[one vase week has been dull andsomewhatuneventful. The weather waxed warmer up to the 2nd instant, and became very close. A thunderstorm of a very mild type yesterday morning cooled the air for a tint-, bub on the sun breaking vut a little Ister the thermometer rose "vain rapidly. It is wet again this morning and hot and steamy the sort of weather we would alleseape from if we could.
THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIO; The final in the contest for the Lawn Tennis Championship was to have been played. this afternoon on the Cricket Ground by Messrs. H. Pinckney and 'A. Cox, but the rain has been failing near: ly all day and the ground is a swamp at the manrent, fo the event cannot come off think it needs no prophet to spot the winner, but of course accidents do happen. Bar them, Pinckney is a long way the better player, and should carry off the cup.
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