The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-09 00:00:00

CRICKET.

ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN V. Sure= OP TRINITY COUPON,
04 MUDGE. —Th IP match was brought to a conclusion yesterday.
On Tuesday evening, after the despatch of our parcel, Mr.
Warner increased his score to P. beautifully manipulated. and
with Mr. Hood 32,, both remained In when the stumps were
drawn for the d►y. The Trinity men combated the bowling ad-
mirably, and made something more than a respectable Innings,
after an up-hill light. They placed on record 284 runs against
the fine bowling and close fielding of the Eleven, which left the
latter 164 to get to win. Messrs. Hood and Absolom both played
admirable innings. Upon the Eleven resuming the batting,
Tinley obtained 23 cleverly, but the onus ceded upon Carpenter
slid Parr, the captains of the AL England and United Elevens.
Parr realised several of his favourite leg hits, whilst the United
her wax In such fine defensive form that his wicket was abso-
lutely impregnable, and his hitting severe. As the time for
drawing stumps approached the excitement became intense,
there being only four runs to get In as many minutes. Carpenter,
however, made the winning hit, and the Eleven won this tine
match by Me wickets.

WORKING-MEN'S EXCURSIONS TO PARIS.—Last
evening a numerously attended meeting of the artisans of
the metropolis was held at the Whittington Club for the
purpose of hearing an explanation of the arrangements
made by the Metropolitan District Association of Working-
men's Clubs and Institutes for organizing English working-
men's excursions to the Paris Exhibition ; Mr. A. H.
Layard, 111. P., the president, occupied the chair. He said
the working men would be sent in four batches, and he
would have much pleasure in accompanying the first batch,
which would go on the 4th of June, and would consist of
200 young men. He had received a letter from Mr. Cole,
who had made arrangements with the French authori-
ties for making the visit of the English working-
men enjoyable and profitable, and he hoped that a large
number of artisans would avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity which would be afforded. Mr. H. Pratt entered
into the details of the arrangements, which he, on the part
of the association, had made for the reception of English
working men in Paris. He said the French authorities
bad organized a working man's restaurant, in which a meat
breakfast, including wine or coffee, would be provided at
about Is., and a dinner at about Is. 3d. An arrangement
had been also made with Mr. Cook for the reception of
those of the working men who wished to avail themselves
of it. The entire cost for each individual was estimated at
3/. Mr. Ayrton, M.P., and others addressed the meeting,
and resolutions in furtherance of its object having been
proposed and adopted, the proceedings terminated.
MR. RUSKIN AND MR. THOS. CAItLYLE.—Ina letter
which Mr. Ruskin has addressed to an at tisan correspondent
in the north, dated April 27, we read :—" On Thursday
evening last, as I told you, kwas with Mr. Carlyle ; and
he was speaking of the differences in good or evil between
the coast of the Mediterranean in winter and the Thames
shore in spring. And the one great difference which be
felt bitterly was not in cloud or cold, but in the different
temper of the people about him. For the peasantry of
Mentone (where ho lived all this last winter) were gentle
and modest and kind ; and he could walk alone, far
smog the hills, and meet with nothing but quiet human
courtesy, and rendering of such simple respect as to an old
man is both due and comforting. But in the streets of
Chelsea, and of the whole district of London round it,
from the park to the outer country (sonic twelve or fifteen
miles of disorganised, foul, sinful, and most wretched
life), he now cannot walk without being insulted, chiefly
because he is a gray, old man, and also because he is
cleanly dressed—these two conditions of him being wholly
hostile, as the mob of the street feel, to their own in-
stincts, and so far as they appear to claim some kind of
reverence and recognition of betterneas, to be instantly
crushed and jeered out of their way. And this temper of
the London populace has been, he said, • steadily on the
increase for these last twenty yearn, so that now the
streets have become nearly impassable to him, riding or
and be must either get through the quietest be
wcattiinii Ito the park, or be fain to walk his rounds under
the night, when it cannot be manifest to the public provo-
cation, either that he is old, or has a whole coat on."
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VISIT TO INDIA.
The TimeA of India of the 13th April mays :—" We have
had other royal princes in this country, but not yet one of
our own blood royal. Now that the union between India
and the crown has been accomplished, it, cannot be too
complete. The bonds cannot be too securely riveted.
There is a feeling of affection and reverence, vague but
strong, among the natives of India especially the higher
clauses, for Queen Victoria and her family; and we have
no doubt that the appearance amongst us of , one of her
Majesty's sons would evoke the moat enthusiastic demon-
strations of loyalty. We have no doubt that people would
come from afar to do honour to him, and that his pro-
gress through the country would be something of a
triumphal one. And if the Duke of Edinburgh is to collie
amongst us at all, he must not come as a mere traveller or
sportsman; under an assumed name. If there is to be the
risk of the visit, it is right to demand that the empire
shall have the benefit of it. That a royal visit of this
kind would have a good effect—that it would tend to
cement the union of the two countries—is not to be
doubted. We do not know any other objection to
it than that the climate is supposed to be un-
healthy, and that fever or cholera might fasten
itself with fury upon the royal visitor. But if a
prince of the blood royal can come here for the sake of
amusement, without regard for the possible consequences,
he can come here also for the sake of conferring benefits on
the state. If then there be truth in the story of the con-
tomplited visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Bombay, we
trust that in the sequel it will turn out to be true, and not
merely in the limited sense of his coming on a hunting
expedition. The Duke of Edinburgh may do something
inuch better among us than slaughter tigers and bears.
We may not, probably, live to see the day when
A royal wines will rule in this codntry as viceroy
of India; but our children nosy see • Queen's
grandson or. a king's son occupying the vice-
regal throne. We do not purpose now to discuss the ques-
tion whichtbismoreremoteprospectsaggests. Itissatbeient
to consider that which is nearer at hand. We repeat that if
one of the Queen's sons conies amongst us, we trust that
there will be no effort made to preserve the private cha-
racter of the visit. Of the incognito we need say nothing,
for that in India must fail. If the Duke of Edinburgh
should visit this, the most magnificent of all the dependen-
cies of the British empire, all India will be eager to do him
homage. It might for him be rather dreary work to be
lionised—to be. lead about by the Governor-General, to be
exhibited at a aeries of durbari, and to hear his Excellency
lecture the princes mind chiefs of India who would press
forward to offer their respects to the son of the Queen.
But if his royal highness should complain of this, we
are afraid that we must remind him of the old corn-
monplace, that high station has its duties and respon- I
sibildirs as well as its privileges and immunities.
He may take his holidays like' the rest of Sa. He
need not " sit up company" during the whole of his
visit. If he likes the bears and tigers better than Sir John
Lawrence, and the jungle better than the durbar tent, we
would let him•devote a fair share of his time to these
more exhilarating pursuits and engagements. But
we are afraid that he must make up his mind
to be " on duty," as the Queen's son, during some pint of
his visit, if he ever should honour us with his presence.
And it would be better, perhaps, that this should be
welloonaidered before ho starts on his journey. It would
not be expedient that his visit should be an impromptu
one. It ought to be of such a character that it shall be
regarded as an intentional compliment to the princes
and people of India—a manifestation of the interest taken
by her Majesty in her Indian subjects ; and, moreover, be
should go among them done ferret, and depart leaving
behind him many cherished mementoes of his visit, to be
heir-loans in our great families."