0 5 1 0 b. Scott W. Sutton, b. Vans-Agnew 1 G. B. Lascelles,b. Vans-Agnew 1 F. B. Windeler, not out... Byes 1, leg byes 2, wides 3 6 5 2 1 succumb to a splendid ball from the same bowler, but It was now Way's turn to occupy the wickets and 9 b. Vans-Agnew Total 103 After the long score, which Way's had put together in their match against Baker's, it was anticipated that they would win an easy victory in the second ties. However those who expected any such result were destined to be disappointed, for the match turned out to be one of the most exciting that has been played for some time. Play began on Thursday, May 22nd, the ground being in excellent order. Glennie won the toss and decided to take innings. The first to challenge the bowlers of Way's were Adams and Robinson. The latter was soon bowled by Peake for 0, but Glennie joined Adams, and the two together hit about most merrily and gave some trouble to the bowlers. At last Adams was bowled by Nott, but Glennie remained master of the situation for some time longer, till at length he too had to The match was resumed on the next Wednesday, but in the previous night there had been a very heavy fall of rain and what with the unwonted deadness of the ground and the steadiness of Glennie's and Thring's bowling, Hitchcock and Turner were soon parted and the 1st innings produced only 58, two more being wanted to save a follow-on. On Thursday, Way's second innings commenced, and when Hitchcock's stubborn defence failed to secure more than 7, gloomy indeed was the prospect. The captain of the eleven, however, came to the rescue, a veritable Deus ex Machina, and in the most plucky manner stemmed the tide of misfortune, in other words he made a score of 77, a really brilliant performance, especially when one considers the state of the ground, and the uphill game that he had to play. Turner again made a useful contribution; Turnour shewed some steady play, although he did not make a large score; while Cole added 11, and would have added more but a very good catch dismissed him. The second innings ended for 130 runs leaving Horner's only 49 to make. They immediately set to work, but though Adams and Glennie again made the top score for their side yet this time they were 6 and 11 instead of 27 and 63, and, when time was called, five of the best wickets were down for 30. The match had now become exciting, and on Friday afternoon a large number of spectators assembled on the eleven to see the finish. Horner's had but 19 to get, and five wickets to make them. On the other hand the ground was slow, and most of their best batsmen had disappeared from the scene the day before. A hit for three left Horner's only 16 to get, and a few more of the same kind would soon have won them the match, but Peake, as in the batting so now in the bowling, once more rose to the occasion, and very quickly bowled down four of their wickets at the cost of a very few runs. Nott bowled Highton, and the match was won by Way's with 7 runs to spare: a result almost entirely due to Peake's splendid innings, which came just in time to pull the match out of the fire. Nott's steady bowling was deserving of all praise; while the fielding of the winners was much improved in the second innings. The fielding of Horner's was good throughout and their men were well placed. The score is appended :— was SUCH is the nature of Marlborough weather that a summer term seldom passes without affording ample excuse to the lovers of Football for indulging in that noblest of games. This term has been no exception to the rule, and when on May 27th the rain continued to fall at dinner time with that persistency which declared cricket impracticable, it determined by a select few to get up a game of football if possible. Short as was the notice, there assembled on the Tooí a sufficient number to warrant a good game of Rugby Union, and accordingly Hodgson and Stanton picked up sides. Stanton won the toss and elected to play up hill for the first half hour, and Hodgson accordingly kicked off down the hill. Here the ball stayed for some time and the united efforts of Elder (forward) and Craufurd (three-quarters) only served to carry the game at rare intervals into the middle of the ground. Touchdowns were obtained by Hodgson, Adams, and Cholmondeley, one of which the last mentioned succeeded in placing, while the others were placed by Davies. After change, the game became much more equal, although Hodgson's side was reinforced by the presence of N. Masterman, Esq., at half back; it is possible that the hill told more than usual upon the forwards owing to their lack of training; several times were the lower goal posts threatened by the irrepressible bursts of Farrar at half-back, and the powerful forward play of Moore, but to no purpose, for Adams getting away up the hill passed all the backs and finally dropped a good goal, winning the game for Hodgson's side by four goals and two touch-downs to nothing. Thus ended a very pleasant game. Where everyone played well, it is hard to particularize, but besides those already mentioned Henniker, Hitchcock, Turner, Robertson and Wright may be singled out as having particularly distinguished themselves. The sides were:-F. W. Hodgson, N. Masterman, Esq., E. H. M. I. Davies, R. A. Hitchcock, J. G. Henniker, A. C. Robertson, E. C. Cholmondeley, H. Adams, F. S. Turner, L. Impey, D. Tait, F. J. Bryant.-H. E. Stanton, H. M. Elder, J. A. H. Craufurd, R. E. Hill, L. Wright, A. B. Turner, R. A. Farrar, W. W. Ellis, H. S. Moore, S. Smith, H. T. Ravenhill, J. B. Askwith, J. H. Pinder. The Rifle Corps. THE SIMULTANEOUS MATCH WITH ROSSALL. This match was shot on May 27th, and resulted in a victory for Rossall by 27 points, not so as was first stated, owing to some mistake in their score. Our defeat is not so much to be wondered at when we remember that with us the weather could not have been much worse for shooting, there being frequent and heavy showers, with a left wind which though apparently slight at the firing point, blew with considerable force up the valley on the left of the targets. MacDonnell headed their scores with 55, while for us Dawson was first with 51, and Waddilove next with 49. The following are the scores : Col.-Sergt. Wilson...... R.S.R.V.C owing to the heavy rain during the previous night, the ground was very wet and a great part of it under water, however, after a short delay we commenced firing, Winchester winning the toss and choosing the target on the left. At the short range the Wykehamists took the lead with 15 points, making the total of 215, several of their men, especially Bennett shooting very steadily. An excellent luncheon which had been provided on the range was then done justice to, after which we again repaired to the firing point, and our hopes began to rise as we gradually gained on our opponents, but the good shooting of their last two men, especially that of Bennett who made the brilliant total of 62 soon settled the question, and we were finally beaten by 16 points, Winchester making a total of 386, the highest yet made by them this year. Cross was the only one who made over 50 on our side, while we may notice that our shooting was much more uniform than theirs, there being only a difference of 7 points between our top and bottom scores. After the match a sweepstake of 3 shots at 500yds. was shot for and carried off by Peters, of Winchester, Finch and Richards being respectively second and third. 200yds. 500yds. Total. 2322232-16 0442533-21 37 2245544-26 3202351-19 45 2543553-27 4255244-26 53 3244414-25 5555325-30 55 2232453-21 0555253-25 46 2334424-22 47 4225453-25 5521445-29 3343352-23 52 3454533-27 2322334-19 46 Childs Priv. Waddilove......... King Salter..... Corp Robertson 0233554-22 0003515-17 39 44 51240 15-21 46 200yds. 500yds. Total. Priv. Stanton............ Sergt. Cross Lient. Heaton...... THE WINCHESTER MATCH. 42 On May 29th, we met our opponents as usual at Reading. On reaching the range it was soon evident that we should have to shoot under difficulties as THE OXFORD MATCH. In this our third match shot on June 3rd, on our own range, Fortune at length favoured us, and we obtained a lead of 31 points at the short range, which we increased by 11 at the long. The weather again was wretched, the rain hardly holding off at all, consequently the targets soon became a confused mass in the midst of which it was by no means easy has furnished some of the rarest and most complex of Volcanic minerals; among these one which contains seven non-metals, and six metals. The principal volcanic minerals were then discussed and the composition and localities described. The paper was illustrated with specimens of minerals. There were 51 persons present. SATURDAY, May 31st.-Field-day of the Society to Pewsey; about 50 went, including several Masters. The botanical results were decidedly creditable, the ornithological and entomological miserably small. MEETING, Thursday, June 5th.-N. Masterman, Esq., read a paper on "Shells." Donations exhibited: Assegais and 6 pairs of horns from Zululand, from an O.M.; Lump of brick with Cuneiform inscription, branch from Tree of Knowledge in Garden of Eden, and Rose of Desert, from H. Richardson, Esq. Godrell.. Sergt. Reichel ,, Philpot..... 2222234-17 3500023-13 30 5335433-26 0233533-19 45 5344533-27 3552525-27 54 NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. PRELIMINARY MEETING, Thursday, May 8th.-After collecting subscriptions, notice was given of meetings, papers, field-days, &c. It was announced that a map of the neighbourhood would shortly be published by the Society, and sold to the School. MEETING, Thursday, May 15th.-G. F. Rodwell, Esq., read a paper on "Volcanic Products," of which the following is an abstract: Volcano defined as any orifice in the earth from which are ejected materials affording either direct or indirect evidence of the internal heat of the earth. Volcanos divided into (1) Extinct; (2) Dormant ; (3) Active; (4) Mud Volcanoes; (5) Air Volcanoes; (6) Fumeroli, Soffioni, Solfatare, and Mofette; (7) Thermal Springs, including Geysers and Langs. Products-Solid, liquid, and gaseous. Similarity of lavas from different vents. Bunsen's division of lavas into Normal Trachytic, and Normal Pyroxenic. Constituents of lavas. Lavas Of the Elements, 12 non-metals, and 19 metals. have been found in Volcanic products. Vesuvius is the fertile source of Volcanic products, but the Island of Volcano, one of the Lipari group, CHARLES KINGSLEY. JULY 2ND, 1879. Ir, as Lavater tells us, a man's face is, to the trained eye of the painter or physiognomist, really an accurate index of his capacities and nature, few countenances will better reward examination, or more clearly and vividly reveal the character of their owners, than that of Charles Kingsley on the frontispiece of his "Life." In his face the character is wrought out, line by line, and deeply graven upon the features: the long, tense, sensitive mouth and firmly but delicately modelled jaw betray a vast store of latent quivering sensibility and passion, as well as an iron will, trained in many a struggle to repress and control it the high, clear cut contour of the nostril betokens a swift responsiveness to every shade of feeling and every phase and hue of outward beauty: in the wonderful deep-set eyes are possibilities of expression varying from the lightning flash of intensest indignation to untold depths of sympathy and compassion in the perpendicular furrows of the brow and the oblique ones from the nostril downwards, latterly, we are told, so marked a feature, intense and wearing application, nay, traces of overwork, self-imposed, are to be feared: not a single weak or ignoble line anywhere. And when we read : PRICE 6d. his life and his books, the man does not belie the promise of his face: a man of a many-sided character, whose influence worked in many original and different channels: at once student of history, thinker, preacher, novelist, Chartist, naturalist, and poet, exhibiting everywhere the same fiery sincerity, the same thoroughness, the same energy of purpose, the same unflinching grasp of realities. It was the same many-sidedness, this rich complexity of gifts that caused him to be sometimes so cruelly misunderstood: "Yeast" and "Hypatia " labelled "immoral," not to say "profligate," in their tendencies, by certain Pharisees: the champion of Chartism was considered little better than a brainstruck lunatic: and even now is sometimes named as such half-apologetically, through all which misunderstandings he was carried by his iron constitution, his single-heartedness, and his pluck. were |