The Minutes of last Meeting are read, confirmed, and signed by the Chai and Secretary, and passed for publication, Cash Statement, for week ending 16th instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry payments are signed.
Seward Road Eztension,—A letter fom Dr. Yates, who has taken this extension in is read, stating that the matter had such portion of the road as had been already acquired was ordered to be either metalled or laid out.
Aviary in Public Garden.—An_ appl tion by the Garden Committee for build an Aviary in Public Garden, to with regret the Buffum, late Overseer of or are proposed to be made to secure the Bund line from of foreshore beyond the line, Scorcw v. ENoLIsH, Play commenced at 11 a.m. on Monday, Scotland having won the toss, elected to field, Tarnbull urrows were: and right well the it, Burrows pi 8 good free hitting innings of 26, Turnbull played carefully for his 14, and was caught at deep square leg-—Percival was also " victim the same place. Aubert contributed 31 by hard hitting and ru Waller succumbed to the firat alow. Ogle and Souper, however, treated the field to wuch leather hu ing from the same bowling.
Souper played a remarkably a for 54, Gore-Booth were the first the former being wat hit one to mid on, which was secu d. Manson hit freely, and backed by a little Inck knocked up 29. Gore-Booth was bowled by " very curl one; efter playing cautlowaly for 26 Gookrane had ovmmpiled 24, when he was run out. Anderson hit at everything and placed one near the Pavilion, which was secured. Arbuthnot played' very good cricket for his 29, and was Fust man out, closed for 155, a much larger was generally expected would when "ply perfect for Cricket, and the ground was in perfect ord The play did not justify of a good fight which wash by the result of English completely eclipse score, and the Scotch falling very short of theirs. The English succeeded in scoring 308 before the last wicket fell, adversat 345 to mal Phe Scotch therefore wont in very depressing luck. Their ber fell quickly for small scores, was oon apparent that the only hope was of ud till "dusk, and drawing the But this gradual funded away, of the team took opportunity leaving the ground about the middle of the innings, to lower the flag half mast ax an appropriate reference to the state of their prospects. The last wicket fell at about " quarter before 6, for 55. The sides were unevenly matched from the beginning, and the betting was heavily in favour of the English; but it is always a pity to let a customary match fall through, and the Scotch d credit for coming up to th could afford to et Millet, dorment tirent, alors neume Vice-Prési-dent clu Con La aéance eat levee. that the Taotai was unwilling to render any assistance at present.
It was decided to wait for a fortnight before taking any further steps; meantime ahead on the aries, Play was begin a0 Burrows and Caldhec after 1L woing first to the wickets; the latter made 2. and single and was then caught at lou
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