The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-20 00:00:00

CSICKET.-(THIS DAE)

MIDDLE/ UL V. SURREY (RA2IMI2f.)
Owing to the wet atate of the wickets, play was
not commenced in this match until 1.25 to-day at the
MidcUeent County Ground, Islington. Surrey won the
toes and put their opponents in, Mr. Jupp and Mantle
being the first pair of batsmen, and Street and Southerton
the bowlers. The Middlesex wickets fell rapidly, Souther-
ton's bowling being favoured by the state of the ground.
Mr. Daniel and Hearne made a stand, and runs came
much faster. At 2 o'clock the score was as under :
Munnzazx —First but**.
Mr. 0. H. 'Tapp, b Boutherion
T. Mantle, c Street, b Southertan 8
Mr. R. D. Walker, e Humphrey, b Bouthertau 0
Mr. I. D. Walker, c Oran, b Onset 2
Mr. A. W. Duda, not out 2l
T. Hearse, b Bouthertou 4

Total

Sir Bernard Burke is, it is stated, rapidly re-
covering from Lin illness.

Mr. James Lowther, M.P. for York, will, says
the Standard, succeed Sir Michael Hicks Beech as Secre-
tary to the Poor-law Board.

On Saturday last Mdme. Rousseau, the wife of
the editor of the Horizon, was buried at Sims. At her
own express desire she was interred without any reli-
gious ceremony.

Dr. Rylance, rector of St. James's parish, and
dean of Chicago, Illinois, left London on his return
journey, after a three months' visit to Europe, this morn-
ing. The dean was formerly one of the working clergy
of a district pariah in the south of London, and will be
long remembered for the earnestness and eloquence which
marked his ministrations, as well as for his participation
in several important ameliorative movements,- and for his
endeavours during the earlier days of the southern rebellion
to promote harmonious feelings between the peoples of
Great Britain and the United States. Much of the time
he has passed in this country. has been devoted to matters
bearing upon church work in America, while the vast
congregation by whom be is held in great esteem and
affection have, during his absence from them, completed
the church edifice by erecting a tower at the cost, vo-
luntarily subscribed, of 8,000/.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN
RAILWAY.—Laat evening, William Charles Holly
litter, aged aged 24, residing at 24, Caledonian-road, Llingtoo,
was employed in doing some repairs to the gas-pipes
in the Farringdon-street tunnel. When about 100
yards from 'the King's-cross station he heard a train
coming towards him, and he got on the rails of the down
line. Owing to the noise made by the train leaving the
station he did, not perceive that a tram was approaching
from Farringdon-street, and was knocked flat on his face.
His right arm was acmes the rails, and the wheels of the
engine passed over it. He was picked up insensible, and
conveyed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road.
His arm was in such a hightful state that it was found
necessary to amputate it. His head was also very seriously
injured.
TEE OREVY ELECTION.—The &angelic du Jura,
the organ of the prefect, nays that the triumph of M.
ar4vy was " a triumph of esteem." " What, then," asks
the Arevir, "would have been the triumph of M. Huot
had he been elected The Liberli states that crowds
of electors rushed with open voting papers to the polls to
vote for M. Grill, and only shut them up when they put
them into the urn. The inhabitants of Arbois and Dole
are raid to have illuminated.