on the 26th in favour of Baily, who shot extremely well all through, the weather being very bad. The first day's shooting was very good, the competitors altogether making 21 points over outers. Yeatman headed the list with a score of 57 or 6 under centres, Miles and Baily being second with 51 each, Jeffreys next with 47.

The second day's shooting was marked by extraordinarily good shooting at 200, only one miss being made, but rain coming on afterwards the shooting at the other ranges fell off in proportion. Fenwick made a great effort to recover lost ground, scoring 55 points.

On the third day a very strong wind was blowing up the range which with rain rendered it very hard to keep on the target. Here came the tug of war; Baily who was 7 points behind Yeatman after shooting the 200 yards range, was exactly equal to him. 500 they made the same score, but at 600 Baily scored 19, thereby beating Yeatman by 7 points.

At

This is the fifth time that the cup has been shot for, the score was the second best that has ever been made. Jeffreys made one extraordinary score of 23 at 500. Yeatman made the best score all through at 500, scoring 56, Jeffreys 54, Miles 53.

THERE can be no doubt that many Marlburians would desire to see some Memorial in the College Chapel to their late beloved Master, BISHOP COTTON.

It was thought undesirable to bring forward any proposal of the kind, until the more general and more public Memorial had been completed, by the closing of the Subscription List to the Indian Schools. But those to whom his memory is dear, and whose best recollections of the friend whom they have lost are closely connected with the College Chapel, need no longer delay to carry out their natural desire to perpetuate his memory in the scene of his labours.

It is proposed, therefore, to receive Subscriptions from friends and pupils of BISHOP COTTON, for a window of stained glass to be placed in the College Chapel, among those already dedicated to the memory of his former colleagues and pupils.

Subscriptions will be received by the Rev. J. S THOMAS at the College.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We are compelled to decline with thanks "A Fragment," "The Storm," "The Scripture Prize," "The first day of Football," "The Old Year," "The Sea," " Cleopatra," "Oh mihi præteritos referat si Jupiter annos," (all these were poetical compositions, with but little merit). "Our periodical litera. ture" is rather behind its time, we would advise our contributor to try again. We must also decline a translation from Horace's Odes, ii., 3. "The Grey Wethers" in our next. We have reserved several translations, "The song of Goaty," &c.

Printed and Published by CHARLES PERKINS, at his General Printing Office, Waterloo-House, High-street, Marlborough, Wilts.

BOWLING AVERAGES.

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bwld in. Balls. Overs. Runs. Mdns. Wkts. p.ov. per wt. Wds. p.inn. Inngs.

Runs. Runs.

Wkts.

G. A. Hodgson... 23 1302

325

547

124

42 1.222 13.1

1.19

888

...

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Name of Match. North v. South-North ... 164 M.C.C.C. v. New CollegeM.C.C.C. 333

Old House v. New House

Old House New House

Trinity 212 XI 159 M.C.C.C.v.Rugby SchoolM.C.C.C. 124

B. Pauncefote 111

XI v. next XIV

R. LEACH (35-8), Captain for 1868. His batting is fit for any Eleven: his defence is as strong and as patient as ever, and his square leg hitting and cutting are stronger. A very fair wicket-keep, and excellent point.

J. P. MACGREGOR (15-4). Greatly improved in batting, and can punish weak bowling severely, especially on the leg side. Has fallen off very much in his bowling, though he sometimes recovers his old form. Has left.

C. S. GORDON (31-2). Has thoroughly maintained his reputation of last year as the most useful man in the Eleven. Bats with admirable defensive and hitting powers, seldom failing to make a long score. Is a first-rate lob bowler, with a great deal of head work an active field at cover-point, and can take the wicket very well. Has left.

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E. S. GARNIER (14-5). A pretty bat, though not so successful in that department as last year, chiefly owing perhaps to his want of confidence. Is a straight and good bowler, with a break from leg: wonderfully quick in the field and can throw a long distance. Has left.

E. BAGGALLAY (15-20). Bats in good form with a straight bat: at times uncertain, but often makes runs when most wanted. An excellent point. Has left.

F. R. BEART (16). Can hit hard and well, but has fallen off very much since the beginning of the season. Rather slow in the field. Has left.

G. A. HODGSON (15-20). A medium-paced bowler, with a high delivery: sometimes difficult but not

nearly straight enough. Bats well at times, but wants confidence at first. Has left.

G. P. OWEN (16-15). Rather weak in his defence, but a tremendous hitter, with plenty of pluck, and always makes runs when wanted. Has greatly improved as a field, and is a safe catch. Very wild as a bowler.

W. E. LEACH (19-14). Has a pretty style, patient defence, and hits well to leg. Is a capital field at long leg, and throws in very well.

H. B. CARLYON (17). A steady bat, but should try to acquire a far freer style: can hit hard especially to leg. A certain field at long leg, and throws in beautifully.

H. CUMMINGS (7-1). Was absent owing to illness Has been rather unlucky a great part of the season. as a bat but hits well and hard all round. Uncertain as a bowler, but at times effective.

Has left.

CHINA AND THE CHINESE.
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS BY AN O.M.

It is always interesting to hear of the peculiar customs of foreign countries. Now the Chinese are decidedly peculiar. Their appearance is peculiar, their customs are more peculiar, their language is most peculiar.

In the Marlburian No. 54, there is a letter which states that the said paper has extended its range so far that it has or had its " own correspondent" in Abyssinia, Algiers, and Italy, and why should it not in China also? Several of her sons are there, and two at any rate in or close to Pekin itself. Some while ago, to wit last May, I was asked by one of these to insert certain most thrilling accounts of the fearful executions which are common there, and are too awful almost for description, at one set of which he himself was present. That letter got safe to England, but was lost before it reached my hands.

I would now however set down a few jottings, in the hopes of interesting some, (perhaps some may be going there themselves one day, who knows?) written by an Old Marlburian who once was known at Marlborough College as No. 164, and who now rejoices in the appellation "Wei" or "Dignity."

With this brief preface I throw myself on my readers' mercy, hoping that they will excuse any clumsiness in style which may arise from reported speech, or rather partly reported and partly direct.

During the summer months we remove from Pekin (every house of which is filled with fleas and filth) and take up our quarters about fifteen miles off. We are in a temple called "Lung Wang Tang" or "Altar of the Imperial Dragon." The M.C.N.H.S. would lose its senses out here in a week; every kind of most lovely flowers burst out in a moment; and insects of every sort, colour, and size abound. There are four different kinds of cicadae, which keep up a most deafening noise night and day by clashing some scales above their tails; the row is something like this-we-we-we-we-wee ee-only in stentorian tones, a mixture of brass and old kettles.

They were introduced by a famous Emperor named "Chien Lung," who was travelling in Manchuria, and heard these horrors, but was so charmed that thinking it lovely music, he caused some to be caught and taken to his summer palace, and thence they have spread everywhere.

Every post of honour in China can only be attained by examinations appointed by government, e.g., the son of a Mandarin is not himself a Mandarin until he has successfully gone through this ordeal of examination.

A party of us rode to the far-famed "Examination rooms." They are terrible! Imagine a very large square, with a broad raised path down the centre; on either side runs row upon row of positive pigstyes; each stye is just large enough to hold one man in a sitting posture, and is strongly walled off from the next; in these miserable holes, the wretched men are confined nine whole days, and are only allowed to come out every third day. Numbers die during the examination and we cannot be surprised at it. They have to eat, drink, work, and sleep in their styes, and are guarded by soldiers and Mandarins to see that there is no cheating. There is accommodation (such as it is) for ten thousand, and this very week (March, 1868) there are eight thousand in. The exam. itself is terribly

hard.

Now let us go to the farrier.

The shoeing of a Chinese pony is a tremendous operation and very cruel. Two strong poles are firmly fixed in the ground with a third one at the top; the whole being just large enough to admit the pony's body without his head, something like this[My correspondent has here inserted a drawing, but not being much of an artist, it gives one the idea of a

weasel trying to circle.] His head is then seized, and bound fast to the outside of the parallel bar; then a very stout rope is passed from one pole to the other, thus enclosing him, and he is slung up by main force about two inches off the ground. The leg that is to be operated upon is then securely tied to the outside of the post, and so the poor brute dying of fright and in great pain is shod. It is a very nasty sight, as the patient resists to the last, with might and main.

When you are out and meet a Chinese "nip" (he does not use the word, though had he been writing only for the Marlburian he would doubtless have done so) the first thing he says is "Reverend Sir have you eaten?" he next asks "what is your honourable name and age, and where your place is situated ?" to which you are expected to reply, "My worthless name and age are so and so, and my mean cottage is in such and such a place."

Then follows a long argument about the host's being seated that the guest may make his "Ko t'ou” to him. The host refuses, and blesses him, and ends with

Allow me to give you a few of these biscuits? Guest-Not any, thank you, I had some at home just before I started.

Host-Well, but surely you did not eat so much that you cannot now eat any more? At your time of life a man has no sooner eaten than he is hungry again (Are the Chinese peculiar here? Foster's stall after Hall does does not give that impression)do, eat some, or I must think your abstemiousness is mere pretence.

Guest-No, I really mean it sir-do not suppose that I would act as a stranger in your house; besides I would not think of telling you an untruth. Host-(calling boy) Here boy, make some tea. Guest-No tea for me, I thank you. Host-But why not?