April !•] 
THE FIELD 
[295 
HINTS to anglers. 
[From “ Jesso's Natural History."] 
t, imagine tl>at because a flsh Joes not instantly Jnrt off 
KVeeinc you, lie is the less aware of your presence ; ho 
°r "..hviisou such occasions ceases to feed, and pojs you 
°. lm Jnllmonl of devoting his whole attention to you, whilst ho 
the eoroPj.^ for „ eIart whenever the approhonded danger 
’ 9 aulllcicnllv iuiniinent. 
„ nss your fly neatly and well three times over a trout, 
a i J< refuses it, do not wait for him, you may ho sure that ho 
° nd t on the line of invitation which yon hove sent over tho water 
! ,fl *L «nd does not intend to come.* „ . . , .. , 
“Somber that in whipping with the artificial fly »t must 
I vp time when you hove drawn it out of the water, to make 
.hi whole circuit, and to bo at one time straight behind you, 
i „ : tcn „ he driven out straight before you. If you ffi'O it 
£1 forward impulse too soon, you will hear a crack; take this 
£ . .» -IIIWl «r. o.cr« 
ars to me, that in 
nro only two cases in ' 
i i r l»'ini«olf without your assistance— viz., 1st. \v non vonv 
Sv firs “ouchca the water at the end of a straight lino. 2ndly 
Vt'l.cn you aro drawing out your fly for a new throw. In all 
nthor cases it it necessary that, in order to hook him when ho has 
tl.o flv you should do something with your wrist which it 
to tlie wholo province of South Australia, and eleven of tho " Adelaide 
Club," undismayed by tho former defeats, as boldly accepted the gate. 
The tournament was decided at the Adelaida ground on tho '23rd mid 
24lh inst., the Union winning the match by 127 runs. 
UNION CLUB. 
Miller, b Bottin 
17 
b Coleman 
played out, b Cocker.. 
. 1 
. n 
•x 
b Cocker 
. 21 
. 4 
Tunbridge, b Bottln 
r» 
Wide balls 
36 
134 
conflucd tlio charming svlphide to bed for two or three 
duys, when she roso to tho consequent increased sym- 
pathies °f the discerning public. She has sinco returned to 
Paris, and St. Leon also. 
The last novelty at Paris is the production at the Theatre 
des Verifies of a din me comedy in three nets, by V. Sojour, 
It mot wilii ft bril- 
SOOTn AUSTRALIA. 
Ward, b Halt 2 
Boothby, b Dobson 4 
W. Bot tin, b Hull 0 
Mortimer, b Dobson I 
T. Bottln, b Hall 2 
Cffckcr, not out 20 
H. Fisher, b Hall 1 b Hall 1 
not out ® 
b Hall * 
b Dobson 0 
c Hatl.b Hull 2 j 
b Dobson 0 
b Hall 10 
taken . 
iS If youu line Should fall lose and wav v into the water, it will 
fritrhten nway the fish, or ho will take the fly into his 
inoulh without fastening himself ; and when he limla that it does 
Iiot inswer his purpose, he will spit it out again before it has 
“"N'cvofmiXwl.at they of the old school soy about “playing 
bin, till he is tired.” Much valuable time and many a good fish 
S he lost by this antiquated proceeding Put him into your 
Sot as soon as you can. Everything depends on tho manner 
. v i,ic|| you commence your acquaintance with him. If jou 
Zn at first provi.il upon him to walk a liltlo way down tho 
stream with you, vou will have no difficulty afterwards in per- 
sundintr him to let you lmvo the pleasure of seeing lnm at dinner. 
Do not lenvo off fishing early in tl.o evening because your 
friends aro tired. After a bright clay the largest fish are to be 
n meht by whipping between sunset and dark. Even, however, 
in these precious moments, you will not have good sport if you 
continue throwing after you have whipped your fly off. Pay 
attention to this ; and if you hove any doubt niter dusk, you may 
easily ascertain the point by drawing the end of the line quickly 
through your hand, particularly if you do not wear gloves. 
When you lmvo got hold of a good flail, which is not very 
tractable, if you nro married, gentle reader, think of your wife, 
who, like the fish, is united to you by very tender tics, which 
can only end with her death, or her goinn; into weeds. If you 
arc single, the loss of the fish, when you thought the prise your 
own, may remind yon of some moro serious disappointment. 
* Good, os a general rule, but not infallible, especially if the flsh 
continues to rise at tho natural fly. — H. F. 1* - 
+ Very much depends on the corporative rapidity or slowness of the 
stream.— H. F. F, 
Coleman, b Dobson 
W. Flslier, bit wicket 0 
Andrews, b Dobson 0 
O'Uatlorun b Dobson 1 
Byes 3 
No ball 1 
41 
run out I 
c Hall, b Dobson... 0 
absent 
b Dobsou 2 
Bye 1 
Wide • 1 
50 
©HI’ ©ptnt-OjlilSS. 
“The glass of fashion Shakspeaub. 
The dements of war, we fear, are sadly opposed to tho piece 
makers of Theatres, from the little sterling novelty lately pro- 
duced; however, Lcnlin entertainment is never of tho best, so 
wo must hope that Easier will bring with it brighter things ns 
well us lighter days. To spenk in war phrase, the first grout gun 
of t lie season will lie fired to-night by tho opening of the young 
Phoenix , the Italian Opera, that has risen out of the ashes of ller 
Majesty's, and secured its largest ember in t ho shape ol 
Lnblachc. Rossini's “ Gugliolmo Tell” is the opera, M alible 
by Madllc. Mnrui, her first nppcnrnuco in England; Tell. 
ltoncoiii; Armida, Tumbcrlik ; Costa will bo commander- 
in-chief of the musical corps ; and, with tho engagements an- 
nounced and the operas promised, the season looks teeming with 
success. 
Her Majesty's eervnnls at Drury-lano — though, strange to say, 
un patronised by Royalty— still hold their way. The manager 
has added some extraordinary Oliineso jugglers to lus other 
amusements. One of their feats reverses the tiliuksporiun lino to 
and called “ L'Argeut du Diublo.” 
Hunt success. 
The new ballet of “ La Nonne Snnglnntu " is in active 
preparation at the Grand Opera, with Fanny Corito for the 
principal character ; and n now comic opera, in tlirco 
acts, by Scribe and Masse ftt tho Opera Comique. At 
tho Porto St. Martin, MoRnguo will shortly apponr 
n a now drama, culled “Scbamyl." They spenk, also, 
of anothor picco bore, “ I.g Joiirnnliste,” translated 
from the Russian. A now dnimu, “ I.e l’emlu " is forth- 
coming ut the Ambigu. Tito Italian troop at Antwerp lmvo 
oxcited the iro of the citizens. All tho talent of tho charm 
iug prima donna, Mudumo Nttntier Didio, who ts ongagod 
fur tlirco years at tho Italian Opera In London, could not 
allay the storm of ldssos. 
Tho licence for u French theatro nt Constantinople has 
been granted to M. Moynadlor. 
Iluchel, the great tragic actress, has roturnod to Paris 
with, by her own report, ono million of francs (¥). On 
the 15th January she acted at St. Petersburg twice in one 
day. 
The St. Petersburg Italian Opera, they write, is now 
completed, and the following artists wilt bo among the 
company — Tamburini, Cal/.olari,' Ronconi, Debassini, 
Lablache, I)idot and Tagliafico ; Mesdames Lagrange, 
Manny, Do Meric, and Tagliafico Cotti. Aro I.ablacho 
and others birds, and can be in two places at onco ? 
10 
CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. 
ADELAIDE AND UNION CRICKET CLUBS MATCH— Deo. 8, 1853. 
UNION CLUB. 
Dobson, b W. Fisher 3 
Lodge, b Cocker 10 
Baker, run out 30 
Fulcher, st W. Fisher * 32 
IV care, b Coleman 3 
Lower, b Coleman 0 
Uren, not out 14 
Phillips, b Cocker 0 
Hunter, e Coleman 0 
Roberts, b Cocker 6 
Burnley, b Cocker 1 
Wide balls 2 
No balls 0 
Byes 11 
b Cocker 
b Cocker 
c Cocker 
b Coleman 0 
b W. Fisher 14 
b Cocker 1 
played out 18 
c Maddock, jun 1 
played out 2 
c Coleman 1 
not out 2 
3 
12(1 
ADELAIDE CLUB. 
126 
Cocker, b Lodge 2 c Weare 3 
Giles,* b Dobson 10 1 b w 7 
Colemau, run out 3 b Lodge 0 
SI at ter, c Weare 3 
lloo'hby, b Dobson 1 b Dobson 6 
W. Fisher, b Lodge 6 b Lodge 0 
II. Fisher, b Lodge 2 not out 33 
Maddock, sen., not out 7 st Weare 20 
Maddock, Jun , C. Fulcher 2 notout 7 
Hamilton, b Lodge 2 
Smith, b Lodge 0 
Byes 2 3 
40 
Tills bavlnz been arranged ns a ono day's match, was decided In 
favour of the Union, their hrst Innings showing a majority of 72 over 
that of the Adelaide — the Adelaide, in the second innings, having 120 
runs to get for four wickets when tlmo was called. The Union having 
beaten the Adclaido before my arrival in the colony, tills was tho 
decisive gone in favour of the former club. Tho next match was 
between the Adelaide and the Port clubs, on the 31st of December, In 
which the raw and unpractised eleven of tho latter were easily con- 
quered by the more skilful members of the Adelaide, as witness the 
following score : — 
ADELAIDE CLUP. 
T. Boltin, c French 
0 
7 
'V. Andrews, b Vautlng 
18 
13 
100 
•>** 
Byes 
1 2 
Leg byes 
1 Wide ball 1, 
no bull 1 . 2 
81 
POUT ADELAIDE CLUB. 
214 
3 
Macnumare, b Bottin .. 
0 b Maddock 
1 
Sandford, c 0 Halloran 
1 b Cocker ... 
Byes 
Leg byes 
44 2J 
The “ Union" having conquered all the clubs, and still thirsting for 
deeper draughts of glory, boldly threw down tha gauntlet of defiance 
“ I'll use daggers, though I speak none.” 
We SCO tho manager 1ms announced u grand opera season, nml 
hear lie lias taken t ho Victoria Theatre, and is building a circus 
iu tho East, somewhere between this and the seat of war. 
Tho llaymarkct progresses steadily, an l wo hope profitably. 
Everything here is well and appropriately put upon the stage, 
without ostentatious puffing and an impertinent assumption of 
superiority ol information above l lie intellect of tho audience. 
Tho exterior of the Elizabethan house in “ Willikins and his 
Dinah, 1 ' is un admirable specimen of painting. 
Tho Lyceum, with its light and ngveenblo farce, and Beverly’s 
burlesque, ensures pleasure jo whom cr visits tho theatre, where 
Charles Matthews is nut only I ho host, hut a host m himself. 
Tub Aukli'UI Tubathb. — T hat fiuely acted end finely 
written drama “Two Loves und n Life,” which causes each night 
a very Hood of tears to tlo a . increases in attraction. We have 
never seen so many of tho higher dulses in u theatre, whilst pit 
and gallery are thronged. 
On Thursday a capital skit or sketch, original too, under the 
title of "The Muustaeho Movement,” was produced hero. It 1 
one of those light touch-and-go apropos tilings that defy eeriou 
criticism ; anil the sketch being lilted up and n body colour given 
tu it by thoso inimitable oni-sls, Mr. and Mrs. Kccley, was entirely 
successful, well aided as they wore by Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. I’urscilc, 
Mr. Garden, and the little black-eyed houri .Miss Mary 
Keeley. Mr. It II. llrough, tho author, does not appear to 
he m great favour wi ll a certain clique, if wc may judge 
the severity with which they treated this “trifle 
light as air,” when ensconced behind their cigars and 
goes, with a slioul of minnows of which they are the Tritons, 
This may have been aggravated by over fatherly affection ; but to 
break n butterfly upon n wheel is sorry pastime, and to scull ill 
originality, however small in form, i-* ungenerous, nml ns un- 
English ns tho sucking of our French neighbours' bruins through 
goose quilts 'verluy the original l’arisian pearl with paste and 
copper-gilt; applaud their uic-likc talents, that covers and 
devours; and how to the plaudits of tho public when a call 1 
raised for the author — blush not, flowers ol modesty ! — but unit 
against all iutcilupcrs, hand and pen. Union is strength. Mime 
rifles arc now British arms ; then grupplo for the monopoly ol 
l lie foreign drama, nml live, liko a reveroud bishop, by transla- 
tion. 
Tho Olympic's “Wrong Box” is not a lnnoorns Box, but 
contains everything ugrcoublo. Wigan is excellently lilted, ami 
“ To Oblige 'Benson ” entitles Mr. llub.-on and tho adapter to 
tho obligations ol' the public. 
Tho printer's devil reminds us ol that panoramic theatro 
with real figures tho size of life, yclept tho Princess's. 
ILiW sud to see good actors bocotuo subservient to pointers 
in distemper, 1 n such rovivivuls us “ Sardanopnlua,” where 
the copying of tho Misrepresentations ol nature was be- 
daubed with praise, or Colley (Jibber’s “ 11 retched the 
Third.” We almost expect soon to behold it short gentle niiiiingcr, 
speaking with u Bartholomew Fair cohl in tho head, that turns 
Ins Ms into 11s and Ins Ns to Ds, striking against the illuminated 
clock over the entrance with « cane, mid exclaiming, “ Walk id, 
walk id, Indies and igcdllobcd, tally a poddy, odly a poddy ! 
Reform it altogether, und live tho belter with other senses lliuu 
ilmt of sight. Fax. 
TOWN TALK. 
We hear that a certain fair and favourite daughter of 
Thalia, not twenty miles from the Adetphi, is engaged lor 
the term of her natural life to a rising ami talented son ot 
Orpheus, who has shot the arrows of love from tho bow 
of his direction across the barrier of flume that separates 
them in a business point of view. — “Hail, happy, happy fair, 
thy eyes are loadstars and thy breath sweet air.” 
The Easter Review at the Haymurket is by Planchc. 
The spectacle at the Adelphi, by the author of Ivanhoe, 
The Enchanted Island, and other burlesque; of notoriety. 
There is a report that Phelps is likely to enact somo of 
his most popular parts at Old Drury. 
Mdllc. Cruvelli will not join the Italian Opera until June. 
The Theatre FrancaUe will open this season under tho 
ostensible direction of the favourite comedian, M. Luton t. 
®»r fetter-lte 
USE OF TIIE SPUR. 
Sin,— I have read with much interest tho correspondence In you 
pages on tlio subject of tho use of tho spur by ladles As I differ In 
somo measure from all your correspondents whose letters I have seen, 
perhaps you will allow 1110 to add my opinion to tlio vest. I do not 
think that a lady should, on any account, ride across country,— her 
proper sphere Is anywhere but In tho hunting fluid ; and though gen - 
tlcmen will lmrdly dare to tell them so, yq^tho very few Instances 1 n 
which they sanction their wives or daughters, appearing on horsabac 1 
m tlie cover side, lully bears mo out in that assertion; nml If I linn 
wished for the strongest possible confirmation of that opinion. It would 
bo found in tlio letter In tlio “Field" signed “Annie." She there 
states, that after being about four hours on horseback with tho Brook- 
side harriers, she never would have reached Brighton “unless she bad 
worn a spur, u pretty sharp ono, and used It well too." “ Annto" Is 
evidently a young lady who, to quote tlie words ot (mother of your 
correspondents, “has but little regard for the poor animal who Is 
forced to minister to her pleasure;' 1 and provided she enjoys her ride, 
and gets home In good time. Is perfectly indifferent to tlio amount of 
torture she inflicts on the unfortunate animal on which she Is mountod. 
“ Annie" never seems to have thought that the sport which she had 
enjoyed so much, and which had so thoroughly exhausted her horse, 
as to require tier to use hot spur of solid silver so frequently nml con- 
stantly, as she states, on her ride, home, could not be at all cousonan 
to tlie’ character of 11 humane and gentle English Indy. English ladles, 
in general, I am happy to say, do not think It becoming In them to 
be galloping across country In company iwith nil who choose to Join 
In tlie chase, and to be seen urging n tired horse, in a lather of sweat, 
across hedges and over all obstruction* that present themselves, with 
the probability of meeting with n full, and, unintentionally no doubt, 
showing more of her pretty foot tlmn even “ Annie" would approve 
of. No lady ought to participate with enjoyment In a snort of which 
the main feature Is tlio flight and death of one animal, amt which 
necessitates tlie constant and vigorous uso of the spur to her liorso, 
in order that tlie animal may be goaded, and tortured Into the exer- 
tion of carrying her home, at a pbasant canter, in tlmo for dinner. 
"Annie," I am ashamed of you; more especially for the feeling of 
pleasurable exultation with which you complacently narrnto tlio con- 
tinuous infliction of severe pain upon tlie leg-wearied animal, which 
had, no doubt, In tlio earlier j>nrt of tho day, carried you well. 
A Indy, if she has a good figure and seat on horseback, seldom 
appears to greater advantage, and when she wishes for the enjoyment 
of a gallop, she should not quit the road or tho park. I think eqiies- 
ti lun exercise is particularly adapted for ladles, ils they, In general, 
me not fond of long walks; and It Induces llicm to ho more In tho 
open air than they otherwise would ho, and thereby produces a fresh 
bloom on their cheeks, und vigour to their fiqimcs. I think nt the 
same time that it is of advantage for a lady to wear a spur tor this 
reason, viz., that a horse being onco made aware that his fair rider 
wears a spur, and, if necessary, being reminded of that fact, will carry 
her much more freely, safely, and obediently than lie otherwise will 
do : the mere fact of the rider wearing a spur habitually, Is In general 
quite sufficient, und tho very slightest Indication of Its presence will 
generally produce tlio desired effect : for the pain Inflicted by a spur 
is very great, and horses have naturally n very great dread oflts use. 
Another reason why ladies should wear a spur Is, that It Is very un- 
ladylike and ungraceful to be seen lloggbg a horse with severity, and, 
therefore, when wearing a spur, If her horse will not comply with her 
wishes, she has ready for instant use a powerful instrument of punish- 
ment, and a few vigorous und unseen applications will soon have the 
desired effect in reducing her horse to obedience. 
As few ladles sit their horses straight, and all appear to me to rldo 
on the curb-bit— thus throwing a good deal of their weight on tlio 
month— tlio situation of a horse, condemned to carry a lady up and 
down Rotten-row for three or four hours, Is tar from being an enviable 
one* for tlio saddle gets twisted to one aide, which occasions sore 
backs; the mouth is pained by tlio fair rider leaning on the curb, and 
she keeps perpetually tickling the off-sldo of her horse with her whip 
to liis constant annoyance. Ye fair of England! do try to sit straight 
and us steudily as you can in tlie saddle ; do not lean on the curb.blt 
for support ; keep your whip quiet; and you wilt thin* ho carried with 
much more case and comfort to your horses. A I’ahk Louxukic. 
London, March 27 th, 1854. 
USE OF THE SPUR. 
Sin.— I, us a lady-rider, do not nt all agree with “ Annie" on the uso 
of tlio spur; and I uni of opinion that no lady ought to wear one of 
anv kind, either on tho road or across country. Annie, and those 
Indies who arc of her opinion, should read what Harry ^® ov ® r 
In tils “ Proper Condition for all Horses, on the lady s horse. I think, 
sir that a lady Is not exhibiting that mildness. kindness, and gentleness, 
fur which she Is generally conspicuous, when she does not scruple, 
because she wants to be homo early, to torment and torture with her 
sharply-spurred heel the exhausted horse who has Just done Ills best to 
curry Ills merciless burthen safely through a four hours' run. 1 had a 
horse, given me by iny father about four years ago, who never railed 
to curry mo safely and swiftly through a long run, and yet I never 
wore a spur In iny life, and certainly never could be accused of flogging 
my horse, which I consider quite as unladylike us anybody else. 
Kindness, sir, Is the only punishment a lady's horse should receive at 
her hands; and It answers admirably when persevered In. The horso 
In question died suddenly about six months ago, greatly to my regret, 
when he was interred decently, ut my particular request, ilia suc- 
cessor bids fair to rival him In a short time. 
My ideas on the subject arc, In short, these :— That a lady who 
wears a spur may. from want of thought punish her horse severely, 
which no lady should wish to do ; that no lady ought to ride a liorso 
at all who will not move unless sharply spurred and flogged, as he Is a 
brute not tit for a lady to ride; that no lady ought ever to reduce her 
horse to such a state of fatigue as to bo unable to move until juth- 
Icsslv goaded along by bis fair rider ; that most ludloa who r do will bo 
found to bo decidedly against the use of this tong-rowel led silver spur, 
which would most assuredly punish n horso most severely. 
Mav I request Mr. Editor, that, in justice to a large portion of our 
sex, you will give this note publicity as soon os ^OMjbtor 
TAXIDERMT. 
fly from tho anxious inquiries of the police. The shock | Rugby. 
