The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-17 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENI:'“I, MARCH 17, 1562,

tereational treaties, as well as being intrinsically
suicidal and- nrjust, was accepted mainly on the
ground of its having been t,‘f.sed by the repre-
sentatives of the people. Although uu tirry
occasion when their privileges wera called in
question the nominees have asserted their rights
as a co-ordinate branch of the legislature, the
character of their appointments has undoubtedly
operated to induce their assent to measures
sent up to them from the assembly which they
would ;have felt themselves justified in rejecting if
they had held their seats directly by theyill of the
people. The proceedings of the new Council have
consequently been marked by a series of dignified
concessions to the popular will as expressed by the
Assembly, which were accompanied by firm pro-
tests against the measures they considered it their
duty to pass. The reconstruction of the Council
on an elective basis will necessarily command for it
a position of greater independence ; and on that
account, and also because of the manner in which
the present Government have shown themselves
prepared to use their power of nomination, the satis-
factory settlement of the upper house question is
felt to be the more extremely urgent. Besides the
Land Act and the Chinese Regulations Acts mea-
sures have been passed this session for the regula-
tion of the gold-fields, for the consolidation of the
.f,oarn
dthfeorhteltietc;evision of the licensing
administration of the
insolvent police o
f force,
arrangements. All these measures were originated
in the Assembly, and received few and unimportant
alterations while passing through the Council.

" Parliament stands prorogued, as a matter of
form, to the 20th of next month. A resolution
having been carried in the Assembly that the legis-
lature should in future be called together not later
than the first week in May, it is hoped that the
sessions will be hereafter shorter than they have
terminate before
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THE ALL .ENGLAND ELEVEN IN
AUSTRALIA,

The Melbourne Age gives a long account of the
which we extract
reception and play of the celebrated English Eleven
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Eleven fro
arrived on the 24thm
of December, the reception accorded them was of a
semi-public character. Upon the Great Britain
anchoring in the Bay a committee appointed by the
Melbourne cricketers proceeded on board. They
found that Eleven, namely, Messrs. H. H. Stephen-
son,,
Bennett, Caffyn, Griffith, Hearn, Iddison,
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, Mudie,
and hearty.
Arrangements had been made that the first match
ie Sewell, and E.
should take place upon New Year's-day and the
three following days, and should be between the
Eleven and twenty-two Melbourne players. /sir.
H. H. Stephenson, however, objected to giving such
long odds at the outset, and alleged that his men
eighteen
interest manifested, p
had not recovered from the effects of the voyage.
After some discussion, the Melbournelayerswere
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a large attendance of spectators was anticipated,
and every accommodation was provided to enable
the match to pass off pleasantly.
was erected, and
with refreshment booths.
people,
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A grand stand, forming an arc of 700 feet and
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5,
The weather was beautifully
fine, and the match
proved a complete success. The attendance of the
public was enormous. The match proved an easy
covered°
victory for the English champions. To some extent
they were favoured by fortune, but it was evident
that the colonial team was overmatched. The
following is the list of the players engaged :
All England Eleven.—H. H. Stephenson (cap-
tain), G. Bennett, W. Caffyn, G. Griffith, T. Hearn,
R. Iddison, C. Lawrence, W. Mortlock, W. Mudie,
T. Sewell, E. Stephenson. Umpire—G. Wells.
Melbourne Eighteen.—G. Marshall (captain), J.
Bryant, B. Butterworth, J. Conway, S. Cosstick,
G. Elliott, S. Hopkinson, J. Huddleston, C. Mace,
C. Makinson, T. Morres, H. O'Mullane, S. S.
Rennie, D. Sweeney, J. Stewart, J. B. Thompson,
R. W. Wardill, T. F. Wray. Umpire—J. Smith.
The Melbourne Eighteen were the first to go to
the wickets, and their play was considered admir-
able, for though their wily and practised opponents
enticed some of the best men out, 117 runs were
secured. Marshall with 27, J. B. Thompson with
17, and Sweeney with 16, were the highest scorers.
Caffyn was put to bowl at first, but was not very
successful, and the wickets were taken by Bennett
and Griffith. Upon the Eleven going to the wickets
it soon became evident that they had mastered
their opponents' bowling. The display of batting
was perfect, and it took two days to complete the
innings. Caffyn scored 79, Griffith 61; E. Stepen-
son, 34 ; Iddison, 31 ; Mudie, 22 ; Lawrence, 20 ;
Mortlock (not out), 11; Hearn, 8 ; Sewell, 3 ; and
H. H. Stephenson, 2 ; the total being 305. In their
second innings the Melbourne Eighteen scored but
92. At the commencement it appeared as if the
colonial players were about to rival the All England
score. For the first wicket 37 runs were obtained,
but afterwards a strange sort of fatality attended
the efforts of the batsmen. Eight of them were
put out in less than half an hour, while the score
was completely at a standstill. A stand was made
by Wardill, Cosstick, Hopkinson, and Elliott, and
through their exertions the score was somewhat
brought up. Sewell, who was put on to bowl for
the Eleven, proved himself very dangerous, as he
took seven wickets for 21 runs. The feature of the
innings, however, was the fielding of Iddison, who
in one place or another took no less than four
wickets. Upon the whole the Melbourne cricketers,
though beaten in one innings by 95 runs, did not
come off badly. Their great deficiency was in field-
ing. Both Caffyn and Griffiths were missed before
they had scored much, and other mistakes of a like
nature were far too frequent. Their inexperience as
compared with such practised players, and their
nervousness also contributed largely to their defeat.
The brilliancy and finish of the general play of the
Eleven has ban highly commended, but now that
their style is more known the Melbourne cricketers
are very anxious for a second match, and confidently
predict that they would be able to secure a different
result. The playing ground was pronounced by the
Eleven to be-equal to the best one in England, and
this was one cause of their .making so high a score.
The succeeding match was between the Eleven and
Twenty-two of the district of Beechworth. This
game was only played for the amusement of the
good people of the district, who were anxious to see
the champions of England in the field, as it was
known from the first that the Beechworth players
were incapable of coping with the Eleven. In fact,
an Eleven of the Melbourne Clubs had beaten every
Twenty-two of the country districts it ever
played against. No one was surprised, therefore,
when the Eleven, having scored 264 in their first
innings, disposed of the Beechworth Twenty-two
for 20 runs in the first, and 56 in the second innings,
and thus won the game by the one innings and 188
runs. The Two champion Elevens then combined,
and entered the lists together against the All-Eng-
land Eleven. Public attention was strongly fixed
upon this encounter, for it was believed that the
allies would together make an effectual stand. Nor
were these expectations ill-founded, for the efforts of
the colonial players were rewarded with a gratify-
ing amount of success. The Victorian team, it
may be mentioned, was weakened by the with-
drawal of two of its original members, who could
not make arrangements to play, and in the second
innings the allies were deprived of the services of
one of their crack batsmen,Kettlei who had obtained
the highest score in the first innings. He was dis-
abled by a fast ball from Caffyn when playing very
steadily. In their first innings the Twenty-two
scored 153, and by steady fielding and good bowling
they disposed of the Eleven for 110 runs, thus ob-
taining a majority of 43. in their second innings,

the 3.lwenty-tvvo obtained 144 runs, leaving the
All-England Eleven 188 to get to win. The game,
however, could not be played out. At first the match
had been arranged to be a three days' affair, but a
heavy rein storm prevented it being commenced
upon the first (lay, itnil ofher nrrangements would
not permit of its being carried into 111-,
week. Much regret has been eNpresned at the cix.
cumstance, as it was evident that the colonial
cricketers had a good chance of retrieving their
former defeat. It is a matter for congratulation,
however, that the Twenty-two won in the first
innings, as that is a feat which was never accom-
plished by the Americans.

Upon the 20th, 21st, and 22d Jan., the Eleven
played a match at Geelong with Twenty-two of the
district. Here again they were victorious. The
Geelong players scored 111 and 80, and the Eleven
obtaing 128 runs in their first innings, won the
match with nine wickets to fall in the second. Since
this match they have sailed for Sydney, where they
are to play 22 of the sister colony.