a man can make his mind up to this, he had far better remain at home, then come out here to grumble at his lot.

I will now briefly sum up the pros and cons, and form my decision. On the one side are the advantages of certain competence through life, and provision for one's widow and children after death; an excellent position while in this country, and, if ordinarily prudent, the means of retaining that position on retiring, and going home. Work of the highest importance and interest, and perhaps the best shooting in the world, as an amusement. To counterbalance this we have separation from all our ties in the old world, during 22 years of life. Early marriage at best an utter mistake, and a climate of great heat and discomfort.

To these disadvantages it may be argued that the separation from home and country is not so complete but that one can always keep up a connexion to a great extent, that marriage at 33 or thereabouts is quite early enough, and that the climate though hot is perfectly healthy if a man only takes proper precautions. Whether, then, is it better to toil all one's life at home, or to sacrifice a portion of it here to have rest after labour? Whether is it better to be at the beck and call of every man who may require one's services as a doctor or a lawyer at home, or to come out here and, after a few years of subordinate work, to rule a province? Whether is it better to dawdle one's life away uselessly at home, or to come out here, and by honour, justice, and vigour, serve one's country nobly and truly, and benefit thousand of one's fellow men? Can you ask the question twice? I say with truth that I most certainly do not repent having given up England and the English Life as led by five-sixths of the middle class, for the great and glorious work open to every man in the Civil Service of India. Camp Wagra, Broeali District.

The Marlborough Maich.

May 27 and 28, and, if necessary, 29 also, had been fixed for the days on which this match was to be played. It was, therefore, with no small terror that Cheltonians observed the disagreeable state of the sky at the close of the preceding week, and those of the more morbid temperament were fertile of dire prognostication: but the editorial foresight compelled us to believe that this year no

hindrance would stop the match being finished, and the sun making his appearance in his wonted form: by Wednesday the ground was in good run-getting order again. But our anxieties were renewed when on coming to College on Tuesday morning we were received with the tremendous news that 'Chandler has got the mumps;' afterwards the news was confirmed, and it was found that Wyatt, who was sought, was also stricken with the same malady. To add to these misfortunes R. S. Steuart, who would have been of great service in bowling, was unhappily unable to play, and on Tuesday morning Filgate contrived to make considerably worse an already sufficiently bad right-hand forefinger. In this emergency Graham was played, and the choice proved quite satisfactory.

At about 10.40 on Wednesday morning the match began, Gordon and Baggallay batting, Brice and Fox bowling. The first six overs resulted in two runs, but in Fox's fourth Gordon cut him for 4; Brice bowled three more maidens, and Fox had his revenge in his seventh over, Graham taking a chance from Gordon in the slips, I for 17. Gordon got 8, as did W. E. Leach, who came and went next, and who also hit a 4; Brice was just here in great form, his bowling up to Leach's wicket, which he got, being 41 balls, 2 runs, 8 maidens, and a wicket. After this Cummings came and got a 2 and a I off Brice's third and fourth balls, and was stumped prettily off Fox's second, 3 for 29. R. Leach, the captain, then made a stand along with Baggallay, the former getting Fox away for 5, and Baggallay making a splendid 'on' drive from a headball of Brice's, which got 6, one of the best hits of the match. Brice however, with the first ball of his next over got Leach, Fox taking the catch beautifully in the slips, 4 for 52. Next ball Brice bowled Beart by something very like a 'yorker,' and next over but one Graham caught Baggallay at long-on from the same bowling: Baggallay got 17 in good form, bar a propensity to fall over the wicket in playing back; 6 for 55 looked very bad, but Carlyon and MacGregor put on some, till, at 6-82, Brice bowled MacGregor for 16, including a 5 and 4 threes. Garnier was bowled by Wade at 121, and then Hodgson and Owen put on another 19; the latter got a big hit for 6 down the hill and through the railings off Wade, and was bowled by Fox with the score at 140, Hodgson being not out with a steadily got 23.

Brice's bowling was the most remarkable feature of the innings, as with the exception of his 23rd and 24th overs, which gave 12 runs, he bowled splendidly throughout, as indeed the analysis shows. Our fielding, with one or two exceptions, was rather wild, and not up to ordinary form: over-throws in the Marlborough

Match are not to be tolerated. In this as in the second innings Reid's wicket keeping was very good indeed, more especially in the taking of the bowling, and mention of Fox's catch should not be omitted. The innings was over by lunch time, and our Eleven did not begin until after that had been finished. Our innings began badly enough, with Bramwell, unluckiest of bats in this match, bowled in Hodgson's first over and Evans caught from the slows with the score at 3. After that there was considerable progress, and Filgate and Reid pulled the score up in grand form something in the way of Baker and Filgate last year, only on an increased scale. Both played the slows-which, by the way, troubled the Eleven as a rule remarkably little-consummately, and the score was at 128 when Filgate went, caught very cleverly by Baggallay from a cut off Gordon: we need not say what sort of an innings our great bat played, and it was the more gratifying to see him getting runs as his hand prevented him shining in that other department of the game where he is distinguished, viz., fielding. In his 63 were 2 fives, 3 fours, and 4 threes. Brice who came next put together 14, which included a 4, before he succumbed, and left the score at 161 for 4 wickets. Wise also stuck to it well, but at 172 Reid got wild, and was bowled by Cummings for such an innings as any one who played might have been proud of; Reid got 82 runs, and his first and last hits were fives; his other hits were 3 fours and 3 threes; his playing of the slows was more especially good, and it is no small deed for one to get 82 in such style in one's first Marlborough Match. His long innings, coupled with his brilliant wicket keeping, make him quite the phenomenon of this year's match. The next two men, Fox and Strachan, also got runs, and Fox's hand did not prevent him from making a very pretty 19, including a 4 down the hill; Strachan, too, played like a man, and stung before he died, for he drove Cummings mightily for 6, and succumbed next ball. Wise fell a victim to the vigilance of the wicket keeper, but put together 35 in his own form, including a 4, and so 8 wickets were down for 240. Fulton committed the same error with the slows and paid the penalty, but Wade and Graham put on another 10 between them, and the score had reached 251 when Wade was 1. b. w.

The Marlborough fielding was, as it always is, exceedingly good, few mistakes being made, and the ball picked up beautifully clean. The slows were a failure, on the contrary, but Cummings' analysis shows good results.

There being some time still left, Marlborough again went in, and at the drawing of the stumps had been unfortunate enough to

lose 4 good wickets for 25 runs-Gordon falling a victim to the wily Fox, Baggallay being very well caught by Strachan, W. E. Leach being stumped, and Carlyon being caught by the long stop. Next day, after 8 wickets had fallen for 69 (Brice caught Mac Gregor finely from his own bowling), it seemed improbable that the innings would be saved; but it was, by the resolute and good batting of Leach and Garnier, who brought the score to 105 before Leach went for a very good innings of 45. Leach played in good as well as effective form, and his innings included 3 fives, one a really beautiful hit to cover point. After this Owen and Garnier also were hard to move, and both hit merrily and played steadily until at 148 Filgate was put on, and, as the analysis will show, distinguished himself, Owen being caught at the wicket for 28, Garnier being not out with a good and serviceable 36, in which 3 fives appear. It will be observed by the careful that there were but 2 extras this innings.

Thirty-eight runs being wanted to win, Bramwell and Evans got them, and showed that they regarded their couple of units in the first innings as a mistake. We need say nothing more about the match, as those who witnessed it can judge for themselves, and those who did not will hear from other sources. It seemed merely evident that our Eleven was the strongest both in batting and in bowling, and equally that Marlborough was in fielding. The weather was all that could be desired; and though we hear the pitch much abused, we confess that we cannot attribute the result of the match in any degree to it. Our Eleven does not ordinarily play on a very bad pitch, and it got 251 runs on this one. Lillywhite, we would inform our readers, has marked his recognition of the good play of Reid by the presentation to him of a guinea bat; he has also presented Brice with a ball for his good bowling in the match, and Filgate with a bat for run-getting in practice field days. In return, in the name of the School, we would mark our recognition for the invaluable services he has rendered to the Eleven, by congratulating him on having players grow up under his tuition of such a kind that in no school eleven of the year probably is united better school batting, bowling, and wicket keeping than that we have witnessed from Filgate, Brice, and Reid.