... RUGBY POOTBALL UNION. England v. Scotland, Mabch, 1884. To the Editor oj the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Dear Sir, I am directed By my committee to forward you the following statement on the above question The facts of the case which has resulted in the dispute between the Rugby and Scottish Unions with reference to the late England v. Scotland match are these 1 A Scotchman knocked ...

... COEEESPONDENCE. AUTOMATIC ENGRAVING COMPETITION. To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sib, The work of so-called automatic engraving, although in its infancy, has made such rapid progress within the last few years that a desire has been frequently expressed for some reliable information on the subject. The last outcome of this desire has been the projection of an ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. MODERN CARRIAGES. To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sib, In your last number you conclude an interesting article on Modern Carriages with the remark that our carriage builders must be commended for the excellent workmanship they exhibit, rather than for the exhibition of any great inventive genius. Unfortunately this is too surely the case, and ...

... . To the Editor of the Illustrated SrORTixo and Dramatic News J Sir,-- In the very spirited little description of a yacht race, entitled Our First Queen's Cup, in your paper of the 19th inst there is a sentence which to me (an old boatman) reads rather strangely. It is as follows The wind is getting more aft. The Bpinnaker is eased forward a little and a slight pull taken at the main sheet, ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. STANDARD COLOURS FOR SALMON FLIES. To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sir, During a lengthened career as a fisherman, it has fre quently occurred to me the immense advantage that salmon anglers would derive by having recognised specimens of colours in seal's fur for dressing salmon flies. The suggestion was made personally to the Executive Committee ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. ON LAN!) AND SEA. {To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sib, Many of your readers, lovers of the road and the river, who have ere this laid aside the sculls in favour of the pedals, will, I feel sure, be glad to hear (assuming they have not done so) of the Amphibious, a boat for the sea, a tricycle for the land. As a boat, the construction is simple and ...

... . To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sir, I was pleased to see your interesting article on Stag- hunting in your last issue. Will you allow me to say a few words more on the same subject First as to the reason of the extreme popularity of stag-hunting in Surrey, Kent, and Sussex the reason why In all the southern counties here Our word is snaffle, spur, and deer. The ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. HOTELS. (To the Editor of the Illustrated Scouting and Dramatic News). Sir,. I am glad to seo your article on Hotel Life, etc, and only hope it may have some effect on hotel companies and proprietors by inducing them to lower their present exorbitant charges and pay more attention to their supporters, the general publio. I have occasion to visit most of the towns in England, ...

... . The Non-aitbabanob or Miss Nina Buziau. (I'd tha Editor o/iAhIllustbatku Bi-obtino axd Dramatic Nnws.) Sir, Your just oommeuts on the management of the above concerts must have been read by many of your subscribers with the utmost interest, and with their fullest sympathy. In justice to my daughter, and in order to set her right with the public, I hope you will accord me some spaoe in your ...

... To the Editor of the Illustrated Storting and Dramatic News.) Sib, -The real Danger of the Streets is not the hansom when it is going fast-- on whom the writer of the article with this heading is rather down 'but when it is crawling. We pay a high price for the sake of gaining a few minutes iu covering a certain distance if our driver must not go at a pace that will take us to our ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. DUBLIN HORSE SHOW. (To the Editor of the Illu itrated SronTixa and Dramatic News). Sir, Owing to the hurried manner in which I had to over look my proof of the Dublin Horse Show artiolp, which appeared in laBt week's issue, an error in punctuation (completely altering the meaning of one important sentence) escaped my notice altogether. In the paragraph at top of second column, ...

... CORRES PONDENCE. SIGNOR GARCIA'S PUPILS. To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Deaii Sir, In an article which appeared in your journal dated November 21st, referring to the debut of Miss Mary Tem pest, otherwise Miss Etherington, it is stated that this lady was a pupil of mine. It is true that Miss Etherington had belonged to my class at the Koyal Academy hut for the ...