... clusters of juniors might be seen looking like amateur paupers, marshalling themselves for hills; some carried bats, others footballs, as we wended the purliouE of College-street, Bungay's- corner, and the, wharves for Mons Catherinme:' On.what is called ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.-(Continued.) GAsra OF FOOTBALL AT ALNWIMCI;-The game of football is an amusement formerly much practised at AInwick, and seems to have been very anciently ob- served. The young men ansenmbled at the gates of Aln- wick Castle on ...

... Harrow, or In the smoky atmo- sphere of Vinoent-square, Westminster-still holds its sovereignty over other amusements (for nan football or hockey, beloved of the Agapemonites, he compared to it ?) coinmonto all schoole. It is painful to be obliged to add that ...

... Mr.Jaelson's ?? (allowed 31b), Vaunterer, and Augury(allowed 31b)-beiug the best of the bunch. Mr. Jackson is playing at football (as usual) with Saunterer for the Great Yorkshire Stakes, and although this looks an easier task for him (for he receives ...

... year's end to year's end. As to 'athletic exercises, no one ever seems to dream of such a thing. I The great games of cricket, football, rowing hunting archery, | shooting, &c., which dividewith business the life ofa.healthy Euro pcan, ave .eithier'wholly unknown ...

... of fleet- ness, stamin, agility, and muscular etrength. The occaston was the termination of the season of a newly-formed Football Clab. and notwith. standing that the invites had been by private circular, the affair hadoozed out, and large numbers of ...

... which was a race of 120 yards, bad been made some six weeks, and resulted at the celebration o1 the ansi. versary of the football club, on which occasion a field day was held by the members. The weather on Saturday was exceedingly unpropitious, the rain ...

... FRENaHMEN ANUI SPA-NIARDS.-Aii immoense number of persons flocked into Bliar- ritz on Sunday week to witness a grand match of football by tfie French players against flve Spsanish Baslues. The victory, whidh was very warmly diputed, remained withil the French ...

... Compton Verney; Tuesday, Mitford Bridge; Thurday, Hampton Lucy; Friday, Church Tye0e; at a quarter before eleven. GRZA.T FOOTBALL 1MATCw AT ETOT--On Monday a contest of this nature took place between the scholars of A. F. Birch, Esq., and the Rev. J. ...

... keelpins, tronks, coits, pitching-bars, hurling, wrestling, leaping, running, fencing, mustring, swimming, wasters, foiles, foot-ball, balown; quintaus, &c., and many such, which are the com- mon recreations of the country folk. Here be a goodly choice, ...

... brass band played some excellent music during the after- L noon, and while the children amneed Ihemoelves by races, swings, football, nnd other juventle games. The sack-racing woe engaged in with great spirit, there being a clerk of the course, a judge, ...

... THE ATTEMPTED SUPPRESSION OF FOOT-BALLING AT ASHBORNE. I GREAT EXCITEMENT. The attempt to suppress the game of foot.ball in the streets of Ashborne, has caused the greatest excitement among the inhabitants of that town. Following up the policy inaugurated ...