be great, the competition of capitalists must raise wages; and, if the measure be small, the competition for employment by labourers, amongst themselves, must reduce the price of wages. Should the accumulation of capital proceed more rapidly than the increase of population, wages would increase, and the condition of the working classes must continually advance, until either a check is given to the increase of capital, or until the growth of population, stimulated by a high rate of wages, should so far increase as to alter the relative proportions of capital and labour and reduce the market rate of wages to the natural rate.

The question of wages leads us on to that of strikes, which for the most part, arise from a desire on the part of the artisan to secure an increase in the rate of wages. Every man has a right to sell his own labour at just what price he feels entitled to demand, but no one has a right to prevent others from selling their labour at any price they may choose to value it at. I confess I am one of those who think that strikes, temperately conducted, cannot, on principle, be condemned, being often a protection for the working classes; but, where combinations of workmen, headed as they frequently are by the best paid and more skilled among them, endeavour to carry out their particular views by threats or molestation of their less skilled and less paid companions, then I hold such combinations to be unjust. far this spirit of tyranny can be carried, the late Commission of Inquiry at Sheffield sufficiently shows, and it will be a happy day for England when the working classes generally begin to consider that labour depends as much on capital as capital upon labour.

How

E. M. G.

And near him I happen to sit; Heaven grant that his wit be as new as his wine,

Or his wine be as old as his wit.

E. D. G.

CHARADES. I

My whole is wont to draw my first, and often knocks men down, My second was 66 a citizen of credit and renown."

II

My first denotes a cov'ring for the head,

My second makes full many a man a fool; The world's cares weigh upon my whole, 'tis said,

SIR, I have long wished to see the abolition of the A.B.C. advocated by Conservative' in your last number, and it may be somewhat to the purpose to remind your readers of a foot-note added to the second edition of Dr. Cotton's Lecture on the Antiquities of Marlborough College, and dated Sept., 1858,, probably just before he sailed for India,

"Henceforth let us hope, to be called the Old and New Houses "-p. 6.

Need I add that in papers printed by the authorities such as 'School lists,' the terms Old House, New House, and Lower School, are always used? Nay, if any one is still unable to extricate himself from the alphabet's elementary charms, let him compare the Carmen,

To the Editor of the Marlburian. SIR,-I venture to make through your columns a proposal which I have often wondered has not been before brought forward. Why should we not have boards put up somewhere with the names of each year's football Twenty, just as the names of the cricket Eleven are put up in the pavilion. Of course only the names of those who are in the Twenty during the winter half would be put up; and as to where the boards should be placed, I should think they could easily be put round the walls of the new gymnasium. Hoping this proposal may meet with some consideration at your hands,

To the Editor of the Marlburian. SIR,-Allow me to bring before your notice a certain custom of the school which has for some years past been a theme of universal admiration, but which has now degenerated into something quite absurd and almost (I speak it with deference) idiotic. I refer to the manner of singing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Concert, and on other festive occasions at the end of the half. Do not think I wish to find fault with the action of the songsters nor with the custom itself, both of which are thoroughly English and proper.

But would the effect be at all marred, if some of the words were known besides the first verse and the chorus? Is it quite necessary for the enjoyment of the School to repeat the chorus 10 or 12 times, till every one ought to be tired of hearing and singing it? It is not that which calls forth the admiration of the world.

Surely it would be easy enough and far more appropriate for the school to learn a few verses of the song itself (which is in the book of Upper School Songs) and sing them sensibly, instead of the vain repetitions which do not seem to me at all in accordance with.

COMMON SENSE.

To the Editor of the Marlburian. DEAR SIR,-I trust I may be allowed to echo the plea which was put forth shortly before last concert, but which cannot be said to have been successfully adopted. Cannot some means be taken to secure a rational singing of " Auld Lang Syne" after the con

cert? At present the grand old air is murdered, the first verse is sung, and the chorus is then sung some twenty times till the powers of the singers both mental and physical yield to the repeated efforts necessary to insure a good chorus. If the school could be persuaded to sing the song as it is meant to be sung-the words were carefully published in the book of Upper School songs last Christmas-I humbly submit that the effect would be much better. I am, Sir, yours very truly,

MUSICUS.

Nov. 6тH.-This match was begun after the conclusion of North v. South. The Blue had the best goals. Red thus securing a slight wind, which enabled them at first rather to pen the New House. The latter however played up well and several times carried the ball over to their opponents' country. We must not forget to mention a fine run made by C. J. Connell for the Red.

Nov. 9TH.-A splendid game throughout, no advantage accruing to either side. Garnier and Connell made some fine runs for the Old, which, however, were fully equalled by the good play of Money for Blue. Here too we may mention the play of Messrs. Bright and Carr, who were indefatigable in their efforts to gain success for the New House.

Nov. 11TH.-For the first few miuutes it seemed as if this day was to be a repetition of the last, but this was soon proved to be a mistake, for Hawkins getting the ball near the New House goal line run in

and scored a touch-down for Red. It being close to the "out" line, a successful kick was regarded as almost impossible. Hockin however proved fully equal to the emergency, and kicked a fine goal. This incited the Blue to the utmost, but it was not fated for them to retrieve their defeat this day, for on the whole the Red had the best of the game. The play of Rev. J. S. Thomas for them was very good; only equalled by that of Copleston for Blue.

Nov. 13TH.-On this day the New House, doubtless incited by their previous defeat, played up most splendidly, and the Old could not do anything against them, being compelled to touch-down an infinite number of times, and at the same time fine tries at their goals were made by Luscombe, Mr. Carr, and Money, without, however, their succeeding in kicking quite far enough. At length, however, Money got the ball out of a squash, close in goal, ran round and touched it down. The place was assigned to Copleston, who in his usual safe way kicked the ball straight through the middle of the goal, thus again making the sides equal. For the rest of the day the game was tolerably even.

Nov. 18TH.-Never was a better contested game played at Marlborough. For almost the whole time the ball kept in the middle of the ground, and it was only just at the end that the red were obliged to kick out once or twice, There was little or no back-play, the ball being kept pretty well the whole time by the forward players.

Nov. 22ND.-This was the last day of the match and a very good game was played. Both sides struggled gallantly, the red being a little the heavier. About 3.15 Leach got a touch-down for blue: it was however too low down for Luscombe to kick it. After this nothing of any importance occurred till just before the end of the game, when Connell got a touch-down for red; this was well though unsuccessfully tried by Hockin, and thus ended one of the best matches ever played at Marlborough, the game being drawn with exactly the same results on either side. The evenness of the game is no doubt to be attributed to the fact that both sides played even numbers which they had never done before.

Amongst those who played well for their respective sides we must mention for the blue-(back) Money and Luscombe, (half-back) Mr. Carr, Kings

ford, and Butcher, (forward) Rev. J.F. Bright, Kewley, Copleston, Mainwaring, Freeman, and Duberly.

For the red-(Back) Garnier and Rev. H. Bell, (half-back) Hillyard and Connell, (forward) Rev. J. S. Thomas, Monnington, Bourdillon, Foss, and Powell.

THE LXXX"

NEW HOUSE V. OLD HOUSE.

THIS match ended in a victory for the old House on the third day. For the Old House three goals were kicked, by C. O. Miles (a drop), Leventhorpe (a place, from a touch-down gained by Ruck), and the third was a punt by Smith. For the Old House Unwin, Brown, Hawkins, Otter, Bourdillon (forward); Harenc and Hayes (half back); Smith and Cummings (back), distinguished themselves most throughout the game. For the New House Kewley, Heatley, Clutton, and Baber (forward); Wiggin 2us. (halfback); and Woollcombe and W. E. Leach (back) were of great service.

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OLD AND NEW HOUSES.-This match was begun on Wednesday, Nov. 6th. On the first day five touchdowns were obtained by the Old by Webb (well kicked by Richardson lus) Collett, Whalley, Scott 2us, and Hewson respectively.

On Monday, the 11th, the Red were considerably in the minority, and the New got three goals immediately, two places by Taylor (off touch-downs by Jones Bateman, and Tilleard) and a drop by Pul

man.

This finished the match in favour of the New House by three goals and two touch-downs to one goal and four touch-downs for the Old House.

For the Old, Swinford, Whalley, Webb, and Hewson (forward) distinguished themselves, and for the others, Senior and Podmore (forward) and Taylor (back) played well.

XV. V. THE REST.-This match lasted for three days, the XV. having the best of it throughout. Whalley, Duberly, Swinford and Webb, got touchdowns.

Besides those mentioned, Taylor, Senior, and Podmore played very well.

For the rest Hume (Capt.) Pulman, and Hull, played up well, though only one touch-down was obtained which was tried by Hull and missed.

LOWER GAME.-MR. THOMPSON'S V. MR. BEESLY'SThis match resulted in a victory for Mr. Thompson's before the end of the first day. Acland and Goldney obtained touch-downs, which were successfully kicked by Acland, and soon after changing for the wind Archdall obtained the 3rd goal by a good drop. For the winning side Fellowes (back) and Edgell and Head 2us (half-back) also played well; and for the other side Glyn, 2us, and Morse (half-back), and Stewart (forward) distinguished themselves. It is but fair to add that the numbers on the weaker side were about 18 to 28.

OCCASIONAL NOTES.

Workmen are already engaged in converting the covered playground into the proposed Gymnasium. In the recent examination for Direct Commissions, C. S. Gordon passed fiftieth.

Among the successful candidates for Athletic Honours in various College sports lately held at the Universities are to be found the names of the following Old Marlburians: Oxford, Queen's College, W. R. Walker, flat race of two miles; G. K. Mills, throwing the hammer. At Trinity College, the brothers A. C. and F. M. Bartholomew ran a dead heat for a handicap of half a mile. At Wadham College B. H. M. Williams won the Junior Hurdles, the high jump, and putting the stone; and M. J. Rice the consolation stakes. At St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, W. R. Taylor, who had 60 yards start, won a handicap of 440 yards. At Jesus College, Cambridge, W. C. Gibbs won the flat race of one mile.

Macdonald's v. Thompson's was begun on Thursday, Nov. 21st, when Hillyard and Carr kicked goals for the former, and Freeman one goal for the latter house.

We are glad to see that a suggestion lately made in our columns has been adopted by the authorities of the Rifle Corps, and full uniform is now the rule, no longer the exception, at drill.

We gather from the Meteor that the Rugby Shooting Eleven shared our fate at the hands of Rossall School, being beaten by 22 points: the scores were Rossall School, 469: Rugby School, 447.

The Twenty match has been played during the three last Big game days; the Twenty have got two goals and two touch-downs, the School nothing.

We rejoice to have noticed a certain disposition on the part of the School to adopt the terms of New and

Old instead of B and C, though it is not nearly so extensive as might be wished or hoped for.

M.C.M S.

The Old Fellows' Choruses at the coming concert will be "The Tar's song," by Hatton, and "Lutzow's wild chase" by Weber-No. 99, "Musical Times."

Arrangements have been made for the better accommodation of visitors at the concert: accordingly it being important to know the numbers expected Old Marlburians who intend to be present are requested to notify the fact to the Rev. H. Bell, of the College.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 29TH.- Various coins were exhibited by G. G. Monck; among them two Japanese coins, and a rare silver coin of the late Rebel Government in China; also a Japanese box made of straw.

W. Greg exhibited some Lava from Teneriffe.

The President exhibited the fruit of the Prickly Pear; also a cocoa nut in the husk, and a double cocoa-nut (Lodoicea Seychellarum) from the Seychelles.

H. M. Moule, Esq., then gave an interesting lecture on "Corfe Castle and the isle of Purbeck." There were 113 persons present.

The top portion of the new cabinet has been completed and greatly improves the appearance of the

Vol. II.-No. 18.

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EDITORIAL.

In a recent number of the "Marlburian" we appealed to the honour of the School not to force the "Marlburian" to perish by not writing for it. Our appeal met with some response, and some of what was sent to us we accepted, some, of which presently, we rejected. Among the effusions which we accepted were two compositions, one entitled "Epigram on a retailer of ancient jokes," and the other, "Railway Meditations." The Editorial mind felt conscious of having read these before, and so referred them to an authority on the subject, who failed to recognise them; they were therefore inserted. When the "Marlburian" came out a fortnight ago, every one who read these epigrams seemed to be conscious of previous acquaintance with them, but no one could tell where he had met them. But "murder will out," and some one who had perused the long deceased but still interesting Marlborough Magazine," at last recognised them as culled from the pages of that periodical; on reference to which we found both clever epigrams (with the substitution of the word D- for the H- which appeared in our pages.)

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Knowing the offender's name who had thus tried to soil our fair fame, we laid hands on him as soon as we could, and inquired his reasons for such unwarrantable proceedings. To our intense disgust and surprise, he denied the accusation; the defence which he set up was, cleared from a good deal of self-contradiction and equivocation, that while on a visit in the holidays he

fancied he had heard these epigrams recited, and had tried to recollect them for the "Marlburian," which was a scandalous action, scarcely less reprehensible. than that of which he stands accused. We only hope that anyone else in the school possessed of such an excellent memory as the offender,-we had almost written down his name, a punishment which he fully deserves,—will turn his faculties to a better account than he has done.

But seriously, can anyone in his senses believe this defence? is it possible for any mortal man, or boy, by great labour to recollect an epigram, much more two, which he has only once heard recited at some time he cannot remember when, word for word to' the very titles ? We cannot believe it; but we do believe that our pages have been sullied by the grossest plagiarism, committed in the most unblushing way, and defended by the shallowest excuse. We may congratulate ourselves that our plagiarist was contented with 'recollecting' the "Marlborough Magazine," selections from which we suppose 'few but Marlburians would recognise if he had borrowed from some work of more extended circulation, what would then have been our fate we leave to our readers to imagine.

On the afternoon when we questioned the plagiarist on the authenticity of his epigrams, we had received a prose article from the same hand entituled "Romance, its character and origin a treatise of seven MS pages, divided into 3