The final match between Australin and All England at the Oval has resulted in another draw, so that in the result England has won two of the five matches and three have been drawn It was particularly unfortunate that this last match could not have been played to finish, because it proved the most interesting of the sories, On the first innings England had a load of sixty-seven. The English Captain, the Hon. F. S Jackson, "declared" when six wickets had fallen in the second innings for 261, so that Australia had 329 to make in order to win.
The Westminster Hall Banquet, The last groat entertainment given to the French Northern Fleet, before it left England, was, as had been anticipated, in some respects the most interesting of the whole sories. Some five hundred hosts including a very largo number of peer members of the House of Commons, sat down to cellent cold collation provided. 'The tables were heaped with choice fruits and lavishly adorned with beautiful flowers, many of them sent from peers' and commoners' gardens and conservatories. Except for the costumes and jewels of the ladies who sat upon the steps rising up at the far end of the hall these wore the only de. corations, for it was felt that the noble proportions of King Rufus's hall would only suffer from any attempt at adornment. Moro than one of the speakers referred to the eight hundred years of history which were looking down on them from those walls; but as a matter of fact ry little of King Rufus's hall 1g; the hall, as we see it, dates from the last years of the reign of Richard Il. But even five hundred years is a very respectable ago.
The "Entente Cordiale."
There are abundant signs of the excellent effect which has been produced in France by the welcome which we accorded to their fleet. They cheerfully acknowledge that, splendid as was the reception given to our Atlantic Fleet at Brest, we eclipsed it at Portsmouth. At the same time there is, happily n0 dency to exaggerate the significance of the two events. At the Westminster Hall banquet both Mr. Balfour—who delivered an exceeiiugly graceful and effective speech—and Mr. John Morley—who seemingly was the spokesman of the next British Government—were most specific in their declaration that this display of friendship between Groat unsuccessful application for " summons had put together 124 for four wickets. Of course the draw was decidedly in favour of England; but as England in the second innings lost Maclaren, Hayward, and Fry for 48 runs, there was a late in the game when' the advantage appeared to be with Australia, and if the game had been played to a finish probably Australia would have made a botter show than in any previous tost match of this season. The hero of the sori has been Mr. Jackson, Ho tops the batting averages with a fraction over 70 per innings, and the bowling averages with under sixteen runs per wicket. He has made two centuries, and—what superstitious sportsmen regard as one of the greatest merits in a captain—ho has been supremely lucky in tossing, and has thus been able to put his side in first in every match.
A "Fashionable" Cause Celebre.
A most remarkable criminal case has come before one of the Bow Street Magistrates to-day. Many of your readers will probably remember theoo cases in which Mr. Hugh Watt, ex M. P. in the Liberal interest for the Camlachie Division of Glasgow, figured prominently, One was an action for slander brought by Mrs. Watt against Lady Violet Beauchamp, in which she got very heavy damaagos, which, however, were considerably reduced on appeal; the second was a suit for divorce brought against Lady Violet, who is a daughter of the Earl of Roden, by her husband, Sir Reginald Proctor-Beauchamp; and the third a divorce suit against Mr. Watt brought by his In both the divorce suits the petitioners were successful; and Mr. Watt has since married Lady Violet. Money matters have, however, brought him and his first wife into necessary communic tion of late, and that these matters have led to considerable ill-feeling was shown the other day when Mr, Watt made an
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