nine o'clock
The fifth-form examinations were over last week , and upon them have followed the speeches , and the sixth-form examinations for exhibitions ; and they too are over now . The boys have gone to all the winds of heaven , except the town boys and the eleven , and the few enthusiasts besides who have asked leave to stay in their houses to see the result of the cricket matches . For this year the Wellesburn return match and the Marylebone match are played at Rugby , to the great delight of the town and neighbourhood , and the sorrow of those aspiring young cricketers who have been reckoning for the last three months on showing off at Lord 's ground . The Doctor started for the Lakes yesterday morning , after an interview with the captain of the eleven , in the presence of Thomas , at which he arranged in what school the cricket dinners were to be , and all other matters necessary for the satisfactory carrying out of the festivities , and warned them as to keeping all spirituous liquors out of the close , and having the gates closed by nine o'clock . The Wellesburn match was played out with great success yesterday , the School winning by three wickets ; and to-day the great event of the cricketing year , the Marylebone match , is being played . What a match it has been ! The London eleven came down by an afternoon train yesterday , in time to see the end of the Wellesburn match ; and as soon as it was over , their leading men and umpire inspected the ground , criticising it rather unmercifully .