Cheshire Observer

THE BISHOP'S ENGAGEMENTS. His Lordship's engagements, as far as at present ) arranged for the remainder of the month, are as follow:-Aug. 9, at 2 30 p.iii., Exectitive U in- mittee Diocesan Church Schools' Association; I Aug. 11, evening, preach at St. Paul's, Crewe; I Aug. 18, afternoon, preach at Eliesmere Port; Aiic. 20 to 22. Ordination examination. ST. ASAPH DIOCESAN CONFERENCE. The Diocesan Conference wiil he held this year at Oswestry, on November 4th nd 5th. It was originally fixed for September Pith and 13th, but the date has been altered to suit the convenience of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who li.w con- sented to preach tho-) opening sermon on this occasion.

I FREE  Preachers for next Sunday in the various Fre? Church places of worship:- Congregational. Queen-street; 10.45 and 0.30, His Worship the Mayor. [I Congregational. Upper Northgate-street: ?.45 and <?0. ltev. W. H. Towers. Congregational Welsh Chapel, Albion Park: 10.45 and G.0, Rev. Ivor Jones. Congregational, Great Boughton: 10.45 and G 30, Rev. J. IL Jones. I Congregational, Handbridge: 10.45, Mr. C. i Bowles; 6.30, Mr. J. W.Jones. English Presbyterian, City-road; 10.30 and G.30, Hev. R Jones, B.A. Presbyterian Church of England, Newgate- street: 11.0 andJi.30, Rev. F. W. Anderson, M. A. Baptist, Grosvenor Park: 10.45 and G;30, Supply. Baptist, Milton-street: 10.15 and 0.30, Supply. Baptist, Hamilton-place: 10.45 and G.30, Supply. Wyelr,? Baptist, Penri Memorial: 10.30 and 6.0, 8npplv. I Wesleyan Methodist, St. John-stroet: 10.30, Mr. A. J. Jeffries; (">.30, Rov. T. Wheatley. Wesleyan Methodist, City-road: 10..J0, Rev. T. Wheatley; 0.30, Mr. A- J. Jeffries. Wesley an Methodist, Garden-lane: 11.0, Mr. J. Williams Ii m, Mr. W. E. Williams. Wesleyan Methodist, Saltney: 10.45, Mr. W. R. Bullen 6 30, Mr. J. Williams. Welsh Wesleyan, Queen-street: 10.30 and G.0, Rev. D. Morris. Welsh Wesleyan, Saltney Ferry: 2.30, Rev. D. Morris. Welsh Calvinistic Methodist, St. John-street: 10.:)0 and 6 0. Rev. E. -I ones. Primitive Methodist, George-street: 10.45 and 6.30, Rev. S. Parlow. Primitive Methodist, Hamilton-street, Hoole: 10 45, Mr. C. Sedgwick 6.30, Mr. E. Green. Primitive Methodist, Hunter-street: 10.45 and (;.30, Mr. A. Wharton Primitive Methodist. Saltney: 10.45, Mr. J. Woodhouse; 6.30, Rev. J. Crompton. Primitive Methodist, Boughton: 10.45 and 6.30. Mr. A. E. Sadler. Methodist New Connexion. Pepper-street: 10.45 and 6.30. Rev. G..Jopling. Wavertori Presbyterian: 10 45 and 6.30, Rov. D. Manuel, M.A. Matthew Henry. Unitarian: 11.0 and 6.30, Rey. D, rFo^kih Evans. Churcli of Christ. Upper Northgate-street: 10.45 and G.30, Mr. T. H. Proctor. Church of Christ, Saltney 10.45 and 6.20, Pastor John Bage. New Church Society, Victoria-road: 6,30, Simply. The Friends, Frodaham-street: 11.0 and 6.30.

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Mr. W. S. Washington, of Chester, won the prize for the best pony (13 or 14hds.\ at the Abergele Horse Show on Monday. R-A TNT AND THE OAT CROP.-Heavy rain on Saturday morning laid the oat crop throughout the Fens. The damage done is enormous, and at Peterborough Market a Spalding farmer estimated the damage at 1:2 per acre. Extra labour will tie requited, and the cost of cutting increased from úto. lo 10s. per acre. Much wheat will not pay for cutting. There is a large quantity of hay still in the fields. For Black or Tan or Glace Boots or Shoes, for Athletic ShoeH of all descriptions, for quality, for style, for reasonable pricea, you cannot do better than Hewitt's, Abbey Gateway. fifty years good refutation.

CHESHIRE SKETCHES j 4 T' THE WIT AND WAYS OF A CHESHIRE j VILLAGE. I By W. V. Burgess. I X VIII. GYPSIES AND PEDLARS. i (Copyright.) Dan-e Bridgo Hollow is prettily situated in the vicinity of Va.!e Royal. It is an i-doal spot for a gypsy enoampment., and in consoquenoo is rarely without its little colony of Romanies. Here one may 900 them engaged in making wicker objects, skeweaa, olothee pegs, and the like. As a rulo the m?n ai" finely-made follows, with the b'oom of health burnt into their cheeks, and woll clad in broad-ribbed fustian The women, too, are of a swarthy oomploxion. and possess a certain refinement of ft-actire against which the native chub docs not show to advan- tago. Both rom and romni, man and woman, are fond of bright colours. For nock and head- oovetings red kerchiefs aro generally used. Most of these nomadic communities are pos- rtassed of able tinkers, chairmotwiers and other suoh craftsmen. In olden times, I suppose, the cleverest of farriers and bell-founders were to be found among the gypsies. Many a time I have wat-cikcd these dusky tinkers rounding the villagers' pots and pans, and oftoncr still, havo lisben-od to their breezy stories of romany life. They are crafty ratlter than intelligent, and lionert-so long as you korp a sharp r-yo upon them As a mattor of fact they olaim a divine right to steal, and quote the following legend in substantiation thereof: Tradition savs there were four nails for the purposes of the Crttoifixion, but one of thz.m Was stolen by an ancient Rom; t.4tro thorcforo had to suffice. For this act the Roman-ies were granted immunity for ever from the moral consequences of tbeft. Certainly tbey do not. draw 6ny distinct-ions between mourn ot tuum, though once- make friends of thorn ajid your belongings are as safe as with the more pi-ofessing sort. As (-b:> bonds of religion unite th? Jows ?v?rywh?t'e, 80 t h oe? of tradition bind ti-t?- Jow!s ev,-rywh3,re, so tboot- 4 ti-ac l it.? oti [,Ind Horer* and child stt^aling and other atrocious offúncøs commonly attributed to gypsies are ne-itber aa fic-quont nor as black as thj villagers would have you believe. These men have given I nte many a wrinkle in wood-life, and wood- craft 100. Trained from their carliost days to kffp a sharp oye on tbe foaunta mici habits of every cieaturo suitable for the family pot, to note tho weather signs, to m-ii-k the spots where saliy-wood and dog-wood abound, for the making of iadder rungs and skewers, tbey can often give game-keepci-,s points in the low of outdoor nature. They possess etiriotla reoted ies too. for all soils of ailrr-enta, from a simple co'd to heart di --ind jaundioe. Their compounds of L'f,1W'5 roots and barks, for ouraiive purposes, i I,, the rest of tlieir requirements, except, coin •in 1 clothes, an- got direct. from nature. As a rui-e they have no fancy for white horses, i! r hidee a.ro too ootivpicuotts to permit of froe Jnoal s a,namg mowing grass ,mid clover being had with safety. When this risk has to bo tun. thev usually throw a brown horse-oloth over tiie unconscious tmpasatr. Two otdier adjuncts to a gypsy equipment, arc a sagacious oollie ald a bantam cook. The latt-er is incited to crow, and a cock plviasan' is sure to betray its whereabouts by replying. M-aM-c r Ban cam fol- low,. up the go, and being fitkd with spurs, soon gets the better of his assail- ant. When gypaitvs oimp in olo.e proximity to an ion th- ool-n bins have to be watohed. or their I conien's a;e a;>r to l>o> borrowed and no engmge- tiv~n-t enteral in-o for paying back. Parentheti- cally. 1 have somewhere lwwwd it affirmed that t Iv • term ostlc;' is derived from oat-stealer. A far-fetc-lied hazard and piobably of anti-gypsy origin. Reuii iiing to the Manor Farm one day, I met Black Chris, an important Rom in the Dane i lo! low -•nc-im-priient. He had bcoen-not poach- ing -hunting. In a small sack he oair:ed woie nvc hedgehogs. Thesc? were intende<I for next Ja-.y ? Jmn-t', :?id m '?!y to my enquiry as to how they wore coo6A and -f tMY wore agrm?- able as food, the rom dcplied. "Y ou oan satisfy yoursc'f on both tiiosj* points by visiting the camp ro-morrow. The best- sucking-pig ever killed does not equal an urchin for flavour and sw; ;'fness. A» for cooking r.beni, you've simply io get a lump of marl, make it into a stiff pu-d- (Ile, wmp your beast in it. and thrust it in the mid-gt of your wood firi\ When you crack off clay. it brings the spines and skin away as well, and your mml'st rtady." Chrii did not t')(libit. the content's of his bulging side pockets. It is to be feaied they contained things less p;-i missible for a gypsy's bag tilian hedgehogs, j Although Chris is doubtless possessed of a gypsy conscience, he » capital company, and I ennnot dOllY a fonune«3 for his society. Proud in bis way, lie is deferential to his superiors He has moie than a rom'ø ordinary intetligence and is a born naturalist withal. One day a ccrtain sidesman of Meieham Church. moeitinsf Ohris and rayself on the high- !Ojd, ex pre-.5'^ surprise that I diould affect the company of a man, a "oniin )ii gypsy. "Common what exclatmod Chris.. forgetting 111 his angier to ttac. a polished form of expres- sion. "Tbere,' broke in the sidesman, "atop that, I !>ate such d&ma'd .profanity, why the d>v: l can't you use decent language?" Nor did the fastidious churohma.n to itlaliao the incongruity of his rebuke Pedlar! To modem ears this term has a.n old world ring about it. There is a distinct I difference between the mendicant who pursues his "begging"' under the guise- of hawking a few boot laoos or pencihot. and tohe bona-ifde (ital,-r who pxid'cs his waice in nn-reiiant-like fashion. Mercham is visited at regular inter- val by several of this latter kind. Old Caleb, host, known and most liked, usually lierakls lit,ti-;K--If by singing "I'm a ranting, roaring, tearing {>edlar. Just returned from Sandiway head. T dunna oare a fig for anyone So that I oan oam my bread." On his reverse journey thi; ststiza is adapted thus: Fro a ranting, :oviog, tearing pedlar Jttst lome, back from Mereham! ami concluding witt, a rhyme to this second line, more emphatic than elegant. Not infrequently I have found Caleb ;n some farm kitchen, with hi» pack open, verbally unthreading himself of what, he had seen and heard since his last He seldom left the villag-) before he had disposed of a satisfactory quantity of his wares, including a number of printed ballads, totrpoeed by himself. Liko h s biother pedlars. Caleb not only retailed tape, buttons, and such like goods, but also all the ooantry gossip he cc-uld lay cars upon. Should there be any bits ef scandal mysterious- ly reported from a neighbouring village, the Merehatn housewives are wont to say "Bide till owd Calob (Ca.lup they call him} comes round ah' w.3'et hear aw about it." Nor were they ever disappointed, for Caleb had aeoeris to every farm and cottage for miles round. 1 ief-ore offering any of hie wares he invari- ably oegins: "Now! W hat dam yo think?" And old Mally putting her head on one side and looking at) Braad»iide'.s colley might look if he gave h's mind to the elucidation of a philosophic problem, replies: "Eh, aw dunna know, Caylup, tha's allays suminat agate, what Is it now?" "Weel," says the pedlar, begin- ning to tell his tale and open h s pack at the ■■ame time, "yo know Billy Kellep of- tl), Ceppy Farm yon? A bit sin he bethown him it vvur his birthday, so unbekitowrw to onybody, he kept it up hia-el at th' Red Bull. When geet whOdln latish and ra-ither freeh, h;ø woite gen him a. bit o' her 'ongue an' 60 mad- dened him that he lifted her up an' hung her on tn bacon hook Theer he iett her skrtken an' went off t' bed. Bih! &U' is boo theer yet, do you t-a-y, Cay- lup," onquired Mally. "No," impended Caleb, "two o' th' keepers heppenin' to 1 ear her, went in an' twisted tier round and round till th' book ooont out!" Blind Billy, one of Caleb's oompetitons, itsad to peddle wi area of country (lxtendirtg from Tarporley to Overton by way of Mereham. At all periods of the year bhi6 bent oid man with white flowing hair might have been aeen in one or other of the lanee or highroads of hie rcuttd. How, being sightless, he found his The first, of thia series appeared in our issue of April 13th, I w.y ab'mi. was always", mystery to me. Ull- eiringly, however, he visited hamlet and ti-oxiie- mead with as much regularity as bi3 co- dealora. One midsummer noon a fow yearn age, Blind Billy wss found dead by the road side near the oourthoi»e at Dekunere, sun- stroke being One supposed caUtJe of his death. A contiidenab'e sum of money was afterwards found in hits cottage at Sandbaoh. He was always happy-tempered and oon- tented, he could ;ecognisc his acquaintances by their footsteps or a single tone of their voiccb, and was as full of gossipy information r..s the ot hers of his apt. One of the women w ho sa v him carried into tJhe. Abbey Arms said he formed a perfect, picture lying on the hur- I dIe" and his enowy head resting on the pillow of hastily pulled bracken.. One-armed Joe was another of my i-xdlar friondp. For some yearu now he has been an inmate of Leftwich poorhouse. and lite pedd ling days are over. Incapacitated by Iheu- matism (in Cheshire they say if you survive contempt ton then prepare for rheumatism), and afflicted with extreme taciturnity Joe's latter end doea nor promise to be a happy one. I have often heard him wic-ii he were lying :n the Crimea. along with 1-ir, iiiibsing ann. Joe was onoe charged with being concerne d in a p'-wchirg affair in Delamere Park. The keepers had seen a one-armed man rush out of one of the plantations and get away. It chanced that I had met Joe that same evening in Chester, and an alibi was proved. Joe never forgot, and was from that, time unfalter- ing ;n his gratitude From aim I have re- ceived many a natural history object picked up on his lonely tramps. Being leas talkative than his fellows, be developed a faculty for observing i.lie aspects and details of nature, fi.rpris:ng in its extent and oorrect.ne«5. Ah me, those old peddling days have long since been numbered. Those hale and bronzed packmen of y.r railway times no longer amble along the winding roa-ds of Meteham land. Even their vsucceesors. such a8 I have just, men- tioned, with their varied wares and hearty greetings, arc- almost wholly replaced by other methods of oommcroo and other manners of speech. Whether for better or worse who shall At any rate. present times the I say? At any rate, a l lo- benefit, of the doubt, there clusters such a wealth of memories about .ancient pedlars and I their ways, that, one rray be forgiven a sigh in remember ng that. their like will never be seen again.

I THE USE OF ALCOHOL. ——— .——— MEDICAL OPINION. I The following letter is reoreduced from the "Daily Mail": — I As wo He likely to have art attempt, at what is mMoa?ied "temperance iegi?a.t on next ye?r to hira?-. further toe already fX"isocuted I publican, I am ?'<?d to sec that the leading I lights of tho medical profession arc waking up to the if 1 esponsibilifcy on th« most coriteatious, difficult, and ser low mtbiect. I can safely say tha,t the overwhelming \oltjnie of opin on among medical men is in favour of tn-a zvc- of alcohol as being by no lneartK an unmixed evil. I go further, I be- lieve that, t.h.3 I" of it in nonte form an a part of the national dietary s absolutely necesflary, although tcetotahsm may be- useful for some individuals who have certain morbid idiosyn- crasies, S'tch as an hereditary tendency to in •sitnity, wheh with adulteration ia the chief, 'f not the only, cjof drunkenness. From my reading of universal history, my tiinall knowledge of s^icnoe, and years of prac- tical observat ion. ram fll: Iy persuaded that if we were to become what may be called a teetotal people we should go back physically and in- tellectually and fall out in the race of nations towards a higher form of civilisation. Who ever heard ef a genius, or even a very clever man, being a teetotaller? Teetolalism seems to produce mediocrity. Of course, your space "Vill not allow m hlJy to pove my caee, but let us oompir1 what may be called teetotal races with what. we may say drinking races— '■he Persians and tho Portuguese, who have { been teetotalers for centuries, with the Anglo- Saxons and the Gertt.arici, who have taken t J co W fiy The oompanecm can- not be in favour of the two former. I am not writ.ing in any spirit of hostility towards the individual teetotaler. J6, for charity's sake, we mu&t not doubt that he | thinks he :s right and that he is doing good. But he is in That iinbappy state that he knowa not. and he knows 1 ot that he knows not. On the other hand we who are sincerely and sharply cfivided from him in opinion must re- riist with all our strength any attempt at force on h.:s part, such as is seen in the principles of "loctl vjo" and "Sunday clœing" moaf»ures. Freedom of thought and action aire of infinitely greater value than tbe prevention of a few (comparatively speaking, seeing the crowded staie of these i".lands) hapless lunatics degrading themselves. We mnst. have freedom withal, a. charter as free as the wind. ALFRED RAWLINGS. L.R.C.P., Lond. Yew Tree House, Heme, near Canterbury.

I UNPAID WELSH TEACHERS. 4 "A SCHEME OF OPPRESSION." While the Merioneth Education Committee paid the council school teechers in time for I the holidays, the overdue salaries of the vohin- t<i y school teachers have, not yet been P<I,¿. Several questions have been put to Mr. Me- Ketina or. ti,L, whi after he had stated on Monday that he had requested the authority to pay the nvoney a debate arose in Parliament on the subject. Lord R. Ceeil. in moving the adjournment of the House to cal! attention to the failure of the Government b6 secure the salaries due to YK)n-piov:dod schools of Merioneth, said the teache s in the voluntary r*jhools were de 1 priVoed of i.b.- opportunity of gcing ffM- noii- day at. all, and ina-ny 01 tiiem Mad suffered r if-eT: SeriOvis dis»dvanta £ ;«-s. The only re-ason for this proceeding was the injury it would do to t.he denominational schools. In order to further what appeared to him an utterly un- worthy political object the greatest, hardship was being inflicted upon deeerving people, who had no concern in that object. This scan- dal must be- put a stop to. It was this spirit of intolerant^* which made a settlement of the education q.tion so difficult, if not impos- sible. Mr. Lane Fox, in seconding, said that in this system of oppression the teachers were 13"in,w o-rp d as pawns in the political game. He cha.'ged the Minister for Education with ,4 to ?izifil refusing to fulfil his duty of protecting the weak agaiii,t flio,- strong. Mr. MoKenna said the Government had been charged with having failed to do its duty, but neither t n. mover nor the seconder of the motion had offered the fa,riter>t suggestion as -?e t as to what the GDy"rnu,ent, could legally do under I existing circumstances. Tnere were two re- medics open. The finst wan for the teachers to proceed against the managers. If action had been taken in the' county council against the local on authority judgment would have been obtained before now. The second wac; to p'oceed against the education authority bv mandamus under the Act of 1902. No other procedure u-is open to the Government, but this wotild hav» cmism great, delay. Sir W. Arson said this was a settled scheme of opoHi-ssien by which .he Merionethshire local education authority wished t-o destroy the voluntary sohooie. Mr. Balfour said the Government were plainly in colljsio. with the oounty authority in their illegal action The motion was defeated by 145 to 78.

BEESTON CASTLE ACCIDENT. An unfortunate accident happened at Beeston Castle on Bank Holiday. Alec Hassail, a boy of 10, one of a party of children from Nantwich, fell from a height of about forty feet into the moat < which surrounds thesummit of the hill. Alighting j on a lotilder be was fearfully injured. Two medical gentlemen from the Royal Hospital, Manchester, arriving by motor at the moment, surgical aid was immediately rendered, but an operation being necessary, the boy waa taken with all despatch to Nantwich. Very slight hope of his recovery was entertained. For Black or Tan or Glace Boots or Shoes, for Athletic Shoes of all descriptions, for quality, for style, for reasonable prices, you cannot, do better than Hewitt's, Abbey Gateway. fifty years good reputation.

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AGRICULTURE. I A CROP PROSPECTS. I The "hope that springy eternal" has been lifted several degreoe lately by a more kindly outlook on the part of the weather. Showers have been frequent and the nights and morn- ings cold for the time of year, with cold w:nd? and even an occasional tinge of frost; but on tho whole the prospect is brighter, and a 0011- siderable breadth of hay has been carried into at.aok. Pteasnre, however, is still heavy on those farmers who have large acreages of thi* kind of work before them; so much so that it looks almost like the hay and oorn harvest i cj ning; into each other, unices extra effort Lin i k?m extra effdt-t is made in ieprard to the former. More son sh ;no developed the oereals, go that we I are Able to seo whaft the crops are iikeiy to be Wheat iias bloomed kindly, 1'nd the cars are well filled, but the straw is only of moder- ate length. Barley is very irregular, and sIuhv.S, to a good many farmers contend, that the "old strains" of seed have stood the te&r of the oold windy oaoan better than so-called new varieties, the ears exhibiting many dead grains. As we have had oocaision to notio pre- viously heavy crops of oats are muoh beaten down and ''twisted.' to the terror of machine drivers, &pd giving the signal for scythe work. This crop has also many blank cars, as is to 00 seen by the whir, immature ohaff. They have shot well clear of the bell-joint, however, and need only sun watinth 10 put a fmieh to a fair average crop. MajigokJw are growing weli, being clear of the loaf maggot. Ttirriips have a healthy colour, but are not oorn 1 ng on so quickly as the mangolds. Owing to the cold and late season and the many battering. they have undergone from tain a,nd hail, pOlar toes have done but pooily; both the early and larer varieties are "leaf-spotted." which spells d isaster later ot:. Green blight is working mischief among peas and beans both in field ard garden. A icdeeming feature in the posi- tion is the response made by pastures to the moisture and few arm, sunny day-s. she-wing- great- improvement- in the growth of white clover and trefoil, so satisfactory to cultivatorw and to t.he a-dvantige of ani mal life. Much of this, practical farmers assert, is due to the large amount of jotash or noda contained in lix. June rapariienlarlK thai- whioh feii on the 9tii of that month. Storms have again been responsible for more thinning of th,. fiiiit; and, ao;, hinted long previously, this crop will be very variable. especially as to localities. The leount weather—'almost alter- nate sun and sl)owor--her, presented favour- able opportunities for summer fallowing where it is deemed desirable; but thia course as a rul e i6 not very general in Cheshire, where 1 he land is largely given over to pasturage and the raising of green crops. Here and there fields of grain on bhe lighter soils are shewing signs of ripening, but hat vest operations will not be- oome general in the district till the middle of the month, however favourable the weather may be. George Wilson, alias Anderson, wa.s. at Blackpool, the cti.er day, sentenced to three months' hard labour for false pretences, t.he said false pretences consisting of having sold for a shilling a pound "butter" which turned oil. to be nothing but margarine, which he wa. proved to h-ava purchafjed for 4d. per pound. But that- was not all. The pound of stuff which he sold to visitors M "fieah oountry butter," made up and stamped, weighed only 13i ounces. No one woukl say that the sen tenoe was not richly dwrved. It is even a pity, in such a case, that the old tinM "stoc)M have been done away, that, he and other like roguej might be held up in public derision. PURK BUTTER: STCBBS'b MARKRT." I For bare-faced rascality aiid cunning in the substitution of margarine for butte-, a case heu.rd reoently at the Manchester Police Court may well be claissed as a record. The defen- dant, Charles Stubbs a gr.'r and provision, dealer, of Hnlme. was sumnujaad en Tour dis-I tinct b.;l of the Food and Drugs Act and the Margarine Aci. for selling margarine as butter. From the evi denee of Mr. Rook, superintendent of the Sanitary Department, it appealed that a trian- guloar piece was out from the middle of a firkin of pure butter, a-rid its plaoo supplied with a piece of margarine, so that a customer might be served at will with the pure article or the inatgarine The defendant's shop wa., in Upper Moss-lame and was known as "St-ubbs's Market," and ahove the bulk of butter was sus- pended from & rail, the words "Pure butter, U. wibile 'n the siiop there was a notice J which read: "For delicicy of flavour Stub he's finest dairy butter is unequalled. Everything of OIJoØ quality—the beat." Two sampl es were purchased and passed in tine tuitial way to analyst, who certified that together they con- tained 50 per cent, c,f butt,er; one sample more highly coloured than ibbe other being good margarine. For the defence it was pleaded that the sale was an accident, but the chair- man of tbe bench n ark his estimate of the affair as follows:—You don't make things any I better by saying that. It oould not have been an accident. The inspector first of all got to kuow that thus practioe was carried on, and it is paltry to try and make us bei'eve t-hat it was an acoident. It is an insult to our intelli- i g^noe. You have a brand of your own •'Stubba'fl Market"—and this ie the way you rr- at the public. A fine of f5 and oostg, was I inl cted in regard vo one summons, and the costs on each of the three others, the bom-h intimating suah leniency would not have ix.¡¡ shewn but. for the fact that it was a "first ollence." j INFLUENCE OF FOOD ON THE QUALITY I OF MILK. Returning to this subject, an alluded to re- c-en- ly ii> this oolumn, confirmatory evidence on the negative side, is found in the report of an experiment in the "Journal" of the Wye Agri- cultural College. According to this authority the rations used were sufficiently varied to j afford scope for wide oomparistons, yet the fact remained that. milk of as good quality was cb- rained when tn-e albuminoid ratio war, 1:9.75 as when it was 1:2.1 That, is, the milk was practically of as good quality when maize meal wati used as whon cotton meal was the chief concentrated ingredient Ttriø fact, remarks the "Field," must not be interpreted as mean- ing that farmers are neeponsiblo for the de- fective quality of the milk yielded by their hercfe. Indeed, it tends, if anything, to ex- empt tttMn from blame, for priactioally the food of e ftonnais is the only factor of production over which they can exercise oonfool If it could be shewn that by cheap or wilfully neg- ligent feeding the milk of the hoW fall below the lega-1 standard of quality, t,hey could not be regarded 56 free from responsibility; but when there is increasing evidence to I)-ove t.ha.t it is not the food that regulate*, the qiMxl'ty of the milk, the owner of the kiwi who looks properly after their comforts can- not 1)(' held accountable for variations in the percentage of fat and other solids. Extreme meteorological conditions have a direct bear- ing upon the quality ad well 86 the quantity of the milk yield If the cow suffers from undue exposure or privations of any kind. her bodily health i", affeoted, and the results are leflected in the quantity and quality of the niiik she yields. An intercepting feature of ihe experiment*, referred to is that relating to the economy or otherwise of liberal feed ng. In oonriection wirh the Armstrong Agiicul- tural College, e*. erimenie very clearly indi aired thoa :t, was quite am easy matter to feed more liberally I iian oould be just.ifk-d by the re'.urn obtained. It was shewn tha.t oows when with summer gratis would net profitably i' creaae d-ir yields in response to au moe of artificial food. Evideatly the aniuwl-i attain their maximum of produc- tion when grazed on rioh pastures, and. feed them as g>en»rous!y as tliey will. thoir ownera CNinnot in-ihice then to exceed that- limit.

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'Athlon I layout first eleven visited (jrapp. m1:>i11 011 Monday for tho purpose of fulfilling the-If usual Bank iiolukiv engagement. The home team, who won tho toss, were fust to bat, and "wore dismissed for 47 runs, J. \Varburton pay- ing good cricket for 20. H. Sohoficld bowled finely, and oaptuivd :on wickets for 15. Ihe fVMit.mg i??ram?s v?titnr? endod with Uie score Bt<?(img a.t 55. W. Wade contributing 14. Wat son and Burrows both bowled woll, ajid equally divided tbo wickets. The CrappenhaJJ tram wene more stiooaasful on their second visit to the crease, and "declared" whan 87 runs weie xoooixJed for the loss of six wiokets. Tho timo ftt tboir disposal was too limited for Ashton Hayes to knock off tlo 80 runs required, and no risks were taken. As the rcsult of the match depended on the first innings, the victory was scoured by tho visitors, who had lost, seven wickets for 40 whon stuiups we: drawn The Bank Holiday fixture between Hawanlcn and Buckley, at Ila war den Park, proved moet attractive, to a large assembly. Buckley batted first, F. R. Moore and T. J. Davitton opening the proceedings. The htter succumbed to a good ball from Bramall in the first over, after scoring two. Mooro played in excellent style, and lil6 innings of 33 comprised several boundaries. He was splendidly caught by Jonce at the wicket off Braniall's bowling. With the exception of the above-mentioned batsman, the batting- of tlie visitors was somewhat feeble. Hunter and Bnunall took all the wickete between them, their average being six for 38 and four for 36 respectively. Hawai-den played a strong game throughout. H. B. Toller was in capital form, his total amounting to 40. The home team won by 36 rune. BOUGHTON HALL v. NORTHERN.- Played at Chester on Saturday. Score:— ] Boughton IIAI,I,. WAY Churion c Verdon b Job. 7 R Wilson c&b Pick 12 H 8 Hodgkin run out 3 L Hales lbw b Pick.. 21 J Henshsvll b Pick 4 E H DlI.rly e&b Green Ii J P Douglas b G reen H Dryland not out 23 H L Cburton b Green 3 RSBleneowec frank- lin b Pick 7 H Hack c T Job b Green 0 Extras 4 Total n4 Nokthkrn. J W Lhmar st Wil- son b Dryland 5 M A Warwick c V Churton b Dryland 2 B Job lbw b V Churton (j R K Fenio t, Dryland 0 B J Vordon c L Churton b Hack W Fraser b Hack &> F G Thompson b V Chut ton 8 E-L Pick c Drylend b Darly 29 AEFranklandb Hack 0 S R Jol) not otit 5 A H Green b Hack. 0 Extras 7 Total Ill BOUGHTON HALL v. OXTON.-Played at Ox ton on Monday. Score :— OxTON. G L Williams c lIenslmll b Dryland .14 D Taylor c Doujjhn b V Churton 17 H B Hancock c Darby b Hales 2H J W GiL;,on,¡ e V Churton b Dryland. (i R H M Taylor c Dryland 1, Hales J D Johnson c Honshall b Hales 26 Mason c Douglas b V Churton 3 M Cotirt b V Churton 0 J F Marsh c Douglas b V Churton 13 A D Munro not out. 8 L Court b Ha'es 0 Kxtras 7 Total .159 Bout; liton HALL. 1 at innings. J P Douglas b Mason 4 H Dryland b Mason 5 It Wilson b Mason 0 E H Darby c Taylor b Court 7 L Hales b Mason WAV Churton b Mason 3 R 8 Hodglciii 0 J Henshall c Taj lor b Court 3 HLChurtonlbwbMason 0 R S Blencowe c. Hancock b Court. I R Birch not out 0 Extras 4 Total 3fj 2nd innings. b Court .12 c Hancock b Court 1 b Mason 11 c Marsli b Mason. 7 c Taylor b Court 0 c Munro b Mason.12 b Mason .9 not out 9 b Court 5 c Taylor h Court 9 c Hancock b Court 0 Extras 1 Total 76 EATON PARK v. UPTON (BIRKEN- HEAD.)—Played at Eaton on Saturday. Score:— Upton. W S 8 Hannay c & h L N Moon b W Roberts D O Steel c Chapman b &lJóway. 32 J Harris st Mount ford b Holloway 0 A Calvert b Holloway 0 0 Lewis b W Roberts 1 C Snnders run out 2 J Hooton c Col LLoyd b Holloway 10 J Moon b W Roberts I J Sandbach not out. 4 T Fairish b W lioljei ta 3 J Jones c Col LLoyd h Holloway. 1 Extras 2 Total 77 Eaton. Capt W 0 Hollowy ,tsbe.1 b Hooton 0 J Mountford b Saunders 23 QMS Lockwood c & b Steel 24 C Owen c&bSaunders 2 Rev M Kinloch b SsLiinders I MajHuntsmanrunout 1 Col W N LLoyd b Saunders 0 Maj Clifford c Hooton b Gal vert 6 W Roberts b Hooton 12 C Chapman b Hooton 14 Rev J R Fuller b Cal vert 4 H C LLoyd not out 2 ( Extraa 2 i Total 91 EATON PARK v. WATERLOO PARK.— Played at Eaton on Monday. Score :— EATON. Col LLoyd b T Cain..17 0 Mountford o A George b T Cain .14 C Owen b E 13owker..34 Maj Clifford b A W Turner 21 Maj Huntsman b T,itt],tOll.12 QMS Lockwood run Out 3 C Chapman c Little- ton b A W Turner..58 W Roberts b F W Littleton 28 B Youd c T Cain b A W Turner 0 H C LLoyd not Out 0 ..(J Roherts h F W Lit.tJeton 3 Extras 17 Total 207 Watkrux). J F, Blaelcmoro a Owen b \V Roberts 20 E J Parr b W Roberts 3 T Coyne lbw b W Rorerts  '8 E Dowker Ibw b Lock- worrl 31 i Matthews c & b Roberts 10 G Cain b Lockwood. 0 C Pavies c Huntsman b W Roberts 8 F Littleton run out 7 T Cain run out ,11 A George not out 10 A W Turner lbw b Huntsman 3 Extraa 0 Total .Ill TATTENHALL v. BIRKENHEAD VTU- I TORIA -Play(A at Tattenhall on Monday. Soore 'l'A'!VJ'ICNJlAI,L, Biiikkniikao. I W Jones c Wild goose 8 M Straehan b b Walsh 25 Rottoth&m 0 I Rev Mr McKee c FRFr?ercWE Walsh b Yaws 16 Jooes b Rol)othani.. I 0I1 W E Jones b Wa?h.]8 ?T Davies st Jack- I K Robotham b Ash- son h W E Jones.. 48 worth 14 J Beahati st Jackson Rev R W Colston b W E Jones c&b Fraser 17 A A*hrGi«. o Mair bl C A LuLener » :'L: W E Jones 8 worth b Eraser 18 A Wildgoose b Cluupbell Muir b ltol)oti)afn 5 Fritwr 1 J C Brock lebank b L.N Jones b Fraser. 1 Robotham 9 G Cart-lidge b Ash- D Sproat c L N Jones worth .1 b Muir 21 J Welch b Ashworth 2 H IAHes c luir b "Jackson not uu t .0 Robothl\m. 18 A Yates c W Jones b Muir 8 Walsh not out .11 Extaas 11 Extras íj Tot..tl. 123 Total. 171 BOUGHTON HALL 2nd v TILSTONK LODGE.—l'ayi'd itt, Tilstonc on Saturday. Scoro — Tilstono Lodgo: J. Brookes b Bairstow 6. J. Howitt h T. A. ?'!?K 24, K C/havlmor b Bait- stow 2, R. Hpwit.t (! W. H C'k?s b Wdsby 21, H. Frodsham h Welsby 1. C. Palmar c Wcst? b womb'" 4, R. nc.wi? o H. Day b W.lsby 3, W. Lyons c Kt-ndr?k b Wobby 0. B. Spraok ling run out 6. J. Cadman not ouf 2, W. Cad- inaii b Clcgg 0. extras 5, total 34 Boughton Hall: F. Bitlington run out 1. W. H. Clogg o J. Cad ma n b CJhaillinor 4. G. Hilv beirt b Challmor 0. J. H. W. Day !bw b Chal- linor 19. J. Koitdrick b Oliallinor 3. T. A. Clogg b J. Hewitt 14. —- Wo-lsbv b Cliallinor 5. H. Baiistow b B. 114-w t 8, L. B. Cox o and II J. Hewrtit 1. C'ark b W. Lyons 2, S. Wobstter llot. out 12, total 65 BOUGHTXiN HALL 2ND v. OXTON 2nd.— Playod on MoiRktv ,ti, Oliester. Scoro: — Ox ton H. L. ibw b Drylainl 25, W. L. OkoLl b Clogg 29, (:. Taylor b Day 55. J. M. MoNought not out. 106, A K Jonos c Dryland b •Welsby 13. L. Ihvimn o T. A. C]gg b W. II. Clegg 7. G. P. Jon.os b Clogg 4. J. S. Baity b Clegg 14, H. Davics lbw b Cegg 0. J. F. K. Roboy b Day 5, E. O. Robetis b Day 7, extra 1, total 273. Boughton Hall T. Day c Batty b A. E. Jomvi jo, F. Billing-Urn b MeNougbt 3, W. Hf CIg- o W. L Okdl b G. P. Jonos 22. S. Wolsby b A. K .1om. 11 J, II. W. Day b G. Jonas 26. T. A. Cleogg b A. E. Jones 4, G. Dickson run out 9, G. Ilmberi. b G. p, Jonee 4. J. Drvliwid b McNought 0, II. Ba-irstow b AlcNought 0, A. H. Blencowe not out. 6. extras 16, total 110. EATON 2ND v. NOrtTHOP.-Played at Northop on Monday. Score:- Northop.—First innings: E. E. Williams b Lambert R, C. Lewis Jones b Beckett 35, Fred Jones b Lambert 6, E. Price b Lambert 10, W. Banks b Beckett C, W. Bestard not out 1, J. Williams b Beckett 2, L. Jones b Lambert 4, H. Jones at Penson b Lambert 3, D. Jones b Lambert 0, W. Astbury o Lambert b Beckett 0, extras 4, total 77.—Second innings: Lewis Jones run out 4, Wilfred Astbury b Beckett 14, Luther Jones run out 0, Ted Williams b E. Mountford 1, John Williams c Mountford b Beckett 5. Evelyn Price not out 28, W. Banks c Penson b Beckett 1, Fred Jones c Beckett b Parker 11, Harold Jones, Dan Jones, and W. Bestard did not bat, extras 3, total (for 7 wkts) öï. Eaton Park 2nd.—First innings: Penson c Fred Jones 2, Livesay run out 0, Beckett lbw b E. E. lwiliiants 1, E. Mountford st J. Williams 18, Lambert b Fred Jones 0, R. Parker b E. Williams 3, J. Parker c E. Williams b J. Williams 14, Lakin st J. Williams 0, A. Hall c Astbury 1, C. Wright b E. Price 0, A. Barnes not out 13. extras 13, total 53.-Second innings Mountford not out 12. Livesay b J. Willizims, R. Parker b E. E. Williams 2, Lambert b M. E. Williams c L. Jones b W. Astbury 0, J. Barker c L. Jones b W. Astbury 0, A. B&rnmnotout 2, Lakin, A. Hall, Penson, and C. Wright did not bat, extras 4, total (for 5 wkts) 20..Match drawn. DISTRICT STAFF v. CHRISTLETON.— At Christleton on Bank Holiday. Score:- Christleton J V Wright c Worley ) Mahoney 2, C Walle3, b Worloy 1, F Parry b Mahoney 9, 8 Walley b Worley 2, R Carr c White b Scruby 6, A Fleet c Mahoney b Scruby 4, S Walker b Worley 2, C Ennion b Worley 6, R Parry c Worley b Scruby 3, R Morgan c Carter b Scruby 4, S Eariam not out 4, extras 11, total 55. District Staff W Carter c F Parry bS Whalley O. Worley b 8 Walley 17, Capt Scruby c C Walley b S Walley 5, Mahoney run out 6. Sergt Miggs c Eariam b F Parry 1, Sergt White liJw b F Parry 4. Qmr-Sergt Newman c Fleet b F Parry 2, Pte Case c Wright b F Parry 3, Lieut Viddons b S Walley 0, Sent Nulty not aut 1, Sergt Hanson c F Parry b S Walley 1, extras 4, total 44. GRAPPENHALL v. ASHTON ITAVFS.- -At Giapponhall on Monday. Score: Grappotnliail—First, innings: J. Warburton o SaIlIlÔP!"5 b Scliofield 20, Jas. Burrows b Scho- field 1, A. Evans run out 0. Jno. Burrows b Soho- field 8. R. Ellis b Soh-ofidd 1. Chas. Palmer b Schofie'd 0. E. Banks lbw b Seliofiold 6. If. Carter not out 2, W. Wateon c Mounfiold b Schofield 0, F. Williams ibw b iVIo'infield 3, A. Fktohor c Wade b Schofia'd 0 ('xi I a8 5. total 47—Second innings: J. Warbuilou c. Haynoa b Mounfield 3. Ja. Burrows c Carter b Schofield 12. A. Evan", not out. 42. Jno Burrowsi b Saun- ders 0. R. Ellis s 10. Chas. Pal- mo r b Poole 9, E. Baaika c Itayei-aft b Poolo 1, I H. Carher not out 5. W. Walson. F Williams and A. Fletohor did not lvit. extras 5. t-otial 87. Ash ton Hayes First iitnings: H. Shallcioss I tbw b Burrows 3. M. Mounfield b Watson 4, W. Hayoraft c, War burton b Waii:o;i 0. A. Saundera b Watson 10. F. W. llayea c Banks b Watson 9, W. Wade b Burrows 14. R{w. F. 0 Poolo b Btiriows 2. H. Sclfofield Ibw b Watson 0, T. Carter b Burrows 5, C. !Iayo. c Palnwr b Bur- rows 0 T. Littlor not out 1, ox.rra-s 7. total 55,- Sooond innings: H. Sihalleross b Waibtiitoo 8, M. Moivnfiold o Watson h Btiriows 2. W. Ilay- craft. b Warburton 5. A. Saunders b Burrows 5, F. W. Hayes b Warburton 8. W. Wado b War- burton 0. Rov. F. O. Poole not out 6. H. Scho- field o Bianks b Watson 2, T. Cai-tor not out 2. C. Haynas and T. Libtler did not lt., extras 2, total 40. CHOLMONDKLEY v. TAITieNIfALL.- At Cholmondeley on SatuitcSsy. tf'iaore: — Choltnondeley: W. Griffiths b W. E. Jones 2, T. Lanceley b Muir 17, W. Fliek b Muir 7, C. W. Dodd o Muir b W. K Joik-m 0. A. Jones o Moore b W. Jones 0, C. A. Ilopley c Moore b Muir 4. H. Tuiton o L. Jonns b Muir 4, L. D..lø b W. K Jonet* 8, C. Lanceley run out 2, C. Hopley u Ankom b Muir 2. J. Coffin net out 3, extras 10, tohal 59. Tattonhall: W. Joiires b Coffin 0, Rev. R. W. Colston b Joites 7, W. E. Jones b (offiit 28. J Jackson run out. 2, Campbell Muir 0 and b Coffin 0, T. Moore lbw b Coffin 2, J. Welch lbw b Dodd 11, L. M. Joneib b Joiwis 10, K Parkos h Turton 0, F. Nc-wport c ami b Jones 0, B. Ankers not out 0, extras 8. total 68. INGE v. HOOLK-At Hoole on Saturday. Sc'')po: Hoole: J. Walton c Williams b Nield 6, W. llayne c C'ÓOko b Nield 1, W. M. Bailey b Nield 3 F. Ashworth b Nield 0, G. White- hoir.,io c Rev. F. C. Smii-h b Nield 0. T. H. Davias run out 9, C. Spenco G Pa.it.:n b Nieltl 2, R. Davies b Nield 0, A. Challi* not 0111. 0, W. Jerome o Lloyd b Nield 0. W. Barker o R-ey. CIiftop. Smith b Partin 1. total 22. Inoe: W. Garner o Davies b Hague 2, A. Conk." b Walton 10, G. Wright run out 2, Rev. F. Olifton-Smith run out 5, F. Lloyd b Hague 5, W Nield b Walton 0, S. Partin b Hague 2, D. Lloyd not out. 14, W. Ant obus c Barker b Walton 0, H. Jones b IL-t,gllc 1. W. Willioms b Hague 0, ext.ra. 1, total 42. BARROW v. MR. J. OK ELLIS XL At Bairiiow on A/londay. Soore: — Barrow.—L>t Innings: A Oalfoll c and b Fletcher 15. F. Shut lock b Topliam 7, H. A. Arnold b Topham 18 11. Bull <II P. C. Fletcher b Topham 0, F. Dodd b B. Fletoher 0. J. Beech b Topham 11, W. t, 2, P. Callard b Topham 0, W. Vornon run out 8, H. Willis not out 0, R. Hondry b Topham 4, total 65-2rt.! Innings A. Car roll o P. C. I'MiMotier b b. Flotohor 1, F. Shurrc-ok o Sub. b Loves ay 13, H. A. Arnold c Owen b B. Fletcher 1, R. Bull absenl., F. Dodd o G. Okell b B. PMetchor 0, J. I»<»ech b B. Fletcher 6, W. Mapee b G. Okell 1, P Callaid c G. Okell b Lovcway 28, W. Vernon not. out 7, H. Willis b P. C. Flotohar 0, R. Hendry c P. C. Fletcher b E. Fletcher 1 extras 7, total 65. Mr. Okoll's XT. Innings'. B. L. Flet- cher o Vernon b Carroll 3, R. Topham st Vor- non b Carroll 4, L. Fletcher o Dodd b Arnold 2. P. C. Flololuer b Arnold 2, G. D. Owen c Oallard b Arnold 2. J. Okell lbw b Arnold 0, W. Ganion b Arnold 2, Dr. T. Moreton not out 18 F. Okell b Carroll 0, C. Ok-oil b Carroll 13, H. Lovosay c Carroll b Arnold 4, extras 3, | total 53.-200 Innings: B. L. Flet-oltor b Cal- lard 0, R. Toph,a,m absent, L. Fletch-er b (Iitl lard 4, P. C. Floroh-er run out 2. G. D. Owen c Arnold b Beech 3, G. OkcU b heeoll 17. W. Gamon not, out 2, Dr T. Morttoll c Cat roll b Beech 0, F. Okell c Gal La id b Arnold 3, G. Okoll b Oallard 0, II. Love*»ay b Cal lard 0, ex- J l-rati 2. total 33. Nb;8To DLSTIUCT v. FORMBY.— At. Par!ti,-».te on Monday. Score: N-eston and District F. 0J. Gdling b Staines 105, F. Cramer Jvol.-erte b Tuok 0, Rev. G. M'Neile b Tuck 0, G. L. Vowpt-r b F. R.-mirw-r 1. M. T. Crainor Roberts c and b F. Riiumer 22, Denton ( Si-aiues b Tuck 10. T. A. Jennings b Tuck. 2, J. L. Barber run out 26, J. H. Gil- ling c Tuok b F. Rimmor 10, O. Rees b Staines 3. J. Johnson Houghton not out 4, ext ra«s 11, total 194. Form by H. Roughton tbw b Robert6 5. F. N Percival run out 26, Tuok b Hübert6 0, C. P. 1,(xs3 b G. L. Vesper 1. J. S. Staines o and b Robeitd 2, J. S. Rimmer b G. L. Vesper 2, T. Whitwo.t.h not out. 46, F. A. Rimmer c Gilling b Roberto 16, Dr. A. B. Sykes b Vosper 0, A. N. Jack c Barber b Roberts 28, J W. Svkes lbw b Rolwrt^ ix extras 9. total 138. WALLASEY v. NESTON.—At Parkgale on Sa-tu rday. Soore • ik. W. lieap o, J, Gill-rig b A. Gilling 26, G. A Tyrer b J'cbcrts 5, P. S. Boot<h c Gilliua; b Kirby 10, If. Hindis c Vos- per b Roberta 12. W. Hammond c F. Gilling b Vosper 33, G. W. Sleath Hot clIl 39. F. W. j Kobm^jn c T. Robeits b Vos-pur 0, ('lutton c Barrett b Vu-jpe:' 13, N. Me?dow-s c Hanghtcst b Vosper 13, H. P. Rigby c T. Roberts b Haughton 22, extras 11, 184. Neston F Kirby not out 55. F. G. Gilling b Heap 25, F. Cramer Roliertts c Hammond b Clutton 11. G. 1.. Vesper b Clutt.on 6. M. T. fi, Roberts c (-lutton b Heap 1. J. H. Gilling b Heap 4, A. H. Gilling c Hindie b Heap 6. Denton b C/li'.tton 0, J. Hatightott c Hammond b ellitt-oti 1, R. Barrett, b Clult-ori 1?. Uital 129. CAPT. HieYWOOI)-I,ONST)ALI,S -Xf. v. WHITCHURCH (SALOP).-At Shavington. I Score Whitchurcb H. Birch lbw b Henson 5, A. G. Eccleston c J. P. H.-Lonsdale b Amory 9, G. R. Eaton-Shore c and b Amory 9, T. G. Freeman at Gatensbury b Henson 3, W. H. Smith c Stephen- son b Ainory 0. A. Davies b Amory < J. 1,0. Yoting not out 7. R. Hughes st Gatensbury b Henson 5, W. Clay b Henson 4, J. M'Guinness c Stephenson b Amory 1, J. Hockenhull b Henson 0, extras 1, total 50. H.- L onsdale's XI. Capt. S. F. Gosling run S. F. (jol'\ling run out 4, H. V. Lane c Davies b Hockenhuil 0, 0. D. Fisher c Hughes b Hockenhuil 20, P. Stephenson b Hockenhuil 30, L. Heathcote Amory b Eaton- Shore 0, Capt. H.-Lonsdale c Freeman b Hocken- hull 8, Major E. R. Bradford not out 104, J. P. H.-Lonsda.le c Eaton-Shore b Freeman 16, F. Gatensbury b Hughes 17, G. Middleton b Eaton- Shore 7, Henson not out 16, extras 10, total 232. RAWARDEN v. BUCKLEY.-Played at Hawarden on Monday. Score :— Buckley: F K Mooro c Jones b Br&maH 33, T J Davison b Bramall 2, A Peters lbw b Hunter 2, W T Lindop b Bramall 2, H Percy c Sutcliffe b Hunter 8, J Lindop Ibw b Bramall 9, J Peter lbw b Hunter 8, H Lamb c Jones b Hunter 0, J W Williamson b Bramall 4, T Lindop b Hunter 1, T Roberts not out 5, extras 3. total 77. Hawarden H Long b J Peters 14, E Marshall b A Peters 5, H B Tollor c Roberts b Davison 40. Bramall (pro.) c W Lindop b A Peters 11, R Davies c F Moore b A Peters 4. J Hunter c T Lindop b Moore 1. C E Fox b Davison 0, J Jones b J Lindop 13, T Hunter c Moore b Lindop 12, N Sutcliffe b Lindop 4. Dr E B Roberts not out 6, extras 4, total 113. FIXTURES. The following matches will be played on the ground of the ifrst-named club to-day (Satur- day) Eaton Park Y. Boughton Hail Hawarden Park v. Liverpool Stioltert) Barrow v. Hoole Nekton v. Mr. Miller's XI. Aoliton Hayes v. Barnston Comber mere v. C^holmondeley Rainhill Asylum v. Buckley Tarporlcy v. Ince Tattenhall v. Whitchurch T ilrttono Lodge v. Bunbury Frodeham v. Runcorn Flint v. Moid Mai pas v. Eliesmere SECOND ELEVENS. Boughton Hall v. St. Marya Ist St. Mary's v. Eaton Park Hoole v. Military Staff Neston v. Aigburth Sandiway v. AAAton Hayes Buckley v. Chester Electric Light Works. CHESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Chester Gasworks v. St. John's