The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

The Woolwich Cadets.

The annual celebration of the athletic sports by
the Gentlemen CAdets of the Royal Military Aca-
demy took place yesterday at Woolwich. Tee
weather was most agreeable, and the grounds were
filled with a numerous assemblage of visitors, ad-
mitted by printed tickets only. The sports com-
menced at 11 a.m., with the game of throwing the
cricket-ball, the best throw over a distance of 921
yards, having been made by Mr. Fanshawe. This
was succeeded by a flat race, in which there were
26 competitors. The race was cleverly won by Mr.
Briscoe, Mr. Crookenden coming in second. At
half-past 11 Mr. Crookenden again came forward,
together with Mr. Medhurst and Mr. Moore, for
the third game, namely, standing high jump over a
raised bar 4ft. 2in. high. It was won by Mr. Med-
hurst. A running high jump followed next, over
a bar sft. 2in. high, which was admirably executed
by Mr. Dyce. A hurde race was next performed
aver a distance of 130 yards and a flight of 12 hur-
dles. During this race, in which there were 21
competitors, Prince Arthur, accompanied by Major
Elphinstone, entered the grounds from Greenwich
Park, and took his place on the Grand Stand. He
was joined by Major-Gen. Sandham, the Lieut.-
Governor; Major-Gen. Sir Richard Dacres, cm-
mending the garrison, and Staff, and other officers
and their families. This was a most interesting race.
Mr. Briscoe came in a good first, and was followed
by Mr. Awdry, second, and Mr. Medhurst third. A
fencing match next took place, and was gained by
Mr. Pulford. The seventh game consisted of
throwing a half-hundred weight, which was won by
Mr. Crookenden, whose final throw was 18ft 6in.
At a quarter past 1 a flat race commenced with 27
candidates. The race was well contested. The dis-
tance was 440 yards, which was accomplished in 59
seconds, Mr Briscoe coming in first, Mr. Pulford
second, and Mr. Dodsworth third. The next per-
formance was leaping with the pole. The best leap
was mede by Mr. Beaver over a bar 9ft. 3in. high.
Then followed a most fatiguing race, one mile in
length, 32 starting in the contest and continuing it
with great spirit until within a few yards of the
goal, when the majority gave in. The race termi-
nated by Mr. Buckle coming in slightly in advance,
Mr. Blacksley second, and Mr. Curling third; time,
4m. 55sec. After a single-stick match, which was
won by Mr. Mttlhuis`, a aterp)te)mne c.,:m.menced
over 600 yards, gained by Mr. Medhurst, Mr.
Buckle second, and Mr. Awdry third; time lm.
67sec. Putting the shot over a distance of 28 feet
2 inches was won by Mr. Awdry. Running wide
jump by Mr. Crookeuden, 18 feet 8 inches. A rain-
ing fiat race was next entered by 36 runners, over
a distance of 880 yards, which was done in 2 min.
17 sec. Mr. Pulford and Mr. Buckle making a
dead heat, and Mr. Dodsworth a good third. A
most amusing hopping race next came on, and was
won by Mr. Crookenden. Afterwards there was a
hurdle race over 440 yards and 20 flights of hurdles.
This occupied only 1 min. 12 sec.—Mr, Awdry first,
Mr. Briscoe second, and Mr. Buckle third. The
consolation race commenced at 6 o'clock over a piece
of ground representing a rugged country, inter-
spersed with furze banks, and brooks five or six
feet deep. Some eight or ten cadets started for this
race, which caused considerable merriment, as they
plunged boldly, with one exception, into the first
brook. The race then lay with Mr. Tisdall alone,
who cleared the brooks and came in the winner.
The final, or 20th, gems consisted of a strangers'
race of 200 yards over 15 hurdles, open to all comets,
and terminated shortly before 6, when the prizes
were awarded by Mrs. General Sandham, wife of
the Governor, in the following erder :—To Mr.
Fanshawe an elegant dressing-case; to Mr. Briscoe
three prizes—a silver cup, a ring, dressing-case, and
opera glass ; Mr. Crookenden an opera glass, a pin,
a silver cup, a crop and spurs, and a desk ; Mr.
Awdry a locket, hunting-flask, a whip, and silver
cup ; Mr; Dyce a set of studs, &c. ; Mr. Medhurst
a dressing.case, a fishing-rod, and silver cup; Mr.
Pafford, foils, &0., a ring, and cup ; Mr. Dods-
worth, a ridingwhip ; Mr. Beaver, a silver cup;
Mr. Buckle, a revolver, crop and spurs, a ring, a
powder-flask and shot pouch ; Mr. Black, a rifle ;
Mr. Clarke, a pipe ; Mr. Smythe, a pin ; Mr. Tisdall,
a cup; Mr. Gower, a racket bat; Mr. Briscoe, the
winner of most marks, a clock by the Lieutenant-
Governor ; and to Mr. Crookenden, the winner of
the greatest number of prizes, an opera glue, pre-
sented by Prince Arthur.

The French papers notice a project put forth by
M. Alexandre Lays, for the construction of a maritime
canal on Spanish soil which is to supersede the Straits of
Gibraltar, and to render " illusory the possession of the
fortified rock bearing that name." The capital required is,
it seems, about four millions sterling. The plans of M.
Lap have, it is stated, bees carefully examined by compe-
tent persons, and the only thing now required is to find
some one willing to advance the money for carrying them
out. The dividend expected on the capital invested is not
mentioned.
Nothing can be more delightful than the weather
at Paris. The thermometer yesterday afternoon at three
marked 23 Centigrade (73 2'Sths Fahrenheit).
THE UNITED KINGDOM ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.—Yesterday, this new company opened
their offices in Edinburgh and Leith, so that "shilling
telegrams " may now be despatched from Edinburgh to
London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and all the
loading towns to which this company has opened comma
nications. This is the first Scottish line of this company,
and it runs through Dalkeith, Jedburgh, &c., to
Newcastle, where it joins with the company's other
trunk lines. The Shilling Telegraph Company use
the printing instrument and relay system of Messrs.
Siemens and Helske, by which large towns are put in
direct communication with each other by a kind of auto-
matic manipulator, so that the company have not only
brought us a boon of a " shilling telegram" system, but also
a kind of guarantee for efficient and quick working. This
company has also obtained the exclusive right to use Pro-
fessor Hughes' type. printing instrument, which prints the
messages in actual Itoman type ; and the company are making
great preparations for extending the use of this instrument.
By means of this instrument a single wave of electricity
gives a complete letter, and at such an excessive speed
that the fastest writer cannot keep up to it. The company's
main trunk lines already open are from London to Liver-
pool, through Oxford, Leamington, Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, Manchester, &c.; also from London, through
Uxbridge, Nottingham, Sheffield, Wakefield, Leeds, Sun-
derland, Hartlepool, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, to Glas-
gow. Another trunk line runs through the west of Eng-
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company's offuleit are situated at No. 1, Hanover-street,
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After reproving the Hon. William Stuart in an
undertone for winking at this, the noble earl pro.
ceoded to eiate frankly that as they had met to
secure the blessings of peace to the North of Europe,
he would use the strongest and moat abusive lan-
guage against the first member of the Conference
who should raise a difficulty or contradict him.
His lordship went on, however, to explain that her
Majesty's Government were prepared to concede
everything to everybody, and that Lord Clarendon
had been aasociatod with him because he could
speak French, was accustomed to deal with diplo-
matists, sad was a m.,u of the world. Lord Russell
modestly concluded by remarking that he eid not
believe anybody, except' himself, thought him in
any way qualified for the position he then held.
The Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne said that Lord
Russell was fishing for a compliment, but instead
of paying him one he would state at once what his
instructions were. The proposition to which his
Imperial master was determined to adhere was that
the will of the population of the Duchies should be
consulted, if not by plebiscitum, at all events by
the votes of the Estates convoked ad hoc.
Baron Brunnow begged to remark that in the
event of any such proposal being made ho should
at once leave the table.

Count Apponyi said he had received instructions
to act rather with Russia than with Prussia, but he
did not know exactly what his instructions were,
as Biegeleben had got them, and would not show
them to him.

Baron Biegeleben explained that he had drawn
them up himself, and insinuated that he had drawn
up every Austrian State paper of any conseluence
since the Frankfort Conference.

Baron De Beust said that the less he alluded to
.he Frankfort Conference the better.

At this moment the proceedings were interrupted
by Lord Clarendon, who requested to be allowed to
shake hands all round. The noble lord rose from
his seat, and pressed the hand of each member to
his heart.
Mr. Stuart made a note of this affecting episode.
Baron Ds Benet resumed in a calmer tone, stating
that he was prepared to support every proposition
emanating from the French Ambassador, without
even taking the trouble to listen to it.
Count Bernstorff said that his instructions were
to yield nothing, to object to everything, and to
propose the annexation of the Duchies to Germany
under conditions which should exclude the Angus-
tenburp, maintain the integrity of Denmark, and
render the influence of Prussia paramount.
Privy Councillor Balan remarked that M. Bis.
mark was not the sort of man to stand any nonsense,
and that you never knew whet he was up to.
Lord Russell requested Mr. Stuart to make
note of that.

Cou Wlchttneistcr said that ho was instructed
to give the Deutz support, but that hilt,
secret instructions were quite different,

Baron Da Bille asked him to exhibit his secret
instructions.

In accordance with this request, they were handed
.0 Mr. Stuart, to be translated by that gentleman
'rom the original Swedish.

Councillor Krieger remarked that he belonged to
the Eider Dane party, and would bring forward a
proposition for a United Scandinavia.
Baron De Bille announced his intention of cor-
dially co-operating with his colleagues in achieving
this solution, when he received a violent kick on the
shins from M. Quaade.

At this moment Lord Clarendon again requested
permission to shake hands all round.
Lord Russell then proposed an armistice, which
was agreed to by Baron De Bille and M. Quaade,
as between themselves, but dissented from, upon
general principles, by everybody else.
Count Bernstorff complained that Lord Russell
had taken the Conference by surprise.
It was then arranged that the members should
telegraph to their respective Governments for in•
structions how to meet this unexpected proposal.
The meeting then adjourned.