The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-31 00:00:00

BILL.

The Rouse went into committee on this bill. The various
clauses were agreed to without opposition.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEMENTS BILL.
This bill went through committee.
BALLOT BILL.

The adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill
was fixed for June 13.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS,

On the debate on Mr. Hughes's motion being resumed,

Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY moved as an amendment that an
humble address be presented to her Majesty representing
that the five statutes for determining and establishing the
constitution of the new governing bodies of Shrewsbury,
Winchester, Harrow, Charterhouse, and Rugby Schools
have been considered by this House, and humbly to
express their desire that, as since the passing of the Pub.
lie Schools Act (1868), the Endowed Schools Act (1869)
has passed, her Majesty will be pleased to refer back
those statutes to the special commissioners appointed
under the Public Schools Act, in order that they may
have the opportunity of reconsidering certain parts of the
said statutes with reference to the principles applied in the
Endowed Schools Act to other endowed schools.
Mr. NEWDEGATE moved the adjournment of the debate,
and, after some discussion, the House divided, when the
motion was lost.
A division took place on the amendment with the fol•
lowing result—ayes, 64 ; noes, 20.
MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL.
This bill was read a third time.
The House adjourned at ten minutes to three.

THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Last evening the third match for the billiard champion.
ship took place at St. James's Hall, Regent-street, the com-
petitors being J. Roberts, jun. (champion), and A. Bowles,
of Brighton. In addition to the very handsome cups given
by the three leading billiard manufacturers, a sum of £lOO
a-side was also staked. There was a very good attendance,
including several ladies and many of the leading amateurs
of I London. The game was played upon a splendid new
table made by Messrs. Thruston and Co., of Catherine-
street, Strand, and was carefully marked by Harry Evans.
Bowles had the advantage of the " string" for lead, and took
the first stroke, giving a miss in baulk. Roberts followed
with the usual miss below the centre pocket, and his oppo-
nent failing to score raised his figure to nine, when Bowles
got in by playing a good walk through pocket off the red
ball and ran up to 24, an all round canon calling forth a
burst of applause. The champion then, by clever manipu-
lation and good all round play, ran his score up to 50, when
ho broke down at a spot hazard. Bowles increased his
total to 39, when, failing to make what appeared
an easy red hazard in the middle pocket, he
again let the champion in. Roberts put together 20, run-
ning up to 70, and his opponent, by two small breaks,
raised his total to s'. There were then several small
scores made, the relative positions of the players not under-
going much change, when the champion put on 19 and
passed the first 100, after 23 minutes play, the game being
called Roberts 103, Bowles 63. Odds of 3to 1 wore here
freely offered, but no takers were found. Roberts, by some
steady though by no means brilliant play, increased his
score to 143, his opponent only getting in the meantime to
to 81. He, however, passed his first 100 with
the champion at 146. The latter to compen-
sate for this made a break of 25, chiefly by good
losing hazards, and the game was called 171 to 110. A
double baulk being left, Bowles failed to score, and the game
was next called—Roberts, 200 ; Bowles, 114. The latter
then ran his score up to 130 ; but Roberts made the longest
break yet recorded, 47, and the game stood 249 to 134.
Bowles again failed to score, and the champion added 39,
after which almost any odds were offered upon him, but no
response was made. 300 to 157 was the next stage of the
game, when the totals were declared, but after this Bowles
improved his position considerably ; his cleverly-
played long canons telling with much effect. The change,
however, was of but short duration, the champion making
breaks of 28 and 53 ; the latter including at least a dozen
consecutive canons made by ingeniously " nursing " the
balls. Roberts continued forging ahead, and the game was
called 468-268. After which by the neatest piece of play
yet shown he increased his number to 520, the total of the
break being 57 and his 500 ; having been scored in an hour
and fifty-one minutes. Bowles shortly after got
in and made 31, his last score being a "spot"
stroke the first ligitimate one of the evening
—the effort to repeat it being a failure. The game, when
an interval for refreshments took place, was Roberts 604,
Bowles 316, the champion having put his points together in
two hours 12 minutes—anything but rapid s oring. On the
resumption of the game extravagant odds were laid upon the
champion, but his opponent played in much better form than
he did in the earlier part of the contest. By several good
breaks, the highest of which was 4-, he rapidly run
his total up until the game was called—Roberts
678, and Bowles 482. The champion, who had
been playing rather loosely, then seemed to recover
himself, and is quick time ran up to 746, but Bowles was
apparently not to be shaken off, for by some remarkably
steady play he increased his total to 541, hie last break
being one of 45. When he passed the 500 he was loudly
applauded, and it is certain fortune did not smile upon him.
Roberts did not allow his opponent to have more than
passing advantage, for the game was soon called 802
to 550. The play which succeeded was very tedious,
and for some time no break worthy of notice
was recorded. Bowles, who played a good uphill game,
made several fair additions to his score, but the game
flagged very much towards the end, and after four hours
and a half play the champion again carried off the laurels,
the score standing at 1,000 to 759.

A telegram states Lthe British barque Balcarry has
been lost off the Straits of Le Maire. One boat, with the
captain, his wife, and six hands, was picked up ; another
boat, containing the chief officer and the rest of the crew,
has not been heard of.

Mgr. Athanasius, Archbishop of Corfu, has just
died in his seventy first year. The deceased is described
by an Athens paper as " one of the most patriotic,
virtuous, and venerated Prelates of tho Church in
Greece."