The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-16 00:00:00

CRICKET.

THE SURREY CLUB AND GROUND V. MITCHAM, WITH A.
.Mvxx, Eset.—On Thursday an'l Friday this match was
played at the Oval, and a finer exhibition of the science of
the game has seldom been witnessed. The ground was
crowded on each day, and the only drawback to the gratifi-
cation produced by the ..proceeding was that, towirds the
latter part of the second day;' When it was found it would be
impossible to finish the match that evening, it was ascer-
tained that, in consequence of previous arrangement, and
the following day being Saturday, there was no chance of
the match being played out. The result is, that all bets
Oil v-11)- ••141104 these upon the first innings
are in favour of the Mitcham harken:. The hotting, of which
there was a great deal, varied, as will readily be supposed,
very much. At one point of the ,game 25 to 5 was taken
on Mitcham, but at the moment when the last of the Sur-
rey wickets fell, the odds had turned round to 3 to 1 in their
favour, that is, against Mitcham obtaining the 121. The
score was as follows :—Surrey Club—First innings, 96; se-
cond innings, 168. Mitcham—First innnings. 144.
Gravesend Town, with Pilch, Adams, and Redgate v.
Islington Albion, with Dean, Dorrington, Hillyear, and
Lillywhite.—This match was played at the Copenhagen
ground on Thursday and Friday, and after much good play
terminated in favour of the Albion, with seven wickets
standing.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE MATCH, FRIDAY..--The game
was resumed this morning, when the Cantabs, who had
scored sixty-one on Thursday in their second hands, ran
it up to 116, leaving the Oxonians eighty-nine to win. This
number they succeeded in obtaining, and eventually won the
match with three wickets to go down. The batting of Mr.
Long, on the part of the Cambridge, was deserving the
highest praise; after scoring thirty-nine, he triumphantly
brought out his bat. Mr. C. Ridding's batting, also, on the
part of the Oxonians, told well on the score. The play of
both sides throughout the day was capital, but the latter ex •
celled in that great and requisite point, viz., the fielding. In
other respects they were equally matched.

THE GRAND DUKE CONSTAN-
TINE AT PORTSMOUTH.

SUNDAY, Juice 14.—The grand Party at the Admiralty-
house, given by the Gallant Admiral in, honour of his illus
trious visitor, broke up at about half-past one o'clock. Hi.
Royal Highness the Grand Duke danced the first quadrille
with the beautiful Miss Byng. daughter of the Hon. H. D.
Byng, R.N.; he afterwards danced two other quadrilles, and
retired to his sleeping apartment at twelve o'clock.
His Highness the Grand Duke, Vice Admiral Lulka, Baron
Kender, and Captain Ajensenap, who have all since their
arrival been the guests of the gallant Sir Charles Ogle, con-
cluded their visit on Saturday, their domestics, trunks, and
luggage being sent off to the Ingermanland. The Grand
Duke and the Vice-Admiral will, however, dine again at the
Admiralty-house on Monday.
On Saturday morning the Grand Duke, with Mr. de Berg
ami several officers of the Russian squadron, went over, in
the Admiral's barge, to the Rol at Clarence Yard, and pro-
ceeded by the half-past nine train to Southampton, for whicl,
place, to meet the illustrious foreigners, the Lightning had
proceeded. _ _

At eleven his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, accom-
panied by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Captain Chads, ant
Mr. George Morris, went out in the Comet steamer, and pro-
ceeded to Cowes, where the Grand Duke and party joined
in the Lightning. At half-past five, the Lightning, with Sir
Charles Ogle and several Russian officers on board, returned
into Portsmouth, ieaving his Royal Highness the Grand
Duke, Vice-Admiral Lulka, and several officers to make a
tour of the island, visiting Carisbrook. Appuldurcomb, and
Ventnor, sleeping at the latter plzce, and returning by Ryde
on Sunday (this morning) to the Ing,rmanlend,
The Grand Duke has declined the invitation of th,
" naval officers in commission" to dine on board the Victory
on Monday next. He and Admiral Lulka will honour Sr
Charles Ogle with their company on that day; but the cap-
tains of the ships forming the Russian squadron, and a
number of officers, will dine on board the Victory, where a
large party is expected, Captain Pasco and Captain Chads
presiding.

On Tuesday the squalron will, it is said, sail for Cron-
stadt, where the presence of the Grand Duke is required at
the marriage of his sister, the Grand Duchess Olga.
We understand that his Royal Highness the Grand Duke
has been highly delighted with his visit to the gallant admi-
ral, Sir Charles Ogle, and that he "has expressed himself
much pleased with the attention and courtesy with which
he has been treated by the officials and every person with
whom he has come in contact. He has seen everything in
this superb arsenal, and has frequently taken excursions on
horse, visiting Nelson's monument, on Pertsdown Hill, and
other places. _ .

During the time his Highness has been staying at Ports-
mouth it has been thought necessary to have two officers
an :I three men belonging to the Loudon detective police
force down, who, dressed in plain clothes, have, have been
continually on duty when his Highness was moving about.
We conclude this precaution was taken in consequence of the
residence of some few Poles in this locality. We think this
precaution was totally unnecessary, more especially as the
Grand Duke had a :art of body guard in his domestics, and
the Poles residing here are a quiet and most respectable set
of people.

ARRIVAL OF THE
AT COWES.
GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE
's steam-yacht
OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
a(tFßOo3nr,the Duke and suite, attended by Sir
d Hole, and proceeded from thence n°disembarked from her Majesty
'rig at Plead
borneLightm House, after inspecting which they, in the yacht,
Needles, and returned to Portsmouth.
the Duke proceeded by rail to Southampton,
Chartersteamede'Onn sa Ottuogrlt,ei Friday,a:
3e,
and embarked from thence on board the Lightning, steamed
to Cowe?, being joined by Sir Charles Ogle in H.M.S. Comet.
The party landed at the R.Y.S. House under a royal salute
part
bathed
battery. From thence they proceeded in the Ad-
miralty barge to East Cowes, • and inspected the new yacht
built for the Emperor, returned to the Fountain Wharf,
where carriages were waiting to convey the Grand Duke,
Baron Brunnow, and suite to Appuldurcomb and Ventnor, J.
H. M. Struben, Esq., the Russian Consul at this port, making
one of the party.
To-day they proceed by Bonchurch and Shanklin to Ryde.

THE SPECIAL BURDENS OF LAND. —The agricultural
hundred of Lonsdale, which in 1815 contributed 16 per cent.
to the county rate, now contributes but 44; the manufactu-
ring hundred of Salford, which contributed but ]4 per cent.
in 1815, now pays 434 per cent. In other words, where Lons-
dale formerly paid 161., it now pays but 41. 155.; and where
Salford paid 141. it is now charged with 43/. 15s.—Lancaster
Guardian.