The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-07 00:00:00

THE MOORS AND 'DEISTS.

The moors have not generally yielded well during
the present week, owing to the tinfavonnble weather. Pre-
vious to the 31st ultimo, Mr. W. Webb, at Fodderty,
biped to his own gun, in three days and two after.
aeons, 326 brace of grouse ; acid on the 31st Mr. Garth
shot 23 brace of grouse, 1 wookeock, 1 snipe, 16 hares,
and 1 rabbit it Achneolereob. Up to the same date,
Lewd Scarsdale and party, at Carr-bridge, had killed
400 brace of birds. On the 25th ult. Mr. Bentiock,
M.P., bagged 30 brace grouse on the Cromdids-hill moon.
Captain Mutton bagged 214 brace grouse and 2 hares
in a few boars the follow* day, on the Sixteenth:row
bed, and on Friday upwards of 20 brace grouse. On
the Ballindalloch moon, on the 25th, Thesis Campbell,
Esq., Edinburgh, and Mr. Lawson M.P., shooting
over the role dogs, bagged 7) brace of on 1 snips,
and 3 hares. On the same day Mr. lesson and P.. Pock-
lington, Req., bagged Z$ brace of grouse, 1 snipe, and 2
hares. Oa the Crocodile moon Mr. Saltinershe, on
the 22nd, killed 18 brace groan after twelve o'clock.
Os the 24th, he and Mr. Bathurst had 34 brace grouse
and 3 hens ; and en the 25th, Mr. Bathurst and Mr.
Blackburn, 11. P., killed 36 brace of grouse and 2 hares.
On the 28th, Mr. Saltmarsh• sod Mr. Bathurst killed 34
brace grouse and 7 harm. The grouse are plentiful.
stroll, sod wild ; the coveys are very good on the high
graood. On the 21st ult., Simon Keir, went to
the Lescourdi• moors about so hour and a half, and killed
74 brace
_STOWS and 4 hares. F. V. Nugent, Fig., and
Captain Nugent shot on the; Farr moon, Stratimairn, froth
the 12th to the 22nd August, 131 brace of grouse, 5 Macl-
eod 20 hares On Monday, the 31st ult., Mr. Tow,
rompLo Moero, of Poyntzaeld, and Mr. Fenton, went to the
Swordale moon to try for blaekaame, and shot 74 these.
They finished with 24 brace of grouse and 5 barn.
His Grace the Duke of Richmond and party continue to
get excellent sport. Good sport is obtained in the forests.
Down to the 28th ult. Mr. Holmes had shot at Mow
no
fewer than 13 nap, all carrying capital heads, end
one weighing 174 stones. Deer were never seen in finer
condition in this district. From the commencement of the
season to the last day of August, Mr. Thistlethwayte
brought down foortesa step in Loobluichart forest, shooting
on that day a fine animal with beautiful large antlers of
the following dimensions, viz.:—Span, 234 inches ; leogth,
33 inches; thickness, 5 (mhos ; length of front tides, 18
inches. The head was a royal, with palmated tops, of 64
inches in breadth. Lord Lewitt and party succeeded in killing
23 stags during lest week. ten of the number being shot on
Thursday, and all in Glemtratlifarai forest. Oti the
21st. the Rev. W. Ben et shot a fine stag at Kinkel.
ewe ; and on the 26th, J. F. Basset. Fan., shot a beautiful
animal with a royal heed in the same forest. Lord Stem-
ford shot in his forest of Rotbiemurchus, on Wednesday
and Thursday. 10 excellent step, and about 70 brace wild
I ducks ; and on Friday, 5 stage. The Ron. George Shies
Duff has had capital sport in Max forest ; and up to flora
day last had killed 14 stags, all of them splendid animals,
the lightest weighing 15 stone, and the heaviest 18 stone.
; On the 24th Mr. Beatiock, M.P., killed two 6ne ASP in
I Glenavoo, weighing respectively 14 stone and 14 stops 101 b.;
I sod on Wednesday he killed one weighing 15 stone.
In spite of bad weather, Mr. Boost° has, during the
I week, received a number of stags' heads for preservation.
r Horatio tans, Esq., luts also sent • very file specimen of
o a royal head. The antlers measure, in length, 324 inches;
in span, within bow of the action, 314 inches ; and between
• the °Maids tops, 37 inches. The stag was shot in Clendibi.
dale on the 28th August ; he weighed 18 stone 31b., and
makes the twenty-eighth stag shot by Mr. Ross and his
!, eons since the commencement of the 'neon. On the same
• day • young gentleman staying at Gleadibidale went out
• with • common carbine, and shot • stag of neatly 18 stone
weight, with antlers of 33 inches span.—lnrerneet a urier.