From kick-off, ball was well returned, and play settled down in homesters' territory. Later, game of very equal character, each side looking like scoring, but nothing definite obtained before half time. Game then ruled a bit slow. Showing good combination, the visitors' forwards caused home-side some anxiety. Forwards, however, played very self-denying game, and game largely confined to the half and three-quarter backs, and in this visitors had advantage, as "Midlothian United" do not so greatly shine in this phase of game, whereas, among their opponents, BOWLES, LONG, LOWTHER, and one or two more, very smart and tricky. FOWLER, however, the great Midlothian forward, played with fine combination of energy and judgment, made some fine runs, and proved vastly effective in scrum. BALFOUR, GOSCHEN, and H. JAMES, played very artfully indeed, and "tackled" strongly, and although that mighty forward CHAMBERLAIN less prominent than usual, still, in doggerel of football-field, it may be said that, JOE, the Brum, Shines in scrum. Later BOWLES, TOMLINSON, STANLEY, LEIGHTON, LOWTHER, and HANBURY, were very active for the "Unionists," though one or two of them seemed sometimes "within measurable distance" of being pulled up for fouls. COLLINGS once made tracks but failed to pass RIGBY, who throughout played a sound game at back for the Midlothianites. Not to be denied, the "Unionists" again advanced to the attack, LONG and LEIGHTON especially being conspicuous. FOWLER deprived latter, but BALFOUR and CHAMBERLAIN rushing up relieved. Fast and even play then became order, the ball being taken from one end of ground to other with great rapidity. FOWLER broke up a determined attack by "Unionists." From a hot scrum he got possession, and put in a fine single-handed run right down centre of ground, closely pursued by those determined tacklers, BALFOUR, JAMES, GOSCHEN, and the redoubtable Brum, when---- [_Here the reporter's mems. abruptly terminate, and it is presumed they were dropped--actually or metaphorically--by the evidently amateur scribe._ * * * * * DIABOLUS EX MACHINA.--Dynamiting Anarchism. * * * * * UNDER THE ROSE. (_A Story in Scenes._) SCENE XVIII.--_The Drawing-room, as before. The door opens, and_ PH[OE]BE _appears_. _Ph[oe]be_ (_to_ Mrs. TOOVEY). If you please, ma'am, Mrs. CUMBERBATCH---- _Mrs. Toovey_ (_in a rapid whisper_). Not here, PH[OE]BE! Show her into the study--anywhere. Say I'll come! _Ph[oe]be._ She said she hadn't time to come in, m'm; she left her compliments, and just called to let you know the Banana Meeting will be next Friday. And oh, if you please, m'm, I wished to ask you about that dress you wore last Saturday. I've tried everything, and I _can't_ get the smell of tobaccer out of it, do what I _will_, m'm. (_To herself._) That'll teach her not to accuse me of hiding followers downstairs!