London, 7th August.
The Government has been twice defeated in the House of Lords by a majority of fifty in Committee on the Trish Land Bill. It is believed that the Government will be compelled to shelve the measure to prevent a conflict between the Lords and Commons, and Richardson refused to play in Monday's Australian Test Match at the Oval, unless their pay were doubled, The Surrey Club refused to accede to their demand, and remodelled the eleven.
The action of the players is generally condemned.
THE STRIKE OF THE PLAYERS, London, 11th August, Richardson, Abel, and Hayward have withdrawn their demand for double pay, and are included in the team, which further comprises Dr. Grace, Peel, Hearne, Jackson, Lilley, Prince Ranjitinhji, Wynyard, and MacLaren, Rain prevented play until 5 o'clock yesterday at the Oval. England made sixty-nine runs for one wicket, Dr. Grace being out for twenty-four rans,
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