The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST..

The shooting season at Crieff opened on Wednes-
day under the most favourable circumstances. The morn-
ing was bright, clear, and frosty, and immediately after
daybreak both hill and dale reverberated with the almost in-
cessant discharge of guns. About ten o'clock, however, the
wind began to blow in strong gust' at intervals, which con-
tinued the whole day, and operated in a great meat-
sure against successful shooting, and more especially
on the hill tope. The Hon. J. C. Dundee was out
on the Corriemuckloch Moon ; Messrs. Lascelles
and Oliver at A ucbnafree ; Mr. George P. Gummi" and
party at Feadach ; Sir Hugh Hums Campbell at Monde,
which is among the best moon of Perthshire ; Messrs.
Lnmsden and Muir tested the best runs of Glenturret ;
Mr. Walker and partywere oat at Lochearnhead ; and the
Hon. Gilbert Heatbcote, M.P., and Colonel Tyrwhitt on
the Drummond Castle grounds. The sport generally was
good, and seldom have grouse been seen eo strong, healthy,
and wild so early in the season, for the coveys rose at a great
distance, and were difficult to get within shot of.
The boxes and hempen of game sent from the rail-
way station to the south on Wednesday afternoon were
not so name:nue as in sonic previous years,
but the birds were never seen in better condition.
The Hon. Gilbert Heathcote, M.P., shot, s few days ago,
fine fallow deer in the parks of Drummond Castle, and
enjoyed good sport at wild duck shooting on Tuesday. The
recent rains and warm weather have improved the broods of
partridges, which are abundant on the hillsides and low-
lting farms, and in consequence of harvest being much
earlier than last year, there never were better prospect" of
good partridge shooting. In the forret' of Turlem
and Gleaartney deer are swarming, sod in splendid
condition, and royal beads promise to be unusually
numerous this lesson. In addition to the sportsmen al-
ready arrived at Drummond Castle, Earl Sefton and
several otbera are expected to-day (Thursday). The whole
of the extensive shooting grounds belonging to the Right
Hon. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby will afford excellent sport
this season. At Auchterarder the morning of the Twelfth
dawned most auspiciously for the sportsman, the weather
being most delightful. There was a rather severe frost
during the night, which made the scent lie strong; and
a geode breeze which rose with daylight
gave the dogs a wide range. A number of gentle-
men were early out, and made good bags—the
returns beins from fifteen to twenty-five brace
to each con—which is nearly double of what was killed last
year. The result of this day's sport has generally exceeded
expectations, and sportsmen find that there will require to
be no delay, as last year, in consequence of the birds not
being full sized. The birds are found not so wild as was an-
ticipated, and much more easily approached to than in
former years. The fashion which used to prevail in favour
of a heavy bag on the Twelfth has greatly abated, and on
the lower Perthshire moors sportsmen content themselves
with a moderate use of their guns. Most of the beat moors
on the Ochil range have not yet been opened, and will not
likely be so till about the 20th.—Scotsman.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT or
SCIENCE,-0n Wednesday morning an influential meeting
was held in the Exchange-room, Nottingham, for the pur-
pose of adopting measures to obtain the meeting of the
British Association in that town next year. After some
discussion it was agreed to forward memorials to the Council,
and to back the request by a deputation to consist of the
Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr.
Paget, M.P., the Mayor, and others. The three places moat
urgent for the meeting of the Association for next year are
Birmingham, Bath, and Nottingham.
LITURGICAL Revzsunt.--In the course of an
address at Calder Vale, on Wednesday, the Bishop of Man-
chester alluded to the agitation in favour of a revision of
the Liturgy, and said he believed that the time was coming
when it would perhaps be necessary to make some conces-
sions to the conscientioce feelings of "a few."
THE LATE ACCIDENT TO COLONEL LINDSAY.—We
are informed that Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lindsay has
passed two good nights, and is progressing as favourably as
possible.

DEATH OF THEVEN. ARCHDEACON FREER, D.D.—
The Venerable Richard Lane Freer, D.D., Archdeacon of
Hereford, prebendary of the cathedral church and rector of
Biahopetone, M the environs of the city, died on Tuesday
at his rectory house, after a long Moms. He was one of
the most respected and popular clergymen in Hereford-
shire, and, as a leading Freemason, held a high position in
the city and neighbourhood.
DEATH or MR. WILLIAM BAGNALL—We
(Birnt,:nglta),t Part) announce today, with no ordinary
lettings of regret, the death of this much respected
gentleman—the head of one of the oldest firms engaged
in the iron trade of this district. Few events of
Grim character will have canned so serious a shock
to a large circle of friends, the calamity being
no sudden arid unexpected. Mr. Bevan wan in his
usual health, and dined with a party of friends on Tuesday,
He was taken poorly on Wednesday morning, but for some
hours no danger wee anticipated. Death, however, took
pace ir. the evening at 6 o'clock, at bin residence, Hampstead
Hall. Mr. Bastian W. high sheriff of the county.
MELANf 'HOLY DEATH OF A LIVERPOOL LADY.--
Yeatenky. the Liverpool deputy coroner held an inquest
on the body of a married lady named Brown, the wife of
the deputy manager of one of the local banks. One day
last week the deceased, being unwell, took a blue pill and a
black draught, and having to lie in bed, she sent her err-
vents to see the Great Eastern, her husband having in the
meantime gone out to a dinner party. When the eervants
returned home at night they found their mistress alive, but
in a comatose state, and though medical aid was promptly
procured the unfortunate lady died in the course of the
night. The medical men not being able to account for the
death of Mrs. Brown, a poet mortern examination was
merle, and the intestines handed over for analysis to Dr.
Edwanle, who found them saturated with laudannro. The
jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased
died from the effects of opium, carelesely dispensed by
Edward Paulo°, the chemists who supplied the medicines.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY.—..
THERNDAY, AIIOOIIT 13.—Adreinti01111 on payment, 4,217;
ditto by season tickets, &in; total, 5,066.