The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-23 00:00:00

(By Teegrayh.)

NEGOCIATIONS BROKEN OFF.

ST. Pr! ammo, Monday.

It is officially declared that the statements respect-
ing the military compromise between linage and
England are positively Incorrect. Germany's proposal
rested on Lord Derby's declaration that England
would withdraw the Fleet when the Madan. moved
from Constantinople, and England accepted the pro-
posal of Germany willingly; but demanded such
military coacessions ea Russia could not consider, and
nagociations were broken off.

PROSPECTS OF THE CRICKET SEASON.

The matches arranged for settlement during the
period available for the pursuit of the national
pastime are far In MOMS of the most busy season on
rowed. Mr. W. G. Grace, has engaged himself to
play in eleven a-side matches only, every day from
May to September. This is an entirely exceptional
raZas we have two powerful elevens, from the
irslien colonies and Indio, putting in an appear-
ance, and aspiring to the highest honotuv in the mother
country.
The hfarylebone Club's programme has manned
truly gigantic proportions, and contains no fewer than
fourscore item., and there are besides other matches
not yet arranged. During the seamen the 13.0.0. will
encounter elevens from Hampshire, &misstates (the
latter out and home).
On June 17th the Gentlemen of England will try
elusions with the Australians. There will also be
a match with the Paneea
Surrey have not in any way relaxed in providing the
habitues of the Oval with an abundanos of first-clams
cri their programme containing no fewer than
thLtiketive items. Gentlemen and Players will occur
on the 4th July, and Gloucestershire and England on
lfoth August.
Gloucestershire now comes in greater form than
emir, and again throws down the gauntlet, to the
combined amateur and professional talent of England
at the OvaL

—ltent-Srlll again pursue the itinerant system.
Bussex.—lt is devoutly to be hoped that the
degeneracy of this once famous county (which within
the memory of living man could vanquish England
Angie-banded) reached its lowest ebb last meson, and
that the old but true urine "that when things get to
the worst they mat mend," may be oboe more
realised, as in the case of their neighbours—Kent and
Hurray.
After Its utter Mutineer lent year, not much will be
looked for from Middlesex.
. . . . .

Hani—piatin—cricket acTsms to find its
t=
encouragement in Soathamptoo, where the
too have been most generous and persistent in their
Nippon of the pms. There are now four public
rounds to Sopton.
Nottinghamshire pressed • capital programme, as
They play more boot fide county matches than in any
previous arson.
Yoebul like nearly all has rivals, comae out
wit= "
and 'led Programme.
13 engagements for th• coming
seiroo.
Ths Intend in county cricket is rapidly increasing
Dmiry, as Is shown by the good "gotta'.. Derby-
shire has 12 engagamenta after the colts' match.
A good deal of curiousiA;be felt in the
rp!....urance of the Panes who are to mach
d from Bombay In June. • Panne an
=.17.:1 to be very keen, enthusiastic cricketers.
They do not bat particularly well, but their remark-
ably active fielding and peculiar i/pwiit will probably
make them (..p,ts not to be d
The match Scotland v. England will not come of
bet Parka*, ploy the Gentlemen of Scotland indeed,
on the 23rd of May, a Edinburgh.
After the unexpscted victory of Oxford in last year's
Univveldty match no captain used drepair of raccoon
Public opinion pointed to Cambridge,. almost certain
to wlainid yet MOMS. Bockland, Tylsoote, and Jaillooe,
aided generally smart fielding, saad
rid of extremely powerful batting eleven brogligh
together to apron them, while Messrs. /kicklaad and
Tylsoots. by their steady play and determined hitting,
made 156 runs out of Oxford total of 214.
Of Public School prospects than is as usual little to
teL Nearly all the most celebrated Public School
boys have Idt, and then who are to fill their places
are a. yet unknown to fame.
The Australians' visit will form ths distinctive
feature of the isogon. They will probably reach
Liverpool about the 12th of May, and are to commence
their first match at Nottingham on the 10th. From
that date they play almost continually until the end
of the first week In September.
All 0f.... of crkketers will bare beard with sincere
flint of the early death of Mr. Guthbert John Ott.-
way. Ma triumphs as • cricketer were of such recent
date that rehnoos to them is hardly celled for. All
who take any Intend in the national gams and attend
public matelass admired the 11111)0011 °union, and It I.
Old to know that before the completion of his hith
year he hes pawed away. Mr. Otiaway was the best
sadism racquet player of his Ems, a capital football
Liam and a fair sprint runner. He had been called
bar, and was married only lad year to •
anal= lady. It ham fallen to the lot of few amateur
edge/mos to gain greater popularity, and his
tea the day when he took has degree at Oxf=
s_____ to be remembered.
t-los professional cricketer, (ammo in We tholl, has
died 4,0„, im• moon. Julius Cram% In Surrey's
pomfoli
vinabkol the moat popular
at the as. t" *•• Surrey Eleven of 1858
now living—the Bay. 110. Lao._ Mr.
Bar
waybidgiNldr. sans are New.. callyn, Stereeeneak Griffith,
mid Matlock _
Queen's-road, ht.
lira bums Pick. wile of LW' 11 'metro la the litsrere
Jokes Wood. • gentlektrklar we.- • arg • &dm of pladdag
;WM bees cosoitied