The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-24 00:00:00

CRICKET.

OWE AIM T. OWE Lawl. —Play In this „sensation" match was
resumed yesterday about noon at the Middlesex County Ground,
Islington, in the presence of a very limited number of specta-
tors, partly owing to the dull aspect of the weather, bat mainly
attributable to the breach of faith committed on Monday
towards those who had paid their money for admission, in Te-
-1 =the balloon ascent, which coast', titerd one of the main
In Mr. Norria's programme. It is right, however,
'to acquit the proprietor entirely in the present In-
' stance, and to lay the blame on the aeronaut. Mr. Adams
had • very narrow escape of paying dearly for the
disappointment of the public, who threatened not only to
demolish the balloon, bat to " Lynch" Mr. Adams, and which
threat, but for • little hit of clever finesse on the part of Mr.
Norris, they certainly would have carried out, the present Dot
btqng the lb* occasion upon which the Islingtonians have been
amnesty o mold." Mr. Norris, deternilned that his patrons shall
not be disappointed, is in communication with Mr. Coxwell,
who win make an ascent at an early date from the Middlesex
County Ground. Respecting the cricket of yesterday little need
be said . ounce it that the " Timber-toes" ultimately proved the
conquerors by 19 runs. The following is the score :—One legs,
Ora Innings, WY: second innings, In One Anne, first Innings,
149 ; ascend busing', 59.

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Twa 00I1IfTY KLltYlta V. Twiirrr -Two CnLTO or NOTTI/10-
gattaltlig —This match was resumed yesterday on the Trent.
bridge Ground, Nottingham, there being again a large concourse
of spectator*. Although rain had fallen somewhat freely during
the night the morning turned out to be truly cricket weather.
The Colla were again in fine form, hut the deadness of the ground
carried by the rain, which actually made sure-footing an
tm-
C:Vllty, operated much against the Eleven The Arse weather
at half-put one, a heavy storm coming on and driving
all to shelter, am l it was four o'clock lry which
time the ground had become perfectly saturated, before
proceedings could be recommenced. .1. C. Shaw performed the
marvellous feat of bowling 17 consecutive oven, for one three,
and that the result of accident, ill maidens, and five vricketa.
There can be no doubt that the Colts selected this year have
been the strongest lot who have ever contended against the Notts
Eleven, and if we were to select the most noteworthy amongst
them and those who are at once capable of doing credit to any
eleven, we should name Summers, F. R. Fammds, Oscroft, and
Walter Price. The match has been a great success throughout.
The following is the score:—The Twenty-Ts o : First inninga
86; second innings, 11g. The Pleven : First innings, 65; second
innings, 17 ; one wicket down.

WESTERN RAILWAYS SHAREHOLDERS' ARSOCIA-
TION.—The committee of this association have vent to the
shareholders of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company
a eopyof a memorial which has been already signed by nume-
rous influential shareholders residing in the neighbourhood
of Exeter, who therein express their opinion that measures
should be taken to relieve the company from the obligation
entered into in the last session of parliament to make the
ate Valley Railway, and that the company should not
enter into further obligations with the Devon and Somerset
Railway Company, as proposed in a bill now before parlia-
ment.

IRISH EMIGRATION.--Sauncleri News Say., "The
emigration from the south of Ireland has already set
in on an extensive scale. Last week over one
thousand emigrants, all of whom were persons of some
means, left Queenstown for the United States, and we
learn from the Cork Herold that berths have been
secured in the outgoing Inman steamers of this week
by thirteen hundred people. From Kerry also the
exodus has been very gnat; and we believe that
nearly all the southern counties have suffered more or
lees from the same cause. Lord Dufferin and other
writers who have dealt with the land question, have
proved to their own satisfaction at least, that Ireland is
at present overpeopled, and that the population must
be thinned considerably to reduce it to its proper standard
in proportion to the cultivated land of the country.
Assuming Lord Dufferin to be right in this view of the
case, there can, on the other band, be no doubt that the
transition from the present to a better state of things will
involve a serious amount of inconvenience and loss. We
learn that the emigration bas already crippled farming
operations in the south of Ireland to a serious extent." The
Cork Herald remarks:—" With the present enhanced
prices of labour, it will he difficult for farmers to struggle
on without a reduction in their rents, which in most
instances have been based on a low standard of wages."
AD/lIHULTY, APRIL 23. —AINPOINTMENTI4.--COM-
mender E. C. Symons, to the Castor (drill ship of the
Royal Naval Reserve), vice Jackson, whale period of ser-
Hvice expires to-morrow. Naval Cadet (Dominated) C. K
. Mama,