MELBOURNE NEWS.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1670, 19 April 1862, Page 3

MELBOURNE NEWS.

Sir William Don died somewhat suddenly at Hobart Town on the 19th March. He had been in indifferent health for some time, but almost up to the fatal termination of his illness, he appeared nightly on the stage. Mr. George Cobbin is erecting a new theatre in Bourke-street, close to the Eastern Market. In the course of the next month, the railway between Geelong and Bailaraat will be opened for traffic. Engines now pass along the line from end to end. THE LAST MATCH OF THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN'. The Argus of March 25th. says: the match between the Eleven of England and twenty two of Victoria, which was commenced on Thursday last, was brought to a close yesterday evening. The, termination has surprised every one* after the play exhibited by the Victorians on Saturday, inasmuch as, supposing it were arranged to play out the match—which it is not —the Victorians would not in all probabilitv be beaten except by a small majority, if indeed by that. When the stumps were drawn on Saturday, the game stood thus:—Victorian first innings 140: All England, 218; Victorian second innings (part played), 89 or leaving a balance of eleven to the credit of the colony, with five wickets to go down. The balance was increased to seventy-four by the admirable play of Thompson, A'Beckett, Conway, and O'Mullane, and the total score was 151. The eleven went in promptly, and when the wickets were drawn, at six o,clock, the telegragp snowed 7—8—63. The game has been pronounced a draw by the Victorian captain, and he has no doubt very good reasons lor so doing, being an old cricketer, and well acquainted with the custom on such occasions.- The decision has met with some opposi tion, but chiefly from those who had betted large sums upon the result.

The All England Eleven were to sail for England on the 26th.