... Thems annual sports were hold on Monday and Tuesda on the Marsh.- The situation was, as USUal, ,closed; and the proceedings, notwithstanding an* inerease iathe admission fee, as compared with former: years, attracted, on both days. a large concourse of spectators. The omanium gathernnm waR not, however, so very choice in its composition ; it included a few of the resectable, order, some of ...

... THE GTBET CRICKET MATCH. AV PPP 'P(T AT PRESTON. On Thursday the match at cricket, between eleven of the United North of All England and eighteen of Preston, with two professionals (Randon and Bishop), commenced on the Preston Marsh, which, as our readers are aware, had been temporarily enclosed for the agricultural show and other purposes. The weather was fine and wvarm, tempered somewhat by ...

... NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, APRIL 23. or Handicap Sueepstakes of 20 Sovs ?? Rowley, lSt; if Folly-o'-the-Day, 2nd; Nathan, 3rd; Sister to Singapore, 4th.- PC Betting: 4 to I agst Old Rowley.-Won by a head. As Sweepstakes of 10 saes each.-Lamb's-wool, letl Fearless, 2nd- Vulcan, 3rd; Yeutick, th.-Betting: 6 to 2 agst Lamb's.wool' at -Won by a neck. Youtick was some lengths in the ...

... TATTERSALL'S.-MOaNAv. The settling of the Warwick accounts drew a large at- tendance, and beyond paying and receiving, little business c was transacted. Gladiolus received steady support for the Northamptonshire Stakes, and Newcastle was brought , with some prominence into the market for the same event. t At first 10 to 1 was taken freely about the last-mentioned horse; but at the close ...

... I [ SPO RTIN G. CAL'LiSLE MEETING.-TUESDAY. Trial Stales. Hone~tisi, 1; f. by Skirmisher, 2; fla.wunaen Bloom, 3. Five ran. Grand St: l ldarlsdiCap.-Shamxlock, I; Contract, 2, haza~rd, 3. Fight ran. ?? 1iflate.-Mlountaiu Maid, I; c. by Fandaugo, 2. ki== ofClyde. 3. Six. r-all. Culmberian Plate.-Fair Wind, 1; Lord lasting, ; ?? Corby Castle Stakes-Evelina, 1; 1loncstish, 2; E i l Emna, 3. ...

... 6TIl ADMINSTRATIVE BATTALION OF RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. I~~ I ANNUAL SHOOTING CONTEST. The annual rifle shooting contest amongst the members forming the 6th Administrative Battalion of Lancashire Ride Volunteers, commenced at the Longridge range n Saturday, and will be concluded to-day and Monday. The attendance of members was larger than onformer occasions, and the shooting, on the whole, good. ...

... FOOTBALL, &c. North End were at Glasgow on Saturday, with atweakened team, and had to accept defeat from Queen's Park by two goals to one. There was a arge attendance (10,000) at Hampden Park, and the play, thought not of the highest class, was fairly interesting all through. The Glasgow people evidently attached great importance to the contest, for at the close the crowd surrounded the ...

... i to represent the North End against gotts County to-day will be as follows:- Ioal; Holmes and Ross, backs; 'Trainer I~oglSan de andnStewarthalfbacks; Pruin.md ' os, onun., right wing, Russell, Gordon owan aid Beckton, left wing. centre, O'' -DeillteFswc Ithis afterfnoo0, at Dcepdale the Fisll ick Ramblers (North End Reserve) vill meet Seblersdale Uinited By permission of Mr. ...

... I ?? goJufi4t. PuESTON ELEVEN V. TWESNTY-TWO OF ToE TOWN.- This match was played on Saturday, on the Preston cricket ground, and resulted in a victory for the Preston Club over the Twenty-two. The Twenty-two Won the tops, and decided to take the first innings. The bowlers-Wood- house and Dickson-were well on the wicket during the whole of the innings, and with the exception of Messrs. Sidney ...

... PunSTON V. E ART LANOASEIRE.-This match waas Played at West Cliff, on Saturday. with the following result:- Preston. Hunt, b Whalley ?? 81 Jas. Leigh, c Blend b Rawlinaon ?? 17 C Coward, b 8haw ?? 8 Whitebead, b Shaw ?? , 116 F Coward, c Ingham b Sbaw ?? 36 WVoodhouse, b Blaud ?? Shuttleworti, not out. . 91 liennick, b Shaw ?? 6 Ecclee, not out ?? , . S Extras ?? ?? 27 Total ?? ?? , ?? 394 ...

... - sie. 22ND REGIMENT IV. M.. E. SWAtesN'SONiEEE.- r~oug- aoematch took nlace on the West Cliff 'ground,' on slon, roedray, and resulted in favour of the military team in s s and innings, with 45 runs to spare. The following is th, ob~ score *- Ist Innings. Mr. Sreaimn'sen Eten. 2ud lcnic.~ tey E. Catterall, b ?? Yates ?? the B Swaineon, bn Barnes ?? Yatc3 ?? s. the fLiuet. Cain pboll, a Edge b ...

... CBRIKET. .I I - - L- PnzaTor v. KeNDAL.-Payed OD the West Cliff ground on Saturday.. Soore:- o Preston. Ke-zdaL? Woodhouse, b Hoggarth 23 Hoggarth, retired hurt .. 12 Threlfall, ?? .. 10 Ellwood, c Leigh ?? 16 Hulton, b Nicholson ?? . 24 Handley, a Wilson ?? 1s Coward, b Hoggarth ?? 8 X.T. Nichlson lbw b WV'h'd Whitehead, a Ellwood .. 12 Lowe, b Wilson ?? ?? 2 Kirby, thrown out Potter 20 F. ...