The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-24 00:00:00

CRICKET.

THE ST. CECILIA AND KING'S COLLEGE CLUE.
Thehe clubs played a match at Lord's on Tuesday, tle
MI inst., which was won by the latter on the first in-
nings.
ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY TWO OF HEREFORD
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AND WALES.
This grand match was, alter lasting three days, brought
to its conclusion on Saturdly evening. The leven
on
this occasion met not only with their match but with
their betters; fur, after scoring in each innings, singu-
larly enough, the same number—namely, 75—they were
beaten 14 wickets.
CORSHAM CLUB V. MR. PLIMMER'S ELEVEN.
This return match, played at Melksham, Aug. 20, was
won by the former by twelve runs.

AQUATICS.
THAMES BOAT RACES.—"SCRATCH" MATCH.
Agreeably with the wish of a number of aquatic tuna-
tners that the Thames boat races of the season should
conclude as the Thames regatta annually did, an eight-
oar e 3 " scratch " took place yesterday, from Chiswick
to Putney-bridge, for tankards, or drinking vessel!,
with inscriptions—such as are usually presented at Uni-
versity boat races, with an inscription commemorative of
the event.
Stripes-1, Messrs. G. Burchcft; 2, H. Capel; 3, Pol-
len; 4, Cazenove; 5, F. Chapman; 6, R. Coveney;
7, V. Blake; Chapman, stroke; G. DIU, steerer... 1
Black and Yellow-1, Messrs. Hardy; 2, Vaptalph;
3, Woodbride; 4, Aylman; 5, Chilliogworth; 6,
H. Pia) lord; 7, Kitchen; W. Smith, stroke; Cea-
den, ate erer
Three others started. It was a capital start, rnd neck-
and-neck pace all the distance between the two first
beats; but off the Crab-tree Mr. Smith broke a
portion of his outrigger, but, however, gallantly con-
tinued to the finish, when the winners had hardly their
boat clear of their adversaries; but the winning boat is
stated to have had a little water in bor.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
WON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, AUGUST 23.
ROYAL YACHT SQUARO INTELLIGENCE.
AILDIN GS.N
Aug. 18. Gipsy Queen schooner, Sir H. B. Hoghtcn,
Bart , for Torquay.
19. Ballerina schooner, John Davenport,Esq., watt rn
port,; Freak cutter, Wm. Curling, Er.q., ditto; Mos-
quito cutter, Lord Londesborough„ ditto; Stormlinch
cutter, Licu:enant-Colonel Bowers, Lonon; Aurora
cutter, Lo Merchant Themes, western ports.
21. Talisman cutter, Captain H. N. Smith, ditto.
22. Osprey cutter, John Petre, Esq., Cherbourg.
23. Pearl cutter, Marquis of Anglesey, Portland and
Alderney; Mirage schooner, Marquis of Ormonf!e,
western ports.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Alarm, Capricorn, Wizard, Xarifa, Elizabeth, Fair
Rosamond, Water Lily, Frisk, Brilliant, Sibyl, Con-
stance, Gauntlet, Eagle, Wyvern, Arrow, Gondola,
Cygnet, Destiny, Corsair, Merlin, Ariel, IlaA
k.
The Commodore's y acht has come into harbour to
have her spars shortened.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CANDDIDGE, AUGUST 23.—Intelligence has just Le.m
received here of the decease of the Rev. John Brown,
M.A., the Senior Fellow of Trinity College. The Rev.
Gentleman, who expired at Sowe, near Coventry, on the
19th inst., wrs about 75 Sears of age. He went out in
1799 as Secord Wrangler, and Second Smith's Priv>
man. lie was elected Fellow of his College in 1801, and
the same year was Member's (Senior Bachelor) Priz-
man. He preeceded to his M.A. degree in 1802. At
the time of his death he was the oldest resident mcnat.er
of the Foundation of Trinity, cf which he has Bien
Tutor. His memory will long be held in reverence hen
for his almost unbounded charity and unostentatious
1133nuer2.

NEVN MAI KLT RAILWAY.—The ffury Post under-
stands Gat everything respecting the Newmarket and Ches-
tatoid Railway has Leen amicably, settled, and the line ww,
without further alterations, be re-opened for the conveyance
of pas Angers and luggage on Monday, the 26th instant.
The road between the rails is entirely ON errata with grass and
weeds, and 'men ;are
.11.9 w employed in cleanipg it and ad-
,ia§ting the metals.