The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-20 00:00:00

THE INTER-ZZINTIVRSITY SPORTS.

Though victor on the.river with the oars, Oxford is yet
behind Cambridge in other athletic sports. The sixth
meeting between the two universities came off on Thurs-
day, and Cambridge carried away five firsts to Oxford's
three, dividing the seconds by four apiece. The first
event, the high jump, emled in a tie. Only one man
represented the Isis, Mr.llschell, of Christ Church. He
succeeded in a trial against Hoare, of Trinity, and
Phelps, of Sydney, Cambridge, the last-named failing at
Lift. 4in., and the others at sft. 6in. In the 100-yards race
Oxford, represented by Wilson, was the winner by a yard
and a half, doing the course in lm. I'sB. In the one-mile
race Cambridge won by syds., in 4m. nis. In
throwing the hammer H. Leeke, of Cambridge, threw
103 ft. llin., Waite, of Oxford, 100 ft. 9in. In the hurdle
race of 120 yards, 10 flights, Oxford, in the person of F.
0. Philpots, won, doing it in 17m. 1 s. In putting the
weight, Waltham, Cambridge, won, putting it 34ft. Sin.,
against 331 t. llin. made by Lucas, of Oxford. In
the quarter-mile race Cambridge was first and
second ; the Oxford man, ahead within ten yards
of the tape, falling there from exhaustion, and allowinz
Cambridge to pass him. In the broad jump Cambridge
also was first, taking 20ft. Sin. against 19ft. 61in. Oxford.
in the three-mile race Oxford was first by 110 yards, the
winner, Morgan, leading from the first, and doing the first
mile in 10s., the second mile in 10m. 265., the third mile
.n 15m. 365.

THE CHINESE EMBASSY AND ST.

PATRICK'S DAY.

The Chinese Ambassadors, now in Paris, celebrated on
Wednesday evening with an Irish lady the feast of St.
Patrick. A large and cosmopolitan party of celebrities
was asked to meet them. The Chinese conversed a good
deal through M. Deschamps and a young mardarin from
Pekin, who learned English admirably at the Pekin college,
and who is travelling in Europe for pleasure and instruc-
tion. They shook hands on being presented—a social
act of cordiality which they learned to practice in America.
" None of them wore gloves, and I observed that they had
little, soft, cream-coloured fists (which they constantlykept
hidden in long loose sleeves), with nails of, I should say,
several years' growth. The Chinese tasted some Irish whisky
which had the merit of never having seen the face of a gauger.
The young attach4s liked it, but the leading mandarins, after
scarcely putting the glass to their lips, shook their heads
disapprovingly. They went in altogether for the tea, and
drank half-a-dozer. cups each. Teh afterwards gave the
lady of the house a lesson as to how she should prepare
it, followed by a lecture on the manufacture of porcelain,
in the course of a minute inspection of some old SZivres
and Saxony teacups. They are all pleasant, gentlemanly
men, but have a childish way of expressing pleasure or
admiration. In them I could perceive nothing of
that nil adntirari which I have sometimes heard
is a characteristic of their countrymen. On the contrary,
when Miss Lajeuncsse, a beautiful young American
singer of high promise, now passing through Paris en
route for Italy to complete her musical education, sang an
air from "Lucia," M. Deschamps felt obliged to restrain
his Oriental friends from pressing too closely around the
piano. They remained as near as they could get,
listening with breathless attention and gazing with en-
tranced eyes."