The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

The Atlantic Cable of 1865.

The following telegram was received by Reuters
Telegram Company (Limited), at 7.47 p.m., WTI
Mr. B. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegrg,
Construction and .Maintenance Company (Limited):
" VALENTIA, Monday
" Following from Great Eastern :—Canning
Glass, Sept. 3, lat. 51 34 N (d.r.), long 29 25
(d.r.) Total cable payed out at noon from splice,
155.6 miles. Distance run, 134 miles. Slack, 13.5
per cent. Heart's Content distant 586 miles.
Blowing a gale from NNW with rain. Tests Per-
feet. All going on well."

NEW WORK BY THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENC°'---
The lnde'pendance Beige states that the Emperor NW-
leon is at this moment collecting materials for the4°l
of Charlemagne, which will be published after the "

de Cesar."
Last Monday the unwounded prisoners who let
been captured during the late campaign were exchanged
Odorberg. The Prussians liberated 523 Austrian 0°4:4
and 35,036 ncn-commissioned officers and men; but this
not the total muster-roll of the Austrian prisoners Wil°
fell into the hands of the enemy, for 13,000 wounded Wll°
cannot yet bo removed still remain in Prussian hospitals'
Austria gives back about 450 Prussian unwounded 11°11..
commissioned officers and men, and about 120 woundedunable to• be moved. There were also seven Prussi3--
officers liberated. On the same day about 5,000 priso"/"41.
who had been taken from the Bavarian and Hesso 00°-
troops, were released.
THE NATIONAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION.
scores of the simultaneous great gun competition of t"'"
association were issued on Saturday. There were 34 deti
tachments of volunteer artillery corps in England, Sc%
land, and Wales took part in this competition, which 11'4
to fire for prizes at the different ranges on one daY
the guns the corps usually practised with. The I"`,:s,
allowed for each detachment to fire was eight mint',
all the guns being 32 pounders or 18-pounders, an ci 1159
shots scored unless points were obtained for direction
well as for elevation. The highest number of points eticia
shot was 6 (3 for direction), 3 for elevation, and 1 °ttila
for a target hit. The first prize was won by the Oect);i,
detachment of the Ist Shropshire, who fired with a
pounder, and their score was 6,6, 7,6, 7—a total of dii;
which was fired in sm. 525. The second detachment °f,tbe
2d Lincoln also made 32, namely, 6,6, 7,7, 6, and tooir
second prize, their time being over that taken by the Sbr°ll-0{
shire men—namely, 7m. 40s. The fourth detachnaell:rst
the Ist Sussex, with 30, in sm. 205., was third ; the
detachment of the Ist Shropshipe,with 30, in 5 m.4ls•;ricii
fourth ; the first detachment of the 2d Lincoln, with 3`,lni
Bm. 3s. (one point deducted for over time), was fifth ;th
the third detachment of the Ist Shropshire was sixtb'lo
29, in 4m. 30s. All these scores are registered under juo
supervision of officers who have nothing to do witbhoe
different corps, so that they may be relied upon.
scores are excellent, both as regards precision and drill;4)
the first is proved by the number of points recorded/ '

latter by the short time taken in working the guns.
to
THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.—The 12th of Atlgtiro
is of interest to a comparatively limited class. bat
cannot all go to the moors, or get a shot if wo did go,' a,
there are few who care to carry a gun who cannot enPrt,
day among the turnips in the sunshine of September.
than
ridge shooting is therefore more of a popular sport and
grouse shooting. It lies nearer at hand, is less 00805'1 of
more accessible. Preserving would improve partridg°,rag
course, as well as any other game, but the hardy 1141-
seem well able to take care of themselves. Careful 127,0
ing and occasional watching aro the most they donsta,
attentions such as heather burning, buckwheat st'e-riabre
or daily feeding fall to their lot. Hence Partjf
shooting has many votaries, and from '; oat
cricket, boating, and yachting are, in at' .ro"
measure, abandoned. The excitement of the tar,' too
longs its activity far into the autumn, Yet ,t and
is a seasonable lull between the York August floor
.Doncaster meetings. The wearied man of busineSs
seeks a little recreation, and the shootings of Kent find
ferdshire, Sussex, and Surrey, along the lines of rens, wee
high and ready rents. By this time the battle has.,, old
well begun. The sportsmen are all in arms; seal°
fashion, since early in the morning, others Nitaitifficfo
the sun is high ; for sport, like everything else, '°llooo
the law of fashion, and changes with the age; 13tehatio
for commencement, and rapid progress when one°, "pia
contrasting strangely with the early start and Pi° splir
day's work of our forefathers. They, led by to
sharp-scented " Southern hound," would track 3 ''zit
her form or fox to his kennel at dawn, and be eoot.e oar
" walk" their quarry down in a day's chase. Wot t- for°o
generation, meet at cover side an hour or tw° pen,
lunch, and having "turned up" one fox in the or a
and run another to earth, go home rejoicing c'fortl
capital day's sport, and win little gallops al,n, 00.1
minutes a piece. And, similarly, sportsmen a."; )00
heard to plead that an early tramp, before the tb°
risen or tho birds have left the stubbles, does not cue the
bag better in the long run, and tends to nutreover'
coveys and make them wild by the afternoon. i"." ensbl°
breech-loaders encourage the fashion,
since t beYrt
a man to do a great deal of execution in a elat3o,oo to e,
10.
and the slaughter of rapid fire, if continued frota.„;rdo
art
night, would be too much for most manors.
plentiful, especially on light soils. The oellys
rains did some damage on stiff clay lands, but theo_
is arc,
of broods is very cheering, and the early cYo°,ol°o
strong on the wing. The fine weather a Jul)" t
most pairs whose nests had perished in the June too
bring out another brood, so that even where 0";
have occurred there is a recompense in reset ;of
professional poacher of course has begun sir° der
takes out his licence like a man, but he is no reslijectta°l2;
seasons. Early birds seem to find an early sale, aa coil °a
hall market showed many a brace suspiciouslie,:a
apd
Saturday. Much attention is still given to the bre "_.`tos
education of sporting dogs, but the fashion of fire-a33'
tttlof
modes of sport have somewhat lessened their use. „cos
are rather hampered than otherwise by the ev.!..lVbaelf
pointers, and as to "downcharge," " standing,"
rotter.,,
ing" with the rapidity of breech-loaders it hro.ol,s
except for the look of tho thing, whether tho 0:60s, it ifi
er,
ing is complete or not in these respects. As to,g its of Pair
bo long, if ever, before any gun is recognise"
manent merit; most breech-loaders are rapid lban
et
enough for all purposes, but there is a tendencyown",,""o flev4
ethlepemrioenticoend, ttobefanmco.yrothpaetrtfhenetsitmhoplperietohee; afeotrig..e.t_tii,i3gerllo:6ol
simple exterior demands inversely a more comple.t,„ tP
parieracenisiTaecuritacTedeowefltiesnhttnhoessstraeundgcithuiacnkndedouaritabol'citio.