The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Aincrsaury, SEPT. 3.—APPourrmparrs.—Master
W. H. Peach, to the Asia.
Assistant-Paymaster J. Adams, to be additional to the
Asia. for service ie the Psychs.
Mr. G. S. Laogtoo has been nominated to a meal abdet-
ahip.

The coloneley of the 11th Foot Lax become vacant
ly the death of LisettAleeeral Sir Richard Doherty, at
very advanced age.

SeeR('ITY OP GAlll.—Most of our readers (says
the .)10, Getardierft) are, no doubt, well aware that
in former years the game dealers' shops have been tolerably
well supplied with partridges in the forenoon of the let o'
September, from which we are at liberty to infer (if we
choose) that somebody must have risen very early indeed on
that morning in order to shoot them. Whether it is from
the want of these early risers, the scarcity of birds, or the
operation of the rezent Game Act, we cannot undertake to
say, but certainly this year the usual supply of partridges been altogether wanting. So far as we can learn, up to
yesterday (Tuesday) noon not a single partridge bad been
offered for sole in the usual circumstance, w-
ham unexempled in the memory of the oldest habitut of
the market.

THY. lttoortN.—The past week has been highly
favourable for the prosecution of sport on the moors of
Perthshire. On all the shooting grounds sportsmen con-
tinue to be pretty anecessful, and not only grouse but all
other descriptions of game have improved much in size and
condition since the beginning of August. On Wednesday
last, his Royal Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep
Captain Brooks Banks, and Mr. Hale, killed upwards
et 100 brads of grouse on the Gleolochy moors.
Mr. Walker and party, at Lochearnhead, shot, during
the peat week, 200 brace, besides other game. On
Thursday. Mr. Hall killed on the bill of DUOirls, io four
1=3.2,124 brae* of grouse and 6 mountain bares. On the
moon of Abernebill, sportsmen have only been out a few
boars ter six days, and killed 130 brace of grouse, besides
ether pime. Mr. Haig shot on the bill of lonergeldie, on
Thursday, :.t brace of grouse, and on all the other moors in
the neighbourhood of Connie good bagf ells are killed daily.
O• the Olestarret shooting grounds. Messrs. Lumsden and
Muir killed, sines the Zird August, 100 brace of grouse, and
a huge quantity of snipe, bares, rabbits, and blackeock.
On the hills of Meanie and Fendocb, Mr. Coventry and
yyaarrtt continue to average 33 brace of grouse daily,
boaides other game. On Friday, Captain Drummond
and party shot at Cromlix a large number of grouse and
8 bead of blackcock. On the extensive shooting grounds
of the Hight Honourable Lord Willoughhy d'Eresby,
the Hon. Gilbert Mesithixite, M.P., and others, have been
very sec oeasfub On Siturday his Royal Higbee,' the Duke
of Cambridge went to Curryower, sod succeeded in bagging
• a large number of grouse. Not many deer have been killed
in the forests yet, bet they are large, end were never seen in
better condition. The partridge shooting season commenced
on Monday, but seldom will sportsmen find the stock of
birds so limited as this soar. The prospecta in the early rut
of the slimmer were very good, and the incubation com-
menced ander favourable auspices. Seldom have so many of
the nest, been seen containing the maximum number of eggs
se they did this season. Many of them were, however, addled
hy the wet weather, and the birds perished in great numbers
immediately after being hatched. Many of the broods
were reduced to five or six, and we have seen several very
recently with only from one to three half-grown birds. The
wet weather has kept them beck in growth and condition,
and the shooting this season will be bad. Many of the birds
are sot above half-grown. Pheasants are also extremely
*aim from the same cause. The splendid shooting covers
in the county have this year, therefore, an inferior stock of
both pheasants and partridges. The weather on Monday
was 60e. A few sportsmen were out, including Mr. Smelt-
ton, of Cool and parts. The most of them had good bags,
from 12 to 20 brace. The range is much limited until the
harvest is completed. From 30 to 40 brace were trans-
asiMed from the station in the evening.— Statnesein.
LONDON OBNZAAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (Lnunu)).
Trak receipt/ for the week ending August 31, 15,7511.
ba ed.