Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's have been well described as answering, in architecture, to the Divine Comedy and the Paradise Lost, in poetry. Sir Rowland Hill's reform of the Post Office was carried Aug. 17, 1839, and came into play Jan. 10th, 1840. In two years the letters of the United Kingdom went up from 75 millions to 208 millions. The Times was first started in 1788. An ordinary number contains 72 columns and about a millon types. Ridicule......intrinsically, is a small faculty: we may say the smallest of all faculties that men are at the pains to repay with any esteem. It is directly opposed to Thought; to knowledge properly so called. Its nourishment and essence is Denial, which hovers only on the surface; while knowledge dwells far below. It is by nature selfish and morally trivial: it cherishes nothing but our vanity, which may in general be left to shift for itself.-Carlyle. Wisdom is not the severest critic of folly.Burke. We are near awaking, when we dream that we dream.-Novalis. MUTABILITY. The westward watcher on the seacliff-side, When now the sun has dropped below the tide, Sees the full colour redden into fire, M. Burn, blanch, grow faintly grey, and then expire. Then the still moon, attempering all the scene, In silent beauty move from tone to tone : M. OCCASIONAL NOTES. An important omission was made in our notices of promotions. The promotion of C. B. Woollcombe into the XI. There has been no competition this half year for the swimming and diving prizes. The late inclement state of the weather has obliged the committee to postpone these "events." Sergeant Coates is the winner of the Common Room Cup this half with a score of 166. We must express the best thanks of the School to A. Robinson, Esq., for his great liberality in giving us two professionals this half year; also to an unknown Old Marlburian who has given money to be expended on the improvement of the school cricket in such a way as should be thought desirable. The sermon on Sunday-the last Sunday of the half-was preached by the Rev. E. H. Fisher, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Council. The examiner for the Physiology prize was H. G. Madan, Esq., an Old Marlburian. Cricket. M.C.C.C. v. THE COMMON ROOM WITH This match was played on June 5th, and was decided in favour of the XI by 55 runs on the first innings, although if there had been time to play it out, it is more than probable that the order of the day would have been reversed. The XI won the toss, and were soon disposed of for the moderate total of 106, owing to the deadly bowling of the professional. For the XI Woollcombe's 24 was a fine display of cricket, while Copleston played a steady innings of 15. The Common Room only attained the total of 51, of which C. R. Carr, Esq., made 31 by some fine hitting; Inchbald got no less than 8 wickets. In the second innings of the XI, Greenwood's bowling again proved very formidable, and no one succeeded in making any stand against it, with the exception of W. E. Leach, who played a fine but somewhat lucky innings of 44, including a splendid hit to leg up the hill off Greenwood for four. Hay es and Dawson also reached double figures. In their 2nd innings the Common Room lost 5 wickets for 129 runs.. run out ....... 18 THOMPSON'S v. MULLINS'. This match was begun in the latter part of May, and owing to various causes extended over a considerable period. Mullin's winning the toss sent in Hayes and Godfrey. No stand was made at first, 3 wickets falling for scarcely any runs, but when Madan joined Hayes the score began to rise rapidly. Madan's 14 included some fair hits. Hammick, who followed, continued the stand with Hayes, and was not got rid of till he had made 40, by some very hard hits down the hill. His innings was rather a lucky one, and many of his chief hits were pulls across the wickets. Hammick's successors obtained scarcely any runs, till Gunner the last man came in, who was not disposed of till he had got 17. Hayes was left not out with a very careful innings of 71, having kept up his wicket through the whole innings. The total score reached was 163. The next day Thompson's began their innings. They sent in Copleston and Woollcombe. Six out of the eleven reached double figures, Fellowes playing a capital innings of 32. However the total fell 19 short of their opponents' score, as only 144 runs were obtained. In the second innings of Mullins' Hayes again played a careful innings of 17. The only other score of importance was that of Jones, who hit freely for 33 not out. Heatley's bowing was very effective on the first day, he getting 7 out of 8 wickets. The innings closed for the small score of 99. Thompson's by some good and steady play on the part of Fellowes and Butcher managed to get the required runs, with the loss of only 3 wickets. Woollcombe scored 35. The following is the score: been badly missed at point. Turner took 8 wickets this innings. Beesly's then went in again and though their runs were more evenly distributed, they failed to come up to their former score. Hervey alone reached double figures and was bowled by Leach for 11. The next could make no stand against W. E. Leach's lobs, who took 6 wickets. Taylor also bowled well, as he did in the first innings. The total reached by Beesly's was only 41, thus leaving Sowerby's winners in one innings by 44 runs. The following is 2 7 Extras 6 99 THOMPSON'S. the score. F. S. Copleston, c. Hayes, b. C. B. Woollcombe, b. Faber W.G.Fellowes,c. Gunner, b. Hayes 30 not out H. R. Heatley, c. and b. Godfrey 19 b. Faber.... J.W.Baines, c.Gunner, b. Godfrey 13 J. Senior, run out BEESLY'S 5 b. Faber......... 22 c. Gunner, b. Faber... 35 O not out c. R. Leach, b. Taylor 6 E. W. Collinson, c. Sheringham 10 b. Taylor 0 c.Blythe,b.W.E.Leach 0 19 Extras 144 G. F. Miles, not out........................... B. R. Hamilton, c. and b. R. C. Leach...... H. Macdougall, c. A. S. Estcourt, b. Taylor HOUSE MATCH.-SOWERBY'S v. BEESLY'S. This match was finished on June 4th and resulted in a victory for Sowerby's. Beesly's went in first and were represented by Peel and Hervey. The latter was bowled by Sheringham in the first over. Peel was soon after run out. The three next wickets soon followed, five being down for 4 runs. The first stand was made by Hamilton who was ct. and bd. by R. C. Leach for 12; Hawkins also contributed 6, and at the end of the first day Turner was still in, having made over 20 by a somewhat lucky hitting innings. The next day the remaining wickets did not make a long stand, Turner soon succumbing for 29 to W. E. Leach's underhand. Miles played well for 8 not out. The innings terminated for 61. Sowerby's then went in sending W. E. and R. C. Leach to the wickets. The former was bowled by Hervey for 12, the latter after a good innings of 19, was bowled by Turner. Sheringham was left not out for ten. The next day Sheringham was caught of Turner without adding to his score the remaining wickets were not able to make a stand against Turner's bowling, excepting R. Leach, who carried his bat at the end of the innings for 67, after having W. A. Turner, b. W. E. Leach 29 61 SOWERBY'S. W. E. Leach, b. Hervey E. W. Estcourt, c, Hervey, b. Turner 2 S. A. Rogers, c. and b. Turner H. Richardson, b. Turner...... Total. 5 7 13 IIND HOUSE ELEVEN MATCHES. WILSON'S v. THOMPSON'S. This proved a close and very exciting match: in the first innings of both sides, the only double figure was a very steady 14 obtained by H. Sieveking,-the totals being, Thompson's 47, Wilson's45. In the second innings Thompson's added to their small advantage; Haines lus hit somewhat luckily for 31, not without sundry chances, and Boyd played a steadier innings for 14-thus 2 wickets were down for about 52, but the next day the good bowling of M.C.R.V.C. v. C.C.R.V.C. When the eleven arrived at Swindon station on the morning of Saturday June 5th, some consternation was caused by the discovery that the evening train for returning had been changed, and started 50 minutes earlier than was expected: but a telegram was promptly despatched to Cheltenham, asking leave for the M.C.R.V.C. to begin first that there might be time to finish the match. A favourable answer was received at Cirencester and shooting commenced at 2 o'clock. The first round of sighting shots was fair, the second brilliant (33). The rounds of the match were 30, 28, 27, 27, 27, no misses being made though only one bull's-eye; total 139. 15. The only score worthy of mention was Fenwick's 16. By this time the Cheltenham eleven had arrived on the ground. They proceeded at once with their shooting, and obtained more bull's-eyes, but several misses : rounds 27, 26, 23, 25, 28. Total 129, Gibson making At 500 Marlborough won the toss, and accordingly shot first: they began very badly with rounds of 14 and 17 but improved to 26, 20, 23. Fenwick ending with two bull's-eyes secured best score. Coates alone hit every shot, and made most at this range. Total 100. Cheltenham now went in and commenced with 19: then a splendid round of 29 made them look very like winning. The next was 20, and left 42 to get in 2 rounds. The Marlborough eleven were now breathless with anxiety; but were as much surprised as relieved when 7 misses, occasioned probably by the setting sun shining from just above the butt, reduced the round to 10, the next was only 18, leaving the C.C.R.C. 14 behind. Oakes obtained 13 at this range, and Gibson 25 at the two. Thus, after three years of defeat did fortune's star shine upon the sons of Marlborough in this match. The hostile elevens then dined amicably together, and parted with the usual protestations of eternal friendship. WINCHESTER SIMULTANEOUS MATCH. This was to be shot in the week ending June 12th, under the usual conditions of simultaneous matches. The weather was all that could be desired, and the Marlborough Eleven took advantage of Tuesday's half holiday to shoot. The performance at the standing ranges were good: a great number of bulls-eyes were made, especially in the second round which reached 33, and only one miss. Coates made the brilliant score of 17. At 500 the score was hardly what it should have been on our own range, in such weather: the last round alone reached 26, and the score was as low as 14: an unaccountable number of outers appeared in the second and third rounds. Fenwick scored 14 at this range in spite of a miss, and Yeatman 13, making their totals 27 and 28 respectively. Of the Winchester shooting we have been favoured with no particulars beyond that they had to shoot at a range across the side of a hill to which they were not used. Ensign Parr distinguished himself by making the best score of the match, 24: and Kitchie obtained 14 at 500. The 500 shooting was better than that at Marlborough, though that at the standing range was not remarkable. The total scores being 241 and 225, Marlborough won by 16. 122 HOUSE RIFLE CHALLENGE CUP. The competition for this cup came off on Wednesday, June 16th.-This year the shooting showed a decided improvement on that of former years, and no House was at a loss to find its 3 representatives. Mullins' House won the cup with the magnificent and unprecedented score of 82; their three men topped the scores at 200 yards with 50: not making a single outer at that range. Macdonald's were second with 36, and succeeded in making best score at 500 yds, gaining 4 points on their opponents, total 72: which we may add though only second this year, is larger than any previous winning score. At 500 yds., Bright's passed Beesly's and secured 3rd place mainly owing to the splendid shooting of Coates; next came Wilson's and then Sowerby's, who defeated Thompson's by 8 points. For their respective Houses, Fenwick (31), Payne-Smith (29), Casey (29), and Coates (32), shot exceedingly well. Hawkins unfortunately owing to an accident, had to shoot off his left shoulder. This is the first year that Mullins' have won the cup, and the fifth successive year that Macdonald's have been second. MULLINS'. 200 yds. *L.-Corpl. Fenwick *Priv. Payne-Smith *Priv. Grant-Dalton......... 17 16 17 500 yds. Grnd. Totl. 14 31 29 22 918 3518 |