The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

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Bedford (2) 2O
Leicester (2) 21
Lanark (2) 22
Manchester Autumn (2) 22
Newmarket F. O. (3) 27
Walsall (2) 28
Northallerton (2) 29

NOVEMBER.
Worcester (2)
Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Shrewsbury (2) 15
Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Aberystwith (3) Last week

SPITALFIELDS RAGGED SCHOOL.—The sixth report of
this very useful institution has just been presented to the
subscribers. It states that the number of children
attending the school during the last few months has
not been so great as in former years. This is accounted
for by the fact that other benevolent agencies have of
late sprung up in this neighbourhood. The number
of children admitted during the last year has been
about 350. There aro at present 450 names on the
books, with an average daily attendance of more than
300. Some parents, through the prosperous state of
trade, have been able to send their children to schools of
a higher class, and have therefore voluntarily withdrawn
them, with expressions of deep thankfulness to the com-
mittee for the advantages they have freely received.
During the last few months there has been a marked im-
provement in the staple trade of the whole district, and a
consequent demand for juvenile labour, which has created
a new obstacle in the way of direct educational effort. The
committee find it a general subject of complaint, in other
schools as well as with their own, that boys and girls are
withdrawn at a much earlier age than was customary
in former years, and sent immediately to work, many
of them being called upon to keep the same long hours
as grown-up workmen. Although the improvement of
the material condition of the poor is always a fitting
subject for congratulation, the committee regret that
it should lead to the withdrawal of so many of
their children who were just of an age to reap
the greatest advantages from the schools, and
were beginning to make rapid progress under the
judicious care of their teachers. The master reports
that 70 or 80 boys and girls have left his own room alone
since Christmas, nearly all of whom are now at work,
earning from 2s. 6d. to 6s. a-week. Many of the boys, who
are now in full employment, could not have suc-
ceeded in getting work had it not been for the use-
ful instruction they acquired at.the school. With the
view of encouraging habits of economy and frugality
among the parents of the children, the committee, in
the early part of last year, opened a penny bank in cell-
nection with the school. The pence are received every
Monday, and are marked on a card retained by each de-
positot The whole sums paid during the year are re-
turned at Christmas, with interest proportionate to
the amount. The committee report that the plan has
been found to work well, and proved a blessing to many
of the poor parents, who have gladly taken this oppor-
tunity of depositing small sums in the name of their
' children. The receipts for the year amount to about
2501., the expenditure to a few pounds beyond this ; but
still leaving a balance in the hands of the Treasurer.
Amongst the most liberal supporters of this school is
Mr. Robert Banbury, who appears as an annual sub-
scriber of 101. A few other gentlemen contribute in
the like liberal way.
THE MOORS.—PROSPECT OF THE ENSUING SEASON.
—The grouse in this district have not been more nume-
rous for many years, and most of them afe now on the
wing. It seems that among the Yorkshire hills the dry-
ness of the weather has exercised a,prejudicial influence,
so that though the coveys are abundant, the number of
birds in a brood is generally below the average. A re-
port has been circulated that the same state of things is
prevalent in this quarter. We are glad to be able, on
the most trustworthy information, to give this rumour
an emphatic denial. We are led to believe that a pair
of barren birds have hardly been seen, while the young
. are already strong on the wing, and can fly well. On
the highest moors there has been plenty of water, and
all the watchers concur in saying that they have not
seen a diseased bird. Two-thirds of the moors in this
district have been let, and applications for the rest are
constantly coming in.—lnverness Courier.

GRICKRZ

THE GENTLEMEN OF THI MARYLEBONE
CLUB v. THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND.
This match was resumed yesterday morning at Lord's,
when there was a large assemblage of spectators. The
result was in favour of the gentlemen of the Marylebone
Club by 55 runs. Long scores, it will be found, were
again the order of the day. Thus stood the final score :
MARV' .9BONE.
First Innings. Second Innings.
W. Nicholson, b Wynch 29 c Marshall, b Wynch 24
F. M. Eden, c Hartnell, b Good
rich 37 run out 5O
A. Haygarth, c Hartnell, b
Goodrich 53 b Hartnell
B. Ralfour, st Elmhurst, b Good at Elmhurst, b Good-
rich.
H. Hankey, c Kempsou, b Good
rich
It. Kynaston, c Ellison, b Miller 6 c Elmhurst, b Miller 28
Hon. E. Bligh, Ibw, b Miller 14 b Miller
F. Walker, b Miller 0 at Elmhurst, b Good-
rich
G. F. Cooke, not out
rich
. 1 run out
. 1 not out
12 Byes, &c lO

Sir F. Bathurst, b Miller,
J. W. Parker, b Goodrich,
Byes, &c...

Total..

.178
ENGLAND.

Total 197

First Innings. Second Innings.
C. G. Wynch, b Bathurst 3l b llankey 34
Hon. 11. Bingham, h w, b Par-
ker 1 b Parker 1
B. T. Belhouse, b Bathurst ... 4 c and b Balfour
E. Elmhurst, c Parker, b Bath-
urst 3 Ibw, b Parker 0
W. J. Kempson, c Parker, b
Bathurst 4 c Cooke„ b Balfour.. 18
E. G. Hartnell, c Nicholson, b
Parker
H. Marshall, b Bathurst ..... .... 0 c Haygarth, b Bath-
urst 0

M. J. Elliso

b Bath,

....,. Al, urst 49 stNicholson,b Parker 8
F. Miller, c Parker, b Hankey 49 run out 35
T. Goodrich, run out . . ..... ..... 2 not out 9
11. A. Pickard, not out ...... ... 9 b Bathurst 0
Byes, &c.
Total 177 Total 143

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 6.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Fitz-
William as Vice-Consul in London for hi 9 Majesty the King
of the Belgians.

CROWN-OFFICE, JULY G.
VI MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

PARLIAMENT.

County of Clare—Cornelius O'Brien, Esq., of Birchfield,
in tho county of Clare ; and Lieutenant-General Sir John
Foster Fitzgerald, K.C.8., of Folkestone, in the county of
Kent.