The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

CRICKST.

SURREY v. SUSSEX (Erma:).—This the last county
match of the season, arranged to be played on any metro-
politan ground, was commenced yesterday at the Oval,
under auspices the most favourable. The weather was
just such as cricketers delight in, the wickets were good,
and at the commencement of the game there was a fair
number of spectators, which towards five o'clock had in-
creased to upwards of 2,000—a much better attendance
than has been drawn together by a Surrey and Sussex
match for some years. The cricket played, too, was for
the mod part excellent, and proved beyond a doubt that
Sussex has this year " looked up " considerably, and will
next season be able to " hold her own " against any other
county eleven. Ellis unfortunately did not play, and his
wicket-keeping was much mined. Mr. C. C. Ewbenk was
substituted, and Killick acted as " keeper." Surrey was
fortunate enough to obtain the choice of innings, and
elected to act on the defensive. sending in Humphrey sad
Jupp as per usual at 12.5 to represent their interests.
The bowling was entrusted to James Lillywbite and
Southerton, the quality of whose deliveries may be inferred
from the fact that they bowled at starting sixteen overs for
four singles only. The Sums= fielding was also admirable.
The innings closed for 137 runs. Sussex, at ten minutes
before dinner time, began their innings with Smith and
Payne, to the bowling of Griffith and Bristow. At 5.40,
she eleven (bar one), which last week got 413 runs at
Brighton, against some of the best bowling in England,
were all disposed of for the paltry total of 86. Such are
the glorious uncertainties of cricket. The second innings
of Surrey commenced as before, by Jupp and Humphrey,
bowled at by Lillywhite and Southerton, and at a quarter
to seven o clock when the stumps were drawn, Surrey
had lost three wicketa for 47 runs, Griffith being (not out)
25, and Feeley, (not out), 17. Play will be resumed this
day at 11.30.

Swarm um Rai'Ex. Yesterday morning the
members of the German Gymnastic Society swam a rko
yards race in the Serpentine for a silver medal. Only
four started, and Jones won easily by twelve yards. Mr.
J. G. Elliott was starter and judge. The full them race of
the Serpentine Swimming Club also took place across the
water opposite the old elm tree. Four started, C. Whyte,
H. Ward, J. G. Parrott, and J. Cowell. They cams in as
above stated, Whyte and Ward being so aloes that the
judge gave • dead heat. In the next cross Whyte won
very easily. Mr. Evans was starter, and Mr. Halsey judge.
A match was also swam between Tom Morris and Taylor,
' for a gold locket, given by Mr. Attwood, of Crown-street,
Soho, Taylor to receive sixty yards start in 500. It was,
however, no nee to him, as Morris caught him at 300 yards,
and won by nearly 30 yards.
BOAT-RACE /OR 4301.—The great sculling match
between George Drewitt, the celebrated landsman, of
Chelsea, aid William Sadler, of Putney, came off yester-
day afternoon for the above amount, Drewitt staking 250/.
to his opponent's 2001. Several special steamboats
were chartered to accompany the race, the time ap-
pointed for the start being half-past four o'clock,
bet it was past five when the men made their appearance
at the poet. Drewitt was quickest at starting, and led
for 200 yards, when Sadler passed him, and won by about
three lengths.
THE New IRON FIELD NEAR MALTON.—There is
now every prospect that the wording of the iron underly-
ing the Castle Howard and the Kirkham estates, a few
miles west of Melton, will be at once proceeded with.
These extensive mining properties are proved to be of •
very valuable description, and will soon be developed in a
most satisfactory manner. The quantity of minerals is
'finest unlimited, and they are leased on very favourable
terws. The York and Melton Railway and the navigable
river Derwent divide the properties. The seam is twelve
feet thick, and allowing a large margin for outme, the
Kirkham aide (East Riding) will supply two cf the largest
blast fni.euss for eighty years, while on the Castle
Howard (North Biding) side the mineral is practically
inexhaustible. The beds are in the upper oolite, and the
testing' give an average of 31 per cent. of pig iron, of a
quality to adapt it to the Bessemer process'. The quality
improves as the drift gets under the bills. Liniertons,
brick clay, and everything required for extensive works
are on the spot, and frem the facilities for works close by
the mines, the mining cost is likely to be very moderate,
and pig iron is estimated to be produced much under 21.
per ten—a profitable figure, even at the present low prices.
A company has been formed, whose capital is nearly all
subscribed, in which the lessees have merged their in-
terests, and the works will be constructed b 7 Mr. Beckton,
C.E., of Whitby. There wpm every likelihood that the
rural roles around Melton will soon become the busy centre
of an iron yielding ocruntry.
Coss..—Sir Roderick Murchison, Director-Gene-
ral of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, in
his report (just issued) to the Science and Art Department
states that he was called upon in the past year to express
to the Secretary of State his opinion on the relative im-
portance of the coal produce of various British colonies
and foreign countries. Only two of the twenty-Ave con-
nice thus brought under his consideration contain any
amount of coal worthy of imperial notice, viz., New South
Wales and Newfoundland. He has, however, some reason
to believe that Natal, which was not officially brought to
hie attention, contains • considerable amount of coal,
which, though its geological age has not been sasc.=
would seem to be worthy of • colonial survey,
by the home government. New Zealand is anther
colony to which his attention was not called • in that
island a considerable amount of oral, of secondary and
tertiary age, is in course of development under the direc-
tion of Dr. Heetlr. As to foreign countries, the amount
of coal produce of any one of them, when placed in com-
parison with that of England, is very small, as
impairs by the following list prepared by Mr. Robert
Hunt :—Prussia and other States of the Eollverein,
16,9067107 tons ; United States, 14,593,659 ; France,
11,300,000 Belgium, 9,758,223 ; Ena5ia,6,350,000 ; Austria,
2,263,228; Spain, 144,293; sundry small States, 0:3,9'43;
tusking a total of 61,412,035 tons ; England, 93,150,587
tons. Hence it appears that England produces above a
third more of true coal than all those countries united.
Some foreign countries produce, it is true, • qonsiderable
:quantity of brown coal, Germany and Austria yielding
7,246,173 tons of this inferior fueL In reference to the
proposed preparation of an estimate of the quantity of
still unwrought coal remaining in the British dominions
Sir It. Murchison states that touching the coal fields of the
north of England and Scotland, which are being surveyed,
the royal commission, now sitting, will be furnished with

mach importent knowledge thriough the researches of
Professor Ramsay, Mr. EL Howell, Mr. E. Hull, Mr.
A. Getkle, Mr. A. Green, and others ; while the small
amount of ocal existing in Ireland will be reported
upon
by
Mr. Jukes. The duty of preparing an estimate
o the probable amount of coal which now lies hidden be-
neath the younger formations of Britain must necessarily,
for the most pert, be executed by the Geological Survey ;
which department could have executed the entire task of
affording to parliament and the public "a reliable ap-
proximation to the amount of unwrougbt coal in Great
Britain," but it would have been necessary to suspend for
many months the labours of a large portion of the sur-
veyors, and this was not thought an advisable course.
COLLIERY Aocinzwr.—A report was on Saturday
circulated in Sunderland that eight men had met their
deaths while working at Monkwesrmouth Colliery, but
subsequent inquiries proved that, although this was not
strictly correct, an accident had occurred which might
molly have been attended with more serious results. The
large engine of the company, of about 170-horse power,
working the coal from the deep pit, was undergoing some
repast, which rendered it necessary to remove the cylinder
cover—five feet in diameter—in order to properly get at
the pintos. This had been successfully accomplished,
and nine men were engaged in replacing the pon-
derous piece of machinery in its proper position. They
had scarcely commenced, however, before the flooring gave
way, and eight of the men, preceded by the cover, fell a dis-
tame of about 12 feet. A scene of the greatest confusion
was instantly witnessed. Most of the poor fellows were
jammed between the bulky cover and the walls, sustain-
ing serious internal injuries ; and notwithstanding that
many willing volunteers at once set to work to effect their
release, a considerable time elapsed before all were re-
moved to their homes.

CHILD MuTions.--A case of child murder has
just taken place at Lakenbeath, a village in Suffolk. Be-
tween two and three o'clock on Friday morning the police
constable was awoke by a woman named Gathercole, the
wife of a labourer, who said, " Come down and take me,
for I have killed my baby !" She remained outside while he
partially dressed, and upon his going down stain and open-
ing the door she came in and said she had put her child in
a wash tub under the pump in the yard ; that she had
then pumped upon it and held its head down in the water
until it was dead, and then walked off straightway to give
herself up. Having left the woman in charge of a man
the constable went to her house and there found the dead
body of a female child, nine months old, as described. It
is stated that the woman is suffering from mental de-
rangement. A coroner's jury have returned a verdict of
"Wilful Murder " against her, and she is committed to
take her trial

On Friday, whilst Mrs. Carlton, wife of Mr.
Carlton, miller, of Barrow, Suffolk, wu hanging out linen,
she was knocked down by one of the sails of the windmill,
and died in a few minutes.

GMAT NORTHZILIf HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
Innurroir. Number of patients for the week ending
August 17, 1,019, of which 261 were new owe.

Huts 11.118T0113D BY Do BARRY'S FOOD TO THD
grootem, mama, lungs and liver ofd and young. cs=
dyspepsia (indigestion), 000stipatino. hoea. acidity,
eche, morals* bystssia, palpitation, atavisms's, deldlity,
wasting, cough, astlusa, fevers, coosum , low @Wits 00,040
annual cures which had related all medlcfaes. Melodist that of
his Holiness the lope.—Tins, at Is. led. ; 114., L. ad. ; lllb fMa.
lab 40a—Du Item and CO.. 77, Eillet4treet. Leedom . also at
61, orscochurchomeet ; a, Chsapidde , 63 and 130, Oxfordotreet ;
sad all groom and clurokits. - lAdnribeiniaLl