 26 B19,1 b4, wbll .... 34 Total. — 78 Total — 114 OVER. X. Nevile, b Fitzgerald 6 H. R. Farmer, run out 2 K. Cowdell, c Noyes, b Briggs .. 0 C. Cawley, not out 0 Staffurth, b Briggs 6 B 6,1 b 6 12 Total 81 C. E. Green, b Briggs 9 A. Knowles. b Briggs 4 H. It. Emson, c Alington, b Fitz- gerald 1 T. Poole, run out 10 W. O. Lucas, c Noyes, b Fitz- gerald 30 J. II. Roupell, c French, b Fitz- gerald 1 In the second Innings of Over, Green scored ( run out) 7, Knowles ( not out) 66, Emson ( c French, b Briggs) 3, Poole ( b Fitzgerald) 2, Lucas ( b Briggs) 11, Roupell ( run out) 9, Nevile ( b Briggs) 3, Farmer ( not out) 10 b 3, w b 2— total 116. FUTURE CANTABS v THE WORLD. This match was played at Uppingham on the School Ground on May 8, and ended in an easy victory for the World by one innings and 20 runs. For the Cantabs, Messrs Green, Lucas, and Rou- pell were tlae principal scorers; while Mr Emson's 64 and Messrs Briggs and Alington's 21 and 28 were prominent for the World. The bowling of Mr Briggs was especially effective. Score: CANTABS. 1st, inn 2d inn S. French, b Briggs 13 c and b Emson 12 C. E. Green, c Knowles, b Briggs W. O. Lucas, b Briggs T. Poole, c De Zoete, b Briggs J. H. Roupell, b Fitzgerald R. Fitzherbert, runout J. Wright, c and b Briggs E. H. Chapman, b Briggs C. Cawley, run out F. Rowe, b Briggs H. R. Farmer, not out B 12, w b9 Total wo: F. Green, b Green 0 A. Knowles, c Poole, b Roupell.. 6 H. R. Emson, c Chapman, b Green. 64 D. Briggs, b Green 21 M. O. Fitzgerald, run out 16 C. Alington, run out 28 F. Boys, b Lucas 12 .. 85 runout 10 . 2 hit w, b Emsoa 20 . 6 b Briggs 2 .24 b Briggs 5 . 9 b Briggs 0 . 3 b Emson 6 . 0 b Briggs 0 . 7 c Briggs, b Emson 0 . 0 not out 1 . 0 c Knowles, b Briggs 1 .. 21 B 27, w b 7 34 .120 Total — 90 W. C. Cornish, b Green 7 W. De Zoete, b Roupell 15 B. Chllds, b Roupell 8 H. Noyes, not out 11 B 25, 1 b 5, W b 12 43 Total 231 KEIR HOUSE v W00DCGTE HOUSE. This match was played at Windlesham on May 6, and termi- nated in favour of the Woodcote House eleven. On the Keir House side the wicket- keeping of Murray was much admired, and the bowling of Ravenhill was very good, as was also that of C. B. Kendall on the Woodcote House side. The match was well con- tested, each side obtaining 60 in the first innings. Score : WOODCOTE HOUSE. 1st inn 2d inn R. B. Oliph& nt, cBorthwick, bRaveniiill 2 run out, 10 K. Walters, b Kavenhlll >.. 1 c Oliver, b aavenhill .... 0 A. Tomking, c Murray, b Ravenhill .. 17 b Raven hill 9 Rev C. B. Fenda'l, b Williams .7 b Williams 0 F. Maltby. b Williams 5 « Beavan, b Murray .... 3 J. C. Hodges, ifc Williams 3 e Oliver, b Ravenhlll .... 12 G. L. Blake, net out G b Ravenhill 0 G. S. C. Justice, b Williams 0 c Oliver, b Murray 0 A. B. Fforde, c- Beaven, b Ravenhill .. 0 b Ravenhill 5 A. M'Donald, c Oliver, b Ravenbill.... 1 b Rav& ihill 0 M. Churchill, cQ£ iver, bRavenhill.... 4 notout 3 B 4, 1 b 1, w b 9 14 B7, w b 9 16 ( Total — 60 Total ............— 58 KEIR ffiOUSE. 1st inn 2d inn W. Williams, b Fendall 16 l> Fendali 0 H. Morley, run out.... 1 bTomkins 4 Ravenhill, run out ..... 0 bTomkins 11 H. Murray, b Fendall 2 b Tomklns * O Borthwick. b Fendall ...... 2 c Tomkins, 0 Fendali.... O Beavan, b Tomkins 0 eBlake, b Fendall 1 Dunlop, b Tomfcins 2 not out 3 Armltage. b Tomkins 8 runout 1 Oliver, b Tomfeins ... 1 b Fendall 0 Baillle, b Fendall... ,.,,.. 5 bTomkins 0 R. Lewins, not out 2 bTomkins 5 " B12, 1 b 3, w b 6 ..... 21 B 5. w b 6 11 Total ^...- 60 Total - 86 ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN v TWENTY- TWO OF THE CLYSESBALE ( GLASGOW) AN » ONE BOWLER- MAY 14, 15, AJD 16.— The Eleven arrived in Glasgow on Wed- nesday morning, the 14th, after travelling all night from Sheffield, to contend against the above club, and a very formidable team they proved. We had occasion last year to notice the very marked improvement of the members of the Clydesdale Club, and this year they are no doubt better than last. Unfortunately the weather throughout was very unsettled, stopping the play so much that the game ended in a very exciting draw. If the palm is to be given to either we think it slightly in favour of the Clydesdale gentlemen. The Twenty- Two won the choice and placed the Eleven at the wickets. The total innings amounted to 77 runs, of which Parr scored 42, one drive being a sparkler out of the ground for 6. Others of the Eleven made long stands for their small scores, it being impossible to score fast; this finished the first day's play. The Glasgow Twenty- Two made 117 against the bowling of Tarrant, Tinley, Jackson, and Hay ward, the latter well on the spou Capt Bennett made some fine hits in his score of 22, by two fours, two threes, two twos, and singles. Mr Orr showed good cricket in his 9. Messrs Pattison, Leek, D. Duff, Lee, Slewart— in fact, all— showed a good style of cricket, heading the Eleven by 40 runs. A better form was observed in the Eleven after a night's rest, their second innings amounting to 102 runs, against the bowling of Lee, Campbell, and D. Duff. Willsher's 18 consisted of fourteen singles and two twos ; and Stephenson, 7, by a two and five singles, given run out. Hay ward caught, after five singles. Parr again played steadily and well for his 14. Tarrant a fine off- drive for four in his 6; Anderson some fine drives in his 15 ; and C; esar, in his innings of 21, was in capital trim, making some fine leg- hits ; Clarke, in his 10, made some good drives. Jackson again not out. The inn- ings closed about two o'clock, leaving the Twenty- two 63 runs to make to win. After waiting for a heavy shower to pass, Jackson and Hay ward commenced the bowling. Capt Bennett made a splendid leg- hit for four, another for three, and two drives for three each; his 13 were made very quickly, in about five minutes. Mr M'Neill was finely stumped by Stephenson. Connochie made 9 in a very excellent manner. 56 runs were made, when time was called, leaving 7 runs to make and four wickets to go down. Score: ENGLAND. 1st inn 2d inn G. Tarrant, c Orr, b Campbell 1 J. Jackson, b Campbell 4 J. ltowbotham, c Stewart, b Lee 3 T. Hayward, c Ross, b Campbell 0 G. Anderson, c Miller, b Campbell.... 1 G. Parr, b Shaw H. H. Stephenson, c Pattison, b Lee J. Cassar, b Lee A. Clarke, c Leek, b Lee R. C. Tinley, c Orr, b Shaw E. Wlllsher, not out No ball Total b Lee 7 not out 3 b Campbell 1 c M'Pherson, b Lee 5 b Campbell 15 42 c M'Allistef, b Lee 14 8 runout...; 7 3 bl>. Duff 21 5 c Webster, b Campbell .. 10 3 cCampbell, b D. Duff.... 0 6 c Gardner, b D. Duff .... 18 1 Wide ball 1 — 77 Total — 102 GLASGOW. Miller, c Tinley, b Hayward .... 3 Capt Bennett, c Stephenson, b Jackson 22 Orr, c Tarrant, b Jackson 9 Swann, b Hayward 0 Pattison, b Hayward 10 Gardner, c Tinley, b Hayward .. 1 Webster, fo Jackson 5 Leek, b Tarrant 13 Tennant, b Tarrant 3 D. Duff, b Hayward 11 Ross, b Tarrant 0 M'Neill, c Tinley, b Hayward .. 0 M'Pherson, b Tarrant 0 Lee, cand b Hayward 12 In the second innings of Glasgow, Miller scored ( leg b w, b Jackson) 0, Bennett ( b Jackson) 13. Orr ( b Jackson) 9, Swann ( b Jackson) 0, Pattison ( c Hayward, b Jackson) 0, Gardner ( not out) 0, Webster ( b Jackson) 0, Leek ( b Hayward) 4, Tennant ( b Jackson) 0, D. Duff ( b Hay- ward) 1, Ross ( b Jacksou) 4, M'Neill ( at Stephenson, b Jackson) 0, M'Pherson ( st Stephenson, b Jackson) ft, Connochie ( b Hayward) 9, Lee ( notout) 6, Shaw( b Hayward) 1, Buchanan ( b Hayward) 3, Stewart ( b Jackson) 0, J. Duff ( b Hayward) 2; b 3,1 b 1— total 56. Connochie, c Willsher, b Hay- ward 5 Shaw, c Rowbotham, b Hay- ward 6 Col Buchanan, run out 0 Stawart, c C « sar, b Hayward .. 12 Edwards, leg b w, b Jackson.... 2 M'AUister, cTinley, b Jackson.. 4 J. Duff, notout 0 Campbell, c Stephenson, b Hay- ward 0 L b 4, w b 1 5 Total 117 ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN v TWENTY- TWO OF BIR- KENSHAW, BRADFORD, AND DISTRICT. This match took place on Monday, May 18, arid twofollowing days. At the termination, on Wednesday, the Eleven were victorious by 30 runs. The weather was bitterly cold, greatcoats being more in request than cricket jackets. On the part of the Eleven, first in- nings, Wilsher, Clarke, Hayward, and Parr, did good service against the bowling of Hodgson and Daniels, very straight. The former bowler took eight wickets. The fielding of the Twenty- two might be improved. The total amounted to 88 runs. The Bir- kenshaw team scored 73 in the first innings, Jackson and Will- sher bowling both well on the spot. Dawson of Bradford played a good innings of 28, the only double figure. The Eleven's second innings amounted to the same number as the Twenty- two's first — 73 runs. G- reenwood and Hodgson bowled, and a few overs by Mr Walker of Halifax. Hayward made 33 this innings, and Robotham the other double figure. On Wednesday the required number of runs, 88 to tie, by the Twenty- two, could not be ob- tained, against the slows of Tinley and Jackson, who had to bowl against a strong north- easter, a regular stiff ' un. Dawson and Horner made double figures, leaving the Eleven winners by 13 runs. Mr Aekroyd, the great supporter of the game here, enter- tained the Eleven at lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday. Score: ALL ENGLAND. 1st inn 2d inn G. Tarrant, c Walker, b Hodgson .... 2 b Greenwood 3 E. Willsher, c Scott, b Daniel 15 st Greenwood, b Hodgson 5 A. Clarke, b Hodgson 11 c Daniel, b Hodgson .... 0 T. Hayward, c Raper. b Daniel 17 b Hodgson 33 G. Parr, not out 22 b Hodgson 4 G. Anderson, c Dawson, b Hodgson .. 0 b Hodgson 0 J. Cajsar, b Hodgson 1 b Walker 1 H. H. Stephenson, c and b Hodgson .. 1 b Hodgson 6 J. Jackson, c Dockray, b Hodgson — 12 not out 3 J. Rowbotham, cDaniel, bHodgson.. 1 runout 10 R. C. Tinley, c Lascelles, b Hodgson .. 4 b Greenwood 1 Lbl, wbl 2 Wide balls 7 Total.. — 88 Total — 73 BIRKENSHAW. 1st inn 2d inn B. " Walker, b Jackson 0 b Jackson 1 E. Scott, b Willsher 4 c Parr, b Jackson 1 L. Greenwood, b Jackson 4 c Hayward, b Tinley .... 1 Joseph Thewlls, b Willsher 0 b Tinley 0 Hon G. E. Lascelles, b Willsher 0 b Jackson 0 John Thewlls, c and b Wlllsher 6 c Ctesar, b Tinley 0 E. Dawson, b Willsher 28 b Jackson 11 W. Shotton, c and b Willsher 0 b Jackson 3 Horner, b Jackson 4 leg b w, b Tinley 11 Parsons, b Willsher 0 b Tinley 3 W. Hal ton, cand b Jackson 2 c Parr, b Tinley 7 Wadsworth, b Jackson 6 cStephenson, b Jackson.. 6 G. Mason, c Hayward, b Jackson .... 1 c Hayward, b Tinley .... 1 M. Hillas, b Jackson 4 c Parr, b Tinley 1 I. Hall, b Wlllsher 2 b Jackson 2 W. Daniel, c Stephenson, b Willsher .. 5 b Tinley 1 I. Hodgson, b Willsher 0 c Clarke, b Tinley 1 B. Raper, c Parr, b Jackson 3 b Jackson 4 H. Lister, b Willsher 0 st Stephenson, b Tinley.. 0 J. Fox. b Willsher 0 b Jackson 0 C. Cooper, leg b w, b Jackson 1 c and b Tinley 0 W. Daniel, not out 0 not out 0 Byes 3 Bl, 1 b3 4 Total — 73 Total — 58 CRICKET AT CAMBRIDGE. TRINITY v CAIUS. This match was played at the Trinity Ground on Monday, May 11, and was decided by the first innings in favour of Trinity by 18 runs. Score: TRINITY. W. H. A. Truell, run out 0 E. Wynne, b Winslow 12 S. F. Cleasby, c Crossthwaite, b Seton 7 A. J. M'Neill, run out 5 J. Edwards, run out 4 R. M. Bray, b Winslow 20 T. N. Rowsell, c Cocksedge, b Winslow 24 J. A. Crulkshank, b Seton 24 H. Dodington, b Seton 6 J. L. Mansfield, cWinslow. b Ash. 36 R. Box, not out 2 Byes, & c 17 Total 157 BOX, CAIUS. W. H. Crosthwaite, b Wynne J. Cunningham, run # ut .. E. P. Ash, c Rowsell, b Box F. Bulkeley, b Box H. Seton, b Box W. H. Evans, b Box 17 Foster, run out 16 C. G. Croft, st CIcasby, b Wynne. ll C. D. Winslow, b Wynne 9 Lang, c Cleasby, b Wynne 2 T. A. J. Cocksedge, not out Byes & c 21 Total. CHELTENHAM v R. A. COLLEGE ( CIRENCESTER), This match was played at Cheltenham on May 13, and re- sulted in an easy win for the Cheltenham gentlemen. For Cheltenham Messrs Brindley and Cooper each played a brilliant innings, the former gentleman of 202 notoriety ( but whose brother, Mr F. B., had the credit of making that great score last season) played another of his hard- hitting innings. For the Col- lege, Coleman, as usual, scored rapidly while it lasted, and Messrs Davies and Kennedy played carefully and well for their respective scores. The return match will be played at Cirencester on May 23. CHELTENHAM. 1st inn 2d inn B. B. Cooper, hit w, b Filgate 28 c Witts, b Wright 51 G. Hodge, c Jackson, b Howman 5 c and b Filgate 0 T. Brindley, not out 61 c Witts, b Howman 22 Capt Coninghum, b Wright 3 b Filgate 9 E. S. Morris, b Wright 0 c Iiivington, b Wright .. 2 A. Tickell, b Filgate 7 st Filgate, b Wright .... 6 F. Jessop, b Filgate 6 b Wright 8 A. Abercrombie, b Wright 6 c Jackson, b Filgate .... 0 H. Edson, b Filgate 8 not out 6 W. M'Pherson, b Fllgate 1 c Rivington, b Filgate .. 0 P. W. Tibbs, c Godman, b Filgate .... 0 b Wright 0 B2, lb 1, Wb3 6 B 3, w b 3 6 Total — 131 Total — 105 R. A. COLLEGE. 1st inn 2d inn A. E. Davies, c Abercrombie, b Tickell21 b Brindley 6 L. Filgate, b Jessop 5 b Brindley 0 11. Howman, b Coningham 0 hit w, b Brindley 7 T. Kennedy, b Jessop 15 st Brindley, b Cooper.... 0 E. J. Wright, b Jessop 2 c Cooper, b Brindley .. .. 12 J. Coleman, c and b Cooper 19 b Cooper 6 G. Godman, b Brindley 4 not out 10 H. Rivington, b Cooper 1 leg b w, b Jessop 7 S. Monck, b Brindley 3 b Brindley 1 R. Jackson, run out 2 notout II F. Witts, not out 0 b Cooper 0 B 5, w b 8 13 B 3, 1 b 2, w b 3 8 Total — 85 Total — 68 BURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL v ASHLEY CLUB. This match was played at Ashley on May 4, and resulted in an easy victory for Bury. Rev Cooke played well for Ashley, and Messrs J. H. Marshall, Shaw, Gilly, and Wayman for Bury. ASHLEY. 1st inn 2d Inn W. Bocock, c Marshall, b Thompson .. 6 b Thompson 0 G. Doblto, b Marshall 32 c Graham, bThompson.. 4 Rev C. Cooke, not out 52 hit w, b Thompson 10 S. Gardner, c Tyson, b Marshall 0 leg b w, b Marshall 9 W. Gardner, c Tyson, b Thompson .... 0 c Graham, b Marshall .. 0 F. Hammond, c A. Gedge, b Marshall.. 0 c and b Marshall 3 E. King, b Thompson 2 c. A. Gedge, b Thompson 1 T. Silverstou, b Marshall 0 not out 0 F. Parsons, c Marshall, b Thompson .. 6 c A. Gedge, b Thompson. 9 W. King, b Thompson 1 c Shaw, b Marshall 2 F. Parsons, b Marshall 4 b Thompson 0 B6, wbl 7 Bl, lbl 2 Total — 110 Total — 40 BURY. P. K. Fyson, b S. Gardner A. Graham, cE. King, b Hammond 0 G. Shaw, b Bocock 27 J. II. Marshall, b S. Gardner.. .. 60 G. Thompson, b Bocock 0 A. Gedge, c W. King. b S. Gardner 0 J. Collins, c Parsons, b S. Gardner 0 Total In the second innings of Bury, G. Thompson scored ( not out) 4, Josllng ( not out) 1— total 5. C. Gllly, c W. King, bS. Gardner. 18 S. Wayman, run out 14 E. Gedge, c W. King, b S. Gardner 0 R. Josling, not out 1 B 15, w b 9, n b 1 25 .. 146 BEAUMARIS SCHOOL v ROYAL ANGLESEA MILITIA. This match was played at Beaumaris on May 9. Score: SCHOOL. Dr Hill, b Bethell 10 Whistler, run out 0 G. Hill, b Bethell 16 A. Hill, b Barker 3 H. Hughes, c Carey, b Bethell .. 14 Nicholls, notout 16 Humphreys, b Barker 0 MILITIA. Bethell. b A. Hill Lieut Cary, b Whistler... Bromley, b Whistler 0 Thomas, hit w, b A. Hill 5 Wright, run out 16 R. Hughes, b Bethell 0 C. Jones, run out 0 J. Roberts, c Carey, b Barker ,. 0 B17,1 bl, wb3 21 Lieut Jacobs, b Whistler — Barker, b Whistler Sergeant Matthews, b A. Hill Jones, run out Davies, b Whistler Martin, cDr Hill, b A. Hill . Rowlands, not out B 1. w b 1 Total Total 96 1st Inn 2d inn ... 2 b Whistler' 0 ... 0 b A. Hill 3 b A. Hill 0 b Whistler 1 4 b Whistler 0 0 c Dr Hill, b Whistler .... 16 1 b Whistler 4 2 b A. Hill 3 0 b Whistler 0 0 not out 0 1 leg b w, b Whistler ...... 3 2 B 4, w b 2 6 - 17 Total - 36 The Sehool thus being victorious, with 43 runs to spare. PORTSMOUTH" GARRISON v ELEVEN OF ISLE OF WIGHT. This match was played at the East Hants Ground, Soutfasea, Portsmouth, 011 Friday, May 8. Score: GARRISON. Lieut Elphlnstone, < e Green, b Kay 18 Lieut Elmhirst, b Martin 42 Lieut Aldridge, b Kay 12 Lieut Ireland, b Case. 6 Lieut Campbell. b Hyslop 1 Lieut Truell, b Case 46 Capt Campion, run out..... 0 Lieut N. Pauli. hit w, bCese .... 17 Lieut Smyth, c Wheeler,- b Gresn 0 Capt ltochfort, b Kay, 0 Lfeut Hardy, not out.. -. 14 , B 36, 1 b 9, W b 13,., : 58 . XQtal . m ISLE OF WIGHT. Pierce, run © ut 2 H. Hyslop. c Rochfort, b Hardy. 7 J. W. Green, b Rochfort 36 Lieut Kay, b Roehfort 0 G. H. Case, b Rochfort 0 Lieut Farquharson, run out .... 5 Capt Graeme, c Aldridge, b Roehfort 0 Williams, b Rochfort 9 J. Martin, c and b Elphinstone.. 0 WDeeler. candbElphinstone.... 0 Gooidrlch, not out 0 B\ 5, wb5 10 MORNINGTON v REGENT'S PARK COLLEGE. This match was played at Holford House Ground on Saturday, May 9. Score: MORNINGTON. 1st inn 2d inn W. H. Horwood, b Tymmes 1 c Tvmmes, b Peppercorn. 9 W. Buckeridge, b Tymmes 0 c Coxeter, b Peppercorn.. 1 D. C. Griffith, b Peppercorn ........... 2 bTymmes 3 R. Barton, c Craig, b Peppercorn. 5 b Peppercorn 3 H. Buckeridge, b Peppercorn 25 bTymmes 1 W. C. Strong, bPeppercorn 0 bTymmes 3 T. Read, b Peppercorn 2 b Tymmes 2 H. Conder, b Peppercorn 3 b Tymmes 3 H. Read, bTymmes 0 runout 2 J. Osborne, b Tymmes 0 VV. Absolon, not out 1 B 5,1 b 2, w b 2 9 Total — 4 not out 1 notout 0 B 9, 1 b 1, w b 4 14 8 Total — 47 COLLEGE, Jardin, runout 13 Craig, b H. Buckeridge 1 Stubbins, b W. Buckeridge.. ..,. 12 Tymmes. leg b w, b H. Buckeridge 2 Peppercorn, c Barton, b H. Buckeridge 3 Coxeter, b H. Buckeridge 0 Hough, b H. Buckeridge 2 Wenger, b W. Buckeridge 0 Clark, b W. Buckeridge 4 Anderton, not out 4 Willis, b H. Buckeridge 2 B15,1 b 2, w b 5 22 Total 65 PRO- BLACKHEATH MORDEN v BLACKHEATH PRIETARY SCHOOL. This match was played at Blackheath on May 2, and was closely contested, the B. P. 8. winning by 14 runs. The unfavourable state of the ground prevented any large scores. Messrs Thompson and Edgar, Airy, Gordon, and Chichester played well for their respective sides, and the bowling of Messrs Anderson and Pearse told well against their opponents. Score: MORDEN. J. Thompson, b Anderson 15 Pearse, c Eyre, b Anderson 0 Mams, b Anderson 2 M. Protheroe, b Anderson 2 Edgar, run out Prior, c Maddock, b Anderson Fox, c Maddock, b Anderson.. M'Creight, c Eyre, b Dawes .. Valentine, b Anderson Gordon, b Anderson C. Sutherland, not out B 3, w b 4, n b 1 Total, SCHOOL. Elliott, b M'Creight 1 Maddock, c Pearse, b M'Creight. 6 Airy, b Pearse 16 Barlow, c Edgar, b M'Creight .. 9 Eyre, c Prior, b Pearse 3 Anderson, b M'Creight 1 Gordon, c Valentine, b Pearse ., 11 Dawes, b Pearse 1 Rivaz, st Protheroe, b Pearse.... 5 Chichester, not out 10 C. Smith, c Prior, b Pearse...... 2 B7,1 bl, w b 3 11 Total. ROYAL REGIMENT v BUFFS. This match was played at Aldershott on Wednesday, May 6, and ended in a victory for the Royals in one innings and 42 runs to spare. Score : BUFFS. 1st inn 2d inn J. R. Trevillian, b Maxwell 0 b Maxwell 3 F. Jones, b Maxwell 3 c Brooke, b Roberts 1 H. D. Harrison, b Maxwell 5 Capt flobson, c Bonner, b Roberts .... 4 Hughes, st Maxwell, b Roberts 10 Capt Stewart, b Maxwell.. W. Daubeny. b Maxwell C. Somerset, b Maxwell Serg Downes, not out Capt Letts, c Thompson, b Burnett.... Capt Anley, b Maxwell B 8,1 b 3, w b 2. 13 Total — 62 ROYAL REGIMENT. b Maxwell leg b w, b Maxwell c and b Roberts b Roberts b Maxwell not out leg b w, b Roberts b Maxwell b Roberts B 5, w b 4 0 Total — 40 Capt White, c Anley, b Harrison 5 G. W. Thompson, c Harrison, b Hobson 13 H. J. Burnett, b Hughes 22 Capt M'Guire, c Jones, b Hobsonl3 J. H. Maxwell, run out 36 F. C. II. Brooke, b Downes 34 R. L. Roberts, b Hughes 18 J. Fawcett, c Jones, b Hobson .. 4 G. Paterson, b Downes 8 W. White, not out 1 Private Bonner, c Hughes, b Harrison 3 B 4, w b 3 7 Total 144 OFFICERS v NON- COM OFFICERS AND MEN 1ST BATT 5TH FUSILIERS. This match was played at Aldershott on May 9, and time not, permitting it to be finished, it was decided by the first innings in favour of the Officers. Score: 1st inn OFFICERS. Col Master, b Denyer 38 H. Bathe, c Downey, b Hilton 0 E. Drew, c Sibley, b Bullard 3 Capt Bigge, c Denyer, b Bullard 8 J. Toppiu, b Bullard 21 Capt Townshend, run out 5 Capt Chapman, b Bullard 0 J. Marker, c Sibley, b Denyer 2 II. Clutterbuck, b Bullard 0 H. Miles, b Denyer W. Darley, not out B 11,1 b 1, w b 10 2d inn b Bullard 4 b Bullard 3 b Bullard 6 b Bullard 26 b Bullard 3 b Hilton 26 b Hilton 1 c and b Bullard 4 not out 4 0 not out 0 0 leg b w, b Bullard 4 22 Bl, wbl 2 Total — 99 Total — 83 NON- COM OFFICERS AND MEN. Private Pratt, b Marker Private Downey, b Marker 1 Private Bullard, c Blgge, b Darley 3 Corp Ryan, b Marker 8 Serg Le Fevre, c Drew, b Darley 0 Private Denyer. c Miles, b Darley 7 Private Tabbot, b Darley 9 Private Goddard, run out 0 Corp Cook, c Toppin, b Marker.. 0 Private Wady, cToppin, b Darley 0 Private Sibley, not out 2 Bll, lb 4, wbll 26 Total ......... .... 57 60TH RIFLES v R. A. OF THE SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICT. This match was played at the East Hants Ground, Southsea, Portsmouth, on Saturday, May 9. Score: 60TH RIFLES. Lieut Gosling, b Campbell Ensign Bailie, 0 Ireland 3 Lieut Moseley, c Ireland, b Campbell 5 Lieut R. D. Elphinstone, c Long- den, b Ireland 8 Lieut Pauli, c Campbell, b Ire- land 5 Lieut Hardy, leg b w, b Ireland.. 30 Lieut Farmer, b Campbell 16 ROYAL ARTILLERY. Serg- Major Coeke, c E. John- stone, b Ireland 1 Lieut Fryer, b Campbell 8 Lieut Powyskeck, c and b Camp- bell 1 Lieut Morriss, not out 2 B10, lb 4, wb2 16 Capt H. Johnstone, c Hardy, b Moseley 9 Lieut Duncan, b Hardy 4 Lieut Ireland, c Fryer, b Moseley 5 Lieut Bent, b Moseley 0 Lieut F. Johnstone, b Hardy.... 6 Lieut Campbell, b Moseley 25 Lieut Pennethorne, b Elphlnstone30 Major Williams, notout 15 Col Longdon, b Hardy 0 Lieut E. Johnstone, b Ilardy.... 0 Capt E. Cockburn, leg b w, b Hardy 0 B 5,1 b 6, w b 4, n b 3 18 Total .11 BOCONNOC v ROYAL ARTILLERY. This match was played on Thursday, May 7, on the New Ply- mouth Grounds, between the above elevens, and was de- cided in favour of the latter by the first innings. The Fates were most propitieus, and the ground in such order as to leave nothing to be desired. During the afternoon there was a large and fashion- able attendance, and we have every reason to believe the noble game will be well supported during the ensuing summer. Capt Suttie sustained the reputation of Boconnoc by a well- played in- nings of 19 ( not out), and 38. On the other side Mr Townsend's 49 was a brilliant display of hitting, consisting of one seven, four fours, three threes, seven twos and singles. Mr Dickerson also played well for 33. It will be seen below that the bowling of Capt O'Hara was well on the mark, and we must not omit a splendid left- handed catch made by Mr Hutchinson. Score : BOCONNOC. M. Collier, c Wright, b O'Hara.. 0 CaptBarnett, cNicholaon, bO'Hara 0 Cai) tColeridge, cWright, b O'Hara 5 J. Carpenter, b O'Hara 10 T. Glancy, cand b O'Hara 0 Capt Suttie, not out 19 W. Yeo, b O'Hara 2 Rev F. Curgenven, b O'Hara.... 1 Hon T. Boscawen, b O'Hara — 0 G. Pole, c Hutchinson, b O'Hara. 0 Rev S. Warner, b Hutchinson .. 1 B 2,1 b 1, w b 8 11 Total • ROYAL ARTILLERY. H. Bond, c Coleridge, b Yeo .. .. 15 S. Dickerson, c Coleridge, bCollier33 S. Nicholson, b Suttie 7 F. Roberts, b Suttie 7 A. Townsend, b Collier 49 W. Wright, not out 14 W. Hutchinson, b Suttie 0 J. Sandeman, run out 6 R. Hare, b Boscawen 5 Capt O'Hara, b Boscawen 0 T. Hamilton, c Warner, b Collier 1 B 6,1 b 4, w b 6 16 Total 49 Total 153 In the second innings of Boconnoc, Suttie obtained ( c and b Townsend) i. Collier ( c and b O'Hara) 2, Glance ( leg b w, b Hutchinson) 1, Barnet. t ( b O'Hara) 10, Coleridge ( b Sandemanj 13, Carpenter ( b Sandeman) 0, Yeo ( b Townsend) 9, Curgenven ( not out) 9, Pole ( not out) 4; b 8, w b 7— total 96. OFFICERS AND N. C. OFFICERS v SAPPERS 22D COMPANY R. E. This match was played at Portsmouth on Saturday, May 9, and resulted in the victory of the Sappers by seven runs on the first in- nings, time not permitting the second innings of both sides to be played out. Score: OFFICERS AND N. C. OFFICERS. 1st inn 2dinn Colour- Serg S. Cole, c M'Donald, bDibb 5 c and b Riley 5 Corp W. Brown, b Dibb 5 a Holroyd 20 Lieut A. H. Kildahl, c Brady, b Dibb., 17 c Dibb, b White 57 Corp J. Redhouse, b Dibb 1 b Riley 0 ' ' 0 0 0 0 Corp J. G. Bateman, run out 2 b Holroyd. Corp W. Thompson, b Dibb Lieut H. H. Baker, b Dibb 0 Corp B. Mann, leg b w, b Riley 0 Corp J. Brookbanks, not oat 7 Corp J. Bass, bDibb 12 Corp E. Haynes, c White, b Riley .... 0 Byes 5 Total.. — 57 SAPPERS. b Holroyd c and b Holroyd b Holroyd run out 0 run out 1 notout 0 B 17,1 b 2, w b 2 21 To fail — 104 W. White, b Brown 15 R. Shread, st Kildahl, b Brown.. 0 A. Dibb, b Kildahl 3 T. Riley, b Kildahl 12 T. Brady, b Brown 0 C. Holroyd, cBrookbanks. bBrown 8 C. Page, st Redhouse, b Kildahl.. 7 W. Gridley, not out 11 J. Kowe, b Brown 0 J. Bird, b Brown 4 J. M'Donald, b Brown 0 Byes 4 Totai .. In the second innings of the Sappers, White scored ( b Kildahl) 1, Dibb ( b Brown) 0. Riley ( b Brown) 13, Bra^ v ( b Kildahl) 0, Holroyd ( not out) 18, Page ( b Brown) 2, Gridley ( not out) 8; byes 2- total 44. CRICKET AT WOOLWICH GARRISON. SUBALTERNS v OTHER RANKS. This was the opening match of the season, and was played on April 23, at Woolwich, the Subalterns totally defeated. Score : OTHER RANKS. Maj C. F. Roberts, b Wallace .. 8 Maj Godby, b Wallace .... a .... 3 Capt Smith, b Walkey 11 CaptC. B. Brackenbury, run out 7 Capt Decie, b Walkey 2 CaptBaker, legb w, b Wallace.. 19 E. Glbbs, not out 52 Capr Doyne, b Walkey 0 Maj A. C. Johnson, runout .... 7 Maj Talbot, run out 6 Col Johnson, absent 0 B18,1 b 1, w b 13 32 Total 147 SUBALTERNS. Lieut Taylor, c Doyne, b Baker.. 4 Lieut Alexander, b Baker 3 Lieut Brackenbury, c Smith, b Johnson 7 Lieut Wallace, b Baker 3 Lieut Walkey, run out 3 Lieut Greer, not out 25 Lieut O'Callaghan, b Decle 1 Lieut Brown, b Decie 0 Lieut Lockhart, b Gibbs 4 Lieut Major, c Doyne, b Decle .. 3 Lieut Tremlett, absent 0 B 13, w b 12 25 Total 78 ROYAL GUN FACTORIES v NON- COM OFFICERS ROYAL ARTILLERY. This match was played at Woolwich on Saturday, May 9, and ended in a victory for the Royal Gun Factories in one innings, with 15 runs to spare. Score : 1st inn 2d inn b Lister ROYAL ARTILLERY. Serg Fox, b White Serg M'Canlls, b White Serg Crose, c Bell, b Lister Serg White, b Lister Corp Bennett, b White Corp I^ dsham, leg b w, b Lister Serg Sandaver, b White Corp Spence, b White.. 7 c Stevens, b Lister ... 0 c Stevens, b Clarke ,.. 8 b Clarke 4 run out 2 leg b w, b Lister 6 b Clarke 0 not out. Corp Ward, b White 0 c Stevens, b Lister 1 Serg Garlick, not out 6 leg b w, b White 5 Serg Leman, b White 3 c Harper, b Lister 0 Lbl, wbl 2 Bl, wb4 5 Total — 42 Total — 30 FACTORIES. Crawford, b M'Canlis 4 Seacombe, b Ledsham 4 Rickards, c Sandaver, b M'Canlis 6 Clarke, c M'Canlis, b Garlick.. .. 19 Stevens, b Garlick 0 Jolley, leg b w, b M'Canlls 1 Harper, c White, b M'Canlis .... 10 Lister, c and b Ledsham 11 Dormon, b M'Canlis White, not out 0 Bell, b M'Canlis 0 B 8,1 b 2, w b 22 32 Total 87 FRESHWATER v ROYAL ARTILLERY ( 7TII BATTERY) This match was played at Afton on May 9. Owing to the want of practice on both sides, particularly the R. A.' s, the scoring was not very extensive. Freshwater, as may be seen below, was vic- torious, being materially assisted, as the initiated will perceive, by their emergencies, whose sublimity of form has caused their names to be written among the heavenly bodies. Score: FRESHWATER. T. Cotton, not out 4 * Coates, b Browne 0 * Woods, c Brammtng* b Browne 0 * Dodd. b Browne 0 B7, lbl, wbl4 22 Total F. Isaacson, c Bramming, b Shoe- smith Urry, b Shoesmith 6 Spray, b Bridges 6 B. Cotton, b Shoesmith 0 G. L. Tottenham, b Browne — 34 W. F. Lawrence, b Shoesmith .. 3 Locke, c Bland, b Shoesmith — 0 * Emergencies. ROYAL ARTILLERY. 1st inn Corp Shoesmith, b Cotton 10 b Isaacson G unner Bland, b Cotton 4 run eut Gunner Laird, b Isaacson 0 c Dodd, b Isaacson. Lieut Bridges, b Cotton 0 leg b w, b Cotton ... Ciunner Browne, c Spray, b Isaacson .. 1 b Cotton .96 2d inn Bomb Lawrence, b Isaacson 1 Gunner Bramming, run out 1 Gunner Robinson, leg b w, b Isaacson 1 Gunner Brammall. b Isaacson 4 Lieut Parlby, leg b w. b Cotton 1 Gunner Shipman, not out 0 L bl, wb2, nbl 4 • mtx. -: 27 b Isaacson 1 b Cotton 6 c Locke, b Cotton 1 not out 3 c Spray, b Cotton 0 b Isaacson 4 B 7, w b 2 9 KING'S COLLEGE v X Y Z. This match was played at Lord's en Saturday, May 9, and re- sulted in favour of King's College, principally through the fine hitting of Messrs Salter, Tanner, and Clarke, though the first six wickets fell for 32 runs. Messrs Hall, O'Neil, Abrahams, and Mellor played very steadily for the X Y Z. Score: X Y Z. | KING'S COLLEGE. H. P. Hewitt, c Meyrick, b Hall. 6 E. Hall, c Hall, b Abrahams .... 1 A. J. O'Neil, b Caudy 14 P. L. Phillips, b Abrahams 0 J. Ditchburn, b Mannings 1 C. Mellor, b J. Ditchburn 1 G. P. Field, b Mannings 3 W. S. Meyrick, b J. Ditchburn.. 3 * A. Mellor, b Mannings 13 1 C. E. Hensley, b J. Ditchburn .. 0 A. Hall, c Phillips, b Salter .... 25 R. N. Clarke, c Mellor, b J. Ditch- T. S. Abrahams, hit w, b Salter. .14 : burn W. Ditchburn, b Hall * W. C. N. C. Jones, b Hall 1 M. Lindo, b Hall 0 KeyBor, not out 0 B 23,1 b 5, w b 12 40 Total .118 * Emergencies. G. Mannings, run out 9 J. H. Salter, c Jones, b O'Neil . .53 T. L. Tanner, not out 42 R. E. Caudy, b J. Dirchburn .... 10 E. A. Gray, run out 2 B 45,1 b 14, w b 10, n b 12... .81 Total 219 WIMBLEDON SCHOOL v BRUCE CASTLE. This match was played at Tottenham on May 9, and ended in favour of Wimbledon by nine runs on the first innings. Bruce Castle were deprived ot the services of Mr Hill in the second in- nings. owing to a severe cut on the hand received while attempt- 1' n a a hard catch. Score: BRUCE CASTLE. 1st inn 2d inn Hill, b Gyll 0 absent 0 Fortun, c Duthy, b Gyll 2 c L'Amv, b Whltaker.... 7 Baker, c Griffiths, b Gyll 11 b Whitaker 4 Skinner, c Gyll, b Whltaker 1 b Whitaker 7 D. Muir, b L'Amy 14 b Whitaker 9 De Maucha, b Gyll 0 runout 14 Dodd, b Whltaker 0 " ~ Echenlque, b L'Amy 17 Dixon, run out 0 Slnisterra, b L'Amy 1 Hlbbert, not out 1 B6, lb 2, wb7, nbl 16 Total ..- 59 Total WIMBLEDON SCHOOL. E. G. Gyll, legb w, b Dixon .... 4 F. H. Cruickshank, b Dixon 3 H. T. Dealtry, b Dixon 2 H. Wells, runout 29 E. Duthy, run out 11 b Cruickshank 4 run out 9 leg b w, b Gyll 0 not out 0 b Gyll 0 B 13,1 b 2, w b 9, n b 2.26 J. R. L'Amy, st Baker, b Skin- ner 5 W. F. Riddell, b Skinner 0 A. E. Ward, b Skinner 0 B 2,1 b 2, w b 2 6 A » S. Griffiths, c Baker, b Skinner 6 F. C. Whitaker, ruu out l Total. Hon F. W. Shore, not out 1 In the second Innings of Wimbledon School. Gyll scored ( b Skinner) 0, Dealtry ( run out) 16, Wells ( notout) 3, Duthy ( legb w, b Skinner) 4, Whitaker ( not out) 4, Shore lb Dixon) 13; b 2,1 b 1— total 43. EAST SURREY v KING'S COLLEGE. This match was played at the Rosemary Branch Ground, Peck- ham, on Thursday, May 14, the East Surrey following up their last year's success by again winning this, their first match of the season, in one innings and twelve runs. The batting of Messrs Hawkins, Raynes, and Hibberd for the East Surrey, and Messrs Miller and Hall for the King's College, was remarkably good, and the fielding of the East Surrey was without a fault. Score: KING'S COLLEGE. A. J. O'Neill, b Howsin E. Hall, b Williams J. II. Salter, c Green, b Howsin C. Mellor, b Williams Tanner, ruu out Calthorpe, b Williams Mannings, c Raynes, b Hibberd R. N. Clarke, b Williams W. H. Mackinnin, b Raynes ... P. L. Phillips, c Howsin, b Raynes. W. G. Merrick, not out. 2 B 4, 1 b 2, w b 2 8 Total —! 1st inn ... 4 c and b Howsin ... 11 notout ... 1 st Hibberd, b Raynes ... 19 b Hibberd ... 7 b Haden ... 11 b Raynes ... 3 b Howsin 3 ... 0 b Raynes 5 ... 2 st Hibberd, b Raynes.... 0 c and b Haden 1 c and b Raynes 6 B 1,1 b 1 2 : Total — 49 2d inn .... 0 .... 20 . 1 . 0 .10 . 1 E. C. Haden, b Manning .. A. R. Hawkins, b Hall 33 W. Hibberd, b Manning 21 E. A. Ilowsin, b Hall 0 T. A. Raynes, c Salter, b Hall .. 32 G. Harrison, b Salter Q A. Knox, c Phillips, b Hall 4 EAST SURREY. H. William ® , b Hall A. Mockett, not out H. Green, leg b w, b Hall O. Rofl'ey, c and b Salter . B 5, w b 16 Total SOUTH ESSEX v DINGLEY DELL. This match was played at Upton on May 2, and, being a one day's match, it was decided by the first innings, in which Essex were twelve runs ahead. Score : SOUTH ESSEX. H. Upcher, b Walpole 15 E. N. Buxton, c and b Wiikinson44 A. Wilson, b Walpole 7 S. Hoare, b Walpole 14 F. Streatfield, b Walpole 2 H. Alexander, b Walpole 4 8. G. Buxton, c Wilkinson, b Walpole 55 DINGLEY DELL. G. Pargy, c Fenton, b Walpole.. 0 C. L. Buxton, run out 20 G. Fowler, b Wilkinson 0 Capt Banes, not out 0 B 5, 1 b 2, W b 3 10 Total E. Seymour, leg b w, b Hoare .. 6 A. Wilkinson, c Hoare, b Alex- ander 49 W. Latham, b Pargy 0 R. Munro. st E. N. Buxton, b Alexander 29 A. Rutter, c Alexander, b Wilsonll C. Follett, b Alexander 0 M. Fenton, b Alexander 11 W. Deverell, c C. L. Pargy F. Viger, c E. N. Pargy E. Evans, b Pargy .. H. Walpole, not out B14,1 b 4, w b 3 .... 151 Buxton, b 12 Buxton, b 0 Total 139 In the second innings of South Essex, Upcher scored ( b Wilkinson) 3, Wilson ( c Wilkins n, b Evans) 8, Hoare ( not out) 0. Streatfield ( b Evans) 21, S. G. Buxton ( b Walpole) 15, Fowler ( c Walpole, b Evans) 24; b 6, 1 b 3, w b 6— total 88. y ' ' SOUTH ESSEX v A CAMBRIDGE ELEVEN. This match was played at Upton on May 6, and resulted in favour of the South Essex by three runs and five wickets. Score: A CAMBRIDGE ELEVEN. 1st inn 2d inn T. H. Cruikshank, c E. Buxton, bl „ . T>„_„„ , S. G. Buxton / 0 b Par « y 4 E. H. Wynne, c Hoare, b Amherst.... 0 c Hoare, b S. G. Buxton.. 5 S. F. Cleasby, b S. G. Buxton 0 b S. G. Buxton 6 C. Booth, c E. N. Buxton, b S. G. l ,, fstE. N. Buxton, b S. G. Buxton / 11 \ Buxton 15 G. Upcher, st E. N. Buxton, b S. G.\„ J st E. N. Buxton, b S. G. Buxton Buxton 14 H. Hyndman, c Upcher, b Chapman .. 43 b Amherst 4 A. Harrison, b Pargy o{ c Buxfen^^ f. b.?.'.. G.' 0 L. H. Edwards, c Hoare, b Chapman. .13 b Amherst' !!!!! 11 R. Hoare, b Pargy 1 leg b w, b S. G, Buxton.. 4 A. Johnson, b Chapman 0 leg b w, b S. G. Buxton.. 0 II. E. Buxton, not out 0 not out 3 B 2, w b 5 7 Total — 66 Total — 97 SOUTH ESSEX. C. L. Buxton, b Ilyndman 0 H. Upcher, run out 28 E. N. Buxton, c Harrison, b Wynne 9 Hon P. Amherst, c Cleasby, b Wynne 27 S. Hoare, b Hyndman 4 A. Chapman, c and b Hyndman.. 0 11. F. Barclay, bHyndmau 0 8. G. Buxton, b Hyndman 24 , In the second innings of the Soutli Essex, E. N. Buxton scored ( not out) 23, Hoare ( c Johnson, b Hyndman) 17, Chapman ( b Booth) 4, Bar- clay ( b Hyndman) 3, Sir T. F. Buxton ( b Booth) 3, Pargy ( c Cruikshank, b Hyndman) 0; b 6,1 b 1, w b 1- total 58. Sir T. F. Buxton, c Cleasby, b Hyndman 4 T. Deverell, b Hyndman 4 G. Pargv, not out 1 Bl, lb 3, wb3 7 Total 108 MR COBB'S ELEVEN v MR SALAMON'S ELEVEN. This match was played at the Eton and Middlesex Ground on May 6, and it was terminated in the favour of the latter on the first innings; time was not allowed to finish the game. The bat- ting of Mr Leese was very good, and also the bowling of Mr Tymms, Mr Hall, and Mr Cobb for their respective sides. The fielding of the latter was very loose on the second innings, as see the byes. Score : MR COBB S ELEVEN. 1 st inn 2d inn H. Cobb, c Parker, b Hall 1 Ktlson, c Leese, b Hall 3 J. Dowson, c Duncan, b Hall 0 F. Cobb, b Leese 14 II. Taylor, b Hall 0 F. Taylor, b Leese M. Taylor, stSalamon, b Hall R. E. Worsley, b Hall W. Blake, b Hall G. Dowson, cLeese, b Hall.... M. L. Blake, not out B10.1 b 1, w b 4 Total b Leese , b Leese , b Tymms 18 b Tymms 1 b Parker 4 .. 0 b Leese 2 .. 0 b Tymms 9 .. 2 b Tymms 2 .. 4 bTymms 0 .. 2 leg b w, b Tymms 6 .. 0 not out 0 .. 15 B 34, 1 b 2, w b 13 .... 49 ..— 41 " Total' Salamon, run out Holl, c and b F. Cobb 0 Parker, leg b w, b Taylor 17 Leese, b II. Cobb 24 A. Hall, b F. Cobb 11 Everitt, b F. Cobb 1 Ringrose, run out 2 MR SALAMON'S ELEVEN. Tymms, c H. Cobb, b F. Cobb Duncan, b F. Cobb Filmer, not out Clark, b F. Cobb B7, lb 2, wbll Total .103 In the second innings of Mr Salamon's Eleven, Salamon scored ( b F. Cottb) 0, Holl ( c Taylor, b H. Cobb) 3, Parker ( b II. Cobb) 3, Leese ( not out) 29, Tymms ( b F. Cobb) 2, Filmer ( c Taylor, b F. Cobb) 2 ; byes 3— total 42. CRICKET AT BATTERSEA. MARRIED v SINGLE. This match was played at the Sherwood Ground, Battersea, May 2, between the members of the Sherwood Club. Score: MARRIED. 1st inn 2d inn A. Rouse, c and b W. Shepherd 1 b W. Shepherd 9 R. Brown, c W. Shepherd, b Roberts.. 0 b W. Shepherd 4 G. Wood, b Roberts 2 leg b w, b Roberts 14 F. Ball, c Roberts, b W. Shepherd .... 0 c Roberts, b W. Shepherd 0 J. Foile, b W. Shepherd 3 hit w, b W. Shepherd.... 0 G. Underbill, r. ot out 18 b Roberts 0 J. Mansell, b W. Shepherd 0 c Groves, b W. Shepherd. 0 F. Cowderoy, c Roberts, bW. Shepherd 5 not out 1 J. Scun, run out 0 b W. Shepherd 0 J. Gobby, b Roberts 0 run out 2 S. Brooks, c Neal, b W. Shepherd 1 run out 0 Bll. lbl, wb6 18 Bll, wb8 19 Total — 48 Total — 49 SINGLE. 1st inn 2d inn W. Sansom, b Wood 1 b Ball 0 J. Neal, b Wood 2 b Ball 0 F. Roberts, b Ball 13 b Wood 2 W. Shepherd, b Wood 1 b Wood 2 W. Nobes, b Wood 0 c Ball, b Wood 1 J. Groves, b Wood 4 c Scun, b Wood 17 F. Barnes, absent 0 c Scun, b Wood 0 E. Ball, b Wood 2 leg b w, b Ball 1 A. AUnutt, run out 0 run out 1 C. Shepherd, not out 3 b Wood 0 J. Allen, b Wood.... 7 notout 6 B 8,1 b 3, w b 6 17 BIO, lb 2, w4, nbl. .17 Total — 50 Total — 47 WOOD GREEN v FINSBURY. This match was played at Victoria Park on May 12, and resulted in a victory for Wood Green on the first innings, the unfavourable state of the weather preventing two innings being played. Score. FINSBURY. Biggs, b Orme 0 A. J. Wood, c Harris, b Orme .. 0 W. Garnham, b Turner 0 Targe, b Orine 6 Sibley, st St Aubyn. b Turner .. 4 H. Church, c and b Turner 0 Farmer, b Orme 1 A. Garnham, b Orme 2 Leheup, b Orme 1 Taylor, not out 0 Offie, b Orme 0 B 7, 1 b 1 8 WOOD GREEN. Ward, b Wood Bowman, leg b w, b Wood Reed, b Wood St Aubyn, b Biggs Turner, b Biggs Orme, b Wood Dollamore, notout Harris, c Wood, b Biggs ,. G. H. Jordan, b Wood Williams, absent Watson, absent B 7, w b 2 Total 22 Total 40 In the second innings of Finsbury, Biggs scored ( b Turner) 9, Wood ( not out) 2, W. Garnham ( not out) 7, Sibley ( b Orme) 21, Church ( c Tur- ner, b Orme) 7, Farmer ( b Turner) 5; b 6,1 b 4, w b 1— total 62. EAST SHEEN v SPRINGFIELD. This match was played at Putney on Saturday, May 9. Score: EAST SHEEN. W. S. Seeley, c Ray, b Hall .... 6 Simon, b W. Burnett 6 Thicke, b W. Burnett 2 Bean, run out 6 A. B. Hudson, b Rush 1 C. Hudson, c Knox, b Hall 4 Hutton, runout 9 L. Bomford, c and b Hall 0 Lancaster, c Knox, b Hall 1 J. Anderson, not out 0 H. Hudson, c and b Hall 4 B 17, w b 18 35 Total 74 SPRINGFIELD. Hall, c Simon, b Hutton 4 W. Burnett, b Hutton 3 O'Leary, c Lancaster, b C. Hudson 17 Byles, b Hutton 0 Nicol, b Hutton 0 L. Burnett, b Hutton 5 Rush, b Hutton .... 7 Knox, b Hutton 5 Drake, c Hutton. b C. Hudson.. 0 Blackett, not out, 1 Ray, st Bean, b Huttou 0 B C, 1 b 1, wb 4 11 Total 53 DRUMPELLIER CLUB. The members of this club opened their season on Saturday, May 2, in the very beautiful grounds placed at their disposal by their patron and president, Col Buchanan of Drumpellier, and situated in one of the prettiest nooks in the demesne surrounding Drumpellier House. An excellent game was played, with the following result: Lewin, b Shaw 3 Johnston, b Shaw 0 Watson, st Shaw I Isaacs, b Millar, st Donaldson .. 4 Maxwell, b Shaw 2 Wall, b Shaw 36 Baker, c and b Klllean 9 Buchanan, b Shaw 11 Griffiths, not out 7 Klllean, st Gird wood. 0 Byes, & c 5 Total....^.., 69 ST JAMES THE LESS v WEST LONDON. This match was played at Vincent Square on Saturday, May 9> and was won by the former by 59 runs. Score: ST JAMES. W. Tijou, c Baker, b Ball W. Mann, run out 5 H. Edsall, b Collett ' 34 T. Goose, c Ball, b Collett ' 9 J. Gable, c Ball, b Gadd | 1 W. Harrison, c Baker, b Collett.. 5 W. Revell, c and b Gadd D. Revell, b Hunt . W. Smith, b Gadd . Patterson, not out . Chappell, b Collett . B 16,1 b 5, w b 5 0 26 WEST LONDON. H. Prior, run out 0 Rogers, c Chappie, b Gable 7 Gadd, c and b Gable 3 Collett, hit w, b Mann 9 R. Prior, c * Browton, b Gable .. 0 Ball, c * Browton, b Gable 3 Herring, b Gable 2 Baker, c Gable, b Mann 0 Carter, not out 4 Barton, b Mann 0 Nadin, c Patterson, b Mann 4 B5, 1 b 1, w b7 13 Total 104 I Total 46 " Substitute for D. Revell. TONBRIDGE CASTLE v TONBRIDGE. This match was played at Southborough on May 2. The Castle won on the first innings, mainly owing to the fine batting of Messrs Hay and Gill and the effective bowling of Robinson, against a strong gale of wind. For the Town Messrs Larking and Brown played careful innings. Score : THE CASTLE. (_ THE TOWN Johnson, b Brown 0 Hay, b Luck 30 Hoyes, b Luck 12 Lewes, b Luck 10 Gill, c Ingram, b Brown 25 Robinson, b Brown 3 Bogle, b Luck 1 Hyett, b Luck 0 Russell, run out 15 W. Cuthell, b Luck 0 Cherry, notout 4 Byes, & c 13 Total 113 Larking, c and b GUI 22 Ingram, b Robinson 8 Brown, c Lewes, b Gill is Schroder, b Robinson 1". B. Luck, leg b w, b Robinson 0 Gower, bGill 1 Close, not out 11 Streeten, b Gill 0 Snelling, run out 0 Capt Hammond, b Robinson .... 0 Bishop, b Robinson 5 Byes, & c 25 Total 89 TONBRIDGE WELLS v TONBRIDGE CASTLE. This the third or conquering match between these two elevens was played on the Closites Ground, Southborough, on May 9, and terminated iri favour of Tollbridge Wells by 20 runs on the first innings. Too much praise cannot be awarded to Mr Rose for his splendid bowling, he taking two wickets in the first over. Mr J. Anderson made two fine catches off his own bowling, but in running back for one of them he unfortunately sprained his ancle, which prevented him bowling any more in the match. Messrs Johnson, Gill, Burctiam, Smallpiece, Rose, and Martin batted exceedingly well. Score: TONBRIDGE WELLS. 1st inn 2d inn W. Anderson, b Gill 5 Lieut Bramley, b Robinson 0 Smallpiece, b Hoyes 1 Heming, b Robinson 12 Rose, b Hoyes 6 Parker, b Hoyes 0 J. Anderson," b Robinson Martin, not out Hawthorne, b Hoyes Thompson, b Gill Day, c Hoyes, b Gill B 14,1 b 1, w b 17 32 Total — 79 not out b Gill 9 b Gill 26 b Gill 3 leg b w, b Lewes 17 c and b Lewes 1 c Gill, b Hoyes 10 c Robinson, b Hoyes 8 leg b w, b Lewes .... 0 c and b Hoyes 4 b Lewes B 15, 1 b 1, w b 10.. .. 26 Total — lie 3 .. 5 .. 15 .. 2 2 2 Johnson, b Rose 19 Hay, b Rose 0 Lewes, b Rose 0 GUI, c and b J. Anderson 11 Robinson, c Parker, b J. Anderson 1 Hoyes, b Rose 0 Bircham, b Martin 15 TONBRIDGE CASTLE. Russell, c and fe J. Anderson .... 0 Cherry, b Rose 8 Lucas, c and b Martin 1 Hyett, not out 1 B4, 1 b3, wbl 8 Total 59 BOOTLE v PRESTON. This match was played at Bootle on Thursday, May 7, and was decided in favour of the Bootle on the first innings by 41 runs. BOOTLE. 1st inn 2d inn W. Hughes, c Sidgreaves 8 cC. Coward 6 C. Gemmell, b Coward 6 runout 0 G. Ken worth, b Coward 13 c Sidgreaves 18 J. Mackarell, b Coward 0 b Sidgreaves 5 W. Jackson, b Sidgreaves 5 c Crankshaw 3 J. Ashcroft, b Sidgreaves 15 bSidgi eaves 2 W. Clayton, not out 27 b Sidgreaves 2 W. Drawbridge, cC. Coward 5 cCrankshaw 6 W. Garrow, b Crankshaw 0 b Sidgreaves 2 C. Bretherton, b Crankshaw 2 not out 0 G. To wsey, absent 0 bC. Co ward 0 B 4, w b 8 12 Total — 50 Total — 93 PRESTON. 1st inn 2d inn Lieut Kay, b Hughes 0 E. Heulton, c Hughes 9 b Hughes 0 F. Coward, c Hughes 0 c Mackarell 9 C. Catterall, b Mackarell 3 c Mackarell 0 It. Crankshaw, b Hughes 0 not out 0 C. Coward, c Mackarell 12 b Hughes 20 T. Shuttleworth, hit w, b Hughes .... 6 b Mackarell 3 N. Ratrery, b Hughes 2 J. Sidgreaves, b Hughes 5 notout 0 E. Coward, not out 8 c Mackarell 12 J. H umber, run out 0 B5,1 b 1, w b 1 7 B 4, w b 2 6 Total ....— 52 Total — 50 BOLTON v LEIGH. This match was played at. Leigh on Saturday, May 9, and re- sulted in an easy victory for Bolton. To account for the enormous number of byes we can only say that the pace was hot, the ground lively and lumpy behind the wickets, and the long- stops only so- so. Mr Slater played a good innings for Bolton. Score: BOLTON. Mallett, c Chadwick ... Glazebrook, c Gaskill . W. Hardcastle, c T. Lancashire.. - Rush ton, b T. Lancashire 0 F. Hardcastle, b T. La" Cashire.. 0 A. Knowles. legbw. bT. Lancashire 3 Slater, stBryce 40 E. Hardcastle, b T. Lancashire.. 0 Ainsworth, b T. Lancashire Winder, not out Mason, c T. Lancashire B 47, 1 b 4, w b 6, n b 1 . .. 29 .. 6 .. 2 .. 2 .. 58 .146 Isherwood, b W. Hardcastle Whittaker, b W. Hardcastle o Capt Jee, c Ainsworth, b W. Hardcastle 2 S. Lancashire, c E. Hardcastle, b W. Hardcastle 17 Bryce, c Kno wles, bW. Hardcastle 0 Chadwick, b W. Hardcastie .... 9 Darlington, b Knowles 9 Total LEIGH. .. 61 T. Lancashire, c Winder, b W. Hardcastle 1 Marsh, b W. Hardcastle 0 Woodruff, bW. Hardcastle 0 Gaskill, not out 1 B 22,1 b 6, w b 11 39 Total .90 LEEDS CLARENCE v WAKEFIELD. This match was played at Wakefield on Saturday, May 9, and was decided by the first innings in favour of the Leeds Clarence Club by 90 runs. Score: WAKEFIELD. 1st inn 2d inn Capt Newall, b Talbot 8 b Pritchard G. Marsden, c Kell, b Pritchard 0 '' H. Shepherd, run out 0 W. Bennett,, b Pritchard 6 C. H. Simpson, c Tavlor, b Talbot .... 0 G. Fernandez, c Cliff, b Talbot 2 W. Catley. c Taylor, b Talbot 11 A. W. Hart, not out 4 G. Gregorv, c Tavlor, b Talbot 0 J. E. Atter, b Pritchard 0 W. D. Skelton ( pro Foster), b Talbot .. 1 • B 4, w 2 6 Total.... - 38 Crichton, c Johnston, b Wall.... 17 Freeth, b Wall 8 Parry, c Girdwood, b Isaacs .... 2 Shaw, b Isaacs 5 Donaldson, b Wall 2 Hill, b Isaacs 0 Lennan, c Killean, b Isaacs 5 Miller, b Wall 1 E. Girdwood, st Isaacs 0 J. Girdwood, not out 5 Brown, c Isaacs, b Wall 1 Byes, & c 2 J. Cliff, c Atter, b Bennett 0 J. H. Upton, b Bennett 2 N. T. Pritchard, b Bennett 8 A. R. Kell, b Marsden 12 E J. Tennant, b Marsden 19 W. Sanderson, b Marsden 4 T. L. Talbot, b Marsden 28 b Pritchard 2 b Pritchard 2 c Cliff, b Pritchard 1 c Austin, b Pritchard.... 2 b Taylor 9 b Pritchard 9 c and b Taylor 0 c Parkinson, b Taylor.... 6 not out 4 B14, w b 2 16 Total - 57 LEEDS CLARENCE. J. C. Taylor, c Simpson, bBennett. 12 A. S. Gery, b Marsden 5 W. Austin, c Simpson, b Bennett 3 T. A. Parkinson, not out 1 B 17, w b 17 34 Total 128 DINGLE v ANFIELD. This match was played at the Prince's Park on Saturday, May 2. After a well- contested game Dingle succeeded in winning their first match this season by 30 runs. Score: ANFIELD. H. Croft, run out 32 Barker, b Campbell 4 J. Croft, b Robinson 1 8. Bromfield, c Maples, b Robin- son 1 Pears, run out 20 Bradlev, c Maples, b Boult .... 6 S. Field, c Hoskins, b Holt — 9 Tarleton, b Holt 7 Banks, b Rees 0 Woodward, not out 0 Jones, b Rees 0 B 3, w b 6 9 Total. THE DINGLE. J. L. P. lrkett, c Bromfield, bPears 23 L. T. Rees, c Barker, b Bromfleld 8 G. A. Campbell, c Woodward, b Bromfield 2. A. Robinson, b Bradley 17 F. J. Crooke, b Bradley 1 E. Maples, c Bromfield, b Pears 11 F. Bent, b Pears 25 G. A. Holt, b Pears 4 W. Boult, b Pears 11 A. Hoskins, c Woodward, b Pears 0 A. Maples, not out 4 B 3, w b 10 IS Total 119 PINNER v EASTC0TT. This game was played at Pinner on Monday, May 11, and re- sulted in an easy victory for the Eastcott eleven. Score : PINNER. lst Inn 2d inn Thornton, c Powell, b D. Long 10 st Bailey, b Calvert 3 C. Woodbrldge, b D. Long 5 b I>. Long 3 G. Dawson, c J. Smith, b D. Long .... 6 c B. Long, b D. Long.... 1 Dawtry, b 1). Long 0 b D. Long 1 Ward, b D. Long 5 c G. Long, b D. Long.... 6 W. Woodbridge, b Calvert 11 b D. Long 9 Davis, c Saich, b Calvert 4 run out 2 Jacques, b D. Long 0 b Calvert 2 Woodman, b D. Long 2 not out 7 Downing, b Calvert 0 run out 0 G. White, not out 0 b D. Long 0 Byes 6 B 6, w b 5 11 • Total — 49 Total - 45 EASTCOTT. Saich, run out 2 G. Long, b W. Woodbrldge 33 Gregory, b W. Woodbridge 1 Calvert, b Woodman 40 I). Long, c Thornton, b Woodman 6 Bailey, b Woodman 13 C. Smith, b Woodman 1 B. Long, b Woodman J. Smith, b Woodman ... Powell, b Woodman Wright, not out T. Casey, c and b Creyke 45 Hon R. Butler, leg b w, b Ark- wrlght 6 J. Whitestone, c Arkwright, b Creyke 0 R. Persse, b Arkwright 3 W. Hone, run out 8 R. Traill, c Franklin, b Creyke .. 17 In the second innings of the Un ST COLUMBA'S. lst inn W. Hone, b Oldfield ...'. 0 c Bagge, b Oldfleld J. Marshall, b Berger 16 b Matthews K. O'Brien, b Oldfield 2 not out L. O'Brien, c and b Oldfield 11 runout Rev F. Parham, c Oldfleld, b Berger .. 2 b Matthews. 11. Bouchier. b Berger A. Pennefather, c Barnett, b Berger . A. 1' lunkett, b Matthews N. Hone, b Matthews F. Spaight, not out 1 run out 0 C. Barrington, b Matthews 3 b Oldfield 4 B 8, wbl 9 B 5, lb 2, wbl 8 Total — 52 Total — 52 10TH REGIMENT. Capt Bagge, b Pennefather 1 Col Longden, c Tennefather, b C. C. Oldfield, b Marshall 0 Marshall 0 Capt Stammers, c N. Hone, b G. Carter, c Bouchier, b Penne- b Matthews b Matthews 3 c Stammers, b Oldficld .. 3 b Matthews 10 father 0 J. B. Corballls, b Marshall 11 - - - a Total, Pennefather 1 E. A. Berger, c Parham, b Pen- nefather 17 Capt Byron, not out Cant Matthews, b Pennefather .. 1 B 4,1 b 1, w b 3.. T. V. Blron, b Marshall 1 — C. J. Barnett, b Pennefather .... 0 Total .40 In the second innings of 10th Regiment, Bagge scored ( b Marshall) 26, Oldfield ( not out) 1, Stammers ( b Pennefather) 5, Berger ( c W. Hone, b Pennefather) 3, Matthews ( b Marshall) 5, Barnett ( not out) 6, Carter ( b Pennefather) 0, Corballis ( b Plunket) 10; b 4,1 b 1, w b 2, n b 4— total 65. Printed and Published by WILLIAM CHAELES CLEMENT, at the Office, 170, Strand, in the Parish of St. Clement Danes, in the City and Liberty , ef Westminster.- SUNDAY, MAY 24,1863. avf sapt 4 2 6 1 B15, nbl 16 Total 125 CRICKET IN IRELAND. VICEREGAL CLUB v UNIVERSITY. What is there necessary to make cricket perfect ? Fine weather, a close match, a good ground, good humour, and an applauding gallery. All were combined 011 Saturday, May 9, at the Viceregal Lodge, when the Viceregal Club wiped out their defeat of last year by a narrow victory of five runs. The band of the 10th Hus- sars played pleasing strains to add to the interest of the day. VICEREGAL. lst Inn 2d inn It. Agar, b Traill 20 c Whitestone, b Turle . .10 T. Franklin, b Turle 16 b Hone (! G. Barry, c Lang, b Traill 2 b Hone 22 E. Berger, b Turle 17 absent 10 W Creyke, c Persse, b Traill 0 run out,. 1 J. Kirby, b Reynolds 21 b Hone 2 II. Arkwright, c Persse, b Turle 13 b Traill 5 Capt Lascelles, b Reynolds 0 b Hone 0 F. Campbell, not out 6 b Traill 0 G. Booth, c Hone, b Traill 11 b Hone 29 Col Hilller, c Persse, b Turle 0 not out 0 B 2,1 b 2, w b 4 8 B6, lbl, wb4 11 Total - 114 Total — 96 UNIVERSITY. B. Lang, b Barry 8 J. Reynolds, c Franklin, b Creyke 5 A. Turle, c Hilller, b Creyke .... 1 J. Bolton, not out 8 J. R. Darley, b Creyke 5 B 2,1 b 1 3 Total 109 rersity, Hone scored ( not out) 21, Traill ( not out) 21, Reynolds ( c Barry, b Creyke) 0, Bolton ( c Booth, b Creyke) 3 ; b 1,1 b 1, w b 2— total 49. 10TH REGIMENT V ST COLUMBA'S COLLEGE, PAST AND PRESENT. This match was played on the Ground of St Columba's College, Rathfarnham, co Dublin, on the 4th May, and was won by the 10th Regiment with four wickets to fall. The bowling cf Mar- shall and Pennefather for the College was very good. Capt Bagge played one of his usual innings for the 10th Regiment. 2d inn ... 0 ,.. 11 ,.. 10 ... 0 ,.. 0 to