... I IICKET. RM.C.C. AND GllouND ?? DEIIBYSmUE-. Yesterday, at Lord's, tho Mar-ylebono Club sustained another single innings defeat sat the hands of a. comtity Ituam not hitherto ranked samongst thfirost-cs-lass elevensi of EnlglanOd, bitt 'which from the rapid limproveniont it bas asnde of late neay be ltcnccforth looked upon as able to 1hold its own1 Sat 1 comets. Play began at 11.50, Mr. ...

... '1 SPO7* T G ' . -vo- T 2GE! Sra,'-.paoulatolt were reallyr too 'bui$~ -this Seriously to future events; and so little baa te6,ndons Iis 9? ?? Vn~ton handieapsiNtAW it i5.1t0. 0o possible to Lor an, enidea net.. how theq eat will jup iabout f# ?? Stakes. A Ittle ?? IobM ?? done in th al pencer'e Piste; but poit betting willb 138 & the best-guidetotliosereellyitn~t en baa gzthewinii~iier and ...

... FOOTkB ,as ne DERBYI SCHOOL v. NOTTINGHAMSIIIRB COUNTY.-This he match was played on Wednesday last, on the Meadows, Nottingham. he School having lost the toss, their cati kicked off at a quarter to three. The ball was we~ e turned by E. H. Greenhalgb, and for some time the game 'swas pretty well confined to the neighbourhood of the of Derby goal, several shots been made by A. W. Cureham and ,d ...

... eiddt.__ VICTOIIIA (DERBY) V. BLOOMlSIELD HALL CLUB. The abovo was played on Saturday, at Bloomfield Hall, on a splendid wicket, and resulted in an easy victory for the visitors by 86 runs. The batting of Ball, H. Polky, H. Morley, and F. Morley for the Victoria, and that of Bore- banks for the home eleven was very good. Ball and More- ton were very destructive with the ball. The score:- ...

... yoBi, NOTES AND. FUTUREP EVENTS. All e Meeting on the ltnavesinire was patronised by as many 1i~lntil Tlrfites as ever, but the sport was poor, and the bclier of minners during the three days did not musster s ,nore than a hundred. Owners were afraid to pull out hboise. twice, in consequence of the hard state of the winch, as it turned out, was very little benefited by -II fiial proces ...

... INTER-UNIVERSITY SPORTS, Ih~hEC tJIfvrin-sZ or wSc,. Thee eports came off on Saturday on the West Of SeO8 i Cricket Ground, at Partick, in presence Of a large concouIZ* of spectators. The entries were small in matu instancee. but the competitiorse were very keen. ?? H. titb3on acteda judge..tr J.W. Catccart, timekeeper: end Mrlb.Heaeesou, ztawter. The returns are as foulow :-Hop, step, and ...

... 8PORTIN& INTELLIGENCE. Ascot was essentially royal in all its surroundings with one exception-that those animals which had tile allegiance of' backers failed to bring them through in.a right royal manner. Apart from this drawback-and it appeared a very heavy one tothose who plunged upon the good things which the Epsom running had drawn attention to-there was no single cause for complaint, the ...

... I I i I: .. . d ;,I 1., IFIom rpr Ce~spou~ent Sometime in the wane of last year, rumour said that an Ittempt was to be made to put cricket upon a bet- terlfooting in-this county. Rumour for once was right, and last week,witnessed'the'maiden appearance of the Stfols County Cricket Club. IlhattheiClub should have had so fair a start it has L1, done is mainly due to the exertions and hospitality ...

... THE ASCOT MEETING. NOTES FROM FOBETELLER. [SPrCI& TZLEGPF M.] Ascor, WEDNRSDAY.-The Royal Haut Cup fur- nished an interesting contest, and of the 22 coom- I petitors Spinoza and Little Harry both supplanted Ecossais in the quotations during the morning, Spinoza ran fast, but failed to stay home, and the same remark applies to Hesper, who was actually favourite at one timre during the morning. ...

... CRICKET FIXTURES, IAuzust 29 snea S-N2.I. C. C. v. 27th Regiment tdi 4th DNasoon Guiards, at Orxaezu, twelve o'clock. l &est,~U S ra gno W.AE .IC AN ( ELEVEN) v. ORMEAU C.0 Txtleven which represented the North of Ire-. land on Saturday was quite too strong for their opponents; but, as the match Ws arranged on very short notice,- it tvas impossible to adjust a more suitable team. Messrs Young ...

... SHYIEWSBURY MEETINW.-YnTMWfAY. G [Central News Telegram.] A Tis w.eather on the last day of the meeting was b the moat enjoyable of the four, and although the II fields were smaller, the Cup contest amply atoned vs for any shortcoming. Victory rested with Brother Si to Royal George, who woo, after a fine race with 6 Miss Lizzie, The favourites ent up badly in moat I of the other races, and ...

... - THE T URF IN ENGLAND. ?? OUR CoBWUONDEnT.] LO2DOT, SATURDAY. Tax weights for nearly all the spring handicap are out, and in the course of the next few days we may expect to see the Waterloo Cup shofildered out of the way of the lincolashire Handicap, the accept- ances for which may be called satisfactory, number. ing as they do nearly two-thirds of the entry. As soon as the imiipost weire ...