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no doubt, discovered long ago, and have forsaken the country 
in consequence. 
I resume my hints to young snipe-shooters, and I would 
particularly call their attention to the safety-guard. Nobody 
should use a double gun that is not provided with one ; but 
everybody does not know that any respectable guu-maker, 
eveu iu the provinces, will fit one to a gun that has it not, in 
two or three days, and at a trifling expense. I should say, 
that even under the most untoward circumstauces of a long 
“ break of, " and trigger-plate to be altered, that the charge 
would not exceed a sovereign; but whatever the cost, it 
Bhould be done without loss of time. By this one contri- 
vance the accidents from fire arms would be reduced one half ; 
for who does not sometimes forget to make the second barrel 
safe before he re-loads the first ; and who lias not read of 
fiugers aud hands blown off in consequence ? Should any 
one who rends this meet with an accident of this kind her 
after, it will be small consolation to reflect that it might have 
been prevented by the outlay of a few shillings. 
I have seen a gun lately, fby an eminent London maker 
with two safeties upon it. This I call carrying caution to an 
extreme — one I consider indispensable, but one is quite 
enough. 
And now, to conclude my hints. Almost all the shots within 
the range of the gun that are missed, arc missed iu consequence 
of firing behind and under the game. These, then, are the 
two grand difficulties to be overcome by all young shooters, 
and especially by the snipe-shooter. The remedy on paper 
is simple enough. It is to fire high enough and well forward. 
To apply this simple rule effectually requires a great deal of 
practice, and when it is done, it turns the bad shot into a 
good one. One of the most difficult shots that can occur, 
and one that happens frequently, is that of a snipe rising 
rather wild — say thirty or thirty-five yards from the 
gunner — and going away low without turuiug either to the 
right or left. I should say that an inexperienced shot will 
stand a better chance of killing him by firing quick at the 
ground full ten feet in front of him, than he will by taking 
aim at the bird. If this should seem incredible, I can only 
again recommend it to be tried a few times. The young 
Bnipe-shooter cannot use a better-sized shot than No. 10 — it 
will kill with certainty at fifty yards, but is not fit for any- 
thing else; therefore, if there is a probability of meeting with 
any other species of game, No. 8 should be used. I need 
hardly remind him of the importance of constant practice 
and fieldfare, redwings, blackbirds, and larks, will always, 
afford plenty of opportunities. — I am, &c., Loading Rod. 
Patriotic Sporting. — Lord Ward, with some of his friends 
commenced shooting on the Hurcott Manor, on Friday lost 
the gome which he intends to send to our soldiers in the 
Crimea. There were eight guns ; aud at the close of the 
day’s warfare the result was the death of 336 hares, 140 
rabbits, 78 pheasants, 3 partriges, and 1 woodcock ; total, 
558. On the following day his lordship, with Sir J. S. 
Pakington, Bai t., aud others, had a day's shooting for the 
same object on the Witley estates. There were nine guns ; 
pnd the day's sport yielded 188 hares, 123 rabbits, and 103 
pheasants, making a total of 4 14 ; and of both days, 972. 
Good Sport. — At Kimbolton a few days ago, two gentle- 
men, with two gamekeepers, in the Duke of Manchester’s 
preserve, bagged iu the course of three or four hours 85 
head — namely, 58 hares, 11 pheasants, 15 rabbits, and 
woodcock. 
Castle Donincton. — Pigeon Shooting. — On Monday, the 
match (which has for the lost few weeks been the principal 
topic in the sporting circle in this place) for the fat pig, fed 
by Mr. William Hardy, at the Bell aud Crown Inn, came off 
in a field belonging to Mr. Briggs, in the presence of a large 
concourse of spectators. The shooting was not considered 
first-rate. The gentlemen who killed all their birds were 
Mr. J> aft of Nottingham, and Mr. Noon of Hilton, who 
agreed to halve the prize, or rather to receive .£16 from Mr. 
Hardy, and allow him to keep the pig. On the following 
day another match came oft' between Mr. John ICil bourne of 
Lockington, :ai<l Mr. Stensou, of Ambaston, for £5, at five 
birds each, the former giving one bird, when Mr. Kilbourne 
was declared the winner. After which several minor matches 
came off. 
CB 3 SKET. 
♦ 
OUR GLANCE AT THE SEASON 1854. 
NO. IV. 
We resume our glances at the doings of the year. On 
Monday, the 19lli of June, the M.C.C. were arrayed at 
“ Lord's,” in opposition to the county of Sussex — the 
Eleven of that county having been selected by Mr. Tred- 
croft, upon whose ground, at Horsham, the return match, 
as will be seen when we have reached the proper period, 
was played. Sussex won by four wickets— the respective 
scores being— M.C.C., 77 and 134, or 211 ; Sussex, 132 
and GO, or 212, with four wickets yet to go in. On the one 
side Mr. Haygarth made 10 and 28 ; Royston, 1 and 21 ; 
Hon. S. Ponsonby, 12 and 7 ; Mr. Nicholson, 1G and 12; 
Adams, 10 and 8; Grundy, G and 15 ; and Mr. Drake, 8 
and 12; and then the club scored 11 byes — a large number 
for so high a class match. Upon 'the other side the 
main scores were obtained by J. Challen, jun., 37 and 1 ; 
Box, 34 and 4; John Lilly white, 7 and 33 (not out); Dean, 
18 and 2 ; Wisden, 10 and 0; Mr. Tredcroft, 13 ; G. Wells, 
10; and Mr. Curteis. 1 and 10 (not out), in this instance, 
the slow bowling of Mr. Drake, in the second innings, 
played sad and effective havoc with the Sussex. Not any of 
them made a stand against it but Mr. Curteis and John 
Lilly white. The following Thursday, the 22nd inst., the re- 
turn match with the “ Undergraduates of Cambridge" 
commenced at “ Lord's,” but the students were vanquished 
bv 9 wickets, notwithstanding they had the benefit of Mr. 
Drake's howling ; hut he was not at all times to the mark, 
and so the large total of the M.C.C. The final amounts 
were— Cambridge, 153 and 78, or 231 ; M.C.C., 209 and 
24, or 233, with 9 wickets to the good. For the University, 
Mr. A. E. Ward contributed 15 and 1 ; Mr. G. Cayley, 37 
and 0 ; Mr. J. M'Cormick, 5 and 25 ; Mr. E. Blorei 14 and 
4 ; Mr. C. Ingram, 14 and 10; Mr. It. Fitzgerald, G and 10; 
Mr. J. Weston, 10 and 3 (not out). For Marylebone the 
doubles were gained by Mr. F. Walker, 42; lion. |{. Grim- 
ston, 35 ; Mr. G. Balk r, 31 ; Hon. I). Campbell, 23; Dean, 
24; Mr. F. Dugmore, 1 7 ; the Earl of Stamford, 13; and Mr. 
J . Walker, 13. Taking the Cambridge bow ling from begin- 
ning to end, it was far from what it should have been. At 
times it could not have been much worse, and one effect 
was that the interest of the event was very considerably 
lessened. Monday, the 2Gth of this month, had been 
appointed for a match with Kent, under a novelty of cha- 
racter. For many years the Kent and England match has 
constituted one of the two greut attractions of the cricket 
season at Lord's, but it has been found during the last yeur 
or two that, whilst age or accidents have weakened the play 
of some of the best of Kent, there has been an absence of 
any very great talent exhibited by the majority of the new 
blood which has from time to time been infused into her 
Eleven. Thus it occurred to the committee of the Mary- 
lebone Club, that rather than not have Kent up, they 
would arrange a match, so that she should have four players 
given ; and the proposition having, as was understood, been 
agreed to on the port of Kent, the match was duly an- 
nounced in the M.C.C. list. There being some difficulty 
in the way, however, another contest was put up for the 
26th, in the form of “The Gentlemen of the Marylebone 
Club e. the Gentlemen of England," and in this way a 
novelty was continued. The occasion gave rise to a con- 
siderable amount of betting. The Gentlemen of England 
proved too much for their antagonists, and eventually won 
by 49 runs. The totals were — England 55 and 15G, or 211 ; 
M.C.C., 77 and 85, or 162. The double numbers were 
thus contributed: — England — Mr. Sumner, 1 and 10; Mr. 
Blore, 1G and 12; Mr. C. Lane, 15 and 0; Mr. E. Nap- 
per, 17 and 8; Mr. Kempson, 1 and 10: Mr. II. An- 
drews, 0 and 36 (not out); Mr. H. Marshall, 0 and 22; 
Mr. W. Leake, 1 and 22; and Mr. W. Napper, 1 and 21. 
M.C.C. — Mr. F. Walker, 25 and 9; Mr. H. Vernon, 15 
and 0; Mr. E. Drake, 8 and 11; and Mr. P. Knight, 7 
and 3S. 
On Thursday, the 29th of June, the M.C.C. were face 
to face at Lord's with the Gentlemen of Rugby School. 
It proved to he a one-handed matter, for some of the former 
did much as they pleased with the bowling of the latter 
gentlemen. Indeed, the two first wickets, Messrs. P. 
Knight and Adams, obtained no fewer than 67 ere they 
were parted. The club marked up a total of 197, in 
which were as many as 5 double scores ; namely, those of 
Mr. Knight, who contributed 46 ; of Mr. E. T. Drake, 41 ; 
of the Hon. C. E. Leigh, 25; of Mr. Haygarth, 24; and 
of Adams, 24. To these were added the most objection- 
able score to the eye of a good cricketer — byes, &c., 21. 
The Rugby first hands produced 87, and this against the 
bowling of Messrs. Drake and Nixon. Mr. W. Kempson 
headed the list in a numerical point of view, 37 being the 
amount of his offering. The only other two-figured score 
was the 14 by Mr. Sale. At the conclusion of this innings 
the gentlemen of Rugby were 109 in the minority, and so 
they had to follow their hands. In their efforts upon the 
NOTICE. 
All Fixtures, Reports, Intelligence, or Communications relating 
to Yachting are requested to be addressed to “ the Editor of 
The Field, at the Office, 408, Strand 
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 
Mon.v. 
Dec. SI. SmunUr 4l"' 413 
„ 24. Hundnj 6. 8 B.34 
,. S». Monday U. 0 6.98 
,, 86, Tuesday 0.88 7.80 
To nxD Hum Winn at the lubjolncd pli 
and add or nubtract tho tlmo In the following Table. 
Dec 97, Wednesday .. .. 7.83 «'ji‘ 
„ If. Thursday 8.83 u. M 
as, Friday 10.1 i0 £} 
„ 3 ', Saturday 11.5 11.39 
•.take the above tlmo at London llrldgo 
it.'nrnACT rnou i 
Rrlghton 3 0 
Uoulogne 3 41 
Calali a 18 
Chenier Dar 
Cowes 
Dublin 
Dover Tier ... 3 »7 
Dunnonc 4 93 
Gravesend 0 37 
Greenock 
Greenwich - 
Harwich 9 37 
Ipnwlch 8 7 
Lowestoft 3 37 
3 37 Margate 9 3 
3 31 Needles 4 28 
9 83 | Nora 0 58 
Ostcnd ..... 1 13 
Portsmouth ... 3 27 
Itamsgnte , ... 3 47 
3 33 | Shorebam 9 53 
0 2 ” | Southampton. . 9 97 
Havre 4 15 i Splilicad 4 37 
Amsterdam . . 0 33 Humber, mth. 
Antwerp 9 18 of 
Drat 1 39 Land's Knd 
lirldport 3 M Lcltli 
Chcrboui 
3 23 
9 93 
>urg .. . 8 33 I Milford Haven 3 33 
Cardigan 4 33 riymouth . .. 3 oa 
Curk 9 23 1 Rotterdam • . . 0 (U 
Downs 3 38 Torbay 3 ■ * 
Kimouth .... 4 18 Weymouth ... 4 ao 
Fowcy 3 33 | Whitby j 53 
Guernsey . , . . 4 93 I Wlsboach . . . 5 tw 
Hamburgh ... 3 8:1 Youghal 
• 9 63 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1804. 
December 27 (Wednesday ). — Full Meeting of tho Lilley Club, being th« 
last for the year 165 4. 
THE NEW YEAR, 1855. 
January 2. — Mooting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
January 1 1 . — Annual Ball of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club, at tho 
Freemasons' Tavern. 
February 14. — Annual Balls of tho Royal London Yacht Club, at Willis's 
Rooms; and of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, at the Hanover 
Square Rooms. 
ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. 
The monthly meeting of this club was held on Monday 
last, at the Caledonian Hotel, at which the treasurer, G. C. 
Eagle, Esq., presided. The minutes of tho last meeting 
having been read and confirmed, and ten candidates ballotted 
for, and elected members of the club, Mr. Crockford pro- 
posed, seconded by Mr. Van do Wall, that Thomas Selby Egan, 
Esq., the editor of the aquatic department of Bell's Life, 
should be elected au honorary member of the club, which 
was carried item. con. The following gentlemen were ap- 
pointed stewards for the annual ball, which is to take plaoo 
at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, on tho 14th of February next, 
urn 
second occasion, they yielded 81, or 6 less than before; 
mid thus, having accumulated a gross total of not more 
than 168, they retired losers in one innings by 29 runs. 
Monday, July 3, saw the representatives of our two 
universities pitted in opposition to each other at Lord's. 
In the course of the contest there was some admirable play 
exhibited ; but Oxford were too strong for the eleven who 
came against them, and therefore they carried oft' the laurels 
of victory in one innings by 8 runs ; the respective scores 
being— Cambridge, 70 and GO, or 130; Oxford, 138. The 
double numbers were as follow: — For Cambridge, Mr. 
M'Cormick, 0 and 10; Mr. E. T. Drake, 10 and 3, Mr. 
H. Perkins, 5 and 27 ; Mr. Tremlett, 18 and 0; and Mr. 
C. Frver, 10 and 0. For Oxford, Mr. E. Bateman yielded 
40; Mr. W. Fellowes, 33; and Mr. E. Willes, 14. On 
the Thursday in this week the return match with the latter 
university and the Marylebone Club came on ; but the play 
was damaged by the unpropitious weather which reigned 
during its progress. In the first innings the M.C.C. 
had the advantage by 38 runs ; whilst, when the final 
Oxonian wicket fell, that advantage was found to have 
been increased to 45, by which amount the representatives 
of Oxford were vanquished. The double scores were con- 
tributed for the M.C.C. by the Hon. It. Grimston, 34 and 
2; Mr. J. Walker, 24 and 6 ; Mr. A. Wilson, 23 and 0; 
Grundy, 12 and 8 ; Mr. J. M. Fuller, 17 aud 7 ; Mr. Hay- 
garth, 10 and 15; Mr. M'Cormick, 4 and 14; and Roy- 
ston, 4 and 14. In the first hands of the club, the Oxford 
men presented them, by bad play, with a bonus of 25, 
under the item of byes and wides. But for this result in 
the play, the latter would have lost by that number less. 
They would then have been beaten by 20, and not 45— a 
termination which would have presented a more graceful 
“‘jpearance in the university records of the doings of her 
evens in these matches. 
The Commodore. 
Vice-Commodore. 
The Rev. T. A. Cooke. 
Mr. Under-sheriff Crosley. 
Mr. Edwin Crosley. 
Mr. C. F. Former. 
Mr. Win. Goodson. 
Near Kenosha, Wisconsin, a drunken man was a short 
time ago literally devoured by bogs while lying iu the road 
in a state of beastly intoxication. His bones aud a few rem- 
nants of his clothes were found. 
Consumption when well developed has hitherto been con- 
sidered incurable but latterly this dreadful disease in its 
woratform lias yielded to tho curative influence of I)u 
Barry h Health restoring Revolenta Arabics Food; the 
following letter from the celebrated Dr. Gries will be read 
with interest “ Magdeburg, 16 Sept., 1853. My wife, 
having suffered for years from a pulmonary complaint, 
became so ill at the beginning of this year, that I looked 
daily for her dissolution. The remedies which hitherto had 
relieved her, remained now without effect, aud the ulcera- 
tions of the lungs aud night (sweats dobelitated her fearfully.* 
It was in this, evidently the last aud hopeless stage of 
pulmonary consumption, when every medicine remained 
powerless in even affording temporary relief — that I was 
induced by a medical brother from Hanover, who makes 
pulmonary consumption his special study, aud treats it with 
Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica, to try this strengthening and 
restorative food, and I am happy to be able to express my 
astonishment nt its effects. My poor wife is now in as 
perfect a state of health as ever she was, attending to her 
household affaire and quite happy. It is with pleasure and 
the most sincere gratitude to God for the restoration of my 
wife, that I fulfil my duty of making the extraordinary 
efficacy of Du Barry's Rival onto, iu so fearful a complaint 
known; aud to recommend it to all other sufferers. — (Iriks, 
M.D. More ample details than our space permits will be 
found in Messrs. Du Barry's advertisements. 
Mr. Titos. Hoskins. 
Mr. It. 1>. Monk 
Mr. E. Stanley Phillips. 
Mr. J. W. Stanbridge. 
Mr. Rd. Tress. 
Mr. Jno. Wilkinson. 
Mr. It. J. Wood. 
with power to add to their number, if thought proper. From 
the great satisfaction which the last ball gave to the visitors 
as well as to the general body of members, a large attendance 
is anticipated. 
The treasurer mentioned that there was a considerable 
balance at the club bankers, more than was needed for 
the purposes of the club, and recommended that £100 of it 
should be invested in Three-per-cent. Consols, which was 
agreed to. 
Mr. Richard Tress stated that it had been the intention of 
a few of the members of the club privately to present a testi- 
monial to the commodore, but that it soon became known 
amougst the members generally; many complained that 
they had not been acquainted with it ; and the subscriptions 
came in so rapidly, that it Was thought necessary to make it 
a club matter, he would, therefore, move — “ That the 
members of this club, in acknowledgment of their gratitude 
to their commodore, James Goodson, Esq., for tho valuable 
services rendered by him to this club, and for his uniform 
and gentlemanly conduct, do present him with a testimonial, 
and that a subscription list be open until the gist of January 
next, for such purpose, and that no Bum be received from 
any one member exceeding one guinea ;” which proposition 
was carried by acclamation in tho most enthusiastic manner. 
The following gentlemen were appointed to act as the com- 
mittee, viz. : — 
Capt. W. S. Andrews, V.C. 
Mr. Rd. Claxton. 
Mr. G. C. Engle. 
Mr. It. P. Monk. 
Mr. E. S. Phillips, 
Mr, J. W. Stanbridge. 
Mr. Richard Tress. 
Mr. P. Van de Wall. 
Mr. Wm. Claxton. 
Mr. II, N. Cocking. 
Mr. J. Croekford. 
Mr. Under-sheriff Crosley. 
Mr. Crockford, on behalf of the sailing committee, gave 
notice of several alterations iu the club rules, which will 
come on for discussion at the next meeting. The treasurer, 
Mr. G. C. Eagle, also gave notice that the sailing committee 
would shortly bring the subject of shifting ballast aud sliding 
keels under the notice of the club. 
A vote of thanks having been passed to tho annual dinner 
committee, aud several gentlemen having been placed on the 
list for ballot, the meeting adjourned. 
ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. 
The annual club ball of this club went off with much 
eclat on the 6th of December last. The proceeds were 
given to the Royal Patriotic Fund, and produced upwards of 
£250. Mr. Lyun was presented by the committee of 
stewards willi a handsome and massive silver snuff-box, with 
a suitable inscriptiou, in testimony of his great liberality iu 
supplying tho refreshments gratuitously for the occasion. A 
similar testimonial will also be given to Mr. Gribbin, the 
band-master, for like services. 
PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. 
The monthly conversazione of this club was held nt tho 
club-house on Friday, the 15th inst., tho treasurer, Percival 
Turner, Esq., presiding. Mr. Ditehburuo attended, though 
at great personal inconvenience, suffering still from tho 
effects of his late accident. 
He introduced his subject by stating that a serious loss, 
both as regards life and property, was annually inflicted on 
the nation by shipwrecks ; and ho proposed to consider, first, 
the moral aud physical causes ; and, as the subject required 
a considerable degree of elucidation in extenso, ho should 
merely confine his observations this evening to addressing 
the members on the nature of those laws, both moral, physical, 
aud organic, which regulated the natural course of eveuts, 
aud the disobedience of which caused most of those dis- 
asters of which mortal man complained. Ho then 
proceeded most forcibly to impress on his audience tho 
necessity, in all things, of obeying those wise aud simple 
laws ot nature which Providence had laid down for uiuu’s 
guidance ; and ho promised to illustrate the subject farther. 
