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THE MORN UN POST, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Mr. R. Vymir's Tarracnese, 'st lib rrij Mr. T.

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the more important conditions of his restoration is a fact to which we cannot shut our eyes. All the information we have received during the past four months, ever since his return, indeed, to the country, points to this fact, and gives us too abundant evidence of the unfaithful spirit with which he has accepted the conditions. There is, I fear, no room for any reasonable doubt that Cetewayo is bent upon recovering by some means his former position in the Zulucountry, totho utter disregard of the conditions laid down by her Majesty's Government. To destroy Uhamu and Usibepu is his first object, and it is with this object that he has assembled the large forces winch are now in the field, a portion of which is organised under the old regimental system. By threats and by terrorism he is fast re-establishing in some respects the old order of things within his territory.

Mr. Osborn is of opinion that in consequence of what has happened it is only the presence of a sufficient military force that will give assurance to the people in the reserve, and satisfy them that they will be safe from aggression. I have all along been very desirous that we should avoid the establishment of a military garrison in the reserve territory, because, although it would an unquestionable proof of our determination and intention and position in respect of the territory, it would be better to dispense with it if possible, and if Cetewayo bad only kept his faith and his conditions there would be no necessity for any such measure. But Cetewayo has not kept his conditions. He makes no pretence as to his objects ami intentions, and if his attacks upon Uhamu and Usibepu should succeed there is little doubt that he will turn his attention more actively than he has hitherto done to upset the present airangement in the reserve.

The people, doubtful of our in tentions.and certain of his vengeance but not certain of our support, must either leave the country, or else, in onler to save themselves, join the stronger or aggressive side. If that happens the position of the Resident will be untenable even if the Residency itself is not attacked, the country will become a scene of confusion and disorder, whilst our retirement would be fatal to our relations with the Zulu country, fatal to the cause of peace, and dangerous to public confidence and public safety in Natal. We are, it seems to me, bound to maintain our position in the reserve territory by force of arms if necessary. That evil may be great, but it is as nothing compared to the evil that will result from any withdrawal by us from the reserve. It is with the greatest regret I find myself under the necessity of bringing under your lordships' consideration the question of establishing a military force in the reserve territory for a hile at least a necessity that has been caused by Cetewayo's disregard of the conditions of his restoration, by his scarcely disguised intentions to recover those portions of the Zulu country which were left independent of him.

and by the violence of his policy, to which already hundreds of lives have been sacrificed. But I feel that there is no other way in which the confidence of the people living in the reserve, or of any others of the Zulu people, can be rcassued as to our intentions towards the reserve, or as to our determination to keep and maintain it for the Zulu people independent of Cetewayo's authority. The reserve offers us the only means by which we can keep our obligations towards the Zulu people, and by which we can provide for any who may find it- impossible to live under Cetewayo it offers us the only means by which we can hope to check the re-establishment of the old Zulu power with all its dangers, and of the old Zulu rule with all its grossness. If the conditions which he accepted and the promises which he made when in captivity have no weight with Cetewayo when restored to authority, then the only guarantee that is left to us is the material guarantee which we have retained in the reserve territory, and which I am of opinion we should keep and hold with a strong hand for the benefit of at least some portion of the Zulu people, and not the less so because in the reserve territory lies the key of the safety of this colony for some years to come in. its relations with the native races with which it is concerned." On July 12 Lord Derby wrote Sir Henry Bulwer as follows I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatches on the subject of the state of affairs in Zululand, and the continued disregard by Cetewayo of the conditions of his restoration.

I have informed you by telegraph that her Majesty's Government have carefully considered those communications with particular reference to thethreatsof Cetewayo against the natives residing in the reserve territory. Her Majesty's Government entertain strong objections to any movement of troops in the reserve except under circumstances of extreme urgency, but they will arrange to have a detachment ready to move towards the frontier in the event of any violation of the reserve being directly threatened. Yon will at the same time warn Cetewayo in the strongest and most solemn manner that her Majesty's Government will not permit him to infringe the independence of the reserve or to disturb the Zulus residing therein. You will add that if he continues to disregard his undertakings and promises it will become a serious question whether her Majesty's Government should not take the step of withdrawing the British Resident from him." THE AFFAIRS OF ZULULAXD. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

A Blae-bool; wvs issued yesterday containing further com rssjpetbg tile aShii-s of Zuiular.a The despatdics' extend from April 10 i tu duly 12, and refer to a eoramunication from Kir I Henry lhsla-er to the Earl of Derby confirming the 1 defeat of the Tsutii party hy Usibepu 1 and tlie preparation by Cetewaj-o of another force apnarentiy with the intention of acting against lama. In a subsequent despatch Sir Henry Bulwer wrote "The attack upon Usmopu seems to hare been utterly unprovoked, and to have been the result of a deep-laid plot of the ultra-Usutu party with the probable object of killing T'sibopu, and of upsetting the independent ruhority established in that territory. There can be no doubt, too, that it wr.s and carried out with the knowledge of Cetewayo, and I for one must conclude with Lis sanction." Following this is a communication from Mr. Henry S. Fynn, British Resident to Oeteivnyo, ad-dressed to fsir Henry Bulwer, in whicli he says I have exhausted every effort in my power to reconcile ft tewayo to the position v.hich he has all aloii been ur.

willing to accept, and was defined in the te'-ms under which he has been restored, more particularly US regards those people whom be considers as his more at- tatshed subjects, or to whom he leans so strongly who are in t). Reserve Territiin-. or where manv uf formerly re- I tided prior to the disturbances- there with Vsibepu, because it falls short of the position whirl he occupied formerly over 11 Zululand. and bis most determinedly rooted conviction ac will sooner or later regain, causes him to be diverse to ny reasoning or persuasion to be contrary of mine given in the friendliest way possible, ar.d with a sincere desire for his Par-, peace, and prosperity, and Zulu nation as well, Unfortunately Cetewnyois ever ready to receive sympathy fc al vice from those who support him in considering with hsm that he has been badly tn in being returned to an state of position, power, and wealth, to that prior to the Zulu war of lK7t hence the fbt with Usibepu on the 30th of March. Cetewayo argues that he knows nothing about it at all.

that it is in continuation of dis- I Turbances prior to his inst illation, over which lie Iwis no control, that he is quietly and peaceably in Cndini. and that all that goes wrong is the consequence I the division of Zululand three distinct districts. I In re warned Cetewayo not to summon men from the re- ve that such an act would be considered as a very rjoua inatt-r by the Goverunietit. He has made applies- I tiou to assemble armed forces to act on t'kama. I have warned him that although forwarding his application it him no authority to do so before receiving your Excellency's consent, and that the restoration terms proviile be shall not make war upon any chiefs or people without fa notion, and if he musters forces it is upon his own re- i onsibility.

and 1 continue to warn him to adhere to the terms under which her Majesty restored him. I reminded him of my advice on January 30 to check with a firm hand i ti atrocities committed by the Abaqulusi then reported, ar.d smbse )ui nt cases, but nothing was done in the way oi niidshmcnt in any of the numerous cases, and conse- tju -niy the depredations and atiocities have increased to men an extent that he cannot possibly stop April 2ti Sir H. Bulwer forwarded to the Earl of Derby copies of coimnimications ceived by him from Mr. M. Os' oni, Resident ommissioner in the Zulu Native Reserve Terri-t-ey.

Boating that two messeiieers had arrived from tewayo with the following message "Cetewayo says he thanks you for having during his absence from the country taken care of the people, and for 1 aving always prevented fighting in the land. Wheneverthe tribes assembled to fight you dispersed them, and prevented t'ii! people from killing each other. But for you he would have found no Zulus alive on his return to the country. He Kays fighting has occurred lately between his people and but Gwalagwala (Mr. Fynn) would not go to prevent it.

and many got killed. Cetewayo now asks you to allow the men living in the Reserve to go to him and to see into and inquire into the proceedings of some of the Zulu people who are seeking to kill him." Mr. Osborn replied, saying Mr. Fynn must have had good reas on to consider interference on his part to prevent tike fight impracticable, and that as to Cetewayo request that he should permit the men in the Reserve to go to him, he could not consent to it. Mr.

Osborn complained that Cetewayo had sent messengers into the Reserve, ordering the men there to arm and proceed at once to join the luipi he was assembling, threatening to punish severely tho---e who disregarded his order. Lord Derby, in his reply to these communications, approved the reply returned by Mr. Osborn to i.T- wnyo's message. In a desj ateh, dated April 23, drawing the attention of the Earl of Derby tu the communication of Mr. Fynn.

Sir Henry Bulwer wrote "'If 0 did not intend to abide by his conditions he ought iever to have returned to the Zulu country. He 1. returned, there can be no doubt about it, to a changed Zululand to a Zululand which, with the exception of th violent r.P.ra-Uustu party, had no desire to come again under bun. But, notwithstanding this, had he but returned determined loyally to abide by the conditions I believe that -1 tiling might be to this day, and might continue to be, qjui and ea.C'jable. There was no danger to the public pi ace from Csibepu.

who only desires to be let alone and tu tin; word of the Government. There was no danger it flora tlie Reserve Territory, which, on the contrary, i. idi i English authority would be a pledge of peace and goad order, and moreover in this way would be a Sonref of support to the restored authority of 4 wayo. And although there are many people (' wayo's country, who are at heart strongly opposed to bis restoration and to las authority, let him but keep his conditions, attend to the advice of the British Resident, check the violent counsels of tho leaders of the ultra-1 Isutu party, and govern in mod ration and prudence, and he might, I really lelieve, in a horttime, with the help and support and influence of the English Besident, have reconciled the people, even where most opposed to him, and have established and consolidated his authority on a firm basis. But the bad counsels have prevaiie 1, and the good counsels have been unheeded, and thus it is that there is a disturbed condition in a great part of his territory: that an Csutu force has invaded the territory of an shief and, fighting in a bad cause, has met with a defeat which has cost tbern hundreds of lives: and that the newly re-established authority will be looked upon with increased misgiving by a large number of the people who have been brought under it." On May 12 Sir Henry Bulwer wrote to the Earl Derby transmitting the copy of a despatch from Resident Commissioner in the Reserve Territory -especting the anxiety felt in consequence of the threatening attitude of Cetewayo, and suggesting that the time had come for establishing with a firm and strong hand British authority in the Reserve.

6ir Henry Bulwer added I have all along submitted to her Majesty's Government that the return of Cetewayo to Zululand and his oration to any authority could alone be justified by her Ma esty's Government being prepared to undertake such a laeasure of responsibility as would enable it to secure the other interests and objects -which, as I had shown, were bound up in the question that if Cetewavo's authority were restored it most therefore le limited to one part of the country, and that in such case the other part must be taken under our direct protection and authority, and that if her Majesty's Ministers were not prepared to do this I considered the objections to Cetewayo's return were insuperable." Sir T. Rhepstone, in a communication dated from Charles-street, Orosvenor-sijuare, furnished the Colonial-office with some observations on the foregoing despatch. Cetewayo's object, he said, was evidently to render the arrangements under which be had been restored incapable of being carried out, by so agitating the minds of the people as to prevent their placing any confidence in the intentions of the Government. Sir Theophilus Shepstone added 'I am inclined to think that a message to Cetewayo firmly declaring the determination of the (Government to Maintain the conditions on which he is restored would produce a good effect. If this proved insufficient, a second message, accompanied by the movement of some troops in Natal towards the border, and even into the Reserve Territory, would, I think, be necessary to show the determination of the Government and give confidence to the people but it seems to me to be clear that any further delay ir.

the practical assertion of its authority by her Majesty' Government will in the end entail consequences much more serious than need be apprehended now." On May 21 despatches were forwarded to Lord Derby from Mr. Fynn and Mr. H. C. Shepstone jiving further details of the aggressive action of Cetewayo in regard to the Reserve Territory, and suggesting that her Majesty's Government should at once take steps to assert their authority in the Reserve.

On June 4 Sir Heniy Bulwer again addressed Lord Derby, enclosing copies of despatches received by him from Mr. Fynn. Sir Henry wrote "The information which Mr. Fynn sends regarding the operations against Uhamu requires confirmation, but there is enough to show how very serious and deplorable a condition of things exist in the northern part of Zululand. 2he manner in which Cetewayo has disregarded some of NATIONAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION.

SHOEBURYNESS, Monday. This, the first day of real work in camp, was all that could be desired with regard to the weather. The surface of the broad estuary of the Thames was very calm. The I air was clear, and a few showers which fell had the double good effect of tempering the heat and of lessening the attendance of Bank Holiday makers in the vicinity of the i camp. Those who stopped away were wise, for no admis-; sion is given to the camp, either for money, as at Wimble-j don, or for "common rights," the land being the Govern-I ment land, and the military police aid the volunteer sen-j tries in keeping the crowd from the artillery camp town, The trumpet made the call of the camp at five o'clock this morning, and within an hour and a half the camp duties were done.

The men then fell in for breakfast parade, and this meal over, two brigades were marched to the batteries in review order, with tha band of the 2d Durham playing at their head. On the batteries the band was dismissed, and the men set to work with the G4-pounder Palliser muzzle-! loading gun to fire for prizes given by Sir R. Wallace, Colonel the Marquis of Londonderry, and others. The range was yards, and there were two targets placed out at sea, over the Maplin Sands, and two stations from which the practice could be watched by the range party, who had to signal the result of each shot. The time given for the four shots was 10 minutes, and the competitors had to make the shell burst over a parallelogram of 50ft.

by marked out by banderols, or to send a blind shell through a six-foot target, placed 15ft. behind the first row of banderols. The work was hard, for the men had to combine the qualities of laying the gun of giving it proper direction and elevation, of doing the work smartly, and of so boring the fuse that it should burst at the exact moment that the projectile was passing the parallelogram, which represents the section of a ship. For a "burst correct in place, time, and elevation a score of 12 is given, and for a blind hit a score of six is given. The firing in the morning was when the tide was out, and in the afternoon the targets were afloat.

The firing, however, could not finish on the batteries, as it was delayed by vessels coming across the range with the rising tide. All the detachments in one brigade have yet to fire, and they have a good chance as the highest scores are 36 by the Hull men (2d East York) and 21 by the Dundee (1st Forfar. Half the Scotch detachments have scored, as have also the Newcastle, the Sunderland, and the Manchester detachments. This delay will make the Armstrong gun I firing later to-morrow than was anticipated. While the gun practice was going on an accident of a I slight nature occurred to a Forfarshire volunteer, who had his foot injured by the wheel of the gun-carriage.

The Canadian Team will not fire this week but during the time of the first division will drill only. They headed the brigades which went out to drill, and presented all the qualities which make good soldiers, being young, of good physique, and enthusiastic. They are volunteers in every sense of the term, and have come to learn the work. Had they come for mere prize-winning, they would have been disappointed, for the social element of England does not support the Association in the way of prizes. In fact, prizes have been regarded as a secondary consideration even by the volunteers "to the manner born here, and the Canadians, while determined to do their best to win prizes, declare that they would esteem the honour as far above the monetary value.

The members of the team, officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers, and men, have had a most cordial reception from Royals and volunteers, and the latter have raised no question as to priority, and the Canadians, the representatives of a province, march undisputedly at the head of the sons of England, Scotland, and Wales. The men went to practise a particular gun "shift," removing a heavy gun from one carriage to another by a new mode, the Governor-General of Canada having given a prize for the best performance of the work. General Sir William M'Murdo, Colonel Ray, of the 3d Middlesex, and Captain Engelbach, one of the old friends of the Association, are in camp. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AT AN EXECUTION. A sailor named James Burton, 33 years of age, was executed at eight o'clock yesterday morning within the walls of Durham Gaol, for the murder of Elizabeth Sharpe, at Tunstall, near Sunderland, on the 8th of May.

When the drop fell a violent swinging of the rope indicated that something was wrong. Marwood caught hold of the rope, and with the assistance of a warder pulled it up. It was found that the rope had slipped up from the man's neck half way over the face, pushing the white cap upwards, and had also got round his arms. His face wore a fearful expression of pain. The rope was again adjusted round his neck and drawn tight, and the executioner pushed him down the pit.

One account states that this time death ensued at once another that the man struggled violently for fully two minutes before he (bed. Burton made a full confession of his guilt on Sunday morning. At the inquest on the body Marwood was called, and, in answer to questions, stated that the culprit was fainting just as the lever was about to be raised, and that his leaning over to one side caused the slack of the rope to become entangled with his arm, and it required a sitting position before the rope could be put right. The whole work, he said, did not occupy more than half a minute longer than usual. A similar accident might be avoided in future by a couple of planks being placed across the cavity.

The jury returned the usual formal verdict, and blamed no one for the occurrence. THE ACCIDENT TO EXCURSIONISTS SKEGNESS. AT Further particulars with respect to the accident which befell a party of excursionists at Skegness on Saturday show that it was more serious than was at first supposed, and that a lamentable loss of life has occurred. Amongst the special trains run on that day to this Lincolnshire watering-place were two one from Sheffield and the other from Nottingham. The Sheffield trip had been organised by the workmen employed at the works of the Hallamshire Steel and File Company, Neepsend, and the number of persons who travelled by it was between 300 and 400.

The train left the Victoria Station at a few minutes before six o'clock in the morning, and reached Skegness at about half -past nine o'clock. The weather was beautifully fine, add everything appears to have gone off well during the first two or three hours. At one o'clock the workmen sat down to a dinner provided at the Sea View Hotel, and soon after the repast a number of the excursionists desired to avail themselves of a sail, or rather a steam, on the water, an excursion steamer waiting for passengers at about 150 yards from the end of the pier. The state of the tide would not permit of the captain bringing his vessel closer in shore, and at the end of this promenade a man in a boat was offering to convey persons to the steamer. The boat was stated to be able to accommodate about 10 persons, but when it started for the steamer there were in it 15 or 16 persons, including two or three women.

The little craft was so heavily laden that the side sseemed to be only about four inches above the water. The boat had proceeded a short distance when several of the passengers, finding that the water was coming in, requested the boatman to take them back to the landing place. The boatman is reported to have paid no attention to their en treaties, beyond ejaculating, "Oh, you're all right." He continued his course, but when about 70 yards from the steamer the boat capsized, and the whole of the party were thrown into the water, which at that point was eight or nine feet deep. Many of those on the pier witnessed the occurrence, but they could not render any service. One of the Hallamshire men, Herbert Lister, managed to swim to land after much difficulty, caused by others in the water clinging to him.

A small pleasure boat, which was near the scene of the accident, was brought into requisition, by means of which William Smith, also of the Hallamshire party, was enabled to save himself. Three other men, Reuben Seaton, living in Harvest-lane, Sheffield, George Mitchell, of Crabtree, Sheffield, and a Sheffield companion, after battling with the waves for some few minutes managed to escape from danger. They were, however, thoroughly exhausted. The only other Sheffielder in the ill-fated boat, so far as was learned, was Walter Seaton, 26 years of age, of Bard well-road, Neepsend (brother to Reuben Seaton before mentioned), who was drowned. The deceased man lsaves a widow and one child.

Two of the men Smith and Lister were so thoroughly prostrated by their immersion that they were unable to be removed from Skegness. This was also the case with Reuben Seaton and Mitchell. An inquest was opened yesterday at Skegness by the local coroner (Mr. W. Clegg) on the body of Walter Seaton.

After the body had been identified by a brother of the deceased, the inquiry was adjourned until Friday afternoon for further evidence. It has not yet been ascertained whether any other hves were lost in the accident. The Amateur Boxing Association. Last evening the relative merits of Mr. T.

Hill of Birmingham, the amateur champion, at 8st. and the professional champion, at the same weight, James Laxton, were decided under the auspices of the Amateur Boxing Association, at the Lillie-bridge Gymnasium, in the presence of a large number of spectators. The professional competition took place on the 30th when J. Laxton proved victorious and he accordingly had to meet Mr. Hill last evening, the prizes being of the value of 50 for plate or money, as either might be secured.

In the first round Hill led off, and was countered. Then Laxton forced the fighting, but Hill's defence was too wary, and there was little to choose between them in the first round. In the last round how- ever. Mr. HUPa mnrbtinn a.nA vnfk kU 1.

uwMt wiu 4 ViMVt Bill ABjLBUO. I tine Mx. Hill, won eiuly at the flaiab. CRICKET. THE CANTERBURY WEEK.

KENT v. M.C.C. AND GROUND. Two hundred and forty runs were scored at Canterbury yesterday for the loss of seven wickets. Those seven wickets actually fell for 153 runs, so that the day's play was for the most part slow and unexciting.

Mr. W. G. Grace was brilliantly caught at shoit leg in the first over, and Mr. Thornton, though he mt-dj a lot of good hits, was decidedly lucky.

Some very fair cricket was shown by Messrs. C.T. Studd, Mitchell, and Steel, but it was not until Messrs. Whitfeld, and Clarke became partners that the Kent bowling was mastered. Mr.

Whitfeld went in when four wickets were down for 80, and ho was joined by Mr. Clarke when the seventh man was out and the total stood at 153. This pair then showed by far the best batting of the day. The Kent bowling, which had not been easy at the start, and had been a little aided by the morning showers, was completely collared, and 87 runs were put on rapidly and well. By this stand the day's cricket was redeemed from insignificance, and at the same time the prospects of the Marylebone Club were vastly improved.

Mr. Clarke hit with considerable freedom, and Mr. Whitfeld, who is in great form this season, played a perfect innings. The Kentish bowlers were tired out some time before the fiuish, and, indeed, without Messrs. Penn, Lips-command Christopherson, the county bowling was not strong enough to bear the strain of a long day's work.

Except for one or two blemishes, the home side fielded well, some brilliant things being done by the Hon. Ivo Bli-h, Lord Harris, Hearne, Wootton, Mr. Patterson, Captain Renny-Tailyour, and Mr. C. Wilson, It should be mentioned that Mr.

Penn had hurt his knee and was obliged to stand out of the match, his place being takeu by Wootton. In other respects the teams were the same as announced in our columns yesterday. The afternoon kept fine, though cloudy and dull.and the attendance of spectators was moderately good. To-day (Tuesday), when Kent go in to bat, we may expect more enthusiasm. Altogether the week's cricket opened quietly.

Some rain fell in the early part of the day, but it cleared off soon after twelve o'clock, and at five and twenty to one the match commenced. Mr. R. A. K.

Mitchell beat Lord Harris in the toss for first innings, and the M.C.C. went in. Mr. W. G.

Grace and Mr. Thornton were selected to open the batting. Mr. Foord-Kelcey bowled a wide, but in hi3 first over a fine catch at short leg got rid of Mr. Grace one wicket for one run.

Barnes joined Mr. Thornton, and George Hearne bowled from the other end. For several overs Barnes made nearly all the runs, and at one o'clock the score was 17. Each batsman hit Mr. Foord-Kelcey for 4, but George Hearne bowk-d very well indeed, and sent down nine maiden overs in succession.

In attempting a fifth run for a hit of his partner Barnes narrowly escaped being run out, Mr. Foord-Kelcey fading to handle the ball when it was returned to him. No great harm came of the mistake, however, for at 39 Barnes was bowled for 18. Mr. C.

T. Sludd became Mr. Thornton's partner. From a very bad hit which fell harmless Mr. Thornton scored 2, and soon afterwards he made two 4's from Mr.

Foord-Kelcey drive and cut. This punishment caused a change of bowling, Wootton taking the bill at 09. Some uneventful play followed, and just at lunch time Mr. Thornton was out for 41, a well-hit but fortunate innings. At the interval the score was 75 for three wickets.

On the game being resumed Mr. fcjteel went in, but when 5 runs had been added Mr. C. T. Studd was neatly caught at short mid-on four wickets for 80.

At this point Mr. Whitfeld commenced his admirable innings. He and Mr. Steel played exceedingly well together, and at 10 minutes past three the 100 went up. Some capital fielding was shown about this time by several members of the Kent team.

With the total at 111 Mr. Steel was finely caught at third man. Mr. Mitchell was next in, and at 122 Mr. Foord-Kelcey resumed bowling.

The two batsmen offered a determined resistance, and by good cricket the score was carried to 152. Then Mr. Mitchell was bowled, 41 runs having been put on while he was in. Mr. G.

B. Studd was bowled for a single, and seven wickets were down for 153. Mr. Clarke now joined Mr. AV 'hitfeld, and no other wicket fell during the afternoon.

Various were the changes of bowling. Mr. L. Bligh was tried at 175, and at 184 George Hearne, who had kept up his end remarkably well, gave way to Lord Harris. These and other changes, however, had no effect, and when stumps were drawn for the day the two batsmen were still together, and the scored had reached 240.

Score M.C.C. an i) Ground. Mr. TV. G.

Grace, L. Wilson, Foord-Kelcey 0 Mr. C. I. Thornton, C.

Wilson, L. Bligh 41 Barnes, Foord-Kelcey is Mr. C. T. Studd, Patterson, L.

IS Mr. A. G. Steel, Hearne, Wootton is Mr. H.

Whitfeld, nut out 68 Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell, Hearne 26 Air.

G. B. Studd, Wootton 1 Mr. C. C.

Claike, not out 44 Byes, 8 Total 240 To bat-Mr. C. E. Cottrell and Sherwin. Tlv ICejit Hiven are Lord Harris, Hon.

Ivo Bliph, Captain H. W. Mr. G. F.

S. Tvlecote, Mr. W. Foord-Kelcey, Mr. C.

Wilson. Mr. W. H. Patterson, Mr.

L. Wilson, Mr. L. Bibm, Ib arne, and Wootton. v.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. At the Oval yesterday 9,929 persons paid for admission, the attendance, including members, numbering considerably over 10,000. Except at the Australian matches, we understand, there has never before been so large a crowd on the Surrey ground. Fortunately the weather, though at times very threatening, kept fine, and the cricket was full of interest. Surrey put a strong team into the field, but Nottingham suffered severely from the absence of Barnes and Sherwin, who were kept away by the M.C.C.

match at Canterbury. Scotton, owing to his injured hand, was also unable to assist his county. A trial was given to Pearson, a colt from Worksop, and Mr. J. A.

Dixon again found a place in the eleven. For once the Surrey captain had the good fortune to win the toss. Surrey's innings was commenced at 10 minutes past twelve by Abel and Mr. Bowden, the bowling being shared by Alfred Shaw and Walter Wright. AVhen only 7 runs had been scored Abel was bowled, but on Henderson going in some capital cricket was shown.

Mr. Bowden made a large majority of the runs and was seen to special advantage. His play was watched with peculiar interest, as after his successful first appearance last week against Somersetshire every one was anxious to see how he would get on against high-class bowling. He played just as freely as before, his hitting being very clean and well kept down. Henderson now and then made a pretty cut, but for the most part he contented himself with a strictly defensive game.

Attewell went on at 41, and Flowers at 49, but runs came freely after the changes, and the score had reached 67 when Mr. Bowden was cleverly caught and bowled. His innings was disfigured by two lucky strokes on the on side, but it was a remarkable performance to make 42 runs against the Nottingham bowlers in his second county match. Henderson was caught at slip at 83, his innings being the result of an hour and 20 minutes' careful batting. At lunch time the total was 97 for three wickets, Mr.

W. Read having made 21 and Maurice Read 6. On the game being resumed Surrey, for a time, fared very badly. Walter Wright bowled splendidly and met with great success. At 104 he clean bowled Mr.

W. W. Read at 112 Mr. Shuter was caught off him at slip, and before another run had been scored he bowled Mr. Diver.

Three of the best wickets thus fell after luncheon for 15 runs. However, on Sir. Roller joining Maurice Read the batting again became very good. Mr. Roller lost no time, but at once began to punish the bowlers.

In the course of a few overs he hit Wright for four 4's two cuts, a very fine straight drive and an on drive. Attewell and Flowers were tried again, and in running out to drive Maurice Read was bowled seven wickets for 145. After this came the surprising part of the innings. Mr. Bainbridge, who has hithertodone nothing for Surrey, kept up his wicket with great care, and Mr.

Roller treated the spectators to some of the most powerful and brilliant hitting that has been seen on the Oval this season. It made little difference who went on to bowl, for every one was punished in the same way. One especially fine drive off Flowers went clean over the covered stand at the side of the pavilion for 6. Just afterwards Mr. Roller made a bad hit to extra mid-off for which Flowers was very slow to start.

Time after time the ball went to the boundary, the bowlers seeming quite powerless to check the hitting. At 25 minutes past four 200 was put up, the last 50 runs having been made in little more than half an hour. The scoring continued, and at 226 Pearson (right hand slow) was tried at the pavilion end. From hia first ball Mr. Roller waa easily caught at point.

Going in sixth wicket down with the total at 1P2, Mr. Roller was the eighth man to leave. Out of 114 runs scored while he was batting he made no fewer than 81, and, useful as he has often proved himself to Surrey, it is certain that he never before played such a brilliant innings. The splendid character of his hitting will readily be seen from the following figures One 6, thirteen 4's, two 3's, two thirteen singles. Pearson quickly took the last two wickets, and his analysis was a curiosity.

The innings endedat five minutes to five for 23G Mr. Bainbridge taking out his bat for a well-played 3' Overs. 42 34 25 Maidens. 13 14 18 17 3 Runs. 43 84 42 27 18 10 Shaw W.

Wright AtteweU Flowers Mills Wickets. 0 4 1 2 0 0 6 Gunn a 4 2 Pearson 3-1 1 Flowers micrht with 1 van Nottingham had an hour and a quarter's batting, and did so well that 73 runs were scored for the loss of one wicket Mr. Dixon played freely, making 22 out of 39 before baitur bowled, hut tha Ka .1 buy, who is tbia mmob batting Mwillurt M17 period oU CROYDON BANK HOLIDAY TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE of sovs colts, 9st miles ana Sst lllb selling allowances. Five fnrionsrt. Mr.

F. K. Hunt's ch by Onslow Seville by BirdcateUeK Sst -21b (480) L'Jg Mr. H. Heasman's Holystone, Tst 131b (o0) 9.

Mr. Y. H. Manser Tanta. Tst Ulb (50) Mr.

Vera Dear Bargain (late Black Douglas), Sst fyJ 0 Mr. J. W. Martin's by Controversy Mishap, "st 13lb(-y Vy 31r. Bentley's Sheet 7st l'Ub 0 Bettinsi to 4 agst Tanta, 3 to 1 agst Sheet Lightning.

4 to 1 agst Seville colt, 6 to 1 agst Holystone, and 8 to lagst Dear Bargain. The Seville colt was followed by Bnsej Lightning to the distance, where Holystone became second, but failed to reach the leader, who won easily by halt a length a like distance separated second and third. Dear Bargain was fourth, and Mishap filly last. The winner was bought in for 2i'0gs. THE SHIRLEY PLATE of 103 sova weight for with penalties and allowances.

Five furlongs. Mr. Burton-' by Pero Lady AthoLstone, 4 yrs. st 131b (c5o) I Mr. Wood Leo ville.

asrod. lib USO) vtasnwnuht 2 Mr. V. R. Hunt's MilHeent, 4-yrs I3lb (50) Biirser 3 Mr.

F. Frazer's Auster, 3 yrs. st "i ') MoT.TS 9 Mr. A. Henderson's Windermere, 3 yrs, sst 9lb (sJV A.

hall 0 y.f t. Stevens, 3 yrs, st tilb C. Iws 0 Mr. I. Savage's Volti, 2 yrs.

fist Martin 0 Betting 3 to 1 a-st Lady Atholstone filly, to 2 agst Leoville, 5 to 1 agst Chemisette, 6 to 1 agst Winsome, and 7 to 1 each agst Millieent and Windermere. Mttlieent made the running, but was soon passed by Volti, who, however, ran wide at the bend, where the first-named took the lead. On ascending the hill the favourite went to the front ami won el -verlv hv a neck three parts of a length separated second and third. Winsome was fourth, Auster fifth, and Volti last. The winner was sold to Mr.

Savage for 120gs. THE WOODSTDF, PLATE (Handicap) of 200 sovr, second received 20 sovs out of plate winners ext. a. Five furlonss. Mr.

I. Batus Minster by Cardinal York Miss Fanny, iiyrs, 7st lllb Morrell 1 Mr. T. Ca.iTion's Northampton, 4 vrs, 7st Sib C. Loates 1 Mr.

Silvester Scotch Pearl. 3 yrs, Tst 3lb Mrun 3 Mr. W. it. Mansers Canvass Baek, 4 yrs, Tst C.Wood 0 Mr.

Wr. Gilbrrt's 3 Tt 31b Tst lib) iiooty 0 Betting 5 to 2 agst Canvass Back, 11 to 4 agst Northampton, to 1 agst Scotch Pearl, and 7 to 2 ags Minster. Scotch Pearl cut out the work, and led till a furlong from home, when Minster and Northampton rushed fe the front, and a good race rssulted in favour of the former, who won by a neck a bad third. Hamish was last. A SELLING F.

LT F. PLATE of 103 sovs; for age, with certain allowances. Two miles, an the Mr. W. Ellis's Ftvin Squadron by John Davis Sea Green, 5 vrs, lost Uv) (V.pper 1 X.

Astleys Maptpie, 4 yrs, 9st Tib CtioU) Jack man i Mr. M'Cubbins's Out of Tune, 4 yrs, Dst Tib (50) Hanan 3 Mr. J. C. Tyler's Invalid, aged, list lOib C5" owner 0 Mr.

G. Clements' Rocket, lost (50) Ireland 0 Mr. F. Frazer's Velleda, aged, lost 50) Brockwell 0 Betting 2 to 1 on Magpie, 8 to 1 each agst Out of Tune and Invalid, and 10 to 1 Plying Squadron. Out of Tune made play for a mile, hen mo was done with, and Flying S.piadr--:.

toe won cleverly by 12 lengths; a had third. rbjftct ion lodged against the winner on toe '1 is in the forfeit Est was fLi bought in for lfOgs. THE XORW'MM pf. A 1 Ilan winner to be sold for 5o smvs. 1 hree-iptartera of a mile.

Mr. Manser's Kinetou oy Gifmatoa jSewifiL aged. Sst 21b C. Wood 1 Captain Eathnrst's Panmure. 3 yrs, Tst Martin 2 Mr.

Wood's Leovi le, aged, ust Wainwrisdit 3 Mr. S. Barnard's Refiner, 4 yrs, Tst 121b Sherrard 0 Mr. H. Heasman's Double Dutch, 3 yrs, Tst 3.

Loates 0 Mr. F. Eraser's Barbados. 3 yrs, Tst 51b Rawlinson 0 Berting Even on Kineton, 5 to 1 each agst Double Dutch and Leoville, and 8 to 1 agst Panmure. Kineton attended on Panmure to the distance, where the former drew away ami won by a length and a half a neck divided second and third.

Refiner was fourth. The winner was bongfas in for HOgs. A WELTER HAXDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 100 added winners extra, due mile. Mr. W.

Stevens's br Ironclad by Paul Jones Bene, 4 yrs, lOst 121b S. Loates 1 Mr. Sylvester's Gaiety. 3 yrs, 3st lllb C. Loates 2 Mr.

C. D. Lane's Flyaway Tom. 4 yrs, Maiument 3 Mr. .1.

Read 3 Conundrum, 3 yrs, Ost 2lb C. Wood 0 Betting (5 to 4 agst Gaiety, 5 to 2 agst Conundrum, 3 to 1 ag3t Flyaway Tom, and 20 to 1 (at first to 1) agst Ironclad. Ironclad, af ter a good race, secured the verdict by a head a bail third. FOUR OAKS PARK (BIRMINGHAM) MEETING. Monday.

THE LAXGLEY HAXDICAP PLATE of 105 sovs; winners extra. Six fnrlonga, Mr. T. Wadlow's ch Frolic by Wenlock Jubilant, 3 yrs, Tst Luke 1 Mr. To wncley-Parker's Rufina.

3 yrs, Sst 71b G. Barrett 2 Mr. W. Marshall's Special ite. 3 yre, 7st lib A.

White 3 Betting 5 to 4 agst Rufina, and 7 to 4 each agst Frolic and Specialite. Frolic made the whole of the running, and won by three parts of a length four lengths separated second and third. THE AMINGTOX HUNTERS PLATE of 50 sovs; weight for age selling and other allowances. Two miles, on the flat. Mr.

R. Sherilfe's King's County by Suffolk Queen Bee, 6 yrs, 12st 31b(liX) Owner 1 Mr. Duuualls Workman, 6 yrs, list lb i 50) Owner 2 Mr. Hazeldine's Ismere, a yrs. list 31b Mr.

G. 3. Lowe 3 Mr. A. Brocklehurst's Wild Boy, aited.

list (50) Owner 0 Betting 5 to 4 on Workman, 2 to I agst Wild Boy. 7 to 1 agst King's County, and 10 to 1 agst Ismere. King's County made all the running, and won in a canter by 20 lengths a bad third. The winner was boaght in for 200ga. THE KIXG'S HEATH TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE of 105 sovs colts, 9st fillies and geldings, Sst lllb, with penalties and allowances.

Five furlongs. Mr. Townaley-Parker's ch Pillery by Thunderbolt Pillage, st 41b G. Barrett 1 Mr. C.

W. Leo's Pyrites, Sst 4lb A. White I Mr. J. R.

Graham Mabel Emma, 3st 41b Giles 3 Mr. R. Gladstone's Bandage, Sst ilb Frost 0 Mr. T. L.

Umber's by Soapstone Viola (Professor's dam), Sst 41b Rodders 0 Mr. J. B. Cocksworth's Somnambulist, Sst Tib Luke 0 Betting 6 to 4 agst Pillery, 2 to 1 agst Pyrites, 7 to 2 agst Mabel Emma, and 8 to 1 agst any other. The favourite had the advantage throughout and won in a canter by four lengths a bad third.

THE DUDLEY HAXDICAP PLATE of 105 sovs; winners extra; selling allowance. One mile. Mr. G. Greenwood's Lord Sidmouth by The Rake- Camil'a fi yrs, est lib G.

Barrett 1 Mr. W. Marshall's Specialite, 3 yrs. 7st Sib A. White 2 Mr.

W. Saunders's Kallaeh, 3 T3, 7st 41b Luke 3 Betting 6 to 4 on Lord Sidmouth, 3 to 1 agst Specialite, and 7 to 1 agst Kallaeh. Kallaeh was first away, but soon after Lord Sidmouth took the lead and won by three parts of a loTiirth a length and a half divided second and third. An ol tion lodged against the winner on the grounds of a cross was overruled. THE WEST BROMWTCH PLATE of 105 sovs weight for age selling and other allowances.

Five furlongs. Mr. Weaver's br Maria by Hampton Mary White 3 yrs Sst THill 1 Mr. Marshall's Tn. 2 yrs, 63t 131b 4 White 2 -Mr.

Jodrell's Pahiser, 2 yrs, Tst 21b (car. 7st alb) (30) G. Barrett 3 Mir. Smith Lincolnshire, aged, Ost 4lb (.50) Mallows 0 Mr. Howard's by Pellegrino Caledonia, 2 yrs, est 13lb (50) i Luke 0 1 setting to 1 agst Maria, 3 to 1 each agst Ina and Lin colnshire, and 8 to I each agst the others.

Maria cut out the work attended by Ina, but the favourite always had the best of the race and won by a length a bad third. Cale-ionia filly was last. The winner waa sold to Mr. Rid-deil for 1209. THE UEDNESFORD WELTER HAXDICAP PLATE of 105 sova penalties and allowances.

Five furlongs. Mr. G. Palmer's Skipetar by Rotherhill Miss Vivian vts lOst 4Tb rj Barrett Mr. W.

saunders's Sir John by Balquhiriar Miss Jennie 3 yrs, 9st 21b Luke't 0 Mr. E. Weever's Bnmhlepuppy. 3 y-s. lllb Hia 3 Mr.

V. farmer's Good Luck, 3 yrs, tst 31b Harrison 0 Betting 6 to 5 agst Bumblepuppy, 2 to 1 agst Skipetar, to 1 agst Sir John, and 10 to 1 agst Good Luck. Bumble-puppy cut out the work for about a furlong, when Skipetar took the command, but was challenged by Sir John, and the race ended in a dead heat. Deciding heat. Betting 6 to 4 on Skipetar.

Won by a neck. An objection to the winner on the ground of foul riding waa withdrawn. The winner watt not sold. THE Al GUST WELTER PLAT'S (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with loO rvHed winners extra One mile, three furlongs Mr. R.

anen.ffe'3 Black and Blue by Blue Gown Brisbane 3 yrs, sst jg wr' Wadtow'a Jannock, 4 yrs, Sst 131h Rossiter 2 wr' E' 5u.n ders's Lscar- 3 Sst 4'b Luke 3 w- S'a vens 3 Grayling, 3 yrs, Sst 6twr G. Barrett 0 Mr. R. Gladfstone i by Blair Athole Caiaconia, 4 yrs, Sit Mb Frost 0 Betting b.ven (at first 5 to 4) on Grayling, 3 to 1 agst Black and Blue, 6 to 1 each agst Lascar and Jannock, and 10 to 1 agst Cataconia filly. Cataconia filly cut out the work, attended by Black and Blna and Lascar to the straight, where Black and Blue took the lead, and won by half a length three-quarters of a length divided second and third.

Grayling was last. RIPON ST. WILFRID MEETING. -Momd ay THE NEWBY HA XDICAP PLATE of 106 sovs winners extra. One mile.

Anson'9 btr Camma by Camballo Carnizette, 3 yrs, xt. d' F- Barrett 1 Mr. R. Rodley Mj-nca, 5 yrs, 7st Woodbnrn 2 Mr R. Harrisons ltapid, 4 yrs, 6st lib Chandler 3 Betting 11 to 8 on Myrica, 7 to 4 agst Camma, and 5 to 1 agst Rapid.

The favourite made play to the distance, where Camma drew first, and won by a length a bad third. A JUVENILE SELLING STAKE 3 of 5 sova each. 2 ft (to the fund), with 100 added; for two-vear-olds colts, 'Jst flnje3 anil geldings, Sst lllb with selling allowance. Five furlongs Mr. Rush's gr by Strathconan Necklace, 8st lib (car Sst 31b) (50) Griffiths 1 Lord Durham's by C.vrabal Crucifixion, Sst llb(50) Woodburn Mr.

Coates's Tennis Boll, Sst lib (50) Fagan 3 Mr. Drislane's by Be.Wlere Lady Annie, Sat lib (50) Piatt 0 Mr. Crompton's by Castlereagh Tunstall Maid Sst lib (50) Mr. Dalton's Bracken, lib (ear. Sst 31b) (50).

Bruckshaw Mr. Lunn's Lady Derby, Sst lib (car. Sst 21b) (50) N'uttall Mr. Hyam's My Fancy, rSst lib (50) tt 0 Bettmg-6 to 4 agsrt My Fancy, 100 to 30 agst Kerse, 6 to 1 agst Tennis Ball, anid 10 to 1 agst any other. The ruAning was made by My Fapcy in advance of Kerse and Ten nit Ball, with Tunstall Maid filly last to the be'S whert Kerse went to the front, and stalling off the challenge of the Crucifixion nlly, by a neck half a length divided second and third 3Vfy Fancy was fourth, and Lady Derby last.

The winner sold to Mr. J. Dickinson for 50m THE ST. WILFRID HAN DICAP PT ATF1 nf t- iC of loo sots; winners eitl'r3-; one mile and a quarter. Mald by TaWe-Haidee, 4 yrs, Mr.

Vyner'a Sophisft, '4 yra, Sst 61b I Mr. Weldon Old Gold, 3 yrs ulst fSgj 3 Mr. R. Howett's Research, 4 yrs, Tst 71b Bel! 0 Betting 7 to 4 agat Greek Maid, and 9 to 4 each agst Old Gold and Sophist. Old Gold was first away, attended by Sophist and Greek Maid to the bend.

Here Greek Maid took the lead and won by two lengths three lengths divided second and third. Research was left at the post. THE RED BANK aEES of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 1U0 added for two-year-olds colts, S.t 121b; fillies and geldmgs, Sst 91b with penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. Mr.

W. I' Anson's ch Ilia by Sterling Fair Vestal, Sst 21b Mr. R. Osborne's Blue Sky, 8st -21b FpSS 2 ir "ftllfcllFU Mr. W.

s. Ifeafe art 21b 1 Total Mr. A. T)ion. Bainbridge Shrewsbury nut out Mr.

C. W. Wright, not out Byes, Ac .230 Total 73 To bat Flowers, Gunn, Attewell, W. Wright, Selby, Pearson, Mills, and oliaw. AND GROUND v.

ESSEX. Thf visitb "'team had all the worst of yesterday's cricket at Lord's in the match between M.C.C. and Essex The home side put a- moderately strong eleven the held, anl thanks principally to the free hitting of Mr. Purge whose 83 included ten 4's, seven 3's, and three 2 the total of the mnings reached 271. When Essex went in Mr.

W. Francis hit in very fine stvle, and Mr. Owen played carefully, but the side was out for KiO. Being HI runs behind, the visitors had, of course, to follow on, and when time was called they had lost one wicket for 14 runs. Score M.c.c.

ani Ground. Mr. S. J. Wil wi, Pickett 1 Hay.

V. P. Francis, Pickett 1 Mr. C. n.

Alcock. Godden W. Hearne, Capel-Cure, Pickett 44 Mr. C. W.

Foley, Pickett 26 Mr. G. E. Bin ire, Pickett 83 Major Booth, Capel- 'tire, Pickett 15 Mr. J.

F. C. Norman, hit wicket, Silcock 7 Mvor Penn vc" tick, Pickett 7 Burton, Francis W. My emit, uot uut Byes, etc 24 Total 271 1st Inn. 2d Inn.

Mr. A. Capel-Cure, F.urton 13 Mr. H. G.

owen, Hay 35 Mr. W. Francis, Hav 46 Mr. C. D.

Buxton, Mycroft 0 Rilcock. Biirgfi 11 Mr. H. G. Rucides-Eri ae, Foley, Hay 2 Mr.

H. Fowler, Foley, Mycroft 11; 8 Foley, Burton 13 Mr. F. P. Francis, lUtr.ce 20 Mr.

E. A. Read, i'ennycuick, Burse 3 Pickett, Booth, Mycroft 12 not out 1 Mr. V. Godden, not out 2 Byes, Ac 3 Total .100 li YORKSHIRE v.

DERBYSHIRE. Rain considerably interfered with the first day's play in this return match at Sheffield yesterday, and a start was not practicable until half-past three. After that time the weather became bright and fin.s a nd the cricket was watched with interest by a iaTge number of spectators. Both sides were well represented, but Hunter through an injured hand was still unable to keep wicket for Yorkshire. His place was taken by S.

Crosstand. Yorkshire won the toss and during the three! hours tint play lasted scored 135 for tha loss of six wicke ts. Tdyett and Hall put on "2 for the first wicket, both, jdaying'good cricket. Hall left at 70, and after his departure Bate and Lockwood gave some little trouble. When six wickets were down for 117 Emmett and TV-el got together, and kept up their wickets until the call of time.

Below is the present score tlyett, f'hatt'rton 36 Hall, Marlow 20 Hon. M. B. Haw'e, Bisney, Marlow 9 lockwood, W. Evershed, Ghntterton 18 Bates, W.

Evrshed, rhatterton 16 Mr. E. Luinb, Chatterton 2 Emmett, not not out. 1 Byes, 14 Total 135 To bat Peate, S. Crosr-land.

and Harrison. The Derbyshire Eleven is as follows Messrs. E. A. J.

Mav-nard, R. P. Smith, L. C. Pocke' W.

Evershed. and S. H. Everhed Chattertorr, Marlow, Platts, Disney, Richardson, and Cropper. HAMPSHIRE v.

SOMERSETSHIRE. The Hampshire batsmen showed capital form at Southampton yesterday, when the first match of the season was commenced between these counties. Somersetshire was not fully represented, and a feeble resistance was offered to the bowling of Dible and Armstrong. Mr. W.

N. Roe played good cricket, but received very little support. The wicket certainly helped the bowlers, but it was not sufficiently bad to account for the Hampshire went in at 20 minutes to four, and at the call of time had lost eight wickets for 220 runs. Tho best cricket was shown by Mr. Longman, but Young, Mr.

Hargreaves, and Mr. Laeey all played well. Score Somersetshire. Mr. E.

Sainsbury, Dible, Young 2 Mr. C. S. Newton, lb vv, Dible 10 Mr. W.

N. Roe, Laeev, Armstrong 45 Mr. H. F. Fox, Dible" 4 Mr.

L. D. Hildyard, Yonnsr, Armstrong 20 Mr. H. Reed.

I Armstrong 5 Mr. A. L. Porter, Dible 6 Ambler, Hargreaves, Dible 8 Fothersiill, I'anrreaves, Armstrong 0 Mr. E.

W. Bastard, not out 1 Mr. C. Winter, Seymour, Dible 0 Bye 1 Total Hampshire. Mr.

G. H. Sevmour, Bastard Mr. A. H.

Wood, Ambler Mr. R. G. Hargreaves. Roe Mr.

F. E. l.acev, 1 Fothergill Mr. E. G.

Wynyard, Roe Mr. G. U. Longman, not out Mr. E.

H. Hazelton. Reod Dible, Hildyard, Sainsbury Mr. H. Armstrong, Bastard Youmr, not out Byes ..102 9 20 2i 16 44 0 9 17 3'5 25 Total NORFOLK v.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. In the first match of the Norwich Week, which commenced yesterday, the home county had a considerable advantage, and at the close of play were 97 runs to the good, with eight wickets to fall in the second innings. Potter bowled well for Northamptonshire, and took seven wickets for 35 runs. Messrs. Morton and Wilson got rid of the visiting team for the poor total of 41, not a single member of the eleven reaching double figures.

Mr. Morton took five wickets for 19 runs, and Mr. Wilson four for 17 runs. Score Norfolk. 1st Inn.

2d Inn. Mr. L. K. Potter 10 not out Mr.

C. J. E. Jarvis, Potter 14 Potter, Bowiey "3 Mr. C.

P. Wilson, Totter 0 Mr. H. Birkbeck, Alley, Potter 0 Mr. P.

U. Morton, Whitelaw, Welch 33 Mr. W. S. Gurney, Potter 20 Rev.

A. T. Groom, hitw, Potter 5 not out Mr. C. Tillard, Plumb, Bowiey 10 Rev.

C. L. Kennaway, Bowiey 6 Rev. A. P.

Wiekham, not out Potter 0 Rye, Kingston, Potter 0 Byes, Byes, 2 Total 112 Total Northampton-shirk. Mr. G. S. Gulliver, 1 Morton Mr.

A. Storrner. run out Mr. T. G.

H. Welch, Rye, Plumb, Kennaway, Wilson Mr. F. W. Kingston, st Wiekham, Morton Bowiey, and Wilson Mr.

J. Turner, Morton Potter, Morton Rev. H. S. Reade, C.

J. E. Morton" Mr. A. Whitelaw, not out Alley, Birkbeck, Wilson Byes, tc Total 41 Matches for This Day.

At Lord's. M.C.C. and Ground v. Essex (continued) At Kennmgtou-oval. Surrey v.

Nottinghamshire (continued). At Canterbury. Kent v. M.C.C. and Grounds continued).

At Sheffield. Yorkshire v. Derbyshire (continued). At Southampton. Hampshire v.

Somersetshire' (continued). At Norwich. Norfolk v. Northamptonshire (continued) At Huddersfield. Uppingham Rovers v.

Huddersfield Club and Ground (continued). THE INTERNATIONAL GUN AND POLO CLUB. The second day's meeting under the auspices of this club took place at Hassocks, near Brighton, yesterday. The weather was delightfully fine, and there was a large company assembled. Proceedings commenced with a 1 handicap sweepstake, which resulted in a division between Mr.

Low and Mr. O. Sutclitfe, after killing seven birds each. After a 2 handicap sweepstake, to which 22 shooters subscribed, had been decided, the international champion cup was shot for in connection with a 3 sweepstakes, of nine birds each, the distances ranging from 25 yards to 29. Twenty -three shooters tried conclusions, and three tied by killing nine birds each Mr.

Low, Mr. W. F. Maas, and Mr. Green.

In shooting off, after a spirited contest Mr. Low won the handsome silver cup and 31 by killing 14 birds without a miss; Mr. Maas took the second award, 17 and Mr. Green won the third prize, 10 7s. A contest for an objet d'art was also decided in connection with an optional sweepstakes, and the piece of plate, together with 25 13s.

in specie, was won by Mr. Green (30 yards rise) after a long struggle with Lord de Clifford. The winner killed 14 blue rocks consecutively. The shooting meetings will be continued to-day at Hassocks, when a silver cup will be shot for at double rises. The Sculling Championship.

Elias C. Lay-cock, of Sydney, has, it is said, challenged Edward Hanlan of Toronto, to row a match on the Paramatta course for 1,000 a side and the championship of the world. Hanlan will, it is laid, accept Lay cooks challenge if it prove to bo hand Jidt, 7 4 yrs. Nicosia Bertie 4 Donald aird 4 Maculpine yrs. 1 yr, warren Belt- liray The Duke Ailsa Craig bV 1 fiiitw, 2 Seville i one mile and tlnif.

4.0. Tub Briohtos stakes atce st. lb. a-: Ir- Tfiebaas I.wl:el Beanty The Dethroned WlnterBourne Hf.cknesu 1 2 1 bahcau 0 I Mkldlcthoroe 9 C.i:i). 1- 7 I DuAe of Albans 7 i 3 a ii Keir 3 7 7 4.30.

THE Jt. vEMLE STAKES. Five r'nrlon AilsaCrai Misa fialopin inv Warren Belle Applatue II. Seville Soubrinuet 5.0. Tm Corporation Stakes, give n- Blue Coat Boy I Eiipftrosyne Koyal Lina ipt Brice Kinzcup rilly Quilt I Jerked Lightning I Anonyina Ally Alice Mary R-se Uetinan Gloriana Pan ACdPXAXCKS FOR THE UTS Park VTK.

Gareth Georgp Mansti. Id Wandering "un Stourclirfe Scales Passaic Pucelle Riding Pelerine Skye TnURSDAT. ACCFPTASCKS FfU FSRB STEWARDS' Crp. Knight of Burghley Whitechapel A- rage Don (Quixote Eric A burn tech Lucerne Dreamland Beauty Nun Chiii.irieon Careth Stonrcliife Liberia Tonans Periosteum Gtonana Roue Fire Spii Diuia.uaua Phantom Chieard HORSES ARBITER. Wandering Nun.

Canon, Hemlock, Don Quixote ni bnir Stonrcliffe, Exile Thebaia. Border Minstrel Goldmaster, Vanduara. Fetterless. Middl Damistta. Warren Belle.

Bachmsss, Hoasn Coastguard, Gloucester, Anonym rilly. (guilt. Saury a chapel. The Duke, French Kit- Pi.fcwta Crai, Beauty, Pelerine, Pretext, Time Miss Galopin. Starlight gelding, Longfellow, Alcalde, Km bury, Iucendiary, Pan.

The Detln Jaek-m-thc-tirt-eo. Postcript. Douabl Caird. Seville colt. Smfa.

Soubriquet Expected. Isabel, Woodstock, Antler. PuceUo etffiqs Isabeau, Kiery Cross. Blue Coat Boy, Don Juan, Horn, m-i several others in the morning. TATTERS ALL'S.

Monday. ST. LF.fi ER. 20 to 1 agst Brave 28 to 1 LadisLis taken. 100 to 1 Blue Grass offered.

1,000 to 30 Ossian and Blue Grass, coupled taken LONDON BETTING. Monday. BRIGHT STAKES. 1 agst Thebais taken. ST.

LEGER. 1 agst GaULord- -taken and offered. 2 to 3to 85 to a to to 15 to 20 to 2S to 30 to Highland Chief taken. Royal Angus taken and offered. Elzevir offered.

Bamako taken and offered. Brave taken ami offered. Comrteld taken. Ossian taken. THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRnN.

COWES, Monday Xioht. The annual meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron held this afternoon at the Castle, for the purpose of srauS acting the usual annual business and electing new members. Amongst the members present were Commodore mi Royal Highness the Prince of Wales tin the Vice. Commodore the Marquis of Londonderry, the l'u- I Rutland, the Marquis of Ormonde, the Marquis of Ailsa, Lord Caltho rpe. Lord Sutfield, Lord Wolverton, Lofd Colville, Lord Oremorne, Lord Bury, ir Allen Young, Sir G.

Erskine, Lord Henry Lennox, M.P., General Charles Baring, Mr. J. C. Aahurst, Colonel Sterling, and Sir. W.

Spicer. Mr. Richard Grant, the read the report, from which it appeared that the squadron was in a very ing condition, both financially arid numerically, as -i number of vessels sailing under its tiag. Mr. 8anni I Moseley, owner of the Lorna yawl.

90 tons, was uleeted i member of the squadron Captain Clayton and Captain G. H. Moore, R.N., were duly elected nouorary members, and thanks were voted to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for presiding at the meeting, a compliment which his Royal Hi-hness briefly aoknowledg (t The annual dinner of the squadron haa been resuscitated, although not on the old scale As the number of members attending were very limited, tha dinner was held to-night at the Castle, when his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales preaided, and there re Ia present the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Colvilio, Lord Suffield, Lord Cremorne, Lord Charles Beresforrt, T. rJ Calthorpe, Admiral Sir Henry Keyel, Sir H. 1'.

Burnud, Sir Allen Young, Sir Henry Edwardea, General 0ea Williams, General Charles Baring, Vict-Admiral Horsey. Captain Butler, Mr. A. B. Foster, Mr.

F. 3, Stanley, Mr. Nicholas Wood, Mr. W. H.

Roberts. Lieutenant Alexander, Mr. W. A. T.

Amherst, Mr. R. A Brewster, and Mr. A. Montgomery.

This being the birthday of his Royal Highness the DttlM of Edinburgh, at twelve o'clock a royal salute was rirtd troia the Royal Squadron Battery, which was followed hv 1 similar salute from her Majesty's ship Hector Richard Carter), the guardship to her the roads. All the vessels of the squadron were gai'fl dressed in dags, the royal yacht Osborne and the l-miralty yacht Enchantress being profuse in their play of bunting. Colonel Sterling, Mr. Spicer, Mr. r.

0, Ashnrst, and Lord Bury will ayain take the resp. position during the regatta of the sailing committee, MJ some of the best yachts are entered for the race for the Queen's Cup, which will take place to-morrow, the curse as usual being from the Castle to Yarmouth, thence to the Nab Light and back to Cowes. The regatta is expect. to be an unusually good one, and the town is fast rilling, wkila the roadstead is crowded with yachts. THE WEATHER.

The following forecast for to-day was prepared Iatl night at the Mateorological-oihca at $.30: DisTaicrra. 0. Scotland, N. Scotland, E. South-westerly to north-westerly breezes, moderate or fresh showery, unsettled.

2. England, N.E. 3. England. E.

1 South-westerly to north-westerly 1 breezes, light; very unsettled; showers and thunderstorms, with 4. Midland Counties 5. EnzlaniL S. (Lon dou aud Channel) bright intervals. 3.

Scotland, Tj 7. England, N.W., w. aud North Wales Wlnd Peering from south-west to 8. England, S.W., north-west weather very and South Wales I changeable and showery, with 9. Ireland, N.

thunder locally. 10. Ireland, 8 Warnings. None issued. REMARKS.

Mos DAT, 3.30 ine weatner over our islands is again in a very changeable condition, and at present there is little or no iadieatioa of any lasting The observations co-daj show that two high-pressure an are prevalent in out neighbourhood one to the S.W. of our islands, the other over the extreme N. of Scandinavia. Between these BMW several depressions are shown moving in various directions, and carrying with them showery, close weather and very variable temperature. The winds, also, are very variable in direction, and tho depressions being shallow are light in force.

The sky is cloudy or overcast in most places, rain has tallen very generally, and the appearance of the sky ii anything but settled. The sea is moderately rough off ta W. of Ireland, slight or smooth ehvewhere. HIGH WATSR AX LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 1.25 Broiling 412 THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE CONGRESS AT LEWES.

The weather on Saturday, in spite of one or two slight showers, was favourable to the members of the Archaeological Institute, who mustered in strong force in order to carry out Mr. A. Hartshorne's programme by an expedition into West Sussex. The churches of Broadwater, Somptiug, Old and New Shoreharn, anil Lancing were upon their programme for the day but they had to content themselves without seeing either the last-named church or Old Shore-ham. After luncheon the party went on by train to Arundel, where the Castle, its grounds and gardens, and the private ap-rrments, including the duchess's new drawing-room, the library, and the picture gallery (which are not usually shown to strangers) were thrown open to the party.

The Baron's hall, the magnificent Norman keep, its fortifications and outworks, the interior of the great quadrangle, were all exammed in their turn and the members afterwards passed through the garden-gate into the duke's family mausoleum, which extends eastward from the central tower of the parish church, and looks at first sight as if were its chancel. But though under one roof with the parochial edifice which forms its nave, it is still, and always has been, a separate structure, having been erected by the Norman Earls of Arundel who then owned the castle, as a chapel for a college of priests and as a burial place for themselves. The fine tombs, wdiich lie around on all sides, dusty and neglected, and in some instances, wantonlymutilatcd, were quite a melancholy sight to behold, and the bats were flying up and down all the time of the visit of the archaologists but Mr. Freeman, who acted as interpreter for the occasion, said that as a Church architect he could see at a glance that the strictly legal decision of the courts which had lately declared the edifice to be the duke's own property and not an integral part of the parochial church, was quite right, the former having been built by a former holder of the castle as a college for priests and a mausoleum for the house of Fitzalan, with a separate entry from without, and with a wall enclosing it and cutting it off from the nave and the basement of the central tower. Lord Coleridge's decision was, therefore, confirmed by a totally independent witness.

The case was here the same as at Dunster, in Somersetshire, where a parish church and a collegiate chapel were to be seen under one roof and other examples might be quoted. It was sad, he said, to see a sacred structure in such a state of neglect, but it might be hoped that the duke, now that his title to it was pronounced indefeasihle, might see his way to place it in repair, and to restore the tombs of his Howard and Fitzalan nce-itors. He next remarked on the extreme interest which attaches to Sompting Church, as having a tower which belongs to the very early Saxon, if not to the Roman period, and has some detads of a Byzantine type. He also observed that, as Earl of Arundel, the head of all the Howards enjoyed a still higher and prouder place than even as Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal of England, for he was the representative of the old "counts of the South Saxon shore," whose power and privilege once amounted almost to those of royalty and he concluded his lecture by proposing a vote of thanks to the duke and earl," or rather the carl and duke," for his courtesy and kindness in allowing the members of the congress to inspect his noble and princely castle. The return journey to Lewes was safely accomplished by train.

There were no meetings of either the archaological or the historical section, or that of architecture, in the evening, and, consequently, no papers were read. On Sunday the members attended Divine service at All Saint's Church, accompanied by the Mayor and Corporation in formal state. The sermon, a most eloquent and appropriate one, as it need hardly be said, was preached by the venerable Archdeacon of Lewes, Dr. Hannah, vicar of Brighton. In the evening the sermon was preached by the Rev.

Dr. Raven. Yesterday the destination of the archaeologists was Chichester. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Monday.

INDIAN CIVIL SEKVICE. The Board of Indian Civil Service Studies have appointed the following new teachers of Oriental languages: Lieutenant-Colonel W.W. Sherlock, Hindu and Hindustani Mr. J. F.

Blumhardt, Bengali Mr. C. E. Wilson, Persian. The Rev.

A. H. Arden was reappointed in June last as teacher of Tamil and Telegu, and Mr. Blumhardt will teach Marathi if required, so that instruction is now provided in all the Indian vernacular languages prescribed for examination, with the exception of Burmese and GujeratL Selected candidates intending to reside at Cambridge should communicate as soon as possible with the secretary to the board, Sir Roland Wilson. 4.

Darana.ter. race, Cambridge..