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CRICKETERS' REGISTER.
Single Wicket Match, between Letby of York and
Busby of Bedale. - This much talked of match was
played on Monday last, an the new ground behind
North-street Walls, York. Mr. J. Simpson, of
York, was umpire for Letby, and Mr. Bowman, of
Bedale, for Busby. The fluctuations in betting
during the game were great - at the commence-
ment, 5 to 4 was offered freely on Letby. Busby's
play as a batsman is below mediocrity, consequently
he cannot maintain his wicket long ; but his terrific
jerking renders it almost impossible for any one to
stand against it. He therefore depends not on his
ability to obtain a great score, but to prevent his
opponent from doing so. Letby having won the
toss, put in Busby, who, after obtaining three runs,
was bowled out. The game was now considered a
dead certainty, and 6 to 4, 2 to 1 , and even 3 to 1,
were offered on Letby. He went in, and a very
few bowls convinced his warmest backers that
small as the score was, it would take some time
getting against the common shots of Busby ; the
third volley he wounded his man, taking the skin
off his knuckles ; the sixth discharge carried away
the stumps of "Ebor's Champion" without a run,
which made the dead certainly men look rather
blue. The odds now changed to 2 to 1 on Bedale,
whose "Lion" again went out for two runs. Bet-
ting now was even, Busby having most backers.
The gunner again went to work and fired with
such precision as to render it all but impossible for
any man to play thus forward. Letby, however,
was more successful in his first innings - he played
with greater spirit and quickness, at the same time
maintaining his usual caution. He had six runs to
obtain to win, and these he scored in fine style
from 17 balls. The assemblage was the most nu-
merous and respectable ever on the ground. The
following is a statement of the game : -
Busby's first innings - balls, 7 ; hits, 5 ; runs, 3 ;
bowled out.
Second ditto - balls, 6 ; hits, 4 ; runs, 2 ;
bowled out.
Letby's first innings - balls, 6 ; hits, 6 ; runs, 0 ;
bowled out.
Second ditto - balls, 17 ; hits, 13 ; runs, 6 ; not
out.
Mary-la-Bonne versus St. John's Wood. - On Mon-
day the Mary-la-bonne gentlemen again entered the
field at Lord's, with eleven of the St. John's Wood
Club. The match throughout proved exceedingly
interesting, the Mary-la-bonne Club winning by 24
runs. There were a number of fashionables on the
ground, among whom we noticed Lord Suffield and
family, and many o'her distinguished supporters of
cricket. Lord Hillsborough in the second innings of
the St. John's Wood Club was absent, otherwise
the match, no doubt, would have been a still closer
one. Mr. Kynaston scored 34 ; he was in excellent
play. In the second inning Captain Sullivan and
Mr. Buller made an admirable display. The latter
commenced with fetching five by one hit, and was
going on with almost equal excellence when he was
run out. Sir H. Cotton played very spiritedly, and
in his second innings scored 12, with four hits. The
St. John's Wood Club commenced their innings by
putting in Messrs. Elt and Smeed. Some more than
ordinary good batting ensued, which was continued
for some time. Mr. Abdy also added considerably
to the score ; but the other gentlemen were not so
fortunate. - Bell's Life in London, June 1.
A match was played on Twyford Down, on Wed-
nesday, between eleven players of Winchester and
eleven of Alresford, for twenty-two sovereigns ; but,
owing to an accident, it was not played out. At the
conclusion of the first innings the Winchester men
had scored 80 runs, and the Alresford 121. In the
second innings the Winchester had scored 38 runs
with only two men out, when one of the Alresford
men of the name of Privett, received a violent
blow from the ball, upon which one of the Winches-
ter men, by the name of Purchase (then taking his
innings), ran forward to his assistance, and was
instantly put out for leaving his wicket. This was
considered by the "Wintonians" as an undue advan-
tage, to which they could not submit. The Alresford
men persisted, however, that Purchase should go
out ; but no other man would take his bat, and there
ended the play. - [According to the rules of the
game, the player was out ; and the umpire having
acknowledged such to be the fact, the Winchester
party were bound to continue the game, however
"harsh" the conduct of their opponents might
appear. In not doing so, they lose the match.] -
Bell's Life in London, June 1.
The Oaks Stakes' of 50 sovs. eacli, 96
subs. wXs.won by Pussey, an outsider, on
the 30th of May. The following account
is from Bell's Life : — -' , ?. ,. , .,_.
Belting!— The odds' on the. bieakii|g-u|) , of the
ring were as follows :— 5 to 2 agst. Coiilloii (ttken',
7 to 3 n-ist. Louisa, 13 to 2 ajjst.'- May Dny, 9 to I
agst. Pickle, 11 to. 1 agst.' Ziilinia, 20 ip I agst.
Hnsscy; 40 to 1 agst.- l-eHglitt'iil,'.'4fl''t6.'.i' agst.
Rosalie, and '50' to 1 aj-st.1 Slight ;';'8Cttrc'ely, % any'
thing done about the last three. I'litaey only came
into the betting on the moi iiing of the race.
' Tlie s|ieculation on this stake wag heavy at filr
and starts; but taken from : its coniinenccinenL-ru
the fin'uli, did not receive a tiihe bestowed on the
Uer'ljy. Mr. Uralker- marc, Cotillon, was backetl
to a jarjie amount on the strength of her two-year
old r'uhujtig, whUli was undoubtedly, very superior ;
it id admitted, however, that she «ns a little off in
the early pat t of the year, and, aa . ii consequence,
short of work':::Hmanj 'bciiig imliiced^by this to bet
against her. Mr. Walker backed her at 25 to 1,
and at the intermediate prices, till -she reached 7 to
1 to win £30,000— hedged at 4 to 1,, and stood the
winning of £10,000 or £12,000 to the losing of
nothing. Velocity belonging to tlie same gentle
tlin n u'iia ? it tli a , flatf b Ittt t txrrhl* a li.kt*-lni»n 4V-a«-
clnys ago, Mr. Walker, by a kind ot Jatality,' hav
ing pievioiisly liad two promising Derby colu put
hort de combat, viz. Delirium, .who broke : his hoof,
and Alaiic, who died last year! 'J lie gt eat strength
vf Cooper's stable, at the close ot'. the last season,
and li.er race for the Pi endeigast, placed Rosalie
in a iiroiniiient position in the odds, and she found
plenty of support eis; the' Spring »uiiHine;, how
ever, upsetting all calculations, founded on- the
ipsults of the October Meetings, sent her to Hie
right about, -Lord UernerV tilly n!)in:j up Hie,
vacancy in the betting ns second favourite, with
strong public recommendations. '? Forth's lot was
powerful in number, - and. had- several backets';
Pickle, too, had been so well preserved during
tlip winter, that her friends anticipated she. would
be enabled to give her opponents pepper as well as
mu&tard. Lord.Jevsey's Flycatcher, a fine racing
like filly, wns highly, spoken of, but w tut ami»s,
and did not start. The field was much smaller
than was expected a few days since. ? ? '
At half-past two, the lot were mounted for start
ing, but it was. not until after three that they got
off, owing to the rcstivencss of Cotillon, who
jumped over the ropes twice, capered about, and
evinced any thing rather than a disposition to face
her horses ; the Slight Hlly was alsi- very fid getty ;
so lliat between the two, the starter hail no little
trouble to get them away. On ?going ofT, Nell
G wynne took the lead, followed by Piddle Paddle,
Kosalle, and Louisa, in the rear of whom wtre
Pickle, Ztilima, May Dny, Jenny Mills rillv, Co
tillon, Pussey, flight, and Delightful, lying in a
ruck. In this order they weut till near the turn,
where Nell Gwynne gave up the lend to Itosnlln,
and diopt astern, Rosalie carried it on round
Tuttenham Corner, where she also fell off, the
riimihiK being taken up by Louisa, with May Dav
well up with her, nnd l'ickk- at the IhUci's quar
ters; behind these were Zulimn, Jenny Mills,
Delightful, and Slight. Cotillon here endeavoured
to get to the front, ran a few strides, i.nd stopt;
Sister to Inihar and Sultana filly were beaten at
the same time. Half way between the road nnd
the distance post, Moyce, who was on May Day,
found his mare falter, and Wheatley declares that
he heard the bone snap: she dropt instantly, hav
n« broken her near fore leg short in two, tho hone
being protruded thruiigh the skin, by which alone
the limb hung together. Uoycc was thrown forwnrd
on his head, but escaped unhurt. It is n providen
tial circumstance that the mare was running next
the rails insidp, or the hindmost horses could not
possibly have avoided her; as it was, Pickls and
Deligli'irtil had wime tliflieitlty to got out ofthe way.
On geniiiK ch-nr of -May Day, Loi»i*n was by lif c
seltV Pickle being successively pa-sed by the .louny
Millsliily, Ziilimu, Slight, and Dcligh fill, 1'nssey
k.upiug aloof till near the Grand Situncl, bill, all
the time evidently havinij the r.tcc in h ind. Site
now r.'m by Lmha, matt won very cleverly liy a
length. Louisa was second,' Jeiiny . Mills tliiril,
Zulima fonith, Sl:j»ht fifth. Pickle, nnd ^e'i^htful
running in so closn together, that it i-t doubtful
which was sevptitli. Thn others cnine liume in a
body, with the exvcjiiion of Sultana auil Ki»ter tn
Ililli.ir, « ho wei o tailed oft'. We should stute, tliut
?nt lbs time of the ncci-l-;ut ^l»y Day was piiilin^
hard, ami looking mare like, a winner lliiiu nny
otltor horse in the raci1.; she wus killed as soon its
she could be. «ot o(T the course, nud on our roud
home we passed her in a knacker's cart. The pace
wiis inoderutf for the first two hundred yariN, but
afterward.s becunic very good. \l lu*n tlin result
. of Ilia race whs piononnccd, Mr. Cosby, ulioi.nn
'general favourite, wns cheered by- the imbU-meu
and gentlemen in Ihc tit own ill's hlfiiul ; lie. wins
i'oODO by beis.the stakes iifttii-j» him £2.'i25 mn e.
? l'ussey liiu it very bad niiiru last season, recoiving
' lumps of weight' .from horses of the same year,'
without being able to get her head in front Tim
great inipiovcmunt in her form iliu-s threat credit to
her trainer, i\Ir. W. Dny, and will help to reniovn
the existing projudicc ngninst Ascot lion 111 as a
training ground. She is got by Pollis out of Valve
byUob Boby out of 'Wire, Suiter to Whalebone by
'Waxy out of' Penelor.e, -S:c. &c.
VThenttendnnce on Thursday, to see tho race for'
tho .Derby Stakes, was the ' most numerous nnd
TiishionubltJ tliut has been known in Kjisom for many
yeajvs.r'jn addition to tho names ulreudy mentioned
'there wpropresentr— the Prince? of Snxe Coburgv
'Duke do Kichelieu, Mr. Charles Lnfutte, Duko nnd
Duchess of Cleveland, Murqiiissniid Mnrchioness of
Tnvistock, Karl nnd Countoss of Wilton, I'.url of
Albeihurle. Sir Jnmes Gruhiun, Sir Chnrlos Manners
Sutton/Mr. E. G. Stanley, and the Kurl of iMul
grnve. . , ? - :
. Tho raco commenced at a ([uaiter past three, nnd
the following horses started, —
Mr. liutson's Plennipotentiary, by EinilHus ; Duke
of Cleveland's Shillelagh, by St. Patrick ; Lord
Jersey's Ulencoe, by Sultan ; Mr. Wiitt's b. c. '
Jinbustes, by Blstcklock ; Sir i\f. Wood's' brother to
Murpessn, -by Mulev; (Vlr. A'nte's ch. c. Uentley,
by Uuzzard ; Captain Gardner's br. c. by Whale
bone; Duke of Rutland's br. c. by Bizarre, out of
young Bnrossu ; Sir CJ. Hemheote's b. c. Nisus, by
Velocipede; Lord Oxford's c. 'Paris,- by Waterloo;
.Mr. Greatrex's br. c. by .Lottery, out of i'riillu; fllr.
Saddler's b. c. Defensive, by Defence ; Mr. Cosby 's
b. c. Stradbally, by Reveller; Mr. Hoiildsworth's
b.-c. Darius, by Sultan ; Captain Hunter's ch. c.
Alurotlo, by .Citistuvus ; Air. Gully's gr. c. ? Viator,
by Stumps ; Duke, of Grnfton's ch. c. Olympic, by
lleveller; i\lr. MilU's brother to Knte, by Ltipdojj ;
Lord Lowther's c. by Hoveller, out of Trictrac ; Jlr.
JC. Peel's ch. c. Noodle, by iiodlamite; Mr. W.
Kdwards's b. c. Intriguer, by Reveller; Duko of
Cleveland's b. c. Cuiirdinn, by Cutton.
? The stakes wore 50 sovereigns each, h. ft.; colts,
8st. 21'*. Mile und a half. Second horse to receive
100 guineas, nnd the winner to pay 100 sovereigns
towards tho cxpouces of Police officers. ISM sub
scribers. ,
No rube since the famous one between Cudlund,
the Colonel, nnd 'Zingunee, hns excited so much
interest. The betters from ihe North backed liu
bastes heavily. There were mnny nlso who bet on
Shillelagh.' Plenipotentiary, Shillelagh, nnd G'lencoe
were the chief Ncwmurket' favourites. Just before
the nice begun, the butting stood ns follows :
5 to 2 ugiiinst Plenipotentiary. '
3 to-1 ? Shillelagh (taken.)
? 7 to 1— ? Uubnstes
10 to 1 — ? : Glencoe.
. 18tol— : ? — 'Comet.'
20 to 1 — ? Bentley.
-.- 25 to 1 — ? Intriguer. ?
2o to X — ; — Defensive.
2:- to 1 ? : — Jjrjther to Afarpessa.
50 lo J. ? ? Viator.
, CO to 1' ? ? ? Unrosa.
Thero wns five false starts, but nt last tho horses
got off pretty well together. Glencoe nnd IMenipo
being first oflV:they ran togethor a few yards, when
Couoily gradually stopped his horsu till Intriguer,
Darius, Puris, brother to Kate; und Strndbnlly, inter
venedy between him nnd Glencoe. Shillelagh lay
more forward than is usutil with Chifney, who had
a well-founded drend of-PIcnipotentiarv : Bubutes
wns also up with the foremast horacs, but never
mnde any show in front. In the above order they
went nt n good pneo till nenr the mils, where Pleni
potentiary was lying in sido, the six or seven horses
first named being so placed that he wns left only the
fillnir'n nf' oririMr rniind flinill ni* irnifino* till lliot* enlif ?
this opportunity was afforded him buforo hu renched
tho turn, and he immediately dashed through the
opening, coming round .the corner behind Darius,
who was next to -Intriguer and Glencoe, thn two
leading horses. ' Hera Shillelagh and lientley began
to ge'tnioro forward, nnd the pnee became exceed
ingly severe A t the rpnd , Darius dropped oft', and
Plenipotentiary, passing' Intrigues, went up to Glen
coe's quarters, ran with him till ho found that he wns
ben ten, and Chifner coming up, went right n-hond
halfway up the distance, and won in a canter by
two lengths. '811111610511 defeated Glenuoo about
half ii length, tho hitter beating lientley by n length ;
Intriguer was fifth,.:J-arius 'iixth, nnd behind these
were Uubtntos^iUid Morotto.'; The first horses beaten
were Guardian' 'and 'brother'.'-' to Marpcssh, nor did
Unrrosa, Paris, Strndbnlly, Nisus. Trullu, Comot,
^-roodle, brother to Kato. or Trio rac cut a much
bettor figuro nt the finish; Olympic, Vintor, and
Defensive, were in the middle, but all were benten
off frcm tho first three or four.
'The result, therefore,- was the following.
Plenipotentiary.. ? 1
Shillelagh.'. ...... ? ... ..'.' 2
??'?' ';' G^encoo. . . . ? .' ? 3 ?
The.pthers were not placed. .
'I tie satisfactory to' udd,' saith tho Turfhistorian,
'? that it was a true-run' Iionest race, that the best
liorse won, and that the two favour.tes were first
and second. Plenipotentinry was the ' gentleimm's
horse,' — that is, he was' backed lo large amounts by
nearly the whole of the noblemen und gentlemen who
nre in the habit of attending tho Newmarket meet
ings; nnd -his running proves that he is what Mr.
Batson always declared him to be — the finest nnd
best horse thnt has been seen on tho English turf for
muny yenrs. Mr. Batson wins about £5000 in ud
dilion to the stakes, which amount to £3-100 clenr.'
Tlio3e who have backed Plenipotentiary for the
St. Leger will be glad to hear that he is not to be
sold, on any terms whatever.
The* winner of the Oaks was originally pur
chased for about seventy pounds, nnd thought to be
no great- ' c'ntch.'* ...
' .Count M. won a tlionsntid on the Dorby ; this is
as it bliould be, one 'Plenipotentiary bacUing
another. c ' ,
eonelly*»=ride fur .tlie' Derby has netted him
nearly a thousand pounds. Mr. Batson stood three
hundred. . . ; ? ?-.-??.?
'Ilie'Chifneys are stated to have declared it as
their belief, that Shilclnh is a better liorse than
Priam,' and that Plenipo is a stone better tlmn anv
oilier horse of his age 1 ? ? : ' *
Strndbnlly is declnred by the pnrty to have bcpn
tiicdTlb. better than Pussey ! U'hat must Plenipo
be ? - - ' ?
?The Standard gives with glowing expressions of
pious gratitude, an account of u speech supposed to
have been delivered by the King in roply to a con
gratulatory address presented to him pn Wednesday
by the Archbishops of Canterbury aud Armagh.- The
Standard believes that the following were tho very
words of the King, but does not mention tho nnme of
tho reporter.
' 1 have been, by the circumstances of my life,
nnd by oonviction, led to support toleration to the
utmost extent of which it is justly capable ; but to
leration must not be suffered to go into licentious
ness ; it hns its bounds, which it is ray duty nnd
which I nm resolved to maintain. I am, from the
deepest conviction, attached to the' puro Protestant
faith which this Church, of which I tun tho temporal
head, is tho human means of diffusing nnd preserving
in this land.. . ' . .
' 1 cannot forget whnt wns the course of events
thnt plnood my family on tha throne which I now
Jill. These events were consummated in n revolu
*tion which was rendered necessary, and wns affected,
not, ns has sometimes been most erroneously stated,
merely for tho sake of the temporal liberties of tho
people, but for the preservation of their religion. It
wns for the defenco of tho religion of tho country
thut wivs made the settlement of the crown, which has
placed me in the situation that I now fill ;
nnd thut the religion, nnd tlie church of
Knplnud nnd Ireland [Ireland with peculiar empha
sis,] the prelates of which nre now before me.it is
my fixed purpose, determination, and resolution to
nmiutain.
' The present nishops, f anv quite satisfied (fund
mm rojoictnl toheur from them und from all, tlio same
of the clorgy in-goiier.il under . their governance,)
h:ive never been excelled at uuy period of the history
of our church bv any of their predecessors in learn
ing, piety, or zeal, in the disehnrge of ihoir high
duties. If there nrn any of the inferior arrangements
in the ili-icipliiH) of the church, which, however, _ I
greatly doubt — [the expression of doubt was again
delivered by his Alajesty with great emphasis] — that
require nmsndment, I have no distrust of tho readi
ness and ability of the prola'es now before me to
correct such things ; and to you, I trust, they will
bo loft to correct, with your authority unimpaired and
umlmckled.
'? I trust it will not ho supposed that I am speak
ing to you n speech which I have got by heart. So,
I urn declaring to you my real nnd genuine duuiiments.
I hnve almost completed my (i!)th yenr ; and though
ble.ssod by God with n very rare measure of health,
not having known what siclcufm is for some yenrs,
vet I do not blind mpaulf to the plain nnd evi 'ont
truth, that increase of yenrs must tell largely upon .
me when sickness shall coino. I cannot, therefore,
expect that I -shall be very long in this world.
It is under this impression thnt I tell you,
thnt while I know thnt tho law of tho land consider
it impossible that I should ilo wrong — that while 1
know there is no earthly power which can call me to
account — this only makes me. the more deeply sensi
ble of the responsibility und*r which I -stand to thnt
Almighty Being, before whom we must nil one day
appear. When that day shall come, you will know
whether 1 am sincere in the declaration which,! now
make, of fir.n attachment to- t!is church, nnd resolu
tion to maintain it. ? . :
' I hhvp spoken more strongly than usual, hecnuso
of unhappy circumstances that have forced themsolvcs
upon the observation of all. 'Tho threats of those
who nre enemies of the church, make it the more
necessary for thuso who fpel their duty to that
church to spenk out. The words which you hour
from me nre indeed spoken by my mouth, but they
flow from my lipnrt.' ? '
The Standard ndds — .
' His Majesty wns affected to tears during the
delivery of this declaration, aud concluded the inter
view by inviting the prelates to partake of tho Holy
Communion with him ut the chapel royal on Tuesday
the 22d of June.'
Effects of a bad Cold.— Mr. Crockford lost £18OO
on the Derby and Oaks, from his having such a
bad cold on the Oaks day as to be unable to make
himself heard when he wished to lay against
Pussey.
"What brute is that, John?" asked a gentle-
man of Day, as he was entering his mare just
before starting for the Oaks. "Pussey, Sir; and
I'll take your five and twenty ponies to one that
she wins. " "Done,'' eagerly replied the gentle-
man, thinking it a good thing, but "honest John"
shoved bis head in first mid nibb'ed the cash.
All-is Iuvernrity, of the Theatre lioynl, Covont
Guvdon, wasmari-it-il in Jn:n», at St. Giles's Church, -
to .Mr. Marty n, of the same Theatre.
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