The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-26 00:00:00

CRICKET.

ENGAGEMENTS OF THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN
FOB 1863.
The following engagements have already been
made by the secretary of the All England Eleven, Cle=
Parr, for next meson, and arrangements are before
for others. Monday, May 11, at Sheffield, v. 18 of Shef-
field, for the benefit of that famous Yorkshire bowler,
shun ; Thursday, May 14, at Gliuspw, v. 22 of Clyde.-
dale Club ; Thursday, May 21, at Manchester, Nor* v.
South of England ; Mooday, May 25. at Lord's, v.
United Eleven, for the ben of the Cricketen' Fund;
Thursday, May 28, at Bath, v. 22 ; Monday, Joao 8, at
Southampton, v. 22; Monday, June 15, at Dewsbury, v.
; Thursday, June 15 at liton, Manchester, v. 18
or 20 of Club sod Ground ; Thursday. June 24 at
Redditels. v. 22 ; Thursday, July 2, at Morley, near Lieds,
v. 22 ; Thursday, July 16, at 13esinstoke, v. 22 of Hack.
wood Part ; Monday, July 27, at Walmll, v. 22; Thursday,
July 30, at Loogeight, Manchester, v. 22 ; Monday, August
3, at Bolton Spa, v. 22 of Tadcaater ; Thursday, August 6,
at Aahton-under•Lyme, v. 22; Monday, Aaiun 17, at
Lawton Hall, Cheshire, v. Mr. Lawton's Y 2 ; August 20, at
Harrowinte, v. 22; Monday, August 24, at Scarborough.
v. 22. In connexion with the above list, it may be anted
that the matches in which the All England Eleven are
engaged—namely, the one with the United Eleven at the
Oval ground for the benefit of Toes Sewell, sad the other,
The Gentlemen of England v. The Players, will not take
place in consequence of a rupture with the Surrey
Club sad, as will be seen on a reference to the list of
matches we have given the All England Eleven have ar-
ranged to play other matches on the days when the two
first-named should be played.

THE ACCIDILNT AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATEE.--•
LATEHT PAITIGULABB.—(THIS Dot.)—Mir Smith is still
alive, bat she is described as gradually sinking. Hunt, who
it appears is • married woman, is more seriously injured
than was at first supposed, but at precut it is helloed
she will recover.
M. BLONDIN AND THE VOLUNTEERS.—Last
evening (Saturday) the 29th North Middlesex Rifles, to the
number of nearly 400 men, paraded at Albany-street Bar-
racks, and accompanied by ita two bands marched, under
the command of Lieut.-Colonel Whitehead, to the Agricul-
tural Hall, Isliugtoo, for battalion drilL The corps had also
receivedan invitation to witness the evening's entertainment,
and it was announced, amongst other novelties, that BIOn•
din, in addition to carrying • man heavier than himself over
the high rope from one end of the building to the other,
would also turn a somersault on the low rope over the
heads of eight riflemen, with fixed bayonets, and who would
fire a volley at the moment he made the leap. For this
purpose eight of the &lest men in the 29th, varying from
Eft. Sin, to Eft were told off, and the volley was fired, and
the leap performed in so astounding • manner that it was
repeated amidst great smlanes.-05mrver.
METROPOLITAN TYPOOILLPHICAL WIDOW AND
Oarlikx Ft:NA—The thirteenth animal meeting of this
society was held on Saturday evening, at FarringdombalL
Snow-hill; Mr. John Nicholls in the chair. The report of
the committee congratulated the members upon the steady
progress made by the society. The number of payable
members was now about 800. The operations of the society
had almost entirely superseded the degrading and uncer-
tain system of petitioning, formerly so prevalent in the
trade. The widows of deceased members could claim that
as • right which, under the old system, they were compelled
to solicit as charity. Since the establishment of the society,
in 1850, the sum of 4,4801. had been paid to the widows
or nominees of member'. The total receipts of the society
since its commencement bad been 6,6061. 41. Pd., and the
total expenditure, including 4,4801. paid to widows of
deceased members, had been 4,9771. 14s. 20., leaving••
balance invested in favour of the fond of 1,7184 10a. 60.
The report was adopted.
FATAL COLLISION AT ST. NAT.AIRIL —A fatal
collision took place three day. ago off St. Nasaire, by which
the lives of several persons were lost. The steamer thantesse
de Luba was trying her engines in the offing when she ran
into the Paquebot No. 2, which was • from Nantes
with paseengers. The shock was most • t, and the
former vessel immediately began to fill and go dews. A boat
was lowered, into which • number of persona entered in such
haste that she capsized. Several boats came to the spot from
the vessels in the harbour, and succeeded in saving some
• who were still floating, bat others had sunk. As the collision
only struck the after part of the Paquebot No. 2, only that
part of her filled with water, and those who remained on
board were saved, as the vowel was afterwards towed into
Pambceuf by • steam tug, The Comtesse de Luba was •
steam pleasure-yacht, which had been lately built at Wankel
foe Prince de Demidoff.
SEEIOI3II ROBBERY AT NOTTINGHAM.-011 Satur-
day evening last a serious robbery was committed at Not-
tingham b • prostitute. About 6 o'clock a miller from
Mansfield (whose name is withheld by the police) was loam'
fag throng Narrow Marsh, a very low part of the town,
when he was accosted by a woman. He went with her for
a short time, and almost immediately after he had left her
he missed his pocketbook, containing over 180/. in noted
and gold. During the evening he gave information to the
police, and the matter is being investigated.
THE CONVIcT WM. ROCPZI.L.—The late M.P.
for Lambeth still remains at the Model Prison, Pentoevilles
and is employed with the other prisoners in picking oakum,
which he does with the same indifference as characterised
his conduct whilst in Newgate. Nu steps have vet been
takeu by the beir.stlaw to dispossess those who hold the
property under the forged deeds received from the convict,
but negotiations have, it is said, been going on between the
solicitors of both parties for sours time.
THE GLASGOW MURDER.—Very shortly after
sentence was pronounced on Jessie Maclachlau, her sister,
Mrs. Jack, residing here, was observed to be excited and
agitated to a degree that rendered it necessary to call in me•
drool advice. The poor woman was removed to the infirmary.
where she remained in a state of hopeless iceanity tiU San.
day 'weeders last, when death put an end to her sufferings.
—Jammu Courier.