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THE FIELD 
Ifocice. No, really, I did not. 
Crutty. Well, any more misfortunes ? 
-Vesfe*. Yos, at night 
The fish were rising round mo left and right; 
I whlpt, whlpt, whlpt, and couldn't get a rise — 
Thinks I, I cannot havo the proper flics 1 
I went to oliango thorn, vrhen, I do not think, 
You ever saw a line In suoh a kink 1 
Crusty. Well, but you had another ready tied, 
And broke it off f 
.Von'cr. Why- no ; and while I tried 
To sot one up, of wind a d— 1 — ah puff 
Blow away all my flies. This was enough ; 
The rise was over, and I came away, 
Cursing It for a d d unlucky day. 
Crusty. Well, p'raps it wa9 ; but, in your ear, my buck,— 
Just take more care, and you'll have better tuck. 
PISCATORIAL PROLUSIONS. 
By the Hampshire Fly-Fisber. 
HAMPSHIRE AND ITS ltIVERS.— KAST HAMPSHIRE. 
Below I ho Willinm Wood, and in the valley to the west of 
the South down hills, on whose lops the Cromlechs of the 
Sea Kings nre yot to be seen, tho Ems, a gentle rivulet, takes 
its rise ; and travelling by tho sidn of the roud, passes llic 
church and village of Siougliton in its course to Wahlcrton. 
Iu the summer mouths tho tiny stream seaice serves to cover 
the Hchened pebbles that sparkle in its bed ; but iu tho winter, 
after a thaw, or when an abundance of rain has fullon, the 
springs burtd from the high grounds, the livulet, forming 
what is called the Lavant, swells into a brawling current, and 
pours a volume of water to the cross-roads at Waldcrton. 
At this point it diverges to tho left, still fringing the road 
until it divides — one streamlet bearing to tho west, and one 
wending its quiot way through the meadows to the east. 
Below this the western branch passes Lordington, at one 
time the property and residence of Sir Richurd Pole, the hus- 
band of Margaret Countess of Salisbury, executed by King 
Henry the Eighth, who was the mother of Cardinal Pole. 
Geoffrey- Pole, her grandson, sold the mnnor, which is now 
the property of Admiral Phipps Hornby. A part of tho 
mansion lias recently been pulled down, but enough remains 
to show what the place was in tho olden times. Tho rooms 
are panelled and decoruted; the vostibulo was origiuully gilded, 
and elegant iu the extreme ; and (he staircase is a fine specimen 
of oak-carving, bearing the Royal Arms previous to the 
Union. There is a terrace-walk bolow the garden, and the 
whole is sheltered by beautiful timbor. On tho opposite side, 
in a meudow adjoining the road, stands a solitary pollard ; 
there is nothing about it to indicate the remains of a mansion, 
but it serves, nevertheless, to mark the site of Racton House, 
for many generations the seat of tho Gounter family, deduced 
iu au unbroken line from Jenkin Gounter, “ who came in with 
the Conqueror.” Early in the reign of Henry the Sixth, Roger 
Gounter, who had acquired largo property in Wales from tho 
grants of King Edward the First, in whoso army he had served, 
obtained this manor as a mesne tenant of the Honour of 
Arundel. The House of Goun'or had ever been strongly 
attached to the Crown, and many had suffered in the Civil 
Wars ; but it was not until the mansion was somo years since 
dismantled, that the history and servicos of the Counters wore 
fully appreciated. Amongst the furniture sold on that oc- 
casion an old bureau was disposed of for a few shillings ; the 
purchaser discovered a secret drawer, and in it was found the 
very interesting and important MS. now in the British 
Museum, containing un account of Colonel Gounter’s services 
in securing tho escape of Charles after tho bailie of Worces- 
ter. In the liouso of Colonel Gounter, who married a 
daughter of Sir Lawrence Hyde, Charles found a temporary 
asylum ; and from tlieuce, after a multitude of perils, he 
made liu way, accompanied by Colonel Counter, to Brighton, 
where a vessel was obtained for a passage to the Continent. 
In Racton Church, near which tho streams are again united, 
sleep George Gounter und his trusty wife; there is n monu- 
ment to their memory, representing them us kneeling on 
cither side of a faldstool in the attitude of prayer; and in the 
chancel, the window of which bears three gauntlets argent 
within a bordure on the Gounter’s Coat, there are various 
mural and monumental slabs to other and earlier members of 
the family ; among the rest of two, a husband and wife, who 
were born on the same day and died on the same day— the one 
by a fall from his horse, the other in confinement. Opposite 
to the church is tho road leading through Racton Park, and 
at a short distance below this point the stream becomes part 
of the ancient Lordship of Stanstoad, in former days parcel 
of the Honour of Arundel ; and where, for many centuries 
subsequent to the Conquest, tho Earls of Arundol resided. It 
is strictly preserved, and the trout, though not large, nro nu- 
merous. The bottom Is a clean gravel ; and, as the current is 
quick, the fish are usually In good condition. At Weslbourne 
the stream serves the mill, which stands on the site 
of that mentioned in “ Domesday,” and uniting with 
the tributary waters from Stanstead decay ponds, 
winds onward to the church of Westbourne, built in 
the reign of Henry the Seventh, containing a richly carved 
piscina, and windows once decorated with stained glass, of which 
no trace now remains. In the churchyard there is an avenue 
of eight yew trees of singular size and beauty ; leading 
to the northern porch of oak, tho doorway of which is 
carved with the arms, cognisance, and supporters of Tlu>ma6, 
Earl of Arundel, Lord Maltravers, and un inscription, almost 
illegible, of “ Domiuus Thomas Muhravers,” arid indicatin'' 
probably that he rebuilt the present church. From the 
church ofWestbourhe, the stream runs due south through the 
pasture grounds, and were it preserved there would bo some 
fair fishing. Passing the pond bolow, it serves Lumley mill. 
Lumley House and premises, of a pretty but fantastic st>le, 
were built by Mr. Tollcrvey, once the owner of this and other 
property. They are not maintained in their former state, and 
are painfully suggestive of the strange vicissitudes of fortune. 
Mr. Tollervey, a wealthy merchant, lived hero in luxury and 
comparative splendour for some )cars; but reverses cumo, 
extravagance beggared his princely fortune, and in his latter 
days lie was to bo seen sweeping a crossing at tho corner of 
Fleet-street. Iu bis garden the fish were preserved, and the 
water below was supplied from this source. After winding 
south through the meadows, where it is crossed by the London, 
Brighton, and South Coast Railway, and where t hero is still a 
good basket of fish to ho caught, the stroam serves the mill 
at Ernsworth f the village of the Ems, worth signifying village 
in Saxon), and hurries onward till it debouches Into the 
harbour. It would seem that the river between Westbourne 
and Ernsworth was always a source of profit, for in the Arundel 
Feodarv Book, compiled about the reign of Henry the Sixth, and 
containing the survey of the manor of Bourne, the “fishery 
of Emswerthe’' is entered a6 of the yearly vulue of 3s. 4d. 
The Sai.mon Fisheries in the Tyne.— -T he salmon 
^sheries In the Tyne were very productive in the early part of 
the present week, owing to the heavy rains and freshes in the 
river. An Jmmenso number of fine fish wero brought to 
market on Monday and Tuesday, the price of which ranged as 
low as 8d. per lb .— Newcastle Journal. 
MATCHES, 1854. 
Monday, July 3rd, at Lord's— The Universities of Oxford and Cnm- 
br Thursdu>\ July 6, at Lord's— M.C.C. and Ground against the Uni- 
versity of Oxford— return match. 
Monday, July 10, at Lord's -Fifteen Gentlemen or tho Universities 
of Oxford and Cambridge against the United All England Eleven (Mr. 
Dark’s match). , 
Thursday, July 13> at Lord's— Gentlemen of Kent against Gentlemen 
of England. 
Saturday, July 15, at Burrow— M.C.C, against Present Harrovians. 
Monday, July 17, at Lord's— Gentlemen against the Players. 
Thursday, July 10, at Vincent-squuro— M.C.C. against Westminster 
School. 
Monday, July 24, Goodwood week, at Lord's— Gentlemen of the 
M.C.C. against the Gentlemen of England. 
Monday, July 31, at Lord's — M.C.C. and Ground against England. 
August 2, 3, 4, 5.— Annual Matches between Harrow, Winchester, 
and Eion. 
Thursday, August 10, at Horsham— M.C.C. and Ground against the 
County of Sussex— return mntch. 
Monday, August 14, at Canterbury— Kent (with Four Players) against 
England— return match. 
Thursday, August 17, at Canterbury— Gentlemen of Kent against 
Gentlemen of England— return match. 
Monday, August 21, at .Nottingham — Nottinghamshire against 
England— return match. 
Thursday, August 24, at Leicester- M.C.C. (with threo players of tho 
ground) against tho Leicestershire Club (with three players of the 
Midland Counties)— return match. 
CRICKET.— THE ALL-ENGLAND MATCHES TO COME. 
July 6. At Sleaford, ag 22. 
„ 10. At Lord Stamford’s, ag 22. 
„ 13. At Uppingham, ag 22 
July 20. At Broughton, Man- 
chester. 
July 24. At York. 
„ 27. At Tunbridge Wells, 
North and South. 
„ 31 or August 3. Stourbridge. 
Lincoln (day not fixed.) 
BROUGHTON CLUB, MANCHESTER. 
We have received the following list of the Broughton Cricket Club 
matches : — 
July 5. Bury (Lancashire) Club, at 
Bury. 
20, 21,22. All England Eleven. 
Aug. 2. Huddersfield, at Broughton. 
„ 16, 17. Leeds Clarence return, 
at Broughton. 
Not fixed. Bury (Lancashire) return. 
,, Huddersfield return. 
„ Trentham Park return. 
„ Rusholme r. 2nd Eleven 
of Broughton return. 
THE GENTLEMEN OF TUB MARYLEBONE CLUB v. THE GEN- 
TLEMEN OF ENGLAND. 
In this grand mateli tho Gentlemen of England were the 
victors by 49 runs. The Gentlemen of the Marylebone Club 
were short of double scores, seeing that two of them only ob- 
tained two figures in this hands — namely, Mr. P. Knight, 
who was not removed until lie had placed 38 runs upon the 
paper by means of a six, u five, 2 fours, a brace of tin ecs, ditto 
of twos, and a balance made up by singles ; and Mr. Drake, 
who contributed 11 by a three and four twos. 
The ultimate state of tho score was as follows: — 
ENGLAND. 
Sumner, c Haygarth, b Drake .. .. 
1 
b Du Cano 
F. Miller, cDu Cane, b Drake.. .. 
0 
b Du Cano 
E. Blore, b Du Cane 
1G 
b Du Cnne 
C. Lane, c Haygarth, b Drake.. .. 
15 
c Haygarth, b Drake 
.. 0 
L. Nnpper, st Nicholson, b Drako . . 
17 
c Kynaston, b Du Cane 
.. 8 
W. J. Kempson, c Knight, b Du Cano 
1 
b Drake 
\V. Leake, c Drake, b Du Cano. . . . 
1 
c Nicholson, Du Cano , 
,. 22 
H. Andrews, c Haygarth, b Drake .. 
0 
not out 
VV Nnpper, st Nicholson, b Dr'ukC .. 
1 
c Gordon, b Du Cane 
.. 21 
H. Marshall, b Drake, 
0 
0 
st Nicholson, b Drake 
.. 4 
Byes 
3 
B, 4—1 b, 3— w, 4 
.. 11 
Total 
55 
Total 
MARYLEBONE CLUB. 
W. Nicholson, c Sumner, b W. Napier 1 
C. Gordon, b Sumner 5 
A Haygarth, b Sumner 1 
H. Vernon, b W. Napier 16 
J. Walker, b Sumner 0 
F. Walker, c Kempson, b Napier .. 25 
E. T. Drake, b Sumner .. .. .. 8 
R. Kynaston, b W. Napier .. 1 
P. Knight, c W. Napier, b Sumner . . 7 
Earl of Stamford, not out 1 8 
A. Du Cane, run out 1 
Leg byes, 2 — wldes, 2— no balls, 1 5 
c and b Miller 3 
c Marshall, b Miller . . . . 1 
c Marshall, b Sumner . . 7 
b Napier 0 
b Miller 3 
b Miller 9 
c Lane b Miller 11 
notout .. 5 
c und b Miller 38 
absent 0 
b Sumner 4 
Byes, 1— 1 b, 1— w, 2 .. 4 
Total 77 
The gcutlemen of England thus won by 49 runs. 
Total 
85 
UNITED ALL ENGLAND if. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. 
This grand match, between fourteen gentlemen of the Uni- 
versity, and the Eleven United All England, vas played on 
the Christ Church ground, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed- 
nesday last. The Uuiversity went in first, against the excellent 
bowling of Grundy and Nixon, and on the full of the lust 
wicket, succeeded in making 86 only, a comparatively small 
number for fourteen of the best bats in the University. The 
*' United” ran up their score to 116, being in advance of their 
opponents 30 runs. Hunt began his score with a drive for 
four, which ho increased by singles, another four, a pair of 
threes, and a pair of twos, to 31, when he was admirably 
caught by Balfour, off Hankey. The fielding of the Uni- 
versity was as usual of the very first order, no less than six of 
the All England being caught out. The University, in their 
second innings, made a most successful and determined stand 
against the bowling opposed, and ere the thirteenth wicket 
fell, the great score of 270 had been obtained. That old and 
first-rato cricketer, Mr. W. Ridding, writing 50, made up of 
two fours, three threes, four pairs, and the remainder singles ; 
Mr. Ilankcy 57, comprising a Avp, fivo fours, threo throes, 
and 11 singles; Mr. Bateman 44, consisting of n pair of fives, u 
pair of fours, 4 threes, 4 twos, and 6 singles. The 11 United” 
had to obtain 231 to win, but owing to the Interruptions 
caused by the heavy showers, the game could not bo pluyed 
out, and consequently the match was a drawn one. The 
players, as the score will show, pulled up well, having obtained 
105 for the loss of half their men, leaving n bulance of 126 for 
the remaining five to rub off. It should be stated during this 
innings that the showery weather had made tho ground very 
slippery, and as several substitutes were suddenly onlistcd to 
field for some of tho fourteen who had left Oxford without 
i heir cricketing shoes, the consequence was, that several 
chances were missed in the field. The play, on the whole, was a 
rich treat to the numerous spectators. 
OXFORD UNIVERSITY 
Armitstcad, c Picknell, b Gundy .. 14 
Hon. E. C. Leigh, b Gundy .... 0 
Batenmn, c Lilly white, b Nixon . . 1 
Fellows, b Grundy 4 
Balfour, b Nixon . 
e Hunt, b Lilly white •• 24 
c Wright, b Lilly white . . 0 
run out 
run out .. •» • • • • 4 
b Buttress 3 . 
1 b w, b Hankey . . . . 67 
R. Hankey, b Nixon 3 , . 
Willes, b Grundy.. 8 c Sampson, b Llllywhite 6 
Marcham, b Grundy 1 c Buttress, b Llllywhite.. 19 
I'aynd, b Buttress 1 c Wright, b Lilly white . . 6 
Fuller, b Grundy .. 11 c and b Nixon 20 
Ridding, not out 7 b Buttress 60 
Longc. b Grundy 2 not out 19 
Law, b Buttress 8 h w, b Nixon .. .. .. 2 
A. Payne, run out 6 c Mortlock, b Llllywhite 1 
Leg byes .. 4 Byes, 3 — lb, 6 — w, 1 .. 10 
Total 86 Total 270 
UNITED ALL ENGLAND. 
Grundy, b Marshnm <> 
Dean, c Bateman, b Marsham . . 
Hunt, c Balfour, b Hankey 
Sampson, c Willes, b Marsham 
Llllywhite, c Hankey, b Marsham 
Chatterton, c Marsham, b Payne 
Picknell, c Hankey, b Payne . . 
Wright, not out 14 
Mortlock. 1 b w, b Marsham . . . . 10 
Nixon, run out 0 
Buttress, b Hankey I 
Leg byes, 4— wldes, 5— no balls, 1 10 Wide balls, 
Total 116 Total .. 
FISHER AND HAVELL’S MATCH. 
MR. H. FISHER'S SIDB. 
Bessell, c Turner 1 cJ. Havell, jun.. 
Knight, b J. Havell, jun 8 
Bennett, c It Havell .. 17 
12 c Leigh, b Marsham .. 11 
31 c Armitstead, b Marsham 7 
b Payne 20 
b Marsham 44 
not out 9 
14 
2 
12 
10 
c Leigh, b Hnnkey . 
not out 
.1. Qulnnell, c J. Havell, jun 2 
Fisher, b J. Havell, sen 0 
Abbott, b J. Havell, jun 1 
M. Quinncll, b J. Havell, jun 2 
H. Havell, run ont 9 
Handley, b J. Havell, jun 3 
J. Havell, not out G 
,i 1 
b Beck 2 
c Turner . . . . . . . . 3 
e Haynes 4 
run out 0 
c Box . . • . 2 
run out 11 
1 b w 3 
notout 2 
b Beck 0 
Byes 0 
Total 49 Total 49 
MR. HAVELL' 8 SIDE. 
Haynes, b Fisher 2 b Knight 1 
Beck, b Fisher 5 c Bessell 0 
Turner, c J. Quinnell 12 s M. Quinncl 6 
J. Havell, jun., c Bessell 13 c Bessell 1 
Giles, notout 27 b M. Qulnnell 21 
J. Havell, sen., b M. Quiuuell .. .. 2 c Knight 1 
Leo, b Knight 6 
Box, b Knight 0 
R. Havell, b Fisher 2 
Christ!, b Fisher 3 
Byes, 4— no ball 1 6 
b Knight 10 
b Bennett o 
not out 4 
b Beuuctt 2 
Byes 4 
Total 
76 Total 
50 
PURTON v. BRASENOSE COLLEGE, OXFORD. 
This match was played at Purton on Wednesday, but not 
concluded, as the Oxford gentlemen were obliged to return the 
same evening. 
PURTON. 
C. W. Bradford, b Batemau 7 
E. Hampton, c Battye, b Oliver * 17 
J. Gregory, b Oliver .. .. 27 
Grist, run out 3 
T. L. Gibbs, b Oliver 8 
R. Barnes, b Bateman 0 
Hon. H. S. Howard, b Batemau .. .. .. 0 
M. Holme, b Oliver 1 
F. Dyson, not out 1 
Dickenson, b Bateman 0 
F. Pratt, b Oliver 1 
Wides, 7— byea, 7 — log byes, 1 . . . . 15 
Total 80 
BRASENOSE COLLEGE. 
F. Bateman, b Grist ..15 
C. Knipe, c Bradford, b Grist.. 17 
C. Calvert, b Grist G 
Oliver, 1 b w, b Grist 7 
R. Calvert, c Hampton, b Grist.. .. ..18 
Tuffnell, b Grist 3 
F. Pott, b Grist 17 
Nlcliolls, c Gregory, b Grist 10 
Battvc, b Hampton 1 
E Codrington, b Grist 0 
Attwood, not out 0 
Byes, 7— wides, 11— leg byes, 3 .. ..21 
Total 115 
In second innings of Purton, Mr. Brudfurd made C Oliver, 
b Buteman, 11 ; Grist, not out, 17 ; and Mr. Hampton, not 
out, 29; Wides, See., 13. — Total 70. 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE t>. RUGBY CLUB. 
The annual match between Nottinghamshire and the 
Rugby club, was played on Thursday and Friday, the twenty- 
second and twenty-third of June, on the ground of the latter, 
which was in most excellent condition. The Nottingham 
team wero too strong for the Rugby club, and, after their 
second innings they took the lead by 201 runs. W. Wright, 
Esq., in his second innings, caused fifty-six of this number to 
be scored ; and it appeared difficult to say how many more he 
mighl have added, had not T. W. Wills, Esq., the star of tho 
school’s first eleven, been put on the bowling. The Rev. J. 
Bradshaw put down 2 twenty-fours, J. Marfleet, Esq., added 
thirty and twelve; nnd the bowling of T. C. Goodrich, Esq. 
was too sure to allow tho Rugby side any other chance than a 
bad one (o come up to anything like tho mark. On the side 
of Rugby, E. Sawyer, Esq., scored thirty-one in his second 
tunings, but receiving a fouller on his fingers from the ball, 
his hand became loss firm, and he hit his wicket, R. A. Sea, 
Esq. scored twenty-four in his first innings; the Rev. E. 
Elmhurst sixteen ; and E. Vicars, Esq. added eight and six- 
teen. It will be seen by the score that Rugby made but 
eighty-one in their second innings, leaving their Nottingham 
friends masters of the gume by 121 runs. 
NOTTINGHAM SHIRE. 
If. Reaver. 1 b w, b Buchanan .. 
. 3 
c w Benn, b Sawyer 
1 
T. C. Goodrich, t> Bucliannn .. 
. 0 
1 b w, b Wills 
c and b Sawyer . . . . 
29 
Rev. It. B. Earle, run ont . . .. 
4 
Rev. J. Bradshaw, c Elmhurst, 
Wills 
b 
b Sawyer . . . . . . . . 
24 
G. A. Leenrd, runout 
b Sawyer 
b Caldecott 
4 
J. Marfleet, ruu out 
. 30 
12 
It. Bedford, b Wills 
b Caldecott 
12 
Cnpt. Holden, b Buchanan 
. 2 
notout .« .. .. .. 
0 
W. Wright, not out 
b Wills 
56 
It. Wilkins b Buchanan .. .. 
b Caldecott 
6 
E. Cornwell, run out 
c Vicars, 1) Caldeoott . . 
12 
Wldes, G— byea, 7— leg byes, G 
.. 19 
W, 7— b,9— 1 b,3— n b, 2 
2! 
Total .. .2 .» .. .. 
Total 
181 
RUGBY. 
Rev. E. Elmhurst, b Goodrich .. .. 1G 
c and b Goodrich . . . 
6 
E. Vicurs,l b w, b Earl .. .. 
T. W. Wills, b Goodrich .. .. 
b Furl 
not ont 
E. Sawyer, b Goodrich . . . . 
. 2 
h w, b Goodrich .. . 
31 
W. Fenton, b Goodrich .. .. 
c Wilkins, b Goodrich . 
A ? 
11, O. Ncithercott, b Goodrich .. 
.. 2 
b Earle 
It. A. Sea, b Wilkins 
c Bradshaw, b Earl . . . 
. 6 
ltev. W. Bonn, b Goodrich. . 
b Enrlo 
D. Buchanan, b Eurlo 
E. M. Caldecott, st Bradshaw 
Goodrich 
c Bradshaw, b Earle. . . 
. 0 
b 
c Earle, b Goodrich . . . 
. 1 
G. Goppy, not out 
c Earle, b Goodrich . . 
. 5 
Wide, 1— byes, 3— leg bye, 1 . . 
.. 6 
W, 2— b, 2— 1 b, 1 . . 
. 6 
Total 
Total 
