The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-25 00:00:00

THE MOORS AND FORESTS.

hrmettirrnuar.—The sport on the moors has this
season not turned oat so good aa was formerly anticb
pated. Oe the bills in the immediate neighbourhood
grouse are not scarce, but from the favourable hatching
time enjoyed they are strong on the wing, adexceed-
ingly wild. Many of the young birds are so well
grown that it is difficult to distinguish them from old
once. The bags generally are much the same as that
of last year. Mr. Miller has had good sport on Leithen-
hopes, the bags reusing from 10 to 20 brace of grouse
daily to two guns. On Cardrona, the baits of Mr.
Williamson and friend averaged about 11 brace of
game during the past week. On the 12th, Mr. Reeks°,
of Ediuburgh, bagged 14 brace on the Traquair hills,
but the sport has rather grown worse than improved since.
Last year the Mesas. Rankin made the best begs in
Peeblesehire on the same hills. On Mr. Brown's shootings
on Elibank moor, 165 brace of grouse were killed the first
day. Mr. Tennant bas not yet returned to the Glen from
Germany, where he has been for several weeks. On the
moors in the upper part of the county the sport has not
been nearly so good. The stock of grouse was so much
reduced by sickness last year that although the coveys have
been large this year, the birds are still scarce. On the
Stcho moors, Sir G. Graham Montgomery has Ulla year, as
last, limited the begs to 10 brace daily. Mr. James, of
Eiintomb, along with some friends, has Leen out on the
Glenrotho hills, but we bare not heard with what results.
CRIEFF. —The weather during the whole of the past week
has been all that could be desired for prosecuting sport
on the moors, end the number of grouse and other kinds of
game killed daily since the shooting season opened is almost
unprecedented in this district of Perthshire. The late
broods of grouse have improved much during the past week,
with the refreshing showers of rain and bright suoshine.
His Royal Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh bagged
on Loeb Reamed range, Grandtully, to his own gun, oa the
20th and 21st, 135 brace of grouse, besides blackcock and
other game. Mr. Henry Russell shut at Garrams, on the
21st, 35 brace of grouse. On Thursday and Friday, the
Hon. A. C. Dander and son killed on the moors of Corrie-
muckloch 80 brace of grouse and a few brace of blackcock.
At A uchnafree, on the 20th and 21st, Mews. Laecellea.
Abner, and other two guns hogged 80 brace of grouse, 170
head of romustazo hares, and a number of blackcock. The
Glenquoich moors were opened on Wednesday by Mr. Web-
ster, who shot 12 brace of grouse, and has been very success.
td sham.

WATERFORD AND LIMERICK RAILWAT.—The
directors report that there is little difference in the re.
oeipts from those of the correeponding half-year of 1862.
in which the amount received was 32/. I6s. 3d. while
in the last half.year it has been 32,933/. 18.. Id., showing
an increase of 491. After providing for the interest on
looms and dividends on all our preference stocks, the net
avnilable surplus is 2,400/. Ils. 11d. The directors recom-
mend a dividend of ss. per share on the original capital,
being the same amount which has been paid, on the last
three corresponding half-years. Asslysing the traffic, we
find that during the past half-year there hes been in first
and wooed-class passengers a decrease, but a considerable
increase in third class ; there has also been a decrease in
receipts from military ; but this is an item not in any way
within our control. In goods traffic there bas been
decrease, but an increase in cattle and pigs ; while we
have received 9531. additional for the carriage of mails.
The legitimate traffic from almost every town on our line,
to and from the town of Waterford, is steadily maintained,
and we feel confident, under favourable auspices, is
destined largely to increase. The works of the new termi-
nus adjoining the bridge at Waterford are now considerably
advanced, and we expect it will be open early next year.
affording a great amount of convenience to pawners, and
allowing us to leave the present narrow and ill-constructed
road to the cattle and goods traffic of our line, for which,
with the ordinary Intercourse of a high road, it is barely
sufficient. Parts of the premises which we do not at pre.
sent require have been advantageously let, and the smell
additional amount we shall have to put on tickets (not ex-
ceeding threepence on first•class, and two-pence on second-
claw), will, we believe, be willingly responded to by the
public. We continue to work 'satisfactorily all tha lines
that have hoes hitherto under our management, via :—The
Waterford and K ilkenny, Limerick and Foveae, Limerick and
Ennis, and the esstleconnell lines to Birdhill and Killaloe.
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