The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-23 00:00:00

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M•RTLEPONZ CLUB AND GROUND v. SURREY.—This
return match was commenced yesterday, at the Kennington
Oval, in the presence of • large easemblage of spectators,
and, as will be seen, with such a result as respects the
first innings which could not fail in giving much grati-
fication to the supporters of Surrey. Surrey, having
won the toss, went in first, and made a brilliant score.
Mr. Earnshaw and Heath were oue and two. The
former obtained two twos and two singles, and then
ran out. Heath, having made • four, a two, and two
ones, was bowled by Clarke. Day and Chester followed ; the
former was bowled for a single, but the latter played finely to
the tone of 16, consisting of a four, a three, two twos, and
five singles. He, however, hit one of Clarke's balls into
Dakin's heads at long field ere he had got half that number,
but, the ball not being held, he proceeded. Mr. Felix fol-
lowed, and was missed being stumped, so that he had an op-
portunity of making a splendid acora to the tune of 42, an
which total were two fours, three threes, four twos, and •
long balance of singles. Mr. Colteon also played well, and
scored nine in a four and five ones. Mr. Baker, having
made a single, war succeeded by Mr. C. Hoare, and with
Bfeckwell, who joined him, exhibited some of the finest
hitting in the match. He contributed 68 runs, by means of
a five, five fours, three threes, four twos, and a string of
singles. Broekwell carried out his bat for 36, thus obtained
—three fours, three threes, two twos, and a chain of singles.
The total of the innings was 197.
The Mar) 1 4:v al Club then opened their bands by sending
the Hon. It. Orimston and Dean to the withers. Dean
soon ran out for three, and the former had made eight runs,
in three twos and two ones, Cr. he was bowled by Day. Mr.
Pell and Mr. Hay arch next came, and by these gentlemen
there war some hitting of the highest character displayed.
Mr. Pell scored 40, consisting of a five, a four, four threes,
four twos, and a host of one,. Mr. Heywarth made 16, by a
four, two threes, and six ones. Dakin obtained two twos
and a single, and Mr. Mitchell was well in, with a three and
a single against his name, when time was called. The score
stood as follows :

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A. Earnshan, Seq., rum ant trareater, e Ilayprth, b Clarke 1$
Beath, b Clarke
Day, by Bblyer 1 b 11111yer
N. Felix, c Walker, by Hllyer. 41 Bracknell, not ant .. ...
C. Colston, faq., e Deis, b J. Peto, Esq., b 11111yer 7
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W. :, Kee., e. Welker, b Byre, 7 ; wine, 2 9
Clarke I 7,..7

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Flom R. Orlofflan, b Day —. S
F. tilltrhoU, Esq., not out
Dean, ran oat 8 R. Kynaston, aq., b Sher_
0. C. Pell, Naugle? 4O man
A. Haygarth„ run out ... 18 i Hiliyer, not out
J. Walker. Klg., Sherman . 0 Byes
Dakin, e Brcckwell, b Chester 5
Clarke, run out
The match was resumed this morning.

DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP PALLADIUM BY
—Letters, dated St. Helena, June 10, received yesterday,
communicate the loss by fire of the ship Palladium, 400 tons
burden, Captain RaviHy, while en • passage to Bourbon.
The ship left Nantes on the 15th of March, with two
ladies on board as passengers ; the crew, besides the muter,
amounting to 14 men. On the 4th of May, the react
being in let. 23 52 south, long. 25 50 west, an alarm was
raised that the ship was on fire. Smoke was discovered pene-
trating the forecastle from the lower hold, which very soon
made its appearance in the after part of the vessel. The
long boat was removed, and the hatches uncovered for the
purpose of tracing its locality, which eventually proved to be
among the cargo near the bottom of the bold. On account
of the inflammable character of the goods, chiefly pitch, oil,
turpentine, oakum, timber, &e., there was but little hopesof
saving the ship from destruction. Nevertheless, the men
worked incessantly et the pumps, discharging torrents of
water into the hold. In less than an hour, however, they
were forced to cease their efforts, the smoke and heat be-
coming unbearable. The boats had already been got over
the shap's quarters, and two lady passengers placed in them,
into which all of the crew retreated ; but all the provisions
they could get at, sad bring along with them, were a
small bag of biscuit mai a keg of water, together with
a complus, a chart, sad the ship's papers. Within
half an hour after they qpitlad the ship she buret into flames,
and continued burn*/ kr a emeeiderable period, disappear-
ing about midnight. The salheiese et the female passeugers
and crew were subsequutly Awfully severe. They Were
ten days before they sighted a ship. At length, the ship
Butlej, belonging to Liverpool, hound to Calcutta, caught
sight of their perilous situation, and shortly rooked them up,
the master affording them all the comfort and attention him-
self and his crew could bestow. A few days afterwards, the
fintlej, meeting with a vessel bound for St. Helena, they were
transferred to it, and safely reached that island ori the 9th of
June last. The loss of the Palladium and cargo as stated to
be little short of 16,0004

FRENclit
_1 JLIOB COnb.—The sublre-
feet of the Home Pyrrhus (IL leas). babe the therm
of the point, hes jut sibeend a &Wm to the maim et 1
that depress, boa whisk we leenew the bib sing ene
tracts, es they wer genthin ewes isbeueden likely to be
new is ewe. retire *As blued b appreechleg, sad es
there au be meek rails. it say net be mein to describe the
seethed a/ ming ewe rethellthedeel by M. Dombeste, in tha
Afriehismil Colosehr. u h r&lbws : In rainy wea-
-1 the' maw up the wheat We mall ribs before storing it in
.the ben. web eigtheboalleedeg seethed:—la the huh,*
god abet varlet year lid, gime a single sheet, bent double,
the ens reek* es theudieuides ; let a ass, muted by
tin erne ea ethers, wartreet Ids rick upon this sheet, placing
all the ethers with their eau resting upon the beet sheaf.
Whew the Int row efereentrie sheaves bee been arranged,
Mika emelid be plena upon it r evenly as possible ; and
when the Silk It media the height of a swim (three
feet) let the essersi eede be iiresundl ewer thether, so as
to diminish the eleseadinees to the Ibis of a tee. When
the rick hes rushed the height of live and.wthelf feet,
(1 metre, 65 matinnehan), let ft termini.* in rem, and
cover this with a shat fastened et the extremity, war to be
at to form a kind Meng tor the eons, the ears depentheg, and
the roe. forming a spiral Extremity. The advantage of this
method ia, that the thickness of the ears eau...the straws to
slope outwards, and thus enables the builder of the rick to
give it the bee-hive shape without difficulty. It is scarcely
necessary to say that this mode renders it impervious to rain.
On the return of Nettled weather the smell ricks may be con-
verted into larger, or the whole may be ',mod into the barn.
This method is absolutely necessary when the earn is cut
before it is fully ripe.' "
Tun CROPS IN TH3 NORTH or BIUiLiND.--NeVer
were there 'finer crews ef ell hinds than these which
now present so luxuriant en appearance throughout the
northern counties of England. The hay harvest is about
concluded, end it has been abundant and well got in.
All the green crops are excellent. Potatoes ere, so far,
as plentiful and as fine as it ia possible to be ,• and there is
not the slightest indication, as yet, of any drawback from
failure or disease. Turnips were never known to look
more promising. The wheat and oat crepe are both first-
rate, and the barley crop is of full average goodness. They
are all standing thick upon the ground, high and in full ma,
and in many situations they are ripening fast. Two or three
weeks more of fine weather will bring us one of the richest
harvests with which the country has been blessed for many
a year.

THE IVEAT DER AND CROPS.—Another week of fine
weather has passed away, and although the heat has become
less fl rce and scorching, the progress of the crops towards
maturity is unabated, and appearances are still in the highest
degree satisfactory. We can do little more than repeat our
former notices, that the wheat, barley, and bean crops are, in
all respects, iu as favourable a condition as they ever were at
this p, nod of the year within the memory of the present
generation. On cold and late uplands, and generally in
late and unfavourable situations, oats are thin on the
ground, and, is moat instances, a hurt in the straw, although,
on the ge, they promise to be, at least, a fair crop.
Potatoes not only as yet exhibit no symptoms of disease, but
on the contrary are in • state of extraordinary health and
luxuriance. It was generally observed last year that they
exhibited little or no flower, the absence of which was un-
derstood to be an indication of disease. The present crop,
on the contrary, seems characterised by an unusual profu-
sion of flowers. No dependence, however, can be placed on
that or any other symptom, as a guarantee for the general
health or safety of the crop. Been after they have been
housed or pitted, with every appearance of health, they can-
not be considered eafe. Green crops and pastures, having
been refreshed by wm and genial rains, are in •• high state
of luxuriance.—Ear
dinourgh Witness.

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