The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-25 00:00:00

CRICKET.

ALL EMUS!) ELIVILe V. WIRED ALL FdrOLAeil
ELtYI N.—
Play in this match was resumed yesterday, on the old Trafford
around, Manchester, the weather being cloudy, but the tempera.
tore somewhat warmer than ou the previous day. The wickets
were as before. The company was sparse, not numbering more
than 300. When our petrel left the ground on Thursday, the
United" had lost three wickets for 7i runs ; Carpenter and
Iddison were in, the former with it and the latter with 10 at-
tached to their names. Carpenter reached 18, and then was
caught by long stop, making the tally four wickets for 108 ;
Ortiody's wicket went with the score at 144. Iddlsou, after playing
a splendid Rulings of 63, was caught by the long stop, making
the exth wicket for 194; the seventh ,freeman's) went
with It at 196 : the eighth (Faking's, caught at mid off),
for 197, and the ninth ;Plumbs') for 106: Atkinson being not out,
11. Hewitt 11111 nut score. Several changes occurred In the
bowling, Tinley going on with slows at Shaw's end with the score
at 133: Reynolds atJackson's, at 139; T. Hayward at Tinier*
when it had reached 173: and J. C. Shaw at the other end, when
it stood at 1113. Rowbotham and Smith were All England's Snit
pair of batsmen, and. as usual, the latter scored rapidly. The
Scat wicket :Rowbothaires, went to the credit of HOWitt, when
31 were recorded. Daft and Smith exhibited fine defence and
hitting. The latter was bowled by the young Yorkshireman
Freeman; after making 34, which let In T. Hayward, who at the
time our parcel was leaving the ground had honked 14, while
Daft's contribution (not out. amounted to 42, the gross total
being 109 for two wickets. The bowling of both Howitt and
Freeman was highly commendable. Play will be resumed this
day at eleven o'clock.

Messrs. C. F. Hancock, Son, and Co., of Bruton-
street, have had the honour of submitting to the inspec-
tion of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales the
"Beaufort Cup," lately run for at the Bath races.

MR. RUSKIN AT CAM BRIDOZ.-011 Thursday
Mr. Ruskin delivered in the Senate-house at Cam-
bridge what is known as Sir Robert Reda', lecture before
the university. This endowment was given to the univer-
sity in 1524, by Sir Robert Rode, Lord Chief Justice of
the Common Pleas in the reign of King Henry VIII. A
statute, approved by ber prevent Majesty by order in
council, Anil 6, 1858, directs that the lecturer shall
deliver one lecture in term of every „veer. The lecturer is
appointed by and is to deliver the lecture one day fixed
by the Vies-Chancellor. Lectures had already been delivered
by Professors Owen, Phillips, Willis, Airy, and Sir Win.
Thomson ; Major-General Sabine R.A., and Mr. Austad,
M.A., F.R.S. The Vice-Chanosllor this year appointed
Mr. Ruskin, who chose for his subject 'The Relation of
National Ethics to National Arts." The Senate-house
was well filled on the floor by university dignitaries sad
their friends, including a considerable number of ladies,
of whom there are at present numbers in Cambridge as
visitors participating in the gaitiesof the May term. The
undergraduates were in considerable force in the galleries.
TEMPERANCE MEETING IN LAMBETH.—One of the
most crowded and enthusiastic meetings ever held in the
borough of Lambeth took place on Thursday evening last,
in the Horns Assembly-rooms, to welcome the American
champion of the legislative prohibition of the liquor traffic.
Every part of the spacious room was densely tilled before
the time fixed for commencing the proceedings. The chair
was occupied by Sir G. B. Pechell, Bart., who carefully
examined anal combatted the objections usually brought
against the principles of the United Kingdom Alliance.
The first resolution, one of cordial welcome to General the
Hon. Neal Dow, was moved by the Rev. G. M. Murphy,
and seconded by Mr. W. West, and was carried with voci-
ferous applause. The pliant general having replied, the
next resolution, returning thanks to the Hon. Neal Dow,
and congratulation upon the effects of the prohibitory
policy in America, was moved by the Rev. Dr. Gale and
seconded bthe Rev. T. Hutton, M.A., and unanimously
adopted. The third resolution, expressive of approval of
the earnest efforts of the United Kingdom Alliance, was
proposed by Mr. J. IL Raper (parliamentary agent of the
Alliance).
THE TAILORS' STRIKE. —The well-meant efforts
of Mr. James Beal and other gentlemen to bring this dis-
pute to an amicable termination, by inducing the masters
to accept the men's offer of arbitration, has resulted in a
failure, as will be seen by the following letter, sent by Mr.
Beal to Mr. Druitt, the president of the Operative Tailors'
Committee : —" 269, Piccadilly, May 24,1867.—Dear Sir,—
I have not communicated is any way officially with the
Masters' Association, finding from conversation with in-
fluential members that arbitration will not be listened to,
and fearing to do harm rather than good by interfering
without an almost certainty of success.—Yours faithfully,
Jana But..—Mr. Druitt." The committee reiterate
their willingness to resume work at once if the masters
will consent to arbitration, end will even allow the masters
to name the arbitrators ; but at the same • time they
declare, these terms not accepted, they ace able and deter-
mined to remain out for the whole of the summer.

RAILWAY AND OTHIE BILLS 131IYORE PABLIA-
mom Yesterday the following businns was transacted
in the parliamentary committees on private bills:—ln the
Home of Lords (Lord Redeedale's committee), passed
through the Birkenhead Improvement Commissioner, Bill,
which was ordered to be reported with amendments. In
Boom C their lordships passed the Metropolitan Railway
and the North Metropolitan Railway Bills, which were
ordered to be reported with amendments, the latter spe-
cially. In Room D the following bills were passed by their
lordships, and ordered to be reported with amendment.:
—The Witham Drainage the Dundee New Gas, and the
Dundee Gas. In the House of Commons, In Mr. Dod-
son''s committee, the North British Railway (Carlisle Be.
vistion)and the Great North of Scotland Railway Bills went
through, subject to certain amendment& In Group It,
the committee declared the preamble of tke Dublin
Poet Bill to have been proved ; the clauses were settled,
and the bill was ordered to be reported. In Group 12 the
committee proceeded with the consideration of the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bill, which was ad-
journed until Monday. In the sense group, the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 3); the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover (No. 2); and the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway (No. 4) Bills were further adjourned. Mr.
Frees, one of the examiners, held a court, and declared
the standing orders to have been complied with in the
eve of the unopposed Cambrian Railways (Rxtenaion of
Time, he.) Bill, and the unopposed postponed Abertillery
Gas cad Water Bill