January 14.] 
THE FIELD. 
meuced with yachts of six tons, and had their matches 
above bridge, up to the Wandsworth Meadows and back, 
he had yet to learn that there was no sufficient precedent 
for their moving onwards in a reasonable degree. He was 
not desirous of being antagonistic, or of encouraging a 
spirit of rivalry with the metropolitan yacht clubs. Still, 
as the Royal London had just altered their tonnage, aud, 
by a change in their system of measurement, apparently 
left a class of yachts ranging from eight to fourteen tons, ns 
it were, unprovided for, he thought, by the Prince of Wales 
Yacht Club increasing their maximum to fifteen tons, they 
would just meet the desideratum required for vessels of that 
class. As to the misgivings of his friends at the other end of 
the room, he was quite satisfied they were unfounded, and 
that this measure, if carried, would tend to promote, and 
not depreciate the best interests of the Frince of Wales 
Yacht club. Messrs. Cooper, A. Berncastle, Greaves, and 
H. Ayckbournc spoke in favour, and Messrs. Matthiessen 
and Tuckwell against the motion when a division took 
place. Messrs. Gordon and Chubb went round with the 
• ballot box. On the balls being counted there were found 
to be 28 for the amendment, 16 against. The amendment 
was consequently lost, the rules requiring double the 
number opposing, or 32 in this case, to carry an alteration. 
The original motion was then put from the Chair, and on 
a ballot tbe numbers were — ayes, 27, noes, 10, thus 
carrying the increase of tonnage to twelve ton 3 as the 
. maximum. The announcement was received w\th loud 
cheers. We gave the mere result in Tjie Field of last 
week, page 10. This ended the business of the evening. 
We have since learned that from the extreme lateness 
. of the hour when the above question was put to the ballot 
viz., near midnight, many members who had come to 
support the increased tonnage had been obliged to leave 
previously, therefore ns the amendment was lost by two 
votes only, it has been suggested to us that the question 
might with propriety be reconsidered before members 
begin to lay down the keels of new yachts for racing. To 
us, however, such a suggestion involves difficulties. We 
omitted to mention that Mr. Hunt presented to the club 
the first two volumes of his Yachting Magazine with a copy 
of Ackers’ Code of Signals, and also 'a copy of “ Folkard’s 
Sailing Boat,” which was acknowledged by the club with 
many thanks. We shall give an account of the ball in our 
next. It came off on Tuesday evening at the Freemason’s 
Tavern and passed off most agreeably in all respects. 
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engineer, arrived in his yacht Titania on the 1 st inst. The 
Prime Minister accompanied by the Director of the Transit 
made an inspection of the inundated portion of the rail- 
S° 0 L ie 20 ! h U , lt,; - tlie heightening the embankment 
wi h stones, and re-laying the rails as the work is proceeded 
with, are being carried into effect, and no efforts are being 
spared. It is expected that the railroad will be in working 
condition as far as the Nile in March. The Hon. Frederick 
iii uce, our recently-appointed consul-general has made his 
Ihe firin'*?" a 1Slt ,- t0 th ° Vlc e»’oy,aud was, as is usual upon 
the first introduction of a consul-general, presented with a 
very handsome Arabian horse from his Highness’s stables. 
IlfJ ,CC,0y n S ° S6nt t0 , Atfeh for Mr. Bruce’s accommo- 
dation a small steam-yacht that had been previously fitted 
up for his own personal use. J 
ROWING. 
MATCHES TO COME. 
March 14.— Jaines Candlisb of Newcastle, and Juines Mes- 
senger of feddington on the Tyne, for 100/. o side. 
March 14.— -II. Clasper of Newcastle, and W. I'ocock of Lam- 
beth, on the Tyne, the latter staking 60 /. to 60/. This match 
postponed from December 13. 
April 17.— W. Patterson of Gateshead, and T. Tnvlor of 
Ouseburn, for 30/ a side, from tho High Level Bridge to Scota- 
wood Suspension Bridge. 
May 6.— Thomas Taylor of Ouseburn, and Richard Clasper of 
Newcastle-on-Tyno, from tho High Level Bridge to Scotswood 
Budge on the Tyne, for oO /. a side. This match is “oil - ,” 
Taylor having forfeited. ’ 
LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
An application was recently made to tbe Admiralty for 
a warrant authorising the vessels of the London Model 
Yacht Club— which, according to rule, cannot exceed five 
tons in size — to carry the blue ensign of Her Majesty’s 
fleet, witli a nautilus in the fly thereof, as the device of the 
club. It appears from the following letter not only that 
the application has been refused, but that there is strong 
foundation for the belief entertained by our leading yachts- 
men, that no Admiralty warrant will henceforth bo granted 
to any yacht under ten tons O.M. Intending to recur to 
this point, we shall here simply print the letter, containing 
the refusal above alluded to: — 
. S™,— Having laid beforo my Lords Commissioners of the 
Admiralty your letter of tbe 24th ultimo, requesting that tbo 
London Model Yacht Club may bo authorised by a warrant from 
their Lordships to carry certain flogs, I am commanded by their 
Lordships to acquaint you that, considering the nature of tho 
yachts in question, they aro not prepared to grant a warrant for 
the Club ; and I am at tbe some time to point out to you that it 
would be absolutely necessary to supply each vessel with a 
separate warrant, if a warrant for the Club were granted at all. 
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 
i ■ Admiralty, 6 th January , 1854. B Osborns. 
BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
Wednesday evening, the 4th inst., was the first monthly 
meeting appointed for this year. From the extreme 
inclemency of the weather it was scarcely expected that a 
sufficient number of members to form a quorum would 
attend. Shortly after eight o’clock, however, the following 
were found at their posts— viz., the Commodore, Vice- 
commodore, Honorary Secretary, and Messrs. W. Laird, 
jun., John C. Ivelley, Codell, Scott, aud Hicks. Eight 
new members were elected and six names proposed for 
ballot at the next meeting. Mr. ILvnna v gave notice of 
ins intention to propose at the February meeting that the 
six foot models be excluded from the club, and Mr. Hicks 
ulso gave notice he would propose that a new class of 
Yachts be formed not to exceed two tons to be sailed in 
the large sheet of water known as the “ Great Float." 
PORTRAIT OF MR. S. LANE’S “PHANTOM.” 
If we find but few yachts afloat this present month of 
January, we may at least gaze with pleasure upon many a 
good portrait of our most favourite] craft, nnu.ng which the 
Cowes°nnfff UdS - m hev class , P re - emiuent - We hear that 
the Phi L y™?° n are al,Cftdy doin S their best to beat 
Tnn,n. n m ‘r th,s “““S season Mr. Ratsey and Mr. 
n -iS pi ? Ut 3 ' add t0 their ^P^tion if they 
a-ains/ ,nf r i lan Sn ° t0nly a dau «erous boat to enter 
will h P ’„n hCr . °', Vner 13 e r cr read y for a match, and it 
/ 2as y tas k. t0 snatch a laurel from his brow. It 
s true lie has lost his old captain by death, but Mr Lane 
cn"ck a skinne ef imd f) Steer ?" d l,,er * are a few '"ore 
Mnnln P ?® V“ l 10 worldthan JaekNidiolls and George 
Vo I nk e f T eS ante , -Ayamemnona . The present 
poit ait has been drawn and lithographed by Mr T G 
te n, H n ren S Mr ‘ A ^rmafi of Regent 
the Avalon f!! Se ?r tS the r,lantom on port-tack, with 
le Avalon and Una astern of her, and the Sheldrake 
ahead a, id in shore. The Phantom was oMmlly ,o 
ebuili taiss! bv m ^ T Pen W» f Puole - Shc «• nearly 
• „, u lt ir ? , 85 “ b Y Mr. Joseph White of East Cowes who 
won h„rV 1 d ; 1 / ( ? le '; enth flight have been also 
would , If 3 elsewhere * We have lieard that her ownei- 
umld refuse any sum short of a thousand pounds for her 
ni^ riak K S f n P cnvttnt 'e is well pourtrayed in Mr. Dutton’s 
p cturo before us. Hull and canvas are alike perfect. 
LTO“yert.>f:,< , r‘ r 0 , U '- 1 that of 48, that of 
16. On the Mm clip » Gpu . n . d y 8 17 > and th at of Pic knell's 
of Mr. W G & 8,d ® the double figures were those 
Ipswi’chwaa tk^foTu, ,: an ? Mr ‘ »• f'-kley 12. 
tho rain marred the play andawV^’ “ aga ':' 
only was got through and h?t ‘ Ti X T 6 * 6aC 5 
showers were falling T L to ° wh,le , the &to, tU9 and 
and Willsher were civmTmGntn °- U ? . la ShermaQ 
which was - drawn ” i„ favour of S?« U,Uud - m “ Ch ’ 
Twenty-two of tho Phomix ClSb^v whom°”in the m l'" 51 
easy v.ctory was gained over them. LeTatoh was Zt Pd 
in Pha-mx park, on the 8th, 9th, and lOthof September i he 
Duiiiin, Mr. Coddington made &j 
2J, Mi. R II. Scott, 20, Capt. Thesiger, 10, and Mr 
Norman, 10; whilst on behalf of the “United" the 
hit e the U |^ be r eit i 1G r hands was a Tbe truth was 
diL t i! i‘i S .°1 La ™ ce was found somewhat 
difficult to deal with, and he was well supported bv 
“Uifited"’ the P v ain Pl ' iCe i ^ the of t£ 
.united, they appeared at Stockton on Tees in 
opposition to the usual number— 22, of that District 
Hei o, as in some other of their contests, the “United" 
were overmatched. They lost by 20 wickets, the result 
dfstHct n ° r The r “ 5 avin f cftnsacked t0 ° extended a 
distuct. ihc United made a good score in their first 
In !!!§ S, namely ' 1 1 27, bufc m their seco,ld they were unable 
to obtain more than 32, in consequence of the killin' 
B 7 ry a u nd Hod S son > the latter, a difficufl 
£ d d ^ V Io- T Bradford. The final numbers were, 
S W7and 32, or 159; Stockton, 140 and 14, or' 
“United " A T° ketS 8 ?“ d,n ff: In the innings of the 
United Adams contributed 33; Hunt, 3ft;' ' Martingell, 
l 7 ’ n ^, ' c ! 1 thepe was a gross item of 20, for wide baUs, 
? ai ' gC ' St S , eores obtained l, v the representatives 
of Stockton, were those by John Berry, 47, (he played 
m the place of Joy, who was absent in ^o^cSe 
to domestic loss), Braithwaite, 13; Mr. Ilopkins 
dur£?25°SSI“ ^ 10 U “ U1 - tho generality of matches 
1 of 1 season 18u3, this one was played through 
aml U I hV VCa I h r- T t e S rou,, d .was there fate crowded, 
TJ has n P be ® n oftt 'n that so many ladies have com- 
posed a considerable portion of the spectators. We have 
unintentionally omitted in its order tbe doings of the 
United against “ Eleven Gentlemen with three bowlers 
given at Brighton, on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of Sep- 
tember. What took place in that contest will form the 
commencement of the next portion of “ Our General 
>r ind-Up. 
Alexandbia, Eoirr, January 3.— Mr. Stephenson, the 
OUR GENERAL WIND-UP OF THE SEASON 1853 
THE UNITED ELEVEN MATCHES. 
tt n ° W P r0 ° eed w . lth our examination of these matches 
Upon the 22nd of August the forces of the Un Red were 
stiff”’ ? radfo . rd » at w . hich busy manufacturing place 
st V\ eam ® an m most instances be brought, up to the 
he wickets, and on this occasion, our friends gave proof! 
their !* e i C , 0mm ' ttee bad not been asleep when making 
their selection for tbe match. There were some Ion- 
llZlh ? Z ' a,Ul t , he g 7 Und Was ia ca Pft a > order, 
! e r0U " h on tbe outside, hence, a larger 
T| D w o.suaHy a characteristic of this class 
ot matches. The United went in first and it the 
close of the Monday had lost hut six wickets,’ with a score 
?lJ 1 ° th ® Tuesday, Wwden and Grundy resumed 
their places with the bat in hand, but tie former 
sWU ed 3 • by Picknel!, and Sherman, were 
shoitiy disposed of with a total of runs amounting to 168. 
1 Ins score made the backers of the “ United ” more than 
usually sweet on their men, and several bets were laid at 
th2 4 up ? n them - ^fbe Bradfordonians then entered upon 
£ ? lun?S ,’ a ( nd ‘VI 11 b , 0 ^und were not all removed 
fiom the wicket until they had placed as many as 204 runs 
upon the paper. They were then 3G a-head of tS 
southern opponents At this period the third day of the 
match was so far advanced, it was manifest that all pros- 
pect ot bringing the contest to a satisfactory conclusion 
b y its being “ played out ” must be abandoned. Never- 
theless there was not any time lost, and the men of York- 
shire once more took the bat, and when “ time” was called 
they had marked up 29 runs for the loss of 4 wickets 
R^Hf^ tCh p WaS *f here,,I,on “ drawu ” in favour of 
“ of this bist-named contest, 
the United made the best of their way to Man- 
chester. In reference to this match we found at the time 
the following introductory reraaks in the Manchester 
£°TZ' N v ver J ,on - a o° it was thought a 
SllSifr description to the lovers of cricket 
in this locality to be privileged to witness one great match 
every season, but it now seems probable that at least two 
3 ^\{ natcbes ™ ,U take P la ce in the course of the year. 
th* ' ‘,! i t r- <? ? r0 j S fe t i° n Clab ' vil1 conte st annually ‘with 
the All England Eleven, and the Manchester Club 
with their distinguished offshoot the “ United Eleven.” 
F or some time past it has been known that the “ United 
r C rr U u 7r re Come bere to contest with the gentlemen 
of the Manchester Club," and in consequence of the 
notoriety which they have already earned for themselves, 
the interest felt was by no means diminished by the fact of 
eighteen of the Manchester Club having undertaken to play 
them without the assistance of professionals. No expense 
or trouble has been spared to get tbe ground in the best 
possible condition, and the weather continuing fine up to 
ednesda .v n»ght it was anticipated that the match would 
be most interesting, and that the field at Old Trafford, on 
which the All England Eleven ” first made their d.'but 
in Manchester, would look “itself again " the following 
day. But fine weather being a most essential re® 
quisite to the success of a cricket match, the gloomy 
appearance of Ihursday morning cast a shadow over 
the prospect of the “coming event,” and in conse- 
quence ot a slight shower of rain a little after ,S o’clock 
and a much heavier one which fell between 10 and 11 
o clock, it was thought that the match would have to be 
postponed. Between 11 and 12 o’clock, however, the 
weather began to clear up, hopes were entertained that 
the afternoon would 1 prove tolerably fine, and preparations 
«eie at once made for commencing the match. In con- 
sequence ot the inclemency of the weather, there were, 
comparatively speaking, few spectators on the .-round 
and although ample accommodation had been provided in 
he way of tents the field lacked the graceful charm of 
the usual assemblage of ladies on these occasions. Under 
this unfavourable state of matters the match was opened 
and proceeded with at such moments when tin* rain did 
not fall so heavily, as to preclude any play. On the 
second day the pluvial visitation washed the combatants 
from the held, and the result was that at the close of the 
third day, there had not been even one innings, each 
a f the S an, ° bad proceeded, being 
!. be P aited Manchester with eleven wickets, down 
ot course the bad weather contributed in no triflin 
61. Ot course the bad weather contributed in no triflin^ 
degree to the large scores that were made by the players. 
Among these numbers were that of Martingell’s 90 that 
The Hertford Town Club.— The members of this 
Club held their Annual Ball in aid of the funds, in the 
large assembly room at the Shire Hall, on Wednesday 
week, when upwards of 100 visitors assembled. Dancing 
was carried on with great spirit until past 5 in the morn- 
ing. We hope the funds will benefit from the event, and 
that it will next year be our pleasing duty to report double 
the number present. There was an excellent band, and 
the provisions were supplied by Mr. Halestrap of the 
Dimsdale Arms . — Hertford Paper. 
Tue Carlisle Union Club. — On the evening of 
Thursday the 29th ult., a ball under the auspices of this 
club was held in the Lecture Hall of the Mechanics’ 
Institute, Fisher-street Carlisle. A large number of tickets 
were disposed of, and about eighty young folks assembled 
to enjoy the pleasures of the dance. Proceedings com- 
menced a little before 10 o’clock, and were kept up with 
unusual spirit till a late hour in the morniug. The 
arrangements of the committee were excellent, aud secured 
the complete success of the ball. The whole nppearunco 
and management of the foie was very creditable to the 
tastes and skill of the committee of the club, with which 
club, by the way, the majority of the male portion of the 
company are connected. Refreshments of a recherche 
description were provided in nbundance, aud the entertain- 
ment was in keeping with the spirited manner in which the 
aftairs of the club are conducted. It is intended to make 
the ‘ Cricketers’ Ball” an annual reunion at Carlisle. — 
Carlisle Patriot. 
The Derby Club Concert. — In consequence of the 
weather having been so unfavourable the last few days, 
the committe of this chib have been reluctantly compelled 
to postpone their concert for a short period. Mr. Robert 
Ferry (one of the vocalists engaged) lives at Sunderland, 
and the passage from the north is blocked up. The Misses 
Wright (the other vocalists) reside at Wolverhampton, 
and it was next to impossible for them to get here. The 
committee have given every possible notice of the post- 
ponement, and they hope in a short time to fix auother 
date for this concert taking place . — Derby Reporter. 
Cricket on the Ice at Daventkv. — On Tuesday 
week the vast expanse of ice now covering the new reser- 
voir, presented the novel spectacle of a cricket match. 
During the whole day, the game was sustained with vigour. 
The Acton Murder. — Siuce Monday the police have 
been indefatigably engaged in tracing the boy who was 
holding the pony and chaise outside Smith’s Coffee-house, 
54, Old-street, St. Luke’s, on the 3lst of October last, 
when the owner returned with the murdered lad, Francis 
Medhurst, and his companion, Jackson. On Wednesday 
bills inviting the boy to call at the police station, Bagnigge- 
wells-road, were extensively circulated throughout the 
metropolis, which have led to his discovery, and on Thurs- 
day he presented himself at the station-house. The lad in 
questiou is about 15 years of age, and is in employment in 
the vicinity of Regent-street. He perfectly remembers tbo 
occurrence. He states that after being engaged to bold 
the horse the owner left him for a short time, returning 
with two lads. He gavo him a penny and dismissed him, 
saying he should be at the same spot ou the following day. 
lie recollects that one of the lads then got into tho cliai>< , 
which was driven towards Shoreditch. His description of 
tho owner of the vehicle corresponds with that of the othcr 
lads, Jackson and Lee. He has been taken to the House 
of Detention to see if he can indentify Mr. Wildborc, tin- 
person now in custody, and will give his evidence at the 
Clerkemvell Poiice-eourt to-day^ (Saturday) which is 
appointed for the re-examiontiou of the prisoner. 
