AUSTRALIA CRICKETERS. London, July 30th.

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AUSTRALIA CRICKETERS. London, July 30 th.

The Australians have commenced a match against eighteen of the Alexandra Club at Crowe, in Cheshire. The Australians went in first, and scored 94 runs. The Home team then went in, and were disposed of for 37 runs. At the close of the day's play the Australians, in their second innings, had lost one wicket for 16 runs. July 30th. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, play could not be resumed yesterday in the match between the Australian Eleven and 18 of the Alexandra Club at Crowe, in Cheshire. The Australians in their first innings scored 94 runs. The Home team in their first innings were all disposed of for 35 runs. Spofforth took nine wickets. The match, was continued to-day. The Australians in their second innings had lost two wickets for 61 runs. Owing to yesterday's rain the wicket was very dead. July 31st. The match was resumed to-day, the Australians continuing their inning*. They were all disposed of for 257 runs. Blackham was caught for 49 runs. In the second innings of the Home team three wickets have been lost for 29 runs. The attendance was only moderate. The match was drawn in favour of the Australians. London, August 2nd. The cricket match, Australians versus the Gloucestershire County team, at Clifton, was commenced to-day. The attendance at the match was very large throughout the day. The Australians went in first, and were all out for 110 runs, M'Donnell being caught for 42 runs. The Home team then went in for their first innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day, had lost six wickets for 120 runs. — , « The following messages have been pub« lished in Melbourne papers to hand by the s.s. Albion, at the Bluff:— (Special to the Melbourne Age ) London, July 19th. A match has been arranged, to be played in September next, between the Australian Eleven and eleven of the beßt cricketejß in England. A good deal of interest is attached to the proposed match. Much surprise has been created in London fashionable circles by the announcement that a marriage has been arranged between the Baroness Burdett-Coutts and Mr Ashmead Barlett, the member for Eye. The baroness la 66 years of age, an! is considerably older than her intended husband. Mr Barlett whs elected in the Conservative interest at the late general election, and is one of the new members of Parliament. The Princess Louise, wife of the Marquis of Lome, Governor- general of Canada, is in a very delicate state of heilth. She is suffering from the effects of the sleigh accident which occurred some time ago. The shock to her nervous system is now exhibiting itfelf. She has been ordered by her medical advisers to Germany. She will leave Canada immediatelj, and will be accompanied by her brother, Prince Leopold, who has relinquished his intention of making a tour of the United States. The Hydaspes, ship, 2093 tons, Captain B. S. Babotj bound from London to Melbourne, was run into by the Centurion, screw steamer, 1178 tons, off Dungeness, and sank. The latter vessel proceeded on her voyage, and the extent of damage sustained by her is not known. Madame Skobeloff, mother of the celebrated Russian general, Michael Skobeloff, now in command of the Central Asian expedition, has been murdered at Tohegrin, a town in the district of Kiev, The husband of the deceased, as well as the son, is an officer of distinction in the Russian army. The outrage is attributed to the system of terrorism adopted by the Nihilists. The principal assassin having been recognised, he ' was pursued, but he committed Buicide to avoid arrest. The others engaged in the | murder have been captured. There are ominous signs of war in the Bal« kan Peninsula. The Government of Bulgaria are massing troops on the Roumelian frontier, with the apparent object of securing possession of the Bulgarian provinces south of the Balkans. Remonstrances have been addressed to the Bulgarian Government on the subject. July 20bh. The Baroness Burdett-Coutfcs publishes a denial of the statement made in the Press of her intended marriage with Mr Ashmead Barlett, the member for Eye, which is considered a hoax. At the Wimbledon meeting to-day the Queen's Prize was won by Private Ferguson, a native of Argyle, Scotland. July 21st. Intelligence has been received from the Cape that the disaffection caused among the Basuto tribes by the determination of tho Cape Government to enforce the surrender of arms has resulted in on open rebellion of the natives. L9tsie, one of the principal chiefs, has advised his people to give up their guns, but his example has not been generally followed. Prompt measures have beent^ken for the suppression of the outbreak. July 22nd. The proposal to ereot the memorial to the Prince Imperial at Westminster Abbey has

been abandoned, consequent upon the pro* nounced disapproval of the House of Com. mons. Her Majesty the Queen, however, has aanctioned the establishment of the memorial at Windsor, her consent being given upon the ground that the Prince was killed whilec fighting under the English fUg, and also as a token of personal esteem and friendship for the afflicted mother, the Empress Eugenic. An almost in credible but well-authenti-cate d story is reported from New York. Dr Tanner, a member of the medical profession of that city, avowing hia belief in the possibil ty of sustaining human life without food for much beyond rhe ordinarily accepted time, ban undertaken to attempt; the task of fastiDg for 40 d»ys. His proposal was accepted, and nrrangeavnts were made for a thoroughly Hci-mtific teafc. Dr Tanner ha 1 ! already fasted for2s ilavs without takingf sod of any description. He has been moct strictly watched by qual.fied persons, and the ufcmoit precaution takf-n to gua'd against deception. He id much wetker, but is skill hopeful of accomplishing the 40 days. Toe experiment has excited intense interest among the medical profession and the public generally. At Wimbledon tbe Irish team won the Elcho Challenge Shield. (Special to the Melbourne Argus.) London, July 23rd. "From information received at tbe Foreign Office it is believed that the llusao-Ohinese difficulty may be amicably settled. It is rumoured at Sc. Petersburg that the Turcomans h.»ve ciptured and beheaded (xsncral Skobeloff, the commander of the LiussUn expedili >n sent against them. Madame Skobploff, who waa recently murdered n<-ar PhilippopoJi", wai Treasurer of the Pan-Slavic Cause, ani as such, carried Urge sums of money about with. her. It is now supposed this plunder was the cause of the assignation. The outlook in regard to Turkey becomes more gloomy, especially in connection with, the Greek and Bulgarian difficulties.