New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-03

they were ysited by members OF st. Georges aud
Ntw.York Cube congratulated on their safe arrival
ard, drripg tie day, shosn around II the cty. Some
of them yisited tie cricke. grounds at Hoboker, in
company with their frieuds.
TIE following gentlemen comprise tbs Eleven:
A'''ib Diver ''', cs.u jssa Lhi,rbi.e '''
TIE United States Twenty-Five are as folows:
s s'y f s... f a.aa5ss faI ::a.
i;ishsm, Lang L'uy~ti,e Marsh,
Sharp, walker, Waller, why,
C,y.sir-R w.iLfs, Umrrs-C. yprrs,
soor-r-H. J. FosD
The English Eleven al composed Of players vino
from boy hood up have practiced the game. They are
all professional plsyers that is, players who make
their living by il, playing In matches nearly every
day from end Of the season to the other. They
therefore become proficient the practice and kno~
edge Of the gsrne their constant experience Of almost
every quality Of playing giving them an advantage
that bot professionals posses. Two Eevens
Of toe rest orcketes Of England play year after year
not only az ainst other Cube but aganst esch other.
Az toere g. professional EleveLs in this country
there not being twenty professionals in the United
States and the Cansdas put togeher-ths Amerc 50
players selected from the prominent Clubs Of the
unIy aud the majority of them practice bot little
n comparison with the old country Clubs they of
course inferior plsyers ard therefore handicap the
matter, it were, and make up in numbers what they
lack in individual strength. Hence it is that the
United States plsy twenty-five against the eleven.
The Game Of Crukd.-Several correspondents
want 10 know something Of the game Of cricket in
order that they msy be able to appreciate the
"spepdd bowling batting, byes, innings," Sc, of
the great international match, which begins to-day in
Hoboken. II would occupy too much space to give
the game in detail but We will endesvor to outline
the points Of it that with the aid Of cricket
al, which nney be obtained at any book store, the
reader uDderstsrd at least little Of the merits
of the psy in the approaching contes. Three stumps
are inserted in the ground, about three inches apart,
connected together at the top by two pieces Of wood
called balls, which lie loosely on the top ready to fall
from the least touch Of the ball.
At the distsrce Of twenty-five yards, three other
sunps similarly placed and in front of the stumps
wickets, as they termed-a line, distant four
feet from the wicket, is drawn marking the boundary
of the bstsman's ground outside of which he is liable
at all times to be put out The object Of the bowler
is to knock down the stumps or hit the balls OF with
the ball-the aim Of the batsmsn being to preveLt
him. and at the same time TO hit the ball sufficient
distance 10 admit of his running from wcke. to wicket
before the s,umps are knocked down with the ball
For every such run he ore. Twenty-Five play
engaged i'll irregular cOntest-eleyen on side
Eleven 90 ito the field, taking various positions
such those of " bowlers of which there are two
- wck e-keeper,' "long-stop," point, clips
"cOver point" id-wicke,, off and On tina, is, to
the right left the batsman who first reoeivee the
ball" lODg.leg," "ehot-eg,' &c; these positions
being Chiefly those in the field where the bal is most
frequently hit by the betsmsn.
Behind the stump the wicket keeper stands, BIS
duty being TO stop the balls when they pass the bats
msD. Behind him again is the "lopg-stop,' who
stops all balls that passes the wicket keeper Tie
great activity ard requisite in the posi-
ton Of wicket keeper renders it that fes found
70 Fl even creditably, much less with sucb marked
ability as characteiizes Higham Of this city. Lockyer
excels him in many respects, and has never been
equaled. When a run is obtained without the ball
being hit it is termed bye and when touching the
person of the bstsmsn, leg bye-byes being gener-
ally obtained from balls that pass the long stop. the
ball must be bowlsd not thrown OF jerked, and the
bstsman ia put out when the ball passes bio bat and
knocks the wicket down, or when he hits the ball in
the air aud il is caught before touching the ground
OF if the balls are knocked Off while he is out Of his
ground. For further particulars, see the laws OF
cricket.
aud continue from day 10 day until completed. The
ground is in fine order and every accommodation
INSIDE for visitors. Ients and seats provided for
subscribers and their lsiies. Dodworth's band is
also engaged.
SUSPECTED OF NUMBERING HIS WIFE.-For nearly
eighteen months past, James Burns, aud Anna, his
wife, have lived in the upper story of premises No
"a Lsureps street. Both being Of Ltemperste habits
they had frequent drunken brawls when Burns would
beat his wife in the most brutal manner. On Satut-
day morning early both of them drank freely of giu,
ard while intoxicated she is said 10 have fallen from
chair and struck her face sgsinst the stove dscoorns
her left eye. From the effects of this fall she becsme
insersbe and rolled over on the floor. Her husband
ordered her to get up but she made no reply, being
unable to move. Passonately seizng hickory club,
which he kept hanging by the head of hi, bed, he
struck her blow in the side, but this violence
did not cause her to rise.
She was subsequently taken up and placed on the
bed and failed gradually TIL q o'clock the folio wing
evening, when death ensued. The friends Of the de-
ceased circulated the report that Burns bad murdered
his wife Ofi,e Baldwin OF the Eighth Precinct Pc
lice arrested Buns who then in the act Of leav-
ing the premises. The prisoner wss taken to the
Stsiion House with also several Witnesses TIL the
matter should be officially investigated. Yesterday
afternoon Coroner Jackman held an inquest, vhen
several Witnesses were examined. Ca.hariue Lynch,
sitter Of decessed testified that she had known the
prisoner to beat hi. wife terribly four five weeks
ago. The deceased told her that she was suffering
great pain in tie side where her hubaud had struck