... I' I EDITED BY HERB LOEWEKNTRAL. To Correspondents. ?? All comnamunications to be directed to Eu. Office, 3. Catherine street Strand, London. Chess Study by the Editor. IA KKt3d K R7th E R 5th K th K Kt2d White with the move wins. Problem, INo. 282, by Herr Willmers (of Vienna.) BLACK. WHITE. White to move and mate in four moves. G~Aea played between Messrs. Evelyn and Boden. White (Mr B.) ...

... HUNTING 0 APPOINTMENTS. STrAG HorDB. Ber Majesty's - Tuesday, Stag and Hounds, Binfield; Friday, Cookham bridge-at eleven. Foxc MomflD. Atherstone-Monday, Stapleton Village; Tuesday, Middleton Hall; Wed. napday, Gopsall; Friday, Coton House; Saturday, Hams Hall -at eleven. Badeworth - Tuesday, Barnsdale Bar; Thursday, Grove Hall; Saturday, Ackworth Moor Top-at half-past ten. Brambtam Moor ...

... PLOliGIIING MATCHES. In - ---og 'LUUlillitiN iU ?? DALSERF. This annual trial of skill came off, ol Thursday the 6thl current, on. the farm of Mr. Arthur Hamilton, iiglees. The morning was very stormy, but the day cleared up and proved very favourable, both for the match and the great crowd of spectators who had gathered from all quarters to witnegs the coetest. The judges ?? Jackson, I Esq., ...

... PLOUGHIXNG MATCHES. BALDER.NOCK. Tke annual ploughitg match of the lilaldernock AgricUilt'urul Soiety toet ploceoll Thilursditv theulith lost onl the lauds of Laviock- hilt and Cotbeg. 'Thero `eruld cotapetitors for thu.vurious prizes, ?? thley did their work in a very Superiorrstyle. Thie judges, ;lessrs. Slirdoch of Htiltoln, Coulolrougl of Aluchilnernlnd (i loarlane of lligh italvie, after ...

... MATCH BETWEEN HORSE AND.,HOUND. -, - . .. . .- -. . ,m -- The, comparative speed f the. horse and foxhound is again to be tested in 1860, a match for 1000 guineas (h ft) having been made betweeri 'the Dake of Beaufort and the Earl of Wincbels,' to conmc off over the. Beacon Course at ' New- market, in the Roughton meeting next year. . The Duke backs five couple of ..hunnd§ against three ...

... I COLTNESS IRONWORKS NATIONAL GAMES: - - - ~ , .v.aJ.J LJ.J v AflLlthj.. These gpames took place on Sxtyirdaythe,20th~inst.-isn a field kindly,giantjd iqrltg{ ?? by ilairMatter, Esq. of Xuldh itseburn, under whose patronage the games came- off. The day being delightful, added nuch to the pleasure of the enlivening acene. -- ;,T attendanceiwvas very nu'mer- Ois, andthe arena was.graced byfthe. ...

... [rEEAT BOWLNGi TOURNAMENT AiT MOFFAT. OPEN TO AtitsCOTLAND On Wednesday moraing, as ?? was heavy, the play-, ing'did not confi encebuntil about half-past 10 o'clock. The ?? cloudy, but'no raiinJ an!&the game proce ded briskly. Injlie aftenoonI, as Ithe 7uibers became feveraid' the pl ayers rnore selecit, the, interest iocreased; and in many of the games tbere was some first-rate play snown.. ...

... CRIC KET. f THE LATE SIR. W. WARD'S AVER.AGFES. 1 G f Mr. War commenced his cricketing career in 1810, & s and finished in 1846, during which titec he played in G 140 matcles, went ilt 2G tirnes, amid scored in all ,0069 e runs. The most lie obtained in one inniltes eas 278 o (the greatest score el record,) and the moost ie marked in oneeatch wis 288. Ile vas out 20 times Without G scicfigt, ...

... if The Return Doatch between the Portsmouth Borough b and Portchlester Clubs came off on Thursday last, on c Southsea Common. The match was decided by the ct first innings in favor of the latter. When friendly rot matches ore made, it is but right that each party should I adhere to the members of their own club, and not, as in the preo nt iustanue, where ve find the Portcheoter t get their ...

... The return In~tch between the Ipswich and East Sur. e: folk and Playford Clubs, was played on the 2Oth inst.. Ii and was decided by the Ist itutings in farour of the tj Ipswich and East Suffolk, with 314 runs to spare. The h follotiing is the score -I JAPSWSCII AN4D LEAST SCTVOLt. rzAToskv. I fl. IPr Rlonmocrenc'.C Riddell 47 C. lltts.c Bell ?? '1 J1. Peecock c Oscroft .23 s.ulnitruxf. ?? -7t ...

... Soluthitd (INV, r. Elenrt of HialelwoiM.-A well contested match wa~s played on the Soutbwold gruuns 0 on the 30th nit., betreen tbr Sotithtrold club and an b t Eleven from IHilesryorth, in tvhich the former werevic. r torious lly three ?? i AMiWLritOC?. lit Inninl. 2n,, Innhlgl. 0 I C. ~Itln Mll ?? I -rml O it ?? t. tv. 1. 7m.ptcr . . ?? w I ?? 0 1.,r.qrd, ?? .-ut ?? 2.-tb Ituarwnan ?? 6 ?? , ...

... em- The following cs'itiqure on the new sporting wvorkt, 1Silk ers, and Scarlet (advertised in the Journalrs last week), is nan from the .Srtursdosj Review : r, a When a clever villain is convicted of an elaborate forgery, ,he, or a complicated burglary, or ainy well concocted scheme of ,ore fraud, the presiding Judge is sure to tell lhil that an equal rut- imotnrt of ingenuity aend ...