The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

THE MOORS OF TER NORTH OF ENGLAND.

1351LNARD CASTLE, AUGUST 13.—Every vehicle
was engaged at this place on Thursday to take sportsmen
to the moors, and Friday was a glorious day for the com-
mencement of the grouse season, cloudy, but fair, with a
pleasant breeze. The moors in this district are in prime
condition for the sportsman; the weather for the last two
weeks having been fair, and during last week very hot,
they are comparatively dry, and the travelling on foot
pleasant to what it has been many years previous, the fine
state of the ground tending to lessen the fatigue of the
sportsman materially in crossing the moors in search of
posse. Although so many fears were entertained as
to the failure of the grow, this ceases, occasioned by the
cold spring, to judge by the numbers shot yesterday and this
morning, there is every prospeet 'of a much larger supply
thus nasal. The accounts from all the different moors as
they some in agree that the birds are very plentiful, in
god condition, but wild. A large quantity of gro-ss was
brought down here yesterday from the Duke of Cleveland's
moors mTeesdale. and also from Eggleston moor, the pro-
perty of Thomas Hutchinson, Es q., and were despatched by
the mail train from Darlington toiondon. The accounts are
also favourable from Weimnsgill and Lunnedale, Bfr.Bowes's
property. About 100 brace were shot yesterday upon Dar-
tington moor, the property of the Rev. T. Witham. The
sbonting was also good in Scargill, and the other moors upon
the Rokeby Mato. Upon Bowes moor the birds were very
plentiful also, and many of the sportsmen shot 25, and some
of diem SO brute open this moor on Friday. The sport has
bees good today.

SINCHILLS C& OF LOCK-JAW.—A man died at
Wham as Teem* week, under rather rema.kable de-
clamations& Preemaa, the constable, was on duty in the
nuked abut 11 o'clock, when his attention was coiled to
a a stained D. Jones, who was standing by the side of his
cart, containing potatoes, peas, and beans, which he had
brought for sale. When the constable went up to him he
was in the act of recovering a halfpenny from the inside
of his cart, in order to give change to a woman, who
first gave intimation as to his condition, and was groan-
ing badly. The poor fellow told Freeman that he had
had a stroke, and in something like ten minutes be be-
came insensible. What followed was thus detailed to
the coroner, on Thursday, when an inquest was held _ _
at the union workhouse:—" I at once ran for Mr.
Griffin, the surgeon, and in the hurry I saw Mr. Dunn, RAILWAYS IS THE WEST.—In consequence of the
usgeoo, coming down the street, and he came to him. South Devon and Tavistoek Bill being thrown out last
He at first did not think him in danger. Ile had a little
week hthe committee ofthe Hofthe y ouse Lords, advocates
water, and afterwards Mr. Dunn ordered a draft from Mr.
Meacham, the druggist ; but he could not take it ; his jaws for the extension of the narrow gauge to Plymouth, and for
were closed. By Mr. Duna', directions I took him up to the the construction of • ;ins of railway from Plymouth to
union house, where the body now lies. Mr. Dunn told me it Tavistock, Okebampton, and thence to Birnstaple and
was • ease of lock jaw, and that it was • very bad case. Bideford on the one hand and to Exeter on the other, aro
As soon as the deceased was convey ed up here, Mr. Lewis, .
in very high spirits. They feel confident that now, throw h
Ow union doctor, saw him. He told me there was no ft
seance of his recovery. lam of opinion that as soon as the the co-operation of the London and South Western Com-
deceased was taken with lock-jaw he became insensible. pany with local landowners and capitalists, the lapse of time
The deceased, after he was taken ill, said, ' Oh, Lord, kill will not be very great before the West of England has far
me,' and his last words were, Oh, God !' (three times). more efficient railway accommodation, in the formation
Deceased seemed to have • second attack, when his jaw be-
came closed, and he became insensible. His eyes were and working of a system of railways perfectly distinct from
almost closed." The jury found that the deceased died and independent of the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter,
by the " sudden visitation of Ood."—Gloneester Chronic.* and South Devon Railway Companies.